SAN
FRANCISCO (February 7, 2004) - Yamaha’s Chad
Reed, of Dade City, Fla., won his fourth THQ World
Supercross GP/THQ AMA Supercross Series race at SBC
Park in front of 39,621 fans. Honda’s Nathan
Ramsey, of Menifee, Calif., won his first THQ AMA Supercross
Series 125cc Eastern Regional race, breaking Kawasaki
rider Ivan Tedesco’s five-race win streak.
Kawasaki’s Michael Byrne, of Temecula, Calif.,
earned the $1,500 Butterfinger Holeshot Award. Reed
and rival Kevin Windham entered the first turn in the
middle of the pack, while Byrne tangled with Langston
on lap 2 and went down. Windham, of Centerville, Miss.,
crashed in the whoops and remounted in last place.
Reed moved into the lead by lap four and held on for
the remaining 16 laps. Reed’s teammate, David
Vuillemin, of Murrieta, Calif., passed Honda’s
Mike LaRocco late in the race to take over second
place.
“
It feels great to get back here in the number-one position,” said
Reed. “I had a bad start and had to be patient
to get to the front.”
Tedesco,
who won his heat race earlier in the evening by a wheel,
earned the $1,000 Butterfinger Holeshot
Award with Nathan Ramsey, Brock Sellards and Travis
Preston following. Preston, of Hesperia, Calif.,
passed Sellards on lap four and took over third place.
On lap 12 of 15, Ramsey made his move around Tedesco
after battling with him for most of lap 11.
“
I have been trying all season and still have plenty
of confidence, but tonight it paid off,” said
Ramsey. “I hope that I can continue to ride up
front for the rest of the season.”
“
I had the flu last night, so I came into tonight’s
race a little tired,” said Tedesco. “Around
lap 10, I started to really winded.”
KTM Junior Supercross Challenge
1. Connor Pearson, Rocklin, Calif., KTM
2. Caly Johnson, Columbia, Calif., KTM
3. Roman Miramontes, Seaside, Calif., KTM
4. Austin Thompson, Wheatland, Calif., KTM
5. Lane Gardner, Hesperia, Calif., KTM
6. Cycle Moskowitz, Westlake Village, Calif., KTM
7. Joshua Ticknor, Orville, Calif., KTM
8. Jack Evans, Agoura, Calif., KTM
9. Daniel Gonzales, Hollister, Calif., KTM
10. Justin Liddell, Cloverdale, Calif., KTM
11. Sierra Shirley, Battleground, Wash., KTM
12. Jacob Stemen, Vacaville, Calif., KTM
13. Josie Ramine, San Jose, Calif., KTM
14. Rex Miller, Phoenix, Ariz., KTM
15. Corwin McIntosh, Carson City, Nev., KTM
THQ AMA Supercross Series 125cc Western Regional Event
Results, San Francisco
1. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Honda
2. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
3. Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda
4. Brock Sellards, Sherrodsville, Ohio, Yamaha
5. Stephane Roncada, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Kawasaki
6. Steve Boniface, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
7. Andrew Short, Colorado Springs, Colo., Suzuki
8. Jeff Gibson, Westerville, Ohio, Yamaha
9. Joshua Summey, Stanley, N.C., Yamaha
10. Joaquim Rodrigues, Murrieta, Calif., KTM
THQ AMA Supercross Series 125cc Western Regional Season
Standings
1. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 147
2. Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda, 117
3. Stephane Roncada, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Kawasaki,
116
4. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Honda, 109
5. Brock Sellards, Sherrodsville, Ohio, Yamaha, 92
6. Andrew Short, Colorado Springs, Colo., Suzuki, 89
7. Troy Adams, Brooksville, Fla., Kawasaki, 71
8. Greg Schnell, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Yamaha,
67
9. Joshua Summey, Stanley, N.C., Yamaha, 49
10. Christopher Gosselaar, Victorville, Calif., Honda
THQ World Supercross Series/THQ AMA Supercross Series
Event Results, San Francisco
1. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha
2. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
3. Mike LaRocco, Corona, Calif., Honda
4. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Suzuki
5. Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda
6. Sean Hamblin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
7. Grant Langston, Temecula, KTM
8. Damon Huffman, Valencia, Calif., Honda
9. Heath Voss, Mico, Texas, Yamaha
10. Michael Byrne, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki
THQ AMA Supercross Series Season Standings
1. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha, 144
2. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 114
3. Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda, 112
4. Mike LaRocco, Corona, Calif., Honda, 112
5. Michael Byrne, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki, 84
6. Damon Huffman, Valencia, Calif., Honda, 82
7. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Suzuki, 79
8. Grant Langston, Lake Elsinore, Calif., KTM, 64
9. Heath Voss, Mico, Texas, Yamaha, 43
10. Keith Johnson, Albuquerque, N.M., Yamaha
THQ World Supercross GP Season Standings
1. Grant Langston, Temecula, Calif., KTM, 163
2. Damon Huffman, Valencia, Calif., Honda, 162
3. Heath Voss, Mico, Texas, Yamaha, 114
4. Tyler Evans, Canyon Lake, Calif., Suzuki, 128
5. Keith Johnson, Albuquerque, N.M., Yamaha, 112
6. Ryan Clark, Albuquerque, N.M., Yamaha, 94
7. Ernesto Fonseca, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 81
8. Mike Brown, Johnson City, Tenn., Yamaha, 80
9. Erick Vallejo, Dallas, Texas, Yamaha 70
10. Joe Oehlhof, Hesperia, Calif., Honda, 70
11. Daryl Hurley, Corona, Calif., Suzuki, 58
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About THQ World Supercross GP/THQ AMA Supercross Series
THQ World Supercross GP is a 17-round global series
that is produced and promoted by Clear Channel Entertainment
and Dorna Off Road S.L. Riders must compete in the
international rounds to be eligible to win the world
championship. In 2003-2004, the 17-event THQ World
Supercross GP will be comprised of two international
events in Seville, Spain and Arnhem, Holland, and
15 of the 16 events that are conducted in major cities
throughout the United States as a part of the THQ
AMA Supercross Series. The other THQ AMA Supercross
Series event held in Daytona Beach, Fla., is independently
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as the national champion for the series of events
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level. Among other matters, the FIM groups together
85 affiliated National Federations relating to the
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