[adrotate banner=”20″]Anaheim, California (04 februarie 2012) – pilotul Monster Energy Kawasaki, Ryan Villopoto devine primul rider din anul 2012 care aduna doua victorii in Campionatul Mondial FIM Monster Energy AMA Supercross 2012. Eli Tomac obtine si el a treia victorie consecutiva in Campionatul Regional de Vest la clasa Supercross Lites si conduce astfel cu 22 de puncte in clasamentul general.
In Main Event, Ryan Villopoto obtine holeshot-ul iar in spatele sau este pilotul TwoTwo Motorsports/ Bel-Ray/ Honda, Chad Reed. Reed l-a depasit pe Villopoto in turul 2, dar pilotul Kawasaki are sa treaca la condurea cursei in scurt timp. James Stewart este pe locul 3 in primul tur si are sa-l depaseasca pe Chad Reed in al optulea, obtinand locul 2. Asadar clasamentul pentru Clasa 450: Stewart locul 2, Reed pe 3 si Ryan Villopoto obtine pozitia intai.
“James Stewart si Chad Reed au facut o cursa buna in seara asta,” spune Villopoto. “Stiam ca trebuie sa fiu tot timpul in garda si nu fac nici cea mai mica greseala. Am avut un start bun cu toate ca in primul tur am intampinat mici dificultati.”
Clasament Monster Energy AMA Supercross 2012, Etapa 5, Anaheim
- Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
- James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha
- Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda
- Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
- Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
- Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
- Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
- Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Calif., Suzuki
- Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki
- Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Kawasaki
Clasament General Monster Energy AMA Supercross 2012
- Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki – 108
- Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda – 105
- Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM – 103
- James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha – 95
- Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda – 73
- Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki – 71
- Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda – 59
- Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki – 57
- Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha – 56
- Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Honda – 53
Western Regional Supercross Lites Class: Anaheim
- Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda
- Cole Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
- Marvin Musquin, Murrieta, Calif., KTM
- Dean Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki
- Nico Izzi, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha
- Michael Lieb, Menifee, Calif., Honda
- Matt Moss, Sussex Inlet, NS, KTM
- Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda
- Travis Baker, Temecula, Calif., Honda
- Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Suzuki
Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Clasament General
- Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda – 113
- Dean Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki – 91
- Marvin Musquin, Murrieta, Calif., KTM – 84
- Cole Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda – 79
- Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Yamaha – 67
- Nico Izzi, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha – 62
- Tyla Rattray, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki – 60
- Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki – 54
- Ryan Sipes, Ekron, Ky., Yamaha – 53
- Matt Moss, Sussex Inlet, NS, KTM