July 15, 2008
MDK KTM Factory Teams earned four top ten overall finishes at the seventh round of the AMA National Motocross Championships
KTM
US Motocross Lites Series 7th round
Mechanicsville, MD
MDK KTM Factory Lites rider, Martin Davalos, scored the team's best finish of the day with his 10-3 results which slated him 4th overall. Davalos and his teammate, Ryan Sipes, have both been on the gas the last two rounds of the series consistently scoring top ten finishes.
Davalos had a good start in moto one, but unfortunately ran off the track a couple laps into the race. He lost approximately five positions but was able to work his way up into 10th which is where he would finish. Sipes had a better start and inched closer to the top five with a 6th place finish in moto one. Justin Brayton, who has been nursing an injured ankle all season, managed to work his way up from the bottom of the pack to finish a solid 15th. The fourth Lites team member, Matt Goerke, was running up front early in moto one until a collision with another rider put him out of the running on lap 3.
In Lites moto two, Brayton almost nailed the holeshot in his best start of the season. His teammates were not far behind with Davalos 5th, Sipes 6th and Goerke in 13th. Sipes got around Davalos, but Davalos stayed close. Meanwhile, Goerke had moved into 9th while Brayton struggled to keep his lap times consistent and had slipped back to 11th. Soon Brayton had moved back into the top ten and now all four MDK KTM Lites riders were within the top ten. Sipes and Davalos caught Metcalfe and begin to close in on him. In the midst of the battle Sipes fell and lost two positions. Davalos caught and passed Metcalfe and took over 3rd. On lap 14, Goerke was forced to pull off while running in 8th due to a bike problem. Davalos would top his best moto finish of the year earning third in the final moto. Sipes recovered from his crash to finish 7th and Brayton earned 8th; his best moto finish of the year. As stated above, Davalos took home 4th place honors, Sipes grabbed 6th and Brayton earned 10th overall.
Race 1
POS. RIDER MANUFACT. NAT.
1 1 Ryan D. Villopoto Kawasaki
2 48 Trey G. Canard Honda
3 28 Ryan M. Dungey Suzuki
4 30 Jake T. Weimer Yamaha
5 123 Brett Metcalfe Kawasaki
6 57 Ryan Sipes KTM
10 577 Martin Davalos KTM
14 114 Justin Brayton KTM
Race 2
POS. RIDER MANUFACT. NAT.
1 1 Ryan D. Villopoto Kawasaki
2 48 Trey G. Canard Honda
3 28 Ryan M. Dungey Suzuki
4 30 Jake T. Weimer Yamaha
5 123 Brett Metcalfe Kawasaki
6 57 Ryan Sipes KTM
10 577 Martin Davalos KTM
14 114 Justin Brayton KTM
Standings
POS. RIDER MANUFACT. NAT. POINTS
1 1 Ryan D. Villopoto Kawasaki 341
2 28 Ryan M. Dungey Suzuki 238
3 123 Brett Metcalfe Kawasaki 198
4 30 Jake T. Weimer Yamaha 171
5 341 Nico A. Izzi Suzuki 154
8 57 Ryan Sipes KTM 130
13 41 Matthew Goerke KTM 97
19 577 Martin Davalos KTM 85
21 114 Justin Brayton KTM 68
Next Event: Round 8 Unadilla - New Berlin, NY - July 19-20, 2008
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