IZZI RACES TO 4TH PLACE IN DETROIT
 Rockstar
Makita Suzuki Factory Racing's Nico Izzi celebrated an impressive
fourth-place finish in front of his home crowd at Saturday
night's AMA Supercross Lites race at Ford Field in Detroit,
Michigan.
The St. Clair, Michigan, native started the night by nabbing
a second-place finish in his heat race and then a fourth-place
result in the 15-lap main. Izzi's performance puts the young
rider in third-place overall in the championship points chase.
In the premier class, Rockstar Makita Suzuki's David Vuillemin
returned to racing after missing last week's event due to
injury and put in a strong ride. The Frenchman actually designed
the Detroit track on which he finished third in his heat race
and then seventh in the 20-lap main event.
Nico Izzi:
"The weekend started out great. From the beginning,
I was really happy with my practice times, more so than at
any other race this year. I felt comfortable on the track
- everything just felt right. In my heat race, I got a great
start on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z250. It was the first
holeshot I've pulled this year. Even though I got passed and
finished second, I felt good and I was happy with the way
I was riding. In the main, I got another good start and was
running in third place. I stayed there for several laps and
then I got into second place and kept that pace for a lot
of the race. But then I got a little fatigued and the track
was really rutted, so I backed it down a bit because I didn't
want to crash. I wanted to get as many points as possible
and maybe move up in the overall standings, which is what
we did."
David Vuillemin:
"The day went well in that I had the sixth-fastest time
in practice on my Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z450. After that,
I got a great holeshot in my heat race and ended up finishing
in third place. Then in the main event, I finished in seventh
place. I'm happy with this considering that I hadn't ridden
in 10 days because of my crash during practice before the
Dallas race. On top of that, I spent three days in France
getting my lower back adjusted. So it was a good weekend for
us."
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing will race next at the
Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri, on Saturday, April
19th.
AMA Supercross Results:
1. Davi Millsaps (Honda)
2. Tim Ferry (Kawasaki)
3. Kevin Windham (Honda)
4. Josh Hill (Yamaha)
5. Andrew Short (Honda)
6. Travis Preston (Kawasaki)
7. David Vuillemin (Rockstar Makita Suzuki)
8. Charles Summey (Yamaha)
9. Heath Voss (Honda)
10. Jason Thomas (Honda)
AMA Supercross Lites Results:
1. Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki)
2. Ryan Morais (Yamaha)
3. Branden Jesseman (Kawasaki)
4. Nico Izzi (Rockstar Makita Suzuki)
5. Matt Goerke (KTM)
6. Tyler Bowers (Yamaha
7. Kyle Partridge (Honda)
8. Kyle Chisholm (Kawasaki)
9. Travis Sewell (Suzuki)
10. Trey Canard (Honda)
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