Riders on Raptor Titanium footpegs are at the very top level in all the major motocross and supercross championships right now, which was displayed in full glory on Saturday night as our sponsored riders won every Main Event on offer in the final round of the 2012 AMA SX Championship.
250 East Lites Main Event
Raptor Titanium's Justin Barcia, the number 1 East Lites Champion on the Geico Honda showed just why he's been so dominant so far this season as he surged into the lead around the first corner in the East Lites Main Event, with Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Ken Roczen of KTM Red Bull USA a close second behind the champion with Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Blake Bagget in third.
The Vegas track had a section that went outside of the stadium so the the riders came flying back inside down a long straight that was probably the fastest of the entire series. Five laps into the race and Justin Barcia had established a substantial lead over Roczen. The duo of Barcia and Roczen were setting the fastest laps of the evening at this point, and dominated the race until the end, with Justin Barcia winning the Las Vegas East Lites Main Event with Ken Roczen in second! In the end we had 7 of the top ten finishers in the East Lites Main Event using our footpegs!
250 East Lites Main Event Results
Justin Barcia - HON
Ken Roczen - KTM
Blake Baggett - KAW
Malcolm Stewart - KTM
Blake Wharton - SUZ
Kyle Cunningham - YAM
Hunter Hewitt - SUZ
Jake Canada - HON
Matt Lemoine - KAW
Kyle Peters - YAM
Justin Bogle - HON
250 West Lites Main Event
It was Geico Honda's night as it has been all season as their West Lites Champion and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Eli Tomac took the holeshot and dominated the race, not looking threatened at any point by his championship rival Dean Wilson from Pro Circuit Kawasaki. Six of the top ten were Raptor Titanium sponsored riders, including Tomac's Geico Honda team-mate Wil Hahn in third, the Rock Star Energy Suzuki duo of Martin Davalos and Jason Anderson in fourth and fifth, KTM Red Bull USA's Marvin Musquin in sixth and Star Valli Yamaha's Ryan Sipes in eighth.
250 West Lites Main Event Results
Eli Tomac - HON
Dean Wilson - KAW
Wil Hahn - HON
Martin Davalos - SUZ
Jason Anderson - SUZ
Marvin Musquin - KTM
Matt Moss - KTM
Ryan Sipes - YAM
Scott Champion - HON
Landon Powell - HON
250 East/West Lites Shoot Out
Next up was the unique East/West Lites shoot out race that saw the cream of the crop from both East and West series' battle it out.
When the gate dropped, it was the quickest man in the East series with the quickest getaway, Raptor Titanium's Justin Barcia with the holeshot! Fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Martin Davalos and Ken Roczen were right behind him, with Marvin Musquin sitting in fourth.
Barcia eased out an early lead with Martin Davalos next and Barcia's Geico team-mate Eli Tomac moving up to third. Ken Roczen and Marvin Musquin, the Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA team-mates battled it out behind Tomac. Davalos and Tomac soon began to close in on Barcia, and Davalos attempted some passes on the East Lites Champion, eventually making one stick, before relinquishing the lead shortly after succumbing to counter-pressure from the Geico Honda ace. Soon, Tomac put the pass on Davalos and went after Barcia, the two team-mates and Champions of each series in the 2012 SX season were battling it out to win the shoot out!
Barcia just managed to hold off Tomac for the win, with Tomac coming in second place to end a truly thrilling race. The top seven finishing riders in the shoot out race were all Raptor Titanium sponsored riders.
250 East/West Lites Shoot Out Results
Justin Barcia - HON
Eli Tomac - HON
Martin Davalos - SUZ
Ken Roczen - KTM
Marvin Musquin - KTM
Wil Hahn - HON
Ryan Sipes - YAM
Malcolm Stewart - KTM
Blake Wharton - SUZ
Matt Moss - KTM
Dean Wilson - KAW
Blake Baggett - KAW
Justin Bogle - HON
Kyle Cunningham - YAM
Matt Lemoine - KAW
450 Supercross Main Event
...And last but not least, the 450 Main Event drew the evening to a close as the dash for second place in the championship got underway with former champion and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Ryan Dungey of KTM Red Bull USA stealing the lead early on after fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Mike Alessi's fantastic holeshot.
Ryan Dungey opened out a sizeable lead early on and the rest of the field scrambled for points. By lap eight, Jake Weimer moved into second and was dicing with JGR Yamaha's Davi Millsaps in third, with Brett Metcalfe in fourth, Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Nico Izzi of Star Valli Yamaha in fifth and then Justin Brayton.
In the end, Ryan Dungey put in a sterling performance to seal his fourth win of the season and a crucial confidence booster going into the outdoor series starting May 19th.
450 Supercross Main Event Results
Ryan Dungey - KTM
Davi Millsaps - YAM
Justin Brayton - HON
Jake Weimer - KAW
Josh Grant - KAW
Nico Izzi - YAM
Mike Alessi - SUZ
Weston Peick - YAM
Andrew Short - HON
Nick Wey - KAW
Broc Tickle - KAW
Justin Sipes - KAW
Chris Blose - KAW
Gavin Faith - YAM
Tyler Bowers - KAW
...And here's a roundup of all the seasons standings at the end of the 2012 AMA SX Championship.
250 Lites East Final Point Standings
Justin Barcia - 210
Ken Roczen - 165
Blake Wharton - 158
Blake Baggett - 148
Darryn Durham - 143
Jake Canada - 131
Justin Bogle - 117
Kyle Cunningham - 85
Matt Lemoine - 78
Malcolm Stewart - 77
Alex Martin - 67
Les Smith - 50
Shane Sewell - 48
Phil Nicoletti - 47
Hunter Hewitt - 45
250 Lites West Final Point Standings
Eli Tomac - 184
Dean Wilson - 154
Marvin Musquin - 142
Cole Seely - 119
Jason Anderson - 111
Matt Moss - 106
Ryan Sipes - 96
Martin Davalos - 89
Billy Laninovich - 85
Nico Izzi - 78
Travis Baker - 75
Vince Friese - 73
Zach Osborne - 67
Wil Hahn - 67
Tyla Rattray - 60
450 Supercross Final Point Standings
Ryan Villopoto - 323
Davi Millsaps - 266
Ryan Dungey - 257
Justin Brayton - 257
Jake Weimer - 229
Mike Alessi - 206
James Stewart - 178
Brett Metcalfe - 177
Broc Tickle - 171
Kevin Windham - 166
Kyle Chisholm - 143
Chad Reed - 128
Andrew Short - 126
Nick Wey - 116
Weston Peick - 99
Rob Kiniry - 91
Josh Grant - 90
Josh Hansen - 89
Matt Goerke - 76
Justin Sipes - 61
Marvin Musquin - 59
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