US Motocross Lites Series: 8th round Washougal, WA
By TMX Archives on 27th Jul 09
Muscle Milk/MDK/KTM Factory rider Tommy Searle got a 6th place finish in the Lites class. Jagermeister/MDK/KTM rider Justin Brayton topped his season best finish with a 4th place overall result in the 450 Motocross class.
In the 250 Motocross class, Muscle Milk/MDK/KTM Factory rider Tommy Searle got a5th place start in moto one while J-Law Racing/KTM rider Max Anstie was twopositions ahead in 3rd. On lap 6, Searle managed to move around Anstie and thetwo KTM riders continued their battle within the top five. A mistake on lap 7,allowed Darryn Durham to pass Searle which dropped Searle to 5th place. On lap9, Searle was passed by Brett Metcalfe and fell to 6th position. Searle held onto 6th place finishing just bike lengths away from Durham as they crossed thefinish. Anstie, in his rookie year, held on for a top ten finish with 9thoverall.
Anstie and Searle were right beside each other once more asthe gate dropped for the second moto. Anstie came around in 7th on the first lapwhile Searle was 8th. Searle passed Anstie on the second lap to move forward oneposition and then gained another position a lap later when Vince Friese crashed.On the fourth lap, Searle passed Ryan Dungey for 5th. Searle's pass on Dungeybegan a 10 lap passing battle between the two riders where they swappedpositions 4 times before the moto end. Dungey edged out Searle at the moto endand Searle finished 6th. Anstie put in another consistent ride to finish 9th.
Results 250 Motocross Class
1. Ryan Dungey (1,5)
2.Blake Wharton (3,3)
3. Christophe Pourcel (8,1)
4. Brett Metcalfe (4,4)
5. Jake Weimer (10,2)
6. Tommy Searle (6,6)
9. Max Anstie(9,9)
Points 250 Motocross Class
1. Christophe Pourcel -337
2. Ryan Dungey - 337
3. Brett Metcalfe - 251
4. Tommy Searle- 243
5. Jake Weimer - 215
Jagermeister/MDK/KTM rider JustinBrayton topped his season best finish with a 4th place overall result in the 450Motocross class at the eighth round of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro MotocrossChampionship at Washougal MX Park.
Although Brayton had been workingtoward a top five overall finish - the 4th place result at Washougal was quiteunexpected. "I didn't believe that my combined moto scores would place me in thetop five - so you can only imagine how happy I was when I heard the news. I havebeen working toward this goal all season and finally my consistency paid off,"commented Brayton.
In the first 450 Motocross moto Brayton got a decent10th place start. On the second lap he made a slight mistake which allowed the#338 bike of Jason Lawrence to get around. He and Lawrence remained closethroughout the moto. On lap 6th they both moved up a position when Cody Coppercrashed. On lap 9, Brayton passed by Lawrence for 9th position where he finishedfor the moto.
Brayton started 13th in moto two and moved into 10th bylap 8. On the next lap, Antonio Balbi crashed and Brayton blitzed by Ben LaMaywhich moved him up two positions into 8th. Brayton rode a steady race to finish8th overall.
Results 450 Motocross Class
1. Chad Reed (1,1)
2. Josh Grant (5,2)
3. Jason Lawrence (10,3)
4. Justin Brayton(9,8)
5. Michael Byrne (15,4)
Points 450 Motocross Class
1. Chad Reed - 337
2. Josh Grant - 272
3. Andrew Short - 267
4.Ivan Tedesco - 258
5. Michael Byrne - 207
8. Justin Brayton - 152
KTM rider Sarah Whitmore had a good race at Washougal finishing 4th inmoto one aboard her KTM 250 SX-F. In moto two she finished 8th overall. Hercombined moto scores earned her 5th overall for the event.