US Supercross Lites East Series: 6th round
By TMX Archives on 14th Apr 08
MDK KTM Lites Team rider Matt Goerke had the best ride of his season picking up 5th place in the Lites main event at Ford Field.
Goerke's night started well when he qualified 3rd in his heat to transfer tothe main. His teammate Ryan Sipes repeated that finish qualifying 3rd in hisheat as well. MDK KTM Factory rider Martin Davalos had a big crash in the secondheat and was sent to the LCQ where he easily finished in the top two to qualifyinto the main show.
In the main event, Sipes and Davalos each had agood jump and were out front early while Goerke started around 10th. Davaloscrashed early on when he collided with another rider. He eventually remountedonly to crash again a lap later through the treacherous whoop section. Thesecond crash banged him up bad enough that he chose to pull out of the event.
Meanwhile Sipes was running in 6th position and looking to break intothe top five when the track got the best of him and he went over the bars on astep-up step-off jump. Sipes sat on the side of the track for a lap making surethat he was okay to ride and then got back on his bike and finished 18th for thenight after coming from nearly two laps down.
Out front, Goerke wasputting in a solid ride. By lap 6 he had moved into 7th position. On the lastlap he passed Tyler Bowers for the 5th spot. Goerke's finish marked his bestfinish this season and gave the MDK KTM Lites Team a top five overall for thenight.
Next Event: St. Louis Supercross - April 19, 2008
Results
1 2 Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki
2 116 Ryan MoraisYamaha
3 77 Branden Jesseman Kawasaki
4 341 Nico Izzi Suzuki
5 41Matthew Goerke KTM
18 57 Ryan Sipes KTM
Standings
1 48 Trey Canard Honda 122
2 2 Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki 119
3 341Nico Izzi Suzuki 86
4 391 Tyler Bowers Yamaha 76
5 577 Martin DavalosKTM 73
8 57 Ryan Sipes KTM 70
13 41 Matthew Goerke KTM 50