US Supercross Lites West Series
By TMX Archives on 5th Feb 08
5th round Anaheim, CA. MDK KTM Lites Team rider Billy Laninovich started the evening out well when he got a mid-pack start in Lites Heat #1 but was able to work his way into the 6th place qualifying position.
His teammate, Justin Brayton, lined the gate for Heat #2. Although Braytonhas been under the weather with a head cold for the past three weeks, youwouldn't have known based on his heat race performance. He brought his KTM upinto the top three picking up third place and a direct transfer to the main.
All American KTM MX Fire and Police rider, Ryan Beat, placed 3rd in the LastChance Qualifier to transfer into his first main event on his new KTM 250SX-Fmachine.
The gate dropped for the Lites main event and Laninovich and his KTM were inthe top five. Brayton wasn't as fortunate and started mid-pack. Throughout the15 lap main Laninovich held a top five spot staying ahead of the pack. Braytoncontinued to charge forward and had moved into 7th by the end of the race.Laninovich earned his best finish of the season when he came across the finishline in 4th just one spot shy of the podium.
Results
1 338 Jason Lawrence Yamaha
2 51 Justin Stroupe Kawasaki
3 123 Brett Metcalfe Kawasaki
4 132 Billy Laninovich KTM
5 58 Kyle Cunningham Honda
7 114 Justin Brayton KTM
Standings
1 28 Ryan Dungey Suzuki 96
2 338 Jason Lawrence Yamaha 88
3 122 Daniel Reardon Honda 80
4 123 Brett Metcalfe Kawasaki 78
5 51 Justin Stroupe Kawasaki 74
7 114 Justin Brayton KTM 69
12 132 Billy Laninovich KTM 43