US Supercross Series: 10th round Daytona Beach, FL
By TMX Archives on 9th Mar 08
The highly anticipated Daytona Supercross provided fans the action-packed racing they've come to expect from this one-of-a-kind sandy, outdoor style based track.
MDK KTM Factory Team rider, Nick Wey, was up next in Supercross class Heat#1. He began near the end of the pack after getting caught behind a few ridershaving trouble in the first mud-packed turn. He quickly charged up and was ableto finish 9th by the end of the heat to transfer to the main.
As the rain poured down the gate dropped a final time as the Supercross mainevent took off. Wey was near last on the start and by the end of lap 1 had movedhimself into the top fifteen. Wey continued to charge forward lap by lap of the12 lap main event. He eventually moved into 10th and was gaining ground on a fewriders ahead when too much water got sucked in the airbox and caused his bike tohydro-lock. This occurred on lap 10 causing him to DNF with two laps to go.Despite his mechanical problems due to the horrendous track conditions,including mud puddles deep enough to cover half the bike, Wey finished 16th forthe night and remains 9th in overall points.
Results
1 14 Kevin Windham Honda
2 118 David MillsapsHonda
3 66 Jacob Marsack Honda
4 12 David Vuillemin Suzuki
5 55 AntonioBalbi Honda
16 27 Nicholas Wey KTM
Standings
1 22 Chad Reed Yamaha 223
2 14 Kevin Windham Honda 200
3 29 AndrewShort Honda 154
4 118 David Millsaps Honda 149
5 15 Tim Ferry Kawasaki137
9 27 Nicholas Wey KTM 89
Next Event: Minneapolis Supercross, Saturday March 15, 2008