US Supercross Series: 11th round Minneapolis, MN
By TMX Archives on 17th Mar 08
MDK KTM Factory rider, Nick Wey, got a great start coming out 5th after the first few turns. He stayed smooth and consistent and was able to finish 6th in his Heat.
In class main event Wey suffered a poor start finishing the first lap in17th. However, he quickly began to pick riders off and by the end of the firstfew laps had moved into 12th position. Unfortunately, this was short-lived asWey got tangled with approximately four other riders around the halfway mark.This crash put him in near dead last by the time he was up and going again. Weytried the best he could to gain ground on the riders ahead of him but was onlyable to catch back up to 15th by the end of the race. Wey now sits 10th inoverall points.
Results
1 40 Joshua Hill Yamaha
2 28 Ryan Dungey Suzuki
3 14 Kevin Windham Honda
4 29 Andrew Short Honda
5 32 Thomas Hahn Kawasaki
15 27 Nicholas Wey KTM
Standings
1 22 Chad Reed Yamaha 237
2 14 Kevin Windham Honda 220
3 29 Andrew Short Honda 172
4 118 David Millsaps Honda 164
5 15 Tim Ferry Kawasaki 137
10 27 Nicholas Wey KTM 95