US Supercross Series: 12th round Toronto, ON
By TMX Archives on 31st Mar 08
MDK KTM Factory Team rider Nick Wey earned his best finish of the year at the 12th round of the AMA Supercross Series at the Rogers Centre.
Wey, who has claimed to be "as good as new" after recovering from pneumoniawhich plagued him for the majority of the season, showed he wasn't lying withhis best performance of the series in front of this week's Canadian crowd.
The night started off well for the Michigan native when he almost nailed theholeshot in Heat#2. He ended up fourth around the first turn and hung on to thatposition through the end of the heat sending him and his KTM to the main eventwith a great gate pick.
When the gate dropped for the main event Wey managed a mid-pack start aroundthe first turn but by the end of the first lap had moved his way up into 7th. Bylap three he had moved into 6th when the current 5th place runner, Josh Hill,crashed and dropped back. Wey stayed smooth and consistent gaining time on thenow 5th place ride of Troy Adams. By lap 9, Wey caught and passed Adams for the5th place position. Wey held 5th position until the very last lap when a lastminute charge by Josh Hill moved him back to 6th. "I was bummed to lose that topfive spot to Josh (Hill) on the last lap but I am excited to be back where Ishould - running with the top five," reported Wey after the race. The pointsearned this week move Wey back into 9th position in overall series points.
Next Event: Dallas Supercross - April 5, 2008
Results
1 22 Chad Reed Yamaha
2 14 Kevin Windham Honda
3 118 David Millsaps Honda
4 29 Andrew Short Honda
5 40 Joshua Hill Yamaha
6 27 Nicholas Wey KTM
Standings
1 22 Chad Reed Yamaha 262
2 14 Kevin Windham Honda 242
3 29 Andrew Short Honda 190
4 118 David Millsaps Honda 184
5 40 Joshua Hill Yamaha 151
9 27 Nicholas Wey KTM 110