US Supercross Series: 16th round Seattle, WA
By TMX Archives on 28th Apr 08
MDK KTM Factory rider Nick Wey moved into 9th place in overall series points after last night's Seattle Supercross.
Wey, who pulled the holeshot in last week's heat, repeated that start thisweekend when he got a great jump and quickly pulled out front in the start ofSupercross Heat #2. Unfortunately, he made an early mistake which allowed tworiders to pass him pushing him back into third. He battled with Josh Hill forthe remainder of the moto losing 3rd to Hill on the last lap which placed him4th overall in his heat.
In the main event, Wey managed a respectable9th place start. On the second lap he moved up one position into 8th. One laplater he passed David Vuillemin for 7th. By lap six, he had caught up within abike length of the 6th place ride of Heath Voss. On this same lap the seriespoint's leader, Chad Reed, caught and passed Wey which set him back to 8th. Itwould only take one more lap before Wey moved back up into 7th by making thepass on Voss. Near the end of the moto Wey bobbled which allowed Josh Hill topass. This put Wey into 8th position where he would finish for the night. His8th place result moved him into 9th overall in series points.
NextEvent: Las Vegas Supercross - May 3 2008
Results
POS. RIDER MANUFACT. NAT.
1 14 Kevin WindhamHonda
2 22 Chad Reed Yamaha
3 29 Andrew Short Honda
4 118 DavidMillsaps Honda
5 15 Tim Ferry Kawasaki
8 27 Nicholas Wey KTM
Standings
POS. RIDER MANUFACT. NAT. POINTS
1 22 Chad Reed Yamaha 340
2 14 Kevin Windham Honda 330
3 118 DavidMillsaps Honda 262
4 29 Andrew Short Honda 261
5 40 Joshua HillYamaha 210
9 27 Nicholas Wey KTM 144