Red Bull rider Ryan Dungey secured the first victory in AMA Supercross for the KTM team with a win in Round 2 of the series in Phoenix, USA at the weekend.
And the KTM team were further boosted by fellow Red Bull rider Marvin Musquin's second place finish in the Supercross Lites competition.
Dungey's win combined with his third place finish in Round 1 of the AMA Supercross series sees the American rider head the overall standings and take the red plate in Round 3 in Los Angeles next weekend.
Not only did Dungey take the win, he nailed the holeshot and led every lap of the 20 lap main event. Dungey qualified third fastest from practice and earned a fourth place finish in his heat to transfer to the main. Once he lined up on that gate, everything went his way.
'This win feels so incredible!' – Ryan Dungey
"I was definitely motivated by my team mate tonight,” Dungey said on the podium. “I saw Marvin (Musquin) got second in the Lites main and knew I had to step up my game to match him and do well for our team. This win feels so incredible. The whole crew at KTM has been behind me 100% since I joined them in October and it is amazing to earn this win together!”
Musquin, who picked up his first career SX Lites podium in Phoenix had been plagued with injury throughout 2011, but has now shown he is a serious player in the West Coast Lites category.
The French rider finished fifth place in his heat to easily transfer to the main event. When the gate dropped for the Lites main event Musquin rocketed off the line to be second in the first corner.
He tried to block pass holeshot winner Tyla Rattray to take the lead on the second lap but wasn’t able to make it stick. On the third corner he moved around Rattray but the pass slowed him up and allowed Wilson to overtake for the lead. Musquin crossed the line in second after 15 laps with Dean Wilson taking the eventual win.
“It feels awesome!” Musquin said after the race. “I have been dreaming of this moment since I was a young kid. This is honestly a dream come true.”
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