The round two of the AMA Supercross Lites Western Region racing event, a part of the FIM World Championship went off at Chase Field, Phoenix this weekend. Dean Wilson of team Kawasaki showed great effort and delivered high performance to register his first win in this season of Monster Energy AMA Supercross event. He took an early lead and swiftly went pass other riders to finally acquire the checkers at the finishing end. He now hopes to deliver a similar kind of performance at the third race at Los Angeles too.
The round two of the 2012 FIM World Championship at Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona was full of nail-biting action. The second round of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series, a part of the FIM World Championship, was being conducted in front of thousands of fans. After a high voltage action packed racing, Dean Wilson of team Kawasaki clinched his first win at the round two of the 2012 season of AMA Supercross Lites Western Region. Wilson’s Kawasaki teammate Tyla Rattray seized the holeshot and secured the third spot at the race ending. On the other hand, Jake Weimer of team Monster Energy Kawasaki had the most amazing ride of his life which made him win his heat race. He scored his first ever Supercross class podium and finished second in the race.
Ryan Villopoto too delivered a high voltage performance in the main event. He fought all the way from the last position to secure the third spot. He then left Phoenix in a tie situation for the series point’s leader. Broc Tickle of team Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki crashed in the field during his heat race and went out from the main event of the supercross class. He finished third in the last chance qualifier (LCQ) race.
Dean Wilson rode his Kawasaki KX™250F and started off the evening in a brilliant manner. He laid down the quickest qualifying practice time in the supercross lites class. His amazing start made him win his heat race and head into the main event of the AMA Supercross Lites Western Region at Los Angeles with full of confidence. That night, he surely had everything that was required to win the race. Wilson had a good jump when the gate dropped in the main event went into the third spot. As the top three contenders were fighting hard and surpassed the first corner, Dean Wilson found an opportunity and swiftly went pass them. Wilson had a convincing four second lead over the other riders till the end of sixth lap. He looked consistent till the end and smoothly rode his way to the first position of the race.
Dean Wilson quoted “It feels excellent winning the race tonight. I could take an early lead and after that, I almost had a nice and clear race track for the remaining portion of the race. My complete focus was on clearing the laps cleanly. While riding, I was feeling really happy for my overall performance but had to work hard on controlling my breathing. This win is amazing and it means a lot to me specially after losing out at Anaheim last because of some small mistakes. Now I’m really looking forward to the third race at the Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles starting from January 21, 2012.”