DE DYCKER LEADS THE WAY AT HAWKSTONE INTERNATIONAL

Ken De Dycker and Josh Coppins headed up a strong showing of Honda riders at the Hawkstone International motocross meeting this weekend (5 March).

CAS Honda rider De Dycker was placed the highest in the MX1 class with a third place finish in the first outing of the day. In the second, the Dutchman experienced a poor start and finished the twenty-five minute and two-lap race in ninth place.

Team mate Coppins had a steady start to his season and scored a fifth and a sixth place at a track where, last year, the New Zealander dislocated his shoulder.

RWJ Honda’s James Noble, who was making his 2006 UK debut, finished ninth in the first race and went one better in the second with an eighth place finish.

Gordon Crockard showed good early season form at the demanding venue. The Wulfsport Honda rider scored a 14th and then a solid tenth place finish ahead of his first British Championship round next weekend.

Multitek Honda’s Pascal Lauret put in an impressive performance. It was Lauret’s first visit to the respected British track and the Frenchman, a good hard track rider, adapted well to the sandy venue and finished 15th and 13th.

In the MX2 class, 15-year-old Steve Clarke scored a memorable fifth place finish in his first-ever International appearance. The talented teenager looked on course for another solid finish in the second race but for an unlucky off when running in the top ten. His team mate Wayne Smith showed good early season form with eighth and fourth place finishes.

Elliot Banks Browne felt the full might of the infamous Hawkstone Hill, spectacularly crashing when running in a strong third place. This sidelined the RWJ Honda rider for the remainder of the day, while team mate Jason Dougan finished the first race in seventh but was caught out in the second and failed to finish.

Wulfsport Honda Shaun Simpson scored a disappointing 29th place in the first race but turned his fortunes around in the second, finishing in a well-deserved sixth place. His team mate Scot Probert’s day drew to an early close when he came off in the first race; he injured his knee and was forced to retire from the meeting.

Honda’s Off-Road Manager Roger Harvey commented: “Hawkstone is a notoriously soft track which always catches a fair few riders out so, it was good to see the Honda lads out there having a positive meeting before the first round of the British Championship next week.”

The opening round of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship takes place at Cadders Hill, Lyng Norfolk Sunday 12th March.

CARMICHAEL WINS AT INDIANAPOLIS

Team Makita Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael raced to his fifth win of the season at Saturday night’s Indianapolis Supercross to close within one point of the Amp’d AMA Supercross series lead.

The reigning World and AMA Supercross Champion took the lead on lap two of the Supercross Main event from Ernesto Fonseca (Honda) to win by three seconds.

Said Carmichael: “To be honest, it was pretty uneventful for me. I got a really good start on my Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 and then I got up front and I just tried to keep an eye on Chad Reed and James Stewart and mark them on the track. Then I just tried to do the best that I could and put in some good laps.”

This Indianapolis victory follows the announcement that Carmichael regained the 25 points that he’d lost when the AMA penalised him for use of illegal fuel at the recent San Diego round. The AMA rescinded the points penalty earlier in the week.

“I’m happy to get the points back,” said Carmichael. “Now I have a chance at the Championship. I think that this experience will help everyone in the long run and as the defending champion, I want to help the sport.”

Carmichael started the night by taking the holeshot in his eight-lap heat race and then finishing second. In the 20-lap main event, he again got a great start and was in the lead before the end of the second lap and rode flawlessly. Although he lost some time among the lapped riders, he charged hard to the chequered flag.

“I don’t go out and try to be aggressive. That kind of riding only gets you so far. Tonight with the state of mind I had, I just wanted to get a decent start and let it come to me.”

Makita Suzuki team mate Ivan Tedesco, meanwhile, got a mid-pack start in his qualifying race and eventually finished fourth to advance to the main event. Like Carmichael, he got a pretty good start in the Main Event and had worked his way up to third place before settling into fourth.

“I struggled with the track all weekend,” he said afterwards. “It seems like for the past two weeks I’ve had a rough time in practice and the heat races and then I’m able to pull it together in the main - not where I’d like to be, but all right. Tonight the track was really hard to pass on, but I managed to get into fourth.”

This week, the Makita Suzuki crew travels to Florida to prepare for next weekend’s race at Daytona International Speedway. For Carmichael, this is a hometown race and for Tedesco, a brand-new venue.

“I’ll definitely put more time into training for Daytona this year,” said Carmichael, who finished second there in 2005. “I don’t want to go out there and get my ass kicked. I’m looking for a little revenge.”

Added Tedesco, “It’s supposed to be the toughest race but I’m feeling really fit right now and I’ve never raced there, so I don’t have any real expectations. But I’m looking forward to the race.”

In the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP, Carmichael still leads the points chase and Tedesco remains in fourth position overall.

Supercross Main: 1 Ricky Carmichael (Makita Suzuki), 2 James Stewart (Kawasaki), 3 Chad Reed (Yamaha), 4 Ivan Tedesco (Makita Suzuki), 5 Nick Wey (Honda), 6 Ernesto Fonseca (Honda), 7 Michael Byrne (Kawasaki), 8 Travis Preston (Honda), 9 Tim Ferry (Honda), 10 Jeff Gibson (Honda).

AMA Supercross Points (after 9 rounds): 1 Reed 191, 2 Carmichael 190, 3 Stewart 174, 4 Tedesco 144, 5 Wey 133, 6 Byrne 132, 7 Fonseca 125, 8 LaRocco 108, 9 Preston 103, 10 Gibson 70.

World Supercross Points (after 11 rounds): 1 Carmichael 242, 2 Stewart 233, 3 Reed 231, 4 Tedesco 191, 5 Wey 179, 6 Byrne 179, 7 Gibson 127, 8 Thomas 123, 9 Clark 122, 10 Evans 105.

HONDA RIDERS OUT IN FORCE AT HAWKSTONE INTERNATIONAL

This weekend (5th March) Honda riders will be out in force as the gates drop on the International motocross meeting at Hawkstone Park, the biggest pre-season meeting held in the UK.

Leading the way will be CAS Honda pairing Josh Coppins and Ken De Dycker. Coppins will be looking for a solid result while his team mate hopes to make a strong impression at the sandy venue, which is ideally suited to his riding style.

Joining them will be Yoshi Atsuta. The official Japanese HRC rider will be rejoining his old team at selected events throughout the year starting at Hawkstone this Sunday.

Irishman Gordon Crockard makes a welcome return to Honda. It is the first time in two years that the Wulfsport Honda rider has been free from injury and he will be looking forward to a positive outing on his Honda CRF450R machine.

Multitek Honda’s Pascal Leuret also enters the fray while PAR Honda’s Mark Jones, who showed good form but encountered some bad luck at the recent British Masters meeting, joins the action on his Honda CRF450R. While RWJ Honda’s James Noble makes his 2006 UK debut.

In the MX1, class the competition is certain to be fierce; the International has attracted some of the best riders in the world. Nine-times World Champion Stefan Everts will be waving goodbye to Hawkstone Park this weekend, as part of his farewell tour, as will his fellow countryman Joel Smets, with fourteen World Championship titles between them they are certain to attract the crowds. Also making the trip over to this demanding and respected track will be former World Champions Seb Tortelli and Mikael Pichon from France.

Honda also welcomes a host of riders in the MX2 class. Making their first outing of the year are Wulfsport Honda’s Shaun Simpson and Scott Probert, while RWJ Honda field Jason Dougan and Elliot Banks Browne. Lining up alongside them is PAR Honda’s Wayne Smith and a warm welcome is extended to his team mate, 15-year-old Steve Clarke. The 85cc World Champion makes his International debut at Hawkstone.

BACK STRAIN HINDERS RAMON IN FRANCE

Team Suzuki completed their second pre-season event at the weekend at the Pernes Les Fontaines International meeting in France, but Steve Ramon was unable to post decent results due to a back strain.

The former 125cc World Champion had pulled a muscle in his back while training several days before the race and although he elected to take to the start line in sunny and good conditions, he was far from fully fit.

Ramon, who was eighth and 12th in the two MX1 motos - won by current World Champion Stefan Everts - has been undergoing physiotherapy this week and will only ride once, this Thursday, in the sand in preparation for Suzuki’s next trip to Hawkstone Park in England on Sunday.

Kevin Strijbos scored 10th and ninth positions. The 20 year old started badly in the first heat and although he gated better for the second moto, he was unable to establish a good rhythm.

"Steve was unable to ride at his normal speed in France but we have told him to rest and he should be fine for Hawkstone," said Team Co-ordinator Eric Geboers. "Kevin had a poor start but made some good moves in the first moto and, to be honest, I think he was tired in the second race. His condition is very good and we are happy but we have been doing a lot of testing and practicing just recently and I think it caught up with him on Sunday."

The International event at Hawkstone Park will take place on March 5th and will include another stellar line-up with many Grand Prix regulars in attendance.

Everts Maintains Winning Pre-Season Form

Rinaldi Yamaha rider Stefan Everts clinched his second victory of the 2006 pre-season motocross period last weekend with a comprehensive display at the Pernes Les Fontaines International meeting in France.

Under sunny skies and good racing conditions the nine times world champion and factory Yamaha star claimed both MX1 motos onboard his 2006 spec YZ450FM, defeating a number of his world championship peers including Honda's Josh Coppins, KTM's Mickael Pichon and Sebastien Tortelli and Suzuki's Steve Ramon.

The 33 year old has won the MX1 World Championship for the last two seasons and will be pushing for a tenth career title in his final Grand Prix campaign this term. Everts hole-shotted the first race and kept a healthy distance over Coppins. The Belgian was forced to hold off Pichon in the second moto and also overtook Coppins who had started very quickly. A battle raged until the flag with Everts able to defeat the 2005 MX1 runner-up by less than three seconds at the finish.

After his triumph at Mantova in Italy two weeks ago Everts will now try for a 'hatrick' by travelling to Hawkstone Park in England for another star-studded meeting. The first Grand Prix of fifteen in the 2006 FIM World Championship is now a month away and is scheduled to take place at Zolder in Belgium on April 1st/2nd.

CARMICHAEL WINS ALTLANTA SUPERCROSS

Ricky Carmichael raced to overall victory in Saturday evening’s Atlanta Supercross at Georgia Dome despite being told days earlier he’d been stripped of his victory in San Diego over an alleged rule infringement.

The Makita Suzuki rider took the 20-lap Supercross Main event by 2.9 seconds from series leader Chad Reed (Yamaha) and James Stewart (Kawasaki) as team mate Ivan Tedesco put his RM-Z450 into fourth place.

For Carmichael, the win was bittersweet. On the one hand, the Atlanta race is close to his Florida home and the defending Supercross Champion was racing in front of friends and family. It was also his fourth career win at the Georgia Dome and his 100th career Supercross-class start. But all of this came on the heels of the AMA docking Carmichael 25 points for allegedly using illegal fuel at the San Diego race, which knocked Carmichael out of the points lead.

"It was a race win," said Carmichael matter-of-factly after the race. "I don’t have much to say. It’s a shame and unless a miracle happens, I’m just out here racing to race. I’m disappointed for my team because we put in too much work, too much training and way too much money to sit on the sidelines and watch two other guys go at it for the championship. But life goes on and we’re gearing up for the Outdoors season."

As usual, the Makita Suzuki riders’ evening began with the Supercross-class heat races. Both riders finished in second place in their respective eight-lap qualifiers, each advancing to the Main.

In spite of the circumstances, Carmichael put his head down in the 20-lap main and rode for all he was worth. He got a pretty good start and used the first half of the race to move into position to take the lead. Once he was out in front, he rode smoothly and consistently to the chequered flag.

"It was a great race," acknowledged Carmichael. "I saw James Stewart go down in turn one and I saw I could catch Chad Reed. I knew I could get up there. I got into second and put in some good hard laps and when I got around Chad, he was right on my tail. As the track got worn out, it was harder to go faster and harder to pass. I gave it my all and tried to run consistent laps. Even so, no championship for me."

Tedesco got a tremendous start and was in second place from the start. He held on to that position for the first several laps before being passed by Carmichael and settling into third. Eventually, however, he was overtaken by the competition and finished just behind the podium-finishers in fourth

"I struggled with the track all night and I’m pretty happy with fourth considering how the weekend went," admitted Tedesco. "I felt pretty strong at the start and I tried to run a good pace, though it wasn’t good enough for the top three tonight. I’m just looking forward to racing my Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 at Indianapolis next weekend."

In the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP, Carmichael still leads the points chase and Tedesco remains in fourth position overall.

Supercross Main: 1 Ricky Carmichael (Makita Suzuki), 2 Chad Reed (Yamaha), 3 James Stewart (Kawasaki), 4 Ivan Tedesco (Makita Suzuki), 5 Ernesto Fonseca (Honda), 6 Michael Byrne (Kawasaki), 7 Nick Wey (Honda), 8 Mike LaRocco (Honda), 9 Ryan Clark (Honda), 10 Travis Preston (Honda).

AMA Supercross Points (after 8 rounds): 1 Reed 171, 2 Stewart 152, 3 Carmichael 140, 4 Tedesco 126, 5 Byrne 118, 6 Wey 117, 7 Fonseca 110, 8 LaRocco 108, 9 Preston 90, 10 McGrath 67.

World Supercross Points (after 10 rounds): 1 Carmichael 217, 2 Reed 211, 3 Stewart 211, 4 Tedesco 173, 5 Byrne 164, 6 Wey 163, 7 Gibson 113, 8 Clark 112, 9 Thomas 110, 10 Evans 94.

TEDESCO TAKES BEST SX RESULT AT ST. LOUIS

Team Makita Suzuki’s Ivan Tedesco raced to his best 250 Supercross Main Event position at Saturday’s drama-packed St. Louis seventh round as team mate Ricky Carmichael and arch rival James Stewart both crashed out.

Tedesco led for half the 20-lap race at the Edward Jones Dome until former Champion Chad Reed forced through to take the race win and the series lead

But reigning World and AMA Supercross Champion Carmichael pulled out on the opening lap following a crash, then case-out on the whoops.

Said Tedesco: "I felt really good for the first half of the race then I started riding really tight and making mistakes. But that’s the only way to learn to win - to lead the race. Things really turned around for me a couple of races ago and I feel like I’m being more aggressive and riding more like myself."

While Tedesco was out front, Carmichael got caught up with another rider at the start and was forced to retire. Makita Suzuki Team Manager Roger DeCoster blamed no one for the unfortunate result, saying: "We think that some suspension parts were damaged when Ricky tangled with another rider at the beginning of the race. There was no error on anyone’s part and no one was at fault. It was a fluke and that’s just racing."

Said a disappointed Carmichael: "It’s a shame that things turned out this way because my lap times were really good in practice and I think this would have been a good race. But next week we go to Atlanta and that’s always a special race for me because a lot of my friends and family come out to watch."

Heading into the Atlanta round, Tedesco looks forward to racing in a new venue and Carmichael aims to regain the lead in the points chase.

"It’s a long season and we still have a lot of races to go," said an upbeat Carmichael. "We’ve just started the East Coast rounds and nothing has been decided yet."

250 Main Event: 1 Chad Reed (Yamaha), 2 Ivan Tedesco (Suzuki), 3 Ernesto Fonseca (Honda), 4 Nick Wey (Honda), 5 Travis Preston (Honda), 6 Michael Byrne (Kawasaki), 7 Mike Brown (Suzuki), 8 Tim Terry (Honda), 9 Ryan Clark (Honda), 10 Jason Thomas (Honda).

Championship Points (after 7 rounds): 1 Reed 149, 2 Carmichael 140, 3 Stewart 132, 4 Tedesco 108, 5 Wey 103, 6 Byrne 103, 7 LaRocco 95, 8 Fonseca 94, 9 Preston 79, 10 McGrath 67.

World Supercross Points (after 9 rounds): 1 Carmichael 192, 2 Stewart 191, 3 Reed 189, 4 Tedesco 155, 5 Wey 148, 6 Byrne 148, 7 Thomas 110, 8 Gibson 101, 9 Clark 98, 10 Evans 81

Team Wulfsport – Racing News

Round 1 of the KWS British Masters Championship got underway today at Matchams park under terrible weather conditions. Race 1 saw young Shaun Simpson spin off the concrete start and collide with Brad Anderson leaving him back in 10th position. As the race got underway Scott Probert Team Wulfsport’s newest edition gated in 4th position and quickly set about taking over 3rd. Unfortunately for Scott a stalled engine quickly relegated him back down the field as he tried to get his Honda machine fired back into life.

Race 1: 1st McKenzie, 2nd Keet, 3rd Shaun Simpson - - 23rd Scott Probert

Race 2: 1st Anderson, 2nd McKenzie, 3rd Smyth, 4th Simpson, 5th Whatley, 6th Probert

Overall – 1st McKenzie, 2nd Shaun Simpson

AMA SX Series: 6th round San Diego, CA (14.02.2006)

At the seventh round of the Amp’d Mobile Supercross, Red Bull KTM Supercross riders, Nathan Ramsey and Mike Alessi got off to a good start in their heat races. Mike Alessi was in heat race 1, and pulled the holeshot right out of the gate. He led for a lap before getting passed and settled into third, advancing to the main. Nathan Ramsey was in heat 2 and was in the top four when the gate dropped. He worked his way to the front of the pack when he suddenly fell in a corner. He made up a lot of ground and finished third, also advancing to the main.

As the riders geared up and the 30 second sign turned, the riders blasted off the start and history repeated itself, as Alessi grabbed the holeshot and lead for the first lap. Ramsey wasn’t far behind in fourth. Andrew Short crept up behind the Red Bull KTM riders and made a pass, moving Alessi to second and Ramsey to third. On the eighth lap, Grant Langston had made his way to the front and was chasing down the leaders. He also made passes, moving Alessi to fourth and Ramsey to third, finishing the Supercross Lite Class in that order.

GH Racing Ireland – Team Update

Having just returned back from Anaheim III GH Racing Ireland are pleased to announce the latest edition to their 2006 line-up. Dan Johnston in association with Poole Motorcycles will be contesting this season on board Yamaha 250f machines under the GH Racing Ireland awning. Throughout 2005 Dan was competing in the under 21 British Championship and at the seasons end had climbed to a very convincing 4th in the series – be sure to watch out for this kid as the season progresses. A special thanks must go out to all the sponsors; Ron & Riley from SoCal / DeCal, Gary Carter – Pro Wheel Racing, Davy Kimmy – Pro Clean 1000 & Debs from C.I.A. It is only through their help the GH Racing Team has been made possible.

On the Anaheim III trip, George Hoy would like to thank on behalf of GH Racing Ireland Ltd everyone who made the journey so enjoyable; namely Kevin Merit from Tamer for arranging the trip and for his kind hospitality – photo’s of the trip will be available on UlsterMotocross.com in the coming days.

In addition to our previous press release on the teams schedule for 2006 we are pleased to announce that the GH Racing Ireland Team have been invited by Gary Carter, owner of Pro Wheel Racing to compete in this years AMA Washougal National in July where Richard McKeown will get the chance to further his professional Motocross career by racing against some of Americas best.

Dewalt - Corona Extra - Alstare Suzuki GP Team

The new-look Suzuki MX1 World Championship motocross team begin their 2006 assault on the FIM series and national Belgian Championship with the first of several pre-season ‘warm-up’ races this weekend.

Riders Steve Ramon and Kevin Strijbos (pictured), together with their works RM-Z450 motorcycles, are currently testing in southern France and will head down to Mantova in Italy on Friday for the opening International event of the winter period that allows the Grand Prix stars to get up to speed and complete final technical adjustments to their race machines.

Former 125 cc World Champion Ramon is set for his first competitive outing with Suzuki after signing for the Lommel-based crew towards the end of 2005.

"We have been down in France for more than a week and everything is going well," said the 26 year old who has completed two seasons in the MX1 class, finishing fourth both times in the Championship. "I have been riding the bike at home in the sand a lot but this has been my first chance to get serious kilometres on hard tracks. I think we still have some work to do but I am happy with our progress. The Suzuki has a strong engine and we have been experimenting to get it working how I would like. I have not had the chance to practice many starts but I am sure it will be quick off the line. The bike’s handling is a very positive aspect. I can turn it short whenever I want and it feels stable.

"I am ready to go for Mantova," he continued. "It is still early in the year but it will be good to see how we are doing and the speed. We will be taking it easy because it is stupid to take risks at this stage but of course if there is a chance of victory then I will chase it."

Kevin Strijbos gave the four-stroke RM-Z its first Grand Prix victory last year in the Czech Republic. The 20 year old is fully fit for 2006 having missed chunks of the previous season due to injury problems that involved damaged ankle ligaments, a dislocated shoulder and thrombosis in his left arm.

For team owner Sylvain Geboers the line-up of Ramon and Strijbos represents a youthful and renewed push for further Suzuki success in 2006. The former 250cc Grand Prix winner will also adopt a more hands-on role this year together with his brother and ex-five times World Champion Eric Geboers.

"We have a new rider who is preparing himself well," he remarked. "Steve’s presence has also motivated Kevin because they are both young and Strijbos seems to be responding more to Ramon as a team-mate. It will be a different situation for Kevin because he is not struggling with an injury this time and hopefully will make it to the first Grand Prix in top condition."

"In terms of the motorcycles not a great deal has been changed because the overall base of the bike is very good," he added. "Suzuki has made some small improvements and I think the riders will be able to show these in their lap-times and comfort on the RM-Z. I am confident that the bike it good enough for the job and I am happy with how Steve has adapted so far."

Regarding the switches to the team structure, he said: "Eric is now onboard and although this was already planned before Jens moved on, I think his experience as a rider and World Champion will be of enormous benefit."

Past winner of the 125, 250 and 500cc World Championships, the first 875 rider, Eric Geboers has been enjoying his time working with his two young countryman and taking a more in-depth involvement in the team where he as acted as a consultant in past years.

"So far I am really pleased with how things have been going, although I like to remain a little cautious because I know as a past rider that when you are happy with the bike and your riding you can still get a smack in the face the next week at the racetrack!" he confessed.

"Mantova will be hard for our riders but it will also be difficult for everybody else because it is the first race after the break. We are preparing more for the first Grand Prix in Zolder than any international race. The attitude of the riders has been good and we all know that the team is professional. We have a productive atmosphere here and it is great to see the creativity, the understanding and an open spirit for suggestions. I think we have a lot of potential to do well this season," he offered.

Team Suzuki will also be racing in France, Belgium and the United Kingdom before the first round of 15 in this year’s Grand Prix series at Zolder, Belgium on April 2nd.

Carmichael Enters San Diego with Points Lead

AURORA, Ill. (February 7, 2006) – Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael put himself in an enviable position Saturday night when he collected his third Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series win of the season and extended his points lead from two to 13 over Yamaha’s Chad Reed. This Saturday night, racing returns to San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium for the 23rd year where seven-time supercross champion Jeremy McGrath will race his final race of the 2005-’06 season.

Carmichael, the 13-time AMA National champion, has gone on to win the championship every year he won the highly touted Anaheim 3(’01; ’02; ’03; ’05). Saturday night’s race was the third time in as many races that Angel Stadium sold-out all 45,050 seats. Heading into San Diego, Carmichael has the largest points lead of the season (117-104 over Chad Reed) and exhibits control over the points race. Interestingly enough "It’s just a test," said Carmichael said on his 2006 campaign.

"It’s a test between Chad, James and myself. Fortunately, I’ve been the only guy to be up here. I don’t think every race that I have won hasn’t been on just raw speed. It’s been a little bit of luck, a little bit of patience and a little bit of being strong. I think this is probably the first year that I really haven’t looked too far ahead of me." has never won a race at Qualcomm Stadium.

"It’s just a test," said Carmichael said of his 2006 campaign. "It’s a test between Chad, James and myself. Fortunately, I’ve been the only guy to be up here. I don’t think every race that I have won hasn’t been on just raw speed. It’s been a little bit of luck, a little bit of patience and a little bit of being strong. I think this is probably the first year that I really haven’t looked too far ahead of me."

Kawasaki’s James Stewart trailed Carmichael by two points last week but a crash in the first turn and two subsequent crashes put the 20-year-old Floridian in third place with 103 points. Reed’s second place finish moved him into second place but a world away from where he wants to be.

"I gotta win, that’s about it," said Reed "Getting seconds, thirds and fifth isn’t really cutting it. So, I know I just gotta get it done. I have a great package, fitness wise. I feel good on the bike and my bike’s good. It’s just up to me to put it together on the weekend and that’s all I’m lacking. "

In front 53,595 fans at a wet Qualcomm Stadium, Reed, of Dade City, Fla., won his first Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series race of the season last year. KTM’s Nathan Ramsey, who won the opening race of the 125cc season in Anaheim, Calif., won the 125cc Western Regional Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series main event.