THQ AMA l2Scc Western Region Supercross Series
hen all was
said and done,
Team Red Bull
KTM's Nathan
Ramsey had
proved a point. He had won again
and this time under dry conditions.
At the muddy opening round of the
series at Angel Stadium in Anaheim,
Ramsey trounced the field after taking the
lead and walking away from everyone. He
circulated the sloppy mess like he was on
rails, while his competition struggled. But
he wanted to show everyone that he
could win on a dry track, as well, and that
his Anaheim I win was not a fluke.
Now, at round six of the THQ AMA
125cc Western Region Supercross Series
at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego and in
front of 53,595 screaming fans who
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Ramsey ran dawn and held off
Tedesco to take his second win of
the season.
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braved the chance of showers, the 30year-old veteran rider did just that. For
Ramsey, it was his second win of the 2005
season and his 13th career victory, including his one 250cc class win at Pontiac in
2002. More importantly, however, it
moved him up to second in the championship standings, though he is still 36
points behind the defending champion,
Monster/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Ivan
Tedesco. At the end of the night, Ramsey
was understandably happy with his performance.
"Ever since then [Anaheim I] I've been
really wanting to win one that is dry,"
Ramsey said. "With the rain coming,
everybody was saying to me, 'Oh, you're
probably excited,' but I promise you I
would rather race in the dry because it's
too chancy in the mud."
When the gate dropped, Amsoil/
Chaparral/Honda's Billy Laninovich
grabbed the holeshot, followed closely by
Tedesco and Ramsey, all three of them
previous main-event winners. It didn't
take long, however, before Tedesco took
the lead, with Ramsey right behind.
"I banled with Billy [Laninovich] for a
linle bit early in the main event," Tedesco
said, "and then I looked back at - I think it
was about lap five or something - and
Nathan was still there. He rode really
good tonight."
It was only a few laps later, on lap
seven, that Ramsey made his move for
the lead. It happened in the treacherous
second whoop section, an area of the
track that was Ramsey's strongest section
all night. He knew, however, that once he
was around Tedesco, it wouldn't be easy.
"Ivan always rides really good, and
tonight he was on his game," Ramsey said.
"I just wanted to get out there early and
just kind of stick with him, then try to put
some pressure on and try to make the
pass and just try to keep pressing,
because I knew once I made the pass, it
wasn't over. He's not going to give up. He
