Round 7 – AMA Supercross Series

San Diego, California

Qualcomm Stadium

Feb. 14, 2009

Rockstar Makita Suzuki Michael Byrne returned to racing after being off from injury, and had a fine showing, thanks to a second-place finish in his heat race and an eighth-place finish in the 20-lap main event.

Michael Byrne:

“After a year and a half off from Supercross, San Diego was good for me. I accomplished what I wanted to do and that was to come in and have some fun and hopefully get in the top 10 on my Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z450, and I did that. The bike was good like always – the engine was fast, the suspension was working great and we were all out front and that shows you what it can do - and I feel like this was a successful first weekend back.”

Michael Byrne, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing RM-Z450

8th Place – San Diego Supercross

22nd Place – Overall Championship Points Standings

Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing will race next at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009.

AMA Supercross Top 10 Finishers:

1. James Stewart, Yamaha

2. Chad Reed, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing

3. Andrew Short, Honda

4. Ryan Villopoto, Kawasaki

5. Davi Millsaps, Honda

6. Mike Alessi, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing (Holeshot)

7. Kevin Windham, Honda

8. Michael Byrne, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing

9. Nick Wey, Yamaha

10. Ivan Tedesco, Honda