Round 9 – AMA Motocross Series

Washougal, Washington

Washougal Motocross Park

July 26 – 27, 2008

In the Motocross class, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Michael Byrne enjoyed another podium finish,

thanks to a third-place result at Washougal on Sunday. Byrne raced his Rockstar Makita Suzuki RMZ450

to two third-place finishes for an overall third-place result. This is the Australian’s third podium

this year. Byrne is currently in fourth place overall in the championship standings.

Michael Byrne:

“My races at Washougal were good. I got great starts again, that’s been normal for the last four or five

races because the Rockstar Makita Suzuki MR-Z450 has been working so good. In the first moto, I

was in a pretty good battle for the first few laps but then the guy in second place held about five

seconds on me and I finished third. That was pretty much it, it was kind of an uneventful first moto. I

got an identical start in the second moto… I couldn’t make anything happen at first, then at the

halfway point, I tried to be patient and I got into third place. I was starting to catch second in the end

but there weren’t enough laps for that. But everything was good this weekend. I rode strong during

the race, and the bike and the team were great – I have no complaints.”

AMA Motocross Top 10 (Moto Finishes)

1. James Stewart, Kawasaki, 1-1

2. Andrew Short, Honda, 2-2

3. Michael Byrne, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing, 3-3

4. Cody Cooper, Suzuki, 4-4

5. Josh Hill, Yamaha, 5-5

6. Jimmy Albertson, Honda, 6-7

7. Jeff Alessi, Honda, 7-9

8. Tim Ferry, Kawasaki, 11-6

9. Antonio Balbi, Honda, 13-10

10. Billy Laninovich, KTM, 10-14