In the Motocross Lites class, Team Makita Suzuki Racing’s Ryan Dungey returned to racing with a bang, also picking up his best AMA MX Lites result of the season, thanks to two second-place moto finishes for a second-place overall result. This is even more impressive when you consider that Dungey sat out the last round of AMA Motocross after sustaining a concussion when he crashed in practice.
The 17-year-old rider bounced back at Unadilla and rode his Makita Suzuki RM-Z250 to his third podium of the season.
The 17-year-old rider bounced back at Unadilla and rode his Makita Suzuki RM-Z250 to his third podium of the season.
Ryan Dungey:
“I took a week off, got my head checked out and the MRIs came back good. I got back to riding my Makita Suzuki RM-Z250 and I was a little nervous coming into this race after bumping my head. But I knew I had the speed, and I felt 100 percent coming into the race too. Coming into this race like that gave me a little bump, and I knew I had to put in good lap times, get a good gate pick and get a good start. I just tried to keep pushing and focus on what was ahead of me and ride a good race. I’ve been training really hard, and the work is paying off. I’m just happy with the ride I had, this is the best result I’ve had in the Outdoors.”
“I took a week off, got my head checked out and the MRIs came back good. I got back to riding my Makita Suzuki RM-Z250 and I was a little nervous coming into this race after bumping my head. But I knew I had the speed, and I felt 100 percent coming into the race too. Coming into this race like that gave me a little bump, and I knew I had to put in good lap times, get a good gate pick and get a good start. I just tried to keep pushing and focus on what was ahead of me and ride a good race. I’ve been training really hard, and the work is paying off. I’m just happy with the ride I had, this is the best result I’ve had in the Outdoors.”