Monster Energy/Pro
Circuit/Kawasaki’s Brett Metcalfe charged from a 10th place start in
the WSX Lites main event in San Diego this past Saturday to nearly make
the podium, settling for a hard-fought 4th place finish at Round Six of
the 2008 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, tour.
Metcalfe, who had to transfer to the main through the LCQ (which he won)
after having some difficulties in the first heat race, got held up a bit
in the start and had to charge from mid pack on his Pro Circuit-tuned
Kawasaki KX250F. Getting by riders Chris Blose and Will Hahn, Metcalfe
moved into 4th place and held off Justin Brayton – though he was not
able to catch Bobby Kiniry for 3rd.
“My shot at the podium was lost early in the race,” said Metcalfe.
“My KX was tuned perfectly, but I made a few mistakes and it cost us
the podium. I know a lot of teams would be happy with 4th, but we’re
not. We were prepared to win that race and didn’t. So we’ll have to
hit practice hard this week and come into Houston and put this bike back
on the podium.” Note: Metcalfe is currently in 3rd place in the
overall AMA WSX Lites class overall championship chase with 96 points.
Metcalfe’s teammate, Austin Stroupe, would also race to a solid
finish, placing 7th after a back-of-the-pack start. Stroupe, who
finished 7th in the first heat race, is currently in 5th place (88
points) overall in the WSX standings in this his rookie year on the
Monster Energy Supercross tour.
Next up for the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team is Round Seven
of 2008 Monster Energy Supercross at Houston’s Reliant Stadium (Feb.
16).