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Third straight AMA-SX sweep for Yamaha
Category: Racing News
Date: 14 Feb 2008
Time: 14:11:47 -0500
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Yamaha owned the top steps of the podiums in both the AMA Supercross and Lites West Coast classes last Saturday in San Diego. Chad Reed clinched his fourth victory in succession on the San Manuel YZ450F, and fifth from the six rounds of seventeen held so far. Jason Law steered the Yamaha of Troy YZ250F to his third win on the trot and of his career. In front of more than 64,000 fans in the Qualcomm stadium Reed edged his lead in the standings of the AMA series (also an FIM World Championship) to 35 points while Lawrence leapt to the top of the Lites table for the first time and has a margin of 2 points over Ryan Dungey. Reed wins again Australian Reed continued Yamaha’s splendid record in San Diego, notching the 12th win for Yamaha in a history that stretches back to Mike Bell’s first success in 1980. It was Reed’s fifth personal triumph in the southern Californian city and forged a landmark 100% ratio for the racer across the state.