Lakewood Race Report...Dna Shred Stix?Star Racing Yamaha

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Lakewood, CO - The AMA MX National Series rolled into the beautiful state of Colorado to attend round five at Thunder Valley MX Park. DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha continues to progress, fielding #20 Broc Tickle, #48 Max Anstie, #577 Martin Davalos and #2 Jessica Patterson. For the first time in two years this race was held without racing under the lights, combined with altitude and heat the race once again brought new elements and possibilities. In timed qualifying Davalos and Tickle established themselves as factors by setting the 2nd and 5th best times leading into the event.

The big highlight came out of Tickle in moto one, coming out of the first turn in 11th; he then began to apply some pressure to the competitors ahead on lap two. Riding at his best and moving into 8th, Tickle continued to hold the pace of the leaders through the halfway mark which enabled him to capitalize on other competitor’s mistakes. At this point he showed strength by finding his lines and breaking away with the top five. With three laps remaining, Tickle had 4th place in his sights, but he couldn’t capitalize as he still marched on to a 5th place finish. Also in moto one, the rest of the Star squad all came out pretty well with Davalos riding strong in 8th, and Anstie all but had 10th sewn up before a last lap mistake that shifted him back to 12th.

In moto two, it was Davalos and Tickle who acquired decent starts and continued on riding outstandingly through the race. Early on Davalos paced himself in 11th, until lap three when he put on a sprint and took over 7th. Meanwhile, Tickle raced up to the back of his teammate by the mid way point, and applied heavy pressure. After making the move on Davalos, Tickle went after fifth place. Once Tickle bridged the gap, he made several attempts to pass for fifth, unsuccessful and being held up by a lapper caused him to lose some steam and have a need for regrouping. Fortunately, in the closing stages of the moto, Tickle and Davalos kept it together, allowing them to net finishes in 6th and 8th. Also riding consistently, Anstie fell down early on, only to gather himself late in the race and go on to notch 19th.

Results:
Moto 1 Moto 2 = Overall Finish
Broc Tickle 5th 6th = 6th
Martin Davalos 8th 8th = 7th
Max Anstie 12th 19th = 16th

The WMA series returned to action over the weekend, with Jessica Patterson picking up just where she left off. In moto one Patterson took the lead on the first lap and put her head down, having the confidence and team behind her took Jessica to a 23 second lead and eventual win. Moto two went off under a bad rain storm adding to the difficulty, but for Patterson it wasn’t an issue. Grabbing the holeshot, she rode off to yet another win to keep the undefeated season intact. This was a big win for JP$ because in the past she hasn’t had the best of finishes at this race.

Star Racing thanks our valued sponsors for their great assistance.
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DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha - Seattle

Seattle, WA - Over the weekend DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha came away with its most successful race since the team’s inception six years ago. Seeing both #48 Max Anstie and #20 Broc Tickle achieve new things for the first time in their career that the industry has really taken notice of. Clear skies greeted the 51,442 fans that visited Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington for the penultimate round of the Lites West AMA Supercross Series.

The night show began with both the rookie and Tickle slated into Heat race #2, Anstie got the best of starts leading the field through turn one. This is when the big highlight all began to come together. Riding at his best and increasing his lead every single lap, Anstie rode flawless and was uncontested. In doing so, Anstie went on to win his first ever Heat race fresh off his hip injury. Also riding in a dramatic fashion, Tickle remounted after being taken down in a first turn pileup to come all the way up to a 4th place finish.

The 15 lap main event fired out of the gate, and once again Anstie was high up in the field, as well as Tickle after the first turn sitting in 3rd and 5th. Unfortunately, in the second turn the leader went down and Max had nowhere to go other than the ground to. Upfront, By the end of lap one Tickle had secured 2nd and was applying heavy pressure to the leader. Once Lap three was in circulation, it was easy to see how strong Broc was, and on this very lap he executed a pass into 1st. Now the leader, Tickle’s confidence kicked in, and he bolted taking the ridiculously treacherous track and making it look easy. Meanwhile, after not being able to restart his bike for some time, Max was nearly a half of a track length behind the second to last place rider in the early stages of the race. However, very methodically and fast, by the halfway mark the combination of those two things stated, enabled him to capitalize on other competitor’s mistakes. Lap eight saw the Yamaha pilot takeover 12th, and then on the very next lap he made a clean pass into 11th. At this point Tickle showed strength by finding his lines and breaking away to a good five second plus lead. With three laps remaining, Anstie was still on the charge and had made it to 10th. Never settling, the rookie prodigy leaped up to 9th in the closing stages of the race and went on to finish there. Back to Tickle, who took his DNA Shred Stix Yamaha 250F through its paces in the closing laps. Still riding solid as if he was a multi time winner, Broc successfully etched his name in the record books as a Supercross winner!

Star Racing thanks the following companies for their commitment.
DNA Shred Stix, Division 7, Yamaha Motor Corp, FLY Racing, DNA Energy, NCY, Bell Helmets, Easton ExP, FMF, Sunstar, Factory Effex, Dunlop, Enzo, DC Shoes, RK Chains, Yamalube, GYTR, Ride Engineering, Mechanix Wear, Twin Air, Lightspeed, ARC, Braking, Vortex Ignitions, CP pistons, Web Cams, ICW, JD Built, Renegade Fuels, Crank Works, Eibach, EVOMX fuel foam, Met Tec, Champion Tools.

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DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha - Houston

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Houston, TX - The AMA Supercross series went to the mid west over the weekend, visiting Houston, Texas’ Reliant Stadium. DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha attended with high hopes for their lone East coast representative by the name of #577 Martin Davalos. The day started out fairly well for Yamaha backed rider, who put down an impressive lap time as 4th fastest in timed qualifying.

Slated into Heat #1, Davalos had been feeling confident all day and it showed when he reeled off a great start and settled into the 2nd spot. Immediately, Davalos started to apply pressure to the race leader with raw speed, and even nearly took the race lead for a brief moment. After filing back into the 2nd position following a few mistakes, Davalos regained his composure and had some luck on his side for sure. As mid way through the race the leader washed out his front wheel, and right there to capitalize was the #577 machine. Riding much more solidly as of late, Davalos rode on to a brilliant Heat race win.

When the gate dropped in the main event, this time Davalos was forced to sneak around the inside of the first turn in order to come out near the front of the field. Holding down 7th on lap one, Davalos wasted no time in getting out front and inside the top five. Racing with the lead group, Martin was once again establishing himself as a contender by holding his own and challenging for the 4th place position. Lap eight saw a minor setback after he missed his timing in a rhythm section, causing a slip of one spot to 6th. Not backing down one bit; he began to put his fitness to use and with only a handful of laps remaining until the checkers Davalos continued with lots of effort. Just for that he was graced with another touch of luck, when the third place rider took a soil sample on the final lap handing Davalos a stellar finish of 5th.

Star Racing thanks the following companies for their commitment.
DNA Shred Stix, Division 7, Yamaha Motor Corp, FLY Racing, DNA Energy, NCY, Bell Helmets, Easton ExP, FMF, Sunstar, Factory Effex, Dunlop, Enzo, DC Shoes, RK Chains, Yamalube, GYTR, Ride Engineering, Mechanix Wear, Twin Air, Lightspeed, ARC, Braking, Vortex Ignitions, CP pistons, Web Cams, ICW, JD Built, Renegade Fuels, Crank Works, Eibach, EVOMX fuel foam, Met Tec, Champion Tools.Was this post helpful? Add yours to our service or subscribe to our feed above.