Team Makita Suzuki Racing’s Ivan Tedesco brought home an eighth-place result in the Supercross class at Ford Field in Detroit, MI.

In the Supercross class, Tedesco started the night strong with a second-place finish in his heat race.  In the 20-lap main, he got a decent start but was unable to get around some slower riders.  Several laps in, he suffered a get-off but remounted and was able to bring home eighth place.

“From the first practice, right off the bat, I didn’t feel too good,” admitted Tedesco.  “I struggled a little bit. The second practice was a lot better, and we dialed the Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 in. I felt like I was going into the night with a good setup. I felt confident.  I got a good start in the main and got pushed around a little bit on that first lap and kind of lost a few spots.  I lost some momentum and got into a little bit of a slow pace at the beginning of the race.  I went down on lap nine or so. I hit a hay bale in the mechanic’s area and highsided.  By that time I was pretty far back and did what I could to get back.”

Team Makita Suzuki Racing will take a two-week break and then return for round 15 of the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series at Qwest Stadium in Seattle, WA, on Saturday, April 28, 2007.

Ivan Tedesco, Team Makita Suzuki Racing RM-Z450, #9
8th Place – Supercross class, Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series
5th Place – Overall Championship Points Standings

Supercross Class Top 10 Finishers:

1.       James Stewart, Kawasaki (holeshot)

2.       Chad Reed, Yamaha

3.       Tim Ferry, Kawasaki

4.       Kevin Windham, Honda

5.       Andrew Short, Honda

6.       David Vuillemin, Honda

7.       Heath Voss, Honda

8.      Ivan Tedesco, Team Makita Suzuki Racing

9.       Paul Carpenter, Kawasaki

10.    Jason Thomas, Honda