Team Makita Suzuki Racing experienced a fuel problem in last weekend's AMA Toyota Motocross race at Thunder Valley Motocross Park in Lakewood, California.

In the Motocross class, Ivan Tedesco had difficulties in the first moto and then crashed while battling with the front-runners in the second moto.

Roger DeCoster - Team Manager :

“Both of our problems -- with Ivan in both motos -- were caused by the same situation with the fuel. At the end of the first Motocross moto with Ivan, the bike started to hesitate due to problems with fuel inconsistencies.  In the second moto with Ivan, the Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 was running well and he was fighting with the top group when he hit Mike Alessi's rear wheal and crashed.

After he crashed and the engine stopped running, the fuel temperature went up even more and that just exacerbated the problem. We've met with VP Fuels and together we are doing everything we can to address the situation.”

Team Makita Suzuki Racing will race next at Washougal Motocross Park in Washougal, WA, the weekend of July 28 - 29, 2007.

AMA Toyota Motocross Top 10 Finishers:

1. James Stewart (Kawasaki)
2. Mike Alessi (KTM)
3. Andrew Short (Honda)
4. Davi Millsaps (Honda)
5. Tim Ferry (Kawasaki)
6. David Vuillemin (Honda)
7. Josh Summey (Honda)
8. Gavin Gracyk (Honda)
9. Kevin Windham (Honda)
10. Grant Langston (Yamaha)