The Sport Syndicates’s Jake Weimer had the ride of his life in Phoenix, winning his heat race and scoring his first ever supercross class podium. In his heat race, he got a great jump off the start and quickly moved into the lead. He held onto the lead until the checkered flag to earn his first-ever supercross class heat win. In the main event he got a great start and quickly moved into second. He laid down 20 smooth and fast laps. His impressive performance also netted the first supercross main event podium of his career. “Tonight felt awesome,” said Weimer. “It’s been a long time since I stood on the podium. I have been working so hard to get up there, it feels so good to have it finally pay off." The Sport Syndicates’s Ryan Villopoto got a mid-pack start in the main event and was setting up a pass when another rider went down right in front of him, causing him to crash. When he picked up his bike he was sitting in 18th place, with 19 laps to go. He charged through the field on a mission. On the final lap, Villopoto did the seemingly impossible, and made the push past third in the final few turns of the race to secure a spot on the podium. “It was a tough night,” said Villopoto. “I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Milsaps went down in the sand right in front of me and I got tangled up with him. I’m looking forward to getting back to Dodger Stadium where I won last year.” On January 21st the SX series heads to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, for Round 3.
