Cycle News Staff | October 24, 2016
Gage McAllister Wins 2016 Supermoto Championship: Champions where crowned at the final round of the AMA Supermoto National Championship Series in Tucson, Arizona, October 24.
Gage McAllister Wins 2016 Supermoto Championship
Gage McAllister wrapped up his third title in the premier Pro Open division, and he did it early by winning the first moto on the day. And then he went out and finished things off with another victory in the final second moto, putting the icing on another successful season for the RSR KTM rider.
“It feels good,” McAllister said. “It’s been a long month or so since Denver, not being able to wrap it up there early. I’ve just been thinking a lot, but it was good. I had it mostly wrapped up, so just had to be consistent; really, I just had to finish. So being able to wrap it up with a win and then finish it off with another win was really cool. I like this track a lot and it was cool to get a nice battle in on that last race with some new guys up front. Racing my teammate Dustin (Hoffman) is always fun, so it was a cool way to end the season.”
Defending Pro Lites Champion Nicky Reimer got his first win of the season in Arizona but it wasn’t enough to keep the number-one plate, which instead went to his Lean Six Sigma Husqvarna teammate Josh Jackson. The two finished out the year tied on points, but Jackson got the nod for winning more races over the course of the season. It was Jackson’s first title.
“I feel like I have a thousand pounds off my back,” Jackson said of winning the title.
Honda rider Malcolm Barker finished second in the Amateur National class in Arizona, but it was enough to secure the 2016 class championship.
Sean Ungvarsky finished out the season with the class win in Arizona.
2016 AMA Supermoto National Championship Series
Musselman Honda Circuit
Tucson, Arizona
RESULTS: October 23, 2016
Pro Open Main One Results: 1. Gage McAllister (KTM); 2. Dustin Hoffman (KTM); 3. Shane Narbonne (HON); 4. Joshua McLean (HUS); 5. Eric Stump (KTM); 6. Tyler O’Hara (YAM); 7. Tim Velasquez (HUS); 8. Austin Pecoraro (HUS); 9. Larry Pegram (KTM); 10. Dawson Schieffer (SUZ).
Pro Open Main Two Results: 1. Gage McAllister (KTM); 2. Dustin Hoffman (KTM); 3. Shane Narbonne (HON); 4. Eric Stump (KTM); 5. Tyler O’Hara (HON); 6. Joshua McLean (HUS); 7. Trevor Chiapissi (HON); 8. Drew Dickson (KTM); 8. Cal Collins (HON); 10. Nicky Reimer (HUS).
Pro Lites Results: 1. Nicky Reimer (HUS); 2. Joshua McLean (HUS); 3. Josh McLean (HUS); 4. Cameron Welsh (YAM); 5. Dawson Schieffer (SUZ); 6. Brady Tausan (KAW); 7. Katrina Wilson (KAW); 8. James Gerolamy (YAM); 9. Mark Hopkins (YAM); 10. Steve Alkyer (HON).
National Amateur Results: 1. Sean Ungvarsky (KTM); 2. Malcolm Barker (HON); 3. Chris Smith (KTM); 4. Ryan Wetmore (HON); 5. Ryan Frum (SUZ).
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