French Connection

Paris, France ~ AMSOIL was looking for a solid weekend of racing and representation at the infamous Bercy Supercross in Paris, France.  While the headlines were reading with the names of other riders, the AMSOIL/Factory Connection team had a good run on the world stage. 

Billy Laninovich, who has gained recognition as a great indoor rider, was looking for a strong ride to help jumpstart the upcoming AMA Supercross Series.  Laninovich showed improvement all weekend long.  On Friday, he finished sixth in the main and followed that with an 8th on Saturday night after taking a second in his heat race.  Everything came together on Sunday, when the Californian won his heat race and finished fourth in the main.  For the weekend, he finished fifth overall and helped the United States win the event.

Laninovich was joined by fellow Team AMSOIL rider Marco Dubé in Bercy.  Dubé had a goal to be in the top five against some of the world’s best 125 riders.  After he pulled a muscle in practice, Dubé struggled to find his grove all weekend long.

Dubé missed both finals on Friday and Saturday by one spot.  He redeemed himself on Sunday, making it into the main.  The troubles continued at the start, where he got stuck in the gate.  He was able to work his way up to 12th by the time the checkered flag dropped.

Dubé’s next race will be in Belfast, Ireland before he heads back to Canada for the Toronto Supercross.

Changing Seasons

The race seasons are slowly changing from summer and motocross, etc., to winter and snocross. That means most of the corporately sponsored teams are on standby for a few weeks.  If you are an AMSOIL Dealer and are looking to sponsor a local racer through the AMSOIL Co-op Race Program, please fill out the G-2074 and send it to me.  Teams who were sponsored last year will need to fill out the form once again.  Thank you all and good luck.

Jeremy T. Meyer
AMSOIL Racing Coordinator

More From Team AMSOIL

• Brain Burns rode his Kawasaki KX 65 to a first place finish in the 65cc 7-11 class last weekend at the Elsinore Grand Prix.  Burns also finished the MTA/CMC Trans Cal Nationals with a third overall in the 65cc 9-11 class.  Burns is sponsored by AMSOIL Dealer Jason Keranen.

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  JC Chappell has had a great year of racing dirt bikes.  Chappell grabbed a podium at Loretta Lynn’s Amateur Nationals presented by AMSOIL with a third place finish in the 125C Stock class.  He also finished fifth in the 125C Mod class at the Hurricane Mills track.  More recently, Chappell won the 125 Novice class in the Texas/Oklahoma Pro-Circuit Series.  He also won the 125 Open class and finished third in the 125 Youth 4-stroke class.  He is sponsored by AMSOIL through SponsorHouse.com.