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RYAN DUNGEY CROWNED 2015<br />
SUPERCROSS WORLD CHAMPION<br />
At the Houston Supercross a few All Dungey needed on the<br />
weeks ago, Ryan Dungey won night was a third place finish<br />
his second 450 AMA Supercross - that would guarantee him an<br />
Championship. This continues a insurmountable points lead over<br />
curious streak of riders named second place rider Eli Tomac, even<br />
“Ryan” winning the title, six if Tomac won. In typical chaotic<br />
straight years now. It was not Supercross fashion, Dungey, who<br />
much of a surprise that Dungey has been on fire with his top five<br />
won the title — he has been farand-away<br />
the most dominant and about tenth, his worst start of the<br />
starts, rounded the first turn in<br />
consistent racer of the season, now season. But Dungey’s maturity<br />
with 13-straight podium finishes. as a racer is what makes him so<br />
With three races to spare in the deadly in long championship races,<br />
Supercross series, now RD can and he did not panic; luckily, his<br />
focus on having fun, and getting main rival in the championship,<br />
ready for the upcoming outdoor and the rider that absolutely<br />
motocross Nationals. The Red Bull needed to win, Tomac, was behind<br />
KTM team even put the cherry him. Dungey and Tomac started<br />
on top of the evening when it was picking off riders, one by one, and<br />
officially announced that Dungey suddenly, they were in second and<br />
signed a two-year extension to third place, respectively. That’s<br />
his contract, keeping him on the how it would finish, and Dungey<br />
orange bikes through 2017. immediately paid tribute to the<br />
26 MAY 2015<br />
1505 DT Dungey title.indd 26 2015/04/25 8:48 AM
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