San Bernardino, CA - Muscle Milk/MDK/KTM Factory rider Tommy
Searle earned a top five finish in his debut in the Lucas Oil Motocross
Championship Series.

Searle had a great start when the gate dropped for the first moto
coming around the first turn in 2nd place. He was still inside the top
three as the first lap was coming to an end, but unfortunately, that
race would be red-flagged and the riders were sent back to the starting
gate to begin the race again.

The second attempt was just as successful for Searle. He came around
the first turn in 3rd and remained up front. His teammate Wil Hahn also
had a great start rounding the first turn in 5th and the third member
of the team, Martin Davalos, started mid-pack around 15th place. The
Muscle Milk/MDK/KTM riders continued to turn in impressive lap times.
Searle spent the majority of the race in 5th position but moved up to
4th right before the checkers. Hahn maintained a steady pace and
finished 11th overall while Davalos dropped back due to a leg injury
that became inflamed during the race and finished mid-pack. A newcomer
to the Motocross Lites class, J-Law Racing's Max Anstie, started around
20th and worked his KTM up to 13th before a crash sent him over the
bars and ended his race day. Anstie was taken to the hospital for
further evaluation and is hoping to return for the Hangtown National.

In the second moto Davalos got the holeshot on his KTM 250SX-F
machine followed closely by Searle. The Muscle Milk/MDK/KTM teammates
led the first couple of turns together until Justin Barcia was able to
get around. Davalos again faded back due to a lingering injury and
eventually had to pull off while Searle was able to maintain pace and
stay close to the #151 bike of Barcia. Hahn got pinched off on the
start and came around the first lap in dead last. Hahn pushed through
the pack and by lap six had moved up ten positions and was sitting in
25th position. Searle held 2nd until lap four and then remained in 3rd
position until the half way mark. A mistake on lap nine allowed another
rider to pass moving Searle back to 4th. Searle then began a five lap
battle with Austin Stroupe for 4th position. On the final lap after
swapping positions twice, Searle won the battle taking 4th place by
half a wheel length.

The Motocross class marked the debut of Jagermeister/MDK/KTM Justin
Brayton's first full-time 450 season and the return to motocross racing
for the 2001 125cc Motocross National Champion and Shock Doctor/KTM
rider Mike Brown. The Jagermeister/MDK/KTM ride of Josh Summey also
returned to racing since his hand injury which left him sidelined for
half of the Supercross season.

The gate dropped for the first moto and the crowd cheered loud for
the #3 bike of Brown who rounded the first turn in 3rd position. Brown
showed the crowd why he is a past champion as he continued to battle
within the top five for the first few laps of the race. Brayton wasn't
as fortunate as Brown on the start and came around the first turn in
20th. Summey was a little farther back in 25th. Near the end of the
moto Brayton had moved up to 13th position and was closing in on the
12th place rider when he suffered a crash on a downhill in the back of
the track. He was able to remount but had lost valuable positions and
finished 21st. Brown rode a solid moto and finished 8th.

In the second moto, Brown was up front again in 7th position while
Brayton was a few spots back in 14th. Summey started near the bottom
twenty and began to move his way up. Brayton quickly caught up to Brown
and the two KTM riders began to close in on the front of the pack. At
one point Brayton passed Brown for 8th position and pulled a few bike
lengths ahead. Near the end of the moto Brown passed Brayton back and
took over the position. With two laps to go Andrew Short, running in
6th, made a mistake that allowed Brown and Brayton to pass. Brown held
his pace and finished an impressive 7th overall while Brayton finished
a solid 9th place. Summey encountered a bike problem and was forced to
pull off the track on the fifth lap.

"I had a lot of fun out there. It has been a while since I raced a
motocross race in the US," commented Brown. "I feel that I did pretty
well today although I would have liked a top five finish. I hope to be
at a few more motocross events if they don't conflict with my current
race schedule."

Next Event: Hangtown Motocross - May 30, 2009

Overall Results Motocross Lites:

1) Ryan Dungey (2-1)

2) Christophe Pourcel (1-7)

3) Tyla Rattray (5-2)

4) Tommy Searle (4-4)

5) Trey Canard (3-8)

6) Justin Barcia (9-3)

7) Brett Metcalfe (7-6)

8) Jake Weimer (6-9)

9) Austin Stroupe (13-5)

10) Blake Wharton (8-10)

Overall Results Motocross:

1) Ryan Villopoto (1-1)

2) Mike Alessi (3-2)

3) Josh Grant (2-4)

4) Chad Reed (4-3)

5) Davi Millsaps (6-5)

6) Thomas Hahn (7-6)

7) Mike Brown (8-7)

8) Cody Cooper (11-12)

9) Weston Peick (13-11)

10) Andrew Short (5-21)