MMI Returns as Official Technical Institute of Monster Energy Supercross

With the Monster Energy AMA Supercross now underway, Feld Motor Sports recently announced that Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (MMI) has returned to serve as the official technical institute of Monster Energy Supercross for the next two years.

As part of MMI’s involvement, they will once again reward the top-performing mechanic at the conclusion of each supercross race with the MMI Top Tech award of $500. Top Tech award recipients, who against all odds, helped their rider qualify for the main event will be showcased at the closing of the night’s racing action. At the conclusion of the 17-race season, the championship’s top technician will be awarded the prestigious MMI Champion’s Mechanic award.

“We are excited to have MMI back on board to commemorate the performance of Monster Energy Supercross’ top technicians through the MMI Top Tech award,” said Dave Prater, director of supercross. “Monster Energy Supercross is the ideal platform for MMI to showcase the exciting programs offered through their institution, so we are pleased to help connect aspiring mechanics to their goals of working in the realm of motor sports.”

Throughout the 2012 Monster Energy Supercross season, MMI will also be offering fans the opportunity to win a Suzuki GSX-R600 street bike. For additional information on how to register, visit the MMI kiosks throughout the concourse and pits at Monster Energy Supercross races.

The alliance between Monster Energy Supercross and MMI has launched the careers of several aspiring supercross/motocross mechanics. Of the top teams in supercross, nearly 25% of their mechanics are MMI graduates.

For more information on the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, visit www.supercrossonline.com.

Having come tantalizingly close on a number of occasions this year, Team Honda HRC finally completed an AMA Supercross win sweep at Round 10 in Detroit, with Chase Sexton topping the premier division and Hunter Lawrence ruling the 250SX East Region category.

To earn his premier-class main-event win, Sexton had to pass some of the class’s top riders. Following an eighth-place start, he quickly moved up a spot, then passed Ken Roczen for sixth on Lap 2. He displaced Adam Cianciarulo for fifth two laps later, moved around Eli Tomac on Lap 8 and got Cooper Webb for third on Lap 10. One lap later, he came out on top of a scrap with Justin Barcia to assume second place, and he set out after Aaron Plessinger, who had a lead of over eight seconds. Sexton shrunk the gap to as low as 3.5 seconds before Plessinger crashed two laps from the end, helping the CRF450R to take the win.