Villopoto Secures Fourth Consecutive Supercross Championship

Ryan Villopoto capped off his outstanding season with a victory at the final Supercross round in Las Vegas Saturday after securing the 2014 championship in MetLife Stadium the week before. The championship tied Villopoto with Jeremy McGrath as the only Supercross riders in history to win four consecutive titles.

After having the weight off his shoulders and the title secured, Villopoto looked solid all day in qualifying at Las Vegas. After a last lap pass to win his heat, Villopoto lead all 20 laps to secure the victory in the main event. Riders will now start working and preparing for the 2014 Outdoor Motocross season, which will kick off at Glen Helen May 24.

Villopoto’s success provides ample testimony to the superior power, performance and consistency of VP’s fuels. As Villopoto puts it, “Winning championships starts at the drop of the gate, and VP Racing Fuels assures I start and finish in front of the competition.”

The boards of the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA), and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA) voted unanimously to appoint Scott Schloegel as acting president and CEO of the associations. Diana Sanchez was appointed acting chief operating officer.

Schloegel and Sanchez, whose appointments are effective immediately, will also continue to serve in their current roles as senior vice president of government relations and vice president of operations respectively. The interim leadership was selected to ensure a seamless transition as the associations’ search committee continues to conduct a comprehensive review of the position of president and CEO, and a subsequent search to replace outgoing President and CEO Erik Pritchard.