Team Rockstar Suzuki Otsff Press Release

Team Rockstar Suzuki OTSFF Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Vaughan, ON – August 10, 2009)

Podium for Medaglia at Sand Del Lee – Killough runner-up in Women’s Nationals It was a stellar day for Team Rockstar Suzuki OTSFF’s Tyler Medaglia at Round 7 of the CMRC Nationals which were held at Sand Del Lee in Richmond, ON. Medaglia, who lives in nearby Kemptville, snared a noteworthy second overall in the feature MX1 class on the strength of 3-2 motos. In the Women’s Nationals, whose fiveround series concluded at Sand Del Lee, Jocelyn Killough was able to secure runner-up in the championship. She recorded 3-4 motos to take fourth overall on the day, with which she scored enough points to cement the No.2 National ranking. “It was a great season for me. I had a great team behind me and a fantastic bike that helped me get the job done,” said Killough. “I had hoped to make the podium today but my main goal was to end up with enough points to finish the series in second place so I didn’t take any chances to jeopardize that.” In MX1 action, Medaglia got off on the right track logging the fastest time during practice on his RM-Z450 EFI. A top-five start in first moto saw Medaglia quickly move into second place behind Colton Facciotti. The duo laid down a fast tempo and started pulling away from the chase group which included Dusty Klatt and Mason Phillips. Around the halfway mark Medaglia went down and although he managed to remount in no time at all, Klatt was able to inherit second place. For the rest of the moto Medaglia defended third place right to the finish line. Another top start in the second moto saw Medaglia again work his way into second place early in the race. Once again he found himself dogging Facciotti while Klatt and Bobby Kiniry battled for third behind him. Towards the end of

the moto Kiniry, who had settled into third, made some attempts to displace Medaglia from second but his efforts proved in vain. “Today was a step in the right direction for me. I’ve been working really hard during the past three weeks or so now that my wrist is pretty well healed,” said Medaglia. “My confidence is back and I felt good all day. And I knew I had the speed. My bike ran awesome the whole weekend.” Kyle Keast, meanwhile, recorded eight overall on the strength of 9-8 motos. Keast, who missed several rounds due to a scaphoid injury, crashed on the first lap which put him towards a back-of-the-pack remount. Undaunted, he soldiered on picking off rider after rider to claim ninth place at the checkered. Keast quickly parlayed a top-10 start in the second moto into sixth place, but problems with his wrist started handicapping him around the halfway point. He soldiered on, however, and managed to give up only two positions in the remainder of the moto. “All in all I was happy with the way I rode today considering I was off my bike for a few weeks and my wrist really bothering me in the second moto,” said Keast. “Finishing top 10 was all I could hope for and I at least managed to do that.” In the first MX2 moto, Balázs Déczi got off to a mid-pack start which he turned around into a 10th place finish. In the second moto he was hampered by a bent rear disc early in the moto which left him with no breaking power on the rear wheel. He managed to ride out the moto, however, taking 16th at the checkered taking 12th overall on the day. Rockstar Suzuki OTSFF would like to congratulate Jocelyn Killough on her runner-up finish in the Women’s Nationals series and Tyler Medaglia for his second overall on the day. We also want to thank all our sponsors for their valued support: Braking, Capital Records Coast to Coast, DC, Dickies Canada, DeVol Engineering, Dragon Optics, Gaerne, Gregoire Sport, Hart and Huntington, Hindle, Kicker, LB Graphx, Lucas Oil, Mechanix Wear, Motokuhl.com, OGIO, Permatex Canada, Pirelli, RG3 Suspension Canada, Rekluse Clutches, River City Cycle, Rockstar Energy, Rockwell, SBS, Steady Mate, Steen Hansens, Tag Metals, Troy Lee Designs, Two Wheel Motorsports, Virgin, VP Racing Fuels, West 49 and Wiseco. Check us out at www.otsffmotorsports.com.