Kaven Benoît shines among Quebec riders by winning the MX2 class
Montr̩al, October 2, 2010 РIn front of a highly-charged crowd at the Olympic Stadium, veteran American Yamaha rider Nick Wey from Michigan won the 33rd running of the Supermotocross Monster Energy presented by Coors Light and Parts Canada/Thor held Saturday night in Montr̩al. Two other American riders, Teddy Maier and Troy Adams, both on Kawasakis finished second and third. But the MX2 finale really got the crowd on its feet as Quebec KTM rider Kaven Benǫt won in spectacular fashion.
The featured class of the show, the MX1 category, started the evening off with two qualifying heat races. In the first heat, American rider Nick Wey led his Kawasaki first to the finish line ahead of fellow countryman and 2009 Supermotocross winner Jason Thomas (Suzuki) and Josh Demuth on a BMW. Simon Homans of Sherbrooke, Quebec also qualified his Honda for the main event finale finishing ninth … Details & Pictures