From a press release issued on behalf of Dunlop by PR firm Vreeke & Associates:

Dunlop congratulates Ben Bostrom, SuperMoto X gold medal winner

Buffalo, NY-Dunlop Motorcycle Tires congratulates Ben Bostrom on his gold medal victory in the debut of SuperMoto X racing at the EXPN Summer X Games. The race took place at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California on Sunday, August 8 and Bostrom captured the win with a dramatic flair.

Bostrom, the 2003 AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) Supermoto Champion, gave fans exactly what they paid for: an edge-of-your-seat race capped off with a last-lap pass of Supermoto World Champion Eddy Seel. Significantly, Bostrom’s Dunlop-shod Honda Racing CRF450R was the first of seven consecutive Dunlop-equipped machines across the finish line; in fact, nine of the top 10 finishers took the checkered flag on Dunlop tires.

Broadcast live in its entirety on ABC’s Wide World of Sports, road-racing champ Bostrom was one of several top-name racers from many disciplines, including Supercross/motocross champions Jeremy McGrath, Jeff Ward, Doug Henry and Chad Reed, and motocross/freestyle stars Travis Pastrana, Kevin Windham, Grant Langston, Brian Deegan and Kenny Bartram. Baja desert racing champion Steve Hengeveld and Supermoto standouts Seel, Jurgen Kuenzel, Ben Carlson, Chris Fillmore and Steve Drew rounded out an impressive list of competitors.

The 35-minute Supermoto competition was conducted on a purpose-built course designed by flat-track guru Danny Walker. Approximately 30 percent of the surface was built on dirt inside the soccer stadium complex and included many Supercross-style obstacles. The remaining 70 percent of the course was built in the paved stadium parking lot and showcased numerous flat corners where the riders pitched their machines into lurid slides at nearly horizontal angles, much to the delight of the spectators on hand as well as those viewing the event at home.

EXPN Summer X Games SuperMoto X (450cc) results:

1. Ben Bostrom – Honda

2. Eddy Seel – Husqvarna

3. Jeremy McGrath – Honda

4. Steve Drew – Honda

5. Kevin Windham – Honda

6. Chad Reed – Yamaha

7. Jurgen Kuenzel – KTM

8. Mike Metzger – Honda

9. Mickey Dymond – KTM

10. Jeff Ward – Honda

Fans of Supermoto racing can enjoy the sport’s annual AMA competition starting on September 29 as the 2004 AMA Supermoto Championship airs during prime time on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. EST on OLN (Outdoor Living Network).