Ryan Villopoto's Star Continues to Rise

 
 

Ryan Villopoto's unreal year just keeps getting better.

The former Poulsbo resident — he still has family here — was named the AMA Pro Speed Athlete of the year for his accomplishments this season.The 19-year-old received the award — the most prestigious in his sport — at the 33rd annual AMA Pro Racing Championship Awards Banquet held in Las Vegas. Villopoto's the youngest rider ever to win it.

In only his second full season as a pro Villopoto had one of the most successful racing campaigns in AMA racing history. In February he clinched the 2007 AMA Supercross Lites West title. He then faced the biggest test of his young career in a season-long one-on-one battle with Monster Energy Kawasaki teammate Ben Townley in AMA Toyota Motocross Lites this summer. Villopoto went on to become the first to win the Motocross Lites class back-to-back since Ricky Carmichael did it in 1998. Villopoto closed 2007 by turning in a stunning performance at the Motocross of Nations in Budds Creek, Md., winning both motos in front of 75,000 fans to help the U.S. win the Chamberlain Trophy as the world's top motocross team. This story is from kitsapsun.com for this full story please visit www.kitsapsun.com

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