Yoshimura Suzuki’s Brett Metcalfe put down a solid performance at the Dallas AMA Supercross round, after having a scary first-lap moment which resulted in Metcalfe riding the whole 450 main event in second gear.

Metcalfe came off the line and went sideways, winding up at near-the-back of the pack.

He tried to pick his way through the tight and twisty field, launched over the triple-jump only to narrowly-miss landing on another rider.

Although contact was made, both riders resumed racing, but for Metcalfe, the contact resulted in a bent shift lever that was stuck in second gear.

“That first lap was just really, really crazy,” said Metcalfe.

“The track’s tight and there were bikes jamming-up everywhere. I hit the triple and I nearly landed on somebody and it really scared me.”

“Then, I realised that my shifter had ‘gotten bent so I was stuck in second gear. Luckily, this was the kind of track where you could get away with using one gear for the whole lap, so it wasn’t so bad for me.”

“After that, I backed it down because I just wanted to finish the race. That was really it for me for the night. I’m just happy I got through it.”

Metcalfe will be looking to put in a solid week of practice and come out swinging for round eight in Atlanta, GA.