Unadilla Race Report...Rockstar Suzuki

Courtesy of Rockstar Suzuki
New Berlin, NY – The Rockstar Energy Unadilla National drew fans from all over to watch racers Tommy Hahn, Hunter Hewitt, and newcomer to the Rockstar Energy Suzuki fold Austin Howell battle it out with the other competitors at the historic Unadilla track. The tack conditions were nearly perfect, and the race offered fans plenty of excitement as the racers worked their way around the difficult and technical course.

Tommy Hahn earned a hard-fought top-ten finish in the 450 class after going 10-11 in his motos. Hahn rode hard, but was visibly running out of steam by the end of each moto due to difficulties with his flight into the area that left him exhausted when it came time to race. "I didn't get to the hotel until about one in the morning, so I didn't have much energy all day," said Hahn. "We'll have to come back at Southwick and show everyone what I've got." Tommy named Southwick one of his favorite tracks on the circuit, so watch for him to put down some very fast laps aboard his Suzuki RM-Z450.

Making his professional debut in the 450 class was Austin Howell, who was racing at the Loretta Lynn's Amateur Nationals just a week before the Unadilla National. The young California native put in a hard charge, and turned in impressive 18-15 scores to take 18th overall in his first race as a pro.

Hunter Hewitt struggled in the hotly contested 250 class, finishing 37th in moto 1 and 22nd in moto 2. Like Hahn, Hunter is hoping to improve on his results at the upcoming race in Southwick.

Moto-X 338 in Southwick, MA, is the next destination on the 2010 AMA Pro Motocross Championship calendar, and the Rockstar Energy Suzuki riders are all looking forward racing at the notoriously difficult and physically demanding track. The race will take place on Saturday, August 28th. The Suzuki RM-Z machines and the Rockstar Energy Suzuki riders are set to battle!

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Millville Race Report...Rockstar Energy Suzuki

Courtesy of Rockstar Energy Suzuki
Millville, Minnesota – The Rockstar Energy Suzuki team had a promising day of racing on Saturday at Spring Creek in Millville, Minnesota. With most of the team’s roster out with injuries, three racers took to the track at Round 7 of the AMA Pro Motocross series. Tommy Hahn, the team’s star 450-class racer, came back from a foot injury sustained at Round 5 and was ready to show that he’s one of the racers to watch in the premier class.

Hahn put together a great race in moto 1. Battling his injury, the excessive heat and humidity, and the other racers, Hahn got a mid-pack start and powered through the field to a sixth-place finish. Picking riders off right and left, Hahn was impressive on the track. "My bike setup was so good today. The bike is just awesome," Hahn said after the race. "I started the first moto mid-pack and worked up to sixth. I was happy with that."

Knowing he has the power and the speed to be a front-runner in the class, Hahn set his sights on the second moto. As the gate dropped for the second time in the 450 class, Hahn worked his way toward the front of the pack again by picking off riders and selecting the best lines on the track. He was in third and looking like he was going to move into second place when a punctured tire hampered his efforts. On the next lap, Tommy was forced into the mechanic’s area to replace the tire. By the time he got back into the race, he was no longer in the top 20. Although the end of the moto was disappointing, Hahn walked away knowing he has the skill and talent to run up front of the highly competitive class.

"In the second moto, I just put my head down and focused. I was trying to be smooth and fast, and it worked," Hahn said. "I was making good progress until I got a flat front. I had the podium wrapped up, but there’s nothing I can do about it now. I just have to focus on next week. I have the speed to be up there, and the work I’m doing at home is good, and I hope everyone sees that through the bad luck I’ve been having lately."

Jarred Browne, who’s filling in for the injured Jake Moss, took the team’s other RM-Z450 onto the track at Spring Creek. While his first moto was over before it began as he was held at the line until he was able to install the mandatory "Eject" safety device in his helmet, he concentrated on making up for it in the second race. He managed to stay on the right side of mid-pack for the entire moto and finished 16th, putting him in 20th overall for the day. In the 250 class, Chris Johnson filled in for the team. He finished inside the top 20 in the first moto but succumbed to bad luck in moto 2 where he finished 36th.

Look for Rockstar Energy Suzuki’s Tommy Hahn to be at the front of the pack in Washougal and battling for a podium finish. Round 8 of the series takes place on Saturday, July 24th. Was this post helpful? Add yours to our service or subscribe to our feed above.

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DUNGEY TAKES AMA MX CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD

Courtesy of Suzuki Racing
Team Suzuki Press Office - June 14.
Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey has taken the lead in the AMA Motocross Championship after winning both motos at the weekend's third round at High Point Raceway.

The RM-Z450-mounted World Supercross Champion said: "We had back-to-back good weekends and put ourselves in a pretty good spot, but it's still really early in a long championship."

In the first moto, Dungey set a pattern for the day: taking over the lead mid-way into the race and being consistently-smooth on the rough and rutted track. As the first moto started, Dungey worked his way closer to the front, lap by lap. Just when it looked like the leader may have checked out, he rocketed past and took over the lead. Dungey broke free from the pack towards the end of the race, thanks to the seemingly-endless power of the RM-Z450.

"The track conditions at High Point changed throughout the day, especially in that first moto where it was dry and then wet in the second half," Dungey said. "These types of conditions challenge bike set-up and the team really hit the mark with engine, suspension, and tyres."

In the second moto, he kept to the pattern he set: Starting out in fifth place, Dungey picked good lines and passed riders for the first half of the race and moved himself into second and by mid-distance took the lead.

Dungey came into High Point second overall in the series, 11 points behind the leader. With his 1-1 finishes in Pennsylvania, and his 1-1 finishes last weekend in Texas, he now has a 25-point lead.

Dungey's team-mate Matt Moss was hoping High Point would be the turnaround he needs in the still-young Motocross season: The track was well-suited to Moss' riding style, and with two races and many weeks of training on the RM-Z450, he felt comfortable as he lined up at the gate.

In the first moto, Moss scored his season-best finish of 17th. At the start of the second moto, Moss and his RM-Z ran as high as second at the beginning, and although Moss fell back a bit in subsequent laps, he maintained his place in the top 10 for much of the race. The choppy track eventually took its toll on Moss and he crashed towards the end of the moto. With past injuries haunting the Australian since the start of the Motocross season, he was unable to rejoin the fray and was forced to settle for 31st and a top-20 position.

Said Moss: "The weekend for me was a lot better than last week, so I was happy about that. I wasn't much off the pace and the bike got me off to some great starts and was handling great. I just need to keep the rubber end down and I'll be up there next weekend!"

Results:

1. Ryan Dungey (Rockstar Makita Suzuki) - (1-1) 2. Andrew Short (Honda) - (3-2)
3. Brett Metcalfe (Honda) - (6-3)
4. Ben Townley (Honda) - (4-6)
5. Mike Alessi (KTM) - (7-5)
6. Matt Goerke (Yamaha) - (5-7)
7. Tommy Hahn (Suzuki) - (11-4)
8. Josh Grant (Yamaha) - (2-24)
9. Ryan Sipes (Yamaha) - (10-11)
10. Kyle Cunningham (Yamaha) - (9-12)


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Rockstar/Canide Pet Foods Las Vegas Race Report

Courtesy of Rockstar Canide Racing
Las Vegas, NV – May 11th, 2010 – The 2010 AMA/FIM Supercross series came to a close Saturday night with a spectacular display of racing action at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium. The Rockstar Energy Suzuki team came through with a solid finish to a rollercoaster season, with Tommy Hahn cementing his status as the top pro privateer in the 450 class. "Taking the top privateer award was the high point of the weekend for me," said Hahn. "It’s back to the drawing board now, and hopefully I can do even better next season!"

Lites class teammates Ryan Morais and Hunter Hewitt competed in the annual East/West Shootout, the final Lites race of the year that pits the Eastern and Western division Lites riders against one another, and they put in some of their best rides all year. Ryan Morais suffered some minor injuries to his shoulder and hip in a crash during practice, but he continued to race hard and placed 3rd in his heat, and 9th in the main despite his injuries.

Meanwhile, Hunter Hewitt got off to a great start in both his heat race and the main event aboard his Suzuki RM-Z250. "My starts were dialed-in all weekend," said Hewitt. "I spent a lot of hours working on them at the practice track, and getting the holeshot was all I was thinking about." Hunter went on to take sixth in his heat race, and took twelfth in the main. "I have to thank the Rockstar Energy Suzuki team for everything they’ve done this year. Suzukis are just the best motorcycles out there!"

Now that the Supercross season is over, the focus shifts to the outdoors, slated to kick off at Hangtown in Sacramento, CA, on May 22nd. The team has been doing a lot of testing, and the riders have been putting in plenty of time at the practice track in order to prepare for the upcoming Motocross season. For the 2010 season, Tommy Hahn will be joined by teammate Jake Moss in the 450 class, while Ryan Morais, Blake Baggett, and Hunter Hewitt will all be competing in the Lites class aboard the RM-Z250. "We’ve done a lot of testing already, and we still have a lot more to do between now and the start of the season," said Team Manager Bill Keefe. "We’re really looking forward to racing the Outdoors this year."

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Honda Sweeps Salt Lake City SX

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Torrance CA: The Honda Red Riders took on round 16 of the 2010 Supercross series in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday, May 1, and Honda Red Bull Racing’s Davi Millsaps and Andrew Short joined forces with GEICO Powersports Honda’s Kevin Windham to sweep the Supercross podium. Facing grueling, sloppy racing conditions and battling the weather—including everything from rain to hail and even snow in the open stadium—the Honda trio captured the top three spots aboard their Honda CRF450Rs, with Windham claiming his second consecutive Supercross victory.
After winning their heat races, Millsaps and Windham were again fastest out of the start gate in the final and the pair diced for the lead early on. Pulling off a rock-solid block pass on Millsaps to move into the number one spot, Windham set about showcasing his skills in the mud, taking control out front. Just as he did last weekend, the 32-year-old Honda veteran led every lap in the main to claim back-to-back Supercross wins. So dominating was Windham’s victory that he lapped all but three riders in the process. Millsaps settled into the number-two spot for the remainder of the race and finished runner-up. Short put in a solid come-from-behind performance after rounding the opening lap in seventh to pull off his second consecutive third-place finish and complete Honda’s podium sweep.
"To see Honda up here in the top spot again is just great," said Windham. "The GEICO Powersports Honda team did an amazing job and it’s another great night for the team. The track was so rutted and slick, and the conditions were gnarly tonight. We were prepared for a mud race and knew it was going to be tough, but it became especially tough once it started to snow while we lined up on the start line. I’m very grateful to be in the number one spot for the second week in a row."


The final round of the Supercross Lites West competition saw GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard overcome a mid-pack start as he fought his way forward to finish in second place. Troy Lee Designs Honda’s Wil Hahn put in a gutsy performance to finish in third despite separating his shoulder earlier in the week. Hahn’s teammate Cole Seely struggled in the muddy, dismal conditions to finish in 11th place while GEICO Powersports Honda’s Blake Wharton was 12th. Hahn’s courageous effort resulted in his holding off Canard for the number-two spot in the Lites West championship standings, as Canard finished third overall in points.
"It’s been a tough Lites season for me, full of highs and lows," said Canard. "Last weekend’s 11th-place finish really hurt my position in the series points standings but I have to give it up to Wil (Hahn); he hung in there right until the end. The team did an amazing job, giving me a perfect race bike each and every week, and I can’t thank everyone enough for their support this year."

AMA Supercross Championship Main Results
1. Kevin Windham (Hon)
2. Davi Millsaps (Hon)
3. Andrew Short (Hon)
4. Ryan Dungey
5. Kyle Chisholm
6. Michael Byrne
7. Justin Brayton
8. Tommy Hahn
9. Nick Wey
10. Chris Blose (Hon)

Supercross Championship Points Standings (Round 16 of 17):
1. Ryan Dungey 338
2. Kevin Windham 273
3. Ryan Villopoto 266
4. Davi Millsaps 253
5. Josh Hill 229
6. Justin Brayton 225
7. Nick Wey 186
8. Ivan Tedesco 183
9. Tommy Hahn 174
10. Kyle Chisholm 163
AMA Supercross Lites West Results
1. Josh Hansen
2. Trey Canard (Hon)
3. Wil Hahn (Hon)
4. Ryan Morais
5. Jake Weimer
6. Broc Tickle
7. Phil Nicoletti
8. Hunter Hewitt
9. Travis Baker
10. Jeff Alessi
Supercross Lites West Final Point Standings:
1. Jake Weimer 171
2. Wil Hahn 156
3. Trey Canard 153
4. Broc Tickle 140
5. Blake Wharton 116
6. Josh Hansen 100
7. Cole Seely 100
8. Phil Nicoletti 83
9. Max Anstie 82
10. Ryan Morais 76
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