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DODGE/HART & HUNTINGTON NEWS
·   Dodge and Hart & Huntington
will field one Dodge/Sycaun Casino/Hart & Huntington/Bell-Ray Racing
Kawasaki 450 in Saturday night’s event in Daytona.  Josh Hansen is the
lone rider.  Teammates Kyle Partridge, Josh Hill and Ivan Tedesco are
all sidelined due to injuries.

FAST FACTS
·   Kyle Partridge
suffered two fractured vertebrae and a compound fracture to his right
foot last weekend at the AMA Monster Energy Series race in St. Louis.
 Partridge underwent surgery on Monday to fuse the C3 and C4 vertebra.
·
  Josh Hansen has ridden to all nine Main Event appearances. He has six
top-10 finishes and is currently 11th in the season standings, 118
points behind the leader.
·   Hansen’s is seeking his first SX
450-class win.  He has recorded seven 250-class and one 125-class win
since turning pro in 2004.
·   SPEED will televise the Supercross event LIVE from Daytona Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (EST).

Josh Hansen                                                                           
No.100 Dodge/Sycuan Casino/Hart and Huntington/Bel-Ray Racing
Birthdate: 02/16/1984                                 
Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif.               Mechanic: Kenny Germaine

Highlights                
·   Has made all nine Main Events this season
·   Season averages:  Avg. Start:  11.3    Avg. Finish:  11.4
·   Season-best finish of fifth at San Diego and Arlington
·   First year racing with Dodge/Hart & Huntington Racing
·   Gold medal winner in Supercross (2008/09) in the ESPN X Games

THE QUOTES:  Kenny Watson – Team Manager
“Kyle’s
(Partridge) injury is just one of those freaks incidents in dirt bike
racing that you can’t explain.  He has two broken vertebra and a
compound fracture in his right foot.  He’s in good spirits.  He’ll have
surgery to fuse the C-3 and C-4 (vertebra) to help stabilize the
fractures.  The doctors are expecting a full recovery.   Kyle is in good
spirits and vows for a full recovery and plans to get back on the bike
when he’s healthy.”

JOSH HANSEN (No. 100 Dodge/Sycuan Casino/Hart and Huntington/Bel-Ray Racing Kawasaki)  
WHAT
ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON RACING AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY THIS
WEEKEND?  “I’m stoked.  Daytona is the gnarliest race of the year by
far.  They make crazy, backyard kind of stuff that wouldn’t normally be
on a Supercross track.  It’s straight-up awesome.  It’s tough.  Your
bike is setup for Supercross and then they throw some outdoor rough
sections in as well.  It’s a long race.  It beats the crap out of you.
 It’s Daytona.  It’s gnarly.  You know what to expect when you get
there.”

YOU WON THE AMA 125cc EAST REGION SUPERCROSS RACE IN 2005
AT DAYTONA.  WHAT CAN YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THAT WIN?  “Just to be calm
and confident on the bike.  I have to get into a good rhythm and just
ride with confidence.  It’s going to be awesome.  I love Daytona.”

YOU’VE
LOST THREE TEAMMATES TO INJURIES THIS YEAR.  DOES THAT START TO CREEP
INTO YOUR MIND WHEN YOU’RE ON THE BIKE?  “The injuries are nuts.  To be
down to one rider this week is crazy.  It puts more pressure on me to
perform.  I’m just going to keep charging on and try to say healthy
through Daytona.”

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE STYLE OF TRACKS THE SX
SERIES IS RACING ON AND HOW COMPETITIVE IT’S MAKING THE RACING? “I wish
the tracks were more technical.  There seems to be more obstacles on the
tracks, but there really isn’t anything to separate the riders.  It’s
such close and fast racing.  The tracks aren’t technical enough to where
it slows riders down.  There’s only seems to be one rhythm to the
tracks and if you’re not in that main rhythm you’re not in the race.
 Like 10 years ago, they’d make the tracks so gnarly that there would
only be three good riders that could handle the technical stuff and the
other guys would be stacking it up.  Now, the tracks are a little easier
and you have 12 guys battling for position all the time.”