Dodge, Sycuan Casino, Hart and Huntington, Bel-Ray Racing Supercross Team Anaheim 1 Race Report

After numerous hours of preparation,
the Dodge Motorsports/Hart & Huntington/Sycuan Casino/Bel-Ray
Racing made its 2012 debut with double the team, double the pit space
and loads of excitement!

“There was a lot of excitement in our
camp this weekend with our expansion to 4 riders! The guys had a lot
of ups and downs over the course of the night, but everyone came away
in one piece. We are looking forward to building on each week and
gaining momentum through the season. We had a lot of great race
coverage thanks to SPEED Channel’s live broadcast.” – Carey
Hart, Team Owner

It was a busy night of racing for the
entire team. Josh Hansen and Ivan Tedesco qualified for the Main
event, finishing 10^th and 13^th respectively.
Making his long awaited comeback to SX, Josh Hill fell hard in
Qualifying after colliding with another rider. Hill lined up for the
Last Chance Qualifier, but was in too much pain to continue; Hill was
forced to retire for the evening and hopes to be ready to race
Saturday night in Phoenix. Kyle Partridge, also riding in the LCQ,
had a terrific start and took the lead for a few laps before falling
in a corner, preventing him from qualifying for the Main event.

Quotes from the Team:

Ivan Tedesco,
#9: “A solid effort by the Dodge, Sycuan Casino, Hart and
Huntington, Bel-Ray Racing Kawasaki team.   The weekend
went decent.  I wasn’t a fan of the track the whole day. 
I got a good start in both the Heat and the Main event and that made
life way easier. In the Main I had a good race going.  I was
running up front after a second-place start.  We ran up front
for a while.  I held fifth for a long time and had a big crash
on lap 17 and that was it.  I ended up 13th.  I showed
myself that I can run up front and looking forward to next weekend.”

Josh Hansen, #100: “We came
out with a top 10.  We started out the race dead last; there
wasn’t one dude behind me.  It could of helped to start up
front, but I’m lucky to have a great crew working for me.  I
got my Dodge/Sycuan Casino/Hart and Huntington/Bel-Ray Racing
Kawasaki working well.  We made some adjustments after practice
and that helped.  To run top 10 to start off the season is
cool.  It’s a solid start to the season. I’m pumped and
ready to go to Phoenix next weekend.”

Josh Hill, #75: “It was good
to be back racing and it was great to be there to practice and to
have that feeling of racing again. Unfortunately our night went sour
100 yards off the start in a first turn crash. I’m looking forward
to getting back into the speed of things and to consistently get
better each weekend.”

Kyle Partridge, #83: “After a
solid 2^nd place start in the LCQ, I was close to claiming
the final transfer spot into the main but a tangle coming out of a
corner with a tough-block eliminated me from that final transfer spot
into the Main. I’m looking forward to a better showing next race.”

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