Red Rockets soared high at MXoN

With
roars of U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A rolling across Thunder Valley, GEICO
Powersports Honda rider Trey Canard and Team USA stablemates Ryan
Dungey and Red Bull Honda rider Andrew Short ascended the top step of
the podium at the 64th FIM Motocross des Nations as 2010 champions.

After
qualifying No. 1 in the MX2 class, reserved for 250cc riders, Canard
delivered two solid finishes Sunday to help Team USA win its sixth
straight overall championship at "the Olympics of Motocross." Racing
alongside 450cc-powered bikes in both motos in the event's unique
format, Canard overcame an early spill to finish 12th in Moto 1. He
then returned for a 7th place result in Moto 2.

"This is a very difficult race but one
I've always wanted to do," Canard said. "It definitely lived up to all my expectations.

"I
got caught up early in the first moto when a rider in front of me went
down. It put me way back in the pack and I had to work really hard to
get back in the front group. Then there wasn't enough time between
motos to fully recover and I got a little tired in Moto 2. I'm a little
bummed about that but overall it was great to compete in this event and
help bring it home for the USA."

Representing Team Australia,
fellow GEICO Powersports Honda rider Brett Metcalfe logged an
impressive third-place finish in Moto 1, before taking the fifth spot
in Moto 3. Metcalfe was far and away the star of Team Australia, which
ended a respectable 6th overall among the 30 nations competing at this
year's race.

"I'm pretty pleased with my effort," said Metcalfe,
who was participating in his fourth MX des Nations. "It was really hot
out there and the altitude hurts the performance of the bikes a bit and
kind of throws you off but I'm happy with the finish we had as a team.
If you're not in first place at the end of the day you always feel as
though you could have done better but we raced as hard as we could and
had a great time.

"This
event is unlike any other and it's so cool to have all the fans from
the various countries out there supporting their riders. I was honoured
to represent Australia again and it was also pretty special to race in
the USA this year because this is where I live now and this is where
Sheena (wife) is from so we had our own cheering section."

Dungey
won the first and third motos to lead all riders. Short was taken out
while leading Moto 2 but recovered enough for a 13th-place finish. He
then came in 2nd in the final moto to clinch the title for the USA.

Troy
Lee Designs Honda rider, Ben Townley, also put on an impressive show to
help Team New Zealand to 9th position in the overall classification.
His battle with Suzuki’s Ken Roczen in the second moto was one of the
highlights, the Honda rider eventually getting the better of the young
German. An incident whilst running 2nd in the final moto saw Townley
pick up a knee injury that dropped him down the field and cost him Open
class honours.

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Honda’s Brad Anderson made an important contribution to Team Great
Britain, earning the team 4th place in the overall classification. The
British Champion went 8-11 in his two contested motos, which helped
bring Team Great Britain into contention for a podium position. However
it was not to be, narrowly missing out to Team Germany by the smallest
of margins.

"I would do this again in a heartbeat," des Nations
rookie Canard said. "I think it would be a lot better to do it on a 450
so hopefully I'll get that chance some day. For now, we're going to
savor this win for Team USA and have some fun with these crazy fans."

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