Press Release

Wil Hahn earns a Strong Second Place Finish in Seattle













April
26, 2010 - Corona, CA















Photo by:
Jeff Kardas
Photo by:
Jeff Kardas

AMA Supercross Lites - Seattle, WA


On what was undoubtedly one of the most brutally demanding
supercross tracks ever built, Troy Lee Designs / Lucas Oil / Honda rider
Wil Hahn gritted out
a second place finish and moved himself to second in the series
standings. His teammate, Cole Seely, toughed
out a seventh place finish despite a poor start.



Lining up for the main event it was clear that Hahn meant business. His
lap times were good and he knew he was prepared to ride at 100% for the
entire fifteen laps. The Young rider from Texas was third coming around
the first turn but ran into the back of Trey Canard when he fell in turn
two. The mishap dropped him to fifth where he would begin an impressive
charge towards the front. By the time he moved into second the leader
was already several seconds ahead and the margin was too much for Wil to
close. Although he wants a win baldly, Hahn rode well and he was proud
of that.



"Man, I really felt like tonight was my night to win," He said after the
race. Adding, "I know it's coming... I've been working way too hard not
to win one of these. I can't take anything away from (Broc) Tickle
though; he rode great tonight. He was flying out there. Next week we'll
just get back to work and see if we can get a win in Salt Lake City."



Seely was mired in the pack and lost all of his tear-offs early, forcing
him to remove his goggles. The race became about survival for him after
that point. Cole would soldier on to a seventh but he was visibly
disappointed with the way his night went.



"That definitely wasn't how I wanted the night to go," Cole explained.
"All night I just felt tight and like I was fighting the bike. When I
reached up on the second lap of the main to pull a tear off and I
grabbed all of them, I knew I was in trouble. I tried wiping them as
long as I could but I couldn't see a thing. I had to throw them and it
made it tough to get close to anyone after that. I need to have a good
race next weekend to bounce back from this."



The team will now head to Utah for the final round of the west region
series. Wil has a five point lead over Canard and he is nineteen points
down on Jake Weimer. It is a long shot to win the title but crazier
things have happened.



The Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series heads to Rice-Eccles Stadium in
Salt Lake City on Saturday,
May 1
.

The Troy Lee Designs Lucas Oil Honda race team would like to
thank all of the companies that have supported our racing efforts over
the years. They include Lucas Oil, American Honda, Red Bull,
PPG, Wings for Life, Alpinestars, Avia, Couts Heating and Cooling,
Dunlop, Epic Action Video Cam, Leatt Brace, McQueen Racing, Oakley,
Pacific Collision, Pro Circuit, Rossignol, Santa Cruz, Selle Italia,
Skullcandy, All Sport Dynamics, Cycra, Fasthouse, Flexfit, Hinson
Clutch, Hot Wheels, Kahne Racing, Light Speed, Muc-Off, N Style,
Nameplate, ODI, Primm, QTM, Renthal, RK Chain, Excel, Twin Air, Vasser
Racing and VP Racing.

Follow the Troy Lee Designs / Lucas Oil / Honda team at www.troyleedesigns.com








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