The San Francisco Supercross marked the return of the Lites West, which meant the return not only of GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL's Dan Reardon, but also Trey Canard , who was injured during round two and missed round three with a concussion. The 2008 Lites East Champ had a troubled practice session in San Francisco, but by the time the main event rolled around, he pulled it together.
Canard started in fourth, behind Ryan Dungey, Cole Seely and Jake Weimer, and when Dungey went by Seely, Canard followed. For the next few laps, he pressured Dungey, only to make a mistake and fall back a bit. Late in the race, however, Dungey went down, allowing Canard by momentarily before Canard made another minor mistake and allowed Dungey back by for second. Still, Canard finished third in his first race back, which was like a win to him considering how things had been going."
Canard started in fourth, behind Ryan Dungey, Cole Seely and Jake Weimer, and when Dungey went by Seely, Canard followed. For the next few laps, he pressured Dungey, only to make a mistake and fall back a bit. Late in the race, however, Dungey went down, allowing Canard by momentarily before Canard made another minor mistake and allowed Dungey back by for second. Still, Canard finished third in his first race back, which was like a win to him considering how things had been going."(Canard Interview following his third place finsih)
His teammate, Reardon got bumped off the start in his heat race, which forced him to come from behind on a track that didn’t provide a lot of passing opportunities. He caught up to a strong seventh in the short, six-lap hat, but that gave him a bad gate pick for the main, forcing another poor start. He started outside the top 15 in the main event, but worked his way steadily forward until he sat on the tail end of a train of riders comprising spots four through seven. He finished seventh.
In the 450cc class, Kevin Windham was feeling good all day. He was up front throughout practice, but poor starts haunted him all day. In his heat, he was able to catch up to fourth from well behind the leaders. In the main event, he started outside the top 10 and worked his way up from there on the track that was difficult to pass on, finishing sixth.
“We didn’t change much today, which always makes me a happy camper – to ride the same bike throughout the day and have something that’s working good,” Windham said. “I had good confidence. It was a fun day, just being on the board and being competitive. At the end of the night, it didn’t turn out the way we wanted, but all in all, you can look back on this weekend and think of it as a big success."
From here, the GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL team heads back to Anaheim, Calif., on February 7 for round six of the AMA Supercross Series, and round five of the Lites Western Regional Supercross Championship.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
His teammate, Reardon got bumped off the start in his heat race, which forced him to come from behind on a track that didn’t provide a lot of passing opportunities. He caught up to a strong seventh in the short, six-lap hat, but that gave him a bad gate pick for the main, forcing another poor start. He started outside the top 15 in the main event, but worked his way steadily forward until he sat on the tail end of a train of riders comprising spots four through seven. He finished seventh.In the 450cc class, Kevin Windham was feeling good all day. He was up front throughout practice, but poor starts haunted him all day. In his heat, he was able to catch up to fourth from well behind the leaders. In the main event, he started outside the top 10 and worked his way up from there on the track that was difficult to pass on, finishing sixth.
“We didn’t change much today, which always makes me a happy camper – to ride the same bike throughout the day and have something that’s working good,” Windham said. “I had good confidence. It was a fun day, just being on the board and being competitive. At the end of the night, it didn’t turn out the way we wanted, but all in all, you can look back on this weekend and think of it as a big success."
From here, the GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL team heads back to Anaheim, Calif., on February 7 for round six of the AMA Supercross Series, and round five of the Lites Western Regional Supercross Championship.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
