Southern Honda Powersports: 2013 CRF450R

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Supercross Round #7 Dallas from Southern Honda Powersports

2013 Honda CRF450R dirtbike from Southern Honda in Chattanooga TN.

Barcia ripping a burm on a 2013 CRF450R

This week we at Southern Honda were hoping for some better results our of our factory Honda CRF riders. There seemed to be a bit of a dark cloud looming over the Honda paddock during the Dallas round that just couldn't be escaped. In the 250 Supercross class, Geico Honda teammate Will Hahn put in a strong ride on his 2013 CRF250R and easily advanced to the Main in 3rd place. Then came Heat 2. Honda rider Zach Bell pulled a holeshot on the field and jumped out to a convincing lead. Things were looking great until Zach jumped a triple and lost his footing on the peg. In one of the nastiest crashes this year here went flying head over feet and face down into the dirt. It didn't help that he wasn't moving afterward. It was a scary moment for sure.

Awesome photo by Steve Cox

Believe it or not the kid walked away and rode in the LCQ he pulled out a second place and advances to the main! Someone should call him Iron Man.

Here is a play by play of the main:

15 Lap 250 East Main Event – 9:34pm. It’s number 50 with the lead – Kyle Peters. And sadly, Marvin Musquin is involved in a crash in the first corner – and gets going again in dead last.

Dean Wilson has already made his move into the lead by the end of the first lap. Blake Wharton has moved into second. Peters third.

Lap 5 of this race – Dean Wilson has already stretched out a nice lead. Blake Wharton is four seconds back. Peters still third. Wil Hahn is fifth. Justin Hill sixth. Zach Bell eighth. Marvin Musquin up to 11th!

Now ten laps in – Dean Wilson is leading. He looks strong. Blake Wharton is second. Kyle Peters running a nice third. Next is Wil Hahn. He’s followed by Justin Hill. Gavin Faith is sixth. And Marvin Musquin has come all the way up to seventh!

At the finish, it’s Dean Wilson with the first win of the ‘East Coast’ series. Second place goes to Blake Wharton, and third is Wil Hahn.

Will Hahn taking a podium on a CRF250R

So we team Honda took their first East Coast Lites podium placing him third in points. Awesome!

Trey Canard on his 2013 CRF450R

Now on to the 450 Supercross class. After a terrible start Trey Canard was only able to muster a 9th place finish on his 2013 CRF450R. Reed and Short faired better. Heat 2 was even more ugly with Justin Barcia missing out on the qualifying spot altogether and coming in 11th. He came back to easily win the LCQ but track position for the main was less than ideal.

The 450 Main started out with James Stewarts clutch crapping out and leaving his Yoshimura backed Suzuki RMZ450 not able to make it to the starting gate.

When the gate drops the Honda riders come on strong. Chad Reed broke his leg here last year so he was on a mission to shake his demons.

Chad Reed getting it done. He's as fast as ever.

Here is a play by play of the 450 Main:

20 Lap 450 Main Event – 10:04pm. The riders have done their ‘sight’ lap. Except for James Stewart. Unbelievable. James Stewart will not race this race. He’s on the start line – with no motorcycle. He’s telling the crowd his clutch broke – and he won’t be riding. Obviously, James is bummed. Strange, strange news … bike broken before the race even starts.

Trey Canard trying hard on his CRF450R

10:06 the gate drops. It’s Chad Reed entering the first corner in first, but it’s Ryan Villopoto leading as they exit the first corner. The running order – Villopoto, Reed, Millsaps, Dungey, Alessi.

Ryan Villopoto is trying to get away quickly. He’s stretching his lead. Meanwhile, there is a nice three-way battle for second – it’s Reed, Millsaps, and Dungey. Something is going to happen here …

Towards the end of lap four, Millsaps makes a move inside on a tight right hand corner to overtake Reedy.

Running order on lap five – RV, Millsaps, Reedy, Dungey, Brayton, Alessi, Goerke, Barcia, Short, Albertson, Tickle, Canard.

At the halfway point – ten laps in. Villopoto, Millsaps, Reed, Dungey, Brayton,

On lap 15, Ryan Dungey makes an inside move on Chad Reed to overtake Reed for third. The running order – Ryan Villopoto first, Davi Millsaps second, Ryan Dungey third, Chad Reed fourth, and Justin Brayton fifth. Justin Barcia and Trey Canard are sixth and seventh.

Ryan Villopoto has won this race! It’s the best he can do in trying to retain the number 1 plate. Second place is Davi Millsaps, who retains the 2013 series points lead. Right behind him in third place is Ryan Dungey. Fourth goes to Chad Reed.

So 4th, 6th and 7th isn't bad. Still some work to do but results are steady. Atlanta is right around the corner and we are expecting big things for this race at Southern Honda. By the way, if you are looking for a 2013 CRF450R, we have a few left. See the video below about it:

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Saturday, 16 February 2013

AMA Supercross Round #6 San Diego from Southern Honda Powersports

CHAD REEDS 2013 CRF450R

The last round of the 250 west championship is here and we at Southern Honda are as excited as ever. The Honda CRF's are running strong and placing well. Here is a play by play of the race:

250 West 15 lap Main Event – 9:30pm. Points leader Ken Roczen is lined up on the far left of the starting gate. It’s the number 21 of Jason Anderson with the holeshot! Eli Tomac is second. At the end of the first lap Kenny Roczen is third.

Cole Seely is involved in a first lap tangle – he’s circulating at the back of the pack.

Up front – it’s Jason Anderson leading. Tomac and Roczen are giving chase … it’s Suzuki, Honda, KTM.

Lap five. Jason Anderson leading. Eli Tomac chasing. Ken Roczen just a little ways behind them. At the end of lap five, Tomac slips inside of Anderson on a right hander and takes over the lead. The running order – Tomac, Anderson, Roczen, and Malcolm Stewart.

Lap eight – Roczen squeezes past Anderson and into second position. Tomac still leading.

This race belongs to Eli Tomac – he wins. Ken Roczen finishes right behind him. Third is Jason Anderson. (Full results below.)

Eli says “It’s good going into the break. It was a great race, and an awesome track. San Diego has been good to me. We’ll come back sweet in Seattle.”

Ken Roczen says “I struggled the whole day. I don’t know why. I started catching Eli towards the end of the main event. It was a good race. It’s important to keep the red plate (as the series points leader) and have the lead by 17 points.”

Eli Tomac wins 250 Main in San Diego

450 20 lap Main Event – 10:01pm. It’s Davi Millsaps with the lead! Broc Tickle is second, Chad Reed is third. Then Justin Brayton and Justin Barcia.

At the end of lap three it’s … Millsaps out front … Reed has moved to second place … Barcia is third, Tickle is fourth, Brayton fifth. Then Dungey, Stewart, Goerke, Villopoto.

Chad Reed is going for it. He’s .6 seconds behind Milsaps. And Barcia is right behind him. Then Brayton, Stewart, Dungey, Villopoto … Canard is ninth …

Ten laps in – halfway point. Millsaps leads Reedy by less than a second. Then, in a tight right hander, Reed falls.

Now it’s Millsaps, the 2013 series points leader, leading over Barcia by 2 seconds. Reed remounts in 7th place.

Lap 13. Running order – Millsaps, Barcia, Brayton, Ryan Dungey, James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto, Chad Reed.

Davi Millsaps is riding strong. He’s headed towards his second victory of the season, and more importantly, extends his series points lead.

Lap 19 – Villopoto stalls in a right hand corner.

The 20 lap Main Event sees Davi Millsaps winning! Justin Barcia is second, and Ryan Dungey moves up to third! (Full results below.)

250 West Main Event Results:

Eli Tomac – HON
Ken Roczen – KTM
Jason Anderson – SUZ
Austin Politelli – HON
Kyle Cunningham – YAM
Travis Baker – YAM
Zach Osborne – HON
Tyla Rattray – KAW
Martin Davalos – KAW
Jessy Nelson – HON
Joey Savatgy – KTM
Josh Cachia – KTM
Christian Craig – HON
Jean Ramos – KAW
Cole Seely – HON
Aaron Siminoe – KAW
Chad Gores – HON
Travis Bright – HON
Chris Plouffe – HON
Malcolm Stewart – KTM
250 West Point standings:

Ken Roczen -138
Eli Tomac – 121
Cole Seely – 95
Jason Anderson – 88
Kyle Cunningham – 83
Martin Davalos – 82
Zach Osborne – 82
Joey Savatgy – 62
Christian Craig – 62
Jessy Nelson – 60
Tyla Rattray – 58
Austin Politelli – 57
Travis Baker – 53
Malcolm Stewart – 46
Max Anstie – 38
Ryan Sipes – 31
Josh Cachia – 29
Jake Canada – 21
Jean Ramos – 21
Michael Leib – 16
450 Main Event Results:

Davi Millsaps – SUZ
Justin Barcia – HON
Ryan Dungey – KTM
James Stewart – SUZ
Chad Reed – HON
Ryan Villopoto – KAW
Justin Brayton – YAM
Trey Canard – HON
Andrew Short – HON
Mike Alessi – SUZ
Broc Tickle – SUZ
Matt Goerke – KTM
Matt Lemoine – KAW
Weston Peick – SUZ
PJ Larsen – HON
Rob Kiniry – YAM
Chris Blose – YAM
Josh Hill – SUZ
Ben Lamay – YAM
Kyle Partridge – SUZ
450 Point standings:

Davi Millsaps – 132
Ryan Dungey – 113
Ryan Villopoto – 105
Trey Canard – 105
Chad Reed – 97
Justin Barcia – 83
Andrew Short – 83
James Stewart – 74
Justin Brayton – 67
Broc Tickle – 57
Matt Goerke – 56
Jake Weimer – 48
Mike Alessi – 40
Josh Grant – 40
Kyle Chisholm – 37
Matt Lemoine – 34
Vince Friese – 30
Weston Peick – 29
Kevin Windham – 21
Jimmy Albertson – 21
Next weekend the series heads to Cowboy Stadium in Dallas for Round 7. It’s also the start of the 250 East SX series.