250 Words: Los Angeles
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PrintYou already know who won the race in LA. But there's more to the story than just the winner, and that's where 250 Words comes in to provide a second take on the night:
There are defining moments in each championship season, little things that end up being a major reason why a rider wins or loses a title. This past Saturday at the picturesque Dodger Stadium, I think Josh Hansen had one of those moments.
Hansen came into the race two for two in main event wins. Early in the 250 main, while running second, Hanny tried to force a pass on leader Cole Seely that, in my opinion, wasn’t really there. It wasn’t an opportune time to make it happen and he paid the price with a stall. That was it, 18 other riders zoomed by and Hanny was in dead last.
In LA, Hansen faced adversity for the first time this season.
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At this point some riders would have crumbled, their points deficit depleting by the second. But this is the new Josh Hansen. He fired up the Pro Circuit Kawasaki and got to work picking off rider after rider. There weren’t really any more forced moves, he sliced through some of the best riders in the class and showed calmness and maturity that wasn’t there even as little as a year ago. A year ago, he followed one mistake with another on his way to a sub-par season.
In LA, Hansen had the fastest lap time of the night and worked his way up to a fifth. Off the box, but a key moment in this title run. It’s what you do on the bad days that counts and all in all, this was a good day for the 100.
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What he gets trying to stand up Cole so forcefully, so early, then he did it again with that other Kawi rider, I forget who. 1st 2 races I liked Hanny's run, now I wanna see him get his azz kicked. I thought he rode a little dirty & egotistical, glad Cole kept his composure & throttled out of the low blow. Happy Southpark Kenny maintained composure & rode smart, but Davilos has to have the worst luck, I always have liked that kid, really wanna see him win one, you can tell he worked hard for this season. I hope Kyle learned from that Tedesco move he pulled on Southpark Kenny. Kyle's looked too good to let emotions send him back in the pack, bad move from a talented kid. Roczen clipped that tuffblock last week, not his YZF on purpose.
it was canada who he tried to pass. no one wants to talk about it because canada isn't a "big" rider. hansen just got butthurt because jake canada didn't just let him go by. that was intentional what hansent did to him. also, hansen took christian craig out at A1 in one of the first few turns. christian craig seems to be having some of the worst luck. we have yet to see the kid's speed. A1 he got taken out by lil' queer, last week he didn't start as far as i know, and this weekend he lands on rattray when rattray changed lines on him in the second turn. i like rattray but that was a dumb thing he did. congrats to tomac and seely and morais. all of them deserved that. i want to see paluzzi up there soon!!
I agree 2DamnOld2Race... The second Kawasaki that Josh Hansen put over the berm was Jake Canada. Hansen rode like a desperate little school girl. It would be nice to see Tickle, Seely, Tomac, Davalos, Roczen, Morais, etc. setp up the next few rounds and keep Hansen off the podium!
Matthes, I used to have more respect for your racing knowledge, but this piece you wrote is just an ass kissing session! I hope that 10 years after turning Pro, while riding for the best lites team on the planent, that a guy nearly 27 years old can win a f&$cking title against what was once suppossed to be a " farm league" class for up and coming teenagers. Hanson wont amount to squat after this when and if he actually ponies up and races the 450 class! Stew, RV, Dunge, Canard, Brayton, KDub are going to tattoo that little punk all day long. Before you decide to give your wisdom again, think about the current circumstances so you don't look like more of an idiot than you are!
man, I was happy that craig finally got a good start and was running up front, and then rattray goes and kamikaze's him! yeah, you obviously have to take someones line away sometimes in sx, but you dont have to divebomb first place and start a 10 bike pile-up in the 1st corner! on the other note though, I was pretty entertained watching jake canada and lil hanny go at for the few corners that their quarrel lasted.
I thought it was kinda funny Lil Hanny took that chance so early on in the race! He's clearly the best rider on this coast at the moment and really didn't have to do that!! lol Oh well, made for good tv watching tho....Speeds coverage of the lites was far better than CBS's 450 coverage IMO!! more racing and less fluff....
You're asking to get taken out when you take someone out that wide. Hanson would've been a girl if he didn't show Canada whats up. If you let that stuff slide ppl will be pushing you around all day. Guess you guys wouldn't know cuz you don't know how to ride.
Timmy nailed it. Hanson got his butt kicked so bad in the 450 class a few years ago that he quit the hart&amp;huntington; team shortly after he made an ass of himself swearing on the mike after not quakifing for the main in san diego. People gave pourcell so much crap for &quot;sandbagging&quot; the lites class last year but not many people is calling josh out on his sandbag.
Why did Cunningham take out K-roc? Oh yeah, I remember the sand section at Phoenix. But Roczen didn't do that intentionally. Kinda sucked that KC35 did that. I think the race would have been alot more exciting if he would have ridden clean. Seemed to be a stupid thing to do. He took himself and K-roc out of the hunt????? That was poor sportsmanship IMO. KC35, I don't think you're gonna win alot of fans that way! BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
I'm lost here. Since when did everybody turn into a bunch of poons? This is racing. I don't care if I get a little plastic rash when I'm racing. Somebody will have to push me out of the way to get by. IT'S RACING. You don't pull up beside someone and blow kisses to each other. Rubbing and bumping are part of racing. Ask any real racer. I don't understand all the stupid dirty racing comments for someone bumping or standing someone up. Maybe we should get blinkers for the bikes too. I miss the old days when you would see a little more aggression out of the riders on passes. How do you think RC and JS got to the front? They weren't blowing kisses at people.
Looks to me like Matthes is just up to sniffing Josh's balls! Thank God they only gave him 250 words. He himself admits that Hanson made an in opportune move that cost him, yet praises him later saying how "mature" the new Hanny is. If he was really that improved he would of sat in a waited a little longer. Like Timmy said, I sure hope so after being a pro for over 10 years! I think the little queer is older than Dungey, Canard, Stewy, RV! Let's hope he can beat a bunch of kids out of high school.
Whats the deal here, hansen pushes canada off the berm mid race coming from the back after they exchange block passes and now hansen is the usual dirty rider? He gets paid for titles folks, not passing slowly and cleanly.
rubbing is racing so if that means a rider is in the way he is gona be moved cause the other is faster which was hansen in this case taking out slow canada. GO HANNY!
Wow Hanny bash sesh in here! The dude rips and Canada was the "dirty" rider if there was one. Don't try and park the fastest rider because your slow... He's gonna get by u either way.
Canada had it coming from where I was sitting he was jacking with Hansen a few turns before what you saw on TV! You don't mess with the point leader. Thats a good way to make sure you don't get a PC ride... Besides what privateer bike pulls a PC bike down the straight? Mitch will tear it down.. But it was a great race... Hansen will rebound ! Go lil Hanny !
250 Words: LA?.. and we're going to talk about Hansen some MORE. yippee. I dig Hansen but get off his jock and give some credit and respect and talk about the person who won the race...Cole Seely.
CSD9, I don't mind aggressive racing at all, but that was just a dumb move. He knew Roczen was about to be gone, so he just cut the corner and took out himself, #194 and #23. He just let his emotions take himself out. I wanted to see the race with Roczen and Davalos fighting for the win. Besides, Roczen didn't take out KC35 intentionally at Phoenix. That was one of Cunninghams best chances I've ever seen to date. Just saying it wasn't a smart move. Speaking of aggression, Dungey needs to get a little more of it. He got blocked passed several times by JS and RV. If he wants to run with those guys he will have to work on that. I beleive it's gonna be hard for anyone to check out the rest of the year.
CSD9 nailed it. The first few posters are a bunch of crybabies. I watched Hanny and didn't see anything wrong with his riding or aggression. This guy gets paid to win and if some spode is in the way, he needs to get around him. He's not going to ask permission. This is racing gents deal with it or go watch another sport such as water ballet or bowling. Although, in bowling I know they trash talk. That might offend some of you pansies. I've been watching SX/MX since the early 80's and those guys did far worse things. Some of you guys need to grow a pair and stop whining.
Lets talk about how much of a P.O,S both Cunningham And the Canada douche are. Wtf was Cunningham thinking ramming the shit out of Rocsen and taking then both out Cummingham you are a faggot go ride arenacross you no talent pos. Now Canada how was that punt over the tuf blocks you retard dont get me wrong Hannie is a punk but you are F&^king stupid you can bet your ass you will never win shit so quit!!!
It really is a shame that the production crew and the media has hyped this "Hanson Rebirth" stuff. The kid can ride, no doubt, but the first time I saw him was at Binghamton under the Yam-o-Troy tent around '99, '00 maybe? Of course he should be winning, because that's a lot of practice time in the small-bore "feeder" division. Since then he's thrown away many great opportunities by acting a fool, and now we get half a broadcast watching him ride thru the pack when there was a great race being run up front by the top 4. Congrats to Cole Seeley on a well-deserved 1st win. I can't wait until the East Coast starts up and the Hanny Hype Machine calms down a little.
Seely has been consistent all year and makes history in Dodger stadium and gets his first win... yet the article is still all about Hansen?
Its funny Hansen hates Matthes will not give him the time of day for an interview but Matthes wants to be Hansens Katie Couric will you be Hannies Katie Couric?
I'm with CSD9. Real racers know the deal. Believe me, when experts/pros are not under the microscope, such as at local or regional races, they're ripping each other's heads off to win, and that's the most fun racing I've ever done. It's reality, and one of the reasons why I love motocross. It's so real. I actually pity the AMA SX pros because they're forced to ride so clean. One rider stuffs another, big deal. Paybacks go back and forth from corner to corner, race to race, year to year. It's all part of the wonderful tapestry that is motocross and supercross.
Matthes is right. im proud lil hanny, he inspires me to drop back down to C class push kids around so I can win again...
Whats up with you guys? You do not have to square up every rider up for every corner like Hansen does and try to center punch everyone that gets in your way, rubbing a little plastic is ok in fact good racing, but taking somebody out almost every chance you get! He got what he deserved when he tried it with Seely. Hansen is most likely the fastest or as fast as anybody out there and does not need to ride that way. The best racing to watch and ride are the battles that continue for many laps, not the take the guy out approach. I have to disagree with Matthess also in regards to Hansen keeping it cool after his stall/take out attempt on Seely, when Cunningham took him wide its because he got out of shape and Hansen was there, Hansen is much faster than Cunningham and could have just blew by him but instead Hansen lost his cool and pushed him off the track from lack of patience. You didn't see Morias Try to take Tomac out when he was trying to pass him in the last lap in a half, and that was some of the best racing of the night. Most likely Hansen would have tried to knock him off the track. I am happy that Hansen has gotten himself together but remember he might piss somebody off that has nothing to lose and get his knee taken out or much worse his career. Live by the sword and you will die by it. The AMA needs to remember what this class is here for, for the freshman and sophomores to learn the nuances of being a supercross pro not a place for careers to end from injury because somebody does not care who they hurt or injure. The AMA also needs to also raise the supercross age back to 18 (not 16) look at Roczen he is very fast but has taken out half the field from his immaturity, this great talent is going to get hurt or hurt somebody else. If you doubt what I am saying get off the computer - get a MX bike - train 7 hours a day for 10 years and have some squid take your knee out and then see if nothing else matters but winning a championship! By the way Cole Seely won this race and they did't even show one complete lap of coverage of him on the tube - this guy has been very consistant and if he had more laps in Ani 1 and phoenix he would have been on the box! What is wrong with this picture Jeff Emig? It would be nice to give the leader some air time!!!! Enjoy the season!
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Hey KawiKing.... your a stupid *****... maybe Mitch will tear down Canada's bikes? That sounds like a good idea because I know for a fact PC builds Jake's motors.... bright idea and way to run your mouth clown. I dont think he was pulling Hansen....Everyone needs to move on... Jake & Josh are both over it and ready to go racing in Oakland so why dont you guys do the same.
Racing etiquette aside, that take-out move Hanny put on Canada was awesome!
Yeah rubbing is racing. But there is a time and a place for it. You cannot risk throwing a good ride away b/c your pissed off or want to get revenge ala Cunningham. I agree that hanny is probably the fastest in this coast. But if he is so fast why did he have to waste so much time with canada. He rode him high in one corner and couldn't make it stick and then cut him off the finish and couldn't make it stick. So what makes everybody think that canada shouln't try and return the favor. If you trying to ge points back then why would want to risk taking yourself out if you didn't absolutely have to bump someone to get by. I would love to see him try some of these stunts on someone like Barcia. Of course I could be wrong any 26 yr old can beat up a high school kid
Sorry if someone has covered this but how is Christian Craig? The kid is super fast but his luck has been, well you know. It look like he broke his leg really bad, I hope it's not but boy it looked bad.
Davalos has put in the work and if Finally ready to win... Worst luck like dude said . but than again Kyle Cunningham took out stroupie last year and stroupie was Mopping everyong (except cp). For sure it was going to be Davalos or Roczen winning that but they both got done by cunningham. hanny will come back swinging tho next week.
>oldmxr I agree, and to that the guys in the booth should be calling the race not cheering on their favorites,doing kawasaki commercials or yelling OH UUHH!! WOWWAH! DID YOU SEE THAT!!
You win races by riding smart and being agressive on the track and good starts, what hansen did was dirty racing because canada did`nt try to put hansen into tuff blocs he just came into the turn with aliitle more speed,and why should canada move out of the way for hansen. canada was in 7th place, maybe if he was in the back of the pack he would have got out of the way but canada was riding good, and about to get a top ten finish. Canada is a good kid and I don`t think he would be on that Slaton Team if he was a dirty rider. If I was hansen I`d watch out because paybacks are a *****, maybe he`s about to be set up!!!!!
Hey isn't 592 on the Kawi the same guy that pulled that sh**ty block pass on Roczen in Phoenix in the heat race where Roczen hurt his ankle? If it is why would you put that pass on a kid right before he is setting up for a triple? Roczen could have been hurt bad on that one... But thats not dirty..
Cmon it aint this guys first rodeo and riders like Hansen won't take it.. I would like to see Hansen get setup for a payback...Now that is funny...
Hansen's a dirt bag, plain and simple! Big deal if he wins the title, he's just another Jason Lawrence, and won't be around much longer!
Who about his riding, as anyone who has raced at this level knows sometimes you need to be aggressive. But aggressive and stupid are two different things....just look how the top 5 450 guys rode the same night.
They park Lil' Pansy real quick when he try's that crap on grown ups and not the high school league.
Matthes is a Douche Bag for even wasting this column on the little homo, and leaving out the nights real revelation, Cole Seeley!
Racer X must be hard up for material with this piece!
would like to see lil hansen try that kind of triks with the big boys ...
WOW there are alot of hansen haters.
HANNY YOU KNOW YOU DOIN SOMETHIN RIGHT WHEN YOU GOT HATERSSSSS. HAHAHA TAKE THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SOONNNNNNN
SANDBAGGER.
Its pretty sad when the guy winning the Lites is older than the leaders of the 450 class.
I am happy that he has found success but at what expense. Just proves the Mitch Payton is cool with unfair advantages to get those #1 plates.
The Pro Circuit bikes are an unfair advantage unto themselves now Mitch can bring in washed up 450 guys if he wants....hmmm
KC was going for a blockpass... he was clealy aiming IN FRONT of roczen, not at him... so an aggressive attempt that didnt pay off. definitely not revenge as some of you are saying, kyle isnt an idiot like that
Is it just me, or does Hansen look just like actor James Franco (Spiderman, Pineapple Express, etc)??
That bs was all "lil fanny'". Canada couldnt get his bike turned down under acceleration and "barely manly" got pinched into the tuff blocks because he chose that outside line. To bad "big pansy " isnt doing the NATs becuz Barcia only gets one shot at him.
JimM
CarlsbadCa
Memo to Mitch, with all your awesome riders and the repuatiom ProCircuit has earned through the years , when I hear the words PC lately I think of 100. Its stand up of you to stick by him but.................
JimM
CarlsbadCa
Steve, are you kidding ? " some riders would have crumbled" "There weren’t really any more forced moves" " showed calmness and maturity" "A year ago, he followed one mistake with another" " This is the new Josh Hansen" That stuff with Seely and Canada refutes those above comments didnt they ? Three races into the season ? With a points lead ? When this article started I thought OMG someones gonna tell it like it is, guess not.
JimM
CalsbadCa