Dodge Race Quotes: Atlanta
February 26, 2012, 5:10pm
JOSH HANSEN (No. 100 Dodge/Sycuan Casino/Hart and Huntington/Bel-Ray Racing Kawasaki) Finished 15th
“I really enjoyed the track tonight at the Georgia Dome and thought that the dirt was awesome. The track layout was good and I thought I was ready to have a killer Main Event. I just came up short on a jump and almost had a big crash. The bike stalled out on me and I couldn’t get it started and that put us a down lap down. It’s a shame. It is what it is. That’s part of racing and I just need to forget about tonight and get ready for next weekend.”
KYLE PARTRIDGE (No. 83 Dodge/Sycuan Casino/Hart and Huntington/Bel-Ray Racing Kawasaki) Finished 17th
“The start of the day was good. I rode solid in practice. I went into the Heat (race) and was running sixth-or-seventh on the first lap and fell. I had to go to the LCQ (Last Chance Qualifier), made it out and then got ready for the Main. In the Main I was running 14th-or-15th on the seventh-or-eighth lap and just came up short on the rhythm section and the bike stuck. I rode the front wheel off the next jump and had to jump off the bike (in the air) and landed on my feet; luckily I rolled down to the ground. I knocked the wind out of myself. The track was super hard tonight. The ruts made it really technical and I just had a bad night. We’ll head to St. Louis next weekend.”
“I really enjoyed the track tonight at the Georgia Dome and thought that the dirt was awesome. The track layout was good and I thought I was ready to have a killer Main Event. I just came up short on a jump and almost had a big crash. The bike stalled out on me and I couldn’t get it started and that put us a down lap down. It’s a shame. It is what it is. That’s part of racing and I just need to forget about tonight and get ready for next weekend.”
KYLE PARTRIDGE (No. 83 Dodge/Sycuan Casino/Hart and Huntington/Bel-Ray Racing Kawasaki) Finished 17th
“The start of the day was good. I rode solid in practice. I went into the Heat (race) and was running sixth-or-seventh on the first lap and fell. I had to go to the LCQ (Last Chance Qualifier), made it out and then got ready for the Main. In the Main I was running 14th-or-15th on the seventh-or-eighth lap and just came up short on the rhythm section and the bike stuck. I rode the front wheel off the next jump and had to jump off the bike (in the air) and landed on my feet; luckily I rolled down to the ground. I knocked the wind out of myself. The track was super hard tonight. The ruts made it really technical and I just had a bad night. We’ll head to St. Louis next weekend.”
