AMA-SX: Hill 9th at Daytona

RACE REPORT 07/03/2010 Hill 9th at Daytona Kyle Chisholm A lengthy and challenging layout within the Daytona International Speedway saw Yamaha San Manuel LandM's Josh Hill take 9th position for the ninth round of seventeen in the AMA Supercross/FIM World Championship. The 20 year old started brightly in the first of two visits to the Floridian state but could not maintain the pace of his pursuers. Hill was actually headed by Kyle Chisholm who took 8th place on the 2010 YZ450F and was the highest Yamaha runner on the East Coast. Hill, from Oregon, racked-up five consecutive podiums in the opening phase of the championship but has now missed the rostrum in the last three events and suffered a crash while in practice for round eight in Atlanta last week. Hill in Daytona "I don't know what's going on," he admitted. "I know I have the speed, but I'm just lacking the intensity in the first few laps. I think maybe I have to just go out and race and forget about points and everything else, because when I did that in the beginning of the year, things went really good." Valli Motorsports Ivan Tedesco did not finish the main event after swerving into Michael Byrne and injuring his right index finger. At the moment it is not clear whether the veteran and MX of Nations winner will be able to compete next week. Joe Gibbs Racing's Justin Brayton sadly ended his streak of consistent results as he also DNF-ed in the wake of a crash that left him with a sore wrist. Hill is now third in the standings and 30 points from leader Ryan Dungey. Brayton is the next highest Yamaha rider in sixth. Next Saturday will see the series head outside the USA for the only time in the 2010 schedule with the visit to Toronto in Canada representing round ten. Circuit Length: n/a Crowd: NA Weather: Dry Lap Record: 0'52.126 (James Stewart, 01/01/2006) Last Years Winner: Chad Reed 2010 AMA-SX Daytona Beach, Fl. 07/03/2010 Race 1 - 20 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 21'36.585 2 Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 0'04.445 3 Trey Canard Honda USA 0'37.178 4 Kevin Windham Honda USA 0'53.466 5 David D Millsaps Honda USA 0'57.110 6 Thomas Hahn Yamaha USA 1'01.946 7 Nicholas Wey Kawasaki USA 1'03.586 8 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA 1'06.620 9 Josh Hill Yamaha USA -1Laps 10 Ryan Morais Suzuki USA -1Laps 11 Jarred Jet Browne Kawasaki USA -1Laps 12 Michael Byrne Yamaha AUS -1Laps 13 Matt Boni Honda USA -1Laps 14 Jason Thomas Suzuki USA -1Laps 15 Manuel Gomes Rivas Kawasaki ESP -1Laps 18 Justin Brayton Yamaha USA -14Laps 19 Ivan Tedesco Yamaha USA -19Laps 20 Grant Langston Yamaha RSA -20Laps Rider Standings 06/03/2010 Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points 1. Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 192 2. Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 172 3. Josh Hill Yamaha USA 162 4. David D Millsaps Honda USA 150 5. Kevin Windham Honda USA 131 6. Justin Brayton Yamaha USA 124 7. Ivan Tedesco Yamaha USA 117 8. Nicholas Wey Kawasaki USA 99 9. Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA 82 10. Michael Byrne Yamaha AUS 80 11. Thomas Hahn Yamaha USA 76 12. Andrew Short Honda USA 69 13. Grant Langston Yamaha RSA 67 14. Chris Blose Honda USA 64 15. James Stewart Yamaha USA 51 19. Jason Lawrence Yamaha USA 28 21. Dan Reardon Yamaha USA 25 30. Weston Peick Yamaha USA 7 36. Josh Grant Yamaha USA 1 Manufacturer Standings 06/03/2010 Pos. Manufacturer Points 1. Suzuki 192 2. Yamaha 184 3. Honda 181 4. Kawasaki 181 5. KTM 3 Yamaha Racing Communications Hoogte Kadijk 61 HS / 1018 BE Amsterdam / The Netherlands T. +31 (0) 20 330 2709 / F. +31 (0) 20 420 9470 E. office@yrc.nl W. www.yamaha-racing.com © Copyright Yamaha 2010 | Unsubscribe