The Honda Red Riders took on round 10 of the 2010 AMA Motocross Championship and AMA Women’s Motocross Championship at Moto-X 338 in Southwick, MA on Saturday, August 28, and Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short, Kevin Windham and Ashley Fiolek battled it out in the sand aboard their CRF450R and CRF250R race machines while GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard and Justin Barcia scored moto wins aboard their CRF250Rs.

Kevin Windham fared well at Southwick as he went 10-5 to finish the round fifth overall. The veteran Honda racer was mid-pack at the start of moto one but he made up several spots before the race’s end to finish in 10th place. In moto two Windham got away to a flying start, grabbing the holeshot and running among the top contenders to eventually finish fifth and secure fifth overall for the round.

The weekend was punishing for Short, who has consistently run up front all season long. He suffered a technical issue in practice and was caught up in on-track collisions in both motos one and two. The likeable Honda racer was charging hard in moto one when he came together with Ben Townley, which caused both riders to go down. Rejoining the fray at the rear of the pack, Short unleashed a full-throttle assault on the competition and was making solid gains only to run out of gas in the closing stages of the race. Finishing in 15th spot, Short launched from the start gate only to get caught up in a first-turn pile up. Riding a come-from-behind race, Short eventually took the checkers in 17th position to place 18th overall for the round.

In other 450-class action, GEICO Powersports Honda’s Brett Metcalfe was in strong contention for the moto one win when he ran out of fuel in the closing stages of the moto and finished in 14th position. In moto two Metcalfe went down on the opening lap but he remounted and worked his way back up to finish in seventh spot, putting him ninth overall for the round. Troy Lee Designs Honda’s Townley had two action-filled motos; he crashed out of moto one and bounced back to finish second in moto two, finishing the round in seventh position.

Source: http://www.honda.com/newsandviews/article.aspx?id=5610

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