GEICO Honda’s Wil Hahn2013 Monster Energy AMA SupercrossThe impressive journey of GEICO Honda 250 Supercross rider Wil Hahn continued Saturday night with a gut-check runner-up finish at the Roger’s Centre in downtown Toronto. Hahn remains close to perfect on the 250 SX season with six podium finishes in six starts, including two victories and two second-place results.
Wil Hahn (GEICO Honda CRF250R Supercross) says: “It’s crazy to say this but second place doesn’t feel that great tonight. I need wins. I need to get back to riding like I did in Atlanta and St. Louis (both wins). I can’t have starts like I did tonight and expect to win the championship. I need to do better.”Hahn’s lead in the 250SX East points standings was trimmed from nine to six as rival Marvin Musquin won his third race in a row. Like Hahn, Musquin had no Supercross victories until this season.There are three races left on the 250SX East schedule — Houston, Minneapolis and Las Vegas.Wil Hahn says: “The championship battle between me and Marvin is going to come down to the wire, it looks like. I’m really happy we’re going back to Texas, my home state, and it’s cool we have a weekend off for Easter because that gives me another week to get my head straight and remind myself what got me the red plate in the first place. You’re going to see a different rider in Texas.”Hahn’s teammate, Zach Bell, crashed hard in the second practice session and was unable to continue. After being examined on site by the Asterisk medical team, he was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. Doctors there executed a battery of tests and determined Bell’s injuries consisted of deep bruises on his left shoulder and back. They recommended he ice the affected areas and take the rest of the night off, a directive he followed.Zach Bell (GEICO Honda CRF250R Supercross) says: “It was a little scary at first because I couldn’t get a breath, It was a really hard hit and my arm was hurting. I tried to ride back to the pits but the pain in my arm was enough that I decided to go to the Asterisk trailer. They wanted some extra tests run so I went to the hospital. I’m going to keep it iced for a few days and let my doctor back home examine it again when the swelling goes down.“We’ll have to see how I feel in a few days. We do have Easter break next weekend so the timing was good, I guess, for having an injury like this. I’m just glad nothing was broken. I’ll do everything I can to ride again.”The next stop on the Monster Energy Supercross tour takes place April 6 at Reliant Stadium in Houston.
Aprilia Tuono 660 Factory + Steve ’Stavros’ Parrish
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Hello everyone and welcome once again to Ultimate Motorcycling’s weekly podcast—Motos and Friends. My name is Arthur Coldwells.
Our first segment features the new Aprilia Tuono 660 Factory. Senior Editor Nic de Sena brings us his report on the flagship version of Aprilia’s upright middleweight machine. He gives us insight into whether it’s worth spending the extra money on the Factory version, and also of course, whether this sporting Aprilia is really the motorcycle for you.
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The next guest segment of Motos and Friends is brought to you by the faster and most technologically advanced, 2023 Suzuki Hayabusa—one of the most iconic sportbikes ever. Check it out in person at your local Suzuki dealer now, or visit suzukicycles.com to learn more.
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In this segment, Associate Editor Teejay Adams chats with (arguably) one of the most interesting Suzuki race riders of all time. the iconic RG500 alongside teammate double World Champion Barry Sheene. The two were almost as famous for their exploits off-track, as for their success on it. Those were the days! Steve also raced the Isle of Man TT for about ten years where he won 13 Silver Replicas, and got a podium finish. His insight into that particular brand of mayhem are fascinating.
But there’s waaay more to Steve Parrish than his motorcycle racing. He is also the most successful Semi-Truck racer ever, and, little known piece of useless trivia—he’s my birthday twin: 24th February. He is a natural entertainer and you can’t miss his recounting of the world’s most entertaining—and arguably terrifying—double-decker bus ride ever. If any of you were actually on that hell-ride then we’d love to hear from you!
