Red Riders Race Report: Anaheim III Supercross class -ozzy go-

The powerhouse Honda Supercross effort took another giant
step forward at Anaheim III this weekend, taking advantage of
dry conditions (barely: it poured rain just a few hours after the
event), and putting Honda Red Bull Racing’s young gun Davi
Millsaps on the podium in second place, with Torco Racing Fuel’s
Kevin Windham taking a well-earned fourth. Honda Red Bull
Racing’s Andrew Short captured fifth, making it three Honda
CRF450Rs in the top five. Windham’s performance keeps him in
second place in the series rankings.

In the heat races, Andrew Short was the superstar of the night,
putting his Honda Red Bull Racing CRF450R in the spotlight
early on with a convincing win in the first heat. Short and
Millsaps battled hard in some of the night’s most exciting racing,
with Millsaps finishing just four tenths behind in second.

Heat Two saw Honda Red Bull Racing’s Kevin Windham take a
solid third to advance straight to the main. Windham could have
easily finished better, but a fall in the early laps set him back.

Honda riders Kevin Windham and Davi Millsaps served notice in
the main that the spectators were going to be seeing a lot of
red: Windham slotted in right behind Chad Reed in second,
while Millsaps quickly moved past early front-runner Tim Ferry.

Kevin charged hard at the outset to run down Reed—he could
catch him, using daring triple-jump lines, but couldn’t quite
pass. Meanwhile, Millsaps had edged up behind Windham’s rear
wheel, making it a torrid three-way race to the middle distance.

Youth and enthusiasm eventually won the day, with Millsaps
moving past Windham on lap nine. The young Honda Red Bull
Racing rider tried to reel in the fleeing Reed, swapping fast
laps with the Australian, but the gap to the lead eventually
stabilized, with Millsaps opting to take a fine second-place, one
step higher on the podium than his previous podium finish in
San Francisco. Windham had his hands full dicing with a
resurgent Tim Ferry toward the end, the Honda Red Bull Racing
star taking fourth to hold on to his solid second-place ranking in
the overall SX points race.

Andrew Short, who had such a stellar heat race, suffered from
a less-than-ideal start, finishing the first lap in seventh. It’s
easy to pass a lot of riders if you’re in the back of the pack, but
with riders like Reed, Millsaps, and Windham in front of him,
Short had his work cut out for him. Still, he put his head down
and rode hard. By lap two he moved up into sixth. It took until
lap seven for him to make... full story on hondaredriders.com