Team Green Race Report: San Diego Supercross Lites

Motosport Xtreme Kawasaki’s Tommy Hahn raced to a second-
place finish in the AMA Supercross Lites class at Qualcomm
Stadium in San Diego. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s
Brett Metcalfe battled through the pain of a bad ankle to finish
fourth while teammate Austin Stroupe finished seventh.

Xtreme Podium
For the second time in California, Hahn rode his Kawasaki
KX™250F to the podium in the AMA Supercross Lites, getting a
second place finish in San Diego. In conditions totally different
from a muddy San Francisco, Hahn came off the starting line in
second and had a clean race on a technical track. “Everyone was
saying I could only do it in the mud,” said Hahn. “I guess I
showed them I can do it in the dry as well. I want to thank my
team. They did a great job. The track was tough and I need to
thank my trainer too. I couldn’t have done it without him.”

Riding Hurt
During the second practice, Metcalfe tweaked his ankle and spent
the time before the night program with his foot in a bucket of ice.
During his heat race, he went down in the first turn and was
unable to make the main event and had to go to the last chance
qualifier. In the LCQ, Metcalfe hit the holeshot and led all four
laps to get to the main event. In the main, Metcalfe overcame a
rough start to work his way up to fourth at the checkered flag,
which moves him to third in the series’ standings.

“My ankle is fine, but it is just a little sore,” said Metcalfe. “It is
going to be really sore in the morning. It was pretty numb for the
races and I just got a bad gate pick for the main. Going to the
LCQ probably helped me a little though because it kept my ankle
moving and loose and I wasn’t thinking about it too much. I
overcame the outside start and finished fourth which salvaged
some points.”

Hard Fought
It was an eventful race for Stroupe, as he battled throughout both
his heat race and the main event. During both races he found a
quick way through the sand and was able to make passes right
after the finish line. “I didn’t get the start I usually get and I’m
bummed,” said Stroupe. “Back in the pack you can’t do much, but
I passed as many people as I could and ended up with seventh.”
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