5 Minutes with Josh Hill January 25, 2007
“I feel like the big dog of the street,” laughed Josh Hill
when asked about is runner-up finish to Chad Reed last
Saturday night in Angel Stadium. “I mean Jason Lawrence
lives just down the street and he hasn’t won a race yet.”
As soon as the 18 year-old Hill was done speaking, in the
background, one could hear a bunch of pots and pans
clank together and the unmistakable voice of Jason
Lawrence.
“Is that the Racer X guys?” he asked loudly. “What do you
mean not win a race? Tell them to look up Saturday night’s
lap times!”
So we did. Lawrence had a good point. While Hill placed
second on a 450F with a fast lap of 49.501, Lawrence
pulled the fastest lap of the night on a 250F with a time of
49.663 (although he stalled his Yamaha and finished 21st).
Nonetheless, the banter between the two Lake Elsinore,
California was amusing and made for a pretty interesting
interview. Now a full-time 450F rider and in only his third
supercross in the deathly competitive classification, young
Hill had placed an amazing second at Anaheim and not
only was the podium result impressive, it left the 40,000-
plus fans present that there were plenty more to come
from the kid from Yoncalla, Oregon. With San Francisco
Supercross only 48 hours away, we tracked him down to
get his take on riding the big blue Yamaha and his chances
at AT&T Park, the big ball yard at #24 Willie Mays Plaza.
read the interview on alpinestarsinc.com
pic from tedescophoto.com