Al Lamb's Dallas Honda, Oakland Round 4

Supercross 2015

It was a beautiful racing night for Team Honda on Saturday at O.Co Coliseum Oakland.
Celebrations abounded off track after Trey Canards magnificent rallying performance following
his rather disappointing race last week. The Oklahoma born dynamo crossed the checkered flag
grabbing his first victory of 450SX in almost four years. It was a thrilling night on all accounts as
Trey Canard on unstoppable mode topped timed qualifying practice to conclude victory at the
450SX main event in grand style.
Positive vibes extended to the rest of Team Honda with teammate Cole Seely too advancing
from a sixth place last week to a season best fifth position. Eli Tomac from GEICO Honda fared
even better crossing the checkered flag nano-seconds before Seely to grab fourth place in the
race. Tomac recovered beautifully after an edgy start to the race. All in all it was an exciting race
for the three Factory CRF 450R racers all of whom secured places within the top five. Adding
further buzz to victory spirits GEICO Honda racer Malcolm Stewart was placed first in the
250SX class.
Highlights

Thursday before race night Trey Canard appeared in-studio on the Sports Talk Live telecast by
Comcast SportsNet San Francisco. It was a four minute live aired feature showcasing the
dynamic Factory Honda CRF450R ridden by Canard. The report Jim Kozimor concluded the
vibrant interview with a punchy Go Honda Racing, go Trey Canard & go 41.
The qualifying practices saw four riders clicking off laps in 51 second range. Canard scored the
best with a classy 51.3587. Seely was placed at the eight place with 52.650 while Eli Tomac
from GEICO Honda won fourth place with a timing of 51.944.
Seely had a dodgy start on heat one going off line but rallied about by gaining ground and
passing the rider in front to finish fifth. He had to advance through second semi race where he
had leads in most laps and a concluding win.
Canard meanwhile with his win at the main event went on to capitalize on Ken Roczen, the
overall point leader. After victory Canard climbed the point ladder to third place from a fifth
standing. At 68 total points now he is only 10 behind Ken Roczen. Roczen lost a notch slipping
to second position 14 points behind Ryan Dungey the new score leader.
Seely is on a steady climb moving from 11th place to seventh in the overall championship points
with a total count of 45.
In the main event Seely consolidated his performance when he moved from fifth place to second
on lap five. His glory as runner-up was but temporary as Canard was in turbo-mode throughout
the night crossing his teammate in the seventh lap. A slight mistake also put Seely behind though
he quickly rebounded to pass the flag on fifth place. On lap seven Canard overtook Chad Reed
who was in the lead and continued to dominate the rest of 20 lap race.
Fastest man on track that night was without a doubt Canard with an excellent timing of 52.106
seconds. Seely also shared the 52 second range scoring a timing of 52.742.
Canards last similar winning was in 2011 April when he cruised through the track on a CRF
450R at Arlington Texas. The interim period saw him tumbling through a series of injuries and
partial season participation which impeded his stake at championship. After winning, Canard
said that with everything that took place over the years he felt so blessed and grateful to have a
chance at being back on top of podium. I really feel that I have been put on earth to ride dirt
bikes. So I am going to give it my 100% effort in achieving my goals he further said.
After the main event Team Honda is now back in Southern California where they are expected
to race on January 31st for the third and final stop of the season at Angel Stadium. Anticipation
moves-up with both Canard and Seely vying for higher positions in 450SX.

The day before race Red Riders are expected to appear for a autograph signing session at
Malcolm Smith Motorsports.
Team Honda in Bay Area
After successive interviews and a heady pre-race press day Thursday Team Honda riders had the
rare opportunity of enjoying some hard-earned recreational time. They were seen in the Bay
Area where Cole Seely and his trainer Brian Lopes took Santa Cruz on their stride on mountain
bikes along with other crew members, riders and journalists. Team Honda members and crew
explored famous Pier 39 and the Fishermans Wharf as well as taking an exhilarating boat tour of
the bay which covered Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate Bridge and other interesting places of
historical interest.
450SX Results
1.Trey Canard (Team Honda)
2. Ryan Dungey
3. Chad Reed
4.Eli Tomac (GEICO Honda)
5. Cole Seely (Team Honda)
6. Justin Barcia
7. Davi Millsaps
8. Andrew Short
9. Blake Baggett
10. Jason Anderson
11. Jake Weimer
12. Brett Metcalfe
13. Kyle Chisholm
14. Phil Nicoletti
15. Ken Roczen
16. Vince Friese
17. Fredrik Noren
18. Kyle Partridge
19. Killian Rusk
20. Martin Davalos
21. Josh Grant
22. Broc Tickle
450SX Championship Points (after 4 of 17 rounds)
1. Ryan Dungey 82
2.Ken Roczen 78
3.Trey Canard 68
4.Eli Tomac 64

5.Jason Anderson 62
6.Justin Barcia 58
7.Cole Seely 45
8.Davi Millsaps 44
9.Andrew Short 44
10.Chad Reed 43
11.Blake Baggett 40
12.Broc Tickle 39
13.Jacob Weimer 36
14.Weston Peick 32
15.Brett Metcalfe 27
16.Dean Wilson 23
17.Mike Alessi 17
18.Kyle Chisholm 16
19.Justin Brayton 14
20. Phil Nocoletti 14