In 2011, Honda welcomes two new riders who will contest both the AMA Supercross Championship and AMA Motocross Championship aboard Honda CRF450R race machines. “Both Trey Canard and Josh Grant have shown great speed in the 450 competition,” said Erik Kehoe, Honda Racing Team Manager. “Trey demonstrated his ability on the Honda CRF450R last year when he filled in for an injured rider and finished with five consecutive podiums. Josh has also shown huge potential in the 450 class since graduating from the 250 class, where he rode with the GEICO Powersports Honda team in 2008. We know he can win, as he has recorded wins in both 250 and 450 Supercross and Motocross classes, and we look forward to seeing what he can do aboard a Honda Racing–prepared CRF450R.”
Honda Sweeps
Official SX/MX Honda support teams for 2011 include GEICO Powersports Honda and Troy Lee Designs Honda. The GEICO Powersports Honda team experienced tremendous success in both the 2010 AMA Supercross and Motocross series, winning the 250 Motocross Championship and finishing runner-up in the Supercross and Supercross Lites East Championships. Returning to the team’s starting lineup to contest the AMA Supercross Championship and select Motocross events aboard his CRF450R is Honda racing veteran Kevin Windham. Justin Barcia, Blake Wharton, Eli Tomac and Wil Hahn will contest both the 250 Supercross and Motocross competitions aboard their CRF250Rs, while talented amateur racer Justin Bogle makes his professional debut with the team in the Motocross Championship, also racing a CRF250R.
Honda welcomes multiple AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross Champion Chad Reed and his newly formed TwoTwo Motorsports team to the Honda fold in 2011. With the support of Honda’s industry-leading Red Riders Reward program, Reed will contest the 2011 Supercross competition aboard Honda’s CRF450R. “For me Honda makes the most sense,” said Reed. “It’s what I would call a racer’s bike in that it is very light and very nimble, and it just fits my style very well. I’m excited to be riding Honda motorcycles and to have Honda’s support with the program.”
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Off-road: Honda continues its support for off-road racing powerhouse team Johnny Campbell Racing (JCR) in 2011. Aboard Honda CRF450X and CRF450R race machines, JCR riders dominated the competition in 2010, winning the AMA National Hare & Hound title and AMA District 37 Championship along with all three SCORE Baja events—the 250, 500 and Baja 1000. “JCR is excited to continue its partnership with Honda,” said 11-time Baja 1000 champion Johnny Campbell, JCR team owner. “2010 was a very successful year for JCR with the team winning a number of off-road racing titles and also Honda’s 14th Baja 1000 victory, and we look forward to another winning season in 2011 with Honda.”
ATV: Joe Byrd Racing returns for its sixth season as the official support team for Honda in the 2011 AMA Pro ATV Motocross National Championship. Representing Honda in the Pro, Pro Am and Production A classes, the team has won multiple titles over the years and will continue racing Honda’s TRX450R in the ATV competition. “I’ve really enjoyed working with Honda over the years because we share the same professionalism and work ethic toward winning on and off the track,” said Joe Byrd, champion Honda racer and Joe Byrd Racing Team Owner. “Honda has treated me like family since day one, and I couldn’t see myself riding anything else. I look forward to 2011 and another exciting year of racing.”
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