Race Report - Steel CityMonday, 7 September 2009 450 Moto One With a season filled with shockers, the first moto of the 450 class continued the tradition and we saw another first time winner. The holeshot went to the younger of the Alessi brothers, as Jeff showed his drag racer reaction time and led the Red Bull Honda’s of Andrew Short and Ivan Tedesco until losing ground and fading back. Canidae/Motosport Kawasaki 450 freshman Tommy Hahn would also make his way around Alessi, then started to attack the Honda duo and steal the lead. The Red Riders made their way back around Hahn, and Short and Tedesco would battle between themselves for the lead for numerous laps, and IT9 got to the top spot and would make a gap before laying down in a turn and handing the spot to Hahn and Short. Hahn would live up to the promise he showed back at Washougal, and would clinch his first win of his 450 career.
While Tommy was piloting his Kawasaki to the win, the newly crowned champion Chad Reed found himself in eighth place at the fifteen minute mark. With the clock ticking down, Reed pushed his Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s throttle to the stops and rose to second place just as the final lap rattled off. His teammate Michael Byrne also found extra speed, passing Short and Tedesco to finish third. They would not find time to chase Hahn, as the Texan stretched out a five second lead. Moto One Results 1. Tommy Hahn Moto Two The second moto had Chad Reed leading the roaring 450s around the left hander, but that is where his lead would end. After being passed by Muscle Milk/MDK/KTM pilot Justin Brayton, he would hit the ground and pull off shortly after. Clearly frustrated, Reed pulled into the mechanics area, picked up Goose, and made his way back to the semi. This didn’t matter to Brayton, as he flew his KTM around the hills, leading every lap, and built a twelve second lead over Monster Energy Kawasaki replacement rider Jake Moss. Moss would set the quickest lap of the second moto and would put an additional ten seconds between himself and Red Bull Honda’s Ivan Tedesco. First moto winner Tommy Hahn would reach as high as third, but mistakes forced him to lose ground and relent to fourth place, far away from a chance at going one-one for the overall. The shakeup wouldn’t be limited to just Hahn and Reed, as Michael Byrne had a rough second outing and could only manage a ninth place, which was still a solid score for sixth overall. Valli Motorsports Jimmy Albertson knifed through traffic for sixth place in the second moto, but his lackluster fifteenth in the first moto would keep him from scoring a top ten overall finish. The second moto was shining proof that 2009 was a year of possibilities and shocking wins, showing the loads first time winners after years of the Carmichael-Stewart dominance of the summer series. Moto Two Results 1. Justin Brayton
Overall Results 1. Tommy Hahn 1-4 Championship Points 1. Chad Reed 481 2. Andrew Short 388 3. Ivan Tedesco 376 4. Michael Byrne 348 5. Tommy Hahn 302 6. Josh Grant 280 7. Justin Brayton 249 8. Nick Wey 200 9. Cody Cooper 191 10. Jimmy Albertson 185 Check out the full article here... Compliments of Transworld Motocross... Back Next |
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