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SX LITES: Dallas Notebook
The Supercross Lites East Region title race kicks off tonight in Dallas.
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Blake Baggett (Photo: Hoppenworld.com)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Round 7 of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship from Dallas, TX will air LIVE on SPEED Saturday, February 18 at 8:30pm ET. #SXonSPEED
Troy Lee Designs/ Lucas Oil/ Honda’s Cole Seely made his way to the podium for a second-consecutive week with a second place finish in the Supercross Lites Class Main Event.
“The night went really well for me,” said Seely. “I am happy with a podium heading into the break, as well as sitting way better in the points chase.”
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson could not have been more excited with the win in San Diego last Saturday. Coming into the race, Wilson was 22 points behind the leader in the championship standings. Wilson went out and led every lap of the Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Main Event to take the win and take over the points lead by two points.
“The night went brilliant,” said an overjoyed Wilson. “The difference this weekend was that my goal was to just go out and have fun, that’s when I ride my best. We’ve got a nine-week break but that doesn’t mean the work stops. I’ll be riding some outdoors, but I’ll also keep pushing it in supercross and keep a solid program throughout the break. I’m only two points ahead so it’s still going to be tough.”
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Supercross Lites East Region teammates Blake Baggett and Darryn Durham have been itching to race since January and are more than ready to battle for the win in Arlington.
Rockstar Energy Racing Suzuki will be headlined by Texas’ own Blake Wharton, who is making his debut with the team, and Hunter Hewitt, a seasoned veteran for the Suzuki squad.
“I’m really excited to get going in Dallas,” said Wharton. “I’ve been training and getting ready for the East Coast in California and I’ve been watching all the west races. I’ve learned a lot and I got to train a lot and I feel good on my bike, and feel good on the track and feel like I’m in good shape. We have press day in Arlington, which should be good and will give us a chance to check out the track. I’m just looking forward to getting this East Coast Lites season under way and we’ll see how it goes, but … I feel good.”
Hewitt will be racing in front of plenty of family and friends in his hometown race at Cowboys Stadium.
“Our first race is in Arlington and it happens to be my hometown race which is cool I guess,” said Hewitt. “It’s just another race in my eyes, but I’ll have my family and friends there that I’ve grown up with. Going into the race, you know it’s the first one, so it’s almost going to be a good gauging point on what everyone has done in the off-season. I know I’ve done my thing, so I know I’m going to be good and strong. I am going there with a clean head, and knowing that I’m going to put in a good solid 15 laps, worry about myself, get a good start and get a good heat qualifying time. I need to make sure I have good starts, that’s what I’m really counting on and I’ve been doing a lot of that at the practice track. Really just staying in my zone, and focusing on myself and just trying to get through this first one and see what my flaws and weaknesses are, and go from there. Thanks to everyone that’s been there supporting me and stuck through. Let’s get racing!”
Troy Lee Designs/ Lucas Oil/ Honda’s Cole Seely made his way to the podium for a second-consecutive week with a second place finish in the Supercross Lites Class Main Event.
“The night went really well for me,” said Seely. “I am happy with a podium heading into the break, as well as sitting way better in the points chase.”
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson could not have been more excited with the win in San Diego last Saturday. Coming into the race, Wilson was 22 points behind the leader in the championship standings. Wilson went out and led every lap of the Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Main Event to take the win and take over the points lead by two points.
“The night went brilliant,” said an overjoyed Wilson. “The difference this weekend was that my goal was to just go out and have fun, that’s when I ride my best. We’ve got a nine-week break but that doesn’t mean the work stops. I’ll be riding some outdoors, but I’ll also keep pushing it in supercross and keep a solid program throughout the break. I’m only two points ahead so it’s still going to be tough.”
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Supercross Lites East Region teammates Blake Baggett and Darryn Durham have been itching to race since January and are more than ready to battle for the win in Arlington.
Rockstar Energy Racing Suzuki will be headlined by Texas’ own Blake Wharton, who is making his debut with the team, and Hunter Hewitt, a seasoned veteran for the Suzuki squad.
“I’m really excited to get going in Dallas,” said Wharton. “I’ve been training and getting ready for the East Coast in California and I’ve been watching all the west races. I’ve learned a lot and I got to train a lot and I feel good on my bike, and feel good on the track and feel like I’m in good shape. We have press day in Arlington, which should be good and will give us a chance to check out the track. I’m just looking forward to getting this East Coast Lites season under way and we’ll see how it goes, but … I feel good.”
Hewitt will be racing in front of plenty of family and friends in his hometown race at Cowboys Stadium.
“Our first race is in Arlington and it happens to be my hometown race which is cool I guess,” said Hewitt. “It’s just another race in my eyes, but I’ll have my family and friends there that I’ve grown up with. Going into the race, you know it’s the first one, so it’s almost going to be a good gauging point on what everyone has done in the off-season. I know I’ve done my thing, so I know I’m going to be good and strong. I am going there with a clean head, and knowing that I’m going to put in a good solid 15 laps, worry about myself, get a good start and get a good heat qualifying time. I need to make sure I have good starts, that’s what I’m really counting on and I’ve been doing a lot of that at the practice track. Really just staying in my zone, and focusing on myself and just trying to get through this first one and see what my flaws and weaknesses are, and go from there. Thanks to everyone that’s been there supporting me and stuck through. Let’s get racing!”
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