Hey Guys and Ghouls!!!!

Wow what adventure I had here the past couple weeks!!! Recently I just got back from a Road trip with Kevin Windham. I hung out with him and his family in-between races. Kevin and I celebrated our birthdays together with K-Dub's bros. He has some Good old boys man that cooked a full blown pig. It was CRAZY!!!!! We also had a blast singing some Karaoke till the wee hours of the morning. Well in between his house We went to 2 Supercross starting in HOT Atlanta ending in Daytona beach Florida for Bike Week. Kevin finished a 3rd in ATL. And a strong ride in Daytona were he a horrible start in 14th and ended up 4th. Windham was the fastest rider on the track on the roughest track of the circuit. Now here it is Canada round and WE I mean DVS is looking for some W'S baby!!!! I am going to stay home this weekend and go check out Mike Mason and Matt Buyten in San Diego for the Nuclear Cowboys Tour and watch the live speed channel coverage of Canada SX converge. So if you are in the SD area I hope to see you there if not make sure you watch Speed Sat night for SX.
Just a short and sweet update.
Here are a few photos of the good times!!!
Dano

Another strong showing for DVS BOYS!!!!

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 6) – The Ricky Carmichael-designed course for the Monster Energy AMA Supercross stop at Daytona International Speedway was a sandy, tricky challenge for the four riders of GEICO Powersports Honda.

Trey Canard, a Lites West rider filling in for injured Honda Red Bull rider Andrew Short, collected his second podium finish in three starts by finishing third in the Supercross main event on Saturday. Teammate Kevin Windham used a huge late race surge to rally from 12th and cross the line fourth.

“It was a good day for sure,” Canard said. “Being on the box feels like a win to me. I’m thankful to be here and thankful for the opportunity. Hopefully we can keep building on this.”

Despite the podium finish, Canard was still a bit bothered by a “what if” feeling at the end of the race. Canard got a great start at the drop of the gates and muscled into the second position. Unfortunately, rider Grant Langston flew over the handlebars on the first lap and the race was red-flagged. Canard didn’t get as good of a start the second time and Ryan Dungey ran away with the win.

“I was behind Ryan and I was excited about that, because I know those guys have really good momentum right now,” Canard said. “I was hoping I could learn something and ride behind him. It’s a bummer for Grant and I hope it’s all right. It’s always scary when you have to red flag and delay for something like that.”

Windham also got shuffled back on that restart, but it wound up being the start of the most exciting runs of the race. Windham was able to pick his way through the pack on a night when passing was at a premium.

“I had a lot of excitement around me. It always seemed like I was racing somebody trying to keep moving toward the front,” Windham said. “I’m disappointed I didn’t give myself a better opportunity because I came on strong and was riding well throughout that race.

“In those opening laps it was so tight and such a mess that it was hard to execute a pass. You’d set one up and get passed trying to make a pass. Once everyone spread out I was able to pick people off and go where I wanted to.”

In the Supercross Lites West race, Justin Barcia and Brett Metcalfe had their troubles with the tricky layout.

Barcia (bar-sha) got bottlenecked at the start and wasn’t able to ride his style of race until the end on the way to a fifth place finish.

“I didn’t get the best of starts, but I tried to work my way through the best I could,” Barcia said. “I was behind Brett for a long time, but I wasn’t able to make the pass happen because I didn’t want to get too aggressive with him.”

Metcalfe, who finished seventh, added that the quick pace of the race also made the going tough.

“It was difficult because everyone was running a good pace,” Metcalfe said. “It was follow-the-leader, because if you left the door open, you were going to get passed.”

The night started off strong for all the GEICO Powersports riders during their heat races.

Windham was smooth in the Supercross Heat 1. He worked his way to third early, then slipped back a bit before collecting himself and ultimately finishing third. Canard was in Heat 2, he got the holeshot and lunged into the lead. He led five laps before getting passed and finishing second.

Metcalfe and Barcia raced in the same heat in the Lites race. Metcalfe got a strong start before settling into second. He managed to maintain that position through the whole segment despite hitting the hay bales twice. Barcia started in fifth before charging into third place within three laps. He finished there, but he also challenged his teammate for second when the laps expired.

The Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series works its way north the season’s 10 race takes place at Toronto’s Rogers Centre on March 13.

Almost a Win in the Main for K-DUB!!!! Check out Windhams number #1 FAN!!!!
Indy yields a pair of third-place finishes for GEICO Powersports Honda team

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 20) -- Supercross veteran Kevin Windham thrilled a capacity crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday night by leading 11 laps of the main event before eventually taking third place. Supercross Lites rookie Justin Barcia had a thrilling debut on his own GEICO Powersports Honda, also finishing third in the Lites main.

"I could hear the crowd all night and that made it special," said Windham, an obvious fan favorite. "It definitely pushes you when everyone is cheering and you look up and see the 'Windham' signs. I wish I could have gotten them the win."

After qualifying No. 1 in the second heat, Windham had the Hoosier faithful at full throat from the first lap of the main event when he set up early leader Davi Millsaps and made a slick pass to assume the lead. A back-and-forth battle with Millsaps consumed the next few circuits until Windham managed to pull away and enjoy some free time out front.

But point leader Ryan Villopoto, who barely qualified for the main in the Last Chance Qualifier after wrecking in his original heat, methodically tracked down Windham and after poking his nose out in front a few times, finally made the pass in Lap 11. Not long after, Ryan Dungey also managed to get past Windham and the three settled into their positions and finished the race without any other changes.

"Tonight was a different kind of podium finish," said Windham, who also took third place last week in Anaheim, Calif. "I could have won this race. It's a good feeling and a position I want to be in time and again. It's been awhile.

"I feel like I left a little on the table. There was a lot of racing going on right behind me and Villopoto made his pass at the right time. I kind of like it better when I'm the guy that goes in for the move to take the lead but, either way, we have a lot to build on after this performance and I'm excited about Atlanta."

No. 2 qualifier Barcia (bar-sha) rocketed from the gate in the Lites race, taking the $1,000 Spike Holeshot Award for leading the way to the first turn. He then settled into second place behind reigning champion Christophe Pourcel until Lap 3 when he had a slip. "Just a rookie mistake," he said. Fortunately, his bike didn't stall and he was able to get back in line in fourth place.

Barcia held that spot for the next 11 laps until finally passing Ryan Sipes in the second-to-last turn to steal away a third-place finish, with the razor-close action sending the fans into a frenzy.

"It all set up just right in front of me and I got a lucky line," Barcia said of the finish. "I'm glad I was able to stay with those guys all night so I could be in position to do that. I could see them all race and I could hear the crowd whenever I got close.

"I was super nervous all day but once you're in the gate it all kind of goes away. I got a great start and we ended on the podium. How can I complain? You have to stay in the top of the points all season because it goes by quick and we're right there."

Team members Trey Canard and Brett Metcalfe had mixed results. Metcalfe ran well throughout the day in his Lites East debut and finished fifth overall in the main event. But a strange landing in qualifying aggravated a pre-existing ankle injury that hampered him a bit in the race itself.

"I can do better, for sure, but all things considered I have to be pleased with a fifth-place finish," Metcalfe said. "I hurt my left ankle in mid-December and put a pretty good hit on it today. I felt it when I planted it on turns. It'll be okay. It will certainly be good enough to do better next week in Georgia."

Riding on a 450 for the first time in competition, Canard encountered problems with his bike and failed to finish the main event.

It was a rough day all around for Canard, the winner of two of the last three Lites West races, as he got tangled up in three separate incidents during qualifying, none of which were his fault. He was riding mid-pack in the main before dropping out.

The GEICO Powersports Honda has now placed a rider on the podium at six of seven Monster Energy Series events this year.

GEICO's Canard wins again; Windham finds podium in Anaheim Supercross

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Feb. 14) -- GEICO Powersports Honda rider Trey Canard won his second AMA Supercross Lites race of the season Saturday by blowing away the field at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Canard wasted little time getting to the front of the pack in the 15-lap main event and managed to extend his lead each lap, winning with plenty of room to spare before an enthusiastic, near-capacity crowd.

Teammates Kevin Windham and Blake Wharton also had strong showings in the sixth race of the Monster Energy season, with Windham posting a third-place finish in the Supercross main and Wharton taking fourth behind Canard in Supercross Lites.

"Smooth and smart," Canard said. "That's how I wanted to ride and it came together well for me. It's weird because I was thinking a lot out there and that's usually not a good thing. You don't want to be too analytical; it's better to just do everything on instinct. But tonight I was real aware of everything and it worked."

Canard, who also won two weeks ago in San Francisco, entered the race second in the points behind Jake Weimer and will certainly gain a substantial amount of ground as Weimer struggled in the race. Official points will be released Sunday.

"I saw Jake go down at one point and it really made me focus on what I was doing even more because I knew I had a great chance to make up some ground," Canard said. "He's got a pretty good lead in the standings but we knocked it down a bit tonight.

"I made some changes before the season and it feels like things are starting to click now. The GEICO Powersports Honda has been great all year and my riding is getting better and better."

Windham looked racy from the gate in the 20-lap Supercross main and managed to pass a few riders in the middle part of the race to climb into third place. The finish equaled his effort at the first race of the year, which also was held in Anaheim.

"I'm pumped up," said Windham, a 16-year veteran on the circuit. "We had a tough finish last weekend so we really wanted to step up big here for GEICO Powersports and Honda. We were right there all night. There was a bit of a freight train going with the lead pack and it was some exciting racing. That was a respectable race for us and it sets the team up nice as we head east."

Wharton rode alone for most of the night, caught in a large gap between the front three riders and the chase group.

"I was stuck in 'No Man's Land' it seemed like," Wharton said. "I couldn't quite get to the battle up front even though those guys weren't that far away. We were all just running super close as far as lap times go. I just needed a better start.

"I've got nine weeks off now until the next West series race so I'll get a bunch of practice in and start preparing for the outdoor stuff."

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Canard's holeshot highlights soggy San Diego race for GEICO Powersports Honda team

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 7) -- The most recent winner in Supercross Lites, GEICO Powersports Honda rider Trey Canard, looked primed to double up Saturday at the AMA tour stop at Qualcomm Stadium, earning the holeshot award in the main event to thrill a rain-soaked but enthusiastic crowd. But Canard's lead was short-lived as he slipped and fell in the muck before the first lap was over, relegating him to catch-up duty for the remainder of the race.

Canard fought valiantly after his miscue, riding from the back of the pack all the way through to a sixth-place finish, but he ran out of laps and couldn't reach the podium before the 15 circuits were completed.

"I'm mad at myself more than anything," said Canard, who won last weekend's race in San Francisco. "I felt (Jake Weimer) coming in on me and I should have just let him by, followed him, and picked my spot, but I was aggressive and the front end went out. Then I got banged around by a few other bikes and lost a lot of ground. That's racing."

Teammate Blake Wharton was close behind when Canard's accident occurred and finished the first lap in second place, a slot he held for the next five laps. But Wharton had an accident of his own on Lap 6 when Max Anstie forced him into the hay bales. Although he tried a quick recovery, Wharton fell a second time on the slick, trackside tarpaulin and had to fight hard for the remaining nine laps to earn a ninth-place result.

"Things haven't been going my way the last three races," Wharton said. "I had a good heat (finishing second) and felt good on the track but in the end one little mistake cost me a podium finish. I went outside and gave the line to a rider who was a little out of control. It was totally my mistake.

"You can't expect to do well at this level when you give stuff away. I know my potential and I know this team is great. I just need to get it together. We're testing good and that helps. It's just tough when you have to wait another week to redeem yourself."

Veteran team leader Kevin Windham was in a great position to reach the podium in the main event of Supercross until a late mechanical problem put him on the sidelines with just two laps left. At the time he was in fourth place, battling two riders directly in front of him, when he had to pull off the track.

"We had some sort of malfunction with the clutch," Windham said. "Up until then things were going pretty well. I had a podium finish right there in front of me but when the clutch went, I was done. It was a good race. I had one lapped guy hold me up for a bit but otherwise I was feeling smooth."

The GEICO Powersports Honda team returns to Anaheim, Calif., next Saturday for the sixth race of the season.