Honda Powersports Racing - Motocross Schedule - 09 AMA Motocross

The AMA’s women’s division is big news this year, and the biggest news of all was Honda Red Bull rider Ashley Fiolek who won both Motos. She holds first place and is looking forward to an exciting season.

Ashley Fiolek, the newest member of the Honda Red Bull Racing team, captured the holeshots in both motos and really showed that she and her CRF250R are the team to beat in 2009.

Ashley Fiolek rode off from Glen Helen with a perfect 50 points. Congratulations, Ashley, on a great start to the season!

The AMA Motocross season kicked off this weekend at Glen Helen in California in atypically mild weather. The track is notoriously rough and choppy, especially as the day wears on, which makes for exciting racing.

In the first moto, Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short started in third and moved into fourth, a position he held for most of the race. Towards the very end he moved back a spot, but still finished the race in the top five.

Honda Red Bull Racing’s Davi Millsaps started the first moto in seventh but was able to move up and finish sixth.

Honda Red Bull Racing’s Ivan Tedesco started Moto One in eleventh but the difficult track conditions forced him back to 26th.

In Moto Two, Andrew Short began in third but after a tough race ended in 21st. His 5-21 performance gave him tenth overall.

Millsaps had a better start in Moto Two, starting and ending in fifth. His 6-5 performance gave him fifth overall.

It was pure excitement for the Lites class: GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard nailed the holeshot not once but twice in Moto One after the first start was red-flagged.

GEICO Powersports Honda rookie Justin Barcia passed his teammate Canard to take the lead in the first lap, and led for seven laps until running out of gas. He still managed to finish the moto in ninth.

GEICO Powersports Honda’s Brett Metcalfe started Moto One in fifth and ended in seventh. In Moto Two he also started in fifth but had a better finish at sixth. His 7-6 overall score gave him seventh overall.

Rail that turn: GEICO Powersports Honda rider, Blake Wharton started Moto One in eleventh and was able to move up three positions to finish in eighth.

Trey Canard was the top Honda finisher in Moto One, coming in third, while in Moto Two he finished eighth. His 3-8 performance puts Canard in fifth overall.

Blake Wharton finished tenth in Moto Two. His 8-10 score gave him tenth overall.

Justin Barcia led more laps than anyone in the Lites class. In the second Moto, he was able to lead the first ten laps until being passed but still finished third. His 9-3 performance gave him sixth overall. Not bad for a rookie!