The 2016 AMA Pro Motocross season concluded with the Ironman National in Crawfordsville, Indiana, where Team Honda HRC’s Fredrik Noren rode to a respectable ninth-place overall finish. In moto one, Noren got off the line to a less-than-desirable start but quickly began navigating through the pack. By the halfway point, the Swede had worked his way into ninth, which is where he finished. On the opening lap of moto two, Noren got tangled with a downed rider’s bike, causing him to fall back to nearly last. He put in an impressive come-from-behind performance over the remainder of the 30-minute-plus-two-lap race, advancing to ninth by the checkered flag.

NOTES

  • After nine weeks of recuperation from a finger injury, Cole Seely is expected to return to riding this week. The Californian had been enjoying the best AMA Pro Motocross season of his career, with two third-place moto results, when he suffered the injury, which required surgery. “The recovery process took a little longer than I thought,” said Seely, who attended the Ironman National as a spectator. “Luckily, I live right down the street from my physical therapy office so I would go every day for electric stimulation and have my hand worked on, which I think helped for sure. I’ve been off the bike for about nine weeks, but I finally get to start riding again on Tuesday. We’re going to jump right into some testing with the 2017 bike and start getting ready for Monster Cup.”
  • Rain throughout Friday night and Saturday morning left the Ironman track covered in thick mud for the timed qualifying practice period. Fredrik Noren was ninth fastest with a 2.36.957 lap time, posted in the first session.
  • For Team Honda HRC, there is no break following the final AMA Pro Motocross race, as the team is quickly switching gears back to Supercross mode. Testing starts right away for the Monster Energy Cup, to be held at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium October 15. “We have a ton of work that needs to be done,” said Team Manager Dan Betley. “Unlike in previous years when our bike had relatively few changes, the 2017 CRF450R is all-new, requiring a lot of testing. We won’t be taking any time off; instead, September will be the busiest we’ve been since the beginning of the summer.”

THE FOCUS: Farewell Trey Canard

On the eve of the Pro Motocross finale, Team Honda HRC hosted an end-of-season BBQ in the Ironman MX pits to honor Trey Canard, who is departing to ride for another team next season. Everyone from the factory Honda squad was in attendance, as was the GEICO Honda crew, who had the pleasure of working with Canard during his 250 career. Before the festivities, Team Manager Dan Betley and Manager of Motorcycle Sports Takashi “Sam” Mishima presented Canard with custom trophies, one from American Honda and the other from Honda Racing Corporation and HGA (Honda motorcycle R&D) in Japan. In return, the Oklahoman showed his gratitude by surprising the team with its own plaque that he had made. A few days before the race, Honda had also issued a farewell video featuring memorable moments from Canard’s time with the brand.

Canard has spent 10 years in the Honda family, and his departure has been surrounded by positive feelings. “It’s not very often in sports in general that you see an athlete and an organization leave on such good terms,” Canard said. “Actually, I don’t feel like we left on good terms—I really feel like we leave on great terms. There are no hard feelings or drama and the whole process has been very respectful from both sides. Then this week has just been surreal for me. To see the video that was done for me was very emotional. It brought to life so many situations, both highs and lows, that I’ve experienced over the past 10 years with Honda. That was unreal. Then to come here on Friday and feel the love and support from not only the Team Honda HRC crew, but also Japan and GEICO Honda was amazing. I’d also really like to say thank you to my mechanic Brent [Presnell], who has worked with me for 12 years and truly is family. This is definitely the end of a chapter in my book, but it was a great way to end it for sure.”

Everyone at Honda wishes Canard the best in his next endeavor.

 

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Fredrik Noren 61

I’m not feeling great about my results today. A 9-9 score isn’t that bad but it’s obviously not where I want to be. My riding was pretty good today though, so I’m happy about that. Overall it’s been a bumpy year but I’m glad to have ended it with some pretty solid motos with these guys. I just need to get those starts dialed. In moto 2, I had a decent spot coming by the mechanics’ area and was about seventh when [Benny] Bloss went down in front of me and I ran into his back, getting stuck. I was one of the last guys once I got going again, but felt like I was riding really well after that. I had worked my way up pretty far and was feeling good until I crashed and just lost all my momentum.

AMA Pro Motocross 2016
Race Round 12   Crawfordsville

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Roczen Ken 94 GER Team Honda HRC Honda
2 Barcia Justin 51 USA TLD/Red Bull GasGas GasGas
3 Tomac Eli 3 USA Monster Energy Kawasaki Kawasaki
4 Musquin Marvin 25 FRA Red Bull KTM KTM
5 Anderson Jason 21 USA Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Husqvarna
6 Nicoletti Phillip 46 USA Autotrader/ JGR/ Yoshimura/ Suzuki Factory Racing Yamaha
7 Bloss Benny 73 USA SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda Honda
8 Peick Weston 23 USA Autotrader/ JGR/ Yoshimura/ Suzuki Factory Racing Suzuki
9 Noren Fredrik 61 SWE PR-MX Pelletier Kawasaki Kawasaki
10 Wilson Dean 15 GBR Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Husqvarna
11 Bisceglia Matt 58 USA Nut Up Industries/RBI Motorsports Suzuki
12 Benoit Kaven 926 CAN KTM Canada/ Royal Distributing/ Fox KTM
13 Short Andrew 29 USA Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM WPS KTM
14 Clason Cade 78 USA PR-MX Pelletier Kawasaki Kawasaki
15 Martinez Cole 68 USA Cycle Trader Rock River Yamaha Yamaha
16 Chisholm Kyle 11 USA Chisholm Racing Kawasaki
17 Harrison Heath USA Got Gear Motorsports Kawasaki
18 Babbitt Matthew 987 USA The Privateer Journey KTM
19 Sipes Ryan 39 USA Rockstar Energy Husqvarna KTM
20 Short John 72 USA Barx/Chaparral/Ecstar Suzuki Suzuki
AMA Pro Motocross 2016
Race Round 12   Crawfordsville

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Roczen Ken 94 GER Team Honda HRC Honda
2 Barcia Justin 51 USA TLD/Red Bull GasGas GasGas
3 Tomac Eli 3 USA Monster Energy Kawasaki Kawasaki
4 Musquin Marvin 25 FRA Red Bull KTM KTM
5 Anderson Jason 21 USA Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Husqvarna
6 Bisceglia Matt 58 USA Nut Up Industries/RBI Motorsports Suzuki
7 Peick Weston 23 USA Autotrader/ JGR/ Yoshimura/ Suzuki Factory Racing Suzuki
8 Nicoletti Phillip 46 USA Autotrader/ JGR/ Yoshimura/ Suzuki Factory Racing Yamaha
9 Noren Fredrik 61 SWE PR-MX Pelletier Kawasaki Kawasaki
10 Benoit Kaven 926 CAN KTM Canada/ Royal Distributing/ Fox KTM
11 Bloss Benny 73 USA SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda Honda
12 Wilson Dean 15 GBR Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Husqvarna
13 Sipes Ryan 39 USA Rockstar Energy Husqvarna KTM
14 Martinez Cole 68 USA Cycle Trader Rock River Yamaha Yamaha
15 Short John 72 USA Barx/Chaparral/Ecstar Suzuki Suzuki
16 Mcconahy Noah 131 USA Merge Racing Honda
17 Mellross Hayden 72 AUS Hydrocephalus Association/Yamaha Yamaha
18 Clason Cade 78 USA PR-MX Pelletier Kawasaki Kawasaki
19 Robin Jerry 97 USA Blue Buffalo Slater Skins/ Yamaha Yamaha
20 Stewart Ronnie 606 USA DirtCandy Graphics Suzuki

Thank You Trey Canard

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