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Dan Reardon
250 SX / A-1
IMAGE / MPG WORDS / LANG DESIGN / WILSON
>> The 3 time Australian Supercorss Champion Dan Reardon returns to Monster Energy Supercross racing for the first time since 2009. Filling in for injured Star Racing Yamaha rider Colt Nichols, the team grabbed Reardon from down under and is excited to have him on board for the 250 west coast SX series. Anaheim one was a great showing for the Australian rider as he put another Star Racing Yamaha inside the top ten. Starting the main event hovering the top five, Reardon maintained a 5th place position for the opening laps of the race and was looking to hitch a ride with his teammate Aaron Plessinger to the front of the pack. As the race went on Reardon had some heavy hitters behind him as both Justin Hill and Jeremy Martin had gotten bad starts and were making their way forward. After both riders worked their way passed Dan and the 15 min count down ended, Reardon crossed the finish in 7th place. A great showing for Reardon after miss- ing over 5 years of Supercross racing. The #122 could be the ultimate wildcard as the series continues.
38 GRITMOTO • JANUARY 9, 2017