AMA-SX: Top six finish for Hill in Canada?

San Manuel LandM Yamaha's Josh Hill maintained his 100% record of top ten finishes by taking 6th position at the Rogers Centre in Toronto for the tenth round of seventeen in the AMA Supercross/FIM Supercross World Championship. The 20 year old is now just one of two riders to have appeared in the top ten of every single round during an eventful campaign to-date. The highest YZ450F runner in Canada was Valli Motorsports Ivan Tedesco, who shook off the effects of a finger injury to collect 4th place. 42, 083 spectators crowded the venue and the dry dirt the formulated the layout with a lap-time of roughly a minute meant that the course was slick and hard in places. Hill showed moments of pace but could not penetrate the top five of the pack and was the last rider not to be lapped. Ahead of him was Tedesco, bravely battling the terrain and sections with his injured right hand. The veteran circulated for most of the distance in fifth spot but was promoted after Davi Millsaps crashed ahead of him.

"It just goes to show that if I can get a start, I can run with those guys up front. Once I get those figured out consistently then I should be up there every week," he said. Regarding his index finger he commented: "It definitely isn't comfortable, but it's not impossible to ride with, so I just need to keep my head on what I'm doing; that's the hard part when you're dealing with pain like this." "It's actually at times when you're beat up and you can't seem to do anything right that you're the most thankful for the support you have," said Hill alluding to the ongoing effects of his crash two rounds ago in Atlanta. "My San Manuel Yamaha team is amazing, and they support me when things are good, and when they're not. Things will get better soon, I just have to heal up a little bit," he added. Joe Gibbs Racing's Justin Brayton was 9th and the third YZ450F-rider in the top ten. Grant Langston did not compete after a heavy crash at the beginning of the previous round in Daytona forced the former AMA Motocross Champion to undergo knee surgery. Reigning champion James Stewart is still recovering from the right wrist he broke in January and a date for his competitive return has not yet been confirmed. Hill is currently 3rd in the championship standings and keeps in touch for the title with a deficit of 37 points to leader Ryan Dungey. Brayton is 6th and Tedesco 7th. Round eleven sees the series return to the USA and head south to Texas and the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas.

Circuit Length: NA Crowd: 42,083 Weather: Dry

Last Years Winner: James Stewart

2010 AMA-SX Toronto, Canada 15/03/2010

Race 1 - 20 Laps

Pos.	Rider	Manu.	Nat.	Total Time
1	Ryan Villopoto	Kawasaki	USA	19'46.788
2	Ryan Dungey	Suzuki	USA	0'04.300
3	Trey Canard	Honda	USA	0'31.168
4	Ivan Tedesco	Yamaha	USA	0'44.633
5	Kevin Windham	Honda	USA	0'59.804
6	Josh Hill	Yamaha	USA	1'06.583
7	Nicholas Wey	Kawasaki	USA	-1Laps
8	Thomas Hahn	Suzuki	USA	-1Laps
9	Justin Brayton	Yamaha	USA	-1Laps
10	Matt Boni	Honda	USA	-1Laps
11	Kyle Chisholm	Yamaha	USA	-1Laps
12	Michael Byrne	Yamaha	AUS	-1Laps
13	Chris Blose	Honda	USA	-1Laps
14	Jason Thomas	Suzuki	USA	-1Laps
15	Weston Peick	Yamaha	USA	-1Laps

Rider Standings

06/03/2010

Pos.	Rider	Manu.	Nat.	Points
1.	Ryan Dungey	Suzuki	USA	192
2.	Ryan Villopoto	Kawasaki	USA	172
3.	Josh Hill	Yamaha	USA	162
4.	David D Millsaps	Honda	USA	150
5.	Kevin Windham	Honda	USA	131
6.	Justin Brayton	Yamaha	USA	124
7.	Ivan Tedesco	Yamaha	USA	117
8.	Nicholas Wey	Kawasaki	USA	99
9.	Kyle Chisholm	Yamaha	USA	82
10.	Michael Byrne	Yamaha	AUS	80
11.	Thomas Hahn	Yamaha	USA	76
12.	Andrew Short	Honda	USA	69
13.	Grant Langston	Yamaha	RSA	67
14.	Chris Blose	Honda	USA	64
15.	James Stewart	Yamaha	USA	51
19.	Jason Lawrence	Yamaha	USA	28
21.	Dan Reardon	Yamaha	USA	25
30.	Weston Peick	Yamaha	USA	7
36.	Josh Grant	Yamaha	USA	1

Manufacturer Standings

06/03/2010

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1.	Suzuki	192
2.	Yamaha	184
3.	Honda	181
4.	Kawasaki	181
5.	KTM	3