INTERVIEW
P170
EAST COAST AMA 250 SUPERCROSS CHAMPION WIL HAHN
" IT'S A REALLY SMALL GAP
BETWEEN BELIEVING YOU CAN
AND KNOWING YOU CAN."
more tough because of the fact
that I was able to hold off Marvin
for a bit, but once he got by me, I
literally had nothing left. My hands
were done. And then I was hoping
that I could at least retaliate, or if
he may have crashed, I could be
close enough, but he got away
from me. So at that point it was
just kind of up in the air."
If Musquin could've passed Bowers for the win, Musquin would've
tied Hahn on points, but the tiebreaker goes to the racer with the
most wins. Musquin would've won
the title. Luckily for Hahn, Musquin
couldn't quite make it happen, finishing less than half-a-second behind Bowers.
Hahn won his first-ever professional title, making good on the
promise he showed years earlier
on the Troy Lee Honda team. Although he felt "in control" all day
up until his injury, it's even possible that the fact that he had to
think about surviving the race
helped him keep it together during the race itself.
"I've thought about that a few
times," Hahn says. "Throughout
the day, I never really felt stressed
out. And it was weird because I
feel like the rivalry Marvin and I
had was obsolete just because I
feel like we had so much respect
for each other on and off the
track. Not to say that, if I wouldn't
Hahn and title rival Marvin
Musquin (25) battled for the 250
East crown at the final race in Las
Vegas. It came down to inches.
have won, I wouldn't have been
devastated, but I feel like we were
happy for each other throughout
the year when each of us won.
But, when I crashed, maybe it
took my mind off of things and
I was just focused on my hand.
Like, 'Man, I have to get through
15 laps.' It wasn't like I had to win
or I had to beat Marvin and all that
stuff. But I can tell you that when I
got the start I needed in the main
event, I was thinking, 'Wait, I want
to go out and win!'"
Hahn got to celebrate his
