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shape and with high hopes. Trag-
edy struck in the first practice,
though, when a horrific crash left
Hahn with a broken back, forcing
him to miss most of the rest of the
Supercross season.
Adding insult to injury, Hahn
suffered another major setback
during the lead-up to the 2011
outdoor series when he injured
his shoulder in a crash while
practicing, causing him to miss
the first few rounds of the moto-
cross series.
Hahn returned to action in the
outdoor series at RedBud, only
to suffer a concussion and a bro-
ken collarbone at Unadilla. In all,
Hahn raced only four races in
2011.
Amazingly, after riding only
four races all year, GEICO Honda
re-signed Hahn for the 2012 sea-
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY
SHAN MOORE
I
t's fair to say that Wil Hahn has
been on a rollercoaster ride
since turning pro in 2008. A
catalogue of injuries over the past
five years have slowed but not
halted the Kansas-born rider's
progress, although the setbacks
seem to have only strengthened
the GEICO Honda rider's deter-
mination. Unfortunately, missing
races due to an injury is some-
thing Hahn has grown accus-
tomed to.
The 2011 season was a par-
ticularly tough one. After an en-
couraging off-season, having just
signed with GEICO Honda and
after getting all settled in with his
new team and adjusted to a new
bike, Hahn came into the Super-
cross opener at Anaheim in great
LEARNING
CURVE
The hard-working and determined East 250
Supercross champ is getting used to a new
way of life in the 450 class
"
I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING BETTER
AND BETTER EVERY WEEKEND.
"
