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very now and then Honda Pro Rac-
ing releases a very nicely edited
YouTube show detailing their racing
exploits, and this particular episode
focuses on the Dakar Rally with Joan
Barreda, America's Ricky Braebec
and the rest of the factory HRC crew
as they try to wrestle to the title away
from KTM. There's also a look back
at HRC's third place in the Bol d'Or
24 Hour and an entertaining chat with
Honda's new roads duo, Ian Hutchin-
son and Lee Johnston. CN
MALCOLM STEWART TO JGR SUZUKI
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he Autotrader Yoshimura
Suzuki Factory Racing Team
brought 2016 AMA 250 Eastern
Regional Supercross Champi-
on, Malcolm Stewart, on board
to fill in for injured Justin
Bogle on a race-by-race
basis, beginning with round
two of the AMA Supercross
Series in Houston.
The 25-year-old Haines
City, Florida native has
enjoyed a successful su-
percross career, with three
wins, 13 podiums and 24
top-five finishes, culminat-
ing with the 2016 AMA 250
East Supercross title.
"The opportunity came
about on Sunday when
J-Bone [Jeremy Albrecht]
called and asked if I
wanted to ride their factory
Suzuki RM-Z450," Stewart said.
"To be given this chance on a
factory team is a blessing. Now
I've been on both sides of the
fence, from being a privateer to
racing for a factory team. It has
truly been a humbling experi-
ence, and I'm ready to give the
team my full effort."
Team manager Jeremy
Albrecht is looking forward to
working with Stewart.
"The fans love him, and he
has a really good personality,"
Albrecht said. "I feel that Mal-
colm has great speed, and I'm
happy that he wanted to take
advantage of this opportunity.
In Malcolm's first outing
with the team in Houston,
he ended the night 11th after
a very consistent ride in the
main event. CN
Malcolm Smith will be filling
in for the injured Justin Bogle
aboard a JGR Suzuki RM-
Z450 in the AMA Supercross
Championship.
