Good Luck, Josh!

EKC sends our best to Josh Hansen, as he preps to compete in his final Supercross race of the season tomorrow in Las Vegas!

Josh has had an awesome comeback season, wowing everyone with a last-minute win at last week's race in Salt Lake City-- in crazy weather conditions, no less! With the West Region races officially over, tomorrow is all about bragging rights, and we have a feeling they'll go to Josh.

Knock 'em dead tomorrow, Josh!!

Josh Hansen Wins SLC Supercross!!

EKC is thrilled to congratulate client Josh Hansen on his big win over the weekend in Salt Lake City!Known as the bad boy of motocross, Josh gave this season his all, showing off his smooth style and incredible speed to the dedicated fans who had missed him last year when he took time off from racing. He's earned several top-five finishes this season, but had yet to take the podium....until now!

On Saturday in Salt Lake City, when insane weather conditions had the other racers taking a conservative approach, Josh fearlessly hit the dirt to claim that trophy he'd waited for all season.

We knew he could do it!! Congrats, Josh, and best of luck at the East/West shootout in Vegas this weekend!

Josh Hansen Wins AMA Supercross Event
by Amy Donaldson
Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — The constant, frigid rain Saturday night altered everything from the course to the length of the races at the Monster Energy Supercross races at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

It did not, however, change Josh Hansen's strategy.

"I just really felt like I wanted to win," said the 26-year-old California native. "I wanted to beat everybody — bad."

A self-described "neat-freak" Hansen was a little bothered by the sloppy conditions, but he didn't alter his plan to attack the course if he got the chance.

"I didn't want to ride conservative," he said. "No matter what the conditions were, I just felt like when you ride like conservative, that's when you make mistakes. I just put my head down and took chances."

He just shook his head and smiled when asked why he kept throwing triples when everyone else, including the second-place finisher Trey Canard, Oklahoma, stuck with doubles on slick bumps.

"I just did what I felt like doing," said Hansen. "I just didn't want to ride too cautious." (read more...)

::HOT from Koch:: Josh Hansen Gears Up for AMA Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY– Top motocross rider and two-time X-Games champion Josh Hansen prepares to end the season with a bang when he races the Monster Energy AMA Salt Lake City Supercross on May 1 at 7 p.m., the final race for the West Region.

26-year-old Hansen is known in the racing world as the bad boy of motocross, boasting smooth style inherited from his famous dad, champion rider Donnie Hansen, and possessing a laidback attitude that hardly hints at the fact that he has been racing professionally since high school. When Hansen won X Games 14 in 2008 as the underdog, everyone thought it was a fluke. But when he took home the gold again the following year, it became clear that Josh Hansen was here to stay.

Fans were excited when it was announced in January that Mitch Payton had selected Hansen to ride the West Region for Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki this year, following his hiatus from racing in 2009. Regarded as one of a handful of riders with the ability to win a West Regional race, Hansen boasts several top-five placings thus far, and is confident he can earn that elusive podium finish before the season’s end by harnessing the power and speed he has displayed during heat races and channeling it into the main event.

His ultimate goal this year is to surprise fans with a win at the East/West Shootout in Las Vegas on May 8, right before he rakes in another X Games victory in August – a feat that fans know Hansen is more than capable of.