Josh Hansen: [It was the] championship. I haven’t been in this position ever. Man, I’ve had a rough couple of years and I definitely just didn’t want to let it go out like that. I worked hard and now the doctors they have to put [my pinky] back into place.

 

Yeah, it was jacked.

 

It was just gnarly. You don’t really think about something so small to hurt so much. Especially with the whoops as big as they are and we had a lot of rhythm sections with a lot of pulling on your hands. I don’t know, I made the best of it. I’m not trying to sound like I’m a hero or anything, I just made it happen tonight. It was good. I’m ready for this week off and try to make it heal as much as I can.

 

Yeah, no doubt. I’m thankful that it happened when it did. So, I’ll just come back swinging for the next race and I think it should be a lot easier to race the next time [in San Diego after a weekend off].

 

I just kind of got in the zone. I mean, it definitely was bugging me out there, but it was just one of those things. When you’ve got a championship on the line and you’ve been through the years that I’ve had and the critics, you make sure you finish out those 15 laps...

 

I mean, I definitely didn’t want to get dirty, but I’ve kind of had some run-ins with him in practice and stuff. It’s all out of respect, I wasn’t going to go out of my way. But I kind of told him after the race that I kind of dealt with him in practice and I didn’t like it. It’s all-good, though. He’s doing his thing. He’s a young kid, he works hard and he’s riding good, but definitely when I saw him coming up on me I didn’t want that guy to beat me, so I had to turn it up a little bit. I’m glad the way the night turned out. I’m thankful for the team that I’m on and the way it’s turned out for the night.

 

No doubt, that’s pretty funny. We’re the only dudes in the Lites class from Colorado. Colorado is trying to kick my ass...