GEICO Honda’s Will Hahn overcame adversity to clinch his maiden 250SX Monster Energy Supercross victory at Atlanta’s round eight of the series.

The veteran of the class put together a dream ride, grabbing the Nuclear Cowboyz holeshot before laying down 15 consistent laps.

His first-ever main event win went exactly how he had dreamed, and Hahn made sure he soaked up every bit of his hard-earned success and glory.

“It actually went down exactly how I’ve always envisioned it,” said Hahn. “I got the holeshot, I put in the laps, and I stayed calm – that’s what it took to win.

“It’s all kind of surreal. It’s taking me some time to let this get into my head. It’s overwhelming, that’s why I took a victory lap. I wanted to squeeze every bit out of it and the crowd was going nuts. This is just a very, very satisfying feeling.”

Adding to the accomplishment is the fact Hahn rode with a broken middle toe on his left foot. Hahn injured the foot in a collision with teammate Zach Bell during the heat race, which Hahn also won.

“My toe is shattered,” Hahn explained. “They stitched it up in the Asterisk Medical Trailer and I’ll need to get it examined again but it looks pretty bad. Still, I wasn’t going to let it stop me.”

Hahn’s win moved him into second place in the 250SX East standings, just two points behind series leader Dean Wilson, who stalked Hahn in second throughout the race.

“I knew he was there and after settling in those first few laps I made a real hard push to get some breathing room on him,” he added. “It worked, and I was able to gain some space. After that I relied on my fitness and training and just started counting down the laps.

“I got hung up behind a few lappers towards the end. I’m not used to being the first guy through the lappers, so I learned a little there. Now I’m ready for anything.”

The 2013 Monster Energy Supercross series will now head to the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis on 2 March for round nine of the series, which will serve as round three on the east coast 250SX calendar.