“Tony is a pretty dedicated guy,” Watson said at the end of a bittersweet night. Rockstar/Hart & Huntington’s Steve Drew won his second Supermoto Unlimited race of the season and teammate Travis Marks finished fourth. “He never really had any kind of focus until he got involved with Supermoto. And the last eight months he’s been just dedicated himself to riding and racing and training. And everyone around him from his family to his friends have never seen him so dedicated with his training and riding.
“He really, really, really enjoyed what he did. He stayed in my room last night and we stayed up until four o’clock in the morning just talking about life and racing. He had a lot of ambition and a lot of goals.”
Watson was told of Hart’s passing by a state police officer well prior to the heat races. He relayed the news to the team just before the heat races. They discussed withdrawing, but were encouraged by Tom Hart to continue.
“Tony’s dad called me and he said, ‘Tony’s blessings are with you guys and Tony would want you guys to race, no matter what,’” Watson said. “It was kind of hard for us to get our morale together and go racing. I’ve got to take my hat off to Steve (Drew) and Travis (Marks) for finishing a solid first and fourth tonight.”
ANTHONY HART Anthony Hart, 21, of Henderson, beloved son and brother, nephew and friend, died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. He passed away due to injuries sustained in a professional motocross competition. He was doing what he loved. Tony was a professional motocross racer, a warehouse manager, and proud member of Hart & Huntington Race Team. He is survived by his father, Thomas Hart; his brother, Carey Hart; his mother, Terri Lobur; sister, Jessica Hart; uncles, Joe and John Hart; and many extended family members and friends who love him dearly. Private services have been held for family and friends.
