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Honda still collecting results on track in Queensland and SA

Honda riders aren’t letting Covid restrictions get them down, with Metcalfe winning the South Australian Championship over the weekend, as Gibbs claimed second in the opening round of the Queensland Championships!

Mongrel Boots Honda Racing’s Brett Metcalfe also won the final round of the South Australian Championship convincingly. The likeable South Australian went undefeated in the five-round competition. Honda riders claimed the top three positions in the MX1 class. Metcalfe was extremely happy with his 2022 CRF450R.

Brett Metcalfe

“I had so much fun racing the South Australian Championships and its so cool to be doing it with my two boys. The new Honda is awesome and its great to see Honda sweep the podium with their CRF450R. Honda rider’s Mitch Norris rode well so did Siegah Ward. Its unfortunate Levi McManus couldn’t compete in the final round, but overall Honda dominated the SA titles.”

Brett Metcalfe
Brett Metcalfe

Terrafirma’s Honda rider Kirk Gibbs proved once again that he can win, but the overall eluded him as he finished third, first and second respectively in round 1 of the Queensland Championships to claim second overall. Three points separates him from first with one round remaining.

Kirk Gibbs

“I need to execute the first few laps better and I need to make my passes stick. The speed is there, and the bike is working great. When I piece it all together, I win but I am too inconsistent at the moment. I have a month to work on my weaknesses before round 2.”

Kirk Gibbs
Kirk Gibbs

Whilst racing is suspended in Victoria, Emma Milesevic leads the Victorian State women’s championship.

Yarrive Konsky – Team Director

“We are trying to compete in as many races as possible to keep everyone poised and ready. We continue to adapt to the ever-changing restrictions. We are positive national racing will resume before the end of the year and we want to make sure our riders are ready.”

QMX1 Round Results

Pos Competitor Total R1 R2 R3
1 Todd WATERS 70 25 20 25
2 Kirk GIBBS 67 20 25 22
3 Aaron TANTI 52 18 14 20
4 Jai WALKER 47 13 16 18
5 Lochie LATIMER 47 16 15 16
6 Dean FERRIS 44 22 22 –
7 Luke REARDON 43 11 18 14
8 Luke ZIELINSKI 39 14 10 15
9 Joel EVANS 39 15 11 13
10 Luke WEAVER 35 12 13 10
11 Cody O’LOAN 30 10 9 11
12 Sam LARSEN 27 6 12 9
13 Navrin GROTHUES 26 8 6 12
14 Cody SCHAT 23 7 8 8
15 Kye ORCHARD 19 5 7 7
16 Jake VALINOTI 14 9 5 –
17 Benny STREETER 10 4 – 6

QMX2 Round Results

Pos Competitor Total R1 R2 R3
1 Todd WATERS 72 25 22 25
2 Jesse DOBSON 69 22 25 22
3 Isaac FERGUSON 56 20 20 16
4 Jayce COSFORD 53 18 15 20
5 Levi ROGERS 50 14 18 18
6 Ricky LATIMER 46 16 16 14
7 Ryan ALEXANDERSON 44 15 14 15
8 Kobi WOLFF 36 13 13 10
9 Joel PHILLIPS 35 12 12 11
10 Brock FLYNN 27 9 10 8
11 Jake DUTHIE 27 11 9 7
12 Ryley FITZPATRICK 26 10 7 9
13 Jackson CAMILLERI 23 – 11 12
14 Zachary WATSON 21 – 8 13
15 Braeden KREBS 20 8 6 6
16 James WALTERS 17 7 5 5
17 Zane DORRELL 11 5 4 2
18 Laird ROUGHAN 10 6 – 4
19 Angus ROBERTSON 10 4 3 3

AFT next stop Springfield ST & Mile double header

A highlight of the 2021 season awaits as the American Flat Track prepares for a monumental Labor Day Weekend double-header at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois, on September 3-5.

Springfield ST - Main Event 1
2020 Springfield ST

The weekend will kick off on Friday evening with the Springfield Short Track Doubleheader, which packs two complete rounds of the tightly fought AFT Singles championship into a single evening. And then Saturday and Sunday will see the big twins head over to the “World’s Fastest Mile” for the Springfield Mile I & II.

An epic by any measure, this year’s Progressive AFT weekend in Springfield has a bit of added meaning as it represents the end of an era. It will mark the final time the “Mile Master,” Bryan Smith (No. 4 Crosley/Howerton Motorsports Indian FTR750) competes at the Springfield Mile after recently announcing his intention to retire at the end of the season.

AFT Production Twinsalso returns to the venue where the class was originally introduced to the world at speed in 2018. An already wild AFT Singles title fight likewise has the potential for another titanic shift with two full points-paying rounds taking place in a single night during Friday’s Springfield Short Track Doubleheader.

Yamaha Day 2021 awards winners

Yamaha Day 2021 saw celebrations to mark the 66th birthday of Yamaha Motor Corporation, with Yamaha Music putting a RevStar RS702B Electric Guitar up for grabs.

Elwyn Jordan in 1978 with his Yamaha
Elwyn Jordan in 1978 with his Yamaha

Following careful deliberation, the Yamaha Motor Australia Board of Directors judged the entry by Elwyn Jordan as the one that stood out from the crowd and best captured the #UnitedByYamaha spirit.

Elwyn’s highly entertaining Instagram post revealed he’s been #UnitedByYamaha for more than 40 years. His story and pictorial walk down memory lane unveiled a long-time musician and motorcycle rider with a passion for guitars and two wheels – as long as they carry the Yamaha badge. Topped off with the hashtags #UnitedByYamaha and #YamahaDay2021, his competition entry caught the eye of the judges.

Elwyn Jordan

“I’m a huge fan of Yamaha, and I’m thrilled to have won the Yamaha Revstar Guitar. I bought my first Yamaha guitar in 1979 and loved the quality so much I’ve been adding more Yamaha’s to the collection ever since. Now I’m looking forward to adding the Revstar, it’s such a unique looking guitar.”

Elwyn Jordan in 2021 with his Yamaha Tracer
Elwyn Jordan in 2021 with his Yamaha Tracer

Elwyn said he has a range of Yamaha guitars in his collection including bass, electric and classical models. Also a keen motorcyclist, Elwyn purchased his first Yamaha motorbike way back in 1977 and has never looked back. “I’ve only owned Yamaha’s since – I love the quality and reliability.”

Also up for grabs in this year’s competition were two ShopYamaha gift vouchers. Rachel Ferlazzo claimed the $500 voucher, and Scott Wolfson the $200 voucher. Both winners will enjoy a shopping spree choosing from the huge range of products available at ShopYamaha.com.au

Here are the three #UnitedByYamaha competition winning entries for you to enjoy.

  • 1st Prize: Elwyn Jordan
  • 2nd Prize: Rachel Ferlazzo
  • 3rd Prize: Scott Wolfson

Romain Febvre signs with Kawasaki until 2023

French rider, Romain Febvre, has signed a direct contract with KHI, the Kawasaki factory to compete in MXGP for 2022 and 2023. For Romain to conclude a two-year deal before the 2021 season has matured will allow him to concentrate on the current championship.

Romain Febvre

“It was very important for me to agree a deal to allow me to focus on the 2021 Championship and give my best efforts to my team. I am now one of the fastest guys in the Championship and I am looking forward to a new adventure and achieving great things on the factory Kawasaki. A two-year deal will allow me to plan and extend even further my abilities with the KX450. It already suits my style well in terms of the type of power delivery I like plus the narrow chassis suits my riding style and body positioning really well. Now I have the time and space to fine tune the package and continue the necessary training regime to achieve my goal, an MXGP world title for Kawasaki.”

Romain Febvre – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

Steve Guttridge – Kawasaki

“There is still work to do in this year’s championship and Romain and our team are pushing as hard as they can to get on the top step at every round and fighting for the title this season. We are super happy to have secured Romain to compete in MXGP and we hope that all Kawasaki fans worldwide will join us on this exciting journey. Now that we have announced this factory deal for the coming two years, we hope that Romain will be given the time, space and respect necessary now to focus on the job in hand.”

Josep Garcia extends KTM contract a further two-years

Josep Garcia has signed a two-year contract extension with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, which will see the former Enduro World Champion remain with the team through to the end of the 2023 season, riding the proven KTM 350 EXC-F in the FIM Enduro World Championship and the ISDE.

Josep Garcia

“I’m super happy to extend my contract with KTM for another two years. We have been working together since 2017 and I think it’s the best team to be in, plus I also have a great relationship with my mechanics, Ivan and Daniele. Signing for two more years means the team and I are free to focus on the racing and aim to be at the very top. Continuing with the KTM 350 EXC-F in EnduroGP helps to keep things consistent too, so I can really work on my riding. After that, I’m hoping to experience a few new disciplines and expand my horizons as my career continues!”

Josep Garcia - Image by Dario Agrati
Josep Garcia – Image by Dario Agrati

Fabio Farioli – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager

“We are very proud of everything we’ve achieved with Josep and we’re happy to be continuing our strong relationship with him for a further two years. Our main focus now is to compete for great results at the ISDE, and then turn our attention back to the FIM E2 and EnduroGP championship, which concludes in October. We’ll be giving our all as a team to fight for victory, and we’re looking forward to the future together.”

Hard Enduro next stop Poland’s HERO Challenge

The FIM Hard Enduro World Championship will soon gear up for the second half of the series, beginning with Poland’s HERO Challenge on September 11/12. Marking round six of this year’s championship chase, the extreme cross country race is set to welcome the world’s best Hard Enduro competitors, along with a host of passionate amateur warriors, as they do battle across two days in the Polish region of Dabrowa Górnicza.

Offering a real mix of challenges for competitors, racing begins with a qualifier on Saturday morning featuring motocross, enduro and superenduro elements, ensuring riders will work up a sweat. From there, the top 30 qualifiers line up in the nearby city centre for an evening SuperEnduro race. Under artificial lighting, an intense course is set to produce some exciting racing.

Returning to the Dabrowa Gornicza race circuit for Sunday, the business end of the weekend features a tough, physically demanding three-hour extreme cross country race. Laid out across a 15-kilometre loop, it will be an all-out action affair.

Manuel Lettenbichler currently leads the Hard Enduro standings - pictured at the Red Bull TKO
Manuel Lettenbichler currently leads the Hard Enduro standings – pictured at the Red Bull TKO

At the head of the standings Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler holds a narrow one-point lead over Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt. Sherco Factory Racing’s Wade Young and Mario Roman are also locked in a close battle for third. With three rounds remaining in this year’s title fight, there is a lot to gain at Poland’s HERO Challenge.

FIM Hard Enduro World Championship Standings

  1. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) – 54
  2. Billy Bolt (Husqvarna) – 53
  3. Wade Young (Sherco) – 40
  4. Mario Roman (Sherco) – 37
  5. Jonny Walker (Beta) – 34
  6. Taddy Blazusiak (GASGAS) – 26
  7. Alfredo Gomez (Husqvarna) – 24
  8. Michael Walkner (GASGAS) – 21
  9. Teodor Kabakchiev (Husqvarna) – 19
  10. Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna) – 15

2021 AMA Speedway National Championship kicks off September

The AMA Speedway National Championship Series will take place with two of the three-round series being held in New York, followed by a final round in California in 2021.

Typically, the entire series has been held solely in California, where the sport has a large following and draws thousands of fans. By hosting rounds on both coasts this year, the goal is to further grow the popularity of the sport by reaching new fans and racers.

Billy Janniro AMA Speedway National Championship
AMA Speedway National Championship 2018

The series will determine which racer takes home an AMA National No. 1 plate and opens at Action Park East in Greene, New York on September 4. On September 5, the bar-to-bar action moves to Champion Speedway in Owego, New York.

The third and final round of the series will see racers travel to the West Coast on Sept. 25 to compete at Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway in Auburn, Calif., where the AMA Speedway Championship No. 1 plate will be handed out.

Riders scheduled to highlight the New York field for the 2021 season include four-time Speedway Track Champion Len McBride; 2020 East Coast Points Champion Spencer Portararo; 2015 U.S. Open Champion Casey Donholt; and Veteran star Dave Oakden.

Riders from the California field include 10-time and current AMA U.S. National Champion Billy Janniro; Current FIM North American Final Champion Max Ruml; Former British League and USA World Team rider Gino Manzares; Former U.S. National Under 21 Champion and current U.S. Open Champion Austin Novratil; and the rising Northern California star, Blake Borello.

The 10-year British League Veteran David Meldrum from Florida will also be competing, as will Colorado’s Redmond Bohannon.

2021 AMA Speedway National Championship Calendar

Round Location Date
Round 1 Action Park East in Greene, N.Y. September 4, 2021
Round 2 Champion Speedway in Owego, N.Y. September 5, 2021
Round 3 Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway in Auburn, Calif. September 25, 2021

Artem Laguta wins Togliatti FIM Speedway Grand Prix

Home hero Artem Laguta celebrated writing his name in history by winning the first-ever Togliatti FIM Speedway Grand Prix to turn up the heat in the World Championship race on Saturday. Laguta topped the podium at the Anatoly Stepanov Stadium ahead of series leader Bartosz Zmarzlik, Danish champion Anders Thomsen and Emil Sayfutdinov as the Motorcycling Federation of Russia staged its first SGP event and the biggest speedway meeting in its history.

The Bolshoy Kamen-born racer cruised to the top of the heat score chart with 14 race points, but was on the verge of exiting the meeting in semi-final one until a mistake from Fredrik Lindgren allowed Laguta to overhaul the Swedish star for the all-important second place to join Sayfutdinov in the final.

He then kept his cool when it mattered most to make a fine start and triumph ahead of Zmarzlik, reducing the Pole’s lead at the SGP World Championship summit to just one point with three rounds to race. Laguta now has 138 points, with Zmarzlik just ahead on 139.

With Zmarzlik and Laguta almost inseparable in the championship chase, the Bydgoszcz-based star is expecting a close battle at the next round in Vojens, Denmark on September 11 and then a tense finish as the hunt for the sport’s biggest prize concludes with the eWinner Torun SGP of Poland double-header on October 1 and 2.

Artem Laguta

“I knew this meeting could be something special. Of course I want to win every single round and every single race. But winning in my home country – the first-ever Grand Prix here – is something special. It will go down in history and hopefully everyone will remember that the first-ever Togliatti SGP was won by me. I am pretty sure that even after Vojens it will be pretty tight. We want to do the best we can and Bartosz does too, so it’s a tough game. I am pretty sure Torun will decide everything. At 7am, we have to go to the airport and we are flying back to Poland to be ready for the Polish play-offs. We have some more goals in front of us, so we will take it step by step. There will be time for celebrations later for sure. Thank you Russia, thank you to my team and my sponsors. I am very happy. See you in Vojens.”

Artem Laguta tops the podium from Zmarzlik and Thomsen
Artem Laguta tops the podium from Zmarzlik and Thomsen

Runner-up Zmarzlik was content with his sixth straight top-two finish in an SGP round as he maintained top spot.

Bartosz Zmarzlik

“I am feeling good because I made my plan before Togliatti and second place is nice. I made the podium and I am really happy. I am feeling good on the bike and that’s the best thing for me. It’s important that I am feeling good this season in meeting after meeting. Congratulations to Artem and Anders. Thank you very much for your support and see you at the next round.”

Third-placed Thomsen was elated with a night he will never forget in Togliatti and cannot wait to line up in the Danish SGP sponsored by Ecco at the legendary Vojens Speedway Center in two weeks.

Anders Thomsen

“I feel amazing – my first podium and also my first final. What a feeling to get on the podium in such a big event and the first event here. Thank you to everybody. Vojens is my home track in Denmark and I have been performing pretty well there. I have won the Danish title there two times in a row now. I feel I have some engines, bikes and equipment working well there, so I am focused for the next Grand Prix.”

2021 Togliatti FIM Speedway Grand Prix results

Pos Rider Points
1 Artem Laguta 20
2 Bartosz Zmarzlik 18
3 Anders Thomsen 16
4 Emil Sayfutdinov 14
5 Fredrik Lindgren 12
6 Max Fricke 11
7 Leon Madsen 10
8 Tai Woffinden 9
9 Maciej Janowski 8
10 Jason Doyle 7
11 Aleksandr Loktaev 6
12 Matej Zagar 5
13 Vadim Tarasenko 4
14 Oliver Berntzon 3
15 Krzysztof Kasprzak 2
16 Robert Lambert 1
17 Renat Gafurov 0
18 Evgenii Saidullin DNR

FIM Speedway GP Standings

Pos Rider Total
1 Bartosz Zmarzlik 139
2 Artem Laguta 138
3 Fredrik Lindgren 108
4 Emil Sayfutdinov 105
5 Maciej Janowski 91
6 Tai Woffinden 82
7 Leon Madsen 72
8 Max Fricke 70
9 Jason Doyle 68
10 Anders Thomsen 60
11 Robert Lambert 48
12 Martin Vaculik 45
13 Dominik Kubera 44
14 Matej Zagar 36
15 Oliver Berntzon 18
16 Krzysztof Kasprzak 18
17 Gleb Chugunov 8
18 Jan Kvech 7
19 Aleksandr Loktaev 6
20 Vadim Tarasenko 4
21 Pontus Aspgren 1

Toni Bou increases TrialGP lead in France

Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou came away from France having extended his lead at the head of the world championship after a win in the French town of Cahors.

Toni Bou
Toni Bou

After the twin trials in Andorra, the single-day sixth event of the 2021 Trial World Championship took place today in Cahors, France. The course turned out to be somewhat artificial, with some sections even resembling indoor, rather than natural ones.

Even in such conditions, Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou claimed the top honours in an almost flawless manner, completing the two laps of the 12 French sections with only three penalty marks in the first lap, ten less than the nearest second placed rider and main rival, Adam Raga.

The second lap of the Montesa Cota 4RT rider was impeccable, without so much as a single mistake. With today’s results Bou remains top of the overall TrialGP World Championship standings, 11 points off Raga with three races still to go.

Toni Bou

“I’m very happy with how the weekend went. It was a trial to not make mistakes and that’s how it turned out. One of the most complicated sections was section one, where we had to take a different line to the other riders and it went very well. I’m happy with the choice because it worked for us and it also helped me to gain confidence. I want to thank the team who did a great job. We had problems in Andorra, this week too and everyone has worked very hard day and night to solve them, so today’s victory is a great prize for everyone. We are still in the lead, that’s important, but it’s even more important to get back the good feelings on the bike.”

Toni Bou topped the podium in France
Toni Bou topped the podium in France, ahead of Adam Raga and Jaime Busto

Repsol Honda Team team-mate Takahisa Fujinami did not get off to the best of starts, struggling on the first lap, but on the second he was able to pull back, to eventually finish in fifth position with the same score as the fourth-placed rider, but only thirty seconds behind. With this result “Fujigas” remains fifth in the overall standings.

Next stop for the TrialGP World Championship will be in Pobladura de las Regueras, Spain, on 11th and 12th September with the double-date format.

2021 French TrialGP Cahors results

Pos. Rider Nation L1 L2 Points
1 BOU Toni SPA 0 3 3
2 RAGA Adam SPA 11 2 13
3 BUSTO Jaime SPA 12 2 14
4 GELABERT Miquel SPA 11 17 28
5 FUJINAMI Takahisa JPN 20 8 28
6 GRATTAROLA Matteo ITA 14 17 31
7 CASALES Jorge SPA 16 17 33
8 MARCELLI Gabriel SPA 24 10 34
9 BINCAZ Benoit FRA 25 12 37
10 FAJARDO Jeroni SPA 21 22 43

2021 TrialGP Standings

Pos. Rider Team Points
1 BOU Toni Repsol Honda Team 112
2 RAGA Adam TRRS Factory Team 101
3 GRATTAROLA Matteo Beta Factory Racing 79
4 BUSTO Jaime Vertigo Factory Team 75
5 FUJINAMI Takahisa Repsol Honda Team 69
6 GELABERT Miquel Gas Gas 66
7 FAJARDO Jeroni Sherco Factory Team 55
8 MARCELLI Gabriel Montesa Factory 53
9 CASALES Jorge Gas Gas Factory Team 34
10 BINCAZ Benoit Beta Factory Racing 20
11 PEACE Dan Sherco Factory Team 20
12 COLAIRO  Téo Beta 5

Jack Dance wins Trial125 Championship in France

Finishing the 2021 FIM Trial125 World Championship exactly as he started it – winning – Jack Dance put the finishing touches to his highly impressive 125cc world championship campaign, claiming victory at the TrialGP of France. In doing so he secured the Trial125 World Championship title.

Jack Dance

“It’s an amazing feeling to be the Trial125 World Champion. It’s been a tough season, staying on top was hard, but my mum, dad, brother, and the whole GASGAS team have been there to support me so that has been a big help. Today I just concentrated on riding trial like I know how and didn’t think about becoming a world champion, because otherwise the pressure would have been too much. It was an amazing feeling coming out of section 12. I wanted to come and win today, not just to secure the championship but because it’s an awesome feeling for the team and my family.”

Jack Dance
Jack Dance

Arriving at the final round of the Trial125 championship at the head of the class standings, Jack put in a champion’s performance in France, completing the event’s opening lap with the loss of just one mark.

Remaining cool, calm, and collected throughout the all-important second lap, in dropping only four marks he ended the day with just five marks lost, 10 clear of his nearest challenger Guadi Vall. Jack’s win, added to his two other victories and two runner-up day results earlier in the series, saw him win the Trial125 title in style, 18 points ahead of runner-up Harry Hemingway.

Jack Dance
Jack Dance

Trial125 Standings – Top 3

Pos Rider Man. Total
1 Jack Dance GASGAS 94
2 Harry Hemingway Beta 76
3 Harry Turner Scorpa 72

Conondale Classic 2021 run and won

The Conondale Classic ran over the weekend, with Zak Brown taking the twin in the Pro Class, from James Deakin and Tomas Kruger.

Jacob Dank won the Period 20 125 class, with Riley Lee runner up and Jacob Day third. In the Period 20 250s it was Adam Martin winning all three races, ahead of Riley Lee and Justin Ryan. Riley Lee meanwhile won the Pre 20 263+ class, ahead of Christopher Bangay and Shane Briese-Marshall.

In the Pre 90 125/Pre 95 250 races, Jacob Dank was the winner with three wins, from Matthew Roeder and Tomas Kruger. James Deakin won all three Pre 90 250/Women races, ahead of Riley Lee and Brett Bellairs. James Deakin and Zak Brown battled for the Pre 90 263+/Pre 95 125 race wins, with Deakin coming out in front.

Harry Sorensen won the Evo/Pre 95 263+ class, while Justin Ryan and Riley Lee completed the podium. Peter Baguley topped the Pre 85/Pre 95 4 stroke overall, ahead of Tomas Kruger and Justin Ryan. In the 125 GP it was Jacob Dank on top.

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Jett Lawrence takes charge with Ironman domination, leads series by 11 pts

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2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 10 – Ironman

Images by Jeff Kardas

The Guaranteed Rate Ironman National signified the 10th stop of the 12-round season and featured arguably the toughest weather conditions of the summer thus far with both high temperatures and high humidity.

Eli Tomac took the 450 round win thanks to victory in the second Moto but championship leader Dylan Ferrandis took an identical 47-points from the round. Cooper Webb rounded out the overall podium.

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Kawasaki (2-1)
2. Dylan Ferrandis, Yamaha (1-2)
3. Cooper Webb, KTM (4-3)

With Roczen scoring 36-points from the round that means that Ferrandis now enjoys a 50-point lead with only two rounds remaining in the championship. The 27-year-old Frenchman certainly looks odds-on to back up the 250 Championship he won in 2020 with the 450 Championship in 2021.

In the 250 Class, the points lead changed hands for the third time this season following a dominant sweep of the motos by Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence.

Jett Lawrence

Jeremy Martin’s failure to score also allowed Hunter Lawrence to move up to third place in the championship standings and pull 12-points clear from the Yamaha man. Hunter had been battling illness all weekend but the points he claimed have made a mighty difference to his championship standing.

With two rounds remaining, Fox Raceway II and the Hangtown finale, Europeans currently rank 1-2 in the 450 championship chase, while Australians currently hold down first and third place ranks in the race for the 250 Title. Never before have both the 450 and 250 Championship been won by foreign riders in the same year.

2021  AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights

450 Moto 1

As the gate dropped on the first 450 Class moto and the field emerged from the first turn it was Rocky Mountain ATV/MC-KTM-WPS’ Joey Savatgy who grabbed the MotoSport.com Holeshot as Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis and Tomac gave chase. A wild opening lap saw several riders engaged in battle at the head of the pack, as Ferrandis went on the attack and got by Savatgy for the lead. However, Savatgy battled back and brought along a hard-charging Ken Roczen aboard his Team Honda HRC machine. Soon Roczen was in the lead, but Ferrandis battled back to reclaim the position.

Savatgy got the holeshot

After a torrid opening phase of the moto Ferrandis, Rozen and Tomac settled into the top three and started to put some distance over the rest of the field. All three riders remained within a couple seconds of one another as the momentum ebbed and flowed.

Dylan Ferrandis

Roczen showed a wheel on Ferrandis a few times, but the championship leader never flinched. As the moto passed the halfway mark, Tomac pulled the trigger on a move on Roczen and successfully made the pass for second. The Kawasaki rider then looked to track down Ferrandis for the lead.

Ken Roczen

The pressure on Ferrandis persisted throughout the moto, but he remained focused on hitting his lines and logged consistent laps to keep Tomac at bay. Ferrandis was also efficient in navigating through lapped riders, which allowed him to put some distance on Tomac in the late stages.

Dylan Ferrandis

The Frenchman finished strong to capture his sixth moto win of the season, finishing 4.1 seconds ahead of Tomac, followed by Roczen in third. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb posted his best moto finish of the season in fourth, followed by Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton in fifth.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 17 Laps
2 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +04.137
3 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +09.971
4 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +16.598
5 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +23.276
6 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F +29.540
7 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +51.742
8 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m13.504
9 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m26.356
10 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m43.458
11 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F +1m53.349
12 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +1m57.700
13 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F +2m06.496
14 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 16 Laps
15 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +02.056
16 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +06.993
17 William Clason KAW KX450 +10.639
18 Grant Harlan HON CRF450R +11.426
19 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +18.351
20 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +20.122
21 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +26.460
22 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +40.591
23 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +43.415
24 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +47.731
25 Curren Thurman GAS MC450F +52.559
26 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +59.838
27 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m00.813
28 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m02.791
29 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m05.548
30 Lane Shaw KTM 450 SX-F +1m47.910
31 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F +2m07.954
32 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F +2m09.447
33 Tylor Skodras KTM 450 SX-F +2m20.713
34 Michael Hicks KTM 450 SX-F 15 Laps
35 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R +33.542
36 Nicholas Tomasunas Newaygo, MI YAM YZ 450F +54.041
37 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 14 Laps
38 Cheyenne Harmon HON CRF450R 12 Laps
39 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 10 Laps
40 Tristan Lane KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m08.114

450 Moto 2

The second and deciding moto got underway with Ferrandis leading the way with the MotoSport.com Holeshot ahead of Webb. With the clear track things appeared to be advantageous for the Yamaha rider, but Webb came on strong before the conclusion of the opening lap and surged into the top spot. On the following lap Ferrandis found himself under attack from Tomac, and while the Frenchman initially held off the Kawasaki rider, Tomac made the pass happen and dropped Ferrandis to third.

Dylan Ferrandis

With second place in hand Tomac set his sights on the lead and put the pressure on Webb. Ferrandis gave chase from third, while Roczen lurked in fourth. Despite Tomac’s best efforts, Webb’s crafty defensive riding allowed him to prevent the initial pass attempts. Tomac regrouped and mounted another attack, this time with success about 10 minutes into the moto. Tomac built a lead of nearly two seconds as soon as he had control of the moto, while Webb and Ferrandis began a battle for second.

Eli Tomac

Ferrandis wasted no time in attempting a pass on Webb and made the move as soon as the opportunity presented itself, which resulted in contact between the two. Webb got the worse end of the moment, briefly checking his balance, which allowed Ferrandis to slip by for second. Behind this battle, Honda team-mates Roczen and Sexton engaged in a brief battle for fourth, from which Sexton came away with the position.

Cooper Webb

The top five continued unchanged through the remainder of the moto as Tomac went unchallenged en route to his fourth moto win of the season, all of which have come in the second moto. He took the checkered flag 4.7 seconds ahead of Ferrandis, who was closely pursued by Webb for the rest of the race as the KTM rider captured his first moto podium since the 2019 season.

Eli Tomac

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 17 Laps
2 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +04.763
3 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +07.510
4 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +27.452
5 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +36.959
6 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +55.037
7 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m12.639
8 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m18.025
9 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m18.962
10 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F +1m49.967
11 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +1m55.080
12 Grant Harlan HON CRF450R +2m01.220
13 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 16 Laps
14 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +02.002
15 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +07.715
16 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +17.544
17 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +21.732
18 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +25.896
19 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +30.173
20 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +44.687
21 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +52.621
22 Curren Thurman GAS MC450F +1m00.628
23 Michael Hicks KTM 450 SX-F +1m20.335
24 Cheyenne Harmon HON CRF450R +1m26.348
25 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F +1m30.558
26 Lane Shaw KTM 450 SX-F +1m33.097
27 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m33.936
28 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F +2m00.121
29 Tylor Skodras KTM 450 SX-F +2m12.910
30 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F +2m16.385
31 Travis Delnicki YAM YZ 450F 15 Laps
32 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 +20.150
33 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +1m02.390
34 Nicholas Tomasunas YAM YZ 450F +1m13.364
35 William Clason KAW KX450 13 Laps
36 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 11 Laps
37 Spencer Winter KTM 450 SX-F 8 Laps
38 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE 7 Laps
39 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +04.712
40 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R 2 Laps

450 Overall

Tomac’s 2-1 finishes put him into a tie with Ferrandis in the overall classification, but by virtue of Tomac’s second moto win the tiebreaker went to the Kawasaki rider. The win is his first since the eighth round of the abbreviated nine-round 2020 season and ends a 10-race winless drought, which is the longest gap between victories of Tomac’s decorated career. It also signified his 26th win in the 450 Class, where he sits fourth all-time.

“All I can say is it’s better late than never (to get a win),” expressed Tomac. “I finally had the day I’ve been wanting to have. I kind of felt like there’s been two sides to me from one moto to the next all season. Today, I finally felt good in both. I got good starts, was able to make the pass (for the lead) happen in the second moto, and ride the race I wanted.”

Eli Tomac

Ferrandis secured his 10th podium finish of the season in the runner-up spot (1-2), while Webb landed on the overall podium for just the second time in the premier division in third (4-3).

By virtue of his second-place finish, combined with a fourth-place finish by Roczen (3-5), Ferrandis extended his lead in the 450 Class standings to 50 points, which puts him into a position to clinch the Edison Dye Cup one round early should he tie or finish ahead of Roczen at the next round.

“(My success) has been from hard work that I’ve put in for years. It’s finally paying off,” explained Ferrandis. “I do everything for my sport and to be on top. Today was just one of those days where I suffered on the bike. I don’t know why. I just didn’t have the strength. Eli (Tomac) was riding awesome, so credit to him. We had another good day in the championship, so I’m happy with the result.”

Dylan Ferrandis

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Eli Tomac 2 1 47
2 Dylan Ferrandis 1 2 47
3 Cooper Webb 4 3 38
4 Ken Roczen 3 5 36
5 Chase Sexton 5 4 34
6 Coty Schock 8 6 28
7 Joseph Savatgy 7 8 27
8 Justin Bogle 10 7 25
9 Brandon Hartranft 9 9 24
10 Kyle Chisholm 11 10 21
11 Ben LaMay 12 11 19
12 Ryan Surratt 14 13 15
13 Aaron Plessinger 6 36 15
14 Grant Harlan 18 12 12
15 Jeremy Hand 16 14 12
16 Justin  Rodbell 15 16 11
17 Jace Kessler 13 8
18 Tyler Stepek 23 15 6
19 Kevin Moranz 21 17 4
20 Jacob Runkles 20 18 4
21 William Clason 17 35 4
22 Bryce Backaus 28 19 2
23 Chris Canning 19 38 2
24 Curren Thurman 25 22 0
25 Bryce Hansen 26 20 1

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 9 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 439
2 Ken Roczen 389
3 Eli Tomac 368
4 Chase Sexton 342
5 Cooper Webb 278
6 Marvin Musquin 240
7 Justin Barcia 239
8 Aaron Plessinger 232
9 Christian Craig 224
10 Joseph Savatgy 216
11 Max Anstie 149
12 Adam Cianciarulo 147
13 Dean Wilson 146
14 Justin Bogle 143
15 Brandon Hartranft 135
16 Coty Schock 130
17 Justin  Rodbell 67
18 Fredrik Noren 58
19 Ryan Surratt 57
20 Ben LaMay 54
21 Chris Canning 48
22 Kyle Chisholm 41
23 Jeremy Hand 34
24 Zachary Osborne 33
25 Jason Anderson 29
26 Jacob Runkles 27
27 Tyler Stepek 27
28 Scott Meshey 17
29 Jace Kessler 16
30 William Clason 13

250 Moto 1

The first 250 Class moto of the afternoon began with the points leader, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper, earning the MotoSport.com Holeshot ahead of Lawrence, his title rival, and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Max Vohland. As Cooper looked to establish a lead on the opening lap, Lawrence and Vohland traded second place before Lawrence asserted himself in the position and set his sights on Cooper.

250 gets underway

A few bike lengths separated the lead pair for several laps as Lawrence applied persistent pressure and looked at alternative lines to mount an attack on Cooper. The Australian dropped the hammer and made an easy pass on Cooper to seize control of the moto. Once out front, Lawrence quickly sprinted out to a mult-second lead as Cooper was then forced to fend off his teammate, Jeremy Martin, from third. The Star Racing riders battled for a couple laps before Martin got the upper hand and moved into second.

Jett Lawrence

Four seconds separated Lawrence from Martin as the moto reached its halfway point, but all eyes were on the Yamaha rider, who was the fastest on the track. The former division champion took chunks out of Lawrence’s lead and was all over the Honda with 10 minutes remaining in the moto. Behind them, Cooper continued to lose ground and fell out of the top three, giving up third to Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jo Shimoda.

Jett Lawrence withstood the pressure from Martin

Back out front, Martin’s attack brought him bar-to-bar with Lawrence for the lead, which the Honda rider fended off. About a lap later Martin crashed while in pursuit of Lawrence, which ended the Yamaha rider’s day. Martin’s misfortune moved Shimoda into second and Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman into third, with Cooper trailing in fourth.

Jeremy Martin scored no points

With no pressure from behind, Lawrence cruised to an emphatic moto win, crossing the finish line 8.3 seconds ahead of Shimoda, who earned the best moto finish of his career in second. Mosiman finished third, followed by Cooper in fourth and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Austin Forkner in fifth.

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 17 Laps
2 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +08.320
3 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +14.332
4 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +25.017
5 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +27.346
6 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +27.559
7 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +40.850
8 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +44.228
9 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +50.120
10 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +52.916
11 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +55.530
12 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +57.846
13 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +1m05.823
14 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F +1m10.003
15 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m23.069
16 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m27.382
17 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +2m03.230
18 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +2m08.585
19 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F +2m12.592
20 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 16 Laps
21 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F +00.879
22 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +21.471
23 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +34.936
24 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +50.165
25 Wade Brommel KAW KX 250 +1m12.464
26 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +1m12.464
27 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +1m18.395
28 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 +1m24.482
29 Evan Haimowitz YAM YZ 250F +1m38.113
30 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F +1m41.583
31 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +1m44.322
32 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +1m46.899
33 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m49.651
34 Cole  Harkins KTM 250 SX-F +1m52.795
35 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F +2m16.662
36 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 15 Laps
37 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 10 Laps
38 Conner Burger KTM 250 SX-F 7 Laps
39 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F DNS
40 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F DNS

250 Moto 2

The second moto began with Shimoda charging to the MotoSport.com Holeshot and the early lead ahead of Lawrence and Cooper. The Japanese rider’s first opportunity at the head of the pack was met with a stiff challenge from his former teammate and close friend. Lawrence started to look for a way past Shimoda, and while the Kawasaki rider responded initially, Lawrence eventually made the pass to once again secure control of the moto.

Jett Lawrence

Lawrence quickly built a multi-second advantage over Shimoda as Cooper gave pursuit from third. The Australian continued to extend his advantage on the field, which shifted the focus to Shimoda and Cooper and their battle for second. Cooper closed on the Kawasaki rider briefly, but then started to lose touch. Before long, Cooper was battling just to keep hold of his spot in the top three as Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire closed in from fourth. Hampshire made quick work of Cooper and took over third.

Hunter Lawrence moved up to third in the championship despite after bagging some points despite being crook on the day

Hampshire’s forward push continued as he set his sights on Shimoda for second. The Husqvarna rider closed the gap and was patient in looking for his opportunity to try and make a pass. When he finally made his run it came on the track’s longest stretch of jumps, which carried Hampshire around Shimoda and into second. However, the battle persisted as Shimoda fought back. They traded fast laps and Shimoda was able to show a wheel in several areas, but Hampshire held on as they navigated lapped traffic.

Back out front, Lawrence capped off the most impressive outing of his young career and the most dominant performance of the 2021 season with his first ever moto sweep. He took the checkered flag nine seconds ahead of Hampshire, who fended off Shimoda in third. Cooper finished a distant fourth.

A no points day for Jeremy Martin saw him lose third place in the championship to Hunter Lawrence

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 17 Laps
2 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +09.030
3 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +13.526
4 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +27.714
5 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +40.737
6 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +44.456
7 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +49.934
8 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +51.671
9 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +56.612
10 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m06.583
11 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m35.091
12 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F +1m50.209
13 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +2m00.987
14 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +2m04.888
15 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F 16 Laps
16 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +03.176
17 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F +03.987
18 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +05.546
19 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +07.317
20 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +09.797
21 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m04.767
22 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F +1m10.044
23 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +1m22.398
24 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +1m22.760
25 Cole  Harkins KTM 250 SX-F +1m29.902
26 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +1m47.179
27 Blaze Cremaldi YAM YZ 250F +1m57.654
28 Wade Brommel KAW KX 250 +2m01.448
29 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE 15 Laps
30 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +3m51.126
31 Evan Haimowitz YAM YZ 250F +4m05.627
32 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F +4m13.687
33 Brett Greenley YAM YZ 250F +4m37.694
34 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +4m45.476
35 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F 11 Laps
36 Matthew Klann HON CRF250R 10 Laps
37 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 8 Laps
38 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 6 Laps
39 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F +35.997
40 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F DNF

250 Overall

Jett Lawrence’s triumph (1-1) signifies the third overall victory of the season for the 18 year old and the fourth win of his career. Shimoda followed in the runner-up spot (2-3) to equal his career-best result, while Cooper secured his 10th podium finish of the season in third (4-4), despite failing to finish in the top three in either moto for the first time this summer.

“It’s a great feeling (to go 1-1),” said Lawrence. “It shows I’m not giving up. I’ve been needing this for a while now. It feels good and I hope I can continue this through the rest of the season.”

Jett Lawrence

Lawrence’s return to the top of the 250 Class standings came via a 14-point swing between he and Cooper, who entered the Ironman National with a three-point lead. Lawrence now holds an 11-point advantage over Cooper with four motos remaining.

“I just have to keep fighting,” said Cooper. “It’s not going to be easy. Jett (Lawrence) was riding awesome today and I had nothing for him. I got the best I could out of myself and I have to be happy with that. I just need to keep digging. It’s not over til it’s over.”

Justin Cooper

Jeremy Martin’s failure to score also allowed Hunter Lawrence to move up to third place in the championship standings and pull 12-points clear from the Yamaha man. Hunter had not carded great results as he was very much under the weather throughout the weekend.

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Jett Lawrence 1 1 50
2 Jo Shimoda 2 3 42
3 Justin Cooper 4 4 36
4 Michael Mosiman 3 6 35
5 Austin Forkner 5 5 32
6 RJ Hampshire 13 2 30
7 Ty Masterpool 6 7 29
8 Carson Mumford 8 8 26
9 Hunter Lawrence 12 9 21
10 Dilan Schwartz 9 13 20
11 Preston Kilroy 10 14 18
12 Jarrett Frye 15 10 17
13 Brandon Scharer 14 12 16
14 Joshua Varize 16 11 15
15 Maximus Vohland 7 29 14
16 Levi Kitchen 11 35 10
17 Tommy Rios 18 15 9
18 Christopher Prebula 20 16 6
19 Devin Simonson 21 17 4
20 Jerry Robin 17 26 4
21 Zack Williams 22 18 3
22 TJ Uselman 24 19 2
23 Kaeden Amerine 19 40 2
24 Vincent Luhovey 23 20 1
25 Noah Willbrandt 27 24 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 9 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 414
2 Justin Cooper 403
3 Hunter Lawrence 319
4 Jeremy Martin 307
5 RJ Hampshire 300
6 Jo Shimoda 262
7 Austin Forkner 218
8 Jalek  Swoll 195
9 Michael Mosiman 189
10 Maximus Vohland 182
11 Colt Nichols 172
12 Dilan Schwartz 160
13 Carson Mumford 153
14 Garrett Marchbanks 146
15 Jarrett Frye 140
16 Ty Masterpool 138
17 Pierce Brown 126
18 Joshua Varize 91
19 Stilez Robertson 90
20 Levi Kitchen 57
21 Nathanael Thrasher 52
22 Preston Kilroy 47
23 Ramyller Alves 31
24 Brandon Scharer 29
25 Seth Hammaker 26
26 Derek Kelley 25
27 Alex Martin 19
28 Christopher Prebula 13
29 Kailub Russell 11
30 Jerry Robin 11

The 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will make its return to the West Coast for the penultimate round of the season next Saturday, September 4, for a second visit to Pala, California’s Fox Raceway on Labor Day weekend.

Source: MCNews.com.au

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Todd Waters wins King of Capricorn 2021

Todd Waters has won the 2021 King of Capricorn over the weekend, with a consistent performance across the top two steps of the podium in the day’s races leaving him 20-points clear of runner-up Kirk Gibbs. Aaron Tanti completed the podium in third, with fourth through sixth a close affair between Jesse Dobson, Jai Walker and Levi Rogers, with a single point separating each rider, on 149, 148 and 147 respectively.

Todd Waters – P1

“Super fun weekend at the King Of Capricorn MX over the weekend. Taking out the overall in both the two-stroke and the King of Capricorn classes. Huge thanks to Mike Ward for pulling off the largest cash prize purse in Australian MX together with the RADMX Rockhampton Motocross, you guys rock.”

Kirk Gibbs – P2

“My Terrafirma Honda worked well all weekend and I felt competitive. My biggest setback were my starts. The format included 9 races, 5 of which were 3 lap sprint races. I got one out of nine holeshots. I definitely made life hard for myself all day and I know what I need to practice on. I really felt strong, and I could have made some aggressive passes, but I could have taken myself down as well. As much as I wanted to win the overall, I am glad I won the final race comfortably and I am in one piece to fight for the Queensland titles this coming weekend in MacKay.”

Kobe Drew claimed the Prince of Capricorn title, winning the class on 169-points, ahead of Jack Mather and Jett Burgess-Stevens, with Jake Cannon and Jet Alsop completing the top five.

2021 King of Capricorn Top 10

Pos Rider Total
1 Todd WATERS 213
2 Kirk GIBBS 193
3 Aaron TANTI 176
4 Jesse DOBSON 149
5 Jai WALKER 148
6 Levi ROGERS 147
7 Jayce COSFORD 112
8 Ricky LATIMER 103
9 Noah FERGUSON 93
10 Lochie LATIMER 87

2021 Prince of Capricorn Top 10

Pos Rider Total
1 Kobe DREW 169
2 Jack MATHER 147
3 Jett BURGESS-STEVENS 141
4 Jake CANNON 128
5 Jet ALSOP 110
6 Blake HAIDLEY 106
7 Liam OWENS 102
8 Charli CANNON 90
9 Jack WILLIAMS 78
10 Frederick TAYLOR 70
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2021 International Six Days of Enduro returns to Italy

The 95th edition of the FIM International Six Days of Enduro will kick off in Lombardy / Piedmont on Augusta 30, marking the 11th time Italy has hosted the event, with only Great Britain holding a better record.

Italy’s long association with the ISDE – originally titled the International Six Days Trial (ISDT) – began in 1931 when the town of Merano had the unique honour of hosting the event in back-to-back years. The Italians triumphed on home soil on the first of these occasions before giving way to the British who won the main two trophies when the ISDE returned a year later.

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The ISDE returns to Italy in 2021 for the 11th time – Image by Dario Agrati

It wouldn’t be until 1948 that the event would return to Italy, in San Remo, followed by Varese in 1951. 17-years later it would reconvene in San Pellegrino Terme, before heading to Camerino in 1974.

1981 was the next time that Italy would act as the host to the freshly named ISDE. Isola d’Elba was the venue for this memorable edition, and home nation won both of the new team classes – namely the now established World Trophy and Junior Trophy competitions.

Five years later as San Pellegrino Terme accommodated the ISDE for a second time and was the scene of the 1986 celebrations as once again the host nation won both the World and Junior Trophies.

After an extended break, Italy was back in charge of delivering another notable running of the ISDE in 1997. Brescia being the last venue where the Italians achieved home wins in both the World Trophy and Junior Trophy categories. The beautiful island of Sardinia was the host in 2013, which marked the tenth time that the ISDE had been held on Italian soil.

Eight years later, and after having been postponed twelve months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIM International Six Days of Enduro is returning to the Italian heartland of Enduro and to some of the best off-road terrain in Europe. Lombardy / Piedmont will once again welcome riders from across the world for six demanding days in the saddle from August 30 to September 4, 2021.

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Leszno defeat Lublin 48-42 at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium

Polish racers Przemyslaw Pawlicki and Krzysztof Kasprzak were the last-heat heroes as they secured Grudziadz’s spot in the 2022 PGE Ekstraliga and sent Zielona Gora down.

Grudziadz spent most of the season bottom of the table, but they stormed to a last-gasp 48-42 victory at home to Czestochowa on Sunday, which saw them leapfrog Falubaz for seventh spot and drop one of Polish speedway’s superpowers into the First Division for next season.

Pawlicki has endured a mixed campaign for Grudziadz, but delivered when it mattered most, top-scoring on 13 points.

He led Kasprzak to a 4-2 in heat 15, parting Lions pair Leon Madsen and Bartosz Smektala on turn two to send the home fans into raptures, while KK nipped past Smektala on bend three to break Zielona Gora hearts.

This was after Nicki Pedersen and Kenneth Bjerre raced to a 4-2 of their own over Jonas Jeppesen and Mateusz Swidnicki in heat 14, with Jeppesen just snatching second on the line to send Grudziadz’s relegation fight to the last heat.

Kasprzak has endured a tough couple of seasons, but lifted himself for Grudziadz’s biggest match of the year, delivering 10 paid 11.

Triple world champion Pedersen roared back into action with 11 points after his racing ban for remonstrating with a referee was put on hold by the Danish Sports Confederation. His contribution was telling for a team that has relied on him heavily all season. His compatriot Bjerre collected nine paid 10.

Madsen was Czestochowa’s top scorer on 10 paid 11, while Smektala scored eight and Freddie Lindgren registered four.

Grudziadz’s triumph throws the future of Zielona Gora’s big guns for 2022 into serious question as the club faces its first season out of the top flight since 2006.

Local hero Patryk Dudek may be forced to move away from his boyhood club for the first time in his career in search of PGE Ekstraliga action, while SGP regulars Max Fricke and Matej Zagar may also seek pastures new.

In the day’s other match, Lublin secured second spot in the PGE Ekstraliga table and booked a play-off semi-finals showdown with Gorzow.

Leszno defeated Lublin 48-42 at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium. But with the visitors taking the bonus point, the reigning champions will now face a tough semi-final showdown with table-topping Wroclaw as they bid for a fifth straight league title.

Aussie icon Jason Doyle impressed for Leszno on 13 paid 14, while Emil Sayfutdinov tallied 10 and World Under-21 champion Jaimon Lidsey added eight paid 10. Jaroslaw Hampel was Lublin’s top scorer on nine.

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Max Fricke on the podium at SpeedwayGP Challenge

Polish racer Pawel Przedpelski admits he’s in dreamland after crowning the week he became a father by booking his place in the 2022 FIM Speedway Grand Prix series alongside Max Fricke and Patryk Dudek. The Torun icon topped the GP Challenge podium to take his place in the SGP World Championship for the first time next year.

Przedpelski tied on 12 points with Aussie champion Fricke, but triumphed in a run-off to win the meeting, while Fricke secured his SGP status for next year – regardless of where he finishes in the SGP 2021 standings.
Meanwhile, former world No.2 Dudek bagged third place on 11 points to earn an SGP World Championship comeback after just a season away.

Victory capped a week Przedpelski will never forget after he welcomed daughter Rozalka into the world along with partner Michalina on Tuesday.

Pawel Przedpelski

“I can’t believe it. This week couldn’t have been better for me. On Tuesday my daughter came into the world. That was unbelievable. Today I got into the GP, so it is like a dream. It cannot be real. It is a beautiful day.”

Przedpelski stormed to 11 points from his opening four rides to put himself within touching distance of qualification. He found himself at the back in race 18 behind Dudek and Jan Kvech, but Przedpelski powered past Slovakian racer Jakub Valkovic for third going into bend three to snatch the point that sealed his spot on the sport’s biggest stage.

Fricke endured a difficult start, fighting his way past former Belle Vue team mate Dan Bewley for third in heat four as he finished behind Przedpelski and Andzejs Lebedevs.

The Victorian ace racked up 11 points from his remaining four rides, rounding them off by winning a ferocious battle with compatriot Chris Holder to take victory in race 19 and seal a podium place.

But the Zielona Gora and Indianerna star is still targeting qualification via the SGP 2021 top six – even with his spot for next year secure.

Max Fricke

“It definitely takes the pressure off, knowing that I am in the championship next year. But hopefully we don’t need this place. That’s the aim of the game. Now I can go out and focus on every GP and try and put in the best possible results to finish off the year.”

Dudek raced to two seconds and a third in his opening three heats. But he delivered a flawless finish, winning races 13 and 18.

Dudek’s fellow Polish star Janusz Kolodziej could have sealed a spot in SGP 2022 with second place in heat 20. But the Leszno man was left languishing at the back after a nightmare start and first turn, sending Dudek through.

Kolodziej had to make do with fourth spot on 10, although it could still be enough to secure his place in SGP 2022 in the event Fricke finishes in the 2021 SGP World Championship’s top six.

Kolodziej’s 10-point haul was matched by German ace Martin Smolinski in fifth. The Bavarian roared to victory in his opening two heats, before finishing second to Przedpelski in heat nine. But third places in his final two rides saw him fall short of a remarkable SGP comeback – just 15 months after recovering from serious hip and nerve injuries, which could have ended his career.

Latvian international Andzejs Lebedevs missed out on nine, while 2012 world champion Chris Holder, Dan Bewley, Jevgenijs Kostigovs and Jan Kvech all collected eight points.

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John Darroch tops WA State MX Round 4

Round 4 of the WAMX Senior State Championship ran over the weekend, with John Darroch taking a double win for the MX1 Pro victory, ahead of Charlie Creech and Stuart Eardley-Wilmot, with Luke Davis and Brendon Bayliss completing the top five.

In the MX2 Pro Class, Daniel Pajewski took the overall win ahead of Evan Browne, with each rider taking a win a-piece. Cody Chittick was third overall with a consistent 4-3 result.

Kayden Minear topped the MX3 class going 1-1, ahead of Deacon Paice (2-2) and Jordan Minear (3-3).

In the Veterans class Luke Few swept all three races for the win, ahead of Aaron Chircop and Trevor Unstead. Kara Cats meanwhile won the Womens class, ahead of Hannah Stewart and Che’Ebert.

WAMX Round 4 Final MX1 Pro Results

Pos Rider Total R1 R2
1 JOHN DARROCH 50 25 25
2 CHARLIE CREECH 44 22 22
3 STUART EARDLEY-WILMOT 38 20 18
4 LUKE DAVIS 36 16 20
5 BRENDON BAYLISS 34 18 16
6 STEVEN POCOCK 29 15 14
7 AUSTIN RIDLEY 27 12 15
8 CODY HEGGS 27 14 13
9 CHRISTOPHER RUTTICO 25 13 12
10 MARIO D’ERCOLE 21 10 11
11 CHRISTIAN SILVESTRO 19 9 10
12 MICHAEL ZAWADA 17 8 9
13 JYE CORMACK 11 11 –

AORC Rounds 9 & 10 in South Australia cancelled

The AORC management team have now officially cancelled Rounds 9 and 10 of the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship, presented by MXstore, due to the continuing COVID-19 state border closures and lockdowns.

AORC Rnd Dungog Daniel Milner
Daniel Milner – AORC 2020, Round 3 – Dungog

The AORC management team worked closely with their South Australian counterparts and host club Keyneton MCC, but under the current regulations, with border closures and extended lockdowns in several states, it is not possible for the Kingston SE round to proceed.

The AORC management understand riders were very keen to hit the track, but with the current state restrictions, the health and safety of competitors, teams, officials and fans are paramount.

Despite this, the South Australian Off-Road Championships which were to run alongside the AORC will still proceed for South Australian riders at a yet to be confirmed new venue.

The AORC management team thanked Keyneton MCC for their significant work in preparing for the AORC rounds as well as the wider enduro community for their support and understanding during this difficult time.

Under-16s Speedway Championships cancelled due to Covid

South Australian Sidewinders Under Sixteen Speedway Club have cancelled of the 2021 Australian Under 16’s 125cc Speedway Solo and Under 16’s 125cc Teams Championships due to COVID-19 State lockdowns and border restrictions. The Championships were to be held at Wingfield, South Australia on September 24 and 25.

Meredith Sterry – South Australian Sidewinders U16 Speedway Club Secretary

“In view of the Country’s current Covid 19 situation, and in particular the issues in NSW, along with the subsequent lock downs and border restrictions, we feel it would not be possible to conduct the event in the manner in which it deserves to be run.”

The Club and MA will work together in regard to next year’s Championships and to find a suitable date which will be announced in the near future.

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2021 Australian ATV National Championships cancelled

The Cretive48 have, in consultation with Motorcycling Australia, cancelled the 2021 ATV MX Nationals to be held at Kilcoy, QLD, October 16-17 due to current global pandemic of COVID 19 and the restrictions, lockdown and quarantine laws that vary from State to State that have resulted from this crisis.

2021 Australian ATV National Championships cancelled
2021 Australian ATV National Championships cancelled

Mitch Van Vliet

“We had big plans for the 2021 ATV MXN and the event was looking to be the biggest and best nationals yet. After the crazy year we had in 2020 it was looking promising for the event to go ahead 2021, but with the uncertainty and ever-changing laws from State to State the safest thing we could do at this point in time is cancel the event. We had some great sponsors lined up and for the first time we were planning on having the event Live streamed for the ATV World to tune in to see just how fast us Aussie are. I am still very passionate about growing the sport and plan on giving all ATV racers the most professional events that continue to get bigger and better every year. We are currently in negotiations with Motorcycling Australia in regards to the 2022 and 2023 ATV MX Nationals and will be making an announcement in the near future regarding those events. In the meant time please stay tuned to the Facebook page and instagram for any updates.”

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FOX Racing teams up with Australian Supercross Championship

The Australian Supercross Championship have entered into a naming rights partnership with global motocross apparel giant FOX Racing, with the FOX Australian Supercross Championship to boast a complete rebrand and all-new look.

Domestically, FOX have held a strong partnership for the best part of three decades with Australia’s successful racing outfit, CDR Yamaha, with a large collection of number one plates going to the Craig Dack run operation.

Mikey Rangel – FOX’s Global Director of Marketing

“The team at FOX is beyond excited and grateful for the opportunity to partner with the Australian Supercross Championship. The work Adam & the crew have done to drive a premier race experience through this series is admirable. We’re eager to kick off further collaborative efforts to celebrate Supercross in Australia with our activations on-site, presence in the domestic marketplace, and through FOX’s global platforms.”

FOX Racing teams up with Australian Supercross Championship
FOX Racing teams up with Australian Supercross Championship

Adam Bailey – AUS SX Holding

“To say that we’re excited to be partnering with a global and iconic brand like FOX is a massive understatement. FOX is synonymous with dirt biking, globally. Their ability to build and market a brand is second to none and their designs and products they have built over the years are etched into some of the most memorable moments in Motocross and Supercross. We can’t wait to see what we can do together, with Supercross in Australia.”

Following a tumultuous two years which has been plagued by the Covid-19 pandemic, sports fans across the world have demonstrated their thirst for the return of actions sports. The 2021 FOX Australian Supercross Championship was scheduled to kick off in Queensland on October 16 and conclude in Victoria in late November, with events also confirmed in SA, WA and NSW. The current Covid-19 outbreak however has put this on hold until further notice.

‘It’s obviously been a tough period for everyone and for Supercross fans it’s been no different. We felt like as a Championship we were hitting our straps in 2019, culminating with 35,000 fans inside Marvel Stadium, so it was a huge shame to miss out on backing that up in 2020.

An official schedule for the 2021 FOX Australian Supercross Championship is expected to be released in the coming weeks.

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Adrien Metge wins 2021 Rally dos Sertões

The third round of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship took place in Brazil on a route between Tamandaré and Tibau do Sul, offering a diverse challenge over stony and sandy terrain, rolling tracks and magnificent landscapes.

It was also a difficult route because of logistical issues created by the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, and as a result few riders were able to participate, while the last stage was cancelled after torrential rain inundated the region.

Adrien Metge (Yamaha) led the motorcycle category from the Prologue to the end of the rally. However, the Frenchman experienced GPS issues on the first stage and over-speeding cost him a 16-minute time penalty and he finished the section in ninth. The Yamaha rider then went on to win all the stages, with the exception of the last one, that fell to Gregorio Caselani (Honda).

Adrien Metge wins 2021 Rally dos Sertões
Adrien Metge wins 2021 Rally dos Sertões

On SS6, Metge almost didn’t finish when his engine gave signs of weakness and gave in at the end of the special. Fortunately, team-mate Tulio Malta – who had started far behind after experiencing a problem on stage five – was able to tow him to the bivouac.

Jean de Azevedo (Honda), for his part, made a comeback at the handlebars of a Honda and demonstrated that he had lost none of his ability to finish second overall, ahead of Bissinho Zavatti (Honda), Tulio Malta (Yamaha) and Gregorio Caselani (Honda).

Ricardo Martins (Yamaha) fell on the fourth stage and was forced to retire with fractured ribs.

With all the aforementioned riders registered in Rally2, Metge won Rallye dos Sertões and the Rally2 category, while the victory in RallyeGP went to Caselani.

2021 Rally dos Sertões Results

Pos Rider Nat Man Time
1 Adrien Metge FRA Yamaha 31:13.3
2 Jean Azevedo BRA Honda 31:47.2
3 Bissinho Zavatti BRA Honda 32:03.2
4 Tulio Malta BRA Yamaha 32:11.1
5 Gregorio Caselani BRA Honda 32:06.3
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Speedway of Nations Semi-Final line-up revealed

The line-ups for the 2021 Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations Semi-Finals in Daugavpils on September 17 and 18 have been revealed.

Poland, Sweden and Denmark have all been drawn into a stacked Semi-Final 1 on Friday, September 17 with the nations boasting 15 FIM Speedway World Cup titles between them. They’ll battle for places in the Monster Energy SON Final in Manchester on October 16 and 17.

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Speedway of Nations update

They are joined in the meeting by 2020 finalists, the Czech Republic, plus the USA, Slovenia and Finland.

Hosts Latvia take their place in Semi-Final 2, which sees them come up against reigning champions, the Motorcycle Federation of Russia.

Their national heroes FIM Speedway Grand Prix world title contender Artem Laguta and double European champion Emil Sayfutdinov have won all three Monster Energy SON world championships since the competition was launched in 2018 and will hope to make it number four in Manchester.

They will be determined to deliver a big performance in neighbouring Latvia as they also take on 2019 SON bronze medal winners Australia, Germany, France, the Ukraine and Italy.

The top two teams after 21 heats in each Semi-Final will automatically join hosts Great Britain in the Monster Energy FIM SON Final in Manchester.

The third and fourth-placed countries in each Semi-Final will then face off in the Final Qualifier, with the teams that triumph also taking their places at Manchester’s National Speedway Stadium.

  • SEMI-FINAL 1 LINE-UP:
    • Poland,
    • Denmark,
    • Sweden,
    • Finland,
    • Czech Republic,
    • Slovenia,
    • USA.
  • SEMI-FINAL 2 LINE-UP:
    • Motorcycle Federation of Russia,
    • Australia,
    • Latvia,
    • Italy,
    • Ukraine,
    • Germany,
    • France.
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Toni Bou finishes Andorra TrialGP 1-3

Toni Bou sneaked the win by the narrowest of margins in the first of the two TrialGP World Championship trials held this weekend in Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra, before finished the fifth round on the third step of the podium, retaining the overall championship lead.

Toni Bou - Andorra TrialGP 2021
Toni Bou – Andorra TrialGP 2021

The difficulty level of the twelve Andorran sections made for a closely-fought trial on the first day of competition at the Andorra TrialGP, filled with tough, highly-demanding sections. In addition, several riders were further penalised for exceeding the maximum time limits.

Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou fought neck and neck against long-term arch-rival Adam Raga for the triumph throughout the two laps of the Andorran course. Bou and Raga constantly traded places at the head of the table, but in the end it was Toni Bou who claimed the win, in spite of finishing on 46 marks, the same number as his rival. The tie-breaking factor proved to be the total time taken in completing the route, with the Repsol Honda Team rider finishing one minute ahead. Another fine result sees Toni Bou continue to top the championship leaderboard, now holding a thirteen-point advantage in the general standings.

Toni Bou - Andorra TrialGP 2021
Toni Bou – Andorra TrialGP 2021

The second trial of the Andorra TrialGP turned out to be an arduous task for the Repsol Honda Team riders. Andorra, while always a gruelling event for riders, also usually makes huge demands on the bike due to the high altitude of the sections and the high temperatures. Day 2 proved a struggle for all the competitors over the two twelve-section laps of the Sant Julià de Lòria course.

And it was Toni Bou’s turn to struggle in Andorra. Right off the bat, in section two, he picked up a puncture, before committing several errors which would eventually cost him the lead and rob him of a potential tenth win in Andorra. The Repsol Honda Team rider had to settle for third place in the end, but Bou keeps hold of the overall championship lead with an eight-point advantage over pursuer Adam Raga, winner of today’s trial.

Competitors will get little rest in this week with the forthcoming sixth trial of the 2021 TrialGP World Championship to be held next weekend in Cahors, France.

Toni Bou

“This weekend was really complicated. Finishing first and third is a great result, considering that we struggled so much. Despite all the problems, the team has worked hard and I am very grateful for that. Now we just have to work to recover the good feelings on the bike and be in the fight for the win in France next week.”

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Toni Bou - Andorra TrialGP 2021
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2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 9 – Budds Creek

Images by Jeff Kardas

Nestled in the shadow of the nation’s capital of Washington D.C., Southern Maryland’s Budds Creek Motocross Park served as the site of the ninth round of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing.

Intermittent cloud cover was complemented by humid conditions for the Circle K Budds Creek National, as a fierce battle for victory unfolded in the 450 Class and required a tie-breaker to determine a winner. In the end, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis prevailed over Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen for the Frenchman’s fifth win of the summer.

Dylan Ferrandis maintained his 39-point lead over Roczen with three rounds remaining

In the 250 Class, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Jeremy Martin relied on an emphatic win in the final moto to capture his class-leading third victory of the season by a single point over Jett Lawrence. The Aussie youngster closed to within three-points of championship leader Justin Cooper.

2021  AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights

450 Moto 1

The first 450 Class moto got underway with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb at the head of the pack with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, with Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac and Roczen in hot pursuit. Known as one of the best opening-lap riders in the world, Roczen put the hammer down immediately and made a quick pass on Tomac for second and then fought his way into the lead around Webb a short time later. By the completion of the first circuit, Roczen was already more than a second clear of the field.

Ken Roczen

As Roczen continued to inch away, Webb and Tomac battled it out for second, which allowed Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton and Ferrandis, the championship leader, to join the mix. A determined Tomac saw several pass attempts thwarted by Webb, but he eventually made the move. However, a hard charge by Sexton saw the Honda rider get by both Webb and Tomac on the same lap to vault from fourth to second and put Honda 1-2 in the running order.

Marvin Musquin

The Honda duo continued to put distance over the rest of the field as Tomac started to lose ground to Ferrandis in fourth. The Frenchman got into a rhythm and soon found himself within a few bike lengths of the Kawasaki, at which point he went on the attack and made an impressive pass to take control of third. Back out front, Sexton started to chip away at his deficit to Roczen and closed to within a few seconds of the lead, while Ferrandis continued to log the fastest laps on the track.

With less than five minutes remaining in the moto, the top three ran within five seconds of one another, with Ferrandis consistently the fastest of the trio. As the race clock ticked to under a minute remaining, Ferrandis closed in on Sexton for third and took advantage of a lapped rider to make the pass happen with relative ease. With two laps to go, four seconds separated the championship rivals. Ferrandis took huge chunks out of his deficit and closed to within striking distance on the final lap, and even had a shot at stealing the win as they navigated the final section, but Roczen held on to take the moto win by three tenths of a second. Sexton finished a distant third, with Tomac fourth and Webb fifth. The torrid pace by Roczen and Ferrandis saw them lap through 11th place.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos RIDER BIKE Time/Gap
1 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 19 Laps
2 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +00.384
3 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +10.199
4 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +34.270
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +51.467
6 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +58.364
7 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1:01.959
8 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1:08.416
9 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1:09.375
10 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:22.941
11 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F 18 Laps
12 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +06.485
13 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +18.643
14 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +25.797
15 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +29.709
16 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +42.656
17 William Clason KAW KX450 +44.955
18 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +49.718
19 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +52.709
20 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1m05.589
21 Dawson Ryker YAM YZ 450F +1m15.992
22 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F +1m23.182
23 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m24.377
24 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m29.834
25 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +1m36.940
26 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 +1m49.305
27 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m53.994
28 Tristan Lane KTM 450 SX-F FE 17 Laps
29 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +22.821
30 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +50.482
31 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F +1m03.412
32 Lane Shaw KTM 450 SX-F +1m07.692
33 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F +1m55.096
34 Austin Cozadd YAM YZ 450F 16 Laps
35 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 12 Laps
36 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 11 Laps
37 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F 10 Laps
38 Kenneth Venarchick KTM 450 SX-F FE +01.912
39 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 6 Laps
40 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F 5 Laps

450 Moto 2

The German picked up where he left off to start the second moto by racing to the MotoSport.com Holeshot over Webb, Ferrandis, and Sexton.

Ken Roczen

With no one ahead of him Roczen put his head down and sprinted away on the opening lap to a lead of just under two seconds. Behind him, Sexton aided his teammate with a pass on Ferrandis, which dropped the Yamaha rider to fourth.

Cooper Webb

Sexton wasn’t done and he kept the charge going on Webb, easily moving into second to put the Honda riders once again at the head of the pack. Ferrandis responded as well and made the pass on Webb for third, while Tomac dropped Webb to fifth a short time later.

Chase Sexton

The top four riders on the track ran within a handful of seconds of one another 10 minutes into the moto and things only got tighter from there. As the race reached the halfway point the gap closed to just over two seconds. A bobble by Sexton allowed Ferrandis to move into second and put Sexton into the clutches of Tomac. The Kawasaki rider bided his time but eventually made his move to take over third.

Dylan Ferrandis

Up front, Ferrandis had Roczen in his sights. They traded fast laps to keep the gap at about a second as they approached the final 10 minutes of the moto, while Tomac lurked in third. A battle for the lead ensued as Ferrandis looked for a way around. After several attempts Ferrandis made the pass happen and seized control of the moto with seven minutes to go.

Dylan Ferrandis

Once out front, the Frenchman gapped the German and appeared to have the moto in hand. Roczen was able to put in a late charge in the closing laps and got within a few bike lengths of Ferrandis, but the points leader responded, was more efficient navigating lapped traffic, and brought home the moto win by 4.8 seconds at the end.

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 18 Laps
2 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +04.847
3 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +08.743
4 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +32.708
5 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +37.000
6 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +38.944
7 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m07.858
8 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +1m13.075
9 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m28.956
10 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m35.942
11 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m42.677
12 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m59.582
13 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F 17 Laps
14 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +10.642
15 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +16.085
16 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +18.489
17 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +22.229
18 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +26.350
19 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +32.551
20 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F +39.314
21 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +57.691
22 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +1m02.276
23 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +1m20.701
24 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m23.637
25 Tristan Lane KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m29.015
26 William Clason KAW KX450 +1m30.348
27 James Harrington KTM 450 SX-F +1m30.678
28 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +1m44.527
29 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 16 Laps
30 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +24.870
31 Dustin Jensen YAM YZ 450F +30.307
32 Lane Shaw KTM 450 SX-F +45.626
33 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +49.802
34 Austin Cozadd YAM YZ 450F +1m30.329
35 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE 12 Laps
36 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 8 Laps
37 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F 5 Laps
38 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F +04.303
39 Kenneth Venarchick KTM 450 SX-F FE 1 Laps
40 Dawson Ryker YAM YZ 450F DNF

450 Overall

With identical moto scores, Ferrandis (2-1) and Roczen (1-2) ended the day tied atop the overall classification. However, by virtue of his better result in the second moto Ferrandis earned the tiebreaker to earn his fifth win of the season. Tomac completed the overall podium in third (4-3).

Dylan Ferrandis

“Last weekend I got beat so bad, so we made some changes this week and came back better (today),” said Ferrandis. “The bike was so good, I could do whatever I wanted. I was glad to get my pace back and in the second moto I was able to catch Kenny (Roczen) and battle for the win. It was fun, but it’s always the most fun when you win.”

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
1. Dylan Ferrandis, France, Yamaha (2-1)
2. Ken Roczen, Germany, Honda (1-2)
3. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki (4-3)

With equal points for the afternoon, Ferrandis’ lead over Roczen in the 450 Class standings remains at 39 points with three rounds remaining. Tomac remains third, 71 out of the lead.

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider Bike M1 M2 POINTS
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 2 1 47
2 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 1 2 47
3 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 4 3 38
4 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE 3 4 38
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE 5 6 31
6 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE 6 7 29
7 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE 10 5 27
8 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE 8 9 25
9 Coty Schock HON CRF450R 7 11 24
10 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 9 10 23
11 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F 11 13 18
12 Justin  Rodbell  KAW KX450 12 14 16
13 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 15 12 15
14 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F 40 8 13
15 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F 13 16 13
16 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE 14 17 11
17 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE 23 15 6
18 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE 16 35 5
19 William Clason KAW KX450 17 26 4
20 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 35 18 3
21 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 20 19 3
22 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R 18 22 3
23 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 19 36 2
24 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 22 20 1
25 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE 24 21 0
26 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F 27 24 0
27 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 29 23 0
28 Tristan Lane KTM 450 SX-F FE 28 25 0
29 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 25 28 0
30 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 26 29 0
31 Dawson Ryker YAM YZ 450F 21 40 0
32 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 30 33 0
33 Lane Shaw KTM 450 SX-F 32 32 0
34 Austin Cozadd YAM YZ 450F 34 34 0
35 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 39 30 0
36 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F 31 38 0
37 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F 33 37 0
38 Kenneth Venarchick KTM 450 SX-F FE 38 39 0
39 James Harrington KTM 450 SX-F 27 0
40 Dustin Jensen YAM YZ 450F 31 0
41 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 36 0
42 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F 37 0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 9 of 12)

Pos Rider` Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 392
2 Ken Roczen 353
3 Eli Tomac 321
4 Chase Sexton 308
5 Marvin Musquin 240
6 Cooper Webb 240
7 Justin Barcia 239
8 Christian Craig 224
9 Aaron Plessinger 217
10 Joseph Savatgy 189
11 Max Anstie 149
12 Adam Cianciarulo 147
13 Dean Wilson 146
14 Justin Bogle 118
15 Brandon Hartranft 111
16 Coty Schock 102
17 Fredrik Noren 58
18 Justin  Rodbell 56
19 Chris Canning 46
20 Ryan Surratt 42
21 Ben LaMay 35
22 Zachary Osborne 33
23 Jason Anderson 29
24 Jacob Runkles 23
25 Jeremy Hand 22
26 Tyler Stepek 21
27 Kyle Chisholm 20
28 Scott Meshey 17
29 Phillip Nicoletti 9
30 William Clason 9
31 Jace Kessler 8
32 Alessandro  Lupino 8
33 Ryan Sipes 8
34 Tyler Medaglia 6
35 Curren Thurman 4
36 Alex Ray 4
37 Cody Groves 4
38 Carson Brown 3
39 Mitchell Falk 3
40 Robert Piazza 3
41 Jeremy Smith 2
42 Jacob Hayes 2
43 Bryce Backaus 1
44 Hunter Schlosser 0
45 Nicolas Rolando 0
46 Dawson Ryker 0
47 Bryce Hansen 0
48 Cole Thompson 0
49 Nathan Augustin 0
50 Matthew Hubert 0
51 Brian Borghesani 0
52 Ricci Randanella 0
53 Bryson Gardner 0

250 Moto 1

The first gate drop of the 250 Class saw the 40-rider field funnel into the first turn, from which Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper, the championship leader, emerged with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jalek Swoll and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Austin Forkner. The clear track paid big dividends for Cooper as he was able to sprint out to an early lead while Swoll and Forkner duked it out for second. Cooper completed the opening lap with a three-second advantage, while Forkner made the pass and settled into second.

Justin Cooper scored the holeshot

As Cooper and Forkner continued to lead the way, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire was on a march forward. After starting fifth, Hampshire made a pass for fourth and then worked his way around teammate Swoll to take control of third. Hampshire then set his sights on Forkner. As he gave pursuit, Hampshire encountered misfortune and lost several positions, which moved Swoll back up to third, but under heavy pressure from Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence. The Australian rider was patient and made the pass for third.

Jeremy Martin

With 10 minutes left in the moto the battle for second heated up between Forkner and Lawrence, who was the fastest rider on the track at this stage of the race. As they navigated through lapped traffic Lawrence benefitted from a rider who crashed right in front of Forkner and forced the Kawasaki rider off-line, which allowed Lawreance to take over the position unchallenged. Cooper and Lawrence, the top two riders in the championship, were then separated by 5.4 seconds with six minutes to go.

Cooper responded to Lawrence’s charge from second and picked up the pace in the closing stages of the moto to maintain his advantage. He easily finished off a wire-to-wire victory and secured his fifth moto win of the season by 5.3 seconds over Lawrence while Martin followed with a quiet third-place effort, with Forkner fourth and Swoll fifth.

Hunter Lawrence was sixth

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 18 Laps
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +05.335
3 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +14.094
4 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +21.164
5 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +26.758
6 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +27.415
7 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +28.201
8 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +41.170
9 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +47.282
10 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +49.129
11 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +51.789
12 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1m02.364
13 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m04.686
14 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m08.456
15 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m14.544
16 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m21.152
17 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 +1m26.079
18 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +1m50.690
19 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F +1m52.993
20 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +1m57.508
21 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F 17 Laps
22 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +03.596
23 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +23.080
24 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +24.879
25 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +30.003
26 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F +34.064
27 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +55.218
28 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F +1m00.574
29 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +1m25.218
30 Cole  Harkins KTM 250 SX-F 16 Laps
31 Jack Rogers KAW KX 250 +09.851
32 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +36.108
33 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +50.388
34 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 13 Laps
35 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 11 Laps
36 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F 10 Laps
37 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m33.713
38 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F 8 Laps
39 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 7 Laps
40 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F 6 Laps

250 Moto 2

The second moto roared out the gate with Martin leading the way with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Lawrence in second, as Cooper navigated his way into the top five.

Jeremy Martin

With no one in front of them, Martin and Lawrence quickly moved out to a lead of more than four seconds on the rest of the field, with about two seconds separating the top two.

Budds Creek 250

As the lead pair settled in, the attention shifted to Cooper as he looked to move up the running order. He gave chase to Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence from fifth, as both riders looked to track down AEO GASGAS’ Ty Masterpool in third. Masterpool then went down, which allowed Lawrence to assume third and Cooper fourth. That was ultimately the last change for position amongst the top five.

Hunter Lawrence

Martin was dominant en route to his sixth moto win of the season with a wire-to-wire effort. He took the checkered flag 8.8 seconds ahead of Jett Lawrence in second with Hunter Lawrence third, followed by Cooper in fourth.

Jett Lawrence closes to within three-points of championship lead

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 18 Laps
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +08.846
3 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +28.539
4 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +45.142
5 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +48.889
6 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +51.551
7 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +53.348
8 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +1m04.984
9 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1m14.772
10 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m22.105
11 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m24.895
12 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m28.969
13 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1m37.754
14 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m42.907
15 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 17 Laps
16 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +01.269
17 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F +13.279
18 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +27.658
19 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F +34.926
20 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +37.603
21 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +55.357
22 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +1m04.835
23 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +1m33.546
24 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F +1m41.631
25 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m43.707
26 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +1m48.246
27 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F +1m54.343
28 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 16 Laps
29 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +00.657
30 Cole  Harkins KTM 250 SX-F +24.791
31 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F +36.461
32 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +43.947
33 Dennis Gritzmacher KTM 250 SX-F +56.854
34 Lawrence Fortin III KTM 250 SX-F +1m04.799
35 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F +1m06.596
36 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F 15 Laps
37 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F 13 Laps
38 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 9 Laps
39 Jack Rogers KAW KX 250 8 Laps
40 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 7 Laps

250 Overall

By virtue of his second-moto win, Martin surged to the top of the overall classification with 3-1 moto finishes. It signified the 20th victory of his career, which moves him into a tie with Steve Lamson for fourth on the all-time wins list.

“It was a hot one today,” said Martin. “I think I’m able to dig deep because as a kid I had to do chores on my parent’s track (Spring Creek MX Park), so I think I’m used to the heat. My team had the bike dialed in, it was just on rails out there. I haven’t been that comfortable on the bike in a while and it just feels so good when everything is working perfectly like that.”

Jeremy Martin

Jett Lawrence just missed out on the overall win by a single point but settled for the runner-up spot (2-2) and his sixth podium finish of the season. Cooper was one additional point behind in third (1-4) to keep his unblemished podium streak this season intact at nine rounds.

Jett Lawrence closed to within three-points of championship lead

Lawrence gained a single-point on Cooper in the 250 Class standings, where three-points now separate the championship rivals with three rounds remaining. Martin’s victory moved him up to third, 60 points out of the lead.

Justin Cooper leads the series by three-points with three rounds remaining

“I’m coming off a sickness a few days ago, so I’m just happy to be here to be honest,” said Cooper. “I didn’t have the energy to keep up with those guys today, so I’m pretty satisfied to come away with a podium. We only lost a point in the championship and have three rounds to go, so we need to be ready to fight to the finish.”

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
1. Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha (3-1)
2. Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda (2-2)
3. Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha (1-4)

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos RIDER BIKE M1 M2 Points
1 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 3 1 45
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 2 2 44
3 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 1 4 43
4 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 6 3 35
5 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 4 5 34
6 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 7 7 28
7 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 9 6 27
8 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 8 9 25
9 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 10 8 24
10 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 5 15 22
11 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F 11 11 20
12 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F 14 10 18
13 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R 13 12 17
14 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE 12 13 17
15 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 15 14 13
16 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F 16 16 10
17 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F 19 17 6
18 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 17 4
19 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F 27 18 3
20 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 18 28 3
21 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F 40 19 2
22 Zack Williams GAS MC250F 24 20 1
23 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F 20 21 1
24 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 25 22 0
25 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R 29 23 0
26 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F 28 27 0
27 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F 26 31 0
28 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F 22 36 0
29 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F 21 37 0
30 Levi Newby HQV FC250 33 26 0
31 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F 36 24 0
32 Cole  Harkins KTM 250 SX-F 30 30 0
33 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 23 38 0
34 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F 37 25 0
35 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F 32 32 0
36 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F 38 29 0
37 Jack Rogers KAW KX 250 31 39 0
38 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 34 40 0
39 Dennis Gritzmacher KTM 250 SX-F 33 0
40 Lawrence Fortin III KTM 250 SX-F 34 0
41 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 35 0
42 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F 35 0
43 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 39 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 9 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Justin Cooper 367
2 Jett Lawrence 364
3 Jeremy Martin 307
4 Hunter Lawrence 298
5 RJ Hampshire 270
6 Jo Shimoda 220
7 Jalek  Swoll 195
8 Austin Forkner 186
9 Colt Nichols 172
10 Maximus Vohland 168
11 Michael Mosiman 154
12 Garrett Marchbanks 146
13 Dilan Schwartz 140
14 Carson Mumford 127
15 Pierce Brown 126
16 Jarrett Frye 123
17 Ty Masterpool 109
18 Stilez Robertson 90
19 Joshua Varize 76
20 Nathanael Thrasher 52
21 Levi Kitchen 47
22 Ramyller Alves 31
23 Preston Kilroy 29
24 Seth Hammaker 26
25 Derek Kelley 25
26 Alex Martin 19
27 Brandon Scharer 13
28 Kailub Russell 11
29 Derek  Drake 9
30 Xylian Ramella 8
31 Christopher Prebula 7
32 Jerry Robin 7
33 James Harrington 7
34 Cameron Mcadoo 6
35 Kaeden Amerine 6
36 Grant Harlan 6
37 Zack Williams 6
38 Jace Kessler 5
39 Garrett Hoffman 4
40 Jesse Flock 3
41 Max Miller 3
42 Jake Pinhancos 2
43 Devin Simonson 2
44 Dominique Thury 2
45 Tommy Rios 1
46 Gared Steinke 1
47 TJ Uselman 1
48 Luke Renzland 1
49 Joseph Tait 0
50 Gabe Gutierres 0
51 Vincent Luhovey 0
52 Levi Newby 0
53 Tre Fierro 0

Just three rounds remain in the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, which will travel to the motorsports mecca of the greater Indianapolis area next Saturday, August 28, for the 10th round of the season and the Guaranteed Rate Ironman National from Crawfordsville, Indiana’s Ironman Raceway.

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All ProMX events officially on hold due to national restrictions

The ProMX Management Team has today stated that all remaining ProMX events scheduled are currently on hold due to the current national landscape around COVID-19 State Border Restrictions.

The ProMX Management has added they will continue to work tirelessly on plans to ensure that the remaining rounds of the Penrite ProMX Championship presented by AMX Superstores are run as soon as it is safe and practical to do so. More information will be released to competitors, teams and fans in the coming weeks outlining the remaining rounds of the Championship.

ProMX Management acknowledged how difficult this period is for teams, competitors, and host clubs, thanking them for their patience and understanding during this difficult time.

2021 ProMX Championship on hold due to Covid – Image by RBMotoLens

2021 Penrite ProMX Championship Calendar

Round Date Location Status
Round 5 25-Jul Wodonga, VIC Postponed/On Hold
Round 6 8-Aug QMP, QLD Postponed/On Hold
Round 7 & 8 14-15 August Coolum, QLD Postponed/On Hold
Round 9 & 10 4-5 September Gillman, SA Postponed/On Hold

Vegas to Reno

Ricky Brabec has finished runner up at the 2021 running of the Vegas to Reno event, with the Dalton Shirey and Jacob Argubright duo taking top honours as a team in the longest one-day off-road race held in the United States.

Ricky Brabec – 2021 Vegas to Reno

The 800-kilometre race, which kicked off near bustling Las Vegas, covered part of Nevada’s wild west, passing through mining towns such as Goldfield, Tonopah and Mina before crossing the finish line in Carson City. The race served as a fine day for training and preparation in the build-up to the forthcoming 2022 Dakar Rally.

Ricky Brabec – 2021 Vegas to Reno

Although Ricky had previously won the Vegas to Reno on three occasions, this edition of the arduous race proved to be a hazard-filled slog, as Johnny Campbell – organiser of the team’s logistics – accurately pointed out.

Ricky, who completed the course in less than eight hours, kept up a swift pace in spite of a minor crash early in the competition, with no serious physical consequences, but enough to merit two unplanned stops for the Monster Energy Honda Team rider.

Ricky Brabec – 2021 Vegas to Reno

This effectively ruled out any chances for Brabec – riding the entire race aboard the Honda CRF450 RALLY alone – of challenging for the top spot.

Ricky Brabec – P2

“It was a tough race this year in the Las Vegas to Reno. I got away from a good second-placed starting position, but I hit a rock early on and it caused a lot of pain in my foot throughout the rally. I pushed hard the whole race, but I crashed once and had to change the wheel towards the end. I kept my team busy, who supported me through the unexpected setbacks. Congratulations to Dalton and Jake, who rode well. Thanks to the JCR team, Honda, HRC and Monster Energy for their support – I’ll be back next year to reclaim the number 1!”

Ricky Brabec – 2021 Vegas to Reno

2021 Vegas to Reno Rally Results

Pos Rider Man Time
1 Shirey/Argubright Husqvarna 7:44’10
2 Ricky Brabec Honda 7:53’53
3 Hintz/Hunter KTM 8:03’26
4 Zane Roberts Beta 8:07’45
5 Jeff Trulove KTM 8:12’31
6 Joseph Wasson Beta 8:19’35
7 Gregory Pheasant Honda 8:36’17
8 Jim Herrero Yamaha 8:45’13
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2021 AJMX latest victim of Covid with postponement

The Rockhampton and District Motocross Club in consultation with Motorcycling Australia, have made the tough decision to postpone the 2021 KTM Australian Junior Motocross Championships (AJMX) due to COVID-19 pandemic impacting Australia.

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2019 KTM AJMX – Image by Aaryn Minerds

The Rockhampton and District Motocross Club have put in significant work in recent months to ensure the Championship could go ahead, however with current State Government border restrictions and lockdowns across the nation it is not currently possible to hold the Championships which were to be held at Rockhampton, September 28-October 2.

The event sees the best junior racers from across the country attend the five-day Championships, but the safety of competitors, families, teams, and officials are paramount. The Rockhampton and District Motocross Club thanked riders, families, and event sponsors for their understanding.

The Rockhampton and District Motocross Club is monitoring and evaluating the evolving State border restrictions in an attempt to reschedule the Championship with an announcement to follow in the coming weeks.

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Higlett set for AORC return on Beta 430

ISDE Winner and former Australian Off-Road Championship Champion Fraser Higlett will return to AORC aboard his new red beast, the Beta 430 when racing gets back on track.

The 21-year-old Queenslander, who finished third in the E3 class last year is chomping at the bit to get back racing in the national Championship.

Fraser Higlett with his Beta 430

The dream team of Beta and Higlett came together after John Hafey, who previously worked at Husqvarna moved to Beta Motors Australia as the National Sales and Marketing Manager.

Fraser Higlett

“We’ve been together since I started racing and he moved to Beta and the opportunity came up to start a racing team with Beta in Australia, and we made it happen. The bike is awesome I honestly can’t fault anything about it. The thing is unreal. Dead set, I hopped on it with full stock suspension, and I felt comfortable straight away. I’ve never been able to do that straight away on a new bike.”

Higlett has spent the past few months training hard and competing in his state off road series, but it is the AORC where he wants to rumble. He missed the first two rounds of the Championship earlier this year, but is determined to make an impact when the Championship resumes.

Fraser Higlett racing in the QORC

“This year I will be competing in the E2 class on the 430 Beta. I’ve just always sort of liked the 430 in the class which seems to be the obvious choice. The E2 class is a really competitive class in the AORC and we will see where we end up. It’s the first year on a Beta so we are not expecting massive things, but I personally feel there is a lot of potential this year and hopefully we can get on the podium in the AORC E2 class. That would be the ideal goal. Top three in E2 would be an awesome thing for me in the first year on the Beta, that’s what I’m aiming for. We just need this COVID to go away… I’d like to compete in the ISDE again. Beta is a really close-knit supportive family environment and I hope there is an opportunity to go overseas. But first I want to see how I go in Australia and then see what opportunities are available.”

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36 champs crowned at AMA Amateur National MX Championship

The Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship held Aug. 2-7, saw hundreds of the USA’s top motocross racers descend on the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., and when the dust cleared, 33 riders claimed AMA No. 1 plates in 36 classes.

Levi Kitchen

Among them was Yamaha rider Levi Kitchen, who earned AMA championships in 250 Pro Sport and Open Pro Sport, one of the most competitive classes at this year’s event, as well as winning the Nicky Hayden AMA Motocross Horizon Award, which is presented annually to the amateur motocross racer with the most promising professional career.

Here’s the full list of winners and their score-cards.

  • Open Pro Sport: Levi Kitchen, Washougal, Wash., Yamaha (3-1-1)
  • 250 Pro Sport: Levi Kitchen, Washougal, Wash., Yamaha (3-1-2)
  • 450 B: Chase Prince, Petersburg, Tenn., Honda (3-1-1)
  • 450 B Limited: Julien Beaumer, Lake Havasu, Ariz., Husqvarna (1-3-2)
  • 450 C: Brennan Schofield, Canada, Yamaha (3-2-5)
  • 250 B: Nick Romano, Bayside, N.Y., Yamaha (1-1-1)
  • 250 B Limited: Matti Jorgensen Jr., Pompano, Fla., KTM (2-3-1)
  • 250 C: Brandon Bollino, Essex, Ill., Yamaha (2-2-1)
  • 250 C Limited: Nico Long, Scottsdale, Ariz., KTM (1-1-2)
  • 250 C Jr. (12-17) Limited: Gabe Holland, Winterville, Ga., KTM (1-1-2)
  • Schoolboy 1 (12-17) B/C: Evan Ferry, Largo, Fla., Husqvarna (1-2-2)
  • Schoolboy 2 (12-17) B/C: Caden Braswell, Shalimar, Fla., KTM (5-2-1)
  • 125 C: Keegan Rowley, Channahon, Ill., KTM (3-1-1)
  • Women: Sophia Phelps, St. George, Utah, Kawasaki (2-1-1)
  • Supermini 1 (12-15): Haiden Deegan, Temecula, Calif., KTM (1-1-1)
  • Supermini 2 (13-16): Krystian Janik, Oak Lawn, Ill., Kawasaki (4-2-2)
  • 65cc (7-9): Elliott Bowsher, Cornelius, Ohio, GASGAS (2-1-1)
  • 65cc (10-11): Vincent Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna (3-1-1)
  • 85cc (10-12): Drew Adams, Chattanooga, Tenn., Kawasaki (1-1-1)
  • Girls (11-16): Kyleigh Stallings, Austin, Texas, Husqvarna (1-1-1)
  • 125cc (12-17) B/C: Evan Ferry, Largo, Fla., Husqvarna (2-1-1)
  • College (18-24): Justin Cokinos, Hanover, Mass., GASGAS (1-2-2)
  • Junior (25+): Heath Harrison, Salisbury, N.C., Honda (1-2-2)
  • Vet (30+): Broc Peterson, Delta, Ohio, (1-1-2)
  • Senior (40+): Edward Walston, Pinetops, N.C., KTM (2-3-1)
  • Senior (45+): Mike Brown, Bristol, Tenn., Husqvarna (1-1-1)
  • Masters (50+): Keith Johnson, Carver, Mass., Kawasaki (2-1-1)
  • Mini-E (4-6) Jr.: Talon Hinson, Clovis, Calif., KTM (1-2-2)
  • 51cc (4-6) Shaft Dr. LTD: Carter Schutte, Chesterfield, S.C., Yamaha (1-1-1)
  • 51cc (4-6) Limited: Kannon Zabojnik, Rowlett, Texas, Cobra (1-1-3)
  • 51cc (7-8) Limited: Sawyer Gieck, Alpine, Wyo., Cobra (2-1-1)
  • 65cc (7-9) Limited: Tayce Morgan, Lehi, Utah, GASGAS (1-2-5)
  • 65cc (10-11) Limited: Carson Wood, Zephyrhills, Fla., GASGAS (2-1-1)
  • 85cc (10-12) Limited: Caden Dudney, Athens, Texas, KTM (2-2-1)
  • Mini Sr. 1 (12-14): Drew Adams, Chattanooga, Tenn., Kawasaki (3-2-2)
  • Mini Sr. 2 (13-15): Thomas Wood, Cairo, Ga., KTM (1-2-1)
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Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing re-signs Jeremy Martin

Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A. has confirmed that Jeremy Martin will return with the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing team for the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season.

Jeremy Martin winning in Washougal

The two-time 250MX Champion returned to the team this season and has shown strength as a title contender and a lot of perseverance coming back from injuries. He boasts back-to-back overall victories in the 250 class and looks to keep building on his success with the team.

Jeremy Martin – Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing

“I’m really excited to be back with Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing for 2022. I haven’t had the year I was hoping for, so I’m very grateful to do what I love and have another opportunity to race my butt off for some championships next year. The team and I have had a lot of success together over the years, and we look to build on that.”

2021 Australian Senior Track championship moved to Queensland, October 2-3

Due to COVID-19 State border restrictions the 2021 Australian Senior Dirt Track Championships have been moved to the weekend of October 2 and 3, at Mick Doohan Raceway, Banyo, Queensland.

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2019 Australian Senior Track Championships

The Championship were scheduled for September 4 and 5, however due to extended State lockdowns and border restrictions the event has now been moved. The North Brisbane Junior MCC will host the Championships with a full fields of 10 Championship classes expected following the success of the Track Championships held at Tamworth, NSW earlier this year.

Classes of competition will include:

  • Pro 250 100cc to 150cc 2-stroke & 200cc to 250cc 4-stroke (MX)
  • Pro 450 250cc 2-stroke & 450cc 4-stroke (MX)
  • MX Open 500cc 2-stroke & Over 300cc 4-stroke (MX)
  • 250cc Slider Up to 250cc
  • 500cc Slider Up to 500cc
  • Slider Open Unlimited 460cc and over
  • Pro Open Women Unlimited (MX)
  • Sidecar Up to 1100cc
  • ATV Open Up to 550cc 2-stroke & 700cc 4-stroke
  • ATV Open Women Up to 550cc 2-stroke & 700cc 4-stroke

Jarred Brook who earlier this year had success at Tamworth will be hoping to repeat his 2019 Australian Senior Dirt Track Championships results (the last time the Championship was held) where he swept the competition in the MX Open, Pro 450 and Pro Open classes.

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2021 Australian Junior Track joins Covid postponements

The Gunnedah Motorcycle Club have been forced to postpone the 2021 Australian Junior Track Championship due to COVID-19 border closures and restrictions.

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Australian Junior Track Championship

The championship was slated to be held September 17 and 18, however with current border restrictions and their impact on riders and family’s ability to attend the Championship, the tough decision has been made to postpone the two-day championship. The Gunnedah Motorcycle Club and Motorcycling Australia are currently working together to find an alternative date to allow the Championship to run, with further information to follow in the next week.

2021 Australian Trial Championship postponed

Due to the COVID-19 border restrictions and State lockdowns the 2021 Australian Trial Championship, which were to be held in Queensland, October 2-3 at the Western District Trials Club, have been postponed.

Australian Trial Championship
Australian Trial Championship

With nation-wide State border restrictions and lockdowns continuing the Western District Trials Club, for the health and safety of competitors and officials, have decided to postpone the Championship. An alternative date is being sought.

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Barcia and Mosiman miss Unadilla due to injuries

GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia did not line up at the Unadilla MX National laast weekend after suffering a big practice crash during the recent break from racing. His 250MX teammate, Michael Mosiman, also endured a practice crash during the time off and will joined Barcia on the sidelines.

Barcia, Round 6 overall winner in the 450MX class, suffered a pretty big crash last week during a routine practice session. After consulting with his doctor, the New York native took the rest of this week off and will be re-assessing for future races.

Justin Barcia

“I’m definitely disappointed to say I won’t be heading to Unadilla this weekend – I’m a New York guy and it’s one of my favorite races – but I want to make sure I’m going there to win and if I’m not able to do that, I need to take my time and get back to 100%. I’m definitely going to miss the whole team there, all the supportive fans and of course being on the gate and racing for those wins but I’ll see everyone very soon.”

Barcia celebrating winning Round 6 prior to his injury

As for Mosiman, the 250MX class front-runner experienced a separate practice crash while preparing for the Unadilla National. Despite being pretty banged up, Mosiman hopes to return to racing at Budds Creek for Round 9.

Michael Mosiman

“I am super bummed that I’m not going to be able to race Unadilla, I was looking forward to it and felt really good. I feel like I’ve got a lot of momentum at my back right now but I’m going to take the time to heal up 100% and be right so I can race at the front of the pack. I’ve already missed a race and I’m out for the championship so it’s better for me to race at 100% than to go and try to salvage at less than that. We’ll come back stronger hopefully very soon.”

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Zmarzlik makes the Swedish SGP win number four in 2021

World champion Bartosz Zmarzlik overcome his early setup struggles to claim his fourth FIM Speedway Grand Prix win of 2021 at the Swedish SGP in Malilla on Saturday. The Pole collected five race points in his opening four heats to leave himself at risk of a disastrous exit before the semi-finals.

But Zmarzlik won his final heat, his semi and then the final, which saw him defeat Artem Laguta and home hero Fredrik Lindgren to top the podium and extend his SGP World Championship advantage over Laguta to three-points.

Riders were forced to get to grips with changing track conditions following heavy rain in the afternoon. Zmarzlik admits he and his team worked hard in the pits to perfect their bike setup, and he was delighted to get it right when it mattered most to follow up his Malilla triumph in 2017.

Bartosz Zmarzlik

“I am very happy because it was the second time I have won in Malilla. For me it is unbelievable. I love racing here. The start of the meeting was not so easy for me. It was very hard to find the setups. In every ride, I changed something – the ignition, jets and sprockets; every time it was different. I feel for my fifth race it was a little bit better. I changed it for the semi-final and had good speed. Before the final, I changed it again, but only a little bit. Then it was good. But I am very happy with today’s result – I won and I did everything I could. Again it was a good night, but now I am focused on the next round. Keep your fingers crossed for Togliatti and I will see you soon.”

Bartosz Zmarzlik tops the Swedish SGP podium from Artem Laguta and Fredrik Lindgren
Bartosz Zmarzlik tops the Swedish SGP podium from Artem Laguta and Fredrik Lindgren

Zmarzlik will be keen to continue his incredible form at the Togliatti SGP on August 28, but his nearest rival Laguta will also have his sights set on a big night in his home country.

The Russian-born rider topped the heat score chart with 14 race points tonight, but Zmarzlik got the better of him when it mattered most in the final to take 20 championship points, leaving Laguta with 18. Zmarzlik leads the standings on 121, with Laguta close behind on 118. The world #7 was still pleased with his night in Sweden, though.

Artem Laguta

“It’s an absolutely great feeling to be in the top three and drinking the champagne – it’s something special. I am very happy about that. It was a tough competition and I knew it was going to be very tough in Malilla. After the first race, we swapped the bike and that was a good choice. We worked hard to get the best speed from the bike. The whole team put a lot of effort in and the bike was working very well. Bartek and I are so very close and we know it’s going to be a fight until the end. There is no room for mistakes. I will be focused with the whole team to score as many points as we can, to get the best speed from the bikes and to get to finals. That’s the major thing. Thank you to my team and my sponsors. I am very happy and I will see you in Togliatti!”

Third-placed Lindgren was content with his night, but admits top two Zmarzlik and Laguta have too much speed for the competition currently.

Fredrik Lindgren – P3

“I feel pretty good. I think I executed this meeting really well. I was feeling fast all night. It was just a shame I couldn’t make it happen in the final. Again, Zmarzlik and Artem Laguta were too strong. Congratulations to both of them. They are one step ahead of the rest of us at the moment. I finished in third place, but overall I am very happy. I wish I could have won. It didn’t happen this time. But I thought I rode really well in pretty tough conditions early on after the rain.”

Source: MCNews.com.au

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2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 8 – Unadilla

Images by Jeff Kardas

The final, five-round run to crown a pair of champions kicked off with Round 8 and the Circle K Unadilla National, which signified the anticipated return of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship to Central New York’s iconic Unadilla MX. The world’s best racers were challenged all afternoon long on the legendary circuit, which was regarded as the toughest track of the 2021 season thus far. In the end, Team Honda HRC left the field seeing red as they swept the overall victories across both the 450 Class and 250 Class.

After a bit of a rough stretch to open the second half of the summer season, Ken Roczen bounced back in a big way with perhaps the most dominant outing of 2021 thus far. The German rider was in a class of his own in both 450 Class motos and cruised to a 1-1 sweep for his second win of the season, which also helped him gain valuable points in the ongoing title fight.

In the 250 Class, Jett Lawrence rose to the occasion in Moto 2 with one of the best rides of his young career, where an overdue moto win allowed him to prevail with his second victory of the season. The triumphant effort also paid dividends in the championship standings, as Lawrence closed to within just a handful of points of recapturing the red plate.

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450 Moto 1

As the gate dropped on the opening 450 Class moto it was Roczen clear ahead of the field exiting the first turn to easily capture the MotoSport.com Holeshot. As the rest of the field jockeyed for position behind him, it was the Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing duo of Aaron Plessinger and Dylan Ferrandis who slotted into second and third. Roczen was able to drop the hammer on the opening lap and took full advantage of the clear track to establish a multi-second lead over Plessinger and Ferrandis, as the lead trio surged out to a significant margin over the remainder of the 40-rider field.

450

Soon the race became a two-rider affair as both Roczen and Plessinger continued to pull away from Ferrandis. Roczen was comfortable in control of the moto, but Plessinger continually kept him honest by mirroring the lap times. No more than two seconds separated the lead pair through the first half of the moto. Plessinger looked to be faster than Roczen in some places and even showed a wheel a couple times, but the Honda kept him at bay and put a few bike lengths between them.

Plessinger went down

With 10 minutes remaining in the moto, as he gave chase to Roczen, Plessinger suffered a frightening crash that saw his Yamaha loop out and resulted in heavy impact with the ground. Fortunately, Plessinger was able to get up and walk away under his own power, but it brought what began as a strong start to the afternoon to an abrupt and heartbreaking conclusion.

Hard!

With the pressure no longer a factor, Roczen rode alone out front and managed a double-digit lead through the remainder of the moto to earn an impressive wire-to-wire win. He took the checkered flag 10.6 seconds ahead of Ferrandis, while Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac followed in a distant third. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Marvin Musquin was fourth, with his teammate Cooper Webb fifth.

Ken Roczen

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Gap
1 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 15 Laps
2 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +10.653
3 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +27.755
4 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +43.307
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +48.171
6 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +52.340
7 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +1m05.802
8 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m12.099
9 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m20.902
10 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m24.494
11 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +1m25.081
12 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m27.604
13 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F +1m45.929
14 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1m50.598
15 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m53.644
16 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +2m15.754
17 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m26.575
18 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +2m31.024
19 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +2m31.955
20 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +2m41.159
21 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 14 Laps
22 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +17.690
23 William Clason KAW KX450 +29.706
24 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +54.815
25 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F +1m00.213
26 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F +1m05.346
27 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 +1m06.897
28 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m08.459
29 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m10.444
30 Dominique Thury YAM YZ 450F +1m28.674
31 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +1m42.001
32 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m44.320
33 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F +1m57.356
34 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m01.727
35 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F 13 Laps
36 Brandon Gregoire YAM YZ 450F +1m20.843
37 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R +2m09.990
38 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 8 Laps
39 Brock Papi KAW KX450 4 Laps
40 Felix Lopez KAW KX450 2 Laps

450 Moto 2

The second and deciding moto began with Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton out front with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Webb, Ferrandis and Roczen. As Sexton looked to take advantage of his position at the front of the field Roczen was incredibly aggressive and made passes on both Ferrandis and Webb to surge up into second behind his teammate. Shortly thereafter Ferrandis put the pressure on Webb for third and successfully moved into podium position.

Ken Roczen

As the points leader took over control of third, the Hondas out front had built a lead of more than five seconds. Sexton showed impressive pace to maintain a lead of about a second over Roczen, but the German bided his time and waited for the race to come to him. As the moto reached its opening 10 minutes Roczen pulled the trigger and went on the attack. An impressive outside move allowed Roczen to make quick, easy work of his teammate. From there he cemented his control of the moto with one of his fastest laps of the race.

Sexton kept Roczen honest and was within reach as the moto reached its halfway point, but Roczen responded to open up his biggest lead of the moto. The German never looked back and put the finishing touches on one of the most dominant outings of his career. He wrapped up a sweep of the motos by six seconds over Sexton, while Ferrandis withstood a persistent threat from his fellow Frenchman Musquin to finish third.

Ken Roczen

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Gap
1 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 15 Laps
2 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +06.063
3 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +26.121
4 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +35.498
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +44.653
6 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +50.795
7 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +1m03.934
8 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m23.157
9 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m33.668
10 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m42.458
11 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +2m11.718
12 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m24.302
13 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m29.310
14 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +2m31.721
15 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 14 Laps
16 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +04.247
17 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +08.083
18 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +11.036
19 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +16.336
20 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +31.085
21 William Clason KAW KX450 +35.747
22 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F +37.752
23 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F +1m21.045
24 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 +1m37.011
25 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +1m54.031
26 Nathen LaPorte KTM 450 SX-F +1m54.178
27 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m57.160
28 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +2m09.374
29 Brandon Gregoire YAM YZ 450F +2m16.660
30 Felix Lopez KAW KX450 13 Laps
31 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +2m20.516
32 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +2m52.343
33 Jonah Geistler KTM 450 SX-F +3m01.117
34 Thomas Lanphear HQV FC450 +4m46.134
35 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 6 Laps
36 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F 3 Laps
37 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 2 Laps
38 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE +33.027
39 Brock Papi KAW KX450 +1m12.750
40 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R DNF

450 Overall

It’s the second 1-1 effort for Roczen this season and signifies the 20th victory of his career, which moves him into a tie with James Stewart for sixth on the all-time wins list. It’s also the second straight victory for Roczen at Unadilla, where he won the last time the championship visited during the 2019 season.

“This was unreal,” exclaimed Roczen, who won earlier this season at Thunder Valley. “I just felt like I got into the zone today. The track was brutal, and it was easy to make a mistake, but I was able to find great lines and ride really consistent. The crowd was awesome today. They were so passionate and really kept me going. I just want to thank everyone for their support and my team for all the hard work.”

Ferrandis finished in the runner-up spot (2-3) for his eighth podium result this season, which effectively minimized the damage done in the championship standings. Musquin captured his first podium result of the season in third (4-4) to complete an overall podium composed entirely of international competitors.

“I came here to win, but Ken (Roczen) was way too strong today,” said Ferrandis. “It’s fine. Second overall is still good. I lost some points in the championship, but there’s four rounds to go. We’ll see. I think we got the maximum today out of myself and the bike. Ken was just better. We’ll come back and try to be on the top step (of the podium).”

Roczen gained eight points on Ferrandis in the 450 Class standings, and now 39 points sit between them with four rounds remaining. Tomac, who finished fourth (3-7), is third, 62 points out of the lead.

Ken Roczen

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Ken Roczen 1 1 50
2 Dylan Ferrandis 2 3 42
3 Marvin Musquin 4 4 36
4 Eli Tomac 3 7 34
5 Chase Sexton 11 2 32
6 Cooper Webb 5 5 32
7 Christian Craig 7 6 29
8 Max Anstie 8 9 25
9 Justin Bogle 9 12 21
10 Coty Schock 12 10 20
11 Dean Wilson 15 8 19
12 Ryan Surratt 14 11 17
13 Joseph Savatgy 6 20 16
14 Chris Canning 17 13 12
15 Brandon Hartranft 10 37 11
16 Jeremy Hand 16 16 10
17 Jace Kessler 13 22 8
18 Tyler Stepek 21 14 7
19 Justin  Rodbell 18 17 7
20 Ben LaMay 22 15 6
21 Jacob Runkles 19 18 5
22 Jeremy Smith 24 19 2
23 Scott Meshey 20 25 1
24 William Clason 23 21 0
25 Ricci Randanella 27 24 0
26 Bryce Backaus 29 23 0
27 Nathen LaPorte 26 26 0
28 Matthew Hubert 28 27 0
29 Cody Groves 25 35 0
30 Nicolas Rolando 34 28 0
31 Bryce Hansen 31 32 0
32 Brandon Gregoire 36 29 0
33 Bryton Carroll 33 36 0
34 Felix Lopez 40 30 0
35 Trevor Schmidt 32 38 0
36 Rody Schroyer 37 40 0
37 Brock Papi 39 39 0
38 Dominique Thury 30 0
39 Cory Carsten 31 0
40 Jonah Geistler 33 0
41 Thomas Lanphear 34 0
42 Robert Piazza 35 0
43 Aaron Plessinger 38 0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 8 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 345
2 Ken Roczen 306
3 Eli Tomac 283
4 Chase Sexton 270
5 Justin Barcia 239
6 Aaron Plessinger 217
7 Marvin Musquin 213
8 Christian Craig 211
9 Cooper Webb 209
10 Joseph Savatgy 160
11 Adam Cianciarulo 147
12 Max Anstie 126
13 Dean Wilson 121
14 Justin Bogle 107
15 Brandon Hartranft 96
16 Coty Schock 78
17 Fredrik Noren 58
18 Chris Canning 40
19 Justin  Rodbell 40
20 Ryan Surratt 39
21 Zachary Osborne 33
22 Ben LaMay 33
23 Jason Anderson 29
24 Jeremy Hand 19
25 Tyler Stepek 18
26 Scott Meshey 12
27 Jacob Runkles 10
28 Phillip Nicoletti 9
29 Jace Kessler 8
30 Alessandro  Lupino 8
31 Ryan Sipes 8
32 Tyler Medaglia 6
33 William Clason 5
34 Curren Thurman 4
35 Alex Ray 4
36 Carson Brown 3
37 Mitchell Falk 3
38 Cody Groves 3
39 Robert Piazza 3
40 Kyle Chisholm 2
41 Jeremy Smith 2
42 Jacob Hayes 2
43 Bryce Backaus 1
44 Hunter Schlosser 0
45 Bryce Hansen 0
46 Cole Thompson 0
47 Nathan Augustin 0
48 Matthew Hubert 0
49 Brian Borghesani 0
50 Ricci Randanella 0
51 Nicolas Rolando 0
52 Bryson Gardner 0
53 Bryton Carroll 0

250 Moto 1

The opening 250 Class moto saw championship point leader Justin Cooper emerge with the MotoSport.com Holeshot aboard his Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing machine just ahead of Lawrence, Cooper’s championship rival, and Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Jeremy Martin, who brought a two-race win streak into Unadilla. Lawrence applied heavy pressure on Cooper on the opening lap and looked for a way around, but to no avail. Instead, Cooper withstood the challenge and put a few bike lengths on the field, as Martin looked to close in from third.

Jett Lawrence

The field stabilized about 10 minutes into the moto, but the lead trio were closer than ever with less than two seconds between them. Lawrence appeared to be the fastest of the leaders and once again went on the attack. The top two riders in the championship put on a show as they went to battle for control of the race, which allowed them to drop Martin in third, but Cooper was able to respond to the challenge again. As they reached the halfway point of the moto the leaders settled into their positions, where Cooper managed a multi-second advantage over Lawrence as Martin continued to give chase from third.

Jeremy Martin

Cooper was able to pick up the pace over the second half of the moto and pulled away from Lawrence to establish a lead of more than five seconds. He continued to charge through to the finish and capped off a wire-to-wire victory by 3.3 seconds over Lawrence, with Martin third, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire fourth, and Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence fifth.

Hunter Lawrence

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 15 Laps
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +03.306
3 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +11.756
4 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +34.549
5 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +37.176
6 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +44.201
7 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +44.345
8 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +59.693
9 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 +1m00.787
10 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m06.769
11 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1m16.027
12 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m17.672
13 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m25.761
14 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m29.489
15 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +1m30.068
16 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m54.320
17 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 +2m05.210
18 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F +2m17.726
19 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +2m41.673
20 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 14 Laps
21 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F +07.026
22 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +21.969
23 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +26.100
24 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +29.911
25 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +37.653
26 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +38.034
27 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +59.334
28 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 +1m00.988
29 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +1m05.658
30 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +1m19.490
31 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m26.123
32 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F +2m30.863
33 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R 13 Laps
34 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +12.298
35 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F +37.562
36 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 10 Laps
37 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F 8 Laps
38 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +5m12.687
39 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 3 Laps
40 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +21.938

250 Moto 2

As they field charged through the first turn to start Moto 2 it was Cooper who wrapped up each of the day’s MotoSport.com Holeshots, with Martin in tow. Behind them, Jett Lawrence and Hampshire duked it out for third. Martin didn’t waste any time trying to put the pressure on his teammate as the Yamaha-mounted riders went bar-to-bar on multiple occasions on the opening lap. Cooper held him off as Lawrence closed in to make it a three-way fight.

Jett Lawrence

Martin’s persistence paid off five minutes into the moto when he took advantage of a slight bobble by Cooper to take over the lead. Lawrence then proceeded to follow his way into second, but only briefly, as Cooper responded and reclaimed second. Meanwhile, Martin moved out to a lead of nearly two seconds. A lap later Lawrence found his way back onto Cooper’s rear fender and seized the moment to make the pass once again for second. The Australian then set his sights on Martin for the lead.

As Lawrence continued his pursuit of Martin out front, Cooper was facing additional pressure from behind, this time from Hampshire. The Husqvarna rider needed a couple tries, but soon dropped Cooper outside the top three. Not long after that, Lawrence’s path to the front was complete with a decisive pass on Martin just before the halfway point of the moto.

Jett Lawrence

Once out front, Lawrence was able to sprint away from his rivals and quickly built a lead of more than five seconds. He maintained that advantage through to the finish to earn his first moto win since RedBud, taking the checkered flag 3.6 seconds ahead of Martin, with Hampshire in third and Cooper a distant fourth.

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 15 Laps
2 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +03.607
3 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +49.005
4 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +1m11.190
5 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1m19.107
6 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +1m23.931
7 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m26.681
8 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m35.334
9 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +1m47.001
10 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m47.336
11 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +2m00.583
12 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +2m10.123
13 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +2m15.491
14 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +2m23.075
15 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +2m23.722
16 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +2m38.266
17 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 14 Laps
18 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +02.305
19 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F +02.549
20 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 +16.751
21 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 +19.565
22 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +41.225
23 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +43.759
24 Gabe Gutierres YAM YZ 250F +50.178
25 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +1m25.102
26 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +1m33.666
27 Jared Lesher YAM YZ 250F +1m44.894
28 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +1m52.814
29 Blaze Cremaldi YAM YZ 250F +2m08.791
30 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F 13 Laps
31 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +17.039
32 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +35.590
33 Dennis Gritzmacher KTM 250 SX-F +51.398
34 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +1m03.348
35 Stephen  Hooker KTM 250 SX-F +1m34.325
36 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 11 Laps
37 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 8 Laps
38 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F 5 Laps
39 Zack Williams GAS MC250F 3 Laps
40 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F 1 Laps

250 Overall

The triumph in the second moto vaulted Lawrence to the overall win (2-1), the third of his young career. It ended a three-race drought from the podium and follows up his season-opening victory at Fox Raceway in May.

“I finally got my starts sorted and that helps a lot,” said Lawrence. “The boys (fellow competitors) were hooking, but I got some lines, and they were working. I just felt really good there. It felt like home. I got into a groove and felt so fast. It’s just awesome. My mentality isn’t going to change (for the rest of the season). I’m going to come into these last four rounds trying to do everything I can, because Justin (Cooper) is riding well.”

Cooper finished in the runner-up spot (1-4) to miss out on a win in his home state but has still finished on the overall podium in all eight rounds this season. Martin rounded out the podium in third (3-2).

“I just felt really good in the first moto, but I think we needed to make a bike change for the second moto,” explained Cooper. “The track was a lot rougher than I expected. I just lost my rhythm out there. It was still a positive day. We’ll come out swinging (for the final four rounds) and try to wrap up this championship.”

After eight rounds, just four points separate Cooper and Lawrence in the 250 Class standings. Hunter Lawrence, who finished sixth (5-11), is third, 61 points out of the lead, while Martin sits an additional point back in fourth.

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Jett Lawrence 2 1 47
2 Justin Cooper 1 4 43
3 Jeremy Martin 3 2 42
4 RJ Hampshire 4 3 38
5 Maximus Vohland 6 5 31
6 Hunter Lawrence 5 11 26
7 Jalek  Swoll 8 9 25
8 Levi Kitchen 12 7 23
9 Jarrett Frye 13 8 21
10 Ty Masterpool 11 14 17
11 Carson Mumford 10 15 17
12 Preston Kilroy 16 10 16
13 Austin Forkner 39 6 15
14 Dilan Schwartz 15 12 15
15 Joshua Varize 14 13 15
16 Jo Shimoda 7 36 14
17 Seth Hammaker 9 21 12
18 Garrett Marchbanks 40 16 5
19 Stilez Robertson 17 4
20 Xylian Ramella 24 17 4
21 Christopher Prebula 22 18 3
22 Alex Martin 18 38 3
23 James Harrington 21 19 2
24 Jerry Robin 19 37 2
25 Luke Renzland 28 20 1
26 Vincent Luhovey 23 22 0
27 TJ Uselman 20 26 1
28 Garrett Hoffman 26 23 0
29 Tommy Rios 27 28 0
30 Maxwell Sanford 33 25 0
31 Jared Lesher 31 27 0
32 Joseph Tait 32 30 0
33 Blake Ashley 30 34 0
34 Zack Williams 25 39 0
35 Noah Willbrandt 34 31 0
36 Pierce Brown 29 40 0
37 Hunter Calle 38 32 0
38 Stephen  Hooker 35 35 0
39 Gabe Gutierres 24 0
40 Blaze Cremaldi 29 0
41 Dennis Gritzmacher 33 0
42 Derek Kelley 36 0
43 Ramyller Alves 37 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 8 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Justin Cooper 324
2 Jett Lawrence 320
3 Hunter Lawrence 263
4 Jeremy Martin 262
5 RJ Hampshire 243
6 Jo Shimoda 192
7 Jalek  Swoll 173
8 Colt Nichols 172
9 Michael Mosiman 154
10 Austin Forkner 152
11 Maximus Vohland 151
12 Garrett Marchbanks 146
13 Pierce Brown 126
14 Dilan Schwartz 116
15 Carson Mumford 110
16 Jarrett Frye 105
17 Stilez Robertson 90
18 Ty Masterpool 84
19 Joshua Varize 56
20 Nathanael Thrasher 52
21 Levi Kitchen 37
22 Ramyller Alves 31
23 Derek Kelley 25
24 Seth Hammaker 22
25 Alex Martin 19
26 Preston Kilroy 16
27 Brandon Scharer 13
28 Kailub Russell 11
29 Derek  Drake 9
30 Xylian Ramella 8
31 Christopher Prebula 7
32 James Harrington 7
33 Cameron Mcadoo 6
34 Grant Harlan 6
35 Zack Williams 5
36 Jace Kessler 5
37 Jerry Robin 4
38 Jesse Flock 3
39 Max Miller 3
40 Jake Pinhancos 2
41 Dominique Thury 2
42 Gared Steinke 1
43 TJ Uselman 1
44 Garrett Hoffman 1
45 Luke Renzland 1
46 Joseph Tait 0
47 Gabe Gutierres 0
48 Vincent Luhovey 0
49 Levi Newby 0
50 Tre Fierro 0
51 Kaeden Amerine 0
52 Ryder Floyd 0
53 Kyle Greeson 0

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will continue next weekend with a visit to Southern Maryland, in the shadow of the nation’s capital of Washington D.C., where Mechanicsville’s famed Budds Creek Motocross Park will host Round 9 of the championship and the Circle K Budds Creek National.

Source: MCNews.com.au

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GYTR YJR success continues in Tasmania, WA and Queensland

Despite the various state and regional lock downs, racing has continued in some area and when there is a race, you know that the GYTR Yamaha Junior Racing Team will be there flying the Yamaha flag. With New South Wales holed-up at home, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland in snap lock downs, its been left to the Western Australian and Tasmanian riders to head line the team at their recent state championship events.

Tasmania

The Apple Isle has been able to sneak in a couple of state rounds to keep their racing going and have now just one more state title round remaining for the 2021 season. The duo of Angus Pearce and Jay Jennings are in the box seat, leading their respective championships after recent good form.

Jay Jennings

Pearce is looking good for victory in the 13-16 years Lites class after dominating the last two rounds. Pearce took three from three at Smithton and backed that up with identical results from Cambridge, meaning he has won six races on the trot and has extended his lead out to 41 points over his nearest rival.

Jay Jennings is also in a good position after the Cambridge round and leads both the 10-12 years 65cc class and the 9-11 years 85cc class. Jennings dominated the day at Smithton, winning all his races and cement his position at the top of the championship chase. Any consistent round at Cambridge on the weekend saw him consolidate that position despite not feeling 100%.

Jay now holds down a 35-point lead on his YZ65 and a 36-point lead on his YZ85.

“The last two rounds have been good for both the riders, and we are now really well placed in all classes with just one round to go,” said Team Manager, Brody Jennings. “Each track provided a different challenge for the riders with Smithton being wet and technical while Cambridge was dry and fast. We just need to finish the last round as strongly as we have contested the previous two rounds and we should be able to secure some more state championships for YJR.”

Angus Pearce

Western Australia

The WA guys have also been in action with plenty of local racing over there to keep the team of Jake Rumens and Deegan Fort motivated. The weekend just gone saw the running of round four of the Western Australian Motocross Championship and the riders again showed good speed and skill on a wet track.

Jake Rumens

Jake Rumens come out swinging on his YZ85 to take the round victory with 1-1-2 results and close in on the 12-14 years 85cc class lead. Rumens came into the round in second place but needing to win races to claw his way back to the top and he was able to make that happen and now just sits one point from the class lead.

He was also able to put some consistent races together in the 13-15 years 125cc class, finishing fifth in all three races and now moves to fourth in the championship.

Deegan Fort also double up on the weekend contesting both the 10-12 years 65cc and the 9-11 years 85cc class. Across the six races he contested, he finished with five, second place finishes and one fourth, giving him second place in both divisions. But the battle for the state championship is far from over with three riders duking it out for 85 class honours, while Fort sits in second on the 65cc, 24 points from the championship leader.

Peter Strickland

“Another good weekend for both riders and families in cold and damp conditions. It was far from perfect out there, but they battled away and finished up with some good results that has them looking pretty good in the championship. The boys and the team will keep on it for the remainder of the year and make the most of the racing we have in WA as we can see how fast things can change in other states.”

Queensland

The opening round of the Queensland Motocross Championship got underway at the Coolum circuit recently, but no sooner had it started, it was shut down when South East Queensland went into a snap lock down. Practice was completed but no racing held. Mackay is the next round on the schedule while MQ look at a new date for the Coolum round.

But, a round of the Queensland Off Road Championship was able to be ran recently and the young guns of Harley and Drake Hutton contested the event. Harley took the class win in the 85cc J1 category while younger brother, Drake, finished second on his 65. Old man Kirk also took the win in the Masters Over 45 class.

Harley leads the 85cc class by 28 points over his nearest rival while Drake hangs onto a narrow seven-point lead in the 65cc division.

Sebastian Bühler wins Hungarian Baja 2021

The Hungarian Baja was staged in the Lake Balaton region around the small town of Várpalota, with the overall victory falling to Sebastian Bühler (Hero) in the motorcycle category despite two special stages being cancelled. Other standouts were Junior rider Konrad Dabrowski (KTM) who was classified in seventh and, in the female category, Mirjam Pol (Husqvarna) 11th ahead of Margot Lloberat (KTM) the second Junior – and Sarah Khuraibet (KTM).

The first day of the fourth round of the 2021 FIM Bajas World Cup was somewhat epic… just like the second. Event organisers decided to start the motorcycles after the cars and riders duly encountered unusual difficulties over the damaged and rutted terrain, with banners and signs torn off and cars being delayed. They also had the added hazard of overtaking the slowest of the four-wheel entrants in the dust.

Sebastian Bühler

Used to getting up at dawn on Saturday morning, riders were able to sleep in because their departure was at 11.45hrs! Torrential rain had fallen in the area the day before the race began, so riders encountered very damaged ground after the passage of the cars. Riders incurred numerous penalties because, despite the road book, they found themselves racing on bad tracks.

The FIM jury decided to cancel the last special on Saturday for safety reasons as cars had become lost in SS5 and the departure of the motorcycles had been delayed with some riders running the risk of not arriving at nightfall.

A similar decision was taken on Sunday to cancel the last stage (SS7) for safety reasons and to avoid cars and motorcycles overtaking in the dust. Victory, therefore, fell to Sebastian Bühler (Hero).

Sebastian Bühler

“This morning, the track was broken after the cars passed twice yesterday. We still had to manage the banners but I managed to stay focused and gain a little time, despite destroying my rear tyre in 86 km. I’m happy with this performance because I was able to improve at each stage.”

Stefan Svitko (KTM) climbed on to the second step of the podium and Joachim Rodrigues (Hero) was third.

Stefan Svitko

“I didn’t feel comfortable attacking on increasingly destroyed ground. So I managed to finish. Our goal was to train and ride the bike for miles for the next rally.”

After entering the Baja at the last minute, Mathieu Doveze (KTM) finished fourth.

Mathieu Doveze

“This is my second Baja. I’m here to learn and store as much information as possible. With the rally bike, it was complicated on this broken ground, you had to stay focused but it was a good exercise.”

Graham Jarvis undergoes successful knee surgery

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Graham Jarvis is recovering well following knee surgery, required after he injured himself on day two at Romaniacs. Breaking the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his left leg, Jarvis travelled to Madrid in Spain where he underwent an ACL reconstruction and is now resting at home awaiting a green light so he can proceed with his rehabilitation.

Graham Jarvis
Graham Jarvis

Topping the first full day of offroad competition in Romania, Jarvis looked set to battle it out for the overall win as he chased an incredible seventh Romaniacs victory. With just 40 minutes of racing to go before the finish of the second day, and having successfully navigated through the toughest part of the course, Graham twisted his knee on a high-speed section, forcing him out of the event and requiring him to undergo the needed surgery.

Graham Jarvis

“I guess there are always positives and negatives with injuries like this, but I’m doing all I can do at this time. I managed to get surgery pretty quickly – in Madrid, Spain, on the Tuesday after Romaniacs – so that’s a real positive. Thankfully, there wasn’t much swelling, so I didn’t have to wait for things to settle down before visiting the surgeon. Now I’m just resting and keeping my leg elevated as much as possible. It’s a little uncomfortable, but as soon as I can I’ll start the rehab. It’s going to be a long time before I’m back racing – but it is what it is. I’ll be doing all I can to make sure when I do return, I’m as strong and fit as I can be. Right now I’m just taking things day-by-day. It goes without saying that I’m hugely disappointed, it was one of those silly little accidents. The support I’ve received has been incredible. From the team, from Husqvarna, and from fans all around the world – it’s been amazing. Thanks to everyone, and I look forward to being back racing as soon as I can.”

Red Bull Romaniacs 2021 Recap

Round four of this year’s FIM Hard Enduro World Championship at Red Bull Romaniacs was one to behold. A full week of pure Hard Enduro action and passion, it will be one to remember for a long time to come. With so much happening in such a relatively short space of time, here is a quick look back at some of the bits you may have missed…

Reading through the results sheet of the Gold class and it’s clear to see the growing number of manufacturers present with KTM, Beta, GASGAS, Sherco, and Husqvarna all in the mix. KTM topped the class thanks to Manuel Lettenbichler’s win, but Sherco were arguably team of the week with both Wade Young and Mario Roman second and third, respectively. A fourth from Jonny Walker was also Beta’s best ever result at Red Bull Romaniacs.

Making it two Gold class finishes in a row, Sandra Gomez (GASGAS) continues to push the limits for women in Hard Enduro. Last October she became the first female competitor to complete Gold at Red Bull Romaniacs, and this time she smashed it. Finishing an incredible 29th overall, she also stayed clean on penalties.

The much-anticipated marathon stage proved a hit during this year’s race. Between Offroad Day 2 and Offroad Day 3, competitors got back to basics by spending a night in the forest at a makeshift campsite. With no outside assistance from their teams and support crews allowed, they had to take care of all mechanical maintenance, while recharging body and mind for the following day.

Pol Tarres on his T7 in the 2021 Red Bull Romaniacs

Another little piece of history was made when Pol Tarres powered his adventure bike to a Bronze class finish. It was captivating, to say the least, watching Pol wrestle his 200kg twin-cylinder Yamaha Tenere 700 through the Carpathian Mountains.

While the top stars of Hard Enduro ultimately filled the top placings, they were pushed all the way by some rising stars of the sport. Bulgaria’s Teodor Kabakchiev (Husqvarna) took it to them throughout the week. Placing second in Tuesday’s Time Trial qualification was a sign of things to come. Never outside of the top 10 all week, third on Offroad Day 3 secured him an eventual eighth overall. With Michael Walkner (GASGAS) and Dominik Olszowy (KTM) ninth and 10th, the young guns are closing in.

One of the week’s most impressive rides came from Canada’s Trystan Hart (KTM). Making his Red Bull Romaniacs debut, he quietly chipped away at things. Settling into the race and adapting to the incredibly long and steep, descents and climbs, Hart placed seventh. As the 2020 winner of Red Bull TKO in the USA, expect him to be a rider to beat when we visit there on August 13-15 for round five.

The FIM Hard Enduro World Championship continues with round five at Red Bull TKO in the USA on August 13-15.

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Jed Beaton P5 in MX2 at Lommel

Coming into round six of the MX2 World Championship, Jed Beaton was in great form following podium appearances and solid results in recent weeks. In Belgium, the Australian’s strong speed continued with an eighth-place finish in race one despite a small crash around the halfway stage of the moto.

Jed Beaton – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

In race two, Beaton started eighth and moved into fifth as the moto reached half distance. The 23-year-old then engaged in a battle for position with Conrad Mewse, ultimately coming out on top to claim fifth in the moto and secure his third consecutive top-five overall finish.

Jed Beaton

“Today was a little bit of a bad day, but if I can take fifth overall on a bad day then it’s not so bad. I was fortunate in race one to miss a big crash just after the start but then while sixth I crashed on my own and fell way down the field. I got back to eighth which was ok though. My start in race two wasn’t so good and by the time I got into fifth the leaders were gone. It was unfortunate but fifth was good and solid points overall so all things considered, I’m happy with today.”

Bike It MTX Kawasaki’s Wilson Todd had a tough introduction to the deep Lommel sand. A respectable thirteenth in Qualifying, the Australian charged from twenty-third to fifteenth during the first half of race one before being forced out.

Wilson Todd – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

A lightning start in race two saw him round turn one in the top six but the joy did not last long as a fall at turn three put him at the back of the field; he bravely persisted to the end to finish twenty-third despite two further falls. He is now thirteenth in the series points standings.

MX2 Race 1

In the first MX2 race, it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle who grabbed the Fox Holeshot, though it was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Maxime Renaux who led the way.

Tom Vialle – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Mattia Guadagnini had an unlucky start to the race as he crashed in the first corner and had to re-join the race way behind the rest of the pack. Eventually the Italian was able to fight back to 14th place.

Hitachi KTM Fuelled by Milwaukee rider Conrad Mewse got off to a great start in the race as he was running behind Renaux, Vialle and Geerts, though by the second lap he crashed and was unable to carry on due to a bike issue.

Kay de Wolf – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay De Wolf started the race down in around 10th place, while his teammate Jed Beaton was fighting sixth place. By the following lap Beaton dropped to 12th, while De Wolf was able to make a couple of nice passes to get into eighth.

Vialle also crashed in the beginning stages of the race as Renaux continued to lead Geerts who was keeping close.

Jago Geerts – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

De Wolf continued his charge up the field after making passes on F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Mikkel Haarup and Mathys Boisrame, while Vialle took third from Honda 114 Motorsports rider Ruben Fernandez.

At one point, De Wolf and Vialle were the two fastest riders on the track, setting very similar lap times. By lap seven De Wolf caught onto Fernandez to take fourth and then just under three laps later he was also ahead of Vialle as he got himself into third position.

Maxime Renaux – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

Renaux continued to lead the race keeping Geerts at bay until lap 10. The Frenchman crashed which allowed Geerts through. Luckily, the pair was so far ahead that Renaux was still able to finish the race second, as Geerts took the win and De Wolf finished third. Jed Beaton finished eighth.

MX2 Race 2

In race two, it was De Wolf who was flying into the first corner and took the second Fox Holeshot of the races. He led the race immediately with Geerts and Thibault Benistant of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing, Renaux and Mewse just behind.

Maxime Renaux – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

Geerts then got Benistant for second as Renaux struggled for a few laps to do the same. Meanwhile, Vialle started the race in sixth place though crashed lap two and dropped down to 10th.

After making several attempts, Renaux was finally able to get Benistant for third at lap five, by which point De Wolf and Geerts were already quite far ahead as the two leaders kept a steady gap, setting very similar lap times.

T Benistant – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

At one point, Mewse started to close in on Renaux and Benistant as it looked like the Brit was going to push for higher positions, though he started to fade a little towards the end of the race to eventually finish in sixth position. Beaton was one of the riders who passed Mewse in the closing stages, as the Aussie made his way from eighth to fifth in the race.

De Wolf’s gap to Geerts remained at around three seconds for most of the race, though with two laps to go Geerts put on a late charge to get onto the back of the Husqvarna rider.

Jago Geerts – MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

The battle for the win was close and continued right until the chequered flag, but it was De Wolf who came out on top to win his first ever MX2 race, while Geerts finished second and Renaux in a distant third.

With a win and a second, Jago Geerts was the overall winner at his home track, while Kay De Wolf stood on the second step of the podium after some very strong races and Maxime Renaux joined the pair, to stand on the third step of the podium and extend his championship lead to 26 points over Mattia Guadagnini who only managed 12th overall today. Fernandez remains third in the standings, while Geerts is fourth just two points from second.

MX2 Podium – de Wolf, Geerts, Renaux – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

Jed Beaton finished fifth, to claim fifth overall for the weekend, while Wilson Todd was 23rd.

Jago Geerts

“I’m really happy to win here in Lommel. Last year I think everyone expected that I would win at least one of the three GP’s but it didn’t happen. In the second race Kay was riding really good and at the end I tried to go for the pass, but I couldn’t make it happen. It’s nice to head in the right direction but the season is still long and I’m not really thinking about the championship that much, I just want to go out every weekend, do my best and collect as many points as possible.”

Jago Geerts – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

Kay De Wolf – P2

“The fight in race two already started with two laps to go. I enjoyed racing. It’s an amazing feeling to win a race. It’s going really well this season so far, so we’ll keep on fighting and keep up with the hard work.”

Kay de Wolf – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

Maxime Renaux – P3

“The first race, I took a good start, well actually the start was better in race two but I went wide in the first corner because Kay was really close, so I went wide. The first race I made a good start and was feeling great on the track and took a little gap to Jago. I was just feeling really good and made a silly mistake passing a lapped rider, I got cross rutted and went down. That was a shame but finishing second was really good for the points for the championship. The second race I had a good start, I didn’t push too hard as the guys were pretty quick and were so far in front that it was almost impossible to get them, so I finished the race third. Third overall is good, good for the championship so I’m happy. I’ve only won one race since the beginning of the year and I’m not happy with that, I want to win more races. When you win races and put 25 points you can get a bigger gap to your opponent, so yeah, I try to be as consistent as I can and will try to win races, take good starts, which I think is very important this year and hopefully it will pay off.”

Maxime Renaux – 2021 MXGP of Flanders-Belgium – Round 6

Thibault Benistant – P6

“My day was quite good overall because I finished fourth with 34-points. This is only 1-point less than my best ever finish this year, with my best weekend being 35-points. When you look at it like this, it is quite good. I had a bit of bad luck in the first race. Another rider hit my lever and I had no front brake for the whole race, but in the end of the race I was feeling really good and was one of the fastest guys on track at the end of the moto. In the second race, the feeling was not there, so I did not want to go over the limit and make a mistake for nothing; fourth overall in Lommel is not a bad result.”

Tom Vialle – P7

“Seventh is not what we want but after the injury I have not ridden in the sand for a long time. I tried twice this week but it wasn’t going too well with my hand. In another way I’m quite happy because my hand came through the motos well. We can build from here. I was already tired at the start of the second moto and the track was really tough today. If you are not ‘bike fit’ then it is extra difficult here. I think I would have enjoyed today a lot more if I had that fitness. I know from here we will be a bit better every day. We will train hard this week and I know I will be 100% by the time we go to Turkey.”

Simon Langenfelder – P9

“I felt really good on my bike today. I was flowing in the turns and after qualifying I was really confident for some strong results. Unfortunately, in both races I had to come from the back because of avoiding a crash in race one and then in moto two, I had a really good start, but I was pushed wide and off the track. In that one I came from 25th to ninth so my speed is there, I just needed a little bit of luck to get some better results.”

MX2 Results

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2021 EnduroGP of Estonia – Day 1 Report

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Bouncing back from a disappointing performance one week ago at the GP of Estonia, 22-year-old Australian Wil Ruprecht (TM) proved himself to be the rider to beat on day one of the Airmousse GP of Sweden, Round Four of the 2021 Borilli FIM EnduroGP World Championship in Skövde.

Wil Ruprecht (TM) took the outright ahead of Josep Garcia (KTM) and Brad Freeman (Beta)

With Wil topping the overall EnduroGP results by a healthy 20 seconds, as well as winning the Enduro2 class, the Australian was joined as a class winner by Davide Guarneri (Fantic) in Enduro1, Brad Freeman (Beta) in Enduro3, Laia Sanz (GASGAS) in Enduro Women, and Lorenzo Macoritto (TM) in Enduro Junior. Albin Norrbin (Fantic) claimed a home win in Enduro Youth.

The outright top seven were all on different brands of motorcycle with Ruprecht putting TM on top.

EnduroGP – Ruprecht bounces back

Taking the win on the Friday night Akrapovic Super Test, Wil Ruprecht made his intentions clear right from the start of the Airmousse GP of Sweden. Although only winning by a slender margin, come the end of the first day’s opening lap, Wil was still pushing hard and battling against both Josep Garcia (KTM) and Brad Freeman.

With Freeman losing time on each of the three AcerbisCross Tests, the battle for the EnduroGP class lead was all about Ruprecht and Garcia.

Wil Ruprecht (TM)

With little to separate the two riders as the day neared its close, the final Champion Enduro Test would prove decisive. For Ruprecht it went well, very well, as the TM mounted rider topped the time sheets to maintain his class advantage and ultimately secure the day’s win. For Garcia, who needed to deliver his best while hoping for a mistake from Ruprecht, things didn’t work out. The Spaniard fell, but still earned a hard-fought runner-up EnduroGP result.

Brad Freeman – Beta

With Freeman rounding out the podium, fourth, fifth, and sixth positions all went to 250F mounted riders – Davide Guarneri, Samuele Bernardini (Honda), and Andrea Verona (GASGAS).

Wil Ruprecht (TM)

“Yeah, today was good,” said Wil. “The tests were nice to ride, but also a little scary in places – you certainly didn’t want to be making any big mistakes. I just rode a strong but steady pace, hit my marks, and tried not to over ride the bike. I think there’s a little more that I can give, but it was a good day.”

Wil Ruprecht (TM)

EnduroGP Stage One Results

  1. Wil Ruprecht – E2 – TM
  2. Josep Garcia – E2 – KTM +20.25s
  3. Brad Freeman – E3 – Beta +37.04s
  4. Davide Guarnoni – E1 – Fantic +1min01.51s
  5. Samuele Bernardini – E1 – Honda +1min14.99s
  6. Andrea Verona – E1 – Gas Gas +1min17.74s
  7. Hamish McDonald – E2 – Sherco +1min18.74s
  8. Jaume Betriu – E3 – KTM +1min31.98s
  9. Jamie McCanney – E3 – Husqvarna +1min51.32s
  10. Antoine Magain – E1 – Sherco +1min52.81s
Josep Garcia

Enduro1 – Guarneri claims day win number two

Although delivering a not-so-great time on the opening Akrapovic Super Test, Davide Guarneri hit the ground running at the start of day one, topping the opening Champion Enduro Test before winning a further three tests before the mid-way point of the day.

Davide Guarneri

“I had a really strong opening lap, which meant that I was able to open up a small advantage,” commented Italian Guarneri from the podium. “I made some mistakes, it wasn’t a perfect day from me, but I think everyone was making some mistakes. For myself and Fantic, it’s great to get this second victory of the championship. I was also a little lucky – I had a big crash in the final enduro test, but I was able to get back on my bike quickly.”

Davide Guarneri

It was a great day for Samuele Bernardini who secured his best result of the season with second. Andrea Verona dropped outside the top two for the first time, taking third. Antoine Magain (Sherco) and Mikael Persson (KTM) were fourth and fifth respectively.

Samuele Bernardini

Enduro2 – Ruprecht and Garcia lead the way

The Enduro2 class boiled down to a battle between Ruprecht and Garcia for the win. With the duo pushing the pace in the overall EnduroGP standings they pulled clear of their classmates. With Ruprecht holding firm, Garcia would be denied his third race win in a row.

Wil Ruprecht

Behind the top two it was another consistent performance from New Zealand’s Hamish MacDonald (Sherco) in third. The reigning Enduro Junior champion is growing stronger with each round and will soon look to bridge the gap to the top two.

New Zealand’s Hamish MacDonald (Sherco)

Delivering a strong performance on home soil, Sweden’s Albin Elowson (Husqvarna) was fourth with Finland’s Eero Remes (TM) fifth.

New Zealand’s Hamish MacDonald (Sherco)

Enduro3 – Seven in a row for Freeman

While admitting to not having the measure of Ruprecht and Garcia in EnduroGP, Freeman continued his win streak in Enduro3 to claim his seventh victory of the season.

Jamie McCanney (Husqvarna)

As ever the battle behind him was a much tighter affair with Jaume Betriu (KTM), Jamie McCanney (Husqvarna) and Daniel McCanney (Sherco) fighting for the remainder of the podium. Betriu placed as runner-up, with Jamie getting the better of his brother Daniel for third. Antoine Basset (Beta) rounded out the top five.

Jaume Betriu

Enduro Women – Laia by a mile

Starting as she meant to continue, Laia Sanz comfortably topped the event opening Akrapovic Super Test before firing out of the blocks early on day one with what would be the first of three wins. Unbeaten on any special test during lap one, and having extended a healthy lead in the process, Laia topped just one of the final lap’s three special tests – the Acerbis Cross Test – yet still ended the day on the top step of the podium and close to 50-seconds ahead of her closest challenger.

Second on day one went to Britain’s Jane Daniels (Fantic) who put together a largely mistake free day, beating Laia on one of the day’s special tests. The only other rider to take a test win off Sanz was Mirea Badia (GASGAS). Like Daniels, Badia wasn’t really able to challenge Laia, placing third overall and 13 seconds down on Daniels. With Britain’s Rosie Rowett (KTM) fourth and Norway’s Marie Vilde Holt (GASGAS) fifth, the best placed home rider was Linnea Akesson (Husqvarna) in sixth.

Mirea Badia (GASGAS)

“I felt like the special tests didn’t really suit me too well, but I’m really happy to have got the win,” explained Sanz at the end of the day. “The day was quite relaxed, no stress, so that was good. I’m sure tomorrow will be tougher, but I hope that I can match this result and not struggle on the second day as I have at some events recently.”

Enduro Junior – Macoritto takes it

As has been the case so far this year, the battle for top honours in Enduro Junior was played out between Lorenzo Macoritto and teammate Matteo Pavoni (TM). Spurred on by his day two win last week in Estonia, Macoritto held off Pavoni by 12 seconds to get the job done. With home support on his side, Sweden’s Max Ahlin (Husqvarna) wasn’t too far away, just 19 seconds behind Pavoni, for third. He’ll look to go better on day two. A strong ride by Fantic’s Jed Etchells saw him beat Ruy Barbosa (Honda) by five seconds for fourth.

Matteo Pavoni (TM)

Enduro Youth – Home win for Norrbin

Following his win in Italy and double in Estonia, Albin Norrbin is now the rider to beat in Enduro Youth having won today in Sweden. The Swede was a class act taking eight test wins from 10. Kevin Cristino and Harry Edmondson made it a Fantic 1-2-3 in Skövde. Samuli Puhakainen (TM) and Albert Fontova (KTM) completed the top five.

Albin Norrbin

After a physically demanding opening day in Skövde, the Airmousse GP of Sweden concludes on Saturday July 24.

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2021 EnduroGP of Estonia – Day 2 Report

Brad Freeman (Beta) has fought back to win day two of the Airmousse GP of Sweden, round four of the Borilli FIM EnduroGP World Championship, in Skövde. After finishing third on day one, a determined effort from the Brit saw him fend off Italy’s Andrea Verona (GASGAS) by four seconds, with Davide Guarneri (Fantic) placing third overall in EnduroGP.

Brad Freeman (Beta) extended his EnduroGP outright and E3 category points lead

It was double delight for Spain’s Laia Sanz as she secured a day two win in the Enduro Women’s category, while Lorenzo Macoritto (TM) and Albin Norrbin (Fantic) also ended their time in Sweden with double wins in the Enduro Junior and Enduro Youth classes respectively.

EnduroGP class – Four-way battle upfront

The fight for top honours in EnduroGP was a hard-fought one on day two of the Airmousse GP of Sweden with the top four riders separated by just 14 seconds after more than one-hour of timed special test racing. Frustrated by his mistakes on day one, Freeman began day two on a mission, sweeping the first three tests to grab an early lead. But the pace was frantic at the top as Verona, Guarneri and Josep Garcia (KTM) all came to the boil early on lap two. Garcia won the second Champion Enduro Test, while Verona topped the Acerbis Cross Test.

Andrea Verona (ITA), GASGAS

Opening up a slender advantage on lap three, Freeman held some breathing room entering the final test of the weekend, the Acerbis Cross Test. Behind him Guarneri provisionally held second with Garcia one tenth of a second adrift in third. But a blisteringly fast time from Verona leapfrogged him past both riders and into second, finishing just four seconds behind Freeman.

Wil Ruprecht (AUS), TM

With second slipping from his grasp on the final test, Guarneri held of Garcia by less than one-second for third. Although starting the day strongly, Will Ruprecht (TM) – day one winner – couldn’t maintain that pace and slipped down the order to fifth.

“It’s amazing to get the win, but for me the biggest thing was to turn things around from yesterday,” said Freeman. “I started strong and was able to lead all day. Hats off to Andrea on that final test though, I’m glad I had some breathing room going into it!”

Brad Freeman (Beta)

Freeman now leads the EnduroGP standings entering the summer break with the final two rounds of the championship remaining in October.

EnduroGP Stage Two Results

  1. Brad Freeman (GBR), Beta,
  2. Andrea Verona (ITA), GASGAS, +4.33s
  3. Davide Guarneri (ITA), Fantic, +13.64s
  4. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, +14.52s
  5. Wil Ruprecht (AUS), TM, +45.70s
  6. Hamish MacDonald (NZL), Sherco +1m29.62s
  7. Albin Elowson (SWE), Husqvarna +1min47.08s
  8. Jaime Betriu (ESP), KTM, +1min48.37s
  9. Joe Wootton (GBR), Husqvarna +1min54.41s
  10. Anton Lundgren (SWE), Husqvarna +1min58.27s
Sweden EnduroGP Stage Two Results
1. Brad Freeman (GBR), Beta,
2. Andrea Verona (ITA), GASGAS, +4.33s
3. Davide Guarneri (ITA), Fantic, +13.64s

EnduroGP Championship Standings

  1. Brad Freeman (GBR), Beta, 146 points
  2. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 124 pts
  3. Wil Ruprecht (AUS), TM, 120 pts
  4. Andrea Verona (ITA), GASGAS, 102 pts
  5. Davide Guarneri (ITA), Fantic, 92 pts
  6. Hamish MacDonald (NZL), Sherco, 74 pts
  7. Steve Holcombe (GBR), Beta, 72 pts
  8. Jaime Betriu (ESP), KTM, 67 pts
  9. Samuele Bernardini (ITA), Honda, 37 pts
  10. Daniel McCanney (GBR), Sherco, 37 pts

Enduro1 – Verona steals the show

Fresh from his Enduro1 clean sweep last weekend in Estonia, Andrea Verona arrived in Sweden focused on delivering more winning rides. Perhaps a little too eager to continue from where he left off, the Italian frustratingly hit the deck multiple times early on during day one. Relying upon his impressive pace to bring him back up to the sharp end of the results by the end of the day, Andrea would ultimately claim third in E1.

Davide Guarneri (Fantic)

Hitting the reset button ahead the second day of racing, Verona was back to his best. On pace with his rivals from the start, more importantly he kept things rubber side down with the 22-year-old engaged in a day-long battle with countryman Davide Guarneri for overall victory. With the outcome of day two coming down to the results of the final test of the weekend, Verona dug deep to take the win and top the Enduro1 class by just over nine seconds. In doing so he also claimed a runner-up EnduroGP result.

Andrea Verona (ITA), GASGAS
Andrea Verona

“I’m super happy with how my weekend ended. On day one I had too many crashes but despite that, I still wasn’t too far from the win. To turn it around on the second day and take the win, this was really huge for me to bounce back like that. With it going down to the last test, I had nothing to lose and I gave it full gas. I gave it everything and to take the day win after a close battle all day feels amazing. My speed put me on the podium in EnduroGP as well, so for me this second day was really special after a difficult opening day.”

Andrea Verona (ITA), GASGAS

Behind the top two, Honda’s Samuele Bernardini took third, albeit over two minutes behind the leaders. Sweden’s Mikael Persson (KTM) finished fourth, with Canada’s Kade Tinkler (KTM) fifth.

Samuele Bernardini (Honda)

Enduro1 Stage Two Results

  1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS)
  2. Davide Guarneri (Fantic) +9.31s
  3. Samuele Bernardini (Honda) +2min13.24s
  4. Mikael Persson (KTM) +2min23.51s
  5. Kade Tinkler (KTM) +2min43.57s
Sweden Enduro1 Stage Two Results
1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS)
2. Davide Guarneri (Fantic) +9.31s
3. Samuele Bernardini (Honda) +2min13.24s

Enduro1 Championship Standings

  1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 152
  2. Davide Guarneri (Fantic) 142
  3. Samuele Bernardini (Honda) 109
  4. Antoine Magan (Sherco) 99
  5. Davide Soreca (Husqvarna) 85

Enduro2 – Garcia ahead of Ruprecht

The second of two back-to-back rounds held in the north of Europe, the EnduroGP of Sweden gave riders very little in terms of rest between events due to its Thursday-to-Saturday schedule. Delivering a mixture of terrain, including forest tracks, open grass tests, and dusty hardpack, one thing that remained constant was the weather – hot, dry conditions punished the riders even further, with fitness and endurance proving key to a strong result, especially on the second day.

Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM

Following an intense two-rider fight for the win that raged throughout day one, Garcia went into the ninth and final test of the day trailing leader Wil Ruprecht by just over 11 seconds. Giving his all, Josep looked like he might be able to claw back the time needed, but a small mistake mid-test cost the Spaniard the seconds he required, and he was forced to settle for second overall on day one behind the Aussie.

Wil Ruprecht (AUS), TM

On day two the fight was contested by a number of riders, with the top five separated by just over 20-seconds after eight of the nine special tests. Josep secured the Enduro2 class win, but missed out on the EnduroGP podium by just 0.88 seconds. His results over the two days were enough for him to successfully maintain his second place in the outright EnduroGP standings and close in on Ruprecth for the points lead in Enduro2, where the KTM 350 EXC-F rider now trails TM’s Ruprecht by just five points.

Hamish MacDonald (NZL), Sherco

Another third place for Kiwi Hamish MacDonald (Sherco) on day two, while Albin Elowson (Husqvarna) and Joe Wootton (Husqvarna) were fourth and fifth respectively.

Hamish MacDonald (NZL), Sherco
Josep Garcia

“It’s been an excellent event here in Sweden, but of course another tough one. Day one went well, I was fighting with Wil (Ruprecht) the whole day and in the end, it came down to the final test. I gave it my all, but a small mistake just lost me too much time, but it was good to finish second in EnduroGP. Day two went well for me, I had a crash on the second Cross Test and that cost some seconds, but I was still in the fight for the win. In the last lap we were all together, really close on time. I pushed as always but I just missed out on the EnduroGP podium by a tiny amount. I’m happy with the E2 class result, but in the overall I know it could be better, but this is racing, and I know I did my best.”

Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM
Wil Ruprecht

“That’s a wrap from Sweden! Solid riding both days with some fast company. Happy with the outright speed going into the summer break but it’s clear I’m coming up a little bit short late Sunday. As with all challenges I’ve faced this year I will dedicated all of my energy towards cleaning up this area and hopefully have something to show for it come the back half of the season. A big thanks to the team for a big 2 weeks of support.“

Wil Ruprecht (AUS), TM

Enduro2 Stage Two Results

  1. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM
  2. Wil Ruprecht (AUS), TM, +31.18s
  3. Hamish MacDonald (NZL), Sherco, +1min15.10s
  4. Albin Elowson (SWE), Husqvarna, +1min32.56s
  5. Joe Wooton (GBR), Husqvarna, +1min39.89s
Sweden Enduro2 Stage Two Results
1. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM,
2. Wil Ruprecht (AUS), TM, +31.18s
3. Hamish MacDonald (NZL), Sherco, +1min15.10s

Enduro2 Championship Standings

  1. Wil Ruprecht (AUS), TM, 146
  2. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 141
  3. Hamish MacDonald (NZL), Sherco, 112
  4. Steve Holcombe (GBR), Beta, 106
  5. Eero Remes (FIN), TM, 68

Enduro3 – Freeman extends championship lead with win

While Freeman ran away with proceedings in Enduro3, there was plenty of battles behind him for the podium. Jaume Betriu got the better of the McCanney brothers for second, while Jamie McCanney (Husqvarna) edged out his brother Daniel McCanney (Sherco) for third. Antoine Basset (Beta) took fifth.

Sweden Enduro3 Stage Two Results
1. Brad Freeman (GB) Beta
2. Jaume Betriu (ESP) KTM +1min48.37s
3. Jamie McCanney (GB) Husqvarna +2min14.85s

Enduro3 Stage Two Results

  1. Brad Freeman (GB) Beta
  2. Jaume Betriu (ESP) KTM +1min48.37s
  3. Jamie McCanney (GB) Husqvarna +2min14.85s
  4. Daniel McCanney (GB) Sherco +2min23.72s
  5. Antoine Basset (FRA) Beta +3min22.50s
Brad Freeman (Beta)

Enduro3 Championship Standings

  1. Brad Freeman (GB) Beta 160
  2. Jaume Betriu (ESP) KTM 134
  3. Daniel McCanney (GB) Sherco 116
  4. Jamie McCanney (GB) Husqvarna 108
  5. Antoine Basset (FRA) Beta 77

Enduro Women – Sanz in charge

It was a weekend of fast and frantic action at round four of the 2021 FIM EnduroGP World Championship, with Laia Sanz topping the Women’s class on both days of racing. In dominant form throughout the entire weekend, the Spanish ace enjoyed a maximum points haul, heading home to Spain with the Women’s class lead.

Jane Daniels (Fantic)

Arriving at the EnduroGP of Sweden tied on points at the top of the Women’s championship standings, Laia Sanz had only one thing on her mind – leave Skovde with a firm hold of the Women’s title chase. After topping the timesheets on Thursday night’s Super Test (the race ran from Thursday to Saturday!), Laia was in full control throughout the opening day of racing, claiming a convincing victory.

For day two, the Spanish ace frustratingly lacked the energy needed to push forward, opting for a consistent pace in order to secure another strong result. Nevertheless, Laia won three of the six tests to claim a second day win in Sweden and now sits on top of the series standings with a comfortable eight-point lead.

Laia Sanz

“It’s been another good weekend for me and overall I’m really happy with my results. I would have liked for some of the tests to be a little slower and more technical, especially the extreme tests, but it was the same for everyone. Like the first round, my fitness isn’t quite where it needed to be in order to be able to push on the second day, so I had to maintain a strong but steady pace. In terms of my championship, it’s been a great weekend and now I have a nice gap at the top of the standings with one round to go in France.”

Laia Sanz (GASGAS)

Fastest on the Acerbis Cross Test, Mireia Badia (GASGAS) claimed the runner-up result with Jane Daniels (Fantic) third. Rosie Rowett (KTM) and Marie Holt (GASGAS) rounded out the top five.

EnduroGP Women Two Results

  1. Laia Sanz (GASGAS)
  2. Mireia Badia (GASGAS) +29.69s
  3. Jane Daniels (Fantic) +42.89s
  4. Rosie Rowett (KTM) +2min47.84s
  5. Marie Vilde Holt (GasGas) +3min36.95s

EnduroGP Women Championship Standings

  1. Laia Sanz (GASGAS) 75
  2. Mireia Badia (GASGAS) 67
  3. Jane Daniels (Fantic) 66
  4. Rosie Rowett (KTM) 45
  5. Joana Goncalves (Husqvarna) 39

Enduro Junior – Last gasp effort for Macoritto pays off

Delivering more great battles, both Lorenzo Macoritto (TM) and Matteo Pavoni (TM) again fought it out for the Enduro Junior victory. Entering the final test it was Pavoni who held the upper hand by nearly two seconds, but a flyer from Macoritto saw him collect his second win of the weekend.

Lorenzo Macoritto (TM)

Never too far away from the TM mounted pairing, Leo le Quere (Sherco) ended his day in third. Max Ahlin (Husqvarna) was fourth with Luc Fargier (GASGAS) fifth.

Matteo Pavoni (TM)

Enduro Junior Stage Two Results

  1. Lorenzo Macoritto (TM)
  2. Matteo Pavoni (TM) +1.71s
  3. Leo Le Quere (Sherco) +37.00s
  4. Max Ahlin (Husqvarna) +48.23s
  5. Luc Fargier (GasGas) +1min28.15s

Enduro Junior Championship Standings

  1. Matteo Pavoni (TM) 148
  2. Lorenzo Macoritto (TM) 142
  3. Leo Le Quere (Sherco) 99
  4. Max Ahlin (Husqvarna) 84
  5. Sergio Huertas Navarro (GasGas) 69

After a busy fortnight of racing, the Borilli FIM EnduroGP World Championship takes a well-earned summer break before returning for the final two rounds of the championship in early October.

Before that many riders in the field will contest the 2021 International Six Days Enduro, held in Italy from August 30 – September 4.

Source: MCNews.com.au

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Sexton wins Washougal | Martin tops 250

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2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 7 – Washougal MX Park, Washington

Images by Jeff Kardas

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, kicked off its second half of the 2021 season with a visit to the Pacific Northwest and legendary Washougal MX Park. The seventh round of the season featured abundant sunshine and a massive crowd welcoming the return of the world’s fastest racers for the MotoSport.com Washougal National.

In the 450 Class, a highly competitive afternoon saw Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton emerge victorious to become the division’s fourth different winner.

Chase Sexton became the fourth different round winner from the opening seven rounds of the series

Dylan Ferrandis extended his championship lead over Ken Roczen to 47-points while Eli Tomac moves to within seven-points of Roczen.

In the 250 Class, the historic streak of six different winners came to an end as Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Jeremy Martin prevailed for the second straight race to take his first Washougal victory.

Jeremy Martin won Washougal and ranks fourth on points

Jett Lawrence now trails Justin Cooper by eight-points in the championship chase while Hunter Lawrence remains third, 44-points behind championship leader Cooper.

2021  Washougal AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights

450 Moto 1

The opening 450 Class moto got underway with Sexton leading the field with the MotoSport.com Holeshot while teammate Ken Roczen slotted into second. The Honda duo dropped the hammer on the opening lap to try and open a gap over Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb, in third, and the rest of the field, while points leader Dylan Ferrandis had to fight his way from ninth aboard his Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing machine.

Sexton leads

Sexton and Roczen continued to pace the field and moved out several seconds ahead of Webb, who came under fire from his Red Bull KTM teammate Marvin Musquin and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac 10 minutes into the moto. Musquin made a successful pass on Webb to move into podium position and Tomac soon followed into fourth.

Eli Tomac

Back out front, Sexton started to pull away from Roczen and built a lead of more than five seconds as Roczen proceeded to lose ground to Musquin. The Frenchman continued to pressure the German and after several laps Musquin made the pass to take over second. Tomac was next in line and the old rivals battled briefly until lapped traffic worked in Tomac’s favor and allowed him to drop Roczen off the podium. The Honda rider continued to lose positions and eventually was passed by his championship rival Ferrandis.

Chase Sexton

For Sexton it was the most dominant outing of his career as he went wire-to-wire to bring home his first moto win of the season. A late moment of misfortune by Musquin allowed Tomac to move into second and finish 3.4 seconds behind Sexton, while Musquin recovered to earn his best moto result of the season in third. Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia finished fourth, with Ferrandis fifth and Roczen sixth.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike……………………………… Interval/Gap
1 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE 16 Laps
2 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +03.461
3 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +14.275
4 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F +16.166
5 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +18.081
6 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +32.419
7 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +33.440
8 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +39.139
9 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +44.080
10 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +51.597
11 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m15.993
12 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F +1m22.208
13 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m44.525
14 Ryan Sipes GAS MC450F +1m48.333
15 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +1m55.396
16 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m59.934
17 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +2m03.623
18 Carson Brown HQV TC250 +2m39.690
19 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R 1 Laps
20 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +11.354
21 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +22.301
22 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +24.820
23 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +57.485
24 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R +1m17.451
25 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F +1m28.244
26 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +1m32.710
27 Collin Jurin KAW KX450 +1m35.191
28 Morgan Burger KTM 450 SX-F +1m37.066
29 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 +1m43.279
30 Connor Olson KTM 450 SX-F +1m46.311
31 Kolton Dean YAM YZ 450F +1m47.562
32 Alex Ray KAW KX450 +2m26.313
33 Chris Howell KAW KX450 14 Laps
34 Chance Blackburn YAM YZ 450F +04.752
35 Devon Bates KTM 450 SX-F +25.893
36 Zachery Redding YAM YZ 450F 13 Laps
37 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 12 Laps
38 Deven Raper KAW KX450 8 Laps
39 Colby Copp GAS MC450F 5 Laps
40 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F DNS

450 Moto 2

As the 450 Class field stormed out the gate to begin Moto 2 it was Webb who edged out Ferrandis and his Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing teammate Aaron Plessinger to secure the MotoSport.com Holeshot. Webb assumed the lead briefly, but Ferrandis put in a charge to make a quick pass and seize control of the moto, leaving Webb to fend off Sexton in third.

Cooper Webb led them away

Sexton made his way around Webb and then looked to track down Ferrandis for the lead. Webb’s battle wasn’t over as Plessinger pressued from fourth. Webb held him off briefly but the Yamaha rider was able to make the pass and move into the top three. As the moto approached the 10-minute mark less than two seconds separated the lead trio while Tomac lurked in fourth.

Eli Tomac

The top four settled into their positions through the middle portion of the moto and paced one another with consistent lap times. Sensing an opportunity, Tomac went on the attack and made quick work of Plessinger to move into third. The intensity from the top three increased dramatically during the final 10 minutes of the moto as a strong push from Tomac pushed Sexton closer to Ferrandis. The Frenchman responded with some of his fastest laps of the race and it allowed him to put a little distance over his contenders. After an extended battle Tomac finally got around Sexton for second and had just over two laps to try and erase a near three-second deficit to Ferrandis.

Chase Sexton

As they came to the while flag Tomac posted the fastest lap of the afternoon to close to within mere bike lengths of the points leader. Ferrandis dug deep and withstood the challenge to pull out the moto win, 4.5 seconds ahead of Tomac as Sexton followed in a distant third.

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike…………………………… Interval/Gap
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 16 Laps
2 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +04.512
3 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +20.175
4 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F +38.023
5 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +42.387
6 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +44.460
7 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F +49.165
8 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +1m00.948
9 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m06.507
10 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +1m08.718
11 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1m13.464
12 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m22.083
13 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m28.471
14 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m30.870
15 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +2m11.637
16 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +2m29.838
17 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 15 Laps
18 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R +17.053
19 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +26.898
20 Ryan Sipes GAS MC450F +32.034
21 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +48.719
22 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +52.743
23 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +1m12.030
24 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +1m25.061
25 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R +1m28.974
26 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F +1m33.530
27 Morgan Burger KTM 450 SX-F +1m44.351
28 Kolton Dean YAM YZ 450F +1m48.234
29 Colby Copp GAS MC450F +2m39.440
30 Chris Howell KAW KX450 14 Laps
31 Dominic DeSimone HON CRF450R +09.882
32 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 +1m04.181
33 Devon Bates KTM 450 SX-F +1m21.481
34 Collin Jurin KAW KX450 13 Laps
35 Zachery Redding YAM YZ 450F +41.662
36 Connor Olson KTM 450 SX-F 10 Laps
37 Alex Ray KAW KX450 5 Laps
38 Chance Blackburn YAM YZ 450F +14.486
39 Deven Raper KAW KX450 DNF
40 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F DNF

450 Overall

Sexton’s strong 1-3 effort landed him atop the podium for the second time in his career. It also signified his first podium result of the season. Tomac settled for the runner-up spot (2-2) and missed out on his first win of the year by a single point. Ferrandis rounded out the overall podium in third (5-1).

“I got two pretty good starts today and that was the difference,” said Sexton. “It feels so good to win after such a rough start to the season. I’ve been grinding at home in Florida, just trying to get better, and it finally paid off. We’ll head into this break with confidence, ready to come out even better.”

Chase Sexton

Ferrandis’ seventh podium result, combined with a ninth-place finish by Roczen (6-10), allowed the Frenchman to establish a significant lead in the 450 Class standings. Ferrandis now sits 47 points ahead of Roczen, with Tomac just a few points behind in third, 54 points out of the lead.

“I think the holeshot helped me get that (second moto) win,” said Ferrandis. “I was able to manage the pace and save energy. I didn’t know if it was Eli (Tomac) or Chase (Sexton) at the end, but I had enough to make a push. It feels good to come out on top of that battle with Eli. He’s such a tough competitor and a great rider. I’m really happy with the day.”

Dylan Ferrandis

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Chase Sexton 1 3 45
2 Eli Tomac 2 2 44
3 Dylan Ferrandis 5 1 41
4 Marvin Musquin 3 5 36
5 Justin Barcia 4 7 32
6 Cooper Webb 7 6 29
7 Aaron Plessinger 12 4 27
8 Christian Craig 8 8 26
9 Ken Roczen 6 10 26
10 Joseph Savatgy 10 9 23
11 Max Anstie 9 12 21
12 Dean Wilson 11 11 20
13 Brandon Hartranft 13 15 14
14 Justin Bogle 16 13 13
15 Coty Schock 17 14 11
16 Ben LaMay 15 16 11
17 Ryan Sipes 14 20 8
18 Jeremy Hand 19 18 5
19 Ryan Surratt 22 17 4
20 Carson Brown 18 3
21 Scott Meshey 23 19 2
22 Hunter Schlosser 21 21 0
23 Tyler Stepek 20 23 1
24 Bryson Gardner 24 25 0
25 Justin  Rodbell 26 24 0
26 Layton  Smail 25 26 0
27 Morgan Burger 28 27 0
28 Matthew Hubert 37 22 0
29 Kolton Dean 31 28 0
30 Wyatt Lyonsmith 29 32 0
31 Collin Jurin 27 34 0
32 Chris Howell 33 30 0
33 Connor Olson 30 36 0
34 Colby Copp 39 29 0
35 Devon Bates 35 33 0
36 Alex Ray 32 37 0
37 Zachery Redding 36 35 0
38 Chance Blackburn 34 38 0
39 Deven Raper 38 39 0
40 Fredrik Noren 40 40 0
41 Dominic DeSimone 31 0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 7 of 12)

Pos Rider Bike……………………….. Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 303
2 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 256
3 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 249
4 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F 239
5 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE 238
6 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F 217
7 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F 182
8 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE 177
9 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE 177
10 Adam Cianciarulo KAW KX450 147
11 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE 144
12 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE 102
13 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 101
14 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE 86
15 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 85
16 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F 58
17 Coty Schock HON CRF450R 58
18 Zachary Osborne HQV FC450 RE 33
19 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 33
20 Jason Anderson HQV FC450 RE 29
21 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE 28
22 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 27
23 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 22
24 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 11
25 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE 11
26 Phillip Nicoletti YAM YZ 450F 9
27 Jeremy Hand HON CRF450R 9
28 Alessandro  Lupino KTM 450 SX-F 8
29 Ryan Sipes GAS MC450F 8
30 Tyler Medaglia GAS MC450F 6
31 William Clason KAW KX450 5
32 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F 5
33 Curren Thurman GAS MC450F 4
34 Alex Ray KAW KX450 4
35 Carson Brown HQV TC250 3
36 Mitchell Falk GAS MC450F 3
37 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 3
38 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F 3
39 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F 2
40 Jacob Hayes KTM 450 SX-F 2
41 Bryce Backaus YAM YZ 450F 1
42 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F 0
43 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 0
44 Cole Thompson KTM 450 SX-F 0
45 Nathan Augustin KTM 450 SX-F 0
46 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 0
47 Brian Borghesani GAS MC450F 0
48 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE 0
49 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 0
50 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R 0
51 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F 0
52 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F 0
53 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE 0

250 Moto 1

The first 250 Class moto of the afternoon saw FXR/Chaparral Honda Racing’s Carson Mumford storm to the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper in second. As Mumford sought to take advantage of his opportunity to be out front, Cooper applied heavy pressure and looked to seize control of the moto on the opening lap. However, Mumford successfully fended off the attack from the points leader and asserted himself in the lead. Behind them, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire slotted into third.

Justin Cooper and Jeremy Martin

Mumford controlled the pace through the opening minutes, but Cooper started to inch closer and soon mounted another challenge eight minutes into the moto. The Yamaha rider was successful the second time around and worked his way past Mumford to grab the lead. The ensuing laps saw Mumford lose more positions as Hampshire took over second and Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Pierce Brown moved into third. Martin entered the picture from fourth and set his sights on the top three.

Jeremy Martin

Out front, Cooper and Hampshire traded fast lap times as the distance between them fluctuated throughout the middle portion of the moto. Hampshire persisted and as they reached 10 minutes remaining in the moto he had closed to within less than a second. However, lapped riders worked in Cooper’s favor and briefly allowed him to extend his lead. Hampshire never let up and continued his charge to keep Cooper honest, but as time expired on the 30-minutes-plus-two-lap moto Cooper dug deep to find some late pace and left Hampshire behind. The championship leader charged to his first Moto 1 win of the season, 2.8 seconds ahead of Hampshire, followed by Martin in third, Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman in fourth and Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence in fifth. Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence, who sits second in the championship, finished a distant seventh.

Jett Lawrence was seventh

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike……………………… Interval/Gap
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 16 Laps
2 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +02.824
3 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +05.032
4 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +11.609
5 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +15.476
6 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +18.905
7 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +26.345
8 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F +28.025
9 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +51.759
10 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +57.533
11 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m06.089
12 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +1m14.261
13 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +1m17.337
14 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +1m19.301
15 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F +1m33.683
16 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F +1m40.924
17 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m42.234
18 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m57.623
19 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +2m03.310
20 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 +2m11.926
21 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +2m16.078
22 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +2m20.093
23 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +2m22.502
24 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 15 Laps
25 Gabe Gutierres YAM YZ 250F +13.976
26 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +19.432
27 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F +27.055
28 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F +31.384
29 Wade Brommel KAW KX 250 +49.774
30 Brian Marty HQV FC250 +1m16.979
31 Bailey Kroone YAM YZ 250F +1m32.037
32 Jorge Rubalcava HQV FC250 +1m33.258
33 Devin Harriman KTM 250 SX-F +1m42.956
34 Mason Olson GAS MC250F +1m47.998
35 Konnor  Visger HON CRF250R +2m06.590
36 Jordan Jarvis KAW KX 250 14 Laps
37 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F +20.676
38 Levi Newby HQV FC250 11 Laps
39 Braden Spangle HON CRF250R 3 Laps
40 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 DNS

250 Moto 2

When the gate dropped on the second 250 Class moto it was Cooper who put himself back up front with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Martin and Lawrence, who made slight contact as they jockeyed for position, which caused Lawrence to lose a couple spots. Martin then went on the attack and looked to make a pass on his teammate for the lead as Hampshire emerged in third.

Justin Cooper leading Jeremy Martin

The top five riders sat within five seconds of one another 10 minutes into the moto, with Martin applying constant pressure on Cooper as Hampshire patiently let things play out from third. Just before the halfway point of the moto Martin pulled the trigger with an inside pass entering the track’s whoop section. Cooper looked to counter but Martin made it stick. Shortly thereafter, Hampshire attempted to make a move for second, but briefly stalled his motorcycle and gave up third to Brown before continuing from fourth, just ahead of Lawrence.

RJ Hampshire

Once he moved into the lead Martin was able to build a gap over Cooper, but in the waning minutes of the moto Cooper picked up the pace and closed back in. Martin responded and with two laps to go Cooper suffered a costly crash going up Horsepower Hill. He eventually remounted and reentered the race, but lost several positions.

Jett Lawrence scored second

Unaware of his teammate’s misfortune, Martin carried on to the moto win and crossed the finish line 11.8 seconds ahead of Lawrence, who inherited second, with Hampshire third. Cooper soldiered home to finish eighth.

Jeremy Martin

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike…………………… Interval/Gap
1 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 16 Laps
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +11.837
3 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +18.207
4 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +20.379
5 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +26.566
6 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +30.902
7 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +38.970
8 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +47.189
9 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +51.889
10 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +57.364
11 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m05.510
12 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1m13.821
13 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m29.143
14 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +1m38.251
15 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +1m59.739
16 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F +2m07.849
17 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +2m11.329
18 Zack Williams GAS MC250F +2m19.102
19 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F 15 Laps
20 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F +25.074
21 Gabe Gutierres YAM YZ 250F +38.318
22 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +1m16.855
23 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 +1m19.631
24 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +1m20.487
25 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F +1m30.994
26 Wade Brommel KAW KX 250 +1m34.010
27 Mason Olson GAS MC250F +2m07.836
28 Brian Marty HQV FC250 +2m16.680
29 Bailey Kroone YAM YZ 250F +2m23.336
30 Jordan Jarvis KAW KX 250 +2m40.277
31 Konnor  Visger HON CRF250R 14 Laps
32 Zac Maley YAM YZ 250F +10.974
33 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F 13 Laps
34 Devin Harriman KTM 250 SX-F 11 Laps
35 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F 8 Laps
36 Jorge Rubalcava HQV FC250 4 Laps
37 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 3 Laps
38 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F +39.076
39 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1m16.481
40 Braden Spangle HON CRF250R DNS

250 Overall

With his 3-1 moto finishes Martin prevailed with an unexpected overall win. His back-to-back victories made him the first repeat winner of the season in the 250 Class and gave him his 19th career win, which moves him into a tie with Ryan Villopoto for fifth all time.

Jeremy Martin

“Coming into today (team owner) Bobby Reagan told me he didn’t know if I had what it takes at Washougal and that’s all the motivation I needed,” said Martin. “I know I got a little bit of a gift. It’s a bummer that Justin (Cooper) went down, you hate to see anyone go down like that. I’m just so happy to be up here. I’ve always kind of struggled here so it feels so good to get it done at Washougal.”

Jeremy Martin won Washougal and ranks fourth on points

Hampshire finished in the runner-up spot (2-3), while Cooper hung on to a podium result in third (1-8).

Despite his adversity, Cooper added to his lead over Lawrence in the 250 Class standings. Eight points now separate the top two riders in the championship. Hunter Lawrence is third, 44 points out of the lead.

“With two laps to go I was trying to make a push on Jeremy (Martin),” explained Cooper. “I was going up the hill and got a weird kick. I’m not really sure what happened. It was in the shadows so it was hard to see. I ended up in a tough spot on the hill so it was hard to get going again. Obviously things can change quickly (in the championship). We’ll take this break, regroup, and come back strong to finish the season.”

Justin Cooper

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Jeremy Martin 3 1 45
2 RJ Hampshire 2 3 42
3 Justin Cooper 1 8 38
4 Jett Lawrence 7 2 36
5 Pierce Brown 6 4 33
6 Michael Mosiman 4 7 32
7 Hunter Lawrence 5 10 27
8 Dilan Schwartz 13 6 23
9 Austin Forkner 12 9 21
10 Maximus Vohland 9 12 21
11 Carson Mumford 11 11 20
12 Garrett Marchbanks 10 15 17
13 Jo Shimoda 24 5 16
14 Derek Kelley 14 14 14
15 Colt Nichols 8 33 13
16 Jarrett Frye 18 13 11
17 Ramyller Alves 16 16 10
18 Alex Martin 15 19 8
19 Christopher Prebula 22 17 4
20 Joshua Varize 17 39 4
21 Zack Williams 23 18 3
22 Jerry Robin 19 37 2
23 Garrett Hoffman 26 20 1
24 Gared Steinke 20 23 1
25 Xylian Ramella 21 24 0
26 Gabe Gutierres 25 21 0
27 James Harrington 28 25 0
28 Wade Brommel 29 26 0
29 Brian Marty 30 28 0
30 Levi Newby 38 22 0
31 Bailey Kroone 31 29 0
32 Mason Olson 34 27 0
33 Kyle Greeson 27 35 0
34 Jordan Jarvis 36 30 0
35 Konnor  Visger 35 31 0
36 Devin Harriman 33 34 0
37 Jorge Rubalcava 32 36 0
38 Tyler Ducray 37 38 0
39 Braden Spangle 39 40 0
40 Zac Maley 32 0
41 Jalek  Swoll 40 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 7 of 12)

Pos Rider Bike……………………. Points
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 281
2 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 273
3 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 237
4 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F 220
5 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 205
6 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 178
7 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F 172
8 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F 154
9 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 148
10 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 141
11 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 137
12 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F 126
13 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE 120
14 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 101
15 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R 93
16 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 86
17 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F 84
18 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 67
19 Nathanael Thrasher YAM YZ 250F 52
20 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F 41
21 Ramyller Alves GAS MC250F 31
22 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 25
23 Alex Martin YAM YZ 250F 16
24 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F 14
25 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F 13
26 Kailub Russell KTM 250 SX-F 11
27 Seth Hammaker KAW KX 250 10
28 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 250 9
29 Cameron Mcadoo KAW KX 250 6
30 Grant Harlan HON CRF250R 6
31 Zack Williams GAS MC250F 5
32 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F 5
33 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 250F 5
34 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 4
35 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 4
36 Jesse Flock HQV FC250 3
37 Max Miller KTM 250 SX-F 3
38 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 2
39 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F 2
40 Dominique Thury YAM YZ 250F 2
41 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 1
42 Garrett Hoffman YAM YZ 250F 1
43 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F 0
44 Gabe Gutierres YAM YZ 250F 0
45 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 0
46 Levi Newby HQV FC250 0
47 Tre Fierro KTM 250 SX-F 0
48 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 0
49 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F 0
50 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F 0
51 Ryder Floyd YAM YZ 250F 0
52 Kyle Greeson KTM 250 SX-F 0
53 Kai Aiello HQV FC250 0

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will observe the season’s final break in action with a pair of off weekends before returning for its stretch run on August 14 with the Circle K Unadilla National.

Source: MCNews.com.au