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July 19, 2021 mcnews Leave a comment

2021 Australian Classic and Post Classic MX Championships Cancelled

The 2021 Australian National Classic and Post Classic Motocross Championships hosted by Heaven VMX, originally set for July in Nowra, NSW that had been postponed due to concerns around COVID-19 have now officially been cancelled for 2021.

Due to the ongoing outbreak of Covid-19 across the country and the uncertainty in the current climate the Heaven VMX Club in consultation with Motorcycling Australia made the tough decision to cancel these events.

Kenneth Swan – Heaven VMX President

“The Heaven VMX club is passionate about the great sport of Vintage Motocross. The planned 2021 Australian National Classic and Post Classic Motocross Championships was intended to be an opportunity to extend our arms to, and share our passion with, all VMX racers from around Australia. Bring the whole VMX family together for a VMX Festival of Fun. When the Heaven VMX Club of NSW does run this event, we want to do it at the right time when all VMX racers from around Australia are safe and happy to travel and give it every chance to be the amazing event we have planned.

2021 Australian Classic and Post Classic MX Championships cancelled

“Therefore for 2021 for the Heaven VMX Club, have made the difficult decision to cancel the Australian National Classic and Post Classic Motocross Championships. With this news we are equally as disappointed as everyone is, we hope you understand though as this should be a truly national event for all our competitors.”

The Heaven VMX Club thanked all those riders that had already entered and supported the events. Over the next 2 weeks, all entry fees taken to date will be refunded through Ridernet and refunds will be finalised by July 31.

Australian Speedway Under 16’s 125cc Solo & Teams nominations open

Motorcycling Australia ihave opened nominations for the 2021 Australian Speedway under 16’s 125cc Solo and Teams Championships. The Championships will be held at South Australia’s Sidewinders U16’s Speedway Club, September 23-25.

Supplementary regulations for the Championships can be found here (link). Nominations can be submitted by filling out the following form here.

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Two New Zealand Oceania Speedway Sidecar rounds announced for 2022

FIM Oceania, Speedway NZ (SNZ) and Motorcycling NZ (MNZ) have revealed that competitors will be set to battle out the 2022 FIM Oceania Speedway Sidecar Championship over two rounds on January 29th, 2022, at Moore Park Speedway, Christchurch, New Zealand and Oreti Park Speedway, Invercargill New Zealand on February 5th, 2022.

The FIM Oceania Speedway Sidecar Championship heads to New Zealand in 2022

This will be the first time the FIM Oceania Speedway Sidecar Championship has been hosted on New Zealand soil, and over two rounds. With both host tracks sporting a rich history in Motorcycle Racing.

Moore Park speedway was founded and named after the late Ronnie Moore, and Oreti Park Speedway, Invercargill has strong ties to Burt Munro.

The final round of this FIM Oceania Championship finishing in Invercargill the week before the annual pilgrimage to the South for the Burt Munro Classic, which is always a talked about two wheel event.

Peter Doyle – FIM Oceania President

“FIM Oceania was very pleased to be working with Speedway NZ and their host tracks, Moore Park & Oreti Park Speedways for what is sure to be an amazing 2022 FIM Oceania Speedway Sidecar Championship. It is excellent to have this FIM Oceania Championship conducted in New Zealand and we encourage motorcycle racing fans from across New Zealand and Australia to get along and not miss a minute of this speedway action. There is a long history of excellent competition and hard fought battles between the Aussies & Kiwi riders across many motorcycle races over the years. I am sure in January 2022, there will be two rounds of sensational speedway racing.”

Speedway NZ will be seeking Expressions of Interest from New Zealand based riders for the event over the next six weeks before finalising the qualification process for NZ representation.

Motorcycling Australia and ACU have been delegated 8 of the 16 spots in the rider line-up, for what promises to be an action packed international event.

Maciej Janowski tops Czech Speedway GP Round 1

Polish star Maciej Janowski was elated to end his Prague struggles as he topped the Anlas Czech Republic FIM Speedway Grand Prix round-one podium on Friday evening.

‘Magic’ delivered a dream start to his season when he overhauled Emil Sayfutdinov at the start of lap three to win the final. Great Britain racer Tai Woffinden was third, while Sweden’s Fredrik Lindgren was fourth after hitting the tapes.

Despite Sayfutdinov cruising through to the final after topping the heat score chart on 12 race points, it was Janowski who got the verdict when it mattered most to top the World Championship.

It’s the first time he has qualified for a Prague final since his SGP debut season in 2015, when he finished third. Janowski had reached the semi-finals at Marketa Stadium three times in seven appearances going into Friday night, so he was delighted to triumph at the opening round of SGP 2021.

Maciej Janowski

“For the last couple of years, I have been struggling on this track. But today I felt great and my team was working great. The bike was so quick and I really enjoyed racing. I want to say thanks to my team. I love you guys. We found a good setup from the beginning and that was very fast. I used good lines on the track. I got good points and I rode very well. So I am very happy and that’s a great start to the Grand Prix series. The season is long; we have 11 rounds. We need to be smart and fast like today. Tomorrow is a different day. We will try to focus on the same things as tonight and I hope tomorrow I can show the same speedway.”

Double European champion Emil Sayfutdinov was content with second spot as reached his first SGP podium since 2019.

Emil Sayfutdinov

“It was very good. I felt good from the start and I was happy around the track because I had good speed. I would like to say thanks to my team, who have been working very hard. That’s the next goal, so we will just concentrate on that. It is always a different day and a different track. Today I will try to relax, have a good sleep and then we will see.”

Woffinden was pleased to pick up third place on the Marketa Stadium track where he won three SGP rounds on the bounce between 2013 and 2015.

Tai Woffinden

“We salvaged a third, which was pretty good. I started the night okay with a second and a win. The next two races were really bad and we were just trying to find the setup. We were chasing it all night. I needed to win my last race to make the semi, which I did. I needed to finish first or second to get into the final, which I did. If Freddie hadn’t touched the tapes, I wouldn’t have been on the podium. We learned a lot today for tomorrow.”

Australian Max Fricke finished eighth with nine-points, while Jason Doyle was 12, on five.

Speedway GP World Championship Standings after Round 1

Maciej Janowski 20
Emil Sayfutdinov 18
Tai Woffinden 16
Fredrik Lindgren 14
Artem Laguta 12
Bartosz Zmarzlik 11
Leon Madsen 10
Max Fricke 9
Martin Vaculik 8
Robert Lambert 7
Matej Zagar 6
Jason Doyle 5
Jan Kvech 4
Anders Thomsen 3
Oliver Berntzon 2
Krzysztof Kasprzak 1

Artem Laguta claims Speedway GP Round 2 victory

Triple FIM Speedway of Nations world champion Artem Laguta admits the Prague rain clouds had a golden lining as he stormed to victory in Anlas Czech Republic FIM Speedway Grand Prix round two on Sunday.

Czech Republic FIM Speedway Grand Prix Round 2

The sport’s biggest stars returned to Marketa Stadium for an early-afternoon start after Saturday’s event was postponed due to heavy downpours in the Czech capital.

A rare afternoon round proved lucky for Laguta as he collected the second SGP victory of his career – following up his triumph at the 2020 season opener in Wroclaw.

Laguta raced past fellow SON winner Emil Sayfutdinov to hit the front, with Friday’s round-one winner Maciej Janowski joining him for second and Sweden’s Fredrik Lindgren rounding Sayfutdinov for third on the final corner.

Heavy rain followed by bright sunshine meant track conditions changed drastically for speedway’s biggest stars. But Laguta made the most of them to move up to second place in the World Championship on 32 points – just six behind leader Janowski.

Artem Laguta

“I am very happy today. It was a good day for me. It was a good meeting and I made good starts today. I am very, very happy with the win. Now I am looking forward to the next meeting. But Speedway Grand Prix is always very hard. There was a lot of rain on Saturday, but it went today and the track was okay. It was very hard with grippy starts, but for me it was no problem. I want to say thank you to my team and thank you to my family – they are my life. I am very happy. Thank you.”

Janowski admits the bike which fired him to victory in Friday’s first round didn’t have the same impact today. But a change of equipment saw him bounce back with a very handy second place – meaning he has dropped just two championship points from a possible 40.

Maciej Janowski

“They were two completely different days. After four heats I changed my bike. My first bike that I used on Friday lost some energy, so we changed and then everything was much, much better. It could have been better, but I am happy with what we got. Second place in the second GP sounds good and I scored good points – that’s the most important thing. We had a very hard day, but I am happy with how it finished.”

Lindgren has made a habit of scraping into semi-finals and taking full advantage of the opportunity. He turned eight race points in the heats into a very useful 16 championship points with third place.

The Swede is now fourth in the World Championship on 30 points and was pleased to make his mark when it mattered once again.

Fredrik Lindgren

“Today was a big battle all the way through. I never really felt I had good speed. I was making decent starts and had good track craft, but I was struggling a bit and really had to scrape through to the semis. In the semi we found a bit more speed in the bike and I was very happy I made it to the final. In the final I just gave it everything I had. It was a big battle and a big blast around the outside on the last corner to make it on to the podium. I am happy with that.”

Round 2 saw Jason Doyle in sixth, claiming 11-points, with Max Fricke in 11th for six. Doyle and Fricke are now ninth and 10th in the standings respectively.

Next up for the FIM Speedway Grand Prix stars is Betard Wroclaw SGP of Poland rounds three and four at the legendary Olympic Stadium on July 30 and 31, as Janowski bids to extend his series lead in his home city, with Laguta and Tai Woffinden also lining up on their Polish home track.

Speedway GP Round 2 Results

Artem Laguta 20
Maciej Janowski 18
Fredrik Lindgren 16
Emil Sayfutdinov 14
Bartosz Zmarzlik 12
Jason Doyle 11
Martin Vaculik 10
Anders Thomsen 9
Tai Woffinden 8
10 Leon Madsen 7
Max Fricke 6
Matej Zagar 5
Krzysztof Kasprzak 4
Jan Kvech 3
Robert Lambert 2
Oliver Berntzon 1
Petr Chlupac 0
Daniel Klima DNR

Speedway GP World Championship Standings after Round 2

Maciej Janowski 38
Artem Laguta 32
Emil Sayfutdinov 32
Fredrik Lindgren 30
Tai Woffinden 24
Bartosz Zmarzlik 23
Martin Vaculik 18
Leon Madsen 17
Jason Doyle 16
Max Fricke 15
Anders Thomsen 12
Matej Zagar 11
Robert Lambert 9
Jan Kvech 7
Krzysztof Kasprzak 5
Oliver Berntzon 3

DuQuoin Mile Cancelled Due to Weather

Due to the significant level of rainfall in the area, the 2021 DuQuoin Mile has been cancelled. Progressive AFT will continue its season with the Port Royal Half-Mile on Saturday, July 24 at Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Penn.

Fans who have purchased advanced tickets for the DuQuoin Mile will receive information on refunds and ticket credits from Track Enterprises in the coming days.

2021 Capricorn XTreme – Grassroots Enduro Round 3

Round Three of the Australian Hard Enduro Championship has been run and won, despite the challenges to organisers and promotors of the national series, Grassroots Enduro Australia, who spent the week leading up to the race contending with Covid lockdowns and heavy rains.

A brand new venue located at Mount Morgan, eight hours north of Brisbane in Queensland saw 176 Hard Enduro nutters register for the Capricorn X-Treme.

Riders were meant to compete in the prologue in order to determine their starting positions for race day, with Juniors racing a two and a half hour event on the same day as the prologue. However 80 mm of rain preceeded the event, which saw the access road washed out, with the go-ahead only coming through 6 pm the day prior to racing.

2021 Capricorn XTreme – Grassroots Australian Hard Enduro

As such the the prologue was abandoned and Juniors race moved to the morning of race day. Gold, Silver, Bronze and Ladies classes raced on the 45 km track over a six hour time limit, while the Juniors track was eight km in length, with a reduced two hour limit.

The Pro/Gold class was won by Rob Nowak (KTM), a veteran of the Hard Enduro scene in Australia with international race experience such as RBR, Erzberg and Sea to Sky. Runner up went to Wade Ibrahim (KTM), who won round two, leaving him in a strong position on the points chart.

Sherco rider Chris Perry rounded out the top three with a solid performance and backing up his third place at the previous round.

In the Silver class Chris Dark took the win ahead of Trent Tucci, with just a minute separating them, while Frank Fee completed the podium.

Mac Vonthien won the Bronze category by a handy seven-minutes over Robert Brosig, while Adam DeCaria claimed the final podium positon.

Ebony Nielsen won the Ladies, ahead of Cheyenne Jones and Zeena Gadsby, with Amy Davidson a more distant fourth.

In the Junior class, Brody Reed took the win ahead of Toby Page, as the only two riders to complete five laps. Third placed Michael Blake completed four.

Source: MCNews.com.au

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Spring Creek AMA MX wrap up | Halfway point in championship

July 18, 2021 mcnews Leave a comment

2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 6 – Spring Creek, Millville

Images by Jeff Kardas

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, reached the halfway point of the 2021 season with its sixth round of action from Spring Creek MX Park and the Circle K Spring Creek National, presented by Frescados Tortillas.

Minnesota fans were greeted with perfect weather that saw clear, sunny skies and temperatures in the low 30’s, while racers were challenged by the circuit’s dramatic elevation changes and infamous sand whoops. Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia made his long-awaited return to the top step of the podium and grabbed a moto win en route to his first 450 Class victory of the season. With 2-5 results for third overall Dylan Ferrandis extended his championship lead over Ken Roczen to 32-points.

In the 250 Class, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Jeremy Martin continued that division’s historic first half with an emphatic effort in front of the home crowd, in which he swept both motos to become the sixth different winner in as many races. Jett Lawrence went 4-6 while Justin Cooper scored 2-3 finishes which pomoted him past Jett into the championship lead. Hunter Lawrence went 5-5 to retain third place in the championship standings.

2021 Spring Creek AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights

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450 Moto 1

As the gate dropped for the opening 450 Class moto of the afternoon it was Barcia who emerged with the Holeshot ahead of Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo, FXR/Chaparral Honda Racing’s Coty Schock, and the Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing teammates of Dylan Ferrandis and Christian Craig. At the completion of the opening lap it was Barcia, Cianciarulo, and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb inside the top three. Ferrandis, the championship leader, crossed the line fifth, while Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen, second in the standings, was caught up in a frightening first-turn incident that left the German in need of medical assistance and force him to withdraw from the moto.

Out front, Barcia continued to lead the way with Cianciarulo in pursuit and in search of a way around. Craig began to apply heavy pressure on Webb and made the pass for third with 20-minutes remaining. Just laps later, Craig’s Star Racing Yamaha teammates Ferrandis and Aaron Plessinger started to push their way to the front, both overtaking Webb. The march forward didn’t stop there for Ferrandis, as he muscled his way by Craig into third near the halfway point of the moto.

Cianciarulo continued to press Barcia for the lead, however, a costly mistake saw him lose the back end of his Kawasaki and crash out of second place, which moved Ferrandis and Craig into second and third and eventually forced Cianciarulo to retire from the race. With just over eight minutes remaining, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac, who started 14th, entered the battle up front as he clocked the fastest laps of the race and blitzed his way past Craig for third. Tomac’s charge soon led him to the back wheel of Ferrandis as a three-way fight for the lead took shape.

The Frenchman successfully erased his deficit to Barcia and spent the waning laps of the moto in constant search of a way around, which resulted in a near crash between the two, while simultaneously fending off heavy pressure from Tomac for second. Barcia never wavered and was able to fend off numerous pass attempts by Ferrandis to hang on for his first moto victory of the season by just over a second. Ferrandis and Tomac completed the top three, with Craig fourth and Plessinger fifth.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos	Rider……………………	Bikes……………………….	Interval/Laps
1	Justin Barcia	GAS MC450F	16 Laps
2	Dylan Ferrandis	YAM YZ 450F	+01.062
3	Eli Tomac	KAW KX450	+05.396
4	Christian Craig	YAM YZ 450F	+15.174
5	Aaron Plessinger	YAM YZ 450F	+18.894
6	Cooper Webb	KTM 450 SX-F FE	+20.085
7	Chase Sexton	HON CRF450R WE	+29.216
8	Marvin Musquin	KTM 450 SX-F FE	+49.916
9	Max Anstie	SUZ RMZ 450	+53.655
10	Dean Wilson	HQV FC450 RE	+55.316
11	Joseph Savatgy	KTM 450 SX-F FE	+56.975
12	Fredrik Noren	KTM 450 SX-F	+1:10.973
13	Justin Bogle	KTM 450 SX-F FE	+1:38.843
14	Brandon Hartranft	SUZ RMZ 450	+1:59.652
15	Ben LaMay	KTM 450 SX-F	+2:01.945
16	Justin Rodbell	KAW KX450	15 Laps
17	Curren Thurman	GAS MC450F	+04.694
18	Jacob Runkles	GAS MC450F	+14.803
19	Chris Canning	KTM 450 SX-F FE	+24.331
20	Jeremy Hand	HON CRF450R	+27.475
21	Hunter Schlosser	YAM YZ 450F	+30.586
22	Tyler Stepek	KAW KX450	+32.179
23	Ryan Surratt	HQV FC450	+39.222
24	Bryton Carroll	YAM YZ 450F	+47.712
25	Bryce Hansen	KAW KX450	+55.081
26	Justin Rando	YAM YZ 450F	+1m16.022
27	Dawson Ryker	YAM YZ 450F	+1m17.443
28	Nicolas Rolando	KTM 450 SX-F FE	+1m42.523
29	Cody Groves	YAM YZ 450F	+1m55.607
30	Rody Schroyer	HON CRF450R	+2m03.632
31	Nathen LaPorte	KTM 450 SX-F	+2m10.481
32	Pierce Knight	YAM YZ 450F	14 Laps
33	Wyatt Lyonsmith	KAW KX450	+58.242
34	Adam Cianciarulo	KAW KX450	11 Laps
35	Matthew Hubert	KAW KX450	9 Laps
36	Scott Meshey	HQV FC450 RE	7 Laps
37	Coty Schock	HON CRF450R	4 Laps
38	Alex Ray	KAW KX450	DNF
39		YAM YZ 450F	DNF
40	Ken Roczen	HON CRF450R WE	DNS

450 Moto 2

The second and deciding 450 Class moto kicked off with Barcia earning a sweep of the Holeshots for the day ahead of Rocky Mountain ATV/MC-WPS-KTM’s Justin Bogle and Roczen, who avoided serious injury and rejoined the fray for Moto 2. Roczen used a pair of quick passes to move out front and lead the field around on the opening lap, ahead of Barcia and Bogle. Tomac came around in 10th, while Ferrandis was mired outside of the top-20 due to a crash coming down one of the hills.

Roczen was on a mission and in search of redemption out front, while Barcia was in hot pursuit to back up his impressive first moto result. As Roczen and Barcia paced each other, Ferrandis went down for a second time, costing him several more spots in the process. Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton closed in on Bogle and found his way around to take over third.

Roczen proved to be unstoppable and carried on to secure his fourth moto win of the season by 5.3 seconds over Barcia. Sexton finished third, followed by Tomac in fourth, while Ferrandis showed his resiliency with an impressive come-from-behind effort to finish fifth.

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos	Rider……………………	Bike………………………………..	Lapts/Interval
1	Ken Roczen	HON CRF450R WE	16 Laps
2	Justin Barcia	GAS MC450F	+06.092
3	Chase Sexton	HON CRF450R WE	+14.517
4	Eli Tomac	KAW KX450	+18.145
5	Dylan Ferrandis	YAM YZ 450F	+23.008
6	Christian Craig	YAM YZ 450F	+39.197
7	Joseph Savatgy	KTM 450 SX-F FE	+45.997
8	Marvin Musquin	KTM 450 SX-F FE	+56.650
9	Aaron Plessinger	YAM YZ 450F	+59.113
10	Dean Wilson	HQV FC450 RE	+1m06.532
11	Max Anstie	SUZ RMZ 450	+1m08.311
12	Brandon Hartranft	SUZ RMZ 450	+1m25.438
13	Fredrik Noren	KTM 450 SX-F	+1m28.422
14	Justin Bogle	KTM 450 SX-F FE	+2m07.157
15	Ben LaMay	KTM 450 SX-F	+2m43.444
16	Justin Rodbell	KAW KX450	15 Laps
17	Chris Canning	KTM 450 SX-F FE	+04.849
18	Alex Ray	KAW KX450	+16.217
19	Scott Meshey	HQV FC450 RE	+25.378
20	Ryan Surratt	HQV FC450	+35.098
21	Curren Thurman	GAS MC450F	+39.013
22	Bryce Hansen	KAW KX450	+43.583
23	Cooper Webb	KTM 450 SX-F FE	+46.919
24	Jacob Runkles	GAS MC450F	+1m01.845
25	Matthew Hubert	KAW KX450	+1m06.682
26	Dawson Ryker	YAM YZ 450F	+1m26.795
27	Bryce Backaus	YAM YZ 450F	+1m30.893
28	Justin Rando	YAM YZ 450F	+1m51.586
29	Tyler Stepek	KAW KX450	+2m02.037
30	Nicolas Rolando	KTM 450 SX-F FE	+2m21.309
31	Cody Groves	YAM YZ 450F	14 Laps
32	Nathen LaPorte	KTM 450 SX-F	+09.654
33	Bryton Carroll	YAM YZ 450F	+10.943
34	Cory Carsten	SUZ RMZ 450	+27.826
35	Wyatt Lyonsmith	KAW KX450	+1m52.178
36	Hunter Schlosser	YAM YZ 450F	10 Laps
37	Coty Schock	HON CRF450R	9 Laps
38	Pierce Knight	YAM YZ 450F	6 Laps
39	Nicholas Tomasunas	YAM YZ 450F	5 Laps
40	Jeremy Hand	HON CRF450R	4 Laps

450 Overall

450 Podium – Barcia (1-2), Tomac (3-4), Ferrandis (2-5)

Barcia’s consistency, anchored by his Moto 1 win, carried him to the overall victory (2-1), which marked his first winning effort since the final round of the 2018 season and signified the first Pro Motocross victory for GASGAS in its debut season as a manufacturer. Tomac finished in the runner-up spot (3-4) for his third podium result in the past four races, while Ferrandis’ relentless charge in the second moto helped land him third overall (2-5), missing out on a second-place tiebreaker with Tomac. Roczen rebounded from a disastrous start to the day to finish ninth overall (40-1).

“It’s a lot to take in,” said Barcia. “I felt great on the bike all day and it’s just such an awesome feeling to be back on the top step of the podium again. The fans were just awesome out there. It’s been a while, but I never gave up and left it all on the track today. The team has been working hard to get me comfortable on the bike and I think today showed that everything is coming together. Hopefully, we can keep this momentum rolling into the rest of the season and click off a few more wins.”

The adversity endured by each of the top two riders in the division resulted in a significant shift in the point standings, as Ferrandis’ podium effort allowed him to gain 13 points and establish a 32-point lead over Roczen, who did all he could to minimize the damage. By virtue of his win, Barcia vaulted from fifth to third in the standings, 55 points from the lead.

“I’m just disappointed in myself today,” said Ferrandis, who entered the day on a three-race win streak and has now finished on the overall podium at all six rounds thus far. “It was a difficult day. I crashed twice in that second moto and didn’t give myself a fighting chance. I’m here to win and that’s really what I want to do. I’ll go back to work and get ready to come out stronger next weekend.”

“It was definitely a hard one in the first moto. I got banged up really good and I need to make sure that my ribs aren’t broken,” explained Roczen. “I’ll be really sore tomorrow but as soon as I checked myself (and didn’t have any serious injury) I knew there was no question in my mind I was going to come back out here (for Moto 2) and give my best. That’s what we were born to do. I knew I didn’t have the best gate pick, but I got pretty lucky and made it work, and then rode a smart race. I’m just glad I could finish, and I did all I could for what it was.”

Ken Roczen bounced back in the best possible fashion with victory in the second moto

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos	Rider………………………..	Bike………………………..	M1	M2	Points
1	Justin Barcia	GAS MC450F	1	2	46
2	Eli Tomac	KAW KX450	3	4	38
3	Dylan Ferrandis	YAM YZ 450F	2	5	38
4	Chase Sexton	HON CRF450R WE	7	3	34
5	Christian Craig	YAM YZ 450F	4	6	32
6	Aaron Plessinger	YAM YZ 450F	5	9	28
7	Marvin Musquin	KTM 450 SX-F FE	8	8	26
8	Ken Roczen	HON CRF450R WE	40	1	25
9	Joseph Savatgy	KTM 450 SX-F FE	11	7	24
10	Dean Wilson	HQV FC450 RE	10	10	22
11	Max Anstie	SUZ RMZ 450	9	11	22
12	Fredrik Noren	KTM 450 SX-F	12	13	17
13	Brandon Hartranft	SUZ RMZ 450	14	12	16
14	Justin Bogle	KTM 450 SX-F FE	13	14	15
15	Cooper Webb	KTM 450 SX-F FE	6	23	15
16	Ben LaMay	KTM 450 SX-F	15	15	12
17	Justin Rodbell	KAW KX450	16	16	10
18	Chris Canning	KTM 450 SX-F FE	19	17	6
19	Curren Thurman	GAS MC450F	17	21	4
20	Alex Ray	KAW KX450	38	18	3
21	Jacob Runkles	GAS MC450F	18	24	3
22	Scott Meshey	HQV FC450 RE	36	19	2
23	Ryan Surratt	HQV FC450	23	20	1
24	Jeremy Hand	HON CRF450R	20	40	1
25	Bryce Hansen	KAW KX450	25	22	0
26	Tyler Stepek	KAW KX450	22	29	0
27	Dawson Ryker	YAM YZ 450F	27	26	0
28	Justin Rando	YAM YZ 450F	26	28	0
29	Bryton Carroll	YAM YZ 450F	24	33	0
30	Hunter Schlosser	YAM YZ 450F	21	36	0
31	Nicolas Rolando	KTM 450 SX-F FE	28	30	0
32	Matthew Hubert	KAW KX450	35	25	0
33	Cody Groves	YAM YZ 450F	29	31	0
34	Nathen LaPorte	KTM 450 SX-F	31	32	0
35	Wyatt Lyonsmith	KAW KX450	33	35	0
36	Pierce Knight	YAM YZ 450F	32	38	0
37	Coty Schock	HON CRF450R	37	37	0
38	Nicholas Tomasunas	YAM YZ 450F	39	39	0
39	Bryce Backaus	YAM YZ 450F		27	0
40	Rody Schroyer	HON CRF450R	30		0
41	Adam Cianciarulo	KAW KX450	34		0
42	Cory Carsten	SUZ RMZ 450		34	0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 6 of 12)

Pos	Rider…………………………..	Bike……………………………	Points
1	Dylan Ferrandis	YAM YZ 450F	262
2	Ken Roczen	HON CRF450R WE	230
3	Justin Barcia	GAS MC450F	207
4	Eli Tomac	KAW KX450	205
5	Chase Sexton	HON CRF450R WE	193
6	Aaron Plessinger	YAM YZ 450F	191
7	Christian Craig	YAM YZ 450F	156
8	Cooper Webb	KTM 450 SX-F FE	148
9	Adam Cianciarulo	KAW KX450	147
10	Marvin Musquin	KTM 450 SX-F FE	141
11	Joseph Savatgy	KTM 450 SX-F FE	121
12	Dean Wilson	HQV FC450 RE	82
13	Max Anstie	SUZ RMZ 450	80
14	Justin Bogle	KTM 450 SX-F FE	73
15	Brandon Hartranft	SUZ RMZ 450	71
16	Fredrik Noren	KTM 450 SX-F	58
17	Coty Schock	HON CRF450R	47
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	Ryan Surratt	HQV FC450	18
23	Ben LaMay	KTM 450 SX-F	16
24	Tyler Stepek	KAW KX450	10
25	Phillip Nicoletti	YAM YZ 450F	9
26	Scott Meshey	HQV FC450 RE	9
27	Alessandro Lupino	KTM 450 SX-F	8
28	Tyler Medaglia	GAS MC450F	6
29	William Clason	KAW KX450	5
30	Jacob Runkles	GAS MC450F	5
31	Curren Thurman	GAS MC450F	4
32	Alex Ray	KAW KX450	4
33	Jeremy Hand	HON CRF450R	4
34	Mitchell Falk	GAS MC450F	3
35	Cody Groves	YAM YZ 450F	3
36	Robert Piazza	YAM YZ 450F	3
37	Kyle Chisholm	YAM YZ 450F	2
38	Jacob Hayes	KTM 450 SX-F	2
39	Bryce Backaus	YAM YZ 450F	1
40	Hunter Schlosser	YAM YZ 450F	0
41	Bryce Hansen	KAW KX450	0
42	Cole Thompson	KTM 450 SX-F	0
43	Nathan Augustin	KTM 450 SX-F	0
44	Brian Borghesani	GAS MC450F	0
45	Nicolas Rolando	KTM 450 SX-F FE	0
46	Ricci Randanella	KAW KX450	0
47	Bryton Carroll	YAM YZ 450F	0
48	Trevor Schmidt	KTM 450 SX-F FE	0
49	Matthew Hubert	KAW KX450	0
50	Dawson Ryker	YAM YZ 450F	0
51	Joshua Prior	GAS MC450F	0
52	Justin Rando	YAM YZ 450F	0
53	Cory Carsten	SUZ RMZ 450	0

250 Moto 1

The opening 250 Class moto of the day saw Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper capture the Holeshot ahead of his teammates, Nate Thrasher and Martin, along with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Max Vohland. As the 40-rider field came around to complete the opening lap it was Cooper followed by Vohland and Martin. Championship point leader and Team Honda HRC rider Jett Lawrence was credited with 14th to start the race.

Cooper quickly set the pace and opened a comfortable gap over his competition, while Martin took control of second from the rookie Vohland after persistent pressure throughout the opening minutes of the moto. Just moments later, Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman closed in on Vohland and eventually took over third. Back out front, crowd favorite Martin started to find his rhythm and began to chip away at Cooper’s advantage.

Entering the closing minutes of the race, Martin closed quickly on the race leader and started searching for a way around his teammate. After several attempts, Martin grabbed a handful of throttle traversing down the steep “Mount Martin” and dove into the lead with an impressive pass. Once out front he quickly pulled away and went unchallenged in the final laps to take his third moto win of the season by 7.5 seconds over Cooper. Mosiman completed the podium in third, followed by the Team Honda HRC siblings of Jett and Hunter Lawrence in fourth and fifth, respectively.

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos	Rider…………………………..	Bike…………………….	Laps/Interval
1	Jeremy Martin	YAM YZ 250F	16 Laps
2	Justin Cooper	YAM YZ 250F	+07.549
3	Michael Mosiman	GAS MC250F	+11.288
4	Jett Lawrence	HON CRF250R	+17.859
5	Hunter Lawrence	HON CRF250R	+22.690
6	RJ Hampshire	HQV FC250	+26.079
7	Colt Nichols	YAM YZ 250F	+38.957
8	Jo Shimoda	KAW KX 250	+53.360
9	Maximus Vohland	KTM 250 SX-F FE	+56.044
10	Jarrett Frye	YAM YZ 250F	+57.483
11	Stilez Robertson	HQV FC250	+1m04.073
12	Jalek Swoll	HQV FC250	+1m08.272
13	Dilan Schwartz	SUZ RMZ 250	+1m18.277
14	Carson Mumford	HON CRF250R	+1m22.766
15	Pierce Brown	GAS MC250F	+1m42.509
16	Ty Masterpool	GAS MC250F	+2m01.999
17	Austin Forkner	KAW KX 250	+2m04.047
18	Brandon Scharer	YAM YZ 250F	+2m04.196
19	Derek Kelley	GAS MC250F	+2m16.282
20	Xylian Ramella	KTM 250 SX-F	+2m22.861
21	Zack Williams	GAS MC250F	15 Laps
22	Joshua Varize	KTM 250 SX-F	+03.768
23	Jerry Robin	GAS MC250F	+12.118
24	Ryder Floyd	YAM YZ 250F	+43.025
25	Ramyller Alves	GAS MC250F	+46.263
26	Gared Steinke	KAW KX 250	+49.085
27	TJ Uselman	GAS MC250F	+56.961
28	Kailub Russell	KTM 250 SX-F	+57.847
29	Gabe Gutierres	HON CRF250R	+1m10.734
30	Garrett Hoffman	YAM YZ 250F	+1m15.326
31	Izaih Clark	HON CRF250R	+1m48.693
32	Jeffrey Walker	KTM 250 SX-F	+2m10.770
33	Blake Ashley	YAM YZ 250F	+2m33.265
34	Logan Boye	KTM 250 SX-F	1 Laps
35	Wade Brommel	KAW KX 250	+1:06.499
36	Garrett Marchbanks	YAM YZ 250F	12 Laps
37	Grant Harlan	HON CRF250R	9 Laps
38	Conner Burger	KTM 250 SX-F	7 Laps
39	Alex Martin	YAM YZ 250F	DNF
40	Nathanael Thrasher	YAM YZ 250F	DNS

250 Moto 2

The final 250 Class moto of the afternoon saw Martin pick up where he left off in the opening moto with the Holeshot, narrowly edging out Cooper, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Austin Forkner, and Mosiman. As the field came around to complete the opening lap it was Martin, Cooper, and Mosiman leading the way, while Jett and Hunter Lawrence found themselves mired in 10th and 11th, respectively.

Hunter Lawrence retained third place in the championship standings

With a clear track ahead, Martin easily asserted control on the layout he grew up riding, continuously inching away from Cooper and Mosiman, who started to make a run for second. At the halfway point of the 30-minute-plus-two-lap moto, Mosiman began showing Cooper a wheel and eventually made an aggressive move to make a pass stick and take control of the runner-up spot.

Jett Lawrence lost the championship lead to Cooper

Martin was calm, cool, and collected for the entirety of the moto and clinched the 1-1 sweep by 9.3 seconds. Mosiman finished strong to earn the best moto result of his career in second, followed by Cooper in third. Jett Lawrence overcame a crash that included multiple riders and left him with a damaged motorcycle to salvage sixth.

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos	Rider……………………..	Bike……………………	Laps/Interval
1	Jeremy Martin	YAM YZ 250F	16 Laps
2	Michael Mosiman	GAS MC250F	+09.369
3	Justin Cooper	YAM YZ 250F	+19.681
4	Austin Forkner	KAW KX 250	+32.498
5	Hunter Lawrence	HON CRF250R	+34.308
6	Jett Lawrence	HON CRF250R	+40.358
7	Colt Nichols	YAM YZ 250F	+49.482
8	Carson Mumford	HON CRF250R	+1m07.081
9	Jo Shimoda	KAW KX 250	+1m11.526
10	Jalek Swoll	HQV FC250	+1m14.216
11	Dilan Schwartz	SUZ RMZ 250	+1m26.561
12	Garrett Marchbanks	YAM YZ 250F	+1m35.468
13	Maximus Vohland	KTM 250 SX-F FE	+1m51.872
14	Ramyller Alves	GAS MC250F	+2m14.850
15	Joshua Varize	KTM 250 SX-F	+2m15.456
16	Brandon Scharer	YAM YZ 250F	15 Laps
17	Derek Kelley	GAS MC250F	+01.990
18	Xylian Ramella	KTM 250 SX-F	+25.746
19	Zack Williams	GAS MC250F	+39.937
20	Alex Martin	YAM YZ 250F	+52.189
21	Jerry Robin	GAS MC250F	+1m21.427
22	TJ Uselman	GAS MC250F	+1m28.090
23	Garrett Hoffman	YAM YZ 250F	+1m29.616
24	Kyle Greeson	KTM 250 SX-F	+2m10.114
25	Logan Boye	KTM 250 SX-F	+2m10.954
26	Christopher Prebula	KTM 250 SX-F	+2m34.419
27	Ryder Floyd	YAM YZ 250F	14 Laps
28	Wade Brommel	KAW KX 250	+58.584
29	Jarrett Frye	YAM YZ 250F	+1m11.471
30	James Harrington	YAM YZ 250F	13 Laps
31	Gared Steinke	KAW KX 250	9 Laps
32	Blake Ashley	YAM YZ 250F	8 Laps
33	Gabe Gutierres	HON CRF250R	7 Laps
34	Izaih Clark	HON CRF250R	+39.926
35	Stilez Robertson	HQV FC250	6 Laps
36	Ty Masterpool	GAS MC250F	5 Laps
37	Jeffrey Walker	KTM 250 SX-F	+19.140
38	RJ Hampshire	HQV FC250	2 Laps
39	Pierce Brown	GAS MC250F	DNF
40	Kailub Russell	KTM 250 SX-F	DNS

250 Overall

The dominant outing for Martin gave the Minnesota native his third win at Spring Creek and the 18th victory of his career. It also makes Martin the sixth different winner to open the season, continuing a historic level of parity that has carried through the halfway point of the championship. Mosiman earned a career-best finish in second overall (3-2) to edge out Cooper, who finished third (2-3), via tiebreaker. Jett Lawrence finished just off the podium in fourth (4-6) and now has back-to-back finishes outside the top three after beginning the season with four consecutive podiums.

“That one felt good and ranks up there pretty high out of the wins throughout my career,” said Martin, who is battling through a series of injuries and has been forced to miss one race this season. “It’s always special to win in front of the hometown crowd, and doing it by sweeping both motos, that just makes it even sweeter. It’s been a tough season for me, but I needed to get back out here and start racing whether I was 100% or not. A huge thanks to all the fans for the support today, they really kept me going and allowed me to dig deep.”

A consistent day by Cooper, combined with a challenging afternoon for Lawrence, resulted in a new championship leader as the Yamaha rider now leads the young Australian by six-points. Hunter Lawrence maintains his hold on third, 33 points out of the lead.

“That’s what it’s all about. We’re at the halfway point and we’re going after this championship. That’s the mindset,” said Cooper. “I honestly rode pretty mediocre today. I left a lot on the table, I feel. I wasn’t that comfortable (on the bike), so I got to take the blame on this one and do better. I felt like we could have been battling for the overall win today, but we’ll take it. We’ve got the red plate now. We’ll keep grinding, and simply need to be better. I can’t afford to leave anything on the table and that’s what it’s going to take to win this championship.”

“This was definitely a nightmare of a day,” said Jett Lawrence. “My starts have really been putting me down and back in the pack. It’s just not helping me. Cooper’s been getting those starts and that’s what we need to be doing. I was brought up to never give up. We’re only halfway. I don’t know how many points back I am, but we’re going to keep charging.”

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will continue next Saturday, July 24, for Round 7 Washougal National.

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos	Rider……………………..	Bike……………………	M1	M2	POINTS
1	Jeremy Martin	YAM YZ 250F	1	1	50
2	Michael Mosiman	GAS MC250F	3	2	42
3	Justin Cooper	YAM YZ 250F	2	3	42
4	Jett Lawrence	HON CRF250R	4	6	33
5	Hunter Lawrence	HON CRF250R	5	5	32
6	Colt Nichols	YAM YZ 250F	7	7	28
7	Jo Shimoda	KAW KX 250	8	9	25
8	Austin Forkner	KAW KX 250	17	4	22
9	Carson Mumford	HON CRF250R	14	8	20
10	Jalek Swoll	HQV FC250	12	10	20
11	Maximus Vohland	KTM 250 SX-F FE	9	13	20
12	Dilan Schwartz	SUZ RMZ 250	13	11	18
13	RJ Hampshire	HQV FC250	6	38	15
14	Jarrett Frye	YAM YZ 250F	10	29	11
15	Stilez Robertson	HQV FC250	11	35	10
16	Garrett Marchbanks	YAM YZ 250F	36	12	9
17	Brandon Scharer	YAM YZ 250F	18	16	8
18	Ramyller Alves	GAS MC250F	25	14	7
19	Joshua Varize	KTM 250 SX-F	22	15	6
20	Derek Kelley	GAS MC250F	19	17	6
21	Pierce Brown	GAS MC250F	15	39	6
22	Ty Masterpool	GAS MC250F	16	36	5
23	Xylian Ramella	KTM 250 SX-F	20	18	4
24	Zack Williams	GAS MC250F	21	19	2
25	Alex Martin	YAM YZ 250F	39	20	1
26	Jerry Robin	GAS MC250F	23	21	0
27	TJ Uselman	GAS MC250F	27	22	0
28	Ryder Floyd	YAM YZ 250F	24	27	0
29	Garrett Hoffman	YAM YZ 250F	30	23	0
30	Gared Steinke	KAW KX 250	26	31	0
31	Logan Boye	KTM 250 SX-F	34	25	0
32	Gabe Gutierres	HON CRF250R	29	33	0
33	Wade Brommel	KAW KX 250	35	28	0
34	Blake Ashley	YAM YZ 250F	33	32	0
35	Izaih Clark	HON CRF250R	31	34	0
36	Kailub Russell	KTM 250 SX-F	28	40	0
37	Jeffrey Walker	KTM 250 SX-F	32	37	0
38	Kyle Greeson	KTM 250 SX-F		24	0
39	Christopher Prebula	KTM 250 SX-F		26	0
40	James Harrington	YAM YZ 250F		30	0
41	Grant Harlan	HON CRF250R	37		0
42	Conner Burger	KTM 250 SX-F	38		0
43	Nathanael Thrasher	YAM YZ 250F	40		0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 6 of 12)

Pos	Rider………………………….	Bike…………………….	Points
1	Justin Cooper	YAM YZ 250F	243
2	Jett Lawrence	HON CRF250R	237
3	Hunter Lawrence	HON CRF250R	210
4	Jeremy Martin	YAM YZ 250F	175
5	RJ Hampshire	HQV FC250	163
6	Jo Shimoda	KAW KX 250	162
7	Colt Nichols	YAM YZ 250F	159
8	Jalek Swoll	HQV FC250	148
9	Garrett Marchbanks	YAM YZ 250F	124
10	Michael Mosiman	GAS MC250F	122
11	Austin Forkner	KAW KX 250	116
12	Maximus Vohland	KTM 250 SX-F FE	99
13	Pierce Brown	GAS MC250F	93
14	Stilez Robertson	HQV FC250	86
15	Dilan Schwartz	SUZ RMZ 250	78
16	Carson Mumford	HON CRF250R	73
17	Jarrett Frye	YAM YZ 250F	73
18	Ty Masterpool	GAS MC250F	67
19	Nathanael Thrasher	YAM YZ 250F	52
20	Joshua Varize	KTM 250 SX-F	37
21	Ramyller Alves	GAS MC250F	21
22	Levi Kitchen	YAM YZ 250F	14
23	Brandon Scharer	YAM YZ 250F	13
24	Kailub Russell	KTM 250 SX-F	11
25	Derek Kelley	GAS MC250F	11
26	Seth Hammaker	KAW KX 250	10
27	Derek Drake	SUZ RMZ 250	9
28	Alex Martin	YAM YZ 250F	8
29	Cameron Mcadoo	KAW KX 250	6
30	Grant Harlan	HON CRF250R	6
31	James Harrington	YAM YZ 250F	5
32	Jace Kessler	YAM YZ 250F	5
33	Xylian Ramella	KTM 250 SX-F	4
34	Jesse Flock	HQV FC250	3
35	Max Miller	KTM 250 SX-F	3
36	Zack Williams	GAS MC250F	2
37	Jake Pinhancos	KTM 250 SX-F	2
38	Dominique Thury	YAM YZ 250F	2
39	Jerry Robin	GAS MC250F	0
40	Joseph Tait	YAM YZ 250F	0
41	Gared Steinke	KAW KX 250	0
42	TJ Uselman	GAS MC250F	0
43	Tre Fierro	KTM 250 SX-F	0
44	Luke Renzland	HQV TC125	0
45	Vincent Luhovey	KTM 250 SX-F	0
46	Garrett Hoffman	YAM YZ 250F	0
47	Christopher Prebula	KTM 250 SX-F	0
48	Kyle Greeson	KTM 250 SX-F	0
49	Kaeden Amerine	YAM YZ 250F	0
50	Ryder Floyd	YAM YZ 250F	0
51	Kai Aiello	HQV FC250	0
52	Noah Willbrandt	YAM YZ 250F	0
53	Logan Boye	KTM 250 SX-F	0

Source: MCNews.com.au

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Wodonga ProMX Round 5 postpone due to Covid

The ProMX Management Team have postponed Round 5 of the Penrite ProMX Championship, presented by AMX Superstores, which was to be held at Wodonga, Victoria.

This decision has been made due to the continued complications of state government COVID-19 restrictions which have resulted from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks across Australia including South East Queensland and Greater Sydney.

ProMX Round 5 has been postponed due to Covid travel restrictions

The postponement decision has not been made lightly, as enforced border restrictions have affected a number of riders and teams, but more significantly they affect the ability to produce the ProMX Live TV production that is based from Greater Sydney.

ProMX Management has made the decision to provide advance notification to riders and teams during this highly complicated time, after the NSW Government recently extended its Greater Sydney lockdown for a further seven days.

Round 5 of the ProMX Championship was to be held July 25 at Wodonga, VIC. ProMX Management Team and the host club, Albury-Wodonga MCC will now work closely to review a potential new date the Penrite ProMX Championship, presented by AMX Superstores.

2021 AMA Flat Track Grand Championship scheduled for July 15

The 2021 AMA Flat Track Grand Championship is scheduled for July 15-20 in Du Quoin, Ill., promising five days of intense competition among the nation’s elite amateur riders as the Grand Championship returns to the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds.

This year’s event features 24 competitive classes, and in addition to racing the Mile on day one, racers will compete on the Half-Mile, TT and Short Track over the five-day event. The full racing schedule, class structure and updated regulations can be viewed at americanmotorcyclist.com.

The Magic Mile has an illustrious history in flat track racing, with races dating back to the 1920s. The return to the Magic Mile for 2021 is the first in over half a decade.

AMA National No. 1 plates will be awarded to the racers in each class who earn the highest point totals. Racers will compete for the Nicky Hayden AMA Flat Track Horizon Award, which honors an amateur racer poised for success at the pro level.

Awards will also be given for AMA Youth Flat Track Racer of the Year and AMA Vet/Senior Flat Track Racer of the Year. The Bill Werner Fast Brain Award will also be handed out to racers who are fast and display academic excellence. The award is bestowed upon a racer based upon his or her performance at the event, as well as their performance in school based on official school transcripts supplied at the time of application.

2021 SGP finale in Torun becomes a double

The FIM and BSI Speedway have revealed that the season-ending 2021 eWinner Torun FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland will now be a double-header event. The action takes place on Friday, October 1 and Saturday, October 2 at the Marian Rose Motoarena.

As with the previously announced double-headers, riders will compete each night for the maximum 20 points per SGP round. The final stop on the 2021 calendar is sure to be an exciting weekend, culminating in a world champion being crowned.

Torun has hosted an FIM Speedway Grand Prix round every year since 2010, with the World Championship trophy being presented six times at the Motoarena.

Tickets for the newly-announced Friday event will be available in due course.

Honda’s first MXGP champ meets its latest at Matterly Basin

At the second round of the 2021 FIM World Motocross Championship, in Matterley Basin, there was a meeting between two very special riders in Honda’s illustrious history – Graham Noyce and Tim Gajser.

The importance of these two legends cannot be understated as Noyce was Honda’s first ever world motocross champion in 1979, in the 500cc class, leading the way for a whole host of title-winning riders on red machines to follow, including Gajser, who is the reigning 2020 MXGP champion, on board his Honda CRF450RW.

In the years between, the list of champions riding Honda machines is unmatched by any other manufacturer, with a total of 20 titles by nine different riders in the 41 years, including a streak from 1984-1993 when Honda won every single premier title. And when you add in other world motocross championship classes, that streak extends to 1997 for a total of 14 years when Honda was on the top step of the final podium.

With over double the number of premier class championships, Honda could actually increase their dominance even further after the 2021 season as Gajser looks to win his third MXGP title in a row. He is already the most successful rider in their history with four titles and 30 GP wins and he is currently holding the red-plate in this year’s championship after third round which just took place in Maggiora, Italy.

Number of Premier Class Titles for Honda

3 – Tim Gajser
3 – Georges Jobe
3 – David Thorpe
3 – Andre Malherbe
2 – Frederic Bolley
2 – Stefan Everts
2 – Eric Geboers
1 – Greg Albertyn
1 – Graham Noyce

World Championship Titles for Honda

1979 – Graham Noyce (500cc)*
1980 – Andre Malherbe (500cc)*
1981 – Andre Malherbe (500cc)*
1984 – Andre Malherbe (500cc)*
1985 – David Thorpe (500cc)*
1986 – David Thorpe (500cc)*
1987 – Georges Jobe (500cc)*
1987 – Eric Geboers (250cc)
1988 – Eric Geboers (500cc)*
1988 – Jean-Michel Bayle (125cc)
1989 – David Thorpe (500cc)*
1989 – Jean-Michel Bayle (250cc)
1990 – Eric Geboers (500cc)*
1991 – Georges Jobe (500cc)*
1991 – Trampas Parker (250cc)
1992 – Georges Jobe (500cc)*
1992 – Greg Albertyn (125cc)
1993 – Greg Albertyn (250cc)*
1994 – Marcus Hansson (250cc)
1995 – Alessandro Puzar (125cc)
1996 – Stefan Everts (250cc)*
1997 – Stefan Everts (250cc)*
1999 – Frederic Bolley (250cc)*
2000 – Frederic Bolley (250cc)*
2011 – Julien Bill (MX3)
2013 – Klemen Gercar (MX3)
2015 – Tim Gajser (MX2)
2016 – Tim Gajser (MXGP)*
2019 – Tim Gajser (MXGP)*
2020 – Tim Gajser (MXGP)*

* denotes premier class title

Bolt claims 2021 Abestone Hard Enduro victory

Britain’s Billy Bolt started off by laid down the gauntlet at round three of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship, producing the fastest qualification time at the Abestone Hard Enduro.

Already looking at home in the Tuscan mountains, Bolt topped Saturday’s time sheets ahead of Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) and Taddy Blazusiak (GASGAS).

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After a nine-week wait between the opening round at Extreme XL Lagares and the Abestone Hard Enduro, this year’s FIM Hard Enduro World Championship has finally roared back into life. Friday’s ELEVEIT Extreme Test gave competitors a chance to stretch their legs over a short but demanding extreme course.

The new Italian event promised much with big mountain riding, gnarly rocky climbs, and true Hard Enduro terrain, and it delivered on every count. After Saturday’s qualification, competitors got down to the business end of the weekend with the LIQUI MOLY Super Final, where two laps of a world-class Hard Enduro awaited them.

Having topped both Friday’s timed practice and Saturday’s qualification, Bolt sat on pole position for Sunday and started as the rider everyone had to beat. However, with just a 12-second cushion over closest rival Lettenbichler, it was still all to play for.

With Bolt opening the course, Lettenbichler patiently took his time and then gave chase. Knowing the early river section would be tough, he worked it hard and immediately caught up to Bolt’s rear wheel. From there the fight for victory was on. Throughout the two laps the duo swapped positions.

Lettenbichler appeared to have the edge on the rocky climbs up the mountain, while Bolt held the advantage on the way down. Pulling the pin on the final descents, Bolt put his Husqvarna out front and held Lettenbichler off to win.

Billy Bolt

“It’s awesome to pull off the win – it’s been a dream weekend for me to be honest. I came here wanting to show that my pace at Extreme XL Lagares was no fluke and that I’m ready for the riverbeds and climbs and I got to show that. The race itself was a bit of a blur, it was proper intense. I messed the early river section up and Mani got on my wheel, and we just battled from there. He had me in the Minestrone Rock Garden, but I felt strong in the woods. On the final lap I just went for the pass, made it stick and hung it out for the win!”

Manuel Lettenbichler

“I’m a little bummed not to have won, but second is definitely a great start to the season and the pace we had over the rest of the field was very strong. I can’t complain with my riding, I gave it everything and it was a good fight with Billy. I caught him early in the river and we rode back and forth together for most of the race. It came down to the wire, but just didn’t go my way. But it’s good to know where my pace is at now and with what we showed today, there’s going to be a lot more tight battles to come.”

Behind the leading duo – over 13 minutes behind, such was the speed of the top two – Jarvis was another man on a mission. Hampered by a starting position of ninth, he had work to do. Building pace as the race progressed, he began to pull back positions. A gamble not to refuel at the end of lap one leapfrogged him further up the running order. And with a strong run over the mountain, the 46-year-old Hard Enduro legend, took third.

Graham Jarvis

“My qualification wasn’t too good with ninth, so I had a good bit of traffic in front of me most of the way through. I rode too tense on the first lap and struggled to find a decent rhythm – especially with those early riverbed sections. Gradually I got the speed up and lap two was much better. We gambled on not refuelling and it worked out in our favour. I think my speed and fitness was there to get up with the top two, but the early issues didn’t make it possible. But I’m looking forward now for Red Bull Romaniacs.”

Putting in a strong showing throughout the two laps, Jonny Walker (Beta) just didn’t have an answer for Jarvis in the closing stages and had to be content with fourth. Shadowing Jarvis off the line, Alfredo Gomez (Husqvarna) kept close to his teammate during the opening lap. But with Jarvis finding another gear on lap two, the Spaniard wasn’t able to go with him, ending his race fifth.

Alfredo Gomez

“The first part of the race was good. Riding with Graham I was feeling good. We managed to catch and pass a lot of the other guys on the way up the mountain, but on the descents I wasn’t so comfortable. I’m happy to go top five and finally get the season underway, but today wasn’t my best day.”

Taddy Blazusiak fought hard, right to the end, to claim a sixth place result, showing great speed throughout the three-day event.

Taddy Blazusiak

“I really enjoyed today – the race was really tough, but good fun, and I think in general I rode really well. I was in the fight for the podium early on and heading through the river section I made a mistake that cost me some time and put me a few minutes behind the guys in front. I tried my best to claw the time back, but I bruised my ribs a little in the crash and decided to aim for a good, safe finish. I’m really happy with sixth place, especially as I was on pace with the others. The event here in Italy has been great, the fans have been amazing too. The race is really intense, the terrain is perfect for hard enduro – I hope it stays on the calendar for a long time to come.”

The FIM Hard Enduro World Championship continues with round four at Red Bull Romaniacs in Romania on July 27-31.

Source: MCNews.com.au

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2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 5 – Southwick National

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The fifth round of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship returned to “America’s Sandbox” at The Wick 338 for what many consider to be the most physically demanding round of the season. In the absence of last year’s Twisted Tea Southwick National, passionate Northeastern fans turned out in huge numbers to cheer on their favorite riders in an afternoon packed with bar-to-bar action.

Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis and Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence entered the championship’s only sand race of the season with possession of the red plates as the respective point leaders and both managed to keep them after a challenging day. For the fourth time in five races, Ferrandis captured the 450 Class victory, extending his championship lead in his rookie season in the premier class.

In the 250 Class, Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence swept both motos to capture his first career win. Jett Lawrence got caught up in the first moto but fought back to ninth and improved to third in the second Moto. Jett’s main championship rival, Justin Cooper, scored five more points than Jett to reduce the Australian’s Championship lead to three-points.

Southwick National AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights

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