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2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 12 – Hangtown

Images by Jeff Kardas

The 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship reached its conclusion on as the summer campaign ended with American motocross’ oldest event for the 12th and final round, the Carson City Motorsports Hangtown Motocross Classic.

250

While one championship had already been decided in the 450 Class, the 250 Class title remained up for grabs, which put the division into the spotlight on a sunny afternoon in Northern California.

When the dust settled on the final two motos of the season, it was 18-year-old Team Honda HRC rider Jett Lawrence who emerged with the Gary Jones Cup as the first ever Australian champion in the smaller displacement.

Lawrence’s championship-winning ride wasn’t without serious drama as Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper did all he could to try and steal the title with his first 1-1 moto sweep and his second win of the 2021 season.

Jett Lawrence

Jett’s older brother and Honda team-mate Hunter Lawrence finished third in the title chase, having taken two moto wins and one overall victory, making the Lawrences the only brothers to both finish an AMA Pro Motocross Championship in the top three.

After Frenchman Dylan Ferrandis wrapped up the 450 Title last week this also marks the first time in history that both of the premier American Motocross Championships were won by foreigners in the same year.

450

In the 450 Class, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis put the finishing touches on the championship he clinched one week ago with an impressive sixth victory while Eli Tomac finished second in the championship after overhauling Ken Roczen at the final juncture.

2021  AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights

250 Moto 1

With the attention focused on the culmination of the title fight in the 250 Class, the division began its first moto with Cooper out front with the MotoSport.com Holeshot ahead of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire. As Cooper led, Lawrence was faced with a bit of adversity as he crashed on the opening lap and remounted deep in the field, crossing the line in 23rd place. A couple laps later Lawrence faced even more adversity when a rider crashed in front of him and forced the Australian to stop and briefly get off his bike to keep from tipping over, which caused him to lose a couple more spots.

Back up front, Cooper continued to lead the way over Hampshire while Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Austin Forkner ran third. A little more than 10 minutes into the moto Forkner was seen pushing his motorcycle off the track, which moved Bar X/Chaparral/ECSTAR Suzuki’s Dylan Schwartz into third. Further back, Lawrence clawed his way into the top 20 and broke into the top 15 before the moto reached its halfway point.

Jett Lawrence

Hampshire was able to close in on Cooper and stabilized the margin to just over a second, but Cooper responded with his fastest lap of the moto to open it back to nearly three seconds. Behind them, the battle for third between Schwartz and Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman turned into misfortune for both riders as they made contact and went down. That handed third place to Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence. The incident also worked to the benefit of Jett Lawrence, who was able to get by both Schwartz and Mosiman to break into the top 10 and slot into ninth with less than five minutes remaining.

Cooper stretched out his lead in the closing stages of the moto and went wire to wire for his sixth moto win of the season, crossing the line 3.5 seconds ahead of Hampshire, with Hunter Lawrence in third. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jo Shimoda finished fourth, while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Max Vohland completed the top five. Jett Lawrence did well to overcome the odds and minimize the damage of his early misfortunes to finish eighth.

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 15 Laps
2 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +03.570
3 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +07.724
4 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +17.334
5 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +21.923
6 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +28.897
7 Joshua Varize HQV FC250 +34.204
8 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +37.102
9 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +39.651
10 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +56.965
11 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +1m04.912
12 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +1m10.387
13 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m13.472
14 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m17.230
15 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1m25.694
16 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +1m49.354
17 Rick Elzinga KTM 250 SX-F +1m53.844
18 Austin Black GAS MC250F +1m59.339
19 Tanner Ward HON CRF250R +2m01.429
20 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +2m05.970
21 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F +2m08.834
22 Brandon Ray YAM YZ 250F +2m37.191
23 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 14 Laps
24 Brayden Lessler KTM 250 SX-F +03.286
25 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F +05.729
26 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +09.025
27 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 250 +17.345
28 Tyson Johnson KTM 250 SX-F +25.748
29 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +52.674
30 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R +58.022
31 Tre Fierro KTM 250 SX-F +59.768
32 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +1m02.448
33 Bradley Lionnet KTM 250 SX-F +1m22.616
34 Cole Bailey KTM 250 SX-F +1m27.124
35 Brian DeRuyter KAW KX 250 +1m44.716
36 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F 13 Laps
37 Tyler Evans YAM YZ 250F +31.886
38 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F +48.229
39 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F 5 Laps
40 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 3 Laps

250 Moto 2

As the riders lined up on the starting gate one final time in 2021 a total of 11 points separated the title combatants, who lined up side by side. If Cooper were to win, Lawrence would need to finish no worse than seventh.

Josh Varize scored the holeshot

As the field emerged from the first turn to begin the moto it was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Josh Varize who captured the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by AEO Powersports GASGAS rider Ty Masterpool and Cooper, while Lawrence went to work from a start just outside the top five. Adversity then struck Lawrence for a third time as he went down in pursuit of Vohland, which dropped the Honda rider outside the top 10.

Justin Cooper

Meanwhile, Cooper took matters into his own hands and stormed into the lead just five minutes into the moto, which put the pressure on Lawrence to respond. The Australian was patient and started to gain positions one-by-one, avoiding any additional misfortune.

Back up front, Cooper established a lead of more than five seconds as Forkner moved into second and brought his teammate Shimoda along in third, dropping Varize from the top three. Shimoda then made the pass on Forkner to take over the runner-up spot.

As the moto surpassed the halfway point, Cooper continued to do all he could and remained in firm control of the moto. However, Lawrence continued to move forward. The Honda rider once again found himself in pursuit of Vohland, as both riders made their way around Forkner to take over third and fourth, respectively. Lawrence continued to ride with patience and with mere minutes remaining he caught and passed Vohland to take over third.

Cooper wrapped up the best performance of his career with another dominant moto win, three seconds ahead of Shimoda in second, while Lawrence put forth a championship-winning ride to finish third.

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos RiderR Bike Laps/Interval
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 15 Laps
2 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +03.024
3 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +09.626
4 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +12.940
5 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +15.193
6 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +16.531
7 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +28.431
8 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +35.207
9 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +36.165
10 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +40.255
11 Joshua Varize HQV 2015 – 2019 FC250 +44.465
12 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +55.072
13 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m00.454
14 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +1m08.173
15 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m16.664
16 Rick Elzinga KTM 250 SX-F +1m49.878
17 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +1m57.864
18 Austin Black GAS MC250F +2m05.614
19 Brayden Lessler KTM 250 SX-F +2m05.957
20 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F 14 Laps
21 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +02.430
22 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +02.648
23 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +34.048
24 Tyson Johnson KTM 250 SX-F +51.203
25 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 250 +1m04.021
26 Cole Bailey KTM 250 SX-F +1m29.019
27 Tanner Ward HON CRF250R +1m33.981
28 Brian DeRuyter KAW KX 250 +1m53.130
29 Mason Olson GAS MC250F +2m02.695
30 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F +2m06.808
31 Jorge Rubalcava HQV FC250 +2m20.582
32 Brandon Ray YAM YZ 250F +2m36.484
33 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R 13 Laps
34 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +20.828
35 Tyler Evans YAM YZ 250F +47.590
36 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F 10 Laps
37 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 7 Laps
38 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 6 Laps
39 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F +32.554
40 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F 5 Laps

250 Overall

It signified the first 1-1 outing for Cooper and also marked the first time in his career that he’s won more than one race in a single season. He finished on the overall podium at all 12 rounds and ended the season with the fourth overall victory of his career.

“Every weekend on the overall podium is a big accomplishment for me,” said Cooper. “I gave it all I had today and did what I had to do. I’m really proud of that, especially to get my first 1-1. Maybe it was too little, too late, but we worked our butts off and can end the season with our heads held high.”

Shimoda wrapped up an impressive close to the season in second (4-2), as the Japanese rider captured three runner-up finishes in the final four rounds. Hampshire rounded out the overall podium in third (2-6).

“I really wanted a win, but being up on the podium is big progress for me,” said Shimoda. “I ended the last four races with good overall finishes and that is something I can take into next year. I know I am capable of more and will be working hard this off-season.”

Jo Shimoda

Lawrence’s title-winning effort came on the heels of one of his worst finishes of the season in fifth (8-3), but the podium effort in the final moto allowed him to finish six points ahead of Cooper in the final standings. It marks the first 250 Class championship for Honda since 2013 with Eli Tomac.

Jett Lawrence

“It feels so great,” exclaimed Lawrence. “I rode so bad today and Cooper rode awesome. I loved racing him this season because he kept me on my toes. It’s a very special day for me, but I could have never done this without all the support of my family, my team, and so many others who helped me get here.”

Jett Lawrence

Older brother and team-mate Hunter Lawrence finished third in the title chase, having taken two moto wins and one overall victory, making the Lawrences the only brothers to both finish an AMA Pro Motocross Championship in the top three.

Hunter Lawrence took third in the championship

RJ Hampshire dug deep to close out the season with on a positive note with 2-6 results earning him third overall for the day. With 11 moto-podiums and a Round 4 overall win, Hampshire sealed fourth overall in the 250MX Championship standings.

“It was a good day to finish the season off,” Hampshire said. “I still don’t feel that great but we managed through the day and saved what I could in that first moto. In the second moto, I got a decent start again and ran into the back of someone first lap and went pretty far back. I knew a podium was in the cards, so I dug deep at the end. It’s a good way to end the season off on the podium, so I’m stoked on that. I’m looking forward to a good off-season.”

The 2021 Marty Smith Rookie of the Year was also named at the end of the day, as Vohland took the prestigious honors on the heels of a career-best fourth-place finish (5-4) at his home track. The second-generation racer finished ninth in the final standings.

Max Vohland

“I definitely learned a lot this season. I had a lot of ups and downs, which is pretty typical for a rookie, but to come out here and get fourth and be super close to the podium in front of this hometown crowd is amazing! I’m super honored and this is a big accomplishment for me.”

Max Vohland

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider Bikw M1 M2 Points
1 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 1 1 50
2 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 4 2 40
3 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 2 6 37
4 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE 5 4 34
5 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 8 3 33
6 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 3 9 32
7 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 10 7 25
8 Joshua Varize HQV 2015 – 2019 FC2 7 11 24
9 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F 6 12 24
10 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F 11 8 23
11 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F 9 10 23
12 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 40 5 16
13 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 12 14 16
14 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 14 13 15
15 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R 13 15 14
16 Rick Elzinga KTM 250 SX-F 17 16 9
17 Austin Black GAS MC250F 18 18 6
18 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 15 37 6
19 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 20 17 5
20 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 16 38 5
21 Brayden Lessler KTM 250 SX-F 24 19 2
22 Tanner Ward HON CRF250R 19 27 2
23 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F 21 20 1
24 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 23 22 0
25 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 26 21 0
26 Tyson Johnson KTM 250 SX-F 28 24 0
27 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 250 27 25 0
28 Brandon Ray YAM YZ 250F 22 32 0
29 Levi Newby HQV FC250 32 23 0
30 Cole Bailey KTM 250 SX-F 34 26 0
31 Brian DeRuyter KAW KX 250 35 28 0
32 Maxwell Sanford HON CRF250R 30 33 0
33 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F 29 36 0
34 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F 25 40 0
35 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F 36 30 0
36 Tyler Evans YAM YZ 250F 37 35 0
37 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F 38 39 0
38 Mason Olson GAS MC250F 29 0
39 Tre Fierro KTM 250 SX-F 31 0
40 Jorge Rubalcava HQV FC250 31 0
41 Bradley Lionnet KTM 250 SX-F 33 0
42 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F 34 0
43 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F 39 0

2021 AMA Pro Motocross 250MX Final Championship Points Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 497
2 Justin Cooper 491
3 Hunter Lawrence 381
4 RJ Hampshire 364
5 Jo Shimoda 340
6 Jeremy Martin 307
7 Austin Forkner 256
8 Michael Mosiman 252
9 Maximus Vohland 236
10 Dilan Schwartz 209
11 Jalek  Swoll 195
12 Jarrett Frye 184
13 Carson Mumford 183
14 Colt Nichols 172
15 Ty Masterpool 166
16 Garrett Marchbanks 146
17 Joshua Varize 139
18 Pierce Brown 126
19 Levi Kitchen 104
20 Stilez Robertson 90
21 Preston Kilroy 77
22 Nathanael Thrasher 52
23 Derek Kelley 48
24 Ramyller Alves 31
25 Brandon Scharer 29
26 Seth Hammaker 26
27 Christopher Prebula 22
28 Alex Martin 19
29 Jerry Robin 16
30 Xylian Ramella 13
31 Kailub Russell 11
32 Tommy Rios 11
33 Austin Black 10
34 Derek  Drake 9
35 Rick Elzinga 9
36 Brayden Lessler 9
37 Zack Williams 9
38 Devin Simonson 8
39 Kaeden Amerine 8
40 James Harrington 7
41 Cameron Mcadoo 6
42 Grant Harlan 6
43 Jace Kessler 5
44 Garrett Hoffman 4
45 TJ Uselman 4
46 Jesse Flock 3
47 Max Miller 3
48 Tyson Johnson 2
49 Jake Pinhancos 2
50 Tanner Ward 2

450 Moto 1

The opening 450 Class moto of the afternoon saw Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen, Ferrandis, and Red Bull Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb side-by-side coming to the MotoSport.com Holeshot, from which Roczen emerged with the lead. While Roczen asserted his position at the head of the pack, the jockeying for position behind him was exciting as Ferrandis, teammate Christian Craig, Webb, and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac all fought for second and third in the running order.

Eli Tomac

After a couple laps the field settled in, with Roczen, Ferrandis, and Webb occupying the top three spots, while Tomac ran fourth. As the moto approached the halfway point a battle for the lead started to take shape between Roczen and Ferrandis, as Tomac made the pass on Webb to take over third. Ferrandis moved to within striking distance of Roczen and began to look for alternate lines, but the Honda rider fended off the challenge. Tomac was the fastest rider on the track and made big inroads on his deficit to the leaders, only to give it away with a tip over that dropped him back to fourth behind Webb.

Ken Roczen

Out front, the season-long championship rivals from Europe went bar-to-bar for the lead. Ferrandis looked for a way around at various points on the track, but Roczen didn’t waver and was able to inch away. Ferrandis persisted and finally got the upper hand. He made the pass happen with less than 10 minutes left in the moto.

Once out front, Ferrandis ran away with the moto and opened up an advantage of more than 10 seconds. He cruised to his eighth moto win of the season, 12 seconds ahead of Roczen at the finish, while Webb followed in a distant third. Tomac finished in fourth, while Craig rounded out the top five.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Time/Laps
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 16 Laps
2 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +12.022
3 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +21.926
4 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +34.812
5 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +36.958
6 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +51.732
7 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +54.376
8 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1m23.753
9 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m35.110
10 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m46.761
11 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +2m01.258
12 Robbie Wageman YAM YZ 450F +2m11.005
13 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F +2m25.388
14 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +2m33.144
15 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F 15 Laps
16 RJ Wageman YAM YZ 450F +10.888
17 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +19.788
18 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R +29.022
19 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F +32.159
20 Colby Copp GAS MC450F +48.751
21 Dominic DeSimone HON CRF450R +51.331
22 Jake Mohnike YAM YZ 450F +1m18.118
23 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 +1m20.167
24 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F +1m20.560
25 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 +1m27.562
26 Zack Williams GAS MC450F +1m28.906
27 Ezra Lewis KTM 450 SX-F +1m30.668
28 Kolton Dean YAM YZ 450F +1m32.871
29 Justin Jones HON CRF450R +1m34.979
30 Josh Mosiman KTM 450 SX-F +1m38.676
31 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +2m25.493
32 Mccoy Brough KAW KX450 +2m25.699
33 Nicholas  Nisbet HON CRF450R +2m33.929
34 Devon Bates KTM 450 SX-F 14 Laps
35 Philip Maus KTM 450 SX-F FE +19.993
36 Lucas Lamborn KTM 250 SX 12 Laps
37 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 10 Laps
38 Anthony Gonsalves KAW KX450 8 Laps
39 Blake Ballard YAM YZ 450F 7 Laps
40 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +3m47.296

450 Moto 2

Webb got a great start

The final 450 Class moto of the season began with Webb at the head of the pack with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, but he was quickly passed by Craig. Behind them, both Roczen and Ferrandis were collected in incidents off the start, with Roczen unable to continue as Ferrandis got underway at the tail end of the field.

Cooper Webb chasing Christian Craig

Back up front, Craig asserted himself as the leader while Webb and Tomac gave chase. Further back, Ferrandis was making quick work in his climb through the field and it wasn’t long before he broke into the top 10. As the moto surpassed its opening 10 minutes, Craig was forced to deal with both Webb and Tomac, who were eager to get by. Webb made quick work of his Yamaha counterpart to reclaim the top spot, while Tomac followed through into second shortly thereafter.

The battle was on at the head of the pack as the moto reached its halfway point and Tomac made a push to put the pressure on Webb. The distance between the leaders ebbed and flowed as they both took advantage of strong portions of the track, but eventually Tomac’s continued pressure allowed him to make the move and seize control of the moto with a dozen minutes remaining. Webb battled back and looked to keep Tomac honest.

Eli Tomac chasing down Cooper Webb

With 10 minutes remaining in the moto the battle for the overall saw added intrigue as Ferrandis’ comeback continued with a climb into the top five. Tomac built his lead over Webb to more than four seconds and appeared to have the moto win in hand, while Webb sat comfortably ahead of Craig in third. Ferrandis was still on the charge and made an easy pass for fourth. He then set his sights on his teammate in third and got around Craig with two laps to go to take over third.

Tomac ended the season with his third moto win in the last six motos, taking the checkered flag 5.8 seconds ahead of Webb, while Ferrandis completed an improbable comeback to finish third.

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 15 Laps
2 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +05.800
3 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +16.519
4 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +26.104
5 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +33.985
6 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1m27.513
7 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m50.164
8 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1m54.617
9 Robbie Wageman YAM YZ 450F +2m03.859
10 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R 14 Laps
11 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +08.697
12 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +25.915
13 Jake Mohnike YAM YZ 450F +29.788
14 RJ Wageman YAM YZ 450F +33.636
15 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +38.815
16 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +43.466
17 Zack Williams GAS MC450F +46.239
18 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +48.021
19 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F +1m00.822
20 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m07.511
21 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F +1m08.236
22 Dominic DeSimone HON CRF450R +1m09.368
23 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 +1m14.668
24 Justin Jones HON CRF450R +1m20.496
25 Ezra Lewis KTM 450 SX-F +1m33.081
26 Kolton Dean YAM YZ 450F +1m38.504
27 Josh Mosiman KTM 450 SX-F +1m53.866
28 Colby Copp GAS MC450F +2m02.800
29 Devon Bates KTM 450 SX-F +2m03.974
30 Mccoy Brough KAW KX450 +2m04.346
31 Austin Cozadd YAM YZ 450F +2m32.658
32 Nicholas  Nisbet HON CRF450R +2m43.828
33 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 13 Laps
34 Philip Maus KTM 450 SX-F FE +22.412
35 Anthony Gonsalves KAW KX450 +2m13.848
36 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F 6 Laps
37 Lucas Lamborn KTM 250 SX 3 Laps
38 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F 2 Laps
39 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F DNF

450 Overall

Ferrandis’ resilient second moto was the difference maker in the overall standings, as he wrapped up his sixth win of the season on the heels of 1-3 moto scores. Tomac completed his tenure with Kawsaki in the runner-up spot (4-1), while Webb ended the season with a third straight podium finish in third (3-2). A total of three points separated the top three finishers.

With his 12th consecutive podium finish, Ferrandis’ historic season added another layer as he became the ninth rider in history to earn a top-three result in every race of his first full season of premier class competition.

“I gave it everything I had today with a clear mind (with the championship wrapped up),” said Ferrandis. “I just went out there and rode as hard as I could. That was my plan. I didn’t know that I won. I thought I was too far back to win the overall, especially with a crash on the start, so I didn’t believe it when my team told me I won. It’s been an unreal season and I’m just so proud to do this for my team and everyone that supports me.”

Dylan Ferrandis

In the ongoing pursuit of the runner-up spot in the final standings, Roczen’s DNF in the final moto, combined with Tomac’s win, saw them trade positions as Tomac finished the year in second, with Roczen third.

Eli Tomac

“In the first moto I was starting to get into a flow, I found some good lines, and I had a solid pace going until I crashed in the off-camber corner at the bottom of the hill. I tweaked my thumb in the crash, but regrouped to still finish fourth in that moto and reset for the second one. In Moto 2, I got off to a strong start and worked my way up to the lead which I was able to maintain until the end. I would have loved to come away with the overall win today, but with that small crash in the first moto, it just wasn’t in the cards. I’m happy to finish the season with a moto win.”

Coming off two consecutive podium finishes late in the season, Cooper Webb ended the season finale with 3-2 results at Hangtown for fourth overall in the championship.

Cooper Webb

“Today was my best result, even though it was a third overall, I’m stoked! Unfortunately, I didn’t get the season started very well but I have to give it up to my team and the group of people around me for pushing me and believing in me. I knew what I could do on a dirt bike, so it’s good to be better and get closer to the front. It’s a lot to get to the front and we never gave up so I’m stoked to end the season on a positive note.”

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 1 3 45
2 Eli Tomac 4 1 43
3 Cooper Webb 3 2 42
4 Christian Craig 5 4 34
5 Brandon Hartranft 7 6 29
6 Max Anstie 9 5 28
7 Ryan Surratt 8 8 26
8 Justin Bogle 10 7 25
9 Ken Roczen 2 40 22
10 Robbie Wageman 12 9 21
11 Justin  Rodbell 11 12 19
12 Coty Schock 6 20 16
13 Bryson Gardner 18 10 14
14 Kevin Moranz 17 11 14
15 RJ Wageman 16 14 12
16 Scott Meshey 14 16 12
17 Jake Mohnike 22 13 8
18 Fredrik Noren 13 38 8
19 Jeremy Smith 40 15 6
20 Jacob Runkles 15 36 6
21 Zack Williams 26 17 4
22 Hunter Schlosser 31 18 3
23 Layton  Smail 24 19 2
24 Clayton Tucker 19 21 2
25 Colby Copp 20 28 1
26 Dominic DeSimone 21 22 0
27 Joshua Philbrick 25 23 0
28 Ezra Lewis 27 25 0
29 Justin Jones 29 24 0
30 Kolton Dean 28 26 0
31 Wyatt Lyonsmith 23 33 0
32 Josh Mosiman 30 27 0
33 Mccoy Brough 32 30 0
34 Devon Bates 34 29 0
35 Nicholas  Nisbet 33 32 0
36 Philip Maus 35 34 0
37 Anthony Gonsalves 38 35 0
38 Lucas Lamborn 36 37 0
39 Ben LaMay 37 39 0
40 Austin Cozadd 31 0
41 Blake Ballard 39 0

2021 AMA Pro Motocross 450MX Final Championship Points Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 531
2 Eli Tomac 458
3 Ken Roczen 446
4 Cooper Webb 358
5 Chase Sexton 342
6 Christian Craig 292
7 Marvin Musquin 240
8 Joseph Savatgy 240
9 Justin Barcia 239
10 Aaron Plessinger 232
11 Max Anstie 208
12 Brandon Hartranft 188
13 Justin Bogle 181
14 Coty Schock 174
15 Adam Cianciarulo 147
16 Dean Wilson 146
17 Justin  Rodbell 105
18 Ryan Surratt 98
19 Fredrik Noren 87
20 Ben LaMay 69
21 Chris Canning 48
22 Kyle Chisholm 41
23 Jacob Runkles 36
24 Scott Meshey 36
25 Jeremy Hand 34
26 Zachary Osborne 33
27 Robbie Wageman 33
28 Jason Anderson 29
29 Tyler Stepek 27
30 Kevin Moranz 26
31 Jace Kessler 22
32 Bryson Gardner 15
33 William Clason 13
34 Grant Harlan 12
35 RJ Wageman 12
36 Jake Mohnike 11
37 Phillip Nicoletti 9
38 Alessandro  Lupino 8
39 Ryan Sipes 8
40 Jeremy Smith 8
41 Hunter Schlosser 8
42 Matthew Hubert 6
43 Tyler Medaglia 6
44 Curren Thurman 4
45 Zack Williams 4
46 Alex Ray 4
47 Cody Groves 4
48 Carson Brown 3
49 Mitchell Falk 3
50 Robert Piazza 3
51 Bryce Backaus 3
52 Clayton Tucker 2
53 Layton  Smail 2

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Jett Lawrence wins AMA Pro Motocross 250MX Championship

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Jett Lawrence

2021 AMA Pro Motocross 250 Champion

Jett Lawrence – 2021 AMA Pro Motocross 250 Champion

18-year-old Jett Lawrence today became the first Australian to ever win the 2021 AMA Pro Motocross 250MX Championship. Older brother and team-mate Hunter Lawrence finished third in the title chase, having taken two moto wins and one overall victory, making the Lawrences the only brothers to both finish an AMA Pro Motocross Championship in the top three.

Jett (#18) and brother Hunter (#41) celebrate together

After Frenchman Dylan Ferrandis wrapped up the 450 Title last week this also marks the first time in history that both of the premier American Motocross Championships were won by foreigners in the same year.

Jett Lawrence

Jett kicked off the series with an overall win at the opener in May, then notched podium overall results at the next three rounds. The middle part of the season brought a comparative dip, though he was never worse than sixth overall, and round eight saw him back on top of the overall podium in New Berlin, New York. A second-overall result at round nine continued his late-season surge, with flawless 1-1 overall victories in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and at the second Pala round. Jett overcame poor starts and inopportune falls during today’s finale at Prairie City SVRA, a half-hour east of Sacramento, to secure the Gary Jones Motocross Cup.

18-year-old Australian Jett Lawrence

“Oh my goodness, it’s a good day in the end,” Jett Lawrence said. “I think that’s the worst I’ve ridden in a while, but I still got the title. It feels so great, as we’ve been working quite a while to get this. I’ve got to thank the whole crew for getting me here—my brother, my whole family, my manager and all of Honda and HRC. It’s awesome and we’re going to enjoy it for a little while, but then it will be back to the drawing board for next season to hopefully back it up.”

Jett Lawrence

Natives of Landsborough, in Queensland, Australia, Jett and Hunter earned amateur success Down Under as youngsters. After dabbling in international racing (Jett earned the 2014 65cc World Championship in Belgium, at age 11), the Lawrence family moved to Europe fulltime to pursue the brothers’ motocross dreams, with Jett getting his feet wet in the 2016 German ADAC series and 85 European Motocross Championship. Two years later, he made the jump to the highly competitive 250 European Motocross Championship at age 14.

Jett Lawrence

In 2019 the Lawrence family relocated to the U.S., where the brothers raced for the Honda-backed Factory Connection squad (Hunter as a pro and Jett initially as an amateur before turning 16 and making his pro debut midway through the AMA Pro Motocross series). Last season saw him net his first overall victory at the final round and take the Marty Smith Rookie of the Year Award, before he and Hunter advanced to the factory Team Honda HRC program for 2021. In his short time as a pro, Jett has already amassed a huge following of dedicated fans.

Jett Lawrence

While this is Jett’s first AMA crown, he joins an elite list of Honda riders who have notched a total of 13 AMA Motocross National Championships in the 250MX division (previously for 125cc two-strokes); others include Marty Smith, Johnny O’Mara (now the Lawrence brothers’ trainer), Ron Lechien, Micky Dymond, George Holland, Mike Kiedrowski, Doug Henry, Steve Lamson, Trey Canard (now the Team Honda HRC test rider) and Eli Tomac. That said, the title is Honda’s first in the class since 2013.

“I’m so proud of Jett and the entire Honda team for this accomplishment,” said Brandon Wilson, Manager of Sports & Experiential at American Honda. “Working with Jett and his family has been an absolute pleasure—obviously for his on-the-bike accomplishments, but also because they’re just good people. On behalf of everyone at American Honda and HRC, thank you Jett, for putting Honda back on top in AMA Pro Motocross. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for you.”

After a short break, Jett and Team Honda HRC will turn their attention to developing the 2022 CRF250R in preparation for next year’s AMA Supercross series, which is scheduled to kick off January 8 in Anaheim, California.

2021 AMA Pro Motocross 250MX Final Championship Points Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 497
2 Justin Cooper 491
3 Hunter Lawrence 381
4 RJ Hampshire 364
5 Jo Shimoda 340
6 Jeremy Martin 307
7 Austin Forkner 256
8 Michael Mosiman 252
9 Maximus Vohland 236
10 Dilan Schwartz 209
11 Jalek  Swoll 195
12 Jarrett Frye 184
13 Carson Mumford 183
14 Colt Nichols 172
15 Ty Masterpool 166
16 Garrett Marchbanks 146
17 Joshua Varize 139
18 Pierce Brown 126
19 Levi Kitchen 104
20 Stilez Robertson 90
21 Preston Kilroy 77
22 Nathanael Thrasher 52
23 Derek Kelley 48
24 Ramyller Alves 31
25 Brandon Scharer 29
26 Seth Hammaker 26
27 Christopher Prebula 22
28 Alex Martin 19
29 Jerry Robin 16
30 Xylian Ramella 13
31 Kailub Russell 11
32 Tommy Rios 11
33 Austin Black 10
34 Derek  Drake 9
35 Rick Elzinga 9
36 Brayden Lessler 9
37 Zack Williams 9
38 Devin Simonson 8
39 Kaeden Amerine 8
40 James Harrington 7
41 Cameron Mcadoo 6
42 Grant Harlan 6
43 Jace Kessler 5
44 Garrett Hoffman 4
45 TJ Uselman 4
46 Jesse Flock 3
47 Max Miller 3
48 Tyson Johnson 2
49 Jake Pinhancos 2
50 Tanner Ward 2
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Jett Lawrence to take 23-point lead into championship finale

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2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 11 – Fox Raceway II

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Jett Lawrence leads 250 by 23-points

Another dominant 1-1 performance by Jett Lawrence in 250 has seen the Aussie teenager extend his advantage over Justin Cooper out to 23-points with only a single round and two races left in the championship.

Jett is on a roll of four wins in succession, has won five races out of the last nine and in that last nine contests has not finished any lower than second.

Jett Lawrence

If Jett wraps up the championship next weekend he will be the first Australian to win an American 250 Motocross Championship.  It would also mark the first time in history that both of the premier American Motocross Championships were won by foreigners in the same year.’

Jett Lawrence has 464-points to Justin Cooper’s 441. Hunter Lawrence is third in the championship on 349-points ahead of RJ Hampshire on 327-points.

The 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will conclude next Saturday, September 11, with the sport’s oldest event in Northern California, the legendary Hangtown Motocross Classic.

2021  AMA Pro Motocross Video Highlights

250 Moto 1

Thousands of die-hard race fans braved brutal temperatures and with tensions high, the first 250 Class moto got underway with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Max Vohland at the head of the pack with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, but he was soon passed by Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman. Behind them, the title contenders of Lawrence and Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper both got underway with top-10 starts.

With his first opportunity to pace the field this summer Mosiman quickly built a lead over Vohland, Lawrence, and the rest of the field. Lawrence bided his time in the early laps and patiently waited for his opportunity to make a pass on Vohland, which he did successfully several minutes into the moto. As Lawrence made the move, Cooper remained mired in seventh.

Jett Lawrence

As the moto approached its halfway point Lawrence had chipped away at Mosiman’s lead and closed to within striking distance of the lead. Mosiman then lost traction of his front tire and went down, which handed the lead to Lawrence, second to Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire, and third to Vohland. As this unfolded, Cooper dropped to eighth as Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence made the pass for seventh. Mosiman remounted in fifth, but went back to work and clawed his way back up to third. He didn’t stop there and kept his head down to close in on Hampshire and make the pass for second with relative ease.

Jett Lawrence

Out front, Jett Lawrence was on cruise control and easily rode to his seventh moto win of the season. The Australian crossed the line 9.2 seconds ahead of Mosiman, followed by Hampshire in third and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jo Shimoda in fourth. Cooper dug deep and made a late charge to battle his way into the top five.

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 16 Laps
2 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +09.206
3 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +11.848
4 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +15.833
5 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +21.005
6 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +22.873
7 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +39.200
8 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +40.196
9 Joshua Varize HQV 2015 – 2019 FC250 +48.682
10 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +58.483
11 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m03.058
12 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m07.685
13 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m28.155
14 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F +2m05.177
15 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +2m12.840
16 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +2m16.166
17 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 15 Laps
18 Brayden Lessler KTM 250 SX-F +24.075
19 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F +29.943
20 Austin Black GAS MC250F +35.958
21 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +1m05.975
22 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +1m15.567
23 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F +1m25.813
24 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F +1m27.481
25 Tyson Johnson KTM 250 SX-F +1m35.201
26 Kai Aiello HQV FC250 +1m53.898
27 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +2m13.893
28 Levi Newby HQV FC250 +2m26.381
29 Rick Elzinga KTM 250 SX-F 14 Laps
30 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +3m10.109
31 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F FE +4m36.115
32 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F 13 Laps
33 Derek  Drake SUZ RMZ 250 11 Laps
34 Cole Bailey KTM 250 SX-F 10 Laps
35 Brandon Sussman YAM YZ 250F 9 Laps
36 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 7 Laps
37 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F 5 Laps
38 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F 4 Laps
39 Eugenio Barbaglia KTM 250 SX-F 3 Laps
40 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F DNF

250 Moto 2

Lawrence scored a holeshot in the second moto

Lawrence picked up where he left off to begin Moto 2, as he emerged with the MotoSport.com Holeshot ahead of Mosiman and Cooper. The clear track proved to be advantageous to the Australian, as he sprinted on the opening lap and established a multi-second lead over the field. Behind him, Mosiman and Cooper began a spirited battle for second.

Jett Lawrence

Cooper appeared to be faster than Mosiman, but found difficulty in finding a way around, which allowed Mosiman to inch away. Soon, Mosiman asserted his control of the position as the top three settled into their running order. As the moto approached its final 10 minutes, Cooper was able to pick up the pace, which allowed him to catch Mosiman and make the pass for second, from which Cooper quickly pulled away.

Michael Mosiman

The battle for the podium didn’t end there, as Shimoda came on strong in the waning moments of the moto. The Japanese rider caught Mosiman, applied pressure, and made an impressive pass to take over third.

Justin Cooper

Out front, Lawrence was in a class of his own yet again and enjoyed a dominant wire-to-wire victory to wrap up the moto sweep. He took the checkered flag 14.2 seconds ahead of Cooper, with Shimoda a distant third.

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 16 Laps
2 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +14.255
3 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +20.239
4 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +28.651
5 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +40.303
6 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R +43.834
7 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F +1m03.744
8 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +1m09.958
9 Joshua Varize HQV 2015 – 2019 FC250 +1m14.483
10 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1m19.887
11 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 +1m22.753
12 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1m31.159
13 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1m37.799
14 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +2m00.140
15 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +2m04.970
16 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 15 Laps
17 Brayden Lessler KTM 250 SX-F +14.777
18 Austin Black GAS MC250F +28.806
19 Tyson Johnson KTM 250 SX-F +35.336
20 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F +38.217
21 Kai Aiello HQV FC250 +1m50.783
22 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 14 Laps
23 Cole Bailey KTM 250 SX-F +02.483
24 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +12.226
25 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +1m07.429
26 Mason Olson GAS MC250F +1m14.548
27 Konnor  Visger HON CRF250R +2m16.168
28 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F FE 13 Laps
29 Brandon Sussman YAM YZ 250F +2m43.669
30 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F 8 Laps
31 Rick Elzinga KTM 250 SX-F 7 Laps
32 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F +20.794
33 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +2m07.164
34 Jorge Rubalcava HQV FC250 5 Laps
35 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F 4 Laps
36 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F +59.557
37 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 3 Laps
38 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 +12.322
39 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F 2 Laps
40 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F DNS

250 Overall

Another dominant 1-1 performance by Jett Lawrence in 250 has seen the Aussie teenager extend his advantage over Justin Cooper out to 23-points with only a single round and two races left in the championship.

Jett is on a roll of four wins in succession, has won five races out of the last nine and in that last nine contests has not finished any lower than second.

If Jett wraps up the championship next weekend he will be the first Australian to win an American 250 Title.  It would also mark the first time in history that both of the premier American Motocross Championships were won by foreigners in the same year.

Jett Lawrence

“I think everything just fell into place (today),” said Lawrence. “It was just a hard day, it’s really hot. It’s been one of the toughest days we’ve had in a while. It feels great to get three in a row here (at Fox Raceway).”

Jett Lawrence

Mosiman equaled a career-best result with his second ever runner-up effort (2-4), while Cooper’s strong effort in the second moto helped maintain his overall podium streak in third (5-2).

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda (1-1)
Michael Mosiman, Sebastopol, Calif., GASGAS (2-4)
Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha (5-2)

Jett Lawrence has 464-points to Justin Cooper’s 441.

Justin Cooper scored an overall podium but it was a trying round for the Yamaha rider

Hunter Lawrence is third in the championship on 349-points ahead of RJ Hampshire on 327-points.

Hunter Lawrence

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider Bike M1 M2 Points
1 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R 1 1 50
2 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F 2 4 40
3 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F 5 2 38
4 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 4 3 38
5 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 6 6 30
6 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 3 14 27
7 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 10 8 24
8 Joshua Varize HQV 2015 9 9 24
9 Levi Kitchen YAM YZ 250F 12 7 23
10 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 15 5 22
11 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F 8 12 22
12 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F 11 10 21
13 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F  7 15 20
14 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R 13 13 16
15 Preston Kilroy SUZ RMZ 250 16 11 15
16 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 17 16 9
17 Brayden Lessler KTM 250 SX-F 18 17 7
18 Derek Kelley GAS MC250F 14 37 7
19 Austin Black GAS MC250F 20 18 4
20 Tyson Johnson KTM 250 SX-F 25 19 2
21 Devin Simonson YAM YZ 250F 19 30 2
22 TJ Uselman GAS MC250F 22 20 1
23 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F 21 22 0
24 Kai Aiello HQV FC250 26 21 0
25 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F 30 25 0
26 Slade Smith YAM YZ 250F 23 32 0
27 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F 32 24 0
28 Cole Bailey KTM 250 SX-F 34 23 0
29 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F 31 28 0
30 Kaeden Amerine YAM YZ 250F 24 35 0
31 Rick Elzinga KTM 250 SX-F 29 31 0
32 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F 27 33 0
33 Brandon Sussman YAM YZ 250F 35 29 0
34 Tyler Ducray KTM 250 SX-F 38 36 0
35 Jerry Robin HQV FC250 36 38 0
36 Tommy Rios YAM YZ 250F 37 40 0
37 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F 40 39 0
38 Mason Olson GAS MC250F 26 0
39 Konnor  Visger HON CRF250R 27 0
40 Levi Newby HQV FC250 28 0
41 Derek  Drake / 33 0
42 Jorge Rubalcava HQV FC250 34 0
43 Eugenio Barbaglia KTM 250 SX-F 39 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 11 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 464
2 Justin Cooper 441
3 Hunter Lawrence 349
4 RJ Hampshire 327
5 Jeremy Martin 307
6 Jo Shimoda 300
7 Austin Forkner 240
8 Michael Mosiman 229
9 Maximus Vohland 202
10 Jalek  Swoll 195
11 Dilan Schwartz 184
12 Colt Nichols 172
13 Carson Mumford 169
14 Jarrett Frye 161
15 Ty Masterpool 160
16 Garrett Marchbanks 146
17 Pierce Brown 126
18 Joshua Varize 115
19 Stilez Robertson 90
20 Levi Kitchen 80
21 Preston Kilroy 62
22 Nathanael Thrasher 52
23 Derek Kelley 32
24 Ramyller Alves 31
25 Brandon Scharer 29
26 Seth Hammaker 26
27 Christopher Prebula 22
28 Alex Martin 19
29 Kailub Russell 11
30 Jerry Robin 11
31 Tommy Rios 10
32 Derek  Drake 9
33 Zack Williams 9
34 Xylian Ramella 8
35 Devin Simonson 8
36 Kaeden Amerine 8
37 Brayden Lessler 7
38 James Harrington 7
39 Cameron Mcadoo 6
40 Grant Harlan 6
41 Jace Kessler 5
42 Austin Black 4
43 Garrett Hoffman 4
44 TJ Uselman 4
45 Jesse Flock 3
46 Max Miller 3
47 Tyson Johnson 2
48 Jake Pinhancos 2
49 Dominique Thury 2
50 Vincent Luhovey 1
51 Gared Steinke 1
52 Luke Renzland 1
53 Joseph Tait 0

450 Moto 1

The opening 450 Class moto of the afternoon started with Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen leading the way with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb and Ferrandis. The German looked to take advantage of the clear track and sprint away from the field, but both Webb and Ferrandis kept him within reach and even applied pressure for the lead.

Roczen scored the hole-shot

Roczen responded and quickly built a three-second advantage over his rivals, which forced Ferrandis to pick up the pace and make the move on Webb for second a little more than 10 minutes into the moto. Ferrandis continued to push and eliminated a three-second deficit to Roczen to challenge for the lead at the halfway point of the moto. Once he closed onto the rear fender of the Honda, Ferrandis made quick work to take over the lead and seize control of the moto.

Dylan Ferrandis

With first place in hand, Ferrandis continued to sustain the pace and ran the fastest laps of the moto to move out more than five seconds clear of Roczen. Behind them, a long, tense battle for third played out between Webb and Tomac. The pair traded fast laps and momentum surges for several laps, as Webb fended off numerous pass attempts by Tomac. As the moto closed in on its final five minutes, lapped riders gave Tomac the opening he needed to take advantage of Webb being slowed, which provided an unchallenged pass for the position and moved Tomac into third.

Dylan Ferrandis

With Webb no longer an issue, Tomac was able to pick up his pace and dramatically lowered his lap times, including the fastest lap of the moto, to close in on Roczen and make the pass for second. Roczen’s pace dropped off dramatically and caused him to lose ground to Webb, which led to a last-lap battle for third.

Cooper Webb

Back out front, Ferrandis carried on to his seventh moto win of the season by 3.9 seconds over Tomac, while Roczen held on for third. Webb finished fourth, followed by Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Christian Craig in fifth.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 16 Laps
2 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +03.939
3 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +15.853
4 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +18.492
5 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +55.312
6 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m00.721
7 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m12.159
8 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m21.541
9 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1m55.469
10 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +2m09.257
11 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F 15 Laps
12 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +24.499
13 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +36.119
14 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +43.121
15 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +47.366
16 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +50.308
17 Robbie Wageman YAM YZ 450F +1m13.089
18 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +1m19.476
19 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m20.088
20 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +1m21.232
21 Jake Mohnike YAM YZ 450F +1m40.075
22 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R +1m44.563
23 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +1m48.786
24 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 +2m21.562
25 RJ Wageman YAM YZ 450F 14 Laps
26 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F +17.313
27 Justin Jones HON CRF450R +19.918
28 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 +55.744
29 Dominic DeSimone HON CRF450R +1m11.042
30 Kolton Dean YAM YZ 450F +2m40.006
31 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F 13 Laps
32 Connor Olson KTM 450 SX-F +40.164
33 Deven Raper KAW KX450 9 Laps
34 Dylan Merriam YAM YZ 450F 8 Laps
35 Ezra Lewis KTM 450 SX-F +1m06.518
36 Dennis Stapleton KTM 450 SX-F 5 Laps
37 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F 3 Laps
38 Nicholas Jones YAM YZ 450F 2 Laps
39 Tanner  Myers KAW KX450 1 Laps
40 Colby Copp GAS MC450F DNF

450 Moto 2

Webb got away best

The final 450 Class moto stormed out the gate with Webb leading the way for the MotoSport.com Holeshot, closely followed by Roczen and Ferrandis. Roczen went on the attack on the opening lap and muscled his way by Webb to take control of the top spot, while Ferrandis followed through into second. The Frenchman kept the momentum rolling and looked to make his way around Roczen, which he did before the completion of the opening lap.

Eli Tomac

As the leaders settled in up front, Tomac was on the charge forward. After starting fifth, Tomac got into a groove and began to pick off riders at will. He first passed Craig for fourth, then made quick work of Webb to move into third. Not long after that the Kawasaki rider closed in on Roczen and took over second.

Dylan Ferrandis

Tomac faced a small deficit to Ferrandis, but made quick work of erasing that. Just over 10 minutes into the moto the battle for the lead was on. Once they were side by side, Ferrandis didn’t put up a challenge and let Tomac surge ahead. As the change for the lead unfolded, Webb made the pass on Roczen for third. As the moto wore on, Roczen lost more positions and eventually dropped out of the top five.

Dylan Ferrandis

Tomac ran away from the field over the second half of the moto and established a lead that surpassed 30 seconds. He took his fifth moto win of the season by 45.8 seconds over Ferrandis, with Webb nearly a minute behind in third.

Cooper Webb was a distant third

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 16 Laps
2 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +45.805
3 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +58.357
4 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +1m07.562
5 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1m14.467
6 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +1m21.286
7 Coty Schock HON CRF450R +1m37.398
8 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +2m09.991
9 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE 15 Laps
10 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F +10.368
11 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +19.271
12 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +28.744
13 Robbie Wageman YAM YZ 450F +51.939
14 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1m15.843
15 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F +1m21.539
16 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +1m24.716
17 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +1m25.698
18 Jake Mohnike YAM YZ 450F +1m36.625
19 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +1m49.577
20 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R +2m02.358
21 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 14 Laps
22 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 +05.933
23 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F +14.232
24 Dominic DeSimone HON CRF450R +20.253
25 Colby Copp GAS MC450F +24.217
26 Justin Jones HON CRF450R +32.232
27 Ezra Lewis KTM 450 SX-F +1m04.350
28 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F +1m38.079
29 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F +2m44.961
30 Austin Cozadd YAM YZ 450F +2m51.835
31 Devon Bates KTM 450 SX-F 13 Laps
32 Tanner  Myers KAW KX450 +1m25.410
33 RJ Wageman YAM YZ 450F 9 Laps
34 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE 8 Laps
35 Deven Raper KAW KX450 5 Laps
36 Nicholas Jones YAM YZ 450F 3 Laps
37 Dennis Stapleton KTM 450 SX-F 2 Laps
38 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 +29.734
39 Connor Olson KTM 450 SX-F 1 Laps
40 Dylan Merriam YAM YZ 450F DNF

450 Overall

Dylan Ferrandis – 2021 AMA Pro MX 450 Champion

With 1-2 results in the 450 Motos overnight at Fox Raceway’s penultimate round of the 2021 AMA Pro Motocross Championship Dylan Ferrandis has extended his championship lead over fellow European Ken Roczen out to a now insurmountable 62-points.

Dylan Ferrandis – 2021 AMA Pro MX 450 Champion

Ferrandis won the 2019 250 West Supercross Championship and then took out the 250 Motocross Championship and 250 West Supercross Championship double last year (2020), before stepping up to the 450 class this year.

In 2021 Ferrandis finished seventh in the 450 Supercross Championship before going on to wrap up the 450 Motocross Championship at his first attempt.

Dylan Ferrandis – 2021 AMA Pro MX 450 Champion
Dylan Ferrandis – Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing

“It was another tough day, and I had to dig really deep to get this result. The weather was really hard on us, hard on the body, but I had this championship in mind, and I really wanted it. I tried the best that I could, and it looked like it was enough to grab it. It’s just unreal to be the champion in my first year on the 450. When I was young, I dreamed of being a 250 champion, but I never really dreamed of being a 450 champion. So, it’s not even a dream come true; it’s more than that. It’s just the best thing that I have ever done in my life. Today I’m really out of emotions. It was just such an awesome year for me, and it’s so awesome to win with this Yamaha bike and with this team. I’m really happy for everybody involved in winning this championship.”

Ferrandis is the eighth rider in history to earn the title in his first season in the AMA’s premier category, while also giving Yamaha its first 450 Class championship since 2007 with Grant Langston.

Jeremy Coker – Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 450 Team Manager

“Today was a day I’ll never forget in my life. Even though I’ve been involved in a lot of championships on the 250 side as an engine builder and crew chief, this is really special. To do this as the team manager on this team and to orchestrate things from this side; it brings tears to my eyes. The crew was incredible! There was not one person on this team that didn’t have the same goal, and we all worked hard to achieve it. It’s something none of us will ever forget. I’m proud of what Dylan did today. He rode amazing. It was a really tough day and very hot outside, but he pulled off the championship a weekend early. As for Christian, we didn’t even know if he’d be able to race, and he came out here and did what he did; it was just an awesome ride. We’ve still got one more to go, and we’ll be out there to win at Hangtown.”

Ken Roczen is also now in danger of losing second place in the championship after Eli Tomac closed to within nine-points of the German off the back of his 2-1 results at this penultimate round ahead of the Hangtown finale next weekend.

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

27-year-old Ferrandis is the second Frenchman to win the premier category in the American Motocross Championship after countryman Jean Michel Bayle did the 500 and 250 (two-stroke) championship double in 1991. The 22-year-old French phenom that was Bayle also won the Supercross championship in 1991 to become the first rider in history to win the three major American series in the same year. A backlash from many American fans at a Frenchman winning all their titles was part of the reason Bayle left the dirt and went road racing instead from 1992 onwards.

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider Bike M1 M2 Points
1 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 2 1 47
2 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 1 2 47
3 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE 4 3 38
4 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE 3 6 35
5 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F 5 4 34
6 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 6 5 31
7 Coty Schock HON CRF450R 7 7 28
8 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 10 8 24
9 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE 9 9 24
10 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F 11 10 21
11 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 12 11 19
12 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F 15 12 15
13 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 13 14 15
14 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE 8 34 13
15 Robbie Wageman YAM YZ 450F 17 13 12
16 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F 18 16 8
17 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE 14 7
18 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 450F 37 15 6
19 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 19 17 6
20 Hunter Schlosser YAM YZ 450F 16 23 5
21 Jake Mohnike YAM YZ 450F 21 18 3
22 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F 20 19 3
23 Wyatt Lyonsmith KAW KX450 24 21 0
24 Bryson Gardner HON CRF450R 22 20 1
25 Jeremy Smith KAW KX450 23 22 0
26 Dominic DeSimone HON CRF450R 29 24 0
27 Justin Jones HON CRF450R 27 26 0
28 Clayton Tucker YAM YZ 450F 26 29 0
29 RJ Wageman YAM YZ 450F 25 33 0
30 Layton  Smail KTM 350 SX-F 31 28 0
31 Ezra Lewis KTM 450 SX-F 35 27 0
32 Colby Copp GAS MC450F 40 25 0
33 Joshua Philbrick KAW KX450 28 38 0
34 Deven Raper KAW KX450 33 35 0
35 Tanner  Myers KAW KX450 39 32 0
36 Connor Olson KTM 450 SX-F 32 39 0
37 Dennis Stapleton KTM 450 SX-F 36 37 0
38 Nicholas Jones YAM YZ 450F 38 36 0
39 Dylan Merriam YAM YZ 450F 34 40 0
40 Kolton Dean YAM YZ 450F 30 0
41 Austin Cozadd YAM YZ 450F 30 0
42 Devon Bates KTM 450 SX-F 31 0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 11 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 486
2 Ken Roczen 424
3 Eli Tomac 415
4 Chase Sexton 342
5 Cooper Webb 316
6 Christian Craig 258
7 Marvin Musquin 240
8 Joseph Savatgy 240
9 Justin Barcia 239
10 Aaron Plessinger 232
11 Max Anstie 180
12 Brandon Hartranft 159
13 Coty Schock 158
14 Justin Bogle 156
15 Adam Cianciarulo 147
16 Dean Wilson 146
17 Justin  Rodbell 86
18 Fredrik Noren 79
19 Ryan Surratt 72
20 Ben LaMay 69
21 Chris Canning 48
22 Kyle Chisholm 41
23 Jeremy Hand 34
24 Zachary Osborne 33
25 Jacob Runkles 30
26 Jason Anderson 29
27 Tyler Stepek 27
28 Scott Meshey 24
29 Jace Kessler 22
30 William Clason 13
31 Grant Harlan 12
32 Robbie Wageman 12
33 Kevin Moranz 12
34 Phillip Nicoletti 9
35 Alessandro  Lupino 8
36 Ryan Sipes 8
37 Matthew Hubert 6
38 Tyler Medaglia 6
39 Hunter Schlosser 5
40 Curren Thurman 4
41 Alex Ray 4
42 Cody Groves 4
43 Carson Brown 3
44 Jake Mohnike 3
45 Mitchell Falk 3
46 Robert Piazza 3
47 Bryce Backaus 3
48 Jeremy Smith 2
49 Jacob Hayes 2
50 Bryce Hansen 1
51 Bryson Gardner 1
52 Nicolas Rolando 0
53 Wyatt Lyonsmith 0

The 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will conclude next Saturday, September 11, with the sport’s oldest event in Northern California, the legendary Hangtown Motocross Classic.

Source: MCNews.com.au

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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.

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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.

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2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 5 – Southwick National

Images by Jeff Kardas

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

450 Moto 1

When the 40-rider field rounded the first turn for the opening 450 Class moto it was Ferrandis who prevailed with the Motosport.com Holeshot ahead of his teammate Aaron Plessinger and Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia. Ferrandis’ championship rival Ken Roczen was just outside of the top-five off of the start in sixth aboard his Team Honda HRC machine. Ferrandis would lead the field around on the opening lap, while Barcia would move into second, sliding Plessinger back to third.

Dylan Ferrandis

Out front, Ferrandis found himself under heavy pressure during the early stages of the moto, however, the charge from both Barcia and Plessinger proved to be short-lived as the Frenchman upped his pace to open a comfortable lead. The battle for second was wide open as Plessinger stalked Barcia for the majority of the 30-minute-plus-two-lap moto.

Aaron Plessinger

At the checkered flag, it was Ferrandis taking his third moto win of the season by 5.4 seconds. Barcia held on for second to give him his best finish of the season, just ahead of Plessinger in third.

450 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F 15 Laps
2 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F +05.443
3 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F +07.720
4 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +14.827
5 Adam Cianciarulo KAW KX450 +16.834
6 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +19.149
7 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +21.692
8 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 +26.935
9 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +45.098
10 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +55.552
11 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:17.413
12 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1:59.827
13 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +2:03.545
14 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE +2:32.848
15 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 14 Laps
16 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +07.661
17 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +21.311
18 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +25.199
19 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F +30.030
20 Alex Ray KAW KX450 +35.447
21 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +54.159
22 Nathan Augustin KTM 450 SX-F +1:03.113
23 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:05.626
24 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +1:07.320
25 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:14.455
26 Brian Borghesani GAS MC450F +1:15.634
27 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1:23.157
28 Joshua Prior GAS MC450F +1:27.956
29 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F +1:36.706
30 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +1:38.024
31 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 +1:54.134
32 Travis Delnicki YAM YZ 450F +2:21.629
33 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F 13 Laps
34 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +22.849
35 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R +26.991
36 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 12 Laps
37 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 11 Laps
38 Coty Schock HON CRF450R 7 Laps
39 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F DNS
40 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F DNS

450 Moto 2

The final and deciding 450 Class moto kicked off with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb launching out of the gate for the Motosport.com Holeshot ahead of Roczen and Plessinger. Exiting the first turn, Roczen used a handful of throttle to slingshot his way past Webb for the lead, while Plessinger would exit the racetrack with a mechanical issue. It was Roczen, Webb, and Cianciarulo inside the top three at the completion of the opening lap, while Ferrandis started in sixth.

Dylan Ferrandis

Roczen was on a tear at the front of the field, opening a commanding lead in the early laps, while Webb and Cianciarulo maintained second and third. With 20-minutes to go, Cianciarulo found his way by Webb for second, followed shortly after by Ferrandis who bumped Webb outside of podium contention. A mistake by Ferrandis saw him slide out and lose one position to Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac.

Ken Roczen

Three-time champion Tomac began to find his rhythm, making the move on his teammate Cianciarulo for second and clocking the fastest laps of the race as he set his sights on reducing the gap to Roczen. As the race entered the final 10-minutes of the moto, Tomac’s relentless pursuit to the front saw him hot on the heels of Roczen before charging his way past for the lead.

Eli Tomac

Tomac proved to be unstoppable as he recorded a dominating moto win with 16.4 seconds to spare on the second place Roczen. Ferrandis would finish third, followed by Barcia in fourth.

Eli Tomac

450 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Eli Tomac KAW KX450 15 Laps
2 Ken Roczen HON CRF450R WE +16.425
3 Dylan Ferrandis YAM YZ 450F +25.514
4 Justin Barcia GAS MC450F +46.423
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +51.170
6 Adam Cianciarulo KAW KX450 +1:08.139
7 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:28.090
8 Chase Sexton HON CRF450R WE +1:40.029
9 Dean Wilson HQV FC450 RE +1:42.305
10 Joseph Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +1:44.150
11 Brandon Hartranft SUZ RMZ 450 +1:45.738
12 Max Anstie SUZ RMZ 450 +1:47.634
13 Christian Craig YAM YZ 450F +2:12.264
14 Chris Canning KTM 450 SX-F FE 14 Laps
15 Justin Bogle KTM 450 SX-F FE +15.420
16 Justin  Rodbell KAW KX450 +20.325
17 Tyler Stepek KAW KX450 +26.736
18 Cody Groves YAM YZ 450F +45.287
19 Jacob Runkles GAS MC450F +48.946
20 Ben LaMay KTM 450 SX-F +51.907
21 Kyle Chisholm YAM YZ 450F +1:04.780
22 Brian Borghesani GAS MC450F +1:17.065
23 Ricci Randanella KAW KX450 +1:32.111
24 Bryce Hansen KAW KX450 +1:41.241
25 Nathan Augustin KTM 450 SX-F +1:53.212
26 Joshua Prior GAS MC450F +1:56.022
27 Ryan Surratt HQV FC450 +1:58.909
28 Nicolas Rolando KTM 450 SX-F FE +2:00.866
29 Scott Meshey HQV FC450 RE +2:03.990
30 Matthew Hubert KAW KX450 +2:11.188
31 Cory Carsten SUZ RMZ 450 +2:20.129
32 Travis Delnicki YAM YZ 450F 13 Laps
33 Benjamin Brouillard KAW KX450 +23.562
34 Fredrik Noren KTM 450 SX-F 11 Laps
35 Rody Schroyer HON CRF450R +8:12.701
36 Trevor Schmidt KTM 450 SX-F FE 10 Laps
37 Robert Piazza YAM YZ 450F 9 Laps
38 Alex Ray KAW KX450 8 Laps
39 Bryton Carroll YAM YZ 450F 5 Laps
40 Aaron Plessinger YAM YZ 450F DNF

450 Overall

It was Ferrandis’ consistency that paid off for the overall victory (1-3). Roczen finished the day runner-up in second place (4-2) and Barcia earned his first podium of the season in third (2-4). Tomac just missed the overall podium in fourth (8-1).

Dylan Ferrandis

“It’s amazing to win another overall,” said Ferrandis. “The team showed me on the pit board to save my bike in moto 2. Eli [Tomac] was riding really well in that last moto and it made me just want to go faster and faster, but I had to be smart for the bike. I wanted to beat Ken [Roczen] so badly, but the team asked for me to save the bike. It was a great day overall, getting another win and picking up some more points on the day. As a rider I always want to win so I’m a little bit frustrated to not be able to push as hard as I would have liked at the end.”

Dylan Ferrandis

With the win Ferrandis was able to extend his lead in the championship standings to 19-points over Roczen. Plessinger’s second moto mechanical issue moved Tomac into third in the standings and slid Plessinger back to fourth.

450 Podium – Ferrandis P1 – Roczen P2 – Barcia P3
Justin Barcia

“The fans kept me on my toes today, it made that charge through the pack feel way better in the second moto. We’ve been working extremely hard and things have been a little bit tough, but today feels amazing! I can’t thank the crew enough, they’ve been awesome and the setting we have here will work good in Millville, so let’s keep the ball rolling!”

Justin Barcia
Cooper Webb

“I made a lot of progress this week so I came into today pretty happy with things and I felt like my riding was a lot better than it has been. Today was definitely a lot better of a day and I’m happy with the progress in a short amount of time, so hopefully we’ll continue to get better from here.”

Cooper Webb
Marvin Musquin

“Conditions were really tough today; it was definitely a tougher Southwick. My starts were good, I feel like I always have good starts here in the sand, and my bike was hooking up really good in both motos. I had decent speed at the beginning and then I started to get passed by a couple riders and lost rhythm and it was hard to keep up, so that was the biggest issue on the weekend.”

Marvin Musquin
Christian Craig

“It was a tough day for me. I had to come from the back in Moto 1 to finish ninth. In the second moto, I had a better start and was running towards the front, but unfortunately had a big crash towards the end and just had to ride it in from there.”

Christian Craig
Aaron Plessinger

“I had a really good day going and was feeling good up front but unfortunately had an issue that took me out of the second moto. The track was gnarly today with a hard base but super deep where It was really sandy. I’m happy with my starts and my riding. We’ll keep working and bring the heat next weekend at Spring Creek.”

Aaron Plessinger

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 1 3 45
2 Ken Roczen 4 2 40
3 Justin Barcia 2 4 40
4 Eli Tomac 8 1 38
5 Cooper Webb 6 5 31
6 Adam Cianciarulo 5 6 31
7 Chase Sexton 7 8 27
8 Marvin Musquin 10 7 25
9 Dean Wilson 12 9 21
10 Joseph Savatgy 11 10 21
11 Christian Craig 9 13 20
12 Aaron Plessinger 3 40 20
13 Brandon Hartranft 13 11 18
14 Chris Canning 14 14 14
15 Justin  Rodbell 15 16 11
16 Max Anstie 37 12 9
17 Justin Bogle 18 15 9
18 Tyler Stepek 16 17 9
19 Scott Meshey 17 29 4
20 Cody Groves 33 18 3
21 Jacob Runkles 24 19 2
22 Kyle Chisholm 19 21 2
23 Ben LaMay 21 20 1
24 Alex Ray 20 38 1
25 Nathan Augustin 22 25 0
26 Brian Borghesani 26 22 0
27 Nicolas Rolando 23 28 0
28 Ricci Randanella 31 23 0
29 Joshua Prior 28 26 0
30 Ryan Surratt 27 27 0
31 Bryce Hansen 36 24 0
32 Cory Carsten 30 31 0
33 Trevor Schmidt 25 36 0
34 Matthew Hubert 34 30 0
35 Travis Delnicki 32 32 0
36 Bryton Carroll 29 39 0
37 Rody Schroyer 35 35 0
38 Fredrik Noren 39 34 0
39 Robert Piazza 40 37 0
40 Benjamin Brouillard 33 0
41 Coty Schock 38 0

450 Class Championship Standings (Round 5 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Dylan Ferrandis 224
2 Ken Roczen 205
3 Eli Tomac 167
4 Aaron Plessinger 163
5 Justin Barcia 161
6 Chase Sexton 159
7 Adam Cianciarulo 147
8 Cooper Webb 133
9 Christian Craig 124
10 Marvin Musquin 115
11 Joseph Savatgy 97
12 Dean Wilson 60
13 Max Anstie 58
14 Justin Bogle 58
15 Brandon Hartranft 55
16 Coty Schock 47
17 Fredrik Noren 41
18 Zachary Osborne 33
19 Jason Anderson 29
20 Justin  Rodbell 23
21 Chris Canning 22
22 Ryan Surratt 17
23 Tyler Stepek 10
24 Phillip Nicoletti 9
25 Alessandro  Lupino 8
26 Scott Meshey 7
27 Tyler Medaglia 6
28 William Clason 5
29 Ben LaMay 4
30 Mitchell Falk 3
31 Robert Piazza 3
32 Cody Groves 3
33 Jeremy Hand 3
34 Kyle Chisholm 2
35 Jacob Runkles 2
36 Jacob Hayes 2
37 Alex Ray 1
38 Bryce Backaus 1
39 Cole Thompson 0
40 Bryce Hansen 0
41 Curren Thurman 0
42 Nathan Augustin 0
43 Brian Borghesani 0
44 Nicolas Rolando 0
45 Ricci Randanella 0
46 Trevor Schmidt 0
47 Joshua Prior 0
48 Cory Carsten 0
49 Hunter Schlosser 0
50 Connor Olson 0
51 Dylan Merriam 0
52 Jeremy Smith 0
53 Robert Fitch, Jr. 0

250 Moto 1

As the gate dropped for the first 250 Class moto of the day it was Jalek Swoll who emerged with the Motosport.com Holeshot ahead of his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate RJ Hampshire and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jo Shimoda who would quickly surrender his position to Troy Lee Design/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman. At the completion of the opening lap it was Swoll, Hampshire, and Mosiman leading the field around while championship point leader Jett Lawrence was 10th aboard his Team Honda HRC machine after an early fall and Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper way back in 22nd.

Jett Lawrence

Five minutes into the race, Hampshire would grab a handful of throttle to power past his teammate Swoll for the lead. Just moments later, Mosiman and Hunter Lawrence would make their moves on Swoll for second and third, respectively. Out front, Hampshire would quickly begin to set the pace and open a comfortable lead over the field behind him.

Hunter Lawrence

Despite the clear track out front, Hampshire would make a mistake with 20-minutes remaining in the moto that saw him crash out of the lead, allowing Mosiman to take over the number one position followed by Hunter Lawrence. Hampshire would remount in third. As the race passed the halfway point of the moto, Hunter Lawrence and Hampshire began to inch their way up to the rear wheel of Mosiman, eventually leading to a three way battle for the lead.

Hunter Lawrence

Mosiman would lose the front end and go down with eight minutes remaining and Hunter Lawrence would take over the number one spot followed by Hampshire and Shimoda. Hampshire’s effort to challenge for the win was cut short by a second crash that left him picking up his motorcycle. Hunter Lawrence held on to take his third career moto victory by 7.8 seconds over Hampshire who recovered for second. Shimoda crossed the finish line for a season-best third, while Cooper would come-from-behind for sixth and Jett Lawrence ninth after a pair of crashes.

Hunter Lawrence

250 Moto 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 15 Laps
2 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +07.832
3 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +10.144
4 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F +13.899
5 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +28.981
6 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +34.095
7 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +34.948
8 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 +46.465
9 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +49.190
10 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +57.207
11 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +59.791
12 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1:18.710
13 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +1:28.900
14 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +1:29.717
15 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +1:42.589
16 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +1:51.148
17 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F +1:55.911
18 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F +1:57.514
19 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F +2:27.916
20 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 250F 14 Laps
21 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F +02.145
22 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 +02.469
23 Luke Renzland HQV TC125 +12.171
24 Kailub Russell KTM 250 SX-F +21.999
25 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +29.486
26 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +39.700
27 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +45.514
28 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F +49.865
29 Stephen Czarnota KTM 250 SX-F +1:07.730
30 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +1:11.786
31 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F +1:16.804
32 Jesse Flock HQV FC250 +1:41.059
33 Lane Shaw KTM 250 SX-F 13 Laps
34 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R 12 Laps
35 Jerry Robin GAS MC250F 9 Laps
36 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F 7 Laps
37 Nathanael Thrasher YAM YZ 250F +32.322
38 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F 6 Laps
39 Gabe Gutierres HON CRF250R 4 Laps
40 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 3 Laps

250 Moto 2

The final 250 Class Moto of the afternoon saw Hampshire get out of the gate quickly to capture the Motosport.com Holeshot ahead of Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Jeremy Martin and Cooper. The opening moments of the race saw Cooper waste no time in making his way around Martin for second. As they crossed the line on the opening lap it was Hampshire, Cooper, Shimoda, Hunter Lawrence, and Jett Lawrence in sixth.

Jett Lawrence

Hampshire looked to have the race under control out front, but it was misfortune that struck the Husqvarna rider once again as he gave away the lead with 20-minutes remaining due to a crash. The mistake by Hampshire handed the lead over to Cooper who was being pursued by Shimoda and Hunter Lawrence who began to close in and made the pass stick on Shimoda for second. Hampshire, who remounted in fourth, had a second crash just a few laps later that would shuffle him further back in seventh.

Hunter Lawrence

With less than 10-minutes to go, Hunter Lawrence began to make his attack, pulling alongside Cooper several times before diving down the inside to take control of the lead. Cooper would attempt to strike back, but it was Hunter Lawrence who remained unphased to take his second moto win of the season by 4.5 seconds. Cooper was second, just ahead of championship rival Jett Lawrence in third. Shimoda and Hampshire finished fourth and sixth.

Hunter Lawrence

250 Moto 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Hunter Lawrence HON CRF250R 15 Laps
2 Justin Cooper YAM YZ 250F +04.525
3 Jett Lawrence HON CRF250R +06.689
4 Jo Shimoda KAW KX 250 +24.437
5 Colt Nichols YAM YZ 250F +35.601
6 RJ Hampshire HQV FC250 +52.660
7 Michael Mosiman GAS MC250F +54.383
8 Stilez Robertson HQV FC250 +1:18.304
9 Garrett Marchbanks YAM YZ 250F +1:22.979
10 Pierce Brown GAS MC250F +1:24.573
11 Nathanael Thrasher YAM YZ 250F +1:32.025
12 Ty Masterpool GAS MC250F +1:34.897
13 Maximus Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +1:52.775
14 Jeremy Martin YAM YZ 250F +1:53.255
15 Jarrett Frye YAM YZ 250F +2:00.602
16 Kailub Russell KTM 250 SX-F +2:13.805
17 Jalek  Swoll HQV FC250 +2:27.368
18 Dilan Schwartz SUZ RMZ 250 +2:37.365
19 James Harrington YAM YZ 250F 14 Laps
20 Brandon Scharer YAM YZ 250F +32.568
21 Joseph Tait YAM YZ 250F +52.214
22 Jace Kessler YAM YZ 250F +55.507
23 Carson Mumford HON CRF250R +1:07.520
24 Xylian Ramella KTM 250 SX-F +1:15.983
25 Austin Forkner KAW KX 250 +1:23.676
26 Gabe Gutierres HON CRF250R +1:46.635
27 Jake Pinhancos KTM 250 SX-F +1:55.327
28 Jeffrey Walker KTM 250 SX-F +2:02.226
29 Vincent Luhovey KTM 250 SX-F +2:09.988
30 Jesse Flock HQV FC250 +2:28.082
31 Blake Ashley YAM YZ 250F +2:29.504
32 Lane Shaw KTM 250 SX-F +3:09.584
33 Stephen Czarnota KTM 250 SX-F 13 Laps
34 Noah Willbrandt YAM YZ 250F +04.793
35 Jeremy Wahlstrom KTM 250 SX-F FE +48.364
36 Gared Steinke KAW KX 250 11 Laps
37 Jerry Robin GAS MC250F +42.563
38 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F 10 Laps
39 Christopher Prebula KTM 250 SX-F 8 Laps
40 Hunter Calle YAM YZ 250F +1:22.153

250 Overall

The 1-1 sweep for Hunter Lawrence gave the Australian the overall victory for the first time in his career since moving to America. Shimoda’s consistent 3-4 moto scores were good enough for a career-best second overall, while Cooper completed the podium in third (6-2). Jett Lawrence was sixth overall (9-3).

Hunter Lawrence

“Ah, man, this feels so good,” said Hunter Lawrence. “Huge shoutout to my entire team around me. None of this would be possible without them. This 1-1 feels so good and is such a great way to stamp the weekend here at Southwick. It’s a bit of an emotional win for me with everything that I’ve been through these past few years. I just want to keep building and take this momentum into the rest of the season.”

Hunter Lawrence
Jo Shimoda

“It’s great to put the team on the podium,” said Shimoda. “We’ve been working really hard on starts and it paid off today. Being up there battling rather than having to use all my energy moving forward was very helpful. With two more races before a break, I hope we can keep this ball rolling over the next couple rounds.”

Jo Shimoda

Jett Lawrence maintains his hold of the championship point lead by just three points over Cooper who picked up an additional five points on the day. Hunter Lawrence sits 26 points out of the lead in third.

Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence

“My starts really hurt me a lot, but I showed I have the speed to come through,” said Jett Lawrence. “Not the greatest weekend. I lost a lot of points, especially in that first moto, but we still have the red plate and I’m not backing down. I’m going to push forward and be there every race and make sure that I back that up. Whoever wants to have a go, come at me!”

Jett Lawrence
250 Podium – Hunter Lawrence P1 – Jo Shimoda P2 – Justin Cooper P3
Justin Cooper

“Southwick was an up and down day for me. I found myself on the ground on the first lap of Moto 1 and then had to fight my way through the pack from last to salvage some points with sixth. In the second moto, I just didn’t have the energy to hold Hunter (Lawrence) back. I gave it all I had today and gained some points in the process. The bike was working well all day on a really rough track. I’m looking forward to going racing again next weekend!”

Justin Cooper
RJ Hampshire

“I had good speed again today and I was fastest in qualifying, which was a first with the team,” Hampshire said. “I felt awesome out there and my bike was really good, I just had a couple mistakes that cost me. It’s not a bad points day but I’m looking forward to Millville and going up from here.”

RJ Hampshire
Colt Nichols

“Southwick was a step in the right direction for me. The bike is feeling better, and the team has been working hard to get me comfortable, and we are getting there. This track is tough as usual, but I always enjoy racing ‘The Wick,’ and I’m happy to have two solid motos in the right direction.”

Colt Nichols
Jeremy Martin

“I got good starts in both motos but unfortunately went down on the first lap in both of them. I had to work really hard to get those 11-16 moto scores. It was a tough day, but we have some things to take away from it. I’m looking forward to my home race next Saturday.”

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

Pos Rider M1 M2 Points
1 Hunter Lawrence 1 1 50
2 Jo Shimoda 3 4 38
3 Justin Cooper 6 2 37
4 RJ Hampshire 2 6 37
5 Colt Nichols 4 5 34
6 Jett Lawrence 9 3 32
7 Michael Mosiman 7 7 28
8 Stilez Robertson 8 8 26
9 Jalek  Swoll 5 17 20
10 Pierce Brown 13 10 19
11 Maximus Vohland 10 13 19
12 Ty Masterpool 12 12 18
13 Jeremy Martin 11 14 17
14 Garrett Marchbanks 36 9 12
15 Jarrett Frye 15 15 12
16 Nathanael Thrasher 37 11 10
17 Austin Forkner 14 25 7
18 Kailub Russell 24 16 5
19 James Harrington 18 19 5
20 Brandon Scharer 17 20 5
21 Joshua Varize 16 38 5
22 Dilan Schwartz 40 18 3
23 Jake Pinhancos 19 27 2
24 Jace Kessler 20 22 1
25 Joseph Tait 21 21 0
26 Xylian Ramella 26 24 0
27 Vincent Luhovey 27 29 0
28 Carson Mumford 34 23 0
29 Gared Steinke 22 36 0
30 Jeffrey Walker 31 28 0
31 Noah Willbrandt 25 34 0
32 Blake Ashley 30 31 0
33 Jesse Flock 32 30 0
34 Stephen Czarnota 29 33 0
35 Gabe Gutierres 39 26 0
36 Lane Shaw 33 32 0
37 Christopher Prebula 28 40 0
38 Jerry Robin 35 37 0
39 Hunter Calle 38 39 0
40 Luke Renzland 23 0
41 Jeremy Wahlstrom 35 0

250 Class Championship Standings (Round 5 of 12)

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 204
2 Justin Cooper 201
3 Hunter Lawrence 178
4 RJ Hampshire 148
5 Jo Shimoda 137
6 Colt Nichols 131
7 Jalek  Swoll 128
8 Jeremy Martin 125
9 Garrett Marchbanks 115
10 Austin Forkner 94
11 Pierce Brown 87
12 Michael Mosiman 80
13 Maximus Vohland 79
14 Stilez Robertson 76
15 Ty Masterpool 62
16 Jarrett Frye 62
17 Dilan Schwartz 60
18 Carson Mumford 53
19 Nathanael Thrasher 52
20 Joshua Varize 31
21 Levi Kitchen 14
22 Ramyller Alves 14
23 Kailub Russell 11
24 Seth Hammaker 10
25 Derek  Drake 9
26 Alex Martin 7
27 Cameron Mcadoo 6
28 Grant Harlan 6
29 Brandon Scharer 5
30 Derek Kelley 5
31 James Harrington 5
32 Jace Kessler 5
33 Jesse Flock 3
34 Max Miller 3
35 Jake Pinhancos 2
36 Dominique Thury 2
37 Joseph Tait 0
38 Zack Williams 0
39 Jerry Robin 0
40 Gared Steinke 0
41 Tre Fierro 0
42 Luke Renzland 0
43 Vincent Luhovey 0
44 Christopher Prebula 0
45 Kaeden Amerine 0
46 Xylian Ramella 0
47 TJ Uselman 0
48 Kai Aiello 0
49 Noah Willbrandt 0
50 Jeffrey Walker 0
51 Wade Brommel 0
52 Gabe Gutierres 0
53 Jared Lesher 0

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Roczen tops Thunder Valley MX | Jett Lawrence takes 250 lead

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2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 2 – Thunder Valley National

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Round Two of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship featured the toughest challenges of the season so far as the early title fights continued to take shape.

A dramatic afternoon of action made for added intrigue as Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen captured his first 450 Class victory since 2019, and Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper prevailed for his first 250 Class win of the season – his second straight in Colorado, beating Australian Jett Lawrence by a single-point for the overall.

Jett Lawrence now holds the 250 overall lead however, with brother Hunter Lawrence also on the overall podium.

450 Qualifying

450 Moto1

The stars of the 450 Class charged up the hill to start the first 450 Class moto and as they exited the first turn it was Adam Cianciarulo who came away with the MotoSport.com Holeshot ahead of Cooper Webb, Dylan Ferrandis, and Ken Roczen.AMA MX 450 Start

Cianciarulo asserted himself out front, but it was Roczen who was on a torrid charge forward. The German moved into third, made the pass on Ferrandis for second, and then stormed past Cianciarulo to seize control of the lead before the completion of the opening lap.

Ken Roczen

After a highly competitive early phase of the moto Roczen, Cianciarulo, and Ferrandis settled into their positions and put a little distance over the rest of the field. Roczen and Cianciarulo exchanged fast laps at the front of the pack, but just past the 10-minute mark of the moto Cianciarulo edged closer and closer to Roczen’s rear fender.

The Kawasaki rider looked for a spot to make a move and pulled the trigger just past the finish line, with a dive under Roczen that resulted in slight contact that pushed Roczen off his line, which allowed Cianciarulo to move into the lead.

Adam Cianciarulo

The top three were separated by less than three seconds halfway through the moto and as time continued to elapse that gap only tightened. With less than 10 minutes remaining Ferrandis took advantage of an opening to slip by Roczen for second.

The Frenchman continued to push the pace and closed in on Cianciarulo, who left an inside line open for Ferrandis to slide under and capture the lead with six minutes to go.

Dylan Ferrandis

Cianciarulo responded and got back under Ferrandis, but the point leader fended him off and sprinted away. Roczen then took advantage of this battle and made the pass for second, which dropped Cianciarulo to third.

Ferrandis and Roczen soon pulled away from Cianciarulo, which made it a head-to-head battle for the moto win. The international duo carved through lapped traffic with ease and Roczen found alternate lines to keep the pressure on Ferrandis.

Chase Sexton

With just over two laps to go, Roczen made a pass attempt that caught Ferrandis off guard and forced the Frenchman into a miscue that took him off track. The German assumed the lead and pushed hard for the final two circuits to prevent another late push by Ferrandis.

Aaron Plessinger

Roczen earned his second moto win of the season by 3.7 seconds over Ferrandis, with Cianciarulo third, Chase Sexton fourth, and Aaron Plessinger fifth.

450 Moto 2

The final 450 Class moto began as Webb surged to the MotoSport.com Holeshot over his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate Marvin Musquin, but behind them Roczen was heavy on the throttle again. The Honda rider quickly got by Musquin for second and set his sights on Webb.

AMA MX 450 Start

The rivals briefly battled for the top spot, but Roczen was relentless and fought his way into the lead. Behind this battle, Cianciarulo fell from third place but remounted quickly while Ferrandis was mired deep inside the top 10 off the start.

Ken Roczen

Back near the front, the jockey for position changed again as Justin Barcia moved into second and Plessinger fought his way into third.

With a wide-open track ahead of him Roczen put the hammer down and built a lead approaching 10 seconds less than 10 minutes into the moto. That left Barcia, Plessinger, and Cianciarulo to duke it out for the remaining spots on the podium.

Justin Barcia

As Roczen’s lead grew to double digits, Barcia and Plessinger remained in a tense battle for second throughout the moto, often separated by no more than a second. Behind that battle Ferrandis slowly made his march forward as he moved into the top five and then caught and passed Cianciarulo for fourth with just over 10 minutes left in the moto.

Dylan Ferrandis chases down Cooper Webb

As the moto wound down, Ferrandis made quick work of Plessinger and took over fourth. He then looked to close the deficit to Barcia and make a push for second. As the clock ran out on the 30-minute-plus-two-laps moto Ferrandis found himself within striking distance of Barcia.

The Frenchman was patient and with two laps to go he made his move into second. Out front, Roczen was in a class of his own en route to his third straight moto win. He completed his 1-1 outing 8.9 seconds ahead of Ferrandis, followed by Barcia in third.

Cianciarulo chasing Roczen

Roczen’s impressive outing marked his first sweep of the motos since the 2019 Unadilla National. The 19th win of his career has moved the German to within one victory of tying James Stewart for sixth on the all-time 450 Class wins list.

With his runner-up effort, Ferrandis (2-2) has opened his 450 Class career with a victory and a second-place effort. Cianciarulo rounded out the top three (3-6) with his seventh career podium finish.

Ken Roczen – P1-1

“I wasn’t really full of confidence and had a lot of work to do, but the muscle memory is kicking in and we did some work on the bike too that I wasn’t totally sold on when we left the track during the week. But you have to go racing and it proved that it was better and I really nejoyed that today. I knew what the bike was doing, I like Thunder Valley in general, the ruts and the clay dirt just suits me really well. So I enjoyed both motos, I really enjoyed the first one, it was super fun, not just because I won, but being there and all the passing. I also like how in the beginning it’s been a bit of a debate about not ripping it as deep, but I didn’t mind it because it allowed us to move around the track a lot and use a lot of different lines.”

Ken Roczen

Dylan Ferrandis – P2-2

“It’s the second race in a row that I’m on the podium, which is great. We rode great in the first moto, probably one of the best motos of my career, but unfortunately had a small issue that cost me the win. I had a bad start in Moto 2 and was mid-pack, but I gave everything I had and came back through the field and finished second again for second overall. We made some changes on the bike for the second moto, and it was really awesome. It was a good weekend. I’m just happy to be on the box again, and we’ll see if I can get the red plate back at the next race.”

Dylan Ferrandis

Aaron Plessinger – P5-4

“It was a solid weekend for me. We had some good battles and were consistent with a 4-5 finish to get fifth overall. I’m stoked to have a weekend off. We’ll go back and do some homework and come back for High Point ready as ever!”

Aaron Plessinger

Adam Cianciarulo – P3-6

“I think for me it’s getting back into the flow of racing, the race intensity, it’s difficult to mimic that in practice. I was not doing a lot of riding in this off-season. Getting back into the race condition, beginning of the moto my speed is good, but at the end I’m just not strong enough. I can go as fast as those guys I just need more laps, more time, more races. So really just more time on the bike.”

Adam Cianciarulo

Justin Barcia – P7-3

“My start wasn’t great in the first moto but I worked my way up to seventh and unfortunately that’s where I stayed. I had a couple guys in front of me but I just couldn’t make it happen, which is a little bit frustrating but I re-grouped and got off to a better start in Moto 2. All-in-all, I’m really happy with where we’re at with the bike and we just need to work on a few little things to put myself in a good position to capitalize on some podiums and wins.”

Justin Barcia

The win allowed Roczen to move atop the 450 Class point standings. He and Ferrandis are separated by just one point, with Plessinger third, 16 points out of the lead.

450 Result & Championship Standings

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Ferrandis & Jett Lawrence win Pro MX opener at Fox Raceway

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2021 Pro Motocross Championship
Round 1 – Fox Raceway National

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Sunny California saw the 2021 Pro Motocross Championship kick off with the first of the 12 rounds, the Fox Raceway I National, showcasing a historic depth of talent across both classes of competition, where Dylan Ferrandis prevailed with a surprise win in his first 450 Class start and Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence confirmed his position as a title contender with his second 250 Class victory.

450 Moto 1

The opening 450 class moto of the 2021 championship saw newly crowned AMA Supercross Champion Cooper Webb emerge with the MotoSport.com Holeshot aboard his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machine ahead of Ferrandis and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo.

Cooper Webb
Cooper Webb

These three quickly jockeyed for position, during which Cianciarulo clawed his way past both riders to go from third to first before the completion of the opening lap. He sprinted out to a multi-second lead over Webb, while Ferrandis and Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen battled for third.

Cianciarulo continued to build on his advantage and soon enjoyed a lead approaching the double digits just 10 minutes into the moto as Webb and Ferrandis asserted themselves into second and third. With firm control of the race, Cianciarulo saw it all go away in an instant when he crashed on one of the track’s downhills.

Adam Cianciarulo

He was able to remount, but lost multiple positions and reentered in fourth. That handed the lead to Webb, but not for long as Ferrandis seized the opportunity and took control of the top spot in his first 450 Class moto. Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton assumed third, just ahead of Cianciarulo.

Ferrandis edged out to a lead of just over three seconds past the halfway point of the moto, as Webb fell into the clutches of Sexton. The Honda rider, and defending race winner at Fox Raceway, made the pass for second and looked to close in on the Frenchman out front.

As the moto wound down all eyes turned to GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia, who was on a tear and charged up the running order. Barcia picked off Roczen, Aaron Plessinger, Cianciarulo, and Webb en route to podium position in third.

Justin Barcia

The run to the checkered flag was a thrilling one as Sexton’s persistence brought him to within striking distance of Ferrandis on the last lap. As they exited the final corner Sexton’s outside line gave him an edge in momentum that allowed him to get alongside Ferrandis off the final jump.

They crossed the finish line side by side, with the edge to Ferrandis, who secured the moto win on his first attempt in the premier class, just .099 ahead of Sexton. Barcia finished an impressive third, while Plessinger and Webb completed the top five.

450 Moto 2

The deciding 450 Class moto kicked off with a Yamaha at the head of the pack as Plessinger earned the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by Roczen, Webb, and Cianciarulo. Known as one of the best starters in the sport, Roczen went on the offense and made the pass for the lead on Plessinger, as Cianciarulo moved up to third.

Behind the leaders Ferrandis started from a spot deep in the top 10, while Sexton found himself on the ground in the first turn and started last in the 40-rider field.

450 Start

Roczen sprinted out to an early multi-second advantage, his first laps led in Pro Motocross since 2019, while Plessinger gave chase. Cianciarulo lost ground to the lead duo but settled solidly into third, while Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Zach Osborne, the defending 450 Class Champion, gave chase from fourth.

As the moto wore on the battle for the overall win turned compelling as Roczen, Plessinger, and Ferrandis sat in a three-way tie early on. With the lead pair well over 10 seconds ahead of the field, the focus shifted to Ferrandis’ ability to continue to move forward, which he did in pursuit of another impressive ride by Barcia. Both riders passed Osborne and Cianciarulo, which moved Barcia into third and Ferrandis into fourth.

Just past the halfway point of the moto Plessinger started to put the pressure on Roczen for the lead. The German successfully withstood Plessinger’s move and forced the Yamaha rider into a mistake, which put some distance between the top two.

Ken Roczen

Behind them, Ferrandis was able to get a firmer grasp on his lead in the overall classification with a pass on Barcia that moved the Frenchman into third. Roczen was able to build on his advantage as the moto wore on and carried on to capture his first moto win since the Unadilla National in August of 2019 by 11.8 seconds over Plessinger, with Ferrandis in third.

With his 1-3 moto finishes Ferrandis, last season’s 250 Class Champion, became the first rider since Ryan Villopoto in 2009 to win in his full time 450 Class debut in Pro Motocross. The Frenchman also gave Yamaha its first premier class win since the final round of the 2018 season.

Dylan Ferrandis topped the overall podium from Roczen and Plessinger

In his anticipated return to the championship, Roczen earned the second-moto tiebreaker to finish in the runner-up spot (6-1), while Plessinger captured his first podium result in third (4-2).

Dylan Ferrandis – P1

“It was a way different Pala race than last year, but it was a really good day for me. I didn’t wake up this morning thinking that I would win the overall. It’s an amazing result as a rookie in the 450 class to win the first moto and the overall. I’m also really happy to get that first 450 win for the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing team. I’m really hard on these guys, and I make them work many hours during the race and the whole week, so this one is really for them. The hard work has definitely paid off. I want to say a big thanks to all of the people around me. It’s an amazing feeling and a day that I will remember.”

Dylan Ferrandis

Ken Roczen – P2

“I think everybody probably struggled a little bit in practice, it was really deep and wet and we really only were using three feet of the track. It was a little tough, but we got it back together for the second practice and put ourselves in a good position for the first gate pick. I had a decent start on the first one, but I tangled a little bit with a few riders in the front and was in a good position in the beginning to make some moves so that’s what I did. Riding a track like that I wasn’t too comfortable and haven’t raced MX in a while so I rode tight and wasn’t going anywhere either. But very late in the race I could put a move on Adam in the last corner and started going forward just a little bit. In the second moto I grabbed a great start and we just laid it down, with some great lines. The track is really gnarly, so I just rode as hard as I could as long as I could and not make any mistakes. The two lap board came out and I was surprised but I brought it home.”

Aaron Plessinger – P3

“It was a great day for me overall. I felt good coming into this weekend and felt like I could do some damage, and I did. I think my last outdoor moto was at the Ironman back in 2019, so to come out here and finish third after a tough two years, it’s pretty amazing. I want to thank the whole team. They do an amazing job. I love my bike right now, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m just going to come into Colorado with the same outlook and try to do It again!”

Aaron Plessinger and Dylan Ferrandis celebrate

Ferrandis has established a five-point lead in the 450 Class standings over both Roczen and Plessinger, who sit tied for second.

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will continue next weekend with its second round of the 2021 season.

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Lawrence brothers on the podium at SX finale

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2021 Monster Energy AMA Supercross
Round 17 Salt Lake City 2 | Rice-Eccles Stadium

Report by Trevor Hedge – Images by Jeff Kardas

Jett Lawrence finished the 2021 Supercross season on a high overnight in Salt Lake City with victory over Colt Nichols in the East-West Showdown.

Jett Lawrence victorious at season finale

It was Nichols though that took out the 250 East Championship by 29-points over Jo Shimoda while Jett Lawrence was third for the season only four-points adrift of Shimoda. 

Jett and Hunter Lawrence

Hunter Lawrence also finished the Supercross season on a high note with a podium alongside his brother while also claiming second in the 250 West Championship behind newly crowned champion Justin Cooper. 

250 Race Podium

Jett and Hunter Lawrence were running third and fourth early on behind Seth Hammaker and Colt Nichols.   Jett quickly worked his way past Hammaker then made a clean pass on Nichols, who then shadowed Australian to the line safe in the knowledge that the 250 East Title would be his.

Colt Nichols followed Jett Lawrence home to claim the 250 East Championship

Hunter Lawrence made some work for himself after going down while chasing Hammaker before then regathering and eventually getting past Hammaker and McAdoo to claim that final step on the podium.

A Yamaha double in the 250 categories in 2021.

With Nichols taking the East Championship and Cooper the West that made it a Yamaha double in the 250 categories in 2021.

A Yamaha double in the 250 categories in 2021.

With Supercross now behind them the break is not long until the 2021 AMA Pro Motocross Championship gets underway on Saturday, May 29 in Pala, California.

250 Video Highlights

250 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence Honda 22 Laps
2 Colt Nichols Yamaha +01.112
3 Hunter Lawrence Honda +05.608
4 Cameron Mcadoo Kawasaki +06.744
5 Seth Hammaker Kawasaki +12.171
6 Jo Shimoda Kawasaki +17.972
7 Pierce Brown GASGAS +22.745
8 Jalek Swoll Husqvarna +25.843
9 Justin Cooper Yamaha +28.291
10 Kyle Peters Honda +29.344
11 Garrett Marchbanks Yamaha +32.630
12 Enzo Lopes Honda +38.506
13 Jarrett Frye Yamaha +44.130
14 Thomas Do KTM +46.977
15 Michael Mosiman GASGAS 21 Laps
16 Joshua Osby Honda +07.227
17 Joshua Varize KTM +10.493
18 Coty Schock Honda +25.838
19 Luke Neese Kawasaki 20 Laps
20 Logan Karnow Kawasaki +18.394
21 Dilan Schwartz Suzuki 19 Laps
22 Geran Stapleton Honda +2:06.509

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Moto News Wrap | Anaheim 1 SX | Riders talk Dakar Rally Stage 2

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Moto News Weekly for January 6, 2020

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What happened this week

  • Justin Barcia claims opening 450SX win at Anaheim 1
  • Justin Cooper tops 250SX – Jett Lawrence ninth
  • Riders talk Dakar Rally Stage 2
  • Woffinden swinging in WA – Speedway with Graeme Sidden
  • 2020 Championship Calendars
    • 2020 AMA Motocross
    • 2020 Monster Energy AMA Supercross
    • 2020 MXGP
    • 2020 American Flat Track
    • 2020 Australian Speedway Senior Solo Speedway
    • 2020 FIM Speedway GP Championship
    • 2020 Australian Dirt Track Championship
    • 2020 Australian Track Championship
    • 2020 Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC)
    • 2020 FIM SuperEnduro Championship
    • 2020 AMA Extreme Off-Road East/West
    • 2020 FIM Flat Track World Championship
    • 2020 King of MX
    • 2020 Australian Motocross National Championship Calendar

Justin Barcia claims opening 450SX win at Anaheim 1

Justin Barcia proved unstoppable at Ahaneim 1, taking a clear win from Adam Cianciarulo, with a 5.646s lead, while Cooper Webb laid claim to the final podium position seven-seconds in arrears. Aussie Chad Reed came home in 18th.

Vince Friese scored the holeshot from Justin Barcia and Justin Brayton while Adam Cianciarulo was in fourth.  Barcia took the lead from Friese halfway through that opening lap. Justin Hill was fifth at the end of lap one, ahead of Cooper Webb and Ken Roczen.

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Justin Barcia & Adam Cianciarulo – Image by Hoppenworld

Barcia was getting away while Brayton was hanging on to second place while being chased by Cianciarulo, while Friese, Roczen and Webb tripped each other up in their desperate quests to work their way forward in what was a busy pack. Barcia though had clear air up front and a 2.7-second advantage with 16-minutes remaining. Jason Anderson was eighth and Tomac was in ninth place.

Cianciarulo then got the better of Brayton to move up to second place and immediately pulled away from the Honda man. Cooper Webb was in fourth and despite battling the flu was clear of Ken Roczen and Blake Baggett.

Barcia looked safe up front but then a mistake with 12-minutes remaining saw the Yamaha man throw it all away! A 2.5-second lead turned into a 1.5-second deficit to Cianciarulo after Barcia’s clash with the tough blocks lost him his advantage.

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Cooper Webb – Image by Hoppenworld

Cooper Webb started to pile the pressure on third placed Brayton and with eight-minutes remaining the defending champ made his move to take that third spot. Brayton then had his hands full fending off the advances of Roczen and Baggett.

Barcia then got the better of Cianciarulo after the Kawasaki man made a big mistake that could have ended very badly but he managed to recover and rejoin the track 1.4-seconds behind Barcia.

Brayton then went from fourth to seventh in one corner after he was gazumped by Roczen and Baggett before then being used as a berm by Jason Anderson which put Brayton momentarily on the floor. Tomac then relegated Brayton further down to eighth place just ahead of Malcolm Stewart and Vince Friese.

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Justin Brayton & Eli Tomac – Image by Hoppenworld

Jason Anderson got the better of Roczen with two-minutes left to run to move up to fifth place. Up front Barica had a handy buffer over Cianciarulo who in turn had an even larger buffer over Cooper Webb. And that was how they finished, Barcia the winner of the A1 season opener, 450 debutante Cianciaurlo in second, while defending champ Cooper Webb rounded out the podium.

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250SX Main Event Podium – Cianciarulo – Barcia – Webb – Image by Hoppenworld

Blake Baggett clinched fourth place with a handy buffer over Jason Anderson while Ken Roczen claimed 17-points for sixth. Eli Tomac took seventh ahead of Justin Brayton and Malcolm Stewart, while Vince Friese rounded out the top ten.

In his record breaking 250th main event start Chad Reed finished in 18th place.

Justin Barcia – P1

“It doesn’t get much better, honestly. We had a really nice day. I qualified alright. The Heat race was great, I got a great start and won. And the main event, wow, just unbelievable. I got another great start, led a lot of laps, but I made a mistake and got passed. I regrouped and got into the lead again and took the win. I’m feeling over the top right now. It’s phenomenal! It’s going to be a long season though. I just want to keep having a lot of fun and keep putting that bike on the podium.”

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Justin Barcia – Image by Hoppenworld
Adam Cianciarulo – P2

“I fell in love with Supercross watching Anaheim 1back in 1999. Ever since then I’ve been dreaming about what I got to experience tonight. Everything from opening ceremonies to getting my first 450 podium. I was bummed we couldn’t capture the win, but regardless I am stoked on this result. It is a long season, I still have a lot to learn and build on from here, but I am already fired up to go racing next weekend in St. Louis.”

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Adam Cianciarulo – Image by Hoppenworld
Cooper Webb – P4

“It’s been a struggle today with the sickness but that’s what makes this sport so gnarly, you have to be able to go out on Saturday and perform despite how you’re feeling. I’m just pumped to be on the podium, I feel like I dug deep and pushed through it tonight and it’s a good start to the season for myself and the team.”

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Cooper Webb – Image by Hoppenworld
Jason Anderson – P5

“My weekend went pretty decent, in the Main Event, I started in the back and I had to make some passes to get into fifth-place. Once I got behind [Blake] Baggett and Cooper [Webb], that’s all she wrote.”

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Jason Anderson – Image by Hoppenworld
Ken Roczen – P6

“Anaheim 1 started pretty good but the main event was definitely not the greatest. We were a little off on our bike setup, with it being way too stiff. That really showed in the main because of the way the track deteriorated so much. I didn’t feel like I was able to keep a good flow or attack the track the way I needed to. For sure this is not the position we wanted for the night, but it’s good to get the first race out of the way and leave healthy. We know what we need to work on for the upcoming race and have a plan in mind moving forward to implement those changes. Overall we’re not going to let this first race get us down, and I’m looking forward to St. Louis.”

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Ken Roczen & Blake Baggett – Image by Hoppenworld
Eli Tomac – P7

“Man, the first race of the season is always an interesting one. The whole day is just chaotic. I started feeling a bit of a flow by the end of the last qualifying session today, but in both the heat race and main event tonight I got decent starts but got shuffled back in the first turn and the way the track broke down tonight it became very one-lined and difficult to make passes. The competition this year is deeper than ever, so we will regroup this week and come out swinging in St. Louis next weekend.”

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Eli Tomac – Image by Hoppenworld

450SX Main Event – 2020 Anaheim 1

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Justin Barcia Yamaha YZ450F 22 Laps
2 Adam Cianciarulo Kawasaki KX450 +05.646
3 Cooper Webb KTM 450SX-F Factory Edi +12.693
4 Blake Baggett KTM 450SX-F FE +14.216
5 Jason Anderson Husqvarna FC450 Factory +18.187
6 Ken Roczen Honda CRF450R Works E +22.127
7 Eli Tomac Kawasaki KX450 +23.789
8 Justin Brayton Honda CRF450R +26.191
9 Malcolm Stewart Honda CRF450R +27.043
10 Vince Friese Honda CRF450R +32.922

450SX Standings – After Round 1

Pos Rider R1 Total
1 Justin Barcia 26 26
2 Adam Cianciarulo 23 23
3 Cooper Webb 21 21
4 Blake Baggett 19 19
5 Jason Anderson 18 18
6 Ken Roczen 17 17
7 Eli Tomac 16 16
8 Justin Brayton 15 15
9 Malcolm Stewart 14 14
10 Vince Friese 13 13
11 Justin Hill 12 12
12 Aaron Plessinger 11 11
13 Dean Wilson 10 10
14 Zach Osborne 9 9
15 Martin Davalos 8 8
16 Justin Bogle 7 7
17 Tyler Bowers 6 6
18 Chad Reed 5 5
19 Kyle Chisholm 4 4
20 Chris Blose 3 3
21 Fredrik Noren 2 2
22 James Decotis 1 1
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Justin Cooper tops 250SX – Jett Lawrence ninth

Justin Cooper led a Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 1-2 in the 250SX Main Event, with team mate Dylan Ferrandis runner up, and Christian Craig bringing his Honda home into the final podium position. For Aussie Jet Lawrence, Anaheim 1 also proved a strong debut, riding to ninth, 45.924-seconds off leading pace.

When the 250SX Main Event kicked off, Austin Forkner got a great run off the line but it was Justin Cooper out front ahead of Forkner, Christian Craig and Mitchell Oldenburg in the 250SX final. Luke Clout was in eighth place at the end of the opening lap while young countryman Jett Lawrence was running 11th in his first ever senior main event on American soil.

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Austin Forkner & Justin Cooper – Image by Hoppenworld

Michael Mosiman and Dylan Ferrandis pushed OIdenburg back to sixth place. Jett Lawrence got up to ninth place behind Clout but then dropped five positions after making a mistake that relegated him all the way back to 14th with ten-minutes remaining.

Forkner worked his way through to the lead after pushing Cooper back to second place, while with five-minutes remaining Dylan Ferrandis was in third place ahead of Christian Craig and Michael Mosiman. Luke Clout was now out of the race but Jett Lawrence had recovered from his stumble and was back up to ninth place.

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Dylan Ferrandis & Christian Craig – Image by Hoppenworld

Forkner then made a mistake while under pressure from Cooper and ran into the tough blocks and then cut the track when he remounted. Ferrandis pushed Forkner further back to third place but it was also expected that Forkner would also be given some sort of penalty for cutting the track which would push him even further down the order…

Justin Cooper went on to take a clear victory over Dylan Ferrandis while Austin Forker finished in third place at the flag ahead of Christian Craig and Michael Mosiman. Ultimately though Forkner was relegated to fifth place for cutting the track after his crash, which promoted Christian Craig on to the podium and Mosiman to fourth.

Jett Lawrence finished his maiden AMA Supercross event with a ninth place finish, crossing the line 46-seconds behind the race winner. Countryman Jay Wilson finished 17th while Luke Clout went out early in the race.

Justin Cooper – P1

“It’s indescribable. Everyone says that about their first win, but it honestly it is. I felt like I needed to pinch myself after I went over the finish line. Looking up into the crowd and all the lights and realizing what I had just accomplished – my first win at Anaheim — it’s unreal! I can’t wait to go home and sleep on it and see how I feel tomorrow. I really don’t want this feeling to end.”

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Justin Cooper – Image by Hoppenworld
Dylan Ferrandis – P2

“The day was good as a whole, I just got a bad start in the Main. I came back pretty strong, but I’m a little bit disappointed because I think I should have finished a little bit closer than I did. I was riding a little bit tight today. It’s the first one of the year, a lot of pressure, a lot going on. Everyone wants to win the first one. But it’s good. Last year, I finished second and went on to win the championship. So no problem, we’ll move on to next weekend.”

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Dylan Ferrandis – Image by Hoppenworld
Michael Mosiman – P4

“It was good to come out of here with a top-five result but I’m not super stoked on how I rode. It’s comforting, though, because I know I’ve got a whole lot more in the tank.”

AMA SX Rnd Anaheim Mosiman SX Rd Kardy
Michael Mosiman – Image by Hoppenworld
Austin Forkner – P5

“It was a split-second decision to be as safe as possible,” said Forkner. “That’s what they always tell us to rejoin safely and with me pointed backward and slightly left, I thought that after the next rider went by I would be fine. I didn’t gain any position by doing what I did. It’s a bummer they (the officials) didn’t feel the same way. After knowing I was able to put a good pace out front, I’m more fired up than ever to get back out there next weekend.”

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Austin Forkner & Justin Cooper – Image by Hoppenworld
Cameron McAdoo – P6

“After so much preparation, it’s nice to finally get on the track and get a finish under my belt,” said McAdoo. “We took away a lot of good from this round that I’m hoping we can work on this week to go after an even better result. I would love to be challenging for the podium and proving to these guys that I am able to run up front.”

Jett Lawrence – P9

“My first A1 is in the books.I did some good things out there and learnt a lot. Look forward to St Louis where I’ll be 100% healthy so no excuses next weekend.”

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Jett Lawrence – Image by Hoppenworld
Mitchell Oldenburg – P16

“It was a tough night for me so I am looking forward to being better for the next round, I know what I need to work on before St Louis. The team are great and the bike feels good so we are on track for stronger results. After the Heat I felt sore because I had a couple of crashes but mentally I’m in a really good spot so as much as I am disappointed in tonight’s result, I need to keep in mind that its only race 1 of 10, I have a bit of time for redemption.” Oldenburg added.

AMA SX Rnd A Oldenburg SX Rd Kardy
Mitchell Oldenburg – Image by Hoppenworld
Jay Wilson – P17

“I dreamt about being in heat one at A1 for as long as I can remember. Last night I got to make that dream a reality and sit on the start gates for the opening ceremony before going racing at the biggest race of my career so far. I’d be lying if I say the nerves didn’t get the better of me. Seventh in the heat and 17th in the main. I rode tight, I was learning and processing the whole night, and just a week earlier we weren’t sure if we would be there after practice crash, but we’ve got the first one out of the way, and now I’m excited to see what we can do.”

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Jay Wilson – Image by Hoppenworld
Luke Clout – P21

“My riding was good for most of the day but I am just so bummed, I was sitting in 8th and pushing hard but I made a mistake and it cost me really big. I’m a bit banged up but there are a lot of positives to take away from the night, its been good to see where I’m at over here against some of these guys and I know I will only get better from here. I havant had too much time on the 250 and the whoops were a challenge for me tonight but I will keep grinding, I’ve only been back on the 250 for 3-4 weeks and its been about 4 years since I’ve been on one so its an adjustment. Only upwards from here.”

AMA SX Rnd A Luke Clout SX Rd Kardy
Luke Clout – Image by Hoppenworld

250SX Main Event – 2020 Anaheim 1

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 Justin Cooper Yamaha YZ250F 17 Laps
2 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha YZ250F +02.450
3 Christian Craig Honda CRF250R +13.581
4 Michael Mosiman Husqvarna FC250 +15.251
5 Austin Forkner Kawasaki KX250 +15.251
6 Cameron Mcadoo Kawasaki KX250 +21.244
7 Brandon Hartranft KTM 250SX-F Factory Edi +35.905
8 Derek Drake KTM 250SX-F Factory Edi +36.589
9 Jett Lawrence Honda CRF250R +45.924
10 Alex Martin Suzuki RMZ250 +55.420

250SX Standings – After Round 1

Pos Rider R1 Total
1 Justin Cooper 26 26
2 Dylan Ferrandis 23 23
3 Christian Craig 21 21
4 Michael Mosiman 19 19
5 Austin Forkner 18 18
6 Cameron Mcadoo 17 17
7 Brandon Hartranft 16 16
8 Derek Drake 15 15
9 Jett Lawrence 14 14
10 Alex Martin 14 13
11 Jacob Hayes 12 12
12 Michael Leib 11 11
13 Robbie Wageman 10 10
14 Killian Auberson 9 9
15 Carson Brown 8 8
16 Mitchell Oldenburg 7 7
17 Jay Wilson 6 6
18 Logan Karnow 5 5
19 Derek Kelley 4 4
20 Chris Howell 3 3
21 Luke Clout 2 2
22 Mitchell Falk 1 1
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Riders talk Dakar Rally Stage 2

Stage two at the 2020 Dakar Rally presented riders with several new challenges with the introduction of pre-coloured road books and limited time to work on bikes, following an opening Stage which led competitors from Jeddah up the coast to Al Wajh with a 319 km timed special seeing Toby Price taking an initial lead.

Stage 2 saw Sam Sunderland take control of the overall Dakar lead with a 367-kilometre special, but it was Botswana’s Ross Branch who took the stage win.

As the fifth rider to enter the day’s 367-kilometre special, Sam Sunderland was able to maximise his advantage and push right from the start. The 2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Champion was able to improve his position throughout that stage to ultimately post the second-fastest time. Sam now enjoys a lead of just over one minute in the provisional overall standings.

Sam Sunderland

“It was a really tough day today and it felt very long. There was a huge mix of terrain with high speed tracks and then slower technical sections. In and out of the canyons there were a lot of lines visible and that made navigation more of a challenge. I made a couple of mistakes, but I think everyone did out there today. All-in-all though I had a good run, just trying to stick to a steady rhythm and build up my pace as the race goes on.”

Dakar Rally Stage Sam Sunderland
Sam Sunderland

Quintanilla also excelled on the extremely challenging stage two of the 2020 Dakar Rally to finish in third place. In doing so, the Chilean rider moved himself up to second in the provisional overall standings.

Pablo Quintanilla

“I’m really pleased with my day today. Navigation was challenging all through the special but I didn’t make too many mistakes. I enjoyed the mix of terrain today, a lot of it was very similar to back home in Chile and so I felt comfortable on the bike. Toward the end of the stage I decided to play a little strategy and try to improve my position for tomorrow. I think it will work well and I’m looking forward to the stage.”

Dakar Rally Stage Pablo Quintanilla
Pablo Quintanilla

Luciano Benavides in only his third Dakar, placed fifth on the day’s special to elevate himself to seventh in the overall standings. With a strong start position for stage three, Benavides is confident of another good result.

Luciano Benavides

“It’s been a good day for me – I finished inside the top five and I’m really happy with my rhythm here in Saudi. I enjoyed the stage today but came very close to crashing at one point. Luckily, I was able to stay on and from there I decided to bring the bike home safely and make sure it is good for tomorrow.”

Dakar Rally Stage Luciano Benavides
Luciano Benavides

Kevin Benavides stood out in Stage 2’s special and replicated his fourth final place to move up into third overall position in the rally, some ninety seconds behind the leader.

Kevin Benavides

“Today was a very good stage for me, even better than yesterday’s. I started in fourth position and at kilometre 140 I reached the other riders in front and I went out in front and opened the track. For me there were good feelings, I navigated fairly easily for quite some time. Ricky finally overtook me but I think I did a very good job finishing in fourth position. Above all today we were able to take care of the motorcycle that was something important and it is in perfect shape for tomorrow’s stage.”

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Kevin Benavides – Image by Rally Zone

Another fast-paced rider was Joan Barreda, who might have even won the stage had it not been for a minor fall when he was looking at the roadbook notes. The Spaniard finished sixth on the day and eighth overall in the rally.

Joan Barreda

“Today it went well during the first part of the stage; I had a good pace and was close to Quintanilla. Around kilometre 200 I fell while looking at the roadbook. I hit a rock and fell, not very hard, but enough to distract me a little. Right after, in the canyon area, I took a mistaken track and got a bit lost, but I was quickly been able to recover from it. In the end I was able to manage the stage quite well as today is the Super Marathon stage and I did not want to push too hard. Luckily the bike is perfect so we’ll see how it goes tomorrow.”

Dakar Rally Stage Joan Barreda
Joan Barreda – Image by Rally Zone

Matthias Walkner was able to navigate the technically demanding route, making the minimum of errors to complete the stage in a solid eighth place. Now lying an excellent fourth overall, the Austrian rider will enjoy an advantageous start position for the second half of the Super Marathon stage.

Matthias Walkner

“I had quite a good day today – the navigation was tough but I was able to push on from the start and at about 45 kilometres I was able to catch Toby. From there I opened the piste to the halfway point. We then rode in a group of four until the finish, which can be tricky as the dust from any riders in front makes it difficult to see stones and rocks hidden in the soft sand. Thankfully I was able to look after the bike and it’s all ready to go for tomorrow.”

Dakar Rally Stage Matthias Walkner
Matthias Walkner

Xavier de Soultrait initially improved from his 13th place starting position, working his way up to ninth by the first waypoint he then struggled with dust and sensibly opted not to take any unnecessary risks, maintaining that position.

Xavier De Soultrait

I had a lot of dust during the first 150-160 kilometres, so it was a balance between riding safely and also trying to overtake. Finally, when I managed to get ahead I could increase my speed and things went well. My goal is to be around the top 10 for the first four days or so, so things are ok for me. It looks like tomorrow the navigation will be a little easier, we will see. Everything is good with my bike, so I just hope I can have a clear day tomorrow with not too much dust.”

American Ricky Brabec, also managed the situation skilfully and, in spite of having to start the day from second position, was able to post eleventh final place which leaves the rider in fifth position overall some four minutes shy of the overall leader.

Ricky Brabec

“The day was good. We knew coming into it that we were going to lose a bit of time. We started up front. It wasn’t too tricky. Up front you have a lot more focus. I lost the way a bit about kilometre 50. We all grouped up and tried to be smart and manage our motorcycles. We have the Super Marathon tonight. It’s not key to wreck your motorcycle as you have no mechanics and no assistance. I’m looking forward to day three. The team’s good and all the bikes are in one piece. We’ll keep pushing. The bikes are really good. Motorcycles don’t really carry any tools or parts, so the only thing we can do is either adjust the lever or zip-tie some things together. Other than that even if you wreck the motorcycles, you have to deal with it. We are very fortunate that all the riders have nice motorcycles for day three. So that’s a plus for Honda.”

Dakar Rally Stage Ricky Brabec rallyzone
Ricky Brabec – Image by Rally Zone

Winner of the first day, Toby Price had the unenviable task of opening stage two. That, combined with the limited time to acquaint himself with the road book, made navigating the stage extremely tricky from the front of the pack. Despite the disadvantages, the reigning champion put in a good ride to 15th place and now lies ninth in the provisional overall standings.

Toby Price

“Today was always going to be tough, leading out from the start without having had much time to read the road book. The stage went ok, I lost some time to the others but the most important thing is I looked after my bike and the tyres so should be in good shape to close down on the leaders again tomorrow. There’s still a long, long way to go, but the bike is working great, things are looking good and I’m happy.”

Dakar Rally Stage Toby Price
Toby Price

Fellow Australian Rodney Faggotter proved consistent, following up his Stage 1 19th placing, with a strong 16th in Stage 2, claiming 17th overall.

Rodney Faggotter

“17th quickest today. Saw a couple crashed riders today and some other riders that had started in front of me were with them – so I will possibly slip down from 17th position depending on what time they are given nack for stopping – but all good! Solid day. Had dust for about 200klms then led out in front of my group which means a lot of navigation but no dust! The riding here is so diverse and so far.. fun!”

Other Australians included Ben Young finishing 92nd in Stage 2, Trevor Collin Wilson 111th, and Matthew Tisdall 131st.

2020 Dakar Rally – Stage 2 Provisional Results

Pos Rider Team Time/Gap
1  Ross Branch BAS DAKAR KTM RACING TEAM 03H 39′ 10
2  Sam Sunderland RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM + 00H 01′ 24
3  Pablo Quintanilla ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 02′ 21
4  Kevin Benavides MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2020 + 00H 03′ 40
5  Luciano Benavides RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM + 00H 03′ 44
6  Joan Barreda Bort MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2020 + 00H 04′ 57
7  Jose Ignacio C F MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2020 + 00H 04′ 58
8  Matthias Walkner RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM + 00H 05′ 59
9  Xavier De Soultrait MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM + 00H 06′ 08
10  Andrew Short ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 07′ 00
11  Ricky Brabec MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 2020 + 00H 08′ 45
12  Paulo Gonçalves HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 09′ 32
13  Adrien Van Beveren MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM + 00H 09′ 48
14  Franco Caimi MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA RALLY TEAM + 00H 09′ 50
15  Toby Price RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM + 00H 12′ 13
16  Rodney Faggotter YAMAHA MOTOR AUSTRALIA + 00H 17′ 17
17  Lorenzo Santolino SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY + 00H 18′ 25
18  Adrien Metge SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY + 00H 18′ 32
19  Antonio Maio YAMAHA FINO MOTOR RACING + 00H 19′ 30
20  Juan Pedrero Garcia LS2 AVENTURA TOUAREG + 00H 19′ 49

Dakar Overall Standings – After Stage 2

Pos. Rider Time/Gap
1  Sam Sunderland 07h 05′ 22”
2  Pablo Quintanilla + 00h 01′ 18”
3  Kevin Benavides + 00h 01′ 32”
4  Matthias Walkner + 00h 02′ 00”
5  Ricky Brabec + 00h 04′ 11”
6  Ross Branch + 00h 04′ 19”
7  Luciano Benavides + 00h 06′ 01”
8  Joan Barreda Bort + 00h 06′ 09”
9  Toby Price + 00h 07′ 34”
10  Andrew Short + 00h 09′ 24”
11  Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo + 00h 09′ 34”
12  Xavier De Soultrait + 00h 10′ 11”
13  Adrien Van Beveren + 00h 13′ 01”
14  Paulo Gonçalves + 00h 13′ 10”
15  Franco Caimi + 00h 19′ 14”
16  Skyler Howes + 00h 20′ 52”
17  Adrien Metge + 00h 24′ 55”
18  Stefan Svitko + 00h 26′ 43”
19  Rodney Faggotter + 00h 36′ 32”
20  Johnny Aubert + 00h 37′ 17”
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Woffinden swinging in WA

With Graeme Sidden

A big shout out went to Popular WA sidecar passenger, Jamie Thomson who received some unfortunate injuries when he fell from Chad Harvey’s sidecar during the preliminary heats of the Jeff Gittus Memorial Sidecar event on Saturday evening at Perth’s Pinjar Park Motorcycle Speedway. Jamie suffered a broken wrist and is waiting to undergo shoulder surgery after his untimely fall.

Cam Heeps being interviewed by Grant Woodhams
Cam Heeps being interviewed by Grant Woodhams

Another sidecar passenger in young Jesse Thomas also took a ride on the wild side with defending Champion Reece Liptrott when they backed their outfit into turn three and flipped it during a desperate attempt to go underneath the ultimate victors Darren Nash and Ash Brown. I have no official report on Jesse Thomas injuries and outcome, only to say he was very ginger walking from the venue after the meeting.

The very experienced and talented Trent Headland with Tai Woffinden on the back did a stirling job to avoid the stricken outfit and prostate riders on the track. They were rewarded for their efforts finishing up in second spot for the night.

Sidecar podium for the EUROCARS sponsored Jeff Gittus Memorial Sidecar Classic Nash Brown winners Headland Woffinden ndand Mitchell Cornwall
Sidecar podium for the EUROCARS sponsored Jeff Gittus Memorial Sidecar Classic – Winners Nash & Brown, Headland & Woffinden second, and Mitchell & Cornwall third

Three times world solo Champion, Tai Woffinden looked right at home on the back of the Headland outfit and was all smiles as usual on the podium during the trophy presentations.

Racing was fast and furious all evening long in both sidecars and solos where the Darren Nash/Ash Brown combination came out on top in the prestigious Gittus event and WA’s International solo sensation Cam Heeps, fresh home from a very successful English season recorded a fine win in the solo final from another WA Champion, Dan Winchester, UK’s Leon Flint and under 19 British Champion Drew Kemp rounding out fourth place after doing it the hard way winning the B final to make the final four.

Nash and Brown with happy sidecar builder and former sidecar star Tony Shield
Nash and Brown with happy sidecar builder and former sidecar star Tony Shield
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2020 Championship Calendars

2020 AMA Motocross race schedule

  • May 17 – Hangtown Motocross Classic – Rancho Cordova, CA
  • May 24 – Fox Raceway National – Pala, CA
  • May 31 – Thunder Valley National – Lakewood, CO
  • June 7 – Florida National – Jacksonville, FL
  • June 21 – High Point National – Mt. Morris, PA
  • June 28 – Southwick National – Southwick, MA
  • July 5 – RedBud National – Buchanan, MI
  • July 19 – Spring Creek National – Millville, MN
  • July 26 – Washougal National – Washougal, WA
  • August 16 – Unadilla National – New Berlin, NY
  • August 23 – Budds Creek National – Mechanicsville, MD
  • August 30 – Ironman National – Crawfordsville, IN

2020 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Calendar

  • Jan. 4 – Angels Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, Calif.
  • Jan. 11 – The Dome at America’s Center, St. Louis, Mo.
  • Jan. 18 – Angels Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, Calif.
  • Jan. 25 – State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
  • Feb. 1 – Ringcentral Coliseum, Oakland, Calif.
  • Feb. 8 – Petco Park, San Diego, Calif.
  • Feb. 15 – Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
  • Feb. 22 – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
  • Feb. 29 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.
  • March 7 – Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, Fla.
  • March 14 – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianpolis, Ind.
  • March 21 – Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.
  • March 28 – Centurylink Field, Seattle, Wash.
  • April 4 – Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, Co.
  • April 18 – Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.
  • April 25 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev.
  • May 2 – Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

2020 MXGP Calendar

  • March 1 – Great Britain, Matterley Basin (EMX125, WMX)
  • March 8 – The Netherlands, Valkenswaard – (EMX250, WMX)
  • March 22 – Patagonia, Argentina, Neuquen
  • April 5 – Trentino I, Pietramurata – (EMX250, EMX 2t)
  • April 19 – Spain, (TBA) – (EMX125, WMX)
  • April 26 – Portugal, Agueda – (EMX125, EMX250)
  • May 10 – France, Saint Jean d’Angely – (EMX125, EMX Open)
  • May 17 – Italy, Maggiora – (EMX Open, WMX)
  • May 24 – Germany, Teutschenthal – (EMX250, EMX Open)
  • June 7 – Russia, Orlyonok – (EMX250, EMX Open)
  • June 14 – Latvia, Kegums – (EMX250, EMX Open)
  • June 28 – Indonesia, Jakarta
  • July 5 – Indonesia, Palembang
  • July 26 – Czech Republic, Loket – (EMX65, EMX85, EMX 2t)
  • August 2 – Belgium, Lommel – (EMX125, EMX250)
  • August 16 – Sweden, Uddevalla – (EMX125, EMX250)
  • August 23 – Finland, Litti-KymiRing – (EMX125, EMX250, EMX 2t)
  • September 6 – Turkey, Afyonkarahisar – (EMX Open, WMX)
  • September 13 – China, (TBA) –
  • September 20 – Emilia Romagna, Imola – (EMX125, WMX)
  • September 27 – Motocross of Nations, France, Ernee

2020 American Flat Track

  • Round 1. March 14: Daytona 200 &  TT – Daytona Speedway, FL
  • Round 2. March 28: Atlanta Short Track – Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, GA
  • Round 3. April 4: Charlotte Half-Mile – Charlotte Speedway, Concord, NC
  • Round 4. May 2: Texas Half-Mile – Texas Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
  • Round 5. May 9: So-Cal Half-Mile – Perris Speedway, Perris, CA
  • Round 6. May 16: Sacramento Mile – Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA
  • Round 7. May 30: Red Mile – Red Mile, Lexington, KY
  • Round 8. June 13: Laconia Short Track – New Hampshire Speedway, Loudon, NH
  • Round 9. June 20: OKC Mile – Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Round 10. June 27: Lima Half-Mile – Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH
  • Round 11. July 4: New York Short Track – Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport, NY
  • Round 12. August 9: Buffalo Chip TT – Buffalo Chip, Sturgis, SD
  • Round 13. August 11: Black Hills Half-Mile – Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City, SD
  • Round 14. August 22: Peoria TT – Peoria Motorcycle Club, Peoria, IL
  • Round 15. September 5: Springfield Mile I – Illinois Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
  • Round 16. September 6: Springfield Mile II – Illinois Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
  • Round 17. September 12: Williams Grove Half-Mile – Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Round 18. September 26: Meadowlands Mile* – Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, NJ

2020 Australian Speedway Senior Solo Speedway Calendar

  • Round 1, January 3 – Kurri Kurri Speedway, Loxford Park NSW
  • Round 2, January 6 – Diamond Park, Wodonga VIC
  • Round 3, January 7 – Undera Speedway, Echuca Road, Undera VIC
  • Round 4, January 9 – Olympic Park, Regina Street, Mildura VIC
  • Round 5, January 11 – Gillman Speedway, Wilkins Road, Gillman SA

2020 WESS Enduro World Championship Schedule

  • Round 1: Extreme XL Lagares (Portugal) May 8-10
  • Round 2: Trefle Lozerien AMV (France) May 21-23
  • Round 3: Erzbergrodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble (Austria) June 10-14
  • Round 4: Red Bull 111 Megawatt (Poland ) June TBC
  • Round 5: Red Bull Romaniacs (Romania) July 21-25
  • Round 6: Tennessee Knockout (USA) August 15-16
  • Round 7: Hawkstone Park Cross-Country (UK) September TBC
  • Round 8: Hixpania Hard Enduro (Spain) October TBC

2020 FIM Speedway GP Calendar

  • May 16 – PZM Warsaw SGP of Poland – Warsaw
  • May 30 – German SGP – Teterow
  • June 13 – Czech SGP – Prague
  • July 18 – Adrian Flux British SGP – Cardiff
  • July 25 – Swedish SGP – Hallstavik
  • August 1 – Betard Wroclaw SGP of Poland – Wroclaw
  • August 15 – Scandinavian SGP – Malilla, Sweden
  • August 29 – Russian SGP – Togliatti
  • September 12 – Danish SGP sponsored by ECCO – Vojens
  • October 3 – Revline Torun SGP of Poland – Torun

2020 Australian Dirt Track Championship dates

  • April 11-12 Australian Junior Dirt Track Championships
    • Mick Doohan Raceway, QLD, North Brisbane Jnr Motorcycle Club
  • October 17-18 Australian Senior Dirt Track Championships
    • Fairburn Park, ACT Motorcycle Club

2020 Australian Track Championship dates

  • May 16-17 Australian Senior Track Championships
    • Qurindi, Tamworth, NSW, Tamworth Motorcycle Club
  • September 26-27 Australian Junior Track Championships
    • Gunnedah, NSW Gunnedah Motorcycle Club

2020 Australian Off-Road Championship Calendar

  • Round 1 & 2: Toowoomba, QLD 22 – 23 February 2020
  • Round 3 & 4: Dungog, NSW 14 – 15 March 2020
  • Round 5 & 6: Nowra, NSW 18 – 19 April 2020
  • Round 7 & 8: SA 1 – 2 August 2020
  • Round 9 & 10: Omeo, VIC 19 – 20 September 2020
  • Round 11 & 12: Wynyard, TAS 17 –18 October 2020

2020 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship Calendar

  • Round 1: December 7, 2019 – Krakow, Poland
  • Round 2: January 4 – Riesa, Germany
  • Round 3: January 18 – A Coruna, Spain
  • Round 4: February 1 – Budapest, Hungary
  • Round 5: March 14 – Lodz, Poland

2020 AMA Extreme Off-Road East/West Calendar

  • 2020 AMA Extreme Off-Road East Series
    • March 28-29: RevLimiter Extreme Enduro, Decatur, Texas
    • May 16-17: Madd Moose, Marquette, Mich.
    • July 4-5: Tough Like RORR, Tamaqua, Pa.
    • July 18-19: Fallen Timbers, Little Hocking, Ohio
    • Aug. 1-2: Battle of the Goats, Taylorsville, N.C.
  • 2020 AMA Extreme Off-Road West Series
    • Feb. 8: King of the Motos, Lucerne Valley, Calif.
    • March 28-29: RevLimiter Extreme Enduro, Decatur, Texas
    • May 2-3: EnduroFest, Reno, Nev.
    • June 6-7: Last Dog Standing, Devore, Calif.
    • June 20-21: Stix and Stones, Kellogg, Idaho
  • 2020 AMA Extreme Off-Road Grand Championship
    • Aug. 14-16: Trials Training Center, Sequatchie, Tenn.

2020 FIM Flat Track World Championship Calendar

  • Round 1 – June 13: Diedenbergen DE
  • Round 2 – July 26: Boves-Cuneo IT
  • Round 3 – September 5: Morizès FR
  • Round 4 – October 3: Pardubice CZ

2020 King of MX Calendar

  • Qualifier 1 – February 15-16, Bega – Top 7 qualify for final
  • Qualifier 2 – February 29-1 March, Narrabri – Top 7 qualify for final
  • Qualifier 3 – March 14-15, Bathurst – Top 6 qualify for final
  • Qualifier 4 – March 28-29, Wagga Wagga – Top 6 qualify for final
  • Qualifier 5 – April 18-19, Lake Macquarie -Top 7 qualify for final
  • Qualifier 6 – May 9-10, Sydney – Top 7 qualify for final
  • Final – June 6-8, Undisclosed Location

2020 Australian Motocross National Championship Calendar

  • Round 1 & 2 Horsham, Victoiria April 4/5
  • Round 3 Newry, Victoria May 3
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Barcia claims opening win at Anaheim 1 | Cooper tops 250SX

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2020 AMA Supercross

Round One – Anaheim 1

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The 2020 AMA Supercross season has kicked off with Anaheim 1 over the weekend, with Justin Barcia claiming top honours in the 450SX main event, ahead of Cianciarulo, with defending champion Cooper Webb settling for third.

Justin Cooper proved fastest meanwhile, in the 250SX Main Event, from Dyland Ferrandis and Christian Craig, while Aussie young-gun Jett Lawrence put in a credible ninth for his first US main event appearance.

SX450

Heat One

Ryan Breece got a great start but lost the rear heading into turn one which caused Aaron Plessinger also go down, and the Yamaha man looked hurt. Chad Reed also got caught up a melee at turn one but quickly rejoined the action.

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Justin Brayton – 2020 AMA Supercross Round 1 – Anaheim 1

No such problems though for Australian Supercross Champion Justin Brayton, who was the early leader from Vince Friese. Eli Tomac got baulked in the whoops and was shuffled back down to sixth place. Ken Roczen quickly worked his way into third place but had Malcolm Stewart right on his tail and a charging Tomac determined to regain the ground he lost in that earlier clash.

Roczen then took second place from Friese and quickly closed in on Brayton.  Behind that duo Tomac put a hard pass on Stewart which put the Honda man on the ground, he got going again in seventh place, but Tomac was now a clear fourth and looking to steal the final step on the rostrum from Friese but ran out of time to get the job done.

Brayton was the heat one winner with Ken Roczen making it a Honda 1-2 and Friese in third.

Chad Reed had worked his way up to 12th place by the chequered flag after that lap one tumble and thus was headed for the LCQ.

Heat Two

Adam Cianciarulo had proved the fastest in qualifying while defending champion Cooper Webb was struggling with the flu and had been somewhat off the pace. It was Zach Osborne that scored the holeshot though from Justin Barcia while Cianciarulo, Justin Hill and Webb gave chase.

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Adam Cianciarulo – 2020 AMA Supercross Round 1 – Anaheim 1

Barcia got the better of Osborne on lap two while Cianciarulo made a mistake while battling with Hill and lost a place not only to the Honda man but was also usurped by Webb.

Cianciarulo regrouped and made his way past Webb once again. Webb then started to come under attack from behind by Jason Anderson.

The #9 Kawasaki of Cianciarulo stalked Osborne for a couple of laps and eventually the Husqvarna man succumbed to the pressure and went down fairly hard after jumping into the tough blocks and tumbling off the circuit. Osborne rejoined the race slowly in 13th place.

Justin Barcia had clear air out front and went on to take victory ahead of Cianciarulo while Webb managed to steal the third step on the podium from Justin Hill at the final juncture.

LCQ

Chad Reed got away well in the LCQ but it was Zach Osborne that squeezed through for the holeshot. The two finished in that order while Tyler Bowers and Aaron Plessinger also made it through to the main.

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Chad Reed – 2020 AMA Supercross Round 1 – Anaheim 1

Final

Vince Friese scored the holeshot from Justin Barcia and Justin Brayton while Adam Cianciarulo was in fourth.  Barcia took the lead from Friese halfway through that opening lap. Justin Hill was fifth at the end of lap one, ahead of Cooper Webb and Ken Roczen.

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Vince Friese – 2020 AMA Supercross Round 1 – Anaheim 1

Barcia was getting away while Brayton was hanging on to second place while being chased by Cianciarulo, while Friese, Roczen and Webb tripped each other up in their desperate quests to work their way forward in what was a busy pack. Barcia though had clear air up front and a 2.7-second advantage with 16-minutes remaining. Jason Anderson was eighth and Tomac was in ninth place.

Cianciarulo then got the better of Brayton to move up to second place and immediately pulled away from the Honda man. Cooper Webb was in fourth and despite battling the flu was clear of Ken Roczen and Blake Baggett.

Barcia looked safe up front but then a mistake with 12-minutes remaining saw the Yamaha man throw it all away! A 2.5-second lead turned into a 1.5-second deficit to Cianciarulo after Barcia’s clash with the tough blocks lost him his advantage.

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Justin Barcia – 2020 AMA Supercross Round 1 – Anaheim 1

Cooper Webb started to pile the pressure on third placed Brayton and with eight-minutes remaining the defending champ made his move to take that third spot. Brayton then had his hands full fending off the advances of Roczen and Baggett.

Barcia then got the better of Cianciarulo after the Kawasaki man made a big mistake that could have ended very badly but he managed to recover and rejoin the track 1.4-seconds behind Barcia.

Brayton then went from fourth to seventh in one corner after he was gazumped by Roczen and Baggett before then being used as a berm by Jason Anderson which put Brayton momentarily on the floor. Tomac then relegated Brayton further down to eighth place just ahead of Malcolm Stewart and Vince Friese.

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Jason Anderson – 2020 AMA Supercross Round 1 – Anaheim 1

Jason Anderson got the better of Roczen with two-minutes left to run to move up to fifth place. Up front Barica had a handy buffer over Cianciarulo who in turn had an even larger buffer over Cooper Webb. And that was how they finished, Barcia the winner of the A1 season opener, 450 debutante Cianciaurlo in second, while defending champ Cooper Webb rounded out the podium.

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Justin Barcia claimed the main event win from Adam Cianciarulo and Cooper Webb – 2020 AMA Supercross Round 1 – Anaheim 1

Blake Baggett clinched fourth place with a handy buffer over Jason Anderson while Ken Roczen claimed 17-points for sixth. Eli Tomac took seventh ahead of Justin Brayton and Malcolm Stewart, while Vince Friese rounded out the top ten.

In his record breaking 250th main event start Chad Reed finished in 18th place.

Results/Standings

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