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Post by truenorth on May 22, 2018 7:28:07 GMT -8
2018 AMA Motocross Schedule
May 19, 2018 Hangtown Motocross Classic Sacramento, CA May 26, 2018 Glen Helen National San Bernardino, CA
June 2, 2018 Thunder Valley National Lakewood, CO
June 16, 2018 High Point National Mt. Morris, PA
June 23, 2018 Tennessee National Blountville, TN.
June 30, 2018 RedBud National Buchanan, MI
July 7, 2018 Southwick National Southwick, MA
July 21, 2018 Spring Creek National Millville, MN
July 28, 2018 Washougal National Washougal, WA
August 11, 2018 Unadilla National New Berlin, NY
August 18, 2018 Budds Creek National Mechanicsville, MD
August 25, 2018 Indiana National Crawfordsville, IN
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Post by truenorth on May 22, 2018 7:34:01 GMT -8
Hangtown 450 OVERALL RESULTS
1. Eli Tomac (1-1) 2. Marvin Musquin (2-2) 3. Justin Barcia (3-3) 4. Jason Anderson (4-6) 5. Blake Baggett (7-4) 6. Weston Peick (5-7) 7. Benny Bloss (10-5) 8. Christian Craig (8-8) 9. Phil Nicoletti (9-9) 10. Bradley Taft (11-10)
Hangtown 250 OVERALL RESULTS
1. Zach Osborne (1-1) 2. Jeremy Martin (2-2) 3. Aaron Plessinger (3-4) 4. Alex Martin (7-3) 5. Justin Cooper (5-9) 6. Chase Sexton (11-5) 7. Jordon Smith (8-8) 8. Joey Savatgy (6-10) 9. RJ Hampshire (10-7) 10. Garrett Marchbanks (12-6)
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Post by truenorth on May 22, 2018 10:11:17 GMT -8
Márquez: "It's easier to be inspired by motocross to drive on asphalt than vice versa" by Esperanza Murcia Moreno 21 May. 18 The motocross not only marked the beginning of Marc Márquez with the engine, but it has helped him to plant the characteristic style that runs on the bike. He turned that inspiration into another form of training, adapting the style of the discipline to the MotoGP guidelines. When you read the name of Marc Márquez, the first thing that comes to mind is him on a motorcycle. Crossing the finish line, brushing the shoulder with the asphalt as if it were the very shadow of a curve, playing with gravity saving a fall or winning one of its six world titles. Scenes that respond, all of them, to a single passion: the bike. Living for her, she likes to try herself. And there appears motocross, the discipline that taught him to love the engine and that today he uses to improve what he knows best. Growing up near Bellpuig, his relationship with motocross was not long in coming, pushed by the environment in which his family moved. His parents were volunteers in Moto Club Segre, which made him immersed in that world since he was a child: "I remember writing my Christmas list and asking for a motorcycle to jump! My first memories of this time are seeing Stefan Everts and Mickaël Pichon in Bellpuig. I think it was in 2001, Pichon was driving the Suzuki with the number 2, " which he hopes to have in an interview for the Moto Journal GP Plus magazine . In that environment, Cervera could not conceive anything else: "Until I was eight years old, I only thought about motocross. I wanted to run . " He began to do it and soon a formal proposal arrived: "One day, in Rufea, a man told my father" Inscribe Marc, he has a good speed to take curves ". So, I did ... and at first I did not like it. The bike was high, I was too small, but I still won the race. I became champion of Catalonia and I was already dreaming of the motocross championship in Spain. A year later, my father received a proposal for me and that's how it started ... ". The competitions became a family activity. Although the races were on a Sunday, his family left on Saturday afternoons in an old caravan that they hooked to the car and where they kept the small bikes. After they camped there, that day to day became their way of life: "It was like a philosophy, a way of life". Asking for a jump bike for Christmas, he got hooked on motocross for that reason, for the jumps, remembering the first time he rode in Bellpuig and made the one that is right in the tunnel, a feeling that compares with throwing the stomach by the mouth, something that, however, he loves. That feeling, the adrenaline, still feels: "It always happens, it depends on the track. Even in MotoGP happens. In the first five laps of Friday at Mugello, when you reach the end of the straight [at more than 350 km / h], you're out of breath. " Everything he learns from the discipline adapts him to MotoGP: "It's strange, because the faster you drive in motocross, the less you tend to notice the potholes and it's easier ... In MotoGP you are more aware of the limit, while in motocross you always have the impression that you can gain speed. Sometimes I feel like I'm going super fast ... then Garcia arrives [Josep García, Enduro World Champion] and bam! Then another runner, and boom! They are always on the lookout and that pushes you to attack even more. " Motocross, he explains, is so physical that you absolutely have to be in perfect condition. Otherwise, you can not improve your lap times:"You are aware of the danger of trying to find the limit. This is the reason why during the season I do not ride too much in motocross. You can not say to a house like Honda: "Yes, I'm going to do a lot of motocross to train ..." So he does not practice much, but the sensations he finds doing it can not be found in any other way: "Not in dirt-track or on asphalt. Each turn is different and the choice of the trajectory helps you to learn to improvise and also to adapt it to MotoGP. " The risk involved in his practice was one of the reasons why he abandoned the discipline. Professionally, of course, because he has not stopped seeing it and added it to his training: "The United States Supercross Championship is held at the beginning of the year and I wake up every Sunday morning to see where and how I can watch the race. It's amazing to see the technique, what they can do with the bike and I try to inspire myself by seeing them . " He likes to analyze the style of each pilot, his way of shooting: "You can see that someone like Eli Tomac is more aggressive and physical compared to the Marvin Musquin technique, for example. In the end, their times are only separated by a fraction of a second. " From that learning, he has learned to improve the control of the bike in different situations, improving his ability to adapt: "When I train in motocross, I am a little stressed because I always move the bike in all directions. But it really helps me for MotoGP, where I can feel more calm even when the bike does not stop moving " . It is a training that he would like to turn into something else: "As soon as there are races here in Rufea or Bellpuig, I want to run." He sees it as an experience in which he lives many races in one: "You can fight, lose energy or rhythm in a moment, you can fall, then get up and go back to the fight and fight a lot with other riders for several laps". In that hobby, José Luis Martínez, champion of Spain of MX2 in 2011 , takes on special importance : "It was a help to have José by my side. We were training together for two years before he started working with us in 2013. At first I was going much faster, but now I am getting closer and closer. And that's the goal: to have a model that stimulates you . " This stimulation has also led him to create the Allianz Motor Camp , a camp aimed at children who are just starting to pilot the offroad: "I think it's easier to be inspired by motocross to drive on asphalt than the other way around" . Who knows Márquez , says he has no limit. It is worth thinking what he would have done if he had dedicated himself to motocross and not to speed. He answers clearly: "At the level that I have in speed, I do not think it will come. In addition, the story is a little different for the Spanish motocross riders than for the speed riders. Look at Jorge Prado (promise of the MX in Spain) that to progress had to move to Belgium when he was still very young. In Spain, you can see very fast children in MX, but to get to a higher level they have it more difficult. We'll see if the MX European Championship can have a positive effect . " See that difficulty and feel lucky. They saw him as a child and they signed him, they helped him to be Marc Márquez . He does not forget that luck and he appreciates it, he lives motocross, but he knows that he was born for speed, for MotoGP. And that's the thing, he was lucky, but the talent was always ahead.
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Post by woosprints12 on May 23, 2018 15:26:08 GMT -8
2018 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Hangtown Classic.
250 Class Moto 1.
450 Class Moto 1.
250 Class Moto 2.
450 Class Moto 2.
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Post by truenorth on May 24, 2018 7:53:58 GMT -8
Looking for the "like" button; glad yer here
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Post by woosprints12 on May 24, 2018 12:30:02 GMT -8
Glen Helen Track Map.
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Post by woosprints12 on May 24, 2018 12:31:41 GMT -8
Looking for the "like" button; glad yer here Good to be here.
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Post by woosprints12 on May 27, 2018 7:23:15 GMT -8
Tomac Keeps Rolling At Glen Helen The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, kicked off Memorial Day weekend on Saturday with the Giant RV Glen Helen National, presented by Malcolm Smith Motorsports, from the motocross mecca of Southern California. The second round of the season saw yet another impressive outing from Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac, as the defending champion posted another 1-1 effort to open the season with back-to-back wins. In the 250 Class, Monster Energy/Yamalube/Star/Yamaha’s Aaron Plessinger showcased impressive dominance and moved into a share of the point lead following a 1-1 sweep of the motos. When the gate dropped on the first 450 Class moto of the afternoon it was the Team Honda HRC duo of Christian Craig and Ken Roczen who emerged at the front of the field, with Craig earning his second Motosport.com Holeshot of the season. As he led his teammate through Glen Helen’s tough terrain on the opening lap Craig crashed out of the race, handing the lead to Roczen. Tomac, who started inside the top five, was able to make a push into second, followed by RMATV/MC-WPS-KTM’s Benny Bloss and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jason Anderson. Roczen and Tomac were able to sprint out to a lead, while Anderson soon settled into third ahead of Team Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Marvin Musquin, who passed Bloss for fourth. After missing all of last season with an injury, Roczen successfully led his first laps of competition since the final round of his championship-winning 2016 season. Tomac kept pace with the Honda rider, and the pair were able to clearly assert themselves at the front of the field. Tomac eventually closed in on Roczen and began to apply heavy pressure. He made several pass attempts by trying alternate lines, but Roczen successfully answered every challenge. This battle waged on for more than half of the moto. As the leaders continued their fight, Musquin was making his own push to the front and moved into podium position by passing Anderson on Lap 6. On the following lap Tomac’s persistence finally paid off as he slipped under Roczen and never looked back. Once out front Tomac easily pulled away, while Roczen was left to deal with a hard-charging Musquin. The defending Glen Helen winner needed just a few laps to pass the former champion, taking control of second in the waning stages of the moto. Tomac cruised to his third straight moto win, 12.2 seconds ahead of Musquin. Roczen parlayed his stellar start into a third-place finish, with Anderson fourth and RMATV/MC-WPS-KTM’s Blake Baggett fifth. The second moto saw Anderson storm to the Motosport.com Holeshot and lead, with Musquin and Baggett close behind. Baggett went down as he attempted to pass Musquin for second and dropped to the tail end of the field, which allowed Musquin assume the position. The Autotrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing pair of Phil Nicoletti and Weston Peick slotted into third and fourth, with Tomac fifth. Roczen encountered misfortune on the opening lap and was forced to receive attention from his team in the pit, which ultimately took him out of contention for the overall podium. Peick and Tomac both made quick work of Nicoletti, and Tomac then moved past Peick for third on the following lap. He faced a deficit of more than 10 seconds to the leader at this point. Anderson was able to lay down a torrid pace in the opening laps and opened an early multi-second lead on Musquin. Tomac methodically chipped away at the gap to Musquin and didn’t face much of a challenge when he caught and passed his KTM rival on Lap 7 to take over second. Just over eight seconds sat between Anderson and Tomac when the defending champ moved into second. Tomac continued to post the fastest lap times on the track, but Anderson was able to pick up his pace and minimize the time lost. Tomac’s relentless pursuit of the lead got Anderson in his sights with two laps to go as just 2.7 seconds separated the top two. The Kawasaki rider proceeded to erase that entire deficit and storm into the lead that same lap. Tomac went on to lead just two laps of the moto, but he successfully earned his fourth straight moto win, surging out to 16 seconds ahead of Anderson at the finish. It’s the second time in his career that Tomac has opened the season with back-to-back wins, also doing so in 2015. Musquin finished second overall (2-3) for the second straight race and extended his current podium streak to seven rounds dating back to last season. Anderson claimed third (4-2). “It was good to see Ken [Roczen] back up there and we had a good battle in that first moto for what seemed like 20 minutes,” said Tomac. “In the second moto I just kept going. I was feeling good and was relaxed. I found some good lines and was able to get going. I just had a good flow all day.” Tomac added to his lead in the 450 Class standings and now sits 14 points ahead of Musquin. Anderson and Monster Energy/Yamaha Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia sit tied for third, 27 points back. 250 Class
The first 250 Class moto of the afternoon got underway with Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Zach Osborne earning the Motosport.com Holeshot, only to lose the lead to Grindstone Compound KTM’s Gage Schehr. Schehr was able to maintain a hold of the early lead while Plessinger surged past Osborne into second. Plessinger then set his sights on Schehr and successfully took over the lead just prior to the completion of the opening lap. Schehr continued to lose ground and soon lost second to Osborne and eventually dropped out of podium position when Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/KTM’s Alex Martin moved into third. From there the top three riders settled into their positions and gradually began separating themselves from the rest of the field. As the moto wore on, Plessinger and Osborne pulled away from Martin and soon enjoyed an advantage of more than 20 seconds. Osborne picked up the pace in the late stages and had Plessinger within striking distance with two laps to go. However, he tucked the front end of his Husqvarna and tipped over. That allowed Plessinger to open a comfortable margin, while Osborne remounted without losing a spot. Plessinger took his first moto win of the season just over 12 seconds ahead of Osborne, while Martin followed in a distant third. Monster Energy/Yamalube/Star/Yamaha’s Justin Cooper was fourth, with GEICO Honda’s Jeremy Martin fifth. Source: speedsport.com/motorcycle-racing/ama-supercross-motocross/tomac-keeps-rolling-glen-helen/
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Post by woosprints12 on May 27, 2018 7:26:39 GMT -8
Rd. 2 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Glen Helen MX.
250 Class Moto 1.
450 Class Moto 1
250 Class Moto 2
450 Class Moto 2
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Post by woosprints12 on Jun 3, 2018 7:10:09 GMT -8
Tomac Wins Home State National It’s starting to look like the only guy who can beat Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac in the 2018 Lucas Oil AMA 450cc Pro Motocross Championships is Eli Tomac. The defending champ has seemed to be under complete control during all six of the opening motos of this series so far. In the first moto in his home state of Colorado, Tomac nearly got the holeshot, but that went to Monster Energy Yamaha’s Justin Barcia. Over the next 10 minutes, Barcia led Tomac while they pulled away from the rest of the pack, but at the 10-minute mark, there was a red flag for a downed rider, Kyle Chisholm. The race was stopped. The riders were put back on the gate, picking gates in the order they were running when the race was stopped. Barcia got first gate pick, but in the end, it was Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM’s Blake Baggett who got the restart holeshot over Honda’s Ken Roczen and Tomac. Barcia came through the first turn in about sixth, then passed three racers in the second turn to take third from Tomac. Soon after, Roczen got by Baggett for the lead while Baggett came under pressure from Barcia. Then Barcia fell, remounting back in sixth again. Roczen began to pull away as Tomac went by Baggett for second. Tomac had about 2-3 seconds to make up on Roczen out front, and he did it right away. But catching Roczen and passing Roczen are two different things. Roczen held Tomac off for a handful of laps before Tomac stole the lead away in the rollers just after the finish line. From there, Tomac sped away with the win, by just under five second over Roczen, who held off Baggett by about a second at the finish. Then came Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin and Barcia. To start moto two, Barcia again stole the holeshot, this time over Baggett, Musquin and Roczen, with Roczen taking over second from the two of them. Tomac was fifth off the start. Roczen nearly had the pass made on Barcia during the opening lap, but jumped out of the rut he was trying to use and barely saved it. Tomac moved into third on the opening lap. Tomac got Roczen for second, but then got stuck behind Barcia’s bike when he went down in a fast right-hand sweeper. Barcia got up sixth, and Roczen took the lead while Tomac struggled to get around Barcia’s bike. Baggett also got by Tomac while he was stuck. It took Tomac a couple laps to find his way by Baggett for second, and then once he did, he set out after Roczen. It took Tomac until well past halfway to find his way by Roczen, but he did it in the exact same spot as moto one, in the rollers after the finish, and then he pulled away to win by 11 seconds over Roczen, who finished by himself in second, 12 seconds in front of Baggett. Then came Musquin, Baggett’s teammate Benny Bloss, and Barcia. Tomac took the overall with a 1-1 over Roczen’s 2-2, Baggett’s 3-3, Musquin’s 4-4, Bloss’s 6-5, and Barcia’s 5-6. In the points race, Tomac is undefeated with 150 points over Musquin, who now sits 28 points behind in second. Barcia is third in points, 18 behind Musquin, and then Baggett and Roczen round out the top five, just a few points behind Barcia. 450 Moto 1 450 Moto 2 The series takes a weekend off before the series resumes at High Point in Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania. Source: www.cyclenews.com/2018/06/article/2018-thunder-valley-450cc-national-mx-results/
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Post by woosprints12 on Jun 3, 2018 7:16:25 GMT -8
Thunder Valley 250cc National MX Results Three races into the 2018 AMA 250cc Pro Motocross Championship and it’s only getting more unpredictable. In the altitude of Lakewood, Colorado, the 250cc machines are pushed to their absolute limits, and in the end GEICO Honda’s Jeremy Martin came out on top. In the first moto, it was Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamalube Yamaha’s Justin Cooper who grabbed the holeshot over fast qualifier Joey Savatgy (Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki) and Osborne. Cooper and Osborne both took a quick trip off the track on the opening lap, but Cooper maintained the lead while Osborne dropped one spot to TLD/Red Bull KTM’s Jordon Smith. Savatgy started putting the pressure on Cooper early in the moto and eventually made a brilliant pass down the inside of a corner after studying up on Cooper’s lines, and from there, it looked as if Savatgy would have the moto in-hand. However, with three laps to go, Savatgy’s bike quit on him. He scored a DNF and walked back to the pits, dejected. Cooper inherited the lead back and then took his first moto win of his career over Jeremy Martin, his brother Alex Martin, and then Smith, who passed Osborne for fourth on the last lap. Osborne came in fifth with co-points-leader Aaron Plessinger hot on his heels. Then came Savatgy’s teammates Austin Forkner and Garrett Marchbanks, Smith’s teammate Shane McElrath, and Jeremy Martin’s teammate Chase Sexton. It was off the start of the second moto where all hell broke loose. Starting from the far outside after his mechanical DNF in the first moto, Savatgy got a good jump and wanted to sweep across the first turn to take the lead, but the pack got there first, and Osborne got stood up on the inside and when his and Savatgy’s lines met, it was chaos. Savatgy, Osborne, AutoTrader/JGR Suzuki’s Justin Hill, and quite a few others got caught up in it. Hill didn’t hit the dirt, but Osborne and Savatgy did. Osborne, who had already aggravated his thumb injury in a practice crash during the morning sessions, got up favoring his shoulder, but got back on his bike about 3/4 of a lap behind. Osborne, in the end, caught up to 20th and garnered one very hard-earned point for his efforts. Savatgy, who was likely the fastest 250cc racer in Colorado today, fought his way up to 12th and ended up with a 34-12 for 17th overall. Alex Martin got the holeshot and was under attack immediately from his brother Jeremy. Jeremy Martin eventually found his way by his brother and stretched out to a strong lead at the finish. Glen Helen winner Plessinger got another bad start in the second moto and was just able to pass his way into fourth, around Smith, on the last lap. Jeremy Martin took the overall win with a 2-1 over his brother Alex’s 3-2 for second and Cooper’s 1-8 for third overall. Fourth went to Forkner (7-3), then came Smith (4-5) and Plessinger (6-4). Two-time 250cc champ Jeremy Martin now leads the points standings by 8 over Plessinger, with Alex Martin five more points behind him in third, and defending champ Osborne now sitting fourth, 24 points behind Martin out front. 250 Moto 1 250 Moto 2 Source: www.cyclenews.com/2018/06/article/2018-thunder-valley-250cc-national-mx-results/
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Post by woosprints12 on Jun 7, 2018 12:30:06 GMT -8
Zach Osborne Out For Season With Shoulder Surgery hat changed in a hurry. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Zach Osborne came into Lucas Oil Pro Motocross aiming for a record four 250 championships in two years, but now that run will end with three titles. Following the big second-moto first-turn crash on Saturday at Thunder Valley, Osborne has undergone shoulder surgery for a torn labrum and will be out for the remainder of the season. “I am extremely bummed, to say the least," Osborne said in a team press release. "This fourth consecutive championship aboard the FC 250 was one that I wanted bad. It’s almost surreal that it has come to an end, but I know everything happens for a reason. I’ll use this time to prepare mentally and physically for the challenge of my first year in the 450 class. I am excited to get my recovery started and move onto the next step of my career." Osborne's shoulder popped out of joint in a brutal first-turn crash in moto two. Joey Savatgy was trying to steal a good start from the outside while Osborne and a few others got bounced around from the inside, causing a collision. Osborne got back on the bike and salvaged one championship point for 20th, but that will be his last point of the season. "Hopefully there’s nothing major wrong with my shoulder and I can carry on," Osborne said to our Steve Matthes after the race. "I don’t want it to be anything that carries into next year. I want to have a really strong showing on the 450, so we’ll make that decision this week. If I’m in, I’m all in. If it’s not too bad, then we’ll be there." "It has been a devastating week for all of us here on the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team," Bobby Hewitt, team manager, said. "Losing Zach for the remainder of the season is unfortunate, but he will be back just as strong as ever." Source: racerxonline.com/2018/06/06/osborne-out-for-season-with-shoulder-surgery
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Post by woosprints12 on Jun 19, 2018 9:52:42 GMT -8
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