In 2010 the Red Bull Motocross des Nations will
make its awaited comeback to the United States following the tremendous
success of Budds Creek in 2007, the biggest motocross event ever held in
the nation to date. On September 25-26th, 2010, Thunder Valley
Motocross Park in Lakewood-Denver, Colorado, will host the 64th edition
of this historical competition for the third running on the American
soil. More information on the venue are online at www.mxthundervalley.com.
In 2011 the Motocross des Nations is set to return to France at Saint
Jean D’Angely.The last time the event was run in France (at Ernee) was
2005 when Team USA headed by Ricky Carmichael beat Pichon’s home team
France and Everts’ Belgium. More information on the venue are online at www.motoclub-angerien.com.
2010 RED BULL FIM MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, SEPT 24, SCHEDULE
11:00 am to 6:00pm...Tech inspection
5:00pm to 5:30pm........Freestyle Show
SATURDAY, SEPT 25, SCHEDULE
10:00am...450 Free Practice MX1
11:00am...250 Free Practice MX2
12:00pm...Open class Free Practice
1:15pm...Riders meeting
2:00pm...Opening Ceremony
2:30pm... 450 Qualifying Heat (20 min + 2 Laps)
3:30pm...250 Qualifying Heat (20 min + 2 Laps)
4:30pm...Open class Qualifying Heat (20 min + 2 Laps)
5:30pm...Freestyle Show
SUNDAY, SEPT 26, SCHEDULE
8:40am...B Final practice (13 teams/39 Riders)
9:10am...MXDN Group practice (Positions 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19)
9:40am..MXDN Group practice (Positions 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18)
11:00am...B Final (30 Min + 2 laps)
1:08pm...250/450 MXDN moto (30 min + 2 laps)
2:38pm... 250/Open MXDN moto (30 min + 2 laps)
4:08pm..450/Open MXDN moto (30 min + 2 laps)
TRACK RULES
NO bicycles, pit bikes, golf carts, scooters, taking banners from the
track will be prosecuted, hanging on fences, glass bottles, campfires,
fireworks, furniture, scaffolding, beach, EZ-ups, pets in spectator
areas.
TRACK RADIO
Keep your radio tuned to FM 93.1 for up to date announcements, racing
news, interviews and other information throughout the weekend.
CAMPING
The camping pass will allow you to camp from Thursday at 12:00 pm (noon)
until Monday morning. All campers need to be out of the camping lot by
Monday at 10:00 am. We suggest you reserve your spot prior to arrival
to the track to insure you get a spot. Cost $150.
TICKETS
Two-day general admission...$90 (adults), $45 (6-11)
One day general admission...$40 Saturday, $70 Sunday
Two-day pit pass...$50 (adults), $25 (6-11)
Two-day parking fee...$25 (prepaid)
One-day parking...$20
VIP GOLD TICKETS
Vip GOLD includes: (1) Entry Ticket and paddock access on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday Tent seating. (2) VIP parking. (3) VIP goodies bag
with one T-Shirt and one Official hat of the Red Bull FIM Motocross of
Nations. (4) Lunch on Saturday and Sunday. (5) Beverages and snacks on
Saturday and Sunday. (6) Meet and greet with the riders and dedicated
autograph session on Saturday afternoon. (7) One 2010 Red Bull Motocross
of Nations Program (8) Exclusive access to the second floor of the
two-story Mechanics area. (9) Guided tours to Team USA, Italy, France,
New Zealand and Germany on Sunday....$600 (adults), $300 (6-11)
HOW TO GET THERE
Thunder Valley is located 15 minutes west of Denver, off Interstate 70.
Coming from the South
Head north on I-25 to C-470 (west), take the Alameda Pkwy exit and turn
left (west), then turn right (north) on Rooney Road. One mile to track
(on left).
Coming from the North
Head south on I-25 to I-70 west, take the Colfax exit and head west,
then turn left (south) on Rooney Road. 1/2 mile to track (on right).
Need an address to program into your GPS?
701 S. Rooney Rd.
Golden, Colorado 80401
TENTATIVE MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS TEAMS
(Teams are subject to change; final team selection date is September 24)
TEAM AUSTRALIA:
1. Brett Metcalfe
2. Dean Ferris
3. Jay Marmont
 
TEAM AUSTRIA:
1. Matthias Walkner
2. Pascal Rauchenecker
3. Gunter Schmidinger
TEAM BELGIUM:
1. Clement Desalle
2. Steve Ramon
3. Jeremy Van Horebeek
TEAM BRAZIL:
1. Jorge Antonio Balbi
2. Pipo Castro
3. Marcello Lima
TEAM CANADA:
1. Jeremy Medaglia
2. Kyle Keast
3. Kaven Benoit
TEAM COSTA RICA:
1. Johan Mora
2. Alejandro Rojas
3. Roberto Castro
TEAM CROATIA:
1. Nenad Sipek
2. Marko Tumbri
3. Danjel Bozic
TEAM ECUADOR:
1. Martin Davalos
2. Felipe Espinosa
3. Andres Benenaula
TEAM ESTONIA:
1. Tanel Leok
2. Ptitt Ratsep
3. Gert Krestinov
TEAM FRANCE:
1. Marvin Musquin
2. Gautier Paulin
3. Xavier Boog
TEAM FINLAND:
1. Harri Kullas
2. Toni Eriksson
3. Jon Soderberg
TEAM GERMANY:
1. Ken Roczen
2. Max Nagl
3. Marcus Schiffer
TEAM GREAT BRITAIN:
1. Brad Anderson
2. Dean Wilson
3. Jake Nicholls
TEAM GUATEMALA:
1. Rodolfo Fernandez
2. Esteban Castillo
3. Tomas Castillo
TEAM ICELAND:
1. Gylfi Gudmundsson
2. Eythor Reynisson
3. Hjalmar Jonsson
TEAM IRELAND:
1. Martin Barr
2. Gordon Crockard
3. Stuart Edmonds
TEAM ITALY:
1. Manuel Monni
2. Alessandro Lupino
3. Antonio Cairoli
TEAM JAPAN:
1. Akira Narita
2. Takuya Mihara
3. Yoshitaka Atsuta
TEAM LATVIA:
1. Matiss Karro
2. Ivo Steinbergs
3. Lauris Freibergs
TEAM LITHUANIA:
1. Mindaugas Kazakevicius
2. Nerijus Rukstela
3. Rimantas Pazemeckas
TEAM MEXICO:
1. Martin Garcia
2. Alberto Herdia
3. Giovannia Victor Blanco
TEAM PORTUGAL:
1. Rui Goncalves
2. Hugo Basaula
3. Luis Correia
TEAM PUERTO RICO:
1. Zach Osborne
2. Kyle Regal
3. Christian Ruiz
TEAM NEW ZEALAND:
1. Ben Townley
2. Josh Coppins
3. Brad Groombridge
TEAM PHILIPPINES:
1. Jolet Jao
2. Ralph Alvarez
3. Kenneth San Andres
TEAM RUSSIA:
1. Evgeny Bobryshev
2. Alexander Tonkov
3. Sergey Astaykin
TEAM SPAIN:
1. Jonathan Barragan
2. Jose Butron
3. Carlos Campano (may be injured)
TEAM SWEDEN
1. Tom Soderstrom
2. Fredrik Noren
3. Alex Eriksson
TEAM SWITZERLAND:
1. Arnaud Tonus
2. Gregory Wicht
3. Valentin Guillod
TEAM USA:
1. Ryan Dungey
2. Andrew Short
3. Trey Canard
TEAM UKRAINE:
1. Oleksandr Pashchynskyi
2. Mykola Pashchynskyi
3. Roman Morozov
TEAM VENEZUELA:
1. Giovanni Perrotta
2. Humberto Martin
3. Raimundo Trasolini
Photos of Musquin, Simpson, Barragan and Goncalves by Ray Archer
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