2019 HANGTOWN NATIONAL PRE-RACE REPORT
2019 HANGTOWN NATIONAL PRE-RACE REPORT
The twelve round 2019 Pro Motocross Series kicks off this weekend in Sacramento at the Hangtown Motocross Classic and as we are excited for the new season to start. We decided to take a look at what happened at the opening round last year. Although we just saw all of the top riders racing less than two weeks ago in Las Vegas, the results could very easily be quite a bit different this weekend at Hangtown. Supercross and motocross use two completely different styles of riding and usually riders prefer one or the other.
RAIN OR SHINE
The Hangtown Motocross Classic was hot and sunny last year, but it looks like it will be very different this year.
Currently it’s wet and rainy in Northern California. Press day was scheduled to happen Thursday afternoon, but with the rain in Sacramento MXsports decided to delay Press Day until Friday afternoon. Currently the forecast for Saturday’s race is showing a 100 percent chance of rain. We hope it blows over, but rain or shine the races will go on.
ELI TOMAC: DEFENDING CHAMPION
Eli Tomac won both motos at Hangtown last year.
Coming into Hangtown Eli Tomac will be hard to beat. After winning the 450 Motocross Championship in 2017-2018, Eli is confident and ready to do it again.
JASON ANDERSON: BACK FROM INJURY
Jason Anderson finished fourth overall at Hangtown last year.
Jason Anderson led laps in both motos last year, but he couldn’t maintain the pace needed to stay up front. He went backwards finish fourth and sixth in each moto. This year, Anderson was injured during a practice crash in January and he sat out the rest of the Supercross season. With that being said, Jason has healed up and he’s been training outdoors since the beginning of April, while the rest of his competitors have been focused on Supercross.
The young Star Racing Yamaha rider, Justin Cooper was in a similar situation last year. He was injured in January and once he was healed, he started training on outdoors. The situation worked out well for him as he led laps and placed 5th overall at Hangtown and 3rd overall in the 250 championship.
2019 OUTDOOR NATIONAL TV SCHEDULE
COOPER WEBB: SUPERCROSS CHAMP
The 2019 450 Supercross Champion will surely be entering Outdoors with some extra confidence.
Cooper Webb has every reason to be confident coming into the Pro Motocross series, but how much time has he spent training on outdoors this year? Usually when riders have their focus set on the Supercross Championship, they struggle at the first few rounds of outdoors. It will be exciting to see how Cooper and his Red Bull KTM work together on the rough National tracks.
450 ROOKIE: ZACH OSBORNE
Zach Osborne went 1-1 at Hangtown in the 250 class the last two years in a row.
A pre-season injury caused Zach Osborne to begin the Supercross season late. His first few races started off slow, but the 450 rookie learned each weekend and continued to improve. His podium finish at East Rutherford and heat race win in Las Vegas testify of the hard work Zach put in. Keep your eyes on the #16 this weekend.
THE TWO-STROKES ARE BACK
Ryan Villopoto and Wil Hahn shredding the 125 Two-Stroke All-Star class at Hangtown last year.
Backed by popular demand, the 125 Two-Stroke All-Star class will be traveling to all twelve rounds of the 2019 Pro Motocross Series. The class will have one practice on Saturday after the first 250 and 450 practice sessions and then they will compete in a short exhibition race at 11:45am, before the 250 and 450 LCQs. This year Ryan Villopoto, Colton Haaker and Robbie Wageman are on the current entry list along with MXA’s Dennis Stapleton and 34 others.
HUNTER LAWRENCE: AMERICAN PRO DEBUT
Hunter Lawrence is originally from Australia, but he spent his last few years in Europe, traveling and racing the in the MXGP series.
Hunter Lawrence will make is American Pro Debut this Saturday at the Hangtown Motocross Classic with the Geico Honda team. Hunter was scheduled to make his American debut in Supercross, but injures kept him on the sidelines. Like Jason Anderson, the Aussie has been preparing for the Nationals for awhile now and he has been looking fast at the practice tracks.
450 ENTRY LIST
There are 71 riders on the 450 entry list. The top 36 in the timed-qualifying sessions will directly transfer to the motos and the rest will compete in an LCQ for the final 4 spots.
Racing Number | First Name | Last Name |
1 | Eli | Tomac |
2 | Cooper | Webb |
4 | Blake | Baggett |
14 | Cole | Seely |
15 | Dean | Wilson |
16 | Zachary | Osborne |
17 | Joseph | Savatgy |
21 | Jason | Anderson |
25 | Marvin | Musquin |
41 | Ben | LaMay |
43 | Tyler | Bowers |
46 | Justin | Hill |
48 | Cody | Cooper |
49 | Henry | Miller |
51 | Justin | Barcia |
56 | Lorenzo | Locurcio |
68 | Brandan | Leith |
74 | Cade | Autenrieth |
82 | Justin | Hoeft |
85 | Dare | DeMartile |
94 | Ken | Roczen |
101 | Fredrik | Noren |
103 | Dean | Ferris |
140 | Austin | Kouba |
165 | Kris | Keefer |
169 | Dylan | Kappeler |
173 | Grant | Wall |
182 | Mason | Olson |
195 | Keaton | Ward |
225 | Brett | Stralo |
227 | Derek | Kelley |
229 | Francisco | Martini |
231 | Robert | Wilson |
234 | McCoy | Brough |
246 | Chance | Blackburn |
272 | Rory | Sullivan |
286 | Erki | Kahro |
Racing Number | First Name | Last Name |
292 | Kolton | Dean |
309 | Jeremy | Smith |
314 | Tyler | Stepek |
329 | Chad | Gores |
332 | Dustin | Winter |
335 | Jake | Masterpool |
383 | Casey | Brennan |
402 | Samuel | Greenawalt |
403 | Keylan | Meston |
444 | Caleb | Tennant |
446 | Blaine | Silveira |
447 | Deven | Raper |
477 | Todd | Waters |
482 | Riley | Brough |
526 | Colton | Aeck |
553 | Brent | Rouse |
565 | Dominic | DeSimone |
577 | Felix | Lopez |
588 | Kurt | Thomas |
621 | RJ | Wageman |
637 | Bobby | Piazza |
647 | Matthew | Hubert |
661 | Noah | Chambers |
700 | James | Weeks |
718 | Toshiki | Tomita |
767 | Mason | Wharton |
841 | Jeff | Walker |
845 | Bryan | O’Neil |
876 | Chris | Alldredge |
892 | Garret | Ioppolo |
909 | Jacob | Smith |
917 | Drew | Thomas |
929 | Taiki | Koga |
934 | Brian | Medeiros |
250 ENTRY LIST
There are 58 riders currently signed up for the 250 class.
Racing Number | First Name | Last Name |
12 | Shane | McElrath |
23 | Chase | Sexton |
26 | Alex | Martin |
28 | Jordon | Smith |
31 | RJ | Hampshire |
32 | Justin | Cooper |
34 | Dylan | Ferrandis |
36 | Michael | Mosiman |
38 | Christian | Craig |
39 | Colt | Nichols |
45 | Brandon | Hartranft |
49 | Nick | Gaines |
52 | Jordan | Bailey |
61 | Garrett | Marchbanks |
66 | Mitchell | Oldenburg |
77 | Challen | Tennant |
83 | Killian | Auberson |
92 | Adam | Cianciarulo |
110 | Yusuke | Watanabe |
112 | Thomas | Covington |
122 | Chris | Howell |
123 | Mitchell | Falk |
139 | Nathen | LaPorte |
153 | Carson | Carr |
154 | Chase | Felong |
156 | Jacob | Hayes |
162 | Maxwell | Sanford |
168 | Cale | Kuchnicki |
186 | Tyler | Monks |
194 | Jerry | Robin |
196 | Hunter | Lawrence |
205 | Todd | Wilson |
209 | Jared | Petruska |
232 | Dylan | Bolinger |
233 | Derek | Drake |
259 | Corbin | Hayes |
286 | Brandon | Sussman |
291 | Zane | Merrett |
310 | Kai | Aiello |
321 | Bradley | Lionnet |
345 | Joshua | Prior |
Racing Number | First Name | Last Name |
356 | Daniel | Lippman |
357 | Kameron | Barboa |
407 | Benjamin | Nelko |
427 | Deegan | Vonlossberg |
461 | Thomas | Richards |
554 | Wade | Brommel |
583 | Corey | Ridel |
614 | Christopher | Shenoy |
842 | Joseph | Gerrior |
898 | Jack | Fowler |
906 | Adrian | Galamba |
916 | Jorge | Rubalcava |
923 | Chris | Moore |
926 | Ciaran | Naran |
936 | Ty | Masterpool |
964 | Mitchell | Goheen |
974 | Brian | Marty |
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