HANGTOWN RD.2 PRO MOTOCROSS // From The Starting Gate To The Finish Line

HANGTOWN RD.2 PRO MOTOCROSS // From The Starting Gate To The Finish Line

From the Starting Gate to the Finish Line will bring you all the info from the day of racing from the second round of the AMA Pro Championship series from Hangtown. For 2023 there’s a notable change. The SX and MX series have been combined into a single extensive championship called the Supermotocross World Championship. The merged series consists of 31 rounds, with the final three taking place in North Carolina, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Completing this challenging series will undoubtedly test the endurance of the riders.

2023 HANGTOWN NATIONAL // FULL COVERAGE


450 QUALIFYING RESULTS //SESSION 1

Fan favorite, Aaron Plessinger looked good in practice and wasn’t far off the pace. 

It was the factory KTM rider that clocked in the fastest lap in the opening laps. On lap 4, his teammate Aaron Plessinger beat Cooper out by a half second. In Jett Lawrence fashion he comes in with a fast lap later in qualifying to take the pole by over a second to his competition. Our very own Josh Mosiman was running in the top 12 for a while with the top riders. He started to get shuffled back a bit but was still hanging with many of the top guys. Cooper Webb tried to knock Jett off the pole but only cut off a half second on Jett’s time. A surprise in qualifying was Ty Masterpool finishing 6th on qualifying. Josh finished in a respectable 19th position.

POS. # RIDER BEST TIME
1 18 Jett Lawrence 2:09.811
2 2 Cooper Webb 2:10.299
3 7 Aaron Plessinger 2:10.816
4 9 Adam Cianciarulo 2:10.834
5 14 Dylan Ferrandis 2:11.015
6 81 Ty Masterpool 2:11.038
7 53 Derek  Drake 2:11.962
8 47 Fredrik Noren 2:12.691
9 93 Jerry Robin 2:14.237
10 50 Marshal Weltin 2:14.925
11 103 Lorenzo Locurcio 2:15.246
12 78 Grant Harlan 2:15.841
13 140 Alex Ray 2:15.912
14 89 Kaeden Amerine 2:15.937
15 388 Brandon Ray 2:16.034
16 107 Jose Butron 2:16.531
17 77 Ryan Surratt 2:16.727
18 11 Kyle Chisholm 2:16.740
19 171 Josh Mosiman 2:17.246
20 511 Jace Kessler 2:17.428
21 995 Christopher Prebula 2:18.057
22 444 Romain Pape 2:18.110
23 174 Luca Marsalisi 2:18.387
24 928 Bryce Hammond 2:19.471
25 227 Jacob Runkles 2:19.721
26 841 Jeffrey Walker 2:20.020
27 141 Richard Taylor 2:20.587
28 820 Matthew Burkeen 2:20.603
29 411 Scott Meshey 2:20.631
30 483 Bryton Carroll 2:20.960
31 162 Maxwell Sanford 2:21.804
32 491 Gabe Gutierres 2:22.441
33 517 Ty Freehill 2:22.816
34 126 RJ Wageman 2:23.072
35 926 Robert Martin 2:24.781
36 226 Cameron  Horner 2:25.168
37 190 Dominic DeSimone 2:26.483

250 QUALIFYING RESULTS // SESSION 1

Justin Cooper was fastest in the first qualifying session at Hangtown. 

POS. # RIDER BEST TIME
1 32 Justin Cooper 2:08.250
2 43 Levi Kitchen 2:09.584
3 24 RJ Hampshire 2:09.927
4 52 Carson Mumford 2:10.164
5 238 Haiden Deegan 2:10.278
6 31 Michael Mosiman 2:10.388
7 30 Jo Shimoda 2:10.739
8 832 Chance Hymas 2:10.750
9 128 Tom Vialle 2:10.813
10 96 Hunter Lawrence 2:11.108
11 75 Ryder DiFrancesco 2:11.333
12 38 Jalek  Swoll 2:11.346
13 88 Guillem Farres 2:11.422
14 124 Jett Reynolds 2:11.814
15 6 Jeremy Martin 2:11.893
16 58 Jordon Smith 2:12.399
17 34 Maximus Vohland 2:12.425
18 71 Preston Kilroy 2:13.129
19 85 Dilan Schwartz 2:13.224
20 42 Joshua Varize 2:13.452
21 36 Garrett Marchbanks 2:14.147
22 339 Talon Hawkins 2:14.661
23 159 Tyson Johnson 2:15.981
24 41 Derek Kelley 2:16.023
25 243 Caden Braswell 2:16.749
26 99 Hardy Munoz 2:17.227
27 377 Austin Black 2:17.234
28 337 Slade Smith 2:17.961
29 435 Marcus Phelps 2:17.979
30 777 James Harrington 2:18.364
31 158 Tre Fierro 2:18.958
32 361 Chase Yentzer 2:19.681
33 366 Blaze Cremaldi 2:22.895
34 670 Gavin Brough 2:22.974
35 188 Brantley Schnell 2:23.908
36 409 Carter Dubach 2:25.392


MXA’S PRO MOTOCROSS FANTASY LEAGUE

Yes, that’s right, we’re hosting our own Fantasy MX League, it’s free to enter and the prizes are next level. Pick your riders, fill out your team, and win big prizes with the chance of winning a 2024 Beta 300RX equipped with an FMF pipe and silencer. Last week, we gave away a Box Tools Motobox filled to the brim with high-end tools, this week we are giving away some new O’Neal Hardwear Air gear. CLICK HERE to PLAY NOW.


TV SCHEDULE: HANGTOWN NATIONAL

250 start 2022 Hangtown National-1910

The Peacock premium streaming service costs $4.99 per month and it provides Race Day Live coverage of the daytime qualifying sessions at each round and live coverage of each motocross race. International motocross fans can now watch LIVE using the SuperMotocross Video Pass streaming service (SuperMotocross.tv) which costs $129.95 for a one-year subscription.

New for 2023, Race Day Live will expand in 2023 to cover all 31 SuperMotocross World Championship series races. The program will feature 2.5 hours of coverage for each motocross event, 1 hour for each Pro Motocross event, and 2.5 hours for both SuperMotocross Playoff events and the SuperMotocross World Championship Final.

Hangtown National Race Day Live – 10:00 am (Pacific), 1:00 pm (Eastern) – Peacock

Hangtown National Gate Drop – 1:00 pm (Pacific), 4:00 pm (Eastern) – Peacock

Hangtown National (re-air) – *Sunday, June 4th, 11:00 pm (Pacific), Sunday 2:00 am (Eastern) – CNBC Channel


RACE DAY SCHEDULE

 8:00am – 8:15am 250 Class Practice Grp B- 15 minutes (1 Lap Free)
8:20am – 8:35am 250 Class Practice Grp A- 15 minutes (1 Lap Free) 
8:35am – 8:50am Track Maintenance
8:50am – 9:05am 450 Class Practice Grp A- 15 minutes (1 Lap Free) 
9:10am – 9:25am 450 Class Practice Grp B- 15 minutes (1 Lap Free) 
9:30am – 9:40am Track Maintenance 
9:40am- 9:45am 250 Class Grp B Start Practice (Off Gate) 5 minutes 
9:45am – 10:00am 250 Class Practice Grp B- 15 minutes – Timed
10:05am – 10:10am 250 Class Grp A Start Practice (Off Gate) 5 minutes 
10:10am – 10:25am 250 Class Practice Grp A- 15 minutes – Timed 
10:30am -10:35am 450 Class Grp A Start Practice (Off Gate) 5 minutes 
10:35am – 10:50am 450 Class Practice Grp A- 15 minutes – Timed 
10:55am -11:00am 450 Class Grp B Start Practice (Off Gate) 5 minutes 
11:00am – 11:15am  450 Class Practice Grp B- 15 minutes – Timed
11:15am – 11:45am Track Maintenance
11:15am -11:30am 125cc 2 Stroke Race
11:45am – 11:55am 250 Consolation Race
12:00pm – 12:10pm 450 Consolation Race
12:30pm – 1:00pm OPENING CEREMONIES
1:00pm – 1:08pm 250 Class Sight Lap
1:15pm – 1:50pm 250 Class Moto #1 
1:50pm – 2:00pm Podium Interviews
2:00pm – 2:08pm 450 Class Sight Lap
2:15pm – 2:50pm 450 Class Moto #1 
2:50pm -3:00pm Podium Interviews
3:00pm – 3:30pm Halftime
3:30pm – 3:38pm 250 Class Sight Lap
3:45pm – 4:20pm  250 Class Moto #2 
4:20pm – 4:30pm  250 Winners Circle
4:30pm – 4:38pm  450 Class Sight Lap
4:45pm – 5:20pm 450 Class Moto #2 
5:30pm – 5:40pm 450 Winners Circle

HANGTOWN TRACK MAP

On this week’s Rorschach Test…. a horse running.


HALF TIME

There will be a halftime at the Hangtown National allowing teams some extra time to refuel and rehydrate in between the motos. It’ll take 30 minutes inbetween moto 1 and 2.


METAL STARTING GRID

Starting GAteThe days of the dirt starts are over at the Pro-level of our sport. Pro Motocross is changing to metal grates which takes out some of the skill of packing your gate, but also adds consistency for the riders and teams who’ve been using these in Supercross for over six years now. 


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INJURY REPORT:

CHASE SEXTON – CONCUSSION

SaltLakeCity-2023-Supercross_Chase-Sexton-1Chase Sexton is the most recent top-tier 450 rider to join the injured list. 

Chase Sexton and Team Honda HRC have made the difficult decision to have the newly crowned AMA Supercross Champion miss round 2 of the AMA Pro Motocross series this weekend at Rancho Cordova, California’s Hangtown National, following a fall during testing this week.

Sexton was taking part in a multi-team test at Southern California’s Fox Raceway on Tuesday, May 30, where he had posted a strong second-overall result three days earlier during the opening round, despite some aches and pains from a qualifying crash. The Illinois native sustained a head impact in the test-session fall, prompting a doctor visit. In addition to a concussion being confirmed, Sexton was also diagnosed with mono, and the decision was made to have him take time off in order to recover. A return date isn’t yet certain, but Sexton hopes to return to the series as quickly as possible.

“I’m super-bummed to miss this weekend’s race,” Sexton said. “I feel like I rode well at Pala, and I was really looking forward to Hangtown because it’s a good track for me. Unfortunately, I was already pretty banged up from my qualifying crash on Saturday, and now with mono and Tuesday’s concussion on top of it, I want to do the right thing and hopefully be back on the track soon.”

ELI TOMAC – ACHILLES TENDON 

Eli Tomac 2023 Denver SupercrossEli Tomac hyper-extended his ankle while leading the 450 Main Event at Denver and ruptured his Achilles tendon, putting him out for the entire season. As of now, Eli doesn’t know if he will retire or come back to race in 2024. We hope to see him back on the track again next year. 

JASON ANDERSON – NECK INJURY

Jason Anderson posted via instagram: “So last weekend I had a crash in practice that I didn’t think it was too bad… After racing then practicing this week I felt like something was wrong. So after a ct scan it showed I have a non-displaced fracture at c5-c6 in my neck. Obviously, that’s one of the things we fear the most as racers is a injury in that area, but luckily where the fracture is my season is not over and I can come back to the races relatively soon! #spinal”

JUSTIN BARCIA – COLLARBONE, SHOULDER, RIBS

It seemed like everything was coming together for Justin Barcia after winning the East Rutherford mudder. Unfortunately, the dragon’s back struck back as Justin went over the bars and slammed into the ground at Nashville. He broke his collarbone, shoulder blade and two ribs. 

PIERCE BROWN – BROKEN HAND

Pierce made an announcement on Instagram – “Tough news to break but unfortunately I broke my hand last Friday while prepping for outdoors and had to get it fixed up in surgery today. I’ve also been dealing with a torn meniscus for the last month or so and I went ahead and got that fixed up today too thanks to Dr. Greenbaum. We’re on the mend and imma be doing everything possible to get back ASAP. Bummed to let my team and supporters down as it’s been a tough ‘23 season. I’ll keep you guys updated on everything but I’m stoked to get healthy and come out swinging for outdoors.”

NATE THRASHER – HIP, COLLARBONE, ACL

Nate Thrasher Atlanta 2023 Supercross_-9990Star Racing Yamaha stated: “Following his crash in Atlanta this past weekend, Nate Thrasher will sit out the remainder of the season as he focuses on returning to full fitness for the title fight in 2024. He sustained a cracked collarbone and dislocated hip during the crash and underwent successful surgery on the hip Tuesday. He will also use this time to repair his ACL injured earlier in the year.”

CHRISTIAN CRAIG – DISLOCATED HIP AND BROKEN/DISLOCATED ELBOW

Christian went down in the first practice session at Glendale through the whoops section dislocating both his hip and elbow. We most likely won’t see Christian back for the rest of the season as the swelling sustained from a dislocated hip can take a while. And while in the act of dislocating his elbow, he also fractured it too. 

CAMERON MCADOO – DISLOCATED SHOULDER/TORN LABRUM

Cameron McAdoo 2023 Seattle Supercross-8610Cameron McAdoo sustained a dislocated shoulder while practicing before Glendale and he underwent surgery immediately to get it fixed. He will be out for most likely the rest of the season. 

NICK ROMANO – KNEE

Nick Romano 2022 Fox Raceway National-9920Nick Romano will miss the entire 2023 season, both Supercross and motocross. Nick tore his ACL and meniscus in his knee and had surgery.

MALCOLM STEWART – KNEE

Malcolm Stewart 2023 San Diego Supercross-0338Malcolm Stewart crashed while practicing after the San Diego Supercross and he tore his ACL. Malcolm had surgery and is out for the foreseeable future.

SETH HAMMAKER – WRIST

Seth Hammaker 2022 Washougal National-9282Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker injured his wrist a week before the 250 East Coast series started. He just started riding again, but won’t be ready to race for at least a few weeks. 

AUSTIN FORKNER – KNEE

Austin Forkner 2023 Anaheim 1 Supercross-6849Austin Forkner injured his knee at the start of the 250 Main Event at Anaheim 1. He missed all of Supercross and, like Seth Hammaker, he recently started riding again. We expect to see Austin racing Outdoors, but it will be some time before he’s back on the gate. 

450 POINT STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 1

Jett Lawrence dominated the 450 opener at Pala Raceway. Qualifying quickest and winning both of his motos flawlessly proving that the hype was real.

POS. # NAME Total Points
1 18 Jett Lawrence 50
2 23 Chase Sexton 44
3 14 Dylan Ferrandis 40 
4 7 Aaron Plessinger 34 
5 2 Cooper Webb 34 
6 9 Adam Cianciarulo 29
7 78 Grant Harlan 27 
8 103 Lorenzo Locurcio 24 
9 107 Jose Butron 24 
10 93 Jerry Robin 20 
11 47 Fredrik Noren 20
12 11 Kyle Chisholm 17
13 563 Dante Oliveira 15
14 77 Ryan Surratt 14
15 53 Derek Drake 11
16 89 Kaeden Amerine 8
17 50 Marshal Weltin 6
18 174 Luca Marsalisi 6
19 444 Romain Pape 5
20 126 RJ Wageman 5
21 511 Jace Kessler 4
22 995 Christopher Prebula 2
23 388 Brandon Ray 2
24 141 Richard Taylor 1
25 928 Bryce Hammond 0
26 90 Tristan Lane 0
27 140 Alex Ray 0
28 483 Bryton Carroll 0
29 491 Gabe Gutierres 0
30 841 Jeffrey Walker 0
31 226 Cameron Horner 0
32 227 Jacob Runkles 0
33 162 Maxwell Sanford 0
34 171 Josh Mosiman 0
35 411 Scott Meshey 0
36 469 Giacomo Redondi 0
37 820 Matthew Burkeen 0
38 190 Dominic DeSimone 0
39 517 Ty Freehill 0
40 123 Kayden Palmer 0
41 926 Robert Martin 0

While all of the rage was about Jett this past weekend, we can’t gloss over the fact that Chase was reeling him in during the last laps of the second moto. However, Chase will not be racing at Hangtown.

250 POINT STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 1

Both Lawrence brothers have the red plate on their Hondas this weekend.

POS. # NAME Total Points
1 96 Hunter Lawrence 45 
2 238 Haiden Deegan 37 
3 24 RJ Hampshire 35 
4 34 Maximus Vohland 34 
5 128 Tom Vialle 34 
6 32 Justin Cooper 34 
7 30 Jo Shimoda 33 
8 88 Guillem Farres 29 
9 43 Levi Kitchen 25 
10 52 Carson Mumford 23 
11 75 Ryder DiFrancesco 20
12 832 Chance Hymas 15
13 58 Jordon Smith 15
14 124 Jett Reynolds 14
15 31 Michael Mosiman 13
16 36 Garrett Marchbanks 10
17 81 Ty Masterpool 7
18 6 Jeremy Martin 7
19 243 Caden Braswell 6
20 339 Talon Hawkins 5
21 38 Jalek Swoll 1
22 42 Joshua Varize 0
23 85 Dilan Schwartz 0
24 41 Derek Kelley 0
25 71 Preston Kilroy 0
26 334 Brad West 0
27 99 Hardy Munoz 0
28 159 Tyson Johnson 0
29 350 Chandler Baker 0
30 604 Max Miller 0
31 337 Slade Smith 0
32 177 Tyler Stepek 0
33 435 Marcus Phelps 0
34 361 Chase Yentzer 0
35 377 Austin Black 0
36 670 Gavin Brough 0
37 777 James Harrington 0
38 409 Carter Dubach 0
39 158 Tre Fierro 0
40 188 Brantley Schnell 0
41 59 Robbie Wageman 0
42 366 Blaze Cremaldi 0

2023 HANGTOWN NATIONAL // FULL COVERAGE

 

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