MOTOCROSS ACTION MID-WEEK REPORT

On Sep 7, 2021 Last updated Sep 8, 2021

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Rider: Justin Bogle
Year: 2013
Bike: Geico Honda CRF250

TWO-STROKE SPOTLIGHT | JESPER KILINK’S KX500AF

Jesper didn’t give us many details about his KX500AF build. However, you can see many trick parts on the bike if you look closely such as the Fox Podium shock and HGS pipe.

Editor’s note: Please keep those submissions coming. If you would like your bike to be featured in the “Two-Stroke Spotlight,” please email me at [email protected]. All I ask is that you give a breakdown of your bike and a detailed description of the build. Please also send a few photos of your steed. By submitting your bike for the “Two-Stroke Spotlight,” you agree to release all ownership rights to the images and copy to MXA.

MXA TESTED | 2022 KTM 250SX

LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN | RYAN DUNGEY’S 2012 FACTORY KTM 450SXF

2021 CRF250 OR 2022 CRF250 | WHICH IS BETTER?

MOTO | TRIVIA

Name the rider and year of the photo. Answer at the bottom of the page.

40-YEAR-OLD MXA TEST RIDER QUALIFIES AT THE 2021 FOX RACEWAY NATIONAL

Dennis Stapleton made the “Fast 40” at the Fox Raceway National to race the best in the world.

We think Dennis is nuts. He about broke his back while racing at Loretta’s less than a month ago. He still has the huge lump on his back to prove it. Last Thursday Dennis was out at Glen Helen and he mentioned he might race with the kids that weekend. “Sure Dennis,” we said. Our jaw dropped when we saw him in the 450 qualifying practice at the Fox Raceway AMA National.

Dennis is nuts, not because he raced not long after a neck injury, he is nuts because of how much he loves racing. He has been racing his entire life at a high level and it never gets old for him. For a 40-year-old racer to qualify against a stack 450 National field of 20-year-olds is very impressive. Dennis is a very rare breed that is willing to race anywhere in the world—which, to date, includes 20 different countries. He raced his first AMA National in 2000 as a 20-year old and his latest one a a 40-year-old.

Thanks, Dennis for all that you do for the sport, MXA and old racers at every track in America. You are a true inspiration for those who say it is too late to do great things.

WATCH FAST FREDDIE GET A TOP TEN FINISH AT FOX RACEWAY

MXA’S JOSH MOSIMAN TO RACE LAST 450 NATIONAL ROUND AT HANGTOWN

While Josh was taking photos of his brother, Michael Mosiman last weekend at the Fox Raceway National, Josh got the idea that he wanted to race the AMA 450 Nationals again. So he called Davey Coombs from MX Sports the day after Pala to see if he could expedite an AMA license to race Saturday’s Hangtown National. Davey said, “No problem.” Josh then called the rest of the MXA crew and they were on board.

Since there are only a few days to get ready, Jody brought Josh a bone-stock 2022 KTM 450SXF to Glen Helen on Tuesday to get some laps in and tune the stock WP AER air forks. The only upgrades to the bike will be some DeCal Works graphics and a Guts seat cover. We are excited for Josh, who raced his first-ever race at Hangtown years ago—and the Mosiman brothers haven’t been on a National track together since Josh retired from Supercross and the Nationals to become an MXA guy. If you are going to Hangtown make sure you cheer him on! Oh yeah, his wife Ashley will be pit boarding him at the races, while her father, Chris Cole, pits for Fredrik Noren.

ROUND 11 FOX RACEWAY RECAP | By Ben Bridges

450 RECAP

Eli Tomac goes 2-1 for his 2^nd win of the season, 27^th 450MX win, and 76^th overall win.
Tomac has two wins, seven podiums and five 2^nd moto wins on the season.
Dylan Ferrandis goes 1-2 for second overall and is the only rider to be on the podium at all 11 rounds.

Ferrandis captured the 450MX title, becoming the sixth foreign rider to win the championship, joining Ken Roczen (Germany), Chad Reed (Australia), Grant Langston (South Africa), Greg Albertyn (South Africa) and Jean-Michel Bayle (France).
Ferrandis joins Jeff Ward, Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Dungey as riders to win the 250MX title and then win the 450MX title the next season. Ferrandis is the first Yamaha rider to accomplish this feat.
Yamaha has claimed their sixth 450MX title, and first since Grant Langtson’s 2007 title.
Cooper Webb went 4-3 for third overall and back-to-back podiums. He is fourth in the points.

Ferrandis’ stat: 2.1 average overall finish, 7 moto wins, 5 overall wins; Roczen’s Stats: 4.9 average, 7 moto wins, 2 overall wins; Tomac’s Stats: 4.2 average, 5 moto wins, 2 overall wins

250 RECAP

Jett Lawrence went 1-1 for his fourth overall win, now has a 23-point lead with one round to go.
Lawrence also won round 1 in Pala. He now has five 250 MX wins to go along with his three 250SX wins.

Michael Mosiman went 2-4 for second overall. His second podium of the season for the GasGas rider. Mosiman sits eighth in the points (even after missing a couple races with a concussion).
Justin Cooper went 5-2 for third overall. He is the only rider to podium in all 11 rounds.
Max Vohland is the highest finishing rookie in the 250 Nationals and is ninth in the points.

Lawrence’s stats: 2.8 average, 5 moto wins, 8 podiums, 4 overalls; Cooper’s stats: 3.2 average, 5 moto wins, 11 podiums, 1 overall; Hunter Lawrence’s stats: 5.9 average, 2 moto wins, 2 podiums, 1 overall

107 riders have lined up for at least one moto, 52 have scored at least 1-point, 23 have scored a top-10 moto finish, and only five have won at least one moto.

CLASSIC MXA PHOTO

Jimmy Button back in 1999 aboard a factory Yamaha YZ400.

Moto Trivia answer: This is MXA‘s Managing Editor Daryl Ecklund at the 2007 Daytona Supercross where he missed qualifying for the 250 main event by one position.

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