MOTOCROSS ACTION MID-WEEK REPORT
LAP TIME WARS // TOMAC & SEXTON ON ANOTHER LEVEL
Both Eli Tomac and Chase Sexton were racing no one else but each other at Pala.
For the top two racers to be 5 seconds a lap faster than the next best guy is more than incredible. Chase Sexton and Eli Tomac have been the guys to beat all year, although neither of them has ridden to such an intense level all year as what they displayed this last weekend at Pala. Especially in the first moto.
They both laid their cards on the table and gave it everything they had. Tomac just had the speed with the added experience to go with it. If you looked at the lap times from both the 250 and 450 class, in general, the 250 guys were a bit faster than the riders behind Tomac and Sexton. This was due to just how hard-packed and rough the track got. A track like this is usually easy to ride on a 250 and can push the limits on a smaller displacement bike. Below are the best times of the top 10 riders in the first 450 moto.
MXA’S JOSH MOSIMAN RACES THE FOX RACEWAY 2 NATIONAL
A1 // 2016 // MARK WORTH // THE CRASH SEQUENCE WE WON’T FORGET
Motorcycle Superstore/Suzuki’s Mark Worth planned on making waves in his rookie Supercross campaign in 2016, but the dream didn’t last an entire lap. Worth led the very first practice of the 250 unseeded group and dropped his front end over the dragon’s back. He torpedoed into the ground and his right leg got caught between the handlebars and footpeg. The impact resulted in a dislocated hip and a dislocated/fractured elbow. See the crash sequence below. Supercross giveth, and Supercross taketh away.
MOTO TIP OF THE WEEK // IF IT ISN’T BARCIA DON’T WORRY ABOUT WHO IS BEHIND YOU
MOTO TIP: When you are leading a race, one of the worst things you can do is start looking back. This will give the rider behind you a sense that you are weak and losing steam. It will make you lose focus—and valuable time. Plus, you can’t go forward fast, if you aren’t looking where you are going. Keep the focus on yourself and race the track.
SIDI RIDER SIGNING AT THE MXDN AT RED BUD!
LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN | RYAN DUNGEY’S 2012 FACTORY KTM 450SXF
MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2023 GASGAS MC450F
#WHIPITWEDNESDAY
Rider: Justin Bogle
Year: 2013
Bike: Geico Honda CRF250
DEAN WILSON TALKS ABOUT HIS LAST AMA NATIONAL RACE
TWO-STROKE SPOTLIGHT | JESPER KILINK’S KX500AF
Jesper didn’t give us much 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.
THE LATE TOM WHITE’S EARLY YEARS OF MX MUSEUM HOSTING BIKES AND BURGERS FOR MXDN TEAM USA!
Press Release: Tom Whites’ Early Years of MX Museum will be opening for a Private Bikes and Burgers event Wednesday September 7th, 2022. 5;30pm -8pm
If you and a guest would like to attend please email [email protected] and your name will be placed on the Entry List. Once confirmed you will receive an email with your confirmation # and museum address.
Please note that a minimum donation of $40 per person is required. Dinner will be provided.
We will be keeping the event to a pre-registered number of 100 and only those registered will be admitted.
SHERCO PICKS A WINNER OF CODY WEBB’S TWO-STROKE REPLICA BIKE!
The winner of this awesome machine is Kyle Moore from NW Mississippi. If you are this guy we are jealous of you!
FOX RACEWAY 2 // ROUND 12 OF THE 2022 PRO MOTOCROSS SERIES // by Ben Bridges
- Eli Tomac goes 1-1 to win the overall at Pala and wins the 450MX championship.
- Tomac has 88 career wins, one shy of McGrath, for 3rd on the all-time win list.
- Tomac has 44 450MX wins, 2 shy of Ryan Dungey, who sits 3rd on the 450MX win list.
- Tomac now has 7 total championships, which ties him with Rick Johnson and Jeff Ward.
- Tomac now has 4 450MX titles, 2nd only to Ricky Carmichael, who has 7.
- Tomac has now won an MX championship, 250 and 450 on three brands.
- Tomac is the 7th Yamaha rider to win a 450MX championship.
- Tomac is the 1st Yamaha rider since Bob Hannah to win a 450SX and 450MX in the same season.
- Tomac is the 13th rider to win the coveted 450 double, winning SX and MX the same season.
- Yamaha now has eight 450MX titles.
- It is the first time Yamaha has won back-to-back 450MX titles with two different riders.
- Yamaha now has 35 total championships, 250, 450 and 500MX and 450SX.
- Chase Sexton comes in 2nd, 7 points behind Tomac. He finishes the season with 4 overall wins and 8 moto wins.
- It was the 16th time Honda would be runner-up in the championship points.
Jett wins back-to-back titles-250 Recap
- Jett Lawrence wins back-to-back 250MX championships.
- Jett Lawrence becomes the 5th Honda rider to win back to back.
- J. Lawrence becomes the first foreign rider to win 250MX back-to-back championships.
- Jett Lawrence’s 9 wins this season ties him with Steve Lamson for most wins by a Honda rider in a season.
- Honda now has 16 250MX championships breaking a tie with Kawasaki on the all-time list.
- Honda now has 53 total championships.
- Joe Shimoda finished 2nd in the points with 2 overall wins and 5 moto wins.
- Joe Shimoda’s average finish was 3.2, which was the best of any rider.
- Hunter Lawrence finished 3rd in the points.
- With 2 Australian riders and one Japanese rider. For the first time in history, the Americans were not on the podium for the final point standings.
- In 2011 two foreign riders took up the 1st two spots in the final points standings.
FOR SALE! IN-HOUSE EMPLOYEE’S 1984 SUZUKI RM250
Looking for a collector bike to race at the vintage races or two-stroke races? This 1984 RM250 has all the bones needed to for a great project bike.
The best thing about this bike is that it is completely original, save for the added spark arrestor. The bike is in good shape for a 38-year-old bike. The engine has compression and would start if the carb and tank were cleaned out as the bike has been sitting for a while. Our in-house guy is looking to get $3000 for the well-taken care of machine. Contact [email protected] for inquiries.
If you buy this bike, MXA we will through in some grips for you! Also whoever raced this bike sure had a strange lever position!
If you are asking what is on top of the seat, that is the original kickstand that came with the bike. Can’t believe he didn’t toss that useless piece of metal in the trash after all these years.
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CLASSIC PHOTO
Jimmy Button back in 1999 aboard a factory Yamaha YZ400.
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