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GLENN COLDENHOFF LEAVES SUZUKI FOR KTM IN 2016

Glenn was the third wheel at Team Suzuki this year, now he will be the second wheel at Team KTM.

KTM Motorsports and the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team are pleased to announce that Dutch rider Glenn Coldenhoff will join the team as of the 2016 season. He will be Tony Cairoli’s teammate. This year Coldenhoff won his first-ever 450 GP at the Latvian round.. KTM Motorsport Director Pit Beirer: “We are very confident that Glenn will be a valuable addition to our MXGP lineup. He is a rider of talent and potential, qualities we always watch out for when recruiting for our senior motocross team. We believe Glenn will make a strong contribution and we look forward to him racing for plenty of podiums.” And to put a period at the end of Coldenhoff’s time at Suzuki, two of his bikes were stole from the Suzuki team van in at a hotel in Thionville, France, on Tuesday night. Suzuki is offering a free RM-Z450 to information leading to the return of the bikes.

ONE UNDENIABLE MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS FACT…ACTUALLY, MORE THAN ONE

The winning 2009 team of Ryan Dungey, Jake Weimer and Ivan Tedesco.

Of the 67 Motocross des Nations events that have been held since 1947, Team USA has the most wins. It should also be noted that Team USA has only competed in 38 of the 67 years. Out of the 38 MXDNs, Team USA won 22 times—included in that list are a 13 straight year win streak (1981-1993) and a 7-year win streak (2005-2011). Of Team USA ‘s 38 results, the team has won 22 times, made the top three 30 times and has only failed to make the top five 3 times (1972, 1975, 1997). If last year’s MXDN winner (France) keeps on winning they will tie Team USA’s win record in 2035.

MXDN WINS BY NATION
1. USA…………………22
2. Great Britain………16
3. Belgium……………14
4. Sweden…………….7
5. Russia………………2
5. Italy………………….2
5. France………………2
8. Czechoslovakia…….1

AMERICA, MEET ROMAIN FEBVRE—THE NEW 450 WORLD CHAMP

PRO CIRCUIT INTRODUCES FOUR 2016 HUSQVARNA FC450 EXHAUST SYSTEMS

Press release: Pro Circuit is proud to roll out our new T-6 and Ti-6 Exhaust Systems for the 2016 Husqvarna FC 450 model. Every Pro Circuit exhaust system is proudly designed and manufactured in the USA and is the perfect choice for Husqvarna riders everywhere looking for an increase in performance.

The $999.95 Ti-6 Pro Titanium Exhaust System is designed to provide improved performance plus meet the sound requirements for AMA/FIM Pro level competition. Chosen by factory teams and privateers alike for AMA/FIM Supercross and National Motocross racing.

The $999.95 Ti-6 Titanium Exhaust System is designed for both closed-course and off-road racers. It’s the ideal system for AMA Amateur events or any rider or racer looking for winning performance, legendary durability and a professional look. The Pro Circuit Ti-6 System is equipped with a removable USFS approved spark arrestor, making it easy to alternate between off-road and closed-course racing.

The $779.95 T-6 Stainless Steel Exhaust System is designed for both closed-course and off-road competition. Constructed from high strength stainless steel and aluminum, the T-6 offers the same improved performance as our Ti-6 System. The T-6 System is a great way for riders or racers looking for winning performance, legendary durability and a professional look but at a lower price. In addition, the T-6 System is equipped with a removable USFS approved spark arrestor making it easy to alternate between off-road and closed-course racing.

The $464.95 T-6 Stainless Steel Slip-On Silencer is for riders looking for an inexpensive, easy-to-install, durable performance silencer that can bolt right onto their stock head pipe. The T-6 Slip-On is onstructed of stainless steel and high quality aluminum for increased durability. Just like the T-6 System, the T-6 Slip-On is AMA Amateur racing legal and is a great option for any rider looking for an increase in performance on a small budget. A removable USFS approved spark arrestor is included to make it easier to alternate between off-road and closed-course racing.

For more info go to www.procircuit.com or call (951) 738-8050.

 

 

WHAT THE MXA WRECKING CREW IS UP TO THIS WEEK

John Basher and Daryl Ecklund went to the Joe Gibbs race shop in North Carolina to test Justin Barcia’s JGRMX Yamaha YZ450F.

Before heading for JGR, Daryl Ecklund took time to shoot his buddy Johnny Jelderda testing Andrew Short’s BTO KTM 450SXF on Monday. Then, Daryl handed the camera to Johnny and did the riding.

Andrew Short raced with WP’s air shock all year. He had no failures and neither did we—except for ripping Andrew’s graphics.

Andrew Short’s bike uses 52mm WP AER four-chamber forks. These are not the air forks that KTM is putting on their 2016 European models, but instead the air spring version of the 52mm coil spring Cone Valve forks that Ryan Dungey uses.

While Basher and Ecklund are hob-nobbing back east, Jody and Dennis Stapleton stayed home, which is a code word for Glen Helen, to test Showa SFF Air A-Kit works forks on a KTM. We have already spent two days testing and had three test riders race it. We will try some new valving this week and race it again on Saturday.

The MXA wrecking crew is nothing if not curious, so we laid our 2016 Husqvarna FC450 side panel up against our 2016 KTM 350SXF to see what the differences were. 

MEMORIES OF THE WAY WE WERE

Most motocross fans remember David Bailey as a Factory Honda racer, but in truth he raced the AMA Nationals on Bultacos in 1979 and Kawasakis in 1980-81 (before he signed with Honda). This is David in 1980 on an air-cooled, KX250 Uni-Trak.

MXA AD OF THE WEEK: THE FLAK JAK

The HRP Flak Jak fueled the plastic chest protector movement. It sold like flap jacks (or was the Flak Jaks) thanks to Hannah Racing Products’ number one salesman—Bob Hannah. You can still order Flak Jaks at www.hrpsports.com or see what Bob is up to at www.hannahracingproducts.com

 

 

THE LATEST 2016 YAMAHA IS A 1000cc SIDE-BY-SIDE

Starting at $19,799 the Yamaha YXZ1000R has a three-cylinder, 998cc, 10,500 rpm engine with a 5-speed sequential shift transmission with on-command four-wheel-drive. It features huge piggyback Fox Podium RC2 shocks with a 16.2 inches of front travel and 17.0 inches at the rear travel.

WHO, WHAT, WHY & WHERE OF THE 2015 GP SEASON

Pauls Jonass had the 250 points lead until last weekend. He now has two races left to get 13 points back from Tim Gajser.

WHO’S WON WHAT, WHEN THEY DID IT AND  WHERE
Date             Venue                      450                                    250
Feb. 28……Qatar………………….Max Nagl……………..Jeffrey Herlings
March 8..…Thailand…………….Ryan Villopoto………Jeffrey Herlings
March 29…Argentina………..…Max Nagl……………..Dylan Ferrandis
April 19……Italy…………………..Max Nagl………………Tim Gajser
April 26……Holland……………..Gautier Paulin…….…Jeffrey Herlings
May 10…….Spain…………….……Tony Cairoli………..…Valentin Guillod
May 24…….England………………Tony Cairoli……………Valentin Guillod
May 31….…France…………….….Romain Febvre……….Jeffrey Herlings
June 14……Italy……………………Romain Febvre……….Tim Gajser
June 21…..Germany……………..Romain Febvre……….Tim Gajser
July 5………Sweden…..………….Romain Febvre……….Tim Gajser
July 12…….Latvia……..………….Glenn Coldenhoff……Max Anstie
July 26……Czech Rep…………..Romain Febvre………..Valentin Guillod
Aug. 2……..Belgium………………Shaun Simpson………..Max Anstie
Aug. 23……Italy…………………..Romain Febve………….Max Anstie
Aug. 30……Holland……….……Shaun Simpson………..Tim Gajser
Sept. 13….Mexico………..
Sept. 20…Glen Helen….
450 Champion…Romain Febvre (Hus)
250 Points Leaders…Tim Gajser (Hon)

COMPLETE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX ENTRY LIST

Here is the entry list for the 1975 USGP at Carlsbad Raceway. Apart from GP regulars Mikkola, Lackey, DeCoster, Wolsink, Noyce, Andersson, Malherbe and Vromans, the American riders included Marty Smith, Steve Stackable, Tony DiStefano, Gary Semics, Rex Staten, Danny LaPorte, Mike Bell, Tommy Croft, Jim Pomeroy, Rick Burgett, Gaylon Mosier and Jim Weinert.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAY BOYS: DOUG 46, GAJSER 19, CHUCK 59

Sept. 6…Doug Henry 1969

Sept. 9…Tim Gajser 1996

Sept. 10…Chuck Sun 1956

 

 

WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON? WHERE TO BE & WHEN TO BE THERE

The USGP will be held on September 20 at Glen Helen.

2015 FIM WORLD MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Sept. 13……………………..…Leon, Mexico
Sept. 20…………………..…..Glen Helen, USA

2015 WORLD SIDECAR CROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Sept.13…………………………..France
Sept.20………………………….Germany

2015 BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Sept. 6………………………..…Preston Docks

2015 INTERNATIONAL SIX-DAY ENDURO (ISDE)
Sept. 7-12………………………..Slovakia

2015 AMA SUPERMOTO CHAMPIONSHIP
Sept. 20…………………………Sturgis, SD

2015 GRAND PRIX OF USA (USGP)
Sept. 20…………………………Glen Helen, CA

2015 WORLD OFFROAD CHAMPIONSHIP (WORCS)
Sept. 27 ……………………..…Glen Helen, CA

2015 MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS
Sept. 27………………………..Ernee, France

2015 RED BULL STRAIGHT RHYTHM
Oct. 10………………………..…Pomona, CA

2015 MONSTER ENERGY CUP
Oct. 17………………………..…Las Vegas, NV

2015 REM OCTOBERCROSS
Oct. 31………………………..…Glen Helen, CA

2015 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Oct. 10………………………….Bathurst, NSW
Oct. 17………………………….Jimboomba, QLD
Oct. 31………………………….Wayville, SA
Nov. 21…………………………Sunshine Coast, QLD
Nov. 28………………………..Sydney, NSW
Dec. 5…………………………..Melbourne, Vic

2015 WORLD VETERAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Nov. 7-8……………………….Glen Helen, CA

OVER-THE-HILL 9-11 MEMORIAL RACE IS ON SEPTEMBER 13

NATURAL TERRAIN SCRAMBLECROSS ON SEPTEMBER 12-13

2015 MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS ON SEPTEMBER 27

15th ANNUAL REM OCTOBERCROSS ON OCTOBER 31

2016 AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Next year, starting on January 9, 2016, there will be two Anaheims and two San Diegos, but only one Atlanta.

2016 AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan. 9…………………….Anaheim, CA
Jan. 16………………….San Diego, CA
Jan. 23………………….Anaheim, CA
Jan. 30………………….Oakland, CA
Feb. 6……………………Glendale, AZ
Feb. 13………………….San Diego, CA
Feb. 20………………….Arlington, TX
Feb. 27………………….Atlanta, GA
March 5………………….Daytona, FL
March 12………………..Toronto, CAN
March 19………………..Detroit, MI
April 2………………..….Santa Clara, CA
April 9………………..….Indianapolis, IN
April 16………………….St. Louis, MO
April 23………………….Foxboro, MA
April 30………………….East Rutherford, NJ
May 7…………………….Las Vegas, NV

2016 FIM WORLD MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

One thing we can promise for the 2016 GP season is that this race schedule will be changed a couple times. How do we know? Italy is only on there one time. The 2016 series starts in Qatar, goes to South Africa and then to Argentina. What? No moon?

2016 FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Feb. 27……………………..Losail, Qatar
Mar. 20…………………….Johannesburg, South Africa
April 10…………………….Neuquen, Argentina
April 24…………………….TBA, Italy
May 1……………………….Valkenswaard, Holland
May 15…………………….Teutschenthal, Germany
May 22……………………..Matterly Basin, Great Britain
June 5………………………St Jean d’Angely, France
June 12…………………….Lommel, Belgium
June 26…………………….Kegums, Latvia
July 3……………………….Uddevalla, Sweden
July 10……………………..TBA
July 24………………………Loket, Czech Republic
Aug. 7……………………….Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Aug. 14……………………..Assen, Holland
Aug. 28……………………..TBA
Sept. 4……………………….Leon, Mexico
Sept.11………………………Glen Helen, USA
Sept. 25……………………..Motocross des Nations…Maggiora, Italy

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2015 MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS TEAMS

When Italy named it’s 2015 Motocross des Nations team, everybody in the sport just stood back in silence. No Cairoli. No Phillipaerts. No Guarneri. No Lupino. Instead the Italian team will be Samuele Bernardini (24th in 250 GP points), Michele Cervellin (11th in EMX 250 points) and Ivo Monticelli (19th in 250 GP points). However, every team has issues. AMA Champion Ryan Dungey refused to race the MXDN this year. Kevin Strijbos, Clement Desalle and Ken DeDycker are all injured for Belgium. Ken Roczen says he won’t race on the German team because he wants to heal up from minor surgery on August 31. Luckily for Germany, Max Nagl has recovered from his broken ankle and is back racing. Arnaud Tonus is signed up for the Swiss team, but hasn’t raced much in 2015 because of a lingering illness (they already named an alternate to take his place just in case). Davy Pootjes has been replaced on the Dutch MXDN team by Nick Kouwenberg. Ken De Dycker, who has spent most of the 2015 season injured, will replaced Kevin Strijbos on Team Belgium. No matter how you look at it, it’s hard to imagine a Motocross des Nations without Cairoli, Dungey, Desalle, Stribos or Roczen, but get used to it. Here are the teams named so far.

USA

Justin Barcia
Jeremy Martin
Cooper Webb

HOLLAND

Brian Bogers
Nick Kouwenberg
Glenn Coldenhoff

FRANCE

Gautier Paulin
Marvin Musquin
Romain Febvre

GERMANY

Max Nagl
Henry Jacobi
Dennis Ullrich

GREAT BRITAIN

Shaun Simpson
Max Antie
Dean Wilson

IRELAND

Graeme Irwin
Martin Barr
Stuart Edmonds

NEW ZEALAND

Ben Townley
Kayne Lamont
Cody Cooper

AUSTRALIA

Todd Waters
Jay Wilson
Dean Ferris

JAPAN

Makoto Ogata
Toshiki Tomita
Yohei Kojima

BRAZIL

Thales Vilardi
Fabinho Santos
Jean Ramos

SWITZERLAND

Valentin Guillod
Jeremy Seewer
Arnaud Tonus (or Andy Baumgartner)

FINLAND

Jere Haavisto
Miro Sihvonen
Valtteri Malin

SPAIN

Jose Butron
Ander Valentin
Jorge Zaragoza

BELGIUM

Jeremy Van Horebeek
Julien Lieber
Ken De Dycker

CZECH REPUBLIC

Jaromir Romancik
Filip Neugebauer
Martin Michek

LITHUANIA

Nerijus Rukstela
Vytautas Bucas
Arminas Jasikonis

PUERTO RICO

Juan Reyes
Michael Leib
Jason Astudillo

LATVIA

Davis Ivanovs
Pauls Jonass
Matiss Karro

DENMARK

Nikolaj Larsen
Thomas Kjer Olsen
Stefan Kjer Olsen

PORTUGAL

Rui Goncalves
Sandro Peixe
Hugo Basaula

SWEDEN

Filip Bengtsson
Alvin Ostlund
Jesper Jonsson

ESTONIA

Tanel Leok
Harri Kullas
Gert Krestinov

ITALY

Samuele Bernardini
Michele Cervellin
Ivo Monticelli

RUSSIA

Evgeny Bobryshev
Vsevolod Brylyakov
Ivan Baranov

VENEZUELA

Carlos Badiali
Hector Rodriquez
Lorenzo Locurcio

POLAND

Kukasz Lonka
Gabriel Chetnicki
Tomasz Wysocki

SLOVENIA

Klemen Gercar
Peter Irt
Tim Gajser

SLOVAKIA

Martin Kohut
Richard Sikyna
Tomas Simko

LUXEMBOURG

Eric Tabouraing
Danile Casoli
Bjorn Frank

AUSTRIA

Lukas Neurauter
Pascal Rauchenecker
Gunter Schmidinger

GREECE

Panagiotis Kouzis
Ionnis Touratzidis
Dimitrios Kontoletas

CROATIA

Marko Leljak
Matija Kelava
Matej Jaros

NORWAY

Henrik Wahl
Magne Klingsheim
Lasse Christofferson

UKRAINE

Roman Morozov
Dymtro Asmanov
Volodymir Tarsov

MOROCCO

Abdelhalim Soulimani
Said El Mejjad
Houmame Gabari

ASTERISK “DIRECT” OFFERS AFFORDABLE KNEE PROTECTION

Asterisk Ultra Cell knee braces are available in red, white or black.

When Asterisk knee braces were introduced in 2002, they offered state-of-the-art, rigid and fully adjustable off-the-shelf knee brace for $549 a pair. As the knee brace marketed heated up and more companies entered the market, the prices climbed to between $600 to $850 a pair. Asterisk wants to do something about the cost of knee protection, so, as of today, the Asterisk Cell knee protection line is only available directly through Asterisk. The retail prices will be as follows:

Ultra Cell – $499.99 (pair)
Cyto Cell – $389.99 (pair)
Germ youth brace – $199.00 (pair)

By dealing directly with Asterisk you get complete access to their customer service and tech departments, plus you don’t have to deal with a middle man. There are no better people to deal with on a product than the company designing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling that product. To order or get more information go to www.asterisk.com or call (800)459-2999.

THE CHAMPIONS OF 2015

Ryan Dungey.

FINAL 2015 AMA NATIONAL 450 CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS
1. Ryan Dungey…547
2. Ken Roczen…447
3. Justin Barcia…441
4. Blake Baggett…360
5. Christophe Pourcel…323
6. Jason Anderson…320
7. Broc Tickle…311
8. Phil Nicoletti…250
9. Weston Peick…223
10. Fredrik Noren…206

Jeremy Martin.

FINAL 2015 AMA NATIONAL 250 CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS
1. Jeremy Martin…491
2. Marvin Musquin…479
3. Joey Savatgy…348
4. Zach Osborne…330
5. Jessy Nelson…323
6. Aaron Plessinger…311
7. Alex Martin…288
8. Matt Bisceglia…256
9. Shane McElrath…248
10. R.J. Hampshire…248

FINAL 2015 AMA 450 SUPERCROSS POINTS STANDINGS
1. Ryan Dungey…390
2. Eli Tomac…305
3. Cole Seely…277
4. Chad Reed…226
5. Blake Baggett…223
6. Trey Canard…204
7. Jason Anderson…200
8. Broc Tickle…194
9. Andrew Short…180
10. Westin Peick…160

Cooper Webb.

FINAL 2015 AMA 250 WEST SUPERCROSS POINTS STANDINGS
1. Cooper Webb…186
2. Shane McElrath…124
3. Zach Osborne…117
4. Justin Hill…116
5. Aaron Plessinger…113
6. Alex Martin…111
7. Malcolm Stewart…107
8. Jessy  Nelson…106
9. Tyler Bowers…105
10. Josh Hansen…91

Marvin Musquin.

FINAL 2015 AMA 250 EAST SUPERCROSS POINTS STANDINGS
1. Marvin Musquin…194
2. Justin Bogle…171
3. Jeremy Martin…143
4. Joey Savatgy…133
5. R.J. Hampshire…100
6. Anthony Rodriquez…98
7. Kyle Peters…91
8. Jimmy Decotis…87
9. Kyle Cunningham…72
10. Martin Davalos…63

FINAL 2015 CANADIAN 450 NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
1. Matt Goerke…527
2. Colton Facciotti…521
3. Brett Metcalfe…482
4. Cole Thompson…462
5. Tyler Medaglia…438
6. Cade Clason…342
7. Bobby Kiniry…342
8. Kyle Keast…310
9. Dylan Schmoke…256
10. Teddy Maier…209

FINAL 2015 CANADIAN 250 NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
1. Kaven Benoit..568
2. Jimmy Decotis…470
3. Jeremy Medaglia…451
4. Shawn Maffenbeier…399
5. Blake Savage…383
6. Dylan Wright…365
7. Brad Nauditt…326
8. Morgan Burger…320
9. Jesse Pettis…301
10. Cole Martinez…259

Romain Febvre.

2015 FIM 450 POINTS STANDINGS
(After 16 of 18 races)
1. Romain Febvre…638
2. Gautier Paulin…536
3. Evgeny Bobryshev…499
4. Shaun Simpson…437
5. Tony Cairoli…416
6. Max Nagl…414
7. Jeremy Van Horebeek…394
8. Glenn Coldenhoff…361
9. Clement Desalle…331
10. Todd Waters…324

 

Photos by Dan Alamangos, Yamaha, Pro Circuit, Ray Archer, Suzuki, Daryl Ecklund, Jody Weisel, John Basher, KTM, John Ker, Massimo Zanzani and MXA