MOTOCROSS ACTION WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: STEWIE GOES STRAIGHT

On Oct 5, 2014 Last updated Feb 28, 2018

RED BULL STRAIGHT RHYTHM RESULTS

Hi Ho Silver and a cloud of dust. Malcolm Stewart got third on his previous TLD Honda. Photo: John Basher

450 Class
1, James Stewart………Suz
2, Justin Brayton………KTM
3, Malcolm Stewart…..Hon
4. Dean Wilson…………KTM

250 Class
1. Marvin Musquin….KTM
2. Justin Hill……………KTM
3. Jessy Nelson……….KTM
4. Justin Bogle…………Hon

STRAIGHT RHYTHM 450 FINAL RUN: STEWIE VERSUS BRAYTON

ONE RACE LEFT IN ALL-JAPAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Akira Narita has the 2014 All-Japan 450 Championship in the bag with a 73-point lead.

ALL-JAPAN NATIONAL 450 RESULTS: HIROSHIMA
1. Yu Hirata (Yam)…………………1-1
2. Akira Narita (Hon)…………….2-2
3. Yoshi Atsuta (Suz)…………..…3-5
4. Hiroaki Arai (Kaw)……………..6-3
5. Takuya Mihara (Kaw)…………5-4
6. Takase Tanaka (Yam)…………4-7
7. Daisuke Shimasaki (Hon)……10-6
8. Makoto Ogata (Hon)…………..8-8
9. Yohei Kojima (Suz)……………..7-10
10. Yoshiki Kitai (KTM)………….9-11

ALL-JAPAN NATIONAL 250 RESULTS: HIROSHIMA
1. Toshiki Tomita (Hon)…….…..2-1
2. Takeshi Katsuya (Kaw)……….1-2
3. Jun’ya Takenaka (Suz)………..4-4
4. Chihiro Nohtsuka (Kaw)……..6-3
5. Masami Tanaka (Hon)………..3-7
6. Shin’ichi Inoue (Kaw)…………7-5
7. Kouhei Ogawa (Hon)………….5-9
8. Takashi Okano (Suz)………….9-8
9. Nozomu Yasuhara (Yam…….12-6
10. Gota Ohtsuka (Hon)…………8-10

Hiroaki Arai is two points out of the top three with one race left.

ALL-JAPAN 450 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS
(After 8 of 9 races)
1. Akira Narita………………….364
2. Makoto Ogata…………….…291
3. Yoshi Atsuta…………………270
4. Hiroaki Arai………………….268
5. Yu Hirata……………………..237
6. Takuya Mihara………………208
7. Yui Hoshino…………….……194
8. Koh’ichi Fukaya…………….193
9. Masanori Itoh……………….148
10. Yohei Kojima………………136

ALL-JAPAN 250 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS
(After 8 of 9 races)
1. Takeshi Katsuya…………….…355
2. Toshiki Tomita…………………335
3. Jun’ya Takenaka……………….267
4. Chihiro Nohtsuka……………..245
5. Nozomu Yasuhara…………….222
6 Takashi Okano………………….208
7. Shin’ichi Inque…………..……..198
8. Masami Tanaka………………..193
9. Gota Ohtsuka……………………188
10. Kouhei Ogawa…………………116

COLTON HAAKER WINS DENVER ENDUROCROSS

Colton Haaker. Photo: Drew Ruiz

Colton Haaker took his second win of the Geico AMA EnduroCross series in Denver tonight. Haaker’s tightened up the points standinsg as Taddy Blazusiak and Haaker tied for the points lead andCody Webb only one point back in third.

DENVER ENDUROCROSS RESULTS:
1. Colton Haaker……..Hon
2. Taddy Blazusiak…..KTM
3. Cody Webb………….Bet
4. Taylor Robert………KTM
5. Mike Brown…………Hus
6. Max Gerston………..Bet
7. Cory Graffunder……KTM
8. Nick Thompson……KTM
9. Ty Tremaine…………KTM
10. Bobby Prochnau….KTM

2014 ENDUROCROSS POINTS STANDINGS
(After 4 of 8 races)
1. Taddy Blazusiak……117
2. Colton Haaker……….117
3. Cody Webb…………..116
4. Taylor Robert………..86
5. Cory Graffunder……..65
6. Max Gerston………….65
7. Mike Brown…………..58
8. Geoff Aaron…………..56
9. Bobby Prochnau…….56
10. Ty Tremaine………..53

ASK THE MXPERTS: WHO INVENTED THE HOLESHOT DEVICE?

Dear MXA,
I saw a conversation on the web about holeshot devices and they had everyone from Alexander Graham Bell to Chad Reed inventing the holeshot device. Who really invented it?

YAMAHA’S PROTOTYPE 01GEN THREE-WHEEL LEANER

Yamaha’s concept 01GEN has two wheels up front and a belt-driven, single, rear wheel. Yamaha calls it an “On & Off Crossover,” because it can been ridden on both pavement and dirt.

It is a leaner, in that each front wheel leans into the corners, supported by its own fork and covered by its weird, lobster-like, dual front fenders. Yamaha’s design department is big on three-wheel leaners, as proven by last year’s Tricity scooter.

UP NEXT! THE FIM SUPERCROSS DES NATIONS

Now that the World Team Motocross Championships are over, with France, Belgium and the USA on the podium, the next logical race on the schedule should be the World Team Supercross Championships. The obvious choice of locations would be Anaheim Stadium—since it already holds three Supercross events and a fourth one could easily be slotted into the schedule.

The format would consist of three-man teams from each country, plus wild cards that are seeded in based on qualifying heats. Obviously, most countries would just send their 2014 MXDN teams, although Germany and France would probably substitute Ken Roczen for one spot, while France has the luxury of reconfiguring their team with the addition of Musquin, Pourcel and Tixier as potential riders.

The Supercross des Nations could be the biggest event in the history of Supercross. The favorites will be the USA, France, Germany, Australia and England. Stay tuned for the date and what countries decide not to send a team. Just kidding Italy and Belgium.

JORDI TIXIER SIGNS WITH KAWASAKI FOR 2015

In his final KTM ride, Jordi Tixier (left) took the 250 World Championship away from KTM teammate Jeffrey Helrings (right). Now they will be green and orange rivals. Photo: Ray Archer

Not a secret — just the official announcement that Jordi Tixier will be at Kawasaki next year. Although Jordi Tixier is the new FIM 250 World Champion, he was fired by the KTM team he won the title for in the middle of the 2014 season. Tixier had a rough start to the 2014 season. He finished 8th in Qatar, 7th in Thailand, 11th in Brazil and 6th in Italy, before finally making the podium at round five in Bulgaria. At that point, KTM told him that his services wouldn’t be needed in 2015. From that point on Jordi scored podium finishes in 13 of the next 24 motos—and won the 2014 250 World Championship by 4 points over KTM teammate Jeffrey Herlings (who valiantly tried to hang on to it by riding with a barely healed femur in Mexico). Jordi signed with Kawasaki while all of this was going on.

“I’m very happy to have signed with the Monster Energy Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team; they approached me during the season and I saw how motivated they were to sign me. It will give me further motivation to defend my World title on a new bike; I know that everyone in the team is motivated and so am I. The team have the support of the Kawasaki factory in Japan; we spoke a lot with the technical staff and I know that they are able to provide us with the best material for every situation.”

PRO CIRCUIT’S NEW YOUNG ADDITION: CHRIS ALLDREDGE

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THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAY BOYS

Oct. 3…Grayson Goodman 1971
Oct. 3…Kinney Jones

Oct. 4…Ryan Sipes 1984

Oct. 4…Jeremy Garges

Oct. 5…Danny Chandler 1959
Oct. 5…Johnny Marley

Oct. 5…Ake Jonsson 1942
Oct. 5…Randy Valade

Oct. 6…Brian Gray 1984
Oct. 7…Randy Lawrence
Oct. 7…John Ayers
Oct. 7…Ted Campbell

Oct. 8…Brian Myerscough
Oct. 8…Les Smith 1990

Oct. 8…Travis Pastrana 1983

SEE THE ALL-NEW BUD RACING USA CATALOG

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WHAT’S ON THE BACKBURNER THAT IS MOVING TO THE FRONT

2014 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
October 10……….Bathhurst
October 11………..Bathhurst
October 18………..Phillip Island
October 19………..Phillip Island
November 8………Brisbane

2014 GEICO ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
October 11…Salt Lake City, UT
October 18…Everett, WA
November 15…Boise, ID
November 22…Ontario, CA

2014 BRANSON USA CHAMPIONSHIP
Oct. 8-14………Branson, MO

2014 MONSTER CUP
October 18….Las Vegas, NV

2014 WORLD OFFROAD CHAMPIONSHIP (WORCS) SERIES
October 17-19…Primm, NV

2013 ALL-JAPAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
October 26…………Sugo

2014 CANADIAN ARENACROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
October. 24-25…………Armstrong, BC
November 7-8…………..Cloverdale, BC
November. 28-29………Chilliwack, BC
December. 5-6…………..Chilliwack, BC

2014 REM OCTOBERCROSS (FORMERLY COMMOTION BY THE OCEAN)
October 25……………..Glen Helen, CA

2014 WORLD VETERAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
November 1-2…………….Glen Helen, CA

2014 PARIS SUPERCROSS
November 15-16……………..Bercy

DREAM JOBS: MARK SHEAR — RIDER SUPPORT AT O’NEAL MOTOCROSS

STARTING POINT: I started off racing every weekend with guys at O’Neal. Motocross has always been my passion, and I have heard the saying many times, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” So, I decided to do just that. I started working at O’Neal in dealer sales and was in that position for over six years before moving to rider support.

THE JOB: While working in sales, I completed college and got my degree. When the rider support position at O’Neal became available, it was a natural transition. This was the ideal position, as I could combine my passion for racing along with my knowledge of the industry and the products we produced. It was a great fit. I am ultimately responsible for all professional riders’ gear needs. Plus, I scout future riders as well as review resumes and process orders.