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Rider: Jo Shimoda

Hailing from Suzuka ,Japan, Jo Shimoda came to the States to compete on the amateur scene on 65’s. While his father stayed in Japan, his mom and he met with a trainer in Northern California where they could begin learning the ropes of how racing went in the States. By the time he was on   85’s, Jo was a Loretta Lynn Champion and had a jump-start to a career as a professional ahead of him. When he moved to the big bikes, he was offered an opportunity from Amsoil Honda, the feeder team for the pro-level Geico Honda. Only racing a couple of motocross races to start he did not have the results he wished  for was able to earn 20 AMA points that first year, when Geico Honda switched over to Supercross, Jo again struggled at the beginning, but began to shine at the end, grabbing two top-five finishes and a third overall on the season. When Geico Honda folded, Jo  moved   to the Pro Circuit Kawasaki team and finished second in the Super Motocross series last year. With Hunter Lawrence moving to the 450 class for 2024, Jo took his spot at Team Honda , and after a rough start in the 250East Supercross series, he.began to move up to podium positions .

RETAKING THE POINTS LEAD

Jett Lawrence was able to have a flawless day in Nashville—fastest qualifier, heat race winner, 450 holeshot and  main event win. This is a huge step in building momentum as we go into the final three races of the year. Jett’s 5-point lead over Cooper Webb isn’t all that secure, but after a couple poor races, he showed that he could perform when it counted. If he had lost the points lead last weekend, the momentum might have been on Webb’s side.

TROUBLE IN NASHVILLE

Cameron McAdoo watched his championship chances slip away in Nashville. His day started off bad and got worse. McAdoo had a run-in with another rider in timed qualifying which resulted in a shoulder injury. Battered and bruised he raced through the evening to collect as many points as possible. In the250 East /West main event, he collided with Pro Circuit teammate Levi Kitchen which ended up with both riders hitting the ground. McAdoo remounted only to pull off the track a few laps later as he did not feel he could ride safely. Cameron lost two positions in the 250 championship as Tom Vialle and Haiden Deegan moved in front of him.

WAHRE GRIT

Caught up in a crash with his teammate,Levi Kitchen was slow to remount his KX250. It appeared that he may have been out of the race as the first couple of laps around he was in noticeable pain. But, as he clicked off laps his speed became faster and faster. He was able to charge up into 14th and thanks to his determination  he is now only 2 points behind new leader R.J. Hampshire. As the 250 class  heads to Denver this coming weekend and then to another East/West showdown at the Salt Lake City Finale—where it will be winner take all.

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MXA FANTASY LEAGUE: DER SIEGER DES NASHVILLE SUPERCROSS ERHIELT 272 PUNKTE

The race in Nashville this past weekend was one of the more action-packed races we’ve seen this year. A lot of key riders crashed out causing the overall total points to be much lower this weekend. Ken Roczen had one of the wildest events happen as his shock completely exploded on one of the triples leading into the whoops. With this shock failure Ken hit the whoops with no rear damping. He was pitched out of the saddle and down to the ground. Chase Sexton also had a bike malfunction when his throttle was struck by a rock, which stuck his throttle wide open. He overjamped the enxt jump and went down hard. The 250 points leaders, Levi Kitchen and Cameron McAdoo also had a heck of a night as they collided at the start of the 250 main, causing both riders to go down. McAdoo was already nursing an injury from qualifying and the crash resulted in a DNF. Levi Kitchen was slow to get back on his bike and slow to get up to speed but he did recover with a 14th place finish.

Given the circumstances in Nashville, Dgeno222 scored an amazing 272 points. 

250 KLASSENVORHERSAGEN

The 250 class saw quite the shake up because of the East/West shootout. R.J. Hampshiretook the combined class victory. Dgeno222 selected R.J. Hampshire as the winner and the Husky rider came through and gave a total of 36 points including a ten-point bonus. In second place Dgeno222 selected Levi Kitchen, who was one of the riders who crashed early and finished 14th giving no fantasy points. In third, he selected Tom Vialle, who did in fact get third which gave 31 points including the ten bonus points. In fourth, he selected Jordon Smith who finished in fifth spot for 29 points including the ten bonus points. In fifth place Jo Shimoda was selected and Jo finished in the second spot giving 23 points, but no bonus and in sixth Dgeno222 chose Haiden Deegan who ended up in sixth spot in the race giving 27 points including the ten bonus points.

450 KLASSENVORHERSAGEN

In the 450 class, Dgeno222 also had some great picks. He put Jett Lawrence first place fora 36 points including the ten bonus. In second he chose Cooper Webb who ended up third in the race so that earned him 21 points but no bonus point. In third hey selected Eli Tomac who finished second in the race, this paid 23 points but no bonus points. In fourth, he chose Chase Sexton who crashed hard in the race and received no points. iIn fifth place he chose Jason Anderson who ended up fourth overall on the night and gave 19 points but no bonus points, and in sixth he chose Justin Cooper who finished in sixth on the night giving 27 points including the ten bonus. Next weekend the series travels to Philadelphia and be sure to get your picks in before racing starts to have a chance to win a prize by Boyesen Racing.

FRAGEN SIE DIE MXPERTS: WARUM KÖNNEN SIE KEINE AUSLAUFSICHEREN GABELDICHTUNGEN HERSTELLEN?

WARUM KÖNNEN SIE KEINE AUSLAUFFESTE GABELDICHTUNG HERSTELLEN?
Liebe MXperts,
Vielleicht liegt es daran, dass ich hauptsächlich auf Sandstrecken fahre, aber einmal im Monat platze die Gabeldichtung. Es ist so weit gekommen, dass ich es ignoriere, wenn sich die undichte Gabeldichtung am rechten Gabelbein befindet, weg von der vorderen Bremsscheibe. Das ist eine chaotische Lösung, aber warum können sie keine auslaufsichere Gabeldichtung herstellen?

Wir wissen, dass Sie uns nicht glauben werden, aber das Problem sind nicht die Gabeldichtungen, sondern Sie. Wenn Sie das nächste Mal denken, dass Ihre Dichtungen zu früh ausgefallen sind, denken Sie daran, dass hochmoderne Dichtungen durch den Gebrauch selten verschleißen. Sie verschleißen durch äußere Verunreinigungen, die aus dem Bereich der Dichtung austreten, und die häufigste Ursache für Dichtungsversagen liegt darin, dass man mit den Fingern über die Rückseite des Gabelbeins fährt. Wir wetten, dass Sie eine Beule im Chrom entdecken werden, die die Lippe der Dichtung beschädigt hat.

Jeder Hardcore-Motocross-Rennfahrer hasst seine Gabeldichtungen. Von allen Dingen, die bei einem Motocross-Bike schief gehen können, sind Gabeldichtungen die verheerendsten – nicht nur, weil das Reparieren ein Riesenschmerz ist, sondern weil es keine Garantie dafür gibt, dass sie gewinnen, nachdem Sie brandneue Dichtungen in Ihre Gabeln eingesetzt haben Verblasen Sie nicht 15 Minuten in Ihre nächste Fahrt.

Gabeldichtungen versagen schon seit es Gabeln an Rennrädern gibt. Warum stellt also kein unternehmungslustiges Unternehmen eines her, das funktioniert? Überraschung! Die Gabeldichtungen an Ihrem Fahrrad sind unglaublich. Sie sind selbstschmierend. Sie wirken in beide Richtungen. Sie verfügen über eine spezielle Chemie, die sie robust und widerstandsfähig macht. Das Beste ist, dass moderne Gabeldichtungen für Millionen von Zyklen ausgelegt sind. Millionen! Gabeldichtungen lecken nicht ohne Grund.

As racers, we expect our fork seals not to leak, yet we also require them to move with minimal “stiction.” In other words, they can’t fit tightly against the fork legs. Why not? Stiction is the enemy of the fluid movement of the forks in bumps. Reduce stiction and your forks will glide through the clatter of a race track’s terrain; however, reducing stiction increases the potential for a fork seal leak, because the seals aren’t as tight. Paradoxically, we are asking the fork seal manufacturers to build lightweight, long-lasting, UV light-resistant, tear-proof, flexible, compact fork seals that barely touch the fork legs. A few years ago, it couldn’t be done. Today, under the right circumstances, it can be done.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: JORDON SMITH MAKES UP GROUND AT EAST/WEST SHOWDOWN IN NASHVILLE 

“IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD DAY. THE TRACK CONDITIONS WERE TOUGH. IT KEPT CHANGING. AT FIRST IT WAS MUDDY, THEN IT WAS DRY, SO IT MADE IT TOUGH TO GET USED TO THE TRACK. OVERALL THOUGH, I HAD SOME GOOD STARTS AND WAS RUNNING WELL. I JUST HAD THAT ONE LITTLE MISTAKE IN THE MAIN EVENT THAT COST ME A PODIUM. WE’LL KEEP WORKING AND COME BACK IN DENVER.”

FRENCH ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUND 3, A DOUBLE WIN AND THE RED PLATE FOR BUD RACING’S MATHIS VALIN

Team Bud Racing Kawasaki enjoyed another great weekend in the French championship, with a double win for Mathis Valin and a solid race for Benjamin Garib. The series is at mid-way and Mathis is the new leader while Benjamin consolidates his third position in the standings.

New track and new conditions for our riders! Mathis raced at Romagne in the past, but Benjamin discovered the sunny but cold layout due to heavy wind. During the timed practice sessions Mathis posted the fastest lap in the first group, while Benjamin just lost the pole of the other group in the last minute; however, with a second position, he did his best qualification so far.

Starting the first race in second position, Mathis only needed three laps to take the lead and go to another moto win while Benjamin came back from sixth to third. The second moto was similar for Mathis who took the lead after two laps, to get another moto win and of course the overall! Benjamin didn’t start so well this moto but came back to fifth, too far to expect a better result as the top four had made a break.

Thanks to this double win Mathis is the new leader of the MX2 Elite, while Benjamin is in third position. There are three more races on the calendar, but our riders will miss the next one (Bitche) which is scheduled for the same day as a European Championship round. But both riders keep all their chances, as they will get points credit (average points of all the races they attend) for this round.

No race next weekend, we’ll be back on track on May 4/5 in Portugal for the third round of the European EMX250 Championship.

Mathis Valin: “Everything went well this weekend, I won both motos and got the red plate, a perfect weekend we’ll say! Romagne has always succeeded for me since I was a kid, last year I also got a double win. I feel comfortable in all conditions and on all types of terrain, we try to show that we are there everywhere like this weekend against good riders. The club worked hard, it’s a shame they redid everything before the rounds but we still had some big holes and some good ruts so it was good preparation for the rest of the season."

Benjamin Garib: “The weekend was not what I wanted, but was not so bad. In the first moto, I got a third position which was good, so close to second! In the second moto, I didn’t get the best start and it was hard as I was alone during all the moto, the guys in front were ten seconds ahead. It was a boring moto for me, I need to get better at the start and we’ll continue to work before Portugal.”

MXA FOTO DER WOCHE

Ezra Lewis is all smiles after top ten finishes the Open Pro and 125 Pro classes at the 2024 Wiseco/Fasthouse World Two-Stroke Championships.

KLASSISCHES MXA FOTO

This is the  start of the 2003 Glen Helen National where Kevin Windham (14) would lead the majority of the moto before going down and surrendering the lead to Ricky Carmichael.

MXA PHOTO TRIVIA ANSWER: DRD’s Doug Dubach racing in a flashback from 1990.

 

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