MOTOCROSS ACTION MID-WEEK REPORT
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Rider: Jessy Nelson
Jessy Nelson was one of the most promising racers to ride a motorcycle. Coming from an amazing amateur career where he rode for Red Bull Jams and Honda he dominated every amateur national there was . Prior to going pro he was picked up by the Troy Lee Designs race team when they were still affiliated with Honda. His rookie year in outdoors he had a few breakout rides notably his seventh overall at the Freestone national his first year in 2012. His first win however did not come until 2015 at the Supercross west opener in Anaheim. His career was seemingly building up until he had a tragic accident that ended the run. Now Jessy can be seen racing UTV’s and enjoying his life outside of dirtbike racing.
THE CLIMB BACK TO THE TOP
Eli Tomac was able to grab his first win of the season this past weekend at the St. Louis Supercross. As many thought he would have done this a lot sooner in the year, the climb back from injury is usually one of the most tough things a rider can go through. Unfortunately, people wrote off Eli as someone who should retire because he is not as dominant as he was the year prior. Tomac has had great results this season but fans wanted to see him dethrone the dominance of Jett Lawrence. Well when dealing with a severe injury like Eli had tearing his Achilles tendon and taking a full year off racing, it is not a surprise that he had to build back. Eli Tomac dominated this past weekend and we should expect to see this momentum continue through the rest of the season.
MOMENTUM ON YOUR SIDE
It seems when the 250 season went East Coast, Levi Kitchen had some time to reflect and build on where he was struggling leading up to the break. Coming back in Seattle he proved that he was the man to beat and he backed it up this past weekend in St. Louis. Now Levi looks to be in the driver’s seat for a championship. They again will have a three-week break and when returning will be going against the top East riders in an East/West shootout. Kitchen spoke in the press conference after the St. Louis Supercross on how he is excited to go against the East riders and to prove that he is a winner for a reason.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
A crazy turn of events this past weekend as Jett Lawrence went down hard after being struck by Justin Barcia in an accidental collision where Barcia was protecting the inside from Vince Friese and Jett Lawrence cut down off the berm and the two came together. For the championship, Jett was still able to manage eighth on the night and didn’t lose all that many points, but it did however give a glimmer of hope to Cooper Webb who sits in second overall only 8 points back with five races to go. When the championship seems to be getting away from you, a rider may not find it valuable to risk a win, but now with it within Cooper Webb’s grasp, the racing may get that much more interesting.
REVIVING THE LEGACY: ONE INDUSTRIES MOTOCROSS GEAR
MXA PHOTO TRIVIA
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WE RIDE A BIG-BORE KAWASAKI KX315CC TWO-STROKE
MXA FANTASY LEAGUE: THE WINNER OF THE ST. LOUIS SUPERCROSS SCORED 272 POINTS
A hectic night of racing came for the final triple crown event of the 2024 Supercross season. Eli Tomac was able to win all three main events giving him his first overall since being back from injury. Cooper Webb finished second and made up quite a bit of valuable points on Jett Lawrence as a collision with Justin Barcia in the third main event had put Lawrence to the back and he would ultimately finish eighth overall on the evening. In the 250 class, Levi Kitchen also had a clean sweep of wins and he was able to open up his points gap even further on RJ Hampshire who finished fourth on the night. Still, a lot of racing to go in the season and many points to be made up prior to Motocross.
WINNER OF THE ST. LOUIS FANTASY LEAGUE “JHANNA22”
Jhanna22 was the winner of the 100% goggle giveaway from the 2024 St. Louis Supercross.
250 CLASS PREDICTIONS
In the 250 class, Levi Kitchen maintained momentum from his previous win in Seattle and dominated all three main events at the St. Louis Triple Crown. Jhanna22 accurately predicted this outcome, believing Kitchen was on a roll, and he was correct. He received 36 fantasy points for the accurate prediction, including the ten bonus points. In second, he chose Jo Shimoda, which was also a precise prediction as Jo finished second overall, giving him 33 fantasy points, including the ten bonus points. Third, he selected Jordon Smith, another correct prediction, earning him 31 fantasy points, including the ten bonus points. In fourth, Jhanna22 varied his choices a bit by selecting Ryder DiFrancesco, which was not a bad prediction given Ryder D’s good potential heading into the evening. Unfortunately, Ryder would go down and not finish in the top six, resulting in no fantasy points for the evening. In fifth, he chose Nate Thrasher, who did end up fifth overall, giving him 28 fantasy points, including the ten bonus points. Finally, in sixth, Jhanna22 selected Garrett Marchbanks, who has been a reliable bet this season to finish in the top six. Garrett ended up sixth overall, earning 27 fantasy points, including the ten bonus points.
450 CLASS PREDICTIONS
In the 450 class, Jhanna22 also made some impressive predictions. Initially, he selected Jett Lawrence, the night’s most popular pick. Unfortunately, Jett did not finish in the top six after an incident with Justin Barcia and received no fantasy points. In second place, he chose Cooper Webb, who did indeed finish second, awarding him 33 fantasy points, including the ten bonus points. For third place, he selected Eli Tomac, who ended up winning the event, resulting in 26 fantasy points but no bonus points. In fourth, he opted for Aaron Plessinger, who secured fourth place on the night, earning 29 points, including the ten bonus points. In fifth, he chose Chase Sexton, which was again a correct prediction as Sexton finished fifth, granting 28 fantasy points, including the ten-point bonus. Finally, in sixth, he selected Ken Roczen; unfortunately, this pick did not yield any fantasy points as Roczen did not finish in the top six.
Overall, the consistency of correct picks was remarkable, yet there were still points left on the table, indicating that there is more room to gain from competitors. Participation in the entire season isn’t required to win weekly prizes, and as the season approaches its conclusion, picks may become more predictable. However, with the upcoming East-West shootout, there is potential for every competitor to win prizes as there is no common winner. We have a week’s break and will be back in Foxborough.
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THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MOSIMAN: ST. LOUIS SUPERCROSS PRE-RACE INTERVIEWS
450SX CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS
Jett Lawrence would go down in the third main event and only salvage and eighth on the night now putting him eight points ahead of Cooper Webb.
| POS. | # | Rider | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Jett Lawrence | 244 |
| 2 | 2 | Cooper Webb | 236 |
| 3 | 1 | Chase Sexton | 224 |
| 4 | 3 | Eli Tomac | 215 |
| 5 | 94 | Ken Roczen | 202 |
| 6 | 7 | Aaron Plessinger | 198 |
| 7 | 21 | Jason Anderson | 188 |
| 8 | 32 | Justin Cooper | 147 |
| 9 | 51 | Justin Barcia | 138 |
| 10 | 96 | Hunter Lawrence | 133 |
| 11 | 27 | Malcolm Stewart | 130 |
| 12 | 14 | Dylan Ferrandis | 107 |
| 13 | 12 | Shane McElrath | 103 |
| 14 | 9 | Adam Cianciarulo | 63 |
| 15 | 67 | Benny Bloss | 60 |
| 16 | 11 | Kyle Chisholm | 49 |
| 17 | 15 | Dean Wilson | 46 |
| 18 | 111 | Jorge Prado | 45 |
| 19 | 28 | Christian Craig | 39 |
| 20 | 125 | Vince Friese | 36 |
| 21 | 46 | Justin Hill | 34 |
| 22 | 52 | Derek Drake | 33 |
| 23 | 55 | Mitchell Oldenburg | 25 |
| 24 | 45 | Colt Nichols | 24 |
| 25 | 22 | Freddie Noren | 22 |
| 26 | 81 | Cade Clason | 20 |
| 27 | 82 | Mitchell Harrison | 17 |
| 28 | 29 | Ty Masterpool | 11 |
| 29 | 56 | Jeremy Hand | 9 |
| 30 | 199 | John Short | 8 |
| 31 | 981 | Austin Politelli | 7 |
| 32 | 100 | Anthony Bourdon | 6 |
| 33 | 200 | Ryan Breece | 6 |
| 34 | 148 | Justin Rodbell | 6 |
| 35 | 97 | Tristan Lane | 3 |
| 36 | 41 | Carson Mumford | 3 |
| 37 | 109 | Aaron Tanti | 3 |
| 38 | 91 | Devin Simonson | 3 |
| 39 | 23 | Grant Harlan | 2 |
| 40 | 70 | Jerry Robin | 2 |
| 41 | 66 | Justin Starling | 2 |
| 42 | 144 | Jason Clermont | 1 |
| 43 | 73 | Robbie Wageman | 1 |
| 44 | 636 | Luke Kalaitzian | 0 |
250SX EAST CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS
Cameron McAdoo holds a small lead on the factory KTM rider of Tom Vialle.
| POS. | # | NAME | Total | |
| 1 | 63 | Cameron Mcadoo | 98 | |
| 2 | 16 | Tom Vialle | 96 | |
| 3 | 39 | Pierce Brown | 87 | |
| 4 | 38 | Haiden Deegan | 82 | |
| 5 | 69 | Coty Schock | 79 | |
| 6 | 43 | Seth Hammaker | 72 | |
| 7 | 59 | Daxton Bennick | 71 | |
| 8 | 37 | Max Anstie | 62 | |
| 9 | 48 | Chance Hymas | 60 | |
| 10 | 33 | Jalek Swoll | 58 | |
| 11 | 65 | Henry Miller | 58 | |
| 12 | 75 | Marshal Weltin | 53 | |
| 13 | 511 | Nicholas Romano | 43 | |
| 14 | 6 | Jeremy Martin | 42 | |
| 15 | 64 | Austin Forkner | 27 | |
| 16 | 83 | Guillem Farres | 27 | |
| 17 | 602 | Gage Linville | 22 | |
| 18 | 128 | Preston Boespflug | 17 | |
| 19 | 483 | Bryton Carroll | 17 | |
| 20 | 296 | Ryder Floyd | 16 | |
| 21 | 174 | Trevor Colip | 15 | |
| 22 | 90 | Hardy Munoz | 15 | |
| 23 | 86 | Luca Marsalisi | 10 | |
| 24 | 682 | Izaih Clark | 10 | |
| 25 | 92 | Jace Kessler | 8 | |
| 26 | 60 | Lorenzo Locurcio | 8 | |
| 27 | 56 | Jeremy Hand | 7 | |
| 28 | 247 | Brock Papi | 6 | |
| 29 | 93 | Bryce Shelly | 5 | |
| 30 | 80 | Michael Hicks | 4 | |
| 31 | 208 | Logan Leitzel | 3 | |
| 32 | 177 | Tyler Stepek | 3 | |
| 33 | 435 | Marcus Phelps | 2 | |
| 34 | 58 | Cullin Park | 2 | |
| 35 | 212 | Levi Kilbarger | 2 | |
| 36 | 964 | Dominique Thury | 2 | |
| 37 | 242 | Garrett Hoffman | 1 | |
| 38 | 751 | Evan Ferry | 0 | |
| 39 | 89 | Luke Neese | 0 | |
ASK THE MXPERTS: WHY DOESN’T MXA INCLUDE TM IN ITS SHOOTOUTS
YOU CAN’T TEST WHAT DOESN’T EXIST
Dear MXperts,
Why don’t you test TM bikes in MXA? You don’t include them in your shootouts, and I never see any TM tests. Is it because the Japanese brands spend more advertising dollars in your magazine than TM?
First and foremost, the MXA test riders have nothing to do with advertising. We don’t know anything about the ad budgets of any of the manufacturers, and we can assure you that how much money a manufacturer spends on advertising has nothing to do with our bike tests. Over the years, MXA has tested more TM motorcycles than any other magazine or website; however, all of those tests were done when former American TM importers Pete Vetrano and Ralf Schmidt handled the American market. When Ralf Schmidt had a falling out with TM’s Italian management, he moved back to Holland, ending any presence by TM in the USA. To his credit, Ralf tried to arrange a deal between TM and former importer Pete Vetrano, but TM Racing—under the management of Gastone Serafini’s sons—never responded.
We can’t test what we don’t have, and a quick look at TM’s official map showing the location of all the TM dealerships in the United States reveals that there are none. Any TMs currently being sold in the USA are either year-old models or bikes shipped in from Canada or Mexico.
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: TOMAC BACK ON TOP
“It was an outstanding weekend for us here in St. Louis. We were finally able to get an overall win. I just felt really good the whole day – from qualifying to all three main events. Our starts were on point tonight, the riding was on point, and I was just back to my old self. So I’m just really happy to deliver a win for the team. I was getting in a bit of a slump or a rough patch, or whatever you want to call it. I feel like I’m back now, and I’m excited for the end of this series.”
WEEKLY PRIZES IN THE SUPERCROSS MXA FANTASY LEAGUE
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MXA PHOTO OF THE WEEK
One tough dude. Michael Mosiman had a couple of hard crashes at the St. Louis Supercross. In qualifying he came up short on a triple in one of the rhythm sections which sent him over the bars and into the dirt hard. He would remount and finish off the session. In the second main of the evening he was caught mid pack off the start and had to double one of the triples getting landed on by another rider in the process. He would not finish the evening but he walked off under his own power and will return for the final races of the season.
CLASSIC MXA PHOTO
Kevin Windham cooling off after a moto during the 2003 motocross Nationals where he battled tooth and nail with Ricky Carmichael.
MXA PHOTO TRIVIA: Mike Brown 2001 AMA 125 National Motocross champion who is probably the fastest Vet rider in the world to date.
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