MXA’S WEEKEND NEW ROUND-UP: OTHER ODDITIES, ORANGE MINIS & MORE
AT A GLANCE: 2015 AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ryan Dungey (5) couldn’t touch Eli Tomac at Hangtown or Glen Helen, but when Tomac hit the ground in Colorado, Dungey took the win. This is Dungey on Glen Helen’s now-famous rock uphill. That’s the rock to Dungey’s left.
Date Venue 450 250
May 16…..Hangtown, CA…………Eli Tomac…….….Jeremy Martin
May 23…Glen Helen, CA…………Eli Tomac…….….Marvin Musquin
May 30…Thunder Valley, CO……Ryan Dungey……Jeremy Martin
June 6…Muddy Creek, TN
June 13…Mt. Morris, PA
June 27…Budds, MD
July 4…Red Bud, MI
July 18…Millville, MN
July 25…Washougal, WA
Aug.t 8…Unadilla, NY
Aug. 15…Miller Motorsports, UT
Aug. 22 …Crawfordsville, IN
450 Points Leader…Ryan Dungey (KTM)
250 Points Leaders…Jeremy Martin (Yam)
FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART & SHORT OF STATURE: 2016 KTM 50SX
HAND, EYE & FOOT COORDINATION: 2016 KTM 65SX
NEXT STOP? HOME SCHOOLING: 2016 KTM 85SX
KTM COMMITS ALL ITS RIDERS TO THE USGP IN SEPT.
KTM will send all of its US-based riders to the USGP and that means that Husqvarna will do the same thing. That means Dungey, Musquin, Hill, Short, Brayton, Durham, Nelson, McElrath, Anderson, Davalos, Osborne, Bell and Pourcel; plus, they challenge Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki to do the same thing.
MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK IS OUT AFTER THIS YEAR: WHO’S NEXT?
Bones Bacon (right) tries to spot his riders in the uniquely horizontal dirt of Utah.
According to the Salt lake City Tribune: The Tooele County Commission is searching for a new operator of the Miller Motorsports Park. With the Miller family set to stop operating the track and its facilities at the end of October, the county is keen to find a new business partner to lease the 500 acres of land to. “Our major interest is to enter into a partnership, whether that be an outright sale or a lease” with an entity whose “core competency” is running a facility like the one the Millers are abandoning, said County Commissioner Sean Milne. While the county has had some interest in the race track and its facilities, only a handful of the interested parties have shown the capability of running a business like Miller Motorsports Park, explained Milne. The Miller Motorsports AMA National will still be held on August 15, 2015, but the AMA National promoters are looking for a new track to move the date to for 2016— hopefully, it will be a true-to-life motocross track that replaces Miller’s road race infield. The new track will reportedly be in the Midwest (not Florida, Alabama, Georgia or Mississippi).
BYE BYE OSSA! AGAIN
Last year Ossa was purchased by Gas Gas. It was a sweetheart deal that looked like it would save Ossa from going out of business. Sadly, Gas Gas has now filed for bankruptcy protection and will take Ossa down with it.
The Ossa Monocasco. And electric bike replica of a classic Ossa road racer.
The actual, true-to-life, Ossa Monocasco road racer. Do they look anything alike?
The bike that Ossa thought would put them on a map — a fuel-injected, backwards-cylinder, two stroke offroad bike.
Jody Weisel on an Ossa GPII at the old Escape Country track in Trabuco Canyon. According to Jody this was the best way to get an Ossa to turn.
This may be the only Ossa you’ll be able to buy in the future.
MEMORIES OF THE WAY WE WERE
What did Gerritt Wolsink do after he retired from racing. The five-time USGP winner opened a chain of dentistry offices and made more money than he ever did on his works Suzuki.
2015 GP’S AT A GLANCE: HERLINGS LOSES AGAIN
Romain Febvre won his first ever 450 Grand Prix at his home race.
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…………..
June 21…..Germany…….
July 5………Sweden……..
July 12…….Latvia………..
July 26……Czech Rep….
Aug 2……..Belgium……..
Aug 16……Brazil………….
Aug 30……Holland………
Sept. 13….Mexico………..
Sept. 20…Glen Helen….
450 Points Leader…Max Nagl (Hus)
250 Points Leaders…Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)
RICH STUELKE’S PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Perhaps the most talked about section of AMA National track in history, Glen Helen’s two steep natural terrain climbs shocked the young AMA Pros who knew nothing about motocross history. Eli Tomac seemed to know what to do as he floated over both of them.
However, it was possible to do the “float” thing all wrong.
CURRENT 250/450 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
Max Nagl (12) still leads the 450 World Championship by 19 points over Tony Cairoli. Clement Desalle fell from second to third in the points chase after dislocating his shoulder in France and failing to score any points. Desalle is now 41 points back.
2015 FIM 450 POINTS STANDINGS
(After 8 of 18 races)
1. Max Nagl…332
2. Tony Cairoli…313
3. Clement Desalle…291
4. Romain Febvre…282
5. Gautier Paulin…252
6. Evgeny Bobryshev…247
7. Shaun Simpson…169
8. Todd Waters…138
9. Glenn Coldenhoff…134
10. Ken de Dycker…133
Other notables: 11. Tyla Rattray; 12. Jeremy Van Horebeek; 13. Ryan Villopoto; 14. David Philippaerts; 15. Dean Ferris; 28. Mike Alessi.
Jordi Tixier is moving up. Last week he was sixth in points. This week he is fourth.
2015 FIM 250 POINTS STANDINGS
(After 8 of 18 races)
1. Jeffrey Herlings…358
2. Valentin Guillod…246
3. Pauls Jonass…245
4. Jordi Tixier…229
5. Aleksandr Tonkov…218
6. Tim Gajser…209
7. Jeremy Seewer…208
8. Dylan Ferrandis…205
9. Julien Lieber…184
10. Max Anstie…183
Other notables: 12. Thomas Covngton; 13. Benoit Paturel; 15. Robert Justs; 20. Mel Pocock; 21. Ben Watson; 27. Harri Kullas.
DAN ALAMANGOS PHOTO OF THE WEEK
This is how far you have to go after breaking your ankle and discovering when they take the cast off that your foot is now one size larger.
THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAY BOYS: HAPPY B-DAY TO DEWITT KNOX III
The late Andrew McFarlane would have been 38 years old on Saturday.
May 30…Andrew McFarlane 1977
May 31…Gary Semics 1954
May 31…Rick Burgett
May 31…Dylan Ferrandis 1994
June 1…Tanel Leok 1985
June 1…Matt Biscelgia 1995
June 2…Ray Sommo 1968
June 2…Steve Wise 1957
June 2…Randy Skinner 1958
June 4…Dewitt Knox III 1954
June 5…John Knowles
June 5…Paul Delaurier
KTM’S LIMITED EDITION COSMIC CAMO GEAR AT YOU KTM DEALER ONLY
See your friendly local KTM dealer to order this special edition Troy Lee Design Cosmic Camo gear in KTM colors.
MOTORCYCLE AD OF THE WEEK: GRIFFS SUPERSTARS
1979—when Bridgesport, Connecticut, was the center of the motocross fashion world.
DEBBI TAMIETTI’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Justin Barcia says, “Somebody should make something to stop a rider from getting roosted.”
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WHERE TO BE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
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2015 GEICO ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
June 5…………………Austin, TX
2015 AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
June 6………………..Muddy Creek, TN
June 13……………….Mt. Morris, PA
2015 CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
June 7……………….The Wastelands
2015 BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
June 7……………..…Hawkstone Park
2015 WORLD SIDECAR CROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
June 7…………………Latvia
2015 BELGIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
June 7…Kester-Gooik
2015 FRENCH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
June 7…Gaillac Toulza
2015 SPANISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
June 7…La Baneza
2015 GNCC CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
June 7……………………..Millfield, OH
2015 FIM WORLD MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
June 14………………..Maggiora, Italy
June 21………………..Teutschenthal, Germany
SoCAL OLD TIMER MX SERIES ON JUNE 7 & JUNE 21
For more info go to www.socalotmx.org
NEXT OVER THE HILL GANG SUMMER SERIES RACE ON JUNE 7
The Over-The-Hill-Gang will be at California City on June 7. For more info go to www.othgmx.org
Photos: John Basher, Debbi Tamietti, Dan Alamangos, Massimo Zanzani, KTM.
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