ROCZEN SLOWS DOWN THE DUNGEY EXPRESS, BUT IT WILL ARRIVE IN NEW YORK

The big news from Boston was that Ryan Dungey didn’t clinch, but it’s only a short trip and 6 days until New York. Ken Roczen had the hot hand in Boston, but it was too little too late for the title. Photo by Scott Mallonee

BOSTON RESULTS: 450 CLASS
1. Ken Roczen…Suz
2. Eli Tomac…Kaw
3. Ryan Dungey …KTM
4. Jason Anderson…Hus
5. Trey Canard…Hon
6. Justin Bogle…Hon
7. Cole Seely…Hon
8. Weston Peick…Yam
9. Chad Reed…Yam
10. Marvin Musquin…KTM
Other notables: 11. Josh Grant; 12. Justin Brayton; 13. Mike Alessi; 18. A.J. Canatazaro; 10. Justin Barcia; 22. Jake Weimer; DNQ. Blake Baggett.

Aaron Plessinger (23) let a big chance get away in Boston, but he is still only 5 points behind Malcolm Stewart for the 250 East title. Photo by Scott Mallonee

BOSTON RESULTS: 250 EAST
1. Martin Davalos…Hus
2. Jeremy Martin…Yam
3. Malcolm Stewart…Hon
4. Shane McElrath…KTM
5. Aaron Plessinger…Yam
6.  Tyler Bowers…Kaw
7. Gannon Audette…Kaw
8. R. J. Hampshire…Hon
9. Anthony Rodriquez…Kaw
10. Luke Renzland…Yam
Other notables: 11. Justin Starling; 12. Henry Miller; 14. Paul Coates; 15.Daniel Herrlein; 17. Jimmy Albertson;19. Alex Frye; 22. Darryn Durham;  DNQ. Cedric Soubeyras.

GAVIN FAITH LEADS ARENACROSS WITH ONE ROUND LEFT

Gavin Faith (3) led the points before the Arenacross playoffs began and he leads going into the last race. Chris Blose (6) is second in points. Photo: Amsoil Arenacross

The second to last round of Amsoil Arenacross Race to the Championship saw Gavin Faith cement his hold of the points lead with a sweep of the action in Nampa, Idaho’s Ford Idaho Center. The final round of the Arenacross Race to the Championship will take place in Las Vegas at The Orleans Arena on Friday, May 6.

ARENACROSS RACE TO THE CHASE STANDINGS
1. Gavin Faith…189
2. Chris Blose….181
3. Jacob Hayes…163
4. Ben Lamay…150
5. Travis Sewell…149
6. Jace Owen…147
7. Kyle Regal……125
8. Gared Steinke…104
9. Cody VanBuskirk…58
10. Daniel Herrlein…1

60-SECOND ARENACROSS WRAP-UP

MAXXIS BRITISH NATIONAL AT CANADA HEIGHTS TO SHAUN SIMPSON

Shaun Simpson went 1-1 at Canada Heights to justify the number on his jersey.

CANADA HEIGHTS RESULTS: 450 CLASS
1. Shaun Simpson
2. Tommy Searle
3. Graeme Irwin
4. Steven Lenoir
5. Kristian Whatley
6. Gert Krestinov
7. Brad Anderson
8. Tanel Leok
9. Alex Snow
10. Jake Nicholls

CANADA HEIGHTS RESULTS: 250 CLASS
1. Steven Clarke
2. Bryan MacKenzie
3. Martin Barr
4. James Dunn
5. Neville Bradshaw
6. Jake Millward
7. Adam Sterry
8. Liam Knight
9. Jordan Booker
10. Brad Todd

RICH STUELKE’S REM CRASH OF THE WEEK PHOTO

This may look like a one-bike crash involving only Jerry Black, but look again. You can see Mark Hall tumbling behind bike number 31. Mark’s bike hit the falling machine of Jerry Black and he was thrown over the top. Both riders got up and walked away. Photo: Rich Stuelke

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAY BOYS: KENNY TURNING 22, CHICKEN 46

April 25…Max Anstie 1993 (23)
April 26…Jeff Matiasevich 1970 (46)
April 26…Mike Jones 1966 (50)

April 26…Taddy Blazusiak 1983 (33)
April 26…Nicolas Aubin 1988 (28)
April 27…Eric McCrummen 1986 (30)
April 28…Keith Bowen 1966 (50)

April 29…Ken Roczen 1994 (22)
April 29…Willy Musgrave 1963 (53)
April 29…Tyler Bowers 1991 (25)
April 29…John Ker 1950 (66)

MEMORIES OF THE WAY WE WERE: DESMO 450

The Ducati R/T 450 was not a very good motocross bike back in 1971, but imagine the status you would get today by showing up at the track with a Desmodromic 450 Ducati motocross bike.

FACES AT THE RACES

Eli Tomac.

Ken Roczen.

Justin Barcia.

Mike Alessi.

Tyler Bowers.

Justin Brayton.

Jenny Taft.

Christophe Pourcel.

Jeff Emig.

HONDA STOPS PRODUCTION AT EARTHQUAKE AREA FACTORY

Following last week’s powerful earthquakes in Kyushu, Japan, not to mention Ecuador, Honda has closed its factory in Kumamoto, Japan. The Kumamoto site is the base of all motorcycle production for Honda in Japan — it is where the CRFs are built (and annual production of all motorcycle in Kumamoto is 250,000 units). Toyota, Nissan and Bridgestone also have factories in the earthquake zone, which was hit by a 6.5 shock last Thursday and 7.3 tremor on Saturday. Honda has had inspectors in the facility assessing the damage. Latest word is the Honda factory will remained closed until next Thursday, April 28.

 STEWIE SITTING OUT UNTIL AMA NATIONALS

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: THE END FOR RYAN VILLOPOTO

 

2016 GLEN HELEN NATIONAL SCHEDULE & DISCOUNT TICKETS

The May 28th AMA 250/450 Nationals at Glen Helen will actually start on Wednesday, May 25, when RV will be allowed into their camping spots starting at 2:00 p.m. Thursday will be the open fopr practice for the next day’s AMA Amateur Motocross. Friday will be reserved for the amateur races and Saturday will be the AMA National. You can get all the information you need at www.glenhelen.com. Glen Helen has been discounting AMA Nationla tickets at stages throughout 2016, but the final discount price offer ends on April 30, 2016. If you order now you will save $10 on every ticket—which adds up to a big savings for a family.
DISCOUNT TICKET PRICES UNTIL APRIL 30 (THEN THEY GO UP)
THREE-DAY ADULT: $60.00
SATURDAY NATIONAL ADULT: $40.00
SATURDAY NATIONAL (Child 6-11): $20.00
(For Holeshot Club tickets, Super VIP tickets & other ticket prices click below)
To order your discount National tickets before the prices go up by $10 CLICK HERE

MXA GEAR GUIDE: 2016 KTM 150SX

MXA’s “Gear Guide” is designed to show you what 2016 gear the MXA wrecking crew wears for our bike tests. This is what we wore on the 2016 KTM 150SX test. If you like what you see, be sure to click on the contact links for more information. Click on images to enlarge.

PANT: O’Neal Element Shocker Black/Orange
JERSEY: O’Neal Shocker Black/Orange
GLOVES: O’Neal Jump Pistons Black/White
HELMET: 6D ATR-1 (Custom Graphic)
GOGGLES: Eks Brand Limited
BOOTS: Gaerne SG-12

SUPPLIER CONTACTS:
O’Neal Racing: www.oneal.com or (800) 326-6325
Eks Brand: www.eksbrand.com or (818) 706-1700
Gaerne: www.gaerneusa.com or your local dealer
6D Helmets: www.6dhelmets.com or (714) 772-2121

THIS IS WHERE THE COOL KIDS HANG OUT

2016 AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
April 30………………..….East Rutherford, NJ
May 7………………………Las Vegas, NV (Final)

2016 AMSOIL ARENACROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
May 6-8……………………Las Vegas, NV (Final)

2016 REM MOTOCROSS
April 30…………………….Glen Helen, CA (USGP track)
May 7………………………..Glen Helen, CA

2016 KTM JUNIOR SUPERCROSS CHALLENGE
May 7……………………….Las Vegas

2016 FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
May 1……………………….Kegums, Latvia
May 8……………………….Teutschenthal, Germany
May 15……………………..Pietramurata, Italy

2016 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 1…………………………Broadford, VIC
May 22………………………Murray Bridge, SA

2016 SPANISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 22………………………Belpuig, Lieida

2016 AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 21………………………..Hangtown, CA
May 28.………………………Glen Helen, CA

2016 BRITISH MAXXIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 22………………………Hawkstone PArk
June 12……………………..Desmartin, No. Ireland
July 3………………………..Leucher, Scotland
July 17………………………Blaxhall
Aug. 21……………………..Preston Docks
Sept. 18…………………….Foxhill

UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX
Sept. 3……………………..…Charlotte, USA (Saturday)
Sept. 11……………….…..….Glen Helen, USA

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MXA MOTO-CHALLENGE: NAME THESE BROTHERS?

Can you name these brothers. They raced the AMA Nationals in the 1980s for Fox and almost always finished side by side.  The answer is at the bottom of the page.

2016 SUPERCROSS WINNERS AT A GLANCE

Ken Roczen may have stymied Ryan Dungey’s chance to clinch in Boston on Saturday, but Dungey is still42 points left with only two races and 50 points left.

Date           Venue                                450                                250
Jan. 9…….Anaheim……………….Jason Anderson….Cooper Webb
Jan. 16……San Diego……………..Ryan Dungey………Cooper Webb
Jan. 23……Anaheim II……………Ryan Dungey………Cooper Webb
Jan. 30……Oakland……………….Ryan Dungey………Joey Savatgy
Feb. 6…….Phoenix…………………Ken Roczen………..Christian Craig
Feb. 13……San Diego II…………..Ryan Dungey………Joey Savatgy
Feb. 20……Dallas…………………..Ken Roczen………..Cooper Webb
Feb. 27……Atlanta………………….Ryan Dungey………Martin Davalos
March 5……Daytona……………….Eli Tomac…………..Jeremy Martin
March 12…Toronto…………………Ken Roczen………..Justin Hill
March 19…Detroit………………….Jason Anderson…..Malcolm Stewart
April 2……..Santa Clara…………..Ryan Dungey……….Cooper Webb
April 9……..Indianapolis…………Ryan Dungey……….Aaron Plessinger
April 16……St. Louis……………….Ryan Dungey……….Jeremy Martin
April 23……Boston…………………Ken Roczen………….Martin Davalos
April 30……New York…………….
May 7……..Las Vegas……………
450 Points leader…Ryan Dungey (KTM)
250 West points leader…Cooper Webb (Yam)
250 East points leader…Malcolm Stewart (Hon)

SUPERCROSS TOP TENS: HEADING TO NEW YORK

Roger DeCoster has had great riders during his time at Team Honda, Team Suzuki and Team KTM, but he seems to get the greatest joy out of the success of protege Ryan Dungey. Photo: Scott Mallonee

450 POINT STANDINGS
(After 15 of 17 races)
1. Ryan Dungey…348
2. Ken Roczen… 305
3. Jason Anderson…278
4. Eli Tomac…248
5. Chad Reed..220
6. Marvin Musquin…199
7. Cole Seely..187
8. Justin Brayton…170
9. Trey Canard…170
10. Weston Peick…115

250 EAST POINTS STANDINGS
(After 7 of 9 races)
1. Malcolm Stewart…135
2. Aaron Plessinger…130
3. Jeremy Martin…121
4. Martin Davalos…108
5. Tyler Bowers…93
6. Shane McElrath…91
7. Gannon Audette…91
8. R.J. Hampshire…90
9. Anthony Rodriquez…70
10. Justin Hill…63

2015 AMA 250 WEST POINT STANDINGS
(After 8 of 9 races)
1. Cooper Webb…170
2. Joey Savatgy…154
3. Christian Craig…147
4. Zach Osborne…132
5. Colt Nichols…132
6. Mitchell Oldenburg…113
7. Jimmy Decotis…109
8. Kyle Peters…100
9. Kyle Cunningham…78
10. Jordon Smith…77

GET A FREE 2016 FMF GLEN HELEN NATIONAL POSTER

In celebration of 50 years of motocross in America, the 2016 Glen Helen 250/450 AMA National poster features Torsten Hallman, who was the first motocrosser to come to America back in 1966. The poster is made from the original painting commissioned from artist and former AMA National rider Jon Ortner. Glen Helen will give this collectible poster away to fans who go to the Glen Helen Facebook page and click “Like.” Click here to go to the Glen Helen Raceway Facebook page www.facebook.com/glenhelenraceway/?fref=ts

The posters will also be sold on the day of the AMA National, May 28, for $5. Torsten Hallman, along with other great motocross legends, will be on hand to autograph these commemorative posters at the Glen Helen Museum between 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

2016 GRAND PRIX WINNERS AT A GLANCE

Romain Febvre (461) won in Thailand and Holland, while Tim Gajser won in Qatar, Argentina and Mexico. Febvre has a 3-point lead on Gajser and a 48-point lead on third place Tony Cairoli.

Date           Venue                                450                                250
Feb. 27…. Qatar…………………..Tim Gajser…………..Jeffrey Herlings
Mar. 6…..Thailand……………….Romain Febvre…….Jeffrey Herlings
Mar. 28…Holland………………..Romain Febvre…….Jeffrey Herlings
April 10….Argentina…………….Tim Gajser…………..Jeffrey Herlings
April 17….Mexico…………………Tim Gajser…………..Jeffrey Herlings
May 1…… Latvia………………
May 8……Germany………………
May 15….Italy………………
May 29….Spain………………
June 5……France………………
June 19….Great Britain………………
June 26….Italy………………
July 24…..Czech Republic………………
July 31…..Belgium………………
Aug. 7……Switzerland………………
Aug. 28….Holland………………
Sept. 3…..Charlotte, USA………………
Sept.11…..Glen Helen, USA………………
450 Points leader…Romain Febvre (Yam)
250 West points leader…Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)

GRAND PRIX TOP TENS: AFTER ARGENTINA

Tim Gajser is 3 for 5 and the old stars are beginning to wonder what’s happening.

450 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
(After 5 of 17 events)
1. Romain Febvre…219
2. Tim Gajser…216
3. Antonio Cairoli…171
4. Evgeny Bobryshev…170
5. Max Nagl…165
6. Jeremy Van Horebeek…162
7. Kevin Strijbos…127
8. Shaun Simpson…122
9. Glenn Coldenhoff…104
10. Tommy Searle…98

250 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
(After 5 of 17 events)
1. Jeffrey Herlings…250
2. Jeremy Seewer…192
3. Pauls Jonass…166
4. Aleksandr Tonkov…163
5. Petar Petrov…132
6. Benoit Paturel…126
7. Vsevolod Brylyakov…121
8. Samuele Bernardini…117
9. Alvin Ostlund…89
10. Max Anstie…82

REM GLEN HELEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH

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GLEN HELEN NATIONAL PRE-RACE PARTY ON FRIDAY, MAY 27

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MOTO-CHALLENGE ANSWER 

 
Pete and Tony Wanket.

Pete and Tony Wanket were from Vista, California and raced the AMA Nationals from 1977 to 1980. They were consistent top 20 performers with Tony getting an 8th in the Sandy Oaks 125 National in 1997 and a 7th at the Saddleback 250 National in 1980. Brother Peter also had a top ten finish in 1980—an 10th at the Atlanta 250 National.

Photos: Scott Mallonee, ACU, Kyoshi Becker, Debbi Tamietti,  John Basher, Brian Converse, Massimo Zanzani, MXA