EVERY CHAMPION (SO FAR): TURN OUT THE LIGHTS, THE PARTY’S OVER

Ryan Dungey hoisted the first big prize of the 2016 when he won the AMA Supercross title. There are still title left to win in the MXGP, All-Japan, World Sidecar and British Maxxis series.

450 SUPERCROSS POINTS STANDINGS
1. Ryan Dungey (KTM)…391
2. Ken Roczen (Suz)…331
3. Jason Anderson (Hus)…315
4. Eli Tomac (Kaw)…290
5. Chad Reed (Yam)…250
6. Cole Seely (Hon)…219
7. Marvin Musquin (KTM)…214
8. Justin Brayton (KTM)…200
9. Trey Canard (Hon)…196
10. Jake Weimer (Suz)…128

250 EAST SUPERCROSS POINTS STANDINGS
1. Malcolm Stewart (Hon)…180
2. Aaron Plessinger (Yam)…164
3. Jeremy Martin (Yam)…147
4. Martin Davalos (Hus)…141
5. Tyler Bowers (Kaw)…122
6. Gannon Audette (Kaw)…121
7. Shane McElrath (KTM)…113
8. R.J. Hampshire (Hon)…104
9. Anthony Rodriguez (Kaw)…78

250 WEST SUPERCROSS POINTS STANDINGS
1. Cooper Webb (Yam)…180
2. Joey Savatgy (Kaw)…179
3. Christian Craig (Hon)…160
4. Zach Osborne (Hus)…154
5. Colt Nichols (Yam)…147
6. Mitchell Oldenburg (KTM)…122
7. James Decotis (Hon)…111
8. Kyle Peters (Hon)…100
9. Kyle Cunningham (Suz)…78
10. Jordon Smith (Hon)…78

450 AMA NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
1. Ken Roczen…584
2. Eli Tomac…498
3. Marvin Musquin…401
4. Justin Barcia…360
5. Phil Nicoletti…229
6. Benny Bloss…228
7. Christophe Pourcel …217
8. Weston Peick…197
9. Andrew Short…197
10. Fredrik Noren…192

250 AMA NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
1. Cooper Webb…495
2. Alex Martin…422
3. Joey Savatgy…383
4. Austin Forkner…376
5. Aaron Plessinger…351
6. Jeremy Martin…321
7. Zach Osborne…312
8. Adam Cianciarulo…266
9. Arnaud Tonus…243
10. Mitchell Oldenburg…237

FIM WOMEN’S WORLD POINTS STANDINGS
1. Livia Lancelot…..302
2. Nancy van De Ven…178
3. Larissa Pappenmeier…220
4. Chiara Fontanesi…214
5. Courtney Duncan…196
6. Amandine Verstappen…188
7. Anne Borchers…164
8. Shana Van Der Vlist…125
9. Natalie Kane…108
10. Britt Van Der Werff…99

450 CANADIAN NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
1. Davi Millsaps…514
2. Matt Goerke…498
3. Kaven Benoit…376
4. Brett Metcalfe…412
5. Mike Alessi…408
6. Tyler Medaglia…397
7. Cade Clason…382
8. Keylan Meston…314
9. Morgan Burger…308
10. Colton Facciotti…297

250 CANADIAN NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
1. Cole Thompson…570
2. Shawn Maffenbeier…464
3. Dylan Wright…449
4. Brad Nauditt…376
5. Jesse Pettis…371
6. Mark Worth…302
7. Dakota Alix…299
8. Hayden Halstead…263
9. Davey Fraser…253
10. Ryeley Gallup…224

450 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
1. Dean Ferris…666
2. Kirk Gibbs…660
3. Todd Waters…647
4. Kade Mosig…541
5. Dylan Long…469
6. Jay Wilson…417
7. Jacob Wright…403
8. Matt Moss…381
9. Michael Menchi…376
10. Daniel Banks…374

250 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
1. Jed Beaton…630
2. Caleb Ward…617
3. Nathan Crawford…574
4. Jayden Rykers…537
5. Wilson Todd…507
6. Dylan Wills…470
7. Hamish Harwood…448
8. Joel Wightman…426
9. Kyle Webster…376
10. Dean Porter…365

250 WORLD TWO-STROKE POINTS STANDINGS
1. Mike Alessi…Suz
2. Scott Champion…Yam
3. Zach Osborne…Hus
4. Ryan Surratt…Yam
5. R.J. Wageman…Yam
6. Sean Collier…Kaw
7. Austin Howell…Hus
8. Colton Haacker…Hus
9. Stuart Edmonds…TM
10. Killy Rusk…Yam

125 WORLD TWO-STROKE POINTS STANDINGS
1. Ryan Surratt…Yam
2. Justin Hoeft…Yam
3. Robbie Wageman…Yam
4. Mike Brown…Hus
5. Timmy Weigand…Hus
6. Michael Blose…Suz
7. Kristoffer Palm…Suz
8. Shaun Rhinehart…Yam
9. Matt Smith…Kaw
10. Casey Casper…KTM

AMA ARENACROSS POINTS STANDINGS
1. Gavin Faith….191
2. Chris Blose….166
3. Jacob Hayes….157
4. Travis Sewell….149
5. Trace Owen…131
6. Ben Lamay…121
7. Kyle Regal…121
8. Gared Steinke…118
9. Cody Vanbuskirk…116
10. Daniel Herrlein…106

EMX 300 POINTS STANDINGS
1. Mike Kras…264
2. Yentel Martens… 257
3. Brad Anderson…203
4. Matt Moffat…150
5. Dietger Damiaens…135
6. Patrick Vos…113
7. Antonio Utrilla…110
8. Mathias Plessers…107
9. Lewis Gregory…104
10. Josh van der Linden…101

EMX 250 POINTS STANDINGS
1. Thomas Kjer Olsen…404
2. Darian Sanayei…323
3. Bas Vaessen…286
4. Anton Gole…236
5. Kevin Wouts…217
6. Jorge Prado…210
7. Miro Sihvonen…201
8. Nicolas Dercourt…197
9. Hunter Lawrence…167
10. Mike Stender…130

EMX 125 POINTS STANDINGS
1. Jago Geerts…307
2. Stephen Rubini…248
3. Pierre Goupillon…207
4. Gianluca Facchetti…186
5. Roan Van De Moosdijk…183
6. Mikkel Haarup…171
7. Zachary Pichon…149
8. Kim Savaste…144
9. Brian Moreau…144
10. Szymon Staszkiewicz…116

2016 AMA NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONS
250A: Bradley Taft (Yam)
Open Pro Sport: Chase Sexton (Hon)
Over-25: Ricky Renner (KTM)
Over-30: Arik Swan (Kaw)
Over-40: James Povolny (KTM)
Over-50: John Grewe (Kaw)
125 Two-Stroke: Jake Swoll (Hus)
85cc: Ty Masterpool (Yam)
Women: Brandy Richards (Yam)

COLTON HAAKER WINS ATLANTA ENDUROCROSS

Colton Haaker takes round one.

The 2016 AMA EnduroCross Championship Series kicked off with a bang inside the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth, Georgia and Colton Haaker fired the first shot in the battle for the championship. The Husqvarna rider passed Taddy Blazusiak on lap two and slowly edged away from the field. KTM’s Cody Webb finished second and Blazusiak recovered from a mistake on lap four to take the final podium spot.

Mike Brown.

“I’m pumped to get the season off to a winning start. You just never know how things are going to turn out at round one, so I’m more than happy that it all came together like this. I felt things started a little shaky during my practice and heat race but in a way that sort of ironed things out for me. When the night program came around I won the Hot Laps and I knew with a solid start I could be in the hunt. I stayed out of trouble during those first two laps of the main event, got around Taddy cleanly and then went to work. To pick up the EnduroCross series where I left off the SuperEnduro Championship by winning is fantastic and I’m excited for the rest of the season.”

Taddy Blazusiak.

2016 ATLANTA AMA ENDUROCROSS RESULTS
(After 1 of 8 rounds)
1. Colton Haaker…Hus
2. Cody Webb…KTM
3. Taddy Blazusiak…KTM
4. Max Gerston…Bet
5. Mike Brown…Hus
6. Kyle Redmond…Bet
7. Ty Tremaine…KTM
8. Geoff Aaron…Gas
9. Cory Graffunder…KTM
10. Noah Kepple…KTM

Colton Haaker.

2016 AMA ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Sept. 3…Brandon, SD…Badlands Motor Speedway
Sept. 10…Salt Lake City, UT…Vivint Smart Home Arena
Sept. 24…Scottsdale, AZ…WestWorld Off-Road Expo
Oct. 1…Denver, CO…National Western Events Center
Oct. 22…Everett, WA…Xfinity Arena
Nov. 5…Nampa, ID…Ford Idaho Center
Nov. 18-19…Ontario, CA…Citizens Business Bank Arena

DUTCH GRAND PRIX: HERLINGS IS BACK, GAJSER CRASHES OUT

You gotta feel happy for Clement Desalle. He has spent his whole career in the shadow of Tony Cairoli and made the switch from Suzuki to Kawasaki is hopes of reversing that trend. Unfortunately, he broke his arm before the season started and rode injured. His win at Assen was  a big boost for the long suffering bridesmaid.

Tim Gajser only need one point more than Tony Cairoli to clinch the 450 World Championship (to go with his 2015 250 World Championship). Unfortunately, Gajser whiskey-throttled his bike into the grandstand retaining wall and broke his throttle cable. He still has a massive points lead with two rounds to go.

DUTCH GP RESULTS: 450 CLASS
1. Clement Desalle…44
2. Antonio Cairoli…43
3. Glenn Coldenhoff…40
4. Maximilian Nagl…33
5. Jeremy Van Horebeek…31
6. Shaun Simpson…30
7. Tanel Leok…25
8. Jordi Tixier…24
9. Romain Febvre…23
10. Evgeny Bobryshev…22

American Thomas Covington won the second 250 GP moto in Assen, but crashed too many times in the first moto to do much with a 16-1 score.

DUTCH GP RESULTS: 250 CLASS
1. Jeffrey Herlings…47
2. Brian Bogers…40
3. Jorge Prado Garcia…31
4. Max Anstie…31
5. Thomas Kjer Olsen…30
6. Thomas Covington…30
7. Benoit Paturel…27
8. Bas Vaessen…25
9. Lars Van Berkel…25
10. Calvin Vlaanderen…23

OUR FAVORITE RUSSIAN TO BE THE FIRST RACE THE 2017 CRF450

Russian GP rider Evgeny Bobryshev, Bobby for short, will be the first man to race the 2017 Honda CRF450. It will makes it debut at Charlotte and Glen Helen. These bikes are in short supply and the only existing ones are pre-pros (because of earthquake damage to the Honda factory in Japan).

Bobby’s CRF450 will have different forks, shock, hubs, rims, exhaust, clutch, head work, skid plate, chain guide and gas tank.

EDGE OF SUMMER MX PROMO

 

WHAT TIM GAJSER NEEDS TO DO IN CHARLOTTE TO BE WORLD CHAMP

Tim Gajser’s crash in Holland stopped his victory celebration in its tracks. He heads to Charlotte and Glen Helen with a 65 point lead over Tony Cairoli.

Tim Gajser has a 65-point lead in the 450 World Standings standings. All he has to do in Charlotte is stay within 15 points of Tony Cairoli, regradless of what anyone else does and he will be the 2016 FIM 450 World Champion. Charlotte is an unknown quantity to the GP riders—since it is man-made track in a dirt track oval. Gajser doesn’t want to take the title chase to the final round at Glen Helen. He took his 2015 250 World Championship battle to Glen Helen and struggled on the famously difficult track and the won the title with poor moto score but only because his competition did worse on the big hills.

With 100 points left to be earned in the 450 World Championship, Gajser has a 65-point lead over Cairoli, 111 points over Nagl and 131 over Febvre. That means that no matter what happens—only Gajser or Cairoli are in the running.

450 MXGP CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 16 OF 18 RACES
1. Tim Gajser…653
2. Antonio Cairoli…588
3. Maximilian Nagl…542
4. Romain Febvre …522
5. Evgeny Bobryshev…494
6. Jeremy Van Horebeek…477
7. Glenn Coldenhoff…347
8. Clement Desalle…342
9. Valentin Guillod…326
10. Shaun Simpson…307
11. Kevin Strijbos…291
12. Tommy Searle…272
13. Gautier Paulin…230
14. Christophe Charlier…198
15. Tanel Leok…193
(Charlotte and Glen Helen left)

THE FINAL AMA 250/450 NATIONAL POINTS OF 2016

Jason Anderson showed up at Crawfordsville and went 5-5 in his first race back in a long time. He didn’t make the top 15 in AMA points.

The 2016 AMA National Motocross Championships are over. Ken Roczen was unbeatable from the first race and he did what no other serious contender could do in the 450 class — which was to avoid getting hurt. Roczen won 9 of the 12 rounds. Cooper Webb wasn’t as dominant in the first half of the 250 series, but reeled off four wins out of the12 races (and avoided the engine failures, crashes and injuries that stopped his title contenders).

AMA 450 NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
(After 12 of 12 rounds)
1. Ken Roczen…584
2. Eli Tomac…498
3. Marvin Musquin…401
4. Justin Barcia…360
5. Phil Nicoletti…229
6. Benny Bloss…228
7. Christophe Pourcel …217
8. Weston Peick…197
9. Andrew Short…197
10. Fredrik Noren…192
11. Justin Brayton…173
12. Broc Tickle…171
13. Cole Seely…151
14. Justin Bogle…136
15. Ryan Dungey…131

Arnuad Tonus finished 9th in AMA 250 points for 2016. He will not be on the Pro Circuit team next year, but now that he’s healthy he could be a good fit at another U.S. team.

AMA 250 NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
(After 12 of 12 rounds)
1. Cooper Webb…495
2. Alex Martin…422
3. Joey Savatgy…383
4. Austin Forkner…376
5. Aaron Plessinger…351
6. Jeremy Martin…321
7. Zach Osborne…312
8. Adam Cianciarulo…266
9. Arnaud Tonus…243
10. Mitchell Oldenburg…237
11. RJ Hampshire…220
12. Martin Davalos…193
13. Mitchell Harrison…168
14. Shane McElrath…132
15. Kyle Cunningham…127

WHO WON WHAT & WHERE IN THE 2016 AMA NATIONALS

Austin Forkner gave the Pro Circuit team their 4th win of the 2016 AMA 250 Nationals when he won his first-ever National at Crawfordsville.

Date             Venue                                        450                                      250
May 21…Hangtown, CA………………Ken Roczen……………Joey Savatgy
May 28…Glen Helen, CA…………….Ryan Dungey………….Alex Martin
June 4…Thunder Valley, CO………..Ken Roczen……………Joey Savatgy
June 18..…Mt Morris, PA…………….Ken Roczen…………….Joey Savatgy
June 25..…Muddy Creek, TN……….Ken Roczen…………….Cooper Webb
July 2.…….Red Bud, MI……………….Ken Roczen…………….Cooper Webb
July 9..…….Southwick, MA​…………..Eli Tomac……………….Cooper Webb
July 16….…Millville, MN​………………Ken Roczen……………Jeremy Martin
July 23.…..Washougal, WA…………..Eli Tomac………………Alex Martin
Aug. 13..….Unadilla, NY………………..Ken Roczen…………….Cooper Webb
Aug. 20..…Budds Creek, MD………..​.Ken Roczen…………….Zach Osborne
Aug. 27.….Crawfordsville, IN……….​.Ken Roczen…………….Austin Forkner
450 Champion…Ken Roczen (Suz)
250 Champion…Cooper Webb (Yam)

WORLD VET MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ON NOV. 5-6

Once the young guy’s Championships are decided, all eyes will turn to the older set at the 2016 Dubya-sponsored World Vet Championships.

WHAT’S LEFT OF THE 2016 RACE CALENDAR

For more info got www.glenhelen.com.

2016 FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Sept. 3…………………………Charlotte, USA (Saturday)
Sept. 11…………………………Glen Helen, USA (Final)

2016 REM MOTOCROSS
Sept. 3…………………………..Glen Helen, CA
Sept. 10………………………….No race (United States Grand Prix)
Sept. 17………………………….No Race (WORCS)
Sept. 24………………………….Glen Helen, CA

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

2016 BRITISH MAXXIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Sept. 18………………………..Foxhill (Final)

2016 MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS
Sept. 25…………………………Maggiora, Italy

2016 SPANISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Oct. 2…………………………..Calataya, Zaragoza (Final)

2016 SUPER MOTOCROSS CUP
Oct. 8……………………….Gelsenkirchen, Germany

2016 MONSTER CUP
Oct. 15…………………………..Las Vegas, NV

2016 REM OCTOBERCROSS
Oct. 29…………………………..Glen Helen, CA

2016 DUBYA WORLD VET CHAMPIONSHIP
Nov. 5-6…………………………Glen Helen, CA

POINTS STANDINGS FOR THE REST OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD

FINAL 2016 CANADIAN NATIONAL 250 POINTS STANDINGS
1. Cole Thompson…570
2. Shawn Maffenbeier…464
3. Dylan Wright…449
4. Brad Nauditt…376
5. Jesse Pettis…371
6. Mark Worth…302
7. Dakota Alix…299
8. Hayden Halstead…263
9. Davey Fraser…253
10. Ryeley Gallup…224

FINAL 2016 CANADIAN NATIONAL 450 POINTS STANDINGS
1. Davi Millsaps…514
2. Matt Goerke…498
3. Kaven Benoit…376
4. Brett Metcalfe…412
5. Mike Alessi…408
6. Tyler Medaglia…397
7. Cade Clason…382
8. Keylan Meston…314
9. Morgan Burger…308
10. Colton Facciotti…297

FINAL 450 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
1. Dean Ferris…666
2. Kirk Gibbs…660
3. Todd Waters…647
4. Kade Mosig…541
5. Dylan Long…469
6. Jay Wilson…417
7. Jacob Wright…403
8. Matt Moss…381
9. Michael Menchi…376
10. Daniel Banks…374

FINAL 250 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
1. Jed Beaton…630
2. Caleb Ward…617
3. Nathan Crawford…574
4. Jayden Rykers…537
5. Wilson Todd…507
6. Dylan Wills…470
7. Hamish Harwood…448
8. Joel Wightman…426
9. Kyle Webster…376
10. Dean Porter…365

BRITISH NATIONAL 450 POINTS STANDINGS
(Next race Sept. 18 at Foxhill)
1. Tommy Searle…273
2. Shaun Simpson…267
3. Jake Nicholls…242
4. Graeme Irwin…212
5. Kristian Whatley…177
6. Brad Anderson…173
7. Tanel Leok…166
8. Gert Krestinov…138
9. Steven Lenoir…129
10. Jake Shipton…101

BRITISH NATIONAL 250 POINTS STANDINGS
(Next race Sept. 18 at Foxhill)
1. Adam Sterry…264
2. Steven Clarke…263
3. Bryan Mackenzie…245
4. Martin Barr…230
5. Liam Knight…176
6. Jake Millward…132
7. Brad Todd…161
8. Jordan Booker…141
9. Lewis Tombs…112
10. Mel Pocock…111

THE WAY WE WERE: THE WAY WE WORE

If you raced in the 1970s this is how you aspired to look. Hallman goat skin pants, open face helmet, Jofa dangling and a Hallman GP chest protector were the cool thinsg to have. This young man did quite well for himself, but by 1977 this look was gone from the sport—replaced by nylon pants, plastic chest protectors and full-face helmets.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAY BOYS: ROGER WAS 72 ON SUNDAY

Aug. 28…Pete Maly 1952
Aug. 28…Amy Ritchie
Aug. 28…Jason McCune

Aug. 28…Roger DeCoster 1944
Aug. 29…Tony Berluti
Aug. 29…Skip Norfolk
Aug. 29…Ty Wallace

Aug. 30…Phil Alderton 1957
Aug. 30…Drake McElroy 1981

Aug. 30…Terry Beal 1970
Aug. 30…Eric Sorby 1979
Aug. 30…Brian Garrahan

Aug. 31…Ezra Lusk 1975
Aug. 31…Greg Schnell 1975

Aug. 31…Ian Harrison
Aug. 31…Denny Hartwig

ARE YOU READY? 2017 AMA SUPERCROSS SCHEDULE

2017 AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan. 7…………………………Anaheim, CA
Jan. 14………………………San Diego, CA
Jan. 21………………………Anaheim, CA
Jan. 28………………………Glendale, AZ
Feb. 4……………………….Oakland, CA
Feb. 11………………………Arlington, TX
Feb. 18………………………Minneapolis, MN
Feb. 25………………………Atlanta, GA
Mar. 4………………………Toronto, ON
Mar. 11………………………Daytona, FL
Mar. 18………………………Indianapolis, IN
Mar. 25………………………Detroit, MI
Apr. 1…………………………St. Louis, MO
Apr. 8………………………..Seattle, WA
Apr 22……………………….Salt Lake City, UT
Apr. 28………………………East Rutherford, NJ
May. 6………………………..Las Vegas, NV

WHO WON WHAT & WHERE IN THE 2016 GRANDS PRIX

Hampered by injuries all year long, Clement Desalle finally won a 450 Grand Prix in the wet sand of Assen this past weekend.

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………………….Tim Gajser……………Jeffrey Herlings
May 8……Germany………………Tony Cairoli………….Jeffrey Herlings
May 15….Italy……………………..Tony Cairoli………….Jeffrey Herlings
May 29….Spain……………………Tim Gajser……………Jeffrey Herlings
June 5……France…………………Romain Febvre……..Jeffrey Herlings
June 19….Great Britain…………Tim Gajser…………..Jeffrey Herlings
June 26….Italy…………………….Tim Gajser……………Jeffrey Herlings
July 24…….Czech Republic…….Max Nagl……………..Dylan Ferrandis
July 31…….Belgium………………Kevin Strijbos……….Max Anstie
Aug. 7……..Switzerland…………Tony Cairoli…………..Max Anstie
Aug. 28…..Assen, Holland……..Clement Desalle…….Jeffrey Herlings
Sept. 3…..Charlotte, USA…….
Sept. 11….Glen Helen, USA…..
450 Points leader…Tim Gajser (Hon)
250 West points leader…Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)

CURRENT FIM GRAND PRIX POINTS HEADING TO CHARLOTTE

Charlotte Motor Speedway’s dirt track oval could be the place where two World Championships are decided on Saturday night.

450 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
(After 16 or 18 races)
1. Tim Gajser…653
2. Antonio Cairoli…588
3. Maximilian Nagl…542
4. Romain Febvre …522
5. Evgeny Bobryshev…494
6. Jeremy Van Horebeek…477
7. Glenn Coldenhoff…347
8. Clement Desalle…342
9. Valentin Guillod…326
10. Shaun Simpson…307
11. Kevin Strijbos…291
12. Tommy Searle…272
13. Gautier Paulin…230
14. Christophe Charlier…198
15. Tanel Leok…193

250 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
(After 16 or 18 races)
1. Jeffrey Herlings…644
2. Jeremy Seewer…568
3. Benoit Paturel…460
4. Max Anstie…447
5. Pauls Jonass…403
6. Dylan Ferrandis…378
7. Petar Petrov…351
8. Brian Bogers…349Points
9. Samuele Bernardini…341
10. Aleksandr Tonkov…320
11. Thomas Covington…225
12. Vsevolod Brylyakov…219
13. Alvin Östlund…197
14. Calvin Vlaanderen…188
15. Brent Van doninck…173

 

REM IS BACK ON SEPTEMBER 3

For more info go to www.remsatmx.com.

18TH ANNUAL SAND SPORTS SHOW ON SEPTEMBER 16-18

For more info go to www.sandsportssupershow.com

OVER-THE-HILL-GANG 9-11 MEMORIAL MOTOCROSS ON SEPT. 18

For more info go to www.othgmx.org

GRAN FONDO SANTA CLARITA: 20, 60 & 100 MILE LOOPS ON OCT. 22

For more info go to www.granfondosantaclarita.com

ROUTE 66 VINTAGE SCRAMBLES AT ROY ROGERS RANCH ON NOV. 20

For more info click here.

MEMORIES OF THE WAY WE WERE

This was the starting line at the World Four-Stroke Championships at Carlsbad 30 years ago.  That is Johnny O’Mara on the far right on a Honda. A close look at the line reveals one Honda, One Husqvarna and one Yamaha—the rest of the field is mounted on blue-framed ATK 604s. Even O’Mara’s bike was a one-off ATK copy.

MXA AD OF THE WEEK: THE HOUSE OF HUSKY

Riders new to the sport forget that before Pro Circuit was a powerhouse Honda and Kawasaki team, they had one of the best Husqvarna teams in the 1980s. Look at the list of riders in this Pro Circuit ad.

MXA PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: PRO-PEGS TITANIUM FOOTPEGS

Pro-Pegs are high-quality, Dutch-built, Ti footpegs that retail for $268.00. They weigh only 6 ounces and save at least a quarter pound on your bike (depending on which brand you own). For more info go to www.motostuff.com.

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO MXA AND MAKE MONEY

Interested in two-strokes? The September 2016 issue of MXA will be on the news stands soon, but if you subscribed you would get a $25 gift certificate from Rocky Mountain ATV/MC.

Do you subscribe to MXA? You should. We know that you think that print magazines are dead and that the internet will fill the void, but most of the stuff in the current issue of MXA won’t appear on the web for several months, if at all. Luckily, you can get all of MXA on your iPhone, iPad, Kindle or Android by going to the Apple Store, Amazon or Google Play. Better yet get the Digital desktop version at https://hi-torque.com/product/motocross-action-digital-edition/ for $9.99 a year. The MXA test riders prefer the print version and not just because it is delivered by a uniformed employee of the U.S. Government, but because for only $19.99 you get 12 issues and a free $25 Gift Card from Rocky Mountain ATV/MC. That means that there is a profit to be made in this deal for you. For the Print magazine go to: http://hi-torque.com/product/subscribe-to-motocross-action-magazine/

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