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JUSTIN BARCIA SIDELINED FOR BUDDS CREEK

Justin Barcia doesn’t have to rush to get back—there is only one race left.

After consulting with his doctor, Autotrader/Suzuki/JGRMX team rider Justin Barcia has not been cleared for this weekend’s Budds Creek National. Barcia crashed in practice at Washougal and got hurt. Barcia was looking forward to racing Budds Creek. In 2015, Barcia won the 450 overall at Budds.

SCOTT MALLONEE’S MUD MAGNETS OF MUD-DILLA

Eli Tomac.

Jeremy Martin

Zach Osborne.

Michael Mosiman.

Marvin Musquin.

Martin Davalos.

Phil Nicoletti.

Christian Craig.

Dean Wilson.

 

 

WHO HAS COMMITTED TO THE MXDN

HOLLAND

Jeffrey Herlings
Brian Bogers (250)
Glenn Coldenhoff

USA

Cole Seely
Zach Osborne (250)
Thomas Covington

AUSTRALIA:

Kirk Gibbs
Hunter Lawrence (250)
Dean Ferris

BELGIUM:

Clement Desalle
Julien Lieber (250)
Jeremy Van Horebeek

BRAZIL:

Thales Vilardi
Fabinho Santos (250)
Jean Ramos

DENMARK

Nikolaj Larsen
Thomas Kjer Olsen (250)
Stefan Kjer Olsen

GREAT BRITAIN:

Dean Wilson
Tommy Searle (250)
Max Anstie

CANADA:

Colton Facciotti
Shawn Maffenbeier (250)
Tyler Medaglia

FINLAND

Juuso Matikainen
Kim Savaste (250)
Jere Haavisto

FRANCE:

Gautier Paulin
Dylan Ferrandis (250)
Romain Febvre

IRELAND:

Graeme Irwin
Martin Barr (250)
Stuart Edmonds

ITALY:

Tony Cairoli
Michele Cervellin (250)
Alessandro Lupino

JAPAN:

Makoto Ogata
Yohei Kojima (25)
Toshiki Tomita

LITHUANIA

Arminas Jasikonis
Dovydas Karka (250)
Arnas Milevicius

NEW ZEALAND:

Cody Cooper
Josiah Natzke (250)
Rhys Carter

PUERTO RICO:

Justin Starling
Darian Sanayei (250)
Marshal Weltin

RUSSIA

Evgeny Bobryshev
Semen Rogozin (250)
Evgeny Mikhaylov

SPAIN:

Jose Butron
Iker Olano (250)
Jorge Prado

SWITZERLAND:

Arnaud Tonus
Valentin Guillod (250)
Jeremy Seewer

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAY BOYS: SEB’S DAY IS ON SATURDAY

Aug. 19…Sebastien Tortelli 1978
Aug. 19…Rob Buydos
Aug. 22…Forrest Butler
Aug. 23…Kenny Bartram 1978
Aug. 24…Ricky James
Aug. 25…John Gallagher

Aug. 25…Nathan Ramsey 1974

Aug. 25…Pedro Gonzalez 1972

A BIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE: THE BUSHWHACKER

Kawasaki’s 250cc Bushwhacker featured a canister air filter, rotary valve engine (with carb hidden in the right side case, chrome fenders and and up-pipe. All very up-to-date in 1968.

REM MOTOCROSS ON AUGUST 19 AT GLEN HELEN

For more info go to www.remsatmx.com.

 

MONTANA “32:1 PRE-MIX CLASSIC” TWO-STROKE RACE ON SEPT. 11

For more info about the Last Chance Raceway event click here

2017 WORLD VET MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP PRE-REGISTRATION OPEN NOW

The Dubya USA-sponsored World Vet Championship will be held on Novermber 4-5, 2017, at Glen Helen Raceway park in Southern California. Pre-registration is already open. Click here to sign-up or see the available classes and age groups.

THE PARIS SUPERCROSS ON NOVEMBER 18-19

The 2017 Paris Supercross will move to the brand new U-Arena in the Paris business district. The U-Arena seats 24,000 spectators and has a larger floor area than Lille or Bercy. The 2017 Paris Supercross will be held on November 18-19, 2017.

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE & GET MXA FOR FREE: ACTUALLY, WE PAY YOU

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 right now you can get 12 issues for $19.99 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: https://hi-torque.com/product/motocross-action/

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SEE THE 2018 SUZUKI RM-Z450 IN ACTION

SEE THE 2018 HUSQVARNA FC450 IN ACTION

SEE THE 2018 YAMAHA YZ450F IN ACTION

SEE THE 2018 KAWASAKI KX250F IN ACTION

SEE THE 2018 KTM 350SXF IN ACTION

SEE THE 2018 HONDA CRF450 IN ACTION

SEE THE 2018 SUZUKI RM-Z250 IN ACTION

SEE THE 2018 KAWASAKI KX450 IN ACTION

2017 MOTOCROSS SCHEDULES: WHAT’S LEFT TO SEE

KTM’s Marvin Musquin has been on a hot streak, but it can’t make up for the points he lost with his knee injury and DNF with only Unadilla, Budds Creek and Indiana left.

2017 AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 20……………………Hangtown, CA
May 27.…………………..Glen Helen, CA
June 3..………………….Thunder Valley, CO
June 17..…………………Mt Morris, PA
June 24.………………….Muddy Creek, TN
July 1.…………………….Red Bud, MI
July 8..……………………Southwick, MA​
July 22.…………………..Millville, MN​
July 29.…………………..Washougal, WA
Aug. 12..………………….Unadilla, NY​
Aug. 19..………………….Budds Creek, MD​
Aug. 26.…………………..Crawfordsville, IN

2017 FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Feb. 25…………………….Qatar (Saturday)
Mar. 5………………………Indonesia
Mar. 19…………………….Argentina
Apr. 2………………………Mexico
Apr. 16……………………..Italy
Apr. 23…………………….Holland
May 7………………………Latvia
May 21…………………….Germany
May 28…………………….France
June 11…………………….Russia
June 25……………………Italy
July 2……………………….Portugal
July 23……………………..Czech Republic
Aug. 6……………………..Belgium
Aug. 13…………………….Switzerland
Aug. 20…………………….Sweden
Sept. 3……………………..Jacksonville, FL
Sept. 10……………………Holland
Sept. 17…………………….France

2017 MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS
Oct. 1………………………Matterley Basin, Great Britain

2017 MONSTER ENERGY CUP
Oct. 14…………………….Las Vegas, NV

RED BULL STRAIGHT RHYTHM IV
Oct. 21………………….….Pomona, CA

2017 WORLD OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP (WORCS)
Jan. 6-8…………………….Taft, CA
Jan. 27-29…………………Primm, NV
Feb. 17-19………………….Taft, CA
Mar. 10-12…………………Lake Havasu, AZ
Apr. 1-2…………………….Las Vegas, NV
Apr. 21-23…………………Hurricane, UT
May. 19-21…………………Cedar City, UT
Jun. 16-17…………………Glen Helen, CA
Sept. 8-10…………………Glen Helen, CA
Oct. 6-8…………………….Adelanta, CA

2017 MAXXIS BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Apr. 9………………………Lyng
Apr. 30…………………….Canada Heights
May 14……………………Hawkstone Park
June 18……………………Desertmartin
July 9………………………Sherwood
July 16…………………….Blaxhall
July 30…………………….Preston Docks
Aug 27……………………..Foxhill

2017 BELGIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Mar. 12……………………Moerbeke-Waas
Mar. 26……………………Kruishoutem
Apr. 2……………………..Genk
Apr 10…………………….Mons
Apr. 18……………………Axel
Apr. 30……………………Wuustwezel
June 11…………………..Comines
June 18………………….Genk
July 22……………………Axel
July 23…………………..Hasselt
July 30…………………..Gooik
Aug. 13…………………..Balen
Aug. 20………………….Wachtebeke
Aug. 27………………….Orp le Grand

2017 ADAC GERMAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Apr. 9……………………….Muhlberg
Apr. 30…………………….Jauer
May 14…………………….Molln
June 18……………………Bielstein
July 16…………………….Tensfeld
Aug. 27……………………Gaildorf
Sept. 24…………………..Holzgerlingen

2017 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
April 2……………………..Wonthaggi, Victoria
April 23…………………..Appin, New South Wales
May 7……………………..Connondale, Queensland
May 21……………………Horsham, Victoria
May 28……………………Murray Bridge, South Australia
July 2……………………..Nowra, New South Wales
July 16……………………Shepparton, Victoria
July 30……………………Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Aug. 13…………………..Toowooba, Queensland
Aug. 20……………………Coolum, Queensland

2017 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Sept. 23…………………..Jimboomba
Oct. 10……………………Bacchus Marsh
Oct. 17……………………Virginia
Nov. 11-12………………Qudos Bank Arena
Nov. 18………………….Jimboomba

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. 29……………………….New York, NY
May 6………………………….Las Vegas, NV

2017 AMSOIL ARENACROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan. 7-8…………………….Cincinnati, OH
Jan. 13-15…………………Grand Rapids, MI
Jan. 20-22…………………Baltimore, MD
Jan. 28-29…………………Nashville, TN.
Feb. 4-5…………………….Louisville, KY
Feb. 18-19…………………Kansas City, MO
Feb.y 25-26……………….Tampa, FL
Mar. 3-5…………………….Southaven, MS
Mar. 11-12…………………New Orleans, LA
Mar. 18-19…………………Portland, OR
Mar. 24-26…………………Reno, NV
April 1-2…………………….Sacramento, CA
April 21-23…………………Denver, CO
May 5-7…………………….Las Vegas, NV

2017 ITALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan. 29…………..………..Riola Sardo
Feb. 5………………………Malagrotta
Feb.12………………..……Ottobiano

RICKY CARMICHAEL AMATEUR DAYTONA SUPERCROSS
Mar. 12-13…………….Daytona, FL

MTA WORLD TWO-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP
Apr. 15…………………..Glen Helen, CA

2017 TRAVIS PASTRANA’S NITRO WORLD GAMES
June 24……………….Salt Lake City, UT

2017 DUTCH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Mar. 26…………………..Oss
Apr. 9th…………………..Harfsen
May 14……………………Emmen
July 15-16……………….Lichtenvoorde

2017 WOMEN’S MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Mar. 13…………………….Daytona Beach, FL
Mar. 25……………………Wortham, TX
Apr. 9………………………San Diego, CA
May 5………………………Las Vegas, NV
May 18-19………………..Hangtown, CA
June 2…………………….Thunder Valley, CO
June 16……………………Mt. Morris, PA
Aug. 5……………………..Hurricane Mills, TN

2017 AMA LORETTA LYNN AMATEUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
July 31-Aug. 5……..……Hurricane Mills, TN

2017 CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
June 4……………………Whispering Pines, BC
June 11………………….Blackwater, BC
June 18………………….Wild Rose, AB
June 25………………….Moto Valley, SK
July 9…………………….Gopher Dunes, ON
July 16…………………..du-Bon-Conseil, QC
July 23…………………..Pleasant Valley, NS
July 30…………………..Riverglade, NB
Aug. 6…………………….Deschambault, QC
Aug. 13……………….….RJ Motosport, ON

2017 AMA NATIONAL WINNERS HEADING TO BUDDS CREEK

Marvin Musquin won his fourth 450 National of the year at Unadilla and his third in a row.

Date           Venue                                      450                                  250
May 20……Hangtown, CA……………Eli Tomac……………..Zach Osborne
May 27.……Glen Helen, CA………….Marvin Musquin……Zach Osborne
June 3..……Thunder Valley, CO……Blake Baggett………..Joey Savatgy
June 17..….Mt. Morris, PA…………..Blake Baggett………..Jeremy Martin
June 24.….Muddy Creek, TN……….Eli Tomac……………..Aaron Plessinger
July 1.…..…Red Bud, MI……………..Eli Tomac……………..Zach Osborne
July 8..……Southwick, MA​…………..Eli Tomac……………..Zach Osborne
July 22.…..Millville, MN……………..Marvin Musquin…….Joey Savatgy​
July 29.…..Washougal, WA…………Marvin Musquin…….Joey Savatgy
Aug. 12..….Unadilla, NY……………..Marvin Musquin…….Jeremy Martin​​
Aug. 19..….Budds Creek, MD​
Aug. 26.….Crawfordsville, IN
450 Points leader...Eli Tomac (Kaw)
250 Points leader…Zach Osborne (Hus)

CURRENT AMA POINTS STANDINGS: TWO RACES TO GO

With only 100 points left to earn, Jeremy Martin is 63 points behind Zach Osborne.

2017 AMA 250 NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
(After 10 of 12 rounds)
1. Zach Osborne…413
2. Jeremy Martin…350
3. Joey Savatgy…324
4. Dylan Ferrandis…299
5. Alex Martin…296
6. Aaron Plessinger…285
7. Adam Cianciarulo…283
8. Colt Nichols…235
9. Mitchell Harrison…229
10. Shane McElrath…210

Martin Davalos is now sixth in 450 National points.

2017 AMA 450 NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS
(After 10 of 12 rounds)
1. Eli Tomac…400
2. Blake Baggett…373
3. Marvin Musquin…369
4. Dean Wilson…299
5. Cole Seely…263
6. Martin Davalos…243
7. Justin Bogle…241
8. Jason Anderson…216
9. Weston Peick…213
10. Cooper Webb…211

2017 GRAND PRIX WINNERS LEADING UP TO SWEDEN

 Benoit Paturel stood on the top step of the 250 podium for the first time in Switzerland.

Date                   Venue                                     450                                 250
Feb. 25………..Qatar…………….Tony Cairoli…………..Pauls Jonass
Mar. 5…………Indonesia………Shaun Simpson………Jeremy Seewer
Mar. 19……….Argentina……….Tim Gajser…………….Pauls Jonass
Apr. 2…………Mexico……………Tim Gajser…………….Thomas Covington
Apr. 16………..Italy………………Tony Cairoli…………..Jorge Prado
Apr. 23……….Holland………….Gautier Paulin………..Pauls Jonass
May 7………….Latvia…………….Jeffrey Herlings……..Thomas Kjer Olsen
May 21……….Germany…………Tony Cairoli……………Jeremy Seewer
May 28……….France……………Clement Desalle………Pauls Jonass
June 11……….Russia……………Clement Desalle………Pauls Jonass
June 25……….Italy………………Tony Cairoli……………Jeremy Seewer
July 2…………Portugal………….Tony Cairoli……………Jeremy Seewer
July 23……….Czech Republic…Tony Cairoli……………Pauls Jonass
Aug. 6…………Belgium………….Jeffrey Herlings………Jorge Prado
Aug. 13……….Switzerland……..Jeffrey Herlings………Benoit Paturel
Aug. 20……….Sweden
Sept. 3………..USA
Sept. 10……….Holland
Sept. 17……….France
450 points leader…Tony Cairoli (KTM)
250 points leader…Pauls Jonass (KTM)

GP POINTS STANDINGS: FOUR ROUNDS TO GO

T0ny has it on cruise control in the 450 title chase.

FIM 250 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
(After 15 of 19 Rounds)
1. Pauls Jonass…629
2. Jeremy Seewer…580
3. Benoit Paturel…476
4. Thomas Kjer Olsen…467
5. Julien Lieber…429
6. Thomas Covington…387
7. Jorge Prado…351
8. Brian Bogers…308
9. Hunter Lawrence…260
10. Brent Van Doninck…249

FIM 450 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
(After 15 of 19 Rounds)
1. Tony Cairoli…605
2. Jeffrey Herlings…508
3. Gautier Paulin…486
4. Clement Desalle…483
5. Tim Gajser…406
6. Romain Febvre…401
7. Max Nagl…358
8. Jeremy Van Horebeek…348
9. Arnaud Tonus…328
10. Evgeny Bobryshev…320

2018 MOTOCROSS RACE SCHEDULES

The 2018 Supercross schedule has some surprises. There are only two Anaheim events. Detroit, Toronto and New Jersey are gone. Houston, Boston, Atlanta and Tampa are back.

2018 AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan. 6……………………..…Anaheim, CA
Jan. 13………………………Houston, TX
Jan. 20………………………Anaheim, CA
Jan. 27………………………Glendale, AZ
Feb. 3……………………..…Oakland, CA
Feb. 10………………………San Diego, CA
Feb. 17………………………Arlington, TX
Feb. 24………………………Tampa, FL
Mar. 3……………………..…Atlanta, GA
Mar. 10………………………Daytona, FL
Mar. 17………………………St. Louis, MO
Mar. 24………………………Indianapolis, IN
Apr. 7……………………..…Seattle, WA
Apr. 14………………………Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 21………………………Foxborough, MA
Apr. 28………………………Salt Lake City, UT
May 5…………………….…Las Vegas, NV

2018 FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Mar. 4……………………….Argentina
Mar. 25……………………..Spain
Apr. 8………………………..Italy 1
Apr. 15………………………Holland 1
Apr. 29………………………Russia
May 13………………………Latvia
May 20………………………Germany
June 3……………………….England
June 10……………………..France
June 24……………………..Italy 2
July 8………………………..Indonesia
July 22………………………Czech Republic
Aug. 5……………………….Belgium
Aug. 12……………………..Switzerland
Aug. 19……………………..Sweden
Sept. 2………………………USA
Sept. 9………………………Mexico
Sept. 23…………………….Holland 2
Sept. 30…………………….Italy 3

2018 MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS
Oct. 7………………………USA

Photos: KTM, Husqvarna, Dan Alamangos, Daryl Ecklund, John Basher, Massimo Zanzani, Brian Converse, Scott Mallonee, MXA, Jody Weisel