Lucas Oil Motocross Championship: Muddy Creek. Ken Roczen continues to win, Tomac close this week.
While many of the top 450 riders keep dropping like flies, (Dungey, Canard Grant and Anderson to name a few) KR and his Red Bull KTM keep collecting moto wins and overalls. Right now he is almost one race ahead of the pack but Kawasaki Factory Rider Eli Tomac made him work for the win in Tennessee. It looks as if Tomac is just starting to get his speed back after he was killing it last year before breaking both shoulders. Maybe Tomac and the KX450F are starting to find a good relationship and a setup he can get back to his old speed on. If Tomac keeps going forward with his progress, expect to see the number 3 in the number one position before the end of the season, at least as a moto win or an overall. But it will take come luck and a lot of moto wins to take the the title, yet anything is possible.
450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
Ken Roczen, Germany, Suzuki (1-1)
Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki (2-2)
Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki (6-3)
Cole Seely, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda (3-6)
Marvin Musquin, France, KTM (7-4)
Christophe Pourcel, France, Husqvarna (4-8)
Weston Peick, Wildomar, Calif., Yamaha (5-9)
Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Suzuki (8-7)
Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, KTM (9-11)
Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda (13-10)
450 Class Championship Standings
Ken Roczen, Germany, Suzuki – 243
Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki – 196
Cole Seely, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda – 151
Marvin Musquin, France, KTM – 136
Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM – 131
Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Husqvarna – 113
Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki – 109
Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., Yamaha – 108
Christophe Pourcel, France, Husqvarna – 107
Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda – 97
250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., Yamaha (2-1)
Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki (1-7)
Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., KTM (5-2)
Jordon Smith, Belmont, N.C., Honda (4-6)
Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha (6-5)
Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Husqvarna (3-10)
Austin Forkner, Richards, Mo., Kawasaki (10-4)
RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Honda (19-3)
Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha (9-9)
Arnaud Tonus, Switzerland, Kawasaki (12-8)
250 Class Championship Standings
Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki – 205
Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., Yamaha – 193
Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha – 173
Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha – 158
Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Husqvarna – 152
Austin Forkner, Richards, Mo., Kawasaki – 138
Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha – 131
RJ Hampshire, Hudson Fla., Honda – 103
Jordon Smith, Belmont, N.C., Honda – 100
Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., KTM – 96
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MX World Championship: Gajser and Herlings continue to dominate
Yes, there motocross racing all over the world and this is the latest scoop. Even with a 74 point lead over Gautier Paulin, MXGP rider Tim Gajser was not about to relax. At the latest round he continued to show he is hauling the mail and extended to pull away from the field with a 1-1 moto finishes.
Out in the MX2 class Jeffery Herlings, when he is on, pretty much out classes the field on any given day. Some call him a cheery picker for riding the MX2 class but he does what he is paid to do, win!
MXGP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 35:01.739; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:04.460; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Honda), +0:07.423; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:11.147; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:16.639; 6. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:25.874; 7. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:33.524; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:38.665; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Yamaha), +0:44.531; 10. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:48.997.
MXGP Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 35:17.922; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Honda), +0:09.544; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:17.480; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:25.145; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:33.911; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:37.557; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:38.142; 8. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Yamaha), +0:54.421; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:59.148; 10. Jordi Tixier (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:02.868.
MXGP
MXGP Overall Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 50 points; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HON), 42 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 40 p.; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 30 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 29 p.; 7. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 29 p.; 8. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 25 p.; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 23 p.
MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 532 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 440 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 408 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 401 p.; 5. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 396 p.; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 351 p.; 7. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 267 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 230 p.; 9. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 212 p.; 10. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 210 p.
MX2
MX2 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 34:51.899; 2. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:29.676; 3. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:35.149; 4. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +0:37.324; 5. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:48.411; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:48.831; 7. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:55.552; 8. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), +1:01.851; 9. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), +1:05.124; 10. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +1:07.501.
MX2 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:08.731; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +1:13.556; 3. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +1:17.594; 4. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +1:20.819; 5. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +1:27.830; 6. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:29.220; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +1:29.805; 8. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, Yamaha), +1:35.366; 9. Conrad Mewse (GBR, Husqvarna), +1:46.304; 10. Petar Petrov (BUL, Kawasaki), +1:52.560.
MX2 Overall Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 42 p.; 3. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 35 p.; 4. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 34 p.; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 33 p.; 6. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 32 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 29 p.; 8. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, YAM), 22 p.; 9. Michele Cervellin (ITA, HON), 19 p.; 10. Conrad Mewse (GBR, HUS), 17 p.
MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 597 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 428 p.; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 403 p.; 4. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 325 p.; 5. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, YAM), 320 p.; 6. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 308 p.; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 274 p.; 8. Petar Petrov (BUL, KAW), 253 p.; 9. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), 253 p.; 10. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, KAW), 219 p.
Mission accomplished for Team HRC in the Desafío Ruta 40
Fundraising going Full Tilt
Photos: Brian Catterson
Helping our own, especially those who fight to try to make a living a pro rider, some make it some struggle, especially after their career is over. But when they are injured or can’t work and motorcycles is all they know, the community gets together and helps out our fellow riders. Kurt Caselli was taken way too soon and his foundation is in place to help improve the safety of racing during and after their careen. When the motorcycle community reached out to help Destry Abbott recently during his cancer fight, it is and was an amazing feat. Here are some shots from the Caselli event that gives back to the racing community. For more information or do donate, go to www.kurtcaselli.com
