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-- Smarty’s MC News ‘Mega’ Moto Wrap for October 9, 2012
-- By Darren Smart

Yeehaaa! This week we get to check out the winners and losers at the 2012 Honda Australian Junior Motocross Nationals at Coolum and let’s see how Chris Holder faired at the final round of the World Speedway Championship in Poland.

We will also follow Kiwi Paul Whibly’s quest to clinch the 2012 GNCC while EnduroX and the British Motocross Championships are getting close to wrapping up….I have the latest news from the MEC, ASX and Bercy Supercross as well…..and some of the teams have announced their latest rider signings as well.

-- America - MEC Up-Date – October 20 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

We are now only a few weeks away from the Monster Energy Cup and here are the riders who will be contesting each class with three Aussies in the action.

- Track designer Ricky Carmichael has included a ‘Joker Lane’ into the track – it is an extra part of the course that will add around six second per lap and every rider must go through that section at least once per race….and the start is divided into two groups so half of the field will start on one side of the stadium and other half on the opposite side and all will meet a few corners later….I am thinking chaos!!

- MEC Supercross: RYAN DUNGEY. RYAN VILLOPOTO. CHAD REED (AUSTRALIA). JAKE WEIMER. ANDREW SHORT. JOSH GRANT. JUSTIN BRAYTON. MIKE ALESSI. NICK WEY. KYLE CHISHOLM. TRAVIS BAKER. BROC TICKLE. NICO IZZI. MARTIN DAVALOS. VINCE FRIESE. DEAN WILSON. JUSTIN BARCIA. COLE SEELY. BRETT METCALFE (AUSTRALIA). ELI TOMAC. KEN ROCZEN. BLAKE BAGGETT. TYLA RATTRAY. KEVIN WINDHAM. MARVIN MUSQUIN. WIL HAHN.

- Super Mini: ANDREW PIERCE. ASHTON HAYES. AUSTIN FORKNER. BRET WELCH. CHALLEN TENNANT. CHASE SEXTON. HUNTER BUDD. JAKE PINHANCOS. JAVIER LOERA. JON AMES. JUSTIN HOEFT. LOGAN SKAGGS. LUKE PURTHER. MARK WORTH. MICHAEL MOSIMAN. MICHEL HARRISON. SEAN CANTRELL. TANNER STACK. TRISTAN MILLER. BRAXTON PRIETO. BRANDON HARTRANFT. JOEY CROWN. WESTEN WROZYNA. ROBBIE WAGEMAN. TOMMY MAXEY.

- Amateur All-Stars: ADAM CIANCIARULO. ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ. BRADY KIESEL. CHRIS ALDREDGE. COOPER WEBB. DAKOTA ALIX. JACE OWEN. JAMES GARDINER III. JORDAN SMITH. LUKE CLOUT (AUSTRALIA). MATT BISCEGLIA. NICK GAINES. PAUL COATES. STEVEN TOKARSKI. THOMAS COVINGTON. DANIEL BAKER. SHANE MCELRATH. CHASE BELL. TROY GRAFFUNDER. KEITH TUCKER. BLAKE GREEN. COLT NICHOLS.

-- 2013 PC Team Confirmed

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki team owner Mitch Payton has finally confirmed that in 2013 his team will be Blake Baggett, Darryn Durham and new members Martin Davalos and rookie Justin Hill (Justin Hill happens to be Josh Hill's younger brother).

At the time of writing Payton was non-committal on running a 450 program again and remarked that he should know more this week as to whether that was going to continue or not.

-- Can-Am GNCC Championship – Round 11 - St. Clairsville, Ohio.

KTM’s Kailub Russell has managed to score a solid win over fellow KTM pilot Charlie Mullins and championship rival Paul Whibley at round 11 over the 2012 GNCC held in Ohio last weekend.
Whibley crashed several times throughout the event but managed the final podium position and keeps the points lead with two rounds remaining. "I was pretty sore after the first crash and it was kind of a salvage-points kind of day from there," Whibley said. "You can win a championship on your worst days but you can't win them if you don't finish so if you can keep those worst days to a third place like this, then it's still a good day."

- XC1 Pro Results: Kailub Russell (KTM). Charlie Mullins (KTM). Paul Whibley (YAM). Thad DuVall (HON). Rory Mead (KTM). Takeshi Koikeda (KTM). Garrett Edmisten (KAW). Jordan Ashburn (YAM). Jimmy Jarrett (HON). Nate Kanney (HON)

- XC1 Pro Standings: Paul Whibley (274/3 wins). Kailub Russell (270/5 wins). Rory Mead (205/2 wins). Thad DuVall (186/1 win). Charlie Mullins (168). Jordan Ashburn (160). Chris Bach (139). Garrett Edmisten (137). Nathan Kanney (133). Takeshi Koikeda (126)

- XC2 Pro Lites Results: Jason Thomas (KTM). Aaron Plessinger (YAM). Andrew DeLong (HSQ). Scott Grills (HON). Steward Baylor (KTM). Jedediah Haines (YAM). Chris Douglas (KTM). Zach Nolan (KTM). AJ Stewart (YAM). Ryan Lojak (YAM)

- XC2 Pro Lites Standings: Jason Thomas (241/2 wins). Steward Baylor Jr. (237/5 wins). Andrew DeLong (229/4 wins). Jedediah Haines (183). Brad Bakken (156). Jesse Robinson (156). AJ Stewart (131). Zach Nolan (107). Scott Grills (105). Cody Gragg (102).

Round 12 of the series will continue on October 20-21 in Crawfordsville then the final round will be held on November 3-4 at Loretta Lynn's.

-- GEICO AMA EnduroCross – Denver

Red Bull KTM factory rider Taddy Blazusiak was back to his dominant ways at the Denver Endurocross to lead the main event in every lap and secure his third victory of the season in front of a packed stadium at the National Western Complex.

The Polish rider who is looking to retain his Endurocross title now has a 31-point lead with three rounds still to go. KTM teammate Mike Brown was third finishing behind second placed Taylor Robert. Blazusiak set the bar in the late afternoon after earning the fastest lap time in the hot lap session. Brown also turned a decent time during the hot laps to earn the fifth fastest time of the evening.

The night program started well for both riders. Brown won the second heat and Taddy, in heat three was fifth at the start, moved into fourth in the first lap and closed in on leader Cody Webb one lap later, passing him in the fire pit area to take the lead. He led the remaining laps to take the heat win and a spot on the main event gate.

Brown, the X-Games EnduroCross gold medallist took the main event holeshot and Taddy was fourth at the first corner, took the lead in the matrix section and never looked back and quickly pulled a comfortable lead and rode a faultless race to the chequered flag.

Meanwhile, Brown battled with Taylor Robert for second position throughout the ten lap main event. The two swapped positions twice in the matrix section with Robert just edging out Brown on the final lap.

- Overall Results: 1, Taddy Blazusiak. 2, Taylor Robert. 3, Mike Brown. 4, Geoff Aaron. 5, Justin Soule. 6, Cory Graffunder. 7, Kyle Redmond. 8, Gary Sutherlin. 9, Wally Palmer. 10. Kyle Calderini

- Overall Point Standings: 1, Taddy Blazusiak – 129. 2, Taylor Robert – 98. 3, Mike Brown – 96

The final round three rounds will be on Oct 20, Comcast Arena, Everett, WA, Oct 27, Idaho Center, Boise, ID and Nov 17, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV.

-- Kawasaki Wraps Up Off-Road Program

Kawasaki has followed in Suzuki’s footsteps and dropped all support for riders competing in GNCC, WORC and other forms of Off-Road racing in American and Destry Abbott, who is one of the leading Kawasaki Off-Road riders has aired his feeling about the decision.

"As many of you have already heard, based on the number of emails and phone calls I’ve received today, Kawasaki has made the tough decision to dissolve their Team Green Off-road program! I was extremely heartbroken when I heard the news yesterday, not only for myself, but for my Team Green family and fellow teammates as well!

"I’ve considered everyone I’ve had the pleasure of meeting at Kawasaki like family for the last fifteen years, and I’m extremely sad to see this amazing program come to an end. At this point I’m not quite sure what I’m going to do or what direction I’m going to go, but no matter what I plan on staying in this industry! I’m sure you’ll continue to see me on a Kawasaki no matter what happens! They’re a great company and a great group of people, and I’ll always consider myself a Kawasaki guy!

"I’m still planning on racing next year, and of course I’ll be doing a lot of riding schools to help out with the cost. I’m also working on a few other things, but don’t quite know where that’s going to go yet. Thanks for everyone’s support and I’m looking for sponsors if your interested in helping me out!"

-- Australia - 2012 Honda Australian Junior Motocross Championships – Coolum

Perfect weather throughout a week of hardcore racing at Coolum Pines Motocross facility culminated in 16 new Australian Champions being crowned at the 2012 Honda Australian Junior Motocross Championship hosted by the Suncoast Junior Motocross Club.

- 50cc Auto: After five hard fought motos in the 50cc Auto class it was New South Wales rider KTM rider Billy Payne who finished ahead of Queensland’s Brad West (KTM) and Western Australia’s Jasyn Roney (Cobra). West actually won two of five finals but poor results in motos three and four cost the youngster too many points to clinch the title.

- 65cc 7-U9: Local racer Jett Lawrence (KTM) dominated the 65cc 7-U9 title after blitzing to four out of the possible five race wins while young Dominic Walker (KTM) managed to hold on to second place ahead of New Zealand’s Regan Turner (KTM).

- 65cc 9-U11: Queensland KTM pilot Bailey Malkiewicz secured his Aussie title number two with 1-1-5 results across the three final motos to beat home the NSW pairing of Rhys Budd (KTM) and Tyler Darby (KTM) who rode hard all week.

- 65cc 11-U13: Western Australian star Caleb Grothues (KTM) continued with his stellar year by winning four of the five finals in the 65cc 11-U13 to finish ahead of NSW rider Riley Dukes (KTM/SS Racing) and Northern Territory’s Liam Walsh (KTM) on 87.

- 85cc 9-U12: Grothues won every moto in the 85cc 9-U12 title to take the title from Callum Norton (GMR Motorex KTM) and Riley Dukes (KTM/SS Racing).

Grothues can now add two Australian Championships to his World Championship and his podium at Loretta Lynn’s in America. I caught up with Caleb and his dad Mark at Coolum so look for an interview with Grothues on MCNEWS shortly.

- 85cc 12-U14: In a super competitive class Queensland’s Wilson Todd (Yamaha Junior Racing) managed a haul of 72 points to sneak home against fellow Queenslanders Mitchell Evans (GMR Motorex KTM) Hunter Lawrence (KTM Brisbane).

- 85cc 14-U16: Dylan Heaton had a rough start to the finals but bounced back to dominate the final three motos to take the title from Queensland’s Blake Colleton (Kawasaki Australia) by just three points while NSW rider Elias Dukes (KTM) was just another four points back.

- 100-150cc 13-U15: With Wilson Todd’s crash in the final moto the title went to Queenslander Caleb Ward (KTM/JWR) ahead of Dylan Heaton of NSW (KTM) and Jake Pruiti (KTM) of Western Australia.

- 100-150cc 15 Yrs: With Dinsdale out this was another hard fought title with NSW rider Joel Wightman (NSW Yamaha Junior Racing) finishing just four points clear of Queensland’s Richard Evans (KTM Australia) with another Banana Bender Dylan Wilson (Brisbane KTM) rounding out the podium.

- 150cc 9-U12: The 150cc 9-U12 title was convincingly won by NSW Riley Dukes (Honda/SS Racing) with four from five possible race wins while Queenslander Mason Rowe (Honda) scored second with 104 points ahead of Western Australia’s Regan Duffy on 95 points.

- 150cc 12-U14: Queensland’s Kaleb Barham (Honda) dominated the 150cc 12-U14 class by scoring a perfect 100 points while New South Wales pairing of Jimmy Griffin (Honda) and Dylan Dukes (Honda) rounded out the podium.

- 150cc 14-U16: New South Wales rider Elias Dukes (Honda) clinched the title with three solid wins in the finals to beat home Victoria’s Wayne Stewart (Honda) and Queensland’s Lochie Latimer (Honda).

- 200-250cc 13-U15 Yrs: Queensland’s hard charging Jesse Dobson (Kawasaki Australia) took the 200-250cc 13-U15 years title after putting 110 points in the bag and finish 13 points clear of Victorian Wayde Carter (KTM) and Queenslander Caleb Ward (KTM/JWR).

- 200-250rs: The 200-250cc 15 years class was won by Queensland rider Jesse Madden (Yamaha) who didn’t win a race all week but managed to stay consistent to take the title with a final points tally of 60 points. Yamaha star Joel Dinsdale dominated the opening moto to win by half a lap but Dinsdale was caught out by a furst turn crash that ended the future champion week with a broken wrist.

Moto two was won by Aaron Tanti with Joel Wightman taking the final moto for second place in the championship on 59 and Aaron Tanti (KTM/SS Racing) on 56.

- 100/250cc Female 13-U16: Victoria’s Emma Milesevic (Yamaha) won five straight wins to take her first AJMX title ahead of Jozee Adamson and Alicia Barrett.

- 85cc Female 12-U16: Alicia Barret had an up and down day on the 85 but managed to win the title by two points over Cheyenna Taylor and Jozee Adamson.

By the sheer weight of numbers New South Wales collected the Interstate Cup Challenge Trophy ahead of Queensland and Victoria.

Unfortunately young Jeremy Tindall was involved with a crash in the first corner and is currently in the spinal ward in a Brisbane hospital and we got this message though yesterday.

“As everyone may know Jeremy Tyndall had a massive crash at the Aussie titles and is now in hospital. If everyone could share this post as they will need to sell their bikes ASAP.
Bikes for sale: 2011 85sx - 2010 150sx - 2012 250sxf - 2013 250sxf. Also a tandem bike trailer that fits 5 bikes plus gear. Please contact 0418 991 671 or go to AJ’s Shepparton Facebook page for more info."

All of our wishes are with the whole family and in particular young Jeremy.

-- ASX News - Two Yanks In – One Aussie Out

The teams are taking shape for opening round of 2012 ASX at Dubbo in country New South Wales on the 13th of October before what many see as the feature round at Phillip Island on the 27th and 28th of October.

Queensland gets a taste of the action at Toowoomba on the 10th of November, with the fourth and final round being held back in New South Wales at Newcastle on the 17th of November.

- GYTR’s Joel Dinsdale is out of ASX after busting his wrist in a freak 1st turn accident at the Australian Junior Motocross Championships at Coolum on Thursday – this is a real pity, Dinsdale was besting Ford Dales qualifying times at the Coolum round of the MX Nationals by almost 2 seconds, and this was during the races, not in any qualifying situation.

“It’s just really disappointing,” said Dinsdale. ”I was being patient in the first turn when a bunch of riders got tangled on the inside of me and before I knew it I was on the ground and instantly knew my wrist was broken, we will now get the wrist right and look to 2013 with Yamaha and the Under 19s.”

- Yank CHRIS PLOUFFE said this in an interview MXA this week: “I’m leaving pretty soon to go to Australia to their Supercross series. I’ll be riding a Husqvarna TC250, so I am going over there to get ready for round one of the series and get some testing in.” Plouffe will join Gavin Faith as the second Yank in the ASX.

- Berry Sweet/Lucas Oil/Yamaha: Craig Anderson – Pro Open. Mitch Norris – Pro-Lites

- Campbell Mining/TLD/Maxima/Honda Team: Jake Moss – Pro Open

- Carlton Dry Honda Thor Racing: Ford Dale – Pro Lites. Gavin Faith – Pro-Lite (TBC)

- CDR Yamaha: Lawson Bopping – Pro Open. Daniel McCoy – Pro Open

- Choice Motorsports KTM: Jacob Wright – Pro Open. Dylan Long – Under 19s

- DPH Motorsport Honda Racing: Cheyne Boyd – Pro-Open

- FullForce CarsRus Racing: Sam Duncanson – Pro Open. Keiron Hall – Pro Lites

- GYTR Yamaha: Wade Hunter – Under 19s. Sam Martin – Under 19s.

- Honda/Red Bull/Simmonds Racing: Tye Simmonds – Pro Open

- Husqvarna PFG – Chris Plouffe – Pro Lites.

- JDR/KTM Factory Racing: Matt Moss – Pro Open. Dan Reardon – Pro Open. Ryan Marmont – Pro Lites. Josh Cachia – Pro Lites

- Monster Energy Kawasaki: Jay Marmont – Pro Open. Billy Mackenzie – Pro Open. Kade Mosig – Pro Lites

- Motul Pirelli Suzuki: Todd Waters – Pro Open. Steven Clarke – Pro Lites

- MX Factory Honda: No Idea

- Raceline Pirelli Suzuki. Errol Willis – Pro Lites. Scott Columb – Pro Lites. Jay Wilson – Under 19s

- Serco Yamaha Metal Mulisha Racing: Luke Styke – Pro Lites. Luke Clout – Pro-Lites.

- Team Axis Motorsports Kawasaki Maxima: Ben George – Under 19s.

- Wilsons Jetpilot MX Kawasaki: Luke Wilson – Pro Open

- XPR Racing: Jackson Richardson – Pro-Lites

- Zero Seven Motorsports Suzuki: No Idea

-- TEREX Naming Sponsor for ASX - This Press Release came though during the week:

Terex will play a significant part in shaping the popular sport of Supercross, announced today as the new naming-rights sponsor of the upcoming Australian Supercross Championships.

The company’s involvement with the sport stems back to the 2011 national season where its Positrack loaders were used for the construction and maintenance of tracks.

Terex has a long history of supplying products to end customers all over Australia in a wide variety of applications, including the construction, infrastructure, quarrying, mining, shipping, transportation, refining, energy, utility and manufacturing industries.

Reporting in five business segments - Aerial Work Platforms; Construction; Cranes; Material Handling and Port Solutions and Material Processing - Terex has the right piece of equipment for almost every type of jobsite.

“Sponsoring the Australian Supercross Championships is an opportunity we could not pass up - the domestic field of riders rivals anywhere else in the world and it’s a sport that can appeal to a wide range of people,” said Craig Doran of Terex Compact Construction Equipment in Australia.

“As an Australian company it’s important for us to invest in the growth and success of a sport that locals support.”

“Supercross is an exciting and dynamic brand of pure motorsport - we can’t wait to begin working with the Championship promoter IEG to involve the Terex brand with the riders, teams and the fans.”

Yarrive Konsky, Managing Director of IEG, promoters of the Australian Supercross Championships, welcomed Terex to the sport and its position as naming rights sponsor.

“We’re delighted to announce that Terex has joined the sport as a naming rights sponsor - it's fantastic to see a successful local entity such as Terex stepping up to contribute to the growth of this exciting sport,” said Konsky.

“We’ll be working closely with Craig and the entire team at Terex to involve the brand with various marketing and activation activities on the ground at events and on a larger scale throughout the supplier and customer networks.”

The first round of the Terex Australian Supercross Championships will be held at Dubbo on October 13.

The Series will also visit Phillip Island, Toowoomba and Newcastle in its inaugural year under new promoter IEG.

Two of the biggest names in freestyle motocross (FMX) are confirmed to join the billing for the opening round of the Terex Australian Supercross Championships at Dubbo’s Mount Morris Speedway this weekend.

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Mark Monea and Carlton Dry Honda Thor Racing’s Josh Sheehan will line up alongside fellow X Games competitor Cam Sinclair to put on a series of adrenaline-fuelled FMX demonstrations in between the racing action.

The trio have pioneered some of the most difficult tricks in the sport’s history.

X Games bronze medallist Sheehan and X Games gold, silver and bronze medallist Sinclair make up two of just three riders to execute the double backflip in competition.

For Monea, the man known for the ‘Carry On front-flip variation, this weekend’s event will provide him with a platform to showcase his extended FMX repertoire.

“I am really looking forward to being part of the of the Australian Supercross Championships,” Monea said. “I have been doing a lot of practice since Nitro Circus, and have been working on my other freestyle tricks.

“These events will give me a good chance to showcase my FMX skills, I don’t want to be known for just one crazy trick. Australia really is producing the top echelon of the sport now so it is great for our regional fans to have the chance to see us in action.

“We all live and practice in regional centres but don’t often get the chance to perform in these areas.”

Visit www.australiansupercross.com.au for further information on the championship or www.ticketdirect.com.au/Event/Season/875 to purchase tickets to the Dubbo, Toowoomba and Newcastle rounds.

-- Freestyle To Feature at ASX

Two of the biggest names in freestyle motocross (FMX) are confirmed to join the billing for the opening round of the Terex Australian Supercross Championships at Dubbo's Mount Morris Speedway this weekend.

Monster Energy Kawasaki's Mark Monea and Carlton Dry Honda Thor Racing's Josh Sheehan will line up alongside fellow X Games competitor Cam Sinclair to put on a series of adrenaline-fuelled FMX demonstrations in between the racing action.

The trio have pioneered some of the most difficult tricks in the sport's history.

X Games bronze medallist Sheehan and X Games gold, silver and bronze medallist Sinclair make up two of just three riders to execute the double backflip in competition.

For Monea, the man known for the 'Carry On front-flip variation, this weekend's event will provide him with a platform to showcase his extended FMX repertoire.

"I am really looking forward to being part of the of the Australian Supercross Championships," Monea said. "I have been doing a lot of practice since Nitro Circus, and have been working on my other freestyle tricks.

"These events will give me a good chance to showcase my FMX skills, I don't want to be known for just one crazy trick.

"Australia really is producing the top echelon of the sport now so it is great for our regional fans to have the chance to see us in action.

"We all live and practice in regional centres but don't often get the chance to perform in these areas." Monea concluded.

-- Europe - 2013 Bercy Supercross - November 9/10/11

The annual Paris Supercross will be held on November 9-11 at the Palais Omnipsort de Bercy and the American riders will be Justin Brayton, Eli Tomac, Jake Weimer, Kyle Chisholm, Wil Hahn and Tyler Villopoto (yes, Ryan’s brother who raced in Canada this year).

The French team will be Christophe Pourcel (on a KTM 350….huh?), Gregory Aranda, Cedric Soubeyras, Fabien Izoird, Nico Aubin, Cyrille Coulon, Valentin Teillet, Tim Gajser, Josse Sallefranque and the ‘has been’ Eric Sorby.

Unfortunately there will be no Australians at the event as it is on the same weekend of the third round of ASX.

Tom Pages, Levi Sherwood, Taka Higashino, Andre Villa and Edgar Torronteras will entertain the crowd with their world class freestyle.

I will keep you posted as more news of this iconic event comes to hand but if the promoters think that Pourcel is their main draw card or will be competitive they are in trouble.

-- 2012 World Speedway Championship – Final Round – GP of Poland

It all came down to the wire at the GP of Poland with Aussie Chris Holder entering the final round with just a two point lead over Nicki Pederson who is turn had an eight point lead over Greg Hancock.

I got up at a sparrow’s fart on Sunday morning and watched the results come through on the WSC web site and this is how it went down: Hancock and Pederson were the first of the title hopefuls out on track in heat two but both were beaten by former World Champion Tomaz Gollob who nudged home ahead of Hancock then Pederson.

Chris Holder started the night in the best possible way with a solid win in heat four ahead of Frederick Lingren and Jason Crump who was competing in his final GP.

Holder then blitzed heat six while Hancock finished dead last and scored no points in the same heat and in heat seven Pedersen could only manage third so with all of the title holder banking two rides Holder has six points to Pedersen and Hancock’s two…so far so good for the Aussie.

Hancock score two more points in heat nine with a close second to Antonio Lindback before Holder finished third in heat 11 and in the very next heat Pedersen scored three points with a win while Holder bounced back to win heat 13 over Pedersen.

Hancock scored maximum points in heat 16 so with all of our top runner having had four riders each Holder now has 10 points to Pedersen and Hancock’s seven. We are getting close to another Aussie World Champion folks!

Heat 18 saw Pedersen score just one point with a third place before Hancock scored two points with a second in heat 19 and Holder just did the same in heat 20. We are going to the semi-finals with Holder on 157 championship points, Pedersen on 151 and Hancock on 144.

Gollob win the first semi-final ahead of Hancock and now the second semi with Holder taking on Pedersen and YEEHAA!! Holder wins the first semi-final ahead of Antonio Lindback and is into the final while Pedersen could only manage third and won’t go to the final. HOLDER is the champion!!!!!………just did a little dance around my lounge room.

The final is now on and you won’t believe it but his bike shit itself…... Lindback takes the win from Gollob and Hancock.

"It’s unbelievable. I’m so happy right now. You race speedway to be the world champion. You always believe you can be the champ and not many guys get to do it," Holder said.“I’ve done it now and it’s unreal. I’m pretty proud of myself that I got this far and I couldn’t have done it without my family, girlfriend, brothers and mechanics.

“You can only imagine how much pressure I had coming up to this meeting with me being in such a good position at the last round. I was trying to stay cool and not think about it. You’ve just got to try and stay calm and it went off well, to come out for the semi-final with me and Nicki next to each other was a massive pressure for me. That was the biggest race of my life. It obviously didn’t go to plan the first time, but I made a better start the second time and got there. I’m over the moon. I’m so happy.”

"I’m happy with my season," Pedersen said. "I’ve been handed wild cards for the last two years and it didn’t work out the way I wanted. This year I wanted to do well. I wanted to be in the top three. That was my aim and I made it. I’m back where I want to be and I can’t wait for next year but congratulations to Chris. I raced him all I could all the way to the end. But fair play, he finished it off in Torun.”

Hancock was disappointed to come up short in his bid for title No.3. "I did everything I could to retain the title and had a good run at the beginning, but I slipped up in the last couple of rounds and I have no excuses. It’s tough out there. You’ve got to keep your focus and sometimes things drop off," Hancock said. “But I’ve got to take my hat off and say congratulations to our new world champion Chris Holder. What an effort the guy put up all year.”

- TORUN SGP SCORES: 1 Antonio Lindback 19, 2 Tomasz Gollob 21, 3 Greg Hancock 13, 4 Chris Holder 15, 5 Martin Vaculik 12, 6 Emil Sayfutdinov 11, 7 Nicki Pedersen 9, 8 Maciej Janowski 8, 9 Fredrik Lindgren 8, 10 Chris Harris 6, 11 Hans Andersen 5, 12 Jason Crump 5.

- FINAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1 Chris Holder 160, 2 Nicki Pedersen 152, 3 Greg Hancock 148, 4 Tomasz Gollob 142, 5 Emil Sayfutdinov 133, 6 Jason Crump 126, 7 Antonio Lindback 122, 8 Fredrik Lindgren 119, 9 Andreas Jonsson 88, 10 Hans Andersen 69.

-- Boog Joins Dean Ferris at ICE1 Racing?

World Championship motocross team ICE1Racing has signed former Factory Kawasaki rider Xavier Boog for the 2013 season, with the goal of breaking into the top five in the MX1 overall classification and aim for several GP podiums.

The French rider who finished seventh in the World Championships this season is very happy to have the opportunity to be able to continue his bid gor World Championship glory with the new team which was only formed at the beginning of 2011.

”I am very happy to join the ICE1Racing team." stated Boog "Although the team is fairly new in the World Championship circus, they are experienced and the team knows what it takes to win”

The team has taken a new direction for 2013, moving the teams base to Belgium and concentrating their efforts fully on the MX1 class under the guidance of new team manager Antti Pyrhönen.

ICE1Racing reached an agreement with the Finnish motocross racer who recently finished his career. Pyrhönen takes the lead as the team manager for ICE1Racing with confidence and wants to take the motocross team up a step.

”Our plan is to move the team operations to Belgium and concentrate fully on the MX1 class in the World Championships. We want to reach the top in all areas, which requires the full attention of the whole team”, commented Pyrhönen.

ICE1RACING motocross owner, former Fourmula one world champion Kimi Räikkönen is confident that his new look team will be able to reach the goal he as set for them in 2013
”Along with the international riders the team will aim to finish among the top five in the overall classification next season and to take several GP podiums." stated Räikkönen. "We want to be on the top and I believe that we now have a good chance” he concluded.

At this point in time it is uncertain who else will line up for the ICE1Racing team in 2013, or if 2012 Australian team member Dean Ferris will be returning to the team next year.

- Smarty’s Thoughts: I hear that Ferris has been shafted by this team and will ride for KTM in Australia next year (and I personally hope this is true)…..third hand news but I had no choice sorry. This could be a good move for Ferris because a championship in Australia for KTM could evolve to a GP ride in the future – and for mind he would be the only rider to give Ben Townley a hard time over the full season next year.

-- Maxxis British Motocross Nationals – Final Round – Little Silver

The final round of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship proves to be a fantastic day for the HM Plant KTM UK race team as Kevin Strijbos secures the MX1 British Championship title while team-mate Elliott Banks-Browne turns a 16 point deficit into a five point advantage to take the MX2 title too making it a double celebration for Roger Magee’s hard working squad.

Despite weather conditions being chilly the race action at the Little Silver circuit is red hot all day. Strijbos knows a fourth place in race one will secure the MX1 title and when he crosses the line in second the team are ready and waiting to shower him with champagne. Despite having already wrapped up the title Kevin rockets to a race win in moto two before ending the day with a third as he rides shotgun for his MX2 team-mate in the season-closing mixed-capacity moto.

- Kevin Strijbos had this to say at the trophy presentation. “The whole year was pretty good for me. It was good that I could wrap up the title in the first race and not just for me but for the whole team too. This is my first national title in the MX1 class so I’m very happy. I want to thank everyone – the whole team, my mechanic, my girlfriend and also Harry Everts who has helped a lot throughout the year. I’m happy for everyone and it’s good we could pull it off.”

- MX1 Overall result: 1 Shaun Simpson (Monster Energy Yamaha) 72, 2 Kevin Strijbos (HM Plant KTM UK) 67, 3 Brad Anderson (Honda) 52, 4 Gert Krestinov (MVR-D Honda) 45, 5 Alex Snow (Oakleaf Kawasaki) 43, 6 Kristian Whatley (KTM) 39, 7 Nico Aubin (Buildbase Honda) 36, 8 Luke Hawkins (KTM) 28, 9 Ross Rutherford (Pendrich KTM) 26, 10 Jamie Law (D3 Racing KTM) 26
- MX1 Series standings: 1 Strijbos 530, 2 Simpson 477, 3 Krestinov 363, 4 Matiss Karro 308, 5 Law 272, 6 Barr 261, 7 Whatley 240, 8 Snow 229, 9 Coutts 212, 10 Stephen Sword 198
Elliott Banks-Browne’s (known as EBB) first race win sees him take over the series lead as Mel Pocock’s Yamaha failed thus no points for Pocock but a crash in race two for EBB gives Pocock a one point advantage heading into the season finale.

The final race of the championship blasts into turn one with EBB grabbing the holeshot on his 250 SX-F ahead of the field and from there Banks-Browne powered away from the pack until he starts to tense up mid-moto as he knows the championship is within his grasp. Despite losing some time to the chasing pack and also slipping off on the last lap Elliott is able to slot home in second to take the overall win on the day as well as first in the final series standings which makes it two championship titles for the team.

Elliott Banks-Browne was obviously wrapped. “Coming into the weekend I knew there was the possibility that I could win the championship but I never thought it would happen so I’m so happy! In the first race I crashed but came through again pretty easy and won. Then in the second race I was riding well and leading quite comfortable when I crashed twice and the second time the electric-start button got stuck so I lost a lot of time because I had to bump start the bike. In the last race I crashed on the start but luckily they red flagged it because some of the gates didn’t drop properly then on the restart I got the holeshot and was leading until I got a bit tight halfway through and Simpson came past. On the last lap I crashed and I was panicking but I didn’t lose any places and when I crossed the line I knew I was champion. I’m so happy but it hasn’t really sunk in yet.”

- MX2 Overall Result: 1 Elliott Banks-Browne (HM Plant KTM UK) 62, 2 Bryan MacKenzie (Pendrich KTM) 57, 3 Graeme Irwin (Emberson Yamaha) 44, 4 Mel Pocock (Monster Energy Yamaha) 41, 5 Adam Sterry (PAR Honda) 36, 6 Stuart Edmonds (TAS Suzuki) 34, 7 Nathan Watson (PAR Honda) 28, 8 Lewis Tombs (Banks Group Honda) 27, 9 Steven Lenoir (Maxxis Henderson LPE Kawasaki) 24, 10 Neville Bradshaw (Evo-Tech Stevens Honda) 22

- MX2 Series Standings: 1 Banks-Browne 447, 2 Pocock 442, 3 MacKenzie 343, 4 Irwin 335, 5 Bradshaw 334, 6 Lenoir 318, 7 Nico Aubin 269, 8 Edmonds 238, 9 Tombs 183, 10 James Cottrell 168.

-- 2012 World Enduro Championships – Current Standings

E1 Standings after Round 14: 1, Meo, 237 - World Champion . 2, Thain, 174. 3, Oldrati, 166. 4, Remes, 162. 4, Seistola, 162

E2 Standings after Round 14: 1, Renet, 228. 2, Guerrero, 217. 3, Salminen, 204. 4, Cervantes, 152. 5, Aubert, 122.

E3 Standings after Round 14: 1, Nambotin, 274 - World Champion. 2, Ljunggren, 204. 3, Leok, 202. 4, Mena, 167. 5, Knight, 162.
WEC riders will compete in the final two rounds in France over the weekend of the 20th and 21st of October.

-- Here are the Championships that are finished for 2012.

– Just for a minute, think about all of the miles travelled to get to each event, the bike preparation for each and every ride or race, the personal training involved at 5am, the ‘shit hit the fan’ moments, the injuries, the battles, the wins, the losses, the phenomenal jubilation of victory and the heart break of defeat……ah, that is why we love racing dirt bikes……

-- 2012 Motocross of Nations - Lommel – Belgium – Final Standings

- Race one results - MX1/MX2: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 34:26.888; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:21.182; 3. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:28.933; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:38.741; 5. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), +0:40.180; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +1:05.036; 7. Ryan Dungey (USA, KTM), +1:11.286; 8. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +1:38.040; 9. Marc de Reuver (NED, Kawasaki), +1:42.851; 10. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), +1:44.824; 11. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), +1:59.621; 12. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), +2:00.412; 13. Martin Barr (IRL, Suzuki), +2:20.617; 14. Blake Baggett (USA, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 15. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), -1 lap(s); 16. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 17. Gert Krestinov (EST, Honda), -1 lap(s); 18. Alexander Tonkov (RUS, Honda), -1 lap(s); 19. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), -1 lap(s); 20. Priit Rätsep (EST, KTM), -1 lap(s); 21. Lawson Bopping (AUS, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 26. Luke Styke (AUS, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 34. Kayne Lamont (NZL, KTM), -2 lap(s); 37. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Husqvarna), -16 lap(s);

- Race 2 Results - MX2/Open: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 34:41.619; 2. Tanel Leok (EST, Suzuki), +0:58.141; 3. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), +1:00.358; 4. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), +1:48.464; 5. Davide Guarneri (ITA, KTM), +2:27.689; 6. Blake Baggett (USA, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 7. Marcus Schiffer (GER, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 8. Todd Waters (AUS, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 9. Max Anstie (GBR, Honda), -1 lap(s); 10. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 11. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), -1 lap(s); 12. Alexander Tonkov (RUS, Honda), -1 lap(s); 14. Justin Barcia (USA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 17. Cody Cooper (NZL, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 20. Luke Styke (AUS, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 25. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Husqvarna), -2 lap(s); 33. Kayne Lamont (NZL, KTM), -2 lap(s); 36. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), -11 lap(s); 38. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), -15 lap(s); 39. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), -17 lap(s);.

- Race 3 Results MX1/MX3: 1. Antonio Cairoli, (ITA, KTM), 35:00.015; 2. Jeffrey Herlings, (NED,KTM), 3.037; 3. Justin Barcia, (USA, HON), 57.823; 4. Tanel Leok, (EST, SUZ), 1:23.257; 5. Ken De Dycker, (BEL, KTM), 1:29.784; 6. Maximilian Nagl, (GER, KTM), 1:37.774; 7. Clement Desalle, (BEL, SUZ), 1:49.089; 8. Gautier Paulin, (FRA, KAW), 1:56.647; 9. Ryan Dungey, (USA, KTM), 2:00.599; 10. Rui Goncalves, (POR, HON), 2:08.575. 14. Marcus Schiffer (GER, Suzuki), 15. Todd Waters, (AUS, Suz), 19. Lawason Boppin, (AUS, Yam).

- 2012 Motocross of Nations Final Team Standings: 1. Germany – 25pts. 2. Belgium – 29pts. 3. United States – 39pts. 4. Netherlands – 44pts. 5. Italy – 45pts . 6. France – 47pts. 7. Estonia – 56pts. 8. Great Britain – 56pts. 9. Portugal – 80pts. 10. Australia – 83pts. 11. Russia – 93pts. 12. Sweden – 103pts. 13. Ireland – 106pts. 14. Latvia – 120pts. 15. New Zealand – 127pts.
Next year’s MXoN will be in Germany so with the 1-2-3 plates on the German riders it is going to be one hell of a race.

-- 2012 World Motocross Championship – Final Results

- MX2 Championship Final Standings: 1. Jeffery Herlings 694pts. 2. Tommy Searle 651pts. Kaw. 3. Jeremy van Horebeek 559pts. KTM. 4. Jake Nicholls 443pts. KTM. 5. Jordi Tixier 434pts. KTM. 6. Joel Roelants 367pts. Kaw. 7. Max Anstie 333pts. Hon. 8. Jose Burton 291pts. KTM. 9. Glenn Coldenhoof 273pts KTM. 10. Dylan Ferrandis 272pts. Kaw. 11. Alessandro Lupino 262pts. Husq. 12. Arnaud Tonus 246pts Yam. 13. Romain Febvre 221pts. KTM. 14. Valentin Teillet 211pts. Kaw. 15. Zach Osborne 210pts. Yam

- MX1 Championship Final Standings: 1. Antonio Cairoli 692pts. 2. Clement Desalle 594pts. Suz3. Gautier Paulin 536pts. Kaw. 4. Christophe Pourcel 521pts. Kaw. 5. Ken de Dycker 505pts. KTM. 6. Kevin Strijbos 405pts. KTM. 7. Xavier Boog 398pts. Kaw. 8. Tanel Leok 381pts. Suz. 9. Evgeny Bobryshev 325pts. Hon. 10. Rui Goncalves 315pts. Hon. 11. Shaun Simpson 311pts. Yam. 12. Sebastien Pourcel 229pts. Kaw. 13. Jonathan Barragan 224pts. Hon. 14. Davide Guarneri 226pts. KTM. 15. David Phillippaerts 212pts. Yam.

2012 AMA Supercross Championships – Final Results

Supercross Class: 1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 323. 2. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 266. 3. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 257. 4. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Honda, 257. 5. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 229. 6. Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Fla., Suzuki, 206. 7. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha, 178. 8. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki, 177. 9. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Kawasaki, 171. 10. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 166.

Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class: 1. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda – 210. 2. Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM – 165. 3. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki – 158. 4. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki – 148. 5. Darryn Durham, Butler, Pa., Kawasaki – 143. 6. Jake Canada, Sun City, Calif., Honda – 131. 7. Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda – 117. 8. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha – 85. 9. Matthew Lemoine, Collinsville, Texas, Kawasaki – 78. 10. Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Honda – 77.

Western Regional Supercross Lites Class: 1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 184. 2. Dean Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki, 154. 3. Marvin Musquin, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 142. 4. Cole Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 119. 5. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki, 111. 6. Matt Moss, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 106. 7. Ryan Sipes, Ekron, Ky., Yamaha, 96. 8. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Georgia, Suzuki, 89. 9. Billy Laninovich, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 85. 10. Nico Izzi, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha, 78.

-- 2012 AMA Motocross Championship – Final Standings

Final 250 Points: 1. Blake Baggett – 519. 2. Justin Barcia – 499. 3. Eli Tomac – 487. 4. Ken Roczen – 456. 5. Marvin Musquin – 406. 6. Wil Hahn – 316. 7. Blake Wharton – 265. 8. Jason Anderson – 238. 9. Jessy Nelson – 225. 10. Travis Baker – 193.

Final 450 Points: 1. Ryan Dungey – 580. 2. Mike Alessi – 453. 3. Jake Weimer – 355. 4. Andrew Short – 354. 5. Broc Tickle – 349. 6. Josh Grant – 277. 7. Justin Brayton – 247. 8. Kyle Chisholm – 211. 9. Davi Millsaps - 176
10. James Stewart – 163.

-- 2012 Canadian Motocross Championships - Final Standings
MX1 Final Points Standings: Matt Goerke 442pts. Bobby Kiniry 375pts. Yam. Dusty Klatt 316pts. KTM. Gavin Gracyk 252pts. Kaw. Tyler Villopoto 230pts. Kaw. Morgan Burger 207pts. Kaw. Tyler Medaglia 182pts. Hon. Jason Burke 181pts. Hon. Colton Facciotti 175pts. KTM. Shawn Maffenbeier 155pts. Yam.
MX2 Final Points Standings: Teddy Maier 406pts. Kaw. Jeremy Medaglia 386pts. KTM. Topher Ingalls 263pts. Hon. Jared Allison 261pts. Yam. Brad Nauditt 230pts. Hon. Kaven Benoit 227pts. KTM. Parker Allison 219pts. Yam. Spencer Knowles 201pts. Yam. Richard Grey 196pts. Yam. Dylan Kaelin 180pts. Yam.

-- Australian MX Nationals – Final Standings

MXD Championship Standings: 1. Kayne Lamont 521 Pts. 2. Dylan Long 500 Pts. 3. Dylan Leary 462 Pts. 4. Jay Wilson 439 Pts. 5. Kale Makeham 428 Pts. 6. Sam Martin 411 Pts. 7. Mitch Norris 322 Pts. 8. Wade Hunter 268 Pts. 9. Joel Milesevic 230 Pts. 10. Mitch Budd 201 Pts.

MX2 Championship Standings: 1. Ford Dale 571 Pts. 2. Luke Styke 569 Pts. 3. Josh Cachia 565 Pts. 4. Kade Mosig 499 Pts. 5. Kirk Gibbs 441 Pts. 6. Cheyne Boyd 411 Pts. 7. Adam Monea 409 Pts. 8. Scott Columb 360 Pts. 9. Justin McDonald 320 Pts. 10. Lewis Woods 306 Pts.
Yamaha 37 Pts. 10. 6 Jake Moss Honda 36 Pts. 11. 100 Craig Anderson Yamaha 30 Pts.

MX1 Championship Standings: 1. Josh Coppins 618 Pts. 2. Todd Waters 607 Pts. 3. Cody Cooper 509 Pts. 4. Brad Anderson 509 Pts. 5. Lawson Bopping 506 Pts. 6. Jay Marmont 374 Pts. 7. Jake Moss 347 Pts. 8. Dean Porter 331 Pts. 9. Daniel McCoy 329 Pts. 10. Dan Reardon 320 Pts. 11. Tye Simmonds 234 Pts. 12. Craig Anderson 207 Pts.

-- 2012 World Trials Championship - Final Standings
Final Championships Points: 1. Toni Bou 250 pts. 2. Adam Raga 187 pts. 3. Jeroni Fajardo 186 pts. 4. Albert Cabestany 181 pts. 5. Takahisa Fujinami 174 pts. 6. James Dabill 135 pts . 7. Jack Challoner 99 pts. 8. Daniel Oliveras 90 pts. 9. Michael Brown 89 pts. 10. Matteo Grattarola 66 Pts.

-- 2012 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship – Final Standings
65 Overall: 1. Caleb Grothues AUS. 2. Rily Dukes AUS. 3. Robert-Crisztian Tompa ROU. 4. Conner Mullennx USA. 5. Timur Petrashin RUS. 6. Luke Milec SLO. 7. Raivo Dankers NED. 8. Dmytro Chernov UKR. 9. Rene Hofer AUT. 10. Xylian Ramella SUI.

85 Overall: 1. Brian Hsu GER. 2. Austin Forkner USA. 3. Davey Pooties NED. 4. Ivan Petrov BUL. 5. Tomas Ragandini ITA. 6. Jake Pinhancos USA. 7. Bradley Cox RSA. 8. Fillippo Zonta ITA. 9. Mitchell Evans AUS. 10. Conrad Mewse GBR. 13. Hunter Lawrence AUS.

125 Overall: 1. Tim Gajser SLO. 2. Simone Furlotti ITA. 3. James Dunn GBR. 4. Jorge Zaragoze Beltran ESP. 5. Pauls Jonass LAT. 6. Vaclay Kovar CZE. 7. Nicholas Adams RSA. 8. Brian Bogers NED. 9.Thomas Kjer Olsen DEN. 10. Calvin Vlaaderen NED12. Jordan Smith USA. 16. Jarec Balkovic USA. 17. Joel Milesevic AUS. 31. Egan Mastin AUS.

Nations Overall: 1. Netherlands. 2. Italy. 3. United States. 4. Australia. 5. South Africa. 6. Russia. 7. Czech Republic. 8. Bulgaria. 9. Latvia. 10. Lithuania. 11. Ukraine. 12. Slovenia. 13. Germany. 14. Great Britan. 15. Austria. 16. Brazil. 17. Estonia. 18. Slovakia. 19. Begium. 20. Finland.

-- 2012 AORC Championship – Final Standings

E1: 1. Daniel Milner (Ballard’s Yamaha Off-Road) 232. 2. Josh Green (Active8 Yamaha Yamalube) 215. 3. Ben Burrell (Motorex KTM Off-Road) 200. 4. Tom McCormack (Yamaha) 176. 5. Luka Bussa (Husqvarna Racing Team) 174. 6. Tom Kite (Honda) 149. 7. Kristian Sprenger (Yamaha) 115. 8. Nick Lean (Suzuki MX1 Australia) 105. 9. Dylan Rose (Honda) 63. 10.Dean Fiddler (Kawasaki) 37.

E2: 1. Matt Phillips (Ballard’s Yamaha Off-Road) 215. 2. Glenn Kearney (Husqvarna Racing Team) 198. 3. Chris Hollis (Motorex KTM Off-Road) 194. 4. Mitch Harper (Yamaha) 175. 5. Lachlan Stanford (Suzuki MX1 Australia) 153. 6. Stefan Granquist (Yamaha) 135.7. Jarrod Bewley (Active8 Yamaha Yamalube) 134. 8. Broc Grabham (KTM) 104. 9. Kane Hall (Husqvarna) 91. 10. Christopher Davey (Christensen’s Motorcycles) 72.

E3: 1. Toby Price (Motorex KTM Off-Road) 250. 2. Stefan Merriman (Ballard’s Yamaha Off-Road) 220. 3. Scott Keegan (Motorex Force Husaberg) 190. 4. Mitch Bowen (Husaberg) 137. 5. Kye Anderson (KTM) 108. 6. Christofer Cash (Yamaha) 90. 7. Daniel Sanders (KTM) 76. 8. David Hogan (Highway Performance Bikes) 75. 9. Luke Tomlinson (KTM) 63. 10. Brett Holl (Honda) 63.

Outright: 1. Toby Price (Motorex KTM Off-Road) 244. 2. Daniel Milner (Ballard’s Yamaha Off-Road) 191. 3. Matt Phillips (Ballard’s Yamaha Off-Road) 169. 4. Stefan Merriman (Ballard’s Yamaha Off-Road) 165. 5. Josh Green (Active8 Yamaha Yamalube) 154. 6. Glenn Kearney (Husqvarna Racing Team) 153. 7. Chris Hollis (Motorex KTM Off-Road) 133. 8. Ben Burrell (Motorex KTM Off-Road) 124. 9. Mitcham Harper (Yamaha) 121. 10.Tom McCormack (Yamaha) 99.

-- 2012 Vets Motocross Des Nations – Final Results

VETS Motocross Des Nations: 1. Belgium. 2. USA. 3. Great Britain

EVO VMXDN Results: 1. Werner Dewitt - 1-2-3-5. 2. Ryan Hughes - 10-1-1-3. Gordon Crockard - 5-4-2-2. 4. Johan Boonen - 3-3-4-4. 7. Doug Dubach. 12. Jeff Ward. 52. Russell Williamson (Aus)

TWIN SHOCK VMXDN Results: 1. Ryan Hughes..........1-1-1-1. 2. Patrick Caps - 2-3-3-2. 3. Colin Dugmore - 7-2-2-7. 4. Jurgen Kuppers - 3-7-5-3. 5. Doug Dubach. 27. Chuck Sun. 40. Geoff Ballard (Aus). 41. Russell Williamson (Aus). 49. Mike Bell. 52. Ray Beetz.

EVO 250 Results: 1. Kristian Whatley - 1-1-1-2. 2. Gordan Crockard - 15-5-2-1. 3. Jack Gribble - 7-7-4-5. 4. Stuart Rawlings - 8-2-7-6.

EVO 500 Results: 1. Scott Elderfield - 3-2-2-2. 2. Dorren Coutts............2-3-5-1. 3. Tom Church - 1-1-3-9. 4. Sam Chapman - 4-5-6-7.

TWIN SHOCK UNDER-40 Results: 1. Tom Church - 5-1-3-3. 2. Ed Bradley - 3-3-4-5. 3. Luke Hill - 2-4-6-6. 4. Brad Tomlin - 1-12-5-3.

TWIN SHOCK OVER-40 Results: 1. Anders Sydborg - 1-1-1-1. 2. Howard Standfield - 3-3-2-2. 3. Danny Scheers - 2-2-3-4. 4. Gary Turner - 4-6-7-5.

TWIN SHOCK OVER-50 Results: 1. Russell Priddle - 2-2-3-9. 2. Mike Bell - 5-5-2-5. 3. Nick Toms - 9-3-4-8. 4. Chris Elderfield - 11-10-8-6. 15. Chuck Sun. 26. Geoff Ballard (Won the opening moto).

-- Sleepy Hollow 2-Stroke Championship - Fredericksburg, PA

- 125 Pro Overall: 1. Mike McDade 1-1 Yam. 2. Shane Durham 3-2. 3. Broc Schmelyun 4-3 Yam. 4. Dakota Kessler 2-5 Yam. 5. Steve Roman 5-4 Yam. 6. Dylan Cox 7-6 Kaw. 7. Addison Kramer 6-8 Kaw. 8. Broc Peterson 9-7 Hon. 9. Ty Newcome 9-9 Suz. 10. C.C. Aughinbaugh 10-11 Hon.

- 250 Pro Overall: 1. Mike McDade Yam. 2. Casey Clark Yam. 3. Dylan Cox Kaw. 4. Dustin Kendall Suz. 5. Broc Schmelyun Suz. 6. Ty Newcome Yam. 7. Gregory Pamart Hon. 8. Matthew Hougentogler Hon. 9. Tyler Kline KTM. 10. Charles Bright Hon.

-- 2012 ISDE – Saxony, Germany.

- World Trophy Final Standings: 1, France: 27:57:45.30. 2, Australia: +37:40.67. 3, Italy: +47:54.09. 4, USA: +58:27.76. 5, Finland: +58:29.20. 6, Spain: +59:02.84. 7, Sweden: +1:00:44.36. 8. Great Britain: +1:28:51.95. 9, Germany: +1:42:00.05. 10, Netherlands: +1:55:41.36.

- E1 individual Final Result: 1, Antoine Meo, France, KTM, 5:32:38.52, 2, Eero Remes, Finland, KTM, +5:14.20, 3, Rodrig Thain, France, Honda, +10:10.38, 4, Daniel Milner, Australia, Yamaha, +11:44.35, 5, Lorenzo Santolino, Spain, Husqvarna, +12:57.25, 6. Antti Hellsten, Finland, TM, +12:57.25, 7, Maurizio Micheluz, Italy, HM-Honda, +14:41.90, 8, Jeremy Joly, France, Yamaha, +15:38.61, 9, Victor Guerrero, Spain, KTM, +16:01.93, 10, Michael Brown, USA, KTM, +16:55.43, 15, Glenn Kearney, Australia, 20, Luca Bussa, Australia.

- E2 Individual Final Result: 1, Pierre-Alexandre Renet, France, Husaberg, 5:35:14.24, 2, Johnny Aubert, France, KTM, +10.07, 3, Alex Salvini, Italy, Husqvarna, +2:59.34, 4, Matthew Phillips, Australia, Yamaha, +3:42.10, 5, Ivan Cervantes, Spain, Gas-Gas, +5:14.43, 6, Joshua Strang, Australia, KTM, +5:18.39, 7, Taylor Robert, USA, Kawasaki, +8:33.93, 8, Mathias Bellino, France, Husaberg, +9:08.40, 9, Thaddeus Duvall, USA, Honda, +9:12.38, 10, Robert Kvarnstrom, Sweden, Beta, +10:17.20, 18, Chris Hollis, Australia, 20, Mitch Harper, Australia, 52, Lachlan Stanford, Australia.

- E3 Individual Final Result: 1, Christophe Nambotin, France, KTM, 5:31:39.33, 2, Toby Price, Australia, KTM, +8:59.11, 3, Joakim Ljunggren, Sweden, +10:06.97, 4, Aigar Leok, Estonia, TM, +11:31.97, 5, Marcus, Kehr, Germany, KTM, +11:37.00, 6, Manuel Monni, Italy, +12:19.42, 7, Danny McCanney, GBR, Gas-Gas, +12.48.6, 8, Mirko Gritti, Italy, KTM, +14.04.71, 9, Sebastien Guillaume, France, Gas-Gas, +15:42.73, 10, Marko Tarkkala, Finland, Beta, +17:11.33.

- Junior World Trophy Final Result: 1, France: 17:23:17.05. 2, Great Britain: +2:43.68. 3, USA: +15:06.02. 4, Australia: +31:27.06. 5, Portugal: +40:14.15. 6, Czech Republic: +50:58.217, Finland: +50:59.21. 8, Spain: +51:30.02. 9, Sweden: +53:04.34. 10, Germany: +54:18.56

- Women’s World Trophy Final Result: 1, France: 13:52:48.17. 2, Germany: +1:52:40.95. 3, Australia: +1:58:18.91.

- EW Final Final Result: 1, Ludivine Puy, France, Gas-Gas, 6:33:54.96. 2, Heike Petrick, Germany, Husaberg, +26:30.50. 3, Jessica Jonsson, Sweden, Gas-Gas, +46:14.86. 6, Jessica Gardiner, Australia, Yamaha. 8, Tanya Hearn, Australia, KTM. 13, Tayla Jones, Australia, KTM.

-- 2012 Australasian Safari – Final Standings

- 2012 Safari final Results: 1. SMITH Jake Honda CRF450X 24:56:25. 2. STRANGE Warren Honda CRF450X 25:27:11. 3. INGRAM Ryan KTM 450 27:36:56. 4. CUMMINGS Brett (D) Honda CRF450X 28:39:18. 5. NAPPY Paul Honda CRF450X 28:40:37. 6. CHITTICK Jamie Honda 450X 28:42:37. 7. SCHWARZ David Husaberg FE570 28:48:28. 8. VERNON Chad Yamaha WR450 28:49:25. 9. HENLEY Guy Honda CRF450X 29:06:08. 10. HEUCHAN Michael Husaberg FE570 29:57:09.

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Jacob Smith and Australasian Safari Event Director Justin Hunt at the finish line. Photo: Mike Chmiel
 
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