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October 6, 2020
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Jaimon Lidsey FIM Speedway Under-21 World Champion
2020 Torun SGP Round Seven

Almost four years to the day after he won the Under 21 Speedway World Championship, Mansfield’s Max Fricke admits he has realised “a childhood dream” after roaring to his first-ever FIM Speedway Grand Prix victory at FST Grupa Brokerska Torun SGP round seven on Friday.

Another Aussie also achieved a childhood dream overnight with Jaimon Lidsey being crowned FIM Speedway Under-21 World Champion.

Lidsey, 21-years-old from Red Cliffs, has had a sensational European season and was calculated in his heat races during the Under 21 World Championship event last night scoring 3,3,3,2,3,3,3 on his run to the final.

Jaimon Lidsey – 2020 FIM World Under 21 Speedway Champion

While expectations were high for other riders to take the title, the young Victorian with plenty of Aussie grit held the best for last dominating the Final from the drop of the gate to now join a long list of Australian World Speedway Champions.

In Poland Fricke topped the FIM Speedway GP podium ahead of title-chasing trio Maciej Janowski, Tai Woffinden and series leader Bartosz Zmarzlik.  With the victory Fricke, 24, became the seventh Australian who can boast winning the elite SGP joining Jason Crump, Leigh Adams, Jason Doyle, Chris Holder, Ryan Sullivan and Darcy Ward.

Fricke topped the podium ahead of title-chasing trio Maciej Janowski, Tai Woffinden

Zmarzlik overcame a crash in heat five to reach the semi-finals. He now just needs to reach the final of the title-deciding round eight on Saturday night to become Poland’s first double world champion after registering 14 points, giving him an eight-point cushion over nearest rival Woffinden in second spot.

But the night belonged to Fricke, who raced to 10 points in his heats, before delivering one of the rides on the season to pass Janowski and Fredrik Lindgren in semi-final one. He then made a world-class start in the final to leave three of the sport’s finest trailing and crown the greatest victory of his career so far.

The Wroclaw racer says he realised a boyhood dream as he enjoyed the Australian national anthem atop the Torun podium.

Max Fricke

“It’s unbelievable. I think it will take a while for it to sink in. I have been to Torun before and watched GPs. To win a GP has been a childhood dream for almost as long as I can remember – since I started racing. To actually be here and get a Grand Prix win is great. I have had a tough start to this year, so to have a win is unbelievable. I was doing everything I could to stay in front. I could hear Magic behind me. I just picked up a little too much right at the end. But I managed to bring it across the line. It was great to be on the podium with Tai and Magic. They are both great friends and we obviously ride together in Wroclaw. It was a really cool podium and great to be up there with some good friends.”

Fricke, 24, became the seventh Australian who can boast winning the elite SGP joining Jason Crump, Leigh Adams, Jason Doyle, Chris Holder, Ryan Sullivan and Darcy Ward.

Fricke nearly threw victory away when he lifted dramatically on the run to the line. He was delighted to lead a Wroclaw one-two-three on the rostrum.

Fricke wasn’t the only Aussie star to claim a huge international victory tonight. His former Belle Vue team mate Jaimon Lidsey was crowned FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship winner at Czech track Pardubice.

Runner-up Janowski was delighted to be back on the SGP rostrum for the third time this season. Third-placed Woffinden raced to his third podium finish on the bounce.

FIM Speedway Grand Prix Torun – Round 7 Results
PosRiderPoints
1Max Fricke20
2Maciej Janowski18
3Tai Woffinden16
4Bartosz Zmarzlik14
5Emil Sayfutdinov12
6Fredrik Lindgren11
7Martin Vaculik10
8Leon Madsen9
9Artem Laguta8
10Jason Doyle7
11Matej Zagar6
12Jack Holder5
13Patryk Dudek4
14Mikkel Michelsen3
15Antonio Lindback2
16Niels-Kristian Iversen1
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2020 Torun SGP Round Eight

Polish hero Bartosz Zmarzlik was elated to join the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series’ elite club of back-to-back world champions after winning the FST Grupa Brokerska Torun SGP round eight on Saturday.

Bartosz Zmarzlik
Bartosz Zmarzlik

Zmarzlik was crowned Poland’s first-ever double world champion when he finished second in semi-final one – reaching the final he needed to put the sport’s biggest prize beyond Great Britain icon Tai Woffinden and Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren.

Woffinden won a run-off with Lindgren for the silver medal after the pair tied on 117-points, but the season belongs to Zmarzlik, who topped the standings on 133, winning four of this year’s eight rounds along the way.

He crowned an epic season with victory in Torun, seeing off fellow countryman Maciej Janowski, Artem Laguta and Lindgren in the final. Zmarzlik is only the third rider to retain the world title in the SGP era, following in the footsteps of SGP greats.

Bartosz Zmarzlik

“Now I have followed some big heroes in speedway in winning back-to-back titles – Tony Rickardsson and Nicki Pedersen. It’s a great feeling and I don’t know what to say now. I don’t believe it at this moment. Wow! For me it is an unbelievable night. For the second year, I am number one in the world, and that’s really nice. It was a really hard day for me mentally. After yesterday and the crash in my second race, I wasn’t feeling so good in my body. But what an amazing race I had in the semi-final! I am happy I am a two-time world champion. Last season I could not have dreamed of this result. But again I am number one and for me it is unbelievable. Wow! What a night for me and the Polish fans! It’s unbelievable. I won the final again and that’s so nice. I don’t know what to say now. I can’t believe it at this moment, but maybe soon I will take in what I have done today.”

Bartosz Zmarzlik
Bartosz Zmarzlik

World Championship runner-up Woffinden admitted 2020 has not been his year, but he was heartened to reach the SGP rostrum for the sixth time in eight seasons since he rejoined the series in 2013.

Tai Woffinden

“I am not on form. I have not been on form all year. It’s super frustrating. But on the flip side, when Tai Woffinden is out of form, I am still in the top three in the world. You have seen that over the years. When I am on form, I am world champion. I want to say a massive thanks to everyone at home for watching and supporting me. The fire is burning for next year – massively. You learn more by losing. When you win, you win. You don’t know how you did it. Many world champions can say the same thing. I have learned a lot – physically, mentally, nutritionally and with stuff on my bikes.”

Lindgren would have sealed the silver medal with a top-three finish on the night, but he suffered a mechanical failure at the start line in the final, forcing him into a run-off with Woffinden, which the Brit won.

The Orebro-born ace revealed a curburettor issue halted him at the cruellest of moments. But he takes heart from matching the bronze medal he achieved in 2018 and was pleased to mount a strong title challenge throughout 2020.

2020 Torun SGP Podium
2020 Torun SGP Podium

2020 Speedway of Nations heads to Lublin

While SGP 2020 has concluded, world championship racing returns in less than two weeks when the Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations Final takes place in Lublin on October 16 and 17. Hosts Poland face world champions Russia, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain and the Czech Republic in the ultimate test of team riding.

The Final was switched from Manchester’s National Speedway Stadium due to increased Covid-19 control measures across the UK, with the venue now staging the 2021 Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations Final.

This year’s title-decider is set to take place at one of the sport’s fastest-growing clubs. Motor Lublin staged Polish Second Division action as recently as 2017, before back-to-back promotions saw them join the PGE Ekstraliga for the first time in 2019.

FIM Speedway Grand Prix Torun – Round 8 Results
PosRiderPoints
1Bartosz Zmarzlik 20
2Maciej Janowski 18
3Artem Laguta 16
4Fredrik Lindgren 14
5Tai Woffinden 12
6Jason Doyle 11
7Leon Madsen 10
8Emil Sayfutdinov 9
9Antonio Lindback 8
10Jack Holder 7
11Patryk Dudek 6
12Martin Vaculik 5
13Max Fricke 4
14Matej Zagar 3
15Mikkel Michelsen 2
16Niels-Kristian Iversen1
17Viktor Trofymov 0
18Igor Kopec-SobczynskiDNR.
FIM Speedway Grand Prix Championship Standings
PosRiderPoints
1Bartosz Zmarzlik 133
2Tai Woffinden 117+3
3Fredrik Lindgren 117+2
4Maciej Janowski 107
5Leon Madsen 89
6Jason Doyle 87
7Artem Laguta 84
8Emil Sayfutdinov 81
9Martin Vaculik 78
10Max Fricke 64
11Matej Zagar 46
12Patryk Dudek 39
13Niels-Kristian Iversen 32
14Mikkel Michelsen 32
15Antonio Lindback 22
16Gleb Chugunov 16
17Jack Holder 12
18Anders Thomsen 10
19Vaclav Milik 1
20Eduard Krcmar 1

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2020 Speedway GP Wild Cards Announced

FIM Speedway Grand Prix quartet Artem Laguta, Emil Sayfutdinov, Martin Vaculik and Max Fricke all return for SGP 2021, while Denmark’s Anders Thomsen joins the sport’s elite after next season’s permanent wild cards were revealed.

The 2021 Speedway GP rider line-up
The 2021 Speedway GP rider line-up

Thomsen takes his place in the full World Championship field for the first time after enjoying a stellar 2020 campaign, which culminated in him winning his first Danish Championship at Vojens last Wednesday.

Russia’s double Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations winner Laguta has also enjoyed a season to remember after topping the podium at the SGP opener in Wroclaw, before finishing third in last night’s FST Grupa Brokerska Torun SGP round eight to claim seventh spot in the final standings.

His international team mate Sayfutdinov finished eighth in this year’s championship, as well as topping the PGE Ekstraliga averages in Poland on 2.557 points per race – just ahead of Laguta in second, who recorded 2.479.

Slovakian star Vaculik secures a return after claiming ninth spot overall, reaching six out of eight semi-finals as well as enjoying a strong season for Zielona Gora.

Double Australian champion Fricke returns for his second full SGP season on the back of a sensational victory in Friday’s FST Grupa Brokerska Torun SGP round seven – the first win of his World Championship career in only his second final. He finished 10th in this season’s standings.

The wild-card selections are joined by this year’s top six – Poland’s first double world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik, Great Britain’s triple world champion Tai Woffinden, Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren, Polish ace Maciej Janowski, Danish racer Leon Madsen and Australia’s 2017 world champion Jason Doyle.

Great Britain shooting star Robert Lambert also earned automatic qualification after winning this year’s Speedway European Championship.

The line-up is completed by the top three from this year’s GP Challenge in Gorican – five-time SGP winner Matej Zagar, Swedish debutant Oliver Berntzon and former world No.2 Krzysztof Kasprzak. The list of SGP 2021 substitute riders will be revealed soon.

2021 FIM Speedway Grand Prix Line-Up
(in FIM ranking order – rider numbers to be confirmed):
  1. Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland)
  2. Tai Woffinden (Great Britain)
  3. Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden)
  4. Maciej Janowski (Poland)
  5. Leon Madsen (Denmark)
  6. Jason Doyle (Australia)
  7. Artem Laguta (Russia)
  8. Emil Sayfutdinov (Russia)
  9. Martin Vaculik (Slovakia)
  10. Max Fricke (Australia)
  11. Matej Zagar (Slovenia)
  12. Anders Thomsen (Denmark)
  13. Oliver Berntzon (Sweden)
  14. Krzysztof Kasprzak (Poland)
  15. Robert Lambert (Great Britain)

Jaimon Lidsey nabs 2021 SGP reserve spot

Aleksandr Loktaev could become the first Ukrainian to appear in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series as he heads the list of SGP 2021 substitute stars.

The Lodz rider, currently seventh in the Polish First Division average charts on 2.111 points per race, stormed agonisingly close to SGP qualification at the GP Challenge in Gorican, Croatia on August 22.

Australian shooting star Jaimon Lidsey is next in line as the second substitute rider. He was crowned FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship winner in Pardubice on Friday night.

Jaimon Lidsey
Jaimon Lidsey

Polish young gun Dominik Kubera finished second in that meeting and is named as third substitute, while Latvia’s Olegs Mihailovs took third place and is named as fourth SGP reserve.

Great Britain racer Dan Bewley is named as SGP fifth substitute, with World Longtrack champion Lukas Fienhage of Germany sixth reserve and the Czech Republic’s Jan Kvech rounding off the list at No.7.

2020 SGP Substitutes
  • S1. Aleksandr Loktaev (Ukraine)
  • S2. Jaimon Lidsey (Australia)
  • S3. Dominik Kubera (Poland)
  • S4. Olegs Mihailovs (Latvia)
  • S5. Dan Bewley (Great Britain)
  • S6. Lukas Fienhage (Germany)
  • S7. Jan Kvech (Czech Republic)

Toby Price & Daniel Sanders all set for 2020 Andalucia Rally

The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team of Toby Price, Sam Sunderland and Matthias Walkner are ready to take on the 2020 Andalucia Rally. In their first competitive rally since the Dakar back in January, the team will be joined in Spain by KTM Factory Racing’s newest signing Daniel Sanders, who will be making his debut rally appearance.

Daniel Sanders joins Toby Price, Sam Sunderland and Matthias Walkner with Red Bull KTM for the 2020 Andalucia Rally
Daniel Sanders joins Toby Price, Sam Sunderland and Matthias Walkner with Red Bull KTM for the 2020 Andalucia Rally

Held in the south of Spain from October 6 to 10, the Andalucia Rally will challenge riders over five demanding days of racing. A short Super Special Stage will decide the start order for the first full day of rallying, with the four main legs made up of looped stages based around the bivouac town of Villamartin. With the event covering a total of over 1,300 kilometers, competitors will face 1,030 km of timed specials, the longest of which being on stage three – a demanding 300-kilometre route covering the dry, rocky tracks to the east of Sevilla.

Following his podium result at the 2020 Dakar Rally, Toby Price returned home to Australia where he kept himself busy riding and working on bikes whenever possible. Now with racing starting up again with the Andalucia Rally, Price is keen to make the best use of the time on his KTM 450 RALLY and prepare for the 2021 Dakar Rally.

Toby Price

“It’s certainly been a tough time for everyone since January – the whole world has been turned upside down, but we’re doing the best we can considering. I’m really thankful that the organizers have managed to arrange this rally in Spain, and we get to go racing again. After all, it’s what we love to do! It’s been good to get back out on the bike with the team and now we just need to do our best in Andalucia and learn what we can before the big one next January.”

Toby Price
Toby Price

Making his first rally appearance for the KTM Factory Racing team, enduro star and outright ISDE winner Daniel Sanders is confident, yet fully aware of the challenge ahead of him. Undoubtedly fast offroad, as seen in his Australian desert racing successes, the 26-year-old will use the event to gain invaluable experience with the navigation required for top-level rally competition. Sanders travelled to Europe in September to spend time with KTM Rally Team Manager Jordi Viladoms and get up to speed with both his KTM 450 RALLY and essential road book techniques – he now has a chance to put that newly-found knowledge into practice.

Daniel Sanders

“I’m only a few weeks into my rally career and it’s a really different experience. It’s exciting though, I’m learning every day and I’ve been working on my road book skills a lot. Learning the bike is new for me as well, and I have to thank my team manager Jordi Viladoms for helping me fast-track my skills. It’s a new discipline and I’m taking it step-by-step and learning as safely as possible. We have a few days to go before the Andalucia Rally and I’m excited for it. Prior to that it’ll be some more roadbook work, and then race time! Hopefully it will go well, and I’ll qualify for the 2021 Dakar.”

Daniel Sanders
Daniel Sanders

2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Champion Sam Sunderland was forced to abandon his 2020 Dakar Rally campaign following a crash on stage five. After a short period of rehabilitation at his home in France, Sunderland quickly returned to full fitness and restarted his training. Now, with a couple of recent weeks testing under his belt, the 2017 Dakar winner is fully motivated to get back to competition.

Following his excellent fifth-place performance at the 2020 Dakar Rally, Matthias Walkner returned to Austria for the Covid-19 lockdown period. Maintaining a solid fitness regime, the 34-year-old was also able to get some invaluable riding time in the woods near his home. Now fully fit and eager to get racing again, the former motocross star is hoping for a strong race in Andalucia.

The Monster Energy Honda Team is back in action is also back in action, with current Dakar champion Ricky Brabec lining up alongside the current holder of the most Dakar stage wins, Joan Barreda. Both have reinforced their relationship with Honda this year and will join Kevin Benavides and Nacho Cornejo, the team that displayed such strength in the previous season.

Ricky Brabec

“It feels really good to be back and hanging out with the team and also to be with the rest of the rally racers. I’ve actually done a couple of races this year since the Dakar but it is really nice to be back riding a road book that will be Dakar spec against Dakar competitors to see where we line up. I don’t think anyone knows how it is going to be here but we’re just excited to be back together.”

The full Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Official Team is also set for the Andalucia Rally 2020, with two new riders – American Andrew Short and Botswana’s Ross Branch, joining Adrien Van Beveren, Franco Caimi and Jamie McCanney.

The Monster Energy Honda Team is really for the Andalucia Rally 2020
The Monster Energy Honda Team is really for the Andalucia Rally 2020

The Andalucia Rally commences with the Super Special Stage on Tuesday October 6, followed by four days of racing with the stages covering a total of 1,354 kilometers, 1,030 of which are timed specials.

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2020 Atlanta Short Track

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AFT SuperTwins

Jared Mees stood triumphant at the conclusion of the Atlanta Short Track in Woodstock, Georgia. The AFT SuperTwins Main Event got off to an appropriately hot start with Jeffrey Carver Jr. somehow storming into the lead from the second row. Carver’s turn at the front lasted just over a lap before he relinquished the position to Sammy Halbert.

2020 Atlanta ST - SuperTwins
2020 Atlanta ST – SuperTwins

After a few hectic laps, Halbert was joined at the front by Mees, and the two promptly teased a repeat of their epic 2017 shootout at the venue. At one point, Halbert’s line pushed Mees up into the hay bales as they traded haymakers for first and set the stage for more fireworks to come.

However, before the two could reserve the spotlight for themselves exclusively, reigning champion Briar Bauman inched his way up to join the party in third.

With seven minutes remaining, Mees sailed past Halbert to grab the lead, only to see Bauman dive under them both in the very next corner. Bauman then threatened to clear off for a fifth consecutive race as Mees and Halbert continued their melee for second.

With five minutes to go, Mees finally shook free of Halbert and chased his championship rival back down at the front. The two then engaged in a bar-to-bar war for the win, crossing lines and pulling off slidejobs with abandon.

The race came down to the final corner; Mees held on to the high line while Bauman attempted to square him up at the line. Mees won out by 0.308 seconds to snap Bauman’s four-race win streak.

2020 Atlanta ST - SuperTwins - Jared Mees
2020 Atlanta ST – SuperTwins – Jared Mees

Even after losing touch with the leaders, Halbert remained in fight mode, attempting to defend third from up-and-comers Brandon Price and Bronson Bauman.

In the end, the younger Bauman handed the Indian Wrecking Crew its first podium sweep of the season, finishing in third by 0.193 seconds over Halbert. Price rounded out the top five another second back.

POSRIDERBIKEINTERVAL
1Jared MeesIndian FTR75034 Laps
2Briar BaumanIndian FTR750+0.308
3Bronson BaumanIndian FTR750+5.141
4Sammy HalbertIndian FTR750+5.334
5Brandon PriceIndian FTR750+6.357
6Jake JohnsonIndian FTR750+8.663
7Brandon RobinsonIndian FTR750+9.772
8Robert PearsonIndian FTR750+9.875
9Jarod VanderkooiHD XG750R+9.931
10Davis FisherIndian FTR750+10.346
11Dalton GauthierHD XG750R+11.489
12Jeffrey Carver Jr.Indian FTR750+12.035
13Bryan SmithHD XG750R+12.381
14Larry PegramIndian FTR750+14.038
15JD BeachYamaha MT-07+14.496
16Kolby CarlileYamaha MT-07+14.63
17Jay MaloneyIndian FTR750+33 Laps
18Dan BromleyIndian FTR750+6.44

2020 Atlanta Short Track – AFT Singles

The rolling Dallas Daniels racked up his fourth consecutive AFT Singles victory following an extremely entertaining duel with polesitter Morgen Mischler. Mischler ripped into the lead at the green light with only Daniels able to match his pace. Early in their showdown, Mischler took to his preferred high line, while Daniels went low, and the two practically rode side-by-side for several laps.

2020 Atlanta ST - Singles - Dallas Daniels
2020 Atlanta ST – Singles – Dallas Daniels

Their battle escalated from there, with several more laps of high-low maneuvers that saw them trade the lead back and forth repeatedly.

The third and final stage of their showdown saw Daniels at last grasp control. Mischler sought out a variety of lines in hopes of tracking Daniels back down but came up 0.482 short at the checkered flag.

Second-ranked Henry Wiles ran alone in third deep into the Main. However, he saw even more (increasingly crucial) points slip away when eventual third-place finisher Brandon Kitchen overhauled him with a minute remaining, and fourth-place finisher Trent Lowedid the same on the race’s final lap. Aussie Max Whale was just outside the top five in sixth.

2020 Atlanta ST - Singles - Dallas Daniels
2020 Atlanta ST – Singles – 1) Dallas Daniels, 2) Morgen Mischler, 3) Brandon Kitchen
POSRIDERBIKEINTERVAL
1Dallas DanielsYamaha YZ450F21 Laps
2Morgen MischlerKTM 450 SX-F+0.482
3Brandon KitchenKTM 450 SX-F+3.679
4Trent LoweHonda CRF450R+4.705
5Henry WilesHonda CRF450R+4.966
6Max WhaleKawasaki KX450F+5.717
7Tanner DeanHonda CRF450R+5.876
8James OttKTM 450 SX-F+6.06
9Kevin StollingsHonda CRF450R+6.454
10Michael InderbitzinHonda CRF450R+6.464
11Cameron SmithHonda CRF450R+7.422
12Michael RushYamaha YZ450F+7.77
13Aidan RoosEvansKTM 450 SX-F+7.91
14Trevor BrunnerHonda CRF450R+9.305
15Cole ZabalaHonda CRF450R+9.855
16Tyler RaggioHonda CRF450R+11.566
17Chad CoseSuzuki RMZ 450+12.586
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2020 Atlanta Short Track – AFT Production Twins

At long last, defending AFT Production Twins champion Cory Texter brought the win streak of runaway title leader James Rispoli to a halt at five. Texter, who hadn’t won a race since the season’s opening weekend and had subsequently finished as runner-up to Rispoli on four occasions, was justifiably starving to return to the top of the box. It showed. Brilliant from the start, Texter accelerated into the lead from pole and pulled several bike lengths on the opening lap.

2020 Atlanta ST - Production Twins - Corey Texter
2020 Atlanta ST – Production Twins – Corey Texter

Once a second free out front, he switched his focus to simply maintaining that advantage. On rails and incredibly precise, Texter appeared comfortable weathering a late-race charge from Rispoli when a monkey wrench was thrown into his plans of cruising to a relatively easy victory.

Despite the potential setback of a late-race red flag, Texter simply powered off the line (again) and stretched out a one-second-plus advantage (again) to claim the checkered flag.

Rispoli, meanwhile, continued his march to the 2020 crown with his tenth top-two finish in eleven starts. Ryan Varnes and Ben Lowe finished third and fourth after running locked in that order for the entire affair. Danny Eslick rounded out the top five.

2020 Atlanta ST - Production Twins - Corey Texter
2020 Atlanta ST – Production Twins – 1) Corey Texter, 2) James Rispoli, 3) Ryan Varnes
POSRIDERBIKEINTERVAL
1Cory TexterYamaha MT-0721 Laps
2James RispoliHD XG750R+1.571
3Ryan VarnesKawasaki Ninja 650+2.343
4Ben LoweYamaha MT-07+3.482
5Danny EslickKawasaki Ninja 650+4.035
6Chad CoseHD XG750R+4.767
7Cody JohncoxYamaha MT-07+4.781
8Mitch HarvatKawasaki Ninja 650+5.8
9Michael InderbitzinKawasaki Ninja 650+6.193
10Brock SchwarzenbacherKawasaki Ninja 650+6.922
11Garret WilsonKawasaki Ninja 650+8.666
12Patrick BuchananKawasaki Ninja 650+14 Laps
13Jeremiah DuffyKawasaki Ninja 650DNS
14Nick ArmstrongYamaha MT-07DNS
15Jimmy McAllisterKawasaki Ninja 650DNS

2020 Atlanta Short Track II – Super Twins

Jared Mees doubled up at Dixie Speedway with a second barn-burning American Flat Track victory in Saturday night’s Atlanta Short Track. While Mees was forced to overcome his great rival, defending Grand National Champion Briar Bauman, to win on Friday night in Woodstock, Georgia, Saturday’s challenge came from a more unexpected source: young rising star Brandon Price.

Jared Mees & Brandon Price
Jared Mees & Brandon Price

Despite their contrasting résumé, that test proved no less stiff; the up-and-comer gave the masterful Mees all he could handle.

Price actually led the bulk of the race, deftly corralling a racey Mees behind him despite the multi-time series king’s repeated attempts to fight his way through. At one point, Mees’ overtaking maneuver sent him up into the wall, jamming the factory Indian rider’s footpeg into his own brake.

At that moment, it seemed like Price might power away to an easy win, but Mees regrouped, adjusted and mounted another assault. Their vast difference in experience didn’t factor in until after the countdown clocks hit zero, at which point Mees executed a tough-but-fair pass to lead the final two laps and win by 0.339 seconds.

Jared Mees

“Early on, I thought I could just settle in and get by, but I don’t know…(Price) was probably getting a little tense at the end because I was throwing everything I could at him. I threw him some bait in Turn 1 where I was acting like I was coming real high and just sliced across the middle and threw in a little block pass. It was a great race. I can’t say enough for my team. We’re going to just keep plugging one race at a time. We’re not out of this yet. We’re going to fight back as best we can and what the points are at the end is what they are.”

Jared Mees
Jared Mees

Meanwhile, title leader Bauman slashed his way forward from an early seventh to finish a lonely third some two-and-a-half seconds back. Sammy Halbert finished in fourth another second in arrears, with an injured Brandon Robinson registering a gritty ride to round out the top five.

Mees’ Atlanta double provided his title hopes a major boost; he now trails Bauman by just 12 points (256-244) with four races remaining to decide the 2020 AFT SuperTwins presented by Vance & Hines Championship.

Altanta ST II AFT SuperTwins Podium – 1) Jared Mees, 2) Brandon Price, 3) Briar Bauman
POSRIDERBIKEINTERVAL
1Jared MeesIndian FTR75035 Laps
2Brandon PriceIndian FTR750+0.339
3Briar BaumanIndian FTR750+2.774
4Sammy HalbertIndian FTR750+3.727
5Brandon RobinsonIndian FTR750+4.473
6Jarod VanderkooiHD XG750R+6.775
7Jeffrey Carver Jr.Indian FTR750+8.564
8Robert PearsonIndian FTR750+9.39
9Bryan SmithHD XG750R+10.186
10Bronson BaumanIndian FTR750+10.271
11Dan BromleyIndian FTR750+11.123
12Jake JohnsonIndian FTR750+11.208
13Davis FisherIndian FTR750+13.077
14Dalton GauthierHD XG750R+15.655
15JD BeachYamaha MT-07+16.435
16Larry PegramIndian FTR750+17.375
17Jay MaloneyIndian FTR750+18.349
18Kolby CarlileYamaha MT-0734 Laps
2020 AFT SuperTwins Standings
PosRiderPoints
1Briar Bauman256
2Jared Mees244
3Sammy Halbert193
4Bronson Bauman153
5Brandon Price148
6Brandon Robinson143
7Jeffrey Carver Jr.131
8Davis Fisher119
9Jarod Vanderkooi108
10Bryan Smith94
11Dan Bromley93
12Robert Pearson91
13Dalton Gauthier90
14JD Beach68
15Jake Johnson62
16Kolby Carlile50
17Larry Pegram48
18Jay Maloney43
19Andrew Luker22
20Ryan Varnes16
21Morgen Mischler6
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2020 Atlanta Short Track II – AFT Singles

AFT Singles title favorite Dallas Daniels out-dueled Morgen Mischler in an Atlanta Short Track rematch that may have been even more spectacular than their Friday epic.

Dallas Daniels
Dallas Daniels

Mischler and Daniels shook free from the pack in the early stages of the race and then set about resuming last night’s dogfight. In contrast to the previous round, however, Mischler maintained a slight advantage for almost the entire race, with Daniels trying out his lines and (apparently) biding his time just behind.

He finally struck with only a half lap remaining. The two actually made contact on the back straight with Daniels then forcing his way underneath as they dove into Turn 3 for the final time. Mischler attempted to square the corner back up and take advantage of a small slip on Daniels’ part, but came up just 0.090 seconds short at the flag.

Dallas Daniels

“I wasn’t holding back, I wasn’t trying to not show him what I was doing. That was literally all I had. It was kind of making me nervous; I was pretty much tapped out and I needed a mistake from him, which is what happened. Coming off of (Turn) 2, he spun up a little bit and we got together. I took that thing off into 3 harder than I did all day, just hoping it would stick and it did. It’s awesome.”

Max Whale
Max Whale

Aussie Max Whale won out in a similar shootout with super sophomore Brandon Kitchen to earn the final spot on the podium. Class legend Shayna Texter bounced back from a disappointing outing on Friday to complete the top five.

As a result of Daniels’ seventh win of the season, the 17-year-old prodigy now leads the championship by 70 points (233-163) over Wiles and Whale, while Rush has dropped to fourth with 151 points. Should Daniels up his current win streak to six next Friday night, he’ll be crowned the 2020 AFT Singles champion three races early.

Max Whale

“Stocked to be back on the podium again. Had a solid weekend at Atlanta double header. Friday ran P6 and Saturday P3. Had some great battles and pumped to. Come out equal second in the Championship. Once again I can’t thank my weekend worriers enough. I would be lost with out them @mattguenther61 , Keith Singleton and @bjbcrewdad. And a shout out to all my awesome sponsors.”

Altanta ST II AFT Singles Podium - 1) Dallas Daniels
Altanta ST II AFT Singles Podium – 1) Dallas Daniels, 2) Morgen Mischler, 3) Max Whale
POSRIDERBIKEINTERVAL
1Dallas DanielsYamaha YZ450F21 Laps
2Morgen MischlerKTM 450 SX-F+0.09
3Max WhaleKawasaki KX450F+1.962
4Brandon KitchenKTM 450 SX-F+1.99
5Shayna TexterKTM 450 SX-F+4.177
6Chad CoseSuzuki RMZ 450+4.656
7Trent LoweHonda CRF450R+5.065
8Trevor BrunnerHonda CRF450R+6.012
9Aidan RoosEvansKTM 450 SX-F+6.229
10Cole ZabalaHonda CRF450R+7.111
11Tanner DeanHonda CRF450R+7.444
12Cameron SmithHonda CRF450R+8.301
13James OttKTM 450 SX-F+8.437
14Kevin StollingsHonda CRF450R+8.849
15Tyler RaggioHonda CRF450R+9.634
16Michael RushYamaha YZ450F+10.806
17Andrew LukerYamaha YZ450F+10.985
2020 AFT Singles Standings
PosRiderPoints
1Dallas Daniels233
2Henry Wiles163
3Max Whale163
4Michael Rush151
5Morgen Mischler139
6Trent Lowe139
7Brandon Kitchen138
8Tanner Dean124
9Chad Cose104
10Trevor Brunner103
11Michael Inderbitzin97
12Shayna Texter89
13Cameron Smith73
14Kevin Stollings71
15Cole Zabala65
16Ryan Wells58
17James Ott57
18Andrew Luker52
19Aidan RoosEvans48
20Jesse Janisch39

2020 Atlanta Short Track II – AFT Production Twins

Saturday’s AFT Production Twins Main saw 2020 championship leader James Rispoli outlast defending class champion Cory Texter in a race-long straight fight.

Corey Texter
Corey Texter

The two quickly separated from the field and raced side-by-side for virtually the entire six-minute plus two lap affair. Rispoli ran the high line while Texter controlled the low line, and rarely did either rider demonstrate a clear advantage in their battle.

Rispoli turned it on late, sliding just out in front as the clock showed 0:00, and that’s where he’d remain to the checkered flag.

The victory placed Rispoli right back up on top of the box just one day after Texter brought his five-race win streak to a conclusion.

James Rispoli

“Cory has been riding out of his shoes this weekend – just so well. I don’t know how you can’t love that racing, me and Cory just going back and forth the entire race. He committed to the low and I committed to the high every lap. He’d just give me a skosh of space. At the end of the day, we got just a little bit of breathing room and I hit the low line and brought it home.”

Corey Texter & James Rispoli
Corey Texter & James Rispoli

Once Ryan Varnes dropped from third due to a mechanical, Chad Cose assumed the position and spent the remainder of the race with his head down in pursuit of the Rispoli-Texter duel.

Clawing his way back from approximately two seconds back, Cose arrived right on their rear wheels just in time to see the two cross the stripe a few tenths ahead of him.

Danny Eslick won out in a multi-rider scrap for fourth, taking the checkered flag just ahead of Michael Inderbitzin and Ben Lowe.

Rispoli now leads by 48 points (269-221). That means if he gains just two more points on Texter next weekend, he’ll accomplish his stated goal of locking up the class championship ahead of the DAYTONA finale.

Altanta ST II AFT Production Twins Podium - 1)
2020 Altanta ST II AFT Production Twins Podium – 1) James Rispoli, 2) Corey Texter, 3) Chad Cose
POSRIDERBIKEINTERVAL
1James RispoliHD XG750R21 Laps
2Cory TexterYamaha MT-07+0.412
3Chad CoseHD XG750R+0.612
4Danny EslickKawasaki Ninja 650+4.803
5Michael InderbitzinKawasaki Ninja 650+5.001
6Ben LoweYamaha MT-07+5.789
7Patrick BuchananKawasaki Ninja 650+6.958
8Jeremiah DuffyKawasaki Ninja 650+11.945
9Cody JohncoxYamaha MT-07+13.153
10Brock SchwarzenbacherKawasaki Ninja 650+13.734
11Mitch HarvatKawasaki Ninja 650+15.608
12Garret WilsonKawasaki Ninja 650+19.819
13Jimmy McAllisterKawasaki Ninja 650+12 Laps
14Ryan VarnesKawasaki Ninja 650+6 Laps
2020 AFT Production Twins Standings
PosRiderPoints
1James Rispoli269
2Cory Texter221
3Ben Lowe188
4Ryan Varnes185
5Danny Eslick164
6Chad Cose154
7Jeremiah Duffy129
8Nick Armstrong101
9Cody Johncox96
10Jimmy McAllister59
11Michael Inderbitzin58
12Dylan Bell53
13Brock Schwarzenbacher52
14Mitch Harvat51
15Patrick Buchanan50
16Hayden Gillim45
17Garret Wilson40
18Johnny Lewis29
19Morgen Mischler26
20Scott Barrett26
21Jacob Lehmann25
22Ryan Wells22
23Gary Ketchum13
24Jeremiah Alexander12
25Kevin Stollings9
26Max Whale9

2020 AFT Next Stop: Charlotte Half-Mile I & II

All three Progressive American Flat Track classes approach a critical juncture in their evolving championship battles as the series arrives at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway for this weekend’s Progressive Charlotte Half-Mile I & II on October 9-10.

The atmosphere for the season’s penultimate doubleheader is destined to be electric as Progressive AFT shares the spotlight with the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series, which will continue its playoff run at the venue in Charlotte, North Carolina, the following day.

Even if third-ranked Sammy Halbert retains a mathematical shot at the 2020 AFT SuperTwins crown, the season has proven to be a heavyweight title fight featuring reigning champ Briar Bauman and the record-breaking Jared Mees.

Sammy Halbert & Jared Mees
Sammy Halbert & Jared Mees – Image by Scott Hunter

A mid-season string of wins put Bauman in the driver’s seat to retain the #1 plate, but Mees’ clutch double this past weekend in Atlanta has provided the former class king a clear path to reclaiming the throne. 12 points now separate the two at the top of the order, which means Mees would need to sweep the final four races to guarantee himself this year’s Grand National Championship.

Of course, if any riders in a field full of potential spoilers were able to get between Mees and Bauman, that could provide considerably more wiggle room. Among those most likely to do so are the aforementioned Halbert, who’s been fast all year long, Bryan Smith, who’s won two of the last three races in Charlotte, and Brandon Price, who narrowly missed out on claiming his maiden premier-class victory on a similar clay surface in the season’s most recent Main Event.

Meanwhile on the undercard, the dominant Dallas Daniels and James Rispoli are poised to lock up their respective AFT Singles and AFT Production Twins championships as early as this weekend.

Springfield ST - Main Event 1 - Dallas Daniels
Dallas Daniels – Image by Scott Hunter

Daniels has been unstoppable in a class that typically features a wide variety of winners and unpredictable outcomes. While the results from race to race have shuffled around behind him, the 17-year-old superstar has proven his superiority with seven wins in 12 races, including the last five in succession.

As a result, he’s assembled a massive 70-point margin over his nearest challengers, Henry Wiles and Max Whale. A win on Friday night would increase that margin to at least 75 points with three races remaining, clinching him the ‘20 AFT Singles championship.

Rispoli’s position is not quite that commanding, but he’s still well positioned to end the AFT Productions Twins championship ahead of the season finale. With a 48-point lead on defending class champion Cory Texter, Rispoli simply needs to outscore his rival by two points in Charlotte to bring their title fight to an early conclusion.

James Rispoli
James Rispoli

Considering that Rispoli has ripped off seven wins, four runner-ups, and one fifth-place in the season’s 12 races, it’s not too difficult to imagine that scenario playing out.

As always, spectator safety has been placed at a premium and Progressive AFT has worked closely with local health and government officials toward those ends. For more on the specific precautions being undertaken, please consult the Progressive AFT Events Health & Safety FAQ. Just 980 tickets have been made available for each night and are selling quickly as fans are eager to witness the final rounds of this knockout Progressive AFT Championship season.


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2020 MXGP
Round 11 – MXGP of Europe – Mantova

The MXGP of Europe concludes the 11th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, marking the second of the three Italian triple-headers this season, as three rounds have been held at Mantova across a 10-day period.

Tim Gajser
Tim Gajser

The MXGP of Europe saw Team HRC’s Tim Gajser make his return to the top step of the podium, as he took the overall win in MXGP for the first time this season.

Gajsers 1-2 result was enough to finish the round six-points ahead of Tony Cairoli, who went 5-1, with Glenn Coldenhoff third for the GP with a 2-5 result. Aussie Mitch Evans had a strong weekend, with a fourth place finish in the first race, with eighth in race 2, leaving him fifth overall.

The MXGP standings see Gajser in the lead from Cairoli, 399 to 388, with Jeremy Seewer third overall on 369-points. Mitchell Evans sits just outside the top 10, in eleventh, 14-points off Desalle.

Mitch Evans

“Today was a good day and a bit of a disappointing day too. In the first moto I got a good start, made a few passes and was in third for most of the race. I ended up fourth but it was still a good moto and I enjoyed running with the top guys. In moto two I didn’t get the best jump which made things difficult because it was still hard to pass, but I got back to eighth for fifth overall. This was the same as in Matterley Basin at the first GP of the year, so I’m pleased with that. I did really want that podium today but it didn’t quite happen but there are still seven more rounds to get it done and that’s what I’m focusing on when we head to Spain.”

Mitch Evans
Mitch Evans

2020 MXGP of Europe Results

PosRiderNat.BikeR1R2Total
1Gajser, TimSLOHON252247
2Cairoli, AntonioITAKTM162541
3Coldenhoff, GlennNEDGAS221638
4Seewer, JeremySUIYAM152035
5Evans, MitchellAUSHON181331
6Febvre, RomainFRAKAW111829
7Paulin, GautierFRAYAM141428
8Desalle, ClementBELKAW91524
9Prado, JorgeESPKTM20424
10Bogers, BrianNEDKTM121123
11Monticelli, IvoITAGAS131023
12Vlaanderen, CalvinNEDYAM101222
13Jacobi, HenryGERYAM8917
14Leok, TanelESTHUS4812
15Butron, JoseESPKTM3710
16Lapucci, NicholasITAKTM639
17Petrov, PetarBULKTM257
18Van Horebeek, JeremyBELHON707
19Walsh, DylanGBRHON066
20Guillod, ValentinSUIHON516
21Sterry, AdamGBRKTM123
22Guryev, ArtemRUSHON000
23Bernardini, SamueleITAYAM000

MXGP Standings

PosRiderNat.BikeTotal
1Gajser, TimSLOHON399
2Cairoli, A.ITAKTM388
3Seewer, JeremySUIYAM369
4Prado, JorgeESPKTM341
5Coldenhoff, G.NEDGAS341
6Febvre, RomainFRAKAW304
7Paulin, G.FRAYAM285
8Herlings, J.NEDKTM263
9Desalle, C.BELKAW262
10Jasikonis, A.LTUHUS248
11Evans, M.AUSHON228
12Van Horebeek, J.BELHON197
13Vlaanderen, C.NEDYAM137
14Tixier, JordiFRAKTM127
15Jacobi, HenryGERYAM118
16Bogers, BrianNEDKTM116
17Monticelli, I.ITAGAS105
18Lupino, A.ITAYAM82
19Cervellin, M.ITAYAM73
20Tonus, ArnaudSUIYAM71
21Paturel, B.FRAHON45
22Walsh, DylanGBRHON41
23Leok, TanelESTHUS41
24Bobryshev, E.RUSHUS33
25Simpson, ShaunGBRKTM31

MX2

Meanwhile in MX2, Jago Geerts also made a comeback to the top, as a second and a race win was enough to put him first on the podium, marking his fourth overall victory of the season.

Tom Vialle narrowly missed the round overall, also finishing the round on 47-points, which each rider taking a win and a second place each. Thomas Kjer Olsen was third overall, with Australian Jed Beaton sixth overall after two consistent fifth place finishes.

Vialle retains a sizeable lead in the MX2 standings, with Jago Geerts 46-points in arrears, while Beaton is third overall, with a seven-point lead over Maxime Renaux, while Olsen is a more distant fifth.

Jed Beaton

“Today wasn’t quite what I was looking for. I know I had the speed but just wasn’t able to get among the top guys. It certainly wasn’t the worst day but wasn’t the best either. I’m now back in third in the standings so I just need to work on starts, get up front early and try to get some more wins to finish the season off strong.”

Jed Beaton
Jed Beaton

2020 MXGP of Europe MX2 Results

PosRiderNat.BikeR1R2Total
1Geerts, JagoBELYAM222547
2Vialle, TomFRAKTM252247
3Olsen, Thomas KjerDENHUS181836
4Watson, BenGBRYAM152035
5Mewse, ConradGBRKTM201535
6Beaton, JedAUSHUS161632
7Forato, AlbertoITAHUS131124
8Fernandez, RubenESPYAM121022
9Horgmo, KevinNORKTM71320
10Boisrame, MathysFRAKAW10919
11Malkiewicz, BaileyAUSHON9716
12Van De Moosdijk, RoanNEDKAW01414
13Gifting, IsakSWEGAS14014
14Renaux, MaximeFRAYAM01212
15Sandner, MichaelAUTGAS6612
16Vaessen, BasNEDKTM11011
17Pancar, JanSLOKTM088
18Lesiardo, MorganITAKTM808
19Östlund, AlvinSWEHON257
20Toriani, EnzoFRAHUS347
21Sikyna, RichardSVKKTM426
22Meier, GlenDENYAM505
23Zonta, FilippoITAKTM033
24Dickinson, AshtonGBRKTM112

MX2 Standings

PosRiderNat.BikeTotal
1Vialle, TomFRAKTM478
2Geerts, JagoBELYAM432
3Beaton, JedAUSHUS348
4Renaux, MaximeFRAYAM341
5Olsen, T.DENHUS311
6Van De Moosdijk, R.NEDKAW293
7Watson, BenGBRYAM287
8Mewse, ConradGBRKTM252
9Boisrame, M.FRAKAW234
10Fernandez, R.ESPYAM208
11Rubini, S.FRAHON150
12Östlund, AlvinSWEHON141
13Forato, A.ITAHUS119
14Haarup, MikkelDENKAW118
15Crawford, N.AUSHON91
16Malkiewicz, B.AUSHON86
17Pancar, JanSLOKTM74
18Hofer, ReneAUTKTM73
19Gilbert, JoshGBRHUS73
20Horgmo, KevinNORKTM70
21Vaessen, BasNEDKTM65
22Guadagnini, M.ITAHUS62
23Gifting, IsakSWEGAS61
24Lesiardo, M.ITAKTM60
25Laengenfelder, S.GERGAS59

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EMX250

In the opening EMX250 race, it was Marcel Conijn who led the way, with Guadagnini second and Tom Guyon of Team VRT Nordpesca Holland in third.

Guadagnini wasted no time to get around Conijn, as he passed him on the second lap of the race. It then didn’t take long for Guadagnini to get ahead and lead the race by 5.642 seconds. Meanwhile Hakon Fredriksen of Yamaha SM Action MC Migliori J1 Racing was looking to pass Guyon for fourth in the race.

EMX250 Start
EMX250 Start

Championship leader Thibault Benistant of the Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing squad had a tough start to the race as he was forced to make his way back up from the back of the pack. He managed to get up to 14th and still had plenty of time to keep climbing up the field.

On lap 5 of the race, Pierre Goupillon of BUD Racing Kawasaki caught and passed Emil Weckman, the rider of Honda Racing Assomotor for 6th in the race.

Meanwhile Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay De Wolf crashed out twice in the first half of the race, eventually dropping down to 15th.

On lap 6, after several attempts, Fredriksen was finally able to pass Guyon and get up into 4th. While Talviku was battling with Conijn for 2nd place.

With 5 minutes and 2 laps to go the top 10 was comfortably led by Guadagnini, who was followed by Conijn, Talviku, Fredriksen, Guyon, Goupillon, Weckman, Tomass Sileika, Lorenzo Corti and Tim Edberg.

Talviku then moved into P2 past Conijn, though not long after crashed which allowed Conijn and Fredriksen back through. Fredriksen than crashed himself, though only losing one position to Talviku.

Guadagnini
Mattia Guadagnini

In the end it was Mattia Guadagnini who won the race by an impressive 17.882 margin, with Marcel Conijn and Hakon Fredriksen behind in P2 and P3.

In EMX250 race two, it was Talviku and BUD Racing Kawasaki’s Lorenzo Locurcio who led the way, meanwhile Guadagnini and Benistant were down in 4th and 5th.

Talviku was then getting caught by Locurcio, while Gianluca Facchetti of Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing was sitting in 3rd place.

Guadagnini then made a mistake, which allowed Benistant through. Benistant was then the fastest rider on track as he went after his teammate to move into the top 3. Locurcio and Facchetti then crashed out of 2nd and 3rd, as Guadagnini forced his way past the championship leader, Benistant, to move into 2nd.

Keen to get another win, Guadagnini then went on to set the fastest lap of the race – a 1:59.301, which was immediately bettered by Benistant as he clocked a 1:58.597 as he put the hammer down to catch the Italian and go for the lead.

Guadagnini then became the new race leader, pushing Talviku to 2nd, with Benistant pushing the Estonian another position as he went through as well.

As the race progressed Guadagnini continued to lead the way with Benistant 2nd. Though the rider in P3, Talviku, started to come under pressure from Locurcio, with the BUD Racing Kawasaki rider eventually passing him for 3rd.

Jorgen Matthias Talviku
Jorgen Matthias Talviku

In the end it was Mattia Guadagnini who won the race, with Thibault Benistant in P2 and Locurcio in P3. On the podium it was Guadagnini who occupied the top step of the podium for the second time in a row, with Talviku 2nd overall and Fredriksen 3rd.

With three rounds left, Thibault Benistant leads the championship with 286 points, with Guadagnini 28 points down in second and De Wolf third.

EMX250 Results

PosRiderNat.BikeR1R2Total
1Guadagnini, MattiaITAHUS252550
2Talviku, Jorgen-MatthiasESTHUS181836
3Fredriksen, HakonNORYAM201636
4Benistant, ThibaultFRAYAM132235
5Conijn, MarcelNEDKTM221133
6Guyon, TomFRAKTM161531
7Locurcio, LorenzoVENKAW72027
8Edberg, TimSWEYAM121022
9Corti, LorenzoITAKTM11920
10Boegh Damm, BastianDENKTM61319
11de Wolf, KayNEDHUS51217
12Goupillon, PierreFRAKAW15015
13Facchetti, GianlucaITAYAM01414
14Weckman, EmilFINHON14014
15Mc Lellan, CamdenRSAHUS9211
16Sileika, TomassLATKTM10010
17Tuani, FedericoITAHUS088
18Lugana, PaoloITAKTM808
19Gerhardsson, AlbinSWEHUS077
20Lucas, MarioESPKTM066
21Oliver, OriolESPKTM055
22Del Coco, MatteoITAKTM145
23Van Essen, TwanNEDKTM235
24Vesterinen, MatiasFINKTM404
25Louis, AxelFRAHON303
26Martinez, YagoESPYAM011

EMX250 Standings

PosRiderNat.BikeTotal
1Benistant, T.FRAYAM286
2Guadagnini, M.ITAHUS258
3de Wolf, KayNEDHUS198
4Fredriksen, H.NORYAM188
5Talviku, J.ESTHUS180
6Edberg, TimSWEYAM174
7Locurcio, L.VENKAW141
8Guyon, TomFRAKTM137
9Vettik, MeicoESTKTM137
10Gifting, IsakSWEKTM128
11Boegh Damm, B.DENKTM110
12Facchetti, G.ITAYAM98
13Conijn, MarcelNEDKTM94
14Florian, LionGERKTM93
15Everts, LiamBELKTM87
16Spies, M.GERHUS84
17Sileika, T.LATKTM81
18Mc Lellan, C.RSAHUS72
19Meier, GlenDENYAM54
20Oliver, OriolESPKTM49

EMX125

The first race of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing class, saw Raul Sanchez of Team Yamaha Ausio, who grabbed the holeshot. Meanwhile series leader, Andrea Bonacorsi of Fantic Racing was caught out in the first corner and have to fight through from the very back of the field.

Early on in the race, Pietro Razzini passed Karlis Alberts Reisulis for second, with Valerio Lata from Marchetti Racing Team KTM and ASA United Husqvarna Team’s Bobby Bruce, closely behind in fourth and fifth.

Razzini then got caught out by Reisulis, who fought back to move back into second, while also going after the race leader, Sanchez, straight away.

Bonacorsi then charged through from the back of the field as he got into the top 20. With 15 minutes plus 2 laps on the clock, Bonacorsi was up in 15th, though still with a long way to go.

EMX125 Start
EMX125 Start

There was drama at the front of the field, which Sanchez and Reisulis down, which allowed Bruce into the lead, as he was followed by Lata, Meico Vettik, Razzini and Cas Valk of TBS Conversions Racing Team.

Bruce then extended his lead to 4.576 seconds, as Vettik passed Lata for second. At the same time, Reisulis set the fastest lap of the race and was down in 7th.

It looked like Vettik stepped it up a gear, as the gap between him and the race leader, Bruce, came down to 2.7 seconds. Vettik then continued to charge after Bruce for the race win as less than a second separated the two.

Bruce then managed to pull the gap back to 1.777 seconds. Though that didn’t stop Vettik, who with 2 laps to go moved into the lead. Bruce then crashed out of P2, to eventually finish the race in 6th.

Meico Vettik was the race 1 winner, with Valerio Lata second and Max Palsson of WZ Racing having a strong ride to finish third.

In the second EMX125 race it was Valk with the holeshot, while Bonacorsi had another unlucky start to the race and was down in 35th.

Valk then led Lata, Palsson and Andrea Roncoli, though Lata was able to find a way through into the lead, and Palsson followed the Marchetti Racing KTM rider too, pushing Valk down to 3rd within a few corners.

Valk then lost another spot to Palsson and was down in P4. At the same time, Bonacorsi was making his way through the field to move into 25th, as Bruce fell out of 10th.

Valerio Lata
Valerio Lata

With 10 minutes plus 2 laps on the clock, Lata continued to lead, though Roncoli was the rider in 2nd place, 5.621 seconds down. Meanwhile Vettik was pushing to pass David Braceras of RFME GasGas MX Junior Team for 6th in the race.

Valk then rode into the pits with a bike issue, which forced the Dutch rider out of race two.

Further down the field Bonacorsi got himself back into points in 19th and he picked up a few more positions towards the end of the race to eventually finish in 10th.

With just a few laps to go, Palsson and Roncoli were locked in a battle for 2nd, with Roncoli going through into P2 towards the end.

Valerio Lata went on to take his first race win of the season, with Roncoli crossing the line 2nd and Palsson 3rd.

In terms of the overall, Lata took to the top step of the podium, with Vettik finishing 2nd and Palsson occupying the 3rd step of the podium. As it stands, Bonacrosi leads the championship by 33 points, with Razzini second and Vettik third. There are still four rounds of the championship left to go.

EMX125 Podium -
EMX125 Podium – 1) Valerio Lata, 2) Meico Vettik, 3) Max Palsson

EMX125 Results

PosRiderNat.BikeR1R2Total
1Lata, ValerioITAKTM222547
2Vettik, MeicoESTKTM251843
3Palsson, MaxSWEKTM202040
4Roncoli, AndreaITAHUS122234
5Razzini, PietroITAHUS161329
6Braceras, DavidESPGAS131528
7Reisulis, Karlis AlbertsLATKTM141428
8Prugnieres, Quentin MarcFRAKTM111223
9Bruce, BobbyGBRHUS15823
10Bonacorsi, AndreaITAFAN91120
11Valk, CasNEDKTM18018
12Soulimani, SaadFRAHUS01616
13Brumann, KevinSUIYAM8715
14Viano, AndreaITAHUS31013
15Osterhagen, HaakonNORKTM6511
16Sanchez, RaulESPYAM10010
17Zampino, DavideITAKTM099
18Kucherov, NikitaRUSKTM268
19Smulders, ScottNEDHUS527
20Cazal, XavierFRAKTM707
21Rossi, AndreaITAKTM044
22Sella, SuffISRKTM134
23Congost, GerardESPGAS404
24Zanchi, FerruccioITAHUS011

EMX125 Standings

PosRiderNat.BikeTotal
1Bonacorsi, A.ITAFAN186
2Razzini, P.ITAHUS153
3Vettik, MeicoESTKTM147
4Braceras, D.ESPGAS137
5Farres, G.ESPGAS132
6Lata, ValerioITAKTM120
7Brumann, KevinSUIYAM117
8Palsson, MaxSWEKTM116
9Roncoli, A.ITAHUS109
10Prugnieres, Q.FRAKTM95
11Soulimani, S.FRAHUS90
12Everts, LiamBELKTM66
13Piller, C.GERKTM64
14Congost, G.ESPGAS62
15Rossi, AndreaITAKTM51
16Miot, FlorianFRAKTM44
17Osterhagen, H.NORKTM43
18Smulders, S.NEDHUS42
19Cazal, XavierFRAKTM36
20Russi, M.ITAKTM34

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2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship
Round Eight – Thunder Valley National
Lakewood, CO, October 3rd, 2020

Images Jeff Kardas

As expected, the eighth and penultimate round of the 2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship was brimming with intensity as the title fights in both the 450 Class and 250 Class move one step closer to completion. Perfect conditions and the high altitude of Thunder Valley Motocross Park made for an action-packed afternoon of racing at the WPS/FLY Racing Thunder Valley National.

Thunder Valley AMA Pro Motocross

While his quest for a fourth consecutive 450 Class title has been filled with challenges, reigning three-time champion Eli Tomac always brings his best whenever he has the chance to race in front of the home Colorado crowd. The Monster Energy Kawasaki rider entered the day on the verge of being mathematically eliminated from title contention, but he kept his hopes alive with a motivated performance that saw Tomac break a tie for the overall win with team-mate Adam Cianciarulo by capturing a second-moto victory that put him atop the results sheet.

Eli Tomac kept his championship hopes alive, albeit they are very slim

In the 250 Class it was a long overdue triumph for Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper, who outlasted both championship contenders, teammate Dylan Ferrandis and GEICO Honda’s Jeremy Martin, to prevail with his first win of the season and the second win of his career.  Aussie siblings Hunter and Jett Lawrence finished fifth and sixth respectively.

Thunder Valley Video Highlights

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will close out the 2020 season with its ninth and final round next weekend from Southern California’s Fox Raceway in Pala, just outside of San Diego.

450MX Moto 1

As the gate dropped on the first 450 Class moto of the afternoon it was Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo who emerged with his fifth MotoSport.com Holeshot with Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton right behind him as Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Zach Osborne slotted into third. With a clear track Cianciarulo was able to quickly build a multi-second advantage that he then managed through the middle portion of the moto. Meanwhile, Sexton shed himself of Osborne to assert his hold of second.

Adam Cianciarulo scored the holeshot

As the second half of the moto wore on, Sexton was able to gain some ground on Cianciarulo and got to within less than two seconds of the lead. However, Cianciarulo responded and was able to restabilize the lead. With less than five minutes remaining Cianciarulo narrowly avoided a crash when he briefly lost control of his Kawasaki, which allowed Sexton to close within just a second-and-a-half. Once again Cianciarulo dug deep in response and was able to rebuild his lead to its largest margin. Behind the see-saw battle up front Tomac, who started sixth, was able to track down Osborne and make the pass for third.

Cianciarulo went wire-to-wire for his fourth moto win of the season, crossing the finish line 2.6 seconds ahead of Sexton with a hard-charging Tomac in third. Osborne followed in fourth, with Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia completing the top five.

450MX Moto 1 Results

PosRiderBikeLaps/Interval
1Adam CianciaruloKAW KX45016 Laps
2Chase SextonHON CRF450R WE+02.620
3Eli TomacKAW KX450+11.332
4Zachary OsborneHQV FC450 RE+38.499
5Justin BarciaYAM YZ 450F+42.680
6Marvin MusquinKTM 450 SX-F FE+58.919
7Christian CraigHON CRF450R+1:00.293
8Blake BaggettKTM 450 SX-F FE+1:02.708
9Max AnstieSUZ RMZ 450+1:06.140
10Broc TickleYAM YZ 450F+1:17.397
11Fredrik NorenSUZ RMZ 450+1:19.575
12Justin BogleKTM 450 SX-F FE+1:20.829
13Jake MasterpoolHQV FC450+1:55.328
14Benny BlossHQV FC450+2:10.110
15Ben LaMayKTM 450 SX-F15 Laps
16Justin  RodbellKAW KX 450F+11.521
17John ShortHON CRF450R+12.262
18Isaac TeasdaleSUZ RMZ 450+26.397
19Tyler BowersKAW KX 450F+27.999
20Grant HarlanHON CRF450R WE+30.647
21Jeremy SmithKAW KX450+55.674
22Scott MesheyHQV FC450 RE+56.973
23Richard TaylorYAM YZ 450F+1:00.280
24William ClasonKAW KX 450F+1:16.872
25McClellan HileKTM 450 SX-F FE+1:24.526
26Dalton DyerKAW KX 450F+1:37.285
27Connor OlsonHQV FC450 RE+1:42.079
28Matthew HubertKAW KX450+1:43.211
29Adam EnticknapSUZ RMZ 450+1:52.256
30Jerry Lorenz IIIYAM YZ 450F+2:03.949
31Cole ShondeckHON CRF450R+2:05.759
32Tristan LaneKTM 450 SX-F+2:09.240
33Nathen LaPorteHON CRF450R+2:10.498
34Austin RootHQV FC450+2:29.080
35Matthew TothHON CRF450R14 Laps
36Nick SchmidtHQV FC450+45.492
37Carter StephensonYAM YZ 450F13 Laps
38Joseph SavatgySUZ RMZ 45011 Laps
39Alex RayKAW KX4508 Laps
40Felix LopezKTM 450 SX-FDNS

450MX Moto 2

450

The 450 Class field made uphill charge once more to begin the final moto of the day and as the riders exited the first turn it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Marvin Musquin who secured the MotoSport.com Holeshot over Cianciarulo, who quickly applied pressure and jumped into the lead, followed by Osborne into second.

Musquin and Sexton

Musquin continued to lose ground as Twisted Tea/H.E.P. Suzuki’s Max Anstie took over third and left Musquin to deal with Tomac in a battle for fourth. Tomac pounced and stormed past both Musquin and Anstie to go from fifth to third.

450

After a busy opening lap Cianciarulo was able to sprint away to a second-and-a-half advantage over Osborne, while Tomac gave chase from third. The top three ran within a couple seconds of one another and after several laps of trading momentum Tomac began to apply pressure on Osborne, successfully taking control of second a little more than 10 minutes into the moto. From there Tomac kept looking ahead and started to make the move on his teammate for the lead. With the home crowd cheering him on, Tomac made the pass happen and took control of the moto.

Once out front Tomac dropped the hammer and quickly gapped the rest of the field. Together, the Kawasaki tandem then pulled away from Osborne. The pace of the top three was so impressive that the leaders enjoyed more than a 10-second advantage over fourth halfway through the moto. With a handful of time left on the clock it appeared as though Tomac had the win in hand, but his place slowed as he appeared to deal with something on his motorcycle, which allowed Cianciarulo to close back in. Tomac’s slowing was brief and he regrouped to rebuild his advantage.

Eli Tomac and Adam Cianciarulo

With Tomac back up to speed, managing a lead of about five seconds, Cianciarulo was forced to deal with some pressure from a late charge by Osborne from third. The championship rivals were within a few bike lengths of one another when Cianciarulo nearly crashed after his bike took off awkwardly on a jump. He kept his Kawasaki on two wheels, but it allowed Osborne to assume second. Just a few laps later Cianciarulo put in one final charge to catch and pass Osborne. Cianciarulo came to the inside on one of the track’s downhill sections but couldn’t get the bike slowed enough, causing slight contact between the two that sent Cianciarulo off the track momentarily. Out front Tomac finished strong to take his second moto win of the season by 8.9 seconds over Osborne, with Cianciarulo in third.

450MX Moto 2 Results

PosRiderBikeLaps/Interval
1Eli TomacKAW KX45016 Laps
2Zachary OsborneHQV FC450 RE+08.983
3Adam CianciaruloKAW KX450+11.557
4Christian CraigHON CRF450R+41.064
5Chase SextonHON CRF450R WE+48.632
6Max AnstieSUZ RMZ 450+56.261
7Benny BlossHQV FC450+1:27.126
8Marvin MusquinKTM 450 SX-F FE+1:30.932
9Justin BogleKTM 450 SX-F FE+1:41.325
10Jake MasterpoolHQV FC450+1:55.970
11Grant HarlanHON CRF450R WE+2:11.417
12John ShortHON CRF450R15 Laps
13Fredrik NorenSUZ RMZ 450+23.154
14Isaac TeasdaleSUZ RMZ 450+32.247
15Justin  RodbellKAW KX 450F+42.187
16Ben LaMayKTM 450 SX-F+46.487
17Jeremy SmithKAW KX450+53.472
18Tyler BowersKAW KX 450F+57.712
19Richard TaylorYAM YZ 450F+1:06.907
20Matthew HubertKAW KX450+1:15.476
21Austin RootHQV FC450+1:27.968
22McClellan HileKTM 450 SX-F FE+1:33.929
23Tristan LaneKTM 450 SX-F+1:36.545
24Adam EnticknapSUZ RMZ 450+1:43.775
25Jerry Lorenz IIIYAM YZ 450F+1:51.747
26Scott MesheyHQV FC450 RE+2:00.632
27William ClasonKAW KX 450F+2:12.927
28Dalton DyerKAW KX 450F+2:16.459
29Connor OlsonHQV FC450 RE+2:22.668
30Jorge RubalcavaHQV FC450 FE+2:23.642
31Nathen LaPorteHON CRF450R+2:39.957
32Jeffrey WalkerKTM 450 SX-F FE+2:44.658
33Carter StephensonYAM YZ 450F14 Laps
34Dominic DeSimoneHON CRF450R+10.538
35Matthew TothHON CRF450R+1:28.345
36Cole ShondeckHON CRF450R+1:43.258
37Justin BarciaYAM YZ 450F10 Laps
38Nick SchmidtHQV FC4509 Laps
39Broc TickleYAM YZ 450F2 Laps
40Alex RayKAW KX450+18.206

450MX Overall

Tomac (3-1) and Cianciarulo (1-3) finished with identical moto scores, leaving them tied atop the overall classification. However, by virtue of his win in the final moto Tomac earned the tiebreaker to give him his second victory of the season and the 25th win of his career. It also signified the first 1-2 sweep for the Monster Energy Kawasaki duo. Osborne rounded out the overall podium in third (4-2).

“Such a cool day here in Colorado. So glad we were able to get back here this season,” expressed Tomac. “I finally had a race where I felt like myself. In the first moto I was out of touch (from the leaders) early on, but in the second moto I was much closer to the front. I had a bit of a clutch hang up, but it fixed itself. We really needed this. I’ve kind of been searching lately, so it feels good to have a day like this and get back on top.”

Osborne lost five points to Cianciarulo in the championship and will now enter the final round with a 24-point lead in the standings, looking to secure his first premier class title.

“In the first moto I got slammed by another rider in the second turn and my foot got jammed really bad. The more I went the more I could feel it,” explained Osborne. “I got it massaged before the second moto and then adrenaline carried me from there. I had a mid-race lull there in the second moto, but was able to finish strong and get a good result. I wasn’t in my comfort zone today so I did a little bit of point racing. We’ll look forward to next week.”

450MX Overall Results

PosRiderM1M2Points
1Eli Tomac3145
2Adam Cianciarulo1345
3Zachary Osborne4240
4Chase Sexton2538
5Christian Craig7432
6Marvin Musquin6828
7Max Anstie9627
8Benny Bloss14721
9Justin Bogle12921
10Jake Masterpool131019
11Fredrik Noren111318
12Justin Barcia53716
13Blake Baggett813
14John Short171213
15Grant Harlan201111
16Justin  Rodbell161511
17Ben LaMay151611
18Broc Tickle103911
19Isaac Teasdale181410
20Tyler Bowers19185
21Jeremy Smith21174
22Richard Taylor23192
23Matthew Hubert28201
24McClellan Hile25220
25Scott Meshey22260
26William Clason24270
27Adam Enticknap29240
28Dalton Dyer26280
29Austin Root34210
30Tristan Lane32230
31Jerry Lorenz III30250
32Connor Olson27290
33Nathen LaPorte33310
34Cole Shondeck31360
35Carter Stephenson37330
36Matthew Toth35350
37Nick Schmidt36380
38Alex Ray39400
39Jorge Rubalcava300
40Jeffrey Walker320
41Dominic DeSimone340
42Joseph Savatgy380
43Felix Lopez400

450MX Championship Standings

PosRiderPoints
1Zachary Osborne325
2Adam Cianciarulo301
3Marvin Musquin283
4Eli Tomac278
5Chase Sexton245
6Justin Barcia234
7Blake Baggett232
8Christian Craig195
9Max Anstie166
10Joseph Savatgy147
11Broc Tickle145
12Fredrik Noren125
13Dean Wilson97
14Justin Bogle93
15Jake Masterpool82
16Justin  Rodbell69
17Benny Bloss68
18Henry Miller59
19Jason Anderson58
20John Short34
21Ben LaMay32
22Coty Schock31
23Cooper Webb29
24Grant Harlan29
25Isaac Teasdale29
26Tyler Bowers28
27Jeremy Smith22
28Justin Hoeft17
29Kyle Chisholm15
30Luke Renzland11
31Matthew Hubert11
32Chase Felong8
33Alex Ray7
34Tristan Lane5
35Felix Lopez5
36Robbie Wageman4
37Jeffrey Walker4
38McClellan Hile3
39Cory Carsten3
40Jared Lesher3
41Bryce Backaus2
42Richard Taylor2
43Dalton Dyer0
44Austin Root0
45Scott Meshey0
46Christopher Prebula0
47Tristan Lewis0
48Jerry Lorenz III0
49Carson Tickle0
50Bryce Hansen0
51Adam Enticknap0
52Vann Martin0
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250MX Moto 1

The opening moto of the 250 Class began with Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Mitchell Harrison prevailing with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, but he quickly gave way to the Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing teammates of Shane McElrath and Dylan Ferrandis. As the lead duo quickly built a gap over the field, the race soon turned into a breakaway for the Star Yamaha squad as Cooper moved into third.

With Cooper closing in, Ferrandis picked up the pace and put the pressure on McElrath for the lead, successfully making the pass about 10 minutes into the moto. Once out front the Frenchman was able to sprint away to a multi-second advantage. As Ferrandis continued to build on his lead the battle for second intensified between McElrath and Cooper just past the halfway point of the moto. Cooper soon made his way around his teammate and looked to chip away at the deficit to Ferrandis.

Dylan Ferrandis

Out front Ferrandis was able to maintain a comfortable margin over Cooper the rest of the way to secure his eighth moto win of the season and his fifth consecutive checkered flag by 5.3 seconds over Cooper, with McElrath securing a 1-2-3 sweep for Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing. GEICO Honda’s Jeremy Martin followed in fourth, while his team-mate Hunter Lawrence rounded out the top five ahead of younger sibling Jett.

Hunter Lawrence 5th in the opening moto

250MX Moto 1 Results

PosRiderBikeLaps/Interval
1Dylan FerrandisYAM YZ 250F16 Laps
2Justin CooperYAM YZ 250F+05.390
3Shane McElrathYAM YZ 250F+11.527
4Jeremy MartinHON CRF250R+14.150
5Hunter LawrenceHON CRF250R+20.856
6Jett LawrenceHON CRF250R+31.921
7Jo ShimodaHON CRF250R+32.542
8Mitchell HarrisonKAW KX 250+41.938
9Jarrett FryeYAM YZ 250F+41.985
10Dilan SchwartzSUZ RMZ 250+1:07.589
11Nathanael ThrasherYAM YZ 250F+1:14.023
12Alex MartinSUZ RMZ 250+1:15.346
13Carson MumfordHON CRF250R+1:15.500
14Mitchell FalkYAM YZ 250F+1:27.657
15Preston KilroySUZ RMZ 250+1:29.160
16Jerry RobinHQV FC250+1:29.845
17Nick GainesYAM YZ 250F+1:34.515
18Derek KelleyHQV FC250+1:46.972
19Joshua VarizeKTM 250 SX-F+1:49.725
20Derek  DrakeKTM 250 SX-F FE+1:53.364
21Jesse FlockHQV FC250+1:56.676
22Brandon HartranftKTM 250 SX-F FE+2:00.813
23Gared SteinkeKAW KX 25015 Laps
24Kevin MoranzKTM 250 SX-F+02.423
25Gage SchehrHQV FC250+20.266
26Curren ThurmanKTM 250 SX-F+24.403
27Zack WilliamsKTM 250 SX-F+40.008
28Kai AielloHQV FC250+49.110
29Ezra HastingsHQV FC250+1:03.781
30Blake AshleyYAM YZ 250F+1:04.517
31Gerhard MatamorosYAM YZ 250F+1:08.912
32Maxwell SanfordYAM YZ 250F+1:17.157
33Wade BrommelKAW KX 250+2:04.870
34Robert Fitch, Jr.YAM YZ 250+2:09.237
35Cameron McadooKAW KX 25014 Laps
36Lane ShawKTM 250 SX-F+3:46.806
37Colton EigenmannSUZ RMZ 25013 Laps
38RJ HampshireHQV FC25012 Laps
39Mason GonzalesYAM YZ 250F8 Laps
40Joseph CrownYAM YZ 250F+00.697

250MX Moto 2

As the field roared out the gate to start Moto 2 it was Cooper who came away with the MotoSport.com Holeshot, followed by his teammates Jarrett Frye and McElrath, with McElrath getting by Frye for second. Ferrandis started outside the top 10 while his primary championship rival, Martin, got by Frye for third. Martin didn’t stop there. He kept his push to the front going and made the pass on McElrath for second before attacking Cooper for the lead. As the battle for first took shape Ferrandis had worked his way to just outside the top five.

Cooper responded to the pressure and maintained his hold of the lead. Behind them Ferrandis encountered some misfortune when two riders ahead of him came together and forced the Yamaha off track and onto the ground. The point leader got back on his bike and reentered quickly, but had to make up a few lost positions from 10th place. Back up front, Martin closed back in on Cooper just past the halfway point of the moto. The lead duo again engaged in a spirited fight, where Cooper fended off virtually every one of Martin’s moves and successfully rebuilt his advantage after several laps of tight racing.

As time ran out on the moto the focus shifted to the battle for third, which turned into a three-rider fight between McElrath, Hunter Lawrence and Ferrandis, who successfully battled back from his early incident. Hunter Lawrence was aggressive in trying to keep Ferrandis at bay and it carried him by McElrath for third. Ferrandis followed through into fourth and then made an impressive pass on Hunter Lawrence to take control of third. Out front Cooper pulled out to a margin of more than five seconds and carried on to his first moto win of the season, followed by Martin in second and Ferrandis in third after a resilient ride.

Jett Lawrence finished the second moto in sixth place which gave him sixth for the round while older brother Hunter was fifth for the round.

Jett Lawrence

250MX Moto 2 Results

PosRiderBikeLaps/Interval
1Justin CooperYAM YZ 250F16 Laps
2Jeremy MartinHON CRF250R+03.166
3Dylan FerrandisYAM YZ 250F+12.795
4Hunter LawrenceHON CRF250R+14.978
5Shane McElrathYAM YZ 250F+17.331
6Jett LawrenceHON CRF250R+39.731
7Brandon HartranftKTM 250 SX-F FE+51.384
8Jo ShimodaHON CRF250R+54.471
9Mitchell HarrisonKAW KX 250+57.325
10Jarrett FryeYAM YZ 250F+1:00.384
11Carson MumfordHON CRF250R+1:00.944
12Alex MartinSUZ RMZ 250+1:25.882
13Joseph CrownYAM YZ 250F+1:34.994
14Mitchell FalkYAM YZ 250F+1:43.012
15Dilan SchwartzSUZ RMZ 250+1:45.414
16Nathanael ThrasherYAM YZ 250F+1:48.808
17Jesse FlockHQV FC250+2:03.602
18Joshua VarizeKTM 250 SX-F+2:10.642
19Preston KilroySUZ RMZ 25015 Laps
20Derek KelleyHQV FC250+11.434
21Gared SteinkeKAW KX 250+23.324
22Gage SchehrHQV FC250+27.007
23Zack WilliamsKTM 250 SX-F+27.728
24Kai AielloHQV FC250+41.802
25Curren ThurmanKTM 250 SX-F+45.667
26Wade BrommelKAW KX 250+48.222
27Ezra HastingsHQV FC250+54.630
28Robert Fitch, Jr.YAM YZ 250+1:12.177
29Maxwell SanfordYAM YZ 250F+1:27.879
30Gerhard MatamorosYAM YZ 250F+1:36.260
31Jake PinhancosKTM 250 SX-F+1:55.462
32Lane ShawKTM 250 SX-F14 Laps
33Otto BertonKTM 250 SX-F+17.809
34Kevin MoranzKTM 250 SX-F8 Laps
35Kyle GreesonKTM 250 SX-F7 Laps
36Tyler LoweKTM 250 SX-F+24.453
37Jerry RobinHQV FC2505 Laps
38Jacob BorkYAM YZ 250F2 Laps
39Blake AshleyYAM YZ 250FDNF
40Nick GainesYAM YZ 250FDNS

250MX Overall

The second moto win was enough to put Cooper atop the overall classification (2-1) for his second career victory, where he became the fourth different 250 Class winner this season. Ferrandis’ spirited effort in Moto 2 allowed him to secure the runner-up spot (1-3), while Martin ended up third (4-2).

“A lot of pressure was on my shoulders, but I’m glad it’s off,” exclaimed Cooper. “There were only two rounds left (entering today) so it’s a good time to do it. Now I can go into next weekend feeling a lot more confident and look to finish out the season strong. I really enjoy this place. I get good vibes here. It just feels good to pull off a win.”

Justin Cooper

The come-from-behind effort by Ferrandis paid dividends in the 250 Class standings where he gained five points on Martin to carry a 18-point lead into the final round.

“I was in a bad position (in the second moto). I wanted to get as many points as possible, so I rode as hard as I could,” said Ferrandis. “I got a bad start and then I got caught up in an incident. There was nothing I could do. I just put my head down and gave it my all. We still were able to get on the podium so that’s good for the championship.”

250MX Overall Results

PosRiderM1M2Points
1Justin Cooper2147
2Dylan Ferrandis1345
3Jeremy Martin4240
4Shane McElrath3536
5Hunter Lawrence5434
6Jett Lawrence6630
7Jo Shimoda7827
8Mitchell Harrison8925
9Jarrett Frye91023
10Carson Mumford131118
11Alex Martin121218
12Dilan Schwartz101517
13Nathanael Thrasher111615
14Brandon Hartranft22714
15Mitchell Falk141414
16Joseph Crown40138
17Preston Kilroy15198
18Joshua Varize19185
19Jerry Robin16375
20Jesse Flock21174
21Derek Kelley18204
22Nick Gaines17404
23Gared Steinke23210
24Derek  Drake201
25Gage Schehr25220
26Zack Williams27230
27Curren Thurman26250
28Kai Aiello28240
29Ezra Hastings29270
30Kevin Moranz24340
31Wade Brommel33260
32Maxwell Sanford32290
33Gerhard Matamoros31300
34Robert Fitch, Jr.34280
35Lane Shaw36320
36Blake Ashley30390
37Jake Pinhancos310
38Otto Berton330
39Cameron Mcadoo350
40Kyle Greeson350
41Tyler Lowe360
42Colton Eigenmann370
43RJ Hampshire380
44Jacob Bork380
45Mason Gonzales390

250MX Championship Standings

PosRiderPoints
1Dylan Ferrandis352
2Jeremy Martin334
3Shane McElrath254
4Justin Cooper251
5Alex Martin242
6Jett Lawrence230
7RJ Hampshire217
8Cameron Mcadoo165
9Mitchell Harrison163
10Brandon Hartranft148
11Jo Shimoda141
12Carson Mumford134
13Hunter Lawrence122
14Derek  Drake107
15Mason Gonzales75
16Stilez Robertson70
17Nick Gaines62
18Jarrett Frye55
19Ty Masterpool54
20Pierce Brown36
21Hardy Munoz33
22Jerry Robin33
23Joseph Crown32
24Darian Sanayei24
25Dilan Schwartz22
26Jalek  Swoll19
27Derek Kelley19
28Lance Kobusch18
29Nathanael Thrasher15
30Ezra Hastings14
31Mitchell Falk14
32Joshua Varize12
33Jesse Flock12
34Gared Steinke11
35Austin Root9
36Preston Kilroy8
37Kevin Moranz7
38Zack Williams6
39Jordan Bailey6
40Maxwell Sanford4
41Mathias Jorgensen4
42Curren Thurman2
43Ryder Floyd0
44Colton Eigenmann0
45Chase Lorenz0
46Jace Kessler0
47Vincent Luhovey0
48Gage Schehr0
49Gerhard Matamoros0
50Carson Brown0
51Lane Shaw0
52Christopher Williams0

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Australian Motocross Championship

Motorcycling Australia have officially announced that the 2020 Australian Motocross Championship will not run, as continuing border restrictions related to COVID-19 create ongoing uncertainty, with the decision reached after consultations with teams, riders, clubs and stakeholders. See the full statement below:

Due to the ongoing uncertainty around State Government COVID-19 border restrictions, Motorcycling Australia (MA) after consultation with key stakeholders, have been forced to make the difficult decision to abandon any further attempts to conduct the 2020 Australian Motocross Championship.

MA reviewed the championship operations including the format and potential event dates, in consultation with industry, teams, riders and clubs to see if it was possible to run the championship during this COVID-19 period.

Despite significant work by MA over recent months in exploring all possible options to hold the Championship, the uncertainly around State Government COVID-19 border restrictions, has meant it is not possible to run the Championship in 2020.

MA sincerely thank all stakeholders, clubs, teams and riders for their support and patience, but this late in the year has proven too difficult to start the Championship without clear plans from State Government’s around State borders being reopened.

MA is now focusing all its efforts on delivering a successful 2021 Australian Motocross Championship.

Peter Doyle – MA CEO

“While the cancellation is disappointing for riders, teams, industry and fans, MA is already working hard to ensure that we have the best possible championship in 2021. The Australian Motocross Championship is the breeding ground of future superstars and will continue to showcase the best motocross action in the country.”


Mitchell Evans & Tim Gajser renew with HRC

Mitch Evans & Tim Gajser
Mitch Evans & Tim Gajser

Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) have announced that it has renewed its contracts with Tim Gajser (24-years-old, Slovenia) and Mitchell Evans (21-years-old, Australia), for multiple years. Both riders are currently competing for Team HRC in the FIM Motocross World Championship Premier MXGP Class.

After becoming the FIM Motocross World Championship MX2 world champion in 2015, Tim Gajser joined Honda’s Team HRC factory team to compete in, and win the premier MXGP class. He won his second MXGP title in 2019, and is currently leading the 2020 championship, aiming for his second consecutive, and third total, title in the premier class.

Tim Gajser

“I’m super happy to extend my contract with Honda and Team HRC. I’ve been here for the past seven years and to me this team feels like a family so I’m really happy to stay. We will keep giving our best and we are all excited and ready to fight for the title every year and I believe this is the best place for me to be, especially on board the Honda CRF450RW. It is great to confirm this and continue our partnership that has already seen us become multi-time world champions.”

Tim Gajser & Mitch Evans
Tim Gajser & Mitch Evans

Mitchell Evans entered the FIM Motocross World Championship MX2 class in 2019, to finish an impressive 11th in his debut year. In 2020 he joined Team HRC to race in the MXGP class, and is currently ranked 11th.

Mitchell Evans

“I’m very happy to have the deal done and in place. It now allows me to focus on the rest of the season and putting in the best results possible. It also gives me a platform to build upon for the future, and I feel like we’ve built a good relationship already and I’m excited for that to continue. I want to keep improving and working with this team and riding the Honda CRF450RW and I feel Team HRC has proven itself as the best team for me to achieve my dreams of challenging for a world title.”


FIM & Eurosport Events partner to promote Speedway globally

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and Eurosport Events has agreed a long-term partnership which will see the Discovery-owned event management company promote FIM Speedway events including FIM Speedway Grand Prix, Speedway of Nations, Speedway U21 and Speedway Youth World Championships globally for the next 10 years. The new agreement will begin in 2022 and builds on the existing partnership between the organisations for the promotion of the FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) since 2015.

In an expanded role following a competitive tender to select the new global promoter of the sport, Eurosport Events will leverage its long-standing motorsport promotion expertise and the international scale of Discovery to develop the sport and grow Speedway around the world.

The partnership will seek to expand Speedway GP’s international calendar, extend the distribution of the sport on TV and digital platforms, launch Speedway into new territories and increase its audiences around the world.

Jorge Viegas, FIM President & François Ribeiro, Head of Eurosport Events
Jorge Viegas, FIM President & François Ribeiro, Head of Eurosport Events

Eurosport Events will oversee the full operational and commercial aspects of the sport including multi-platform rights management and distribution, broadcast production, sponsorship rights strategy and the full suite of marketing, brand and promotional activity. It will also work with local organisers on local promotion and maximising ticketing, hospitality and fan engagement activities.

Jorge Viegas – FIM President

“The FIM launched the tender process back in 2019 for the promotion of the FIM Speedway World Championships 2022-2031. Discovery and Eurosport Events has won the vote of the Board of Directors for its innovative proposal in terms of sport promotion and television coverage. The FIM is delighted to expand its collaboration with Discovery and Eurosport Events, who has been the promoter of the FIM Endurance World Championship since 2015. This new collaboration will provide increased media visibility of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship through Eurosport platforms and key third-party broadcasters. The FIM would like to thank BSI and OneSport who have made a significant contribution to the development of the Speedway over the past twenty years and to wish them every success in 2021 and for the remainder of this season.”


YME confirm Jago Geerts & Maxime Renaux till 2022

Yamaha Motor Europe has confirmed that Jago Geerts will remain with the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team through 2022, and that the young Belgian will be joined on the gate of the 2021 and 2022 MX2 World Championships by young Frenchman Maxime Renaux.

Yamaha Motor Europe confirm Jago Geerts and Maxime Renaux through 2022

Geerts made his MX2 debut with the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team back in 2018. The combination of the young Belgian and the Yamaha YZ250F has been fruitful with the ‘193’ scoring his first-ever Grand Prix podium on his way to eighth overall in his rookie season. After one-year of learning and improvement at an elite level, Geerts was able secure the MX2 bronze medal with six more podium finishes in his second season.

Starting 2020 strong, the 19-year-old won his first ever Grand Prix at the opening round of the MX2 series in Matterley Basin, Great Britain. He has since turned 20-years-old and has gone on to win two more rounds, in Kegums, Latvia, and has extended his career podium count to 13.

As a long-time Yamaha rider, Renaux has already raced on the Hans Corvers led ‘Kemea Yamaha’ team in the past. It was back in 2015 where he celebrated three EMX125 wins onboard a GYTR kitted YZ125 and was crowned Junior 125cc World Champion in that same year. Since then, the team has taken on Factory status as the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Team and is solely focused on the FIM MX2 World Championship.

Renaux, now 20-years-old, has shown great promise since his MX2 debut in 2018 where he raced five rounds of the FIM MX2 World Championship as a wildcard rider. He completed his first full-term in MX2 in 2019 where he managed to steer his YZ250F to a maiden podium finish on his way to seventh overall in the final classification.

Nine rounds into the 2020 series, the ‘959’ has quickly established himself as a title threat. He is currently third in the MX2 World Championship standings and has already celebrated his first ever Grand Prix race and overall win, at the MXGP of Italy in Faenza one month ago.

Producing many notable performances since his MX2 debut, which includes four podium celebrations and eight top-three race finishes, Renaux shows signs of great promise and will be a strong challenger for the 2021 and 2022 MX2 crowns.

Jago Geerts – Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Rider

“I’m really happy to sign with Yamaha for another two years. The last three years were really nice, and it’s really cool I have extended my contract. Everything works nicely within our team and we have had some really good races this year. I’m really happy with my bike, the Yamaha YZ250FM, so it’s good for me to stay with Yamaha for another two-years.”

Maxime Renaux – Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Rider

“I’m really looking forward to moving up to the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory team for 2021 and 2022. It will be a new beginning for me and I’m ready to fight for the title during those next years. The team looks really motivated and so am I. I am already really looking forward to starting our winter program and to start testing and training ahead of 2021.”

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Holcombe moves into Italian Enduro Championship lead

Beta Factory Racing’s Steve Holcombe has fought his way through an incredibly wet and wild penultimate stop of the Italian Enduro Championship to take control of the series’ overall points lead.

Steve Holcombe
Steve Holcombe – Image by Future7Media

After two busy weekends of Enduro World Championship racing, Steve returned to Italian Enduro Championship duty in Darfo Boario for rounds five and six. Blighted by exceptionally heavy rain, riders faced a wet and wild opening day of competition before conditions thankfully dried a little for day two.

Opting not to take any unnecessary risks in the conditions, Steve maintained a comfortable pace on his Beta RR Racing 4T 350, finishing a strong second overall on day one. Greeted with drier weather on day two he opened his account with the fastest time in the day’s first special test. Losing some ground on the enduro test, he fought back in the latter stages of the day to secure third overall.

Steve Holcombe - Image by Future7Media
Steve Holcombe – Image by Future7Media

With a double podium result, Steve now moves into the overall championship lead with just the final two days of competition remaining, in Arma di Taggia at the end of October.

Steve Holcombe

“That was a tough weekend on the bike for sure. The weather was crazy on Saturday and I think that was the wettest I’ve ever been. Honestly, all credit to the organisers for keeping the racing going. The rain made it so challenging and it was very easy to make a mistake out there. I tried to play it a little safe and took second, then in drier conditions for Sunday I finished third. Beating Thomas Oldrati both times has helped me take the championship lead, which was always the end goal here. After three hectic weekends in a row I’m going to take a little bit of time to recover and then regroup for the final rounds of the Italian Championships and EnduroGP.”

Steve Holcombe - Image by Future7Media
Steve Holcombe – Image by Future7Media
Results – Italian Enduro Championship – Round 5
  1. Brad Freeman (Beta) 35:50.37
  2. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 36:31.48
  3. Joe Wootton (Husqvarna) 36:36.63
  4. Thomas Oldrati (Honda) 36:49.11
  5. Matteo Cavallo (Sherco) 37:08.83
Results – Italian Enduro Championship – Round 6
  1. Brad Freeman (Beta) 36:51.61
  2. Andrea Verona (TM) 37:15.68
  3. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 37:23.88
  4. Joe Wootton (Husqvarna) 37:25.42
  5. Thomas Oldrati (Honda) 37:35.79
Championship Standings (After Round 6)
  1. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 94
  2. Thomas Oldrati (Honda) 87
  3. Brad Freeman (Beta) 75
  4. Andrea Verona (TM) 69
  5. Matteo Cavallo (Sherco) 61

Arminas Jasikonis wakes from medically induced coma

Husqvarna Motorcycles have reported positive news regarding Arminas Jasikonis’ condition following his crash at the MXGP of Lombardia.

Admitted to hospital in Cremona, Italy, on Sunday, September 27, Arminas woke from his medically induced coma on Wednesday, September 30 and was quickly able to recognise and talk with his family and the exceptional medical staff around him, both in Lithuanian and English. AJ can also move his body unaided, is in no pain and despite being understandably tired is thankfully over the worst of his injury and can soon start his rehabilitation.

Arminas Jasikonis
Arminas Jasikonis has just awakened from a medically induced coma

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing extended their thanks to all of the medical staff that have cared for AJ, and to those from around the world that expressed overwhelming support for him during the last few days.

Antti Pyrhönen – Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MXGP Team Manager

“Honestly, I have never been so happy to comment on one of my riders. To be able to say that AJ is ok, that he is going to be ok, it’s a kind of miracle. These last few days since his accident have been so, so emotionally draining for everyone close to AJ, and just the worst of times. When he woke, when we realised that he could talk, that he could move all of his arms and legs, that he was in no pain and had no other injuries, it’s still almost impossible to put into words how incredible that feeling was. Of course, AJ still has some way to go before he is fully recovered, and understandably he is still very tired, but the worst is now behind him and he can soon start his recovery. Again, I want to say a sincere thank you to every single person who had AJ in their thoughts during the last few days, to the overwhelming support and positivity we received from the MXGP paddock and the global motocross community. But especially I want to thank everyone at Husqvarna Motorcycles in Austria and the entire motorsports family there, to Robert Jonas and Heinz Kinigadner and also to our team owner Kimi, who immediately started organising many things behind the scenes. Everyone in the team is hugely thankful for this positive outcome and so, so relieved that AJ will be ok.”

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Waters Wins Inaugural King of Capricorn

Todd Waters has been crowned the 2020 King of Capricorn after an impressive display of racing at the Six Mile circuit at Rockhampton. Waters, the current Australian Motocross champion, claimed the crown and the hefty prize money to go along with it, after a full weekend of on track action that saw Waters not only win the King of Capricorn feature event but also the MX1 (450cc) and MX2 (250cc) pro divisions as well.

The feature race saw the top 40 riders from the MX1 and MX2 classes race their way through a series of sprint races that saw the last seven riders from each race eliminated until the final 15 lined up and ready to unleash in a three lap frenzy.

The star studded field included Yamaha’s Kirk Gibbs, Aaron Tanti and Jay Wilson as well as young guns Jai Walker and Noah Ferguson, with all riders already under plenty of physical duress from racing all weekend.

From the drop of the gate, it was Walker who led the field and built a small gap on the stars behind him but he made a mistake at the half way point and that was all Waters needed to get to the front and take a popular victory in front of an enthusiastic crowded gathered at the Rockhampton track.

Todd Waters

“What an awesome event. Its so good to see so many riders turn up for a race like this and for me its special because it was a track I raced a lot as a kid growing up and to come back here now as a pro and not just win but also get to talk to the younger riders and spend time with them is something I hope they remember, just like I did as a kid. This is something our sport has not seen for a long time and I’m glad it proved to be so successful at the first attempt. I’m extremely proud to have won here and hopefully this is the start of plenty more events like this in the future. Thank you to the event organisers and sponsors for putting on such a cool race and hopefully events like this can continue as racing a dirt bike is fun and this weekend was awesome fun.”

Todd Waters
Todd Waters

Taking the Prince of Capricorn in the junior division was Mackay’s, Jackson Camilleri. Camilleri was on fire all weekend and like Waters, took victory in his 125 and 250cc classes over the weekend before going on to cap of a huge weekend for the teenager who celebrated his 16th birthday on Sunday, with an emphatic win in the junior feature event.

Jackson Camilleri

“It was good to get the win here and finish the season on a good note. I had an injury that saw me miss a few events earlier in the year and then I wasn’t prepared as I wanted to be for the state titles but it’s good to be back up front and winning again.”

Jackson Camilleri
Jackson Camilleri

Despite the 20K on offer across the weekend, the vibe of the event was fun and light-hearted with all the pro races taking time to work with the young riders. Each rider was assigned a class to mentor and encouragement prize packs were handed out to young riders by their heroes.

Jay Wilson

“With our national events cancelled due to COVID, to have this event was awesome for everyone in Queensland. All the riders got behind it with over 300 turning up and supporting the weekend and the prizemoney on offer made it the biggest for the 2020 season. The racing was serious but also a bit more relaxed than a national title and the club did a great job of running the event. The pro riders all got a kick out of working with the young guys and hopefully they now feel we are approachable and can talk to us about their riding any time. Hopefully it’s the first of this style event and we can do more like this in the future.”

Jay Wilson
Jay Wilson

With the dust now settled on a successful event, race secretary Debbie Dark can now reflect on the weekend.

Debbie Dark

“The event came about because plenty of enthusiastic people wanted to continue racing in Queensland. We were due to have the Australian Junior Motocross Championships the past week, but when they was cancelled, the club got together with supporters and we put the event on. It was great to see so many sponsors support it and not only raise money to host it, but also boast $20,000 in prizemoney. I also must thank the dedication of the people in our club who put in so much hard work as well those that helped me behind the scenes. The smile on the riders and their thanks at the end of the weekend made it all worth it.”

A full list of results from all classes can be found at: https://speedhive.mylaps.com/Events/1813733 (link)

King of Capricorn Results
  1. Todd Waters
  2. Kirk Gibbs
  3. Aaron Tanti
  4. Jai Walker
  5. Jay Wilson
Prince of Capricorn Results
  1. Jackson Camilleri
  2. Kobe Drew
  3. Jack Williams
  4. Arran Humphreys
  5. Lachlan Hawkins

2020 WA MX Senior State Championship – Round 2

Round 2 of the 2020 WA MX Senior State Championship had wrapped up with Regan Duffy sweeping the MX1 and MX2 classes, while Chris Errey went 2-1-1 in Veterans for the round win. The Amateur Cup saw Jay White take the win, going 1-2-2, with Callum Bayliss second with a 2-1-3 result.

MX1 Overall Results
PosRiderTotalR1R2R3
1REGAN DUFFY105353535
2JOHN DARROCH94323032
3CHARLIE CREECH86302828
4JOSH ADAMS84282630
5CONNOR TIERNEY83253226
6STUEY WILMOT74242525
7LUKE FEW67202423
8ASH ROGERS66212322
9STEVEN POCOCK61192121
10ANTHONY HICKS59172220
11BRYNN CUTTS53161918
12DYLAN HEARD51231117
13BLAIR OUTRAM47141716
14CORBEN WEINERT4622–24
15DANE CUTTS43131614
16MITCHELL WILHELM42121515
17JOE DI GIULIO381820–
18CHRISTIAN SILVESTRO331518–
19JACOB WHATELY26–1313
20LUKE DAVIS2626––
21TAINE KINGS231112–
22BRENDON BAYLISS19––19
23SAM CLARKE14–14–
MX2 Overall Results
PosRiderTotalR1R2R3
1REGAN DUFFY105353535
2DANIEL PAJEWSKI96323232
3JOSH ADAMS90303030
4CONAN FORRESTER82262828
5CODY CHITTICK74252326
6SETH MANUEL73282619
7BRENDON BAYLISS70232225
8CHRISTIAN SILVESTRO65202124
9EVAN BROWNE65242516
10CHRISTOPHER WHEELER57181821
11TOM LILLY57192018
12SHAUN SNOW52161917
13JAYDEN MCFERRAN50141620
14REVONN NIEUWOUDT47–2423
15HARRISON SMITH45151515
16BRAYDON BAYNES44131714
17BEN COOK4321–22
18MATTHEW MARSON36111213
19SHANE MURRAY362214–
20MITCHELL KILLEEN301713–
21KARA CATS1212––
22ZAC SAFFIOTI1010––
Veterans Overall Results
PosRiderTotalR1R2R3
1CHRIS ERREY102323535
2BEN SHINGLER97353032
3AARON CHIRCOP90283230
4TREVOR UNSTEAD82302428
5STEVE BARRINGTON78262824
6STUART MCFERRAN74232625
7AARON MAZZA73252226
8SCOTT KOSTIN71242522
9DIARMUID FITZPATRICK66202323
10MARC PAYNE64222121
11NATHAN WILLCOCKS59192020
12BRETT NEWBOULT59211919
13BEN MARTIN53171818
14CHRIS HALLETT50181715
15TIMOTHY WARR46151417
16JOHN GAILES45161316
17BENJI DAWSON43141613
18PETER FREIGHT42131514
Amateur Cup Overall Results
PosRiderTotalR1R2R3
1JAY WHITE99353232
2CALLUM BAYLISS97323530
3FLETCHER STUBBS89282635
4DANIEL WRIGHT74252821
5DECLAN O’LEARY74243020
6CALLUM THOMSON73302023
7KACEY KINGS69222225
8CAMPBELL LEE67261526
9BEN TRELOAR65202124
10JACOB JONES65232319
11JOSHUA RASMUSSEN62211922
12KIRK SHIER59182417
13MASON COOPER55191818
14SCOTT BROWN50171716
15RICKY LADISZLAI50102515
16CLAYTON CLUNIE4214–28
17RUBEN PLANT40161212
18WILLIAM JONES39121413
19HANNAH STEWART30–1614
20SAM DAVIES298138
21JEREMY RODGER2615–11
22TAHLIA LANG246117
23REECE LAWRENCE2213–9
24JUDD THOMAS22796
25RILEY LITTLEFAIR199–10
26ADAM PLANT1111––
27MAKALA EDWARDS10–10–
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2020 Queensland Dirt Track Titles – Ayr MCC

The 2020 Queensland Dirt Track Titles saw Ayr MCC host the event over October 3 & 4, with Jarred Brook dominating the MX Open and Pro 450 classes across both days.

Jarred Brook

“That’s a wrap for the 2020 QLD Long Track and Dirt Track Titles. Thank you to Ayr Motorcycle Club Inc for running a great event. Thank you to my little team and sponsors for helping me come away with a win in the MX Open, second place in the Pro 450 for Long Track, then the double win for Dirt Track!”

MX Open Results – October 3
PosCompetitorTotalR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Jarred Brook7222–25––25
2Dale Borlase67–25–22–20
3Joshua Grajczonek65–2020–25–
4Cyshan Weale63–22–25–16
5Harrison Maxwell6218–22––22
6Damien Koppe6220––2022–
7Morty Michelmore54–18–18–18
8Steven Reid4916–18––15
9Brooke Goulding4815––1518–
10Adam Lovell48–1616–16–
11Tyrone Campbell43–15–14–14
12Troy Pritchard4113––1315–
13Miles Roe38–1313–12–
14Joshua King38–14–12–12
15Russell Fabbro3714–12––11
16Hagan Campbell36–––1620–
17Brody Viney29––15–14–
18Briony Hendrickson27––14–13–
19Jacob Allan2525–––––
20Brock O’Connor24–––11–13
MX Open Results – October 4
PosCompetitorTotalR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Jarred Brook75–25–25–25
2Dale Borlase7225–25––22
3Damien Koppe66–2222–22–
4Cyshan Weale6222–20––20
5Joshua Grajczonek6015––2025–
6Harrison Maxwell60–20–22–18
7Hagan Campbell5820–18–20–
8Morty Michelmore5018–16––16
9Steven Reid49–18–16–15
10Brooke Goulding48–1614–18–
11Troy Pritchard46–1515–16–
12Adam Lovell4416––1810–
13Briony Hendrickson3910––1514–
14Tyrone Campbell3914–13–12–
15Brock O’Connor3712–12–13–
16Joshua King3611–11––14
17Miles Roe349––1411–
18Brody Viney2813–––15–
Pro 450 Results – October 3
PosCompetitorTotalR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Jarred Brook75–2525–25–
2Cyshan Weale6625–16––25
3Dale Borlase64–2022–22–
4Joshua Grajczonek6322––2516–
5Damien Koppe58–2218–18–
6Morty Michelmore5518–15––22
7Harrison Maxwell5412––2220–
8Hagan Campbell52–14–20–18
9Shayne Crowhurst51–16–15–20
10Leonard Snell4916––1815–
11Luke Burgess4920–20––9
12Hayden Barr48–18–16–14
13Blake Goulding4415––14–15
14Thomas McLean4314–13––16
15Jared Poletti43–1514–14–
16Tyrone Campbell3713–11––13
17Dylan Erquiaga35–13–11–11
18Troy Pritchard3410–12––12
19Joseph Barton31–11–10–10
20Briony Hendrickson25–––1213–
21Brody Viney2411––13––
22Jacob Allan12–12––––
Pro 450 Results – October 4
PosCompetitorTotalR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Jarred Brook7025––2025–
2Damien Koppe6922––2522–
3Cyshan Weale65–22–18–25
4Harrison Maxwell65–2522–18–
5Dale Borlase6220––2220–
6Joshua Grajczonek61–2025–16–
7Hagan Campbell5616–18––22
8Morty Michelmore54–18–16–20
9Leonard Snell49–1420–15–
10Jared Poletti4718––1514–
11Shayne Crowhurst4514–16––15
12Blake Goulding4413–13––18
13Brody Viney43–1614–13–
14Troy Pritchard39–13–12–14
15Hayden Barr3915–12––12
16Dylan Erquiaga3812–15––11
17Joseph Barton3511–11––13
18Thomas McLean30–––14–16
19Tyrone Campbell28–15–13––
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