He rolled a 7-7 to improve on his Hangtown scores
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VIDEO: HOW BLAKE BAGGETT’S GLEN HELEN NATIONAL WENT
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SCOTT MALLONEE’S BUDDS CREEK NATIONAL PHOTO GALLERY
Scott finds color in all that mud
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EVER BEEN TAKEN OUT? THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
250 GP rookie David Herbreteau pays the price
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RED BUD MOTOCROSS PHOTO GALLERY BY SCOTT MALLONEE
Bangers from Red Bud for your desktop
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MILLVILLE NATIONAL PRACTICE PHOTO GALLERY BY JOHN BASHER
It was wet, then dry, on a Minnesota morning
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MILLVILLE NATIONAL PHOTO GALLERY BY SCOTT MALLONEE
Smoking pictures from a great venue
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IRONMAN NATIONAL PHOTO GALLERY BY SCOTT MALLONEE
Freshen up your desktop with one of Mallonee's bangers
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AMAZING VIDEO! SEE GLEN HELEN 43 YEARS AGO
Visit the original Arroyo Cycle Park in 1972...now REM
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MXA FIRST RIDE VIDEO: SPINNING LAPS ON THE 2016 HUSQVARNA TC125
For smoker fans this is White Lightning
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ANAHEIM 1 SUPERCROSS PHOTO GALLERY BY JOHN BASHER
A look back at the Supercross opener through images
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PRESS DAY GALLERY: DAYTONA
Ken Roczen waves to the press.
Justin Bogle throws it upside down in Daytona. 
Ricky Carmichael spins a few laps on the track he designed. 
RJ Hamphire. 
Trey Canard. 
Jake Weimer patiently waiting. 
Trey giving us his blue steel look. 
Goose and Chad going over the track. 
The riders stop to check out the rhythm section. 
Cole Seely had great speed last week, just some bad luck. Hopefully he can put it together this weekend. 
Carmichael is all smiles under his helmet.
Photos by Brian Converse
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DAYTONA SUPERCROSS PIT GALLERY: FACTORY BIKES & PARTS
Tommy Hahn’s CycleTrader Rock River Yamaha YZ450F. 
Josh Grant is back in action this weekend. 
Chad Reed’s factory Yamaha YZ450F. 
Another look at Reedy’s YZ450F. 
James Stewart’s factory Suzuki RM-Z450. 
Mmmmmaico! Look at that rear sprocket! 
Andrew Short won’t be racing, but his BTO Sports KTM 450SXF is here. 
Davi Millsaps’ BTO Sports KTM 450SXF. 
Matt Bisceglia runs some bright plastics on his DirtCandy RM-Z250. 
A peeking Pro Circuit KX250F–post Team Peak. 
Brian Kranz has Eli Tomac’s Monster Kawasaki KX450SR dialed. 
Luke Renzland’s CycleTrader Yamaha YZ250F. 
The GOAT is in his home pasture. 
Ken Roczen’s RCH Suzuki RM-Z450 has quite a few differences from Ricky Carmichael’s Suzuki. How many differences can you spot? 
Cole Seely is looking for blood after several run-ins with Jason Anderson last weekend. 
Carlos Rivera wheels Ryan Dungey’s factory KTM to tech inspection. 
Frankie Latham also heads to tech inspection, pushing Marvin Musquin’s KTM 450SXF. Latham would like to see his rider on top of the podium tonight after a costly gaffe last weekend in Atlanta. 
Shane McElrath’s KTM 250SXF is ready for battle. 
RJ Hampshire rode press day on Friday, but his vigilant mechanic managed to make the bike look brand new for Saturday’s race. 
Mechanics that laugh together always work together best. 
Marvin Musquin’s Airoh helmet. 
Mike Alessi wants to get that 800 to the front of the pack off the start and keep it there.
Photos by Brian Converse
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DAYTONA SUPERCROSS PRACTICE GALLERY
Aaron Plessinger is 10th fastest in qualifying. 
Malcolm Stewart put in two great qualifying sessions. He’ll line up third for tonight. 
Ryan Dungey was third fastest. 
Weston Peick is trying to work through some setbacks. He qualified 22nd. 
Justin Brayton hugs the inside line with his shoulder. 
Trey Canard has a bit more pressure this weekend, given that Honda is sponsoring the Supercross race. 
Josh Grant has a little fun during practice. He was 13th fastest.
Shane McElrath has been running the hand guards during the opening two rounds of the 250 East. 
Arnaud Tonus is crafty, taking lines that many others in the 250 East don’t during practice. He was fifth fastest. 
Tonus’ teammate, Tyler Bowers, finished right behind in sixth. 
Alexander Frye was 17th quickest, but he did it with style.
Jeremy Martin gets a little too leaned in this corner. 
Justin Hill was the fastest qualifier–nearly a second faster than anyone else. 
Phil Nicoletti is racing, despite a nasty crash last weekend in Atlanta that involved Andrew Short and Wil Hahn. 
Jason Anderson was shaky in practice. He could only manage 15th. 
Eli Tomac is the fastest qualifier, only three-tenths of a second faster than Christophe Pourcel. 
Cole Seely qualified 11th. 
Marvin Musquin rode with anger on his way to fourth fastest. 
Justin Bogle practices calisthenics. It must be working. He was seventh. 
Blue Buffalo rider, Andrew Silverstein, was a rocket in practice. He qualified 21st. 
Justin Hill. 
Weston Peick. 
Eli Tomac. 
Aaron Plessinger. 
RJ Hampshire logged the seventh fastest lap time. 
Alexander Frye. 
Malcolm Stewart. 
Jeremy Martin. 
Anthony Rodriguez was 13th fastest. 
Ken Roczen was trying different rhythms through much of the track. Roczen qualified sixth. 
Mike Alessi–16th. 
Blake Baggett–9th. 
Chad Reed–18th. 
Cole Seely. 
Trey Canard. 
Blake Baggett.
Photos by John Basher and Brian Converse
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IN THE PITS: TORONTO
Photos by Scott Mallonee
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MEXICAN AFTERMATH: MOTOCROSS GRAND PRIX PHOTO GALLERY
Click the images to enlarge.
Photos by Massimo Zanzani.
Leon, Mexico, served as round five of the MXGP series. It is the last flyaway race until the series comes to Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 3rd.
Max Anstie can’t seem to shake his inconsistency. A bad first moto when his bike blew up was offset a second place result in the final moto. His up and down day netted him ninth overall. He’s currently tenth in the 250 standings.
HRC Honda’s Evgeny Bobryshev has proved himself as the fourth-best 450 racer. Guess where he finished in Mexico? The Russian went 4-4 for, you guessed it, fourth overall.
There’s a new Russian on the scene, and his name is Vsevolod Brylyakov. This guy needs a nickname, stat! The Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki scored his first 250 podium ever, with a third in Mexico. Way to go, V-man. We’re not sure if we’re more distracted by trying to spell Vsevolod’s name or the guy with the white shirt in the background.
King Tony Cairoli is finding it harder and harder to win races, thanks to the influx of 450 rookies. Last year it was Romain Febvre, and now Cairoli has to deal with another rookie in Tim Gajser. Tony finished a disappointing sixth overall.
KRT Kawasaki’s Clement Desalle is starting to find his form after a pre-season injury kept him from reaching his potential in the very early rounds. The Belgian went 5-5 for fifth in Mexico.
Make no mistake, Romain Febvre is still at the head of the 450 class, even if he didn’t win in Mexico. The current points leader, Febvre tied with Tim Gajser in points for the day, but Gajser’s better second moto score netted him the overall. Romain has two GP overalls to his credit and leads the chase by three points.
If you thought Tim Gajser’s win in Qatar was a fluke, think again. The Gariboldi HRC Honda rider is making headlines with his fluid riding and strong finishes. Who would have guessed that Gajser would be sitting second in the standings, some 45 points in front of Tony Cairoli? Not us.
Impromptu yearbook school photo in Mexico.
Surprise! Jeffrey Herlings won his tenth straight moto of 2016. He is flawless thus far, thanks to a change in his mentality. He’s no longer going gangbusters in the opening laps, but rather settling into a groove and mowing down the field as the race wears on. Herlings already has a 58-point lead.
Pauls Jonass finished runner-up in last year’s 250 Championship, and he’s looking for more in 2016. Unfortunately for the Latvian, a pair of crashes resulted in a 4-4 day for fourth overall in Mexico.
Jeffrey Herlings (center) was joined by Jeremy Seewer (left) and V-man (right).
We can’t say that motocross nirvana looks like the Leon circuit.
Tim Gajser (center) scored his third 450 GP overall. He was joined by Romain Febrve (left) in second, and Max Nagl (right) in third.
Glenn Coldenhoff (259), Max Nagl (12) and Tim Gajser (243) fight to be the first to kick up the chalk line.
Max Nagl is holding it down for the seasoned 450 riders. He had a solid day, going 3-3 for third.
Jeremy Seewer has made great strides in 2016. He’s positioned himself to be champion should Jeffrey Herlings falter.
Russia’s Aleksandr Tonkov must not have liked the Mexican cuisine, because he was serving up pancakes in Leon. Tonkov finished fifth overall in the 250 class.
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THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM: GLEN HELEN PITS GALLERY
Photos by Brian Converse
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GLEN HELEN NATIONAL PRACTICE GALLERY
Photos by Brian Converse, Daryl Ecklund, Dan Alamangos and Kyoshi Becker
Justin Bogle and his leg swag.
Jeremy Martin.
Ken Roczen throws a big whip.
Alex Martin looks down on the crowd.
Jason Anderson qualified fourth.
Broc Tickle.
Malcolm Stewart gives his brother a pep-talk.
Zach Nazzise and Nicklas Gustavsson.
Ken Roczen and Weston Peick talking about line selection.
Austin Forkner qualifies second.
Ryan Dungey.
Josh Grant scrubs it in the canyon.
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GLEN HELEN THROUGH DEBBI TAMIETTI’S VIEWFINDER
Josh Grant (33), Jason Anderson (21) and Christophe Pourcel (377) watch the 250 class while waiting behind the gate.
Cooper Webb (17) powered through the 250 pack in the first moto to take the win. Unfortunately, his 1-4 was only good enough to tie Jeremy Martin’s 4-1 — which meant that both Cooper and Jeremy lost to Alex Martin’s 2-2
Broc Tickle (20) pursues Trey Canard through the finish line double-double section. Trey would go 7-4 for 5th, while Broc had an 8-013 day for 8th.
You gotta give James Stewart credit, he showed up at Glen Helen with all intentions of racing with his injured shoulder. But after few laps of Glen Helen’s brutal terrain, he pulled into the pits and hung up his helmet.
Austin Forkner (214) is Mitch Payton’s new “Wonder Boy,” even though he still has the previous “Next Big Thing” (Adam Cianciarulo) on his team. Forkner went 3-5 to miss the 250 podium by one spot. Tristan Charboneau (403) got the call from Geico to move up to the big boys—which also meant the big bumps. Charboneau went 7-30.
Glen Helen is the track where Jeremy Martin (1) served notice in 2014 that he was the real deal. Jeremy ran away from this year’s pack in the second moto, but his first moto 4th killed his victory chances.
We don’t know what prankster flew the Australian flag upside down, but most Americans wouldn’t know the difference.
Eli Tomac says things are getting better at Kawasaki, but he means better in relationship to this year’s KX450F, not last year’s CRF450. Remember, in 2015 Tomac was unbeatable…for 5 straight motos. He’s a solid third, but needs a boost to get up to Roczen and Dungey.
Glen Helen’s first turn is taller, wider and higher than it looks in photos. Suffice it to say that you could not walk or even crawl up it, and you need speed to keep your bike plastered to the wall.
An air fork failure had to cost someone a win eventually. The unlucky victim of lost air was Ken Roczen in moto one. Even worse Kenny had a 13-second lead on Dungey—only to end up fourth instead of first. As most amateur racers know—springs don’t go flat.
Ryan Dungey didn’t have the pace of Ken Roczen this week, but his forks didn’t go flat. Chalk one up for WP.
Here is the “glow photo” of the Glen Helen National. Jessy Nelson’s TLD KTM and gear catch the sun’s rays just right. Nelson ended up 6th, but he was on the podium in the second moto with a 13-3 day.
Canard (41), Dungey (1) and Barcia (51) hit the step-up in the middle of the Shoei Hill climb. Musquin (25), Roczen (94), Tomac (3) and Seely give chase.
The “Andrew Short Farewell Tour” hasn’t been getting the kind of attention it deserves. This is Andrew’s final year and thus the last chance for spectators at Glen Helen, Thunder Valley, Mt. Morris, Red Bud and the other tracks to see him race. Let’s show Shorty some love.
Don’t let Alex Martin’s 2-2 score make you think he lucked into the first AMA 250 National win of his career. He earned it by manhandling the competition, beating both moto winners in their other motos and by making passes when they counted.
Every SoCal racers know that there couldn’t be a worse race track to choose to race a Husky TC125 at than Glen Helen. With its long, deeply ripped, fifth gear start, followed by absolutely massive hill climbs and the infamous muddy straight (this year a muddy curve) it turns 125 two-strokes in 93cc weaklings. And now, Gared Steinke knows this.
Austin Forker gets flat at Glen Helen. No, not his forks, but his whole KX250F—forks and all.
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THE AFTERMATH: GLEN HELEN NATIONAL
Photos by Daryl Ecklund and Kyoshi Becker
Ken Roczen dominated. Unfortunately his air forks “deflated” in the first moto when air escaped through a hole that his team had drilled in the fork cap to insert an electronic sensor in the left leg. No air forced Ken to go from first, with a big lead, to fourth place.
Alex Martin got his first overall ever in the AMA Nationals. Alex has been a National rider for six years and raced for several privateer teams before getting called up to Star Yamaha this year.
Blake Baggett got 16th place in the first moto. He broke his collarbone last week at Hangtown and had it plated to avoid losing too many points. He wanted to tough it out, but elected not to race the second moto.
Some wondered if Gared Steinke was a masochist, as Jody’s Glen Helen track design did not favor 125cc two-strokes. Steinke qualified and held on for 31-31 finishes. Yes, he jumped the triple step up. It was an awesome sight.
The “Hip Jump” produced more whip photos in one moto than any other jump in history. Here, Alex Martin throws it sideways.
Ken Roczen passed Ryan Dungey for the lead in moto one in the canyon drop-off turn. Then they sailed in formation over the hip jump.
Austin Forkner scrubbed the first Saddleback hump like a seasoned Pro. Austin finished 3rd in the first 250 moto behind Cooper Webb. Glen Helen was only Austin’s second-ever AMA 250 National. Austin’s 3-5 gave him fourth overall.
The Star Yamaha team makes a Kawasaki sandwich out of Austin Forkner (214).
Nick Schmidt found the difference between Supercross and the outdoors very quickly.
Jason Anderson (21) is fourth in 450 points after two rounds.
JGR’s Weston Peick qualified 8th. Unfortunately, a nasty crash in the “unrhythm section” left him with a 39th place finish.
Like Hangtown, Jessy Nelson had a stronger second moto than first. At Glen Helen he showed considerable endurance in the second 250 moto to finish 3rd. However, he was 13th in moto one.
Photographer Debbi Tamietti grabs an interesting angle of Austin Forkner. See her photos here.
The Martin brothers (A-Mart and J-Mart) hug on the podium. It was Alex’s first National win and the first time brothers ever stood on the podium together.
Joey Savatgy just couldn’t get going on the brutally rough and rugged Glen Helen dirt. Joey slipped to third in 250 National points, but is only 3 points behind leader Alex Martin and 1 point behind second place Jeremy Martin.
Justin Barcia roosted the crowd on the outside lane of Glen Helen’s two-lane section. The two lanes were identical in time. Ken Roczen and Ryan Dungey preferred the inside lane most of the time. Justin had a DNF-8 day.
Although not as dominant as Eli Tomac was at the start of the 2015 AMA 450 National Championship series, it’s obvious that Ken Roczen is on a different level in 2016. Here, Ken wins the second moto after his heartbreaking fork failure in moto 1.
At the start of the second 450 moto you can spot Ken Roczen (94), Ryan Dungey (1), Trey Canard (41), Justin Brayton (10) and Christophe Pourcel (377) in the first wave, but Eli Tomac is not in the top 20. Eli would come through to finish 3-3 for the day.
Have you ever had a side panel come loose? Adam Cianciarulo (44) spent 30 minutes dealing with a flapping piece of plastic in the second moto. The bad news? Adam went 11-14 for 11th. The good news? He didn’t hurt his shoulders.
Trey Canard (41) and Marvin Musquin (25) do a little bar banging.
GLEN HELEN RESULTS: 250 CLASS
1. Alex Martin…2-2
2. Jeremy Martin…4-1
3. Cooper Webb…1-4
4. Austin Forkner…3-5
5. Aaron Plessinger …5-6
6. Jessy Nelson…13-3
7. Joey Savatgy…9-7
8. Zach Osborne…8-8
9. R.J. Hampshire…6-11
10. Martin Davalos…14-9
11. Adam Cianciarulo…11-14
12. Arnaud Tonus…10-15
13. Mitchell Harrison…18-10
14. Shane McElrath…12-16
15. Tristan Charboneau…7-30
16. Colt Nichols…19-13
17. Alex Frye…15-17
18. Mitchell Oldenburg…37-12
19. Kyle Cunningham…16-19
20. Justin Hill…17-36
GLEN HELEN RESULTS: 450 CLASS
1. Ryan Dungey…1-2
2. Ken Roczen…4-1
3. Eli Tomac…3-3
4. Jason Anderson…2-5
5. Trey Canard…7-4
6. Josh Grant..6-6
7. Cole Seely…5-10
8. Phillip Nicoletti…10-9
9. Marvin Musquin…9-11
10. Broc Tickle…8-13
11. Justin Brayton…11-12
12. Fredrik Noren…12-14
13. Christophe Pourcel…29-7
14. Justin Barcia…37-8
15. Andrew Short…14-15
16. Benny Bloss…13-16
17. Justin Bogle…15-36
18. Toshiki Tomita…20-17
19. Blake Baggett …16-39
20. Jesse Wentland…17-30
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THE AFTERMATH: 2016 SPANISH GRAND PRIX
Photos by Massimo Zanzani
Max Nagl, Tim Gajser and Gautier Paulin on the podium.
Evgeny Bobryshev placed fifth.
Tony Cairoli got seventh overall. On Saturday Cairoli accidentally ran over Romain Febvre’s arm after blindly rounding a corner.
Clement Desalle placed fourth overall.
Romain Febvre and Valentin Guillod.
Dylan Ferrandis.
Tim Gajser whips on his way to a 1-1 day.
Valentin Guillod.
Jeffrey Herlings.
Pauls Jonass made the podium.
Benoit Paturel, Jeffrey Herlings and Pauls Jonass. Herlings has yet to lose a Grand Prix overall this season.
Left hand 180 near the start.
Max Nagl.
Benoit Paturel.
Gautier Paulin.
Aleksandr Tonkov.
Jeremy Van Horebeek and Evgeny Bobryshev.
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