MXGP #45 June 2017 by MXGP MAG

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EDITORIAL Giuseppe Luongo President of Youthstream Group

Dear MXGP Friends, What an amazing Championship! At the middle of the Championship there are 6 riders in a position to potentially take the MXGP crown; Cairoli is leading with 50 points ahead of Paulin, but there are only 44 points separating Paulin from Herlings, who is in 6th position, making that 5 riders all within 44 points! That just proves the top guys are all going impressively fast and the slightest error could cost them the Championship title.

action, and Gajser has had to take an involuntary short break due to an injury. Surely with this drastically high level of competition we are bound to see other surprises and the Championship will come down to the last couple of rounds. Thanks to all the riders’, FIM’s, teams’, manufacturers’, organizers’, partners’ and Youthstream’s hard work and investment, the World Championship is really exploding this year. We have seen racing that is beyond anyone’s imagination, organizers doing an outstanding job, an overall increase of 20% of spectators attending the events, an increase of more than 25% of MXGP-TV viewers and more than 1,700,000 ‘likes’ on MXGP’s Facebook page. This is all possible thanks to the breath-taking racing and to the high quality of organization.

Cairoli has put a serious deposit on the victory of the Championship, but it’s still not a done deal as Herlings has proved he’s not only fast around Lommel but also has been very fast on all the successive tracks, Paulin and Desalle have consistently had excellent results, also Febvre has shown everyone in Ernée that he’s back in The

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Championship is the ideal tool for manufacturers and sponsors to promote their off-road products worldwide via the numerous distinguished events with more than 600,000 spectators present at the events over the year, via all the various MXGP social media platforms (MXGPTV, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, MXGP.com) and via all the TV broadcasters worldwide. Over a short time, thanks to this promotion, we have seen a significant increase in the number of MX fans in countries where Motocross is new, like Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Argentina, Brazil or Mexico. In a world of globalization and the endeavour to have peace and friendship between everyone worldwide, our goal and duty is not only to organize great events but also to promote our sport worldwide. We must bring Motocross to the young all over the world, allowing them to discover this fantastic sport while openMXGP MAG 2017 MXGP.COM

ing new markets to the man- market in the world with many ufacturers and the industries great riders and great championships with loads of people linked to Motocross. taking part. Why do I say this? MXGP is not only a Champi- Because MXGP has to do what onship, it’s the ambassador Thorsten Hallman and Roger of our sport and we are very De Coster did for Motocross proud to see results starting to in USA, MXGP has to spread come with the increasingly high Motocross throughout Asia, number of International fans Africa and Latin America, and followers via our social these are the future importmedia platforms. I know some ant markets for Motocross think Motocross should be only and it’s there where we need European (and also not even to sow the seeds of our sport, fully European, more like 5 or 6 and one day I’m sure that we Western European countries), will see riders at the top of but I want to bring you back to the World Championship clasthe 1970’s, if people like Thor- sification coming from those sten Hallman and Roger De parts of the world. But most Coster had this vision, possi- importantly there will be thoubly today the American Moto- sands and thousands of kids cross would not be great as it participating and enjoying is today, but thank goodness Motocross. When we started they saw further than Europe with the European 125cc and and they played an important 250cc Championships there role in bringing American Mo- were just a few who believed tocross to the high level it is in the necessity or the suctoday; the biggest Motocross cess of those championships,

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but now these have become the true foundation of the elite MX2 and MXGP classes, and this has to be the road for the other continents. Next weekend MXGP will be in Russia, Orlyonok, a fantastic youth sports centre; it is the perfect example of what a State does for their youth, there are over 6,000 kids who study there and develop their sports in the impressive centre. The Russian Motorcycle Federation wants to bring MXGP back to Russia to such a symbolic place for the youth and sport, showing the important link between youth and professionalism. As always when going to new venues teams, riders, FIM, Youthstream and the organizer will face obstacles, but we must all face these hurdles positively, and slowly but surely Motocross will be successfully installed in new markets via MXGP.

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AUSTRIA 9 – JAPAN 3 (… and that’s just the last three rounds!!)

WOW! What an impressive three rounds we had in Latvia, Germany and France where there was no shortage of thrills and spills with most of it involving Tim Gajser, the Slovenian finding himself in the wars on more than occasion. In Latvia, MXGP Race 1, he was punted out of the final turn at the end of the first lap by Spain’s Jose Butron, and then riding wounded, GT243 went and hit the eject button in the uphill waves in Race 2, a race that saw him suffer his first DNF of the season. In Germany he was still trying to figure where his pain threshold was at, with another self-inflicted mistake that saw him crash out of the MXGP Qualifying Race, something that would have greater implications by the time we reached France. He would not start on Sunday due to a shoulder injury sustained in Germany. MX2 Getting back to the FOX Holeshot contest then, a real clear pattern is now starting to emerge at the top of the MX2 leader board and it has a distinct orange glow about it. The past two rounds saw a clean sweep of Black Plates for the Red Bull KTM teamsters of Jorge Prado and Pauls Jonass,

Oz’ and we half expected race trucks and flashy motorhomes Heading into Latvia, both Prado to be thrown into the moonless sky like polystyrene. When the and Jonass were tied on four lights came back on, the track but with some aggressive riding as soon as he was over the was drowning and parts of the gate, ‘JP61’ covered his tracks paddock were submerged under perfectly to ensure he was at thousands of litres of water. the turn ahead of everybody else. He even put the squeeze Come Saturday, the sun was on his teammate in the process. out, the sky was blue and a nice In Race 2 it was the ‘Tiny Terhealthy wind blew through the ror’ again but unfortunately, the shallow valley. The track would holeshots were as good as it got be dry in no time. By Sunday, for JP as he was unable to lead conditions were perfect and so for any of the laps in either of too was Pauls Jonass’ starting the two races. technique. Twice he hit the FOX Holeshot line, pulling off his first When we rolled into the Talkes- FOX double of the season to join sel circuit at Teutschenthal on his teammate at the top of the Thursday two things stood out; standings once more. it was hot and it was dry. However, we were told that a band Both riders were joint leaders of weather was likely to arrive once again with six and to put and stay with us throughout the that into perspective, last year’s day on Friday, except when we (2016) contest was won by Max woke up there was not a cloud Anstie with SEVEN! Are you kidding me? We weren’t even halfto be seen. By 16:00 it had started to cloud over and about way through and these two kids were just killing it. PJ41 and an hour later the skies turned apocalyptic and everything went JP61 have taken every single FOX Holeshot since we hit Eudark as someone took off with rope, the last winner other than the sun! The winds picked up and the rain finally came, along them was Thomas Covington in with hail! The paddock was on lockdown for around 2 hours whilst the freak storm slowly passed over us. It was like a scene out of ‘The Wizard of doing it in fine style as well.

the second race in Mexico. That was round four! If they’re not careful the KTM’s will be riding off into the distance, so the rest of the boys need to start pulling some serious finger out of some serious holes! At the FIAT Professional MXGP of France one week later, Jonass equalled last year’s winning tally as he crossed the FOX line for a seventh time before turning it into an impressive win in Race 1. However, all good things must come to an end and in Race 2 it was home hero, Benoit Paturel who manoeuvred his Kemea Yamaha over the line for his and Yamaha’s first FOX Holeshot of the season, ending the KTM streak in one foul swoop! Like Jonass, he also went on to win with a start to finish victory, to claim only his second podium of the series; his last was at the

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opening round in Qatar! But the Frenchman’s win was a fitting way to round out this month’s contest, especially as it was Mother’s Day at Ernée; Benoit’s mother passed away just before Loket last year so it was a fitting end to what was a fantastic GP. MXGP When it comes to the premier class things are a bit closer and before the MXGP riders lined up behind the ‘steels’ in Latvia, just one rider stood out above everybody else and that was Antonio Cairoli. Well, we say head and shoulders; the reality is he had an advantage of one FOX Holeshot with a total of three, compared to the two of Paulin, Gajser, Coldenhoff and Febvre, who were snapping at his wheels and ready to pounce. It literally could not have been any closer.

What happened next was truly remarkable; Clement Desalle got the jump on his rivals in Race 1, held a nice tight line on the exit and with a cool head gave Kawasaki its first FOX Holeshot of the season, and when you consider they didn’t even take one last year, that was good going for the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider. All of a sudden, the Belgian was up and running, and sat one holeshot behind the four guys tied on 2nd; more importantly, he was just one off the lead as well. There must have been something in the Latvian water that weekend because for the second time of the day we witnessed another miracle. Seriously, we kid you not folks but, we’d hardly had time to recover from the drama of Desalle and Kawasaki’s holeshot when Arminas Jasiko-

nis, the ten feet tall Lithuanian, the Gentle Giant, Shorty or ‘AJ’ for short … the irony of that coming straight off the back of the longest intro for a rider ever, pulled his first ever FOX Holeshot, the first for Suzuki World MXGP this season, and yep, you guessed it, the first for Suzuki in a couple of years as well. Kawasaki and Suzuki were the only brands NOT to pull holey’s last year but after six GP’s in 2017, every manufacturer is now off the mark and on the scoresheet, which should make thigs a little more interesting, don’t you think?

best jump out of the blocks but he more than made up for it when it mattered. It would appear that Cairoli’s 450 is packing some serious horses underneath that Red Bull KTM fuel tank, that’s for sure.

France The final stop for this month’s FOX Holeshot was France and there was another newcomer that stood up to be counted in the form of Max Nagl. Wait! Did we just say Nagl, the rider who took this contest down to the wire in 2016 with nine FOX Holeshots to Cairoli’s ten? Max! Where have you been all year, Germany it’s round nine! Anyway, after fifteen starts, the Rockstar Energy Well, you’d have thought so wouldn’t you? However, the man Husqvarna rider finally nailed at the top of his game and sitting his first holeshot on his sixteenth attempt, and here’s a little adpretty at the top of the MXGP vice for you kids’ if you’re going championship table turned up with his A-Game on Sunday and to wait so long for it to happen, rocketed to both FOX Holeshots. make it count! Max did, and duly turned his holeshot into a race What was more impressive was win. Nice. that he didn’t seem to get the

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Come Race 2 though and it was that man Cairoli once again and the Sicilian is stating to pull clear in every sense of the word. In the MXGP title chase he left France 50 points clear of second placed Gautier Paulin, an in the Fox Holeshot contest he now sits on six, four clear of his closest rival. It was a good month for Cairoli. MX2 Table Paul’s Jonass 7 Jorge Prado 6 Thomas Covington 2 Jeremy Seewer 1 MXGP Table Antonio Cairoli 6 Glen Coldenhoff 2 Romain Febvre 2 Gautier Paulin 2

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The FIM Motocross World Championship is one of the most competitive of its kind year after year. However, there is often one competitor who stands far above the rest. In the beginning of the 2017 season that rider was Tim Gajser but now other contenders have risen to the occasion.

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2017 has proven to have one of the deepest fields of competition in recent history. This last month, May, has been a busy one in the MXGP world with three championship stops, from Latvia to Germany and onto France; here is what has happened. In Latvia we saw the first flash of Clement Desalle when he grabbed the race 1 Fox Holeshot but his holeshot was out shined by the rookie of Jeffrey Herlings moving into the lead just as fast. With many starting to question if the 450cc was too much for Herlings to handle, this was his way of shutting down the doubters. Herlings not only came away with a race win but his first overall victory of his 450cc career. Meanwhile behind Herlings, Tim Gajser saw some of his first struggles this season when taken out by Butron in a move that Gajser made clear he was not happy about. In race 2 Arminas Jasikonis was the Fox Holeshot victor and led the first part of the race putting up more of fight to Herlings, eventually Herlings made his way by claiming

a double victory and his first MXGP overall win. With the competitors stepping up, Gajser went down and down hard crashing out of race 2 in dramatic fashion. Coming into Germany many questioned the extent of Gajser’s injuries after his crash in Latvia but the Slovenian came out to a strong start in qualifying where he was leading and looked like he was going to be pole for Sunday. Just as quickly as he answered the question of his health, he made a mistake and pummeled himself into the Teutschenthal soil. The crash only added to the pain of the prior but Gajser would still line up to salvage points come Sunday. Sunday’s race one began with a Cairoli holeshot but a third race win in a row for the Jeffrey “The Bullet” Herlings. Race 2 started the same with Cairoli grabbing a massive holeshot but this time the Sicilian wasn’t going to let his young KTM counterpart pass him again, Cairoli topped race 2 and with a 2-1 finish he beat out Herlings’ 1-2 for the overall.

When the field is as deep as MXGP’s with everyone going nearly the same pace, anyone in the top ten can win and in France that’s exactly what happened. To start the weekend Estonian Tanel Leok put in the fastest lap of timed practice. Later on in Qualifying Clement Desalle raced to the front and took pole position for Sunday, the Belgian later jokingly said, “I would rather be on the top spot of the podium tomorrow” not knowing what lay ahead. For Tim Gasjer a medical exam led him to withdraw and left an uncertain future. In race one a new Fox Holeshot winner was crowned this season, German, Max Nagl. Nagl lost the lead to Cairoli after a mistake but the Husky rider put the power to the ground and returned the favor capitalizing on Cairoli’s mistake not long after. Nagl won race 1 ahead of Cairoli, Van Horebeek, and then Desalle. In race 2 Desalle was determined to show that his qualifying win was no fluke. The veteran Belgian took the holeshot and led every lap even with the pressure

of Paulin behind him. Desalle’s 4-1 his subframe. On the other hand ing for none other than the young took the overall in his first win of Olsen would take the win scoring frenchman Benoit Paturel whose his first career overall as a rookie. season was finally beginning to 2017. shape up. In race 1 Jonass took In MX2 Latvia was a home GP for Into Germany the series went and the lead after Prado grabbed the the points leader Pauls Jonass, along with Seewer were his fans. holeshot then almost immediatewho though excited felt the pres- The #91 Suzuki was hungry after ly after slid out. After solid sprint sure of racing in front of his home his Latvian 2-DNF results and it laps at the beginning of the race fans. Young gun Thomas Kjer Ol- was clear as he passed Jonass Jonass found himself a comfortsen had been showing moments for the second race weekend in able lead. Seewer on the other of brilliance in the previous race a row on his way to victory. Jon- hand had the #6 Kemea Yamaha but was hindered by mistakes. In ass would finish second followed of Paturel pressuring him for secQualifying Olsen went mistake free by Olsen and Seewer’s teammate ond but he would eventually hold edging out Covington and Jonass Hunter Lawrence. Race 2 saw the Paturel in third as Jonass won. for the first gate pick. In race 1 fans of Seewer cheer him on as Race 2 was monumental for PaJorge Prado started strong and he would finish 4th just ahead of turel when he grabbed his career battle to keep his lead against Ol- Jonass and just behind Lawrence, first holeshot and led lap after lap sen but it wouldn’t last. Jeremy Covington would win after a disas- in front of a roaring French crowd. Seewer then worked his way up trous first race and Benoit Paturel Jonass finished second in race 2 the leader board and tried to pass would have a season best second. but in the overall took first folPrado but went down instead, los- Seewer’s 1-4 took the overall, lowed by Paturel and Seewer. Paing a spot and time. With still a good Lawrence put the second Suzuki turel later dedicated his emotional chunk of time on the clock Seewer World MX2 bike on the podium, and race win on the French Mother’s Day holiday to his mother whom he charged back for the position he’d Jonass took the final spot. lost last year. lost, then Prado, and most imporThe final stop of May came at the tantly his title competitor Jonass with less than a few corners be- French circuit of Ernée known for Many question marks remain in the fore the checkered flag! Race 2 it the 2015 Monster Energy FIM air prior to the next gate drop; will was Prado again with the holeshot Motocross of Nations where Ro- Gajser be fit and return, will Caibut Seewer had the opposite luck main Febvre, Gautier Paulin and roli win his 9th, will Jonass keep getting stuck in the first corner Marvin Musquin took the Cham- winning, will Seewer continue to and starting towards the back berlain trophy on home turf. This close the gap, or will someone else then crashing twice and breaking year in MX2 the crowd was cheer- rise to the occasion?

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FIM Motocross World Championship

Standings MXGP CHAMP. STANDINGS

MX2 CHAMP. STANDINGS

1. A.Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 347 points 2. G. Paulin (FRA, HUS), 297 p. 3. C. Desalle (BEL, KAW), 289 p. 4. T. Gajser (SLO, HON) , 261 p 5. J. VanHorebeek(BEL,YAM) 261 6. J. Herlings (NED, KTM) 253. 7. E. Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 214. 8. R. Febvre (FRA YAM),K , 209 p. 9. M. Nagl (GER, HUS), 200 p. 10. G.Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 176

1. P. Jonass (LAT, KTM) ,372 points 2. J. Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 330 p. 3. T. Olsen (DEN, HUS) , 291 p. 4. J.Lieber (BEL, KTM) ,282 p. 5. B. Paturel (FRA, YAM), 265 p. 6. T. Covington (USA, HUS) , 208 p. 7. J. Prado (SPA, KTM), 206. 8. B. Vandoninck (BEL, YAM),174 p. 9. H. Lawrence (AUS, SUZ) , 171. 10. D. Sanayei (USA, KAW), 157 p.

MXGP MANUFACTUERS 1. KTM 2. Husqvarna 3. Honda 4. Yamaha 5. Kawasaki 6. Suzuki

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MX2 MANUFACTUERS 1. KTM 2. Suzuki 3. Yamaha 4. Husqvarna 5. Kawasaki 6. Honda 7. TM

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SPECIAL FEATURE

Heading to USA When the 2017 Monster Energy MXGP of the USA goes off on September 2 at Wynn Kern’s Gatorback Cycle Park, it will mark the latest chapter in the long history of American motocross’ involvement on the world stage. The history of the Grand Prix of United States races goes back to 1972, when Gavin Trippe asked the FIM to consider his Trans-AMA race at Carlsbad Raceway in Southern California as a trial run for a 1973 500cc Grand Prix. They agreed to attend and they saw Sweden’s Ake Johnsson win on a Maico in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd. The next year’s race, called the Hang-

Ten U.S. Grand Prix after the surfwear company became the title sponsor, was won by West German rider Willi Bauer, also on a Maico, who just edged out reigning 500cc World Champion Roger DeCoster.

Youthstream and MX Sports to begin working together to ensure a U.S. round on the annual calendar. He has already committed his U.S.-based KTM factory riders (as well as Husqvarna) to participate in the upcoming Monster Energy MXGP Incredibly, DeCoster, the five- of the USA. time 500cc World Champion, never actually won the U.S. Over the years several other round of the series, though his states in the U.S. have hosted Suzuki teammate Gerrit Wolsink Grand Prix events. Besides Calwon it five times! DeCoster ifornia, where the race moved would move to America follow- from Carlsbad to Hollister, then ing the end of his professional San Bernardino, there was also career in 1980 and was very the Mid-Ohio 125cc U.S. Grand instrumental in the return to Prix in Lexington, the popular America of this year’s Monster Unadilla 250cc U.S. Grand Prix Energy U.S. MXGP, persuading (1977-’92) in New York, the

Budds Creek 250cc U.S. GPs of the nineties, last year’s Charlotte MXGP in North Carolina, and even one in Delmont, Pennsylvania, back in 1987, that MX Sports’ parent company Racer Productions produced. “Few people probably remember the 1987 Steel City 125cc Grand Prix, the last time a stand-alone 125cc GP was held in the U.S.,” explains Davey Coombs of MX Sports Pro Racing. “But Steel City was my dad’s track, and we were very excited to be the host of the race. That summer my dad developed a heart issue and got very sick, so he basically turned the production of the race over to my sister Carrie and myself. At the time she was in law school and I was in college, but actually ended up as the U.S. Grand Prix promoters. Coincidentally, I believe this was one year after Giuseppe Luongo promoted his first Motocross of Nations, the

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famous Maggiora ’86 race with Team USA’s David Bailey, Ricky Johnson and of course Johnny O’Mara on the 125.” “However, that Steel City 125cc GP was bad luck from the start,” adds Coombs. “It was held in August and incredibly hot, and the only American racing on the 125cc Grand Prix circuit was the very young and unknown Bob Moore. The big star of the race was supposed to be Ron Lechien, then a Kawasaki factory rider, but he slept in on Saturday, missed the mandatory technical inspection and was not allowed to race. In the end Erik Kehoe won on a Suzuki, and it was the first and last Grand Prix my dad would ever sign up for before he passed in 1998.” Pretty much every pro rider in America is familiar with Wyn Kern’s Gatorback Cycle Park. For four decades it has hosted

the annual THOR Winter Olympics, a weeklong race/vacation that takes place during the Thanksgiving holiday. Eli Tomac, Cooper Webb, Jason Anderson, Josh Grant, Blake Baggett, Zach Osborne, Joey Savatgy, Adam Cianciarulo, and both Alex and Jeremy Martin were all race winners there growing up, as was the single most successful American motocrosser of all, Florida’s own Ricky Carmichael. “Gatorback was basically my home track, and you probably hear the same from James Stewart, his little brother Malcolm, Davi Millsaps, Timmy Ferry, Adam Cianciarulo and just a whole bunch of us Floridians,” said Carmichael, who would go on to win 150 AMA Supercross/Motocross races and help lead several winning versions of Team USA at the Motocross of Nations. “Gatorback hosted all of us as kids, and it

was still hosting an AMA National when I raced my rookie year (1997) for Pro Circuit Kawasaki. It was really special that I got my first AMA Motocross win that day, but then the promoter of the event back then decided to turn it into a supercross race instead, so in 1998 we were racing the Tampa Supercross instead of the Gatorback National. I was totally bummed! But now I’m just really glad it’s coming back as a part of the FIM Motocross World Championship.” No, Carmichael won’t be coming out of retirement, unfortunately, for the event, but he will certainly be attending and plans on having his RCH Racing Suzuki team on hand. Maybe a lap of honor with some fellow AMA Motocross legends is in store.

While Florida has never hosted an FIM Motocross World Championship event until now, it’s got a long history with Monster Energy AMA Supercross. While many consider the 1972 Superbowl of Motocross at the Los Angeles Coliseum as the birth of AMA Supercross, Daytona International Speedway started holding races on its infield in front of the grandstands in 1971, and the ’74 Daytona Supercross was the first round of the first standalone AMA Supercross Championship, dubbed the Yamaha Super-Series of Motocross. Ironically, that race was won by a couple of European riders, the Netherland’s Pierre Karsmakers (250cc) and Belgium’s Roger DeCoster (500cc), who was invited there on vacation to race!

Daytona, just two hours from Gatorback Cycle Park via Route 301, is the oldest round of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, as well as home to NASCAR’s biggest race, the Daytona 500. Daily tours of not only the famed banked oval but the museum inside Daytona International Speedway—the self-proclaimed “world’s center of speed” – are available to visiting race fans. http://www.daytonainternat ionalspeedway.com/Tours/ Tour-Types.aspx Orlando is even a quicker drive from Gatorback, at less than two hours along Interstate 75, and home to not only Orlando International Airport, but several world-famous amusement parks, including Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center,

Universal Studios, SeaWorld and some of the nicest golf courses in the world. Just a little further away is Tampa, Florida (two and a half-hours via Interstate 75), which is home to Busch Gardens, the Africa-themed amusement park and zoo, as well as the Florida Aquarium. As for Gainesville itself, it’s a beautiful university town that is home to the University of Florida, one of the most prestigious schools in America, not to mention athletically successful—the Florida Gators are always in the conversation when it comes to national championships in college football, basketball, baseball and more. The town has a population of nearly 130,000 people, and it’s got a full menu of nearby (and reasonable) hotels. And because the University of Florida’s foot-

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ball team plays an away game on Labor Day Weekend, there should be plenty of rooms available now. Temperature wise, the Sunshine State begins cooling down by late August and early September—the average on September 2 over the past few decades has been 31 degrees Celsius.

debut win in 1997. Coincidentally, that same weekend, a young James Stewart dominated the 85cc minicycle racing during amateur day! With the Labor Day Weekend date making for a fun, end-of-summer holiday, and the ending of the AMA Motocross Championship one weekend before in Indiana, the goal of the Monster Energy MXGP of the USA at Gatorback is to make it an annual matchrace where the best riders of MXGP are challenged by the best of the U.S.-based riders and race teams. With so many different winners already in 2017, this first one is already gaining rapidly in interest as well as prestige. It should be an epic weekend of motocross for everyone.

Gainesville was once a popular stop on the AMA Motocross schedule, serving as the series opener from 1983 to 1998. Among some of its more famous motocross moments were Jean-Michel Bayle’s stunning upset win in 1989, when he was in America preparing for his ultimately 250cc World Championship campaign, Erik Kehoe’s breathtaking finish line launch in 1993 to hold off a young kid named Jeremy McGrath for the second moto win, and of course Text: Andrew Fredrickson the aforementioned Carmichael’s Photos: Racer X Archives

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Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen, also known as TKO, is a rookie to MX2 but is making waves already. The 20-year-old from Denmark has worked his way up the ladder from EMX and is the perfect example of the MXGP pyramid. After some impressive results and showing us signs of true promise, he is our MXGP Mag featured rider of the month. Thomas started riding at the age 3 years old on a Honda minibike. The Danish racer was inspired by his father and other family member’s love for two wheels. At the young age of 15 Olsen entered into the 250cc European Motocross Championship as his trainer Rasmus

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Jorgensen recalls, “Thomas was a little bit too old to be a part of the 125cc but he was in the EMX for quite some years, he was struggling in the beginning and worked his way through.” In the 2016 EMX Championship things came together for Thomas where he finished every race in the top 3 taking 3 overall victories as well. Thomas claimed the 2016 title before the final round in Switzerland then deciding to ride some MX2 races as he impressed the Husqvarna team and Jacky Martens, who said, “Last year we saw TKO on the Husky and we were immediately impressed with his riding and how he used his technique. We also gave him some special support when

he showed he was doing well.” Later the team and Jacky would sign Thomas for the 2017 MX2 season, a decision that has already been beneficial with Olsen winning multiple qualifying races and most recently in Latvia he took the double race victory for the overall. “I was looking for an overall podium but never expected a win,” admitted Thomas Kjer Olsen. Olsen is known in the paddock and team as focused and driven Ramsus said: “He is a hard worker, he does everything I tell him to do. He is really a fine athlete. There has not been any excuses, not been any negative things, it has just

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been hard work and he is really focused. Thomas is faster than I think he thinks he is in many ways. He is also really mellow, he is down to earth all the time and he has a bright, bright future.” Rasmus and TKO started working together in 2015 and have stayed a team since. When Olsen went to the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Team so too did Jorgensen. The duo not only train together but the live together giving Thomas continual support. Thomas said: “Him (Rasmus) coming into the team with me has been really nice because we’ve known each other for a really long time and we just have such a good relationship working together. I trust in his pro-

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gram so much, we can talk about anything, and whenever something is wrong, we can solve the problem. I think it’s really important to have someone like him that I can trust no matter what.” The EMX class is becoming more and more known as a development class with riders being able to show their potential on the same tracks as MXGP and MX2. Jorgensen said: “I think it goes to show this year now with Prado winning a GP, Olsen winning a GP and also Hunter being on the podium that the system is really working. It is great to see the factory teams looking at the European championship to find new talents and to help them reach their goals and you know this is how it should be. They are on the

same tracks, the team managers have the possibilities to look out for new upcoming riders and I think it is a great system.” At the beginning of the season Olsen and his team set the goal to be in the top ten by the end of the championship, now halfway through and sitting in third, he has surpassed expectations. With a new goal set to finish out the championship in the top 5 TKO is realizing his potential. From his roots of riding a 50cc minibike in Denmark near the German border to now living in Lommel as a Factory MX2 rider and the EMX championship in between, Olsen is definitely working his up the MXGP pyramid!

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TWITTER, FACEB IN THE WORLD OF #MXGP @DadintheCountry Just a little too excited about this arriving today MXGP2 is the only video game I play so I can’t wait to play it. #MXGP3

@yamaharacingcom The Teutschenthal circuit is very rutty & technical. Line choice is critical. #MXGP

@salvadorRV1 Finally “The Bullet” has his 1st MXGP victory at Latvia !! #motocross #MXGP @ jeffrey_herlings84 @rockstarenergy Shout out to @ThomasKjerOlsen on taking home the top spot in the #MXGP of Latvia! #rockstarhusky

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@KTM_Racing Did you know @PaulsJonass41 won his first GP in Qatar in February and from 7 rounds of #mxgp has claimed over half of the MX2 motos so far?

@motodynasty Jeffrey Herlings wins the MXGP qualifying race. How will you play him tomorrow? | #mxgp #motodynasty #MXGP

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1.MXGP3, The Official Motocross Videogame is out. Watch the trailer HERE

The Fiat Professional FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia is getting closer. Watch the promo video HERE

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Duo Spectacle. Watch one of the best battles of the season at the MXGP of Germany: Cairoli vs Herlings #DontCrackUnderPressure

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HALL OF FAME

Donny ‘Peanut’ Schmit

American Donny Schmit has been the most successful US rider in the history of the FIM Motocross World Championship, obtaining two World Titles, like Trampas Parker, and fifteen Grand Prix victories within five seasons. He stopped racing at the end of the ‘94 season and he tragically passed away less than two years later at only 29 years of age.

After a successful career in the amateur ranks he turned pro in 1986 and won straight away his first title in the 125cc West Supercross championship. Then he signed for Suzuki, won a few races, got many podiums and was named AMA rookie of the year but he also got injured. After two seasons he couldn’t get any factory deal for 1989, so Donny bought a van and a Honda, enBorn on January 17, 1967, tered the Motocross ChampiDonny grew up in a moto- onship as a privateer and fincross environment as his old- ished fourth in the 125 series. er brother Dave, who was ten years older, was a local Not so many US teams showed rider. His dad offered him a interest in signing him for small bike and he was able to 1990 as he didn’t race Superstart practicing alongside his cross, but everyone knew that brother, even if things weren’t he was fanatic about training easy for him as he was one of and it was a European team the smallest kids behind the who called him to offer him a gate, using milk crate to hold ride in the World Championhimself on the bike behind the ship. Donny and his wife Carstarting gate. But as a kid rie joined team Bieffe Suzuki Donny had already a strong and surprised everyone as determination and nothing Donny got immediate success could stop him, and as soon as in the 125cc World Championhe got a real motocross bike, ship. He started his new cahe started winning races and reer with a double win in the was picked up by Kawasaki opening round of the series in Montevarchi (Italy), he won Team Green.

eleven heats and three Grand Prix to beat fellow countryman Bobby Moore and clinch his first world title. He soon became one of the fan’s favourites and he was happy to travel all around Europe. The 1991 season started perfectly for him as he won the first three rounds (Italy, France and Netherlands) of the World Championship; renewed as a hard worker Donny was fast on all kind of tracks, but a crash in Hungary suddenly stopped his season. During winter time Donny signed for Michele Rinaldi and team Chesterfield Yamaha looking for a new challenge in the 250cc class. That year the GP scheduled changed with three shorter races instead of two, and Donny had to wait the fourth round of the series to win his first 250cc heat. Having already won the Pre Season International on Beaucaire’s track in Southern France, Donny was impressive winning the three heats in Beaucaire and doing the same one week later in Belgium. Winner of four Grand Prix

that season, he beat again Despite having a few good of- he went racing on asphalt in the Bobby Moore in the series to fers to continue racing in Eu- 600 Supersport series. Howevrope, Donny and Carry decid- er, his career had a dramatic claim his second World title. ed to go back home after that end as he passed away sufferRunner up in the opening round season and they retired from ing from an aplastic anaemia of the 1993 series Donny won full time racing. Donny did some which took him away within a the second round in Spain, but motocross races in US, won the week. in The Netherlands he had the Four Stroke Championship in first DNF of the ten he got that Glen Helen on a CCM and then Text and Photos: Pascal Haudiquert season. Although he won two more Grand Prix that sea1986: 125 US Supercross Champion, West Coast (Kawasaki) son (France and Hungary), he 5th in the 125 US Motocross Championship was not able to defend his ti1987: 5th in the 125 US Motocross Championship (Suzuki) tle against Greg Albertijn and 1988: 2nd in the 125 US Motocross Championship (Suzuki) Stefan Everts. The ‘94 season 1989: 4th in 125 US Motocross Championship (Honda) started pretty well for Don1990: 125 Motocross World Champion (Suzuki). Winner of 4 GP’s ny, who won the first GP, but 1991: 8th in the 125 Motocross World Champion (Suzuki). Winner of a big crash in Belgium at the 3 GP’s seventh round of the World 1992: 250 Motocross World Champion (Yamaha). Winner of 4 GP’s Championship put an end to his 1993: 3rd in the 250 Motocross World Championship (Yamaha). Winner of 3 GP’s season. After that crash he 1994: 7th in the 250 Motocross World Championship (Yamaha). Winwas not able to finish a race in ner of 1 GP the top five and he was back to seventh in the standings.

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The game experience has been completely renewed and is ready to let you relive all of MXGP’s adrenaline-filled excitement MXGP3 – The Official Motocross Videogame, available already in Europe on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC Steam, and from 20th June in America, represents a great technological stride forward for Milestone, and much more. It is the developer’s first game to boast creation via the Unreal ® Engine 4, with the goal of taking the audiovisual experience to a whole new level. However, it’s not just the physics (implementing a new dynamic ground deformation system) which has been redesigned – but everything. From bike models, to track reproduction, to particle effect; these have all been taken to an unprecedented level for the MXGP series. This graphic improvement is accompanied by

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a completely redesigned sound experience thanks to REV – an audio detection and playback tool which enabled Milestone’s Sound Design department to reach ever-greater levels of faithfulness. The result? Everything seems more dynamic, reactive and realistic ontrack. In the sun or pouring rain, the MXGP3 – The Official Motocross Videogame experience has been totally renovated compared to previous versions, and will see players combating a specifically redesigned Artificial Intelligence, which is now more reactive to dynamic surface changes and more aggressive when overtaking. Furthermore, don’t forget the greater freedom during Scrub phases, giving the player the ability to manage the bike’s movement in the air more naturally. Moreover, MXGP3 – The Official Motocross Videogame wouldn’t

be recognisable without a bike and rider customisation system with myriad options – and Milestone didn’t hold back this year either: there are more than 300 official components with which you can customise your bike and rider; more than 40% more than the previous edition, as well as over 75 real brands involved. As per tradition, you can compete with official riders, or build your own team and start the long journey to glory, training in the Compound practice map, or getting on track in online arenas, where up to 12 players can take each other on in multiplayer mode. Whatever your choice, you will find plenty of things to do in MXGP3 – The Official Motocross Videogame, and, above all, you’ll come across a fantastic reproduction of the official Motocross championship, developed by and for real fans. Don’t miss out!

PADDOCK TALKS

Paddock Talks 01/Young Japanese talent Toa Kishi finished in the top 10 in the EMX150 race Germany. 02/The Live TV command center looks like that of a space ship. 03/Febvre and some of the other teams showed their support to Nicky Hayden in Germany. 04/Paddock Life! Max Naglâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest supporters. 05/Former World Champion Sebastian Tortelli visited MXGP. 06/Seewer playing Seewer in MXGP3 while his Suzuki World MXGP teammates look on.

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07/Supercross is back in Paris and this time in a huge new stadium! 08/A subtle tip of the hat to the Kentucky kid throughout the paddock timing in France. 09/Marc De Reuver giving some valuable piece of advice to Pauls Jonass before the start. 10/Febvre had the custom but patch dialed in for his home GP! 11/The Fiat Professional Ducato 4x4 fits perfect in the dirt of MXGP. 12/Jeremy Van Horebeek and Romain Febvre always set time aside for the fans.

TORSTEN HALLMAN

1962 HUSQVARNA

in 1962 and it’s this iconic maFor those who are relatively new young Swede had the bug. Three chine that we will feature this to the sport of motocross it’s years later he was competing month in MXGP Magazine. highly likely that you have never on his own bike in the Swedheard the name Torsten Hallman, ish championship, on the iconic One Man Brand but you would have seen part of 3-speed Husqvarna Silverpilen What makes Torsten Hallman his legacy every time you enter (Silver Arrow) and was already unique is that when you trace a practice facility or a racetrack turning heads. As a result, Hushis history, one thing stands out anywhere in the world. Hallman ky Team Manager Bror Jauren more than anything else, and is a 4-time FIM motocross world wasted no time in offering the that is he was a ‘one brand’ champion, the first ever in the young Swede a ride on a protoman. He only raced Husqvarna old 250cc class now known as type 250cc factory bike, which at and his association with them as MXGP! When he stopped racing the time was still a 3-speed. The 125cc class Racing, in the European Championship usually puts a factory rider spanned an in-a spotlight on the next he set up Hallman which credible years.FIM Motocross World later became known as Torsten Unlike Champions the 500cc class big name in motocross. In fact both of the142015 and which Hallman Original Race wear, or had already become categorised vice-world champions Romain Febvre, Gautier Paulin, Tim Gajser and Pauls Jonass Hallman grew up on a farm near THOR to you and I. But that is as a world championship series, have all won thethe EMX125 championship their of paths to motocross Uppsala,onnorth Stockholm, not what defines man known the supremacy. 250cc class was still just a and his first riding experience as Mr. Motocross, instead it’s European series, and the three came when he kicked off across his four world titles, all won on years that Hallman spent comthe fields on his brother’s bike at Husqvarna motorcycles that peting at that level saw him im13 years old and from there the does, the first of which was won prove year on year from 9th in

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1959, to 7th in 1960 and 4th in 1961. The following season the European 250cc class was given world championship status and chief engineer Ruben Helmin realised that the stakes were raised and it would be difficult to compete riding a 3-speed engine. The 175cc Silverpilen had sold well since 1955 but by 1961 had reached the end of its shelf life. Thus, the powers that be at Husqvarna were facing budget cuts and the racing division was one of the areas that was about to be squeezed, meaning its racing effort would have been compromised. After realising this, Hallman decided to race a Greeves as a one-off in a Swedish race in order to keep his options open, and had it not been for the intervention of that man Ruben Helmin, history might

have taken another course. Helmin hailed from the engineering department at Husqvarna and his plan was to create 100, 4-speed motocross machines in order to sell them to prominent racers which in turn would help generate much needed funds and Husqvarna PR in order to go racing. After much prodding and cajoling, Helmin finally got the nod to build a prototype 4-speed engine and when he ran his idea past Hallman, telling him that he wanted him on board, Torsten agreed to stay with Husqvarna. Whilst Helmin thought his idea was a good one, it was still met with concern by part of the Husky board due to the downturn in moped sales. So, Helmin decided he should use surplus Silverpilen parts to help get the project underway but with every new

chapter there is always bound to be a set back. New Era The 2-stroke 1962 250 Husqvarna came equipped with the new engine and 4-speed gearbox along with significant gains in power. It had twin exhausts but the suspension proved to be something of a real headache for the technicians. A lightweight telescopic fork with acceptable travel did not exist, so the factory built their own leading link, using the same Girling shock absorber as used in the rear, which originally came from British road bikes. Travel up front was about 125mm and rear was about 100mm. Hallman didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the leading link front fork so he personally went out and bought a set of British-made Norton Roadholder

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forks that gave him the handling he liked. These were the lightest telescopic forks he could find with the required travel. The original Silverpilen hubs were light and strong although brakes were somewhat of an afterthought, especially up front. They were re-laced with wider and stronger Dunlop rims and fitted with Dunlop tyres; 18 inches at the rear and with an option of either 18 or 21 inches at the front. Hallman chose the 21-inch wheel and stayed with it throughout. One advantage the engine had over its competitors was that it was developed originally for the 3-speed transmission and therefore had a wider power band, which was carried over to the 4-speed version. Another was that development engineer Tommy Malm took great pain to make sure that the engine could run for

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a long time at full power without seizing or overheating, something their rival competitors could not do based on Husqvarna’s inhouse comparison dyno data. A constant weakness was the Bosch flywheel magneto, of Silverpilen origins. The mounting taper to the crankshaft was too weak and required constant maintenance. Another carryover was the front sprocket mounting on a small taper (instead of splines) on the outgoing shaft. It was insufficient for the power the 250 produced. It would often slip and spin under power and weld itself to the shaft, requiring an angle grinder to get it off. At the first few races of the 1962 season Hallman’s bike wasn’t quite the success he and his team had hoped for, mostly due to a stubborn gearbox. Other than requiring precise right-foot shifting, the problem was that

the gear ratios were compromised due to close shaft spacing brought about because of the nature of the Silverpilen castings, and a very rudimentary shifting mechanism, but once this problem was solved the bike proved to be (something of) a winning machine. Vibration was kept to a minimum and was very easy to ride. Over the course of the season, Hallman amassed a total of 7 GP wins, but what was impressive was that from the last six GP’s Hallman took five wins and one second place to be crowned the first ever 250cc world champion. He went on to claim 37 GP wins and 4 world titles, all on Husqvarna and all in the 250cc class. *Special thanks to Gunnar Lindstrom, author of ‘Husqvarna Success’ for his invaluable information

Photos: Torsten Hallman Collection

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The first MXGP Academy kicked of in 2017 this last month at the MXGP of Latvia. For those who don’t know MXGP Academy is an on site MX school for local youth at various GP’s in the calendar. The Academy is in partnership with Youthstream and FIM Europe. Headed up by FIM Europe deputy and project leader Martin de Graaff, the program’s goal is to create true motocross athletes not just motocross racers, filling the gap between a good rider and an educated one. Each academy is supported by the local federation, who helps to choose the young riders who will participate. After 3 years the national federations have become more and more interested and involved in the activities. This year the MXGP Academy will participate in a total of seven European rounds of the MXGP Championship. Aside from the GP weekends the Academy has 3 other programs starting with “train the trainer” a way for trainers to become certified, a rider certification program, and also local training camps on request. New for 2017 all riders who participate will receive a basic certification encouraging them to

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further commit to the program to achieve higher levels of certification. In November of 2016 a “train the trainer” workshop for MX-A and MX-B certifications was held in Riga, Latvia. The workshop is an opportunity for trainers who would work with the academy and certify on its behalf to prove their education. Once certified these trainer are then able to certify riders in the home country at the same level in which they have become. This last workshop had 11 trainers attend, from Latvia, Romania, and Russia, all of which reached certification after an intense 7 hours of further education. In total the program after 2 full seasons has 64 trainers throughout 7 European countries. This November the 3rd meeting will certify for MX-C. During the race weekends of the Latvian and German GP’s the program was held together with the local federation. Events included a motor training for young riders between ages 11-15 and on Friday evening a fun yet informative workshop for the parents called “How to communicate with an MX rider”. On each Saturday the students visit an MXGP team and an industry partner giving them a

glimpse of what could be. In Latvia the first academy students showed genuine interest and dedication to learn from trainers Jan Postema and John vd Berk. With every parent present in the communication workshop it was a big success. To close out the session the participants took a paddock walk and visited the well-organized Wilvo Yamaha team. Germany was a great teaching opportunity with many young riders on a difficult and wet track. Though not easy the riders were taught about what RPM’s to ride at and how to listen for them in order to ensure traction and control. The parent education was also very beneficial with many questions regarding pre race nutrition and rider stress management. For the paddock walk Steve Dixon and the Dixon Racing Kawasaki Team hosted the young riders showing them everything from the mechanics workshops to the living areas. After two successful stops the academy continues onto Russia, Portugal, Lombardia (Italy) and Switzerland before finishing out the year in the Netherlands.

QUESTIONS TO THE EDITOR

QUESTIONS TO THE EDITOR Dear MXGP, Is there any camping area next to the track in Ottobiano and how much it costs? Thanks, Marco Dear Marco, There is a camping area at the circuit and you can have more info and purchase the tickets HERE: https://tickets.maggiorapark.com/2464-italy-motocross-tickets/en/ Best Regards MXGP

Hi MXGP, I bought a couple of GPs on MXGP-TV.com and I’m pretty satisfied of the service. I was wondering if I could have some discounts as I will buy the full package at this point of the season. Thanks, Gary

Hi MXGP, I just bought MXGP3 on xbox one. The game is great but I can’t change the controllers. Any tips? Thanks, Basil

Hi Gary Thank you for your message. I confirm on June the 16th MXGPTV will release the mid-season promo which allow the subscribers to buy the 2017 package with 50% discount. Regards MXGP

Hi Basil Glad to hear your love MXGP3. Please contact the official MXGP3 page on Facebook and they’ll be more than happy to support you. Regards MXGP

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Hi MXGP, I’ll compete the EMX250 in Russia and I was wondering when the timetable for the event will be released Thanks, Aleksey Hi Aleksey Thank you for your message. Please check MXGP of Russia event page on MXGP.com and you can download it from there in PDF format: http://www. mxgp.com/tracks/orlyonok. Regards MXGP

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