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WW Motocross Park, Jacksonville (USA), 30 August 2017 - MXGP is ready for the 17th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship as it crosses the Atlantic in a visit to the United States and the sunshine state of Florida. The Monster Energy MXGP of USA will take place this weekend, 2nd and 3rd September at the WW Motocross Park in Jacksonville, Florida for the first time ever.

The circuit known as the best in Florida is ready and excited to host its first world class event. The 1,675 meter track was built by Dream Traxx on 149 acres and opened November 2013. While Florida has a long motocross history, WW Motocross park is ready to make its own this weekend.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli has claimed 8 World Championships in career and his 9th is reachable this weekend. Cairoli has a 101 point advantage on MXGP rookie and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate Jeffrey Herlings.

All that is need from Cairoli this weekend is to place better than Herlings in the overall standings and he will secure his 9th title. Herlings does however come off a triumphant first American motocross appearance in the MXGP off weekend and he won the MX2 at the 2016 Monster Energy MXGP of USA. The pair will be joined by not only their weekly advisories but also the newly crowned American Motocross Champion, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Eli Tomac, who is also the winner of the last Monster Energy MXGP of USA at Glen Helen in 2016 and the Monster Energy MXGP of Americas.

Tomac’s World Championship counterpart Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle is 4rd in the MXGP championship. Statistically either Desalle or 3rd place holder Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin could still win the title but the odds are against then as they essentially would need Herlings and Cairoli to have multiple scoreless races. Nevertheless both are always hard charger and potential overall winners.

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser may be out the championship chase but the 2016 champ is looking to take the momentum of his last overall win in Sweden with him into the US. Now 178 points off the lead Gajser is simply searching for race wins and a strong finish to the season.

While the American rider Monster Energy Yamalube Chaparall Factory Yamaha’s Cooper Webb’s last world championship race was in MX2 at the Monster Energy MXGP of Americas where he took the overall, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre, the 2015 MXGP Champion, has had a challenging season but made a return to the podium at the MXGP of Sweden, his first in 2017. Febvre who won the MXGP of USA in 2015 is striving to stand on the box once again.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 631 points; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 530 p.; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 526 p.; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 519 p.; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 453 p.; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 441 p.; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 377 p.; 8. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 364 p.; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 352 p.; 10. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 344 p.

2016 Monster Energy MXGP of USA MXGP Top 3

1. Eli Tomac
2. Antonio Cairoli
3. Tim Gajser

In MX2 points leader Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass is still fighting Team Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer for the title. Seewer won the last stop 2 weeks ago in Sweden but will need some luck to recover from his points deficit if he wants to claim the MX2 World Championship.

American MX2 riders Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki’s Darian Sanayei and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Covington will be ones to keep an eye on at was it the only home GP this season. Both Sanayei and Covington were impressive at the last MXGP in Sweden. The pair of world championship riders will be joined by fellow American motocross racers from the Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit Racing team Justin Hill, Adam Cianciarulo, and Joey Savatgy.

Frenchman and Kemea Yamaha Official MX Team’s Benoit Paturel holds down third in the Championship and is not one to underestimate, especially if he can get solid starts. It is also important to not forget that this is the first of his final few races in MX2.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen continues his strong rookie season sitting fourth in the championship only 7 points back of Paturel. Olsen hasn’t seen the same success as earlier in the season lately but perhaps this trip across the Atlantic may inspire another top result.

The final rider to mention is LRT KTM’s Julien Lieber, the Belgian has struggled the last rounds with crashes but was running well before each. Signed to the Monster Energy Kawasaki MXGP team for 2018 his future is bright but right now he remains focused on the task at hand, this weekend Monster Energy MXGP of USA.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 669 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 624 p.; 3. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 504 p.; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 497 p.; 5. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), 436 p.; 6. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 417 p.; 7. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), 392 p.; 8. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 331 p.; 9. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, SUZ), 284 p.; 10. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 273 p.

2016 Monster Energy MXGP of USA MX2 Top 3

1. Jeffrey Herlings
2. Jeremy Martin
3. Mitchell Harrison

All the photos of the Monster Energy MXGP of USA will be available here

TIMETABLE

Saturday: MX2 Free Practice 10:45; MXGP Free Practice 11:15; MX2 Time Practice 13:30; MXGP Time Practice 14:00; MX2 Qualifying Race 15:25; MXGP Qualifying Race 16:10.

Sunday: MX2 Warm up 10:25, MXGP Warm up 10:45; MX2 Race 1 12:15; MXGP Race 1 13:15; MX2 Race 2 15:10; MXGP Race 2 16:10

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In just a few days’ time, the MXGP riders will get the chance to race on American soil, at the Monster Energy MXGP of USA. Always a pleasure racing in America, it brings a new challenge, as they will not only race against the regular MXGP guys, but also a long list of the best based American riders.

There is one thing that is on everyone’s minds this week and it is the fantastic performance of Jeffrey Herlings last week. Herlings went to race in US and went 1-1, riding so fast and showing the American fans what a talent he is.

Now a week later, the American fans will make sure they get a second chance to witness the fastest motocross riders in the world, all going up against the American heroes at home. Tomac knows that with the pressure off from his championship winning weekend (last weekend) that he will be able to concentrate more on the racing, rather than the points.

“I am ready,” Tomac said. “Heck yes. I am excited to race everyone. It’s a level playing field with a brand-new track that nobody has ridden and seen, and I am excited for it really.”

While Tomac, Cooper Webb and Justin Barcia will hold up the fort for America in the MXGP class, there are also a bunch of good American riders racing the MX2 class, including red hot Kawasaki rider, Adam Cianciarulo. The Pro Circuit Kawasaki man won an overall in his own championship two weeks ago, and wants to battle the best MX2 riders in the world.

“Yeah, absolutely” Cianciarulo said. “I’m always up for new challenges and I think to be able to race with the GP guys will be interesting. Those guys are no joke at all. There is a lot of talent there and we say that this weekend with Jeffrey Herlings and it’s the same thing in the MX2 class.

“I think a lot of the U.S. riders follow that series pretty closely and I think you’re always kind of wondering where you would match up with those guys. It’s going to be exciting for those guys to come over here. And for it to be in my home state and to get the chance to kind of gauge myself against the best riders in the world, I think it’ll be fun and a new challenge for me and something that excites me, for sure.”

Another interesting fact is that last year’s AMA 250 champion and regular Team USA rider, Cooper Webb will be able to race the Grand Prix riders one more time, and he will be aboard a brand new 2018 Yamaha YZ450F. Something he is very excited about.

So, make sure you have booked your tickets, and hotels, because this year’s Monster Energy MXGP of USA is going to see some of the best racing of the season, and that is saying something.

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WW Motocross Park, Jacksonville (USA), 30 August 2017 – As anticipation builds up for the 2017 Monster Energy MXGP of USA, hosted at WW Motocross Park in Jacksonville, Florida this upcoming weekend, Youthstream is glad to announce to the U.S. and Canadian fans that CBS Sports Network, official American TV partner of the event, will air the second race of both the MX2 class and the MXGP class LIVE.

With a line-up composed by a cocktail of the very best motocross riders in the world, with the top U.S. based and MXGP stars, the 2017 Monster Energy MXGP of USA will be an event not to be missed both at WW Motocross Park in Jacksonville, FL and on Television.

CBS Sport Network’s Live airings for the 2017 Monster Energy MXGP of USA will be this Sunday, September 3^rd at 3:00 PM ET (12:00 PM PT) for the MX2 class and 4:00 PM ET (1:00 PM PT) for the MXGP class.

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco), 30 August  2017 - Youthstream is excited to announce that the forty-eighth issue of MXGP Mag is now online. This time Jorge Prado Garcia takes the cover as the featured rider of the month after his sensational performances in his rookie season. In the #48 Issue of MXGP Mag we get you caught up on all the racing from the FIAT Professional MXGP of Belgium in Lommel, the MXGP of Switzerland presented by iXS, and the MXGP of Sweden in Uddevalla. Then there is the throwback to the past via an article on the 1985 Cagiva 125 and Pekkha Vehkonen plus a special feature on motocross Hall of Famer Greg Albertyn.

Click here to read the forty-eighth issue of MXGP Mag or download it for FREE on Apple Store or Google Play.

Those users who have already downloaded the other issues on their iOS device can automatically download the forty-eighth issue by opening the News Stand and clicking on the cover of the MXGP Mag. Whereas those readers using an Android device will be able to download the magazine for free thanks to this app: http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid

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This weekend at the Monster Energy MXGP of USA we are running an awesome campaign thanks to the team at Moto Master! All you have to do to go in the draw and WIN fantastic Moto Master and MXGP Prizes is to NAME 4 among MXGP and MX2 riders who use Moto Master brakes in 2017.

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Complete Moto Master Brake Set

MXGP3 The Official MXGP Videogame

2017 Access to www.mxgp-tv.com

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Competition lasts until next Tuesday 5^th September

While the current heroes of our sport arrive in America in a week’s time for the Monster Energy MXGP of USA, set for the WW Ranch in Florida, two wily old legends will be watching from the side-lines.

World MXGP champion Tim Gajser will lead the way, as will MX2 world champion Jeffrey Herlings and multiple world champion Antonio Cairoli. The very best of the FIM Motocross World Championships going up against the American riders, in their own country.

Two Belgian legends, Stefan Everts and Joel Smets led the European charge against the American rider’s time and time again in the 1990s and early 2000s. While they have long retired, they still remain involved in the sport, Everts as owner of the Suzuki Factory effort and Smets working inside the Red Bull KTM Factory team as adviser to the riders.

For Everts a GP victory came in 1993 at the Budds Creek circuit was a highlight, but he always loved battling the likes of Jeremy McGrath, Jeff Stanton, and Jeff Emig.

“It was always cool,” Everts said. “Especially in the 1990s with a lot of American riders on the start line. My first one was at Budds Creek, which I won. It was the first time in 10 years that a European rider had won the USGP and I was the one after Kees Van der Ven (who won the USGP in 1982). I went a couple of times to Budds Creek to do the Grand Prix. And the last years we had Glen Helen and the Motocross of Nations in Colorado and Budds Creek. Glen Helen, besides the track, we didn’t have much of a turn-out. It is becoming tough the last years to have a good event in the USA. Let’s hope this year, moving to another location will help, and we will see.

For Smets, just like with Everts the challenge of racing the American riders was always a highlight in his career. While he often had a championship on his mind, the fight with the AMA riders was special for him.

“It gives it more suspense and more attractive if the American riders are riding. That is why the Motocross of Nations is, how can I say it, it’s a big part of the spectacle and makes it more interesting. It makes it more interesting when the American boys are there and riding without them isn’t the thing to do. I would be lying if I said it wasn’t important, of course it was, but if also depended in what time of the year it was. You always had your own championship in the back of your mind, and for them (at the USGP), it’s a one-off event you could say. That makes it harder or more difficult, but still in the back of your mind you don’t want to be beaten big time.”

Now these two warriors will be watching, hoping that riders like Jeffrey Herlings, Antonio Cairoli and Tim Gajser can battle with the likes of Eli Tomac, Cooper Webb and Justin Barcia. For the riders themselves, the chance to race against riders they don’t usually compete again will give a lot of motivation.

Copyright: Photo: Ray Archer

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 24th August 2017 – Youthstream and Milestone are proud to announce that MXGP3, The Official Motocross Videogame, will soon be available also on Nintendo Switch™.

Players will be given the possibility to enjoy all the thrills of one of the most engaging and adrenaline-packed championships dedicated to the 2016 racing season wherever they are, whenever they want.

MXGP3 - The Official Motocross Videogame will be the first Motocross racing title to be released on Nintendo Switch™! The game is expected to be launched on Nintendo portable console by the end of the year.

About MXGP3 – The Official Videogame

Players who purchase MXGP3 – The Official Motocross Videogame will have access to:

• All the riders, bikes and tracks of the 2016 season, including the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations;
• The Career Mode that will allow players starting from the MX2 category to enhance their reputation and compete with other riders to become the new MXGP World Champion;
• An even more complete level of bike and rider customization: more than 300 official components from over 75 brands, 40% more than in the past edition;
• One of the most popular and acclaimed features of the MXGP series, up to 10 2-stroke bike models with dedicated physics and audio that can be used in any game mode.

MXGP3 – The Official Motocross Videogame is developed by Milestone S.r.l one of the most successful racing video game developers in the world.

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When Team USA was announced for the 2017 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, there were a lot of excited Grand Prix fans, and in fact fans worldwide who looked at this team as a very solid team, with a lot of experience.

Of course Zach Osborne, who will be team captain, and has raced the FIM Motocross World Championship throughout his career will be the main-stay of the team, and the AMA 250 motocross champion can’t wait to get together with his team-mates and work on a strategy to take the Chamberlain trophy back home to America.

“To be part of this team has been a career-long dream of mine and to be chosen in a season where I’m on top form is ideal. I have big goals for the race and I hope to make a statement for the team. It’s an honour to be selected team Captain, and I hope to share my enthusiasm and knowledge of world motocross with my team mates. We have a team of people who are proud to be representing and are prepared to do the work needed to be on top form. I think that the European fans will be anxious to see where the Americans can stack up. I think a lot of people are underestimating what the three of us are capable of, but, to me, this is a dream team because we are all enthusiastic and we are all competing for Team USA for the first time.

Cole Seely, who rides for the HRC Factory team in America found out he would be racing for Team USA while playing golf. A number of calls and it was confirmed he would be wearing the red, white and blue for his country.

“It came about, about two or three weeks ago, right after Washougal I think. We were just stepping off the track and I got the call. It was Dan [Betley]—my team manager—and it was a pretty easy answer. Obviously, I want to go. I’ve been wanting to go for years. I just said yes! It wasn’t a for sure thing yet, but I was super hopeful. I got a call—I actually got a missed call—from Roger [Decoster]. (laughs) I was on the golf course, and he called and left a message that I had been chosen. It was kind of hard to focus on my swing after that. I don’t ever really think that kind of stuff is going to happen to me, so I was beyond excited.”

Seely who seems like a down to earth guy, saw a dream come true and he will be giving it everything he has to help Team USA win the most prestigious event in world motocross.

“I’ve just never taken anything for granted and everything that’s been put in front of me I’m super thankful of. I can never say, 'I’ve only dreamed of this.' Hard work and dedication really. Having the right people in my corner is the biggest thing I think. My mechanic Rich [Simmons] has been with me since 2009. Shoot, almost a decade. He’s really helped me with my entire program and making sure I’m on track. He’s kind of been like an older brother to me. It’s just people like that in my corner pushing me in the right direction.”

Of course the third rider in Team USA is Grand Prix specialist, Thomas Covington, and like Seely and Osborne, it’s something he has hoped for his whole racing career.

"It’s not easy for one country to have three solid guys and I think we have that. We are not superstars. Zach is clearly on it, and Cole did well this weekend at Unadilla, and I have been riding well. I am coming into my own also. We have a solid team and why not go for the win. I haven’t talked to Cole at all, but I have with Zach, in fact he sent me a message after Lommel and said I was killing it, this was before I knew I would be on the team, he said he knew how bad that place sucked. A few days later, he was like, dude, are you stoked. We just talk back and forth, it’s going to be fun, and we think we have a shot to win it and it’s a cool team.”

Now with six weeks before the event kicks off at Matterley Basin in England, the team will have the chance to get to know each other better, and prepare for what would be a surprise, but very rewarding victory.

Copyright: Photo: Husqvarna Racing

After 1 week break the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship will be back in USA for the Monster Energy MXGP of US. 

The brand new venue, the WW Motocross Track, in the are of Jacksonville, will host MXGP and MX2 riders for the 17th stop of the season on September the 2nd and 3rd. 

At the link below the Timetable of the event and the Entry Lists will be availbale to download in PDF format: 

TIMETABLE

MXGP Entry List

MX2 Entry List

The Fox Holeshot award runs across the entire MXGP season. The way it works is 1 point is awarded for each race holeshot. He, who has the most points in MXGP at the end of the season will win the grand prize of €10,000 while he with the most points in MX2 will win the grand prize of €5,000.

At the 16th round of the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship that was held in Uddevalla after 1 week break last August the 20^thTeam HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev took the FOX Holeshot for the first time in Race 1 while Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre took it in Race 2.

While in MX2 Class it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado Garcia who took both FOX Holeshots.

Watch the MXGP of Sweden ‘Fox Holeshot’ films here below.    

MXGP of Sweden FOX Holeshot MXGP Film

MXGP of Sweden FOX Holeshot MX2 Film