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CHARLOTTE (United States of America), 03 September 2016 – We’ve woken up this morning to the bluest of blue skies and glorious sunshine out here at The Dirt Track, Charlotte Motor Speedway, where the penultimate round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will get underway this afternoon.

The track is in perfect condition thanks to the track crew who have worked throughout the night to have it ripped and ready for today’s program where some of the biggest names in motocross such as Tim Gajser, Eli Tomac, Antonio Cairoli, Justin Barcia, Romain Febvre, Cooper Webb, Jeffrey Herlings, Adam Cianciarulo and Austin Forkner, just to name a few, will face off against each other on the spectacular man-made track here in Charlotte.

The first Free Practice session will start at 13:30. You can watch the Timed Practice sessions LIVE, as well as all of the races on www.mxgp-tv.com starting from 14:30 EST.

Check out the timetable here below and don’t forget to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ us on all of our Social Media platforms, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube.

Saturday: MX2 Free Practice 13:30; MXGP Free Practice 14:05; MX2 Time Practice 14:40; MXGP Time Practice 15:25, MX2 Race 1 17:15; MXGP Race 1 18:15; MX2 Race 2 20:10; MXGP Race 2 21:10.

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CHARLOTTE (United States of America), 03 September 2016 – The penultimate round of the FIM Motocross World Championship is going to be unreal with the best of America lining up to take on the best of MXGP and MX2 at the impressive Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, in Charlotte, North Carolina, America.

Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings both have one hand on the gold plate in their respective classes. Both riders are likely to wrap it up this weekend, although it won’t be a walk in the park with the likes of Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac and Auto Trader Monster Energy Yamaha JGRMX’s Justin Barcia adding to the usual suspects Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre, to name a couple, in the MXGP class, while Herlings’ is likely to have his hands full with Yamalube Star Racing Yamaha’s North Carolina native Cooper Webb and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s duo of Adam Cianciarulo and Austin Forkner.

Because Herlings is on the cusp of claiming his third FIM MX2 World Championship title, highly acclaimed Dutch television networks NOS and Omroep Brabant will be following the Monster Energy MXGP of America’s closely so that they can provide the Dutch fans with some feature footage celebrating his victory. As for the US fans who are eager to see how the Americans with fair against the Europeans, you can watch the Monster Energy MXGP of America’s on CBS Sports Network.

Check the guides below to find out where you can watch the MXGP of America’s, otherwise, tune into www.mxgp-tv.com where you can SAVE 70% on a season pass, which will give you access to watch both days of the FIM Motocross World Championships and the European Championships, LIVE and OnDemand. It will also allow you to watch the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations and the Monster Energy SMX Riders’ cup LIVE.

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Due to the change in timetable, there will be no qualifying races today, only Free Practice and Timed Practice, and then straight into the main events. The Timed Practice sessions will be LIVE on www.mxgp-tv.com at 14:30 and 15:15 EST. 

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 04 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 12:00 CET -  Delayed

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 13:00 CET - Delayed

Wednesday 7 September – 10:30 CET – Behind the Gate 26mn magazine

MOTORS TV

Sunday 04 September  – MX2 Race 1 – 12:30 – CET -  Delayed

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 13:30 CET -  Delayed

Sunday 04 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:30 CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:30 CET - Live

BELGIUM

PLAY SPORTS

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 03:00 CET – Live

VRT – SPORZA

Sunday 04 September  – 15mn report

BULGARIA

BNT

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 03:00 CET - Live

FRANCE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 04 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 12:00 CET -  Delayed

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 13:00 CET - Delayed

Wednesday 7 September – 10:30 CET – Behind the Gate 26mn magazine

MOTORS TV

Sunday 04 September  – MX2 Race 1 – 12:30 – CET -  Delayed

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 13:30 CET -  Delayed

Sunday 04 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 14:30 CET -  Delayed

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 15:30 CET - Delayed

L’EQUIPE 21

Friday 9 September   – MX2 Race 2 – 20:45 CET -  Delayed

Friday 9 September   – MXGP Race 2 – 21:45 CET -  Delayed

ITALY 

PREMIUM SPORTS 2

Saturday 03 September   – MX2 Race 1 – 23:00 – CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September   – MX2 Race 2 – 02:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 03:00 CET - Live

ITALIA 2 

Sunday 04 August   – MXGP Race 1 & Race 2 – 23:45 CET - Delayed

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV -

Saturday 03 September   – MX2 Race 1 – 23:00 – CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September   – MX2 Race 2 – 02:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 03:00 CET - Live

BRAZIL 

BANDSPORTS

Sunday 28 August   – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 28 August   – MXGP Race 2 – 03:00 CET - Live

USA- CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 04 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 04.00 pm EST (01.00 pm PST)

Sunday 04 September  - MXGP Race 2 – 05.00 pm EST (02:00 pm PST)

MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA 

BeIn Sports 

Saturday 03 September   – MX2 Race 1 – 23:00 – CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September   – MX2 Race 2 – 02:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 04 Septemeber  – MXGP Race 2 – 03:00 CET - Live

ASIA

FOX SPORTS 3  

Sunday 04 September   – MXGP Race 1 – 05:00 HKT – Live 

Sunday 04 September   – MXGP Race 2 – 08:00 HKT – Live

CHINA

FOX China

Sunday 04 September   – MXGP Race 1 – 05:00 HKT – Live 

Sunday 04 September   – MXGP Race 2 – 08:00 HKT – Live

THAILAND 

TRUE VISION

Saturday 03 September   – MX2 Race 1 – 23:00 – CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 00:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September   – MX2 Race 2 – 02:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 04 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 03:00 CET – Live

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

All the photos of the Monster Energy MXGP of Americas will be available HERE

TIMETABLE

Saturday: MX2 Free Practice 13:30; MXGP Free Practice 14:05; MX2 Time Practice 14:40; MXGP Time Practice 15:25, MX2 Race 1 17:15; MXGP Race 1 18:15; MX2 Race 2 20:10; MXGP Race 2 21:10.

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Monster Energy MXGP of Americas

American Darian Sanayei will make his GP debut this weekend during the Monster Energy MXGP of Americas in Charlotte, penultimate round of the FIM World MX2 Motocross Championship.

For the 18 years old his pro career really started in Europe after a successful amateur career in the USA; Darian moved to France this season to race the European 250cc Championship, recording some great results with six moto wins, two overall event wins and a second overall in the ten rounds series. “Last year Monster Energy invited me to race one round of the EMX250 in the UK, and I got some good results there including a moto win. Several teams contacted me after this event, but my main goal was to get a factory ride here in the USA,” revealed Darian Sanayei who finally entered a major series with this move to Europe. “Finally I got a better opportunity in Europe than in the USA, and with my family we thought that it would be good to race there.

Unfortunately, I broke my back in the winter and wasn’t able to race the US Supercross on the west coast to prepare for the season. I flew to Europe and joined Team Monster Bud Racing Kawasaki at their workshop in Hossegor just a few days before the opening round of the series, and the first races were pretty tough for me as I couldn’t train normally due to this injury.”

Discovering new countries, new tracks and a new race format, Darian had to wait a few races to reveal his true potential. “In Europe the ground is not the same as in the US; it is harder with stones and it was not easy to get used to it even if I was still racing Kawasaki; in Europe we race with different suspension, different tyres, and I didn’t know any of the tracks. The programme of the European races is really tight with one session on Saturday morning to set up the bike, discover the track and qualify among a lot of good riders, and then a race in the afternoon in different conditions,” he said. Improving at each race, Darian finally got his first win during the sixth round in France and ended his European season with a double win in Switzerland to finish runner-up in the series.

Reaching his goal of a podium result this season, Darian will line up next year with Monster Energy Kawasaki in the MX2 World Championship. And as a reward for his good season Bud Racing, Monster Energy and Kawasaki offered him a ride in the last two rounds of the season in Charlotte this weekend and Glen Helen next week.

“I was dreaming to race these two home GPs, and here it is. Of course my next goal is to be world champion, and I have a few seasons to reach it with the age limit in this series; later I will have the opportunity to go back racing in the US and for sure I will be stronger and faster with all these experiences. Racing and living in Europe is different than in the US, but I love discovering new countries, new rivals and new cultures,” explained Darian who has the full support of this family. “I got my first bike for Christmas when I was five years old, and I was only seven when I entered my first championship. My parents are as passionate as I, and they always supported me, event when I had some injuries. I spent many years in the US as member of Team Green Kawasaki, got a couple of titles in the amateur series, and when I had this opportunity to race in Europe they supported me as we all thought that it was a good option. But now it’s time to enter a new chapter of my career, and I’m so happy to have this opportunity to show to my fans that I’m a stronger and faster rider since I left America to go to Europe.”

CHARLOTTE (United States of America), 02 September 2016 - Youthstream is proud to announce that the thirty-sixth issue of the MXGP Mag is now online which includes a feature on the names Yamaha and Suzuki have added to the league of legends already entered to race the Monster Energy SMX Riders’ and Manufacturers’ Cup, which includes the likes of Romain Febvre, Justin Barcia and Jake Weimer, just to name a few. We also have an article dedicated to the best race of the year, the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations which will take place at the iconic track of Maggiora, Italy, on the 24^th and 25^th of September.

In addition, there is an exclusive feature on the groundbreaking rounds of MXGP in Switzerland and The Netherlands, with an extra feature on the American star who just beat The Bullet, Jeffrey Herlings, on home soil, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Covington.

Read all of this and much more. Click here to read the thirty-sixth issue of MXGP Mag or download it for FREE on Apple Store or Google Play. The iOs and Android versions contain exclusive videos and several photo galleries, and once the MXGP Mag has been downloaded, the reader does not need to be connected on the Internet to go through the content.

Those users who have already downloaded the other issues on their iOs device can automatically download the thirty-sixth 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 new app: http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid

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We’ve touched down in the United States of America, the home of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Thomas Covington. After his incredible performance last weekend in Assen where he won the first race in the sand, even with Jeffrey Herlings on the line, we decided to catch up with him here at The Dirt Track, Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina.

Watch the video below: 

CHARLOTTE (United States of America), 02 September 2016 – Unfortunately the tail end of Hurricane Hermine that hit the Florida state last night has drifted across and caught Charlotte where the penultimate round of the FIM Motocross World Championship was supposed to burst into life tonight. Due to the rain that has fallen and is scheduled to fall throughout the day today, the event management have made the decision to postpone today’s action, until 1:30pm tomorrow, Saturday 3^rd September.

The spectacular man-made track here at The Dirt Track, Charlotte Motor Speedway, has been sealed and covered with plastic in order to protect the dirt. Rain has been forecasted all day today, but will stop later this evening. The water will be drained off the track as soon as possible and early tomorrow morning MXGP’s track crew will head out onto the circuit and start turning the dirt over so that the dry soil is on top. The track is expected to be in perfect condition and the weather forecaster is looking bright and sunny, we can all look forward to a brilliant day of action packed motocross.

Due to the change in timetable, there will be no qualifying races tomorrow, only Free Practice and Timed Practice, and then straight into the main events. The Timed Practice sessions will be LIVE on www.mxgp-tv.com.

Also don’t miss the Studio Show with special guests Cooper Webb, Jorge Prado Garcia and Darian Sanayei, LIVE and FREE to view TODAY, Friday 02 September, at 4:45pm local time on www.mxgp-tv.com.

You can view the new time schedule here below:

Saturday: MX2 Free Practice 13:30; MXGP Free Practice 14:05; MX2 Time Practice 14:40; MXGP Time Practice 15:25, MX2 Race 1 17:15; MXGP Race 1 18:15; MX2 Race 2 20:10; MXGP Race 2 21:10.

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CHARLOTTE (United States), 2 September 2016 - Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. is pleased to announce the addition of Justin Barcia to its rider line-up for the 2016 Monster Energy Supermotocross Riders' Cup, on October 8. The 25-year-old American will race alongside Romain Febvre, Benoit Paturel and Brent Van doninck inside the VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, further strengthening Yamaha's participation in the event.

As a two-time AMA 250SX Supercross Champion and winner of the 2012 Monster Energy Cup Barcia will be looking to make the most of his vast experience of stadium racing at the first edition of the Monster Energy SMX Rider's Cup.

Fresh off a hard-fought fourth place finish in the 2016 AMA Motocross Championship, the Autotrader Monster Energy Yamaha Team rider will be a strong asset to Yamaha's squad in Germany.

Along with 2015 FIM MXGP World Champion Romain Febvre, 22-year-old Benoit Paturel and 20-year-old Brent Van doninck Yamaha's exciting quartet of riders will form a young and highly-promising team that will go head-to-head against the elite of international motocross and supercross racing.

Set to take place on October 8, 2016 inside the VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the inaugural edition of the Monster Energy SMX Riders' Cup will see the best riders in the world compete for brand supremacy in a stadium style motocross race.

Justin Barcia – Monster Energy Yamaha Team: "It's an honour to be selected to represent Yamaha at the first Monster Energy SMX Riders' Cup. I'm pumped to return to Europe and I'm really looking forward to racing next to my Yamaha teammates Febvre, Paturel and Van doninck. The race has a totally new format, which makes things even more exciting for us. Many of the world's best motocross and supercross riders will be there, so competition will be fierce. I'll do all I can to get Yamaha to the top."

You don't want to miss Monster Energy SMX Riders’ Cup! Click HERE to purchase your ticket in advance! 

Also, as a special offer, anyone who buys a ticket to the Monster Energy SMX Riders’ Cup will receive FREE admission to one of the worlds most popular motorcycle exhibitions ‘INTERMOT’ which will be taking place less than one hour away, in Cologne, Germany

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The gates dropped at the sixteenth round of the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship at Assen, The Netherlands where two Dutchman were the fastest in front of their home crowd. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Glenn Coldenhoff set the fastest lap time for the weekend in MXGP while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings set the fastest time over the weekend in MX2.

If you don’t know about this competition, the way it works is; he who sets the fastest lap time in each MXGP or MX2 over the weekend at each round of MXGP this year will be awarded 1 point towards the TAG Heuer sponsored ‘fastest lap’ competition. At the end of the season, the rider who has the most points will be awarded an elegant gift of prestige, a TAG Heuer watch.

If you scroll down on the main page at MXGP.com you will see the TAG HEUER Fastest Lap results grid, which is situated directly underneath the FOX Holeshot results grid.