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2024 MXGP of Latvia – Kegums Round Nine Wrap

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Herlings wins in Latvia as Gajser moves into MXGP points lead

The MXGP of Latvia was held over the weekend, with brutal battles at Zelta Zirgs Motocenter near Kegums, with the sandy circuit providing plenty of challenges after what had been initially dry conditions, turned challenging after the circuit was hit by a deluge during the opening MX2 race, leaving the track sodden for the MXGP contest.

Five-time World Champion Jeffrey Herlings to break the drought since his last Grand Prix victory for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, which was at this very same circuit last year. A stirring win in race one’s soggy conditions and a charging third in race two gave “The Bullet” his 104th Grand Prix win, extending his record total and collecting his 197th individual race win in the process.

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That saw, for the fifth straight Grand Prix, the red plate in MXGP changes hands after the results from Latvia, as Jorge Prado’s second race win for Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing couldn’t prevent Team HRC’s Tim Gajser from moving four points ahead after solid second places in both of the very different MXGP races.

Just before his senior team-mate added to his record tally, the one rider on the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team that had yet to even reach a podium, 17-year-old Belgian Sacha Coenen in MX2, took his first top three finish in race one, but also his first race win and the overall Grand Prix honours in a brilliant display of controlled riding.

With his twin brother Lucas Coenen taking second overall, it was the first time in 27 years that a pair of brothers had finished first and second in a Motocross Grand Prix, dating back to Kiwis Darryl and Shayne King at the French 500cc Grand Prix in 1997.

MXGP Race One

RAM Qualifying Race winner Tim Gajser took to the starting line first as the rain poured down. With the amount of water on the circuit, the start would be more vital than ever. The Fox Holeshot Award was fiercely contested. Prado had just taken it for the tenth time this season, but Herlings had started with him and was on the case immediately.

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Making an aggressive pass around the corner after the finish line, he wrestled the early lead from the defending Champion. Gajser had been beaten into third by Glenn Coldenhoff, but the Slovenian didn’t wait around, and knowing that Prado has only had issues this year in wet weather, he fired back into third and instantly attacked the Spaniard to take second.

Brian Bogers moved past team-mate Coldenhoff into third by the end of the first full lap, and actually started to pressure Prado. It paid off, as on lap three, the GASGAS man again had problems in the rain and slid to the floor on the face of a jump. He dropped to eighth behind Calvin Vlaanderen.

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Coldenhoff got back past Bogers for good on lap five for third, and the two Fantic men stayed there until the chequered flag. Despite a few mistakes by Herlings, Gajser couldn’t get near The Bullet, who took his third race win of the season and hacked a few points off of his deficit to the leaders.

With a lap 11 fall for Cornelius Toendel, Prado managed to get into seventh ahead of the Norwegian, nearly gaining a further position when Vlaanderen fell with two laps to go. However, as Kevin Horgmo held on to a season-best fifth, the Champ had to console himself with 14 points, meaning that Gajser took the Championship lead into race two.

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MXGP Race One Results

PosRiderBikeTime/Gap
1J HerlingsKTM36m13.5
2T GajserHon00m14.8
3G ColdenhoffFan00m23.8
4B BogersFan00m28.4
5K HorgmoHon00m33.4
6C VlaanderenYam00m50.5
7J PradoGAS00m56.2
8C ToendelKTM01m01.6
9A BonacorsiYam01m15.6
10V GuillodHon01m30.6

MXGP Race Two

The holeshot once more went the way of the #1 plate holder, but Herlings was right with him, until Gajser dived up the inside of the Dutchman into the second corner. Desperate to prevent Prado from escaping at the front, the Slovenian gave chase, and Herlings was unable to match the pace of the leading two in the first ten minutes.

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The Factory Fantics packed out the top five, especially as Vlaanderen dropped the bike in a tight left-hand corner and eventually came home in seventh.

He will have to console himself with climbing to fifth in the Championship ahead of Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jeremy Seewer and the unfortunately absent Pauls Jonass.

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Seewer was to take sixth in race two after a crash-affected fourteenth in race one. Coldenhoff held on to fourth, and Bogers fifth.

The gaps between the leading three riders got tantalisingly close on occasions, but Herlings got the closest to making a move as he caught Gajser with four laps to go, but the Slovenian turned the screw. Ultimately, Prado held on to win by 1.6 seconds from Gajser, with Herlings just another 1.7 seconds further back.

MXGP Race Two Results

PosRiderBikeTime/Gap
1J PradoGAS35m31.7
2T GajserHon00m01.7
3J HerlingsKTM00m03.4
4G ColdenhoffFan00m51.5
5B BogersFan00m53.4
6J SeewerKaw00m55.1
7C VlaanderenYam00m57.6
8V GuillodHon01m28.3
9M GuadagniniHus01m28.8
10K HorgmoHon01m29.9

MXGP Overall

Herlings took the round overall by a single point from Gajser, 45-44, with Jorge Prado third on 39-points, just clear of Coldenhoff. Bogers rounded out the top five, followed by Vlaanderen, Horgmo, Guillod, Toendel, and Jeewer.

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Gajser now leads the standings by four points on 454, Prado second on 450. It’s a long drop to Herlings in third on 386, with Febvre (327) and Vlaanderen (299) completing the current top five after Latvia.

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Seewer, Coldenhoff, Jonass, Horgmo and Guillod round out the top-10 in the standings.

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Jeffrey Herlings – P1

“I’m definitely super happy. Yesterday I drove to my hotel and I thought.. what am I doing, I need to do more! But today I came back to show that I can still do it you know. So, already a podium was good but to get the win is really really amazing! I did two good starts too, with the first race where I was the fastest, second race I couldn’t get the pace to overtake them (Prado and Gajser) but I kept them within my sight and in the end close them down but couldn’t pass as they were very fast too. I’m very happy with the win and looking forward to the next one.”

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Tim Gajser – P2

“I’m very happy and it’s nice to have the red plate back! Also with both races, the speed was there but maybe my starts were not the best. I would definitely wish to start like yesterday in Quali race with a FOX Holeshot because it wasn’t easy after that. Second race I was a bit in between, pushing for Jorge and got some pressure from Jeffrey. I was searching for the lines but couldn’t open the door for Jeffrey so it was a good race in the end and very happy. Huge thank you to all the team because they work very hard and everybody around me. I’m already looking forward to the next one!”

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Jorge Prado – P3

“It was a pity about the first moto; yesterday, I was feeling super good on the bike, but I just couldn’t make the pass on Tim in the qualifying race. Today in the first moto, I got a good start, but he [Tim Gajser] passed me on the first lap. I was actually feeling really good with my rhythm, but then I went aquaplaning into the face of a jump with all the standing water on the track. So that resulted in P7 in the first moto, which wasn’t the best. But then, with drier conditions in the second moto, I got the holeshot and led until the end! I’m happy with my performance and form in the second moto for sure, and hopefully we can get the red plate back as soon as possible!”

Glenn Coldenhoff – P4

“Went 3-4 for 4th overall in Latvia today. Consistent and solid all weekend. Pity to miss the podium, but we just keep working for more.”

Calvin Vlaanderen – P6

“I’m happy with my riding and my speed but I’m not too happy with results. But that’s racing. I crashed twice in Race One and once in Race Two early on, so it was a challenging day to say the least. But I’m in one piece and fast so I’ll keep at it. I’m just pushing too hard early in the races as I see the guys up front creeping away and I’m rushing passes. I’m up to fifth in the championship now, but we have a lot of races to go. Obviously, it’s nice but my focus for now is to get back on the podium. I’ll be looking to fully recover ahead of next weekend in Italy, where I’ll be giving it my best shot again.”

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Jeremy Seewer – P10

“We really needed that second moto. After Germany we took a big gamble on settings and it didn’t work out as we had hoped yesterday; we learnt from that and adjusted the settings for today but then it rained like hell just before our first race. The track changed completely and it’s always difficult to push hard at the speed we are racing if you don’t have confidence. I’m really happy to bring it back in race two. In fact if I could have started fourth I think I could have been there to the finish; the first-three are in a race of their own at the moment but I had the speed of anybody else. Next weekend is Maggiora and it’s a super-fun track to ride and race with good memories; I took my second-ever podium there in MX2 back in 2015 and won the GP there last year. And it’s close to home so the Swiss fans will be there to cheer me on.”

Mattia Guadagnini – P11

“Overall, I’m quite happy. Saturday was great, and I managed to find a really good rhythm in the sand. I’ve put a lot of effort into training, and I think this is paying off. I got a good start during the qualifying race, and then was riding in third for almost all the moto. I just couldn’t quite hold that pace until the end, so some riders passed me, and I finished fifth. Then on Sunday, I didn’t have the best start in the first moto, and I crashed on the second lap, so I was far back. I tried to fight back, but it wasn’t easy. I think I dropped to 20th or more, but then I got to 13th. Then in the second moto, the start was better, and I made up a few positions in the first lap. I could not quite find as good a rhythm as before, but I finished ninth.”

MXGP Round Overall

PosRiderBikeR1R2Points
1J HerlingsKTM252045
2T GajserHon222244
3J PradoGas142539
4G ColdenhoffFan201838
5B BogersFan181634
6C VlaanderenYam151429
7K HorgmoHon161127
8V GuillodHon111324
9C ToendelKtm131023
10J SeewerKaw71522

MXGP Championship Points – Top 20

PosRiderBikePoints
1T GajserHON454
2J PradoGAS450
3J HerlingsKTM386
4R FebvreKAW327
5C VlaanderenYAM299
6J SeewerKAW289
7G ColdenhoffFAN277
8P JonassHON274
9K HorgmoHON188
10V GuillodHON175

MX2 Race One

Sacha Coenen rocketed into the lead of race one ahead of De Wolf while Lucas Coenen and Simon Laengenfelder gave chase.

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It took six laps of De Wolf trying to break Sacha Coenen’s advantage before something gave way, and that something was De Wolf’s patience as he lunged for a line that Sacha was already heading towards, sending the Dutchman briefly off the circuit in a wild ride that he somehow survived to bring back on track.

Temporarily back to third, De Wolf took just a lap to recover enough to pass Lucas for second, then within two more corners he was alongside Sacha and into the lead. Lucas followed through almost instantly, and that was finally the order we expected.

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De Wolf simply had too much pace for the Belgian, and took the race win, his first on a Sunday since back in round four, by 2.8 seconds at the flag. Sacha kept his solid third position, his best to date in MX2, 15 seconds clear of Laengenfelder in fourth, with Sacha’s team-mate Liam Everts in fifth and Oriol Oliver with his own career best in sixth.

MX2 Race One Results

PosRiderBikeTime/Gap
1K de WolfHus35m07.2
2L CoenenHus00m02.9
3S CoenenKTM00m20.0
4S LaengenfelderGAS00m35.5
5L EvertsKTM00m47.5
6O OliverKTM01m04.7
7M HaarupTri01m11.2
8R ElzingaYam01m21.3
9Q PrugnieresKaw01m22.9
10J MikulaKTM01m30.3

MX2 Race Two

De Wolf tucking up the inside to claim his second Fox Holeshot Award of the year in race two, with Sacha Coenen right behind, followed by Lucas.

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Just coming to the end of the first full lap, De Wolf lost control and hit the ground, gifting the lead to Sacha, and then dropped it again after only a few more corners. Halfway around the second lap, it was Lucas’ turn to hit the deck.

Suddenly, Quentin Prugnieres was second, with Laengenfelder third and Everts in fourth. Then Everts also hit the ground, from which he would recover to finish in fourth.

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Lucas recovered to third by lap five, then Prugnieres crashed out of fourth on lap eight, ultimately finishing in twelfth. Rick Elzinga brought the lone Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 bike up into a solid fifth from a start outside of the top ten.

De Wolf, meanwhile, suffered a further crash and could only claim ninth at the flag, Mikkel Haarup taking his Monster Energy Triumph Racing machine to finish sixth ahead of Oliver.

Lucas crashed again, but kept hold of third behind Laengenfelder, the German’s best result since before his Portuguese injury.

All eyes were on Sacha Coenen, however, who finally held it all together to bring home a dream first Grand Prix victory, despite a real moment over the final jump before the finish line, on the final lap.

MX2 Race Two Results

PosRiderBikeTime/Gap
1S CoenenKTM34m26.2
2S LaengenfelderGAS00m15.8
3L CoenenHus00m25.5
4L EvertsKTM00m26.3
5R ElzingaYam00m27.0
6M HaarupTri00m35.9
7O OliverKTM00m37.1
8A AdamoKTM00m50.4
9K de WolfHus01m09.8
10J WalvoortKTM01m11.4

MX2 Overall

It was Sacha Coenen who took the overall on 45-points, ahead of brother Lucas on 42, with Laengenfelder rounding out the round podium on 40-points. De Wolf and Everts completed the top five, Elzinga, Haarup, Oliver, Adamo and Walvoort, the top-10.

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Kay de Wolf still holds an extensive lead in the standings on 443-points, Lucas closest on 388, and Laegenfelder third on 381-points. Everts (341) and Adamo (327) are fourth and fifth, Haarup on the Triumph currently sixth, followed by Ezinger as top Yamaha, then Sasha.C, Benistant and Prugnieres.

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Sacha Coenen – P1

“I was feeling good out there and after the first race I wasmt the happiest but I had good speed and felt good on the track. I knew I could do it. The second race Kay (de Wolf) crashed and I took the lead and managed to bring it home. I was so happy on the finish line to get this first win. It’s such a nice feeling!”

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Lucas Coenen – P2

“I’m super pumped for my brother to get the win. All those hard moments he went through, it’s great to see him up there. Of course, as a competitor, I want to do better though. I took some big hits (crashes) in the second moto, so I think it could have gone better from my perspective. I struggled the whole weekend, let’s say, so I think we need to build on this and look ahead to fighting again in Italy.”

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Simon Laengenfelder – P3

“I’m definitely pleased with the overall result. My performance in the first moto wasn’t where I wanted it to be, but after making some setup changes, I felt much better in the second moto. Unfortunately, I made a small mistake in the last few laps while pushing as hard as I could. Congratulations to Sacha on the win. I’m already looking forward to the next race!”

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Kay de Wolf – P4

“I had a mixed weekend, but I think there are still lots of positives to take from it. I had a really good Saturday, and the first moto on Sunday was super positive with a win. But in the second moto, I just made too many mistakes. I had two stupid crashes and should not have made them. I threw away a possible GP win and finished fourth overall instead. So, I’m quite upset about that, but I’ll work on it and will come back stronger in Italy. We are making progress every weekend, so this is the most important thing!”

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Liam Everts – P5

“Hard weekend and one of my most difficult races yet. Sunday was a little bit more positive than Saturday. We need to keep on working and keep on pushing to be back at the top.”

Rick Elzinga – P6

“Overall, it’s been a decent weekend and my speed was there for the top five. I didn’t have a great start in Race One. My jump was good but I got pushed outside, so I was around 12th early in the race. I made some good passes and moved into seventh, but then when I was riding by myself, I lost my rhythm a little bit. For the second race, I started around 12th again and made passes quickly. I fought hard to the end, held off Mikkel Haarup and caught up to third and fourth. It was close but not enough. I showed my fitness though and my speed, so I’m happy about how that race ended.”

Andrea Adamo – P9

“Yesterday was good and I was happy with P4 but it felt like everything went badly today! In the first moto I had a little issue that meant I was down outside the top twenty and came back to 13th, and in the second I crashed in the second corner and had to come back from last again. The speed was good but the results were not. We need to wake up a bit, not make these silly mistakes and get back to the front and some consistency. Looking forward to Maggiora. Unfortunately, I made a small mistake in the last few laps while pushing as hard as I could. Congratulations to Sacha on the win. I’m already looking forward to the next race!”

Ferruccio Zanchi – P13

“My speed was good and I made a lot of passes on a track that wasn’t easy to pass on, but a few small moments cost me a top 10 overall. One was my fault, early in the first moto but the other two were frustrating and I hope I can learn from them and avoid that kind of thing in the future. Still, my fitness was good and I pushed until the end in both races so overall I am pleased with my progress and I’m really looking forward to a home GP in Maggiora next weekend.”

Jack Chambers – P15

“It was a super tough weekend as one mistake in each race cost me. I got pushed into the trackside banners in the first race; it took me about thirty seconds to get unstuck and I came from last back to seventeenth. I had a good flow in the beginning of race two and stayed with the front pack for a while, but I just tucked the front wheel up the face of a wall jump. It was a stupid mistake on my part but I came back to sixteenth to finish it off. I need to turn some things around and have a couple of positive weekends.”

Bobby Bruce – P21

“It was a really tough day; yesterday we didn’t even know if I would be able to race! My shoulder was already sore this morning so the plan was just to survive and put some points on the board; I got eighteenth in race one and the second moto was going really good. I raced top-ten for seven laps and was still P13 when my hand came off the bars and I had another big crash. It was so painful all day, but I’m proud of my efforts and speed in such difficult circ*mstances; hopefully, we’ll be healthy next weekend and be able to show what we are capable of.”

MX2 Round Overall – Top 15

PosRiderBikeR1R2Points
1S CoenenKTM202545
2L CoenenHUS222042
3S LaengenfelderGAS182240
4K de WolfHUS251237
5L EvertsKTM161834
6R ElzingaYAM131629
7M HaarupTRI141529
8O OliverKTM151429
9A AdamoKTM81321
10J WalvoortKTM101121

MX2 Championship Standings

PosRiderBikePoints
1K de WolfHUS443
2L CoenenHUS388
3S LaengenfelderGAS381
4L EvertsKTM341
5A AdamoKTM327
6M HaarupTRI287
7R ElzingaYAM278
8S CoenenKTM228
9T BenistantYAM226
10Q PrugnieresKAW174
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2024 Desafío Ruta 40 Wrap

With KTM pulling out of most Rally competitions around the world, Honda is cleaning up.Just 15 seconds separated the 2024 Dakar winner Ricky Brabec and Tosha Schareina after 18 hours of rallying through Argentina in what was a mammoth battle to the finish aboard their Honda CRF450 Rally machines.

Brabec took Honda’s 10th win at the Argentine Desafio Ruta 40 Rally as Honda took a 1-2-3 clean sweep of the podium, the first manufacturer to do so in World Rally-Raid Championship history as the Monster Energy Honda Team won every stage of the rally.

Ruben Faria – Monster Energy Honda Team

It has been an amazing rally for the Monster Energy Honda Team with our riders taking the top four spots and sixth overall, which is something that’s not happened in rally for a long time. I’m really happy with the whole team, they did a really good job and it was a great performance by the riders on the Honda CRF450 Rally, which performed superbly throughout the week to bring us this fantastic result at the end. I’d like to thank all the team for the amazing job that they’ve done, all the people in Japan that work on the bike and the riders too.”

The culmination of the rally today was hotly contested between the American and the Spaniard with Brabec starting the stage 1’27” ahead in the overall standings this morning, with Tosha the first to get into the action on the 218 km stage; as the defending champion the Spaniard was going to put in a valiant effort to reclaim the spoils. He instantly clawed back time over the early parts of the stage cutting Brabec’s lead to just 22 seconds at one point leaving the final 100km run to the finish to be the focus of the entire rally as the finish came across the horizon at Cordoba.

Schareina sped across the finish line to take his second consecutive stage win of the week, adding to his prologue win, but it wasn’t quite enough to hold off Brabec, who, with a 1’12” gap, kept hold of the overall lead and took victory. After only contending the jewel in the crown for Rally Raid Dakar Rally so far this year, it means Brabec has taken two victories out of two starts in 2024.

Adrien Van Beveren completed the fourth Honda podium lockout of a Desafio Ruta 40 stage in 2024 after a consistently high performance all week. The Frenchman took a stage win and third place on the final podium.

Skyler Howes had an outside chance for a podium finish, but although he put in a flawless ride, he finished the day in sixth, which put him fourth overall, making it his highest-ever finish for Honda.

Pablo Quintanilla had some struggles during the week with the differing terrain and difficult navigation, but he had a positive final day to cross the line in fifth as he rounded out the five Monster Energy Honda Team riders to be in the top six of the overall standings.

After five long days and 3,200 kilometres of riding, Daniel Sanders finished the rally in ninth place overall. From Chucky’s impressive fourth-place stage result to Sam Sunderland’s unfortunate early departure, it’s certainly been a journey for the Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing team this week.

Daniel Sanders

So that’s day five over and we’re done. It’s not an ideal result of course, but I’m happy to have got to the finish and we have certainly learned a lot. I’ve put in a lot of work the last two months training at home, so I feel like I came here fully prepared. Unfortunately, I couldn’t quite get the most out of this week, but we will continue to work hard and I’m looking forward to going racing again!”

Andreas Hölzl – Rally Team Manager

It’s been a difficult week for us, but we are happy that Daniel made it safely to the finish line and secured a pretty solid result after everything. However, we’re now turning our focus completely to the Rallye du Maroc and Dakar. We will continue to work hard as a team and get back to where we know we need to be.

In the World Rally-Raid Championship standings, Ricky Brabec has propelled himself up to second, just nine points behind the leader Ross Branch, with Adrien Van Beveren a further seven points back. Meanwhile, in the manufacturer standings, Honda is back on top as the championship battle hots up heading into the Rallye du Maroc in October.

Desafío Ruta 40 2024

  1. BRABEC Ricky 9 USA Monster Energy Honda Team Honda 18:08:37
  2. SCHAREINA Tosha 68 SPA Monster Energy Honda Team Honda + 00:15
  3. VAN BEVEREN Adrien 42 FRA Monster Energy Honda Team Honda + 05:33
  4. HOWES Skyler 10 USA Monster Energy Honda Team Honda + 12:58
  5. EVAN BRANCH Ross 16 BWA Hero Motorsports Team Rally Hero + 14:57
  6. QUINTANILLA Pablo 7 CHI Monster Energy Honda Team Honda + 23:55
    9. Daniel Sanders (GASGAS) 18:58:08

FIM World Rally-Raid Championship

  1. Ross Branch (Hero MotoSports): 72 points
  2. Ricky Brabec (Monster Energy Honda): 63 points (-9)
  3. Adrien Van Beveren (Monster Energy Honda): 56 points (-16)
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2024 Pro MX Thunder Valley National Round Three Wrap

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Jett wins Thunder Valley as Hunter takes championship lead

The Pro Motocross Championship travelled to the Rocky Mountains for Round 3 of the 2024 season, with an early test in the mile-high altitude of Thunder Valley Motocross Park, which sits mere minutes from downtown Denver.

The landmark 20th running of the Toyota Thunder Valley National saw a variety of weather conditions, from abundant sunshine to rain and wind gusts, which resulted in another captivating afternoon of action.

One week after a big crash ended his undefeated 450 Class record, Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence outdueled his brother Hunter to capture a bounce-back win and re-establish himself in the early season title fight.

In the 250 Class, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan continued his winning ways and emerged triumphant once again to open the summer with three straight victories.

450 Round

With identical moto finishes, the Lawrence brothers finished tied atop the overall classification, but Jett’s second moto triumph (2-1) was the difference maker as it gave him the tiebreaker over Hunter (1-2). It resulted in the second 1-2 finish for the pair through the first three rounds of the season and signified Jett’s 13th career win. Thanks to his incredible starts in each moto, Cooper captured his first career podium result in the premier class in third (3-3).

With his third straight podium finish to open his 450 Class career, Hunter Lawrence moved atop the 450 Class standings, highlighted by his distinction as the lone rider in the division to finish inside the top five in every moto. His lead sits at six points over Sexton, who finished fifth overall (6-5), while Jett Lawrence climbed from sixth to third by virtue of his win, 16 points behind Hunter.

Jett Lawrence – P1

The second moto was much harder than the first for me; my legs were shot late in the moto. When I was in third, I had to make a decision whether I was going to push past the top two or just settle. I knew we had to make up some points, so I put my head down and kept charging. I’m happy to get out of here with a win and a chunk of points. Let’s head east!

Hunter Lawrence – P2

It was definitely a great day, but I almost wish I left here with the overall instead of the red plate, as weird as that sounds. We made some big changes on the bike this week, and today it showed. It’s always a good feeling when you do some testing that pays off. The 450s are beasts to hold on to compared to 250s, especially off the start, so setup plays a huge key in being competitive.”

Justin Cooper – P3

It was an awesome day. I got both holeshots and led for 25 minutes. I tried my best, but they [the Lawrences] were riding too good. I gave it everything I had, and I’m really happy with today’s performance.

Justin Barcia – P4

Thunder Valley was a pretty good day! I qualified decent in the top 10, which I wasn’t thrilled about, but it was okay. I got off to two good starts, charged really hard all day, and the bike was really good. We made a change after the second practice, and it was really consistent, so I was able to adapt to different lines today and felt comfortable. We came away with a solid fourth, so it’s good. We want more, so we’re going to keep pushing, and we’ll get there soon!”

Chase Sexton – P5

It was nice to have the red plate today, and I felt like we had speed on our side, but it just didn’t come together in the motos. Considering the results, we’re still right there in the championship, so look forward to rebounding at High Point next weekend.

Aaron Plessinger – P6

Thunder Valley was kind of a struggle in practice, and then I felt better in the first moto. I got a really good start but fell back and wasn’t really gelling that much until I started clicking off some good laps around halfway and through to the end, so I ended up fifth. In the second moto, I royally messed up the start, so that cost me, and I paid for it. I came from around 20th place, which in conditions like that being hard and slick, it’s tough to come through the pack. I’ve just gotta put myself in better positions early on, and we’ll move on to High Point.”

Jason Anderson – P7

It was a decent weekend, all things considered. I started the day qualifying fourth, which was good for us. In Moto 1, I found myself just outside of the Top 5 at the start, but quickly made it up to second. I ran there for a bit, and then late in the race, my rear end slipped out, and I clipped the medical light and went down, so we finished 10th. Moto 2 was better for me. The start wasn’t the best, but I made it up to fourth and rode there all race. A huge thanks to everyone at Monster Energy Kawasaki for the support this weekend and for keeping my KX450SR feeling dialled. Let’s head east.”

450 Round Results

PosRiderBikeM1M2Points
1J LawrenceHon2147
2H LawrenceHon1247
3J CooperYam3340
4J BarciaGAS4634
5C SextonKTM6533
6A PlessingerKTM5831
7J AndersonKaw10430
8M StewartHus7730
9D FerrandisHon8927
10C CraigHus91025
11F NorenKaw111122
12J HillKTM141218
13M WeltinYam131318
14G HarlanYam121418
15R PapeGAS161513
16L LocurcioGAS171710
17J RobinYam15407
18S McElrathSuz22166
19C ParkHon20195
20K ChisholmSuz23184

450 Championship Points

PosRiderPoints
1Hunter Lawrence129
2Chase Sexton123
3Jett Lawrence113
4Justin Cooper109
5Aaron Plessinger100
6Jason Anderson97
7Justin Barcia95
8Dylan Ferrandis89
9Malcolm Stewart87
10Freddie Noren68
11Christian Craig58
12Marshal Weltin49
13Grant Harlan48
14Phillip Nicoletti38
15Justin Hill35
16Cullin Park29
17Romain Pape29
18Derek Kelley24
19Dean Wilson17
20Harri Kullas16

250 Round

Deegan’s 1-2 effort easily secured his third straight overall win and extended his points lead. Hymas’ moto win capped off a career-best performance in the runner-up spot (4-1) for his first ever podium, while Vialle rounded out the top three (2-4).

With his win streak, Deegan enjoys a 23-point lead over Vialle and Hymas, who both moved up the championship standings and now sit tied for second.

Haiden Deegan – P1

I got a good start [in Moto 2], but Chance [Hymas] was ripping. I had to look at the big picture. We had the overall, and now we have three [wins] in a row. The hard work is paying off.”

Chance Hymas – P2

I’m speechless right now. I went over the finish line and just broke down. There was a point in time where I didn’t think this was possible. I’m just grateful to be here. It feels great to do this for the team. They’ve seen me at my lowest, and they’ve seen the work I’ve been putting in. We figured some stuff out with the bike and with my diet lately, and that’s been a huge key. I feel like I’m back to where I was last year, before I got hurt.

Tom Vialle – P3

Overall, the speed was good. Just too many mistakes today. Sometimes, that’s racing. The track was really good today, and I’m looking forward to next weekend.”

Jo Shimoda – P4

This weekend was another improvement. This felt like the first time I was riding my style. We did a lot of bike work over the past month, and it’s starting to come together. Today was a big confidence boost, to know I can run the pace. We just have to figure out our starts. And congrats Chance!”

Levi Kitchen – P5

It was a decent weekend overall, but I am looking for more. The day started out with an average qualifying session, but quickly turned around in the first moto. I was able to make a late charge and finish third. Just before Moto 2, a thunderstorm rolled through and made the track so technical. I was able to make my way back up to a podium spot, but a mistake made me go down and that was that. We have my KX250 feeling great and I cannot wait to turn this around on the East Coast next weekend at High Point.”

250 Round Results

PosRiderBikeM1M2Points
1H DeeganYam1247
2C HymasHon4143
3T VialleKTM2440
4J ShimodaHon5337
5L KitchenKaw3735
6J SwollTri7532
7T MasterpoolKaw8630
8P BrownGAS6929
9J BeaumerKTM91025
10J SmithYam111122
11N RomanoYam121220
12J SavatgyTri17819
13C SchockYam141317
14D SchwartzSuz101816
15R DiFrancescoGAS181412
16C CochranHus161612
17D BennickYam151712
18R McNabbKTM13239
19M FineisYam32157
20J ReynoldsYam20195

250 Championship Points

PosRiderPoints
1H Deegan144
2C Hymas121
3T Vialle121
4L Kitchen119
5J Shimoda99
6J Swoll93
7P Brown84
8J Beaumer73
9T Masterpool69
10J Savatgy60
11J Smith57
12R DiFrancesco47
13N Thrasher46
14D Schwartz43
15D Bennick40
16C Cochran40
17M Fineis35
18N Romano35
19C Schock34
20J Reynolds22
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2024 FIM EnduroGP Calendar

DATEVENUECOUNTRYFMNREGPEJEYEWEO
5-7 AprilFafePortugalFMPXXXXX
12-14 AprilValpaçosPortugalFMPXXXXX
10-12 MayBacauRomaniaFRMXXXX
21-23 JuneBettolaItalyFMIXXXXX
12-14 JulyGelnicaSlovakiaSMFXXXX
2-4 AugustRhayaderWales/UKACUXXXXX
13-15 SeptemberBrioudeFranceFFMXXXXX
Reserve date: July 26-28

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110 MarchARGENTINAVilla La Angostura, Patagonia
224 MarchSPAINIntu Xanadu-Arroyomolinos
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414 AprilITALYPietramurata, Trentino
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909 JuneLATVIAKegums
016 JuneITALYMaggiora
1130 JuneINDONESIASumbawa
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1321 JulyCZECH REPUBLICLoket
1428 JulyBELGIUMLommel, Flanders
1511 AugustSWEDENUddevalla
1618 AugustTHE NETHERLANDSArnhem
1725 AugustSWITZERLANDFrauenfeld
1808 SeptemberTURKIYEAfyonkarahisar
1915 SeptemberCHINAShangahi
2029 SeptemberITALYTBA
MXoN
6 OctoberUNITED KINGDOMMonster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (Matterley Basin)

2024 FIM Hard Enduro World Championships Provisional Calendar

DATEEVENTCOUNTRYW. CHAMPJ. WORLD
10-12 MayValleys ExtremeUKXX
30 May-2 JuneRed Bull ErzbergrodeoAustriaXX
19-22 JuneXross Hard Enduro RallySerbiaXX
23-27 JulyRed Bull RomaniacsRomaniaXX
22-25 AugustRed Bull Tennessee KnockoutUSAX
06-08 SeptemberAbestoneItalyXX
10-12 OctoberSea to SkyTürkiyeX
25-27 October24MX Hixpania Hard EnduroSpainX

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2024 FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship calendar

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April 27FIM Speedway GP of CroatiaCroatia
May 11FIM Speedway GP of PolandWarsaw
May 18FIM Speedway GP of GermanyLandshut
June 1FIM Speedway GP of Czech RepublicPrague
June 15FIM Speedway GP of SwedenMalilla
June 29FIM Speedway GP of PolandGorzow
August 17FIM Speedway GP of Great BritainCardiff
August 31FIM Speedway GP of PolandWroclaw
September 7FIM Speedway GP of LatviaRiga
September 14FIM Speedway GP of DenmarkVojens
September 28FIM Speedway GP of PolandTorun
2024 FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS: Manchester, Great Britain
DateSeriesEvent
Tuesday, July 9FIM Speedway of NationsSemi Final 1
Wednesday, July 10FIM Speedway of NationsSemi Final 2
Friday, July 12FIM Speedway of NationsSON2
Saturday, July 13FIM Speedway of NationsFinal
2024 FIM SGP2 (FIM Speedway Under 21 World Championship)
DateEventLocation
Friday, June 14FIM SGP2 of SwedenMalilla
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2024 FIM SGP3 (FIM Speedway Youth World Championship)
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2024 FIM SGP4 FIM Speedway Youth World Cup (SGP4)
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2024 FIM E-Xplorer World Cup provisional calendar

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16-17 FebruaryTBA, Japan*
3-4 MayTBA, Norway**
21-23 JuneVollore-Montagne, France
20-22 SeptemberCrans-Montana, Switzerland
29-1 November/DecemberTBA, India*

2024 Penrite ProMX Championship Calendar

2024 Penrite ProMX Championship presented by AMX Superstores Calendar
RoundDateLocation
Round OneMarch 17Wonthaggi, Vic
Round TwoApril 7Horsham, Vic
Round ThreeMay 5Gillman, SA
Round FourMay 26Maitland, NSW
Round FiveJune 23Murray Bridge, SA
Round SixJuly 21Toowoomba, Qld
Round SevenAugust 11MX Farm Queensland, Gympie, Qld
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2024 FIM Baja World Cup calendar

DateVenueCountry
08-10 FebruarySaudi BajaSaudi Arabia
02-04 MayBaja TT DehesaSpain
26-28 JulyBaja AragonSpain
08-11 AugustBaja HungaryHungary
31. Oct – 2 NovBaja QatarQatar
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28-30 NovemberDubai International BajaUnited Arab Emirates

2024 Australian Track and Dirt Track calendar

  • Australian Senior Track Championship
    • May 4-5, Mick Doohan Raceway, North Brisbane (Qld)
    • North Brisbane Junior Motorcycle Club;
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    • July 20-21, Drays Park, Gunyarra (Qld)
    • Whitsunday Dirt Riders;
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    • August 10-11, Daroobalgie Speedway, Forbes (NSW)
    • Forbes Auto Sports Club; and
  • Australian Junior Dirt Track Championship
    • September 28-29, Jambaroo Park, Mildura (Vic)
    • North-West Victorian Motorcycle Club.

2024 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Calendar

  • Round 1: Flat Track Layout – Appin, NSW, Saturday, July 27
  • Round 2: TT Layout – Appin, NSW, Sunday July 28
  • Round 3: Flat Track Layout – Brisbane, Qld, Saturday, August 31
  • Round 4: TT Layout – Brisbane, Qld, Sunday, September 1
  • Round 5: Flat Track Layout – Gunnedah, NSW, Saturday, November 16
  • Round 6: TT Layout – Gunnedah, NSW, Sunday November 17

2024 FIM Sand Race World Cup Calendar

  • 2-4 February – Enduropale du Touquet Pas-de-Calais (FRA) – FFM
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2024 NZMX Nationals Calendar

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