McThoughts|Women’s East Championships Round 1 By Jeff McConkey Round 1 of the Women’s East Nationals started its season at Gopher Dunes Saturday. It was one of the smoothest Gopher tracks I have ever seen and it allowed for great racing. This year’s group of talent has a few Americans in it, and they are all podium threats. It’s by no means going to be an American sweep, but it will
McThoughts|Red Bud National|450 Class By Jeff McConkey Red Bud is that one track that everybody – from the racers, the mechanics, even the truck drivers – looks forward to. It has the most perfect layout, perfect dirt, and even better track prep. It’s a motocrosser’s dream. This past weekend, the fans and racers were treated to yet another perfect Red Bud. #94 Ken Roczen was dominant, once again, but the
McThoughts|Red Bud National|250 Class By Jeff McConkey The 250 class this season is very exciting. There are at least 10 or more guys that can put in a podium ride at any time. The intensity is so high, but unfortunately that means some racers in this class can’t put in 2 solid back to back motos without mistakes or mechanicals. The racing this past weekend was great to watch and
McThoughts: Calgary Pro National Round 3 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Bigwave MX2 Class Round 3 went off this past Saturday in Calgary, and the racing was good. Cole Thompson won both motos and looks pretty unstoppable at this point. Luckily, guys like Shawn Maffenbeier, Dylan Wright, Mark Worth and Brandan Leith have other opinions. After Cole, there are 4 or 5 guys that are serious podium threats. It should
McThoughts: Women’s West MX Nationals|Calgary Round 3 By Jeff McConkey I finally made it out West to take in a Women’s West round this past weekend. I don’t think I could have picked a better round. The Calgary track has some nice elevation and a few big jumps. The track was pretty dry on Saturday, as the crew held off on laying down the water due to the forecast. Throw
McThoughts: 2016 Rockstar MX Nationals|MX1 Preview By Jeff McConkey Photo by Bigwave This year’s MX1 class is absolutely stacked! We have 3 past champions, multi time MX2 champions, Transworld Slam champions, and a regional SX champion. How could you not be excited? Top 5’s are going to be a 10-rider fight and wins are going to be hard to come by. Last year, the depth in the MX1 class
McThoughts: 2016 Rockstar MX Nationals|MX2 Preview By Jeff McConkey The MX2 Class (250cc) this season in Canada has a great mixture of veterans, rookies, and guys ready to establish themselves. Two-time defending champion, #11 Kaven Benoit, has parked his trusty 2-stroke and moved to the 450 class. That means teammate #4 Cole Thompson will drop down and lead the way for the orange bikes. GDR Fox Honda will once again
McThoughts: Las Vegas Supercross – 450 Class By Jeff McConkey What a 450 season! We had the most stacked class ever and the racing was great. Yes, Ryan Dungey was very dominant early on, but it was still fun to watch. Ken Roczen started to catch fire around Santa Clara. It’s a shame he couldn’t find a setting earlier on in the season, because he really could have taken a
McThoughts: Las Vegas Supercross – 250 Class By Jeff McConkey For 2016, we were blessed with some fantastic racing on both coasts. In the West, there was one real favourite in Cooper Webb, but on the East, there were 4-5 guys. I’m still not a fan of how both coasts get thrown into the mix at Vegas, but that’s just my opinion. It’s a real bummer that the weather was
McThoughts: New Jersey SX|450 Class By Jeff McConkey Photos by Bigwave Round 16 went off on Saturday night in New York City. It has been a long series and some of the riders are already over it, and in outdoor mode…not Ken Roczen and his RCH Suzuki squad. They have been working hard, as of late, and the way Ken rode Saturday night shows that they are working in the