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f you want to see just how much social media has changed the way news is reported in the moto world, look no further than the curious case of Chase Sexton and the dreaded December Surprise. That’s the unfortunate late-off-season injury that inevitably occurs just when it seems everyone is settled and ready to go for the new supercross season in January. This miserable annual mishap has ranged from a pair of broken wrists for Jeff Emig (New Year’s Eve 1999) to a torn ACL for Ricky Carmichael (Thanksgiving ’03) to Marvin Musquin (the last two years). It’s often caused by an accident on some supercross practice track, and it has the effect of shaking up everyone’s preseason predictions.
Sexton’s case was a little different. His injury was a broken collarbone, which will likely heal by the end of January. But the 2019 Monster Energy AMA 250SX East Region Champion was slated to race for GEICO Honda in the West Region, starting on January 4. Fortunately, he should be ready to go for the East Region; unlike then-premier-class guys like Emig, Carmichael, and Musquin, Sexton’s December crash won’t wreck his whole supercross season.
Chris Jonnum is still our favorite Road Racer X editor.
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I have a question with the new evolution of electric motorcycles being produced. Starting with the minicycle is a great move in my opinion, mainly because the standard gasoline 50cc is automatic, just like an electric mini. How would the skill of racing change if everyone is on an automatic bike with no clutch lever? I know with Rekluse this has been possible for years, and some pros utilize this. It just seems odd to me to take away a clutch and shifting for everyone. Racing might be closer on all levels, but is that a good or bad thing?
Bryce Riggs // Amboy, WA
Bryce, that’s a really good point that I personally never considered. I do know that kids today who grew up driving automatic-transmission automobiles probably consider the clutch and gear shifter in a standard car to be some kind of anti-theft device! DC
There are many voices in our sport of moto, but I feel that Jason Weigandt and Steve Matthes stand apart from the field in their power over the conversation within the community. Between the many hours of podcasts and various innovations of Matthes, and Jason’s ability to literally be the actual voice for so many sporting events, as well as a major editorial voice of both the largest moto magazine as well as the largest moto website, these two probably have the power to craft the opinion within our community. I would love some insights into what it is like to be these men from their perspective “at the top.”
World Cup Downhill mountain bike racer Bernard Kerr, who is sponsored by Fly Racing, on his plans to compete at the Anaheim Supercross opener. He has a $5,000 bet with a competing goggle sponsor, 100%/pinkbike.com
Doug Dubach on the frugalness of Jim O’Neal at a mid-eighties catalog shoot/pulpmx.com
World Cup Downhill mountain bike racer Bernard Kerr, who is sponsored by Fly Racing, on his plans to compete at the Anaheim Supercross opener. He has a $5,000 bet with a competing goggle sponsor, 100%/pinkbike.com
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o much drama predicted! Yet so little will happen. Adam Cianciarulo’s entrance in the 450 class for 2020 has set the tee for a few tantalizing stories, including: “Can Ken Roczen and Adam Cianciarulo Remain Friends While Racing the Same Class?” “Can Adam Cianciarulo and Eli Tomac get Along as Teammates?” “Will Cooper Webb Be Out for Blood Against Adam Cianciarulo?”
Guess what: these are non-stories. Nothing is going to happen.
As my man Steve Matthes said during our Monster Energy Racer X Supercross Preview Shows, “What is this, Teen Beat magazine here?”
Everyone loves the gossip a little too much, and thus predicts crazy things. Usually they point to some moment in history where it happened before—drama between teammates and training partners—and predict a little bit of history repeated.
FIVE GUYS, ONE QUESTION | BY AARON HANSEL
Jordon Smith. He’s
on a new team [Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki],
and I think he’s really going to surprise people this year.”
Jordon Smith. He’s
on a new team [Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki],
and I think he’s really going to surprise people this year.”
Land of the Rising (Setting?) Sunhe last five Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship trophies reside in a case in Austria, as either a KTM or Husqvarna rider has topped the standings at the end of each of those seasons. That’s a big change from the first 41 AMA Supercross Championships (1974-2014), 40 of which went to the “Big Four” Japanese manufacturers—Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha. (The other one went to the Canadian brand Can-Am when Jimmy Ellis won in 1975.) Let’s find out how long it’s been since each Japanese OEM last won the AMA Supercross title, which rider did it, and how many titles each brand has won.
TOTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 11
TOTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 4
James Stewart 2007
Ricky Carmichael 2001
Jeff Emig 1997
Jeff Ward 1987
Jimmy Weinert 1976
Ricky Carmichael 2006, 2005
Mark Barnett 1981
TOTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 11
James Stewart 2007
Ricky Carmichael 2001
Jeff Emig 1997
Jeff Ward 1987
Jimmy Weinert 1976
TOTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 4
Ricky Carmichael 2006, 2005
Mark Barnett 1981
Fun Bikes: 2020 Husqvarna FX 450 | BY KRIS KEEFER
re you a hybrid type of rider who likes to ride off-road as well as some motocross? Maybe you’re not just a one-dimensional rider and would love to go race a grand prix or woods race on the same weekend as a local motocross race. Well, Husqvarna had you in mind with this one! The 2020 FX 450 is very similar to the FC 450, but it comes with different ignition mapping, softer suspension valving, a softer rear shock spring, an 18” rear wheel, a kickstand, and a 2.25-gallon tank. (It’s not green-sticker legal and doesn’t come with a spark arrestor, so be forewarned that you may want to add a slip-on muffler with spark arrestor in order to make Johnny Law happy.)
Just like the FC 450, the FX 450 is deceptively fast and easy to ride. The Husqvarna’s mellow bottom-end roll-on power delivery allows for superb traction on loose soil, and its soft suspension makes longer rides more forgiving than the FC. Having a handlebar map switch makes adjusting your power delivery easy too. Map 1 is more of a longer pull with less bottom-end hit, and Map 2 is a little harder-hitting down low with a shorter top-end pull. Not to mention having a TC button to accommodate any slippery conditions I may encounter on the track or trail makes my life much easier when deciding on what type of riding I’m doing on a particular day.
| By Aaron Hansel1. The first A1 was won by Kent Howerton on this brand
5. Southern city that hosted the 1977 opener
6. Won the 1990 premier-class opener in his rookie season
9. Broken spokes resulted in a DNF for him in 2010
10. Japanese rider whose sole, muddy 250SX podium came in 2005
1. Crashed out of 2009 opener but still won the 450SX title
2. Number of times Eli Tomac had won the 450SX opener as of press time
3. Hosted the first SX season opener, in 1974
4. Championship rider who never won A1
7. This brand has won more 450SX A1s than any other
BUZZ
Racer X: Max, how was your 2019 season?
Max Miller: I started out the season with an ACL injury. I got back on the bike last February, and I just put in the work from there. I rode the 250B class from the beginning of the year to Loretta’s, and I had a pretty consistent year of podiums. I rode a few A-class races and was happy with the results.
What was the transition like going from 250B to 250A?
It was really exciting, honestly; I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. I think it’s cool that instead of getting a little plastic trophy you get a check at the end of the day! You also never know who you’ll be racing against. Could be old pros, guys you’ve been racing forever, or just riders that are somewhere in the middle. It’s really exciting.
Racer X: Max, how was your 2019 season?
Max Miller: I started out the season with an ACL injury. I got back on the bike last February, and I just put in the work from there. I rode the 250B class from the beginning of the year to Loretta’s, and I had a pretty consistent year of podiums. I rode a few A-class races and was happy with the results.
What was the transition like going from 250B to 250A?
It was really exciting, honestly; I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. I think it’s cool that instead of getting a little plastic trophy you get a check at the end of the day! You also never know who you’ll be racing against. Could be old pros, guys you’ve been racing forever, or just riders that are somewhere in the middle. It’s really exciting.
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You don’t invest millions of dollars and hire riders like Ken Roczen or Justin Brayton if you’re not in it to win it, as Honda HRC is for supercross in 2020. But the brand is also going big on a second objective: helping anyone competing aboard a Honda WORDS: AARON HANSEL PHOTOS: SIMON CUDBY |
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You don’t invest millions of dollars and hire riders like Ken Roczen or Justin Brayton if you’re not in it to win it, as Honda HRC is for supercross in 2020. But the brand is also going big on a second objective: helping anyone competing aboard a Honda WORDS: AARON HANSEL PHOTOS: SIMON CUDBY |
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You don’t invest millions of dollars and hire riders like Ken Roczen or Justin Brayton if you’re not in it to win it, as Honda HRC is for supercross in 2020. But the brand is also going big on a second objective: helping anyone competing aboard a Honda WORDS: AARON HANSEL PHOTOS: SIMON CUDBY |
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Supercross in Australia and New Zealand: halfway around the world to have fun with the same old friends
“Three weeks?” my neighbor asked. “You can get that much time off of work?” Yes, because this was for work. Barely. Yeah, I was covering and announcing the Monster Energy S-X Open in New Zealand and AUS-X Open in Australia, the biggest supercross races Down Under, but I also packed my wife and two kids. We took in beautiful scenery and fantastic cultures. Yet I had the most fun seeing the least. For instance, my daughter came down with a stomach virus, so we skipped a day of hiking and watched movies all day in a hotel room. It was a blast. We should have days like that at home more often. That was the theme of these races, too. On the other side of the world, racers hung out in ways they don’t at home. The more serious stuff? Save that for American life. |
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Supercross in Australia and New Zealand: halfway around the world to have fun with the same old friends
“Three weeks?” my neighbor asked. “You can get that much time off of work?” Yes, because this was for work Barely. Yeah, I was covering and announcing the Monster Energy S-X Open in New Zealand and AUS-X Open in Australia, the biggest supercross races Down Under, but I also packed my wife and two kids. We took in beautiful scenery and fantastic cultures. Yet I had the most fun seeing the least. For instance, my daughter came down with a stomach virus, so we skipped a day of hiking and watched movies all day in a hotel room. It was a blast. We should have days like that at home more often. That was the theme of these races, too. On the other side of the world, racers hung out in ways they don’t at home. The more serious stuff? Save that for American life. |
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Supercross in Australia and New Zealand: halfway around the world to have fun with the same old friends
“Three weeks?” my neighbor asked. “You can get that much time off of work?” Yes, because this was for work. Barely. Yeah, I was covering and announcing the Monster Energy S-X Open in New Zealand and AUS-X Open in Australia, the biggest supercross races Down Under, but I also packed my wife and two kids. We took in beautiful scenery and fantastic cultures. Yet I had the most fun seeing the least. For instance, my daughter came down with a stomach virus, so we skipped a day of hiking and watched movies all day in a hotel room. It was a blast. We should have days like that at home more often. That was the theme of these races, too. On the other side of the world, racers hung out in ways they don’t at home. The more serious stuff? Save that for American life. |
Sam Nicolini
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Christian Munoz
OPENING SPREAD IMAGE:
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BIKE BUILD BY JAY CLARK PHOTOS: SIMON CUDBY
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PHOTOS: ANDREW FREDRICKSON
PHOTOS: ANDREW FREDRICKSON
ven on a brand-new bike, the grease that comes in most wheel bearings is fairly weak, so it’s best to take your seals out, remove the bearings, and put in some really good race grease—something that’s going to last. You should see quite a bit more life out of your bearings if you take the extra time and do it from the beginning. As those bearings heat up, the grease can go where it needs to be, making your wheels turn a little bit smoother.
First, remove your wheel spacers. Pretty simple: just take them out from each side using either a punch or a screwdriver—something you can use to lightly remove the spacers. Next, remove the seal either with a flat blade or, if you have one, a seal puller. Remove the seal from the hub itself.
Next, remove the seal from the bearing itself. Once both sides of the bearing seals are off, inspect the bearing and clean it in a solvent tank. Once all the old grease and dirt and debris are gone, I like to go through and spray the bearing down with contact cleaner to really clean it out and get all the solvent out of it.
ndrew Short plans to spend much of the first month of 2020 racing in the deep desert sands of Saudi Arabia. He will be participating as a Rockstar Energy Husqvarna factory pilot in the first Dakar Rally—the single most prestigious off-road rally of all—ever to be held in the oil-rich kingdom. Short is not the first former motocross star to participate in the Dakar Rally, as Danny LaPorte, Gaston Rahier, Heinz Kinigadner, and Andre Malherbe all raced it in their post-Grand Prix motocross careers. But Short is the first AMA Supercross winner to line up for the world’s toughest endurance race.
Riding for several factory teams, Short enjoyed a long career as a professional SX/MX racer on the AMA circuit, winning several outdoor nationals, a handful of 125 SX main events, and even the FIM Motocross of Nations when it was held in his home state of Colorado in 2010. One thing missing from his résumé was an AMA 450SX main-event win, and by 2012, a dozen years into his pro career, it seemed like the window had shut on Shorty ever winning one.
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TANNER
TREMAINE
ANDY
BAUER
TANNER
TREMAINE
ANDY
BAUER
Time to face off!
TT: Justin Timberlake, obviously.
AB: Christian Bale.
LAST PERSON WHO MADE YOU NERVOUS?
TT: Thad Duvall. Pre-race nerves.
AB: Mitch Payton always does.
GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT?
TT: Aside from my Little League MVP and my 6-year-old fishing derby win, I’d have to say landing a smoke-show wife.
AB: Being part of the winning 2019 ISDE team. Also, all of the X-Games medals I was part of, I was top privateer mechanic in SX and MX and the amateur championships. Too hard to name just one!
Which one of you could destroy a golf cart faster?
TT: Bauer, 100 percent. He is a terrible driver. The fact that he makes it to work every day in one piece is a true shock.
AB: Me, hands down. I’ve got
that covered.
TT: All who attend Howard’s Hole in Snowshoe, West Virginia.
AB: In moto it’s Dennis Stapleton. Dude has done about everything. GNCC, Steward Baylor Jr.
MOST COMMON PART YOUR RIDER BREAKS?
TT: Everything. He breaks things that I didn’t know were breakable.
AB: Radiators.
MOST ANNOYING PART OF WORKING WITH YOUR RIDER?
TT: Needing to get a hold of him during hunting season.
AB: He’s not picky about looks when I make it shine.
Gnarliest part of GNCC racing?
TT: The conditions and the pace. Those guys are so gnarly. It’s hard to describe—you have to just experience it.
AB: The small lines the riders make in between trees look so fast and easy.
TT: From what I’ve seen in videos, a weekend at Pastranaland.
AB: Go to Snowshoe GNCC. It beats any mud moto!
Favorite obstacle?
TT: A nice par 4 with a dogleg left. Yup, that’s my jam.
AB: Trying to get Tanner to let me drive the rental car. He says I’m a bad driver.
Whose ass would you like to kick?
TT: Right now? The salespeople who keep calling me.
AB: Any ex-rider or team who owes me money.
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1. SUZUKI
5. ATLANTA
6. BRADSHAW
9. REED
10. NARITA
11. ORLANDO
15. KARSMAKERS
16. OAKLAND
17. KAWASAKI
18. WINDHAM
20. ALBERTYN
1. STEWART
2. ZERO
3. DAYTONA
4. CARMICHAEL
7. YAMAHA
8. TORTELLI
9. ROCZEN
12. ANAHEIM
13. HUSQVARNA
14. DUNGEY
19. KTM
Photo by Michael Sleeter
