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Lucas Oil 2021 Pro MotoCross Schedule

The 2021 schedule for the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship was unveiled Tuesday with 12 rounds beginning May 29 at Fox Raceway in Pala, California.

Series officials are expecting fans at every event this season, which will feature an increase from three races over a 2020 season that started three months late and was disrupted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Though the 2021 motocross season still will be impacted by the pandemic, the series will return to many of its iconic venues that were skipped last year, such as High Point Raceway, The Wick 338, Washougal MX Park, Unadilla MX, and Budds Creek Motocross Park.

Motocross also will return to Hangtown, the oldest event in pro motocross, for its Sept. 11 season finale.

The season will begin three weeks after the Supercross season, which will start Saturday in Houston.

“The 2021 schedule has been developed through a collective effort alongside all of our event organizers, and we’re thrilled to see such legendary venues back on the calendar,” Roy Janson, managing director at MX Sports Pro Racing, said in a release. “The outlook surrounding the fight to eradicate COVID-19 has provided a sense of optimism amongst our group, which has us hopeful to welcome spectators at all the races while also allowing nearly every one of our events to remain on their traditional dates.

“Safety remains paramount in our efforts to host a successful season and we will continuously monitor all national, state, and local guidelines in an effort to ensure the well-being of our fans, competitors, and series personnel. While that may require some level of restriction or limited capacity, it will be in the best interest of all parties.”

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2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross schedule

May 29 — Fox Raceway National (Pala, California

June 5 — Thunder Valley National (Lakewood, Colorado)

June 19 — High Point National (Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania)

June 26 — Southwick National (Southwick, Massachusetts)

July 3 — RedBud National (Buchanan, Michigan)

July 17 — Spring Creek National (Millville, Minnesota)

July 24 — Washougal Naitonal (Washougal, Washington)

Aug. 14 — Unadilla National (New Berlin, New York)

Aug. 21 — Budds Creek National (Mechanicsville, Indiana)

Aug. 28 — Ironman National (Crawfordsville, Indiana)

Sept. 4 — Pala National (Pala, California)

Sept. 11 — Hangtown National (Sacramento, California)

Dakar Stage 9

Dakar 2021, Stage 9: Cornejo lead grows after Price exit

By:

Jamie Klein

Jan 12, 2021, 11:41 AM

Honda rider Jose Ignacio Cornejo took a step towards victory in the 2021 Dakar Rally's bikes class as he opened up a lead of more than 10 minutes in the wake of Toby Price's crash on the ninth stage.

Cornejo entered Tuesday's 465km loop around Neom with one minute and six seconds in hand over KTM rider Price, having taken his first win of the rally on Monday.

Despite opening the road, Chilean came close to making it back-to-back successes, leading at the 198km point before losing ground to Honda teammate Kevin Benavides.

He eventually finished 1m34s behind Benavides, who notched up a second stage victory of the 2021 edition as the lead pair finished 13 minutes clear of the opposition.

Following the retirements of Price and Husqvarna rider Luciano Benavides due to crashes, and Ricky Brabec (Honda) and Sam Sunderland (KTM) both losing around 15 minutes to tend to the injured Price, Adrian van Beveren was third-fastest for Yamaha.

Matthias Walkner (KTM) and Joan Barreda (Honda) completed the top five on the stage provisionally, but with both Brabec and Sunderland both set to gain time back.

As things stand, Cornejo is now 11 minutes and 24 seconds clear of Benavides at the head of the general classification with three stages left to run, giving him by some distance the largest lead any rider has enjoyed of the rally so far.

Barreda has moved up to a provisional third, exactly 29 minutes back, but is set to fall behind Sunderland and Brabec once the times are finalised.

KTM rookie Daniel Sanders is likely to be sixth overall ahead of privateer Skyler Howes (KTM) and Sherco rider Lorenzo Santolino.

Yamaha's miserable luck continued as Ross Branch - already outside of the top 10 owing to his earlier problems - was forced out of the event with engine trouble, leaving van Beveren as the manufacturer's sole remaining factory representative in ninth.

Joel Robert History

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RIP Joel Robert

Very sad day for moto fans. Six time world champion Joel Robert has passed after fighting health problems for several years. He was 77. This picture is one I always remember from my early days riding moto, I could never understand how he stayed on his bike in this turn. Joel had style and personality that was admired worldwide by moto fans. He was one of the reasons I bought my first Suzuki RM back in the 70's.

Here is the announcement from MXVice

Lewis PhillipsJanuary 13, 20210

MX Vice is deeply saddened to learn that Joel Robert has passed away, following a fight with coronavirus. The six-time world champion (1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972) was just 77 years old. Robert had a massive impact on motocross in his native Belgium, as well as outside of those borders, and that impact will undoubtedly be felt for many years to come.

Our thoughts are with his family at this time.

Words: Lewis Phillips | Lead Image: Supplied

Dakar Legend Hubert Auriol ...RIP

French Dakar Rally legend Hubert Auriol has sadly passed away at the age of 68 in hospital, it is reported due to the effects of Covid-19.

The word legend is often wafted about but in the case of Hubert Auriol in the sport of rally it was certainly true. Auriol won the Dakar Rally three-times – twice on motorcycles, in 1981 and 1983, when the bikes and the rally itself were seemingly of another world.

When Hubert won the 1992 Dakar in a car he became the first competitor to take victory on two and four wheels setting a precedent many have tried and failed to replicate since. Only Stephane Peterhansel and Nani Roma have matched it so far in all these years.

Auriol went on to be Dakar race director for almost a decade from the mid-1990s, be one of the founders of the Africa Eco Race and was also a television presenter. Remarkably in 1987 he also set a record for the fastest circumnavigation of the earth in a propeller airplane as part of a four-person team (in 88 hours, 49 minutes).

Dakar Rally, Stage 7...Brabec Takes Win

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 Ricky Brabec scores first stage win; Skyler Howes finishes third

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As the Dakar Rally enters its second half, Ricky Brabec scored his first win in Stage 7. Based on his experience in the first six stages, that is not the position he wanted, however.

Navigation has been cited as an issue in each stage of the 2021 Dakar Rally, which leaves Brabec and the other competitors playing a game of cat and mouse.

“I think the strategy is to not open!” Brabec said in a release after completing the stage. “I think everyone that’s opening is just losing a little bit of time. So we’re trying our best. We just have to stay focused.”

“There’s five days left, and we’re going to try just to finish in the top seven every day and see if we can make up a little bit of time.”

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Dakar led by Price following stage six at halfway point

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Rookie Sanders claims another stage podium to climb in rankings.

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price leads the 2021 Dakar Rally at halfway after recording the seventh-quickest time on a shortened stage six.

Price has won two stages this year – one and three – in what has been a navigational challenge for many, but placed strongly entering week two.

“Today they cut about 100km out of the stage and that definitely helped us because it’s still been a really tough day out there,” Price reflected. “It took a while, but I managed to catch the two guys ahead of me and luckily we were able to keep up a really good pace right at the front.

“I did have one little get-off that twisted the road book tower a little bit, but apart from that there were no problems. It feels great to have taken the overall lead, but after such an up and down week the most important thing is we’re fit and in good shape for the second half of the rally.”

With a total time of 24h08m43s, Price leads Kevin Benavides (Monster Energy Honda) by 2m16s, with Jose Ignacio Cornejo (Monster Energy Honda) currently third overall.

KTM Factory Racing team newcomer Daniel Sanders once again claimed a top-three stage finish on Friday in third position, now ranked an impressive 12th overall and top of the rookies by over an hour.

“It was definitely a physical one today, that’s for sure, and on top of yesterday, it’s been a really tough couple of days,” Sanders said. “I tried my best to make up time today and think I did a good job. This first week has gone well, I’ve certainly learned a lot too and I’m happy with my pace – we’ve still got a long way to go.”

Of the remaining Australian riders in the field, Michael Burgess (BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team) currently sits 38th overall and Andrew Houlihan (Nomadas Adventure KTM) in 61st place

Tyler Monagan Claims He Was Targeted For Building Motocross Track

Tyler Monagan Claims He Was Targeted For Building Motocross Track

By: Steven Symes 

YouTuber Tyler Monagan, who boasts nearly 700,000 subscribers, is a self-proclaimed dirt bike fanatic. His videos include everything from bike reviews to interesting builds. With his extreme love of motocross, the man decided to buy a large piece of property in a town, thinking he would have the privacy and freedom to build a track and race bikes with his friends. That’s when the trouble began.

Monagan started using machinery to move dirt on his land, creating jumps and other features for his MX track. That’s when a town official showed up to his house to let him know that moving dirt on his property wasn’t something he could do without a permit. Monagan claims that as he asked questions the details of what he was and wasn’t allowed to do with his own property changed, and thus began the legal battle.

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For months, Monagan said he stayed quite about the whole legal battle. He said now “everything’s done with” and so he now feels comfortable spilling some of the details. However, he stated that he wouldn’t be surprised if “something else pops up.” In other words, the man still feels targeted and believes there are those who are purposely gunning for him.

We know this isn’t the first time someone has had a run-in with government authorities about what they can and can’t do on their own private property. This is a touch, controversial issue, especially these days.