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2018 World Vet Championship

THIS WEEKEND AT GLEN HELEN: WORLD VET SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1

OPEN PRACTICE
National and Vet / REM Track
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

PEE-WEE PRACTICE
Pee Wee Track
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

GATES OPEN FOR WORLD VET CHAMPIONSHIP
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Camping: $10 per night, per vehicle
Race registration: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Main Tower)
Post-Entry: $60 first class / $50 second class
Weekend gate fee: $20 adults / 5 years and under free

NO STADIUMCROSS PRACTICE THIS WEEK

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2

34TH ANNUAL WORLD VET MOTOCROSS PRACTICE
Gates open: 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Vet Only Practice: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Divided by age groups)
Sign-up opens at 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3

34TH ANNUAL WORLD VET MOTOCROSS RACE DAY ONE
Gates open: 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Practice at 7:30 a.m.
First race at 9:30 a.m.
All classes (Novice, Intermediate & Expert) race two motos
Featured race: Over-40 Pro World Championship

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4

34TH ANNUAL WORLD VET MOTOCROSS RACE DAY TWO
Gates open: 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Practice at 7:00 a.m.
First race at 9:30 a.m.
All classes (Novice, Intermediate & Expert) race two motos
Feature event: Edison Dye Lifetime Achievement Award at 12:00 p.m. in Museum:
Featured races: Over-30 Pro World Championship, Over-50 Pro, Over-60 Expert, Over-70 Experts

FOR MORE INFO:

www.glenhelen.com or (909) 880-3090

Brayton targeted in series first blemish at Port Adelaide

Dominating the opening three rounds of the 2018 Australian Supercross Championship, two-time defending champion Justin Brayton recorded his first blemish of the series at Port Adelaide after believing to be a target in Saturday’s Triple Crown.

The American import says that riders were racing him rather than the track, forcing his focus to shift and ride defensively in the three main events.

Being gifted the victory in race one due to Luke Clout’s (KTM Motocross Racing Team) penalty, the Penrite Honda Racing contender was forced to overcome incidents in the following outings, lodging 8-3 results to position himself second overall for the round.

“I got bad starts and it hurt my overall in these short races, also crashing didn’t help,” Brayton explained. “I found riders racing me instead of the track and I had to shift my focus and ride defensively. I salvaged what I could.

“I want to congratulate Metty – whilst I want to win, I was happy to see him win in front of his kids and family. That’s special for him and the team. I now need to turn my attention to Sydney and the championship. Sydney is one race I haven’t won and I dearly want to win there.”

The premier class title fight has tightened to just six points following Brett Mectalfe’s (Penrite Honda Racing) victory, with just one round to spare at the Monster Energy AUS-X Open Sydney next month.

The Winning Run-Red Bull Rampage 2018

While others prepared for Halloween, mountain biking fans spent October counting down to the 2018 Red Bull Rampage. Some of the best riders in the sport gathered outside Virgin, Utah, on Friday for the 13th edition of the world’s most spectacular freeride event.

This year, 21 riders were invited to compete at a new site with a somewhat unconventional setup: They had four days to build and shape their own lines in the red dirt near Zion National Park, on a mountain face known for its sheer dropoffs, technical rock features, and hairpin turns. To most of us, the course looks impossible to walk up, let alone bike down. Crowds who braved the hot sun and dust were rewarded with huge jumps, jaw-dropping flips, and incredible drops. Brett Rheeder, this year’s winner, began his run with an opposite 360 before a challenging double drop into a huge backflip, which sent fans wild as they clung to the side of the mesa. The Canadian sealed his victory with a regular 360, a backflip, and a one foot can-can, scoring a 89.66 altogether.

“Today I scared myself,” said Rheeder, competing in his sixth Rampage. “I’ve never flat drop flipped something that big in my life.”

Weymouth Beach Race 2018 Seniors

Ironman Steward Baylor Wins final GNCC of 2018

Steward Baylor wins Ironman GNCC final round in Indiana, Ben Kelley clinches XC2 250 Pro National Championship.

The AMSOIL Ironman GNCC brought an end of the 2018 season Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series on Sunday in the woods in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Taking the win at the 24th annual Ironman event was Steward Baylor Jr., his first overall win of the season ahead of Josh Strang and Trevor Bollinger.

XC1 Pro Open class

Ryan Sipes grabbed the early lead and the $250 XC1 Wiseco Holeshot Award but a crash on the first lap dropped him to 11th after lap one – ultimately Sipes would end his day early after pulling off during the second lap. 

It was Trevor Bollinger who held the lead early in the race, battling at the front hopeful to earn his first win. Bollinger would battle with Baylor Jr. throughout the race, while Josh Strang made his way through the pack after starting in sixth. 

As the white flag came out, Strang had his sights set on Bollinger and made the pass stick before the chequered flag flew. With Baylor Jr. taking the win that moved him into third place in the final National Championship points standings.

 

 

Ricky Russell ran second and third for the first part of the race, but on lap four he dropped to fourth which is where he finished. Grant Baylor found himself running third early in the race but would eventually fall back to sixth place before making the pass stick on Layne Michael to reclaim fifth at the flag. 

Michael did not get the start he wanted, running in the seventh for majority of the race, he battled with Pascal Rauchenecker to eventually secure sixth place. Michael would make the move past Rauchenecker when the white flag came out on lap five, securing his sixth place finish with Rauchenecker placing seventh in the XC1 Open Pro class.

Beta USA’s Jordan Ashburn came through in the eighth place position to end the season, while Factory GasGas/FAR’s Andrew Delong and Solid Performance KTM/Fly Racing’s Jesse Groemm rounded out the XC1 Open Pro top ten.

Taku Izumi wins Hidaka Rocks – Japan’s own Erzberg

Prologue onboard with Taku Izumi

Hard enduro “freaks” gathered at Japan’s very own iron mountain for the brand new extreme event, Hidaka Rocks – Taku Izumi wins overall.

MX World

Webb Wins Donner Ski Ranch

Cody Webb Wins West Hare Scramble at Donner Ski Ranch

 

Cody Webb capped off the 2018 AMA KENDA SRT West Hare Scramble Championship with a win at the Donner Ski Ranch – Trystan Hart takes overall championship.

The second annual U.S Army Donner Hare Scramble at the stunning Donner ski ranch in Northern California delivered a “wild” season-ending race at the weekend which saw Cody Webb hot-foot across from Denver EnduroCross to take the win.

It was Brandon Magaan who got the holeshot but was quickly overtaken by FMF KTM rider Webb who went on to take the overall Pro win by nearly five minutes ahead of second place rider, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing's Dalton Shirey. 

 

 

Championship leader, Trystan Hart, was out with injury meaning the 2018 championship could go to either Factory Beta's Max Gerston, who sat second just 20 points down from Hart or RPM Racing's Dante Oliveira who was third, just four points behind Gerston going in to the final round. 

As the race would play out Oliveira would fight his way from fourth to second place behind Webb only to have bike problems, causing him to DNF the race on the last lap. This would then put Gerston in third place and in possible championship position but he also had mechanical troubles of his own, leaving the championship to Team SRT Husqvarna's Trystan Hart. With the points tallied, Oliveira and Devan Bolin tied on 126 points but Oliveira takes second on tie-break.

On the day Dalton Shirey who reclaimed second place at Donner and Jacob Argubright was able to capitalize for third spot on the podium.

 

WORLD VET CHAMPIONSHIP IS TWO WEEKS AWAY: ARE YOU READY?

 

The World Vet Motocross Championship celebrates its 34th year at Glen Helen Raceway on November 3-4, but it is really a four-day festival of speed—because there are two days of practice before the weekend races.

There is a big story behind Dubya’s sponsorship of the World Vet Motocross Championship. Tom White, who owned White Brothers back in the day, sponsored the first World Vet in 1984. Tom actually founded the event and sponsored it for the first 26 years. After selling the White Brothers, the new owners gave up the sponsorship of the race, but Tom wanted to keep the race moving forward, so he had his daughter and son-in-law’s company, Dubya USA wheels, become the title sponsor in 2014. And they are for still sponsoring it for 2018 (which is the 31st year of the White family’s involvement — Even though Tom White passed away a year ago).

Here is the schedule of events for the most important Vet race in the world—start making plans now.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1: Thursday will feature an open practice. The cost is $30 per bike. The 2018 Dubya World Vet Motocross Championship wants to give out-of-state and out-of-country riders as many chances as possible to adapt to the track — while riding on Thursday with AMA National Pros and 16-year-old kids. It’s a wild day. Smart World Vet racers skip riding on Thursday and stand back and watch the mayhem. Many long-time World Vet racers skip both Thursday and Friday practices to save themselves for the actual races. Thursday Open Practice: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ($25 per bike).

The Glen Helen National track is always mellowed out for the World Vet, per orders from founder Tom White, but don’t think for a minute that the lack of big doubles makes it an easy track. No one will see the full 2018 World Vet layout until the REM Octobercross the weekend before the big race.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2: Friday offers a special practice, limited to riders who have pre-entered the 2018 Dubya World Vet Championship. This practice costs $30 per bike. On this day the vendors will be setting up shop and the Glen Helen/Troy Lee Museum will be open in the afternoon. Sign-up for the weekend is open from Noon to 5:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3: Saturday, November 3, is essentially a warm-up race to lessen the advantage that Glen Helen locals have. It is no surprise that foreign and out-of-state riders need time to get used to the roughness, elevation and size of Glen Helen—it is a tough track that gets rougher with each lap and each day. Only the Over-40 Pros are racing for a World Vet Championship crown on Saturday, November 4th. Gates open: 5:30 a.m., Practice: 7:00 a.m., Racing: 8:30 a.m., All Classes +25 and up, Feature Purse Race: Over-40 Pro.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4: Sunday, November 4, 2018, is the official World Veteran Motocross Championships day. All the same classes that ran on Saturday will race again on Sunday — only this time it is for all the marbles. The exception is the Over-40 Pro class (who named their Champion on Saturday, but still have a class on Sunday). The big classes on Sunday are the Over-30 Pros and Over-50 Pros. Gates open 5:30 a.m., Practice: 7:00 a.m., Racing: 8:30 a.m..Feature Purse Race: +30 Pro, Edison Dye Lifetime Achievement Award: 12:30 p.m. (in museum)

SUNDAY AT NOON: THE EDISON DYE MOTOCROSS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: On Sunday at noon the Edison Dye Motocross Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented for the 21st time. Initiated to honor individuals who have made a positive contribution to our sport, the award has been received by Edison Dye, Roger DeCoster, Jeff Ward, Joel Robert, Torsten Hallman, Bruce Brown, Feets Minert, John DeSoto, Lars Larsson and many others. Each inducted rider gets a marker on the Glen Helen Walk of Fame (see Bob Hannah’s below).

Bob Hannah received the Edison Dye Lifetime Achievement Award 11 years ago from World Vet founder Tom White.