Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 12:36PM San Diego Supercross gave us some incredible racing during the 450 main event, followed by some of the most drama we have seen in a long time when rookie Jett Lawrence confronted him post race, resulting in a small physical altercation. The following days saw a social media post by Anderson go more than viral, and Ando wanted to come on the podcast to clear the air.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 3:02PM
At the 2022 Motocross des Nations at RedBud, Ricky Carmichael and Triumph held a press conference to confirm they’d be entering the Motocross world. At the time, it was only confirmed they’d be entering the MX2 World Championship in 2024 and then MXGP in 2025 but RC didn’t rule out the brand entering the AMA Supercross series either.
It has all come together and with the way it has worked out Triumph will end up making their Supercross debut before their Motocross GP debut.
This weekend, the new manufacturer will be making their East coast 250SX debut with Jalek Swoll and Evan Ferry under the awning. Swoll has made the switch from Factory Husqvarna as Ferry will be stepping up from the amateur ranks to pro racing.
Joey Savatgy has also been signed by the American Triumph team but he’s ineligible to race the 250SX class so we will to wait until the AMA Nationals before we see him race with the new bike.
The Motocross GP season might not start until March but Triumph will also make their Motocross debut this weekend albeit at a lower level than AMA SX and the MX2 World Championship but they’ll contest the opening round of the Spanish Championship at Talavera.
Camden McLellan and Mikkel Haarup have been signed up by the Triumph MX2 GP team. McLellan has made the switch from JM Honda whilst Haarup secures another factory ride after spells with DRT Kawasaki and WZ KTM last year. It is a big opportunity for the Dane to remind us all of his talents.
The pair have been putting plenty of laps in during the pre-season in Spain and the first race will be invaluable in terms of testing and development. The pair have been under the watchful eye of former multiple GP winner, Clement Desalle who has played a key role in developing the bike.
Kay de Wolf and the Coenen Twins will be in action in Spain this weekend which means the bike will still go up against factory bikes so it’ll be interesting to see how competitive it currently is.
New brands are always welcome in the sport and this weekend all of Triumph’s hard work is about to come to fruition.
Article: Andy McKinstry
Images: Triumph Racing
Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 8:11PM Before Carmichael and McGrath, there were the supercross legends of the past: Bob Hannah, Johnny O'Mara, Mike Bell, David Bailey, Ricky Johnson, Jeff Ward, Ron Lechien, Jeff Stanton and more. Now is your chance to catch a rare glimpse of how, over twenty years ago, these hisotric riders battled on the racetracks of yesterday to pioneer the sport of supercross and turn it into one of the most popular motor sports in the world today.
Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 2:01PM Davey Coombs was in Italy for the reveal of Ducati's factory race teams for 2024, which includes not just MotoGP and World Superbike efforts, but a motocross bike and race team as well. While not much is known about the new Desmo450 MX from a technical perspective, it's good to see the bike in the flesh. It will be raced in the Italian MX Nationals later this year with a planned emergence into MXGP in 2025, and there are hopes we'll see the bike in AMA SX, MX and SMX in 2026. Here's a quick look.
Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 1:47PM Chase Sexton, Levi Kitchen, Lars Lindstrom Post-Race Anaheim 2 Supercross
The 2024 Anaheim 2 Supercross Triple Crown proved to be another exciting night of racing. Six different winners in the six different 250 and 450 Main Events. Chase Sexton is still second in the Championship, behind his teammate Aaron Plessinger. Jett Lawrence's last-lap crash dropped him from a podium position to sixth on the night and Levi Kitchen 1-2-3 moto finishes earned him the overall in the 250 class. We talked to Chase Sexton about his race, HRC Honda team manager Lars Lindstrom about Jett, Hunter and Jo, we had Ty and Tanner Payton (son's of Mitch Payton) interview Levi Kitchen and we spoke with James Coy, team manager for BarX Suzuki, about Anthony Bourdon's Supercross success on the Suzuki RM-Z250.
Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 1:37PM Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jason Anderson talks to us about his night in Anaheim, racing lines, a bit of chatter about the new bike, and we touch on the subject of Jett Lawrence and how he was received in opening ceremonies this weekend.
From Vitalmx
Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 1:23PM Motoonline -
Post-race penalty denies Anderson Anaheim 2 podium result
Competition Post: Alex Gobert
Race direction docks final race finish to award Plessinger third overall.
Image: Octopi Media.
An in-form Jason Anderson was denied a podium result at Anaheim 2, the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider penalized after accepting the third-place trophy, which instead later belonged to Aaron Plessinger.
Anderson has been in the headlines all week since his clash with Jett Lawrence (Team Honda HRC) in San Diego, but quickly found the front of the pack in the Triple Crown.
The 2018 450SX champion was fourth in the opening encounter and won the second outing in convincing fashion, before an early crash in race three was costly. He found his way up to seventh, which was enough for P3 overall, before being docked one position and bumped off the podium.
“Race direction deemed number 21 Jason Anderson gained an advantage while off track.He was docked one position in the final race, resulting in a fourth overall, with Aaron Plessinger finishing third overall.”
Anderson is now positioned sixth in the 2024 Monster Energy Supercross Championship standings, with three top-five finishes from the opening four rounds. His worst finish to date has been a 12th in the mud of San Francisco.
Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 1:16PM 
Angel Stadium hosted the AMA Supercross 450 for the second time this season, with this being a Triple Crown day, where Cooper Web finished as the winner… without ever having won. Chase Sexton, Eli Tomac and Jason Anderson were the race winners.
In the first heat Chase Sexton finished as the winner and dominated the entire session, crossing the finish line in first place on all 14 laps, finishing with a lead of 2.311s over second, Webb, while Ken Roczen was third.
Jason Anderson was fourth and Eli Tomac fifth.
In the second heat, it was Jason Anderson’s turn to win his first main event this season. Webb finished the first lap in front, but Webb overtook his opponent and once he had done so he never let go of the lead, relegating the #2 to second place in the session, with Jett Lawrence taking the final podium place.
Plessinger and Justin Cooper were fourth and fifth respectively.
In the final main event of the night, the third, victory went to Eli Tomac, who crossed the finish line in first place for all 14 laps, finishing with a lead of more than 7s over second, Sexton, while last week’s winner, Aaron Plessinger, was third.
Jett Lawrence was fourth and Webb rounded off the top five.
At the end of the day, Webb took overall victory with a 2-2-5, with Tomac second and Plessinger third.
In the championship accounts, Plessinger retains the lead with 80 points, Sexton is second with 76 and Webb has risen to third place, now with 74.
