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2018 AMA National Motocross Championship
The 2018 AMA Motocross Championship season is the 46th AMA Motocross National Championship season, the premier motocross series in USA. Eli Tomac goes into the season as the defending champion in the 450 class, after taking his first 450 national title in 2017. This was Tomac's second AMA motocross title, after taking the 250 class in 2013. In the 250 class Zach Osborne Zach Osborne (born September 25, 1989) is an American former professional motocross, supercross and enduro racer. He currently works as a television sports commentator. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 2006 to 2007 and in the M ... is the defending champion after taking his maiden title last season. Calendar and Results 450cc 250cc 450cc Entry List Riders Championship 250cc Entry List Riders Championship References {{reflist AMA Motocross Championship 2018 in motorcycle sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AMA Motocross Championship
The AMA Motocross Championship (commercially known as Lucas Oil Pro Motocross) is an American motorcycle racing series. The motocross race series was founded and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1972. The series is the major outdoor motocross series in the United States and is sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing and managed by MX Sports Pro Racing. With respect to the MXGP holding the discipline's worldwide title, and the advent of the Supercross World Championship resulting in the AMA Supercross Championship losing its world title status, the two series will form the SuperMotocross World Championship from 2023. Series history The series began in 1972 with the introduction of two classes based on 500 cc and 250 cc engine displacement formulas. A 125 cc class was added in 1974. As motocross technology developed, 500 cc two-stroke motocross bikes became too powerful for the average rider and, faced with diminishing numbers of competitors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washougal, Washington
Washougal ( ) is a city in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,039 as of the 2020 census. History Washougal was officially incorporated on December 4, 1908. Its Mount Pleasant Grange Hall is the oldest continually used grange hall in Washington. This small community is located on the Washington side of the Columbia River, with its lowlands and famous prairie situated on the west entrance to the scenic Columbia River Gorge. Motorists who approach Washougal from the west on the Lewis & Clark Highway can see Mount Hood rising above the Cascade Mountains framed by the columnar cliffs that signal the gateway of the Gorge. It is home to Excelsior High School and Washougal High School. It can be accurately stated that Washougal is the "crossroads to discovery" in the Pacific Northwest. Shortly after Capt. Robert Gray, a Boston fur trader, entered the mouth of the Columbia River in May 1792, the famed British explorer George Vancouver traveled to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
(or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, heavy equipment, aerospace and defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headquartered in Chūō, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is also active in the production of industrial robots, gas turbines, pumps, boilers and other industrial products. The company is named after its founder, Shōzō Kawasaki. KHI is known as one of the three major heavy industrial manufacturers of Japan, alongside Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI. Prior to the Second World War, KHI was part of the Kobe Kawasaki '' zaibatsu'', which included Kawasaki Steel and Kawasaki Kisen. After the conflict, KHI became part of the DKB Group (''keiretsu''). History Shōzō Kawasaki, born in 1836, was involved with the marine industry from a young age. He was involved with two offshore disasters but accredited his survival to the modernization of the ships. This led to the decision to create te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RJ Hampshire
RJ Hampshire (born 26 January 1996) is an American professional Motocross and Supercross racer. Hampshire has ridden professionally in the AMA Supercross Championship and the AMA Motocross Championship since 2014. He is the 2024 AMA Supercross 250cc West Champion. He currently rides for the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team and represented his country at the 2023 Motocross des Nations. Hampshire has one Grand Prix win in the FIM Motocross World Championship which he achieved at the 2017 MXGP of USA as a wildcard in the MX2 class. Personal Life R.J. was born and raised in Hudson, FL to parents Ricky and Robin. He has one sister. He grew up playing baseball but gave that up to pursue racing. R.J turned pro in 2014. He married wife Ashley (Murphy) in 2018. They welcomed daughters Ivy (2019) and Navy (2022). R.J. continues to live and train in Florida. Career Amateur career Hampshire worked his way up the ranks of the American amateur scene, winning the Amateur Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Savatgy
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Forkner
Austin Forkner (born September 2, 1998) is an American professional Motocross and Supercross racer. Forkner has competed professionally in the AMA Supercross Championship and AMA Motocross Championship since 2016. Forkner has ridden for the Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki team for his entire professional career to date. Forkner's greatest successes have come in the AMA Supercross Championship, where he has twice finished third in the final standings. Forkner has picked up numerous injuries during his career, some of which have come when he has been in a championship leading position. Career Amateur career Forkner worked his way through the ranks of the American amateur system, winning 6 titles at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship. After winning his first two titles aboard a Suzuki in the 85cc categories in 2010, he was signed by the Team Green amateur Kawasaki squad. In his final year as an amateur rider in 2015, Forkner won his fifth and sixth Amateur Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane McElrath
Shane McElrath (born 11 August 1994) is an American professional Motocross and Supercross racer. McElrath was the 2022 FIM Supercross World Champion in the SX2 class. He has ridden as a professional in the AMA Supercross Championship and AMA Motocross Championship since 2013. In this time he has finished second twice in the 250SX West class and once in the 250SX East class. Career McElrath made his pro debut for the Troy Lee Designs Lucas Oil Honda team in the final three rounds of the 2013 AMA National Motocross Championship. He was retained for the following year by the team, where he made his debut in the AMA Supercross Championship. Competing in the 250SX West class, he recorded several top-10 finishes including a fifth in San Diego, with a final championship position of ninth. McElrath missed part of the 2014 AMA National Motocross Championship due to a hematoma sustained at the opening round. Despite this he was able to finish in 17th in the final standings with tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Ferrandis
Dylan Ferrandis (born 31 May 1994), is a French motorcycle racer from Avignon, France. He competes in the AMA Supercross and AMA Motorcross Championships for Phoenix Honda. He was part of the winning French team at the 2014 & 2018 Motocross des Nations. Ferrandis is a two-time AMA Supercross 250cc West champion, a one-time 250cc & 450cc AMA Motocross champion. Ferrandis is the 2017 250cc and the 2021 450cc AMA Supercross Rookie of the year. Career Ferrandis grew up in France, before moving to the United States to pursue a professional motocross career. 2019 2019 was Ferrandis’ break out year, he captured his first 250cc West supercross title. He won 3 out of the 10 rounds, as well as 8 podium finishes. In AMA Motocross, Ferrandis finished 2nd to prospect Adam Cianciarulo Adam Cianciarulo (born October 20, 1996) is an American professional motocross and supercross racer. He has competed in the AMA Motocross Championships since 2013, and currently competes on a Kawasaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Martin (motocross Racer)
Jeremy Martin (born May 11, 1993) is an American professional Motocross and Supercross racer competing in the AMA Supercross and Motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ... championships. He is a two-time AMA Motocross 250cc Champion. 250cc Career 2014 2014 saw Martin secure his first 250cc national title. AMA Supercross/Motocross results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Jeremy 1993 births Living people American motocross riders People from Wabasha County, Minnesota Racing drivers from Minnesota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Cooper (motorcyclist)
Justin Cooper (born August 31, 1997) is an American professional motorcycle racer who competes in AMA Supercross The AMA Supercross Championship (commercially known as Monster Energy AMA Supercross) is an American motorcycle racing series. Founded by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1974, the AMA Supercross Championship races are held from ... and Motocross. He is the 2021 AMA supercross 250cc West champion & was a member of the winning USA team at the 2022 Motocross Des Nations. Career 2021 Cooper won the 2021 250cc West AMA Supercross Championship for Team Yamaha. He also finished 2nd in 250cc AMA Motocross, 6 points behind title rival Jett Lawrence. AMA Supercross/Motocross results References American motorcycle racers 1997 births Living people {{Motorcycle-racing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Plessinger
Aaron Plessinger (born January 25, 1996) is an American professional motocross and supercross racer. Plessinger has ridden professionally in the AMA Supercross Championship and the AMA Motocross Championship since 2015. He is a one-time AMA Supercross 250cc West & AMA Motocross 250cc Champion. In 2018, Plessinger became AMA Supercross Champion in the 250SX West class and the AMA Motocross Champion in the 250 class. Plessinger also represented his country in that season's Motocross des Nations. He currently rides for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team, and represented team USA for the second time, at the 2023 Motocross des Nations. Career 250 career Plessinger began his professional career with the Yamalube Star Racing Yamaha team in 2015. Starting in the 250SX West category, Plessinger was able to finish in fifth place on his AMA Supercross Championship debut, a result he would repeat at the following round. He would go on to grab his first professional supercross podiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Barcia
Justin Barcia (born 25 March 1992) is an American motorcycle racer from Monroe, New York. Barcia competes in both AMA Supercross and Motocross Championships. Career Barcia began his career by winning back to back 250 Supercross East Championships in 2011 and 2012. Riding for Yamaha until 2019, Barcia has won the season opening race in Anaheim on multiple occasions. Barcia changed teams to race for Gas Gas Gas Gas is a Spanish motorcycle manufacturer established in 1985 by Narcìs Casas and Josep Pibernat in Salt, Girona. The company specializes in off-road motorcycles for trials and enduro competitions. Gas Gas was purchased by KTM motorcy ... in 2020. References 1992 births Living people American motorcycle racers Sportspeople from New York (state) People from Monroe, New York {{Motorcycle-racing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
