Hhe supercross season has just ended and here come the AMA Nationals. Next weekend we will also see the opening test of the Lucas Oils AMA Motocross Championship in Hangtown. After a weekend of rest, the engines will be started again for the new outdoor season. Last year Ryan Dungey (450) and Blake Baggett (250) were crowned champions. This season we can expect an open battle again and we are looking forward to the AMA outdoor National Motocross series with great excitement.
MX450
In the 450 class, defending champion Ryan Dungey will have to compete against Ryan Villopoto, who already won the Supercross title. Villopoto had to miss the outdoor season last year due to an injury and is certainly eager to win the double. James Stewart is also sure to join the battle. The Suzuki pilot started the outdoor season last year with two victories, but unfortunately dropped out with an injury. From the Honda team, we are looking forward to the duo Trey Canard and Justin Barcia. Especially the latter Justin Barcia showed some nice things on the 450 two years ago. We certainly cannot exclude the Australian Chad Reed from the circle of favorites. We also have Mike Alessi, Andrew Short, Broc Tickle, Jake Weimer, Justin Brayton, Tyla Rattray who can compete for victory.
MX250
In the 250 class, the KTM duo Ken Roczen and Marvin Musquin will be on the lookout. KTM is of course hoping to finally win that outdoor title with these two ex-world champions. Of course, this will certainly not be an easy task, because they have to deal with the Kawasaki Pro Circuit Team of Mitch Payton. Defending champion Blake Baggett, Martin Davalos, Darryn Durham and the 16-year-old Adam Cianciarulo will defend the colors of Kawasaki. The Geico Honda Team will start with Eli Tomac, Justin Bogle, Wil Hahn, Zach Osborne and Zach Bell. Finally, we have the boys from the Rockstar Suzuki Team with Blake Wharton and Jason Anderson. So it will be another season to look forward to in this 250 class…
Kalender : Lucas Oils AMA Nationals 2013
18 mei – Hangtown Motocross Classic – Sacramento, Calif.
25 mei – Thunder Valley National – Lakewood, Colo.
June 1 - Bristol National - Blountville, Tenn.
8 juni – High Point National – Mt. Morris, Pa.
22 juni – Budds Creek National – Mechanicsville, Md.
29 juni– Moto X 338 National – Southwick, Mass.
July 6 – RedBud National – Buchanan, Mich.
20 juli – Washougal National Washougal, Wash.
July 27 – Spring Creek National Millville, Minn.
10 augustus – Unadilla National New Berlin, N.Y.
17 augustus – Utah – Tooele,UT
24 augustus– Lake Elsinore National Lake Elsinore, Calif.
Photo: Supercross.com
Text: @Kris…