Transworld Motocross August 2016

“SOMETIMES YOU WILL NEVER KNOW THE VALUE OF A MOMENT UNTIL IT BECOMES A MEMORY.” — DR. SEUSS Can you remember your first race? For some odd reason (concussions, perhaps?) I can’t remember my first motocross race. I know that it was at the now-defunct Ascot Park on my brother’s old ’83 Suzuki RM125, but the specifics escape me. What I can remember, however, is my first race ever, which was on an ’82 Suzuki ALT125 three-wheeler. Prep for the big night included affixing numbers to my trusty trike. Stick-on numbers were the norm back then, and they fit nicely on my two rear fenders. The Corona Raceway rulebook, however, also required front and rear number plates. Because my ALT125 was by no means built to be a racer, I…

JARRYD MCNEIL A motocross racer at heart, Jarryd McNeil raced as a pro in his home country of Australia before being lured into FMX by his mates Cam Sinclair and Blake “Bilko” Williams. In 2010, he burst onto the American freestyle motocross scene with his unorthodox whip in the Summer X Games Moto X Best Whip contest, finishing second to Metal Mulisha’s Todd Potter. Since then, McNeil has earned four more X Games medals including gold in 2015, has become a fixture in the Nitro Circus tour, and has also—in his free time—qualified for a couple AMA Pro Motocross Nationals in the 250 class. You began your dirt bike career as a racer, and to this day you’re still pretty darn fast out there. Yeah, basically I grew up as…

Scott Genius 900 Tuned Although cross-country mountain bikes are the best choice for hammerheads who wants to utilize their time in the saddle specifically for cross-training, a trail bike with more relaxed geometry and longer suspension travel can provide a lot more entertainment to go along with the pain. The Scott Genius 900 Tuned is Scott Sports’ latest and greatest, and it boasts several technologies that make it a truly versatile machine. An adjustable chip in the shock linkage allows you to choose two different bottom bracket heights: In the lower setting the bike will be more stable at speeds, while the higher setting will yield greater ground clearance and quicker handling for tight conditions. The Twin-Loc Lever System on the handlebar allows you to select from three suspension settings:…

TROY LEE DESIGNS SE4 HELMET Price: $650 Sizes: XS–XXL, in seven different graphic options What It Is The Troy Lee Designs SE4 helmet has been seen on the heads of Team Honda HRC’s Cole Seely and all members of the Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/KTM team since late last year, and it is finally for sale to the public. Featuring a carbon fiber shell, tripledensity EPS, a reinforced chinbar, and a MIPS slip liner to protect against rotational brain injuries, the helmet is loaded with additional finishing touches that make the SE4 the crown jewel of all Troy Lee Designs’ offerings. “This is the proudest I’ve ever been to have my name on a product,” says Troy Lee himself. “The riders’ safety is my priority.” Hits • Weighing in at 2.9…

GETTING THE JUMP PROPER START TECHNIQUE W/ BLAKE BAGGET T There’s only one place on the racetrack where you can pass the entire field at one time, and we all know it’s that important piece of real estate just beyond the starting gate. Just how crucial is the start? Ralph Sheheen and Jeff Emig mention it literally every weekend during the Keys To The Race segment of each Supercross telecast, and oftentimes we see the start dictate the outcome of many professional races. But for your average weekend warrior it remains just as important, and there’s no better position to be in than out front on lap one at your local race with clear vision and every reason to pin it to the checkers. This is where winners are born,…

WITH a hard rain falling atop the nylon canopy sheltering the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki pit area, everybody beneath it scrambles. An abnormal midday thunderstorm has crept up and stationed itself above Sam Boyd Stadium, the bleached asphalt-hued sky wringing itself of all of its moisture and subsequently wreaking havoc on the grass fields surrounding the NCAA college football stadium. Ultimately, the Pro Circuit mechanics, as if they don’t have enough to do already, work in unison to get a tarp down before their particular pit area is totally flooded out. Welcome to the final round of the 2016 Monster Energy Supercross Series in Las Vegas, Nevada. Standing back behind the big toolboxes and pit carts and trying to stay out of the way of the chaos is Austin Forkner, taking…