Throwdown No.262 – 06/11/15

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We’ve reached the halfway point of the 2015 Australian Supercross Championship, with round three of six taking place over the weekend at the Wayville Showgrounds in South Australia. CDR Yamaha’s Dan Reardon claimed his second consecutive win in the SX1 class, edging out SD3 Husqvarna guest rider, Brett Metcalfe, and Team Motul Suzuki’s Matt Moss, while Penrite Honda Racing’s American import, Jimmy Decotis, claimed his third consecutive SX2 win. Click here to check out Transmoto’s hot shots from the event, shot by Marc Jones Photography.

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Rumours are flying hot that in 2016, New Zealand’s Ben Townley will make a full-time return to MXGP racing with the new-look Suzuki outfit, led by ten-time World Champion, Stefan Everts. Word on the street is that the 30-year-old is close to inking a deal, which will see him return to Europe in early January to begin 2016 preparations. It would be a fairytale return to the MXGP series for the 2004 MX2 World Champion, getting his mojo back in 2015, thriving in his return to competitive racing, now set to make a full-time comeback. The motocross fraternity in NZ has been buzzing with the gossip this past week, and the rumours are getting stronger by the day. For more information, read this week’s NZ Insider column.

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It’s been confirmed that Kade Mosig, Luke Arbon and Joel Milosevic will race the 40th Anniversary Mountain Man Motocross event in Toowoomba this weekend. Over $10,000 is up for grabs, with the Mountain Man winner set to take home a whopping $5000. Stay tuned to Transmoto‘s website next week for detailed results.

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Speaking of Mosig, check out this epic film that AME Management put together with Kade at his private SX track in the lead-up to the highly anticipated AUS-X Open.

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Motorcycling Australia has announced that Horsham in Victoria will host the 2017 Australian Junior Motocross Championship (AJMX). The event, which will be hosted by the Horsham Motorcycle Club, is earmarked to take place in late September. Horsham Motorcycle Club President, Kenny Watts, said the club was once again looking forward to hosting the AJMX after successfully accommodating the event in 2013. “Back in 2013, we created the format that has run over the past couple of years at the Australian Junior Motocross Championship, and we think we can still improve that a little bit more,” Watts said. “We’re aiming to run it on the traditional weekend of the AFL Grand Final at the end of September, which fits in with the school holidays for basically everyone.” The announcement of the 2017 AJMX makes it a double coup for the Horsham Motorcycle Club, which is also set to host the FIM Junior World Motocross Championship at the Dooen Recreational Reserve in 2018.

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The final round of the 2015 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series took place at Ironman Raceway in Indiana over the weekend. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Josh Strang claimed his third win of the 2015 season to take home second Overall in the championship standings. “Today went well!” said an excited Josh Strang. “It was nice to finish off the year with a win. The track was fun and I felt like I rode well. My bike and team has been awesome all year and I can’t wait to start testing my new 2016 Husqvarna and get ready for next year!”

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The 2015 Perth International Endurocross event was staged over the weekend, alongside the 2015 Perth Motorcycle Show. Staged at the historic Claremont Showgrounds, American Kyle Redmond won the event ahead of Australia’s Daniel Sanders and World Champion, Graham Jarvis. Stefan Granquist and Broc Graham rounded out the top five.

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The international 2015 Hard Enduro season has come to an end, with Jonny Walker stamping his name in the enduro history books by putting together one of the most dominating seasons ever. Take a look back at the top action clips and highlights from the 2015 season.

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Australia’s Clinton Moore was crowned the winner of the 2015 Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour in Abu Dhabi late last week after winning the finale, capping off a sensational season in the world’s most prestigious freestyle motocross tour with three wins to finish just ahead of Tom Pagès. The Australian kept his nerves in check against 2013 World Tour champ, Pagès, beating the Frenchman in their head-to-head battle in the Quarter finals on a technical track set-up on Abu Dhabi’s famous Corniche waterfront just off the turquoise waters of the Arabian Gulf. Detailed results from the event can be found here.

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Watch Clinton’s phenomenal title-winning run below. The man can ride a dirt bike, that’s for damn sure!

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It’s been a super busy few months for Jackson Strong and Transmoto‘s Ben Heidrich, spending nearly every day planning and shooting scenes for the next Headstrong film, while Jacko has also been working on a new world-first trick to try at the AUS-X Open later this month. Amongst all that action, Richard Wilson from Metal Mulisha managed to pull the boys away from NSW for a couple of weeks to be part of the Metal Mulisha Ocotillo Wells Halloween Jam. The boys jumped on a plane to California and had a blast over there. Read all about it in this week’s FMX Insider column.

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Transmoto‘s 2015 November-December issue (#53) is on sale now (click here to purchase a copy and have it sent to your doorstep). A bonus 2016 KTM calendar is included.

In this issue, we analyse the 14-season rivalry between Chad Reed and James Stewart that will soon reignite Down Under, ask Ryan Villopoto about his European experiment (as well as his retirement), and get to know the 2015 MXGP champ that came out of nowhere, Romain Febvre. In the way of bikes, we compare Yamaha’s 2016-model 250cc machines, pick apart Antoine Meo’s E2-class winning KTM 350EXC-F, and take a look at Josh Sheehan’s Honda CRF450R that he Triple-Flipped into the record books.

CDR Yamaha’s Chris Hollis offers up some sage advice on racing enduro in Australia, and we explain how to get your bike’s footpegs, rear brake pedal and gear-shift lever properly adjusted for your big, booted hooves. We also applaud Team Australia’s winning International Six Days Enduro teams with a 14-page tribute in the form of a stunning pictorial.

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This month, if you purchase a 12-issue print subscription to Transmoto (for just $90) you’ll go in the running to win a 2016 Husqvarna FC450, valued at an RRP of $11,995, plus one year’s supply of Bel-Ray oils and lubricants (limited to a retail value of $2380). After being fitted with loads of premium-quality Husqvarna Accessories genuine parts, and undergoing a series of mods as a Transmoto project bike, this new-generation FC450 will get a factory freshen-up before being won by one very, very lucky subscriber.

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Got a dirt bike you want to sell? How about some used gear, parts or accessories? Thanks to the Transmoto Trader, you can advertise what you’ve got to sell in front of a captive website audience, more than 360,000 Facebook followers and 19,000-plus Instagram followers. If you’re in the market to buy, there are loads of classified ad listings to flick through. Start buying, selling and swapping your unwanted bikes, gear, parts and accessories today for FREE!

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In 2016, Yamalube/Star Racing/Yamaha riders – Cooper Webb, Jeremy Martin, Aaron Plessinger, Alex Martin and Mitchell Harrison – will be wearing Thor MX gear.

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The Prescription RX Goggle Adaptor from Goggleman is the ultimate solution for anyone who needs to wear glasses, but doesn’t like using contact lenses or regular spectacles whilst riding. Fitted securely into the cavity of the wearer’s goggle, just behind the goggle’s screen, the Prescription RX Goggle Adapter is a much safer and much more comfortable alternative than wearing spectacles and contact lenses behind goggles, and offer the wearer a fog-free and large field of view. To learn more, click here.

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The highly anticipated 360fly has been officially launched in Australia. The new state-of-the-art, easy-to-use, panoramic HD video camera offers an unmatchable immersive experience. The dome-shaped camera, which fits in the palm of your hand, shoots 360 degrees horizontally and 240 degrees vertically, capturing every moment, from every angle, all at once. Designed with adventurers in mind, the water, sand and dust-resistant device boasts a 32GB built-in memory card and can capture up to two hours of continuous 360-degree footage. To learn more, click here.

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