Motocross Action

The 2023 Anaheim 2 Supercross is in the books and the Triple Crown format certainly shook things up in both the 250SX West and 450SX classes. Eli Tomac and Jett Lawrence were both knocked off their pedestals, however, Eli was knocked further off with a 6th place overall and a slimmed down 4-point lead over Chase Sexton in the 450 Championship standings. Jett actually extended his lead, but Levi Ki...

Brandon Haas is the founder and owner of the ClubMX training facility and he's the owner of the FXR, Muc-Off, Club MX Yamaha race team. Coming into 2023, the biggest news around this team was the signing of Jeremy Martin. However, Enzo Lopes and Phil Nicoletti are representing this team well on the West Coast. In this interview, Brandon Haas talks about the recent success of his team, he talk...

The 2023 Anaheim 1 Supercross press day riding was canceled, but we were still able to track down the most popular rider in the motocross and Supercross world right now, Ken Roczen. In this interview with Motocross Action's Josh Mosiman, Kenny explains his excitement for racing the Suzuki RM-Z450 and he talks about joining the HEP Suzuki team. He also shares about his offseason experiences te...

The 2023 Anaheim 1 Supercross is here and we caught up with the defending 450SX Champion, Eli Tomac, to learn his thoughts going into the Monster Energy Supercross season opener. We asked Eli if he was planning to retire or not after the 2023 season, Eli spoke about his new 2023 Yamaha YZ450F and about his unique offseason coming into Anaheim 1. 

The 2023 Anaheim 1 Supercross is almost here and we caught up with Red Bull KTM's Cooper Webb during press day to ask him the hard hitting questions. Cooper didn't hold back, explaining that he was very hard on his team in the off season, making sure they did everything possible to make him comfortable on the 2023 KTM 450SXF this season. Cooper also talks about riding stock bikes, FELD p...

The 2023 Anaheim 1 Supercross is set to kick off the Monster Energy Supercross season, this Saturday in Angel Stadium. The A1 Supercross is one of the most exciting dirt bike races of the year and with Eli Tomac, Ken Roczen, Jason Anderson, Cooper Webb, Chase Sexton, Adam Cianciarulo and more set to go racing, we're anticipating an intense night of racing.  In the audio version of our This We...

Triumph Motorcycles announced their legendary lineup of managers and technicians for their debut factory AMA Supercross and motocross racing efforts on December 13th. Headlining the list is Bobby Hewitt, founder and former owner of the Rockstar team, who has been out of the industry since the KTM Group bought him out of his team in July of 2020. His co-pilot and former Rockstar Husqvarna team mana...

In this episode of the Motocross Action podcast, Trevor Nelson interviews factory HRC Honda riders Chase Sexton, Colt Nichols, Jett Lawrence and Chance Hymas. Each rider talks about their unique situation as they prepare for the 2023 season. 

The Australian round of the brand new FIM World Supercross is in the books, Joey Savatgy  won the race and Ken Roczen won the 450 title, but it was Vince Friese and Justin Brayton who've gained the most attention afterwards. In This Week in MXA, Episode 94, presented by O'Neal, Josh Mosiman highlights the first round of the World Supercross series and he talks on the new 2023 Yamaha YZ45...

The 2023 Yamaha YZ450F is an all-new machine and it has been the most highly anticipated bike of the new model season. Stemming from the backwards engine concept that Yamaha introduced in 2010, the YZ450F has been a unique motorcycle. The MXA test riders have either loved it, or hated it.  Inside the pages of Motocross Action and on our YouTube videos, we've held no punches when reviewing the...

Earlier this year Dean Wilson announced that this would be his last Outdoor National season as he transitions into full-time Supercross racing for 2023 and beyond. Dean’s career is highlighted by his 250 National Championship from 2011 and he is known for being one of the most popular riders in the pits. No matter how Dean finishes, he always has a crowd of fans cheering for him. We caught up with...

In this episode of the MXA podcast, we took the audio from our 2023 KTM Freeride EXC Electric bike test video, and stripped the visual side of it for our listeners to hear the electric motor and hear MXA test rider talk about his experience riding this unique electric bike from KTM. To watch the  video, check out our website or YouTube channel. 

This is the audio version of episode number 88 from our This Week in MXA video series, presented by O'Neal. In this video, Josh Mosiman highlights the 2022 Ironman National and he talks to Michael Del Fante, Daryl Ecklund, Ezra Lewis and Josh Fout (in that order) as they share their experience from riding Jo Shimoda's factory Pro Circuit Kawasaki KX250.

Jeremy Albrecht is a well known character within the motocross industry and MXA's Trevor Nelson snagged a video interview with him this past week at Surfercross. Jeremy is the mastermind behind the event and he explains what Surfercross is all about and he also shares his opinion on the latest happenings in our industry with the FIM World Supercross series, the new partnership with FELD and M...

The 2022 Washougal National is in the books and MXA test rider Josh Mosiman had a blast racing the 450 class and interviewing lots of factory riders after the race. In this interview, Jett Lawrence about what he likes and doesn't like about Washougal and he offers tips for Josh. For more of MXA's coverage from the Washougal National, check out motocrossactionmag.com.

The 2022 Washougal National is in the books and MXA test rider Josh Mosiman had a blast racing the 450 class and interviewing lots of factory riders after the race. In this interview, Alex Martin talks about lapping Josh Mosiman, his final season of racing and his brother moving to ClubMX Yamaha. For more of MXA's coverage from the Washougal National, check out motocrossactionmag.com.

Chase Sexton won the 450 overall at the 2022 Washougal National with 2-1 moto scores, besting Eli Tomac's 1-2 finishes after some epic battles. MXA test rider Josh Mosiman also raced today (stay tuned for a video of his experience coming this week) and, after racing, he spoke with Chase Sexton about his race, about his training, about the 2022 Motocross Des Nations at Red Bud, about wildlife...

In this interview, MXA test rider Josh Mosiman interviews Eli Tomac and Ryan Dungey, straight after racing against them (and getting lapped by them) at the 2022 Washougal National. Eli Tomac finished second overall with 1-2 moto scores and his win streak was finally broken by Honda's Chase Sexton. Ryan Dungey had a strong day going, but a bike issue in the first moto put him out of podium con...

Eli Tomac wasn't apart of Team USA at the 2019 Motocross of Nations, the event was canceled in 2020 and Team USA didn't attend the race last year. Although Eli Tomac isn't sure if he will race Outdoors again in 2023, he is committed to race for Team USA at the Motocross Of Nations on September 24th-25th, which is back at RedBud MX again. In Episode 80 of our This Week in MXA video s...

In Episode 77, MXA's Josh Mosiman highlight's the action from Thunder Valley including Levi Kitchen's breakout ride, Michael Mosiman's bike issues, Sexton's late-race crash & more 

In this quick 10-minute interview, Shane McElrath explains how his fill-in ride with Rockstar Husqvarna is going so far, he explains how he didn't know what place he was in when he ultimately finished 5th at Thunder Valley in 450 Moto 2 and he talks about he likes to learn from Ryan Dungey, Eli Tomac, James Stewart and Ryan Villopoto. 

In this audio version of our   This Week in MXA video series presented by O’Neal , Josh Mosiman highlights the 2023 KTM models that were just released and looks forward to our chance to test them out at the iconic RedBud track in Michigan next week. To learn more about the 2023 KTM models, click here . Plus, there's been a large game of musical chairs going on in the Pro racing world with new...

Are modern day Supercross tracks becoming too dangerous? Is there something we can do to create even better racing and while limiting the chances for big crashes? Can we lessen the amount of injuries? Jett Lawrence has been crowned the 250 East Coast Champion one race early and he did it in convincing fashion, winning four of eight races so far and finishing on the podium all eight times. However,...

Eric Phipps is the founder and owner of Works Connection, a well known in the motocross industry. In this interview, Eric explains his motive for starting Works Connection, how he was able to do it and he talks on some of the challenges of being an aftermarket part manufacturer. 

The Arlington Supercross provided more drama to the already exciting 2022 season. Unfortunately, the take-outs and crashes also resulted in injuries. In episode 62 of our This Week in MXA series presented by O’Neal , MXA’s Josh Mosiman dives into the take-outs from Round 8 and sheds some light on the difficulties of Supercross racing.