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Zach Osborne has taken a commanding lead of the 2020 Pro Motocross Championship. Last week, Zach had a -2 Race +/- and the positions he lost in each moto cost him -11 points. Race +/- is one of the best…

Alex Martin (JGR Suzuki) and his trainer John Wessling (Wessling Fitness) agreed to have me analyze his heart rate alongside his race results and lap times to see what we could learn and share some of the insights with all…

Eli Tomac won his 36th career overall win moving him into a tie with Jeff Ward at 5th on the all-time 250/450 overall wins list (check below for a few all-time wins lists). His 36th overall win was also a…

Last week I stated the 450 championship would be won based on 2nd moto results. While that may still be the case, through 2 rounds it looks like DNF’s may be the deciding factor and the Rockstar Husky team is…

The 450 championship will be won based on 2nd moto results. In the last 3 years, Eli Tomac has won the championship by dominating his competition in the 2nd motos. He’s won 20 of the 36 2nd motos. Marvin Musquin…

First, a quick thanks to Matthes for giving me an opportunity to write a weekly column. Prior to this opportunity, I’d never written a single article never mind one every week for 17 weeks. He took a chance and you…

Sunday, Sunday, Sun… I mean Wednesday. It’s been fun watching races on a Wednesday. As we all know (thanks Ralph), Wednesday is the day that Cooper Webb wins. He’s now undefeated on Wednesday’s with 3 victories and that ties him…

That was an exciting night of racing, from the most unlikely win by Ken Roczen to plenty of aggressive riding from Austin Forkner. But before I dive into the racing, I want to call-out how cool it was to watch…

Cooper Webb and Austin Forkner had near identical nights en route to wins in their respective classes. Cooper Webb qualified 4th, won his heat race, and then won the 450 main event wire-to-wire. Austin Forkner qualified 5th, won his heat…

Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Kawasaki) is having a career year. Case in point, Eli is the only rider in the 450 class with a perfect Race +/- of 13. In every single race he’s either held or improved his position…

With a break in the action, let’s take a look back at the 250 West season so far. Be sure to check out the 450 Mid Season report as well as the 250 East Mid Season report also. And yes,…

Is it possible that the championship storyline is going to start with… elevation!? It seemed like Ken Roczen (Honda HRC) was headed to the front to take command of the race early as he blitzed the whoops and made some…