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AMA MX: All Four One
Four riders are still in with a fighting chance to claim this season's AMA Motocross 250 Class crown this weekend at Lake Elsinore.
(Photo: Steve Cox)
It’s been a summer of parity in the 250 Class this season, with four different winners and five major players in the championship. Following two solid years of dominance in the division, the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki squad and GEICO Honda effort were greeted with an all-out assault from Red Bull KTM, who rose to prominence on the backs of a pair of former World Champions.
Whether it's been Blake Baggett, Eli Tomac, Justin Barcia, Ken Roczen, or Marvin Musquin leading the way, the competition has been some of the more memorable in the 40-plus year history of the sport. Sure, in years past there have been more winners, but rarely have there been five riders with a legitimate chance to win on any given weekend.
The depth of talent in the 250 Class is exceptional at the moment. While the departure of riders like Barcia and Dean Wilson will surely be a blow to the competition, there are many other competitors in addition to this season’s stalwarts -- riders like Jason Anderson, Darryn Durham, Blake Wharton, Justin Bogle, and Jessy Nelson -- that have shown continued improvement this summer and appear to be ready to fill any void.
Additionally, with new pros like Zach Bell and Jeremy Martin, along with soon-to-be graduates Cooper Webb and Adam Cianciarulo on the horizon, there appears to be a very bright future ahead for the division for years to come.
There's little argument that the 250 Class has been but nothing short of impressive. These riders have laid it on the line each and every weekend and their all-out efforts have produced seemingly impossible come-from-behind efforts from Baggett, heartbreaking moments for Roczen, and even surprise victories like that of Musquin just a couple rounds ago.
After coming close so many times this season, the entire industry had to feel happy for Roczen when he was finally able to win a moto at Unadilla.
To see both Barcia and Tomac hit the very same tree at Southwick was a very odd sequence of events but was quickly erased when both riders battled back from the deficits.
There certainly has been no shortage of drama from the rising stars of the sport, and now, just one day before the season finale in Lake Elsinore, we are privileged to have four riders with a mathematical shot at the championship.
Even though he has missed the overall podium the last two rounds, giving up 18 points to a surging Tomac in the process, Baggett remains in control of his own destiny. A 14-point lead is relatively comfortable, and allows for some leeway in both motos, but not that much. If he duplicates his efforts from a week ago, when he appeared to just be off a bit, and Tomac were to go 1-1, Baggett would lose exactly 14 points and the title.
Whether it's been Blake Baggett, Eli Tomac, Justin Barcia, Ken Roczen, or Marvin Musquin leading the way, the competition has been some of the more memorable in the 40-plus year history of the sport. Sure, in years past there have been more winners, but rarely have there been five riders with a legitimate chance to win on any given weekend.
The depth of talent in the 250 Class is exceptional at the moment. While the departure of riders like Barcia and Dean Wilson will surely be a blow to the competition, there are many other competitors in addition to this season’s stalwarts -- riders like Jason Anderson, Darryn Durham, Blake Wharton, Justin Bogle, and Jessy Nelson -- that have shown continued improvement this summer and appear to be ready to fill any void.
Additionally, with new pros like Zach Bell and Jeremy Martin, along with soon-to-be graduates Cooper Webb and Adam Cianciarulo on the horizon, there appears to be a very bright future ahead for the division for years to come.
There's little argument that the 250 Class has been but nothing short of impressive. These riders have laid it on the line each and every weekend and their all-out efforts have produced seemingly impossible come-from-behind efforts from Baggett, heartbreaking moments for Roczen, and even surprise victories like that of Musquin just a couple rounds ago.
After coming close so many times this season, the entire industry had to feel happy for Roczen when he was finally able to win a moto at Unadilla.
To see both Barcia and Tomac hit the very same tree at Southwick was a very odd sequence of events but was quickly erased when both riders battled back from the deficits.
There certainly has been no shortage of drama from the rising stars of the sport, and now, just one day before the season finale in Lake Elsinore, we are privileged to have four riders with a mathematical shot at the championship.
Even though he has missed the overall podium the last two rounds, giving up 18 points to a surging Tomac in the process, Baggett remains in control of his own destiny. A 14-point lead is relatively comfortable, and allows for some leeway in both motos, but not that much. If he duplicates his efforts from a week ago, when he appeared to just be off a bit, and Tomac were to go 1-1, Baggett would lose exactly 14 points and the title.
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