Motocross Action

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 Week in MXA video, episode 106, presented by O'Neal, Josh Mosiman previews the upcoming race, talking about the interesting Dirt Wurx track layout, the rainy weather in Southern California, the 250 riders confirmed to race on the West Coast and Ken Roczen's new opportunities with the HEP Suzuki team. 

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 manager, Scuba Steve Westfall, joins Bobby at Triumph as well. Plus, longtime Honda chassis developer, Dave Arnold, and longtime KTM factory services engine builder, Dudley Cramond, have also joined the team.

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 YZ450F, the 2023 Suzuki RMZ250 and the upcoming World Vet Championships at Glen Helen. 

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 Yamaha YZ450F and in 2023, it seems like Yamaha finally addressed all of the complaints we've harped on since the backwards engine was introduced in 2010. 

This is the audio version of our MXA Tested video which is on YouTube and our website

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 Dean Saturday evening after his last official AMA Pro Motocross race. Although Dean still has one more big race to go, the 2022 Motocross of Nations at Red Bud coming up in just three weeks where Dean will race for Team Great Britain. Enjoy this interview with Dean and the guest appearance by Jim “Bones” Bacon from Pro Circuit. 

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 MX Sports doing a SuperMotocross series and more. 

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.