MXGP

GLEN HELEN (United States of America), 10 September 2016 - Following the Qualifying Race press conference in Glen Helen, California, USA, Youthstream Director David Luongo and Kawasaki Motors Europe Racing Manager Steve Guttridge officially announced the Team Kawasaki line up for the Monster Energy SMX Riders’ and Manufacturers’ Cup which will take place on Saturday the 8^th of October inside the VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Clement Desalle, Jordi Tixier and Tommy Searle, who all race the MXGP series for the Monster Energy Kawasaki teams, joined Mr. Luongo and Mr. Guttridge on stage to express their honour to be selected to defend the colors of Kawasaki for this first ever Supermotocross event.

Steve Guttridge, Racing Manager Kawasaki Europe: "Kawasaki are part of the MXGP series and each season we work in partnership with the series promoters Youthstream on many areas to help grow and promote our fantastic sport. Our riders are the stars and our teams make it happen. The SMX stadium event is new both to us as a manufacturer and for our riders, but the initiative has a big potential to reach a bigger audience and so we take this opportunity to not only show off our KX motorcycles but even display our wider range of Kawasaki products to the fans there. So we are happy to join the party with our top MXGP stars; Clement, Jordi and Tommy will be racing for us as our Manufacturer team. Kawasaki would like to thank them for representing us at the SMX and we wish them the very best."

David Luongo, Youthstream Director concluded: “Kawasaki have a very strong and competitive line up and I wish to thank them to be part of this new event with their best riders. Six teams have been announced so far and we want all the riders to enjoy the event and the track, which is going to be a motocross one. The best names from both sides of the ocean will be inside the VELTINS-Arena the 8^th of October. This is a show to not to miss”.

Click HERE to purchase your ticket for the Monster Energy SMX Riders’ Cup in advance!

Also, as a special offer, anyone who buys a ticket to the Monster Energy SMX Riders’ Cup will receive FREE admission to one of the worlds most popular motorcycle exhibitions ‘INTERMOT’ which will be taking place less than one hour away, in Cologne, Germany

LINKS

Youthstream

Monster Energy SMX Riders' Cup

Watch all of the Qualifying Race highlights from the final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the Monster Energy MXGP of The USA, here:

MXGP Qualifying Race highlights

MX2 Qualifying Race highlights

GLEN HELEN (USA), 10 September 2016 - American’s are renowned for their ‘bigger is better’ mantra, which is perhaps why Glen Helen Raceway, the venue that initiated the final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship today, is referred to as the gnarliest track in the world with it’s insanely fast start straight, super wide banked first turn, brutal uphill climbs, and super steep down hills. It’s like no other, and combined with some pretty intense heat, it sees the riders faced with an all-new challenge.

While he wasn’t the fastest guy all day, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre grabbed a gear in the Qualifying Race and led every single lap to go pole for the first time this year, while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings had to shake off the young American rookie, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Austin Forkner, to win the last Qualifying Race he’ll ever enter in MX2.

Watching thirty-five high performance dirt bikes manned by the most talented riders in the world haul butt around the impressive Talladega first turn here at Glen Helen Raceway is nothing short of epic.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek topped the charts in both practice sessions, but when it counted he was nudged out of the limelight by his teammate Romain Febvre, who made it clear he wanted to be kingpin in the blue box. Febvre, last year’s MXGP world champion, took the holeshot and controlled the race from start to finish for his first Qualifying Race win of the season.

Although Febvre hadn’t won a qualifier this year, seeing him win wasn’t the biggest surprise of the day. What was more surprising was the performances of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Dean Wilson who rounded out the top three despite the fact they struggled in the practice sessions, and only went to the gate fourteenth and fifteenth as a result.

Adding more ‘surprise’ factor to the Qualifying Race, was watching Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli cartwheel down the start straight, while the newly crowned champ Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser got cross rutted on the first jump and spammed himself too. Cairoli managed to carve his way back to eleventh, while Gajser got back to fourteenth. In addition, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac was lucky to be inside the top twenty coming out of turn one. His sleepiness probably did everyone else a favor though; because once he had woken up he rode like a man possessed to finish an incredible sixth.

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Arnaud Tonus has been racing a 250cc all year, but rolled out on a 450cc this weekend to prepare for the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations where he will represent Team Switzerland at the end of the month. Considering it was his first ride on the bigger beast, his pace was fierce and he sat fourth for most of the race before fading back to ninth in the last three laps. Instead, Tonus’ Team Switzerland teammate Kemea Yamaha’s Valentin Guillod took the torch and rode an amazing race to finish fourth ahead of Team Suzuki World MXGP’s Kevin Strijbos.

MXGP Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), 25:48.790; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:05.724; 3. Dean Wilson (GBR, KTM), +0:21.581; 4. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:25.727; 5. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Yamaha), +0:27.962; 6. Eli Tomac (USA, Kawasaki), +0:29.375; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:31.751; 8. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:35.638; 9. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:38.043; 10. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Honda), +0:38.768; 11. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:42.425

The daunting first turn here didn’t faze Monster Energy Kawasaki’s light weight rookie sensation Austin Forkner who carved everyone around the incredible bowl turn to lead the early stages of the first lap. Behind the young American, was Europe’s American star Rockstar Enegry Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Covington who had Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings in his wake.

The champ, Herlings, didn’t waste any time in taking it to the two American’s and passed them both with ease on the opening lap. Although Herlings usually takes the lead and checks out, it doesn’t appear to be that easy on this side of the Atlantic as Forkner flew up the inside of him to reclaim the lead on lap four. While Forkner gave the trackside fans something to smile about, Covington let some air out of their balloons when he crashed on the downside of the IPONE hip jump.

Meanwhile Herlings hounded Forkner and on lap seven, he put a classic pass on the Kawasaki ace when he pulled up on the outside of him, hit the pix, squared up, and made the move stick by going up the inside and squeezing him into the next turn. Forkner was thrown off by the move and took a lap or two to regroup, which allowed Geico Honda’s Jeremy Martin to close in.

In the final two laps there were two major battles. One was between the American’s, Forkner and Martin, who were scrapping over second, while Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Max Anstie was challenged by Troy Lee Designs Red Bull KTM’s Justin Hill for fourth. Both high-speed chases were intriguing, but at the flag, no passes had been made. Herlings made his final Qualifying Race in MX2 one to remember with an emphatic win, while Forkner held off Martin for second. Anstie managed to keep a white knuckled grip on fourth with Hill rounding out the top five.

MX2 Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 26:01.158; 2. Austin Forkner (USA, Kawasaki), +0:10.970; 3. Jeremy Martin (USA, Honda), +0:12.185; 4. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:13.963; 5. Justin Hill (USA, KTM), +0:17.121; 6. Justin Hoeft (USA, KTM), +0:42.093; 7. Mitchell Harrison (USA, Yamaha), +0:42.952; 8. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:44.727; 9. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:50.412; 10. Mitch Oldenburg (USA, KTM), +0:53.627

Click here to obtain the complete result

All the photos of the Monster Energy MXGP of USA will be available HERE

Monster Energy MXGP of USA – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1721m

Type of ground: Intermediate soil

Temperature: 33°C

Weather conditions: Sunny

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

TIMETABLE

Sunday: MX2 Warm up 09:20; MXGP Warm up 09:45; MX2 Race 1 12:15; MXGP Race 1 13:15; MX2 Race 2 15:10; MXGP Race 2 16:10.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

Monster Energy MXGP of USA

Glen Helen (USA), 10 September, 2016 – Thanks to yesterday’s announcement of a multi-year Television agreement with beIN SPORTS USA for the broadcast of the  “Behind of the Gate” show, and along with the on-going rock-solid partnership with CBS Sports Network for the play-by-play Television coverage of every MX2 and MXGP Grand Prix, Youthstream is today honored to communicate that the FIM World Motocross Championship is reaching now a stunning count of 100-million TV subscribers in North America.

“100 millions of TV subscribers in the U.S. and Canada alone, this is really a big deal for us and for the MX2 and MXGP series, for all our other events and all of our partners”, says Mario Marini, Youthstream Director of Corporate Relations. “It took us a little more time to get the U.S. and Canada properly covered Television wise compared to the rest of the world, but waiting for the right moment to take action turned out to be the winning key for our series to reach now this amazing number of TV subscribers. With CBS Sports Network we have such an amazing partnership with a lot of consideration from them for our sport, we are really grateful to them for that. With beIN SPORTS USA, the rising star of the North American TV scenery, this is a return as we have worked together before and we are glad we could now find the proper fit. For MXGP this new partnership with beIN SPORTS USA is strategically important because they broadcast both in English and Spanish, they are very serious about motorsports, in fact they already bring MotoGP and World Superbike to the U.S. home screens, and also because it allows us to target the soccer audience which is the fastest growing in sports in the region”.

The races’ coverage of the MXGPs is aired, on a same-day basis, by CBS Sports Network.  CBS Sports Network also broadcasts Live the Monster Energy MXGP of USA and the Monster Energy Motocross of Nations.

beIN SPORTS USA is the network that airs “Behind of the Gate” the popular 30-minute comprehensive highlights programme of every Youthstream produced event.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

GLEN HELEN (USA), 10 September 2016 – The eighteenth and final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will go out with a bang this weekend on the famed hills of Glen Helen, in San Bernardino, America. Once again the fields will be stacked with talent from both sides of the Atlantic. The most recent grand prix winner Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac will be back this weekend, where he will also be on the LIVE Studio Show to chat with our hosts Paul Malin and Lisa Leyland, while fellow American’s and Monster Energy Kawasaki riders Austin Forkner and Chris Alldredge will be hoping to shake things up in MX2. Both of the newly crowned world champions, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings have never won a grand prix on US soil, so both will be out to change that statistic this weekend.

Another hot topic this weekend will be the debut of Jeremy Martin who will line up for the first time in his career on a Geico Honda. It will also be the first time he lines up to race the best in the world, in the FIM MX2 World Championship. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s super Swiss Arnaud Tonus is also entered to race a 450cc for the first time this year, in the MXGP class.

American and Canadian fans can watch the Monster Energy MXGP of The USA LIVE on CBS Sports Network. They will be screening the second MXGP and MX2 races LIVE at 6pm & 7pm EST (3pm & 4pm EST) on Sunday 11^th September, they will also include the race one highlights in their coverage.

Check the guides below to find out where you can watch the Monster Energy MXGP of The USA, otherwise, tune into www.mxgp-tv.com where you can SAVE 70% on a season pass, which will give you access to watch both days of the FIM Motocross World Championships and the European Championships, Saturday and Sunday, LIVE and OnDemand. It will also allow you to watch the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations and the Monster Energy Supermotocross Riders’ cup LIVE.

Don’t miss any motocross action this year! Sign up to www.mxgp-tv.com today.

Monster Energy MXGP of USA LIVE Program

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Monday 12 September  – MX2 Race 1 – 10:00 CET -  Delayed

Monday 12 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 10:45 CET -  Delayed

Monday 12 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 11:30 CET -  Delayed

Monday 12 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 12:15 CET -  Delayed

Wednesday 14 September – 09:00 CET – Behind the Gate 26mn magazine

MOTORS TV

Sunday 11 September  – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 – CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 00:00 CET -  Live (Monday 12)

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 CET – Live (Monday 12)

BELGIUM

PLAY SPORTS

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 CET – Live (Monday 12)

VRT – SPORZA

Sunday 08 September  – 15mn report

BULGARIA

BNT

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 CET – Live (Monday 12)

FRANCE

EUROSPORT 2

Monday 12 September  – MX2 Race 1 – 10:00 CET -  Delayed

Monday 12 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 10:45 CET -  Delayed

Monday 12 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 11:30 CET -  Delayed

Monday 12 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 12:15 CET -  Delayed

Wednesday 14 September – 09:00 CET – Behind the Gate 26mn magazine

MOTORS TV

Sunday 11 September  – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 – CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 00:00 CET -  Live (Monday 12)

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 CET – Live (Monday 12)

L’EQUIPE 21

Friday 16 September   – MX2 Race 2 – 20:45 CET -  Delayed

Friday 16 September   – MXGP Race 2 – 21:45 CET -  Delayed

ITALY 

PREMIUM SPORTS 2

Monday 12 September   – MX2 Race 1 – 02:00 – CET -  Delayed

Monday 12 September   – MXGP Race 1 – 03:00 – CET -  Delayed

Monday 12 September   – MX2 Race 2 – 04:00 – CET -  Delayed

Monday 12 September   – MXGP Race 1 – 05:00 – CET -  Delayed

ITALIA 2 

Monday 12 August   – MXGP Race 1 & Race 2 – 01:05 CET - Delayed

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV -

Sunday 11 September  – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 – CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 00:00 CET -  Live (Monday 12)

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 CET – Live (Monday 12)

BRAZIL 

BANDSPORTS

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 CET – Live (Monday 12)

USA- CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 11 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 6.00pm EST (3.00pm PST) – LIVE

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 7.00pm EST (4.00pm PST) - LIVE

MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA 

BeIn Sports 

Sunday 11 September  – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 – CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 00:00 CET -  Live (Monday 12)

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 CET – Live (Monday 12)

ASIA

FOX SPORTS 3  

Sunday 11 September   – MXGP Race 1 – 05:00 HKT – Live 

Sunday 11 September   – MXGP Race 2 – 08:00 HKT – Live

CHINA

FOX China

Sunday 11 September   – MXGP Race 1 – 05:00 HKT – Live 

Sunday 11 September   – MXGP Race 2 – 08:00 HKT – Live

THAILAND 

TRUE VISION

Sunday 11 September  – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 – CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MX2 Race 2 – 00:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 11 September  – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 CET – Live

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

All the photos of the Monster Energy MXGP of USA will be available HERE

TIMETABLE

Saturday: MX2 Free Practice 10:45; MXGP Free Practice 11:15; MX2 Time Practice 13:00; MXGP Time Practice 13:35; MX2 Qualifying Race 15:10; MXGP Qualifying Race 16:00.

Sunday: MX2 Warm up 09:20; MXGP Warm up 09:45; MX2 Race 1 12:15; MXGP Race 1 13:15; MX2 Race 2 15:10; MXGP Race 2 16:10.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

Monster Energy MXGP of USA

The final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship inaugurated earlier this evening with a massive signing session at Charparral Motorsports in San Bernardino, which was presented by Tom White who spoke to a bunch of the main riders, and also gave the fans a summary of the action packed MXGP season with the assistance of MXGP’s own Paul Malin.

The signing session featured most of the world’s fastest dirt bike riders, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings, Antonio Cairoli, Jorge Prado and Glenn Coldenhoff, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre and Jeremy Van Horebeek, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac, Chris Alldredge, Arnaud Tonus, Austin Forkner, Clement Desalle and Jordi Tixier, Suzuki World’s Kevin Strijbos, Jeremy Seewer, Bas Vaessen and Arminas Jasikonis, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Max Nagl, Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin and Evgeny Bobryshev, Kemea Yamaha’s Valentin Guillod, Benoit Paturel and Brent Van Doninck, Wilvo Virus Performance KTM’s Shaun Simpson, Wilvo Standing Construct’s Alvin Ostlund, TM Factory Racing’s Samuele Bernardini, Assomotor Honda’s Alessandro Lupino and Kei Yamamoto and the 2016 WMX World Champion Livia Lancelot are some of the headlining names that were there.

After a fun evening at the impressive mega store where loads of fans came out to have their posters, helmets and T-Shirts signed, we’re all set for the final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the Monster Energy MXGP of The USA, which will burst into life tomorrow at the iconic Glen Helen Raceway.

Did you see the battle between Cooper Webb, Jeffrey Herlings and Austin Forkner last weekend at The Dirt Track, Charlotte Motor Speedway?

Watch it here:

Glen Helen (USA), 9 September 2016 – Youthstream is glad to announce today that the FIM World Motocross Championship has found an additional and prestigious platform in the North American Television scenery with a freshly formalized multi-year partnership with premium sports Television broadcaster, beIN SPORTS USA.

beIN SPORTS USA, which broadcasts in the United States and Canada both in English and Spanish languages, will air the Youthstream produced “Behind the Gate” show that highlights each stop of the FIM World Motocross Championship and the Monster Energy SMX Riders’ and Manufacturers’ Cup.

Thanks to this partnership with beIN SPORTS USA, the North American TV spectators will be able to get a privileged insight view both in front and behind of the FIM MX2 and MXGP classes.

The 30-minute “Behind the Gate” show will air within days from each event, programming schedule will be available shortly.

"Already broadcasting the top three road racing events in the world—MotoGP™, MotoAmerica, and WorldSBK—beIN SPORTS is excited to bring motorsports fans more programming with the premiere of ‘Behind the Gate,’” said Antonio Briceño, Deputy Managing Director at beIN SPORTS. “This partnership with the FIM World Motocross Championship showcases our commitment to providing our loyal viewers the best in sports and we look forward to enhancing our robust motorsports programming line-up.”

About beIN SPORTS USA

Launched in 2012, beIN SPORTS is the fastest growing global sports network in the U.S. and is offered on 9 of the largest 10 cable/satellite TV providers in the U.S., as well as other systems across the country. beIN SPORTS offers viewers premium sports content and entertainment across multiple platforms including TV channels beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español and live streaming on beIN SPORTS CONNECT. A cornerstone of beIN SPORTS is its unrivaled live soccer coverage, which includes live matches from LaLiga, Serie A, Ligue 1, NASL, and CONMEBOL/CONCACAF/CAF World Cup Qualifiers, as well as news and in-depth analysis of all the top leagues from around the world. In addition to soccer, beIN SPORTS serves as a haven to fans of motorsports, tennis, rugby, boxing, mixed martial arts (MMA) and volleyball, among others. With the recent addition of Conference USA coverage, beIN SPORTS will also broadcast College Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball and Soccer, Baseball, Softball and Volleyball. Thru beIN SPORTS CONNECT, authenticated subscribers can also enjoy all the exciting action from the two networks and stream live overflow matches offered in HD on your computer, tablet or smart phone.

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Youthstream

FIM

beIN SPORTS

GLEN HELEN (USA), 9 September 2016 - Youthstream and Milestone announce that the MXGP2 – The Official Motocross Videogame Compact is now available digital on PlayStation®Store (19,99€) and STEAM™(9,99€).

The Compact edition of MXGP2 offers the chance to experience and play the main contents of the game for a more affordable price. The MXGP2 – The Official Motocross Videogame Compact includes the following contents:

• Offline: Grand Prix and Championship
• Online: Online Grand Prix
• Contents: MXGP Riders, all the tracks from the 2015 season

MXGP2 – The Official Motocross Videogame is developed by Milestone S.r.l., Italy’s leading videogame developer for consoles and PC, and the world’s foremost developer of videogames dedicated to the world of motorcycling.

Follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MXGPVideogame, on the official YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/MXGPVideogame, check out #MXGPVideogame, or visit the site www.mxgpvideogame.com.

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Youthstream

FIM

Milestone