2012 AMA Motocross Schedule

TBA Sep. 8, Could it be Lake Elsinore?

MX Sports Pro Racing Announces
2012 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Schedule

Check out the schedule and the recent press release regarding the 2012 motocross season. Also notice the TBA in So Cal Sep. 8. With no Pala – our guess would be one of two facilities – Glen Helen (probably not yet maybe), or the new Lake Elsinore track located in the hotbed of the motocross world. If you have seen the videos of the track being build – you would say they are building a national-caliber track. Check out the video below the schedule. Nothing solid but just rumors right now.

May 19 Hangtown Motocross Classic* Sacramento, Calif.
May 26 Freestone Raceway* Wortham, Texas
June 2 Thunder Valley Motocross* Lakewood, Colo.
June 9 High Point Raceway Mt. Morris, Pa.
June 16 Budds Creek Motocross Mechanicsville, Md.
July 7 RedBud* Buchanan, Mich.
July 14 Spring Creek Motocross* Millville, Minn.
July 21 Washougal MX Park Washougal, Wash.
August 11 Moto-X 338* Southwick, Mass.
August 18 Unadilla New Berlin, N.Y.
September 1 Steel City Raceway* Delmont, Pa.
September 8 TBA* Southern Calif.

Elsinore MX New Beginning Part 14 – 11/26/11 from IdiotBoyz on Vimeo.

(Official Series Press Release) MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (November 29, 2011) – Just weeks after celebrating the conclusion of an epic 40th season of professional motocross racing, MX Sports Pro Racing and partners, Alli Sports, are pleased to announce the 2012 schedule for the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship. The series will begin on Saturday, May 19, near Sacramento, Calif., at the Hangtown Classic-the longest-running event on the schedule-and will conclude on September 8 in Southern California, at the championship’s newest stop (to be announced at a later date). Throughout the summer, the 12-round series will visit such highly-regarded motocross circuits as High Point, in Pennsylvania, RedBud, in Michigan, Washougal, in Washington, and New York’s legendary Unadilla.

“We are very fortunate to have so many great, iconic motocross tracks as part of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship-tracks that challenge the racers and have strong, loyal fan bases that come out to see these races,” said MX Sports Pro Racing President Davey Coombs. “This series is the pinnacle of professional motocross, and the growth we’ve seen in the last three years for both the live audiences and television viewers watching from all over the world has been outstanding.”

Not only does the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship include the best tracks in the sport, it also features the fastest riders on the planet, as well as an expanded television package with NBC Sports Group. Add in a global television package that allows fans from all over the world to tune in, plus live event streaming on www.allisports.com, and the result is an unprecedented audience for motocross racing.

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto will defend his #1 plate against no less than three former 450 Class Champions in 2012. Besides the man he wrestled the 2011 title from, Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey, as well as a hugely-popular Australian star in TwoTwo Motorsports’ Chad Reed, Villopoto must also contend with James Stewart, who is returning to outdoor motocross for the first time since his perfect 2008 season as a member of the Joe Gibbs Racing/Toyota/Yamaha team. There will also be challenges from such formidable programs as Team Honda Muscle Milk, the Yoshimura Suzuki factory team, MotoConcepts/Alessi Racing, the new L&Mc Racing Honda team spearheaded by legend Jeremy McGrath, and more.

In the 250 Class, newly-crowned champion, and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider, Dean Wilson will not only have to defend his title against the best young riders in America, he will also be pursued by the two most recent MX2 World Champions. Frenchman Marvin Musquin and German sensation Ken Roczen have each earned Grand Prix titles on 250cc motorcycles, and will now join forces at Red Bull KTM to challenge Wilson for the most-coveted outdoor title in the sport, a Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship. Add in the formidable GEICO Honda team, DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing Yamaha, Rockstar Energy Suzuki, JDR KTM, in addition to Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil Honda, and the 2012 season is ripe for exceptional competition.

Additionally, the Women’s Motocross Championship will be included at eight rounds. Led by defending champion, Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Ashley Fiolek, who claimed her third title in four years as a pro, the world’s fastest women riders are set to bring even more excitement to the series. Fiolek can once again expect serious competition from her primary rival, and fellow multi-time champion, Jessica Patterson of the DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing Yamaha team.

Following the traditional opener at Hangtown, series favorites – Freestone, Thunder Valley, High Point, Budds Creek, RedBud, Spring Creek, Washougal, Southwick, Unadilla and Steel City – all return to compose the bulk of the 2012 schedule. While some venues’ traditional dates on the calendar have shifted, they remain as part of the integral foundation of American Motocross.

The season finale will feature a new venue in the motocross hotbed of Southern California. Details and additional information will follow.

Tickets for all 12 rounds of the 2012 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship will be on sale on Moto Monday, December 5th. Fans eager to get a head start on plans for next summer can simply log onto the official website of American Motocross at AlliSports.com/motocross. Special holiday promotions for advance purchasers will be available.

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Comments

Wanda Hildebrand
September 1, 2012 7:39 am

I have a friend who is dieing of Cancer and I’m trying to turn her grandson around and get him pointed in the right direction. He is 14 years old and has failed 6th and 7th grade from not going to school and therefore not doing his work. I found out recently that his interest is in motor cross racing and he has never been to an event. Most of the time they don’t even have TV. He thinks that Math and reading as well as writing is not important in motor cross. Is there any way I can get a racer to talk to him and tell him all the things he needs to do to get into the sport? I don’t know who his favorite one is but at this point I don’t think it would matter who talked to him just that they cared enough to do it. He was raised in a not so good environment and I am currently trying to find them a new place to live as well. Please help this young man if you can do anything at all. Thank you.

Jeff Flick
July 7, 2012 4:53 am

Well today I’ll get to watch the 250 lites class @ Red Bud on NBC @ 4:00pm but I’ll have to wait until tomorrow @ 1:30pm to see the 450 race!? I live in Western Maryland & I sure would like to know what channel is Fuel TV on? I’m sure we don’t have Fuel tv in Allegany County but I’d still like to know what channel just in case I have any family members in a State that has that channel? Bring Motocross racing back to the SPEED channel!!! Outdoor motocross is so much better to watch than supercross & I’d rather the SPEED channel have MX instead of SX! But imo they should have both so whoever controls the money to air the MX & SX races better kick some out to SPEED tv so they’ll play the whole race live or @ least the next day! I’m starting to dislike the sport more & more every year! Oh well I can always watch Endurocross & the GNCC races.At least the smart riders in those sports occasionally ride 2-strokes & usually win on the good ol’ smokers!

Jeff Flick
June 3, 2012 6:48 pm

What ever happened to AMA Motocross on the SPEED channel? The NBC coverage sucks BIG TIME!!! Please bring pro motocross back to SPEED TV!

Jerry
May 26, 2012 2:48 pm

I miss motocross on Fox. I used to be able to come in and relax and watch heat races, the semis, and mains, both classes both races all in one day one one channel. I miss you Fox. Somebody needs to take control of this mess.

Steve Lavender
May 6, 2012 7:37 pm

Why Is All The Outdoor Nationals Out West Or Up North On The East Coast…… Used To Live In Troy,Ohio And Went To All Kenworthys Pro Nationals Also High Point, Steel City, And Red Bud…….. But Now Live In G.A. And No Nationals Close To Drive To To Still Enjoy All The Outdoor Racing…….. Will There Ever Be A Race In The Near Future To Come To The South ?????? Thank You Steve Lavender

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