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Hawaii Supercross
Set To Return
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upercross racing will return to
Honolulu's Aloha Stadium in
Hawaii. The stand-alone race is
scheduled for May 11, 2019.
The Hawaii Supercross will
take place one week after the
Monster X Tour event, and, ac-
cording to the promoter, Aloha
Stadium will be transformed into a
world-class supercross track.
"Our goal is to create an
evening to remember, for this to
become an annual tradition for
locals to enjoy with family," said
Sports Organizer Eric Peronnard.
"We are fully committed to making
this an unforgettable night of rac-
ing and excitement. We are putting
together a great list of riders
and so far we will have Daytona
Supercross
winner Justin
Brayton, Mike
Alessi, Josh Hill and many more to
be announced soon."
Daniel Torgerson CEO of the
Hawaiian Supercross, said, "We're
very excited to be bringing Super-
cross back to Hawaii. It's hard to
believe that nearly 20 years have
passed since the last Hawaiian
Supercross event—we're genu-
inely thrilled that now the people
of Hawaii will have an opportunity
to experience an action packed
evening up close and personal
with top professional athletes."
The pit party starts at 4 p.m.
local time with the night show
kicking off at 7:30 p.m.
In addition, the evening will
feature X-Games FreeStyle MX
riders doing tricks throughout the
evening.
Tickets went on sale March
22. Advance discount tickets are
available online at Ticketmaster.
com, by phone at 1-800-745-
3000, or at the Aloha Stadium
Box Office
The latest information may be
found at www.HawaiianSuper-
Cross.com, or visit www.alohasta-
dium.hawai.gov.
If you wish to be part of the
event, contact Info@HawaiianSX.
com. CN
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TM confirmed that 2018 MXGP World Champion
Jeffrey Herlings with sit out the first four rounds of
the 2019 season. The Dutchman has already missed the
opening two rounds due to his foot injury that he suf-
fered prior to the start of the 2019 GP championship.
"Rehab has been going very well and I cannot wait
to be back and to throw a leg over the bike again," Her-
lings said prior to last weekend's round two at Matter-
ley Basin in Great Britain. "I want to be back at the GPs
as quick as possible but we cannot say which race yet
until I get some riding time. I'm also able to step-up my
cycling and swimming now. For sure we'll miss the next
three rounds and we also don't want to rush things and
risk a setback."
There had been some talk of Herlings skipping the
MXGP Championship entirely to come to the U.S. and
instead compete in the AMA outdoor nationals, but the
team says that idea has been nixed and Herlings is go-
ing to stay in Europe. CN
Jeffrey Herlings hopes to return to the
MXGP circuit by round five. Two rounds have
already passed. PHOTO: RAY ARCHER
Herlings To Miss
Four MXGP Rounds
