MOTOCROSS
FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 17 / SEPTEMBER 3, 2016
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY / CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
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MXGP calendar for many years
to come, with more American
participation and more fans com-
ing to see all of the best riders in
the world on the same track at
the same time. CN
MXGP
1. Eli Tomac (Kaw) 1-1
2. Tim Gajser (Hon) 4-2
3. Jeremy van Horebeek (Yam) 3-5
4. Glenn Coldenhoff (KTM) 6-3
5. Clement Desalle (Kaw) 5-7
MX2
1. Cooper Webb (Yam) 2-1
2. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 1-3
3. Austin Forkner (Kaw) 3-2
4. Thomas Covington (Hus) 4-4
5. Calvin Vlaanderen (KTM) 5-8
to go off without any serious
problems. A lot of the fans went
home happy, the riders seemed
to enjoy themselves, although
they were split on whether a
one-day system is good or not.
Two champions got crowned, two
Americans won the overalls and
Charlotte Motor Speedway re-
portedly got 78% completely new
fans through their gates, a figure
they'll be hoping that translates
to more bums on seats at future
non-motocross events.
When you consider all the
problems in the lead-up to the
race and the cancelation of
Friday's action, this inaugural
MXGP of Americas turned out
really well and will hopefully
become a staple part of the
He was seen with the track doc-
tor putting it back in place but has
thankfully since posted on social
media that he'll be good to go af-
ter a little rest. Justin Barcia also
pulled out of the second MXGP
race with a sore wrist, which was
a shame because he scored a
second place finish in race one.
Other than lighting, which
wasn't quite adequate for the
second motos, a partially inau-
dible PA system, and TV screens
that weren't quite in a viewable
position for the majority of the
spectators, the event seemed
Herlings (left) and Webb (right)
both had reasons to celebrate.
For Herlings, it was clinching his
third MX2 title.
