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Jett Lawrence gunning for more glory in 2023

Gifted Aussie ready for action.

Published

9 months ago

January 4, 2023

While replicating his sensational 2022 will be no easy feat, the inordinately gifted Jett Lawrence enters 2023 ready to turn heads and excel yet again.

Words: Edward Stratmann | Lead Image: Align Media

Following his extremely busy and successful year, which saw him secure the 250SX East title and his second consecutive 250 Pro Motocross crown, plus step up to the 450 at the Motocross of Nations and remarkably win his class to help Australia to third, expect the youngster to continue along his upward curve.

Still only 19 and with the world at his feet, the ultra popular Australian, who’s undoubtedly already one of the biggest stars of the sport, will come out firing in his swansong in the 250 class, where he’ll be racing West Coast, before he moves up to the 450 full-time in the summer.

“There’s definitely some unfinished business at Anaheim so we’re hoping to go back because obviously last year, I was going to go West and ended up getting injured and couldn’t race it,” Lawrence told Leigh Diffey on NBC.

“It’s kind of like we’ll sort some stuff out with Anaheim 1 and make sure we’re all good. So once we go 450, we can go there with no problems. Going back, I’m excited to be back under the lights at Anaheim. It’s going to be fun. Yeah, I just really can’t wait to get going with West Coast tracks again and how hard and slippery they are. It’s going to be exciting. Hopefully, it ends a lot better than last time.”

Upon looking back at his SX campaign last term, and he was a formidable foe for his adversaries to contend with, as he won four rounds, came second twice and bagged two thirds in a crusade where he finished on the podium in every round he competed in. Although there was the odd mistake here and there, Jett ultimately wouldn’t be denied, as he rode with an improved level of maturity and discipline that belied his tender years.

“My biggest thing last year was my mental side of things. I learned from Colt Nichols, it’s like a chess game, being smart with stuff,” he insightfully stated.

“One of the biggest things I took away was just staying out of drama. He did that perfectly in 2021. I stayed in the drama being a teenager just being an idiot. He stayed away from it, no one was enemies with him.

“I took that going into Supercross and outdoors and tried making sure I keep the drama away as much as I can. The biggest thing I’ve improved on is maturity on a bike, the way I ride and the way I act off the bike is completely opposite.”

Joining some bonafide legends of the sport in the form of James Stewart, Ricky Carmichael, Ryan Villopoto and Travis Pastrana to have held both an indoor and outdoor title at 18, this further underlines what a special talent he is.

Able to do things his fellow competitors can only dream of on the bike and riding with a tremendous level of skill, confidence and assuredness, it’ll take a magical effort to beat Jett this term. Although it won’t be easy and he’s set to get pushed hard by the likes of Austin Forkner, RJ Hampshire, Cameron McAdoo, Max Anstie, Levi Kitchen and Pierce Brown, all the indicators are ominous that he’ll make it two SX crowns to accompany his duo of MX titles.

It will also be interesting to see if he races some 450 supercross rounds, which has been mentioned as a possibility but now seems unlikely, to see how he stacks up and to give him a nice precursor before heading into the premier class permanently for outdoors.

Bringing so much to the sport on and off the track with his sensational ability and likeable personality, Jett, who’s entering his fourth year as a professional in America, appears destined for another year littered with upside in his quest to become an all-time great.

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List: Australia’s Motocross of Nations History

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Published

4 days ago

September 27, 2023

Edward Stratmann

With the highly anticipated 2023 Motocross of Nations at Ernee fast approaching and Australia looming as one of the favourites, MX Vice has partnered with Australian motocross enthusiast Paul Gogarty to compile a list of all the Aussie teams that have been sent to the prestigious event over the years. Special thanks to Paul for putting in an incredible amount of work in compiling all this data (you can follow him on Instagram @muppett1).
Lead Image: Motosport

1984 – Did Not Qualify
Stephen Gall, Trevor Williams, David Armstong, Vaughan Style.
Vantaa, Finland.
Winner USA

1985 – changed to 3 riders per team – was previously 4.

1985 – 20th place
Glen Bell 125 Yamaha 6 nc 12
Jeff Leisk 250 Honda nc nc nc
Trevor Williams 500 Kawasaki 8 11 8
Gaildorf, Germany
Winner USA
https://racerxonline.com/2015/09/08/22-day-countdown-with-team-usa-1985

1986 – 7th place
Bell 125 Yamaha 7 6
Craig Dack 250 Honda 8 2
David Armstrong 500 honda 11 8
Maggiora, Italy.
Winner USA
https://transmoto.com.au/motocross-of-nations-1986-2016/

1987 – 16th place
David Armstrong 125 kawasaki 11 11
Bell 250 Yamaha nc nc
Dack 500 Honda 9 nc
Unadilla USA,
Winner USA

1988 – 4th place
Bell 125 Honda 6 8
Dack 250 Yamaha 11 7
Leisk 500 Honda 2 2
Villars sous Ecot, France.
Winner USA

1989 – 7th place
Bell 125 Honda 9 nc
Dack 250 Yamaha 6 7
Leisk 500 Honda 3 4
Gaildorf, Germany.
Winner USA

1990 – 7th
Bell 125 Honda 13 10
Dack 250 Yamaha 7 7
Leisk 500 Honda 6 1
Vimmerby, Sweden.
Winner USA

1991 – 10th
Dale Britton 125 Yamaha 11 9
Craig Dack 250 Yamaha 7 nc
Glen Bell 500 Honda 9 10
Valkenswaard, Netherlands.
Winner USA

1992 – 6th
Kim Ashkenazi 125 Honda 10 9
Dale Britton 250 Yamaha 8 6
Jason Marshall 500 Kawasaki 6 7
Manjimup, Australia.
Winner USA

1993 – 13th
Kim Ashkenazi 125 Suzuki 16 nc
Lee Hogan 250 Yamaha 12 17
Glen Bell 500 Honda 12 15
Schwanenstadt, Austria.
Winner USA

1994 – 17th
Steven Andrew 125 Kawasaki 17 17
Kim Ashkenazi 250 Yamaha 8 19
Lee Hogan 500 Honda 19 9
Roggenburg, Switzerland.
Winner Great Britain

1995 – 14th
Michael Cook 125 Yamaha 16 14
Kim Ashkenazi 250 Yamaha 9 11
Craig Anderson 500 KTM 13 11
Sverepec, Slovakia.
Winner Belgium

1996 – 19th
Michael Cook 125 Honda 22 29
Craig Anderson 250 KTM 18 20
Kim Ashkenazi 500 Honda nc nc
Jerez, Spain.
Winner USA

1997 – 11th
Troy Carroll 125 Honda 32 27
Andrew McFarlane 250 Suzuki 18 19
Cameron Taylor Open Suzuki 20 20
Nismes, Belgium.
Winner Belgium

1998 – 16th
Michael Byrne 125 25 nc
Craig Anderson 250 12 nc
Lee Hogan open 18 nc
Foxhills, UK.
Winner Belgium

1999 – 8th
Troy Dorron 125 Honda 31 22
Andrew McFarlane 250 Yamaha 4 7
Michael Byrne Open Honda 8 21
Indaiatuba, Brazil.
Winner Italy

2000 – 7th
Andrew McFarlane 250 Kawasaki 26 20
Michael Byrne 125 Honda 36 21
Chad Reed Open Yamaha 7 25
St. Jean d’Angely, France.
Winner USA

2001 – 6th
Michael Byrne 125 Honda 39 np
Chad Reed 250 Kawasaki 1 16
Andrew McFarlane Open Yamaha 9 8
Namur, Belgium.
Winner France

2002 – still confirming
Bellpuig, Spain.
Winner Italy

2003 – 14th
Andrew Mcfarlane 250 Kawasaki 3
Paul Grant 450 Honda 21
Paul Broomfield 450 Yamaha 11
Zolder, Belgium.
Winner Belgium 5 points

2004 – 13th
Lee Ellis Honda MX1 28 27
Paul Broomfield MX2 35 32
Shane Boyd KTM Open 13 18
Lierop, Netherlands.
Winner Belgium 17 points

2005 – 16th
Danny Ham Suzuki MX1 33 32
Andrew McFarlane MX2 Yamaha 17 14
Lee Ellis Ktm Open 30 28
Ernee, France.
Winner USA 16 points

2006 – 11th
Daniel Reardon Kawasaki MX1 21 18
Brett Metcalfe Yamaha MX2 20 25
Cheyenne Boyd Yamaha open 24 19
Matterley Basin, UK.
Winner USA 15 points

2007 – 20th
Chad Reed Yamaha MX1 2 35
Andrew McFarlane Suzuki MX2 DNF
Michael Byrne Suzuki Open 30 12
Budds Creek USA.
Winner USA 8 points

2008 – 6th
Chad Reed Suzuki MX1 12 8
Brett Metcalfe Kawasaki MX2 17 10
Michael Byrne Suzuki Open 8 36
Donington Park UK.
Winner USA 26 points

2009 – 7th
Chad Reed Suzuki MX1 2 9
Brett Metcalfe Honda MX2 17 9
Michael Byrne Suzuki Open 38 36
Franciacorta, Italy .
Winner USA 22 points

2010 – 6th
Brett Metcalfe Honda MX1 3 5
Dean Ferris Honda MX2 18 27
Jay Marmont Yamaha Open 18 10
Lakewood USA.
Winner USA 23 points

2011 – 3rd
Chad Reed honda MX1 1 7
Matt Moss ktm MX2 19 0
Brett Metcalfe Suzuki Open 7 10
St. Jean d’Angely, France.
Winner USA 26 points

2012 – 10th
Lawson Bopping Yamaha MX1 21 19
Luke Styke Yamaha MX2 26 20
Todd Waters Suzuki open 8.15
Lommel, Belgium.
Winner Germany 25 points

2013 – 4th
Brett Metcalfe Kawasaki 10 8
Dean Ferris Yamaha 4 5
Todd Waters KTM 20 13
Teutschenthal, Germany.
Winner Belgium 27 points

2014 – 14th
Chad Reed Kaw MXGP 14 38
Luke Clout Yamaha MX2 22 21
Matt Moss Suzuki open 15 36
Kegums, Latvia.
Winner France 17 points

2015 – 7th
Todd Waters Husq MXGP 13 12
Luke Clout Yamaha MX2 33 13
Dean Ferris Husqvarna Open 19 20
Ernee, France.
Winner France 14 points

2016 – 8th
Todd Waters Suzuki 7 14
Mitch Evans Yamaha 36 37
Dean Ferris Yamaha 5 15
Maggoria, Italy.
Winner France 29 points

2017 – 6th
Dean Ferris Yamaha 11 23
Hunter Lawrence Suzuki 4 8
Kirk Gibbs KTM 5 19
Matterley Basin, UK.
Winner France 20 points

2018 – 4th
Kirk Gibbs KTM 12 31
Hunter Lawrence Honda 7 2
Mitch Evans KTM 12 10
RedBud USA.
Winner France 32 points

2019 – 15th
Dean Ferris KTM 15 30
Kyle Webster Honda 23 13
Regan Duffy KTM 11 33
Assen, Netherlands.
Winner Netherlands 18 points

2020 – cancelled due to Covid

2021 – No riders sent to Italy due to Covid situation.
Mantova, Italy. 2022
Winner Italy 37 points

2022 – 3rd
Mitch Evans 5 28
Hunter Lawrence 8 10
Jett Lawrence 1 2
RedBud USA.
Winner USA 16 points

Features

Stat Attack: SMX Review

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Published

5 days ago

September 26, 2023

Edward Stratmann

With the SMX Playoffs coming to a conclusion at the Los Angeles Coliseum last weekend for the finale, statistics maestro Paul Pearcy has provided MX Vice with some brilliant numbers to tuck into from what was a fascinating round of action. Enjoy

450 SMX SEASON END

Jett Lawrence

1st in Qualifying: 1; Z Max
Moto Wins: 3; 1 at Chicagoland, 2 at LA (50% win rate)
Moto Podiums: 5; (83% podium rate)
Overall Wins: 2; Chicagoland, 1-1 at LA (66% win rate)
Overall Podiums: 2; (66% podium rate)
Laps Led: 42; 21 at Chicagoland, 21 at LA (44% of total laps)

Averages

Qualifying: 2.33
Moto Finishes: 2.35
Overalls: 2nd (Tied with Roczen for best in class)
First Lap Position: 4th

Total Points: 163

Ken Roczen

1st in Qualifying: 1; Chicagoland
Moto Wins: 1; Race 2 at Chicagoland (16% win rate)
Moto Podiums: 6; (100% podium rate)
Overall Podiums: 3; (100% podium rate)
Laps Led: 15; 10 at Z Max, 3 at Chicagoland, 2 at LA (15% of total laps)

Averages

Qualifying: 3.33
Moto Finishes: 2.33 (Best in Class)
Overalls: 2nd (Tied with Lawrence for best in class)
First Lap Position: 3.67

Total Points: 146

Chase Sexton

1st in Qualifying: 1; LA
Moto Wins: 2; 1-1 at Z Max (33% win rate)
Moto Podiums: 5; (83% podium rate)
Overall Win: 1; Z Max (33% win rate)
Overall Podiums: 2; (66% podium rate)
Laps Led: 32; (33% of total laps)

Averages

Qualifying: 2nd (Best in Class)
Moto Finishes: 5th
Overalls: 4.67
First Lap Position: 2.67

Total Points: 126

Cooper Webb

Moto Podiums: 1; Race 2 at LA (16% podium rate)
Overall Podiums: 1; LA (33% podium rate)

Averages

Qualifying: 7.33
Moto Finishes: 6.33
Overalls: 6th
First Lap Positiion: 7.5

Total Points: 120

Aaron Plessinger

Averages

Qualifying: 8.33
Moto Finishes: 7.66
Overalls: 7.33
First Lap Position: 9.67

Total Points: 104

Adam Cianciarulo

Laps Led: 1; Race 1 at LA (1% of total laps)

Averages

Qualifying: 5.67
Moto Finishes: 10.83
Overalls: 11th
First Lap Position: 9.83

Total Points: 96

Garrett Marchbanks

Averages

Qualifying: 8th
Moto Finishes: 8.83
Overalls: 8.67
First Lap Position: 13.33

Total Points: 92

Jason Anderson

Laps Led: 4; Race 1 at LA (4% of total laps)

Averages

Qualifying: 5th
Moto Finishes: 8.83
Overalls: 8.33
First Lap Position: 8.16

Total Points: 91

Colt Nichols

Averages

Qualifying: 10.67
Moto Finishes: 9.17
Overalls: 8.33
First Lap Position: 12.67

Total Points: 90

Ty Masterpool

Averages

Qualifying: 10th
Moto Finishes: 10.5
Overalls: 10th
First Lap Position: 6.83

Total Points: 84

Fredrik Noren

Averages

Qualifying: 20th
Moto Finishes: 11.83
Overalls: 11.33
First Lap Position: 13th

Total Points: 79

Phillip Nicoletti

Averages

Qualifying: 19.67
Moto Finishes: 10.83
Overalls: 10th
First Lap Position: 10.67

Total Points: 76

Dylan Ferrandis

Averages

Qualifying: 7th
Moto Finishes: 10.33
Overalls: 10.67
First Lap Position: 5.8

Total Points: 71

Justin Barcia

Laps Led: 1; Race 1 at LA (1% of total laps)

Averages

Qualifying: 8.67
Moto Finishes: 12th
Overalls: 12th
First Lap Position: 3.4

Total Points: 59

Grant Harlan

Averages

Qualifying: 23rd
Moto Finishes: 16.16
Overalls: 16th
First Lap Position: 14.16

Total Points: 44

Shane McElrath

Averages

Qualifying: 16th
Moto Finishes: 16.33
Overalls: 16.67
First Lap Position: 15.5

Total Points: 40

Kyle Chisholm

Averages

Qualifying: 25th
Moto Finishes: 17th
Overalls: 17th
First Lap Position: 17th

Total Points: 40

Justin Hill

Averages

Qualifying: 18.67
Moto Finishes: 17.33
Overalls: 17.67
First Lap Position: 16.5

Total Points: 31

Dean Wilson

Averages

Qualifying: 14.67
Moto Finishes: 16.67
Overalls: 17.67
First Lap Position: 15th

Total Points: 31

Josh Hill

Averages

Qualifying: 24th
Moto Finishes: 18.33
Overalls: 19th
First Lap Position: 18.33

Total Points: 25

Jerry Robin

Averages

Qualifying: 14.33
Moto Finishes: 18.16
Overalls: 19th
First Lap Position: 18.16

Total Points: 22

Jermy Hand

Averages

Qualifying: 18.33
Moto Finishes: 17.75
Overalls: 18th
First Lap Position: 19.25

Total Points: 18

Eli Tomac

Total Points: 13

Kevin Moranz

Averages

Qualifying: 22.67
Moto Finishes: 20th
Overalls: 21st
First Lap Position: 18.67

Total Points: 4

250SMX

1.Haiden Deegan

Race Wins: 1; Race 1 at Z Max
Race Podiums: 4; (66% podium rate)
Overall Wins: 1; LA
Overall Podiums: 3; (On the podium at all 3 rounds)
Laps Led: 13; 6 at Z Max, 7 at Chicagoland (13% of total laps)

Averages

Qualifying: 10th
Moto Scores: 3.165 (Average of 3rd in moto 1 is best in class)
Overalls: 2.33
First Lap Position: 3.67 (Best in Class)

Total Points: 157

Jo Shimoda

Race Wins: 1; Race 2 at Z Max
Race Podiums: 3; (50% podium rate)
Overall Wins: 1; Z Max
Overall Podiums: 3; ( On the podium at all 3 rounds)
Laps Led: 14; 7 at Z MAX, 7 at Chicagoland (14% of total laps)

Averages

Qualifying: 5.67
Moto Scores: 2.83 ( Average of 2.33 in moto 2 is best in class)
Overalls: 1.67 (Best in Class)
First Lap Position: 5th

Total Points: 152

RJ Hampshire

1st in Qualifying: 1; Chicagoland

Race Podiums: 1; (16% podium rate)
Overall Podiums: 1; LA

Averages

Qualifying: 4.67
Moto Scores: 7.5
Overalls: 7th
First Lap Position: 8.16

Total Points: 122

Levi Kitchen

Race Wins: 1; Race 2 at LA
Race Podiums: 2; (33% podium rate)
Laps Led: 29; 11 at Z Max, 18 at LA (Most in Class, 30% of total laps)

Averages

Qualifying: 7.67
Moto Scores: 7th
Overalls: 6.67
First Lap Position: 6.67

Total Points: 114

Jordon Smith

Race Wins: 1; Race 1 at LA
Laps Led: 8; at LA (8% of total Laps)

Averages

Qualifying: 9.67
Moto Scores: 6.83
Overalls: 5.67
First Lap Position: 10.5

Total Points: 110

Justin Cooper

1st in Qualifying: 1; LA
Race Podiums: 1; (16% podium rate)
Laps Led: 1; at Chicagoland (1% of total laps)

Averages

Qualifying: 4.33
Moto Scores: 8.5
Overalls: 8.33
First Lap Position: 7.83

Total Points: 101

Maximus Vohland

Averages

Qualifying: 7.67
Moto Scores: 8.5
Overalls: 8.67
First Lap Position: 11th

Total Points: 98

Tom Vialle

Race Podiums: 3; ( 50% podium rate)
Overall Podiums: 1; (33% podium rate)

Laps Led: 20; 10 at Z Max, 10 at LA

Averages

Qualifying: 8th
Moto Scores: 7.83
Overalls: 8.67
First Lap Position: 6.5

Total Points:90

Hunter Lawrence

Race Wins: 2; 1-1 in Chicagoland
Overall Wins: 1; Chicagoland
Laps Led: 9; all in Chicagoland ( 9% of total laps)

Averages

Qualifying: 6.67
Moto Scores: 4.5
Overalls: 4.5
First Lap Position: 7.75

Total Points: 89

Jalek Swoll

Averages

Qualifying: 8.33
Moto Scores: 9.33
Overalls: 9.67
First Lap Position: 10.5

Total Points: 88

Pierce Brown

Averages

Qualifying: 5.33
Moto Scores: 9.335
Overalls: 9.33
First Lap Position: 10.67

Total Points: 86

Ryder DiFrancesco

Race Podiums: 1; Race 2 at Z Max (16% of total Races)

Averages

Qualifying: 13.33
Moto Finishes: 10.33
Overalls: 9.67
First Lap Position: 10.5

Total Points: 72

Dilan Schwartz:

Averages

Qualifying: 12.33
Moto Finishes: 12.33
Overalls: 13.33
First Lap Position: 10.83

Total Points: 61

Talon Hawkins

Averages

Qualifying: 14.33
Moto Finishes: 14.5
Overalls:15
First Lap Position: 14.16

Total Points: 58

Seth Hammaker

1st in Qualifying: 1; Z Max

Averages

Qualifying: 1.5
Moto Finishes: 7.75
Overalls: 6.5
First Lap Position:5.25

Total Points: 49

Cullin Park

Averages

Qualifying: 19.67
Moto Finishes: 15.83
Overalls:16
First Lap Position: 13.5

Total Points: 41

Caden Braswell

Averages

Qualifying: 21.33
Moto Finishes: 17.5
Overalls:17.67
First Lap Position: 17.5

Total Points:29

Mitchell Oldenburg

Averages

Qualifying: 17th
Moto Finishes: 13.5
Overalls:13th
First Lap Position: 8th

Total Points:27

Coty Schock

Averages

Qualifying: 23.67
Moto Finishes: 17.25
Overalls: 17.5
First Lap Position:12.5

Total Points:25

Preston Kilroy

Averages

Qualifying: 18.67
Moto Finishes:16.5
Overalls: 17th
First Lap Position: 16.5

Total Points:25

Max Anstie

Averages

Qualifying: 14th
Moto Finishes: 16.5
Overalls: 16th
First Lap Position: 18th

Total Points: 14

Jett Lawrence
Austin Forkner

Averages

Qualifying: 9th
Moto Finishes: 12.5
Overalls: 13th
First Lap Position: 14.5

Total Points: 9

Derek Kelley

Averages

Qualifying: 19.67
Moto Finishes: 18.5
Overalls: 19th
First Lap Position: 18th

Total Points: 9

Carson Mumford

Averages

Qualifying: 16th
Moto Finishes: 19.5
Overalls: 20th
First Lap Position: 22nd

Total Points: 7

Hunter Yoder

Averages

Qualifying: 22nd
Moto Finishes: 20.16
Overalls: 21st
First Lap Position: 19.16

Total Points:6

Chris Blose

Averages

Qualifying: 23rd
Moto Finishes: 20th
Overalls:20th
First Lap Position: 19.5

Total Points: 6

Luke Neese

Averages

Qualifying: 22.33
Moto Finishes: 20.65
Overalls: 21.33
First Lap Position: 17.83

Total Points: 4

Chance Hymas
Joshua Varize

Averages

Qualifying: 18th
Moto Finishes: 20th
Overalls: 21st
First Lap Position: 21st

Total Points: 2

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Features

Lit Kit Gallery: MXGP of Great Britain

The best from round 19.

Published

6 days ago

September 25, 2023

Edward Stratmann

Check out some of the freshest fits, helmets and more from the MXGP of Great Britain. Lead Image: KTM – Ray Archer.

Photo credits: Red Bull KTM – Ray Archer / Nestaan Husqvarna – Full Spectrum / Yamaha MXGP – Full Spectrum + Eva Szabadfi / JM Honda / Kawasaki MXGP / Yamaha MX2 – Full Spectrum / HRC MXGP