Rancho Cordova, CA HangtownAMA Pro Motocross Championship
The next press launch is from MX Sports activities:
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – MX Sports activities Professional Racing, Inc., together with occasion organizer the Dust Diggers North Motorbike Membership, has introduced the return of Michael’s Reno Powersports as title sponsor of the second race of the 2025 Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Professional Racing. The 56th Michael’s Reno Powersports Hangtown Motocross Basic Offered by Seven MX will deliver the quickest racers on the planet to Northern California, the place the enduring venue located inside Rancho Cordova’s Prairie Metropolis SVRA will present one other powerful early season problem this Saturday, Could 31, for Spherical 19 of the SMX World Championship.
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The Hangtown Basic is the oldest occasion in American motocross and predates the Professional Motocross Championship, with a legacy that started in 1969 and the city of Placerville, from which the occasion gleaned its title. Since 1974 the race has been held throughout the confines of a California State Park and has served as one of many foundational pillars of the 54-year championship, with a monitor that has loads of retro traits counting on dynamic pure terrain and fewer “massive air” jumps than what followers could also be accustomed to. These traits lead to a demanding and sometimes brutal racetrack that, when mixed with the warmth of the summer time, will present one of many hardest assessments on the calendar.
“The Hangtown Motocross Basic turned synonymous with the Professional Motocross Championship as a result of it epitomizes why this is without doubt one of the hardest racing collection in all motorsports. It takes loads of grit, willpower, and peak bodily conditioning to face atop the rostrum right here,” mentioned Bob Messer of the Dust Diggers North Motorbike Membership. “We’re proud to proceed this wealthy custom that now spans effectively over 50 years and look ahead to one other memorable weekend. We’re grateful for the help and partnership with Michael’s Reno Powersports and need them luck as they embark on their very own racing journey this season.”
Michael’s Reno Powersports joined as title associate of Hangtown final season and serves as the biggest marine and powersports dealership in Northern Nevada, providing automobiles from seven producers, together with Professional Motocross rivals GASGAS, Husqvarna, KTM, and Yamaha. It additionally boasts Northern Nevada’s largest OEM components division, with a wide-reaching service space that crosses state traces to incorporate the better Sacramento space. With its rising presence in Northern California, the Hangtown Motocross Basic supplies a perfect platform to deliver nationwide publicity to one of many area’s foremost dealerships. Enhancing this 12 months’s help from Michael’s Reno is a brand new race crew operated in partnership with Stan Benson Racing, often called MRPSBR Husqvarna Racing. Its eight-rider lineup of 450 Class and 250 Class racers is anchored by Estonian racer Harri Kullas, who completed twentieth within the Professional Motocross 450 Class standings final season and thirteenth within the SMX Playoffs.
“Our ardour for bikes and racing is the driving drive for elevating Michael’s Reno Powersports into the premier dealership within the area,” mentioned Maya Keller, Normal Supervisor of Michael’s Reno Powersports. “Our partnership with the Hangtown Motocross Basic has been an incredible asset to our continued development and finally helped encourage our racing endeavor. We’re proud to deepen our roots throughout the powersports neighborhood by not solely supporting one of many sport’s most iconic occasions, however by additionally offering a platform for racers to pursue their desires on the racetrack.”
The opening race of the 2025 season lived as much as the anticipation that preceded it with charming competitors amongst arguably probably the most proficient subject to ever assemble for the Professional Motocross Championship. The long-awaited battle between Group Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence and Monster Power Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac supplied a memorable first chapter between the 2 previous champions, whereas Monster Power Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan started his 250 Class title protection with a affected person but decided efficiency through which he outlasted a number of fierce challenges from his rivals.
One 12 months in the past, Deegan took maintain of the 250 Class at Hangtown and overcame a memorable get-off to put up 1-2 finishes and declare the general win. Within the 450 Class, one of the epic rides in Professional Motocross historical past noticed defending champion Chase Sexton rebound from a first-lap tip-over with a last-to-first journey aboard his Crimson Bull KTM that finally outlined his title-winning marketing campaign and can perpetually be enshrined within the legacy of the game.
Kicking off the weekend festivities for the 2025 Hangtown Basic on Friday, Could 30, is the primary mix gathering for SMX Subsequent – Motocross and the second spherical of the Girls’s Motocross Championship, an AMA Nationwide Championship.
The Michael’s Reno Powersports Hangtown Motocross Basic will get underway this Saturday, Could 31, with free observe at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET, adopted by opening ceremonies at 12:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. ET. Complete stay broadcast protection might be seen solely on Peacock, starting at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET with Race Day Reside, adopted by moto protection at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET.
Tickets for Hangtown and the remaining 10 races of the Professional Motocross Championship might be bought by visiting www.ProMotocross.com.
