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KAWASAKI TEAM GREEN™ RIDERS WIN BIG AT THE AMA AMATEUR NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP CLAIMING SEVEN TITLES
Foothill Ranch, Calif. (August 4, 2024) - Kawasaki Team Green riders proved their pace at the 2024 AMA Amatuer National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s, securing 38 moto podiums, 14 championship podium finishes and seven overall championship titles. Monster Energy® Kawasaki Team Green™ rider Drew Adams claimed titles in 250 Pro Sport (4-1-1) and went undefeated in Open Pro Sport (1-1-1). Adams also claimed the prestigious AMA Nicky Hayden Horizon Award, given to the top A class rider who demonstrates significant potential as they transition into the professional ranks. Teammate Caden Dudney secured championships in 250 B (3-1-1) and was undefeated in Schoolboy 2 (1-1-1). Dudney was also honored with the 2024 Amateur Rider of the Year Award and the 2024 Oakley Award for having the fastest lap of the week. Landen Gordon battled with Dudney in both classes claiming second overall in 250 B (1-2-2) and Schoolboy 2 (2-2-6), while teammate Carson Wood pushed hard to earn second overall in Supermini 2 (5-1-3). Kawasaki Team Green riders Kyleigh Stallings, Grayson Townsend and John Boruff claimed championships in WMX (1-1-4), 250 B Limited (1-2-1), and Senior 45+ (2-2-5), respectively. Finishing second overall was Reece Wheaton in 450B (3-9-2) and Gregory Pamart in Senior 45+ (7-1-2). Finishing third overall was Jeremy Parsons in Senior 45+ (3-7-3) who rounded out a Team Green sweep of the Senior 45+ overall podium, and Gregory Pamart in the Masters 50+ (4-3-3).
The Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship is the most prestigious and competitive amateur motocross competition in the world. The event takes place at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. It is known as the world's largest amateur motocross race and is the final stop for many top amateurs before they join the professional ranks full time. Practice days were littered with rain delays, but as the week progressed and sunny conditions emerged, Kawasaki Team Green athletes were challenged by the typical grueling Tennessee heat and humidity for the majority of the race week.
Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green rider Drew Adams showcased near dominance in the high level classes he competed in, claiming five out of six moto wins and securing both championships in 250 Pro Sport and Open Pro Sport. In 250 Pro Sport, Adams was involved in a first turn crash which resulted in him falling back to the 38th position. Unfazed, Adams charged through his competitors, climbing his way back into fourth where he would finish the first moto. Adams' luck improved from there, securing Top 5 starts the remaining two motos, quickly battling and overtaking the lead, winning with a comfortable gap. In Open Pro Sport, Adams had much better starts each moto, making aggressive passes towards the front and finishing with commanding leads of at least seven seconds in each moto of his final races at Loretta Lynn’s. Enzo Temmerman secured a second place finish in Moto 1 of Open Pro Sport, but experienced adversity in the remaining motos and in 250 Pro Sport. Krystian Janik showed promise rebounding from a first turn crash in Moto 1 of Open Pro Sport to claim Top 10 finishes in the remaining two motos. Right after the start of 250 Pro Sport, Janik was involved in a violent crash, bravely remounting his KX™250 and salvaged a 15th place finish, but withdrew from the class for the rest of the week.
Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green riders Caden Dudney and Landen Gordon raced in the 250 B and Schoolboy 2 classes finishing first and second overall respectively in both class championships. In 250 B, Gordon secured the holeshot in Moto 1, leading from start to finish. Dudney experienced a poor start, resulting in him battling from the 22nd position. Dudney showed resilience, battling his way up to third where he would finish. In Motos 2 and 3, Dudney would claim the holeshot, leading from start to finish with Gordon closely behind each moto, finishing first and second overall in the motos and the championship. In Schoolboy 2, Dudney secured the holeshot in Moto 1, and once again would have pressure from his teammate as he led from start to finish. In Moto 2 Gordon would secure the holeshot with Dudney following close behind. The teammates would battle for a majority of the race until Dudney overtook the lead with a few laps remaining, during which time he secured the fastest lap of all riders for the week. Gordon would maintain his position in second where he would finish. In the final moto, Dudney and Gordon would start in the Top 5, quickly navigating their way into first and fourth. Dudney would build a commanding lead, and Gordon fought through the pack into second place until a fall dropped him back to fourth. Gordon remounted his KX™250 and began to charge again until a second fall sent him to sixth where he would finish. Dudney maintained his speed to go undefeated in the class and claim the championship while Gordon’s sixth place finish would earn him second in the championship.
Carson Wood faced some misfortune in the Supermini 1 class but he claimed a win and podium in Supermini 2, finishing third overall in the championship. Wood’s Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green teammate Ryder Eliis encountered challenges that kept him from the podium in Supermini 1 and Supermini 2, finishing fifth and seventh overall respectively in each championship.
Kawasaki Team Green riders Kyleigh Stallings, Grayson Townsend and John Boruff each claimed championships in their respective classes this week. Stallings secured the holeshot each moto and brought home commanding wins in Moto 1 and Moto 2. Stallings rode slightly more reserved in Moto 3, finishing fourth and claiming her second consecutive WMX championship. Townsend claimed Top 3 positions off the start each moto, bringing home two Moto wins and his first 250 B Limited championship. Boruff would remain consistent in all three of his motos (2-2-5) to capture the title in Senior 45+, on a KX™450 that he rode for the first time in Monday’s practice.
Masters 50+ and Senior 45+ rider Greg Pamart finished second and third respectively in both class championships, claiming four medals out of six motos. Jeremy Parsons would secure two spots on the Senior 45+ moto podiums on his way to claiming third in the championship. Reece Wheaton would land his KX™450 on the podium two out of three motos, securing second in the 450 B Championship.