ADAM CIANCIARULO | GRIT-225 | 450MX The weekend festivities at the legendary Red Bud Motocross venue were spectacular as always for 2023, which accompanied racing action on the track; where Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo would blast through various corners with aggression, keeping his 450cc engine revved to the maximum extent where the soil was deepest. Skying…

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JOSE BUTRON | GRIT-225 | 450MX The grounds of this Michigan landscape had been manicured to perfection, where dozens of 450cc riders would await their chance to sprint onto the raceway with a cuing from the referee. And all at once, Spain’s Jose Butron would up-shift his lever and roll onto the famed Red Bud…

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PHIL NICOLETTI | GRIT-225 | 450MX Thousands of fans would flock to the fence-line of the Red Bud circuit on Saturday, where fireworks would erupt both around and on the track of the historic Michigan venue. Amongst all of the holiday weekend, would Yamaha’s Phil Nicoletti stand-out with an electric performance; one that was accrued…

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FREDDIE NOREN | GRIT-225 | 450MX Racing at this level requires the utmost focus, which would certainly have to be demonstrated amongst a deteriorating Red Bud track…though the soil was groomed to perfection, it would immediately become overgrown with ruts and pot-holes alike as practice was underway for Suzuki’s Freddie Noren and the rest of…

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GARRETT MARCHBANKS | GRIT-225 | 450MX The time was now, if Yamaha’s Garrett Marchbanks wanted to continue his run through the top of the 450cc hierarchy. Though filled with names like Lawrence, Sexton, and Plessinger (among countless others) ClubMX’s Marchbanks knew that his game-plan for the Red Bud National would be one that eventually equated…

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JASON ANDERSON | GRIT-225 | 450MX Entering into the top-five, was a goal that was constantly maintained by Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson who had thoroughly established himself as a dominant presence amongst outdoor circuits around the globe in year’s past. And that mantra was carried through the Red Bud National as well, as he returned to…

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AARON PLESSINGER | GRIT-225 | 450MX There would be a subtle change to the 450cc narrative prior to the green flag waving in Buchanan, Michigan, as KTM’s Cooper Webb was forced to miss this particular venue, while Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson returned to action to contest the likes of Jett Lawrence and countless others. Factor-in Chase…

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CHASE SEXTON | GRIT-225 | 450MX Returning to action following an extensive injury and illness, Honda’s Chase Sexton would have the fans roaring from the sideline(s) while he circled the Red Bud track on Saturday. Many awaited and were hypothesizing that he could contend with the dominance of Jett Lawrence; though the consensus was that…

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DYLAN FERRANDIS | GRIT-225 | 450MX Proving that he possessed serious speed on this Michigan course, at last year’s Motocross of Nations, Yamaha’s Dylan Ferrandis would resume his storied run at Red Bud on Saturday with a multitude of strong laps during qualification. The number fourteen was tremendous, and proceeded to continue on that trajectory…

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JETT LAWRENCE | GRIT-225 | 450MX What else could be said about Honda’s Jett Lawrence? The 450cc rookie had been dominant thus far in 2023, and would continue on that pattern throughout the course of the Red Bud National on Saturday. Months ago, he would prove that he could excel aboard the larger engine via…

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