MX Sports Pro Racing
Scouting Moto Combine Set to
Foster Stars of the Future
During 2023 AMA Pro
Motocross Championship
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RedBud and Ironman Will
Host American Motocross’ Top
Amateur Prospects
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MORGANTOWN,
W.Va. (November
9, 2022) – The
hands-on development of
the future of American
motocross will continue
for the 2023 season as
MX Sports Pro Racing has
announced details of the
Scouting Moto Combine,
presented by
U.S. Air Force Special
Warfare, for the
sport’s top amateur
prospects. The program
will coincide with two
rounds of next summer’s
AMA Pro Motocross
Championship, with
invitational gatherings
scheduled for the
season’s halfway point
at the
RedBud National and
the finale at the
Ironman National.
“When we set out to
implement a program to
formalize the path to
professional motocross
and foster the future
generations of our
sport, we had no doubt
that if done properly,
with the necessary
support from the
industry, it would be
successful,” said Jim
Perry, Program Director
for the Scouting Moto
Combine. “Now, entering
our third season of the
Scouting Moto Combine,
we’re committed to
making continued
improvements that will
benefit our aspiring and
exceptionally talented
amateur athletes even
further. We’ve seen some
high-profile graduates
take the next step, like
Ryder DiFrancesco
(#523), Chance Hymans
(#832), and Haiden
Deegan (#438), and are
eager to see who will
rise to the occasion
next summer.”
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The MX Sports Pro
Racing Scouting Moto
Combine will return for
a third year with
gatherings scheduled for
RedBud MX and Ironman
Raceway.
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More than 60 different
riders from the upper
echelon of the A & B
classes have lined up on
the starting gate at the
Scouting Moto Combine
since its inception
during the 2021 season,
headlined by a long list
of AMA Amateur National
Champions and the most
touted factory talent at
the amateur level. These
prospects have received
mentorship from several
of the most recognizable
and decorated names in
the history of American
motocross as rider
coaches, from former AMA
Pro Motocross Champions
like Broc Glover, Chad
Reed, and Jeff Stanton
to perennial contenders
like Buddy Antunez,
Damon Bradshaw, Michael
Byrne, and Broc Tickle.
Additionally, highly
regarded trainers like
Seth Rarick, Gareth
Swanepoel, John
Wessling, and the late
Ryan Fedorow, and the
voice of American
motocross, Jason
Weigandt, have provided
invaluable insight into
the importance of
success away from the
track through nutrition,
fitness, and media
engagement.
“It has been incredibly
rewarding to take part
in the Scouting Moto
Combine, giving back to
the sport in a truly
meaningful way and
leveraging my vast
experience both on and
off the racetrack
mentoring the next
generation of aspiring
racers,” said Broc
Glover, an AMA Hall of
Famer. The current
Senior Manager/Off-Road
at Dunlop Motorcycle
Tires has served as a
rider coach for every
combine gathering to
date. “The important
role the combine now
plays for our top
amateur prospects cannot
be emphasized enough. It
establishes a defined
path to professional
racing by allowing them
to obtain a first-hand
experience of what it is
to be a true AMA Pro
Motocross athlete.”
Each gathering of the
2023 Scouting Moto
Combine will take place
on the eve of both
RedBud (Friday, June 30)
and Ironman (Friday,
August 25), where
educational
classroom-style sessions
are intertwined with
on-track practice and a
pair of
25-minute-plus-two-lap
motos. Each gathering
will feature a
collection of the
sport’s most elite
amateur prospects,
developed in
collaboration with
American motocross’
competing
manufacturers–GASGAS,
Honda, Husqvarna,
Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki,
and Yamaha. While the
spotlight will rest
squarely on the combine
each Friday, the invited
racers will also get a
taste of the excitement
and fanfare of
Saturday’s National with
a commemorative parade
lap that will serve as a
kick-off to the action
for the thousands of
fans in attendance.
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AMA Hall of Famer
Broc Glover has served
as a rider coach at
every Moto Combine
gathering to date and
will return to provide
mentorship for the 2023
program.
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“The Scouting Moto
Combine has become an
integral part of the
progression of any
motocross athlete that
aspires to embark on a
career at the
professional level,”
said Amy Ritchie,
Partner at RedBud MX.
“We welcomed the fastest
amateur racers on the
planet this past summer
and cannot wait to watch
the stars of tomorrow do
battle once again this
coming season. As one of
American motocross’
cornerstone events that
will celebrate its 50th
anniversary in 2023, the
inclusion of the combine
into the festivities of
this milestone weekend
was something we knew we
wanted for both our fans
and the racing
community.”
Additional details of
the 2023 MX Sports Pro
Racing Scouting Moto
Combine, presented by
U.S. Air Force Special
Warfare, will be
announced in the coming
months, including which
amateur prospects will
represent their
respective manufacturer
next summer. For now,
fans can relive the best
moments from the 2022
gatherings.
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Michigan's legendary
RedBud MX will host the
first gathering of the
2023 Scouting Moto
Combine as part of the
track's 50th anniversary
AMA Pro Motocross
National.
Photo: Derek
Garcia
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For information
about the AMA Pro
Motocross
Championship, please
visit ProMotocross.com and
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media channels for
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and additional
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Play.
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AMA Pro Motocross
Championship
The AMA Pro Motocross
Championship features
the world's fastest
outdoor motocross
racers, competing aboard
homologated bikes from
one of seven competing
manufacturers on a
collection of the
roughest, toughest
tracks on the planet.
Racing takes place each
Saturday afternoon, with
competition divided into
two classes: one for
250cc machines, and one
for 450cc machines. MX
Sports Pro Racing, the
industry leader in
off-road powersports
event production,
manages the AMA Pro
Motocross Championship,
while sanctioning comes
from AMA Pro Racing.
More information can be
found at
www.ProMotocross.com.
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