Get a rare glimpse into the realities of professional racing on the pro circuit with 21-year-old motocross athlete Chase Sexton from La Moille, Illinois.

After a month since the last race, the 2021 Specialized Turbo eMTB GNCC National Championship returned to action at the Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The seventh (of eight) round once again served as the FIM North American eMTB Championship for the second straight year. And once again, Kyle Smith claimed the overall win, just as he did at the 2020 event. Nick Mackie and Charlie Mullins battled for second place, which would eventually go to Mackie. After seven rounds, Mullins (135 points) holds a two-point lead over Mackie in the standings. Smith picked up his first overall win of the 2021 season as he sits a close six points behind Mullins with 129 points. The eighth and final round of the championship is set to take place at The Mountaineer GNCC on September 11 in Beckley, West Virginia.

Now an A rider with his sight firmly set on Loretta Lynn’s this approaching August, Hymas has been hard at work sharpening his A Game and Flight Time is absolute proof of that.

Reigning MXGP World Motocross Champion Tim Gajser recently purchased an old racetrack in Slovenia where he used to race growing up. Check out this video from Honda HRC of Gajser showing off the property.

Nick Mackie returned to the top step of the podium at the Mason-Dixon eMTB GNCC on June 5, 2021. After battling with two-time defending champion Charlie Mullins in the early laps, Mackie was able to hold onto the to claim his second overall eMTB race win. Now, after five rounds, Mullins holds a two-point lead over Mackie in the overall points standings. The sixth round (of eight) will take place at the Snowshoe Mountain Resort on June 26.

After an intense battle at the event prior, Charlie Mullins and Nick Mackie were back battling for the eMTB GNCC race win at The John Penton GNCC in Millfield, Ohio. The two battled throughout the entire race: Mullins led the first two laps then Mackie led the third, fourth, and fifth lap before Mullins was able to reclaim the lead and return to the top step of the podium. At the finish, Mullins beat Mackie by only 1.218 seconds!

Due to season-ending injuries, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Austin Forkner has not raced a round of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship since the 2018 Ironman National in August 2018. After an injury during Monster Energy AMA Supercross that ended his title hopes, Forkner was able to focus on his recovery ahead of Pro Motocross. Now, Forkner is fully healthy and ready to take to the gates again in Pro Motocross aboard his #38 Kawasaki KX250. Monster Energy just posted a video—Dirt Shark - Forkner Style 2—of Forkner ripping around Fox Raceway in Pala, similar to the first Dirt Shark - Forkner Style that was released in December 2016. In the new video, Forkner's raw speed is on full display. Turn up the volume, make it full screen, and enjoy!

Scrolling through Instagram the other night I saw the best thing I have seen in a while. Phoenix Racing Honda’s Josh Osby shared a story about him providing a kid in his neighborhood with a bicycle. Check it out.

Over the weekend at High Point Raceway for the area qualifier for the 2021 the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, KTM amateur rider Luke Fauser was absolutely sending it over the massive, uphill triple before the finish line...on a supermini!

Since the inception of the eMTB GNCC races in 2019, 2011 Pro Bike Grand National Champion Charlie Mullins has taken a hold on the series, earning 15 overall race wins (he won 6 of 7 rounds in 2019, 7 out of 8 rounds in 2020, and the first 2 races in 2021) in the first 17 races. However, at the third round at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Mullins was just barely edged out by Nick Mackie—only 0.4 seconds separated them at the finish line—at the Hoosier GNCC eMTB round. In Mackie’s first year racing the series, he has finished 4-2-1 in the first three races he has contested. After three rounds only three points separate Mullins (59 points) and Mackie (56 points). Check out the highlights from the third round, including a view of the epic battle that came down to the last turn!

In a video from Monster Energy, the Iowa native explains what happened to cause the crash, what was going through his mind at the moment, his pain levels, his never-quit attitude, and his fight to keep his championship hopes alive. Check it out. 

Monster Energy has a new podcast “Unleashed” hosted by snowboarder Danny Kass, winner of two Olympic silver medals and even more Winter X Games medals, and Luke "the Dingo" Trembath and they recently had RV on to talk about a host of topics.