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Motocross Community Mourn the Tragic Passing of Coy Gibbs

by Slaw DogNovember 7, 2022, 12:04 pm

The entire motocross community is mourning the sudden and tragic passing of Coy Gibbs, co-owner of Joe Gibbs Racing.

According to a statement from JGR, Coy passed away in his sleep over the weekend. He was just 49. 

“It is with great sorrow that Joe Gibbs Racing confirms that Coy Gibbs went to be with the Lord in his sleep last night. The family appreciates all the thoughts and prayers and asks for privacy at this time.”

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Coy, the youngest son of NFL coaching legend and Pro Football and NASCAR Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs, followed in his father’s footsteps in racing, starting the JGRMX team in 2008. Over the course of 13 seasons, JGRMX established itself as the sport’s premier satellite program and became an integral entity within AMA Supercross and Motocross. 

JGRMX captured numerous victories and podiums over the course of its existence, despite missing out on an elusive championship. The names who competed are long: Justin Barcia, Justin Bogle, Justin Brayton, Josh Grant, Alex Martin, Davi Millsaps, Chad Reed, Joey Savatgy, James Stewart, Weston Peick, and others.

JGR closed its doors in 2020, and Coy had moved over to the NASCAR side of Joe Gibbs Racing. His son Ty had won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship in Phoenix over the weekend. 

Some former riders shared their thoughts on Coy over the weekend. 

Cooper Webb: “Heartbroken to hear the news about Coy. JGR sponsored me for two years as an amateur, which ultimately paved the way for me to start my career at Star Racing. Growing up in North Carolina, I dreamed of racing for them one day. The Gibbs family and entire JGR organization are in my prayers ”

Josh Grant: “I’m truly at a loss for words. Coy was like a father figure to me in my early stages of racing and we kept a very very close relationship even after my time at JGR. A couple weeks ago he told me when the boys are ready to rock call him he would start the team back up! Thank you Coy for everything you have done for me and my family I will forever be grateful for the opportunities and time we spent together.  RIP”

Phil Nicoletti: “I owe this guy this guy so much. He took me in on one of the most unique deals in our sport. He gave me the chance to prove myself, and grow. He allowed me to be me. He never cared if I politically correct. Whether he said I rode good or like shit, (got a lot of rode like shit) but I couldn’t ever understand because it was the same mumbled monotone voice. If it wasn’t for Mr. Coy I wouldn’t have met some of the life long friends I have now. Thank you for saving my career and giving me 5 awesome years. Allowing me to have a shot. You were one of a kind Mr. Coy. Thank you for taking care of us misfits.”

RIP, Coy. You will be greatly missed by the entire motocross community.

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Honda AUSX team resumes US-based training strategy

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Outfit returns to MTF to maintain consistency prior to final rounds.

Image: Foremost Media.

The Honda Racing Australian Supercross Championship (AUSX) team has returned to the Millsaps Training Facility (MTF) in a continuation of its US-based training strategy ahead of the final two rounds of the 2022 season.

Owned by Yarrive Konsky, the domestic factory Honda team spent the majority of the AUSX and World Supercross Championship (WSX) pre-season in Georgia as part of its US training camp at the coveted facility to best prepare.

Following the opening two rounds of the AUSX series, team riders Max Anstie, Wilson Todd, Kyle Webster and young American Gage Linville are making the most of the MTF complex and resources on hand, which is also the base of Konsky’s US-based Fire Power Honda Racing team year-round.

“We wanted to maintain consistency in our program, especially because the weather is intermittent in Victoria and there is a lack of tracks and the sheer costs to maintain tracks is high,” Konsky told MotoOnline. “Also, we have a great base there with trainers, suspension techs and we have the option of three tracks.

“Kyle is in a position to race for third in the championship and we wanted him to take away a lot from the past two rounds and work forward, while Wilson needs to work on selected things and change his bike slightly and Max wanted to try some new options. It made sense we return.”

Notably, Honda Racing SX1 signing Dean Wilson returned home following Melbourne – where he was third on the AUSX podium – in anticipation of his first child arriving. It isn’t expected that he will return for Newcastle or Wagga Wagga at this point.

Wilson, Anstie and Todd will be based in America full-time next season as part of the Fire Power Honda team, while Webster will compete in Australian ProMX. It’s unclear who will replace the again-retired Dean Ferris alongside him in MX1 and Todd’s title-winning MX2 position is also yet to be filled.

In addition, MotoConcepts Racing (MCR) regular Justin Brayton has returned to his home in the US and is expected to continue his usual training program separate from the Honda Racing team. He also has Paris Supercross planned prior to Newcastle this month.

It’s a hybrid-type structure for Brayton in returning to bid for a fifth-straight AUSX 450 crown, understood to be riding his MCR WSX bike in Adelaide under the Honda Genuine Polyflor Honda Racing banner, but with a HGS Exhaust and Hinson clutch (at least the cover) fitted.

Also in contrast to the Honda Racing regulars, Brayton was equipped with Renthal handlebars and Dunlop tyres – despite on-bike branding indicating otherwise – following the short turnaround from Melbourne to Adelaide of just one week.

Can Suzuki Land Roczen?

Rumour: Roczen now linked with HEP Suzuki!

Max Anstie’s former team, HEP Suzuki, are, according to Steve Matthes at Pulp MX, making a “big push” for Ken Roczen to return to yellow!

Matthes tweeted: “Hear that HEP Suzuki making a big push for Roczen.”

The German of course was a teenage star in MX2 winning his first GP at just 15 on a Suzuki before moving to KTM to win his MX2 world title. Roczen of course went back to Suzuki in AMA competition and won the 450 AMA motocross series on yellow in a team owned by Carmichael and Carey Hart.

But with a bike that still a kickstart ( a new bike is rumoured to be coming soon) and a team that hasn’t a history of winning it would be quite the catch for HEP Suzuki to capture a star shining as brightly as Ken Roczen still is. HEP Suzuki do participate in the WSX series and it would mean getting the defending champ for 2023 if Roczen raced WSX next season. But with the team wearing Thor and sponsored by Twisted Tea, there will have to be negotiations with Roczen aligned with FOX and Red Bull for his whole career and very much still advertising both brands.

Roczen has already been linked to a Kawasaki with help from Mitch Payton and Roczen was even posting footage of himself on a 2023 450 Yamaha at Club MX with the rumoured option of going blue possible with help from Red Bull and logistical assistence from Club MX.

Roczen, who spoke with Jason Weigandt while he was riding the Yamaha at Club MX said he still had nothing signed: “I have no deal signed, everything is open. I also got to start somewhere, I can’t fast forward time – maybe in two, three or four weeks I know what I’m doing.” Full interview with an open Roczen below:

After riding the latest and greatest Yamaha, that even had Eli Tomac excited for the new machine despite winning everything on the 2022 machine this year when he spoke to us in Cardiff, “the first thing you will notice right away is the weight of it, it’s a lot lighter, you feel that just leaning left to right, getting into a rut, starting a turn, it is so much more manourveable but it’s not unstable, I think people are really going to like it.” Could Roczen really return to Suzuki and a kick-start?

It’s fascinating times for the super-talented and very marketable German who seems to be enjoying the freedom of seeing what’s out there – but he will be back on a Honda for the Paris supercross next weekend!

Article: Jonathan McCready

Justin Brayton Not Quiet Ready To Hang'em Up

Justin Brayton is really one of those guys that you just want to have success. Already a main event winner in the tough AMA supercross championship, King of Paris, and multiple Australian supercross champion, the Honda Australia rider is looking at extending his already successful career and taking on the World in the 2023 World supercross championship.

When it comes to negative press about the WSX series, it is riders like Brayton that give it credibility and a reason we should all support the new series. Still a top-level rider, but at the age closer to 40 than 30, he possibly burn-out from the hard grind of 20 supercross events in America and then another dozen or so motocross races.

Brayton has always been a travelling, making trips to Europe and Australia on many occasions and as mentioned picking up championships and trophies along the way. Now, with the 2022 season nearly done, he still has the Paris supercross to come and then two more rounds of the Australian supercross championship, then it will be preparing for the 2023 WSX title race.

“Australia trip 1 of 2 is in the books,” Brayton said. “1-3-2 in the three races and also met some great people, got to see some old friends, had some great food and coffee. Great to catch up with my friend and mindset coach while I’m in Australia. I met Anthony several years back while I was over racing SX and have worked together ever since. He also just wrote a fantastic book called The Performance Mindset. Some great insight for anyone, especially athletes.”

The rounds in Melbourne and Adelaide ran back-to-back weekends and Brayton loved the travel and went 1-2 in the overall and is equal first with Aaron Tanti for the top spot in the Australian 450 supercross championship race. His World SX ended with podium finishes and a lot of enjoyment.

“We got off to a great start in Melbourne and had hoped to continue that in Adelaide. I love Australia so much, so travelling to these different locations is what makes this championship so special to me. I know that I am in a good place with the team, so I want to put the CRF450R on top again. It was a game of chess out there. The track was really, really challenging. The priority was just finding smooth lines and putting my CRF450R where it needed to be. It is just amazing to be back here in Australia. I love racing here and spending time with the team. Adelaide was a solid day. I qualified in first, got the heat win and ended second in the main event. I started in third in the main – it was good enough – but I struggled with the track. It was very simple, more motocross like and quite short. It is all good though! I’m looking forward to regrouping at home before the final two rounds here in Australia!”

Now, with the Aussie season nearly done, the America wants to enjoy family, then prepare for what could be his last season racing, but this time not in USA, but around the World as the WSX series heads to several different countries and a lot of big stadiums.

“I did retire in the US, but over the phase of my career and having kids, if you look at really all sports – I’ve got friends in all sports across the world – I think just stopping anything that you are so passionate about is really dangerous, as far as just your life overall. The first thing that I crossed off was motocross in 2016 and I replaced that with five or six races here in Australia. That was a big part of a life decision, to experience the world and I was previously able to come here actually with Craig Dack in 2010 and I just fell in love with the country. Fast-forward to now, I’ve got three kids, businesses in the US and what’s next to cross off without crossing everything off and that was the 17 rounds in the US. Obviously, it is so competitive, but I think I can still focus on, like they were saying earlier maybe eight to 10 rounds [of WSX] next year.”

So now, we can all sit back, and await who will join Brayton in the WSX, but what we do know, a WSX championship trophy sitting alongside his King of Paris and Aussie SX trophies sure would be a nice ending to what has been an incredible career for somebody who stayed real to himself and didn’t get carried away with the glitz and glamor of USA SX.

Moto 1 Tomac takes It