2018 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Round 10 Unadilla Stats and Facts

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After a much need week off Motocross is back Racing at the World Famous "Home of Horsepower" Unadilla Valley Sports Center! Unadilla was first founded in 1969 but starting in 1976 Unadilla has hosted 47 Years of Racing and has earned a reputation as one of the best tracks in the United States, if not the world. In addition to being the first track in the U.S. to host the Motocross of Nations! Unadilla has also held 174 Races with over 89,343 Riders to touch the soil since it opened 49 Years ago. It has been home to the 250 USGP, the fall Trans-AMA, Trans-USA series and now in its 48th Year it will host Round 10 of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Nationals on Saturday August 11th.

Unadilla " Place Of Meeting"
Utilizing a former dairy farm, Unadilla was laid out to be European in nature. The track’s rolling natural terrain layout sprawls out over 55 acres of classic New York countryside. While many of the original track features remain (Gravity Cavity, The Wall), Unadilla has evolved over the years to respond to the changes within the sport. The origin of Skyshot, which was added to capitalize on racers' and bikes' abilities to launch over 150’ while being over 30’ in the air, actually came from an amateur race. Due to extremely muddy conditions, racers were cutting the original track and had made a line, which allowed them to jump over the corner and nearly over the top of the hill. That gave second generation Robinson, Greg, an idea for a track change. Much to the chagrin of elder Robinson, Ward, Skyshot was added the following year. Little did they know that this jump would become one of the most iconic and most photographed jumps on the circuit. Three new sections and a few track reworks have been since added to enhance both racing and spectator experiences. Our newest track section brings the action closer to the crowds that line the hills of Gravity Cavity, and tunnels now allow spectators to navigate more quickly from one favorite section to another. No matter where you like to view the racing action from, we hope you will pull up to your favorite spot and enjoy another great day of racing at Unadilla.

While Unadilla has been and will always be about the Pro National Motocross racing, did you know that a big part of this historic facility is now rooted in amateur racing? Starting in 1993, and on the infamous pro track, Unadilla jumped head first into amateur racing. That year saw one of the largest amateur races in AMA history with over 1800 entries, followed by the largest 125 AMA National with 290+ entries, and if that weren’t enough, it was also the largest 250 National ever with 290+ entries. Over the next six years, nearly 10,000 riders got to experience the thrill of competing on the famed Unadilla soil. However, by the end of the July 1999 Pro National, there wasn’t much of that famed soil left those years of amateur racing had destroyed this once famed facility. The Robinson family realized that a decision had to be made either run amateur races, or quit amateur racing and focus on the Pro National Motocross. However, why not do both? In the fall of 1999, and with the help of a familiar face, Doug Henry, U2 was born. By the beginning of the 2000 racing season, the track was up and running, and more importantly, it was winning fans who felt the track was more suited to the amateur rider.

One common question is where the name Unadilla comes from. The track is located in the Unadilla River Valley, so the original name of the facility was The Unadilla Valley Sports Center. Over time, the track would become known as just Unadilla. However, the actual name "Unadilla" is an Iroquois name which means “place of meeting"
Courtesy of MX Sports

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Moto Downloads
CBM Racing will be posting all 4 Extended Moto's From Unadilla on DTube and they will also be available for Download on Sunday so make sure you subscribe to my Blog so you dont miss any of the Action on the home stretch to crowning The 2018 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Champions!

We Can't Forget To Remember TLD/GoPro/Red Bull/KTM Racer Jessey Nelson Who Was Paralyzed In A Tragic Accident While Racing At Unadilla In The 2017 Pro Motocross National! We Are All Thinking Of You Jessy & Hope Everything Is Going Well. You Will Be Missed This Weekend!