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2019 FLORIDA MOTOCROSS | COMPLETE COVERAGE

PHOTOS & TEXT | Michael Lindsay

The fifth round of the 2019 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will have a large impact on the 12-round summer series, as it was the first visit to a new venue and presented riders with a challenge that was unlike anything they’d seen through the first four rounds. The 2019 Florida Motocross at Jacksonville’s WW Ranch ended a 22-year absence of pro motocross in the Sunshine State, a strange stat considering the region has become a second home for most riders. Saturday’s motos were exactly what one would expect of a Florida in late June, as temperatures hovered around the triple-digits, the inescapable humidity hung over everyone’s head, and racers logged motos in sandy soil on a mostly flat circuit. Some made it through without much issue, many struggled to reach the finish line, and some were so zapped by the elements that they pulled out of the race altogether.

We were eager to go see the action for ourselves, but a severe flu struck swap on Tuesday night, got much worse Wednesday, and showed no signs of improvement on Thursday when his flight was set to take off. Rather than fly cross-country and get even worse in the weather, swap decided to stay back and rest so as to not be so sick and be a mess through the important part of the summer. Instead, we asked our good friend and journalist Michael Lindsay cover the trackside action and come up with a Kickstart collection of news and shots. Here’s Michael’s haul from the Florida weekend…

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Michael Antonovich

Michael Antonovich has a wealth of experience with over 10 years of moto-journalism under his belt. A lifelong racing enthusiast and rider, Anton is the Editor of Swapmoto Live and lives to be at the race track.

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2 Comments

  1. Sidewayzmike June 25, 2019

    This is the best . Great content, need more, do please keep these going.

  2. Sam Melton June 27, 2019

    Man there is soo much stuff on those bikes that I would never notice if it wasn’t for these weekly kickstarts!