Kailub Russell To Race Outdoor National Motocross
Cycle News Staff | April 16, 2021
Kailub Russell To Race Outdoor National Motocross: Eight-time GNCC Champion Kailub Russell, who recently announced his retirement from GNCC racing, says he’s going to give motocross a shot in the upcoming Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, which begins next month. Unfortunately, Russell’s debut will be delayed after suffering a broken jaw and three broken ribs in a crash this week. When he gets out there, he’ll be teamed alongside fellow 250cc Red Bull KTM Team rider Max Vohland.
Kailub Russell Going Motocross Racing
“I was really looking forward to having the opportunity to race the entire Pro Motocross Championship this summer but unfortunately I had a mishap while testing this week and we’re going to have to delay that plan a little bit. It’s been a dream of mine to race motocross since I was a kid and with my off-road career being so great, it kind of opened up the opportunity for me to live out a dream. I’m 100% ready to focus on my recovery so I can get back out there and continue having fun racing my dirt bike.”
“The entire Red Bull KTM team were excited to have been alongside Kailub as he was preparing to race the nationals and literally live out his childhood dream,” Ian Harrison, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager, said. “Motorcycle riders are a special breed and nothing stands in their way when it comes to racing – whether on or off the track. So, we’re confident that when he is all healed up and has the doctor’s okay, that he will be lining up on the gate of the Pro Motocross Championship and we’re looking forward to it.”
At 31-years-old, Russell holds GNCC’s all-time bike wins record with 67 overall wins and eight consecutive titles in the series, in addition to countless accolades in the offroad discipline. He did make one appearance on the AMA Pro Motocross Championship roster in 2018 when he filled in for an injured rider in the 450MX class, scoring an impressive sixth-place moto finish at Unadilla MX. CN