Hartranft continues to impress and post strong performances aboard his RM-Z450.Scwartz in action on his RM-Z250 on his way to another top-10 finish.34had his Twisted Tea/ H.E.P. Motorsports/ Suzuki RM-Z450 flying up and down the now-legendary Mt. Martin uphill/ downhill section.In a twist on the race day schedule, the 250-class took to the track after the 450 motos and BarX/ Chaparral/ ECSTAR Suzuki Schwartz rode like a hero on the brutal track conditions.Anstie rounded the opening lap of moto 1 just outside the top 10. The Englishman put down a blistering pace and steadily advanced, breaching the top 10 some 25 minutes into the 30-minute plus two lap moto. He delivered a season-best 9th place finish. In Moto 2, he battled with his teammate and other riders and reached into the top 10 just past the midpoint. The strong effort earned him his best 2021 overall motocross finish this year.Max Anstie: RM-Z450 –9-11Brandon Hartranft: RM-Z450 –14th-12thDilan Schwartz: RM-Z250 –13th-11thracer Joël Robert who won Suzuki’s first World Motocross title in 1970 died at the start of this year. He won the 250cc Motocross World Championship six timesBorn in 1943 in Chatelet, Belgium, Joel grew up in a family of motorcycle maniacs – his father Fernan was a racer, as were his uncle and cousins. So it’s not surprising that Joel followed in their tyre tracks, getting his first bike at the age of seven. Apparently, he couldn’t touch the floor on it and needed to set-off and stop with the aid of a tree or fence to lean against.Joel started racing in 1960, was graded Expert in 1961, became Belgian champion in 1962 when he also rode his first few Grands Prix. Starting the year as a 20-year-old, Robert won nine GPs and beat Torsten Hallman to the title to become the youngest motocross world champion at that time. This victory created a rivalry between himself and Hallman and their intense rivalry would become legendary. Hallman won the title in 1966 and 1967 but Robert won it twice more, and then joined the factory Suzuki team in 1970.There on out, he was unstoppable, and the yellow Suzuki and Robert became synonymous with winning.On his way to a sixth world title in 1972, Joel injured his knee, which had huge repercussions on the rest of his career and he finally left Suzuki in 1975.In a lengthy career, Joel won 50 GPs and six world titles, and was a member of three Team Belgium MX des Nations-winning squads. He also managed the Belgian MX des Nations team for a short while in the nineties and became a great ambassador for the sport of Motocross.Joel had suffered poor health in recent years and was taken into hospital in Belgium in January after contracting the Covid-19 virus. Joel died on January the 13th, and will always be remembered as a true character and a great motocross champion.“Suzuki and Robert became synonymous with winning”REMEMBERING JOEL ROBERT Legendary Belgian motocross
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