Jerry Robin - Motocross
Updated April 2025 Jerry crashed hard at the East Rutherford round of the 2025 Supercross season. He was left with paralysis from the waist down. He has a long road to achieve his goal of walking again. If you would like to learn more about his recovery or would like to support it financially, check out his Road to Recovery page.Jerry became known to the Motocross world in 2013 when he won the Two-Stroke B/C title at the Loretta Lynn s Amateur National riding a 1985 CR250. He did not land a ride, but was able to hang-out and ride with the Geico Honda team. He then disappeared from the spotlight. When the Geico ride didn't pan out, he stopped riding and went to work. But in 2016, he was able to get a 450 fill-in ride. Jerry got himself some national points, securing his spot in this Hall of Fame. Whenever possible, Jerry rides with the number 194 as a shout out to longtime family friend and former Factory Kawasaki rider, Tom Benolkin. Yearly Recap 2016 He was going to race the GNCC series, but a week before the opener, he crashed and broke his L5 vertebra, three ribs, and fractured his left arm. Blue Buffalo/Slater Skins Yamaha contacted him late in the outdoor MX season, and offered him ride for the last three 450 outdoor nationals. He grabbed the chance and earned his way into the Hall, carding an 18th place moto finish at Unadilla and Budds Creek. 2017 Jerry was able to secure a ride with the Blue Buffalo / Slater Skins Yamaha. He rode the 250 East SX series, making 5 mains with a best finish of 19th. He started the nationals on a 250, scoring points in the first three rounds. He was not able to get a decent finish after that, missing a few rounds, than coming back in the 450 class for two rounds late in the season. 2018 - In a heroic ride in the humidity of Tampa, Florida, Jerry qualified for the 250 Main and scored a point, moving him into 40th in the series. Outdoors, Jerry raced in two 450 nationals, Tennessee and Millville. He came close to points in the first moto at Millville, finishing a teasingly close 21st. 2019 Jerry rode a KTM in the 250 West series with some help from FCC Motorsports. In a very competitive field, he made the Main 6 times, often finishing ahead of riders on well-funded teams. His best finish was a 12th at Oakland. He competed in the 250 Motocross series, still riding the FCC Motorsports KTM. He had several motos where he was running well within the top 10 early in a moto, but his best finish was a 14th at Southwick. He qualified for 11 rounds, barely missing points on a number of occasions, on his way to 30th in the championship. 2020 - Jerry secured a ride on the brand-new Chaparral/FXR Honda Racing team. The original plan was to race 250 East Supercross and the 450 class in select rounds in the West. Due to injuries to other members of the team, that plan got flipped, and he was on a 450, somewhat unprepared, at A1. He only managed to qualify for one event, a 22nd (DNF) at Arizona. When the 250 East Supercross series got underway, Jerry started with a 16th, but then failed to qualify for the next 3 rounds. During the much longer than expected break in the series, Jerry and team parted ways and he was back to being a full privateer. He came back for the SLC rounds on a Husqvarna. Jerry didn t have a very good opening round as the altitude and his asthma were a tough combination. He d never raced in altitude before, so it was all new for him. He qualified for 3 of the 5 SLC rounds, but was unable to finish a Main, leaving him 34th in the points. Jerry was back for the much delayed, now 9-round, 250 Motocross series. He rode his Husqvarna to 2 top twenty moto finishes in the muddy first round, but not so well in the even muddier, Loretta Lynn s 2. After finishing in the points both races in Indiana, he was oh so close at Red Bud 1, 21-22. From there, he was in the points 7 straight motos and in the top 20 overall. Unfortunately, DNFs at Thunder Valley and Pala dropped him to 21st in the championship. 2021 Jerry Robin teamed up with Justin Starling and Jeff Walker to form the WSR Motorsports team (named after the initial of the trio s last names). Robin was slated to compete in the 250SX West Region and the 250 Motocross Championship. After Orlando 2, Robin posted on Instagram that, (it was a) Tough start to the season to say the least. Off the start in the heat race I got tangled up with a few guys when Thrasher went down. Had to double the triple since I was in the back of the pack and another rider went for the triple for some reason and landed on me. Thankfully I didn t have any broken bones and just really sore and a minor AC joint separation. The long break before Atlanta was not only a reset for Robin physically, but he also showed up at Atlanta 1 aboard an AJE Motorsports/Motul GasGas for the first time all season. He qualified for all three 250 Mains at Atlanta Motor Speedway. After barely finishing out of the points in the first 250 Motocross moto of the season and a DNF in the second, his season took a bad turn in Colorado. He was injured in the first lap of the first moto, triggering a red flag. He would sit out High Point. After a long break, he returned to action at the next round at Red Bud. He made every race after that, but was still not fully recovered from his injuries, and had many DNFs. Hs best moto finish was a 16th at the last round. 2022 - Robin raced a 250 and 450 Gas Gas with support from SKDA and FCC Motosports. He raced 250 West and a few rounds of 450s. All season long, his bike had great looking custom graphics for each venue, the theme was usually a local sports team. He struggled with injuries throughout the season, missing many rounds, and qualifying for only three mains in the 250. His best finish was a 15th at the Triple Crown in AZ. He failed to qualify for any 450 Mains. Robin rode all 12 rounds of 450 Motocross. He failed to qualify at Washougal and had a DNF at Southwick, but was otherwise out there every moto. His best moto finish and overall were at Millville. 15-18 18th Overall. 2023 - Jerry started the season riding 250 West Supercross, racing a Gas Gas 250 for AJE Motosports out of Phoenix, Arizona. He was in several LCQs this year. He won his first LCQ ever at Round 1 at Anaheim. At San Diego, he again barely missed transferring from his heat. This time he only managed a 5th in the LCQ, one position short of qualifying for the main. He qualified for the Triple Crown round at Anaheim 2, finishing 16th overall, his best finish of the season. At Seattle, he was again in the LCQ. He made his way up to 4th after so-so start but was bumped back to 5th by his teammate Politelli in the last corner. He qualified for the Triple Crown in Glendale and at the Denver round. When the nationals started, he opted to race 450 Motocross, switching to an FCC Motosports Yamaha. He had several top ten finishes in the early rounds, but the results faded as the year went on, hindered by the decision to ride a two-stroke at Washougal, and then an elbow/arm injury that kept him sidelined for Unadilla and Budds Creek. He finished 18th in the final standings. With a few riders opting out, Robin qualified for the three-race SMX playoffs, but would go in with no seed points and would have to race the LCQ every round. He qualified for the main motos in all three rounds. He finished twenty-first in SMX, missing out on the top 20 only because the riders immediately in front of him had a few seed points. 2024 - Jerry rode the 450 Supercross series with help from Estenson and Truline Corp. He always seemed to be a spot or two away from qualifying for the main in the deep field, but made it in at Foxboro, Philly and Denver. It was enough to finish 31st in the standings. In the 450 Motocross championship, Jerry was consistently in or near the top 20 for the first few rounds, but a crash mid-season hindered his results. He finished out of the top 20 and would need to run the LCQ in all three SMX playoff rounds With the LCQs packed with former champions and national winners, Jerry beat them all when he won the first and third rounds. A bad start in the second round resulted in a DNQ. Despite no seed points and missing the second round, he still finished 23rd in SMX points.
