Five straight weekends of motocross culminates with this Saturday's stop in Maryland for the Red Bull Budds Creek National, and all 4 motos will be televised live in the U.S. and internationally. Read on to find out when and where to watch all the racing.
USA
250 Moto 1
Time: 1-2pm ET/10-11am PT
Watch on: Fuel TV, AlliSports.com
The 250 class will take to the track first this week, and Fuel TV will provide the live coverage of both of the 250 class motos, starting at 1pm ET. The first 250 moto will also be live streamed free of charge on AlliSports.com and is available on your computer or on iOS mobile devices. (The live stream will also feature the opening 450 moto immediately after.)
How to find Fuel TV on some major television providers:
- DIRECTV – Channel 618
- DISH Network – Channel 398
- Verizon FiOS – Channel 198
- AT&T U-verse – Channel 536
*Check local listings for cable operators
450 Moto 1
Time: 2-3pm ET/11am-noon PT
Watch on: NBC, AlliSports.com
NBC and NBC Sports Network will handle the live coverage of the 450 class this week, starting with Moto 1 at 2pm ET on NBC - the standard NBC broadcast network, not the cable sports network. You can also watch the first 450 moto via the AlliSports.com live stream, which will run from 1-3pm ET.
250 Moto 2
Time: 3-4pm ET/noon-1pm PT
Watch on: Fuel TV
Coverage switches back to Fuel TV at 3pm ET for the second moto in the 250 class. (NOTE: the AlliSports.com live stream will not be covering either of the 2nd motos.)
450 Moto 2
Time: 4-5pm ET/1-2pm PT
Watch on: NBC Sports Network
NBC Sports Network (the cable network) will wrap up the day's live coverage with the 2nd 450 class moto.
The standard disclaimer still applies: There's a very good chance that you do already have NBC Sports Network. Before the channel was renamed in January, it was known as Versus for several years. If you still aren't sure where to find NBC Sports Network, or aren't positive if you have it, visit this link and enter your zip code in the "NBC Sports Network Channel Finder" to see a list of cable and satellite providers in the area that offer it, and what the corresponding channel number is.
How to find NBC Sports Network on some major providers:
- DIRECTV – Channel 603 & 604 (Alternate)
- DISH Network – Channel 151
- Verizon FiOS – Channel 90 & 590 (HD)
- AT&T U-verse – Channel 640 & 1640 (HD)
*Check local listings for cable operators
Highlight Show
Time: 11pm ET/8pm PT on Tuesday
Watch on: NBC Sports Network, AlliSports.com
Each week, the Lucas Oil Motocross Highlight Show will take you back through the past weekend of racing. (Check the TV schedule for the airtime each week.) The Budds Creek edition of the highlight show will air next Tuesday night at 11pm ET on NBC Sports Network. There will also be short-form highlights posted on the Lucas Oil Motocross series website (allisports.com/motocross) all weekend long, plus the full-length edition of the Highlights Show after it airs.
International
Moto 1
Time: 1pm EDT/5pm GMT
Watch on: AlliSports.com
Fans in other countries will also be able to catch the live stream on AlliSports.com. The race starts at the same time as last week at 5pm GMT (which is 1pm Eastern Daylight Time in the USA), and if you are unsure what time that is in your timezone, visit this website to figure out your local time.
Moto 2
Time: 3pm EDT/7pm GMT
Watch on: ESPN Brazil, ESPN Latin America, Speed Australia, FUEL TV Europe
2nd motos in the 450 and 250 classes will air live on the following channels internationally: ESPN Brazil, ESPN Latin America, Speed Australia and FUEL TV Europe. Again, visit this website to figure out local time in your area relative to 7pm GMT.
Countries that get FUEL TV Europe include: Portugal, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Africa, Cape Verde, Croatia.
