On Sunday, September 9, 2007, Monster Energy rider Grant Langston fulfilled a lifelong dream by clinching the 2007 AMA Toyota Motocross National Championship at Glen Helen Raceway. Already a former FIM 125cc World Champion, AMA 125cc National Champion and two-time AMA Regional Supercross Champion, above and beyond all, the AMA Motocross Championship was the finest moment in his illustrious career. “What was cool with this championship,” offered Langston, “was that we fought so hard and it seemed like the longest series. When you struggle for something and it happens, it relates to anything in life — business, racing, whatever — if you’re striving for something forever and it’s the hardest thing and you eventually pull it off, it’s so rewarding because it was so tough to come by. It was also kind of cool after Ricky’s dominance all of those years to be the next guy to come and step in. I won’t say I came to fill his shoes, because those are some pretty big shoes, but to be the next guy to take that crown was awesome.”
The defending class champion, Monster Energy-supported Langston has struggled with injuries which have kept him on the injured reserve list most of 2008. Nonetheless, known as one of the toughest, hardest working and most determined racers in the paddock, when Langston does make it back out onto the track, he’ll certainly be an immediate force to be reckoned with.