Multi-time AMA 125 Supercross Champion, 2007 AMA 450 National Champion and 125 FIM World Champion Grant Langston has been apart of the TV broadcast team, announcing the Pro Motocross series since 2014. Unfortunately, his time in the TV booth has come to an abrupt end after Grant was not allowed to go to the 2021 Ironman National and announce on the MAVTV and NBCSN TV broadcast programs. Although he was still invited to announce at the final two rounds of the season at Pala and Hangtown, Grant did not appreciate the reasoning for his suspension from Ironman and he spoke out in a video update via instagram on Friday, August 27th, before the Ironman National explaining the situation. The TV crew believed that Grant had been exposed to Covid-19 and because he had not taken the vaccine, he was not allowed back to the race, even though his covid-19 test results came back negative.

Current riders like Cooper Webb, Justin Barcia, Dean Wilson, Hunter Lawrence, Austin Forkner and more commented on his post, praising Grant for his honesty and integrity. Other industry celebrities and former racers like Ryan Villopoto, Brian Deegan, Axell Hodges, Robbie Madison, Johnny O'Mara, Greg Albertyn and more also showed their support in the comments for Grant Langston.

After his original video post before the race made a stir in the online-world of our industry, Grant made another post on Monday, August 30th, to add more context and clarity to his decision with a second video. We transcribed both videos and included them in this post here so you can read (or watch) as Grant explains his reasoning from stepping away from his Pro Motocross announcing position.   

GRANT LANGSTON'S ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT: POSTED 8/27

"Hey everyone, I just wanted to give you guys a quick update. Apparently a couple people in the TV compound have tested positive for COVID-19. I just found out that even though if I get a negative test back, I still cannot go to the race this weekend at Ironman because I have not been vaccinated.

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