Honda CRF 450-R Review

Honda has released its newest off-road machine, and I must say I am pretty impressed. Honda, who makes everything from an automobile to an industrial generator, has once again created a top-quality dirt bike that can be ridden in multiple disciplines including motocross, supercross, flat track, hill climbing and supermoto. Here is a quick review on the new Honda CRF 450-R:

Tech Details

The new CRF 450-R has a powerful 449cc Unicam racing engine, which is known as one of the best all-around track engines. When it comes to its powertrain, the CRF 450-R has some of the friendliest starting and power delivery characteristics. The updated fuel-injection and ignition map settings greatly reduce engine starting problems, making turning the key on this bike no problem. “The motor is definitely a strong point of this bike. Not only is it fast, but it’s a lot smoother than last year. It has better roll-on performance which made it easier to ride. Plus it’s easy to start even when hot or in gear.

Body Work

Part of the reason the CRF 450-F is so competitive with other machines, despite being slightly down on power, is that it only weights 237 pounds. And that is with a full 1.5 gallons of fuel. That’s 14 pounds, less than the bulky KX450F, 13 pounds less than the YZ450F, and 12 pounds less than the KTM, giving it the distinction of the lightest machine in this comparison

Handling

When entering a corner, there’s no question that the Honda is the sharpest handling bike out there. The Honda’s front end feels telepathic. It turns your thought into an instantaneous action. Just imagine where you want the bike to go and instantly it’s there. It steers so quickly and with such little effort that it’s hard to believe that you’re at the controls of a 450 Motocross bike. However, this pin-point accuracy comes at the cost of stability. FMX stunt rider Drake McElroy commented that the CRF 450-F “turns better than any other bike out there. Right now it is the absolute best bike for Supercross, hands down.”

Conclusion

If you are looking for the lightest, most agile 450 on the market, than make no mistake about it the 2010 Honda CRF 450-R is the bike for you. The bike’s engine has plenty of steam, plus it’s versatile and easy to use. It is the lightest Supercross bike out there, weighing in at a mere 237 pounds. And it is the sharpest handling bike you can buy. The Honda CRF 450-R is one incredible machine.

Source: http://www.emotocrossblog.com/honda-crf-450-r-review/

Gaylon Mosier Marvin Musquin

The 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Season Celebration

This year's AMA Motocross Banquet & Season Celebration was held in a magnificent banquet room at the Pala Resort & Casino. The room was decorated beautifully, lined with motocross décor, as well as a stage decorated with the championship bikes and awards. The line-up of food, appetizers, desserts, and beverages was very elegant and delicious.

After dinner, the awards ceremony began. Jason Weigandt, along with Tim Cotter hosted the show. And of course Jason started it just like he does many of his shows - after slamming down an energy drink.

Jason went on to talk about each round of this summer's AMA Motocross Nationals, with a list of funny jokes pertaining to all the good and bad situations at each of the races. After that, the awards and trophies were handed out.

The night was filled with special memories, good times, and laughs. One poignant moment was when Kevin Windham accepted the award for 'Sportsperson of the Year'. Kevin always has a great way of expressing himself, but made a great comment towards his friend & the team manager, Mike LaRocco. He commented on Mike's motivation, that pushed Kevin to work hard and do his best ... it was touching, but at the same time very funny.

Kevin Windham accepted the award for 'Sportsperson of the Year'

Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/the-2010-lucas-oil-ama-pro-motocross-championship-season-celebration

Damon Bradshaw Goat Breker

WMX Rider Insight: Vicki Golden's 2010 Season Review

When Vicki Golden turned pro in 2009, she went into the season open minded; she just wanted to see how she'd do in the Pros. It worked out pretty well for Vicki as she consistently finished in the top 4 in the first 5 rounds of the 2009 WMX season. After a season ending injury to Trey Canard, Geico Honda gave Vicki an opportunity to ride Trey's bike the remainder of the season of the Women's Motocross Series. It was a great experience as she finished 4th in Colorado, but her season ended prematurely as she injured herself in a practice session at Perris Raceway before the 6th round in Washougal.

In 2010 Vicki came back healthy and was picked up by Moto Concepts Yamaha. She wasn’t as consistent as she expected, but she did finish the season 4th overall points, with a 3rd place finish at the Pala Raceway National. In 2011 she will be running the #4 plate in the AMA Women's Motocross Series.

Vicki Golden sitting on the line at the inaugural Pala Raceway National

Vicki got back from Geneva, Switzerland a few weeks ago where she participated in a women’s supercross exhibition race with some pretty stiff competition.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/mxgirls-feature/wmx-rider-insight-vicki-goldens-2010-season-review

Christophe Pourcel Sebastien Pourcel

Long Ruts on Straights

Nothing reminds me of motocross more than a rutted up, fast, flowing track.  This is the pinnacle obstacle that separates the men from the boys.  If you watched Southwick this past weekend, then you saw the insane ruts in the moist New England sand.  Most beginners find themselves nervous approaching long ruts and often end up on the ground.  It doesn’t matter if a rut is in a corner, on a straight or on the face of a jump, you will encounter one sooner or later.  Some look at this as a burden, but you can actually use these to your advantage.

A lot of people can go fast on a straightaway.  It’s pretty simple; open the throttle as far as possible.  That’s generally how ruts get formed on straights.  People actually use the power of their bikes and it trenches out the soil.  Obviously, the main line will get dug the deepest.  In the beginning of the day, this won’t be a bad choice to use.  It just depends on how it sets you up for the next section.  However, a majority of the time, the main line usually gets too deep and ends up slowing you down.

When the whole straight gets rutted out, things start to get a little tricky.  The middle of the track is going to have deeper ruts than the edges of the track.  So, by taking the edges of the track, you can avoid the choppy mess made by the slower riders and you can save your energy for more important times in the moto.

As with any rut, approaching it with both wheels in line is very important.  You want to keep both wheels in the rut, preventing you from getting cross rutted.  You also maintain your momentum and forward drive, as well.  Once, you have both wheels lined up, keeping your head up and vision ahead is very important.  Staring at the ground right in front of you will only send you one place, the dirt.  That is not where you want to be.  A good guide is to keep your vision a few bike lengths ahead of you.  The faster you go, the further you want to look.

Depending on how deep the ruts are, a good idea is to ride on the balls of your feet (and point your toes in, gripping the cases).  This prevents your feet from getting caught in the rut and ripping your leg off the peg.  As always, you want to be gripping the bike with your knees and applying steady, consistent throttle.  As you get to the end of the straight, there are more than likely going to be braking bumps.  This is where you want to start shifting your weight back slightly to keep you from going over the bars.

Like I said, if you can conquer ruts, you can conquer anything.  It is mind over matter and just keeping good form and looking ahead.  Stay loose and relax; you’ll get through them sooner than you think.

Source: http://www.mxtrainingblog.com/riding-techniques/long-ruts-on-straights/

Gary Jones Mark Jones

The 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Season Celebration

This year's AMA Motocross Banquet & Season Celebration was held in a magnificent banquet room at the Pala Resort & Casino. The room was decorated beautifully, lined with motocross décor, as well as a stage decorated with the championship bikes and awards. The line-up of food, appetizers, desserts, and beverages was very elegant and delicious.

After dinner, the awards ceremony began. Jason Weigandt, along with Tim Cotter hosted the show. And of course Jason started it just like he does many of his shows - after slamming down an energy drink.

Jason went on to talk about each round of this summer's AMA Motocross Nationals, with a list of funny jokes pertaining to all the good and bad situations at each of the races. After that, the awards and trophies were handed out.

The night was filled with special memories, good times, and laughs. One poignant moment was when Kevin Windham accepted the award for 'Sportsperson of the Year'. Kevin always has a great way of expressing himself, but made a great comment towards his friend & the team manager, Mike LaRocco. He commented on Mike's motivation, that pushed Kevin to work hard and do his best ... it was touching, but at the same time very funny.

Kevin Windham accepted the award for 'Sportsperson of the Year'

Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/the-2010-lucas-oil-ama-pro-motocross-championship-season-celebration

Sylvain Geboers Broc Glover

Ashley Fiolek Extends Contract With American Honda Racing Factory Team For 2011

American Honda is proud to announce that two-time WMA Women’s Motocross Champion and two-time X Games Gold Medal winner Ashley Fiolek will be racing once again in 2011 with the American Honda Racing factory team. Fiolek will join American Honda Racing teammates Trey Canard and Josh Grant and will campaign for a third WMA title in 2011 on Honda’s CRF250R.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/mxgirls-news/ashley-fiolek-extends-contract-with-american-honda-racing-factory-team-for-2011

Thomas Allier Håkan Andersson

Supercross 2011: Kyle Regal discusses move to L & M Racing Yamaha

Moving up from the Lites class to the full time 17 rounds in the premier 450 Supercross class is a big step for any racer. Making it a double whammy, Kyle Regal is also going from Privateer Status to a full Factory Sam Manuel L & M Yamaha ride.

Kyle rode a few 450 Supercross rounds last season, when he wasn’t racing in the Supercross East Coast Lites, but it was this summer Kyle really gained momentum on the 450, finishing ninth in the series final standings.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/supercross-2011-kyle-regal-discusses-move-to-l-a-m-racing-yamaha

John Draper Doug Dubach

Holy crap, it’s been HOT!

Well June was pretty much a bust for riding – the weather has really been an issue. As I finish up this post it’s July 8 and the record-setting heatwave finally broke last night. For the past few weeks we’ve had unseasonably high temperatures in the mid- to upper 90′s and humidity pushing it over 100 nearly every day. This is quite unusual for June – usually that’s the month where the riding season hits its stride here in Iowa. This year, it was mostly a month to stay indoors and try to keep cool.

We did have one really nice Saturday on the bikes mid-month (obviously I am a little behind in posting about it!).

I had wanted to take a day-ride that day, but we didn’t plan far enough in advance so we decided to hit the Big Barn Open House instead. We met up with Garry and Shirley, and turns out they had come up with Garry’s son Mike and his girlfriend Tina, and their friends Charlie and Rita.

We poked around Big Barn for awhile and enjoyed the free lunch, then decided to take an extended “up around the lake” ride including the Madrid loop.

This is an easy ride with a very nice route. It takes us up the backside of Saylorville Lake with its lovely homes, across the Mile Bridge (boy the lake is LOW this year!), and up to the small town of Madrid, where we made a potty-and-beverage stop. Everyone noted the killer shrub that we had encountered in the middle of the road a few miles back (what IS IT with stuff in the road this year??) – fortunately we all got around it without being attacked.

We left Madrid going east on Highway 210, then south through the tiny town of Sheldahl and back into Polk City north of Saylorville. Stopped at the Saylorville spillway where the dammed-up lake is control-fed out into the Des Moines river. From there we took a round-about route through Johnston and down into Des Moines where we stopped at Sambetti’s for a beverage before heading home.

Although it wasn’t the epic day-ride I’d been hoping to take, it turned out to be a great afternoon anyway because of the new riding friends and of course the Iowa scenery. The next couple of weekends would turn out to be occupied with an out-of-state funeral and then the Good Guys Heartland Nationals hot rod show, all in the middle of a record-setting heat-wave.

The heat, fortunately, has broken at least for the moment – but it has felt more like August than June, so my internal “calendar” is a little off. We took a neat ride today that I’ll post about soon!

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BikerChickNews/~3/n3JzQC4dbVY/

Connor McGechan Jeremy McGrath

Stanmore Motocross Club to re-open

Funds which were intended to be used to develop the Stapylton motocross

facility will now be used to make improvements to the existing motocross track Stanmore. The improvements will be primarily noise protection measures. Stanmore MX should be able to re-open until construction isready to start although no dates have been given at this time.

Source: http://www.superfreestylemotocross.com/blog/stanmore-motocross-club-to-re-open/

John Dowd John Draper

DC Moto TF Day with Ryan Morais

Ryan Morais' goal for a 2010 West Coast Lites Supercross championship came to a screeching halt in just the 3rd round of the series, when another racer landed on the back on his bike, sending both riders crashing to the ground. This unfortunate crash would sideline Ryan for a few rounds, but he would eventually return to racing action in Seattle and finish the season 10th overall points. When the AMA Motocross Nationals came into around, Ryan was ready to get back to racing, but going into the second round he was once again out with an injury. Ryan has been busy the past few months, but is back and ready to set some new goals for the upcoming 2011 series. I spoke with Ryan about what he learned over the past year and his prospects for the new season.

Angela: Well Ryan, here we are just a few short weeks until the first Supercross race of the season; let's talk about sponsors and the bike?

Ryan: Yeah, DC Shoes stepped up recently and is sponsoring the entire Rockstar Energy Suzuki Team, so I am really excited to be a part of it. I have only been with this sponsor for a few days now and they're really taken care of the team. I'm with the same team as last year, Rockstar Energy Suzuki, with the same mechanic (Rene Zapata), and the same team manager, and owner, everything is pretty much the same, but Suzuki really is stepping up this year. Last year we were on a 2009 carburetor bike, so we were kind of behind the ball, but this year we are on the new 2011 fuel injected, the whole new chassis and everything, and Suzuki has really helped us out with factory support. Our bikes are pretty much in house bikes, running Shoei Suspension, so everything is looking great. Everyone has been doing a great job and the people at Yoshimura have been doing a lot of testing and getting our bikes dialed in, so I'm excited for Anaheim 1. Our bike should be one of the best ones out there, making things really competitive, and that is very cool.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/dc-moto-tf-day-with-ryan-morais

James Stewart Jr Brian Stonebridge

Nitro Circus 3D Movie Premiere - starring Travis Pastrana

World Premiere of Travis Pastrana's Nitro Circus, The Movie, 3D, in Hollywood, California.

It was held at the famous Graumans Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood CA, Wednesday June 27, 2012. And in typical Hollywood fashion, complete with the red carpet.

Travis Pastrana has done a lot of things in his life. An AMA Motocross Champion, AMA East Regional Supercross Champion, Freestyle MX Champion, X Games athlete extraordinaire, (he'll be competing in Rally Cross later this weekend), Rally Car Champion, the star of the Nitro Circus franchise, and much more.

Photos and video below help show what the world premiere was like, and, the movie opens August 8th!

Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/nitro-circus-3d-movie-premiere-starring-travis-pastrana

Nicolas Aubin Rene Baeten

The Scrub

Watching the pros, you can guarantee that every rider is going to scrub.  Even amateurs are perfecting the “Bubba Scrub.”  This is not just something they do for fun.  This is a technique that can help you stay lower in the air and get back on Mother Earth and on the gas.  If you see someone perform the scrub right, it looks effortless and so smooth.  It really is an art form as no 2 scrubs are alike.  For this reason, it is important to start things slow and on a single or something small; eventually working your way up to normal size jumps.

The first thing is to approach the face at a slight angle.  If you plan on leaning to the right, you want to angle yourself to be pointing slightly to the left.  This allows you to turn the bars and lean the bike without scrubbing off of the track.  As the front wheel comes off of the lip, you want to begin to turn the bars the same way you are leaning.  You don’t want to try and make this like a turn.  That will only throw the rear end out and you will still be upright, defeating the whole purpose of this.  Keep this in mind and just lean.  As I said before, this is a unique technique, so it you prefer to stand, stand up.  If you like to sit down, have a seat.

Once you feel you are off of the jump, you want to keep turning the bars down.  This gets the motion of the whip going.  You really want to try and pivot and squeeze with your legs.  This is not just a movement with your arms; you want to help the bike through the flow with your hips and legs.  As you approach the peak of your flight, you will start to feel a point where you need to bring it back.  I have not brought it back in time and I can tell you, it hurts.

You will feel the bike want to come back to its normal, upright position.  To get this process going, simply turn the bars back the other way.  Combine this with a little bit of gas (to get the rear wheel spinning) and the centripetal motion of the wheels will get you back to the right position.  Don’t forget that apply pressure on the foot pegs so you can help bring the bike back with your legs.

When you get the bike straight, be sure to get on the gas.  This will help you drive through any swaps or any problems you have with the scrub when you land.  Like I said, this is a one of kind technique.  You need to practice this and start small.  Jumps that are slower and have long faces will help you out a lot and when you feel comfortable enough, transition to faster, shorter jump faces.  Everything should be a fluid, smooth motion.  It will come faster than you think and you will be throwing scrubs like James himself.

Source: http://www.mxtrainingblog.com/riding-techniques/the-scrub/

Blair Morgan Gaylon Mosier

Wojo at WEC #7 at Burnt River

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/wojo-at-wec-7-at-burnt-river.html

Davide Guarneri Thomas Hahn

The 5th Atlantic Motorcycle and ATV Show @ Moncton Coliseum February 10 -12, 2012

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/5th-atlantic-motorcycle-and-atv-show.html

Jeremy Lusk Billy MacKenzie

Canadian MX Reigning Champ Colton Facciotti signs with KTM for the next 2 years!

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/canadian-mx-reigning-champ-colton.html

Mike Alessi Thomas Allier

2012 AMA Supercross Schedule

The 2012 supercross series has been won by Ryan Villipoto with 3 rounds remaining in the series. The 2012 AMA Supercross Schedule is listed below.

January 7	Angel Stadium – Anaheim
January 14	Chase Field – Phoenix
January 21	Dodger Stadium – Los Angeles
January 28	Overstock.com Stadium – Oakland
February 4	Angel Stadium – Anaheim
February 11	Qualcomm Stadium – San Diego
February 18	Cowboys Stadium – Dallas
February 25	Georgia Dome – Atlanta
March 3	Edward Jones Dome – St. Louis
March 10	Daytona Int’l Speedway – Daytona
March 17	Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis
March 24	Rogers Centre – Toronto
March 31	Reliant Stadium – Houston
April 14	Mercedes Benz Super Dome – New Orleans
April 21	CenturyLink Field – Seattle
April 28	Rice-Eccles Stadium – Salt Lake City
May 5	Sam Boyd Stadium – Las Vegas

Source: http://www.superfreestylemotocross.com/blog/2012-ama-supercross-schedule/

Andrew McFarlane Brett Metcalfe

KTM Canada adds National #2 Dusty Klatt to powerful MX1 Team

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/12/ktm-canada-adds-national-2-dusty-klatt.html

Jeff Alessi Mike Alessi

Black Duck Valley motocross park to reopen again!

The operators of Black Duck Valley Motocross park have resolved issues that prevented access to the park and have commenced cleaning up in an effort to reopen the facility. The latest update on the website suggests that it will reopen some time in the coming weeks. I really thought the dirt bike park was closed for good this time but its soon to be back up and running yet again!

Update – 25th APRIL 2012

Access issues to the park have now been resolved. Cleanup has now commenced and we will be back in operation as soon as possible. Please contact the park on 07 54629116 for further details. Regular updates will be made to the website over the coming weeks.

Can I insure my Dirt Bike?

Source: http://www.superfreestylemotocross.com/blog/black-duck-valley-motocross-park-to-reopen-again/

John Dowd John Draper

Videos: Suzuki's 2013 RM-Z250 and 450

Here are two new videos, courtesy of Suzuki, on their 2013 racing machines for Supercross and Motocross - The RM-Zs!

These bikes have had direct input from racers like James Stewart, Brett Metcalfe, 15 time AMA MX and Supercross Champion & Suzuki test rider Ricky Carmichael, along with World Motocross MX 1 series leader Clement Desalle.

This is Suzuki's official video of the 250

And this is the video of the 450

 

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Source: http://www.supercross.com/news/videos-suzukis-2013-rm-z250-and-450

Guy Cooper Paul Cooper

DC Moto TF Day with Ryan Morais

Ryan Morais' goal for a 2010 West Coast Lites Supercross championship came to a screeching halt in just the 3rd round of the series, when another racer landed on the back on his bike, sending both riders crashing to the ground. This unfortunate crash would sideline Ryan for a few rounds, but he would eventually return to racing action in Seattle and finish the season 10th overall points. When the AMA Motocross Nationals came into around, Ryan was ready to get back to racing, but going into the second round he was once again out with an injury. Ryan has been busy the past few months, but is back and ready to set some new goals for the upcoming 2011 series. I spoke with Ryan about what he learned over the past year and his prospects for the new season.

Angela: Well Ryan, here we are just a few short weeks until the first Supercross race of the season; let's talk about sponsors and the bike?

Ryan: Yeah, DC Shoes stepped up recently and is sponsoring the entire Rockstar Energy Suzuki Team, so I am really excited to be a part of it. I have only been with this sponsor for a few days now and they're really taken care of the team. I'm with the same team as last year, Rockstar Energy Suzuki, with the same mechanic (Rene Zapata), and the same team manager, and owner, everything is pretty much the same, but Suzuki really is stepping up this year. Last year we were on a 2009 carburetor bike, so we were kind of behind the ball, but this year we are on the new 2011 fuel injected, the whole new chassis and everything, and Suzuki has really helped us out with factory support. Our bikes are pretty much in house bikes, running Shoei Suspension, so everything is looking great. Everyone has been doing a great job and the people at Yoshimura have been doing a lot of testing and getting our bikes dialed in, so I'm excited for Anaheim 1. Our bike should be one of the best ones out there, making things really competitive, and that is very cool.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/dc-moto-tf-day-with-ryan-morais

Mark Jones Ake Jonsson

Ride like a girl!

  Today is International Female Ride Day! Here’s hoping you have the opportunity to get out and ride!

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BikerChickNews/~3/PJ_txsxbXsI/

Eric Geboers Sylvain Geboers

WMX Rider Insight: Jackie Ives

In only her second season as a professional Motocross racer, Jackie Ives is currently sitting in 16th position for the WMX point standings through the first four rounds of the 2010 AMA Woman's Motocross Championship Series.

Jackie Ives (17) cheezing on the line at Thunder Valley

You might think 'How cool is it to be racing professional motocross all over the USA!' But it's a lot harder and a lot more work than you might think! Not all racers get the big bucks and the factory rides like James Stewart, Ryan Dungey, and Chad Reed. As a matter of fact, most of the woman racers in the USA have to work quite hard during the week just to make it to the race track!

Source: http://www.supercross.com/mxgirls-feature/wmx-rider-insight-jackie-ives

Brad Lackey Arthur Lampkin

Wyaralong Motorbike Park

QLD moto park is now open check out go pro footage of track 1 and qld mot park mx 2!

The Queensland government in association with Motorcycling Queensland is set to open a new motorbike park south of Brisbane at Wyaralong between Beaudesert and Boonah, Queensland. Bookings can be made at Nominate The park offers trail bike riding and a natural terrain motocross track and in the future will cater for motocross,

supercross, stadium-cross and freestyle motocross. There will also be a pee wee and family track and a dedicated area for trials.

Unpowered sites are available for camping at around $5 per person per day.

The cost of riding at the facility is currently..
Adult MA licence holder – $35 ($39 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)
Adult non-MA licence holder – $42.50 ($47 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)
Child (U16 years) MA licence holder – $20 ($22 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)
Child (U16 years) non-MA member, $25 ($28 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)

Click herer to see a map of the location

Jump to 5:48 to see footage of the natural terrain motocross track

Click here to see the development plan

There is an official (invitation only) launch and opening planned to take place on on site Sunday 18 December 2011. After this date the park will be opening to the general public.

Source: http://www.superfreestylemotocross.com/blog/wyaralong-motorbike-park/

Victor Leloup Aigar Leok

MX Adventures: Leaving the West Coast ... talking with Kevin Windham

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Who dat?

This week I caught up with Kevin Windham. In the video below, Kevin Windham talks about the Superbowl Champions, the NFL's New Orleans Saints, his family, his future plans for racing and beyond.

The Superbowl XLIV champions, the New Orleans Saints, have many fans - among them is none other than the number 14 in Supercross, Kevin Windham. While the NFL season started when Supercross was in its off season, Kevin was able to take part in season tickets to his favorite NFL team - da' Saints. Eventually the 2010 Supercross season got underway in January, which meant Kevin was flying off after those Saturday night Main Events back East to watch the New Orleans Saints Playoff games.

On February 7, 2010 the New Orleans Saints headed to the Superbowl in Miami, Florida and Kevin Windham and his wife Dottie made arrangements to attend this momentous occasion. First, however Kevin had to finish up a Supercross race in San Diego the night before.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/mx-adventures-leaving-the-west-coast-taking-with-kevin-windham

Wyman Priddy Alessandro Puzar

Ontario Arenacross Championship & Practice Facility Re-Opens in Wallaceburg for 2011 /2012 Season

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/11/ontario-arenacross-championship.html

Fritz Betzlbacher Dave Bickers

WMX Rider Insight: Vicki Golden's 2010 Season Review

When Vicki Golden turned pro in 2009, she went into the season open minded; she just wanted to see how she'd do in the Pros. It worked out pretty well for Vicki as she consistently finished in the top 4 in the first 5 rounds of the 2009 WMX season. After a season ending injury to Trey Canard, Geico Honda gave Vicki an opportunity to ride Trey's bike the remainder of the season of the Women's Motocross Series. It was a great experience as she finished 4th in Colorado, but her season ended prematurely as she injured herself in a practice session at Perris Raceway before the 6th round in Washougal.

In 2010 Vicki came back healthy and was picked up by Moto Concepts Yamaha. She wasn’t as consistent as she expected, but she did finish the season 4th overall points, with a 3rd place finish at the Pala Raceway National. In 2011 she will be running the #4 plate in the AMA Women's Motocross Series.

Vicki Golden sitting on the line at the inaugural Pala Raceway National

Vicki got back from Geneva, Switzerland a few weeks ago where she participated in a women’s supercross exhibition race with some pretty stiff competition.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/mxgirls-feature/wmx-rider-insight-vicki-goldens-2010-season-review

Donny Schmit Fritz Schneider

Photos RedBud MX 2012

Photos from the 2012 RedBud MX National ...

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Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/photos-red-bud-mx-2012

Jason Lawrence Ron Lechien

The 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Season Celebration

This year's AMA Motocross Banquet & Season Celebration was held in a magnificent banquet room at the Pala Resort & Casino. The room was decorated beautifully, lined with motocross décor, as well as a stage decorated with the championship bikes and awards. The line-up of food, appetizers, desserts, and beverages was very elegant and delicious.

After dinner, the awards ceremony began. Jason Weigandt, along with Tim Cotter hosted the show. And of course Jason started it just like he does many of his shows - after slamming down an energy drink.

Jason went on to talk about each round of this summer's AMA Motocross Nationals, with a list of funny jokes pertaining to all the good and bad situations at each of the races. After that, the awards and trophies were handed out.

The night was filled with special memories, good times, and laughs. One poignant moment was when Kevin Windham accepted the award for 'Sportsperson of the Year'. Kevin always has a great way of expressing himself, but made a great comment towards his friend & the team manager, Mike LaRocco. He commented on Mike's motivation, that pushed Kevin to work hard and do his best ... it was touching, but at the same time very funny.

Kevin Windham accepted the award for 'Sportsperson of the Year'

Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/the-2010-lucas-oil-ama-pro-motocross-championship-season-celebration

Anthony Boissiere Frederic Bolley

RYAN DUNGEY DELIVERS PODIUM IN DEBUT KTM RIDE

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/ryan-dungey-delivers-podium-in-debut.html

Mike LaRocco Jason Lawrence

Jeremy McGrath talks about the 2013 Honda CRF450R

Jeremy McGrath talks about the 2013 Honda CRF450R racing motorcycle. Actually, watch the video! You can see him riding the bike too!

Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/jeremy-mcgrath-talks-about-the-2013-honda-crf450r

Doug Dubach Ryan Dungey

2012 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Series Preview: Millville Spring Creek MX

Tomorrow is round seven of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series - it will be held at Spring Creek MX in Millville, Minnesota. You'll find coverage of this race coming Saturday here on Supercross.com.

Let's start with news that came on Thursday - former Supercross and Motocross Champion James Stewart will not race this weekend at Millville. Suzuki's official press release is here: http://www.supercross.com/press-release/yoshimura-suzuki-racings-james-stewart-out-for-millville-ama-pro-motocross

We are now at the halfway point of the series as we head into the seventh race, which is Millville / Spring Creek MX this Saturday.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/news/2012-lucas-oil-pro-motocross-series-preview-millville-spring-creek-mx

Billy MacKenzie Corrado Maddii

MX Adventures - A1 Supercross 2010

The first Supercross of 2010 was spectacular, to say the least. Many of you know the first race starts with a few pre kick off parties, media events, and a big press conference the Thursday before the race.

It's kinda' like a big adventure for all of us at Supercross.com as we get set to embark on this remarkable 17 race journey across the country for the 2010 AMA / FIM Supercross Series!

Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/mxadventures-a1-supercross-2010

Johnny O Mara Zach Osborne

Wyaralong Motorbike Park

QLD moto park is now open check out go pro footage of track 1 and qld mot park mx 2!

The Queensland government in association with Motorcycling Queensland is set to open a new motorbike park south of Brisbane at Wyaralong between Beaudesert and Boonah, Queensland. Bookings can be made at Nominate The park offers trail bike riding and a natural terrain motocross track and in the future will cater for motocross,

supercross, stadium-cross and freestyle motocross. There will also be a pee wee and family track and a dedicated area for trials.

Unpowered sites are available for camping at around $5 per person per day.

The cost of riding at the facility is currently..
Adult MA licence holder – $35 ($39 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)
Adult non-MA licence holder – $42.50 ($47 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)
Child (U16 years) MA licence holder – $20 ($22 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)
Child (U16 years) non-MA member, $25 ($28 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)

Click herer to see a map of the location

Jump to 5:48 to see footage of the natural terrain motocross track

Click here to see the development plan

There is an official (invitation only) launch and opening planned to take place on on site Sunday 18 December 2011. After this date the park will be opening to the general public.

Source: http://www.superfreestylemotocross.com/blog/wyaralong-motorbike-park/

Roger De Coster Ken De Dycker

MX Adventures - A1 Supercross 2010

The first Supercross of 2010 was spectacular, to say the least. Many of you know the first race starts with a few pre kick off parties, media events, and a big press conference the Thursday before the race.

It's kinda' like a big adventure for all of us at Supercross.com as we get set to embark on this remarkable 17 race journey across the country for the 2010 AMA / FIM Supercross Series!

Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/mxadventures-a1-supercross-2010

Maximilian Nagl Kurt Nicoll

Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg video - X Games Los Angeles 2012

Direct from Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg, who won the Gold Medal in 'Best Whip' at X Games Los Angeles 2012.

Twitch's Gold medal day in Los Angeles during X-Games 18. Big Thank You to all the fans that voted to make this happen two years in a row! Check out Jeremy's Free app in the iTunes & Android store as well as his movie, Twitch's 420% All Natural available now on iTunes! Filmed & Edited by J.Sanders. (Click on link below to watch Jeremy's video.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wiPomV3tFk

Source: http://www.supercross.com/news/jeremy-qtwitchq-stenberg-video-x-games-los-angeles-2012

Sylvain Geboers Broc Glover

MX Adventures: Leaving the West Coast ... talking with Kevin Windham

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This week I caught up with Kevin Windham. In the video below, Kevin Windham talks about the Superbowl Champions, the NFL's New Orleans Saints, his family, his future plans for racing and beyond.

The Superbowl XLIV champions, the New Orleans Saints, have many fans - among them is none other than the number 14 in Supercross, Kevin Windham. While the NFL season started when Supercross was in its off season, Kevin was able to take part in season tickets to his favorite NFL team - da' Saints. Eventually the 2010 Supercross season got underway in January, which meant Kevin was flying off after those Saturday night Main Events back East to watch the New Orleans Saints Playoff games.

On February 7, 2010 the New Orleans Saints headed to the Superbowl in Miami, Florida and Kevin Windham and his wife Dottie made arrangements to attend this momentous occasion. First, however Kevin had to finish up a Supercross race in San Diego the night before.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/mx-adventures-leaving-the-west-coast-taking-with-kevin-windham

Stefan Everts Jaroslav Falta

X Games Los Angeles 2012 - Opening Press Conference

X Games Los Angeles 2012 is officially underway with the opening Press Conference.

Danny Chi, Directory of Public and Media Relations for ESPN's X Games opened the press conference, and then introduced ESPN's Vice President of X Games Events - Chris Stiepock. One of the items Chris talked about was ESPN's global expansion plans for 2013 and beyond, which includes new events in Germany, Spain, and Brazil. Chris also explained about how X Games is expanding three new 'brands' - Film, Music, and Style. The goal is to build more 'lifestyle'. (You'll Danny Chi explaining more about this new branding in video below.)

Next, skate and X Games legend Tony Hawk was introduced as the emcee to talk with the assembled X Game athletes on hand for this opening press conference.

And who were the athletes on hand today?

Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/x-games-18-los-angeles-opening-press-conference

Victor Arbekov Les Archer

Dungey to Make KTM Debut at Monster Energy Cup

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/dungey-to-make-ktm-debut-at-monster.html

Tommy Searle Gary Semics

Photos - Unadilla MX - 2011

Unadilla is one of the most historic motocross tracks on the planet. Located in New Berlin, New York, it has hosted MX GPs, Nationals, Trans-AMA event, and in 1987 the prestigious Motocross of Nations - the first time ever held in the USA. It's like the 'mecca' of American Motocross.

We were looking at some photos from last year's MX season. And noticed these from Unadilla 2011. Below are a few photos from the 2011 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross race at Unadilla.

• If you'd like to see more about that race in 2011, here are the results, points, and story.
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Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/photos-unadilla-mx-2011

Aigar Leok Tanel Leok

Dungey to Make KTM Debut at Monster Energy Cup

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/dungey-to-make-ktm-debut-at-monster.html

Sylvain Geboers Broc Glover

Red Bull Teka KTM factory motocross rider Steffi Laier "Ready to Race" in 2011

When Steffi Laier, Red Bull Teka KTM factory rider and two-time Women's MX World Champion takes to the track in the pre-season MX races in Valence, France, this weekend it will be her first competitive ride for 2011. Steffi has been training hard on the bike since mid December and in Valence tests herself against a field of male riders.

At the French pre-season special, she faces off with a strong lineup of riders including those from the Nestaan JM Racing KTM squad led by Joel Roelants, Yentel Martens and young talents like 125 European champion Jordi Tixier of France and Austrian Pascal Rauchenecker. Also in the field are other KTM riders like British rider Nathan Parker (PROPPA-COM KTM and French riders Loïc Leonce (B G R KTM) and Loïc Larrieu (WOLFF KTM). But these and other top riders hold no fear for Steffi who his very well known for her toughness, skill and courage when attacking any MX track.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/mxgirls-news/red-bull-teka-ktm-factory-motocross-rider-steffi-laier-ready-to-race-in-2011

Ron Lechien Jeff Leisk

2012 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Series Preview: Budds Creek MX

This Saturday is round five of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series. You'll find coverage of this race coming Saturday here on Supercross.com. Updated 1pm Pacific Time.

A preview of the Budds Creek MX race this Saturday should start with a look back at last week's race in PA, where Ryan Dungey won the 450 Motocross class, and Eli Tomac did the same in the 250 MX Lites class.

• Results and points from last week in High Point
• Photos from last week in High Point
• Video recap of High Point
• Revisit the 2011 Budds Creek MX!
• Revisit the 2010 Budds Creek MX race!

So, we are just hours before the fifth round of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross championship - Budds Creek, Maryland, just outside the Nation's Capital. We have witnessed some incredible racing up to this point and last week at the High Point National was definitely no exception.

In the 250 MX Lites class we witnessed Eli Tomac race from the back of the pack in both motos to take the overall on the day. His second moto charge was incredible, he never gave up and it paid off in spades with the moto victory. In the 450 class we saw Ryan Dungey pass Mike Alessi in both motos and take the overall with a 1-1.

Enough about last week, lets get into what Budds Creek should bring for the weekend.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/news/2012-lucas-oil-pro-motocross-series-preview-budds-creek-mx

Joël Robert Ken Roczen

Black Duck Valley motocross park to reopen again!

The operators of Black Duck Valley Motocross park have resolved issues that prevented access to the park and have commenced cleaning up in an effort to reopen the facility. The latest update on the website suggests that it will reopen some time in the coming weeks. I really thought the dirt bike park was closed for good this time but its soon to be back up and running yet again!

Update – 25th APRIL 2012

Access issues to the park have now been resolved. Cleanup has now commenced and we will be back in operation as soon as possible. Please contact the park on 07 54629116 for further details. Regular updates will be made to the website over the coming weeks.

Can I insure my Dirt Bike?

Source: http://www.superfreestylemotocross.com/blog/black-duck-valley-motocross-park-to-reopen-again/

Gerard Rond Jean Sebastien Roy

Deegan joins Pastrana in all-action Team USA

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/11/deegan-joins-pastrana-in-all-action.html

Rex Staten James Stewart Jr

MX Adventures

A Supercross is usually filled with its share of dramatic moments. From the jump off the gate to those first turn pile ups, all the way to that finish and everything in between, the action at Supercross is always nonstop.

The 2010 Phoenix Supercross had more dramatic moments than your normal race. However it was in those days that followed that the drama grew with various opinions that were blasted across message boards and blogs. I certainly appreciated the hot topics brought to the surface by the many people who love the sport of Supercross. And like you I have my own thoughts on the James Stewart and Chad Reed 'incident' ...

It was just one year ago when a controversy made headlines with Jason Lawrence, Josh Hansen and Steve Boniface were 'fighting'.

The backlash for those guys were met by AMA officials. Last year the Rules stated that the following offense is subject to disciplinary action:

An attack on a Racing official and/or engaging in a fight. This includes any person who attacks or is involved in a fight anywhere on the premises prior to, during, or after an AMA Supercross meet. There will be no maximum fine or suspension period for this offense.

My point here is that Supercross is no stranger to its share of drama but in the aftermath of last year, and now Phoenix, what does it take to show some true sportsmanship and character in tough occupation?

James commented thru his blog initially. Info on Chad Reed came thru Kawasaki and Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Manager Mike Fisher stated that Chad would not return to racing until he is 100 percent. Chad is expected to miss a minimum of six weeks to heal his broken left hand. Six to seven weeks puts us near the Daytona Supercross and by then there will still be eight races left on the schedule.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/mx-adventures

Paul Malin Jacky Martens

CMX @ MotoPark

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/cmx-motopark.html

John DeSoto Tony DiStefano

X Games Los Angeles 2012 set to take off this week!

It is the global ESPN phenomemom known as "X Games," which starts this Thursday in Los Angeles!

Below is the June 28 - July 1, 2012 competition schedule for X Games Los Angeles 2012.

All event times listed are Pacific Standard Time (PT) and subject to change. All competitions take place in downtown Los Angeles, Calif.

Thursday, June 28

Time	Event	Location
12:00 - 7 p.m.	X Fest	L.A. Live
12:00 p.m.	Park and Street Practice (BMX and Skate)	Event Deck L.A. Live
1:00 p.m.	Big Air Practice (BMX and Skate)	Chick Hearn
6:00 p.m.	Skateboard Big Air Elimination	Chick Hearn
6:30 p.m.	Moto X Freestyle Final	STAPLES Center

Friday, June 29

Time	Event	Location
12:00 - 7 p.m.	X Fest	L.A. Live
10:00 a.m.	Skateboard Hometown Heroes Final	Event Deck at L.A. Live
1:00 p.m.	Women's Skateboard Street Final	Event Deck at L.A. Live
3:00 p.m.	BMX Street Final	Event Deck at L.A. Live
6:00 p.m.	Skateboard Big Air Final	Chick Hearn
6:45 p.m.	Moto X Best Whip	STAPLES Center
7:15 p.m.	Moto X Steo Up Final	STAPLES Center
8:15 p.m.	Moto X Best Trick Final	STAPLES Center

Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/x-games-18-los-angeles-set-to-take-off-this-week

Brad Lackey Arthur Lampkin

Interview: AMA Women's Motocross Champion Jessica Patterson

Jessica Patterson is the 2010 AMA Women's National Motocross Champion. Here is Supercross.com's latest interview with JP$.

Jessica, congratulations on your 2010 AMA Women's National MX Championship. You walked away with some amazing trophies from this summer's race wins .... where do you put all those great awards, and what does it mean to you when you see them?

Thanks Annj. I usually go straight to my parents house and drop them all off and let my mom decorate the house with them. But recently she told me that I have started to bring home too many, and to figure out where to put them at my place because her place is now full.

Her suggestion to me was to rent a storage unit if I didn’t want to keep them all over the house. They are all just hanging out at her house right now, and eventually when I decide where I want to move, then I will take them with me and start the decorating.

To see the trophies is pretty cool. It is what I have been working so hard for, and after struggling for for two years and now coming back and winning the championship in 2010, it makes it that much better. Seeing that I have all those number 1 trophies from each race except for two, it reminds me of how good of a year it really was, so it makes me really happy and makes me want to keep pushing.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/mxgirls-feature/interview-ama-womens-motocross-champion-jessica-patterson

Jeff Leisk Victor Leloup

Ontario Arenacross Championship & Practice Facility Re-Opens in Wallaceburg for 2011 /2012 Season

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/11/ontario-arenacross-championship.html

Xavier Boog Damon Bradshaw

Canadian MX Reigning Champ Colton Facciotti signs with KTM for the next 2 years!

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/canadian-mx-reigning-champ-colton.html

Marnicq Bervoets Fritz Betzlbacher

WMX Rider Insight: Vicki Golden's 2010 Season Review

When Vicki Golden turned pro in 2009, she went into the season open minded; she just wanted to see how she'd do in the Pros. It worked out pretty well for Vicki as she consistently finished in the top 4 in the first 5 rounds of the 2009 WMX season. After a season ending injury to Trey Canard, Geico Honda gave Vicki an opportunity to ride Trey's bike the remainder of the season of the Women's Motocross Series. It was a great experience as she finished 4th in Colorado, but her season ended prematurely as she injured herself in a practice session at Perris Raceway before the 6th round in Washougal.

In 2010 Vicki came back healthy and was picked up by Moto Concepts Yamaha. She wasn’t as consistent as she expected, but she did finish the season 4th overall points, with a 3rd place finish at the Pala Raceway National. In 2011 she will be running the #4 plate in the AMA Women's Motocross Series.

Vicki Golden sitting on the line at the inaugural Pala Raceway National

Vicki got back from Geneva, Switzerland a few weeks ago where she participated in a women’s supercross exhibition race with some pretty stiff competition.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/mxgirls-feature/wmx-rider-insight-vicki-goldens-2010-season-review

Doug Dubach Ryan Dungey

2012 AMA Supercross Schedule

The 2012 supercross series has been won by Ryan Villipoto with 3 rounds remaining in the series. The 2012 AMA Supercross Schedule is listed below.

January 7	Angel Stadium – Anaheim
January 14	Chase Field – Phoenix
January 21	Dodger Stadium – Los Angeles
January 28	Overstock.com Stadium – Oakland
February 4	Angel Stadium – Anaheim
February 11	Qualcomm Stadium – San Diego
February 18	Cowboys Stadium – Dallas
February 25	Georgia Dome – Atlanta
March 3	Edward Jones Dome – St. Louis
March 10	Daytona Int’l Speedway – Daytona
March 17	Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis
March 24	Rogers Centre – Toronto
March 31	Reliant Stadium – Houston
April 14	Mercedes Benz Super Dome – New Orleans
April 21	CenturyLink Field – Seattle
April 28	Rice-Eccles Stadium – Salt Lake City
May 5	Sam Boyd Stadium – Las Vegas

Source: http://www.superfreestylemotocross.com/blog/2012-ama-supercross-schedule/

Josh Coppins Cody Copper

RYAN DUNGEY DELIVERS PODIUM IN DEBUT KTM RIDE

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/ryan-dungey-delivers-podium-in-debut.html

Anthony Boissiere Frederic Bolley

Making of the Video: 2013 Honda CRF 450R

The Honda World Motocross team would like to announce its latest video release, which shows behind the scenes of the video shoot for the 2013 CRF 450R with riders Evgeny Bobryshev and Rui Gonçalves.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/making-of-the-video-2013-honda-crf-450r

Andrea Bartolini Willy Bauer

Effective Braking for Faster Cornering

Everyone can go fast by hold the throttle pinned on the straights, but it’s when it comes time to slow down that separates the pros from the amateurs.  Next time you are at your local track, watch the fast guys around the track; they are either on the gas or braking.  Slower riders tend to have a bad habit of letting off before the corner and then braking.  However, teaching yourself to hold it on longer isn’t enough.  Learning how and when to use both brakes effectively will help take your corner speed to the next level.

Telling yourself to hold the gas on a split second longer is easier said than done, but it can be a life saver on the start.  Unlike road racing, there are no markers to tell us how close the corner is.  However, we can use simple objects like rocks, fencing or foliage.  Finding a marker can help you visualize your spot on the track and help you hold the throttle down longer.

Many people have their own theory on how to brake properly.  Some prefer just the front while others like the back.  I believe that there is no definite answer.  Each brake has different purposes.  The front brake is great for diving into inside ruts and coming to a stop quickly, while the rear keeps the rear wheel planted to the ground and keeps your momentum up.  Another interesting thing that seems to help me is to “push” the bike in the ground.  Trying to weight front or rear down will put more force on the ground to get that extra friction for added stopping power.

One thing that aids in your momentum and drive is to avoid locking the brakes.  When you lock up the rear brake, there is no control over the traction and where the wheel goes.  All of your RPMs drop and it just creates braking bumps even faster.  Your best bet is to “chatter” the rear.  This is a method where the rear wheel is spinning, but at a much slower rate.  This is great for maintaining drive in deep soil and it squats the rear end down to avoid swapping out.

Each situation is different, but remembering how your brakes control deceleration, you can utilize each one to its maximum potential.  If you have an outside line in a corner that looks good, use more rear brake than front.  For insides, you would be better off grabbing the front and getting that front end down.  Becoming comfortable with both brakes can allow you to have faster entry speed in any corner.

 

 

Source: http://www.mxtrainingblog.com/riding-techniques/effective-braking-for-faster-cornering/

Jacky Martens Christophe Martin

Ride like a girl!

  Today is International Female Ride Day! Here’s hoping you have the opportunity to get out and ride!

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BikerChickNews/~3/PJ_txsxbXsI/

Kent Howerton Neil Hudson

Women's AMA Motocross National Championship numbers for 2011 season

Beginning last season, MX Sports Pro Racing implemented a new numbering system for the Women's AMA National Motocross championship. In years past, riders selected their numbers based on availability and order of selection was determined by where a rider finished in the standings the previous season. While the champion was designated to wear the number one plate, all other competitors were permitted to select any number that was available.

The 2010 campaign marked the debut of a new numbering system that determines a rider's number by where she finished the previous season. As a result, one's finishing position in the championship would serve as her number for the following season.

While Women's MX Champion Jessica Patterson will enter 2011 with the #1 plate on her bike, jersey and helmet, below is a list of the remaining numbers for next season's MotorcycleUSA Women's Motocross Championship in accordance to each woman's position in the final standings for 2010:

Source: http://www.supercross.com/mxgirls-news/womens-ama-motocross-national-championship-numbers-for-2011-season

Donnie Hansen Torlief Hansen

CMX @ MotoPark

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/cmx-motopark.html

Graham Noyce Carl Nunn

Welcome to E’s Motocross Blog

Welcome to E’s Motocross Blog, a fan-powered hub for all power sport enthusiasts.  Whether you are into Motocross, Supercross, Endurocross, Pit Biking, or any other type of dirt bike riding, emotocrossblog.com is the place to find all kinds of interesting and informative blog posts on these sports.

This blog is updated frequently so you always have the most recent news, stories, and posts at your disposal. The blog itself covers a variety of topics including: upcoming dirt bike races and events, new and current places to ride, bike maintenance tips and how-to’s, professional news, events, and updates, articles on your favorite riders, and anything else related that I feel like writing about. So if you are an avid biker or racer, or are just a beginner that wants to learn more about the world of dirt biking, check out our blog now.

Browse through the archives to find almost anything you are looking for in the dusty manly world of dirt biking. We link out to lots of other websites where you can find even more information on whatever power sport subject you are searching for. The blog is not just a great source of information on the world of dirt biking and racing; it also serves as a sort of search engine where users can share websites with valuable information.

After looking through the blog, I encourage you to add your own insight to the blog. It’s the readers like you that truly what make this website the success it is. So share your dirt bike information, tips, stories, ideas, and suggestions.

And don’t forget to have fun!

Your fellow motocross enthusiast “E”

Source: http://www.emotocrossblog.com/welcome-to-es-motocross-blog/

Gilbert De Roover Clement Desalle

The Scrub

Watching the pros, you can guarantee that every rider is going to scrub.  Even amateurs are perfecting the “Bubba Scrub.”  This is not just something they do for fun.  This is a technique that can help you stay lower in the air and get back on Mother Earth and on the gas.  If you see someone perform the scrub right, it looks effortless and so smooth.  It really is an art form as no 2 scrubs are alike.  For this reason, it is important to start things slow and on a single or something small; eventually working your way up to normal size jumps.

The first thing is to approach the face at a slight angle.  If you plan on leaning to the right, you want to angle yourself to be pointing slightly to the left.  This allows you to turn the bars and lean the bike without scrubbing off of the track.  As the front wheel comes off of the lip, you want to begin to turn the bars the same way you are leaning.  You don’t want to try and make this like a turn.  That will only throw the rear end out and you will still be upright, defeating the whole purpose of this.  Keep this in mind and just lean.  As I said before, this is a unique technique, so it you prefer to stand, stand up.  If you like to sit down, have a seat.

Once you feel you are off of the jump, you want to keep turning the bars down.  This gets the motion of the whip going.  You really want to try and pivot and squeeze with your legs.  This is not just a movement with your arms; you want to help the bike through the flow with your hips and legs.  As you approach the peak of your flight, you will start to feel a point where you need to bring it back.  I have not brought it back in time and I can tell you, it hurts.

You will feel the bike want to come back to its normal, upright position.  To get this process going, simply turn the bars back the other way.  Combine this with a little bit of gas (to get the rear wheel spinning) and the centripetal motion of the wheels will get you back to the right position.  Don’t forget that apply pressure on the foot pegs so you can help bring the bike back with your legs.

When you get the bike straight, be sure to get on the gas.  This will help you drive through any swaps or any problems you have with the scrub when you land.  Like I said, this is a one of kind technique.  You need to practice this and start small.  Jumps that are slower and have long faces will help you out a lot and when you feel comfortable enough, transition to faster, shorter jump faces.  Everything should be a fluid, smooth motion.  It will come faster than you think and you will be throwing scrubs like James himself.

Source: http://www.mxtrainingblog.com/riding-techniques/the-scrub/

Guy Cooper Paul Cooper

Stewart injury out of 2012 AMA supercross for now

James Stewart’s crash at Indianapolis will prevent him from racing this weekend at Toronto. James has been

under observation over the last few days and has stated that the crash “aggravated a couple old injuries and I’ll need time to fully recover from that”

James will continue to work hard on recovery and will re-evaluate is injuries and race readiness before Houston. But for now he is not ready to compete at the level required. “’I wouldn’t be able push myself at the pace needed to run with the guys out there”

Source: http://www.superfreestylemotocross.com/blog/stewart-injury-out-of-2012-ama-supercross-for-now/

David Bailey John Banks

Nitro Circus 3D Movie Premiere - starring Travis Pastrana

World Premiere of Travis Pastrana's Nitro Circus, The Movie, 3D, in Hollywood, California.

It was held at the famous Graumans Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood CA, Wednesday June 27, 2012. And in typical Hollywood fashion, complete with the red carpet.

Travis Pastrana has done a lot of things in his life. An AMA Motocross Champion, AMA East Regional Supercross Champion, Freestyle MX Champion, X Games athlete extraordinaire, (he'll be competing in Rally Cross later this weekend), Rally Car Champion, the star of the Nitro Circus franchise, and much more.

Photos and video below help show what the world premiere was like, and, the movie opens August 8th!

Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/nitro-circus-3d-movie-premiere-starring-travis-pastrana

Brett Metcalfe Heikki Mikkola

Tomac leads GEICO Honda charge at Monster Energy Cup in Vegas

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/tomac-leads-geico-honda-charge-at.html

Vic Eastwood Daryl Ecklund

Defending Super-Mini Champion Adam Cianciarulo will race the hybrid SX / MX 2012 Monster Energy Cup

Feld Motor Sports announced today that defending Super-Mini Champion Adam Cianciarulo, of Port Orange, Fla., will compete in this year’s Monster Energy Cup, a unique hybrid supercross / motocross at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium on October 20.

As of press time, Cianciarulo, could not confirm whether he will defend his Super-Mini title or make the sequential move to the 250F motorcycle and race the Amateur All-Star Class. One way or another, Cianciarulo will be one of the 22 top amateur riders that will represent the next generation of racers as they compete on the world’s biggest stage with 3.5 hours of live television coverage. Consisting of two, five-lap Main Events, the Super-Mini Class is a proving ground for aspiring amateurs to showcase their talent on a world-class stage.

“I am not sure what my plans are for this year yet,” said Cianciarulo. “I will either be on a KX 250F or a Super Mini. I just started riding the Kawasaki KX250F … I am really comfortable on the 250 already. Either way it’s going to be fun, and I will be there.”

Source: http://www.supercross.com/news/defending-super-mini-champion-adam-cianciarulo-will-race-the-hybrid-sx-mx-2012-monster-energy-cup

Shayne King Heinz Kinigadner

Husqvarna Celebrates Victory at Loretta Lynn's GNCC

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/11/husqvarna-celebrates-victory-at-loretta.html

Doug Dubach Ryan Dungey

Red Bull Teka KTM factory motocross rider Steffi Laier "Ready to Race" in 2011

When Steffi Laier, Red Bull Teka KTM factory rider and two-time Women's MX World Champion takes to the track in the pre-season MX races in Valence, France, this weekend it will be her first competitive ride for 2011. Steffi has been training hard on the bike since mid December and in Valence tests herself against a field of male riders.

At the French pre-season special, she faces off with a strong lineup of riders including those from the Nestaan JM Racing KTM squad led by Joel Roelants, Yentel Martens and young talents like 125 European champion Jordi Tixier of France and Austrian Pascal Rauchenecker. Also in the field are other KTM riders like British rider Nathan Parker (PROPPA-COM KTM and French riders Loïc Leonce (B G R KTM) and Loïc Larrieu (WOLFF KTM). But these and other top riders hold no fear for Steffi who his very well known for her toughness, skill and courage when attacking any MX track.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/mxgirls-news/red-bull-teka-ktm-factory-motocross-rider-steffi-laier-ready-to-race-in-2011

Gunnar Johansson Peter Johansson

Photos RedBud MX 2012

Photos from the 2012 RedBud MX National...

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Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/photos-red-bud-mx-2012

Tyla Rattray Chad Reed

Multi time Supercross and Motocross Champion Ricky Carmichael Takes Next Step in Designing Monster Energy Cup Track

Monster Energy Cup track designer Ricky Carmichael, a five-time Supercross Class Champion, took the next step in designing this year’s track when he sat down with Feld Motor Sports® to discuss the optimal track layout for fans and riders.

Carmichael met with Feld Motor Sports’ Todd Jendro, vice president of two wheel operations, Dave Prater, director of supercross, and Nate Swartzendruber, Monster Energy Cup manager, as well as Dirt Wurx’s Chris Blankenship at his Florida compound.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/news/multi-time-supercross-and-motocross-champion-ricky-carmichael-takes-next-step-in-designing-monster-energy-cup-track

Michael Byrne Antonio Cairoli

Dungey to Make KTM Debut at Monster Energy Cup

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/dungey-to-make-ktm-debut-at-monster.html

Sten Lundin Jeremy Lusk

2012 Lucas Oil Mt. Morris PA AMA Pro Motocross Highlight Video

Ryan Dungey, Eli Tomac, and Jessica Patterson were the big winner's in Saturday's Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross event in Mt. Morris, PA (High Point Raceway!). Click here for results, points and more from "High Point"

Source: http://www.supercross.com/news/2012-lucas-oil-mt-morris-pa-ama-pro-motocross-highlight-video

Eric Cheney Alessio Chiodi

Wojo at WEC #7 at Burnt River

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/wojo-at-wec-7-at-burnt-river.html

Shaun Simpson Joël Smets