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A2 Supercross Photo Gallery

Photos by Drew Ruiz.
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Travis Preston with contest winner Steve Howe

Travis Preston’s Ride Day Winner

Late last year, Travis Preston held a contest where the winner would receive a one-day private riding lesson. The lucky winner of the Travis Preston MX Schools Contest was Steve Howe. Steve was born with only one hand and has been riding mx since he was five years old. He wanted an additional understanding of [...]
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Dakar Rally 2013 and more inside the Weekly Dirt

Despres Takes Dakar, Windham Retires, Big Sky Off-road, Oakland SX, 6D Helmet Impression and Arenacross Updates! – The Weekly Dirt: January 23, 2013

Welcome to Weekly Dirt, the best place on the Internet for off-road news from around the world. Today we have news from Dakar, plus a preview of this weekend’s Oakland Supercross, Windham retires, an impression of the new 6D helmet and the Big Sky Off-road goes national, so let’s get with it! Cyril Despres Takes [...]
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Oakley Introduces The Airbrake MX Goggle

Story and Photos by Sean Klinger Oakley took a different approach to the goggle market when developing the new Airbrake goggle. Available to the public in March 2013, the goggle has many features that are simply not found in any other off-road eyewear. And they will comand a price higher than most at $160 to [...]
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Tomac and 6D Helmets Top Podium for 3rd Straight Supercross Victory, Osborne 4th!

Eli Tomac once again dominated round 3 of the AMA Monster Energy Supercross 250SX division with a convincing win Saturday night in Anaheim. Eli paced himself all night conserving energy and making strategic passes as he moved to the front. “I definitely started off slower today,” commented Tomac, who had been under the weather all [...]
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FMF Apparel Signs James Carter To A Multi Year Deal

Irvine, CA (January 22th, 2013): Coming off of a very successful 2012 and looking to further strengthen their team, FMF Apparel is digging deeper into Freestyle MX with the signing of phenom James Carter to a multi year deal. The 23 yr old Temecula, CA resident is known for his hard charging hits, unique style [...]
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Kevin Windham Retires

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jan. 19) – The storied Monster Energy AMA Supercross racing career of GEICO Honda’s Kevin Windham has come to a close. Windham, 34, ended his 19-year pro career on Saturday night at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The veteran wrapped up his career with 19 wins, more than 200 Supercross starts (second on the [...]
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Robby Bell and Russell Bobbitt accompany Brian Pierce this evening on Seat Time

Starting off the fourth week of 2013 brought us a lot of racing in the off-road world. On the west coast, we saw the WORCS Series start off their season at Canton Creek MX in Peoria, AZ and the Western Checkpoint Enduro Championship kicked off in Lucerne Valley, CA. The east coast brought us news [...]
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Matt Goerke places Best in Season. Photo courtesy of BTO Sports - KTM

LeoVince Races to Success at Anaheim 2

Richmond, Calif. – January 22, 2013 – The 2013 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series made a U-turn and headed right back to Anaheim, California, for round three of racing this past weekend. With a talented field of Supercross warriors, LeoVince-backed riders were poised and ready to do battle on the most technical track of the [...]
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Moto Defined by DC Shoes

This year DC Shoes took a new approach to the DC Moto team video. The best riders in the best locations…This is Moto Defined by DC. Enjoy! Staring DC athletes: Jeremy McGrath, Travis Pastrana, Robbie Maddison, Nate Adams, Trey Canard, Malcolm Stewart, Adam Cianciarulo, Tyler Bereman, and Carson Mumford. With appearances by Andy Bakken, Michael [...]
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2013 250 MX Shootout Video Pt. 2: Kawasaki KX250F

Here’s the second installment of the 2013 250 MX Shootout Roundtables, where we discuss the second place finisher Kawasaki KX250F. After winning the 250 MX shootout the last three years, hopes were high for the green quarter-liter race machine. For 2013, the KX250F had some big changes from last years model. In the engine department [...]
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Ryan Villopoto Claims First Supercross Win of 2013 Season in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, Calif. (January 19, 2013) – The 2013 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, made its return visit to Anaheim on Saturday night, hosting its 59th race inside Angel Stadium in front of a crowd of 37,789 fans. After a 16th-place finish to start the season and a runner-up effort a week ago, [...]
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Factory Bike Friday: Matt Goerke’s BTOSports.com/KTM

Mechanic: JR Boyd Matt Goerke finished a credible 17th at Phoenix on his BTOSPorts.com-backed KTM 450 SXF. For 2013, the boys at BTO picked up full backing from KTM so their bikes feature lots factory parts and KTM takes care of the team’s engine and suspension needs. Just about everything that Dungey gets, BTO has [...]
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2013 250 MX Shootout Video Pt. 1: Honda CRF250R

Video by Scott Smith and Dustin Vance Now that Dirt Rider has completed the 2013 250F motocross shootout, we wanted to take a look back at some of the individual bikes in this comparison. First up: The 2013 Honda CRF250R. Having been a dedicated contender in the mid-sized four-stroke class for quite some time, Honda [...]
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Phoenix SX Reviewed, A2 Previewed, More Dakar, BITD Parker 250! – The Weekly Dirt: January 16, 2013

Welcome to Weekly Dirt, your place on the Internet for off-road news from around the world. We’re less than three weeks into the New Year, and there’s already lots if racing to dig into, so let’s get to it! AMA Supercross Heating Up It’s still early in the season, but with two races in the [...]
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