Navy SEAL/Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SOC); 13 years of Navy service; ridden motorcycles since age FIVE; former Alaska State MX Champion; two Gold Medals in 30+ B/C class at 2010 Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National Championship. 32 years old. www.sealswcc.comMy dad was the one who first got me interested in racing. It was through [...]
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Crain Products is on a mission to reduce ankle injuries, or at least limit the severity when an impact goes wrong. The basic idea is a wide but fairly conventional steel footpeg with a teardrop-shaped sort of heel peg welded to the rear of the normal peg. The teardrop ankle-saving portion isn’t welded at the [...]
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Life’s circumstances have kept me out of dirt bikes for a while, and I’m looking to get back in sometime soon. I’m torn between the KTM 200 XC-W and the Honda CFR250X, probably used, but not abused. I’ve been reading and re-reading the two-stroke vs four-stroke articles in the November 2010 and February 2011 issues [...]
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Former European and Spanish 250cc roadracing champion, runner-up in Spanish superbike championship, competed for three years in the 250cc World Championships with several top 10 finishes; supermoto racer; “Baja” area of Spain off-road racer; raced cars in Spanish championship for Renault, Seat, Dodge (Viper) and Porsche, won 2001 GTC championship for Porsche. 44 years old. [...]
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Ramone Palladini Simi Valley, CA I’m a flooring contractor, so I have a lot of carpet samples lying around. Each sample is big enough to stand on, and has finished edges so it won’t unravel. I keep a couple of them in the truck for riders in our group to stand on while changing into [...]
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Wolfman Luggage Expedition Dry Saddlebags And Side Racks I’ve had a lot of success with Wolfman products in the past, mostly because the stuff is rugged, functional and built by guys who ride the wheels off their bikes. The Expedition Dry Saddlebags are the latest offering from the adventure-oriented company, and Wolfman states that you [...]
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If you have to ask, then you wouldn’t understand. But I’m going to tell you anyways. Riding minibikes can be one of the most fun times ever, especially with a bunch of friends around even a tiny track. Kawasaki’s revised KLX110L is just what the adult rider looking for a mini-moto mount ordered up with [...]
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Western states governors have added their voices to the chorus of vocal critics of the new federal “Wild Lands” policy that gives administration officials the power to ban responsible off-highway riding on millions of acres of public land, the AMA reports. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signed Secretarial Order 3310 creating a new land-use designation called [...]
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News Release – Torrance, CA: American Honda Motor Company’s Powersports Division announces the support of the GEICO/JG Off-Road team, which will compete in off-road events during 2011. The team, with sponsorship by American Honda, will compete in the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series, the Off-Road Motorcycles and ATVs (OMA) series, and the EnduroCross Series.GEICO/JG [...]
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The IGNITION3 cameras were on hand as David Pearson wins an epic battle in Round #1 of the AMA/Kenda National Hare and Hound Series. Destry Abbott takes 2nd, Jacob Argubright 3rd. Kurt Caselli lead most of the race on his KTM until the motor gave out just one mile from the finish and he had [...]
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We spotted famed Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas walking around Dodger Stadium at round three of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series with her husband Josh Duhamel (right) and former Dirt Rider photo model/pro racer turned stuntman turned movie and TV director David Barrett (left). We wonder if Fergie thought the night was going [...]
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ROME, GA – Pirelli and American driving phenom Ken Block have teamed up with video game company Codemasters® to bring the pavement pounding thrills of Gymkhana to the small screen in the new driving game DiRT 3. The introduction of Gymkhana Mode to the upcoming DiRT 3 video game brings the sport popularized by Ken [...]
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Through a few sources, Dirt Rider has learned that Honda is planning on getting back into the GNCC series supporting a high-profile team. Not since the Scott Summers dominance in the mid-1990s has Honda had much of a presence in that series, or any off-road series west of the Mississippi. The bulk of off-road racing [...]
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Trey Canard came into the pro ranks winning, grabbing the 2008 East Coast Supercross Lites title in his rookie year. Since then championships had eluded him, but 2010 was different. After nabbing five supercross podiums during his guest ride on a factory 450 Honda during his 250F division break, he went into his final 250F [...]
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The IGNITION3 cameras caught up with David Pearson as he was getting ready for 2011 Hare & Hound season opener. David is on a new bike and new team and ready to race. He will be racing a Honda 450X for the Purvines Racing Team and will be competing in both the Best in The [...]
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Kawasaki may not have invented the mid-size
Houston, Texas – Cornerstone Motocross Park will
