That’s what I told my Publisher, Sean Finley, when he said that if I wore all my gear to go see Supercross: The Movie, I could expense it. But the rest of the Dirt Rider crew proved a bit more brazen than I was. Following the inspiration of Chris Denison (resident new guy), and further [...]
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Carmichael finished out another undefeated season at Glen Helen, but the excitement and drama of the day was definitely in the 125 class. Mike Alessi drew even nearer to taking the 125 Championship from Ivan Tedesco after the first moto, but ultimately, it was a good day for Kawasaki. Grant Langston took the overall victory [...]
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Ricky Carmichael cast aside the last shred of doubt (not that you had any, right?) by sealing the deal at the Steel City National, round 11 of 12 in the 2005 AMA Motocross Championship Series. Carmichael’s near-flawless season has given him his sixth consecutive AMA Motocross title with one round still remaining.Kevin Windham – also [...]
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“The boring races are good for someone,” said Carmichael with two rounds left to go in another undefeated season, “and I’m going to take them as long as I can.” Boring? Well, maybe “predictable” would be a more accurate depiction of the ’05 250 class (newly renamed Motocross class) Motocross season.Many people were forecasting—or perhaps [...]
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The night one wins at the 2005 U.S. Open of Supercross went to Ricky Carmichael and Brett Metcalfe. The sudden absence of James Stewart in the 250 class allowed Ricky to ride to a relatively unchallenged victory. Stewart appeared more than ready at Thursday’s practice, and spun a few laps for the press, but was [...]
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Everyone’s ready to see Carmichael wrap up a grand slam season at the US Open of Supercross this weekend. He’s had an unbelievable year so far, making it easy to name him a shoe-in for the overall win. But at today’s press conference, Ricky was the first to cast a shadow of doubt.”I haven’t prepared [...]
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The excitement of this year’s U.S. Open definitely happened during Saturday night’s events. Although the same winners from night one were awarded the overall victories, there was plenty of action, drama and great racing. Carmichael once again dominated the main event, emerging the big winner—and $100K richer. Brett Metcalfe rode to a strong second place [...]
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Many people see the U.S. Open as the last race of the season. Falling just after the close of the motocross season, it marks the last race before the three month “off-season” before Anaheim one. But for others, the it’s is the first race of the upcoming SX season, a time to start with a [...]
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Every now and then, distributors and companies will have an “Industry Ride,” inviting people out to ride together, celebrate that year’s work. Usually it’s something like an invite to a day rental at a track. But when Motonation puts on their industry ride, they go big. This was no day at the track; Motonation (US [...]
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KTM’s David Knight earned his first AMA number one plate at the Maxxis Endurocross Saturday night. Knighter won the night’s main event over Suzuki’s John Dowd and young Kawasaki rider Ricky Dietrich to take the second Endurocross Championship title and $10,000.Knight got a mid-pack start but quickly worked his way up, passing other front runners [...]
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KTM’s David Knight on top of the world right now… or the off-road world anyway. He cleaned house in Europe taking number one titles in the World Enduro Championship Series, the International Six Days and the Enduro at Erzberg before coming to the states to win a few more events. For the second weekend in [...]
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Is it time to move on and buy a new bike, or is it worth fixing up your aging ride? It’s a question many people have to ask themselves when their bike starts racking up mileage, and it’s not always easy to determine which is the better value. Obviously, buying new is more expensive than [...]
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As most enthusiasts probably know, the popularity of motocross has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. Participation in the sport has grown by over 300% in the last decade. But a statistic you may not know is that 40% of that growth is women. Female participation in motocross is at record highs, and [...]
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If you ran out and bought a pair of Alpinestars’ finest the second they hit shelves last year, odds are you’ll need to be replacing those soles any time now. So you head to the local shop and pick up the sole replacement kit. The five-step instructions on the back make it sound easy and [...]
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Last year at this exact moment, we sat at the Anaheim 1 Press Conference hyping up the “greatest AMA Supercross season ever.” While in the background, track workers were scrambling to put tarps over the built sections of the track under the steady rain outside. A few more inches of rain in the following days [...]
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Wonderful can come in small packages
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