LeoVince recently signed on to be the Official Exhaust Sponsor of the AMA National Enduro Series in 2011, and will be working with the National Enduro Promoter’s Group to educate riders and raise awareness on issues such as sound and land protection, while also offering race support, product sales and sound testing at the events. [...]
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Here’s a quick tip from a pro on adjusting your chain. Ryan Morais’ Rockstar Energy Suzuki mechanic Steve Westfall uses a small ruler to measure the distance between the rear axle block and the end of the swingarm when adjusting the chain. “I never trust the marks on the adjuster cams, and I want to [...]
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Dirt Rider has learned that off-road racer Nathan Woods passed away today due to injuries resulting from a crash while practicing near Taft, California. The two-time WORCS champion, who had recently signed with Stillwell Performance for the 2011 season, was preparing for this weekend’s round of the WORCS series when he reportedly crashed over a [...]
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The 2011 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) season will soon be upon us and according to Trail Boss Jeff Russell there are a few exciting new additions to this year’s series. Russell, the 1991 AMA National Enduro Champion, is in charge of setting the courses (among other things) and he tells us the ’11 season [...]
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The Phoenix round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series went a long ways towards separating the legit contenders from the wannabes in this year’s title chase. For sure, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto and San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart have established themselves as the ones to beat and all other challengers must set their [...]
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The Phoenix round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series proved to be an exciting showdown between James Stewart and Ryan Villopoto, the two riders who have established themselves as the early season favorites in this year’s series. In the end, Villopoto seemed to have more than enough speed but it was Stewart who came [...]
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The second round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series is upon us and a lot has been said about Anaheim 1, mainly by the media. However I took a stroll through the pits at Phoenix’s Chase Field on Friday evening and managed to get a few thoughts from the folks who are actually under [...]
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Chad Reed came into Anaheim 1 with a lot of question marks and a lot to prove. It’s been a long time since the two-time Supercross champ raced the series, having suffered an injury almost a year ago at last year’s Phoenix round. Reed also came into the race on a new bike and with [...]
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A thousand words worth of photos (times 10) from A1, plus commentary too… “Team Green”. Broc Tickle, Josh Hansen and Tyla Rattray will most likely make things miserable for the other teams in the 250 (Lites?) division. Antonio Cairoli (and lovely wife) were at A1 checking things out. Cairoli says he is checking things out [...]
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Anaheim 1 is in the books and for the most part things went pretty much as expected, although there were a few surprises here and there. FELD Entertainment came away as the big winner, selling out Angel stadium for the first of only two races this year. Meanwhile, KTM has to be a bit disappointed [...]
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My favorite thing to say at this time of the year is that we are about to see who did their homework during the winter. That’s to say, who put in the long hours and hard work and who didn’t. Of course, everyone’s going to talk a big race before the fact, but we’ll soon [...]
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Thursday was media day at Anaheim’s Angel Stadium, in preparation for the opening round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series this Saturday. After a short press conference a few of the top riders took to the track to style for the national and local media. One of the riders showing off for the cameras [...]
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Last week we covered the 2010 Supercross season, the National Enduro series, the GNCC series, and a few of my fav fast food stops along the way. This week we’ll pick things up with the outdoor motocross series. This year’s national motocross series was pretty much a continuation of the Supercross series. Chad Reed started [...]
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The only way to make any money as a freelance moto journalist is to go to the races, and I went to quite a few of them this year – 39 weekend’s worth to be exact! And believe me, I saw plenty of cool racing over that 39 weekends; everything from Supercross to Trials and [...]
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Cory Buttrick took a big win at the AAPG, the final round of the 2010 Japanese National Cross Country (JNCC) series held at the BigDeer circuit in Hiroshima, Japan.At the invitation of the president of the JNCC, Masami Hoshino, Buttrick attended the highly regarded Japanese race as a representative of the GNCC (Grand National Cross-Country [...]
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HILLSDALE, Mich., (Aug. 1, 2011) – Hosting
The search for a CR60 started last
Taking your kid out on the trail
Dylan Woodcock photo courtesy of Ian Roxburgh
