RUMORS, GOSSIP & UNFOUNDED TRUTHS: MOTOCROSS IS FUN, IF IT ISN’T YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG
MXGP heads off to Samota-Sumbawa, the AMA Nationals take a breather before the July 4th Red Bud weekend and MAVTV get a week off to find the bugs in their system
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MXGP heads off to Samota-Sumbawa, the AMA Nationals take a breather before the July 4th Red Bud weekend and MAVTV get a week off to find the bugs in their system
The most creative shift lever in motocross history was just like the bike it came on — prone to failure
Pick and choose exactly where titanium bolts can do the most good and forego the rest
Having having a big birthday in late June? So are Ward, Aberg, Rood, Walters, Andrews, Haro, Tripes and many more
As close as you can get to the way it was without having to race an air-cooled, twin-shock, four-inch travel bike
You too could be standing in the pits amid all of the factory machines, wearing pants with a custom patch on the butt and, unfortunately, a tattoo of the last clothing company you rode for on your bicep?
If you were 16 years old in Rome in the early 1970s, you would have dreamed of owning a Tiger Cross
A brilliant day of racing in Pennsylvania—lots of passing, lots of drama and the fourth winner in four 450 races
Either term could be used when describing an engine’s torque without being incorrect, but one is actually correct
Plus Thursday mx practice on the National track, Vet track, Stadiumcoss track, Pee-Wee track and Stacyc track—and SRA GP on Sunday!
Ken Roczen and Chase Sexton penalized for jumping when the Red Cross flag was waving at Thunder Valley
And lets not forget the all the other birthday boys celebrating this week
After three rounds Chase Sexton leads Ken Roczen by only 5 points, with Tomac starting to breath down their necks
This bike could be yours if you have 15 minutes to spare‚ if not, someone else will be riding it
When Doug Dubach raced the 1989 NMA Ponca City Grand Nationals he was told his linkage shifter was legal in the Stock class—After the race, the NMA disqualified him
They said it would be 100 degrees, but it wasn’t & believe us there is a big difference between 95 and 100, but not much difference between 100 and 105
Germany was a mixed bag: Romain Febvre had a safe return, Maxime Renaux got hurt in qualifying, Thibault Benistant broke into the ranks of GP winners, Tim Gajser won this 7th of 11 GPs & Tom Vialle’s bike cost him the 250 points lead
The guy who thought he was going to win didn’t & the guy who led to the last corner didn’t win either
For the new three-moto format, there will be one day of Vet-only practice (Friday) and two days of competitive racing (Saturday and Sunday) with the 125 Pros, 30 Pros, 40 Pros, 50 Pros & 60 Pros sprinkled in both days
The Tyran 125 MX was designed by Ted Wassell, who designed a series of bikes from his W.E Wassell Limited company in Lichfield, near Birmingham, England.
Might as well see the track layout now, then you can ignore it the five times they show it again on TV
As a general rule, the AMA 250/450 Nationals are exciting for the first five rounds and, after that, then everyone goes on auto-pilot
This week’s birthday boys cover the globe with Michael Byrne, Rolf Dieffenbach, Tommy Searle, Darian Sanayei, Julien Lieber & more
Jody pontificates on clear lenses, laminated tear-offs, chest protectors, suspension gurus, the perfect glove, bent handlebars and motor-home races
Romain has been on the side lines since crashing at the Paris Supercross in November
When you race at Glen Helen’s Saturday motocross the gate fee is only $10 per person, Racing is only $30 (if your pre-enter), $40 at the window and the fun factor $100,000
See a Yamaha YZ300 that was built by Twisted Development for one AMA Pro, ridden by another Pro and tested by a third Pro
Tim Gajser gets beat again in the 450 class, but still has a 73-point lead over Maxime Renaux
Mosiman, Anderson, Lawrence & Tomac all win motos, but the two fast guys were Anderson (450) & Shimoda (250)
Let’s be serious, no one expected an all-new Suzuki for 2023, but we did hold out hopes for BNG