PASHA’S KTM 150SX: ENGINE-BUILDER SHOOTOUT
Building three hot-rod 150s: Pasha versus Varner versus Twisted versus Haeseker versus MXA
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Building three hot-rod 150s: Pasha versus Varner versus Twisted versus Haeseker versus MXA
Pasha Afshar loves two-strokes so much that he asked Glen Helen if he could take over sponsoring the 125 Pro classes at the Wiseco/Fashouse World Two-Stroke Championship. The result was a giant boost in payouts to three special classes
After three individual test videos on the Varner, Twisted and Haeseker-built KTM 150’s. We have released our Shootout video, where we put all three bikes head-to-head
Nothing is going to bring Honda, Kawasaki or Suzuki two-strokes back to life. Face it, they are dead! We’ve wasted 15 years bemoaning their disappearance—appreciate what we have
Another redesigned track greets the boys of “Saturday at the Glen.” This week was a doozy
The third 125 engine builder in the “Pasha 150SX Engine Builder Shootout” is Terry Varner. He is a controversial figure, with, at the very least, a poor work ethic or worse. Pasha included his engine to help Terry turn his life around
Jim Haeseker built a rocket ship for Pasha’s KTM 150 two-stroke engine builder shootout. This episode highlights the exotic Haeseker built KTM 150SX
Taking the word of a weatherman about whether you should show up at a race the next day is the best way to miss an epic race…just do it you big baby!
The true story of the Mitch Payton tuned-150cc KTM/Husqvarna/GasGas engine that has led an exciting life in the hands of the MXA wrecking crew
With over 200 riders and temperatures that felt like they were over 200-degrees, the “Saturday at the Glen” racers proved that they would have raced the Pompei 450 National even as Vesuvius was spewing lava
The men who never get a close-up in a movie, but make the movie memorable, are often at the front of the pack in SoCal’s motocross races
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
MXA didn’t test Pasha’s KTM 270SXF because of his Hollywood links (we blinked during “American Wrestler” and missed him). We are testing it because Pasha is a motocross benefactor and unsung hero
One man’s view, via video, of what it was like to be in the center of the swirling mass of smokers at Glen Helen and introduces the men & companies that helped him
When Supercross comes to town, there are cadres of riders who think that going riding themselves would be “good for the sport”—meet one such group
That Was The Year That Was! Nostalgia is easily triggered by a song on the radio, an old movie, family snapshots or the smell of two-stroke oil burning
No youngsters allowed! A chance for Over-30 and Over-50 125cc two-stroke racers to earn their fair share of the $10,000 purse
Do you know your friendly REM stars? Reisinger, Tamietti, Eropkin, De Ley, Harper, Pasha, Ortner & Jamie Ellis
REM comes down from their hill, while the Glen Helen National track comes down with its big hill
With the GPs, Endurocross, World Vet Championship and Day In The Dirt all clogging up the November calendar, we won’t have time to complain about nothing happening
The big boys have taken their toys and gone home, which makes room for all manner of really cool events, people and machines to get the spotlight
There is a $6000 Pro purse for the 125 Pro class, Over-30 125 Pro class and Over-50 125 Pro class — plus $8000 for the premier Open Pro class
If you lived in SoCal and loved racing, this is where you’d be every Saturday
Get up out of your chair, go out to the garage, dust off your 125 and scream, “I’m not gonna take it anymore!”
Incredible pack-racing on the all-new REM track layout — Ortner & Eropkin persevere
Take a night off from working in the garage to take Junior to the movies, like your dad did for “On Any Sunday”
He enjoyed the premier, the after-party and hanging out with Gwen Stefani — Plus a list theaters nationwide showing it
REM Motocross had a lot of very fast 450 Pros this past Saturday and more than their fair share of Vet, Over-40, Over-50s and Over-60s (not to mention the Over-70 crowd)
The majority of privateers identify with MXA test rider Brian Medeiros, who holds down a 40-hour-a-week, five-day-a-week job — every penny he earns, he dumps into racing
A resilient lot, the New Zealanders have suffered the outrageous slings and arrow of an angry lynch mob this week, but when it comes to racing they redeem themselves