I should have crashed, but luckily I saved it when my chest protector caught on my crossbar pad. If it weren’t for that crossbar pad, I’d spend half my life sliding down the track face first Read More...
The shame is that the purity of the sport can be so easily corrupted by greedy men. No matter how you cut it, motocross is one of those "profit deals" Read More...
As a kid, I remember getting a new bicycle for my birthday and rolling it into my bedroom so I could sleep with it — a practice my mother frowned on Read More...
I have been fortunate to have a job that allows me to focus totally on meaningless motocross facts—without any distractions from the periodic table of elements or memorizing state capitals Read More...
Sports are full of stories about parents who gave up everything to make their kids successful. But, they did it for the kid, and when he becomes a doctor, lawyer or motorcycle racer, they don’t get a share of the profits Read More...
"Whenever I took off anywhere near the good line on the double, I felt like what a rabbit feels when it sees the shadow of a hawk circling overhead." Read More...
"It doesn’t make me happy to think that I have yelled at a lapper as we exited the track, swerved into a slower rider’s path when I passed him or given him the 'look-back of superiority.'" Read More...
Supercross TV is great at amateur cuts, predictable plot lines, mispronounced names, keys to the race that always include "Get a good start" and the mystical ability to cut away whenever a pass happens. Read More...
"It is often said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words,' which is true—unless you are the kind of guy who wears suspenders to keep his belt up." Read More...
Glen Helen from the air during construction. I love Disneyland. I can't help myself--even though they have, over their history, refused entrance to people with long hair, been caught up in labor disputes, suffered accusations from… Read More...