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THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAY BOYS: DAVE BICKERS WOULD HAVE BEEN 77

Martin Davalos will celebrate his 28th birthday on Thursday.

Jan. 15…Martin Davalos 1987
Jan. 15…Alessandro Lupino 1991
Jan. 15…Austin Squires 1973
Jan. 16…Ryan Mills 1986

The late Dave Bickers in 1962 on a Greeves. Note the aluminum frame and leading link forks.

Jan. 17…Dave Bickers 1938
Jan. 17…Loic Larrieu 1991

The late Donny Schmit would have been 48 years old.

Jan. 17…Donny Schmit 1967
Jan. 18…Mike LaRocco Sr.
Jan. 20…Chris Loschiavo
Jan. 21…Micky Dymond 1965
Jan. 23…Isiah Johnson 1979

SUPERCROSS AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT MALCOLM SMITHS ON JANUARY 30

ANAHEIM II ANIMATED TRACK MAP FROM GROUND LEVEL

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PALA RACEWAY TO REOPEN THIS SUNDAY

DEL MAR SHORT TRACK COMING THIS WEEKEND

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2015 SUPERCROSS AT A GLANCE

Eli Tomac won in Phoenix.

Date           Venue                      450                       250
Jan. 3…..Anaheim I……………Ken Roczen……Jessy Nelson
Jan. 10…Phoenix……………….Eli Tomac……….Cooper Webb
Jan. 17…Anaheim II
Jan. 24…Oakland
Jan. 31…..Anaheim III
Feb. 7…..San Diego
Feb. 14…Dallas
Feb. 21…Atlanta
Feb. 28…Atlanta
Mar. 7…Daytona
Mar. 14…..Indy
Mar. 21…Detroit
Mar. 28…St. Louis
Apr. 11…..Houston
Apr. 18….Santa Clara
Apr. 25. ..New York
May 2……Las Vegas
450 Points leader…Ken Roczen (Suz)
250 West points leader…Jessy Nelson (KTM)

MEMORIES OF THE WAY WE WERE

It’s hard to accept that there are people alive who never saw Roger ride. Those who did, will never forget it.

MXA PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: DR.D YZ-F RADIATOR LOWERING KIT

Dubach Racing Development’s (DR.D) Yamaha YZ250/450F radiator lowering kit moves the radiators 24mm downwards, helping lower the bike’s center of gravity, which increases turning performance and makes the bike more maneuverable. The kit comes with all the necessary hardware, and can be installed in 30 minutes. This makes a noticeable improvement to Yamaha’s handling. DR.D Radiator lowering kits are available for YZ-F, KX-F and CRF models at www.dubachracing.com or (951) 808-1114.

SUZUKI PROMOTES ROD LUPUSNAK

Rod (left) receiving an award from Ron Seidner.

Rod Lopusnak has been named Suzuki’s Director and Operations Head of motorcycle/ATV sales and will lead the company’s Motorcycle, ATV and Scooter sales and marketing efforts. Rod will replace Larry Vandiver who is retiring. Rod is great guy and MXA has always appreciated his help. In our opinion, Suzuki couldn’t put a better guy in this position. At Suzuki, Lopusnak had held eight different leadership positions. He started from the bottom and worked his way up. Congratulations Rod Lopusnak.

REM GLEN HELEN THIS WEEKEND

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MITCH PAYTON THINKS OUT OF THE BOX

This is not the Pro Circuit Supercross track, but it is a helicopter.

During the rain storms that hit SoCal in the early days of January all of the Supercross tracks were flooded. When this happens the teams have to stop testing, while the riders get to enjoy riding in the hills or desert. Pro Ciruit’s Mitch Payton found the situation intolerable. He wanted to test and he wanted to test now! So Mitch rented a helicopter and had it fly out to his Glen Helen Supercross track. He had it hover over the track for an hour, so that the prop wash could blow the water off the track and dry out the dirt. It was a brilliant idea, but it didn’t work. It was too wet to fix.

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GOT TICKETS? START SAVING NOW! COMPLETE 2015 RACE SCHEDULE

The third race of the big 17 is on Saturday.

2015 AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan. 3………………….Anaheim, CA
Jan. 10…………………Phoenix, AZ
Jan. 17…………………Anaheim, CA
Jan. 24…………………Oakland, CA
Jan. 31…………………Anaheim, CA
Feb. 7…………….…….San Diego, CA
Feb. 14…………………Arlington, TX
Feb. 21…………………Atlanta, GA
Feb. 28…………………Atlanta, GA
March 7………………..Daytona, FL
March 14………….…..Indianapolis, IN
March 21……………..Detroit, MI
March 28……………..St. Louis, MO
April 11………………..Houston, TX
April 18………………..Santa Clara, CA
April 25………………..East Rutherford, NJ
May 2…………………..Las Vegas, NV

2015 AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 16…………….…Hangtown, CA
May 23…………….…Glen Helen, CA
May 30………….……Thunder Valley, CO
June 6………………..Muddy Creek, TN
June 13……………….Mt. Morris, PA
June 27………………Budds, MD
July 4…………………Red Bud, MI
July 18………..……..Millville, MN
July 25……………….Washougal, WA
August 8………….…Unadilla, NY
August 15……….…..Miller Motorsports, UT
August 22 …………..Crawfordsville, IN

2015 FIM WORLD MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Feb. 28…………………Losail, Qatar
March 8………………..Si Racha, Thailand
March 29………………Neuwuen, Argentina
April 19………………..Arco di Trento, Italy
April 26………………..Valenswaard, Holland
May 10…………………Talavera, Spain
May 24…………………Matterley Basin, Great Britain
May 31…………………Villars Sous Ecot, France
June 14………………..Maggiora, Italy
June 21………………..Teutschenthal, Germany
July 5…………………..Uddevalla, Sweden
July 12…………………Kegums, Latvia
July 26…………………Loket, Czech Republic
Aug 2…………………..Lommel, Belgium
Aug 16…………………Trinidade, Brazil
Aug 30…………………Assen, Netherlands
Sept 13…………………Leon, Mexico
Sept. 20………………..Glen Helen, USA

2015 AMSOIL ARENACROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan. 10-11………….…Cincinnati, OH
Jan. 16-18………….…Grand Rapids, MI
Jan. 23-25…………….Colorado Springs, CO
Jan. 31- Feb. 1…..…..Nashville, TN
Feb. 6-8……………….Wilkes-Barre, PA
Feb. 21-22……………Tampa, FL
Feb. 28- Mar.1………Kansas City, MO
Mar. 6-8……………….Council Bluffs, IA
Mar. 13-15……………Southaven, MS
Mar. 21-22……………New Orleans, LA
Mar. 28-29……………Austin, TX
April 11-12……………Spokane, WA
April 18-19……………Tacoma, WA
April 25-26……………Fresno, CA
May 1-3………………..Las Vegas, NV

2015 GEICO ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
March 6……………….Daytona Beach, FL
March 21……………..Salt Lake City, UT
April 25……………….Sacramento, CA
May 1………………….Las Vegas, NV
May 30………………..Phoenix, AZ
June 5…………………Austin, TX
Aug, 22……………….Atlanta, GA
Oct. 3………………….Denver, CO
Oct. 17…………………Everett, WA
Nov. 7………………….Boise, ID
Nov. 20-21…………..Ontario, CA

2015 WORCS WORLD OFFROAD CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan. 18…………………Taft, CA
Feb. 8………………….Primm, NV
March 1 ………………Peoria, AZ
March 29 …………….TBA
April 19……………….Hurricane, UT
May 24 ……………….Cedar City, UT
Aug. 2 …………………TBA
Sept. 27 ………………Glen Helen, CA
Oct. 18 ………………..Prim, NV

2015 WORLD SIDECAR CROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
April 6…………………Switzerland
April 12………………..France
May 10………………..Ukraine
May 17………………..Germany
May 25………………..Holland
June 7…………………Latvia
June 14……………….Czech Republic
July 5…………………..France
July 12…………………Belgium
July 19…………………Germany
Aug. 2…………………Estonia
Aug. 9…………………Latvia
Aug. 16……………….Ukraine
Sept.13………………..France
Sept.20………………..Germany

2015 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
March 29……..……Horsham, Vic
April 12……..……..Appin, NSW
April 26 …….…..…Broadford, Vic
May 17 ………….….Murray Bridge, SA
May 31………..…….Coolum, Qld
July 5 ……………….Raymond Terrace, NSW
July 19 ………..……Shepparton, Vic
August 2 …….….…Nowra, NSW
August 23 …………Toowoomba, Qld
August 30 ……..….Coolum, Qld

2015 WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Mar. 8-9………………Daytona Beach, FL
Mar. 21……………..…Wortham, TX
Apr. 12…………………Glen Helen, CA
May 15…………………Hangtown, CA
June 7………………….Muddy Creek, TN
June 12……………..…Mt. Morris, PA
July 5…………………..Red Bud, MI
Aug. 21…………………Crawfordsville, IN

2015 WMX WOMENS MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Feb. 28…………………Losail, Qatar
March 8………………..Si Racha, Thailand
May 24…………………Matterley Basin, Great Britain
May 31…………………Villars Sous Ecot, France
June 21………………..Teutschenthal, Germany
July 26…………………Loket, Czech Republic

2015 ITALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Feb. 1…Riola Sardo
Feb. 8…Castiglione del Lago
Feb. 15…Ottobiano

2015 BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
March 15…Hilton Park
April 4…Lyng
May 3…Canada Heights
June 7…Hawkstone Park
June 28…Blaxhall Circuit
July 19…Foxhill
Aug. 23…FatCat Moto Parc
Sept. 6…Preston Docks

2015 DUTCH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Mar. 15…Gemert
Mar. 29…Halle
May 14…Rhenen
July 19…Markelo
Sept. 13…Varsseveld
Sept. 20…Oss
Oct. 11…Mill

2015 BELGIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
March 22…Moerbeke-Waas
April 12…Mons
June 7…Kester-Gooik
Aug. 23…Orp le Grand
Sept. 6…Pierreux

2015 FRENCH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
March 1…St Jean d’Angely
March 15…Sommieres
March 22…Gueugnon
April 5…Romagne
May 3…Plomion
June 7…Gaillac Toulza

2015 SPANISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Feb. 22…Malpartida de Caceres
March 22…Valverde Del Camino
April 12…Bellpuig
May 3…Calatayud
June 7…La Baneza
Oct. 4…Talavera
Oct. 25…Albaida

2015 GERMAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
April 12…Furstlich Drehna
May 03…Jauer
June 07…Bielstein
June 28…Aichwald
July 19…Tensfeld
Aug. 09…Ried
Aug. 23…Lichtenvoorde
Sept. 06…Gaildorf

COUCH POTATOS…POTATO CHIPS: THE 2015 SUPERCROSS TV SCHEDULE

All times are Eastern. There are 13 races on Fox Sports 1 (including Daytona), 3 races on Fox Sports 2 and one on Fox.

THE HONDA GROM IS THE LAST 2105 MODEL RELEASD

Honda will offered in two additional colors for its second model year of the popular Grom. For 2015, Yellow and Pearl White will join the popular Red and Black versions that were available in its successful debut model year, with all variants getting a new graphic treatment on the tank covers. Still the only product of its kind on the market, the little Grom returns with all the same full-size motorcycle features, including a 124.9cc fuel-injected engine, an inverted fork, hydraulic disc brakes and a steel frame. The versatile machine has room for a passenger, and its curb weight is just 225 pounds.

 

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