News from April 2001
World Grand Prix MX from Australia
Round 3 of the 2001 World Motocross Championships took place on the Broadford circuit.The 125 Grand Prix winner was James Dobb from England riding for KTM.The 250 Grand Prix winner was Mickael Pichon from France riding for Suzuki. He has won all three events of the young season, and is in command of the points [...]
Flashback 1997
Photo Flashback: The year was 1997. Supercross was a battle between defending champion Jeremy McGrath and eventual champ Jeff Emig …. The 250 nationals saw Emig take that championship too. Ricky Carmichael was winning his first 125 outdoor championship. We were looking thru our archives, and found these photos from the first supercross of the [...]
Interview: Grant Langston
Grant Langston is a like-able young man from Durban, South Africa. He currently lives in Temecula, California, and is the 2000 125 World Motocross Champion. This year he’s competed in the AMA/EA Sports Supercross 125 West Series, and was a leading contender for the AMA/Chevy Trucks 125 Motocross Championship until a shoulder injury put him [...]
National Defense!
The 2001 AMA/Chevy Trucks U. S. Motocross Series gets started May 13 at Glen Helen in California. Everyone will be gunning for Travis Pastrana & Ricky Carmichael … They are the defending champions, and recently added supercross titles to their resumes. The series will conclude almost four months later at Steel City Raceway in Pennsylvania.Here’s [...]
Ernesto Fonseca & Justin Buckelew
Both Ernesto & Justin ride for YOT. Both competed in 125 West. Ernesto won the series, Justin was 3rd. Both are 19. Both live in Lake Elsinore … When and where was your first race?Ernesto: My first race was back home in Costa Rica when I was 5 years old. That seems like a long [...]
Ricky Carmichael – 2001 AMA/EA Sports Supercross Champion!
Ricky crushed all of his competitors this season. The point standings are not a true reflection of his total domination of the series. With two races yet to go, he’s the new champion! Here is a photo of “RC” at each of the first 13 races of the season. In these races he scored 11 [...]
You fell for it again
We have this day in the USA, it’s called April Fools Day. It comes every year on April 1. It’s a day that people celebrate by playing practical jokes. (One of the very best was done in 1957 by the BBC, entitled ‘The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest’). Did u really fall for that front page story? [...]
World Grand Prix MX from the NETHERLANDS
Round 2 – Valkenswaard NETHERLANDS500 class results:1. Joel Smets – Bel – KTM2. Stefan Everts – Bel – YAM3. Marnicq Bervoets – Bel – YAM4. Avo Leok – Est – KTM5. Johan Boonen – Bel – KTM6. Willie Van Wessel – Net – HSB7. Marcel Van Drunen – Net – HSB8. Miska Aaltonen – Fin [...]
Jeremy “RC” McMichael set to ride for Team CZ in 2003!
Washington DC: In a shocking and surprise press conference, Jeremy “RC” McMichael has announced his plans to ride for Team CZ starting in 2003. The multi-time champ from the USA has decided to relocate his entire racing operation to CZ’s headquarters in the Czech Republic. McMichael had this to say: “Since I was a little [...]
2002 schedule released!
Press Release: New York, NEW YORK 1. Anaheim CA – January 5 2. Chicago IL – January 12 3. Anaheim CA – January 19 4. New York City NY – January 26 5. Anaheim CA – February 2 6. Miami FL – February 9 7. Anaheim CA – February 16 8. Tampa FL – February [...]
