News from June 2008
AMA Motocross – Saturday night under the lights June 28 in Colorado!
History will be made in Colorado on Saturday, June 28 as the 2008 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF showcases its first-ever night motocross race at the Toyota Trucks AMA National at Thunder Valley Presented by Division 7 Insulation from Thunder Valley Motocross Park in Lakewood, Colorado.  The inclusion of lights, from the [...]
FIM Motocross World Championships & Grand Prix Commission rule changes for 2009
The Motocross/SuperMoto Grand Prix Commission, composed of Dr. Wolfgang Srb, President of the CMS/FIM, Mr. Giuseppe Luongo, President of Youthstream, and Mr. Takanao Tsubouchi, MSMA (Motorcycle Sport Manufacturers Association) Secretary General, in a meeting held in France, on June 14, decided to introduce the following changes to the Regulations, all for application as from January [...]
Back in France for my TV job
It was wonderful to be back in Europe again, and to see all my friends and co-workers at round 7 of the 2008 FIM World Motocross Championships!  But lets rewind a little bit first … you know how I love filling you in on all my experiences traveling overseas : ) Let’s start with [...]
2009 Kawasaki KX Motocross models!
Kawasaki USA has released info on their brand new 2009 KX Motocrosss/Supercross bikes. And below, you’ll find photos of the KX 65s, the KX 85s, the KX 100s, the KX 250s, and the KX 450s. And what’s really neat about these new models? You’ll find two versions available for 2009. One version is the ‘normal’ [...]
AMA Motocross Round 4 – Mt. Morris PA – June 15, 2008
450 Motocross Results 1. James Stewart 1/1 KAW 2. Mike Alessi 2/2 SUZ 3. Davi Millsaps 3/3 HON 4. Tim Ferry 4/4 KAW 5. Andrew Short 5/5 HON 6. Nick Wey 7/8 KTM 7. Sean Hamblin YAM 8. C. Cooper 10/7 SUZ 9. Josh Hill 13/6 YAM 10. Matt Byrne 13/8 SUZ 11. G. Gracyk [...]
2008 FIM World Motocross – Round 7 – France
Seb Pourcel wins his home Grand Prix in MX1, and Tommy Searle wins MX2 Grand Prix Round 7 – St. Jean d’Angely, France – June 15 MX1 Results 1. Seb Pourcel 1/1 KAW 2. Josh Coppins 2/2 YAM 3. J Barragan 3/6 KTM 4. Steve Ramon 11/3 SUZ 5. Max Nagi 5/8 KTM 6. Juilien [...]
Federation of France & Youthstream annouce Motocross of Nations for 2011 & 2015
St. Jean d’Angely, France: The Federation Francaise de Motocyclisme, and Youthstream Organization announced this morning before the start of the French Motocross Grand Prix a multi year agreement, which includes France hosting the 2011 and 2015 Motocross of Nations. The FFM President, Jean-Pierre Mougin, and Youthstream President Giuseppe Luongo have renewed an original agreement signed [...]
AMA fines Lawrence and Hill
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) issued separate penalties today to professional motocross riders Jason Lawrence and Josh Hill for off-track activities detrimental to the sport at last weekend’s AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF at Freestone County Raceway in Wortham, Texas, June 7-8. “AMA Racing conducted an investigation on the reported incidents involving each [...]
Josh Coppins – Video Interview
Josh Coppins rides for Yamaha in the FIM MX1 World Motocross Series. He’s originally from New Zealand, but spends most of his time based in Belgium. Here is a video interview we did with Josh the day before the 2008 World Motocross Championship Series started. He was (and still is) recovering from a very badly [...]
My Top-Secret visit to Honda’s race department …
Today, I was able to have the unique opportunity to get an “insider’s” look at American Honda’s motorcycle race shop. I pulled up around 1 pm right after everyone had came back from their lunch breaks. I met Ray Conway the Off-Road Media Coordinator, who brought me into the conference room so we could discuss [...]
