News from February 2009
New law banning motorcycles for kids – ACTION NEEDED
Courtesy MX Sports Dear Industry Leaders, Racers, Fans and Enthusiasts, Yesterday, a law went into effect prohibiting the sale of minicycles to children under the age of 13 as a result of the lead content in the machines (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Title I, Section 101). This law, which arguably applies to [...]
Privateer Spotlight: Ben LaMay
2009 450 Privateer Spotlight Profile: Birthday: May 29, 1991 Height: 6′ 1 1/2″ Weight: 180 lbs Born in: Puallup, WA Bike: Yamaha YZ-F450 Hobbies: Mountain Bike, Fishing, Go Karts, Snowboarding Sponsors: Rock River Powersports, Decal Works, Fly, Scott, Dr.D, RG3, Hammerhead, Etnies, Ogio, Asterisk, Dunlop, Cycra, Tag, Stomp grip, Hot Cams, CP Pistons, ASV, Uni, [...]
Tragic news: Jeremy Lusk update
Jeremy Lusk passed away at approximately 11:03 PM PST, Monday, February 9th, due to complications from the crash sustained Saturday evening in Costa Rica. He was in the Calderon Hospital Intensive Care Unit, surrounded by his loving Mother and Father, Chuck and Gina Lusk, his wonderful wife Lauren, his Mother and Father-in-Law Lynne and Larry [...]
No more Anaheim’s, but the last one was fun!
It’s Monday night, and the last Anaheim race for the year 2009 has come and gone. Due to all the rain the day before, they didn’t want to uncover the track until around 5 pm and only ran short practices to protect the track. So what do you do at a Supercross when you can’t [...]
A3 Supercross interviews: James Stewart, Jake Weimer, Davi Millsaps
by Amanda Woods James Stewart A: James Stewart! Winner of the 450 Supercross Main Event! Five wins in a row now! Great night for you! James: The night was great! I had a decent heat race and a good main event. It was all good. I just had to stay up, and not make many [...]
Jeremy Lusk sustains major injuries in Costa Rica, fund-raising info
Jeremy Lusk was competing at the X Knights in Costa Rica. In communication with Costa Rican journalist Jose Luis Rodriguez, journalist for the largest newspaper in Costa Rica, La Nacion (http://www.nacion.com) here are the facts, to date, as we know them regarding Jeremy Lusk’s crash and hospitalization: Jeremy Lusk was transported to Calderon Hospital in [...]
Round 6 – AMA/FIM Supercross Series 2009 – Anaheim 3 – February 7
James Stewart wins his fifth Supercross Main Event in a row! Jake Weimer wins his third 250 West Supercross Main Event of the season, and takes over points lead! 450 Supercross Results 1. James Stewart YAM 2. Chad Reed SUZ 3. Davi Millsaps HON 4. Ivan Tedesco HON 5. Josh Grant YAM 6. Andrew Short [...]
2009 World Motocross Grand Prix: Preview continued
by Geoff Meyer It is really hard to place a favorite for the 2009 MX1 championship. I mean defending champion David Philippaerts has to be considered a good bet, but on the other hand while he won the championship in 2008, he didn’t dominate it, and at times others riders made bigger progress and threatened [...]
More penalties from San Francisco Supercross: Hansen & Bonfiace
Officials with AMA Racing and the FIM (Federation International de Motocyclisme) have penalized Supercross class riders Joshua Hansen and Steve Boniface for their involvement in an altercation at the San Francisco round of the 2009 AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship. Both riders were found to have violated Appendix A, section A2.3j, of the AMA [...]
Jason Lawrence penalized for actions at San Francisco Supercross
AMA Racing officials determined today that actions taken by AMA Supercross Lites West Championship Series rider Jason Lawrence at the San Francisco round of the series violated the terms of his existing probationary status, which began on June 12, 2008. Lawrence has therefore been suspended for the next two rounds of the 2009 AMA Supercross [...]
