News from July 2009

Ken de Dycker wins German ADAC Master Motocross

In the final weekend of the summer-break before the FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship resumes activity for the 12th round of 15, Teka Suzuki World MX1′s Ken De Dycker rode to a clean sweep of moto victories at Tensfeld for the fifth meeting of eight in the 2009 ADAC MX Masters in Germany. The 25-year-old [...]

Parade of Nations at the RoadCraft FIM Junior Motocross World Championship in Taupo, New Zealand

There are less than four weeks until the world’s best junior riders arrive in Taupo for the 2009 RoadCraft FIM Junior Motocross World Championship on August 15-16. “We have got entries from countries as wide-reaching as Ecuador and Tahiti and a strong response from the traditional motocross powerhouses in Europe such as Italy and France,” [...]

Supercross Champ James Stewart to be featured on ESPN’s E:60 Primetime

ESPN Newsmagazine E:60 Revisits James Stewart E:60, ESPN’s primetime newsmagazine on hiatus since May, returns Tuesday, July 28, with a return visit with AMA Supercross champion James Stewart, who was featured on the program earlier this year. E:60 airs at 7 p.m. ET. He is often called the “Tiger Woods” of his sport and is [...]

Full Entertainment Lineup set for Air Nautiques/AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn Ranch

More information on the Air Nautiques/AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn Ranch, August 2 – 8. Full Entertainment Lineup set! A full entertainment lineup has been set for the Air Nautiques/AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN. The week-long event, held from Sunday August 2nd to Saturday, [...]

Freestyle Motocross athlete Ronnie Renner breaks big air world record at Red Bull High Rise

Unparalleled insanity met high hopes in the friendly confines of Chicago’s Butler Field at Grant Park as professional motocross athlete Ronnie Renner broke his own Guinness World Record for highest motorcycle jump off a quarterpipe. Thousands of excited fans from all over the Midwest huddled together in anticipation and watched as Renner fearlessly approached the [...]

GEICO AMA EnduroCross opens with a wild one at Vegas’ Orleans – Blazusiak winds up the winner over Dietrich in a photo finish!

Crashes and lead changes throughout the GEICO EnduroCross opener have fans on their feet for the entire main event – 1st could have easily gone to any one of four racers Saturday night, July 25, 2009, Las Vegas: In one of the wilder finishes in GEICO Powersports AMA EnduroCross, presented by E3 Spark Plugs, history, [...]

Troy Lee Designs Invades Summer X Games 15 in Los Angeles

This coming week kicks off the fifteenth annual ESPN Summer X Games in Los Angeles. The action sports event has become one of the single biggest weekends of competition in the motorcycle industry and Troy Lee Designs will be there in force. With fourteen different athletes wearing TLD gear and/or helmets there will be no [...]

Troy Lee Designs Invades Summer X Games 15 in Los Angeles

This coming week kicks off the fifteenth annual ESPN Summer X Games in Los Angeles. The action sports event has become one of the single biggest weekends of competition in the motorcycle industry and Troy Lee Designs will be there in force. With fourteen different athletes wearing TLD gear and/or helmets there will be no [...]

U.S. House of Representatives congratulates American Motorcyclist Association on its 85th Anniversary

U.S. Representative Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas) introduced House Resolution 676 on the House floor congratulating the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) on its 85th anniversary, and commending the Association for promoting and protecting the interests of motorcyclists since 1924. The resolution notes that AMA members make up “the world’s largest and most dedicated group of motorcycle [...]

Round 8 – AMA Motocross Series – Washougal WA – July 25, 2009

Chad Reed powers to double moto victory in 450 Motocross class! Ryan Dungey wins 250 overall at Washougal Motocross … Dungey and Pourcel now tied on points. 450 Results 1. Chad Reed 1/1 SUZ 2. Josh Grant 5/2 YAM 3. Jason Lawrence 10/3 YAM 4. Justin Brayton 9/8 KTM 5. Michael Byrne 15/4 SUZ 6. [...]