News from March 2011
Help James Stewart pick his next boot design
James Stewart is looking for the next design to appear on his Nike boots, so a design competition called Red Bull Rubber & Sole was launched to solicit new ideas. James met the seven designers, hailing from Indianapolis, St. Louis, Detroit and Chicago at Got SOLE? Boutique in Indianapolis before the Supercross race. He narrowed [...]
2011 FIM MX1, MX2 and MX3 World Championship Calendars Updated
Youthstream announces the update of the official 2011 calendars, including the new venue for the Grand Prix of Spain, which is La Bañeza, and the new Grand Prix of Europe, which will take place in Gaildorf. The first round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will be in Greece on the 17th April weekend, [...]
Tarah Gieger and TLD extend racing relationship for 2011
Troy Lee Designs / Lucas Oil / Honda is happy to announce that Tarah Gieger is racing under the tent for the 2011 WMA Series. Photo: goongraphix Tarah’s out here in California preparing for the nationals already and she’s looking stronger than ever! “I’ve been riding my 450 for the past few months to help [...]
GEICO Honda’s Justin Barcia intent on staying out front in Supercross series
Championship points leader Justin Barcia has no plans of slowing down when the AMA Monster Energy Supercross series heads north of the border this Saturday for another round of high-flying action at the Rogers Centre. Atop his GEICO Honda 250cc machine, Barcia has been unstoppable this year in the Lites East bracket, winning twice and [...]
James Hurt More Than They Lead On?
DMG is a pretty solid source and his post makes it sound like JS7 may be hurt a little more than has been lead to believe. Time will tell and details are skinny at best. I would not go to far with the info, but I would keep it in your back pocket. James has [...]
Cole Seely Secures Fifteenth Place Finish in Jacksonville
It was a rough night in Jacksonville, FL for Cole Seely, only his second race aboard the American Honda CRF450R. Photo: Kardas After qualifying 15th in practice, Cole lined up for Heat 2 with confidence. When the gate dropped, he tangled with another rider off the start but rounded the first lap inside the top [...]
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson Makes Impressive Podium Return in Jacksonville
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson found his way back to the podium after a two-race hiatus with a second-place finish at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. His finish bumped him up into third in the AMA Supercross Lites Eastern Region point standings. Teammate Blake Baggett had a tough night as he was unable to qualify [...]
Honda Red Riders Win Big In Jacksonville
The Honda Red Riders dominated round 11 of the AMA Supercross Championship in Jacksonville, FL, over the weekend with wins in both the Supercross and Supercross Lites East classes. American Honda Racing’s Trey Canard won the Supercross race, recording his second Supercross-class win in his rookie season aboard his Honda CRF450R, while GEICO Honda’s Justin [...]
Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey Grabs a Podium Finish at Jacksonville Supercross
Dungey claims a third-place podium finish and third place in series points Photographer: Jake Klingensmith Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey rode a strong race aboard his all-powerful Yoshimura-equipped Suzuki RM-Z450, claiming a third-place podium finish last night at the 11th round of the 2011 AMA/FIM Supercross Championship at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, FL. Teammate [...]
Clement Desalle dominates Hawkstone Motocross in England
Rockstar Energy Suzuki MX 1′s Clement Desalle headed a double podium appearance by the factory team on Sunday by winning the MX 1 class of the Hawkstone Park International Motocross as team mate Steve Ramon occupied third place. With the FIM Motocross World Championship set to start in three weeks the Belgian crew used the [...]