News from June 2011
GEICO’s Eli Tomac earns third, Kevin Windham fourth in Denver
Colorado native Eli Tomac collected a pair of third-place finishes Saturday at the Thunder Valley National to earn another overall podium finish in the 250cc class for the GEICO Honda race team. Teammate Kevin Windham, subbing for injured American Honda Racing rider Trey Canard, also rode well on his CRF450R, almost mirroring last weekend’s results [...]
Andrew Short Finishes 5th at Thunder Valley
Red Bull/KTM Factory rider Andrew Short finished 5th overall at the fifth round of the series, and his hometown race, held at Thunder Valley MX Park in Lakewood, CO. Short got a decent start in the first moto coming around the corner in 10th position. He rode a solid pace, picking off a few riders [...]
Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki Takes the Win at Thunder Valley Motocross
Ryan Dungey dominates the 450 class and claims his first overall win of the season Lakewood, CO – A huge crowd was on hand to witness and help celebrate as Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey scored his first overall victory of the season at the Thunder Valley National in Lakewood, CO, the fifth round [...]
Steffi Laier takes WMX victory in Slovakia
Steffi Laier, the only woman full factory rider with the Red Bull Teka KTM factory team continued her charge towards another world title on Sunday taking victory in the WMX GP of Slovakia. Still not 100 percent fit from sickness in Finland and lacking time training on the bike, the talented German rider still picked [...]
Former World Motocross Champion Steve Ramon wins in Belgium, MX1 World MX racer Clement Desalle injured
Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1 Steve Ramon won two from three motos on his works RM-Z450 to claim the fourth round of the Belgian National Motocross Championship at Tongeren. The former World Champion had sufficiently recovered from his stretched right groin to compete at the tricky circuit south of Hasselt and went 1-2-1 in the [...]
FIM Women’s World Motocross 2011 – Round 5 – Slovakia
Round 5 of the FIM Women’s World Motocross Championships in Slovakia. And defending Women’s World Motocross Champion Steffi Laier of Germany comes out on top today, with moto finishes of 2/1. Second overall goes to Italian Chiara Fontanesi, who went 1/2 on the day. Steffi leads the Championship Points Chase as she goes for her [...]
2011 AMA Motocross – Round 5 – Lakewood, CO
Round 5 of the AMA National Motocross Series at Thunder Valley MX in Lakewood, Colorado. AMA Motocross Champion Ryan Dungey has won his first ‘Motocross’ ‘overall of the season today! Aussie Chad Reed stays in series points lead. In the 250 MX Lites class, Blake Baggett sweeps both motos. Dean Wilson takes over 250 MX [...]
2011 AMA Women’s Motocross – Round 3 – Colorado
Round 3 of the 2011 Women’s AMA National Motocross Championships in Colorado! Jessica Patterson and Ashley Fiolek continue their battle for supremacy of WMX! Jessica Patterson has won both motos and the overal todayl. Ashley Fiolek finishes second in both motos, and retains series points lead. Thunder Valley MX Altitude is a big issue here [...]
AMA Motocross Round 5 Lakewood, Colorado Preview
The 2011 AMA National Motocross Championship series heads to Thunder Valley MX in Lakewood Colorado for Round 5 this coming Saturday, June 25. There are three championship battles that will be racing on Saturday – the 450 Motocross class, the 250 MX Lites class, and the Women’s class. In the Motocross class, two-time AMA Supercross [...]
ESPN X Games Athletes Nominated For 19TH Annual ESPYs
The ESPYs nominate seven of the top X Games and Winter X Games athletes for Best Action Sports Athlete, including Kelly Clark who also received the honor of nomination in the Best Female Athlete category. Winter X Games Mono Skier X medalist Chris Devlin-Young also received a nod in the Best Male Athlete with a [...]
