News from February 2012
2012 Honda Daytona Kick-Off Party
Friday, March 9, 6-8 p.m. At Honda’s Main Display Area in front of the Daytona Speedway on W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, Florida. Come join the Honda Supercross Red Riders and celebrate the start of Daytona Bike Week! Honda racing stars Trey Canard, Justin Brayton, Ashley Fiolek, Kevin Windham, Justin Barcia, Justin Bogle, Andrew [...]
2012 AMA Western Checkpoint Enduro Championship features multiple competition formats
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) welcomes West Coast off-road racers who enjoy all forms of enduro competition — including the tradition and challenge of time-keeping enduros — to participate in a new AMA Featured Series for 2012. “Enduro racing is part of the heritage of motorcycling competition in this country,” said AMA Director of Racing [...]
Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur Supercross Championship returns to Bike Week in 2012
Ricky Carmichael, one of the greatest American motorcycle racers of all time, will bring his unique blend of stadium-style motocross to the hallowed grounds of the Daytona International Speedway on Sunday and Monday, March 11-12, at the Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur Supercross Championship. Sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), and in partnership with MX [...]
2012 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Breakfast At Daytona Featuring World Grand Prix Champion Kevin Schwantz: Benefit Auction Included
This year’s 24th annual AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Breakfast at Daytona, which features Hall of Famer and 1993 500cc World Grand Prix roadracing Champion Kevin Schwantz, will once again include the popular silent auction to benefit the Hall of Fame. Special items available for the auction are still rolling in, and among them is [...]
Honda Comes Out Strong in 2012 Atlanta Supercross
A sold-out crowd of nearly 70,000 attended round eight of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship series this weekend in Atlanta, GA. Honda riders had an impressive showing with Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Justin Brayton finishing fifth and replacement rider Cole Seely finishing in sixth place in the Supercross class. It was [...]
A life in Supercross and Motocross
It’s not my entire life. Far from it. But I’ve been very lucky and very blessed to be able to work in an industry that I love – off-road motorcycle racing, specifically motocross and supercross. I’ve been able to do many things that I appreciate so much. I was looking thru some old files on [...]
Ryan Dungey Answers Back with Win #2 as Monster Energy Supercross Returns to St. Louis
As Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, returns to St. Louis’ Edward Jones Dome this Saturday night, Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., hopes to build off of the momentum he gained last Saturday night with his win in Atlanta. Dungey, who won in St. Louis in 2010, captured his [...]
Rockstar Energy Racing Teams Step It Up for 2012 Atlanta Supercross
Rockstar’s racers celebrate impressive finishes across the board Photos by Jake Klingensmith The Rockstar Energy Racing teams were truly a force to be reckoned with at round eight of the AMA/FIM Supercross Series at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA, on Saturday night. All the Rockstar Energy athletes lifted their respective games and turned in [...]
Yoshimura Suzuki Racing Celebrates ANother Top-10 Finish at the 2012 Atlanta Supercross
Team Yoshimura Suzuki has turned in solid, consistent performances for most of the 2012 AMA/FIM Supercross season so far, and round eight of the series at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA, on Saturday night was no different. Australian Brett Metcalfe put his head down and raced his Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450 to a noteworthy ninth-place [...]
Strong Sixth Place Finish for Cole Seely in 2012 Atlanta Supercross
Cole Seely went into Atlanta looking for a top ten finish in the 450 class. Filling in for an injured Trey Canard, Cole was invited by Team Honda to compete in the premier class over the next few east coast rounds. Cole may have exceeded everyone’s expectations, including his own. Photos by Kardas Cole had [...]
