News from April 2012
Photo Feature: 2012 Houston Supercross
Ryan Villopoto wins in Houston and locks up the 2012 Supercross Championship in just 13 races, while Ken Roczen takes advantage of a Justin Barcia crash to get his first win of the season. Check out our photo gallery from the 2012 Houston Supercross:
On Pace With Travis Pastrana – Episode 1
In the premiere episode, we take a look into the unleaded life of motorsports legend Travis Pastrana. Life for Travis is all about pushing the limits — whether it is making a pull-up bar out of crutches for his new wife or embarking on his new quest for fun in NASCAR. This April, four new [...]
Honda Riders Score Valuable Points in 2012 Houston Supercross
The Honda Red Riders took on round 13 of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship series at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Justin Brayton rode a noteworthy race finishing in fifth, leaving him fourth overall in the points chase. Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Wil Hahn placed a [...]
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Announces 2012 Nominees
The American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation (AMHF) is proud to announce the 2012 nominees for induction into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. The names of 26 individuals, each highly accomplished in the sport, business and lifestyle of motorcycling, compose the ballot from which the class of 2012 will be selected for induction into the Hall [...]
2012 Las Vegas EnduroCross Track Map Revealed
First ever Over-Under Bridge for EnduroCross A diagram cannot do any EnduroCross track justice as the obstacles are flat out gnarly in person, especially when you have to race through them. But the Track Map for the opening round of the 2012 GEICO AMA EnduroCross, presented by Lucas Oil reveal the first ever Over-Under bridge [...]
Carlton Dry Honda Thor Racing dominate 2012 MX Nationals season opener
Carlton Dry Honda Thor Racing has opened its 2012 Monster Energy MX Nationals campaign in emphatic style with Ben Townley taking a clean sweep in the MX1 class and teammate Ford Dale finishing second overall in the MX2 class at Round 1 of the series at Conondale today. Townley, who set the fastest qualifying time [...]
Houston Supercross Traffic Denies Justin Barcia sixth win; Kevin Windham injured in wreck
The most promising of nights for the GEICO Honda race team ended with a slew of accidents and a few broken hearts, but fortunately no serious damage Saturday at Reliant Stadium. Supercross Lites East points leader Justin Barcia was robbed of his sixth win in seven starts this season in the cruelest of fashions when [...]
Ken Roczen Takes the Win at 2012 Houston Supercross
The Red Bull/KTM ride of Ken Roczen earned his first win of the season at the seventh round of the AMA East Supercross Lites Series in an unexpected last lap pass for the lead. Roczen’s win in Houston marks his second career victory in the Supercross Lites class. Roczen, who is still recovering from the [...]
JDR/J-Star/KTM Race Report – Houston Supercross 2012
JDR/J-Star/KTM rider Malcolm Stewart‘s bad luck continued at the Houston Supercross when he crashed in the first corner of the main event. With quick lap times and fierce determination he was able to make up a 20 second deficit and climb from last position to 16th place at the end of the twenty lap race. [...]
Ryan Villopoto Clinches 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship at Reliant Stadium
Ken Roczen Races to First Supercross Lites Class Win of 2012 Season Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., clinched his second Supercross Class Championship tonight at the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, at Reliant Stadium in front of 48,962 fans. Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen, of Murrieta, Calif., captured his [...]
