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2003 AMA Supercross Series review
Welcome ABC Television viewers Ricky Carmichael won his third straight AMA Supercross Championship. It’s his tenth AMA Pro-Racing Championship. (Three 125 outdoor, one 125 East supercross, three 250 outdoor, and three 250 supercross). Chad Reed made it interesting until the very end. He won eight races this season, and finished seven points behind ‘RC’ in [...]
Meet your 2003 AMA Supercross Series Champion
Ricky ‘RC’ Carmichael! Born: 27 November 1979 Hometown: Havana, Florida 16 races. 7 Firsts, 7 seconds, 1 third, 1 fourth. His third straight AMA Supercross Championship. Ricky and Chad Reed battled all season long, and kept it interesting until the final lap. These are Ricky’s finishes for the 2003 season:January 4 – Anaheim CALIFORNIA – [...]
Meet your 2003 AMA 125 East Supercross Champion
Branden Jesseman! Born: April 16, 1982 Hometown: Fombell, Pennsylvania Round 1 – Minneapolis – 1st Round 2 – Atlanta – 3rd Round 3 – Indianapolis – 1st Round 4 – Daytona – 2nd Round 5 – St. Louis – 1st Round 6 – Houston – 4th Round 7 – Pontiac – 6th And Champion! function [...]
Question: What do Art & that tire have in common?
Answer: They were both part of Dunlop’s new Race Replica Tire intro. Supercross champions. Motocross champions. National champions. World champions. Off-Road champions. RC, Windham, Ramsey, Langston, Albertyn, Sellards, Andersen, Short, Hughes, Hansen, Tedesco, Stiles, Rodrigues, Kiedrowski, Smith, Laninovich, Ward, and more. Glen Helen Raceway. Wednesday April 16. Dunlop’s new tire intro. The ‘Race Replica’. Headed [...]
Spy photos from Japan – new Suzuki four-stroke motocrosser
Direct from Japan, courtesy TransWorldMX, & Swap
KTM, Halloween ink seven year contract
April 1, 2003: KTM has bought the exclusive naming rights to the holiday called ‘Halloween’, effective immediately. From now on, it will be known as “Halloween, Presented by KTM”. All Trick or Treaters must be mounted on KTM bikes, and wear orange clothing in order to secure sweets from their neighbors “It’s all about Branding” [...]
Exclusive: First-Ever 1080 degree backflip!
April 1, 2003: Carmichael does the impossible – again The ramp to ramp leap, documented by film crews for a prime-time television show, was measured at 700 feet. RC had almost nine seconds of hang time. The jump was performed at the recently closed SaddleRock Park. Says RC: “I started practicing for this about three [...]
2004 Supercross Schedules released
April 1, 2003: On Christmas Day 2003, the sport of supercross will make a historic leap to another level. A true worldwide world championship super series – 18 events – 9 different countries. And two different series! “We are trying to simplify it for the fans, while maximizing profits at the same time. I’m positive [...]
Shocker – De Coster takes new Suzuki four-stroke to win in Denver!
April 1, 2003 – Denver CO Everyone said it could never be done. But Roger De Coster, Suzuki’s multi-talented Team Leader, and five time World Motocross Champion would not settle for ‘it could never be done’. With the injuries from the past two seasons taking a toll on the team, Roger decided to do what [...]
World MX GP – Round 1 – Spain
Bellpuig There are now three categories, 125, Motocross Grand Prix, and 650. 650 Results: Joel Smets KTM Javier Garcia Vico KTM Yves DeMaria KTM Cedric Melotte HON Pierrick Paget HON Trampas Parker KTM 125 Results: Mickael Maschio KAW Alessio Chiodi YAM Andrea Bartolini YAM Stephen Sword KTM Steve Ramon KTM Motocross Grand Prix Results: Mickael [...]
