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Vintage Iron World MX Championships June 26-29
The sixth annual Vintage Iron World Championships are set to run June 26 – 29 at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino CA.Thursday – June 26 is an open practice/test/tune session, presented by Sudco, on Glen Helen’s vintage track, which is the site of the first 125 National back when the facility was known as [...]
Travis Pastrana and passenger injured in car crash
This article is by Mr. Eric Collins, Staff Writer, The Capital Newspaper, Annapolis MD, © 2003 Famed stunt rider injured in single-car crash A local daredevil known worldwide for his breathtaking motorcycle stunts was seriously injured early this morning when his Corvette crashed into a tree in Davidsonville. Travis Alan Pastrana, 19, of Davidsonville was [...]
World MX GP – Round 5 – Bulgaria
Grand Prix of Bulgaria, Sevlievo Stefan Everts wins again. Defending World Champion Mickael Pichon finished fourth in the MXGP class, and continues to lead the point standings over Smets and Everts. Everts raced in the 125 class too, finishing fourth. Motocross Grand Prix Results: Stefan Everts – YAM Joel Smets – KTM Brian Jorgensen – [...]
World MX GP – Round 4 – Italy
Grand Prix of Italy, Montevarchi Stefan Everts, from Belgium, continues to gather more record breaking numbers …. Consider this about Stefan: He has won six world championships, is the career leader in Grand Prix wins (56), today became the first person to ever win two Grand Prix classes on the same day. (He won the [...]
Tortelli knee injury – send him a message
As you might know, Seb Tortelli injured his knee last Saturday at Mt. Morris. It’s the same knee he injured earlier in the year. He will need surgery, and will be out of action for at least six months. It’s a tough blow for him, especially since he had just returned to racing a few [...]
A new future for World MX? (Youthstream to take on motocross)
The official announcement from the FIM (Federation Internationale Motocycliste, based in Switzerland) that they have chosen Youthstream to be the company to manage the FIM Motocross World Championship rights has been made. President of the FIM’s CMS division, Wolfgang Srb, said, “I am delighted about the return of Mr. Giuseppe Luongo to the FIM Motocross [...]
James ‘Bubba’ Stewart injury update
James was injured at Saturday’s supercross in Las Vegas. If you saw the race in person or on TV, you saw that he hit the ground hard. The results of that crash? Broken collarbone, sore ribs, and a concussion. Most of us are familiar with soreness and broken bones. But concussions are not as well [...]
World MX GP – Round 3 – Germany
Grand Prix of Europe, Talkessel circuit, Teutschenthal 650 Results: Joel Smets – KTM Javier Garcia Vico – KTM Cedric Melotte – HON Stuart Flockhart – HON Bernd Eckenbach – KTM 125 Results: Marc DeReurver – KTM Mickael Maschio – KAW Andrea Bartolini – YAM Stee Ramon – KTM Tyla Rattray – KTM Motocross Grand Prix [...]
AMA Pro Racing announces SuperMoto: Laguna Seca, July 11 – 13
AMA Pro Racing will have their inaugural ‘Red Bull Supermoto’ event in conjunction with the U.S. Superbike championship at the legendary Mazda Raceway in Laguna Seca CA July 11-13. Don Canet has designed a world-class track situated in the open area between turns 2 and 5 of the main road course. It’s a central location [...]
125 East Champion Branden Jesseman injures thumb
Team Sobe Suzuki rider Branden Jesseman, who just wrapped up the 2003 125 East title on April 5th, is out of action with an injured thumb. Branden fell while practicing in SoCal for the upcoming National MX series. He suffered torn ligaments in the thumb area, is flying back to Pennsylvania, and will have surgery [...]
