All Entries in the "Riders" Category
Signature Hancock: A Pain in the Neck. And Head. And Shoulders…
FIM Speedway World Championships By Greg Hancock Photos by Jarek Pabjian/jarek.pabjian@wp.pl EUROPE, MAY 16, 2013 Hey, Race Fans – It’s been a crazy time but a quiet one as well. The Polish and Swedish seasons have kicked in in a big way now, so it’s wide open, as we say. My Polish team, Polonia Bydgoszcz, [...]
Mother Nature Dominates First-Round Qualifier as Larsen Hits the Comeback Trail
U.S. National Championship Series Qualifier 1: Big Time Speedway By Scott Read Photo by Michael Kirby RANCHO CORDOVA, CA, MAY 17, 2013 On a morning when the United States speedway motorcycle racing community was looking forward to perusing the results of last night’s first-round qualifier for the U.S. National Championship Series, there was only one [...]
Race Report from the Stockton Half Mile
AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Championship Series Stockton Half Mile at Stockton 99 Speedway at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds Race Report by Rob Pearson Courtesy of Weirbach Racing STOCKTON, CA, MAY 11, 2013 Well, we’ve just made it back to the Midwest from the long journey out west. It was the first Twins [...]
Mark Blackwell to be Honored as AMA Hall of Fame Legend
AMA Legends Weekend Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino Courtesy of the American Motorcyclist Association LAS VEGAS, NV, MAY 8, 2013 Mark Blackwell, a pioneering racer in American motocross, a six-time AMA championship race-team manager, and a well-respected executive in the motorcycle industry, will be recognized as an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legend [...]
Race Reports from the Sage Riders MC Hare and Hound
National Hare & Hound Series Round 6: Sage Riders MC Hare and Hound By Ben Meza and Brendan Crow Courtesy of Blais Racing Services JERICHO, UT, MAY 4, 2013 Race Report by Ben Meza My race weekend started bright and early Friday morning. At 4:30 a.m., we left my Southern California house and headed to [...]
Top Riders Speak at Pre-Race Press Conference for SX Finale
Monster Energy AMA Supercross Final Round: Sam Boyd Stadium Courtesy of Feld Motor Sports LAS VEGAS, NV, MAY 3, 2013 To preview this weekend’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, finals at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium, the top three 450SX-class riders – Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, Rockstar Energy Racing’s Davi Millsaps, [...]
Torsten Hallman to be Honored as AMA Hall of Fame Legend
AMA Legends Weekend Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino Courtesy of the American Motorcyclist Association LAS VEGAS, NV, MAY 2, 2013 Torsten Hallman was instrumental in the introduction of motocross to America, and on Friday, October 18, he will be honored as an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legend. Hallman, an existing Hall of [...]
Ashley Fiolek Confirmed to Race 2013 GEICO MiniMotoSX
GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX Orleans Arena Courtesy of GEICO Photos by Brittany Marcotte LAS VEGAS, MAY 2, 2013 Ashley Fiolek, the current Women’s Motocross Champion, has confirmed that she will be racing the 2013 GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX, fueled by Monster Energy and presented by Freegun Underwear, this Sunday, May 5, inside the Orleans Arena in Las [...]
TwoTwo Motorsports Wins Inaugural Jackpot Challenge Team Award
Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series Courtesy of Feld Motor Sports AURORA, IL, MAY 2, 2013 Feld Motor Sports announced today that TwoTwo Motorsports’ fundraising team is the recipient of MX for Children’s inaugural Jackpot Challenge Team Award for the 2013 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season. The widely popular TwoTwo Motorsports team, [...]
Race Reports from the Hilltoppers GP
District 37 AMA Big 6 Grand Prix Series Round 3: Hilltoppers MC GP By Brendan Crow, Ben Meza and Patti Blais Photos by Mark Kariya Courtesy of Blais Racing Services TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, APR. 6-7, 2013 Race Report by Brendan Crow Going into the Hilltoppers Grand Prix at Twentynine Palms, California, I was excited to [...]
Race Report from the Steele Creek GNCC
AMSOIL GNCC Grand National Cross Country Series Round 3: Steele Creek Campgrounds Courtesy of Team UXC Racing MORGANTON, NC, APR. 6, 2013 At the third round of the GNCC Series, Team UXC Racing’s Michael Swift challenged his competition with a revised machine. “We had a difficult start to the 2013 season, but at round three [...]
Race Report from Hell’s Half Acre
MRAN Racing Yucca Chuckers Desert Race By Skyler Howes NEVADA, MAR. 30, 2013 Race Report by Skyler Howes The first eight or so miles were fire roads separated by a few fast and flowy trails. I cruised, waving to the course workers and spectators, and I was having a great time! As we came in [...]
Signature Hancock: Back in the Saddle Again
FIM Speedway World Championships Round 1: Western Springs By Greg Hancock Photos by Jarek Pabjian/jarek.pabjian@wp.pl AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, MAR. 23, 2013 Hey, Everyone – Here we are, back in business again and lovin’ it! The winter was a short one, but with all this crazy European weather, it is now starting to feel extremely long. [...]
Freegun Signs EnduroCross Star Louise Forsley
Freegun Underwear Courtesy of Freegun APR. 2, 2013 Freegun Underwear is pleased to announce the addition of 2012 X Games silver medalist and top EnduroCross and extreme off-road racer Louise Forsley to the Freegun off-road Pro Team. “I am really stoked to a part of the Freegun Underwear team.” said Forsley. “I love the design, [...]
RoadRace Factory’s J.D. Beach Posts Top-Five Result in Daytona 200
GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing Series Round 1: Daytona 200 at Daytona International Speedway Courtesy of RoadRace Factory Photos by GeoCrash Photography DAYTONA BEACH, FL, MAR. 16, 2013 RoadRace Factory/ Red Bull rider J.D. Beach showed up at the season opener ready to pick up where he left off last season. In his Daytona [...]
Race Report from the Idaho 100
AMA FMF/GPR National Hare & Hound Association Championship Series Round 3: Dirt Inc. Hare & Hound “Idaho 100” By Jacob Argubright Photos courtesy of Brian Elliott MURPHY, ID, MAR. 23, 2013 Race Report by Jacob Argubright We started our trip north to Idaho around 3 a.m. Thursday morning. In my van, it was Adrian, Don [...]
