While this year’s WMX Triple Crown and its close battle was covered heavily by the American media, overseas the FIM WMX World Championship was dominated by four riders that made it to the top at nearly every race. The names may be familiar as two of the top players, Chiara Fontanesi and Meghan Rutledge, captured medals in Women’s Moto-X at this year’s X Games in Los Angeles.
Round One- Valkenswaard, The Netherlands 3/31/2013
Monster Energy Yamaha’s Chiara Fontanesi took an early lead in moto one and quickly put distance between herself and Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Meghan Rutledge, who had won the qualifying race. Rutledge worked to … Pictures and more
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Motorcross master, rally champion, and stuntman extraordinaire turned NASCAR driver Travis Pastrana drops in on dose for his first interview since becoming a dad. During a friendly game of mini golf with Timbo Travis talks about the excitement of fatherhood, the new challenges of NASCAR, and the upcoming Nitro Circus Live US Tour, which he’s really excited about—and you should be, too!
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The motocross season is largely over, but this week riders from 41 countries across the globe are meeting at the 2013 Monster Energy FIM Motocross des Nations in Teutschenthal, Germany—and all eyes are on Team USA.
Dubbed the “Olympics of Motocross,” the event pits three-man teams from different countries through a series of races to find out which country has the world’s best motocross racers. Team USA has won the event 22 times, and with motocross stars Ryan Dungey, Justin Barcia, and Eli Tomac wearing red, white, and blue, this year could easily make that 23 … More
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