We spend the day with Monster Energy / Kawasaki defending champion Blake Baggett at the final round of the 2013 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship race at Lake Elsinore. Video by Austin White.
Catching Up With Sara Pettersson
Age: 22 Hometown: Kumla, Sweden Sponsors: VJP Iveco, Dainese, AGV Helmets, Tom Crain/Ankle Savers, Tim Slayton, Mom and Dad
Interview by Sarah DiMare/Photos by Kardas, Antonovich, Lutes, Emter
Swedish born Sara Pettersson started racing motocross at the age of seven. She was part of an accomplished and nationally ranked youth soccer team throughout her youth, as well as … More
I haven’t really given it that much thought, but apparently there’s a gap between the moped and the small motorcycle, and it’s kind of hard to find a new moped anyway. Santa Cruz inventor Cam Woods felt that way, anyway, so in 2008 he designed his own moped kit, using sturdy downhill mountain bike components and a clean-running, reliable Honda XR50 motor. It’s pretty trick—it uses a lot of off-the-shelf bicycle parts, and can use any motor in the Z50 pantheon, which includes inexpensive Chinese-built knockoffs and trick 190cc racing mills and all kinds of stuff in between—a gearhead’s dream … More
ANSR Rider’s Conquer Loretta’s and come home with some precious hardware. HUGE shout out to Casey Cochran, Josh Cartwright, Aiden Tijero and Tauan Brenner on their titles this year.