As clouds of financially choking exhaust seem to clear around No Fear Retail Stores Inc., which is formulating a better business plan under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company has decided to rev the engines underneath a subsidiary.
No Fear executives got court permission to spend $220,000 of its bankruptcy loan toward No Fear MX, the company’s edgy racing brand of protective sports equipment. The portion of the $3.5 million loan will … Details
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SEATTLE, Wash. (April 21, 2011) – MX for Children announced today that its Inside Line Experience fundraiser exceeded $37,000 for children’s hospitals throughout the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season.
The Jackpot Challenge, which rewarded the top fundraising performer with two VIP passes to the Monster Energy Supercross finale at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium, was won by Marc Fantich of McAllen, Texas. Fantich, who raised more than $7,000 by taking pledges for driving his Harley Davidson motorcycle from his home in Texas to Seattle, Wash., refused to accept his prize and awarded it to two deserving children from …Â Details
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San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart is officially streaking. He has come back from a massive points deficit and has moved up to only nine points behind series leader Ryan Villopoto with two rounds left to run by virtue of winning the last two races in a row. Seattle was probably the easiest-looking win he has had this year, as he hardly made a noticeable bobble on a track that may have been the most difficult of the season. We caught up with him about the win.
Motocross.com: Is this the first set of back-to-back wins you’ve had this year?
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2011 Lucas Oil Motocross Championship
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 22, 2011) – The core of motocross in America has long been rooted in the strong amateur racing scene featuring the future stars of the sport. As American Motocross enters its 40th year of world-class competition, MX Sports Pro Racing and the National Promoters Group (NPG) announce the 2011 Amateur Days schedule that will run in conjunction with each round of this summer’s Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship.
For 12 weeks, the world’s best riders engage in battle  … Details
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