Rockstar Energy Suzuki MX1’s Clement Desalle headed a double podium appearance by the factory team on Sunday by winning the MX1 class of the Hawkstone Park International as team mate Steve Ramon occupied third place.
With the FIM Motocross World Championship set to start in three weeks the Belgian crew used the rough sand of English Hawkstone Park circuit for extra training and testing, particularly with a view towards the second Grand Prix of the season in similar terrain at Valkenswaard  … More
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 19, 2011) – Tonight Jacksonville’s EverBank Field hosted the 11th race of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season, where American Honda’s Trey Canard, of Shawnee, Okla., registered his second career victory. Meanwhile, GEICO Honda’s Justin Barcia, of Ochlocknee, Ga., locked in his second Eastern Regional Supercross Lites class victory of the season.
Opening the 20-lap main event, KTM Red Bull Racing’s Mike Alessi squeezed through the pack to claim the holeshot, which was the first of his season. As the riders rounded the first turn … Details
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Overview – Over the years, improvements in motorcycle technology have allowed the extreme sport of dirt biking to evolve. Commonly referred to as motocross, the sport of dirt biking often takes place on carved-out racing tracks. Since the invention of motocross in the early 1920s, the sport has changed to include such disciplines as freestyle and arena cross.
Early Years – In the earliest years of the sport, off-road racing was the only discipline of dirt biking. According to Freestyle Motocross  … More
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San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart has been having a heck of a time for the last three races or so. It’s not that he wasn’t fast enough, or even in a position to win the races, but something has gone wrong every time. First, in Atlanta, he passed Chad Reed heading to the white flag only to end up in a collision with Reed when he made an aggressive move to the inside on the final lap and they both fell. Because of some last-lap shenanigans, Stewart ended up fourth. Then, in Daytona, he had the lead locked down – he was gone – until a mistake landed him on his head and forced him to come from way, way behind to grab a heroic ninth place. Add up the points lost in  … More
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