KTM, the market leader in off-road motorcycles, has signed Roger DeCoster, one of the true icons of the sport of motocross, to take over the management of the company’s new factory team in the USA. Work now immediately begins to prepare the team for the 2011 racing season in all of the major US competitions.
The signing of DeCoster represents a major step forward in vaulting the Austrian company into the global arena. KTM has already reached the top level of the sport in Europe and the World Championship GP Series and will now also be a dominant force in US competition … Details
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The 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship hosted Round 11 of the 12-race season on Saturday with the annual Labor Day tradition that is the FMF Steel City National from Steel City Raceway. Thousands of the most avid east coast motocross fans lined the fences to watch longtime veteran and fan favorite Kevin Windham, of Centreville, Miss., take the overall win in the 450 Class for Honda Red Bull Racing. With the 250 Class championship coming down to the wire, GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard, of Shawnee, Okla., captured his fifth overall victory in the last six races.
After taking a supercross-only approach to his career, Windham returned to the outdoor nationals at Round 7 from Millville, Minn., when he replaced the injured Davi Millsaps … Details
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As the month of September officially begins, the countdown tothe 2010 Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations from Thunder Valley Motocross Parkis heating up. In just a few weeks, the best motocross riders from across theglobe will converge on Lakewood, Colo., for the biggest, most excitingprofessional motocross event in the world.
In a recent announcement, Youthstream revealed the lineupsfor all 32 countries that will compete just outside of Denver on the finalweekend of September. The three-rider teams are littered with the biggest namesin the sport, including riders from both the U.S.-based Lucas Oil MotocrossChampionship and the European FIM World Motocross Championship … Details
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The world’s most prestigious motocross championship is closing in on the conclusion of yet another memorable season of American motocross. On Saturday, the world’s best riders head to Steel City Raceway in Delmont, Pa., for the 11th round of the 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship for the annual Labor Day tradition just outside downtown Pittsburgh.
Last weekend in Southwick, Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey solidified his historic rookie season in the premier class of the sport by capturing the 450 Class title with his ninth consecutive victory. The championship caps off what has been a record-setting year for the 20-year-old rider who becomes the first rookie in history to capture both the AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross titles. Additionally, Dungey has … Details
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