The FIM Motocross World Championship arrives in Lierop to celebrate the penultimate Grand Prix of the season with Antonio Cairoli being already the 2010 MX1 World Champion after the Brazilian GP. In the MX2 class everything is still to be decided, but Marvin Musquin has a highly range of possibilities to be proclaimed the 2010 MX2 World Champion with still one round to go.
Recent 2010 MX1 World Champion Antonio Cairoli obtained his fourth World Title in Brazil two weeks ago, which is his second in a row in the MX1 class and his first one with the revolutionary 350cc KTM machine. Clement Desalle lost all the chances to fight for the  … Details
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The handwriting had been on the wall for a while: insiders knew that Cycle News, the quasi-official organ of America’s racers, industry insiders and die-hard enthusiasts, was struggling with the double-whammy of competition from new media and an imploded industry. So that’s why hearing Cycle News has shut down as of August 31, 2010 was saddening, but not surprising.
The Cycle News story began in 1965 when Chuck and Sharon Clayton purchased an existing L.A.-area motorcycle publication and renamed it. It quickly got a reputation for providing the best and most timely coverage of Southern California—and later national—motorcycle racing. Sharon (herself an enthusiastic rider) would cover events herself, but the Claytons soon began relying heavily on a network of freelancers, training an army of moto-journalists who would go on to careers at other publications. By the early 1980’s, Cycle News had  … Details
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The 10th round of the 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship introduced the newest member of the exclusive national championship family as Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey joined legendary names like Hannah, Bailey, Johnson, Ward, Bayle, Stanton, Emig, McGrath, Henry, and of course Carmichael in the history books as a premier class title holder. This weekend, the world’s most prestigious motocross series will host its penultimate round at the Labor Day tradition from Steel City Raceway with the FMF Steel City National in Delmont, Pa., on Saturday, September 4.Â
Dungey continued his impressive dominance of the 450 Class by capturing his ninth consecutive victory and posting his 10th and 11th straight moto wins at the sands of Southwick. The 20-year-old is  … Details