“I’m just not ready to race at that levelâ€
Just  a few days after a controversial press release complained vociferously that he had been lied to regarding his opportunity to make the Motocross of Nations team, James Stewart and L&M Racing have announced that they will not compete in the remaining Outdoor Motocross Nationals this year. Stewart states in the press release below that, despite a third place finish in the first moto at Unadilla two weeks ago, Stewart and his team “have decided they just aren’t ready to compete in the series at the level they are accustomed toâ€, and Stewart states “I need more time to prepare so that I don’t put my entire career at risk by getting injured again.â€Â We admit that reading the two press releases together leaves us more than a little bit confused  … Details
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Canard Hopes to Extend Streak to Five While WMX Returns to Action
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (August 24, 2010) – Following the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship’s last round from Unadilla, the world’s best motocross riders enjoyed their final off-week of the 2010 season. This Saturday, August 28, Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey and GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard, the series’ two hottest competitors, lead their rivals into the 34th annual Rockstar Energy Southwick National, presented by Traxxas, at the legendary Moto-X 338 in Southwick, Mass. This will mark Round 10 of the series, and the American motocross tour’s one and only sand race.
Even with the highly-anticipated return of San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart. Dungey continued his dominance of  … Details
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As if achievements like winning his maiden MX1 World Title already at his first full season in the category, or taking his maiden MX1 GP win at a single selected outing in 2007 while he was a regular MX2 rider were not enough to prove his value, in 2010 an upbeat Antonio Cairoli went on to take the revolutionary KTM 350 SX-F machine to success and wrap up his fourth World Title – as many as Legends Harry Everts, Torsten Hallman and Heikki Mikkola.
Winning seven GP’s onboard his new bike, which represents a total revolution in the sport of Motocross by combining the agility of a 250 and the power of the 450Â Â …Â Details
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Seven-Time AMA Supercross Champion Jeremy McGrath has finally being given the nod for induction in to the Motorsport’s Hall of Fame. The “King of Supercross” will be inducted August 24th and 25th in Detroit, Mich.
Soon after banging bars at the Monster Energy Powder Mountain Motocross event he’ll jump on a plane to Detroit to unveil a permanent display at the prestigious Hall of Fame and for that evening’s Inductee Reception … Details
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