Deaf female motocross star, Ashley Fiolek successfully defended her 2009 X Games gold medal by winning the 2010 X Games Women’s Moto-X gold tonight at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
The 19-year-old Honda Red Bull Racing rider took the lead on the first lap from Sara Price after a second-place start. While Ashley’s Women’s Motocross Championship Series rival, Jessica Patterson chased her  … Details
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Why do we race motocross, because it’s fun? Muscles ache, lungs burn and the heart pounds. Weather conditions vary from skin-prickling cold to scorching heat that pours sweat into your eyes. Rocks and dirt pummel every inch of your exposed body like a blast from God’s own shotgun. It’s close quarters and it’s no BS. Motocross is a man’s sport.Â
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Women have been riding and racing MX since the sport originated. From scattered die-hard individuals to grassroots amateur gatherings and finally fledgling professional organizations, the sport has evolved into a full-blown pro national championship. Starting in 2009, the rebadged Women’s Motocross (WMX) Championship reached new heights in popularity, legitimacy and acceptance. But it wasn’t always that way … Details
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Canard Makes it Three In-a-Row in the 250 Class
WASHOUGAL, Wash. (July 24, 2010) – The Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship returned to the West Coast on Saturday for the Motosport.com Washougal Retro National from Washougal Motocross Park, Round 8 of the 12-race championship. Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., swept the day’s motos to grab his seventh-consecutive 450 Class overall victory. GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard, of Shawnee, Okla., also swept both 250 Class motos to capture his third-straight win.
After a pair of solid starts in Moto 1 and Moto 2, Dungey methodically worked his way into the lead, using time to his advantage. Once he secured the top spot, the rookie never … Details
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