Archive for the ‘Off-Road & Dirt Track’ Category
A helmet is the only thing protecting a motorcyclist’s head in the case of a crash. Luckily, helmets are becoming more technologically advanced and rider-friendly every year. Riders can be confused by all the bells and whistles on today’s motorcycle helmets, but many of the features to look for are based on common sense.
It’s extremely important to wear helmets when riding motorcycles, according to Jackie Gillan, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, but that’s not … More
Earning his first SCORE overall motorcycle victory and third for KTM in this race was the team of Kurt Caselli, Murrieta, Calif./Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico. They divided up the riding in Class 22 on the Bonanza Plumbing KTM 450SX-F to snap the six-race San Felipe winning streak by Honda with a winning of time of 4:40:03, averaging 53.28mph.
Josh Frederick, Moapa, Nev., led his team to the Overall ATV and the Class 25 title on a Can-Am DS-450. Frederick, the 2005 SCORE season point champion in the class, split the riding time with Dillon Zimmerman, Murrieta, Calif./Cesar Lopez, San Felipe, Mexico … More
The car-against-motorcycle racing trope has been around for a while, with now- predictable results: Motorcycles are straight-line monsters, while the stability of four wheels gives the cornering advantage to cars. Leave it to France’s Moto-Journal to ponder whether this is still true on snowpack in the middle of winter.
Yes, really, in two classes: Two Yamahas — an Open-class R1 superbike and a YZF450 dirtbike — pitted against a Porsche 911 GT3 RS and Mitsubishi Evo  … More