Two-time ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Champion Joe Byrd vaulted himself right back into the chase for the 2009 crown with a dominant double-moto sweep and overall win at round three of the season, the Bluegrass National, at Ballance MX in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The veteran Joe Byrd Quad Riding School Honda-backed rider from Tennessee topped Monster Energy Kawasaki’s rejuvenated Chad Wienen and Defending AMA ATV MX Champion Dustin Wimmer on the podium…Â Ford might have a better idea on how to spur sales of new vehicles.
The auto maker introduced a race-ready Mustang for the dragstrip last year and is teasing off-roaders with a race version of its 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor pickup.
A hopped-up version of the truck will be racing in the Terrible’s 250 desert race Saturday in Primm.
Ford showcased its latest involvement with the sport Thursday when NASCAR Sprint Cup star Greg Biffle traded his stock car for a Raptor to prerun the 69-mile course that will be used Saturday in the Best in the Desert event.
Another Ford-backed driver will be introduced to the Primm desert…Â Details