Riders of all-terrain vehicles say they were shot at Sunday on the eastern outskirts of El Paso.
No one was hit by the gunfire, which occurred two weeks after an 18-year-old woman was wounded in the leg by an unknown shooter in the desert, sheriff’s officials said.
“We have people going out to target practice in (once-desolate) areas that are now close to residences. It is not safe,” said Deputy Jesse Tovar, a sheriff’s spokesman.
ATV riders in the desert south of Interstate 10 between Horizon City and Clint told deputies they were shot at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. They said the gunmen were in three 4×4 vehicles, Tovar said…. Details
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Looking for his own version of ‘Spring Break’, NASCAR Cup team owner/driver Robby Gordon will spend his week off from pavement racing by returning to his desert racing roots as one of 10 overall winners from the last 13 years entered in this week’s 23rd Annual Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
Round 2 of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series will be held Friday through Sunday in Mexico’s quaint and picturesque fishing village of San Felipe, located on the East side of the Baja California peninsula along the azure waters of the tranquil Sea of Cortez.
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One small word in a new child-safety law — ‘any’ — is causing big problems with motorcycle and ATV products across the country.
At age 12, Jacqueline Riess is already a two-time state Supercross champion, at times racing motorcycles against women two or three times her age.
But the Eden Prairie sixth-grader might not get a chance to defend her title this year because of off-the-track issues — not hers, but those of some grownups in Washington…. Details