Honda/Muscle Milk’s Justin Barcia, of Ochlocknee, Ga., captured the first 450SX Class win of his career tonight at Chase Field in front of 50,109 fans. GEICO Honda’s Eli Tomac, of Cortez, Colo., won his second consecutive Western Regional 250SX Class Main Event and now has a six-point lead in the season point standings.
Barcia, who is in his rookie season, picked up the Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot Award in the 450SX Class Main Event as last week’s winner, Davi Millsaps, of Murrieta, Calif., and TwoTwo Motorsports Honda’s Chad Reed, of Australia, trailed in second and third, respectively. On Lap 1, two-time defending Monster Energy Supercross Champion Ryan Villopoto  … More
Youssou N’Dour, Senegal’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, has asked the organizers of the iconic Dakar Rally to either bring the race back to its homeland of Africa or pick a different name.
The last time Dakar participants drove through Africa was in 2007. The following year, a terrorist group in Mauritania threatened to attack competitors so the race was canceled at the very last minute. It has been held in South America ever since  … More
A last-minute replacement to the injured Marc Coma in the 2013 Dakar Rally, the expectations around race-rookie Kurt Caselli were purposefully modest. Filling big shoes at KTM’s factory-backed Dakar team, the Austrian brand started the two-week long race with hopes for competitive finishes from the Ameircan hare-scrambler, but today they got much, much more: a stage win in the seventh day of racing.
The fastest man through Stage Seven  … More