Northern California is a hotbed for off-road motorcycles and Motocross and on Saturday, June 9th, the GEICO AMA EnduroCross series, presented by Lucas Oil will make a first ever visit to this region. The Dirt Diggers North Motorcycle Club, which does an amazing job promoting the opening round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship at Hangtown, will be helping the EnduroCross team make this first visit to Nor Cal a big success by providing insight on the area and getting members involved with the event.
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The best riders in the country return to Northern California to compete in the oldest motocross event on the circuit.
The pro riders take to the track today for the 44th annual Hangtown Motocross Classic at Prairie City State Recreation Park in Folsom. Opening ceremonies are at 12:30 p.m.
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Monster Energy brings its marketing clout to the stateside powersliding sport
Europeans build tracks dedicated to the sport of speedway. To American motorcycle racing enthusiasts speedway is the equivalent of soccer. Monster Energy is looking to change our perception of the sport by hosting a round of Grand Prix Speedway racing on U.S. soil.Counter-clockwise racing on dirt ovals in our country is known as the Grand National Championship and is dominated by booming V-Twins ridden by dirt-track heroes such as Chris Carr, Scott Parker and Jay Springsteen. Large, loud and a badge of honor for Harley-Davidson, the sport suits our national bigger-is-better ideology.
These two seemingly similar disciplines, however, have nothing more in common than their direction of travel and the terrain upon which their wheels turn  … Pictures and more
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When the Spanish publication Solo Moto announced Casey Stoner, just 26 years old, might retire at the end of the 2012 Moto GP championship series, Stoner was quick to discount the rumor, but did not deny it (even though several other Internet publications quickly reported his statement as a denial, it was clearly a non-denial). In the pre-race press conference for the Le Mans round this weekend, Stoner confirmed that he will in fact leave Moto GP at the end of this season, reading the following statement to the assembled media, while sitting next to his top competitors including Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Cal Crutchlow:
“Afternoon everyone.â€
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