Archive for the ‘Motorcycle’ Category
Native son Chris Carr came within a half-motorcycle length from a storybook ending to his triumphant return to Sacramento. With friends, family and old racing buddies cheering him on from the stands, Carr led for much of the Sacramento Mile until Bryan Smith was able to get by on the final lap to edge him out for the victory by 0.042 seconds. Carr, born and raised in nearby Stockton, had won the last AMA Sacramento Mile 12 years ago and almost repeated the performance to a packed house at Cal Expo.
“My whole career, I’ve always said second place (stinks),” Carr said to the standing-room only crowd from the podium. “Now you know how I feel.”   … More
Roger DeCoster’s name is practically synonymous with the sport of motocross, and he is generally recognized as the best-known MX racer in the first 50 years of the sport. On Friday, Nov. 18, he will be honored as a Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legend at the annual Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nev.
When DeCoster was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999, his racing accomplishments were simply remarkable:Â Â Â …Â More