Despite rain and hail on Sunday, people of all ages, from teenagers to elderly people, competed in the scramble; a dirt motorcycle race organized by the Billings Motorcycle Club. The event was notable not only for the weather condition it was held in, but for a crop of racers who prove that dirtbikes are not only for boys.
“A girl can race just as hard as any guy,” proclaims Sarah Dreese, whose grandfather and father also competed in other races at the scramble.
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PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is pleased to announce the U.S. riders for the World Trophy Team that will contest the 86th International Six Days Enduro (ISDE). For 2011, taking on the best off-road racers in the world, Aug. 8-13, in Kotka-Hamina, Finland, are: Destry Abbott, Russell Bobbitt, Kurt Caselli, Jimmy Jarrett, Nathan Kanney and Kyle Summers.
“It’s no secret that Europe is home to some of the best off-road racers in the world, and the U.S. ISDE team is looking forward to facing these riders on their home turf,” said AMA Off-Road Racing Manager Chuck Weir  … More
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Dani Pedrosa ended Jorge Lorenzo’s run of Estoril victories by passing his countryman late in the Portuguese Grand Prix and going on to claim his first win of the season.
With qualifying star Marco Simoncelli’s race ending in anti-climax when he crashed on the first lap, the GP became a tense battle between Lorenzo and Pedrosa.
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Motorcycling’s governing body, the FIM, has announced that 16 new teams have applied to join the MotoGP field when the series launches its 1000cc rules package for 2012.
Existing entrants have been guaranteed spots in the field, but newcomers who are likely to be mostly from Moto2 – had to apply to … More
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