LOS ANGELES — First the Beatles. Then the Pope. Now supercross. Those who sail two-wheeled rocket ships into the night sky now stand alongside the few who have taken center stage at Dodger Stadium without cleats and a mitt. For one night, the hallowed grounds of one of the most iconic venues in sports was the center of the action sports universe.
Five-thousand cubic yards of California dirt was brought in for the third round of the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series. The rigorous earthen racetrack featured dozens of waist-high moguls, hairpin turns and jumps that sent riders sailing 30 feet high.
As mechanics made last-minute adjustments, spinning wrenches and … More
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Alex Briggs, Valentino Rossi’s mechanic and A&R super friend, has put together the ultimate Ducati MotoGP experience auction, with all proceeds going towards the disaster relief efforts for the flooding in Australia. Called the worst flood in Australia in the past 50 years, the waters have hit the states of Queensland and Victoria with devastating affect since December 2010 (damages are being estimated in the 10′s of billions of dollars), causing Briggs to want to do something for his home country (most of Rossi’s crew hails from Australia as well).
Bringing his cause before Ducati MotoGP Project Director Alessandro Cicognani, the Marlboro Ducati team has gotten behind Briggs’ desire to help his home country, and has  … Details
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Travis Pastrana will drive the No. 99 Boost Mobile Toyota for Pastrana-Waltrip Racing in seven Nationwide Series races this season, including a mid-summer debut in Indianapolis on July 30 designed to bridge NASCAR with the X Games. Pastrana plans to compete in at least 20 races in 2012.
In addition to Indianapolis this year, Pastrana is scheduled to race in six … Details
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Jeremy McGrath; there is a strong likelihood that that you have discovered out that identify before. Jeremy McGrath is a California born guy, who’s most effectively-acknowledged for his supercross motorcycle racing expertise. In truth, he is often talked about as the “King of Supercross.†Jeremy McGrath is most effectively identified to these in the supercross motorbike racing group, but his title and fame is so wide spread that you probably have discovered out of him before, although you are not a supercross motorcycle racing fan.
Though Jeremy McGrath completed a lot with supercross racing, he is, possibly, most effectively-identified for  … More
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