As the month of September officially begins, the countdown tothe 2010 Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations from Thunder Valley Motocross Parkis heating up. In just a few weeks, the best motocross riders from across theglobe will converge on Lakewood, Colo., for the biggest, most excitingprofessional motocross event in the world.
In a recent announcement, Youthstream revealed the lineupsfor all 32 countries that will compete just outside of Denver on the finalweekend of September. The three-rider teams are littered with the biggest namesin the sport, including riders from both the U.S.-based Lucas Oil MotocrossChampionship and the European FIM World Motocross Championship … Details
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The world’s most prestigious motocross championship is closing in on the conclusion of yet another memorable season of American motocross. On Saturday, the world’s best riders head to Steel City Raceway in Delmont, Pa., for the 11th round of the 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship for the annual Labor Day tradition just outside downtown Pittsburgh.
Last weekend in Southwick, Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey solidified his historic rookie season in the premier class of the sport by capturing the 450 Class title with his ninth consecutive victory. The championship caps off what has been a record-setting year for the 20-year-old rider who becomes the first rookie in history to capture both the AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross titles. Additionally, Dungey has … Details
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At the 2010 BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials week Lightning Motors took the FIM and AMA land speed record for special construction partial streamlining electric motorcycles (300-APS-W) with an official two-way average speed of 173.388 mph. Blasting down the course at 170.732 mph with a 10 mph headwind, Lightning Motors’ return run was clocked at 176.044 with no wind.
This was a marked improvement over the team’s unofficial 166mph pass last year, but still short of the company’s goal of hitting 200 mph on the salt flats. Coming straight from the track at VIR, the only modifications to the Lightning electric motorcycle was  … Details
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The FIM Motocross World Championship arrives in Lierop to celebrate the penultimate Grand Prix of the season with Antonio Cairoli being already the 2010 MX1 World Champion after the Brazilian GP. In the MX2 class everything is still to be decided, but Marvin Musquin has a highly range of possibilities to be proclaimed the 2010 MX2 World Champion with still one round to go.
Recent 2010 MX1 World Champion Antonio Cairoli obtained his fourth World Title in Brazil two weeks ago, which is his second in a row in the MX1 class and his first one with the revolutionary 350cc KTM machine. Clement Desalle lost all the chances to fight for the  … Details
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