The rumors have been circulating for quite a while now, and it’s time to announce that the rumors are absolutely true! James will be competing this coming Saturday, July 10th at Red Bull Flugtag Miami aboard the most bizarre YZ450F you’ve ever seen!
What in the world is Flugtag, you might ask? Red Bull Flugtag challenges teams of everyday people to build homemade, human-powered flying machines and pilot them off a 30-foot high deck in hopes of achieving flight! Flugtag may mean “flying day” in German, but all these crafts ultimately splash into the waters below. They are judged not only on their flight’s distance, but creativity and showmanship, as well  … Details & Picture
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Red Bull KTM factory rider Tony Cairoli on Sunday took victory in style in the MX1 GP of Sweden at Uddevalla, winning both motos to secure his fourth outright MX1 GP win for the season on the new generation KTM 350 SX-F machine.
Cairoli retains the red plate as championship leader with 434 points, a handsome 67 points ahead of second placed Belgian rider Clement Desalle and can now enjoy his mid season break before racing resumes on August 1.
Tony on the charge
Cairoli rode like a man possessed in the opening MX1 moto … Details
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Canard Breaks Through with Inaugural 250 Class Win
BUCHANAN, Mich. (July 3, 2010) – The 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship reached the halfway point on Saturday with the Rockstar Energy RedBud National, round six of the 12-race season. The Independence Day tradition from Southern Michigan played host to thousands of the most enthusiastic fans in the country who watched Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., race to his fifth consecutive victory in the 450 Class. GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard, of Shawnee, Okla., captured his first career victory in the 250 Class.
Dungey’s run to the win wasn’t without its challenges … Details
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Jorge Lorenzo delighted his home fans by taking a dominant victory in the Catalan Grand Prix at Barcelona and further increasing his MotoGP World Championship lead.
The Yamaha rider was embroiled in a close battle for the lead with Andrea Dovizioso, but was left with a huge advantage when the Honda rider crashed at half distance. Lorenzo’s winning margin was 4.754s   … Details
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