Former AMA Supercross champion turned TV analyst Jeff Emig can hardly wait to get to work these days.
“It’s something special,†said Emig, who works the booth for CBS and Speed. “You’ve got a world-class battle going on for the championship between two of the greatest riders of all time. It’s just plain fun.â€
Last year’s champion Chad Reed leads the 2007 series winner James Stewart by just 11 points heading into a Saturday night race at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
But the competition is a lot closer than just a few points …Â Details
Monster Kawasaki’s Jamie Hacking has been suspended indefinitely following his second-place finish in the Daytona SportBike race at Auto Club Speedway for what the AMA calls “conduct detrimental to the sport of professional motorcycle racing” – though paying a $4000 fine and issuing a public apology to AMA Pro Racing could bring the suspension down to just one race, according to the AMA press release.
The incident occurred in the media center following post-race interviews today. The AMA stated that Hacking “used a string of profane language while…Â Details