Up north, dirt bike racing all but comes to a screeching halt in winter months, but 2Moto has changed that with its snow bike creation and a new racing concept called Ground Zero. Using dirt bikes with snow track and ski conversions, these machines are only just beginning to show their potential, and the world’s first ever snow bike race in McCall, Idaho, was a teaser and testament to how far this new motorsport can go
Race promoter, Ron Dillon, who is usually known for his Big Nasty Hillclimb event, got behind the idea and it was featured as part of the McCall Winter Carnival schedule. 2Moto product owners were allowed to sign up in the Trophy class which divided the race entrants into … More info
Awesome! Rad! Cool! Sweet! Skiers and snowboarders alike used these adjectives and many more to describe their trip down Beaver Mountain on a snow bike during a free demo of the product Feb. 7.
“It’s really pretty easy, if you’ve never skied you could pick this up faster,†said Bill Pierce of Providence. “It’s like floating down the mountain.†Pierce took advantage of the free demo day with his 12-year-old son Scott, who road the kid-sized version of the new extreme snow sport toy.
Not a mountain or BMX bike — although the design of each was implemented… More info
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NASCAR’s truck series starts its season tonight at Daytona International Speedway under new rules aimed at cutting costs for the competing teams.
A good idea, said driver Rick Crawford, except he doesn’t think the guidelines enacted by NASCAR will work. He also fears the new rules could adversely affect the quality of racing at the worst possible time and may even hold hazardous implications.
The economic downtown left many truck teams scrambling …Â More info
Categories: BMX, Board Sports, Boating, Cycling, Kayak, Canoe & Rafting, Mt. Bike, New Bike Products & Testing, Road Bike, Wakeboard & Tubing, Water skiing
Living on Treasure Island, George Graef sees just about everything going on on the Lake. So when he saw this bicycle skimming across the waves, he wasn’t necessarily surprised, but he did pause to take a picture. “The inventiveness of Canyon Lake water ski enthusiasts is something to admire,†he says.Â
According to Al Van Beenen, who often is involved as a boat driver when something unusual is taking place on the water, Mike Murphy and Tony Klarich are behind the latest contraption…Â More info
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