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Mission Foods AMA Flat Track Grand Championship Pre-Registration Now Open

Keaton Maisano — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 21:12:47 +0000

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (April 18, 2022) — Pre-registration for the 2022 Mission Foods AMA Flat Track Grand Championship (FTGC) — the national championship event for the most American of motorsports — is now open. The event runs July 7-13 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in Du Quoin, Ill. Racers looking

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Race Registration for 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, Presented by Royal Enfield, is Now Open

Keaton Maisano — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:00:02 +0000

AMA VMD race registration, schedules and information available PICKERINGTON, Ohio (April 18, 2022) — 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycles Days, presented by Royal Enfield, is fast approaching, and race registration is now open for those looking to be part of all the vintage-racing action. Vintage racing is one of the staples

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All-Women Off-Road Racing Club Aims to Support Female Racers

Keaton Maisano — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:22:07 +0000

Kelly Gouldthread’s one-of-a-kind club focuses on female riders in Northern California November 17, 2021 By Keaton Maisano Kelly Gouldthread did not have a female motorcyclist to look up to growing up. However, thanks to her current efforts, her daughters won’t face that same reality. Hoping to support female riders, Gouldthread

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Cooper Webb dominates Orlando and tightens 450SX title chase

James Holter — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:48:44 +0000

The following is an industry press release … Round 8 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship thrilled with the second of two rounds inside Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida with Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb taking the 450SX Class win to the cheers of the

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Ken Roczen sweeps Indianapolis 450SX class rounds, stretches title points lead

Matthew Miles — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:08:55 +0000

The final of three Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship rounds in Indianapolis left the best for last. In front of a maximum-allowed attendance of thrilled fans inside Lucas Oil Stadium, Team Honda HRC's Ken Roczen grabbed his third straight win in a nail biter as Red Bull KTM's Cooper Webb pushed closer in the final laps but had to settle for second.

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Suzuki announces 2022 Hayabusa sport bike

Matthew Miles — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 22:29:39 +0000

Suzuki has revamped its flagship sport bike, creating what the Japanese manufacturer is calling, “the quickest, most technologically advanced and aerodynamic Hayabusa yet.” Suzuki says the third-generation 2022 Hayabusa has more than 550 new or redesigned parts. Those changes are reflected in the price of the bike: $18,599, an increase

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New Hampshire’s Jericho Mountain State Park offers miles of OHV trail excitement

Matthew Miles — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:35:35 +0000

Jericho Mountain State Park is one of the premier off-highway vehicle trail riding areas in the northeastern U.S. Purchased with funds from OHV registrations, this 7,500-acre park near Berlin in northern New Hampshire promises more than 80 miles of trails for motorcyclists and ATV riders.

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Motorcycling in Siberia and more in February ‘American Motorcyclist’

Matthew Miles — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:08:58 +0000

Photographer Michael Lichter chronicles the Baikal Mile Ice Speed Festival in Siberia, and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Paul Dean describes racing a dirt bike near the erupting Mt. St. Helens volcano in the February 2021 issue of American Motorcyclist magazine.

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MX Sports, Monster Energy and American Motorcyclist Association introduce AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship Trophy

Matthew Miles — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:39:55 +0000

MX Sports, Monster Energy and the American Motorcyclist Association have come together to introduce an instantly iconic way to celebrate the Loretta Lynn’s legacy—the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship Trophy.

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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Mike Bell passes

Matthew Miles — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:24:18 +0000

Californian won 1980 AMA Supercross Championship PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Mike Bell, one of America’s leading Supercross and motocross racers of the late 1970s and early ’80s, has died. He was 63. Born on Aug. 8, 1957, in Los Angeles, Mr. Bell began riding at age 10 in the mountains near

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