Got a great email from motocross historian, CZ aficionado, and all-round good guy Reese Dengler. Reese attended the very first AMA MX National at Washougal, WA in 1980. In honor of the 2010 National he dug through his personal archives and pulled out some great photos. Here’s what Reese had to say:
On the occasion of [...]
Entries from July 21st, 2010
Washougal MX National 1980 photos
July 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Racing, Vintage
Project Two 50 on SuperHunky.com
July 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Racing, Two-Stroke
Matthew Cuddy of SuperHunky.com posted a great interview with Team Project Two 50 members John Nicholas, Mike Leavitt, and Todd Leavitt.
In case you don’t know, launching a privateer effort into the AMA Lucas Oil Outdoor Motocross Championships is a daunting proposition – especially if you’ve never done it before. Especially if you’re developing a brand [...]
Tags: ProjectTwo50·SuperHunky
H.R.4678 and VMX: We are just collateral damage
July 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Politics of Riding, Vintage
In warfare there is a term – collateral damage – that is used to describe damage to people and property which is unintended or incidental to the intended outcome. It is important we understand that, unlike land closures and noise ordinances, the latest threat to our vintage dirt bike hobby, the Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability [...]
Tags: CollateralDamage·fmlaa·hr4678·vmx
Motocross head injury study launched
July 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Fitness and Health, Racing
Announcement at RacerX Online regarding a new cooperative program between Mayo Clinic of Rochester, MN and Spring Creek MX Park in Millville, MN to study motocross injuries – specifically concussion.
For more detail read the entire post at the link above, but here is an excerpt:
In an unprecedented move Spring Creek MX Park, home to [...]
Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010
July 13th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Politics of Riding, Vintage
Watch out. Congress is at it again and this time they may wipe out half the vintage dirt bike industry.
A couple of years ago the motorcycle industry was caught by surprise when Congress enacted, and then deployed, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) — almost immediately wiping out a $1 billion youth motorcycle and [...]
Swan MX Lone Star Series Round 1
July 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Events, Racing
As I have done for the past few months, I worked track safety at Swan MX Park this past weekend for Round 1 of the Texas Lone Star Series. The weather for Saturday practice and Sunday’s MX race was awesome. But those “scattered t-storms” predicted for Saturday caught up with us about 4:00pm and put [...]
MXA: Two-Stroke vs. Four-Stroke
July 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Racing, Technology, Two-Stroke
MXA wrecking crew rides, races, and compares Yamaha YZ250 and YZ250F.
R.I.P. Lake Whitney Motocross Park?
July 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Politics of Riding, Racing
It appears that storied Lake Whitney Cycle Park — the site of numerous National, International, and amateur motocross events since 1972 — has finally succumbed to economic pressures after years on life support.
This report is unconfirmed and based on this RacerX article. I also found this post from June 2006 and this LinkedIn profile for [...]
