33-year-old Tim Ferry is not the oldest rider ever selected for a Motocross of Nations team (Stephan Everts was 33 when he rode his last event in 2006. He won both his motos although Belgium finished 2nd.) I’m sure he’s not even the oldest to be on a winning team — the average age of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Profiles in Riding'
Tim Ferry on training and racing until you’re 40
October 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Fitness and Health, Profiles in Riding
Tribute to Don Jones
August 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Profiles in Riding, Vintage
Motorcycle pioneer Don Jones passed away this past week. Terry Good, of MXWorksBikes.com, has posted this very nice Don Jones tribute page with a variety of personal photos that Don sent him several years ago. .
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Davey Coombs wants to make outdoor MX cool again
July 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Industry, Profiles in Riding, Racing
I just read the interview with Davey Coombs in the new Cycle News — Issue #29, July 23, 2008 — talking about MXSports and the future of the outdoor series: We want to make motocross as cool, as competitive, as entertaining, and as safe as possible. Live TV, improved facilities, adding new venues, listening to [...]
Tags: AMAProRacing·DaveyCoombs·motocross
Chad Reed interview
May 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Profiles in Riding
Chad Reed did a 50-minute interview with the guys at DMXS Radio this week. It was really good. I’m always amazed at how open and accessible many of our top racing stars are. Only NASCAR fans have a similar level of access to their favorite drivers. I can’t imagine getting this kind of interview with [...]
What it takes to be a publisher
December 27th, 2007 · No Comments · Profiles in Riding
There have been two very interesting stories recently about key publishers, and publications, in the motocross industry. Publishing is one of my interests and it’s one of those areas that seems like it should be really easy, but isn’t. It’s dreadfully hard. Like the restaurant business, way more ersatz publishers crash and burn than ever [...]
Tags: media·VMXMagazine
This girl rocks
November 30th, 2007 · No Comments · Profiles in Riding
Sara Whitmore is a 23-year-old professional motocross racer. She finished 6th overall in the 2007 Womens Motocross Association national series. Now I don’t know what kind of image that brings to mind for the average chauvinist pig, but the WMA is no powder puff gig. WMA races run in conjunction with the AMA Outdoor Motocross [...]
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