Ryan Villopoto sent out a tweet earlier today saying he will be on Sunday’s (11APR2010) Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain for a live interview. I’m a big fan of Despain. Even though Wind Tunnel is 80% NASCAR, Despain does his best to get the moto guys on the show. As Dave said a couple of [...]
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Ryan Villopoto on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain
April 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Profiles in Riding, Racing
Torsten Hallman and Joel Robert
April 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Profiles in Riding, Racing, Vintage
Someone posted this classic picture on FaceBook — Joel Robert and Torsten Hallman duking it out in the mid-’60s. I looked all over for it but can’t find the thread to save my life. My friend Rick from SoCal sent me the photo.
I’m pretty sure it was either Vintage Factory or Classix50MX, both of whom [...]
Bike transport from San Diego to Diamond Don’s 2010
April 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Events, Racing, Vintage
This from Gary DeForest via the Cousin Weedy Yahoo group…
Bike Transport.
headin to Diamond Don’s National in Texas.
San Diego to Diamond Dons and back.
I leave San Diego, La Mesa, April 13th at 2pm and get to Diamond Don’s, Jefferson Texas by Thursday the 15th and set up camp at DD’s. I stay till Sunday night [...]
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FIM Speedway Grand Prix on HD Theater
October 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Events, Racing, Reviews
Last night I had the chance to watch the Swedish FIM Speedway Grand Prix on HD Theatre. It was my first time to see a complete speedway event.
What a cool race — the speed, color, action. A very action-packed format with lots of four-man, four-lap heat races, everybody full-on sideways, diving in and out. Excellent [...]
Racing the ski slopes
August 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Racing
Mountain bikers have known about the ski slopes for years. The MTB discipline of Downhill started on the green summertime slopes of ski resorts. For people like me, who only want their snow on postcards, riding the slopes in summer is the only way to go.
Now we get this new video of a Jeremy McGrath-designed [...]
Chad Reed in USAToday
July 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Profiles in Riding, Racing
USAToday article on Chad Reed and the 2009 AMA Lucas Oil Pro MX Nationals.
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Larry Brooks bails at 1990 LA Coliseum
July 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Profiles in Riding, Racing
Video of San Manuel Yamaha team manager Larry Brooks and his famous “push it across the line” race in the LA Coliseum.
Found via Motocross Action.
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1-Moto Nationals – the rumor that never dies
May 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Racing
Over at Motocross Action Magazine Jody Wiesel is again raising the spectre of a 1-Moto format for the MX Nationals. In typical Wiesel style, Jody fires a shotgun blast in the general direction of something that has made him angry and answers some purported questions from a reader regarding the Glen Helen National. Here’s the relevant excerpt:
(3) Why did the [Glen Helen] race last into the evening? If I was a conspiracy theorist I’d say that the sanctioning body, which really wants to go to a one-moto format, was sabotaging the race program to make it look like the only way they could get through the day was if they want to one moto. However, not being a conspiracy theorist, I don’t believe that this is what they are doing. They have just bit off more than they can chew. The schedule needs to be streamlined. Everyone knew that it was too long and too prone to delays — almost everyone that is. I’d estimate that by the start of the second round of motos that half the crowd headed for the gates. That is not a rousing approval rating of your entertainment package or race schedule.
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Prelude to 2-stroke racing in 2010?
May 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Racing, Two-Stroke
Is this a prelude to putting the 2-stroke back into the MX Nationals in 2010? The announcement at Racer X is the latest in a string of small things that all add up to growing momentum for a 2-stroke resurgence on the Pro scene.
It’s just my speculation at this point, but MX Sports has announced [...]
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Weege and Bailey to call SPEED TV coverage of MX Nationals
May 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Racing
There is some fantastic news out yesterday — Jason Weigandt and David Bailey will be 2/3 of the broadcast team for SPEED TV coverage of the outdoor MX Nationals!
I have been wondering if we were going to have to suffer through another season of Ralph “Monster Truck” Sheheen — bless his heart. I know he [...]
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