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US Motocross Series: 7th round Mechanicsville
3 Days ago
In Motocross moto one, Nicholas Wey got a decent start rounding the first turn in 7th. His teammate, Billy Laninovich, in only his third week back, almost grabbed the holeshot, but settled for 2nd. Wey continued to battle up front in the scorching hot weather and rough track until the moto end where he finished 8th. Laninovich had an early moto crash, charging his way from 37th to 21st.
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Barber Approaches - Behind the Scenes with Mid-Illini Motorsports
4 Days ago
When Round 4 of the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series roars to life at Barber Motorsports Park, July 20th, not only will it showcase the skill of some of the most talented two-wheeled pilots in the country, but it will also demonstrate the ability of each team's crew chief. It has long been said that behind every successful man is a woman, and when it comes to the Mid-Illini Motorsports team, this is definitely a true statement, because behind this ST team is team owner and crew chief Deanna Stein.
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Nunn Takes Victory At Whitby
5 Days ago
In a break from their normal schedule, Suso MVR-D riders Carl Nunn and Jason Dougan, took part in the DEP two-stroke series held at Whitby in Yorkshire at the weekend, with Nunn taking the RM250 to an impressive overall victory on the day. With both riders more accustomed to the four-stroke Suzuki power of their MVR-D machines, it would be a return to roots as Dougan competed on the RM125 and Nunn back on a 250 two-stroke for the first time in four years.
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GNCC ATV Series - Round 8
01 July 2008
FRE/KTM Factory rider Adam McGill earned 5th overall at the eighth round of the GNCC Series while his teammate Taylor Kiser also finished inside the top ten taking home a hard fought 8th overall.
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Suzuki Riders Podium in Canada
27 June 2008
Tyler Medaglia kept his MX1 Championship points lead intact with second overall at Moto Valley in Regina at the Canadian Motocross Championships with 2-5 moto results. And in the Suzuki Women's National Series, Jocelyn Killough stepped up to the plate with 3-4 moto results to record third overall for the day. Thanks to her podium finish, Killough currently holds second place in the Women's championship points standings. While Medaglia came to Regina intent on carding his second win of the season, the Kemptville, Ontario native found himself racing under handicap instead, due to a twisted ankle and knee sustained during Sunday morning practice.
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GNCC Bike Series - Round 8
27 June 2008
Red Bull KTM Factory Team riders David Knight and Justin Williamson earned podium positions at the eighth round of the GNCC Series. Williamson earned his best finish of the season in the XC-2 class after getting a great start and remaining up front all day. Williamson came around the first turn in 4th, found his rhythm and quickly moved into 2nd. On the second to last lap Williamson passed for the lead and looked like he might take his first win of the season when he crashed into a bush and lost 20 seconds. The time lost was all it took for fellow KTM rider Jason Thomas to pass Williamson to take the win. Williamson finished 2nd overall just eight seconds behind Thomas. Williamson's 2nd place finish moved him up to 5th place in overall points.
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Problems for FRE KTM in GNCC Round Seven
05 June 2008
FRE KTM Factory ATV riders Adam McGill and Taylor Kiser made their way to Kentucky for the seventh round of the ATV GNCC Series where hot weather and a long day awaited. Both FRE KTM Factory riders got a decent jump off the line as the herd of riders neared the first turn. Kiser almost had the holeshot nailed down until a rider hit him from behind pushing him into another group of riders. Kiser and the riders he collided with were stuck together and lost precious seconds untangling from each other. Meanwhile, McGill was sitting in 4th looking for another good run.
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Testing Weekend for Red Bull KTM at GNCC
05 June 2008
Red Bull KTM rider and current series point's leader, David Knight, and his teammate Nate Kanney had a successful weekend at the seventh round of the GNCC series, both finishing inside the top five. Although it wasn't the dominating race weekend most fans are used to seeing Knight pull off, he did start out well, rounding the first turn in 2nd place while Kanney was right behind in 3rd. For the first few laps, the two Red Bull KTM Factory riders stayed within the top three on this fast-paced course. At one point Knight escaped with the lead as he and Josh Strang battled back and forth for that front spot.
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Tim Farr Second in Erzberg Iron Road Prologue
28 May 2008
KTM's American factory rider and 13-times ATV Pro Champion caused a sensation at the Erzberg Rodeo when he placed second riding the company's sports ATV, launched in 2007 in the USA and in 2008 in Europe.
It was at least 60 places better than ATVs had ever achieved on the Iron Mountain in former editions of the Erzberg Rodeo. It was the American professional racer's first appearance at the Erzberg Rodeo, an event he said he had been following with interest for several years. "I really wanted to come here to compete and it's quite a surprise for me that I was up with the front runners. I definitely want to come back to Erzberg again," Farr said at the post race press conference.
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Early Promise for KTM Lite Riders
28 May 2008
The Lites class provided a lot of entertainment to the Glen Helen Motocross fans as they witnessed many battles ensue throughout the entire pack. In the first moto, MDK KTM Lites rider Ryan Sipes came around the first turn in 2nd, while his teammates Matt Goerke and Justin Brayton were involved in a large first turn pile up. Brayton recovered in 29th but Goerke had difficulty starting his bike which caused him to start ¾ of a lap down. Around the halfway point Sipes was still up front battling for a top five position when his bike suffered an electronic issue which kept him from finishing the race. Meanwhile, Brayton and Goerke were busy trying to pass on the fast one-lined track. At the end of the race, Brayton had moved from 29th to finish 17th while Goerke worked his way into 28th.
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Solid Start for Nick Wey in San Bernardino
28 May 2008
US Motocross Series: 1st round San Bernardino, California, MDK KTM Factory rider Nick Wey earned 9th overall at the first round of the AMA Motocross Series at Glen Helen Raceway. Wey started well when he came around the first turn in 8th at the start of moto one. Unfortunately, he made a couple mistakes that allowed two riders to slip by, moving him back to 10th. He held that position for the remainder of the moto.
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Three Wins in One Week for Edmondson
23 May 2008
Relentless Suzuki Enduro rider Paul Edmondson pulled off the incredible feat on Sunday of scoring three event wins in just one week on board his new RM-Z450. At last weekend’s opening round of the Michelin Fast Cross series, Edmondson took the first victory in style, before going on to triumph on Wednesday at the opening round of the CF Racing XC series and finally topping it off with a win on Sunday in the third round of the Putoline XC Championship at Llandrillo, North Wales.
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AMA Announces Revisions to AMA Flat Track Championship
14 May 2008
AMA Racing announced today that two events have been removed from the 2008 Flat Track Championship schedule and a new event has been added. The races that have been cancelled are the GNC Twins half-mile scheduled at Volunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap, Tennessee, on June 7th and the TT and short track GNC Singles doubleheader scheduled at Castle Rock Race Park, Castle Rock, Washington, Aug. 8th-9th.
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British Masters Summer Action Continues for ARB Tuning Kawasaki
13 May 2008
The third round of the British Motocross Masters series invited ARB Tuning Kawasaki and its rivals to Landrake in Cornwall this past weekend, where summery temperatures greeted riders and teams alike. The team was at full strength at this round, and was expecting to do well, and there was little disappointment. Vytautas Bucas, the team's youth rider, qualified in third on Saturday morning, and followed up on this with two fantastic races later in the afternoon. The first race started off in the top four, but Vytautas soon set his sights on the leader, Scott Elderfield. After ending the race in second, Vytautas followed up with a consistent solid ride in the second race. Here he was second into the first lap, and remained second throughout.
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Reed Takes 10 Points to Season Finale, Lawrence Lites Champion
29 April 2008
A title-worthy performance from Yamaha's San Manuel rider Chad Reed, after pulling back from a first corner crash to finish second, at Qwest Field in Seattle for the penultimate round of the 2008 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series (also an FIM World Championship) means that the Australian carries a ten point advantage to Las Vegas in search of his second crown next week. Yamaha of Troy's Jason Lawrence claimed the West Region Lites series with his YZ250F.
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The SunTrust MOTO-ST Series to Run June 7th at Road America
27 April 2008
Round 3 of the 2008 SunTrust MOTO-ST Series at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisc. will take place on Saturday, June 7th. Competitors will move in on Thursday and qualifying will take place on Friday. Hosted by the American Motorcycle Association (AMA), this spectacular weekend will mark the first time that the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series has run with the AMA Pro Superbike Series. Not only will running with this popular series be a first for the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series teams, but it will also provide the additional prestige of being part of a major spectator motorsports event.
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Aprilia USA Fastest in First Ever SunTrust MOTO-ST Series Qualifying
27 April 2008
The defending SunTrust MOTO-ST Series champions Aprilia USA/Lloyd Brothers Motorsports will start on pole position for Sunday’s VIR SunTrust MOTO-ST 500k at Virginia International Raceway in Danville, Va. In the first qualifying session in the series two-year history Ty Howard of Weatherford, Tex. took the No. 1 Aprilia Tuono 1000R around the 3.27-mile VIR track in one minute, 59.443 seconds for an average speed of 98.557 miles per hour. Howard and teammate Mike Himmelsbach of Quakertown, Penn. won the season opening event at Daytona International Speedway and the No. 1 Aprilia leads the standings in the Buell Motorcycle Company SuperSport Twins (SST) class heading into this weekend’s second round of the series.
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SpeedWerks.com Looks for Victory
27 April 2008
Looking to make up ground, Team SpeedWerks.com is hoping to score the Sport Twins Class victory at Round 2 of the 2008 SunTrust MOTO-ST Series, April 27 at Virginia International Raceway. “This is definitely going to be an important round for us,” says team owner Steve Long. “We had an electrical problem on our No. 87 Suzuki SV650 at the season opener at Daytona which left us sitting in 12th place. It was really a bummer since we had a commanding lead and were running fifth overall. We did put our No. 86 Suzuki in fourth which softened the blow somewhat. Now we definitely need to step it up.
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Good Results Continue for ARB Tuning Kawasaki
16 April 2008
Muddy conditions greeted ARB Tuning Kawasaki and its competitors at the third round of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship at Waggadon Farm in Devon this past weekend. Delayed on arrival on Saturday to let the paddock area dry out, the team settled in to more rain overnight. As a result the racing was delayed by an hour on Sunday morning as well to allow the track to solidify somewhat, a decision that was once again undone by another heavy shower during MX2 qualifying practice.
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First Season Podium for ARB Tuning Kawasaki
25 March 2008
Snow and freezing conditions couldn't stop ARB Tuning Kawasaki from achieving one of its goals at the second round of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship this past weekend - a podium.
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