X Fighters Calgary
Posted on May 27, 2009
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A huge line up of the worlds best freestyle motocross riders will compete against each other in one of the most hotly contested events in history, when the second stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters tour heads to Calgary, Canada.
The event will see Levi Sherwood take ‘em on again, Levi surprised the FMX world two months ago when he beat Andre Villa and Mat Rebeaud to claim his first international win of his career, in his first international competition.
Dany Torres has suffered a knee injury from a practice crash a couple days back and has been ruled out of the event. Metal Mulisha rider Takayuki Higoshino will join fellow Japanese rider Eigo Sato in the rider line-up.
Robbie Maddison, who is one of the favourites going into this event and with one of the biggest bag of tricks in the business, is hungry to achieve his first X-Fighters victory.
Just to add some more to the pool of talent, both Nate Adams and Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg are confirmed starters. Twitch already knows what it feels like to win a round of the X-Fighters competition and will be looking to get another win.
The Pages brothers, Charles and Thomas, who have both recently landed the front-flip to dirt, so that should make for some interesting scoring.
Competitors
Robbie Maddison
Levi Sherwood
Mat Rebeaud
Nate Adams
Jeremy Stenberg
Charles Pages
Thomas Pages
Andre Villa
Takayuki Higoshino
Eigo Sato
Jeff Fehr
Benoit Milot
Hold your line
Posted on May 26, 2009
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It is important to hold your line in practice situations when you are riding with people of different abilities. It is the responsibility of all riders to be cautious of other riders and expect the unexpected! If you are an experienced rider you will need to keep in mind that the inexperience and lack of ability of some novice and intermediate riders on the track could cause them change lines unexpectedly when they hit something on the track or maybe get cross rutted. This happens to pro riders to but it becomes a bigger problem when there is a large different between the speed of riders around at the time.
Next time your at your local track take note of how quickly you make up time on a slower rider, or how quickly a rider makes up time behind you. This is even more extreme over a section of jumps that only one of you are doing. Look for opportunities to make clean passes and avoid race tactics unless you are actually racing! Alternatively arrange your practice sessions so you are riding with other people with a similiar level of skill and speed.
Ryan Villipoto wins in debut at Glen Helen
Posted on May 26, 2009
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Ryan Villipoto has won both moto’s in the 450 motocross class in his debut at Glen Helen 2009. Villipoto got a good start in moto 1 and lead most of the race. Ryan had to push hard in moto 2 after an ordinary start he ended up with a 6 second lead over Allesi who finished in second place.
“It was tough,” said Villopoto “My starts out of the gate were good, but we can get better.”
450
1.Ryan Villopoto
2.Mike Alessi
3.Josh Grant
4.Chad Reed
5.Davi Millsaps
6.Tommy Hahn
7.Mike Brown
8.Cody Cooper
9.Weston Peick
10.Andrew Short
Black Duck Valley reopening in November 2009
Posted on May 23, 2009
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It is yet to be confirmed but there is confident discussions taking place that will see Black Duck valley motorcycle park reopening in November 2009. The park will be opened under under new owners of which the identity has not been released. However it has been verbally confirmed by the current owners that it will not be Motorcycling Australia.
Check back later for more info as it becomes available or go to Black Duck Valley
Black Deck Valley Camp S
Reed to compete in the 2009 AMA Motocross while Stewart sits on the sidelines
Posted on May 21, 2009
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Interest in the 2009 AMA motocross series is sure to rise after the announcement that Chad Reed will race the full 12 rounds in 2009. Stewart has so far declined the opportunity to defend his 2008 title, which is dissapointing as it would be great to see Reed and Stewart battle it out in the outdoors.
“I’m really looking forward to racing the Outdoors this year,” said Reed. “And I’m excited about it for several reasons: The last few years, I didn’t race Motocross because I really felt like I needed to take a break after the Supercross season. But this year, I feel so comfortable with the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team and everybody has been so supportive that it just makes me want to get out there and race.
“Also, I’ve been impressed with the changes to the series that MX Sports has done and I think they’re taking it in the right direction. So I really want to be a part of that and support the series and the sport. My team and my sponsors have stepped up to make this happen and I can’t thank them enough.”
Not to say that Reed and Stewart are the only competition as there are several other strong contenders including Ryan Villipoto who is yet to compete in the 450 class for a full season and veterans like Tim Ferry, David Millsaps, Kevin Windham and many others including the wild card Jason Lawrence. Reed is yet to win the outdoors, with a best place of 2nd for the overall series in 2004. Maybe 2009 will see him on top once again.
| Date | Location | Track |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2009 | San Bernardino, CA | Glen Helen Raceway |
| May 30, 2009 | Sacramento, CA | Hangtown Motocross Classic |
| June 6, 2009 | Wortham, TX | Freestone Raceway |
| June 13, 2009 | Mt. Morris, PA | High Point Raceway |
| June 27, 2009 | Lakewood, CO | Thunder Valley Motocross |
| July 4, 2009 | Buchanan, MI | Red Bud |
| July 18, 2009 | Millville, MN | Spring Creek Motocross |
| July 25, 2009 | Washougal, WA | Washougal MX Park |
| Aug. 15, 2009 | New Berlin, NY | Unadilla Valley Sports |
| Aug. 22, 2009 | Budds Creek, MD | Budds Creek MX |
| Aug. 29, 2009 | Southwick, MA | Moto-X 338 |
| Sept. 5, 2009 | Delmont, PA | Steel City Raceway |
Schubring joins Crusty Demons beyond the Apocalypse tour down under
Posted on May 12, 2009
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Matt Schubring will be making an appearance at the first three of the five Crusty Demons shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney during the all new Beyond the Apocalypse Tour which starts on May 15 2009.
Schubring who won the best flip nomination in the last Crusty Tour, will join action packed live shows showcasing freestyle motocross mixed in with pyrotechnics, freaks and of course, the Crusty babes.
Schubring currently riding a KTM 250 SX, will join Australia’s top freestyle riders in this year’s Tour, alongside international talent which includes Nate Adams and Seth Enslow.
Matt Schubring said, “I’m looking forward to giving fans the best show possible. I’m only participating in the first three weekends of the tour, and my signature trick will be the backflip ruler. Crusty is always awesome fun because the freestyle motocross community is really tight, and we all pull together to put on the best show possible for the fans.”
2009 AMA Supercross Round 14 Jacksonville
Posted on April 6, 2009
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The championship battle got a little heated in Jacksonville as tension starts to mount between Chad Reed and James Stewart. Both riders have the 2009 supercross title within reach and with now only 3 rounds remaining the racing has never been better.
Heat 1 saw Reed get a good start in 3rd place behind Sipes and Allessi after contact with Grant in turn 1. Mike Allessi lead for most of the race after a challenge from Reed was put on the back burner when he jumped wide on a triple on lap 3 and went off the side of the track to miss a tough block. Reed managed to recompose himself and pass Allessi with4 laps to go and went on to win the heat. Meanwhile Grant and Windham fought it out with some bar to bar action for 3rd place which would go to Josh Grant in the end with Mike Alessi finshing ahead of them in 2nd place.
Heat 2 saw Ivan Tedesco get the holeshot with claiming the lead by turn 2. Tedesco managed to stay with Stewart for the early stages of the race and apply some pressure but failed to regain the lead. Jason Lawrence challenged Tedesco for second and took the place from Tedesco. While this was going on Stewart had checked out once again but managed to lose the front end on a corner and took a soil sample once again. Stewart kept the bike running and managed to hold the lead to the finish.
In the main event the holeshot went to Alessi once again with Reed and Stewart hot on his heels. Reed had taken the lead by turn 2 but at that point James Stewart remained behind Alessi. Stewart followed Reed until 13 laps had been completed when he managed to get past Reed, but it wasn’t going to be easy this time for James as Chad immediately fought back and retained the lead with some very intense racing. Reeds right fork guard somehow came lose in the thick of it and was dangling from his bike.
James Stewart reclaimed the lead soon after and pulled away from Reed when with 3 laps remaining Reed again jumped too wide on a triple and went of the track narrowly missing a tough block which cost him some time and Stewart went on to take the win.
AMA Supercross 2009 – Round 14
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium – Jacksonville, FL
Supercross
| Position | Number | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | James M. Stewart | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Chad Reed | 22 |
| 3 | 14 | Kevin W. Windham | 20 |
| 4 | 75 | Joshua R. Hill | 18 |
| 5 | 29 | Andrew T. Short | 16 |
| 6 | 800 | Mike A. Alessi | 15 |
| 7 | 48 | Thomas K. Hahn | 14 |
| 8 | 38 | Kyle P. Chisholm | 13 |
| 9 | 13 | Heath D. Voss | 12 |
| 10 | 132 | Billy R. Laninovich | 11 |
| 11 | 60 | Broc D. Hepler | 10 |
| 12 | 979 | Ben Coisy | 9 |
| 13 | 9 | Ivan Tedesco | 8 |
| 14 | 31 | Ryan Sipes | 7 |
| 15 | 59 | Troy K. Adams | 6 |
| 16 | 54 | Matt Boni | 5 |
| 17 | 338 | Jason D. Lawrence | 4 |
| 18 | 33 | Joshua M. Grant | 3 |
| 19 | 18 | David D. Millsaps | 2 |
| 20 | 35 | Paul P. Carpenter | 1 |
Who will be the 2009 AMA Supercross champion?
Posted on March 26, 2009
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Round 12 of the AMA Supercross series for 2009 has come and gone leaving behind what could be the turning point of the championship at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.
Reed took the lead from turn one in his heat to win comfortably whilst Stewart struggled after crashing twice in the second heat and just missed out on going to the LCQ by finishing in 9th position. Stewart had won every heat race he rode in this season until now.
The main event saw both Reed and Stewart placed mid pack at turn one but Reed quickly advanced into the top three before the end of lap 1. Stewart then proceeded to overtake Reed just before the finish line jump taking inside line at high speed and seemed in control once again.
However several laps into the race Stewart crashed again allowing Reed to slip past an reverse the lead Stewart had. Reed held on to win the main with Stewart finishing second.
In the lites the championship leader Christophe Pourcel is currently suffering from illness and didn’t show the dominance he has displayed in previous races, ending the night with a 5th place in the main.
AMA Supercross 2009 – Round 12
Edward Jones Dome – St. Louis, MO
Supercross
| Position | Number | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Chad Reed | 25 |
| 2 | 7 | James M. Stewart | 22 |
| 3 | 33 | Joshua M. Grant | 20 |
| 4 | 29 | Andrew T. Short | 18 |
| 5 | 338 | Jason D. Lawrence | 16 |
| 6 | 9 | Ivan Tedesco | 15 |
| 7 | 800 | Mike A. Alessi | 14 |
| 8 | 18 | David D. Millsaps | 13 |
| 9 | 14 | Kevin W. Windham | 12 |
| 10 | 35 | Paul P. Carpenter | 11 |
| 11 | 114 | Justin D. Brayton | 10 |
| 12 | 54 | Matt Boni | 9 |
| 13 | 38 | Kyle P. Chisholm | 8 |
| 14 | 60 | Broc D. Hepler | 7 |
| 15 | 75 | Joshua R. Hill | 6 |
| 16 | 31 | Ryan Sipes | 5 |
| 17 | 13 | Heath D. Voss | 4 |
| 18 | 132 | Billy R. Laninovich | 3 |
| 19 | 911 | Tyler T. Bowers | 2 |
| 20 | 48 | Thomas K. Hahn | 1 |
Supercross Lites – East Coast
| Position | Number | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 | Blake Wharton | 25 |
| 2 | 981 | Austin L. Stroupe | 22 |
| 3 | 20 | Nico A. Izzi | 20 |
| 4 | 34 | Matthew C. Goerke | 18 |
| 5 | 377 | Christophe Pourcel | 16 |
| 6 | 41 | Matthew J. Lemoine | 15 |
| 7 | 77 | Steven J. Clarke | 14 |
| 8 | 125 | Daniel M. Blair | 13 |
| 9 | 159 | Darryn L. Durham | 12 |
| 10 | 351 | Shane M. Sewell | 11 |
| 11 | 321 | Chad E. Ward | 10 |
| 12 | 45 | Jason W. Thomas | 9 |
| 13 | 374 | Cody L. Gilmore | 8 |
| 14 | 247 | Teddy P. Parks | 7 |
| 15 | 198 | Jacob Saylor | 6 |
| 16 | 719 | Vince A. Friese | 5 |
| 17 | 309 | Spencer R. Dally | 4 |
| 18 | 130 | Kyle D. Keylon | 3 |
| 19 | 96 | Tyler A. Wharton | 2 |
| 20 | 521 | Kyle M. Gills | 1 |
Tensioning spokes on a dirt bike
Posted on March 12, 2009
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Start next to the rim lock and loosen the spoke nipple until it turns freely and then use a spoke torque wrench to set the correct tension. Do the same to every third spoke until you get back to the spoke you started with (next to the rim lock). Then do the same pattern starting with the spoke next to the first one you torqued. You will then need to repeat the pattern again starting from the second spoke after the one you started on origin ally. It is very important only to turn the spoke nipples no more than half a revolution at a time. If you find yourself having to turn the spoke more than this go to the third spoke after the current one.
How to fix a buckled rim
Posted on March 12, 2009
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Have you noticed a flat spot in your rim? Don’t despair in most cases the buckle can be fixed without having to replace it. Mount a felt tipped pen on your forks pointing a the center of the edge of the rim and spin the wheel a few times to mark a circle on the rim.
Grab your spoke wrench and loosen the spokes on the opposite side of the rim from where the line is further away from the center, where its buckled. Put tension on the part where the buckle is after loosening the opposite side.
Only adjust the spokes by no more than half one full turn at a time and alternate in sets of 2 or 3 spokes leaving 4 to 8 spokes in between. In other words make small adjustments and spread them around on opposite sides of the rim.
With some patience and few quiet drinks you’ll have a nice circular rim again. Just remember to keep your spokes tight to prevent it from happening again.