Races and Competitions

K&N Engineering Press Release: EnduroCross is a form of motorcycle racing that blends some of the most exciting elements of motorcycle competition from Supercross, Trials, and Enduro racing. EnduroCross is typically held indoors in an arena where fans can see all the thrills and spills. An EnduroCross course incorporates multiple elements found in off-road riding such as jumps, rocks, boulders, logs, sand, mud, a water hole and anything else the course designer wants to throw at...

Suzuki Racing Press Release: It was a good night for Suzuki riders at Atlanta II in front of 53,537 fans in the Georgia Dome. RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns/Suzuki Factory Racing’s Broc Tickle proved that he’s back to full strength after an early season injury. Tickle had an outstanding ride to fourth on his speedy Suzuki RM-Z450. It not only marked his best finish of the season, but also matched his career best in the premier AMA/FIM Supercross class. Finishing just behind Tickle was...

Of the many things to get excited about at the first round of the season the sheer pace and carefree performances of WSB rookie Michael van der Mark on the Pata Honda was a major highlight, if overshadowed in the results by the leading British trio in each race. The 2014 WSS Champion rode to a fifth place in race one, less than ten seconds behind the winner, and he even led race two, before just pushing too hard late on and falling to no-score. Fourth in Superpole, nobody doubts the pace...

Husqvarna Press Release: Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl has made a winning start to his 2015 MXGP campaign, claiming two well-deserved race wins aboard his FC 450. Taking two convincing hole-shots, leading each and every lap of both races and enjoying two memorable race wins it was a perfect season start for the experienced Germany. Returning to the MXGP class of the FIM Motocross World Championship in 2014 Nagl’s result at the GP of Qatar signifies a historical...

Dani Pedrosa spent the week working on the Honda engine and having finished the second Sepang test with only the seventh fastest time he dismissed any suggestions that he was struggling for one lap speed by reaffirming that in testing teams are working towards improving their weaknesses in all areas.   "I think we did a good job," said Pedrosa. "We were testing a lot of things in the engine so everything is a little bit mixed. We never get the chance to put it all together, but finally our...

No sooner than he had scored two brilliant Phillip Island podiums on the official Ducati Panigale last weekend Chaz Davies was asked about his prospects for the next round, to be held at the Chang International Circuit near Buriram in Thailand for the very first time. The question has a certain relevance for Davies as he is the only one of the top WSB riders to have visited the circuit, as part of the Ducati promotional tour to a country with a very strong sales record for the Italian...

Joe Burns has made his debut for the Gearlink Kawasaki team at Northamptonshire’s Rockingham circuit. The 22 year old will campaign the ZX-10R raced last season by Ben Wilson, who returns to supersport for the squad.   The former Superstock 1000 frontrunner was due to step up to the MCE British Superbike championship with his own team, but pulled the plug following a last minute let down by his title sponsors. Instead, he joins established team Gearlink for the season.   With less than...

MV Agusta hasn’t had a 1-2 finish since the 1973 Finland GP at Imatra, where Giacomo Agostini and Phil Read finished first and second in both the 350 and 500 classes. Now, though, it has happened again, with Jules Cluzel and Lorenzo Zanetti of Team Reparto Corse MV Agusta finishing 1-2 in the World Supersport 2015 season-opener at the fabulous Phillip Island circuit opener in Australia. Second at the start, Cluzel speared Kawasaki’s Kenan Sofuoglu at the second corner and led from then...

For the first time in the 2015 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, Discount Tire Racing/TwoTwo Motorsports’ Chad Reed won the 450SX Class Main Event at the Georgia Dome in front of 51,023 fans. Reed became the fifth different winner in eight races this season. Yamalube/Star Racing/Yamaha‘s Jeremy Martin won the second Eastern Regional 250SX Class Main Event of his career. Reed earned the first Hole-shot Award of his 2015 season to begin the 450SX Class Main Event, and...

The second race of the Australian Round was another one to remember, given the thrilling finale that saw Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) edging out Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) for the win at the finish line by just 0.010. The 31-year-old from Derby, England, enjoyed better drive out of the last turn and managed to get on the outside of Rea, eventually prevailing over his rival by the smallest margin. The two former team-mates are now tied at the top of the standings...