Friday, March 7, 2014 at 5:25PM Ever wonder what racing looks like in other parts of the world? Here's a quick look at racing in New Zealand. The Honda boys down under are lucky they have a pretty good teacher in Ben Townley. Take a look.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 7:50PM Motocross News - Fullnoise.com.au
Tyla Rattray Eyes Trentino, Italy Return From Injury
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Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing team’s MXGP rider Tyla Rattray will not participate in this weekend’s GP of Thailand or the upcoming GP of Brazil following surgery today on his injured right hand little finger.
Unable to compete at the FIM Motocross World Championship’s opening GP of Qatar due to severe pain from his broken finger, sustained at round three of the Internazionali d’Italia championship at Montevarchi, Italy, Tyla has successfully gone under the surgeons knife in Belgium having two pins inserted to stabilise the fracture.
Rattray will need to rest for three weeks before he can start any physiotherapy on his finger. Then, if all goes well, Tyla will be able to return to riding soon after as he begins his preparations for a return to the Motocross World Championship, most like round four in Trentino, Italy.
“This is seriously disappointing for everyone, but now I have to focus on getting my finger ready to return to racing." Rattray stated. "We knew my finger was broken after the race in Montevarchi when a rock hit my hand, but I was told by my doctor that I would be ok to race in Qatar.
"I guess that just wasn’t the case. The heavy landings in Losail were hard on my finger. Now I have two pins in the break, so it’s just a matter of time now before I can return to racing.
"I’ve been told that I can't do anything for three weeks, and then I can start my rehab and after that get back on a bike. When I’m ready I’ll then return to racing, hopefully for the first European GP at Arco di Trento," he added.
Rattray's Husqvarna FC350 machine will stay vacant in Thailand with the team being represented by Australian Todd Waters aboard his FC450.
Top Image: Tyla Rattray will miss this weekends race in Thailand.
Credit: Juan Pablo Acevedo
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 7:40PM If you are from California this is hard to relate to. Just goes to show that guys will find a way to race motorcycles despite a little chill.
The start of the 2014 Fairview Motocross Association Six Hour Ice Race Marathon on March 1 at George Lake, about 20 km northwest of Fairview. The racers go off in groups, fastest machines first.
In spite of bone-numbing cold this past weekend there were still a respectable number of racers at George Lake March 1 for the Six Hour Ice Race marathon put on by the Fairview Motocross Association in partnership with Servus Credit Union.
One lone quad joined the motorcycles in a bid to see how many laps of the course they could do in six hours, all running studded tires to give them traction for both steering and acceleration.
The winning team was #13 Cycle West team with 41 laps they took home $500 donated by Dunvegan Inn and suites for the overall event winner
Average speed was around 80km/hr.
The track was 11.5km long and the fastest lap of the day went to team #170 Team Shrinkage with a time of 8min07sec.
Seventeen teams from across the province braved to cold to race on George Lake.
This race was the last race of the season of the AEIRA series. The event is a 6hr team marathon event.
Fairview Motocross Association spokeman Darian Armstrong said, "Thanks to all the volunteers who helped host the event and to all the sponsors for there support. Servus Credit union, L&J oilfield, Cat oilfield, D&M Contracting, Adventure automotive, Dunvegan Inn & Suites, C-Bone Contracting, GPRC, DC Oilfield, MCF Automation, Fairock oil field, Sivart Oilfield, Town Of Fairview and the MD of Fairview."
Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 12:37PM Vineland Daily Journal
2/26/2014
MILLVILLE — Area motocross riders are being advised to get revved up for a summer opening for Millville’s newest racing attraction.
Field of Dreams, an 85-acre off-road park, will be built across the street from New Jersey Motorsports Park on Buckshutem Road. An opening is planned for late June or early July, officials said Tuesday.
The motorsports park announced a $400,000 land purchase from the city for the motocross facility had been finalized.
Construction is expected to begin immediately and take nearly four months, according to Princeton-based designer Clayton Keeler.
Keeler will manage the construction process and oversee operations once the park opens. Event scheduling will be handled by General Manager Richard Schmidt.
“Our fans have been waiting for this announcement,” motorsports park General Manager Brad Scott said. “They’ve been incredibly supportive, and the Field of Dreams staff is ready to deliver on the plans for a world-class off-road facility.”
There will be three tracks within the facility:
• A 1,700-foot run for beginners.
• A 2,130-foot track for intermediate riders.
• A 1.2-mile track for advanced riders.
The motorsports park said the plans also include a half-mile “straight rhythm” course, but Keeler clarified that has not been finalized yet and said it possibly would not be constructed until sometime after the park opens.
A straight rhythm course has the features of a normal motocross track but is configured in a straight line.
Keeler said he’s glad the land purchase is complete.
“It was a long haul,” he said. “We’re really excited to get things started.”
The park will feature tight, narrow areas for motocross riders and wider areas for riders of all-terrain vehicles.
Individuals who don’t own an off-road vehicle will be able to rent one and train there.
Schmidt said the park already has scheduled a few racing events toward the end of the year, and plans a bigger race schedule for 2015.
Keeler said the park recently became a member of the American Motocross Association, making it eligible to hold amateur, professional and potentially national AMA events.
As far as recreational riding goes, the park will be open to all ages, Keeler said.
He added that he didn’t want to go the same route as the Mount Pleasant State Off-Road Vehicle Park in Woodbine that opened last year.
There, restrictions are in place that require state registration on all vehicles and headlights or taillights on all vehicles.
Riders at the Woodbine park also must be at least 14 years old.
Keeler said none of those regulations will be required at Field of Dreams.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 8:37PM 2014-02-25 16:21
For the second year running, the night sky around the Losail Motocross track, Doha, will be illuminated for the season-opening Motocross GP of Qatar on 28 February – 1 March.
The only night race on the calendar of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the event is also significant in being the first Grand Prix for the newly renamed Team HRC, the Honda works MXGP team formally announced on 7 February 2014 as the next chapter in Honda’s increasing support of world motocross.
As was the case with last season’s opener, the inaugural Motocross GP of Qatar, racing will again take place on Saturday night under the floodlights, as opposed to the usual Sunday afternoon slot. In under a month, Losail will also play host to the opening round of the MotoGP World Championship where the factory Honda team will be flying the Honda and HRC flags as reigning World Champions.
Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev ran well at the sandy Losail circuit last time around, finishing an overall fifth, although teammate Max Nagl’s illness hampered him from the start before a first lap collision restricted him to an 11th place Honda debut.
Bobryshev and Nagl have both enjoyed successful and fruitful off-season programmes with Team HRC in 2014, including extensive testing and development of the 2014 CRF450RW and fitness training at Team GB’s Olympic training base before Christmas.
After a string of podiums last year, including three from the last four rounds for Bobryshev and fourth for Nagl at the Motocross of Nations, the 2014 season is being started from a solid foundation.
Evgeny Bobryshev
"I really like the Qatar track and its design. The ground is good and it's a fun place to ride. I'm excited about the first race because, like the other riders, you don't really know where everyone is with performance until you get to Qatar and start the season. I'm going out a little early to do some training and get used to the hot conditions. The competition will be strong but we've had good preparation over the winter so it'll be interesting. After two months as Team HRC we have a good feeling, a lot of good support and one mission this season."
Max Nagl
“Testing has been very good, we’ve been improving every week, so I’m really pumped for the season and looking forward to going to Qatar. Last year it was a new experience riding under the floodlights, which was a bit difficult, but the biggest problem was the food poisoning I got that really wiped me out. So this season I’ve taken steps to make sure it’s a different situation. I’m feeling good and strong, my training has been good, and the team is working well so I’m feeling positive about Qatar and looking forward to getting the season started.”
Roger Harvey
“The season kicks off early in the year again which has given us a short lead to get everything ready, especially as it’s been a busy period of intense testing and development of the CRF450RWs with the increased support of Honda and Honda Racing Corporation. At this point though you always just look forward to getting started and putting all that testing into practice. Particularly this year too, with the Qatar GP being the first race for Team HRC. Although the true test comes when the racing starts, the early signs of performance from testing have been positive, Max and Bobby are looking strong, and we’ve all gelled well as a team with the arrival of several new engineers from HRC.”
Source: Team HRC
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 2:15PM Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Irvine-based Fox Head Inc. tapped a former executive at DC Shoes for the top spot at the motocross apparel maker.
Nick Adcock, who has been serving as a nonexecutive Fox Head board member since 2010, was named chief executive of the company.
Fox Head makes apparel, shoes and accessories targeted to fans of motocross, BMX and other sports.
Adcock replaces Pete Fox, who resigned, according to a company press release.
Adcock is a former global president of DC Shoes, part of Huntington Beach-based Quiksilver Inc.
Fox Head also has offices in Barcelona, Spain, and Morgan Hill, where the company was previously headquartered until its move to an office campus at 16752 Armstrong Ave. in 2012.
The company has estimated annual sales of $200 million.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 1:03PM By Kurt Hildebrand
The 80-acre lower Clear Creek parcel belonging to the Washoe Tribe is proposed as the site of a motocross track.
Negotiations are under way to establish a new motocross track on Washoe tribal land across Vista Grande from the Topsy Walmart.
Former Nevada Motocross Track operator Steve Brown said he and the tribe are in talks for the site, which overlooks Clear Creek Canyon.
“We’re very hopeful everything will work out,” Brown said. “It’s a dream come true.”
The Washoe Tribal Council passed a resolution in January to develop a Washoe motocross center on 80 acres of the tribe’s lower Clear Creek parcel.
Under the resolution, Brown will develop the track, manage it and provide the working capital.
The resolution foresees having the track ready by April, but Brown said it would take 60 days to construct a track.
“It’s been a pleasure working with the tribe,” he said.
He said the Washoe toured the 240-acre Pala Tribe motocross track in Southern California, which was built in 2009.
Brown operated the Nevada Motocross Track on Dump Road next door to the Douglas County Animal Shelter in 2009 and 2010.
Ruhenstroth residents opposed the track and in 2010 county commissioners refused to extend the track’s lease for another two years.
In the intervening time, Brown said he has been looking for a new location for the track.
He said the site behind the Walmart is ideal.
“When we open, we want to open full throttle,” he said.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 7:48PM
Some of you have noticed the absence of our erstwhile "moto bum" Eric Mckenna #33. We have had many questions from readers around the world about where he has been. Several have guessed him to be off riding on some exotic trail in some secret paradise. He does ride all over the western US, moto wherever he finds it, trails of all kinds. He's been known to ride dual sport one day and short track the next. He's anchored the winning 50+ team three years in a row for the Score Baja series but alas sometimes Baja bites.
The 2013 Baja 1000 was not kind to Eric and he is now in the process of mending. Click on his blog for much more detail. He will be back soon.
See some of the Baja ride here in this article.
Friday, February 14, 2014 at 9:39PM Published by FullNoise.com.au 2/14/2014
EnduroCross News
Mike Brown Excited Ahead of Sydney Enduro-X
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Husqvarna-backed extreme enduro racing specialist and former AMA motocross champion Mike Brown has touched down in Australia in preparation for this weekend’s KTM Enduro-X Nationals round at Parramatta.
Brown will share pit space alongside the brand new Husqvarna Enduro Racing Team of Glenn Kearney, Scott Keegan, Lachy Stanford and Damian Smith as it makes its debut appearance on Australian soil, and his presence is sure to bring extra firepower to Husqvarna’s table.
The 41-year-old American boasts a career like few others, having won an AMA motocross title, finished third in the World 125cc Motocross Championship on three occasions, turned to off-road racing and won a WORCS championship, and more recently, finished first or second in all three X-Games Moto-X Enduro events since their inception in 2011.
With enduro-cross now as his main focus, Brown signed with Husqvarna for season 2014 and will ride the brand new FC350 in Australia, in what is his first race for the new sponsor, and his first down under since the Perth Supercross in 1991.
“I arrived this morning and I’m really looking forward to the race,” said Brown at Sydney airport yesterday morning. “I’ve known Toby Price since the ISDE three years ago and last year when he was over for the Baja 1000 he was telling me about this series and I said I’d love to come over.
"I love the travelling and seeing everything and it’s good to come here and do both. I’ve just been in California doing my base training and riding and getting used to the new bike.
“This will be my first race for the year, I’m riding the 350 here and it’s an awesome bike. It’s a big thing just to be involved with Husqvarna - the name has been around forever and I’m excited to be a part of it, I really hope it grows just like KTM has."
Brown has been in the country less than a day but in the company of Aussie Husqvarna Team Manager Glenn Kearney and Price, he is already enjoying the local dirt bike culture and attitudes.
“It’s totally different to the US. It’s so serious there. Here everybody wants to have a good time and enjoy themselves as well as race the bikes. It’s more fun.
“Toby’s already talking a lot of crap about Saturday,” joked Brown. “I don’t even know where I’m staying yet, I’m with Toby, so wherever he goes. He’s saying we’re staying in a swag, whatever that is, probably out in the bush or something!”
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 1:38PM 
Chad's crash in San Diego has certainly lit up the media. He has always been tough but now you get a look at where some of the strength comes from. If you want a good look at the story go to this link for details; Read the full article here.
