Motocross
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 10, 2003) -- Brian Gray is the 2003 AMA
Motocross/Supercross Rookie of the Year. The 18-year-old rider from Saint Augustine, Fla., burst onto the scene this summer with an outstanding showing in the 125 class of the AMA Chevy Trucks U.S.
Motocross Championship.
South African takes AMA Chevy Trucks 125 U.S. Motocross title
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 5, 2003) -- South African Grant Langston has
captured his first AMA Chevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Championship.
Langston's title in the 125 class also marks the first AMA Motocross
title for Austrian motorcycle maker KTM.
The championship was sweet for Langston, who lost the very same title in
the final moto of the 2001 season when his wheel broke. At the same
time, it was bitterly disappointing for Langston's Red Bull KTM teammate
Ryan Hughes, who had closed to within 7 points of Langston and was
hoping to have a shot at winning his first title. The final round of the
series was cancelled due to excessive rains and flooding at the track
set to host the event, Kenworthy's Motocross Park in Troy, Ohio. That
race had already been postponed from July, and extending the season even
further was not possible.
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 2, 2003)
The final round of the Yamaha Thumper-X Series was held on the 30th and 31st of August at Scoresby, Victoria and it was a weekend of survival for the riders, crews, spectators and officials.
With the drought recently breaking and an almost constant down pour of rain falling in the lead up to the event the normally fantastic surface turned into a quagmire that tested both rider and machine just to make it to the finish.
The greatest Grand Prix motocrosser of all time captured his seventh World Motocross Championship today, Belgian Stefan Everts racing his L&M Yamaha to the title and breaking the long-standing record of Joel Robert.
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In the 250 Class, Ricky Carmichael takes out Steel City, with Kevin Windham putting together two second places, and Tim Ferry taking third with two Third Places.
In the 125 Class, James Stewart continued his run to try and get to the pointy end of the points lead before he runs out of events, getting two first places for first overall. Ryan Hughes got second overall with a third and fourth place finish. Australian Craig Anderson was on the podium with a second and fifth place giving him third overall.