Look at what I found when web surfing!
Seems that the great people at Baja Designs have been quite busy modifiying the CRF for "Dirt Bike" magazine.
They've done some fairly major changes there. Hmmm. I wonder just how much that would add to the price of a new CRF.. ;-)
Aussie Chad Reed continued his winning ways, passing Kelly Smith early in the St Louis round to dominate the rest of the event.
This is his Sixth 125 East win in a row, and has earned him the 125 East Championship.
Reedy has signed a new deal with Yamaha USA to ride in the 250 class in 2003 and 2004, and will probably race in that class for some of the remaining events. Visit http://www.supercross.com/news.php?id=77 for more information
It will be very interesting to see how he goes against Ricky Carmichael, David Vullemin and the rest of a field which has been improving throughout the year!
Next year looks like being a big one!
Ricky Carmichael has grabbed his sixth win in a row, to extend his points lead over David Vullemin by 20 points.
Carmichael dominated the St Louis round, with Vullemin fighting back from a poor start to take second.
Ernesto Fonseca finished third, putting in another good ride in his return to form this year.
Jeremey finished just off the podium in fourth.
The Land use issue is hotting up all around the world, with a recent discussion on the Thumpertalk.com bulletin board here containing this link from the LA Times..
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-000023845apr03.story
And a few extra useful links also being posted:
http://www.sharetrails.org
http://www.responsiblerecreation.policy.net/home/
http://www.corva.org
And we have a few here in Australia also:
http://www.dsmra.asn.au/wilderness.htm
http://www.eatmydirt.com.au/community/boxironbark.htm
This is a major issue to our sport.
Please be careful and considerate of others, and of the land itself when you ride
The Motocross Radio website and radio station has been going strongly for a week or so now, and i've spent a little time chatting to the guys, who seem like a great bunch.
They're putting more and more content into the Radio broadcast, and the music they play is great!
Checkout their website at www.motocrossradio.com or their broadcast here
Well, it was high time to take out the Piglet (Me - XR 250), and the Big Red Pig/BRP (Tim - XR 650) this weekend.
With a scheduled temperature of 29 C though, it was going to be hot. Not that we'd let a small thing like heat get in the way of a good ride!
By the time we'd got our crud all organised, camelbak drinks in backpacks, tools which i had to go back for (if I didn't bring em, it'd be the time i'd need them), and even a first aid kit, it was pushing 10am, and already getting warm.
By Steve Green,
180 miles, lots of single track and only got home a few hours ago.
3 KTMs, 1 DRZ, 2 KLRs, and an interloping VTR all met for McBfast at an expeditous hour. Faces, names, and bikes from anonymous web posts and internet rants could be seen at last. Now the electronic and mental to go physical. The ride was on and 6 restless riders and bikes were rarin to go. This was not a "Yahoo list post" but the real McCoy.
ACUSA Park in South Australia has regular ride days during the Autumn/Winter/Spring. These are the dates for this year.
May 5th
June 30th
July 28th
August 25th
Sept 29th
October 13th
November 3rd
They have a flat track, two motocross tracks, and an enduro loop. Usually one motocross track (with no jumps) is set aside for the little tackers.
Australian website Eat my Dirt had a stand at Australia's first motorcycle expo, hosted in Melbourne.
They also took a lot of pictures, and have a good story here
April 13th &14th, 2002
Hosted by:
Dual Sport News
with help from:
DualDogs CCDSP CalPosse
Santa Barbara Motorcycle Club
and many others
This event is intended as a gathering for dual sporters of all interests to meet, network, and discuss issues which affect all users of dual sport motorcycles. Riders may choose to ride some of the best roads and trails in California, either on their own or with other riders.