Ballet on dirt

When it comes to action, the Lites class dishes it out. Top contenders Ryan Dungey and Jason Lawrence were trash talking as if they were in the WWF. Ok, so it was mostly Lawrence, he seems to like to propagate that bad guy image, either that or he just doesn’t have a clue. Make no mistake, Lawrence... Sign in to see full entry.

Anaheim California, scene of the Monster Energy/AMA Supercross round one, has been the host to epic battles in the past and this year’s opening round promised to put two of the best into the fray. The premier, or Supercross class features returning champion Chad Reed and outdoor champion James... Sign in to see full entry.

The NASCAR season drew to a close today at Homestead Florida on the mile-and-a-half track there. All Jimmy Johnson had to do was finish no lower than 36 th place. All Carl Edwards had to do was win the race and hope Jimmy encountered bad luck. Bad luck visited Dale Ernhardt Jr. in the form of a... Sign in to see full entry.

Jimi Hendrix of course, but Jimmy Johnson and his crew stand of the brink of a third NASCAR championship in a row. Of course in this world, nothing is certain. Even though he only has to finish better than 36 th next weekend at Homestead Florida, in the uncertain arena of motorsports, one never... Sign in to see full entry.

The youngest F1 champion and the first F1 champion, as the announcers put it, “of color” are one and the same in young Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton and Filipe Massa were the only two title contenders left to do battle at the last race of the series in Sao Palo Brazil. Massa was the overwhelming home... Sign in to see full entry.

Color doesn’t matter. Motocrossers know that, we have seen it time after time. A rider wins a championship, then switches to another brand of bike. McGrath rode all the brands it seems. No matter which bike he rode, he won on. He was the champion, not the bike. Now James Stewart and Chad Reed are... Sign in to see full entry.

The first word in motor sports is motor and therein lies the rub as Shakespeare might say. The driver or rider can be on top of their game but if the machine craps out, game over. All racers accept this and all racers have been, or will be bitten by a mechanical problem, trust me. Even I, the... Sign in to see full entry.

Race cars come in all sizes. Go Karts, Indy cars, Stock cars and yes, even semi trucks have taken to the race track. But wait a minute, these are all cars you have to sit in. What if you were to take that excitement and shrink it down so that an entire racetrack could fit into a building? Its... Sign in to see full entry.

Carl Edwards and Jimmy Johnson put on quite a show and gave fans one of those finishes to remember. Jimmy was pretty good all race and Carl was strong. When it came down to the last 10 laps or so, Jimmy was sitting pretty, it seemed no once could touch him. Then Carl Edwards started closing on him.... Sign in to see full entry.

Spa, Monza the storied tracks visited by motorsports premier series provide the green backdrop and rolling hills to contrast the screaming engines along with top secret high-tech bits on cars so expensive it’s a wonder they let them out of the garage. In a year that has been anything but... Sign in to see full entry.