Ballet on dirt

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Sunday, March 30, 2008

How do Canadians spell Supercross?

Super competitive, that’s how. The soil was semi-frozen and got wetter as the day wore on despite being inside the Rogers Centre in Toronto Canada. Ruts were the name of the game and it wasn’t long before the track had the look of an outdoor race. It took turns throwing every front runner to the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Supercross Minneapolis style

Back in out of the weather the action was anything but soggy. In the Lites class the question of the day was, when will Ryan Villopoto step up and take a win? Trey Canard had taken 4 wins already as Villopoto finally revealed he had been recovering from a wrist injury and wasn’t yet fully up to... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Dirty fun

Knobbies and checkered flags, a sure sign of spring. April 5th and 6th will see the return of NaPalm racing to the environs of the Extreme Motorsports complex in Airway Heights, Washington. This time it will be a little different. Team NaPalm will be present not only as a competitor but as a seller... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Formula One returns

The most expensive race cars in the world take to the track in Australia for the first round of their championship series. The highest form of the automotive racing world has new rules this year, as always. They have decided to abandon traction control in an effort to keep costs down. All teams use... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Toyota takes a win

Kyle Bush, NASCAR’s wild child drove his Toyota to a first place race at Atlanta. He was followed closely by Tony Stewart in another Toyota, making it a one-two punch for the Japanese carmaker. People shouldn’t really be surprised, Toyota has been winning in the Craftsman Truck series and has a long... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Daytona, mudder of all races.

Mud pies were all the rage at the 2008 Daytona Supercross. It started raining around 3:45 in the afternoon and didn’t let up all through the race. Former SX champ Ricky Carmichael had designed the track but never in his wildest dreams did he imagine what it would turn into. Muck soup, that’s what it... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Houston, we don’t have any problems

Kevin Windham designed the track for the Supercross in Houston’s Reliant Stadium as part of a new program to give the riders more input into how the tracks are built. As a bonus, he also won his heat race and the main event as well. Chad Reed suffered at the start and worked his way from seventh to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

You make me dizzy

“To the left, to the left” are the words to a popular song and also the only mapquest directions NASCAR drivers need for the opening race of the season at one of the sports’ biggest venues. Its all about speed, sure it is one big left turn, but with 40 plus cars turning left at upwards of 200 miles... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Super Cross so far.

Chad Reed does the deed. With James Stewart out of the picture, heir apparent Chad Reed and his #22 Yamaha YZ450F have shown the rest of the field the way to the checkered flags. San Fran Cisco was greasier than Crisco as the rains came down, but Reed and Kevin Windham turned in a one-two... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Anaheim 2 an oldie but a goodie.

1986 saw one of the classic races of Supercross as David Bailey and Rick Johnson battled for the lead lap after lap. It remains one of the hardest contested races in the annals of the sport. This year, the second visit to the Anaheim venue saw a replica of that track and everyone decked out in 1986... Sign in to see full entry.

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