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Here are some of the highlights from the 2018 Motocross of Nations at Red Bud, in Michigan, last year’s 72nd running of the “Olympic Games of Motocross”.
The Team USA riders will again this year have a huge weight of responsibility resting on their collective shoulders.
There is no doubt that the United States is among the top nations in the world when it comes to motocross racing, having won the Motocross of Nations an astounding 22 times since the competition’s inception in 1947.
The Motocross of Nations at Matterley Basin in 2006 was pretty special, not least of all because it was Stefan Everts’ career swansong, but also because Team New Zealand earned a place on the podium.
Although Team France won the Motocross of Nations last year, nobody on that team scored a race win at the Red Bud track in Michigan, in the United States last October.
We all know the Motocross of Nations is commonly referred to as the “Olympic Games of Motocross”, but let’s take that a step further.
Wellington teenager Dylan Ball is fast rising up the rankings in the moto trials world and perhaps he’s destined to be the next Kiwi great in this sport.
Team USA is sending a mixed bag to contest this year’s Motocross of Nations in The Netherlands, but it could turn out to be a bit of a surprise package too.
If you’re seeking an example of a David versus Goliath moment in motorcycle racing, Bay of Plenty’s Maximus Purvis could perhaps provide you with that scenario.
South Islander Josh Coppins may rank as one of the clear favourites to dominate at the annual New Zealand Veterans’ and Women’s Motocross Championships in Central Hawke’s Bay this weekend, but he’s taking nothing for granted.
Former national champions and Kiwi internationals from the recent past will all flock together to race once again in Central Hawke’s Bay this weekend.
Riders of the distinctive orange KTM bike brand clean swept all three grades at round one of the Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Extreme Off-Road Championship series on Saturday.
The New Zealand Extreme Off-Road Championships kicked off near Whangamata on Saturday and certainly lived up to its name.
The Red Bull KTM team was the major protagonist at Afyon for the Grand Prix of Turkey and the penultimate round of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championships at the weekend.
Nine wins from 10 starts … winning a world championship title doesn’t get much more impressive than that.
New Zealand’s Courtney Duncan is on top of the world, winning her maiden world championship title at the fifth and final round in Turkey overnight.
A first-timer racing in New Zealand earlier this season, Australian Kyle Webster is now about the embark on his biggest overseas campaign yet, to the most important motocross of all, “The Olympic Games of Motocross”.
Slovenian Tim Gajser says his 2019 MXGP World Championship title success is still sinking in after an extended downtime before heading into this weekend’s Turkish GP.