New Zealand boxes above its weight on an international motocross stage and this weekend’s annual Battle of the Clubs event at Taupo is one of the reasons why that is so. The country’s most talented motocross racers will put aside … Continue reading
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It was a Yamaha clean sweep at the latest round of the Women’s Motocross World Championships (WMX) in Italy overnight, but, most significantly for her many Kiwi fans, it is New Zealand’s Courtney Duncan who remains in the top spot … Continue reading
The Italian round of the European 250cc Motocross Championships (EMX250) at Ottobiano provided perhaps the most intriguing races of the season, with its ultra competitive field and Kiwi rider Dylan Walsh one of the most outstanding performers. Taking the overall … Continue reading
Round 11 of the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship wrapped up at the Ottobiano circuit, in the Lombardia region of Italy, at the weekend with a double race win for defending world champion Antonio Cairoli. The Fiat Professional MXGP of … Continue reading
Frenchman Marvin Musquin emerged from round four of the United States motocross nationals, the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, in Pennsylvania at the weekend with his first 450cc class moto-win of the season, followed by a hard-fought second-place ride, … Continue reading
MXGP begins the second half of the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship season this weekend in Italy and all eyes will be focussed on the fortunes of championship leaders Jeffery Herlings, Pauls Jonass and Kiwi rider Courtney Duncan. Dutch rider … Continue reading
New Zealand’s James Scott made all the right moves at the weekend as he thrust himself into the spotlight at the French Motocross Grand Prix. The 16-year-old KTM racer from Oparau, near Kawhia, twice finished fifth at the French GP … Continue reading
Red Bull KTM’s Jeffrey Herlings extended his lead at the top of the FIM MXGP Motocross World Championship standings after his fourth consecutive win, eighth of the season and seventh ‘double’ at Saint Jean D’Angely for the Grand Prix of … Continue reading
The FIM Motocross World Championships head back into mainland Europe this weekend for the 2018 MXGP of France at the Saint Jean d’Angely circuit, the 10th round of the season. We are now the halfway point of the season and … Continue reading
Bay of Plenty’s Ben Townley made it a win-win weekend away over the Queen’s Birthday holiday break. The 33-year-old former motocross world champion from Oropi made it a family weekend away when he took his wife and three children to … Continue reading
Perhaps it was business as usual in the MXGP at the weekend. Race fans lined the track at the British MXGP at Matterley Basin, near Winchester, at the weekend to witness the world championship action first-hand and they again saw … Continue reading
The United States motocross nationals, the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, hosted its third round of the season on Saturday from Thunder Valley Motocross Park near Denver, Colorado. Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac took his third consecutive 450cc victory, continuing his … Continue reading
Coming soon to a forest near you … the latest round of the always-popular Epic Events two-day trail rides, featuring more than 100 kilometres of rolling hills, winding gullys and cranking fire-breaks on graded all-weather pumice terrain. Millions of berms … Continue reading
The United States motocross scene has been searching for its next big star since men such as Bob Hannah, Broc Glover, David Bailey, Ricky Johnson, Jeff Ward, Ricky Carmichael (pictured here), Ryan Villopoto and Ryan Dungey hung up their helmets. … Continue reading
The FIM Motocross World Championship heads to the MXGP of Great Britain at the famous Matterley Basin circuit, near Winchester, for round eight of the 2018 season this weekend. It has been nearly two weeks since the last race in … Continue reading
New Zealand Honda star Cody Cooper is going from strength to strength in the United States and he’ll be hoping he can find some more strength at the third round of competition in Colorado this weekend. Fresh from his Kiwi … Continue reading
Momentum is building for Kiwi rider Maximus Purvis across the Tasman Sea. The Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team rider has now won three consecutive national championship events in Australia and, after five of 10 rounds – although the MXD class … Continue reading
At a thrilling sixth round of MX Nationals action at Murray Bridge, CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team’s Dean Ferris extended his streak of round wins to five, but relented his first race win of the season to DPH Motorsport Husqvarna-mounted … Continue reading
Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac chased down both Ken Roczen (Honda) and Jason Anderson (Husqvarna) at the weekend, on his way to winning both the 450cc class races at round two of the United States Motocross Championships, the AMA Pro Motocross Nationals, … Continue reading
It will be an extremely solid effort from Australia as they host the FIM World Junior Motocross Championships (WJMX) at Horsham, Victoria, this August. This will be the first time the WJMX will be staged on Australian terrain and Australia … Continue reading