The 2015 United States Motocross kicked off with the 47th Annual GoPro Hangtown Motocross Classic in the shadow of the California state capital at Prairie City SVRA at the weekend.
GRAND PRIX MUSICAL CHAIRS
A little bit of juggling has been required to meet conditions of the under-23 age limit for the MX2 class at Grand Prix level and also to cover for recent injuries.
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USA MOTOCROSS 2015
The outdoor season of motocross championship racing kicks off in the United States this weekend and what a season it is expected to be.
SAND TRACK TO TEST RIDERS
After a three-week break, the Australian Motocross Championships continues with the fourth round of 10 this weekend.
MAY IN GOOD SHAPE
New Zealand’s Callan May has bounced back from adversity and the off-road motorcycle racer is now making his way back in to title contention in the United States.
A WILD TIME
Even startled and angry wildlife couldn’t distract Kiwi enduro ace Chris Birch as he compiled seven wins from seven starts on the way to defending his national title this season.
IT’S DOWN TO THE WIRE
Mokau’s Adrian Smith knows a thing or two about racing dirt bikes at eye-watering speeds across unforgiving terrain.
NO SWEAT FOR BIRCH
It was the perfect campaign for Aucklander Chris Birch in this season’s New Zealand Enduro Championships.
DOUBLE FOR REA AGAIN
In his 150th World Superbike start Jonathan Rea secured his third double victory of 2015 to mark the most dominant start to a season in recent memory.
BREAKTHROUGH FOR NATZKE
New Zealand teenager Josiah Natzke has broken through to claim his first major win in Europe.
CAIROLI THE WINNER
In sharp contrast to the vicious sand of Valkenswaard where the last round of MXGP took place, MXGP of Spain in Talavera de la Reina presented a much harder surface, more elevation and warmer temperatures for round six of the FIM Motocross World Championship.
TURNING BACK TIME
We here at BikesportNZ.com take literally thousands of photos at the dozens of events we travel to, but, the shame is, most never see the light of day.
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Almost every weekend, the BikesportNZ.com crew will pop up at some major event or another, on the spot to give you accurate, first-hand accounts of just what is happening in the motorcycling world.
WHO WILL REIGN IN SPAIN?
After a dark and damp fifth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Holland, the teams and riders of the MXGP and MX2 – again with competitors in the three European Motocross Championship classes to join them – are headed for sunnier climes this weekend with the sixth round of 18 on the 2015 schedule taking the series to Talavera de la Reina in Spain.
GIBBS FEELING STRONG
KTM Motocross Racing Team’s Kirk Gibbs is ready to perform, as the series heads to his home in South Australia for round four of the Australian MX Nationals next weekend (May 17).
SMITH WILL ADD PUNCH
Mokau’s Adrian Smith is not a greedy man, but he would have loved nothing better than to have had the chance to reclaim the national enduro championship crown this season.
THE FINAL SHOWDOWNS
It is a massive double-header weekend for the nation’s off-road motorcycling elite this Saturday and Sunday.
SIBLING RIVALS
Round four of the Beta South Island Enduro Series took place in Alexandra over the weekend and it was, once again, an event dominated by sibling rivalry amongst the Macdonald family.