Germany’s Brian Hsu looms as runaway favourite to win the 125cc class at the World Junior Motocross Championships following his performances in wrapping up the EMX125 European Championship title in the deep sand of Lommel, in Belgium, last weekend.
SOUTH AFRICA CANCELLED
The proposed South African round of the 2014 World Superbike Championship has been cancelled after the Phakisa Freeway circuit in Welkom failed to meet the required standard for FIM homolgation in time.
ARBON ON THE CHARGE
Husqvarna’s Luke Arbon continued his dominating form at the weekend, taking the overall win in the MX2 class at round eight of the 2014 Australian Motocross Championships at Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, while the Kiwi heroes had a tough time of it.
MOSS STILL HOLDS ADVANTAGE
Motul Pirelli Suzuki’s Matt Moss has well and truly kept his 2014 MX1 championship dreams alive – taking top spot on the podium at round eight of the Monster Energy MX Nationals at Raymond Terrace.
A PLACE FOR LEGENDS
When seven-time Motocross World Champion Antonio Cairoli crossed the finish line at the Grand Prix of Belgium, held at the Lommel circuit at the weekend, he picked up his 72nd GP victory and then quickly points out his joy of winning that 72nd GP in the land of number 72 himself, 10-time world champion Stefan Everts.
EUROPEAN CHAMPS WRAP UP
The final round of the European Championships — in the EMX125, EMX150, EMX250 and EMX300 classes – endured the harsh sand of Lommel in Belgium at the weekend, with racing going down to the wire in every case and with Kiwi hopeful Josiah Natzke swallowed up in all the intense action.
MORE INJURY WOES
All three of New Zealand’s Motocross of Nations team riders who competed in Germany last season are now on the injured list.
SILLY SEASON ALREADY?
Has the silly season started early?
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FOCUS ON WINNING
Husqvarna’s squad of factory and support riders – including New Zealand’s Kayne Lamont – will look hungrily toward to this weekend’s resumption of the Australian Motocross Championships as a chance to further recent gains or make up for uncharacteristic recent jitters.
WHIBLEY MAINTAINS STRANGLEHOLD
Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley maintained his stranglehold on the Off-Road Motorcycle and ATV series in the United States with another solid ride at the weekend.
ONE EXTREME TO ANOTHER
From one extreme, the heavily elevated hard pack clay of the Czech Republic, to the other, the bottomless whooped out sand of Belgium, the 15th round of 17 in the FIM Motocross World Championship calendar will be a tough one this weekend, August 3, in Lommel.
GIBBS RARING TO GO
KTM Motocross Racing Team rider Kirk Gibbs is looking forward to this weekend’s eighth round of the Australian Motocross Championships at Raymond Terrace, as a chance to show what he’s capable of at the venue.
COMMON-SENSE APPROACH
Craig Dack Yamaha racing team’s Jay Marmont announced his retirement from top-level motocross at round seven of the Australian Motocross Championships in Conondale earlier this month, but his plans to wind up his career with rides at the final three rounds has now taken a new twist.
DIRT GUIDE SERIES WRAPPED UP
Auckland’s Sam Greenslade has shown once again that consistency counts for everything when it comes to off-road motorcycle racing.
JACK AND MOBBERLEY AGAIN
It was business as usual when the 2014 edition of the annual Woodhill Two-man cross-country series kicked off near Auckland at the weekend.
MAY WINS THE DAY
Auckland’s Callan May has had a couple of weeks to rest and relax after his recent international campaign, but the cross-country motorcycle ace showed on Saturday that his skills and fitness were still extremely sharp.
CARTER SIDELINED
There will be one less Kiwi at Raymond Terrace in New South Wales next weekend when the riders line up there to race the eighth round of 10 in the Australian Motocross Championships.
GP PODIUM AT FIRST ATTEMPT
He’s 15, he’s fast and he’s a multi-time Kiwi champion … now Waikato’s Josiah Natzke can write ‘Grand Prix podium’ on his list of achievements.
TWO NEW GP WINNERS
The famous circuit of Loket, in the Czech Republic, hosted round 14 of the FIM Motocross World Championships at the weekend with two new GP winners revealing themselves.