Something sparked a fire inside Factory FMF/KTM’s Kailub Russell in the five short days since the opening round of the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series, where the young gun sat out the last hour of the grueling three-hour race after crashing and injuring his shoulder. It was clear from the early stages of the […]
Less than two weeks remain until the first CDMCC Cross Country of the year gets underway at the new venue on Knockagh Hill where preparations have been on-going for a number of weeks. One part of the preparations was to secure a sponsor for the event and the club has done just that. Cullybackey based, […]
The 2012 Irish Motocross season gets into gear on 24th March at Downpatrick Motocross Park where the Killinchy Club promote the first round of what promises to be the most exciting season in years, writes Malcom Beattie. The entry, led by defending Champion Combers Tommy Merton on his No Fear Energy/Norman Watt Kawasaki is brimming […]
It was a victorious weekend for Irish riders at rounds three and four of the Husqvarna ACU British Sprint Enduro Championship in Llangrove, Monmouth on March 10/11, with JAR Honda’s Richard Topping winning the Clubman class. In Elite, Electraction TM’s Gordon Clarke was a man on a mission. Struggling with crashes during the opening round […]
The death of Mika AHOLA – one of the Enduro World Championship’s most talented, courageous and much-loved champions – will cast a painful shadow over not only the Maxxis GP of Chile but also the entire 2012 EWC season. A rider that in part built his formidable reputation on the world’s most demanding special tests, […]
Retink Racing launch their six-rider line up that they hope will take them to success in 2012… It seems that everybody you speak to nowadays is full of doom and gloom and not busy and broke but at least it is good to see 1 business flourishing through the recession and that business is Balbriggan […]
Get on board with Factory Honda Motocross ride Rui Gonclaves as he test his Honda in sunny Sardinia
Three hours of rough, sandy whooped out trails could not separate Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Title contenders Paul Whibley and Charlie Mullins. They battled down to the finish-and into sheer exhaustion-at the opening round of the 2012 season, the Moose Racing Westgate River Ranch GNCC in Florida. Ultimately Am-Pro Yamaha Racing’s Whibley, who finished […]
Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1 rider Clement Desalle talks about the off-season, racing the Valence and Hawkstone pre-season internationals and preparations for the opening GP at Valkenswaard next month. When the gate went down at the Valence International for my first race in six months I had a great feeling. It was really cool to […]
The TORC MCC got their 2012 season under way with their annual Hare and Hound at Tinahealy, near Gorey, Co. Wexford on Sunday March 11. HTM Husaberg’s Phillip Caldwell made the trip to Tinahealy a triumphant one as he rode to a convincing Expert class victory. Topping the standings with 11 laps to his credit, […]