Monster Energy Yamaha’s Steven Frossard will travel to Fermo for the Grand Prix of Italy this weekend and attempt the third round of sixteen in the FIM Motocross World Championship in the wake of successful surgery on his right knee on Monday. The 2011 MX1 championship runner-up required a procedure to remove a damaged anterior […]
Saturday saw the first running of the Tandragee ‘40’ Spring Open Motocross at the Tandragee Motocross Park near Laurelvale, with the first running of a ‘Superpole’ at an MRA event. Showery weather did not deter the entry of solos, quads and sidecars, as close racing was the order of the day in the sometimes-treacherous conditions. […]
MX Sports Announces the Return of Ricky Carmichael University After much anticipation, MX Sports and Ricky Carmichael are thrilled to announce the 2012 return of the highly regarded Ricky Carmichael University (RCU), now expanding to the west coast and for the first time ever, hitting European dirt for an exclusive stop in the UK. “Due […]
TMC Honda’s John Meara leads the way in the Premier MX2 Retink Irish Motocross Championship… Team TMC MOTO X, owned and managed by Tom McKiverigan from Naas Co Kildare, fielded three of their four riders last Sunday in the “Retink Racing Adult Irish Championship in Doon, Co Offaly. The club had done an unbelievable job […]
Well then, is it April already? Where has the winter gone? I’m sat in the ass end of Wales trying to sum up 2012 so far and to be honest; it’s been a blast! Training was great this off-season. I stayed injury free and got some major gym and bike time in too. Thanks to […]
GLENN McCORMICK JOINT 3RD IN RETINK IRISH MX2 CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday 15TH April was Round 2 of the Retink Irish Motocross Championships at Doon, near Athlone. Qualifying went well for the Co Antrim teenager, this being his first visit to this fast open track and good sunny but cold weather meant very fast qualifying speeds Glenn […]
SECOND ROUND OF THE MX2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN BULGARIA Biandronno, 18th April 2012 – The second round of the MX2 World Championship takes place this weekend at the superb Sevlievo track in Bulgaria. Over the years Sevlievo has earned its place as perhaps the finest circuit that the world of motocross has to offer, and […]
The best of Irish motocross head to Tandragee this Saturday for the North Armagh’s “Tandragee 40” race. Of those headlining the list of entries is Kawasaki’s Gordon Crockard and Yamaha’s Graeme Irwin as they bid for the extensive prize fund on offer. The North Armagh Motorcycle and Car Club Off Road Section Ltd are promoting […]
The Suitor Brothers/Norman Watt KTM Teams 2012 roller coaster season shows no sign of change so far, with Doon throwing up the usual highs and lows. With Premier MX2 rider Drew Goudy out for 6-8 weeks with a dislocated shoulder, and youngster Jonathan O’Neill still sidelined with his broken wrist, Doon was no kinder to […]
RACE REPORT 15TH APRIL 2012 DOON ROUND 2 RETINK IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS On a cold bright day at Doon, a big entry enjoyed a great days racing across all grades. In the Premier MX1 & MX2 races, run concurrently, Gordon Crockard on his No Fear/Norman Watt Kawasaki 450f and Graeme Irwin on his Samsung Yamaha 250f […]