Agency promises to beef up presence at races

The agency charged with monitoring off-road racing on federal lands is promising to increase staffing and crack down on violations of racing permits.
Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein of California asked the Bureau of Land Management to respond to several questions they had after an accident in August killed eight people and injured 10 in [...]

Jesse James rides again on King Shocks

Jesse James’ new Geiser built Trophy Truck will be making its debut at the SCORE, Terribles, Primm 300 Sept. 10 -12, 2010. The new truck still carries the familiar #54 and the Stuka Dive Bomber body panels that only needed slight mods to fit the Geiser chassis. “Jesse gave me a list [...]

TRAVIS PASTRANA SETS FASTEST TIME IN AUTOMOBILE UP NOTORIOUS MT. WASHINGTON AUTO ROAD

Gorham, NH – (September 9, 2010) – The 149-year-old Mt. Washington Auto Road has seen the likes of horses and carriages, camels, people, bicycles and most famously, competition race cars. Yesterday, traveling at an average speed of nearly 72 miles per hour in a Vermont SportsCar prepared, BFGoodrich Tires-shod 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally [...]

Monster Energy Kawasaki Sweeps Springfield Flat Track Weekend

Irvine, Calif. – Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Henry Wiles and Bryan Smith gave Kawasaki a perfect weekend in Springfield, Ill. earning wins in both the short track and mile, respectively. Jones Racing-backed Wiles earned his second consecutive singles championship aboard his Kawasaki KX450F, while Werner-Springsteen-backed Smith raced for Kawasaki’s second consecutive mile win on his Kawasaki [...]

Roger Norman will Compete with JT Taylor at Stampede Race This Weekend

RENO, NV SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 – Roger Norman will team with JT Taylor in the TubeShark / Torchmate Rock Buggy for this weekends Stampede Race at Exit 28 Motorsports Park. They will be one of 54 teams that will attack 60 miles of the toughest terrain in Nevada fighting to win the [...]

Casey Currie Claims 2010 TORC Pro Light Championship in Season Finale at the ‘Big House’ in Crandon

Crandon, WI (September 6, 2010)—Casey Currie went to the season finale race at the fabled “Big House” Crandon International Raceway in Crandon, WI, with one thing in mind: win the championship. And win he did, earning his first Pro Light class championship by sweeping the weekend for Monster Energy, BFGoodrich, Magnaflow [...]

FLUIDYNE POWERSPORTS RADIATOR-EQUIPPED BRYAN SMITH WINS SECOND-STRAIGHT AMA GRAND NATIONAL TWINS MILE RACE

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (September 8, 2010) — For the second-straight week, FLUIDYNE® Powersports’ custom radiator helped propel Bryan Smith and his Ninja 650-based flattracker to victory in an AMA Grand National Twins Mile event, this time in Springfield, Illinois.
“I’ve never won back-to-back nationals, so this is a dream come true for me,” said Smith of [...]

15th SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Primm 300

Sept. 11, 2010 – Primm, Nev. – 274.4 miles (4 Laps, 68.6-mile course)
Round 4 of five-race 2010 SCORE Desert Series
111 OFFICIAL ENTRIES (as of 9/7/10)
(By Class Starting Order)

Pro Cars & Trucks
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)–
62 Shawn Croll, Corona, Calif./Steve Croll, Ontario, Calif., Ford F-150
27 Dave Crinklaw, Reedley, Calif./Mike [...]

2010 SCORE Awards Night, a Tribute to 37 years of SCORE International desert racing

LOS ANGELES—SCORE International officially announced today that the 2010 SCORE Awards Night, honoring the world’s foremost desert racing series, is returning to Southern California for the first time in a decade and will be held Saturday, Dec. 11. SCORE has selected the boutique-style Atrium Hotel in Irvine, Calif. as the host [...]

SCORE Desert Series visits for SCORE Las Vegas Terrible’s Primm 300

S/F line area is only spectator area; Limited vehicles start -6 a.m., SCORE Trophy-Truck & Class 1 at 1 p.m.

Live vehicle tracking at www.racetheworld.net; live race updates at www.dirtnewz.com

PRIMM, Nev.—It won’t be a mirage alongside Interstate-15 this weekend as desert racing’s brightest stars illuminate the Southern Nevada desert [...]

KTM’s Future Enduro stars of the big league settle the junior and youth titles

While the KTM Enduro Factory Team snapped the E3 world title with David Knight and had five of their six official factory riders on the podium, there was plenty of action among the junior ranks with KTM Farioli’s Lorenzo of Santolino settled the EJ world championship title.
After a tough struggle during the season against Jeremy [...]

David Knight takes the E3 Championship in Turkey with two rounds to go

KTM’s David Knight proved to be in a class of his own this weekend in Fethiye, Turkey and picked up a 2-1 result in the Maxxis E3 World Championship penultimate racing weekend to secure the world title. David, from the Isle of Man has already won two world titles but admitted that this one is [...]

Great weekend KTM’s E1 Enduro Factory Team

KTM Enduro Factory Team riders in the E1 class put on a strong showing in the penultimate race weekend of the 2010 Maxxis World Championships, which saw Johnny Aubert and Eero Remes on the podium on both days and the two riders splitting the coveted top step on Saturday and Sunday.
It was French rider Johnny [...]

Ivan Cervantes and Thomas Oldrati E2 podium regulars in Turkey

KTM’s E2 class factory riders, Ivan Cervantes of Spain and Thomas Oldrati helped inject orange energy into the two rounds of the Maxxis World Enduro Championships this weekend in Fethiye, Turkey making the podium on both days to consolidate their second and third positions on the standings table.
Despite a tough two days of racing in [...]

KTM’s David Knight triumphs in E3 to become world champion in Turkey

KTM rider David “The Knighter” Knight on Sunday rejoined the ranks of the world’s elite after competing in the first ever rounds of the Maxxis Enduro World Championship held in Turkey when he sealed the Enduro 3 World Title with still two rounds to go to complete the season.
The title was yet another triumph for [...]

Cairoli takes MX1 GP of Benelux; 37 career wins for the Italian KTM rider

Red Bull KTM factory rider Tony Cairoli continued to paint everything Orange on Sunday in Lierop, the Netherlands taking his eighth GP win for the season and his 37th career GP victory. Cairoli was already affirmed as MX1 World Champion in the last round in Brazil.
After Red Bull KTM teammate Max Nagl’s victory in the [...]

Musquin wins MX2 title in Lierop; second major MX title for KTM this season

Red Bull KTM factory rider Marvin Musquin was handed the MX2 title in Lierop, Netherlands on Sunday in the day’s first moto of the GP of Benelux when his arch rival Ken Roczen exited the race in the sixth lap. As Marvin started with a 72-point lead over the young German, the rest of the [...]

Marvin Musquin and KTM celebrate his second MX2 World Championship title

When Marvin Musquin started winning races at the beginning of 2009, he was relatively unknown, but by Sunday when he secured his second consecutive MX2 title riding in Lierop, Netherlands, KTM’s French racer enjoyed the status of one of the most talented motocross riders in the business and a worthy world champion.
Musquin secured the title [...]

KTM signs Roger DeCoster to manage its US factory team

KTM, the market leader in offroad motorcycles has signed Roger DeCoster, one of the true icons of the sport of motocross to take over the management of the company’s new factory team in the USA. Work now immediately begins to prepare the team for the 2011 racing season in all of the major US competitions.
The [...]

Three First-Place Finishes for Yoshimura at Steel City MX

Chino, Calif. – September 7, 2010 – Yoshimura had a great day of racing at Round 11 of the AMA Pro Motocross series at the Steel City MX in Delmont, PA. Yoshimura riders used the power and performance of their machines to get to the top spot of the podium: both Kevin [...]