Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 9:23AM SRT Racing’s Cory Buttrick came out on top of some of the closest racing of the season, taking an impressive win at the Rock Crusher Sprint Enduro, round eight of the Kenda Full Gas Sprint Enduro Series presented by PRI Powersports Insurance at the Rockcrusher Farm in Young Harris, Georgia
Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 9:19AM 
If you follow Haaker on his vlogs, you will have known this news was coming down the tracks - especially with the recently titled "My elbow is the size of a baseball...".
Haaker’s mentioned an on-going injury with elbow and has now had to stop racing in order to allow it to heal properly.
Injured in EnduroCross duty and then aggravating it again with a crash at Red Bull Straight Rythym, saw his participation in that race end with a hospital visit.
Haaker was in a face-off against Marvin Musquin, but was only able to ride one of his three heat races.
Blowing up like a, well, baseball, Haaker since went to hospital — we believe Wednesday — for minor surgery to remove the Bursa Sac in his elbow and clean up the remainder of an existing staph infection.
While unfortunately that’s his shot at a title hat trick lost, it’s hoped he’ll be back raring to go for the defence of his SuperEnduro crown in Poland on December 9th.
In endurocross circles, that leaves Cody Webb as the rider to beat in this year’s title chase.
Webb leads the series heading into round five of seven in Arizona this weekend, having won the last three races on the bounce.
Incidentally, Webb is also scheduled to return to the SuperEnduro for the 2018 series.
After a year’s absence, Webb back in the mix for Poland sets the scene for some close battles against Haaker, Alfredo Gomez, Jonny Walker, Mario Roman and more.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 1:33PM 
American supercross superstars Justin Brayton and Gavin Faith will lead the charge into Saturday night’s (October 28) round three of the 2017 Australian Supercross Championship being staged under the bright lights of Adelaide Motorsport Park at Virginia.
After two rounds of spectacular high-flying dirt bike action at the championship opening events held in Jimboomba, Queensland, and Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Penrite Honda team mates Brayton and Faith lead the SX1 and SX2 standings respectively.
The reigning Australian SX1 champion, Brayton, has been in simply scintillating form in his title defense, dominating the opening two rounds and leading home Australian Motocross champion Dean Ferris (CDR Yamaha) on both occasions.
“Everything has been going really well again this year,” enthuses Brayton, who won last year’s Adelaide Supercross in front of a huge crowd at Wayville.
“My Penrite Honda CRF450R feels like it’s on rails every time I ride it, and I can’t wait to arrive in Adelaide for round three and maintain the momentum.”
As top Aussie in the SX1 standings with 44 championship points to Brayton’s 50, Ferris is aching to turn the tables on his American rival.
“I enjoy racing with Justin, but I am desperate to beat him,” Ferris admits. “He was a little better than me in the whoops at Bacchus Marsh and he is very consistent with his lap speed, so those are two key points I’ve been working on coming into the Adelaide round.”
Equal third in the SX1 standings with 36 points are Todd Waters (Crankt Protein Honda) and Dan Reardon (Mega Fuels Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing), the internationally experienced Australian racers knowing full well the Adelaide round will be critical to their title hopes.
In the SX2 division, multi-time Australian championship winner Faith made a return to the top step of the podium at Bacchus Marsh, after finishing second to Australian Hayden Mellross (DPH Motorsport Yamaha) at the season opener at Jimboomba.
But Faith did it the hard way in Victoria, crashing heavily in his Heat race and then salvaging a place in the Final by contesting the Last Chance Qualifier.
“I was worried I wouldn’t be able to keep racing after the crash, as I jarred my wrist badly,” Faith explains. “But it felt okay in the LCQ and then in the Final the pain didn’t affect my riding, and I could get the win and the Championship lead, after a rough start to the night.”
SX2 round one winner Mellross had set the early pace in the Final at Bacchus Marsh, but was forced out of proceedings when he crashed into a dislodged hay bale on the racing line. Bitterly disappointed by the misfortune, Mellross now sits sixth in points, while Faith enjoys a ten point advantage over young Aussie high-fliers Jackson Richardson (Serco Yamaha), who is the reigning SX2 champion, and Wilson Todd (DPH Motorsport Yamaha).
Alongside the superstars of the premier SX1 and SX2 Championship categories, Saturday’s Adelaide Supercross will also feature Junior riders in the SX Junior Lites and SX Junior 85 classes. The young guns will gain valuable experience competing under lights on the man-made Adelaide Motorsport Park track lay-out, which will be sculptured into shape from hundreds of tonnes of top soil trucked into the Virginia venue.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 1:28PM 
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION - MXGP AND ALL JAPAN MX STATEMENT
Suzuki Motor Corporation has decided to suspend the FIM World MXGP Championship and All Japan Motocross activities from 2018.
Suzuki Motor Corporation, having reviewed its Motorcycle operations to focus on the core business functions and restructuring of our motorcycle business, concluded to suspend the MXGP activities from 2018.
Suzuki will continue to produce RM-Z250 and 450 series and support those customers the entire world.
Suzuki expresses its great appreciation to sponsors and fans around the world for their strong support to its activities. The company will continue to provide valued products for its customers by utilizing the experiences earned through the Racing activities.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 11:41AM My friend passed away last week. Red as we all called him was a big man, tall and strong. A man of tremendous physical strength and even stronger character. He had a great sense of humor, humility and kindness. He loved all things motorcycle, riding, building, restoring or just listening to old race stories. When I first started to learn to ride I could never understand how someone could ride an old BSA so fast over rough ground. Desert, Rough Scrambles, Enduro it didn't matter Red hammered his old four strokes to the front long before four strokes were cool. I'll miss the big guy.
Art - 43x
Gail A. Cadwell (1931 - 2017)
Born Aug 2, 1931, passed away peacefully at home Oct 17, 2017, surrounded by his family. Gail proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War on the USS Philip DD 498. He is survived by Kathryn "Kay" his loving wife of 57 years; children Diana (Robert) Munis, Lori (Mark) Steele, Kevin (Mary) Cadwell, grandchildren Erick and Dow (Alivia), Todd, and Megan. Also surviving are great-grandchildren Braxton (Liz), Roxanne (Tom), Gabe and Jenna, great-great-grandchildren Genesis, Hayden, Hadley and Dezmyn and a huge circle family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents Clarence and Gladys Cadwell; brother Stan; sister Delores; daughter Susan Bacon. A Mass will be at 10 a.m. Mon. Oct. 23, at St. Mel's Catholic Church, 4745 Pennsylvania Ave., Fair Oaks, CA, 95628.
Friday, October 20, 2017 at 3:32PM 
The World Vet Motocross Championship celebrates its 33th year at Glen Helen Raceway on November 4-5, but it is really a four-day festival of speed 2016—because there are two days of practice before the weekend races.
Dubya Wheels is the 2017 World Vet Motocross Championship title sponsor, but there is a bigger story behind Dubya and the World Vet Motocross Championship. Tom White, who owned White Brothers back in the day, sponsored the first World Vet in 1984, and actually founded the event and sponsored it for the first 26 years. After selling the White Brothers, the new owners gave up the sponsorship of the race, but Tom wanted to keep the race moving forward, so he had his daughter and son-in-law’s company, Dubya USA wheels, become the title sponsor in 2014. And they are back for 2017 — bigger than ever.
Here is the schedule of events for the most important Vet race in the world—start making plans now.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2: Thursday will feature an open practice from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The cost is $25 per bike. The 2017 Dubya World Vet Motocross Championship wants to give out-of-state and out-of-country riders as many chances as possible to adapt to the track — while riding on Thursday with AMA National Pros and 16-year-old kids. It’s a wild day. Smart World Vet racers skip riding on Thursday and stand back and watch the mayhem. Many riders skip both Thursday and Friday practices to save themselves for the actual races. Thursday Open Practice: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ($25 per bike)
There is free camping at Glen Helen for the weekend. A weekend-long pass is $25 each. The one-day spectator entry fee is $10. If you camp, which is free, you can hear the race announcers on 93.4 FM on your radio.
The Glen Helen National track is always mellowed out for the World Vet, per orders from founder Tom White, but don’t think for a minute that the lack of big doubles makes it an easy track. No one will see the full 2017 World Vet layout until the REM Octobercross the weekend before the big race.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3: Friday offers a special practice, limited to riders who have pre-entered the 2017 Dubya World Vet Championship. This practice costs $25 per bike and runs from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. On this day the vendors will be setting up shop and the Glen Helen/Troy Lee Museum will be open in the afternoon. Sign-up for the weekend is open from Noon to 5:00 p.m. Pre-entry is $40 a class (the three pro classes, 30, 40 and 50, are $50). Friday Practice: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ($25 per bike)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4: Saturday, November 4, is essentially a warm-up race to lessen the advantage that Glen Helen locals have. It is no surprise that foreign and out-of-state riders need time to get used to the roughness, elevation and size of Glen Helen—it is a tough track that gets rougher with each lap and each day. Only the Over-40 Pros are racing for a World Vet Championship crown on Saturday, November 4th. Gates open: 5:30 a.m., Practice: 7:00 a.m., Racing: 8:30 a.m., All Classes +25 and up, Feature Purse Race: +40 Pro
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5: Sunday, November 5, 2017 is the official World Veteran Motocross Championships day. All the same classes that ran on Saturday will race again on Sunday — only this time it is for all the marbles. The exception is the Over-40 Pro class (who named their Champion on Saturday, but can race for purse only on Sunday). The big classes on Sunday are the Over-30 Pros and Over-50 Pros. Gates open 5:30 a.m., Practice: 7:00 a.m., Racing: 8:30 a.m..Feature Purse Race: +30 Pro, Edison Dye Lifetime Achievement Award: 12:30 p.m. (in museum)
SUNDAY AT NOON: THE EDISON DYE MOTOCROSS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: On Sunday at noon the Edison Dye Motocross Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented for the 20th time. Initiated to honor individuals who have made a positive contribution to our sport, the award has been received by Edison Dye, Roger DeCoster, Jeff Ward, Joel Robert, Torsten Hallman, Bruce Brown, Feets Minert, John DeSoto, Lars Larsson and many others. Each inducted rider gets a marker on the Glen Helen Walk of Fame (see Bob Hannah’s below).
Bob Hannah received the Edison Dye Lifetime Achievement Award ten years ago from World Vet founder Tom White.
THE RULES: CLASS JUMPING & MOVING DOWN AGE GROUPS: Riders can ride in their age appropriate class and are then eligible to move down one skill level for every ten years (for example, an Over-50 Expert can race the Over-40 Intermediate class). Old riders can ride in younger classes, but young riders cannot ride in older age groups. This system works like this: An Over-60 Expert can also race the Over-50 Intermediates and the Over-40 Novices—he could also ride the Over-30 Novices and Over-25 Novices.
As of October 18, pre-entered riders have signed up from California, South Dakota, Maryland, Washington, Kentucky, Hawaii, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Wash D.C., New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, Ohio, Texas, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Michigan, Florida and Virginia. Foreign entries, who have pre-entered, are from England, Sweden, Ecuador, Australia, Canada, Spain, Germany, New Zealand, Holland, Japan, Mexico and Brazil.
FREE TRANSPONDER SCORING: Scoring will be by transponder and you must bring your driver’s license to sign-up to prove that you are the right age before transponders will be handed out. No driver’s license—no race. There is no charge for the transponders, but you must leave a form of identification (driver’s license or credit card) to insure that you bring the transponder back at the end of the day. Pre-entered riders must check in along with post-entry riders. For more info or to pre-enter go to www.glenhelen.com
THE HARD AND FAST AGE RULES: It doesn’t matter if you will be 40 the next day, you cannot race in the 40 class until you are 40 years old. Cheaters are frowned on—especially in the Pro classes (where true ages are easily verified). The same goes for the Over-25 and up classes. No exceptions. No cheating. Bring your driver’s license to sign-up when you check in (and you must check in regardless of whether you pre-entered or not). No driver’s license — no race for you.
WHO CAN RACE THE WORLD VET CHAMPIONSHIP? The 2017 World Vet Championship does not require membership, licenses or special paperwork. If you show up, you will be allowed to race. Racers come from 20 different countries to race all the classes. It is the original Vet race and titles have been won by many famous motocross racers — including Gary Jones, Rex Staten, Jeff Ward, Erik Kehoe, Warren Reid, Kent Howerton, Torlief Hanssen, Alan Olson, Rich Thorwaldson, Ron Turner, Feets Minert, Kyle Lewis, Casey Johnson, J.N. Roberts, Lars Larsson, Eyvind Boyesen, Pete Murray, Andy Jefferson, Zoli Berenyi, Ryan Hughes, Pete DeGraaf, Kurt Nicoll, Travis Preston and Doug Dubach.
WORLD VET CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES: Any rider who wins his class on Sunday—regardless of the skill level can claim to be a World Vet Champion (with the caveat that they are the “Over-40 Novice Champion,” etc). However. The true World Vet Champions, the ones that will be recognized for posterity, are the Over-30 Pro, Over-40 Pro, Over-50 Pro, Over-60 Experts and Over-70 class.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 9:27AM The Red Bull Straight Rhythm has become one of the most spectacular off-season events for a handful of reasons. This weekend's instalment will attract thousands of eyeballs, thanks to the inclusion of a two-stroke category. The support class will arguably feature bigger names than the actual professional category, as the entry list below shows.
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Ryan Villopoto |
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Chad Reed |
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Ronnie Mac |
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Mike Brown |
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Ryan Sipes |
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Gared Steinke |
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Ryan Morais |
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Jon Ames |
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 9:09PM After the cancellation of the Australian national series, the Keppel Coast Dirt Bike Club from Queensland came together to put on their own endurocross event with a prize pool of $11,000 - the 2017 Yeppoon EnduroX.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 9:05PM 
Photo Credit: Shan Moore
Steward Baylor claimed a dramatic come-from-behind victory at this weekend’s John Zink National Enduro in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, marking his second win in a row in the Kenda AMA National Enduro Series powered by Motion Pro.
With the win, the SRT Racing KTM rider moved to the top of the series standings with one round remaining on the schedule, guaranteeing a winner take all finish at the series finale in Alabama.
Two crashes in the opening test – a grass track – left Baylor sitting 12th heading into test two.
However, as he has done so many times before, the South Carolina rider clawed his way back into contention and then sealed the deal with a hammer-down performance in the final two tests to steal the win from Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Thad DuVall.
“Giving the field a 15-second head start after the first test is starting to be my M.O.,” said Baylor. “It seems I have a habit of starting off my weekends with a bad test.
“But I slowly worked my way back towards the front and then in the sixth test I was able to get the win and gap those guys a little.
“It was anybody’s race going into the final test and I’ve always ridden my best in the last test and I just nailed all my lines and came away with the win.”
Baylor now leads DuVall by two points heading into the final round in Stanton, Alabama, on November 5.
For the second race in a row, Grant Baylor accompanied his brother, Steward, on the podium; putting his KR4 Arrive-n-Ride Husqvarna into second place, some 14 seconds behind his big brother.
Like Steward, Grant also got off to a poor start, but turned the fastest time in the third test and then edged DuVall for second place with a quick time in the sixth test.
“I know I’m not my best in slippery conditions and after last night’s rain that grass track was pretty slick so I just took it easy and got through it the best I could,” said Grant.
““I was a little bit down the standings after that first test, but I was pretty much top-three the rest of the day.
“Thad had six seconds on me going into the last test and I just hung it out for the last eight miles and I was able to edge him out for second by about three seconds.”
DuVall came into the event holding the series point lead and he led the race after four tests, having won the second and fourth tests.
However, the West Virginia rider admittedly struggled in the final two tests, dropping him out of first place and into third.
“I felt like I gave 100% all day and it was some unreal close racing, but it was a little tighter and rockier than I was expecting,” said DuVall.
“I was way off in the sixth test, and then in the seventh I stalled the engine and had trouble getting it started.
“I’m super happy with how I rode and I felt like I laid it on the line all day. Even if I had of won, it would still come down to the final round in Alabama, so I’m not disappointed at all.”
Fourth overall went to Evan Smith. The Integrity Acquisitions-backed KTM rider crashed in test two and went over the bars, leaving him trapped for about a minute.
However, the Georgia rider was able to work his way back just short of the top three by the end of the day, edging SRT Racing’s Cory Buttrick for fourth with a strong ride in the final test.
Sixth was FMF KTM Factory Racing Team’s Russell Bobbitt. Other than a small tip-over in the first test, Bobbitt stayed clean for the rest of the day and rode a consistent race to beat out Solid Performance Racing’s Jesse Groemm.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Josh Strang finished the day in eighth, while AirGroup/Enduro Engineering Husqvarna teammates Thorn Devlin and Andrew DeLong rounded out the top 10.
In addition to a ninth overall finish, Thorn Devlin also topped the Rekluse/Expert AA class, beating teammate Tyler Vore by two-minutes-twenty-five seconds. Husqvarna-mounted Bryan Forrester was third.
1. Steward Baylor (KTM)
2. Grant Baylor (Hsq)
3. Thad DuVall (Hsq)
4. Evan Smith (KTM)
5. Cory Buttrick (KTM)
6. Russell Bobbitt (KTM)
7. Jesse Groemm (KTM)
8. Josh Strang (Hsq)
9. Thorn Devlin (Hsq)
10. Andrew DeLong (Hsq)
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 9:02PM 
Red Bull Straight Rhythm returns to Fairplex in Pomona this coming weekend, for the event’s fourth consecutive year, utilizing the same riveting format where practice, qualifying, and racing will all take place on the same day. Additionally, the finals will once again take place at night under the lights making for a spectacular spectator experience.
