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Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 9:19PM
Classic Feets Minert. Classic motocross. Feets during the 1970 Trans-AMA series on his factory BSA.
Please go to this link for a full story from Feet's longtime friend Jody Weisel. Feets was one of the pioneers of our sport. www.motocrossactionmag.com
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 9:10PM 
Harry Hogger, Dorchester reporter
RIDERS are getting ready to roar across the sands of Weymouth beach as a popular annual event returns.
The Beach Motocross organised by the Weymouth and Portland Lions Club with the Purbeck Motocross Club is set to draw crowds to the seafront on Sunday, October 16.
Entries for the event have been coming in from across the south of England and it is anticipated that more than 200 riders will take part in the spectacular day of racing.
Practice will start at noon, with the first race from 1pm.
Among those taking part will be 23-year-old Jake Shipton, a previous double winner of the Expert Class from Wareham.
Jake is a professional rider and spent last year in Dubai before returning home in time to win the Weymouth Beach Motocross.
Jake, who rides for Crescent KTM Racing, is ranked in the top 10 in the British Championships and in the top three in the Motocross Nationals Championship.
He said: "I’m really looking forward to racing at Weymouth again, being a local race and an exciting one.
"A good crowd always turns out and can get close to action.
"It's a difficult race to stay out of trouble, you've got to be smart and choose the correct lines and just relax and be smooth, make the clean passes on the slower rider which pay a part in the race.
"Hopefully I can get out front early and just be smart and ride my own race.
"The Purbeck and Lions club always put on a good event, which runs smoothly and the track keeps the riders on their toes all day."
Lions Club president Mark Lockie said: "Weymouth Beach Motocross is the original and the best beach motorsport event in Weymouth.
"We’ve been going for over 30 years and we pride ourselves in providing free entertainment to residents and visitors alike while raising money for local good causes."
Alf Stearn, chairman of Purbeck Motocross Club, said: "We already have lots of entries for this year’s races so we can promise a great event this year.
"Weymouth Esplanade is going to be an exciting place to be on Motocross Sunday!"
The event is being supported by the Waterside Group.
Managing director Graham Frampton said: "We try and support local community good causes when we can –and the approach from the Lions made good sense to us both in terms of a charity fundraiser and since it provides shoulder season entertainment for our visitors and exciting family fun.
"We are all about providing a quality visitor experience and top class events fit into that ambition."
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All together now This is what happens when you pick the wrong line at Red Bull 111 Megawatt. A group of riders start to bog each other down as they ride on the heap.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 3:30PM 
The British rider piloted his KTM around three laps of a wet and, in places, incredibly challenging Red Bull 111 Megawatt course laid out in an open-cast cola mine in Belchatow, Poland.
Hot on his heels was Spain’s Mario Roman who crossed the finish line on his Husqvarna with three seconds separating the two riders after nearly three hours of racing.
“It feels so good to be back racing,” Jonny Walker said at the finish. “The last few months have been rough coming back from my Superenduro leg injury. I’d have been pleased with a podium finish, so to win is just amazing.”
The third running of Red Bull 111 Megawatt was a wet one. For the first time ever heavy overnight rain ensured a very different track from previous years, with the opening lap catching more than a few riders out.
“It was so wet in places,” added Walker. “The sand hills were unbelievably soft, it was kind of a lottery at times. I wanted to push on and try and open up a lead, but being the first rider onto the hills wasn’t the best place to be.
“The first lap was pretty chaotic, but after that, when there were lines on the track, things settled down. On the second lap I just rode smart, then I pushed hard during the second half of the final lap. I managed to open up a small lead, but I knew that
Heavy downpours overnight created in what some riders referred to as a Hard Enduro beach race. The power-sapping wet sand meant that the climbs could be all but impassable.
Arriving at the bottom of the event’s final hill Walker was no more than 100m ahead of Roman, who rode an impressive final lap to put himself in with a chance of the win. Powering his way two thirds of the way up the climb with no problems, as he pushed his bike up and across the finish line Jonny could see Roman closing to within no more than a few bike lengths of him.
“I knew I had a bit of a lead, but I also knew that Mario wasn’t too far away,” said Walker. “I didn't realise he was as close as he was until I saw him right behind me. I knew the final hill would play a big part of the race. Being the first rider onto it was important, but also a bit of a disadvantage. Anyway, it worked out great for me. I’m made up with the win.”
Mario Roman could be forgiven for having mixed emotions about finishing second, but it was a hugely impressive performance from the Spaniard. With riders swapping places on a hill-by-hill basis in the opening lap, Mario kept himself in touch with the lead to emerge as a possible race winner during the closing stages of the race.
“Second is a great result with all the top riders here. It came down to a fight to the finish between myself, Jonny and Wade. I had a good start but then crashed with some other riders. The difficult hills were so, so soft. But I managed to not get stuck too much and, well, second is very good for me.”
