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Two off-road racing results today...finally! First up is the Dallas, Texas, round of the 2010 AMA Supercross, which went off this past Saturday (20 March 2010). This was the first time that the Supercross circus stopped in Cowboys stadium and Suzuki's Ryan Dungey made it one to remember. Dungey led every lap from the start and is now 24 points ahead of Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto who finished just off the podium in fourth. The next event is this Saturday in Florida.
http://tinyurl.com/ydalry2
In the 2010 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country series, the recent stop was in North Carolina at Steele Creek. The weather started off nice early, but then a steady rain started to drench every square exposed inch. In that event, Suzuki-mounted Josh Strang again took the win. This is his third win in a row! In the XC2 class, Kailub Russell took victory and the series lead in the mountains of North Carolina...for all the details, please take the link.
http://tinyurl.com/y9xlhha
AMA Supercross Dallas Results & Steele Creek GNCC Bike Results
Brammo to Work With Jackie Chan & AMA Supercross Toronto Results
Jackie Chan's company JCAM Advanced Mobility Company Ltd., based in Hong Kong, has signed up to distribute the Brammo electric motorcycles in Hong Kong and Singapore. The deal is certainly a solid one as Jackie Chan has the star power to really bring in the customers. Plus, both Hong Kong and Singapore are perfect locations for electric motorcycle ownership - both have very little land area and rather tight roads and streets (in HK, you could probably ride the Brammo from one side of the island to the other three times without needing to charge it!) plus they are both very congested and polluted. They should sell very well there...too bad they didn't hire me for the job!
http://tinyurl.com/yamj6xp
The AMA Supercross event in Toronto was broadcast on TV this weekend and it was a great race. Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Ryan Villopoto turned in an impressive performance and took the win - putting him even closer to Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey, who still holds the points lead and finished third in Toronto behind Red Bull Honda's Trey Canard. For the details, please take the link.
http://tinyurl.com/y8pm4ov
More Night Moto News - Teka Suzuki & Nelis 1000R
The FIM Motocross World Championship - as well as Belgian and German National events - team of Teka Suzuki has joined forces with Rockstar Energy as a major sponsor in all of their racing. This brings this already strong AMA Motocross pairing of Rockstar and Makita Suzuki (Ryan Dungey) even closer to the Suzuki factory. International sponsorship is incredibly important and has a stabilizing force on a race team. Riders Clement Desalle and Steve Ramon should be able to just worry about racing now. Look for some incredible results from this team thanks to this new deal!
MORE Afternoon Moto News - AMA Supercross Results & Ducati Multistrada 1200
The AMA Supercross Championship held a round in Atlanta this past weekend, but I have yet to post any results from the event. So, now I am addressing that oversight and have placed a link to the results below. Suzuki's Ryan Dungey is again in the points lead for the title. He won the race, and his closest competition in the points, Ryan Villopoto crashed hard while trying to catch him. Dungey is in first overall with Josh Hill and Villopoto in second and third.
http://tinyurl.com/yjjnznm
Well, we will have to buy the weekly in order to get our hands on the full test, but we do have a nice preview available on the MCN (UK) website on the new 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200. They seem to believe that this bike will change its category and motorcycling in general forever. I am not so sure about that, but it may certainly challenge the big players in the adventure motorcycle class - KTM and BMW. At least you can take a look at the preview video and an another article or two on the new machine.
http://tinyurl.com/ye8kx3f
Another riding impression: http://tinyurl.com/ya6s9u9
Another video: http://tinyurl.com/y8z4to9
Sunday Afternoon Moto News - Anaheim III Supercross
The third and final AMA Supercross race in Anaheim, California, went off yesterday and may have changed a few things. First of all Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto took the victory in a convincing way by leading the entire race. Second place was Yamaha man Josh Hill. In the Western Lites class, Honda-mounted Trey Canard proved himself worthy by taking the victory and moving into second place overall. In the premier class, Suzuki's Ryan Dungey has now welcomed another rider into a tie for first place - and that would be Josh Hill. For a cool video wrap-up and more information, please take the link.
http://tinyurl.com/y92awd2
More Afternoon Moto News - Kevin Curtain, AMA Supercross & American Chopper
Australian Kevin Curtain has decided to race a Yamaha in the Australian Formula Xtreme Superstock 600 and Superstock 1000 classes. He was runner-up in both 2005 and 2006 in the World Supersport Championship on a Yamaha YZF-R6, so he has the experience. Curtain will also compete in the WSS round at Phillip Island.
http://tinyurl.com/y8p6ekv
The AMA Supercross event took place over the weekend in San Diego, California. It was a wet race, but one which saw Honda's Davi Millsaps take his first win in two years of racing. Suzuki racer Ryan Dungey does hold on to his lead in the series even after falling some two times in the opening lap. The next event will be 13 February 2010 in Anaheim (third and final visit there).
http://tinyurl.com/ya55c35
The Learning Channel has cancelled "American Chopper". The final episode will be this Thursday (11 February 2010) 21:00 EST. Given the legal fight between Paul Teutel Sr. and his son, Paul Teutel Jr., and his constant abuse of his other sons, it seems like the time is right.
http://tinyurl.com/y8ltjl6
And, More Afternoon Moto News - Racing Insider, Hyperbike Comparo & Roger DeCoster
Yep, the fourth edition of Alex Gobert's "Racing Insider" is no up and available for reading. As usual, he covers World Superbike, Australian Superbike, MotoGP, British Superbike, AMA Supercross and Australian Motocross. So, get some inside information about each series and you just might learn something.
http://tinyurl.com/yd424nz
Well, it is sort of a Hyperbike comparison; he only puts the BMW K1300S up against the Suzuki Hayabusa, leaving out such bikes as the Kawasaki ZX-14R, but he has a reason for it - Kawasaki did not have one ready for him to ride. For some pleasurable reading and to see how the two stack up against each other (they have admittedly different purposes), take the link.
http://tinyurl.com/yeaf5h3
Speaking of AMA Supercross, we have an interview with Suzuki team manager Roger DeCoster which is mainly focused on the young star Ryan Dungey. Apparently, DeCoster took a real gamble when hiring the Minnesota native. To hear how he came to the decision, take the link.
http://tinyurl.com/yeat9u4
Sunday Afternoon Moto News - Jordan Szoke & Anaheim Supercross
Canadian Superbike racer Jordan Szoke has been chosen as Motorcycle Racer of the Year in the Inside Track Readers' Choice Awards. It's no wonder as he won his fourth straight championship last year, and he is on his way to getting another in 2010. Go and check it out...
http://tinyurl.com/yd6rfv4
http://tinyurl.com/ycxwcv9
And, we have results from the AMA Supercross round at Anaheim this weekend. It is Anaheim 2 as there are two events at the same location. Suzuki-mounted Ryan Dungey took victory in this event and is slowly cementing his name on the Supercross Championship as one of the best. Yamaha man James Stewart finished in third, with Josh Hill taking the second position.
http://tinyurl.com/yeyodrh
http://tinyurl.com/yjqovp3
More Sunday Afternoon Moto News - Supercross Results
After waiting a little longer than I thought, we have results from yesterday's Phoenix round of the AMA Supercross. Ryan Dungey captured his first ever Supercross win at the event and Jake Weimer took his second consecutive AMA Supercross Lites Western Regional victory. James Stewart crashed hard in a heat race, but still came back and won his last chance heat race to get a start in the main. The 2010 season is shaping up to be a very hard fought competition between some of the best off-road racers in the world - don't miss another round or you will be sorry!
http://tinyurl.com/yepemjf
Saturday Morning Race News from the Moto World
This morning we will start with another Supercross interview. This time we are listening to Ryan Dungey of Suzuki's factory team. He is a very young person to be their top rider in the 2010 AMA Supercross Championship, but he has the credentials to be where he is with two championship seasons in the same year - in 2009 - keeping him on a hot streak. He will be graduating to the 450c.c. class this season and this interview with him was done ahead of the Anaheim 1 round.
http://tinyurl.com/ydx3yh3
We also have another very good story about a racer having to make a decision - Luca Scassa. He finished his first ever full year in the World Superbike Championship with only 11 points and he wants to do much better in 2010. It was a learning year, after all. He now has offers from two teams and must choose...
http://tinyurl.com/ydq2hzp
Your Tuesday Moto News Part 1 - Drink the Coffee and Sit Back!
Yep, we have plenty of news this morning, though it is still just crawling in from around the 'Net.
First we hear of a new sponsorship deal between James Stewart, Ryan Dungey and Nike. According to Road Racer X, Stewart and Dungey will be sporting Nike motocross boots during the 2010 Supercross and Motocross events. The debut will be this coming weekend's Anaheim Supercross in California.
http://tinyurl.com/ybfho3j
Now, if you are looking for Rally Dakar information, you have come to the right place. I have several stories, some with only one link where you can read to your heart's content with racing news. In that vein, I will give you the first link; the article which you will immediately face has the results from the Stage 3 motorcycle event and the overall ranking as of that stage. Below that piece, though, you will see some 20 other articles which go into much more detail, so click away and read!
http://tinyurl.com/yckhfru
More results and some news: http://tinyurl.com/ybhahu4
Much more detail via MotorcycleUSA and a great map as well. This link is well worth taking if you really want a good look at the Stage 3 results in the motorbike category: http://tinyurl.com/ya8f4jy
Stage 3 of the Rally Dakar was not very kind to Canada's riders, and they have a video! http://tinyurl.com/y9zw8k2
For Rally Dakar, that is it for this morning. See the next post for moto racing news...
Suzuki Announces Their 2010 AMA Supercross Racing Team
That's what it says, so I am going with it. Suzuki's team will be managed by Roger DeCoster and will consist of Ryan Dungey and the new Australian Supercross Champion, Matt Moss - both will be in the 450c.c. class. Austin Stroupe will race in the Lites class for them - no more details on that at this time. But, as you know, the team will be working much more closely with Yoshimura in 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/yg3pywk
Suzuki's Champions Tour Coming to an International Motorcycle Show Near You
That's right, Suzuki won six major championships in 2009 in the US. To show thanks for all of the fan support, Suzuki will be starting the Champions Tour. It will be included in the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows (IMS) as it tours the country. Included will be at least five pieces of racing mecha - Dungey's RM-Z250, a replica of Mat Mladin's bike, and more. All you have to do to catch the tour is visit the IMS when it comes to your town...
http://tinyurl.com/yeekyus
Ryan Dungey Helps USA to 20th Motocross of Nations Title
Dungey managed to finish third in the first MX1 event, but he took the win in the Open+MX1 race. Combine that with the excellent work of Ivan Tedesco and the rest of the team and the USA took the championship over France for the 20th time! The event was held in Franciacorta in Italy over the weekend where 90,000 people cheered on the various national teams. Go USA!
http://tinyurl.com/y9paj79
Better article on the event: http://sxdirt.com/?p=348
Over US$20,000 Raised for Breast Cancer at Steel City MX
They did very well at Steel City last weekend - no, not the racers, they did well too, but I am speaking of the people who attended the event and raised in excess of US$20,000 for breast cancer research. I hope that this will encourage other race series and motocross venues to do the same. Together, we can work for the cure!
http://tinyurl.com/ldntan
Steel City AMA Motocross Results - 250 Champion Crowned
This does not include the WMX finish. so I will dig that up somewhere else. However, the event went very well and 250 Suzuki man Ryan Dungey was crowned 2009 champion! Pourcel came on very strong in the 250 class and impressed everyone...next year should be even tighter in that series.
http://tinyurl.com/l4nlr7
Chad Reed and Christophe Pourcel Win at Unadilla
Reed - in the 450 Class - still leads the series points, and he managed to solidify that lead today. Pourcel, who rides in the 250 Class, just captured the lead this weekend against Ryan Dungey. Full results after the link.
http://tinyurl.com/q7tl4c