Industry News
PR, new-product releases, and other industry news direct from the companies that make up the sport.
- Red Bull/KTM Supercross Class Race ReportJanuary 10, 2011Anaheim, CA – Red Bull KTM Factory Team rider Andrew Short earned a decent score at the opening round of the AMA Supercross Series with a 10th place result. His teammate, Mike Alessi finished a few positions back in 14th. However, the most impressive part of the night will be awarded to the KTM 350 SX-F which debuted in it’s first-ever AMA Supercross competition with both factory riders easily qualifying into the main.
- Rockstar Energy Suzuki Lites Race ReportJanuary 10, 2011BREA, CA (January 9, 2011) – Rockstar Energy Suzuki chalked up two top ten finishes in the first round of the 2011 AMA/FIM Supercross Lites Championship season last night in Anaheim, CA. Martin Davalos fought back after a trip to the last chance qualifier to a fourth-place finish after a strong ride on his Yoshimura-equipped Suzuki RM-Z250 in the 15-lap lites main event. Teammate Ryan Morais rode a consistent race to place sixth after only days of recovery from a Tuesday practice crash.
- JDR/J-Star/KTM Race ReportJanuary 10, 2011Anaheim, CA – The JDR/J-Star/KTM Racing Team of Tye Simmonds and Ryan Marmont debuted at its first U.S. Supercross race at the opening round of the AMA Supercross Series at Angel Stadium.
- Red Bull/KTM Factory Lites ReportJanuary 10, 2011Anaheim, CA – Red Bull/KTM Factory Team rider Ken Roczen gave the sold out crowd a proper introduction right from the gate as he showed up at the opening round of the AMA Supercross Lites Series earning the fastest qualifying lap time.
- Jimmy Albertson Injury UpdateJanuary 10, 2011Jimmy Albertson suffered a knee injury on his Merge Racing/ Blanco Basura/Troy Lee Honda during the 3rd lap of his 2nd 450 qualifying session last night. Albertson was sitting in 18th overall fastest time after the first session. Albertson thought he could pick up another second and possibly two during the 2nd session, and he was only one second from placing in the top ten in first session.
- GEICO Supercross Team Gets 2011 Off to Solid StartJanuary 10, 2011GEICO Honda rider Kevin Windham got the 2011 Monster Energy Supercross season off to a solid start, finishing sixth at Angel Stadium on his 450cc machine. Teammate Eli Tomac also had a top-10 finish in the 250 Lites class.
- Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey Scores Podium at A1January 10, 2011BREA, CA (January 9, 2011) – The gate dropped on the 2011 AMA/FIM Supercross Championship season last night in Anaheim, CA and Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki was there and ready to race. In one of the most competitive fields in supercross history, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey and his Yoshimura-equipped Suzuki RM-Z450 were strong all evening long and finished out the night with a second-place podium finish in the first 450 main event of the 17-round season. Teammate Brett Metcalfe piloted his own Suzuki RM-Z450 to an eighth-place finish in the first 450 supercross race of his career.
- Positive Return To Racing For Reed With His Own TeamJanuary 9, 2011Positive return to racing for Reed with his own team
- JR Publications Announces 2011 LineupJanuary 9, 2011JR Publications Rider Representation
- Vention: Real Time Graphics January 8, 2011Temecula, CA - Are you frustrated with trying to order custom graphics online? Are you bummed out that when you give your credit card info and you really have no idea what your graphics are going to look like? Even worse the backgrounds design doesn’t match the rest of the kit because it’s sold separately? Does it take a month to get your custom order? Are you tired of the hassle?
- Team Milestone at A1 This WeekendJanuary 8, 2011In our on going effort to help out the guys that help us stay in business, Milestone is proud to present our two riders for the 2011 Supercross season. After his best supercross season yet, Tanner Reidman is making the jump up to the premiere 450 class with a full head of steam. Racing since age 5, Tanner is by far one of the smoothest riders on the circuit.
- Renegade Fuels ready to podium in 2011January 7, 2011With all the hype coming into A1, Renegade Fuels enters into their second year in the Supercross and Motocross industry and are stoked to raise the bar for 2011. When we talked to Mark Ticen from Renegade Fuels he stated, “Renegade Fuels motorcycle division was launched just one year ago. We started out with the goal of working with 2 teams (Geico Honda and Star Yamaha) to prove we make true world class and industry leading fuels.