Online Feature
The Racer X Online editorial staff shares their views on the biggest news in the sport.
- Traction Control: The Slippery SlopeJanuary 18, 2011In this age of electronic-fuel-injection dirt bikes, and with many of the factory efforts either out of road racing or cutting back on their road programs, electronic gurus are refocusing their efforts on the dirt side of things. Bikes are getting more and more sophisticated each year, and although I’m a former mechanic and think that technology is very interesting, I’d be careful of what we’re asking for.
- Finally, Hanny?January 17, 2011I’m really trying to turn my whole life around. I’m trying to do stuff differently, and I think it’s been working out.
- Phoenix final practice reportJanuary 15, 2011Stewart and Hanny on top
- Phoenix first practice reportJanuary 15, 2011Stewart and Roczen on top in Phoenix
- Ivan Tedesco: Change is GoodJanuary 13, 2011Some people may not realize that behind the winners, behind the riders that stand on the podium week-in and week-out, there are guys that put in a tremendous amount of work each week trying to become better racers.
- Anaheim 1 Practice Report: Bubba's Back?January 8, 2011The usual suspects are up front
- Same Faces, New PlacesJanuary 7, 2011Silly season is wrapped up and we’ve seen some major switches inside the AMA Supercross paddock. Here’s a brief glimpse at who’s riding what in 2011.
- Still Stewart’s Show?January 6, 2011Maybe our expectations were too high in the first place. When James Stewart first burst onto the pro scene, the sport wanted him to put it on his back and launch it straight into the mainstream. The exploits of Jeremy McGrath, Ricky Carmichael and Travis Pastrana had pulled in fans from all angles, and just when so many new eyes were checking things out, Stewart, the most perfect package of all, hit the big time.
- Can Eli Tomac Win His First Supercross?January 5, 2011In 2009, Factory Connection’s Rick Zielfelder signed longtime Suzuki support rider Eli Tomac to his team, putting the Colorado resident on Hondas for his final year as an amateur, his professional debut, and beyond. “Ziggy” has had some really good success with his young recruits over the years—see Trey Canard and Justin Barcia—but can he keep the momentum rolling?
- 250 West PreviewJanuary 5, 2011The list of winners in the 450 class is staggering. There are fifteen guys that know how to win races! The 250 class is a completely different story and that's what makes it such an awesome class to watch. Looking through the west coast entry list I can only come up with two guys that have won supercross races: Josh Hansen and Broc Tickle. That definitely gives those two guys an advantage going into the opener, but lets have a look at the guys they are going to have to fight with for the top step of the podium this year.
- Chad Reed - The GambleJanuary 5, 2011What makes a champion tick? What makes a person rise up above everyone else to be the best in the world at something, be it checkers, chess or supercross racing? We’ve all seen the most talented one, the one who had it come easy but could not reach the heights many had predicted. We’ve established that to be a hero in anything, you cannot just rely on talent alone, you have to have a drive to be the best, a desire to put in the work and just the right amount of cockiness and arrogance to know that you can’t be beaten. These things make up the cocktail of a champion.