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  • Always There Attendance counts for Justin Cooper, and that’s why he’s the 2025 Racer X Rider of the Year.
  • 22 Things Chad Reed’s epic moto journey began in Australia, moved to Europe, and then to America. The multi-time champion is now a resident of both ClubMX and the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
  • Race White & Blue Yamaha’s BLU CRU certainly made their mark at the 2025 FIM Motocross of Nations in Indiana, using their YZs-only World SuperFinale races to paint the biggest motocross race in the world with their particular blend of blue and white.
  • Huntington Beach Riders Club The Moto Beach Classic made for a very unique setting for the opening round of the 2025-’26 AMA/FIM North America Arenacross Championship. For our reporter, BrownDogWilson, it was also a trip back in time.

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