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Reason For Being
Reason For Being
Every year since 1982, the people in this severely impacted area have welcomed amateur motocross racers and their families to Loretta Lynn’s Ranch and the town of Waverly with open arms.
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Voicebox
Voicebox
The conclusion of my son Lane’s “AMA age 6” year makes me realize I’ve already reached a fork in the road.
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Racerhead - Five Guys, One Question
Racerhead - Five Guys, One Question
What’s the most difficult obstacle or section in all of Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross?
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Racerhead - Style Check
Racerhead - Base
Getting low over the Budds Creek finish-line jump.
Read Racerhead - Style Check NowRacerhead - Pit Board Of The Month, Plated, & CCs
Racerhead - Pit Board Of The Month, Plated, & CCs
Pit Board Of The Month, Plated, and CCs
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Racerhead - The Goods
Arai's VX-Pro 4 helmet and Motorsport Products' starting blocks.
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Racerhead - Dirty Words
Motocross Crossword Puzzle - Racerhead
The motocross crossword, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki Edition
Read Racerhead - Dirty Words NowRacerhead - Fun Bikes: 2022 Beta XTrainer
Racerhead - Fun Bikes: 2022 Beta XTrainer
The XTrainer offering from Beta Motorcycles gets even better.
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Waiting is the Hardest Part
Waiting is the Hardest Part
Once again, underdogs come to the front at the 40th Annual Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. What’s changed?
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For The Love of Moto
For The Love of Moto
Twenty years into running his 3D Racing outfit, even cancer can’t keep Bill Dill away from the races and his beloved team.
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Blue Plate Special
Blue Plate Special
Revisiting a popular but short-lived experiment in AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross that came to be known as the Wrangler Super Series, as well as the AMA Grand National Motocross Championship (read or listen).
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Last Dance?
Last Dance?
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Jeff Emig decided to come back out of retirement—again—for one last run at a Loretta Lynn’s title. Or was it?
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Shop Talk
Shop Talk - Kawasaki's Uni-Trak Monoshock
Ricky Carmichael's gift from Pro Circuit as he was turning pro.
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Garage Build
Not all Garage Builds need to be extravagant, so I thought this month we’d build a 2022 KTM 450 SX-F strictly on what the bike needs in order to make it even more fun to ride and race.
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One Race, One Page
One Race, One Page
The 2011 FIM Motocross of Nations in St. Jean D'Angely, France.
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Vintage Vault
Vintage Vault
Looking back at the 1977 St. Petersburg 500 National.
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2 Tribes
2 Tribes
Team owners Michael Lindsay at FXR/Chaparral Honda and Jason Butschky at SBG Racing/Maxxis/Babbitt’s Kawasaki square up!
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location Spotlights
West Texas Motocross Park // Midland, TX // wtmxp.com // 432-528-3583
West Texas Motocross Park is a red dirt track with a few challenging sections for both big and small bikes. With the red dirt and sand mix and loamy sections, a lot of our local riders pick the Dunlop MX32 tire. We have a built-in sprinkler system for just the right amount of water on the ground. Our philosophy is to always have fun and be safe at all times, to listen to the members, and to do our best to make things better and always be thinking about the future.

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location Spotlights
Bonecutter Off Road // California, MO // BONECUTTEROFFROAD.COM // 573-796-8685
adventure! Bonecutter Off Road, a Beta and Sherco dealer, is located in central Missouri in a small town called California. We have been serving the dirt bike community since 2014 and happily continue to provide riders with quality dirt bikes and superior customer service. As avid racers, we strive to keep OEM and aftermarket parts, tires, oils/lubes in stock to best help as many customers as possible. We have a mobile store on our box van loaded down with the most-forgotten things for race day, or to fix the things that could break after a crash. Bonecutter Off Road understands the importance of ordering parts on a Monday and having them by the weekend to catch the next race. To make it even easier, we have an online store and ship daily. We are the dealer that cares, is here to help, and will always return your call.
Boyko Racing // Laguna Hills, CA // boykoracing.com // 949-642-3275
Owned and operated by Ted Boyko, Boyko Racing is a full-service dirt bike and machine shop, performing expert crank service, boring, porting valve jobs, and complete two- and four-stroke engine rebuilding on all dirt bikes. Backed by 35 years of experience, Ted fine-tunes and hand- crafts each engine to perfection. He’s even built a few Garage Build bikes that have been featured in the pages of this magazine. Make sure to follow Boyko Racing on Instagram and Facebook, too, where you can get a behind-the-scenes look at the attention to detail Boyko puts into all their customer work, and even learn a thing or two in the process. Ted posts interesting and informative videos and photos of several projects they have going on to get your interest piqued. Contact Boyko for all your service
Big Valley Honda // Reno, NV // bigvalleyhonda.com // 775-322-4311
Big Valley Honda is a Honda Powersports and motorcycle dealer in Reno, Nevada. We have thousands of accessories for your ATV, motorcycle, and side by side. We invite you to browse through our online warehouse to find the best from Honda, Parts Unlimited, and Western Power Sports.
If you don’t see what you’re looking for, contact us. We offer ATV and motorcycle service and regular maintenance to people in the Reno, Happy Valley, and Sparks areas. Our certified technicians are authorized by Honda, Parts Unlimited, and Western Power Sports. Our service department offers aftermarket parts and accessory installation, OEM replacement parts, repair, and more. Give us a call or email us at info@bigvalleyhonda.com to schedule an appointment to get you back out on the road and trails in no time.
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10 Minutes With Brian Weston
10 Minutes With Brian Weston
Arai has long been one of the industry leaders when it comes to head protection, and with plenty of development happening in helmet technology lately, we thought it would be a good time to speak with Arai’s managing director, Brian Weston, to learn more about the company’s energy management methods.
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10 Minutes With Jorge Viegas
10 Minutes With Jorge Viegas
FIM President Jorge Viegas was in attendance at Maggiora for the MXGP of Italy and willing to give his take on the departure of Monster Energy Supercross from the FIM umbrella.
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Inside Motocross
Inside Motocross
While working through some of the vast Racer X photo archives, we came across a shot that looked very familiar.
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