





"Holeshooter!"
That’s what the great Art Eckman might have called Aaron Plessinger (7) if he were in the TV booth for the 2021 GEICO High Point National.
Photo By: Andrew Fredrickson

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Reason For Being
Reason For Being
The motocross history books may now have a few quirky line items.
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Voice Box
Voice Box
Today’s fans want something genuine, and also something shocking to cut through the 24-7 media clutter.
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Racerhead - Five Guys, One Question
Racerhead - Five Guys, One Question
How many sets of gear do you go through at a national?
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Racerhead Style Check and CCs
Racerhead Style Check and CCs
Whipping at Thunder Valley.
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Racerhead - Base
"Can I have your goggles for $20, please?"
Read Racerhead - Pit Board Of The Month & Plated NowRacerhead - The Goods
Racerhead - The Goods
Sunglasses from Oakley, tires from Maxxis, and a travel bag from Ogio.
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Racerhead - Dirty Words
Motocross Crossword Puzzle - Racerhead
The motocross crossword.
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Racerhead - Fun Bikes: 2021 Yamaha YZ65
It’s nice to see Yamaha still investing in making a competitive 65 for kids to start their motorcycle racing lifestyles.
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Riders’ Meeting
The good folks at the Road 2 Recovery Foundation and Max Matters joined forces with American RetroCross to sponsor the first running of the Motocross Revival at Glen Helen Raceway in June.
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High Point is Back
High Point is Back
After being forced to the sidelines in 2020, the High Point National made a triumphant return to the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, as well as its old place among the sport’s marquee events.
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The Eastern Front
The Eastern Front
The twice-delayed 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship was finally able to launch by heading all the way to Russia. Among the hassle and uncertainty in Orlyonok, there was a slice of perfection and a tease of what could come to pass…
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Fort Unadilla
Fort Unadilla
For 15 years, Upstate New York’s Unadilla served as the eastern outpost of the USA-versus-Europe war for global motocross supremacy. Here’s a look back at the battles that made ’Dilla an American motocross legend. (Read or Listen)
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Crushing the Midlife Crisis
Crushing the Midlife Crisis
Some people celebrate a big birthday like their 50th by buying a sports car or a speedboat. Not Jeremy McGrath— the King of Supercross went much, much bigger!
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Garage Build
2021 GasGas EC 300 Off-Road Garage Build
For this build, Dirt Bike TV hit up Mike Spurgin from Taco Moto Co. He’s a bit of a KTM wizard who’s often out in the deep backcountry of Idaho or Baja, breaking, testing, and developing parts and products for his growing online store.
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Shop Talk
Shop Talk - Kawasaki's Uni-Trak Monoshock
A look at Jeff Emig's 2000 Yamaha YZ250. "The machine that you see sitting here was the one that was ready to win races and win the supercross championship again."
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One Race, One Page
One Race, One Page
The 2000 High Point National was a very strange race, for a lot of reasons, all with one consistent theme: mud.
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2 Tribes
2 Tribes
If you’ve been around this sport for a while, you know who Nathan Ramsey and Mike Brown are. As pro racers, both were incredibly talented—and have the results to prove it—but this month we’re hearing from their sons, Tyson Ramsey and Brandon Brown, who are both also talented athletes, especially when it comes to basketball. Let’s see what happens when the two line up for the 2 Tribes tip-off.
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10 Minutes With Tyler Keefe
10 Minutes With Tyler Keefe
The Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull GasGas team manager has a unique opportunity with two classes, three riders, and trying to be the “have fun” team.
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Outlaw Motorsports // Morgantown, WV // 304-284-0480
Keeping Racers Up Front. . . . That’s what Outlaw Motorsports in the Dellslow area of Morgantown has been doing for the past 18 years. Owner Bill Dailey has been a part of the riding and racing scene for most of his life, racing in many local series as well as GNCC races, including the infamous Blackwater 100. Opening a local shop of his own had always been a dream. In 2003, with encouragement from his wife, that dream became a reality.
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