Breaking News: Trey Canard to Miss Remaining Rounds of the 2011 Supercross Season

American Honda announced today that Trey Canard will miss the remaining three rounds of the 2011 Supercross Championship after injuring his leg in a practice crash. Canard and the American Honda Racing team were at Competitive Edge MX Park in Hesperia, CA, making preparations for the upcoming Motocross season when the incident happened. You can send [...]

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Former Supercross Rider Jimmy Button Completes Emotional Ride at Daytona International Speedway

Once paralyzed, motocross rider completes ride across America with victory lap around Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jimmy Button reached his goal on Sunday – standing on top of the box inside Gatorade Victory Lane at historic Daytona International Speedway spraying champagne in celebration. Jimmy Button at the head of the pack on his victory lap around [...]

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Flowing through Rough Corners

It is that time of year again.  Loretta Lynn Qualifiers are under way and regional races are right around the corner.  More bikes and more riding time can turn a track in a torture chamber during these races as things can get extremely rough.  Down here in Florida, the soil is soft and as Jeff [...]

Source: http://www.mxtrainingblog.com/riding-techniques/flowing-through-rough-corners/

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Video Preview: MX1 Round 9 Teutschenthal

Courtesy Honda. As the Honda World Motocross Team heads to the ninth round of the 2011 MX1 World Championship, in Teutschenthal - Germany, we offer you a video preview of the event.

The video contains an interview with Team Manager Lorenzo Resta, who offers a technical perspective, while riders Evgeny Bobryshev and Rui Gonçalves give their own personal views of the track. Last year - now riding for LS Honda Racing - Ken De Dycker took the overall with two superb moto victories.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/video-preview-mx1-round-9-teutschenthal

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Uphill Battles

A grassroots motocross track is long, rough, and has plenty of elevation changes.  Just thinking of Glen Helen brings  monstrous and power robbing hills to mind.  Even if your local track doesn?t have steep uphills, the same technique is needed to efficiently maintain speed. The foundation of proper motocross technique tells you to keep your [...]

Source: http://www.mxtrainingblog.com/riding-techniques/uphill-battles/

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