With Ken Roczen‘s departure from Honda HRC before the 2022-2023 Monster Energy Supercross season, the team had a hole to fill next to Chase Sexton, Jett Lawrence, and Hunter Lawrence. Colt Nichols was the guy to fill that hole. But, it was only for the 2022-2023 season, and it was SX-only. That left him with ...
Mike Brown, aged 51, achieved an impressive victory in the 40-plus opening moto at the 2023 Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National, defeating Jeff Emig by a significant margin of thirty seconds. Brown praised the new 350 KTM bike and expressed his determination to pursue victory throughout his career. He also emphasized the importance of this race ...
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA celebrates the 50th anniversary of its YZ model line by introducing the 2024 50th Anniversary Edition YZ125, YZ250, YZ250F, and YZ450F. These special editions pay homage to the iconic 1990s-era YZ two-strokes ridden by legends like Damon Bradshaw and Jeff Emig. The YZ lineup has a rich history of technological advancements ...
When Eli Tomac tore his Achilles tendon, I thought for sure his career was done. Then, after Cooper Webb split with KTM this summer, it was rumored that he would be joining STAR Racing Yamaha. At that point, if I could’ve bet on it, I likely would’ve bet quite a bit that Tomac was retiring. ...
The long-anticipated moment has finally arrived! Tune in as Ricky Carmichael, Bobby Hewitt, Dave Arnold, Ivan Tedesco, and Stephen “Scuba” Westfall delve into Triumph’s newly launched motocross chassis. They’ll be sharing insights on why the patience exerted for its arrival has truly paid off. The YouTube video below discusses the development of Triumph’s motocross chassis. ...
According to recent reports, Cooper Webb is set to join the Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha team for the 2024 season. This news has been confirmed by Chris Cooksey, who stated that the deal has been finalized. It’s worth mentioning that Webb will be making the switch to Yamaha after finishing the SuperMotocross Season with ...
This coming weekend (April 22, 2023), Monster Energy Supercross is heading to East Rutherford, NJ (MetLife Stadium) for Round 14 of the Supercross season. (Here you can find the Supercross TV schedule for more details). I’m personally pumped for this weekend for a few reasons. The first reason is that it’s the first East-West showdown ...
Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve always felt that Jett Lawrence is the faster Lawrence brother. Maybe it’s because of the way the announcers talk about the riders differently. Maybe it’s because Jett has professional championships while Hunter doesn’t. Maybe it’s because Jett is more of a “fan favorite.” I can’t really point to why ...
I felt it when Aaron Plessinger said, “That one hurts, that one hurts a lot,” after his crash in the final laps of the Detroit Supercross race this past weekend. After making an early-race pass on Adam Cianciarulo for the lead, Plessinger led 20 laps of the 450 main before crashing just three turns before ...
The incident between Haiden Deegan and Jordon Smith on Saturday night in the first 250 heat race of Supercross was the crash heard ’round the world. It’s also caused a lot of keyboard warriors to fight each other on social media while trying to determine who is at fault for the accident. Deegan is a ...
