Dirt News and Features
The penultimate round of the Nokia MX Nationals, to be held at the Lakes
motocross venue this weekend, will be a significant one for Yamaha Racing.
Chad Reed will be one of the most anticipated appearances at the 2007 X Games 13 in Los Angeles, with the crowd favourite Aussie set to star in dual divisions of the action sports event this weekend.
Suzuki are offering a free, Suzuki-branded E-Z UP pit tent with the purchase of any full-size model in its dirt-churning RM and RM-Z motocross range.
Kawasaki will be out to continue their winning form and build on their Championship points at The Lakes track in NSW this weekend.
Yamaha customers will receive a FREE unique 'White Lightning' kit
with every purchase of a standard blue 2007 WR250F.
Yamaha Motor Australia has released the latest incarnations of the four-stroke motocross bikes that invented a category, the race winning YZFs.
Yamaha has introduced its first 2008 model sports ATV as the top of the
range YFM700R Raptor makes its debut in Standard and Special Edition
guises
At the 85th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, BMW
Motorrad Motorsport came, saw and conquered with the HP2 Megamoto.
American rider Gary Trachy won the new class for bikes up to 1200cc
Team Reports from Round Eight of the Australian Motocross Championship held at Wonthaggi in
Victoria.
Round Eight of the Australian Motocross Championship was held at Wonthaggi in Victoria over the weekend and Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) was successful in achieving race wins in both the Pro Open and Pro Lites Classes.
Suzuki Australia has announced the imminent arrival of its 2008 RM two
stroke motocross range, offering a sneak preview of the ever-popular
machines.
This weekend sees Yamaha Racing's factory backed teams and riders head
to the coastal town of Wonthaggi in Victoria to contest for round 8 honours
Despite breaking his collarbone just ten days ago, Team Shift Motul
Suzuki rider, Daryl Hurley is aiming to race in round eight of the
Australian Motocross Championship at Wonthaggi (VIC), this weekend
In the past two years the BMW Enduro Park courses have attracted many
enthusiastic off-road riders keen to hone their skills to a new level.
Now BMW Motorrad Australia introduces a further extension to this theme
Suzuki rider Glenn Kearney powered
his Suzuki RM250 to victory in the over 220cc two-stroke class and impressively
claimed second outright in the gruelling Hattah Desert Enduro
Women’s world number one and Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) pilot,
Katherine Prumm, wrapped up the Australian Women’s Motocross
Championship at Horsham in Victoria over the weekend
For the final time this season, the popular Yamaha MX Development Series went on
the road to showcase the skills of its wide variety of entrants, yesterday
making its way to Horsham in Victoria.
Suzuki Australia has taken the wraps off its all-new DR-Z70 junior dirt bike,
due to be released in Australia for the first time in
September
Yamaha’s Ballards Off Road team will look to mix it with the 2007 Australian 4 Day Enduro (A4DE) front runners from tomorrow morning, with riders confident of throwing down a challenge in familiar territory.
KRTs Dan Reardon made a clean sweep of the Pro Open Class
onboard his KX450F, at Round Seven of the Australian Motocross
Championship at Wonthaggi
Steven Johnson, son of legendary
touring car racer Dick Johnson, couldn’t imagine a training regime that didn’t
include regular dirt bike sessions, attributing much of his physical race
fitness to cross-training aboard his Pro Yamaha supplied WR450F.
Jake Moss was the manufacturer’s best-placed finisher, taking second for the
round and further extending his massive points lead.
KTM has released images of it's 2008 off-road range. Complete details have not yet been confirmed, but these pictures do show some obvious differences from the 2007 models.
All pictures are courtesy of Mitterbauer H.
Honda's CRF450 has taken out 8 of the top 10 spots at this
weekend's Finke Desert Race with Glenn Hoffmann Honda rider Ben
Grabham winning the number one overall spot in the motorcycle
class.
BMW Motorrad Motorsport team rider Simo Kirssi proved without question that he was the best rider up Erzberg's iron mountain this year when he recorded the fastest time in the Prologue, having already won the Twin-cylinder class race two days previously.
The Desert Storming Posties are developing a cult following with this year's "Hardcore Nullarbor" event further cementing their reputation for successfully taking Honda's CT110 motorcycle to the extreme.
Suzuki secured an impressive 1-2-3 finish to clean sweep the podium in the ATV class of Australia's legendary and gruelling Finke Desert race (NT), this Queen's Birthday weekend.
Team Shift Motul Suzuki rider, Daryl Hurley claimed second overall during today's round five at Murray Bridge (SA), effectively tightening his grip on second place in the 2007 Australian Motocross Championship standings, extending the margin from 19 points to 30 points.
26-year-old World Enduro Championship contender Bartosz “Super Polski” Oblucki has confirmed to contest the 2007 Australian Four Day Enduro, on the class leading Husqvarna WR250 two-stroke.
Australia's international off-road racing heroes, Glenn Kearney and Josh Strang will spearhead Suzuki Motorcycles' first-ever Australian Four Day Enduro campaign at Coffs Harbour (NSW) on 5 - 8 July.
In front of a full house at Barleigh Ranch Racetrack in Raymond Terrace, Kawasaki Racing Team Rider, Daniel Reardon, proved he has what it takes to challenge the worlds best. With determination, fast pace and uncompromising performance, the KRT Pro Open rider, took on Chad Reed head to head and demonstrated to everyone in Motocross why he is Australia’s next potential World Champion.
Team Shift Motul Suzuki's, Daryl Hurley scored a strong podium finish to further secure second place in the 2007 Australian Motocross Championship during round four at Raymond Terrace, Newcastle (NSW).
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