Two blokes with two bikes set out on a 2800 mile trip down the coast of Mexico carrying nothing but a backpack with flip-flops and a T-shirt – and they do it all in 12 days. Baja 1000 specialists Kendall Norman and Quinn Cody document their adventure of Chasing Summer. This is part one of their epic trail ride as they get ready to [...]
Movie: Chasing Summer (p1)
Two blokes with two bikes set out on a 2800 mile trip down the coast of Mexico carrying nothing but a backpack with flip-flops and a T-shirt – and they do it all in 12 days. Baja 1000 specialists Kendall Norman and Quinn Cody document their adventure of Chasing Summer. This is part one of their epic trail ride as they get ready to [...]
Toni Bou wins in France
FIM X-Trial World Championship
Very much as expected Toni Bou – Repsol Montesa romped to a relatively easy win at the opening round of the 2012 FIM X-Trial World Championship held in Strasbourg, France. With the reigning champion well clear of the chasing pack, it was left to Adam Raga – Gas Gas, Albert Cabestany – Sh [...]
Dakar: Despres wins greatest race on ...
DESPRES TAKES FOURTH DAKAR TITLE; ELEVENTH WIN FOR KTM
Red Bull KTM factory rider Cyril Despres on Sunday rode into Lima in triumph to seal his fourth career Dakar title and to present KTM with its eleventh consecutive win in this, the toughest event on the annual motorsports calendar.
Victory Spoils: Despres, Coma, Rodrigues are the to [...]
Supercross: Results Phoenix Rd2
Centre Stage: Dungey gets his first win with KTM
Red Bull/KTM Factory riders Ryan Dungey and Marvin Musquin added a liberal dash of KTM orange to the Supercross and SX Lites categories of Round 2 of the AMA competition when Dungey won the SX class and Musquin was second in SX Lites. It was KTM’s first SX victory since the company [...]
Mourne Cross Country Report
The Mourne Motorcycle Club got their 2012 season off to an enjoyable start on Saturday 7th January with their Fun Cross Country held at Saintfield, Crossgar, Co. Down. With organisers laying on a course of approximately one and a half miles in length, the healthy entry of 81 competitors enjoyed the two-hour spin while also burning off a [...]
Dakar Rally: Marathon Stage
Day 11: Marathon Stage
Alessandro Botturi is having a great Dakar - today he was 12th
Cyril Despres went into Stage 11 of the Dakar Rally on Thursday with the slimmest of overall margins just 21 seconds ahead of KTM factory teammate Marc Coma. At the end of the 534 km timed split section, Despres was first across the line and had [...]
Irish Motocross Championship Awards
It’s trophy time as Motorcycling Ireland prepares to present the awards for those that competed in both the adult and youth motocross championships during 2011. The awards take place at the City West Hotel, Nass Road, Dublin commencing at Sunday 2pm. Congratulations to all our champions.
MC 2011 s Irish youth and adult
MC 2011 Sou [...]
Stuart Edmonds: New Beginnings
With the Christmas festive season put to bed for another year, it’s time to focus on the encroaching season ahead. For many, the New Year usually brings change – new bikes and new colours, along with a fresh outlook and determination to improve upon the 12-months gone past. Having spent the majority of his racing life competing fo [...]
Movie: Fast Eddy Extreme Rd2
Following a disappointing outing at the first round of Eddy’s Extreme Enduro at Buxton, KTM Factory Enduro rider David Knight MBE put in a spectacular performance as a reminder that he is still the Tour De force in British Enduro. Fully recovered from a recent hernia operation he put on a show by consistently jumping a 4 metre wid [...]
TM Announce 2012 Enduro Team
The TM Racing factory has announced its list of riders for the 2012 Enduro World Champion season. TM Racing Enduro Team manager, Luca Cherubini, has confirmed that the 2012 EWC team will consist of 3 riders split over the E1, E3 and EJ classes competing on a three different class machines from the TM Racing range.
TM Express: Aig [...]
