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Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Vanderkuur, Atherton shine at AMA Sports Magic Mile Shootout
The country's most talented amateur, pro-am and vintage dirt trackers gathered to compete at one of the sport's most-famous venues.

Ridden & reviewed: 2009 Star Vmax
Redefining the muscle-bike genre.

Make democracy work for motorcyclists
Attend the Washington, D.C., Ride into Political Action Seminar, set for February 21-24, 2009.

2009 BMW F 650 GS arrives at U.S. dealers
Entry-level twin starts at $8,255.

AMA partners with CCS for Road Race Grand Championships
The Championship Cup Series will help run and operate the event, set for September 19-21 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

Wyoming federal judge strikes down Roadless Rule
Issue will ultimately need to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Kenny Coolbeth driving to repeat in Singles, Twins
Coolbeth has two tight points races on his hands in the AMA Flat Track Championship.

When Snoopy went racing
In the 1970s, Charles M. Schulz penned the sport of motocross into his wildly popular comic strips.

Win a pair of Triumph Bonnevilles
Fully restored 1959 pre-unit T120 Bonneville, limited-edition 2009 50th Anniversary T100 Bonneville up for grabs in Museum raffle.

Chad Reed joins Rockstar Makita Suzuki for 2009
Reed will race the 2009 AMA Supercross series and other selected events in the United States as well as compete in supercross events in his home country of Australia aboard his Suzuki EFI RM-Z450.

Help end health insurance discrimination against motorcyclists
Tell your representative to support the HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act.

Ridden & reviewed: BMW R1200GS
Genre-defining adventure bike gets updated.

AMA commends U.S. Forest Service for pulling offensive Smokey Bear PSA
U.S. Forest Service Chief Abigail Kimbell thanked for asking media outlets to stop airing a Smokey Bear public service announcement that unintentionally implied all ATVs pose a fire hazard in national forests.

Craig Vetter tries for 100 miles per gallon at 70 mph
Windjammer inventor out to build a super fuel-efficient motorcycle.

Superbike results from Mid-Ohio
Results and Points from the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited.

Flat Track results from Billings, Montana
Results and points from the AMA GNC Singles Championship.

The best of VMD: Ryan Young defies gravity
"Ballet on a bike" amazes spectators.

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JOSH COPPINS SMOKES EVERYONE AT KEN HALL TROPHY!
Coppins took his time getting through the first turn in all 3 motos and quickly moved his way to the front. Barragan was the only rider that posted a challenge in moto 2 but Coppins held on for an exciting win!

CHAD REED TO RACE ROCKSTAR U.S. OPEN!
"I really enjoy the US Open; It's a race I look forward to every year," said Reed. "The track brings back great memories from when I was a kid racing in Australia. I came so close to the Trifecta last year. I really want it bad this year!"</

BEST OF TEXAS FALL SERIES BEGINS AT FREESTONE!
As Round 1 of the Parts Unlimited AMA Best of Texas Fall Series presented by Dunlop & FMF kicks off this Labor Day weekend, more support continues to pour in and FMF is stepping up!

MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI SWEEPS SOUTHWICK!
With two more moto wins, Stewart now has won all 22 motos run this season. As the series heads to its finale at Steel City, he is looking to score a perfect season of 24 moto wins and 12 overall wins. Today the track was the roughest he has ridden this year...

MOTOCROSS GP OF IRELAND IS GOOD TO GO!
All of the top rider's all seeking valuable world championship points, to decide what has being the most open championship in years. Fairyhouse, which is round 13 of 15, could prove to be the pivotal point of the 2008 Grand Prix season.

EMX2 TITLE GOES TO YOUNG KTM RIDER VALENTIN TEILLET!
Ceriel Klein Kromhof became the winner of the Danish event. Valentin Teillet was second and because he is already the European Champion, this second place for him was like the big victory. Herjan Brakke finished top three...

JAMES STEWART ROCKS THE 'WICK!
"It definitely wasn't smooth," said Stewart, who earned career win 14 to move into seventh on the all-time AMA Motocross win list. "I've won a moto here before, but that was it. I've gotten this far so I want to win (next weekend)."

FMF WINS THE CANADIAN OUTDOOR MX2 TITLE!
FMF Racing's Eric Nye won the Canadian National Series championship this past weekend. Racing the MX2 class and using FMF's Factory 4.1 exhaust with a megabomb header, Nye was very consistent resulting in five overall podiums!

MILLVILLE FIRST PRO RACING FOR DeCal WORKS ROOKIES!
After Millville, the teams make their way to the famous sands of Southwick, the DeCal Works crew worked on getting all graphics, background decal kits and accessories for all riders for the last 2 remaining rounds of the series!

CHECK OUT THE WEEKEND PREVIEW FOR SOUTHWICK!
"I need to keep it on two wheels this weekend," said Ferry. "I always ride good at Southwick so I'm looking forward to the race. Right now it's pretty tight for second in the championship and that is where I want to be."

FMF RIDERS MOVE ON UP!
FMF pilots Vince Friese, Michael Hall, Alex Martin and Mike Picone will be showing their talent at the last two rounds of the series after coming off great finishes at the Loretta Lynn's Amateur Championships.

RICKY JAMES ACCEPTED INTO 2008 FORD IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!
Ricky James will compete in the Handcycle class in the World's toughest race which consists of a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride across the Hawaiian lava desert and a 26.2-mile marathon along the coasts of Hawaii's Big Island!

WORLD SUPERMOTO SERIES RETURNS TO AUSTRIA!
The 2006 World Champion still looks for his first GP victory and appointed Melk as his favorite target; the result could help him keep runner up VDB at a safe distance in the Championship standings...

WANT TO RACE ISDE? KTM IS READY TO SET YOU UP!
KTM will again offer a full range of on-site customer services that includes everything from the lease of the latest Enduro model to full service packages and the comprehensive supply of spare parts!

RACE REPORT: MILLVILLE ACTION REVS UP FANS!
Goerke ran into hard luck late in the race when he got a flat and had to ride conservatively for the rest of the moto. Hill put on a great charge and get up to fourth by motos end. The top three were Stewart, Short and Ferry.

TEKA SUZUKI - DeDYCKER AND RAMON DOMINATE!
"It was great to get some wins out there today," said De Dycker. "With my crash in the second race it was another matter of what could have been or should have been! In the end that's racing and I know I have only myself to blame..."

AMA TOYOTA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP HEADS TO SOUTHWICK!
The circuit's only sand track will present new challenges for the competitors with weather conditions expected to be at their warmest ever. Motocross 338 has seen many of the sports greatest riders grace the winners circle!

MISS ARENACROSS APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED!
"We are excited to see who this years' Miss Arenacross search will bring to the AMA Arenacross Series," said Jayme Dalsing, director of arenacross, Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc.

STEWART AND DUNGEY RULE MILLVILLE!
“It feels good,” explained Dungey. “Two months ago I was just settling for second. I had to believe in myself to get where I am now and compared to last year, when I didn’t win at all, I’m thankful to be healthy and having success.”

WEEKEND PREVIEW FOR MILLVILLE NATIONAL!
"Millville is a good track," said Villopoto. "I'm riding good and I'm ready to start racing again. I can't say I didn't think about wrapping up the championship during the break, but I know I just need to stay consistent."

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