Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Timmy Ferry captured the overall victory in the AMA Motocross class at the eighth round of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Ben Townley secured the win in the AMA Motocross Lites division.

Team Makita Suzuki Racing experienced a fuel problem in last weekend’s AMA Toyota Motocross race at Thunder Valley Motocross Park in Lakewood, Calif. In the Motocross class, Makita Suzuki’s Ivan Tedesco had difficulties in the first moto and then crashed while battling with the front-runners in the second moto. His Motocross Lites teammate Ryan Dungey, meanwhile, had an impressive first moto, finishing fourth. Unfortunately, he crashed in the second moto. Makita Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael did not race at Thunder Valley because he is running an abbreviated race schedule in 2007.

Moving to the high altitude 'Thunder Valley' circuit in Lakewood Colorado, the 7th round of the AMA Toyota Motocross Lites championships has seen New Zealander, Ben Townley, take his fourth overall victory of the season.

Sweltering weather conditions would play an important part as the Motocross Lites riders rolled onto the starting line to battle for moto 1. Townley grabbed a reasonable start and was immediately hounded by fellow Monster Energy/ Pro Circuit/ Kawasaki team-mate, Ryan Villopoto, before making an early mistake on lap two. BT went down at the back section of the circuit and had to rejoin the race out of the top ten as he fought his way back into a podium spot by closing down a 20 second gap to 11 seconds on Villopoto.

The 2007 Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open today released the track designs for each night of racing inside Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena October 12-14. Unique tracks have been designed for Friday and Saturday night that will give riders and fans a new look for each program.

The newest addition to this year's two tracks is the sand pit, which is a sweeping turn that consumes the entire end of the arena floor. More than 15 truckloads of sand will make up the 20' wide sweeper turn.

The periodic showers the night before helped keep the dust down in the morning motos,‭ ‬however despite the Nanaimo Motocross Associations best efforts the dust prevailed in the afternoon motos.

he Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open announced today that the Trifecta bonus program will once again be implemented at the two-night race inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena October 12-14.

Built into this year's Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open format will be the second year of the three part Trifecta bonus program that will pay additional money to the fastest qualifier for each night's event, a bonus to each night's holeshot winner and a bonus for any rider that can complete the Trifecta challenge by being the fastest qualifier, getting the holeshot and winning the main event.

Monster Energy-backed supermoto racer Mark Burkhart (Graves/Yamaha) made it three AMA Supermoto class wins in a row, this past Sunday capturing the AMA Detroit Supermoto round at Waterford Hills Raceway in Clarkston, Mich.

With the dominating effort Monster Energy's Burkhart is now in sole possession of first place overall in the premier AMA Supermoto class standings, leading defending series champion Jeff Ward 93-87.

"My Graves Motorsports/Yamaha team set me up with the fastest bike out there," said Burkhart. "Wardy and Cassidy (Anderson) rode well, but I had everything going right today and was able to win."

Live Nation Presents Jeremy McGrath Commemorative Sculpture to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum

When AMA Supercross icon Jeremy McGrath announced his retirement from racing full-time on a professional level, series promoter and producer, Live Nation, committed to commemorating his accomplishments through numerous tributes. On Thursday, July 26, at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington, Ohio, McGrath will be honored with a unique bronze sculpture, commissioned by Live Nation, and crafted by artist Steve Posson. McGrath, accompanied by his family, will be present to unveil the
new addition to the Museum’s permanent collection. The unveiling is scheduled for 5pm and will immediately precede the dedication of ‘Malcolm!’, the Museum’s new exhibit honoring the legendary Malcolm Smith.

Monster Energy Kawasaki's Nathan Woods took his second victory of the season with a dominating ride in Toutle, Wash. during round seven of the WORCS series, while teammate Ricky Dietrich raced hard in front of a home crowd to earn second. Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green rider Josh Morros took back the points lead with a win in the Pro 2 class.

After a mid-pack start, Woods quickly moved his Kawasaki KX™450F to the front of the pack to take the lead at the end of the second lap. He raced several hard laps against his teammate Dietrich, but the technical course proved to be no match for Woods and eventually gapped second-place by 30 seconds.

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki racer and former MX2 world champ, Ben Townley, has bounced back from a technical hitch in moto one to stamp his authority on the final moto at the AMA Toyota Motocross at High Point raceway in Mt Morris, PA.

After setting the fastest lap times in Saturday's MX Lites timed sessions, Townley would be the man to beat for the 2 x 30 minutes moto's on Sunday. The New Zealander's chances of extending his Motocross Lites championship points lead disintegrated in the first meters of moto 1 when he collided with another rider down the start straight, destroying his front wheel in the crash.

AMA Racing announced today that Jason Lawrence and Ryan Villopoto have been penalized at the Honda Hangtown Motocross Classic from Sacramento, Calif., the opening round of the 2007 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF.

Matthew Langham, of Kissimmee, Fla., was awarded the Jeremy McGrath Scholarship at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium when the seven-time supercross champion made the announcement during the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series finals.

The Jeremy McGrath Scholarship awards $20,000 toward the program of choice at Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (MMI)’s campuses in Phoenix, Ariz. or Orlando, Fla. MMI is a provider of technical education training for students seeking careers as professional motorcycle technicians.

Team Suzuki's Kevin Strijbos could not make good on his pole position today at a hot Mantova circuit for the Grand Prix of Italy as the Belgian rode to fourth place overall in the fourth round of 15 in the 2007 MX1 Motocross World Championship.

The Belgian was fast, consistent and comfortable on the rough course on Saturday but could not repeat his form and speed in the two motos. He gained third place in the opening race but struggled with arm-pump and then crashed in the second before finishing eighth and leaving the packed venue severely disappointed.

The season finale of the 2007 Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Series at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas this Saturday, May 5, will feature one race of celebration and another a highly anticipated showdown.

Monster Energy Kawasaki's James Stewart clinched the Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Series title last weekend in Seattle and will attempt to go for his 13th win of the season. His Las Vegas race will be a coronation run for Stewart, who has dominated the season with 12 wins in the 15 rounds leading up to Saturday's finale. Stewart's 2007 season joins Jeremy McGrath's 1996 and Ricky Carmichael's 2001 season as one of the best performances in the history of the series.

Monster Energy-backed Jason Lawrence (Yamaha of Troy), having already wrapped up 2nd place overall in the AMA Supercross Lites class Western Region series standings in February at San Diego, nonetheless took it to the competition yet again with an admirable 2nd place overall finish at Seattle's Qwest Field on Saturday.

Having already scored five podium finishes in seven races, including three in a row heading into Seattle, Lawrence used the pacific northwest race as a tune up for the upcoming Dave Coombs Sr. Las Vegas Lites Shootout (May 5th).

In his first race out of Wonder Warthog Racing's (WWR) DeCal Works Hog Haven, Teddy Maier put in an excellent ride, finishing 14th in the Lites main at round 14 of the Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Series, held at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

The WWR team, hosted by MDK and Lucas Oil, also welcomed brothers Keith and Kevin Johnson, whose sponsorship is being taken care of by Lucas Oil. Keith produced an excellent result with a 13th in the Supercross main while Kevin was in the hunt all night, finishing third in his Last Chance Qualifier while winning the RacerX Gas Card.

With three rounds remaining on the 2006-07 Amp'd Mobile World Supercross GP schedule, Honda's David Vuillemin, of Murrieta, Calif., holds a 39-point lead over Honda-mounted Heath Voss, Mico, Texas, in the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Pro Privateer Challenge.

The top finishing privateer will be awarded a new 2007 Weekend Warrior Supercross Edition trailer courtesy of Giant RV and $25,000 from US Smokeless Tobacco Company. The U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company will award $15,000 and $10,000 to the second and third place finishers respectively in Amp'd Mobile World Supercross GP.

Vision One Motorsports is pleased to announce their partnership with Monster Energy Drink and Canadian Kawasaki Motors to compete in the CMRC Canadian Motocross Championships. The Monster Energy Cernics Kawasaki Racing Team will be contesting the MX1 Championship with current team riders Paul Carpenter and Jeff Gibson. In addition, Tucker Hibbert has been added to the team to compete in the MX2 West Region Championship.

White Brothers Racing, pioneers of 4-Stroke racing exhaust systems and proud exhaust supplier of The Factory Yamaha MX and SX Team, is staged and ready for two action packed days of racing this weekend at Glen Helen Raceway.

White Brothers will have their race support truck setup all weekend and will be displaying all product lines, including the revolutionary new XCR slip-on. The potent White Brothers Yamaha Amateur MX Team Bikes and a few ultra trick CRF150R's will also be on display.

The Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Championship is heading for the home stretch as the series rolls into Detroit's Ford Field on Saturday, April 21. While Monster Energy Kawasaki's James Stewart is in firm control of the Supercross class with a 35-point lead over L&M Yamaha's Chad Reed with three rounds to go, the AMA Supercross Lites East Series is coming down to the wire and will be decided in Detroit. Three riders are still in contention for the title.

The Road 2 Recovery Foundation announces exciting Ebay auctions Seattle Supercross, includes four VIP Credentials which allow the winners all day pit access before and after the race, Press Box Access and seating for the race.

Honda's Andrew Short and Davi Millsaps lead the list of the world's top Amp'd Mobile Supercross riders who will participate April 26 in the second annual Supercross Triple Charity for Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center. The fund-raising event will culminate on Saturday, April 28 at Seattle's Qwest Field at the final round of the Amp'd Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Series.

Organized by MX for Children in conjunction with Live Nation Motor Sports, the charity event hopes to raise $75,000 for Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center through a variety of supercross-related giveaways and celebrity rider meet and greets.

For the 13th annual action sports event, ESPN X Games will add stadium motocross. Debuting at The Home Depot Center, Moto X Racing will showcase the premiere motocross racers in the world competing in an event collaboratively developed by Ricky Carmichael and ESPN. Joining Ricky will be fellow motocross stars Chad Reed, Kevin Windham and more top racers from all over the world. For X Games 13, Moto X Racing will join the other Moto X disciplines Freestyle, Step Up, Best Trick and SuperMoto. Fourteen hours of live programming on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will be offered August 2-5 as well as X Games 13 coverage on ESPN International, EXPN.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, SportsCenter and ESPN2’s X Center.

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider Ben Townley captured his first career win in the U.S. in AMA Supercross Lites at the Edward Jones Dome. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s James Stewart maintained his top position in the Amp’d Mobile Supercross championship with a second-place finish.

Townley outlasted and outmaneuvered his teammate Darcy Lange, including a thrilling last-lap pass, to put his Kawasaki KX™250F back into title contention in the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites series.

AMA Racing announced today that televised coverage of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF will return to SPEED™ beginning with the 2007 season. Additionally, it was announced that selected events will be carried live.

“This is a monumental step forward for AMA Motocross,” said AMA President, Rob Dingman. “One of our primary objectives for the series has been to dramatically improve its television coverage and we’re confident that returning it to the SPEED network will help accomplish that goal. We’re also thrilled to be able to present several events on a live basis.”

It’s only February, but Ryan Villopoto has already laid claim to an AMA title early in the 2007 season. Villopoto, 18, from Poulsbo, Wash., clinched the AMA Supercross Lites West title Saturday by winning the Supercross Lites West round in San Diego.

This marks the first Supercross title for Villopoto, last year’s AMA Motocross/Supercross Rookie of the Year. He won the AMA Motocross Lites crown in 2006 and was a member of the winning U.S. Motocross of Nations team last year.

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Fifteen year old, rookie expert Tyler Bowers showed the bad boys of arenacross he still has plenty left. After finishing second to Darcy Lange riding the Babbitt’s Monster Energy Kawasaki in the BooKoo Arenacross Championship Series, Bowers stayed focused on doing what needed to be done to win the BooKoo U.S. Open of Arenacross and the $50,000.00 check that comes with the title.

The $100,000.00 payout over the weekend, making this the richest arenacross in the world, was held at the beautiful Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The worlds best arenacross riders were in attendance for the inaugural U.S. Open of Arenacross, which was also the final round of the BooKoo Arenacross Championship Series.

Team MotoSport Kawasaki today announced that Joaquim Rodrigues will contest the remaining West Coast Lites races, beginning this weekend at Angel Stadium. Following the Anaheim event, he will also race Houston, San Diego, Seattle, and possibly the Las Vegas Lites Shootout. Rodrigues will be running his familiar #108 for the rest of the season.

“I just got on the Kawasaki for the first time a week ago, so I am obviously still getting used to the bike and the team,” said Rodrigues. “But I’m comfortable enough to race – I just need to try and do my best and let my speed come back to me. I haven’t ridden Supercross in awhile, but I am happy to be back racing again.”

The Honda Riders Club of America™ (HRCA®) is posting 10 million dollars in racing contingency awards for 2007. The dash-for-cash rewards scores of Honda-mounted professional and amateur motorcycle and ATV riders at nearly 700 events across the country representing all the major racing disciplines, including AMA-sanctioned Supercross, motocross, enduro, dirt track, Supermoto, roadracing, drag racing and ATV.

John Dowd is "just" 41-years old and getting ready to take on the young guns of arenacross in the upcoming BooKoo U.S. Open of Arenacross event at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT coming February 9-11. Considering his age, it should be the farthest thing from his mind.

Pretty much retired from racing, Dowd continues to be still deeply involved in this sport by conducting motocross schools around New England and the like. Coming out of retirement for the BooKoo U.S. Open Of Arenacross his Coastline Motorsports Suzuki machine will be sponsored by Mototown, the indoor Motocross track, in Windsor, CT. "I'm planning on running in both Pro classes on that Friday and Saturday night (Feb. 9 and 10) of that weekend," revealed Dowd.

Monster Energy is proud to announce the signing of one of action sports all-time most recognizable athletes, the seven-time Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series champion, Jeremy “Showtime” McGrath…McGrath!

Synonymous with greatness in the action sports industry, McGrath will be rockin’ the iconic Monster Energy glowing green ripped “M” Claw logo throughout the 2007 competition season, including events McGrath will be personally competing in such as ESPN’s Summer X Games (Step Up & Supermoto) and select European supercross events.

The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, the nation’s largest motorcycle and third largest car insurance group, today announced the introduction of HoleshotHeaven.com – a new Web site for the millions of Supercross racing enthusiasts across the country.

“As the Official Insurance of Supercross and sponsor of the Holeshot award, we’re thrilled to bring HoleshotHeaven.com to Supercross fans,” said Miriam Deitcher, director of advertising, Progressive. “On the site, fans will find content they can’t get anywhere else like streaming video of every holeshot this season – updated after each race – and exclusive Simon Cudby-produced videos of top Supercross riders showing off their extensive personal car collections. Right now, fans can check out the sweet rides of Nathan Ramsey, Josh Hansen and Ryan Hughes, with more videos to be added throughout the season.”

The Toyota AMA Arenacross Series points chase tightened up a few notches this past weekend when defending champion Chad Johnson earned his first win of the season in Charlotte, while last year’s series runner-up to Johnson, Brock Sellards, swept the Grand Rapids (Mich.) round and moved up from ninth to fourth in the overall AMA Arenacross class. This weekend the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series rolls into Baltimore’s (Md.) 1st Mariner Arena for Round Six of the 16-round national series.

Yamaha Motor Canada and Blackfoot Racing are pleased to announce they have entered into a two-year agreement. The partnership will see Blackfoot as Yamaha's official factory racing team in the Canadian Motocross Championships.

John Bayliss, product manager of motorcycles and racing at Yamaha commented, "We're thrilled to have the premier motocross team in Canada representing Yamaha. The level of professionalism that Blackfoot brings to the track is what sets this team apart from the rest and we're excited to be racing with them in 2007."

The highly anticipated opening round of the 2007 Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series is coming on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. This year marks the beginning of a new era in AMA Supercross. Five-time and defending series champ Ricky Carmichael will be riding his familiar No. 4 Suzuki at the Anaheim opener, but the extremely popular rider from Tallahassee, Fla., has announced that he will only race a limited schedule this year. That opens the door for other riders in the series and means a new champion will likely be crowned in 2007.

Anaheim 1 not only marks the beginning of a new era with Carmichael slated to shift his focus to a car racing effort, it also marks the start of a new format for AMA Supercross to better suit the schedule for live television. Anaheim 1 will be telecast live on SPEED for the first time ever.

MB1 Suspension is proud to officially announce the introduction of the 2007 MB1 Suspension Race Team. Building upon a successful 2006, MB1 looks forward to an even better 2007 West Coast Supercross season, with returning rider, Daniel Sani and newly signed, Kyle Partridge. "We are very excited about the upcoming 2007 season and with the help of all of our sponsors, we expect Team MB1 to run upfront on a consistent basis" said Mike Battista, Team Owner.

Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP post-race press conference transcription from Vancouver.

Chad Reed

I went to the front right away and I’m super pumped how I made passes in the beginning and put myself in a great position right behind Ricky. I was ready to battle, but it didn’t happen. I think it’s maybe a good thing at this point. You know last weekend we did better than we expected. This is a bit of a reality check and good motivation over Christmas to be ready for Anaheim.

The start of the 2007 Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Series is just a few weeks away, and members of the American Motorcyclist Association have two new reasons to look forward to the 16-race season.

Every one of the over 750,000 fans who attend races in the 2007 series will get to see James Stewart, Chad Reed and an entire field of the most talented motorsports athletes on earth battle at the top level of their sport. But this year, AMA members can enjoy all the excitement of AMA Supercross racing, and save money, too.

Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael won his first Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP race of the season at B.C. Place Stadium and moves into the points lead. Honda’s Ryan Sipes won his first-ever Amp’d Mobile Supercross Lites main event.

Kawasaki’s Stewart earned the $1,500 Progress Direct Holeshot Award with Suzuki’s Michael Byrne in second and Carmichael in third. Yamaha’s Chad Reed, who came into tonight’s race with the points lead, started in fifth.

Yamaha’s Chad Reed put an early jolt into the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP with a season-opening victory last week in Toronto, setting the stage for what will be another exciting race at Vancouver’s B.C. Place Stadium this Saturday December. 9.

Kawasaki’s James Stewart, who went down hard after colliding with Honda’s Travis Preston, announced late on Tuesday that he plans on racing in Vancouver. Stewart won Vancouver last year and has been cleared by his doctor to compete this weekend.

Live Nation Motor Sports announced today that the 2006-‘07 Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series will extend its relationship with XM Satellite Radio and will broadcast each of the 17 races on the new sports talk radio channel XM Sports Nation (XM Channel 143). Also new this season, XM Sports Nation (XM Channel 143), will broadcast news from each race on their Thursday Sports Nation This Morning, hosted by TJ Rives, featuring riders and key industry personnel.

Amp’d Mobile Supercross and XM Radio enter into the fifth year of their relationship. This year XM Sports Nation (XM Channel 143) has dedicated an extra hour of coverage to each race, broadcasting live each Saturday during the season from 8:00-11:00 p.m. PST.

The AMA Board of Directors met in Las Vegas November 18-19 to consider a number of recommendations from the AMA Congress related to rules governing the Association's yearly calendar of more than 4,500 organized road and competition events.

The AMA Congress consists of delegates elected from each of the chartered AMA districts across the country. Those delegates submit proposals for rules changes that are then voted on by the entire Congress during its annual gathering in early October. Those Congress recommendations are then considered by the Riding and Racing committees of the AMA Board before going before all Board members for final decision.

n his final week of preparation reigning Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP champion James Stewart is set to defend his title in 2006-’07 when the season kicks off next week at Toronto’s Rogers Centre (Dec 2.) and Vancouver’s B.C. Place Stadium (Dec. 9) before heading to the U.S. for the remaining 14 races.

At the young age of 20, Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., captured his first Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP championship. En route to the title, he earned 10 main event victories and five additional podium appearances.

It was win number two for Danny Smith and Tuff Honda. It was an action packed night here in Reno , with a huge track and a huge crowd to back it up. A good start by Team Faith’s Kevin Johnson put him in the early lead.

It was short lived as the Big Valley Honda rider Danny Smith took over the lead around lap four.

Yamaha’s Chad Reed announced today that he will compete in the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP championship that opens at Toronto’s Rogers Centre (Dec 2.) and Vancouver’s B.C. Place Stadium (Dec. 9) before heading to the U.S. for the remaining races and the start of the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series.

Reed, the 2003-’04 World Supercross GP champion, Reed holds previous titles in AMA Supercross and AMA Supercross Lites competition. Reed finished third in Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP standings last season.

The United States Air Force-backed Team Faith FMX team, consisting of Willy Watts, Terry Russell, Kevin Johnson and Greg Hartman, will be back in action again this year at select Toyota AMA Arenacross Series events across the nation.

The 2006 Rockstar U.S. Open announced today the starting line up for the AMA Supercross and AMA Supercross Lites classes at this year’s event held inside Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, October 13-14. This year’s Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open will air on CBS Sports Saturday, October 21, 2006 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. (EST) and boasts the most competitive line-up ever.