Red Bull Teka KTM factory motocross rider Steffi Laier "Ready to Race" in 2011

When Steffi Laier, Red Bull Teka KTM factory rider and two-time Women's MX World Champion takes to the track in the pre-season MX races in Valence, France, this weekend it will be her first competitive ride for 2011. Steffi has been training hard on the bike since mid December and in Valence tests herself against a field of male riders.

At the French pre-season special, she faces off with a strong lineup of riders including those from the Nestaan JM Racing KTM squad led by Joel Roelants, Yentel Martens and young talents like 125 European champion Jordi Tixier of France and Austrian Pascal Rauchenecker. Also in the field are other KTM riders like British rider Nathan Parker (PROPPA-COM KTM and French riders Loïc Leonce (B G R KTM) and Loïc Larrieu (WOLFF KTM). But these and other top riders hold no fear for Steffi who his very well known for her toughness, skill and courage when attacking any MX track.

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Steven Frossard to Miss 2011 Motocross of Nations

Courtesy of Yamaha Racing: Monster Energy Yamaha have gone through a whirlwind of emotions in the last twenty-four hours with the maiden MX1-GP victory of Gautier Paulin in the Grand Prix of Italy yesterday and the news that Steven Frossard has finished his first season in the FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship with an excellent second position on the YZ450FM. Unfortunately Frossard underwent a scan on his chest today (Monday 12th September) and the air bubble in his lungs that caused an infection and forced the Frenchman to sit out the final meeting of the season at Fermo is still present.

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2007 AMA East Lites Supercross Champion and 2004 MX2 World Motocross Champion Ben Townley to Race Monster Energy Cup in Las Vegas

The inaugural Monster Energy Cup - a first of it's kind motorcycle race combing Supercross and Motocross on one track debuts on October 15, 2011 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.

Below is more info courtesy of Feld Motor Sports about this upcoming event and Ben Townley's participation:

Prior to joining the East Regional Supercross Lites class in 2007, Ben Townley captured 12 national titles in New Zealand and 13 World Motocross Championship Grand Prix wins. Townley capped off his Lites class rookie season with three wins and two more podium finishes, and was crowned the class champion. Following setbacks with injuries in the pursuing seasons, Townley is back in action ready to take a shot at the Monster Million.

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Video Highlights from the Rockstar Energy Freestone Motocross National

MX Sports Pro Racing and Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, present the Rockstar Energy Freestone Highlight Video from Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Freestone National. The second round of the 2011 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship from Freestone Raceway challenged riders with a difficult track and high temperatures.

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WMX Rider Insight: Vicki Golden's 2010 Season Review

When Vicki Golden turned pro in 2009, she went into the season open minded; she just wanted to see how she'd do in the Pros. It worked out pretty well for Vicki as she consistently finished in the top 4 in the first 5 rounds of the 2009 WMX season. After a season ending injury to Trey Canard, Geico Honda gave Vicki an opportunity to ride Trey's bike the remainder of the season of the Women's Motocross Series. It was a great experience as she finished 4th in Colorado, but her season ended prematurely as she injured herself in a practice session at Perris Raceway before the 6th round in Washougal.

In 2010 Vicki came back healthy and was picked up by Moto Concepts Yamaha. She wasn?t as consistent as she expected, but she did finish the season 4th overall points, with a 3rd place finish at the Pala Raceway National. In 2011 she will be running the #4 plate in the AMA Women's Motocross Series.


Vicki Golden sitting on the line at the inaugural Pala Raceway National

Vicki got back from Geneva, Switzerland a few weeks ago where she participated in a women?s supercross exhibition race with some pretty stiff competition.

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2011 Motocross of Nations Link Center

Everything you'll want to know about the 2011 Motocross of Nations on Supercross.com, and more - this would be a good place to start, come back to, and share with your friends.

Last year the event was held in the United States of America - Thunder Valley MX Park in Colordao. Next year the event will be at the historic sand track of Lommel, Belgium.

This year's event is at the excellent, hilly, beautiful, raukus GP track in St. Jean d'Angely, France. And it's expected to be one heck of a race!

Team USA is the defending champion, and ready to try and repeat for the sixth year in a row. Led by Team Manager Roger De Coster, the riders are Ryan Dungey - 2010 AMA Supercross Series and Motocross Series Champion, Ryan Villopoto - the recently crowned AMA Motocross Class Champion and the 2011 AMA Supercross Series Champion, and Blake Baggett - riding the MX2 class in his first taste of "Nations".

Here are the start of our links of Supercross.com to help you with following the event.

First, you can watch the event on your computer - both Saturday September 17 and Sunday September 18. And there's more - you can also receive the Fox Motocross of Nations package when you purchase the video access - it comes with an official Fox shirt from the Motocross of Nations event
. On Saturday, Septebmer 17, there are five and half hours of video programming available. Noon to 5:30 local time. That is 6am Eastern Time start, 3am Pacific Time start.

On Sunday, video programming starts at 1pm local time, which is 7am Eastern Time, and 4am Pacific Time. Next ...

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Here and there

Once again, the month of July has been brutal for us, weather-wise? temperatures in the mid- to upper-90?s, with the heat index pushing us up into the 100?s and even 110?s for about the past three weeks. It?s deceiving to sit inside in the air conditioning (thank God for air conditioning, and for the funds [...]

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