2011 Pala National Media Day: Ryan Villopoto

The 2011 AMA Supercross Champ, Ryan Villopoto, talks with Amanda about being teammates with Ryan Dungey and Blake Baggett on Team USA for the 2011 Motocross of Nations in Saint Jean d'Angely, France. It's RV's fourth time representing Team USA and says that they always have a target on their back when racing the MXoN. You can watch Ryan Villopoto and the rest of Team USA compete in the MXoN live on http://www.supercross.com/mx-gp-vod

Gautier Paulin David Philippaerts Mickael Pichon Jim Pomeroy Christophe Pourcel Sebastien Pourcel Wyman Priddy Alessandro Puzar

2011 Pala National Media Day: Dean Wilson

Dean Wilson, the newly crowned 2011 AMA Motocross Champion in the 250 Lites class, talks to Amanda about winning the championship and what he's going to do to celebrate it this weekend with his family. Dean is racing next week in the Motocross of Nations in Saint Jean d?Angely, France for team Great Britain. You can watch Dean-O and the rest of team Great Britain compete in the MXoN live on http://www.supercross.com/mx-gp-vod

Jean Michel Bayle Pit Beirer Christian Beggi Mike Bell John van den Berk Marnicq Bervoets Fritz Betzlbacher Dave Bickers

Rutted Corners

There are two obstacles you will always have to face on the track: ruts and corners.  Combine the two and traversing themcan be frustrating.  The power and torque that modern four strokes produce is pretty incredible and lines get dug out quickly.  Corners are the backbone of speed which makes it essential to be extremely [...]

Mike Brown Rick Burgett Jimmy Button Michael Byrne Antonio Cairoli Trey Canard Håkan Carlquist Ricky Carmichael

Uphill Battles

A grassroots motocross track is long, rough, and has plenty of elevation changes.  Just thinking of Glen Helen brings  monstrous and power robbing hills to mind.  Even if your local track doesn?t have steep uphills, the same technique is needed to efficiently maintain speed. The foundation of proper motocross technique tells you to keep your [...]

Erik Eggens Richard Eierstedt Jimmy Ellis Jeff Emig Harry Everts Stefan Everts Jaroslav Falta Claudio Federici

Glen Helen Presents the 2011 USGP Track Map for the Monster Energy Motocross Grand Prix of the United States

The USGP Motocross Track features some of the world's toughest technical turns and steepest hills. The Grand Prix MX at Glen Helen promises to be an exciting race as Europe's best riders match up against the top Americans. Glen Helen Raceway is proud to announce the new track layout for the 2011 Monster Energy Motocross Grand Prix [...]

David Strijbos Kevin Strijbos Bengt Aberg Greg Albertyn Jeff Alessi Mike Alessi Thomas Allier HÃ¥kan Andersson

Uphill Battles

A grassroots motocross track is long, rough, and has plenty of elevation changes.  Just thinking of Glen Helen brings  monstrous and power robbing hills to mind.  Even if your local track doesn?t have steep uphills, the same technique is needed to efficiently maintain speed. The foundation of proper motocross technique tells you to keep your [...]

Marvin Musquin Brian Myerscough Maximilian Nagl Kurt Nicoll Bill Nilsson Jorgen Nilsson Graham Noyce Carl Nunn

DC Moto TF Ride Day with Josh Hill

In the 2010 AMA Supercross Championship series, Josh Hill consistently found himself on the podium. He ended the season sixth overall in points, in which he finished second in 5 of the 17 Main Events. In July, Josh spent time preparing for the 'Speed and Style' event for X Games 16. His practice session went from 'landing a backflip on his first attempt' to 'under rotating the next time around.' This horrific crash sent Josh to the hospital with a list of injuries and a whole new respect for the sport of Freestyle Motocross. I caught up with Josh, at Pala Raceway for the DC Moto TF Ride day, where he talked about his rehabilitation, his plans for Supercross 2011, and more!


Josh Hill at the DC Moto TF Ride Day

Angela: Hey Josh, you are looking good. How are you feeling?

Josh: Yeah I am getting better, everything is starting to heal up and I am getting to where I can function normally again. So it is getting better, but I need to focus on getting my body stronger. That is my main thing right now.

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The 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Season Celebration

This year's AMA Motocross Banquet & Season Celebration was held in a magnificent banquet room at the Pala Resort & Casino. The room was decorated beautifully, lined with motocross décor, as well as a stage decorated with the championship bikes and awards. The line-up of food, appetizers, desserts, and beverages was very elegant and delicious.

After dinner, the awards ceremony began. Jason Weigandt, along with Tim Cotter hosted the show. And of course Jason started it just like he does many of his shows - after slamming down an energy drink.

Jason went on to talk about each round of this summer's AMA Motocross Nationals, with a list of funny jokes pertaining to all the good and bad situations at each of the races. After that, the awards and trophies were handed out.

The night was filled with special memories, good times, and laughs. One poignant moment was when Kevin Windham accepted the award for 'Sportsperson of the Year'. Kevin always has a great way of expressing himself, but made a great comment towards his friend & the team manager, Mike LaRocco. He commented on Mike's motivation, that pushed Kevin to work hard and do his best ... it was touching, but at the same time very funny.


Kevin Windham accepted the award for 'Sportsperson of the Year'

Jean Michel Bayle Pit Beirer Christian Beggi Mike Bell John van den Berk Marnicq Bervoets Fritz Betzlbacher Dave Bickers