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2024 National Forest System Trail Stewardship Grant Recipients Announced

$215,000 awarded to support 16 trail maintenance and improvement projects By Joy Burgess The National Forest System Trail Stewardship Partners (Trail Partners) Funding Program recently announced the recipients of the 2024 grants. In total, the program awarded $215,000 to 16 trail maintenance and improvement projects across the U.S. The Trail Partners grant program is a

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HOLY TOLEDO!

Toledo Trail Riders step up to improve safety at local state forest APV area April 30, 2024 (This story appeared in the May 2024 edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano Unlike in the comics, no caped crusader — accompanied by a “Holy Toledo” quipping sidekick — swooped in to save the day when tragedy

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Jetting Away from the Pack

Jett Lawrence extends 2024 AMA Supercross 450SX class lead with wire-to-wire win in Philadelphia As the 2024 AMA Supercross season starts to wind down, the 450SX title race might finally have a victor emerging. After breaking a tie in the overall 450SX class standings with a first-place finish in Nashville last week, Team Honda HRC’s

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Music City Masterpiece

Lawrence reclaims 2024 AMA Supercross 450SX class lead with a stellar win in Nashville After relinquishing sole control of the 2024 AMA Supercross championship lead with a trio of mixed results in recent weeks, Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence returned to the top of the podium in Nashville. The victory vaulted Lawrence right back into

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Tight Down the Stretch

Webb ties 2024 AMA Supercross championship race with win in Foxborough With just four rounds remaining in the 2024 AMA Supercross season, it’s anybody’s guess who will be crowned the 450SX champion. Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb led wire-to-wire en route to a victory in the 450SX class at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough,

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Unceasing Umphress

AMA Board Member Tom Umphress has worked tirelessly to better motorcycling for over two decades April 4, 2024 (This story appeared in the April 2024 edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano While it may have taken Tom Umphress nearly 30 years to get into motorcycling, he wasted no time leaving his mark on what has

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100 Years of Historic AMA Rights Wins (Part Three)

April 3, 2024 (This story appeared in the April 2024 Edition of American Motorcyclist) By Joy Burgess As we’ve looked back over the last few months at some of the AMA’s biggest government relations wins over the past 100 years, we’ve been reminded of clashes with some of the heavies in government…the Environmental Protection Agency

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Tomac Back on Top

Kitchen sweeps 250SX West Triple Crown event at 2024 AMA St. Louis Supercross After a devastating Achilles tendon tear cut his 2023 AMA Supercross title pursuit short, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac made his triumphant return to the top of the podium during the 12th round of the 2024 AMA Supercross season in

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Last Lap Drama in Seattle

Webb outlasts Sexton for 450SX class win, Kitchen cruises to 250SX West victory at 2024 AMA Seattle Supercross Entering the final lap of the 2024 AMA Supercross 450SX class main event in Seattle, it was anybody’s race. Deadlocked for much of the contest, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb and Red Bull KTM’s Chase

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Anything But Dirty Work

Durty Dabbers has provided three decades of fun with its annual dual-sport event March 20, 2024 (This story appeared in the March 2024 Edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano Plenty of hard work has gone into putting on the Durty Dabbers Great Adventure Dual-Sport event, and it has resulted in years of clean fun

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