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On Track School Announces Exciting Scholarship Opportunities Through School Choice Programs in Five States

Photo Courtesy of On Track School SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2025) — On Track School, a fully accredited K-12 private online school, is thrilled to announce new opportunities for families to access quality, flexible education through school choice scholarships. For the 2025/2026 school year, students residing in Florida, Arizona, Arkansas, West Virginia, and Utah

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Sexton Surges to Season-Opening Win At Anaheim 1

Shimoda claims victory in 250SX Class After failing in his title defense in 2024, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Chase Sexton got off to a strong start to the 2025 AMA Supercross campaign by claiming victory at Anaheim 1 on Saturday, Jan. 11. Although Sexton filed in behind Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson until Lap

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EXPLORE Act Signed into Law

Created additional opportunities for motorized access on federal lands On Jan. 4, President Joe Biden signed the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act into law, creating additional opportunities for motorized access on federal lands. This piece of legislation also aims to improve access to public lands for outdoor recreation, create new long-distance bike

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Tom Carson carves a corner an a KTM 890 Adventure R in the Middleweight class.
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Racing takes adventurous turn at AMA headquarters

AMA Adventure X Time Trials feature big bikes going fast on tight trails By James HolterPhoto Credit: AMA Dozens of adventure motorcyclists converged on the AMA campus in Pickerington, Ohio, on a chilly Nov. 23 for the inaugural AMA Adventure X Time Trials, a new combination of the adventure discipline with the time trial format.

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AMA Mourns the Loss of Devoted Motorcycle Advocate Dave Pickett

Pickett served as President and Legislative Action Officer of AMA District 36 The American Motorcyclist Association mourns the loss of Dave Pickett, who dedicated his life to advocating for the rights of motorcyclists throughout Northern California and Western Nevada. Pickett, a lifelong motorcyclist and AMA Life Member, served as President of AMA District 36 from

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The Dos and Don’ts of Colorado’s New Lane-Filtering Law

On Aug. 7, Colorado officially legalized the practice of lane-filtering throughout the state — allowing riders to filter through stopped traffic at 15 miles per hour or less. SB24-079 permits motorcycles to overtake or pass another motor vehicle if traffic is stopped in surrounding lanes. Colorado will join Utah, Montana and Arizona as states that

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Flashback: The “Other” Mid-Ohio

By Mitch Boehm Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the home of our spectacular AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days event each summer, has been around since 1962, but it’s not the only “Mid-Ohio” in motorsport lore. Just a few miles southeast of the road course on Mill Run Road is a handful of acres of farmland upon which

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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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A group of motorcycle riders taking a break on a forest trail next to a stop sign.
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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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