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Happy Birthday, Malcolm Smith!

March 9, 2022 By Mitch Boehm AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer and motorcycling legend Malcolm Smith turns 81 years of age today, and as we all smile and nod our heads and think back to ‘Ol’ Malcolm’ in Bruce Brown’s classic On Any Sunday documentary, we don’t think of an older gentleman in his 80s

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Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle Ready to Duke it Out in King of the Baggers

By Kali Kotoski March 8, 2022 Coming off a 2021 season championship, Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle factory racing team led by Kyle Wyman will seek to defend their title as the MotoAmerica King of the Baggers series kicks off on the high banks of the Daytona International Speedway on March 10. The seven-race series runs in

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Tomac Topples Daytona-Win Record

Eli Tomac breaks Ricky Carmichael’s record of five Daytona AMA Supercross wins March 7, 2022 By Keaton Maisano No one has been better than Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac in 2022, and after his performance Saturday, no one outshines him at Daytona either. Tomac only led three laps of the Round 9 main

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Tomac Tallies Third Win

Eli Tomac stymied his opponents’ momentum with 450SX win in Arlington, Texas March 1, 2022 By Keaton Maisano With the field closing in over the past few weeks, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac was able to earn some breathing room Saturday with a 450SX win in Round 8 of AMA Supercross. Arlington, Texas,

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Anderson Closes Gap in Minneapolis

Jason Anderson tallied his third victory of the year to pull within 3 points of Eli Tomac February 23, 2022 By Keaton Maisano It had been more than four years since Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson last strung together wins in AMA Supercross. That all changed Saturday, Feb. 19, when Anderson followed up his win

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Training Champions: The Next Step

The AMA and the USMCA have partnered to expand competition-based coaching February 22, 2022 By Kali Kotoski Photos courtesy of USMCA Think about this: nearly every organized sport has a recognized coaching-certification organization to go along with it. These organizations provide standards coaches must meet to train student, collegiate and professional athletes and certifications to

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New Indian Pursuit Gets Wildly Capable PowerPlus Engine

February 22, 2022 By Kali Kotoski When Indian Motorcycle launched the Challenger in 2020, it heralded the beginning of an arms race that is still being duked out on MotoAmerica’s King of the Baggers series. With Indian’s first honest attempt at a performance bagger, the company was primed to take on one of Harley-Davidson’s most

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Revitalized Norton Reveals Pair of New Bikes

History-rich Norton looks to a brighter future with V4SV superbike and V4CR Café Racer February 17, 2022 By Keaton Maisano The 124-year-old Norton Motorcycles has displayed some youthful energy of late, with its reveal of two new motorcycles.  While the company floundered for some time, an ownership change to TVS Motors — India’s third-largest motorcycle

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Jason Anderson Claims Second Win

Anderson takes the top spot at Anaheim 3, Tomac and Barcia round out the podium February 16, 2022 By Keaton Maisano Eli Tomac’s two-event win streak came to an end Saturday in Anaheim, Calif. But despite being unable to take the top spot on the podium, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Tomac extended his lead

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AFT Springfield Mile to Bring All Classes to Compete

February 15, 2022 By Kali Kotoski Representing the crown jewel in the American Flat Track calendar, for the first time in nearly a decade all racing classes will be competing at the legendary Springfield Mile, AFT announced. Dubbed the “World’s Fastest Mile,” Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER will compete alongside the Mission SuperTwins

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