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Ride the dunes in Idaho

So you’ve always wanted to ride sand dunes, but can’t get to Glamis in California or Silver Lake in Michigan. Consider St. Anthony Sand Dunes in Idaho. Some 40 miles northeast of Idaho Falls, the St. Anthony Sand Dunes consist of more than 10,000 acres of dunes rising as high as 400 feet. The dunes

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Russell to make 2020 last year as full-time GNCC competitor

Multi-time GNCC champion hopes to end career on top Kailub Russell, the reigning Grand National Cross Country Series and AMA Full Gas Sprint Enduro champion, announced that he will end his full-time GNCC competition at the end of the 2020 season. The KTM rider has dominated off-road motorcycle racing for nearly a decade, winning seven

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Use your AMA credit to get SPOT

Let loved ones know where you are at all times with the SPOT (Satellite Personal Tracker) system and be able to signal for help immediately, as well. With just the push of a button, this GPS transceiver can find your position anywhere on the planet and send a preprogrammed text or e-mail message to loved

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Bonhams offers turbocharged 1980 Mystery Ship

AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Craig Vetter only made 10 of his very special 1980 Mystery Ship motorcycles, and Bonhams Auction House is selling one of them. Bonhams is offering the 1980 Kawasaki 1,015cc turbocharged Mystery Ship and a number of other rare and desirable motorcycles at its auction at Caesar’s Entertainment Studios in Las

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Ricky Brabec Conquers Everest of Off-Road Racing

The United States Finally Owns Dakar By Scot Harden Whether you’ve followed the sport from a distance or have been deeply involved as I have for more than 40 years, Ricky Brabec’s win at Dakar will go down in the record books as one of the greatest accomplishments of any American motorcycle racer ever. Dakar

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AMA National Grand Prix Championship’s 2020 season kicks off Saturday

Off-road racing series features 10 rounds in southwestern United States PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association’s Grand Prix National Championship gets its 10-round 2020 season underway on Jan. 18 at Mavericks Stadium in Adelanto, Calif. The series, which includes motorcycle and ATV classes, visits venues in three states in 2020 and is organized by

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AMA Classic Grand Tour winner announced

New Jersey man hits 105 locations in ‘AMA’ signage tour PICKERINGTON, Ohio — AMA member Kevin Morris of Montville, N.J., won the 2019 AMA Classic Grand Tour, scoring 105 locations where the letters A-M-A appeared in sequence on a sign. The 2019 AMA Classic Grand Tour celebrated the 95th anniversary of the American Motorcyclist Association,

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2020 events for AMA National Adventure Riding Series announced

Sixteen weekends of riding available PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association has released the schedule for the 2020 AMA National Adventure Riding Series, presented by Kenda Tires. Since 2007, the AMA National Adventure Riding Series has given adventure motorcyclists opportunities to get out and ride. “Our AMA event organizers put a lot of time

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2020 rides announced for Beta AMA National Dual Sport Series

Riders can choose from 16 events nationwide and win a Beta motorcycle PICKERINGTON, Ohio—The schedule for the 2020 Beta AMA National Dual Sport Series, presented be Kenda Tires, features 16 multi-day rides organized by clubs and promoters chartered by the American Motorcyclist Association. The series has roots dating to 1987, and it attracts both casual

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News Racing

Second AMA Ice Race Grand Championship event postponed

Ice grand prix event rescheduled for Feb. 16 The 2020 AMA Ice Race Grand Championship event scheduled to take place Jan. 19 has been postponed to Feb. 16 due to unfavorable ice conditions. Also known as the Steel Shoe Fund Three-Hour Endurance Race, the event takes place on Kettle Moraine Lake in Campbellsport, Wis. “Unfortunately,

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