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Stewart’s the Champ, at last!
After increasingly strained scenes between the two top protagonists in weeks leading up to the final, Stewart rode a conservative race to claim the title with a solid third place finish behind runaway winner Ryan Villopoto and Reed, who refused to pass a visibly slowing Stewart for a number of laps before trying to punt him off the track when he finally decided to sack up and go for it. It wasn’t to be for the outgoing champ, though, and Stewart was happy to cruise home in third place and claim the crown, a deserved victory in our book seeing as he won the most races and was clearly the fastest rider all year. Reed now faces his first outdoor season in a few years as he goes after the 450 outdoor title while Stewart is going to spilt his summer between counting his championship bonus money and riding selected events, like the X Games and hopefully a GP or two. |
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| Karro Crocked After the high of his double win at the third round of the Maxxis British Motocross Championships at Brampton, MVR-D Suzuki’s Mattis Karro was dealt a blow to his British and world championship ambitions at the Spanish GP courtesy of a crash that left him with a broken hand, which will leave him twiddling his thumbs (or not) for the next few weeks. After a tough first moto where he struggled to an uncharacteristic 18th place, Karro was fighting through from a poor start in heat two when an innocuous-looking crash left him clutching his thumb with something rather serious amiss. After a hurried flight back to England, MVR-D team boss Mark Chamberlain confirmed that a small bone under the thumb was broken. The doctor predicted a six-week layoff, but Karro is trying his best to get the healing done as quickly as possible and hotfoot it back onto the track ASAP to keep his championship hopes alive. |
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| Tonymoto
needs you! Up until April the awesome Tonymoto Motocross Circuit, just outside of Winchester, had been open for five years under a temporary planning permission contract. Over that period the facilities and tracks have been improved and expanded to provide what many would now say is the foremost MX venue in the county, and probably the country, but, alas, its future is now in doubt. In March of this year, following extensive consultations with local residents and the Local Planning Authority, a planning application was lodged to permanently increase the track’s availability for practice. The planning application is due to be determined by June 25, and until then the circuit will not be open for practice or races. Whether Tonymoto will be granted permission to continue its good work and remain open is in the council’s hands, so for those of you that have ridden the track, or those that would simply like the opportunity to do so in the future, here’s your chance to help. All you need to do is write a short letter of support and email it to: nmackintosh@winchester.gov.uk Full details of the planning application can be found on the planning portal of Winchester City Council’s website under planning application number: 09//0059/FUL, and letters of support can also be made here. Come on guys and girls, get behind this MX facility before we lose it and give them your support.
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Are you a bit of an engineering whizz who’s always coming up with ideas for bits to improve your dirt scrambler? You are? Then Renthal has the perfect job for you. The boys in Bredbury, Stockport, need absolutely no introduction to anyone in the off-road world and if you’ve always hankered after a job in the industry then this could be the opportunity for you. Basically, the ever-expanding Renthal plans to diversify its hardware range with innovative products for both the off-road and on-road motorcycle and cycle markets. Hence a position is now available for a Research and Development Engineer who has the engineering skills, commercial acumen and market knowledge to drive the brand forward. The candidate will be responsible for: initiating ideas for new products and making improvements to existing products; developing these ideas into fully engineered prototypes; coordinating the testing of new products; and developing plans for taking product from prototype to final production. If you’re interested you should possess a degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering (or equivalent), plus significant experience leading projects of component design for volume production. A wide knowledge of manufacturing techniques and methods, plus some metallurgical knowledge, is also necessary, while a passion and knowledge of motorcycles is essential. Send your CV and covering letter to the Managing Director: Tom Wade, Renthal Limited, Bredbury Park Way, Bredbury, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 2SN. And good luck. |
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| Balls up corner Cock up alert. Last month we reviewed Alex Rankin’s excellent DVD about Josh Coppins’ 2008 GP season, One More Year, but someone (Ben) messed up when it came to providing you readers with details of where to get your hands on a copy of said film by putting the wrong website address in the mag. Oops. The correct website for the film is: www.snakesandladders.cc, and you can visit there to get yourselves a copy of the movie for £21.99 right now. |
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| Pourcel buggers shoulder again
Currently the factory Kawasaki pilot is waiting to see whether he will be able to return to action without undergoing surgery and has had several meetings with French specialists to decide whether or not he will need to go under the knife to repair the injuries he suffered to the left shoulder he damaged in Holland, and the right shoulder he hurt over the winter; an arthroscopy revealed that the tendons are stretched. “I had to wait several days to get a verdict, and now I need to visit specialists in France to decide whether or not I need surgery. I already know that an operation would mean eight weeks of recovery, and then a few weeks of training before coming back to racing,” explained the unfortunate Frog. The Kawasaki Racing Team is awaiting more details about Sébastien’s recovery before it decides what action to take: “Seb will be back racing only when he is fully fit. We have a couple of options to replace him during several GPs, and we’ll announce more information as soon as we have it.” |
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| Simpson breaks leg Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave all month you’ll probably know this already, but our hopes of a British world champion took a whack when news came through that Shaun Simpson smashed his leg up pretty bad while practicing in Holland in May. For the full story turn to page 64. |
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| Limited edition KTM  Winning more than 160 world championship titles in 35 years is truly a reason to celebrate, and KTM is doing just that with its new, EXC Champions Edition. The bike, which will only be available in limited numbers from official UK dealers, has been designed to recognise and commemorate the Austrian firm’s phenomenal achievements over the past three decades. Decked out in limited edition graphics, the KTM EXC Champions Edition will be available from June in 125 EXC, 250 EXC-F, 450 EXC-F and 530 EXC-F versions. If you want to check the new model out in the flesh head down to your nearest dealer on June 6, where they, along with every KTM dealership in the UK, will be hosting a ‘Champions Day’; you’ll also get the chance to win a 530 EXC Champions Edition model, worth over £6,000. To find your local dealer go to: www.ktm.co.uk. |
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WIN Racespec Goodies
MotoX Magazine has joined forces with the handsome and amiable folk at one of the UK’s top off-road retailers, Race Spec, to offer you, our dearly beloved readers, the opportunity to win some of the firm’s latest branded goodies.Established in 1991 by former racing ace Dave Watson, Race Spec has long been at the forefront of British off-road retailing and is currently a big player in the online market, with an excellent website (www.racespec.co.uk) and solid reputation for delivering its goods on time. Purveyors of the finest quality MX gear, including lines from the likes of Answer Racing, MSR, Alpinestars and Troy Lee Designs, plus a plethora of essential accessories and consumables such as tyres, oils, filters, plastics and spare parts, Race Spec is a one-stop shop for all your racing needs. The firm has recently added a range of high quality, competitively priced, own-branded gear to its stable too, some of which – the workshop mat, race jersey and grip donuts – we have to giveaway. If you want to tidy up, or indeed ‘pimp’ your garage, Race Spec’s workshop mat, worth £59.99 and available in five different colours, is sure to add that ‘factory’ look, while the £24.99 race jersey represents excellent value for money. We have one mat, one jersey and a set of grip donuts to dish out to our winner, picked at random from the MotoX office’s tombola, while one runner-up will receive a jersey and a pair of donuts. We then have ten more pairs of donuts to dish out, too. All you have to do to stand a chance of winning is answer the following question correctly and send it, along with your address and daytime telephone number, to: MotoX Race Spec Comp, Alexander House, 38 Forehill, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4AF. Question: Which former British racer established Race Spec in the 1990s? Closing date for entries is July 30. The editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Multiple entries will be shredded and used as confetti at Swanny’s wedding. |
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| Get your hands on a FREE BIKE! Fancy winning a new bike? Of course you do. Well Express Insurance, title sponsor of the ACU British Youth Motocross Championship and the insurance sponsor of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship, is giving away a sweet KTM 150SX in an on-line competition. Not only can you win the bike, but the ACU has also lobbed a license for the 2010 race season into the prize fund, so there will be nothing stopping the lucky winner hitting the racetrack on it next year. Tony Way, Express Insurance Managing Director said: “We are really excited about this competition. The KTM is an excellent machine and will be ideal for any up and coming motocross rider. Even if the winner doesn’t already race the ACU can help them make that happen by adding a competition license to the prize. This could potentially bring someone new into the sport who may never have considered it before.” To enter the competition simply go to: www.winwithexpress.co.uk and the lucky winner will be presented with their prize on the KTM stand at the Dirt Bike Show in November. |
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The dust has not long settled after a classic 2008 Maxxis British Motocross season but nevertheless the ACU has confirmed dates for the 2009 series already, so break out those diaries and get them pencilled in race fans. Again running across eight rounds the championship looks set to retain its position as the strongest domestic series in Europe, despite the loss of several big teams in the paddock. Beginning at the traditional series opening venue of Canada Heights in March, the big news is that Desertmartin is off the calendar for the first time in years and in comes a Scottish round at the highly-rated Duns circuit in the borders region. Also returning to the schedule is the super-fast Langrish circuit, and Landrake right down there in Cornwall, which will host the season finale on September 27. The popular MYX2 class will return at four rounds, while the national Ladies series gets upgraded to three rounds and once again will have its final round at the series finale after two rounds as part of the MMX series. The full schedule for the 2009 Maxxis British Motocross Championships is as follows:
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AMA National Changes
Now under the ownership of the massive Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG) and promoted by RacerX editor Davey Coombs’ MX Sports company, numerous changes will be brought forward to try and claw back some of the ground, riders and prestige lost to the all-conquering AMA Supercross series, with the most notable of which being the moving of all rounds to Saturdays over the traditional Sunday. After the trial run of two events on Saturday this season the whole series gets shifted to this format for next year, doing away with the traditional two-day weekend that has stood since the series’ inception, while the schedule has been changed significantly to reduce travelling costs and travelling time, with four ‘off’ weekends built into the series to boot. One-day Saturday racing will make for a very busy 24 hours for all involved but there are more big changes to the championship, the first of which is binning the widely unpopular class names ‘Motocross’ and ‘Motocross Lites’ in favour of the capacity orientated ‘450’ and ‘250’ classes, which at least make some sense to hardcore fans and are much more explainable to the casual spectator. The most significant development, however, is the move to run the 450 class first on race days. The MX Sports announcement cites the 450 class’ status as the premier category for the move, but the more cynical among us would suggest it has much more to do with TV schedules. Elsewhere on the cards is the requirement of the reigning champions to run the prestigious number one plate, while side plates will no longer be required to run numbers and will be opened up to teams to run sponsor logos and such like. “Everyone at MX Sports has been working extremely hard in order to assure that the 2009 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship is positioned properly and has the deepest media reach it has ever had,” said Davey Coombs, Vice President of MX Sports. “We will continue our work on the tracks and the show, which remain what they are - the world’s premier motocross series.” For a full and frank explanation of the changes, check out Davey’s ‘Guest Speaker’ column in this month’s MotoX. 2009 AMA CALENDAR
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