What made the race so gnarly? Well this is a multi part answer. This region in Ohio is famous for their pottery. The soil when wet, is extremely sticky yet malleable. What this translates to as a dirt bike racer is when it rains, … Thomas showed his enthusiasm to be finished with the awful course by a big wheelie the whole way down pit row on the final lap. New York privateer Mark Fortner finished an incredible fourth. Fortner was 2 minutes from Thomas and the podium, …  Read more... (100 words, estimated 24 secs reading time)

The Sprocket Mod (aka changing the final gear ratio) I went with a steel (aluminum sprockets wear much quicker) 41T rear sprocket 15t front sprocket. Jt racing- 144 results from 37 stores, including Racing Dual Steel Turbo Brake Jt, … XR- CRF50 (00-09); CR80-85 (86-09) 15T 100-420. renthal front sprocket 520-15t honda cr crf 250 450 500. STEEL FRONT SPROCKET 2000TO2006 XR50XR70 CRF50CRF70 13 14 15 16 17 TOOTH XR50 (94Y). CNC machined for precision & tight tolerances. …  Read more... (90 words, estimated 22 secs reading time)

“This is one of my favorite races on the circuit,” said Jarrett. “I got a decent start and was riding with Paul (Whibley) most of the first lap, but I got stuck twice before the pit stop and he pulled about a three minute gap on me. … With a good result from Jarrett at the final race, the team wrapped up a one, two, three sweep in the championship standings. “It’s really great to see the team do well,” said Whibley. “The Kawasaki KX450F was a great bike all year and I …  Read more... (107 words, estimated 26 secs reading time)

The 11-year-old dirt bike racer just recently wrapped up the final round of the 13-stop Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series at the Ironman in Crawfordsville. More than 1500 racers competed the weekend of Oct. 26-27. The event included four-wheeled ATV racing on Saturday and dirt bikes on Sunday. Classes ranged from riders as young as six and as old as the 50-plus division. The Ironman Event is the largest for the GNCC series and pulls in a spectator crowd of …  Read more... (96 words, estimated 23 secs reading time)