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Matt Goerke – The Celebration of a Successful Career

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Ontario, Canada – October 13th, 2020)MATT GOERKE – THE CELEBRATION OF A SUCCESSFUL CAREERFollowing the announcement of professional racing retirement for Matt Goerke, the Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit race team would like to celebrate all of his success. With over 17 years of pro motocross & supercross racing, Matt accumulated numerous victories, podiums, holeshots and championships. Lining up with the best in the world and racing all across North America, Matt has

Video | #2 Matt Goerke’s “Last Race Ever”

Video | #2 Matt Goerke’s “Last Race Ever” By Billy Rainford We tag along with #2 Matt Goerke before, during, and after his final race ever at Round 4 of the 2020 Rockstar Triple Crown Supercross at Gopher Dunes. Matt will now retire from professional motocross racing at his home in Florida.

Frid’Eh Update #2 Presented by Leatt

Frid’Eh Update #2 Presented by Leatt By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Hello and welcome to Week #2 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update Presented by Leatt. #2 for 2017 will be the former Canadian MX1 champion who is currently chasing the Amsoil Arenacross championship down south. Matt Goerke is the rider who won the dubious honour of winning our ‘Worst Starter’ award simply for the fact that he found himself coming

Arenacross Practice | Friday Afternoon | Gopher Dunes

Arenacross Practice | Friday Afternoon | Gopher Dunes By Billy Rainford As if Fridays aren’t busy enough around Direct Motocross, when we heard Rockstar OTSFF Yamaha rider, Matt Goerke, was going to be testing at the newly-built Arenacross track at Gopher Dunes, we had to be there to check it out. Yes, that’s why the Update was a tad on the ‘brief’ side this week. Not only was Matt there

Matt Goerke’s Gopher Dunes Crash Sequence

Matt Goerke’s Gopher Dunes Crash Sequence By Billy Rainford #1 Rockstar Energy OTSFF Fly Dragon Yamaha rider, Matt Goerke, has to be considered one of the best sand track riders anywhere. Watching him craftily carve his way around the rough Gopher Dunes track always leaves spectators with mouths agape in awe and disbelief. However, even the best can be bitten by what is known as one of the, if not

MX1 Champion Matt Goerke PODCAST

MX1 Champion Matt Goerke PODCAST By Billy Rainford We got in touch with MX1 Champion Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s Matt Goerke last week and recorded a lengthy podcast with the Florida native who now calls Temecula, California, home. We included the podcast in Frid’Eh Update #1 last Friday but wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to listen to what he had to say about his latest injury that

Frid’Eh Update #1 Presented by Scott Motosports

Frid’Eh Update Presented by Scott Motosports By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford We’ve tuned the page on another year. Yep, we’ve come all the way around to Week #1 here at the old Frid’Eh Update desk. Technically, last Frid’Eh was the first Friday of the year, but it fell directly on New Year’s Day so we felt it better to get things rolling this week instead. It may mean we

#TBT Matt Goerke at Gopher Dunes

#TBT Matt Goerke at Gopher Dunes If you have never seen sand specialist Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha rider (and 2016 #1 rider) Matt Goerke put in two effortless motos at the infamous Gopher Dunes track, you owe it to yourself to be there next summer. I always go back to the comment made by John Nelson, “Someone needs to black flag Goerke. I think his throttle is stuck wide open!”