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McThoughts: A2 250 SX

McThoughts: A2 250 SX By Jeff McConkey Round 3 of the 250 West went off at A2 on Saturday night. Cooper Webb has scored all 3 wins, but they have not been boring. He has had to make some very impressive passes along the way, and is truly the man of the class. Christian Craig continued to look good all day long, and finally put it together for the main

Tuesday Practice Photos from Lake Elsinore SX

Tuesday Practice Photos from Lake Elsinore SX By Billy Rainford After getting to Milestone too late to see any Pro riders on Monday, we stayed overnight in Lake Elsinore, California, and got over to the practice facility early enough to ensure we didn’t miss any of the action a second day. There were lots of riders taking advantage of the groomed Supercross track at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park. Here are

Cole Thompson – San Diego Conversation

Cole Thompson – San Diego Conversation By Billy Rainford Round two of the 250 West Supercross is now in the record books. Canadian Cole Thompson is the sole rider flying the red and white flag, so we will continue to catch up with him each week following the weekend’s racing. Here is what he thought about his day at Petco Park in San Diego, California. The Week between A1 and

Faces at the Races: San Diego SX

Faces at the Races: Sand Diego SX By Billy Rainford It’s not always easy to find time to sit down and go through photos when you’re on one of these extended moto trips, so I apologize that some of these post-race columns area running a little later than we would like. We just got back from Milestone MX Park where we’d hope to catch Pro riders on the practice SX

Monday Morning Coffee

Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Hello and good morning from the west coast time zone. People who live out here must either have very late nights or very early mornings to get things timed to coincide with the rest of the continent. It’s already after noon beck east and there really didn’t seem to be anything I could have done about it this weekend. Oh well, pour yourself another

McThoughts: 450 SX – San Diego Round 2

McThoughts: 450 SX – San Diego Round 2 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford Round 2 of the 450 class lined up Saturday night in San Diego. The 450 class is extremely stacked this season, and top 10’s don’t come easy. Former champ #7 James Stewart gave it a go early in practice after receiving clearance to race. James took a very hard hit to the head last week,

McThoughts: 250 West – San Diego Round 2

McThoughts: 250 West – San Diego Round 2 By Jeff McConkey Round 2 of the West Coast 250 series went off on Saturday night. The moisture started coming out of the track in the main events and it got pretty slippery. Even in the slippery conditions, I was amazed how Cooper Webb could just point his Yamaha in any direction and the bike stuck. It was another great ride by

James Stewart Cleared to Race in San Diego

JAMES STEWART CLEARED TO RACE SAN DIEGO SUPERCROSS Chino, CA (Jan. 15, 2016) – Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s James Stewart underwent neurocognitive and concussion management testing Friday afternoon and was cleared by Asterisk Mobile Medical Center personnel to race in tomorrow’s San Diego Supercross event at Petco Park, round two of the Monster Energy AMA/FIM Supercross Championship. “James said he started feeling much better in the last couple of days