Opee the off-roading Australian shepherd struts his stuff
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:41:11 AM
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| He can pull 6 Gs. He's been the centerfold for Cycle News and poses regularly for fan photos. He's a survivor of the grueling Baja 500 and has racked up more than 10,000 hours on a dirt bike. Sometimes, you can barely see the 70-pound pooch -- a blue merle Australian shepherd -- through the dust on his goggles and his custom helmet, complete with cam. "I am his biggest fan," said Mike Schelin, Opee's owner, race partner and a purveyor of used motorcycle parts from a shop next to his mobile home. Schelin got the dog in 2001 shortly... |
Teen motocross racer killed in accident
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:41:11 AM
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| A 16-year-old motocross racer from Nevada was killed in an accident Sunday night when the RV he was riding in apparently lost its brakes and rolled off a steep Powder Mountain Road. Tanner Krahenbuhl, from Henderson, Nev., was killed in the accident. He, along with racing teammate Zack Fussel, 17, and Mike Hutcherson, 34, also of Henderson, had started driving down from Powder Mountain about 8:20 p.m. following the conclusion of the three-day Monster Energy Powder Mountain Motocross event. The RV was pulling a large trailer with motorcycles and tools, said Weber County Sheriff's Capt. Klint Anderson. Because of the... |
Laurie Squirrell Breaks Her Back Practicing for WMA Cup
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:41:11 AM
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| Laurie Squirrell Breaks Her Back Practicing for WMA Cup Laurie Squirrell, 16, the first female in England to be awarded expert status in motocross, broke her back in a high-speed crash as she practiced for her first professional race at Cycle Ranch MX in Texas. Laurie is said to have hit a wet patch where her bike flipped and hit her on the head and then did another flip on to her back. Laurie, who raced 125cc bikes, had taken a year out of studying to pursue her motocross career and was at the start of her dream trip to... |
Tiger Of The Track
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:41:11 AM
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| In an interview not long ago, James Stewart Jr., a rookie in the professional ranks of motocross racing, was asked about his decision to incorporate bright pink colors into his riding equipment. He said the pink was different and helped him stand out on the track. As if he needed that. The 16-year-old from Haines City, Fla., has stood out for years, and that has not changed in his first year in the pro ranks of the American Motorcyclist Association's motocross series. Motocross is racing on lightweight motorcycles over a cross-country course with obstacles. On his rise through amateur motocross... |




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