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Will Villopoto still have the speed at the Monster Cup?

Former AMA supercross champ Ryan Villopoto comes out of retirement to race tonight's Monster Cup in Las Vegas. He'll race a Yamaha YZF450 against MX champ Eli Tomac, Yamaha's Justin Barcia plus Joey Savatgy making his factory 450 debut for Kawasaki and Cooper Webb out for the first time on

Cooper Webb joins KTM!

American Cooper Webb will join the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team for the 2019 race season. The North Carolina native will pilot the KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION alongside teammate Marvin Musquin in the AMA 450 Supercross Championship and AMA 450 Pro Motocross Championship. Webb joins the KTM family with a

US Supercross calendar confirmed

The 17-round schedule for the 2019 season of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, will deepen its live event footprint with new and returning markets and the debut of Supercross Futures, an AMA Amateur National Championship. Highlights of the reinvigorated 2019 schedule include the notable addition of Nashville's Nissan Stadium for

Reed to race Monster Cup on JGR Suzuki

Chad Reed will race a JGR Suzuki at the Monster Energy Cup in Las Vegas on October 13 after several tests on the bike. After the final Ironman US National, the Aussie spent weeks testing the bike at the team's base so has signed up to race the Monster Cup supercross. There's

TV’s Gas Monkey Garage goes Supercross

The global car modification show of Gas Monkey Garage is going into supercross by backing Chris Blose and Justin Starling in the AJE Motorsports team. The Fast N’ Loud TV show features Gas Monkey Garage whose boss Richard Rawlings is using his Gas Monkey Energy drink brand to partner with AJE Motorsports. Founded

Savatgy signs Monster Kawasaki 450 deal

Monster Energy Kawasaki has signed 24-year-old Joey Savatgy for the 450 class as he is no longer eligible for the 250s, and revealed his race bike complete with No.17. The former Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider will team-up with Eli Tomac at the Monster Energy Cup on October 13 for his 450

Straight Rhythm goes two-stroke only!

Four piston strokes. Electronic Fuel Injection. Slim headers without an expansion chamber. Sleek, non-clunky, space-age plastics. This is a list of things you won’t see at the 2018 Red Bull Straight Rhythm. And when the event returns to Fairplex in Pomona on October 20, you’ll hear it coming. From, like,

Husky USA demolished as now Osborne is out

Husqvarna's two US Supercross champs, Jason Anderson and Zach Osborne, are out of action for the Nationals as Osborne has hurt his shoulder. Former British champ Zach is out for the remainder of the seasonafter a first turn pile-up during the start of Moto Two at the Thunder Valley National at

Supercross champ Swink passes away

Double US Supercross champ Brian Swink has passed away, his family have revealed. There is no news yet on the details. His cousin Sandy Swink Rutter said: "Thanks to everyone for the kind messages and texts today about the sudden passing today of my cousin, Brian Swink . Please continue to pray for

KTM sack Tickle after second drug test failure

UPDATE: Tickle sacked by KTM after drug test failure: KTM Motorsports hereby makes the painful decision to terminate its agreement with Tickle, effective immediately. Roger De Coster, KTM Race Director SX/MX: “We’ve had a good relationship with Broc over the last six months and he was a great guy to work with. However, KTM’s