Archive for the ‘FMX’ Category
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
You gotta love live TV. During NBC's live coverage of the Toyota Challenge FMX finals of the AST Dew Tour earlier this month Metal Mulish rider Todd Potter was captured waving his middle finger at the camera. He was wearing his helmet but one could imagine he was smiling underneath. ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Blake 'Bilko' Williams doesn't have good luck. A little over a year after suffering a devastating injury that knocked him out for almost all of the 2007 season, Bilko has suffered another season-ending injury On Sept. 20 at X Games Mexico Bilko crashed during the Moto X Best Trick final, ...
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Twitch after winning the 2007 FMX Championships. cr. Adam Nelson
If you're in Pomona, CA next Saturday try and stop by the L.A. Fairgrounds to catch the 2008 LG World Championships of Freestyle Motocross. Last year, Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg won the final after Nate Adams apparently had some equipment issues and ...
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Saturday, September 20th, 2008
X Games Mexico began today with Moto X and Skate events and at the end of the day Americans found their way to the top of each podium.
In the Skateboard Street, Greg Lutzka defended his gold from last year with a score of 92.07 while recent Dew Tour winner Chaz ...
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
The AST Dew Tour loves SLC -- and SLC loves it back. The tour drew 63,481 fans this year according to tour officials -- about 1,500 more than last year's record turnout of 61,910. In case you haven't been reading our coverage, a full press release follows with all ...
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Adam Jones won the contest, but there was a lot of great riding going on Saturday at the FMX finals at the Toyota Challenge, the fourth stop of the AST Dew Tour (but only the second official FMX contest). While this video gets most of the highlights, it doesn't show ...
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
We already told you all about the wins by Chaz Ortiz and Adam Jones, but check out the official release below that gives a little more info, including the fact that nearly 26,000 people were on hand to watch all the action.
Of course, the release doesn't mention anything about the ...
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Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Adam Jones carries Bilko after winning the FMX finals. cr. John Swenson
Yes, the AST Dew Tour still has FMX and while a couple of major names missed the Toyota Challenge Saturday in Salt Lake City, the field left still represented most of the top riders in the sport. Nate Adams ...
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
I know I know, I’m not very nice when it comes to the city of Pomona. Maybe it’s the crappy venue, The Glasshouse, or it’s possibly the hookers who hang out on the streets at 12 in the afternoon. Or maybe it’s because a cholo tried to steal my ...
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Come on don’t lie. I know that you watch that show. Whether it’s about the girl who wants to be a wrestler or the dude who wants to be an opera singer, I’m sure you’ve seen those episodes of MADE on MTV. Well now, you will have a justifiable ...
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