Archive for February, 2007

UK’s first National Minibike series

February 28, 2007
By jkocsis

Category: MiniGPX-NEWS, Motard, United Kingdom National 4 stroke minibike seriesa The ACU and Europe’s leading minibike specialist, MBP, have been working together for the past 6 months to put together the UK’s first National Minibike Series. Roy Humphrey and his hard working Motocross Committee have been working alongside Tristan Tunstall from MBP, to put...

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Alpinestar sponsored riders J.D. Beach and Cameron Beaubier check-in

February 26, 2007
By jkocsis

Category: MiniGPX-NEWS, United States Alpinestars’ J.D. Beach And Cameron Beaubier Check-In From Their Red Bull Rookie Cup 2007 Test American road racer young guns J.D. Beach and Cameron Beaubier concluded their first 2007 test for the Red Bull Rookies Cup in Spain this week. The boys were assigned their bikes for the season and...

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AMRA/CMRA has more events in 2007 then most of the US combined (so it seems)

February 25, 2007
By jkocsis
AMRA/CMRA has more events in 2007 then most of the US combined (so it seems)

Category: AMA, Canada, MiniGP, MiniGPX-NEWS, Motard, Pocketbike AMRA ‘07 season is just around the corner! First we would like to welcome all our members back, either as a new member, a returning member or a member of old. The AMRA is a fast growing non-profit association driven by you, the members. The AMRA executive...

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AMRA/CMRA has more events in 2007 then most of the US combined (so it seems)

February 25, 2007
By jkocsis
AMRA/CMRA has more events in 2007 then most of the US combined (so it seems)

Category: AMA, Canada, MiniGP, MiniGPX-NEWS, Motard, Pocketbike AMRA ‘07 season is just around the corner! First we would like to welcome all our members back, either as a new member, a returning member or a member of old. The AMRA is a fast growing non-profit association driven by you, the members. The AMRA executive...

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Scams hit the Mini scene

February 25, 2007
By jkocsis

Category: MiniGPX-NEWS, Opinion, United States It has been a common thing to see scams on any number of forums and community sites such as CraigsList.org. Generally the person buying wants to send you a fake cashier’s check and cuts it for a larger amount. In turn you wire the balance, they have access to...

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SoCal adds a notch with Aquino/Graves Yamaha agreement

February 24, 2007
By jkocsis

Category: M1GP, MiniGP, MiniGPX-NEWS, United States Chuck Graves and Tom Aquino, Sr. have entered into an agreement that will help young gun Tommy Aquino achieve his goals to become a professional road racer with the AMA. With additional support from Sport Tire Services/Dunlop and Shoei helmets, Tommy will focus on racing the 2007 season...

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From Motocross to Roadracer: One Father’s Journey in Suspension

February 20, 2007
By jkocsis
From Motocross to Roadracer: One Father’s Journey in Suspension

Category: Feature Stories, MiniGPX-NEWS, Motard I’ve always said that suspension/geometry is the most important piece in making a fast bike. Here in America we’re always so focused on power. We want MORE, yet rarely do we stop and really think about handling and getting all that power to the ground. Any jaunt to the...

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Northwoods GP series begins April 22nd

February 20, 2007
By jkocsis
Northwoods GP series begins April 22nd

Category: MiniGP, MiniGPX-NEWS, Motard, United States The NorthWoods GP series has announced the full schedule for 2007. The season consists of seven event weekends, for a total of nine races. Extended to a 3 hour format for 2007, the late-season IronMan Endurance race has been the season highlight in 2005 and in 2006. Northwoods...

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Mini builder Livengood moves his shop

February 19, 2007
By jkocsis

Category: MiniGP, MiniGPX-NEWS, United States Former AMA, CCS and WERA racer and 2002 AMA Superbike Rookie of the year Brian Livengood has moved Livengood Motor Sports into a new and larger location. With 3000 square feet they will now be doing dyno-tuning along with specialized motor and suspension builds from Supersport to Superbike. Livengood...

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WMRRA adds ‘young gun’ class to race program

February 15, 2007
By jkocsis

Category: MiniGP, MiniGPX-NEWS, United States, WMRRA WMMRA to adopt “Young Guns” Racing for 2007. In the U.S. there has always been a very large gap between youth off road, dirt track, or motocross racing and road racing on full size asphalt circuits. Regardless of talent, experience and background, a young racer must be 16...

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