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RYAN VILLOPOTO
History
2013
Crowned three-time Monster Energy Supercross Champion with 10 main event wins to wrap up the title one round early. Transitioning to the AMA Pro Motocross Championship, Villopoto achieved eight overall victories and won 18 motos to win his second 450cc Motocross Championship.
2012
Earned second consecutive AMA/FIM World Supercross 450SX Championship on the strength of nine wins. Villopoto became the earliest rider to clinch a Supercross title, claiming the No.1 plate with four races remaining. He was injured during the Seattle round and forced to sit out the AMA Motocross series, rehabbing from a knee injury.
2011
One of the most accomplished seasons in history, Villopoto won the AMA/FIM World Supercross 450SX Championship, AMA Motocross Championship, Motocross of Nations Championship, and the Monster Energy Cup Million. Each accomplishment was hard fought as both supercross and motocross championship battles came down to the last round with RV coming out on top. Villopoto represented Team USA in France where they won the MXoN title. To top off the season, he swept all three motos in the inaugural Monster Energy Cup to earn the cash reward of $1,000,000.
2010
Villopoto captured the most wins of any competitor in the AMA Supercross 450SX series with a total of seven victories in 14 races. While leading the main event in St. Louis, Villopoto broke his leg and was forced to sit out the remaining three events and the AMA Motocross series.
2009
In an injury shortened rookie season, Villopoto earned two AMA Supercross 450SX wins (Seattle, Las Vegas) and one 450cc AMA Motocross overall win.
2008
Earned his third consecutive AMA Motocross 250cc Championship by winning eight events and finishing on the podium in 11 of 12 starts. Finished second in the AMA Supercross 250SX East Region Championship with three wins and five podiums in seven starts. Claimed the MX2 championship at the Motocross of Nations helping Team USA earn the team title for the third consecutive year.
2007
Won seven races during the AMA Supercross 250SX West Region Championship on his way to the series title. He then turned his attention to motocross where he won the AMA Motocross 250cc Championship on the strength of five wins. Named to Team USA for the Motocross of Nations, Villopoto won the MX2 Championship and helped the team to the overall victory. Capped off the season by being named the SPEED AMA Athlete of the Year.
2006
Earned one win in his debut Supercross 250SX season. During the outdoor motocross series he won six times en route to claiming the AMA Motocross 250cc title in his rookie season. His rookie campaign earned him a spot on Team USA at the Motocross of Nations as well as 2006 AMA Supercross/Motocross Rookie of the Year.
2005
Made his professional racing debut at the final three rounds of the season earning a best finish of second in the AMA Motocross 250cc at the series finale. Won the 2005 AMA Horizon Award.
2003-2004
Won an impressive 24 titles while competing for Kawasaki’s Team Green™.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
2011 Brunei Motocross Open
Rider #810 . Bro Pilah
he is on second place in Novice.
#74 Asmali
KTM enthusiast 2- Stroke 125
#86 H.Majid
rides KX100 2-Stroke
#308 - Samri
Cr125 Riders
#79 - Yamaha rider - nizal
He won the title with the passion and dedication he has to defeat all 250 riders. he was the only one who rode the 125 at the time.
the only 125 KTM rider at the moment. Nice ride!
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
INTRODUCTION
Conflicting information suggests motocross began both in France and in Great Britain, so it might depend on who is asked. The first off-road event was a 50-mile race called Scrambles held March 29, 1924 in the town of Surrey in England. A total of 80 men raced on motorcycles that weren’t much more than bicycles with a small attached engine, designed for road transportation. The dirt course went through fields and forests in a kind of “anything goes” race, which does have some resemblance to what is universally known now as motocross racing. Half of the field finished, with the winner coming in at just over 2 hours. When racing through acres of wooded areas, there were no spectators, so the sport evolved to closed-course races that could be watched by fans.
It was the French who took to the sport, and changed things up a bit. Tracks were shortened but laps were added, as were jumps and other types of obstacles to test riders’ skills and make the event more competitive, as well as interesting.
First appearance of Motocross
It was not until post-World War II that historians were able to find any mention of the word “motocross” (a French marriage of the words “motorcycle” and “cross country”) being attached to the sport. The FIM, or Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, the sport’s international overseeing entity, adopted the name Motocross des Nations for a 1947 first-time event of team racing in the Netherlands. Competitors from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Great Britain were invited to participate with two-stroke 500cc bikes. Great Britain dominated for a number of years through 1967, but after that, it took the Brits nearly 3 decades to score another win.
The event has survived through present-day, has been held all over the world, and welcomes racers from more than 30 countries to race bikes capable of speeds greater than 200 miles per hour. The U.S. has been a three-time host of the games with its most recent being in Colorado in 2010, the 64th running of Motocross des Nations. In 2011, the American team took the top prize -- for the sixth consecutive year. Today’s most widely-recognized dirt motocross races are the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) as well as U.S. Motocross and Supercross Championships.
Early bikes
Back in 1966, Birmingham Small Arms upped the ante for the event in its quest to champion the sport and grab a third consecutive world title. The company introduced a 500cc bike created with what was then called “space-age” materials: titanium, magnesium, and an aluminum alloy, and disc brakes which, before then, were unheard of. It was hoped it would be the lightest and fastest motocross ride known to man and cost was no object, although the company’s accountants were not invited to the closed-door, closed-curtain design meetings. Upon completion, the bike tipped the scale at 194 pounds.
Unfortunately, the bike, ridden by Jeff Smith of England, lost its carburetor during the first of the race’s two legs, and in the second, the chain came off multiple times. After numerous races and numerous problems that resulted in revisions to the machine, a tragic accident during a race in England sidelined Smith’s career, and ended the life of a fellow competitor.
Evolution of gear
Safety in motocross has evolved through the years. In its infancy, motocross protective gear was a pair of gloves, a jacket, leather pants, a set of goggles, and a helmet that was open-faced. When crashes occurred, they were usually fatal. Today, FIM inspects any and every track bidding to hold high-stakes races so as to ensure that long-established safety guidelines are met. Protective gear runs head to toe, and includes full-face helmets, padding in strategic places, jackets made of highly-durable kangaroo leather, and reinforced boots and gloves that allow for movement, just not in the wrong ways. Now, falls and spills at speeds of 100 miles per hour are no longer commonplace, and if injury occurs, is often minor.
Women and Children join Men in Motocross
In a sport that began as one dominated by men, women quickly developed an interest in motocross riding in the 1940s, but as a racing sport with its established rules and regulations, it didn’t begin to become organized for women as it was for men until around 1960. In 1968, the first female motocross racers to finish the Baja 500 were the team of Lynn Wilson, and Mary McGee, who later joined forces with Cherry Stockton to become the first female team to win the Las Vegas Mint 400. In 1974, women competed for the first Powder Puff National Champion; the following year, the event was renamed Women’s Motocross Nationals, and except for 1982 and 1986, the race has been held annually.
Children also enjoy motocross with enthusiast groups and competitions for them all over the country, and for their moms and dads, all over the world, with events happening year-round.
Written By: AndrewT
The History of Motocross
Where it all beganConflicting information suggests motocross began both in France and in Great Britain, so it might depend on who is asked. The first off-road event was a 50-mile race called Scrambles held March 29, 1924 in the town of Surrey in England. A total of 80 men raced on motorcycles that weren’t much more than bicycles with a small attached engine, designed for road transportation. The dirt course went through fields and forests in a kind of “anything goes” race, which does have some resemblance to what is universally known now as motocross racing. Half of the field finished, with the winner coming in at just over 2 hours. When racing through acres of wooded areas, there were no spectators, so the sport evolved to closed-course races that could be watched by fans.
It was the French who took to the sport, and changed things up a bit. Tracks were shortened but laps were added, as were jumps and other types of obstacles to test riders’ skills and make the event more competitive, as well as interesting.
First appearance of Motocross
It was not until post-World War II that historians were able to find any mention of the word “motocross” (a French marriage of the words “motorcycle” and “cross country”) being attached to the sport. The FIM, or Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, the sport’s international overseeing entity, adopted the name Motocross des Nations for a 1947 first-time event of team racing in the Netherlands. Competitors from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Great Britain were invited to participate with two-stroke 500cc bikes. Great Britain dominated for a number of years through 1967, but after that, it took the Brits nearly 3 decades to score another win.
The event has survived through present-day, has been held all over the world, and welcomes racers from more than 30 countries to race bikes capable of speeds greater than 200 miles per hour. The U.S. has been a three-time host of the games with its most recent being in Colorado in 2010, the 64th running of Motocross des Nations. In 2011, the American team took the top prize -- for the sixth consecutive year. Today’s most widely-recognized dirt motocross races are the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) as well as U.S. Motocross and Supercross Championships.
Early bikes
Back in 1966, Birmingham Small Arms upped the ante for the event in its quest to champion the sport and grab a third consecutive world title. The company introduced a 500cc bike created with what was then called “space-age” materials: titanium, magnesium, and an aluminum alloy, and disc brakes which, before then, were unheard of. It was hoped it would be the lightest and fastest motocross ride known to man and cost was no object, although the company’s accountants were not invited to the closed-door, closed-curtain design meetings. Upon completion, the bike tipped the scale at 194 pounds.
Unfortunately, the bike, ridden by Jeff Smith of England, lost its carburetor during the first of the race’s two legs, and in the second, the chain came off multiple times. After numerous races and numerous problems that resulted in revisions to the machine, a tragic accident during a race in England sidelined Smith’s career, and ended the life of a fellow competitor.
Evolution of gear
Safety in motocross has evolved through the years. In its infancy, motocross protective gear was a pair of gloves, a jacket, leather pants, a set of goggles, and a helmet that was open-faced. When crashes occurred, they were usually fatal. Today, FIM inspects any and every track bidding to hold high-stakes races so as to ensure that long-established safety guidelines are met. Protective gear runs head to toe, and includes full-face helmets, padding in strategic places, jackets made of highly-durable kangaroo leather, and reinforced boots and gloves that allow for movement, just not in the wrong ways. Now, falls and spills at speeds of 100 miles per hour are no longer commonplace, and if injury occurs, is often minor.
Women and Children join Men in Motocross
In a sport that began as one dominated by men, women quickly developed an interest in motocross riding in the 1940s, but as a racing sport with its established rules and regulations, it didn’t begin to become organized for women as it was for men until around 1960. In 1968, the first female motocross racers to finish the Baja 500 were the team of Lynn Wilson, and Mary McGee, who later joined forces with Cherry Stockton to become the first female team to win the Las Vegas Mint 400. In 1974, women competed for the first Powder Puff National Champion; the following year, the event was renamed Women’s Motocross Nationals, and except for 1982 and 1986, the race has been held annually.
Children also enjoy motocross with enthusiast groups and competitions for them all over the country, and for their moms and dads, all over the world, with events happening year-round.
Written By: AndrewT
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