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Suzuki hosting rider 'Meet and Greet' ahead of Hidden Valley weekend
Competition 27 Aug 2013

Suzuki hosting rider 'Meet and Greet' ahead of Hidden Valley weekend

Suzuki Motorcycles is hosting a rider 'Meet and Greet' event on the eve of the bumper Australian Supercross Championship (ASX) and Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) meeting at Darwin's Hidden Valley next month.

Online race streaming experiment a success for MX Nationals at Echo Valley
Competition 26 Aug 2013

Online race streaming experiment a success for MX Nationals at Echo Valley

Monster Energy MX Nationals series promoter Williams Event Management for the first time yesterday introduced live streaming of racing action during the Toowoomba round of the series at Echo Valley.

CDR Yamaha's Bopping sidelined with glandular fever
Competition 26 Aug 2013

CDR Yamaha's Bopping sidelined with glandular fever

CDR Yamaha's Lawson Bopping sat out yesterday's penultimate round of the Monster Energy MX Nationals with glandular fever following an uncharacteristic lack of form in recent rounds.

Styke and Serco Yamaha celebrate redemption with 2013 MX2 title
Competition 26 Aug 2013

Styke and Serco Yamaha celebrate redemption with 2013 MX2 title

Newly-crowned MX2 Australian Motocross Champion Luke Styke is celebrating his first professional title, captured yesterday at Toowoomba's penultimate round of the Monster Energy MX Nationals.

Cairoli seals fifth MX1 world title as Ferris nabs another MX2 race win
Competition 26 Aug 2013

Cairoli seals fifth MX1 world title as Ferris nabs another MX2 race win

Antonio Cairoli has claimed his fifth FIM World Motocross MX1 crown at the British Grand Prix on a day where Aussie Dean Ferris added another MX2 race victory to his haul.

Villopoto and Tomac cap off championships with victory at Lake Elsinore
Competition 26 Aug 2013

Villopoto and Tomac cap off championships with victory at Lake Elsinore

The 2013 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship wrapped up under gruelling, hot conditions at Lake Elsinore with the previously-crowned 450 and 250 class winners, Ryan Villopoto and Eli Tomac, standing atop the respective podiums to see out successful seasons.

2013 MX Nationals Rd9 Toowomba MXD results and championship standings
Competition 25 Aug 2013

2013 MX Nationals Rd9 Toowomba MXD results and championship standings

Overall results and update championship standings following Echo Valley's penultimate round.

2013 MX Nationals Rd9 Toowomba MX1 results and championship standings
Competition 25 Aug 2013

2013 MX Nationals Rd9 Toowomba MX1 results and championship standings

Overall results and update championship standings following Echo Valley's penultimate round.

2013 MX Nationals Rd9 Toowomba MX2 results and championship standings
Competition 25 Aug 2013

2013 MX Nationals Rd9 Toowomba MX2 results and championship standings

Overall results and update championship standings following Echo Valley's penultimate round.

Rutledge third in race one as WMX world championship resumes in England
Competition 23 Aug 2013

Rutledge third in race one as WMX world championship resumes in England

The MXGP Festival at Matterley Basin in Great Britain started this morning with the first race of the fourth round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship.

Team Australia MXoN top five finish would be
Competition 23 Aug 2013

Team Australia MXoN top five finish would be "no surprise" for Leisk

Australian Motocross pioneer Jeff Leisk is predicting a top five result for Team Australia at this year's FIM Motocross of Nations, to be held at Teutschenthal in Germany on 29 September.

American Motocross to conclude this weekend with Lake Elsinore National
Competition 23 Aug 2013

American Motocross to conclude this weekend with Lake Elsinore National

The 2013 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will conclude this Saturday with the second annual Red Bull Lake Elsinore National in Lake Elsinore, California.

Get live MX Nationals updates with MotoOnline.com.au this weekend
Competition 23 Aug 2013

Get live MX Nationals updates with MotoOnline.com.au this weekend

MotoOnline.com.au will feature live updates during this weekend’s penultimate ninth round of the 2013 Monster Energy MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship, at Toowoomba in Queensland.

Metcalfe, Ferris and Waters form Team Australia for 2013 MXoN
Competition 22 Aug 2013

Metcalfe, Ferris and Waters form Team Australia for 2013 MXoN

Motorcycling Australia has officially confirmed the Australian team that will compete in the 2013 FIM Motocross of Nations at Teutschenthal in Germany on 29 September.

Online entries now available for Australian Supercross Championship
Competition 22 Aug 2013

Online entries now available for Australian Supercross Championship

The Australian Supercross Championship has today launched an online entry portal for the 2013 championship.

Updated: Reed sidelined for reminder of 2013, focused on A1 return
Competition 22 Aug 2013

Updated: Reed sidelined for reminder of 2013, focused on A1 return

Australian icon Chad Reed has opted out of this weekend's final round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship at Lake Elsinore in California.

MA credits MX Nationals promoter WEM for 2012 success
Competition 21 Aug 2013

MA credits MX Nationals promoter WEM for 2012 success

Motorcycling Australia has moved to recognise the efforts and success of Williams Event Management in hosting the Australian Motocross Championships in its Annual General Meeting Report.

Villopoto credits team effort in securing 450 class outdoors title
Competition 21 Aug 2013

Villopoto credits team effort in securing 450 class outdoors title

Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto has reflected upon a dominant season of AMA Pro Motocross competition, attributing his 2013 450 class title to the willingness of his team to work hard in weekday testing.

James Stewart to sit out Lake Elsinore American Motocross final
Competition 21 Aug 2013

James Stewart to sit out Lake Elsinore American Motocross final

Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing's James Stewart will not be at the start gates of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross finale in Lake Elsinore, with the team electing to withdraw from the event to allow him to focus on recovery from a series of recent injuries.

Shoulder injury rules MX2 World Champion Herlings out of MXoN
Competition 21 Aug 2013

Shoulder injury rules MX2 World Champion Herlings out of MXoN

Recently crowned FIM Motocross MX2 World Champion Jeffrey Herlings will miss the upcoming Motocross of Nations (MXoN) in Germany after it was confirmed he suffered a broken shoulder blade at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Harrison confirms Choice Motorsports KTM seat for Supercross season
Competition 20 Aug 2013

Harrison confirms Choice Motorsports KTM seat for Supercross season

Queenslander Brenden Harrison has confirmed he'll contest the 2013 Australian Supercross Championship with Choice Motorsports KTM.

Nick Sutherland joins TM Racing Australia for Supercross campaign
Competition 20 Aug 2013

Nick Sutherland joins TM Racing Australia for Supercross campaign

TM Racing Australia has announced it has secured the services of front-running Lites privateer rider Nick Sutherland to contest the 2013 Australian Supercross Championship.

Canadian Motocross concludes with Metcalfe fourth at Walton
Competition 20 Aug 2013

Canadian Motocross concludes with Metcalfe fourth at Walton

Leading Edge Kawasaki’s Brett Metcalfe wrapped up his successful Canadian Motocross Championship campaign with a solid fourth place finish at Walton, Ontario, on Sunday.

Dungey, Barcia and Tomac announced for Team USA at 2013 MXoN
Competition 19 Aug 2013

Dungey, Barcia and Tomac announced for Team USA at 2013 MXoN

Ryan Dungey, Justin Barcia and Eli Tomac will make up Team USA when the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations is contested at Teutschenthal in Germany on 28-29 September.

Hollis and Milner split AORC round wins at Wedderburn
Competition 19 Aug 2013

Hollis and Milner split AORC round wins at Wedderburn

Motorex KTM Off Road Racing Team's Chris Hollis and CDR Yamaha's Daniel Milner have shared outright round wins at the weekend's ninth and 10th rounds of the 2013 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship at Wedderburn in Victoria.

Desalle and Ferris take World Motocross wins in Belgium
Competition 19 Aug 2013

Desalle and Ferris take World Motocross wins in Belgium

Belgian Clement Desalle has celebrated his first-ever home MX1 grand prix win in Belgium while Aussie Dean Ferris achieved a career milestone with a comprehensive overall win in the MX2 ranks.

Villopoto and Tomac clinch 450 and 250 class championships in Utah
Competition 19 Aug 2013

Villopoto and Tomac clinch 450 and 250 class championships in Utah

Ryan Villopoto and Eli Tomac have delivered flawless 1-1 finishes at the inaugural Built Ford Tough Utah National at Miller Motorsports Park to claim respective 450 and 250 class titles with a round still to run.

Ferris joins Leisk, Reed and McFarlane in World Motocross record books
Competition 19 Aug 2013

Ferris joins Leisk, Reed and McFarlane in World Motocross record books

Monster Energy Yamaha’s Dean Ferris is celebrating a first career Motocross World Championship round victory, joining Jeff Leisk, Chad Reed and the late Andrew McFarlane as an Australian to win at a grand prix level.

Cairoli seeking seventh world title victory in Belgium on Sunday
Competition 16 Aug 2013

Cairoli seeking seventh world title victory in Belgium on Sunday

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Antonio Cairioli is zeroing in on his seventh FIM World Motocross Championship title and is a realistic chance at wrapping it up in Bastogne at the Grand Prix of Belgium.

WEM closely monitoring competitor reduction in MX Nationals series
Competition 16 Aug 2013

WEM closely monitoring competitor reduction in MX Nationals series

Williams Event Management is working hard to understand the current trend of diminishing rider numbers across the championship classes in the Monster Energy MX Nationals, according to managing director Kevin Williams.