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The world’s most prestigious MX championship is closing in on the conclusion of yet another memorable season of American motocross. On Saturday, the world’s best riders head to Steel City Raceway in Delmont, Pa., for the 11th round of the 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship for the annual Labor Day tradition just outside downtown Pittsburgh.

Last weekend in Southwick, Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey solidified his historic rookie season in the premier class of the sport by capturing the 450 Class title with his ninth consecutive victory. The championship caps off what has been a record-setting year for the 20-year-old rider who becomes the first rookie in history to capture both the AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross titles. Additionally, Dungey has surpassed legend Ricky Carmichael for the most successful rookie season in the premier class outdoors.

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National Teams for the 2010 Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations Have Been Announced
31 Countries Are Primed and Ready to Challenge Reigning Champion Team USA

LAKEWOOD, Colo. As the month of September officially begins, the countdown to the 2010 Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations from Thunder Valley Motocross Park is heating up. In just a few weeks, the best motocross riders from across the globe will converge on Lakewood, Colo., for the biggest, most exciting professional motocross event in the world.

In a recent announcement, Youthstream revealed the lineups for all 32 countries that will compete just outside of Denver on the final weekend of September. The three-rider teams are littered with the biggest names in the sport, including riders from both the U.S.-based Lucas Oil Motocross Championship and the European FIM World Motocross Championship.

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LS Motors-Honda is pleased to confirm that Ken De Dycker will join the team for the 2011 MX1 World Championship. The tall Belgian (26) has been a consistent force in the top-five of the MX1 World Championship since 2006. Ken has five GP’s and national titles in Germany and Great-Britain on his tally. He won this year’s German GP and is currently lying seventh in the championship although he was forced to sit out two GP’s. Keeno will be piloting the 2011 Honda CRF 450R.

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After a nine-year relationship that resulted in five American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) titles across the supercross and motocross disciplines, Thor MX and veteran Australian rider Chad Reed are parting ways.

Since coming to the U.S. in 2002, Reed has been a member of the Thor MX and Parts Unlimited family, contributing tremendously to the brand’s longstanding presence at the top of the motocross apparel industry. His racing resume has solidified his standing as one of the most prolific riders in the history of the sport and has allowed Reed to become the most successful international competitor of all time.

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RACE OF THE CENTURY TO MAKE HISTORY, AGAIN!

9/2/10 – Avalon, CA –* Once the biggest motorcycle race on on the West Coast, the legendary Catalina Grand Prix is set to make history, again. California motorcycle enthusiast Vinnie Mandzak is totally committed to promoting the 2010 Catalina Island GP, as he has been since receiving authorization to produce “the most unique motorcycle race in 50 years.”

“Despite what a few naysayers may have said, there is no question in my mind that this race is happening this December,” insists Mandzak. “Our plans are moving forward and I can’t wait to watch the first wave of racers roll off the starting line on December 4th!”

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Team Suzuki Press Office – September 2, 2010.

My rookie season in the AMA 450 class has been what I hoped for – and right now it feels like a dream come true.

Ryan Dungey clinches 2010 AMA Motocross Championship at Southwick

Coming into this year, I knew that I would have to work really hard to be competitive at the top level of our sport. At the start of the AMA Supercross season back in January, I knew that I had the physical part of my training regime down, but I would just have to wait for the gate to drop to see how I stacked up to the competition.

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DC Shoes Ride with the Pros day on September 12th the Day after the National on the Full National Track. DC Shoes has the who’s who of Motocross Legends, Freestyle Stars, Up and Coming Pros and Amateurs and includes Ricky Carmichael, Jeremy McGrath, Travis Pastrana, Robbie Maddison, Nate Adams, Davi Millsaps, Tommy Searle, Josh Hill, Nicco Izzi, Broc Tickle, Martin Davalos, Max Anstie, Jolene Van Vugt, Adam Cianciarulo, Zack Bell, Ian Trettell, Johnny Jelderda, and Bruce Rutherford.

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America’s top international motocrosser Zach Osborne enjoyed a busy but rewarding weekend of action in the UK as he won the penultimate round of the Maxxis British Championship placing several fingers on his first title and then  grabbed third position overall at the high-profile Ken Hall International.

Osborne went 2-1-1 at the new circuit within the motorsport (F1 and MotoGP venue) complex of Silverstone and defied wet and muddy conditions to eek out a 47 point lead in the MX2 standings on his Bike it Cosworth Yamaha YZ250F. Only 75 points remain with the final round of the series taking place in the dark sand of Hawkstone Park in the first weekend of October. The 20 year old has been superlative in the British competition and has won five of the seven rounds so far.

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Brea, Calif. – September 1, 2010 – The championship-winning Rockstar Makita Suzuki team and Roger DeCoster will be parting ways after the close of the 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross season. DeCoster has been Team Manager for Suzuki’s Supercross and Motocross efforts for 15 years, and together they have earned numerous titles and championships. DeCoster will continue to lead the team through the final two rounds of the Motocross series.

The championship-winning Rockstar Makita Suzuki team led by Ryan Dungey earned the 2010 AMA/FIM Supercross title in May and wrapped up the 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross championship last weekend at Southwick, making him the most successful rookie in Supercross and Motocross history.

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• Ryan Dungey clinched the AMA Pro Motocross title at Southwick, making it the second title of his phenomenal rookie year in the 450 class.
• Dungey wrapped up the championship with two races left in the series, thanks to the massive points lead Dungey built by his monumental winning streak of nine overall races in a row.
• Dungey has been on a Suzuki throughout his amateur and pro career, and has now won four titles in two years aboard Suzuki dirt bikes: 2009 AMA Supercross Western Regional Lites Championship, 2009 AMA 250 Motocross Championship, 2010 AMA Supercross Championship, and now the 2010 AMA Pro Motocross Championship.
• Dungey has been named as the captain for the U.S. team competing in the Motocross of Nations in September. He won his event last year, securing the win for Team USA in 2009.

Brea, Calif. – August 30, 2010 – History has been made. Ryan Dungey is the 2010 AMA Pro Motocross Champion, securing his second title of the year this weekend at Southwick MX in Massachusetts. The 20-year-old rookie has gained enough points in the series with his complete domination of the 450 motocross class to take home the trophy with two races still left on the schedule. Dungey claimed the 2010 AMA Supercross title in May, making him the youngest rookie racer ever to do so, and now has added the Pro Motocross championship to his list of accomplishments, making him the only rookie ever to clinch both titles. Dungey has been unstoppable on his Suzuki fuel-injected RM-Z450 and has taken home the win in the past nine races in a row and won 16 out of 20 motos.

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• Rockstar Energy Suzuki’s Tommy Hahn took second place in moto 1, scoring his second podium finish of the season. Tommy went on to take eighth overall.
• Former Rockstar Energy Suzuki Xtreme Amateur racer Ian Trettel made his professional debut aboard a Rockstar Energy Suzuki RM-Z250, and raced to an impressive top-15 finish.
• Austin Howell, another former Suzuki Amateur racer, broke into the top 20 in the premiere class in moto 2.

Southwick, MA – August 30, 2010 – Rockstar Energy Suzuki rider Tommy Hahn put in a hard charge in Saturday’s Southwick National during the 450 race, taking home a season-best second place in moto 1. Hahn has shown he has the speed and the talent to run up front numerous times this season, but the first race at Southwick was the biggest payoff that Hahn has seen since the start of the Outdoor season. His teammates Ian Trettel and Austin Howell also put together solid performances for the Rockstar Energy team, filling in for injured riders.

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Three-Time Champion Josh Demuth Defends Title Against World’s Best Arenacross Racers

Feld Motor Sports announced today the 2011 AMA Arenacross Series schedule, which includes 14 stops, begins at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., January 8 and concludes at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on April 9.

The 2011 AMA Arenacross Series schedule includes a new stop at the Verizon Arena in Little Rock, Ark., and welcomes back four cities, each of which have previously hosted AMA Arenacross Series races in the past, including Toledo, Ohio (February 4-6), Wichita, Kan. (March 4-6), Greenville, S.C. (March 12-13), and Rockford, Ill. (April 1-3).

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