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James Stewart Ride Day - Two Stroke!

James Stewart Ride Day - Two Stroke!

By JohnNicholas • on June 22, 2009

On Saturday June 20 James Stewart held a fan appreciation day at Milestone Raceway in Southern California. It was a chance for fans to not only meet James but also get to ride on the track with him. From all reports of the day it was great fun for fans of all ages. According to Larry Brooks: “…James was flying on that YZ250 2-stroke. The

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These guys are racing Two Strokes?

These guys are racing Two Strokes?

By JohnNicholas • on May 22, 2009

The past few weeks has been a blast if you’re a two stroke motocross fan. A few (former?) pro racers showed up at some local tracks on their two stroke machines. A few weeks ago Travis Pastrana showed up at High Point Raceway on his Cernics Suzuki RM250. There is not a lot of information about

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Pro Video from Apex 500cc Day

Pro Video from Apex 500cc Day

By JohnNicholas • on April 15, 2009

This is an awesome video! Joe Golding did an amazing job on this video. It gives a real flavor of what the day was like. Listen to the sound of the 500cc two strokes as ridden by some of the top racers. They just sing! Keep an eye out for Dave Thorpe, Rob Herring, Greg Hanson and Scott Elderfield they

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500cc Two Stroke Day at Apex Motocross

500cc Two Stroke Day at Apex Motocross

By JohnNicholas • on April 13, 2009

On Friday April 10th, Dave Livesey held a 500cc two stroke only day on the Apex motocross track located near Birmingham in England. Due to threatening weather only 43 riders showed up to experience this exciting day of riding. Some of the well known racers that attended and rode the event included Rob

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CPSC Staff Recommends Against Exempting Children’s Dirt Bikes and ATVs From Strict Anti-Lead Law

CPSC Staff Recommends Against Exempting Children’s Dirt Bikes and ATVs From Strict Anti-Lead Law

By JohnNicholas • on April 3, 2009

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recommending that the agency refuse to grant an exemption for youth-model off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATV) from a new anti-lead law, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports. The law,

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RacerHead #10 a must read for Two Stroke Fans

RacerHead #10 a must read for Two Stroke Fans

By JohnNicholas • on March 13, 2009

If you haven’t seen this you must read it. Here is the whole situation straight from Davey Coombs. My favorite quotes from the article include, If you don’t believe that, check out the test Donn from Transworld did with Jason Lawrence at Perris last week, where he was a second and a half faster

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The AMA National Class that could have been

The AMA National Class that could have been

By JohnNicholas • on March 5, 2009

Due to extraneous circumstances in the motorcycling industry MX Sports has been unable to get the 250cc ruling for the AMA Nationals for 2009. This is the letter that I received from Davey Coombs; John, We have been trying our hardest, on both this and the television front (we’re good there) but

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AMA NATIONAL TWO-STROKE CHALLENGE

AMA NATIONAL TWO-STROKE CHALLENGE

By JohnNicholas • on March 3, 2009

GLEN HELEN NATIONALS TO HOST L. A. SLEEVE TWO-STROKE CHALLENGE Albee rails the Glen Helen sand on his way to victory in last year's Two-Stroke Challenge race. MXA is pleased to annouce that Glen Helen will host

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Coming Soon? KTM Fuel Injected Two Stroke

Coming Soon? KTM Fuel Injected Two Stroke

By JohnNicholas • on February 15, 2009

It appears that KTM has Fuel Injection ready for two stroke motocross bikes. In the August 2008 issue of Motocross Digital magazine (free subscription available at http://www.motocrossdigital.com/

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World’s Biggest Two Stroke Engine

World’s Biggest Two Stroke Engine

By JohnNicholas • on February 9, 2009

The world’s biggest engine is the Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C. It is a turbo charged two stroke diesel engine and it is the most powerful and efficient low revolution engine in the world today. The Wartsila-Sulser is manufactured by the Aioi Works in Japan and is part of Japans Diesel United Ltd engine

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