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McThoughts: The Weston Peick/Vince Friese ‘Incident’

McThoughts: The Weston Peick/Vince Friese ‘Incident’ By Jeff McConkey By now, everyone has seen the Weston Peick/Vince Friese incident over and over again.  Before I get started, I would like to make it clear that I am not employed by MotoConcepts, and no I am not Vince Friese’s long lost cousin or anything like that. Vince has a history of questionable riding. Some call it dirty, and few just think

McThoughts: 450 Supercross – A1

McThoughts: 450 Supercross – A1 By: Jeff McConkey Photos by: Tyler Spikman @spikman A1 went off on Saturday night. We’ve been waiting a long time and it didn’t disappoint. The class is truly stacked, and throughout the season there will be some high profile racers missing the main events. There was some drama in the heat race and semi race, but I’m honestly so sick of seeing it all over

McThoughts: 250 West Supercross – A1

McThoughts: 250 West Supercross – A1 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Tyler Spikman @spikman The 250 West kicked off on Saturday night. In what looked like it was going to be a mudder, actually turned into a pretty decent race. Most of the top guys finished around where they should and there was no real drama (compared to the 450 class). Let’s have a look at the results and see

Weston Peick Punches Vince Friese

Weston Peick Punches Vince Friese Matters came to blows last night at A1 in Anaheim, California. JGR Yamaha rider #23 Weston Peick took matters ‘into his own fist’ after being taken down in a right-hand corner by Smartops Motoconcepts rider #55 Vince Friese. The two riders came together earlier in the evening when Friese took Peick high exiting another right-hand corner resulting in Peick going down the first time. Peick

A1: Go Time! Atlas Athletes ready to kick off the season.

A1: Go Time! Atlas Athletes ready to kick off the season. Just one more night of sleep until the opening round of Monster Energy Supercross inside Angel stadium. The Atlas Brace family is ready for the 2016 season as our athletes are all healthy and excited to embark on the grueling 17 round battle to glory. The Supercross series is the pinnacle of the sport and Atlas Brace has some

Podcast: Scott ‘Donk’ Donkersgoed

Podcast: Scott ‘Donk’ Donkersgoed By Billy Rainford Donk, as he’s simply known, has been around the sport for a long time. He’s got skills riding a bike but it’s working on them that lit the fire in his belly that has seen him crisscross the globe over the past several years. He’s worked for Canadian teams and American teams in motocross, Supercross, and off-road. He just celebrated a birthday a

Chad Reed Is Yamaha Factory Supercross

Chad Reed Is Yamaha Factory Supercross Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., is excited to re-introduce its factory Supercross team, which is officially named Monster Energy/360fly/Chaparral/ Yamaha Factory Racing. With his signature #22 number plate emblazoned on his 2016 Yamaha YZ450F, legendary Supercross rider Chad Reed will, once again, race for the Yamaha factory Supercross team, beginning this Saturday, January 9, as the 2016 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season gets underway at