British Supercross Championship Final - Tickets Available!!!

If you haven't purchased your tickets for the British Supercross Championship final yet you better get on the phone or mobile and ring the The Ticket Factory at the NEC now. Tickets are selling extremely well for the LG Arena event scheduled for February 18th and for good reason.

The stellar lineup of British star riders is sure to provide unbelievable action in the beautifully renovated Arena as title fights go down to the wire.
 
South African import Neville Bradshaw sits at the top of the combined British Supercross Championship standings by just 3 points and is looking for a big payout with the combined series points fund set to payout large. French Supercross ace Nico Aubin has other ideas and is looking to deliver Dave Thorpe's Buildbase Honda team it's first titles in it's first series outing. Defending champ Red Bull KTM UK's Tom Church looks to claw back into contention for the combined championship and claim his second British SX class title. The stage is set for some very exciting racing through all classes of British Supercross.
 
Contact The Ticket Factory on 0844 338 8000. For more information on the British Supercross Championships visit www.fwsx.com
 
 
BRITISH SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS OVERALL COMBINED POINTS
Position # Rider Name Total
1 272 Neville Bradshaw 84
2 131 Nicholas Aubin 81
3 1 Tom Church 58
4 133 Ashley Greedy 56
5 1 Jack Brunell 54
6 60 Brad Anderson 47
7 407 Adam Chatfield 45
8 162 Stuart Edmonds 45
9 50 Martin Barr 43
10 200 James Dunn 40
11 2 Stephen Sword 30
12 3 Ryan Voase 24
13 27 Lewis Gregory 22
14 73 Luke Norris 19
15 7 Gordan Crockard  18
16 311 Lewis King 12
17 42 Nathan Parker 12
18 141 Damon Strydom 11
19 751 Matt Bayliss 11
20 40 Luke Burton  10
21 123 Edward Allingham 9
22 25 Jamie Law 9

BRITISH SX
Position # Rider Name # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 5 Total
1 60 Brad Anderson 22 25    47
2 1 Tom Church 20 20    40
3 272 Neville Bradshaw 15 22    37
4 131 Nicholas Aubin 18 16    34
5 162 Stuart Edmonds 16 13    29
6 133 Ashley Greedy 11 15    26
7 407 Adam Chatfield 25 0    25
8 1 Jack Brunell 10 14    24
9 50 Martin Barr 13 10    23
10 7 Gordan Crockard  0 18    18
11 200 James Dunn 14 0    14
12 42 Nathan Parker 12 0    12
13 2 Stephen Sword 0 12    12
14 3 Ryan Voase 0 11    11
15 27 Lewis Gregory 9 0    9
16 25 Jamie Law 0 9    9

BRITISH SX LIGHTS
Position # Rider Name # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 5 Total
1 272 Neville Bradshaw 25 22    47
2 131 Nicholas Aubin 22 25    47
3 133 Ashley Greedy 16 14    30
4 1 Jack Brunell 15 15    30
5 200 James Dunn 14 12    26
6 407 Adam Chatfield 20 0    20
7 50 Martin Barr 0 20    20
8 73 Luke Norris 10 9    19
9 1 Tom Church 18 0    18
10 2 Stephen Sword  0 18    18
11 162 Stuart Edmonds 0 16    16
12 27 Lewis Gregory 13 0    13
13 3 Ryan Voase 0 13    13
14 311 Lewis King 12 0    12
15 751 Matt Bayliss 11 0    11
16 141 Damon Strydom 0 11    11
17 40 Luke Burton  0 10    10
18 123 Edward Allingham 9 0    9

Source: http://www.mxlarge.com/news/6021-british-supercross-championship-final-tickets-available

Tyla Rattray Chad Reed Warren Reid

AMCA British Masters Motocross Championship ? Battery Energised!

masters logo 300x131 AMCA British Masters Motocross Championship ? Battery Energised!

Energy Drinks Ltd is very proud to announce that ?Battery Energy Drink? will be the official energy drink of the ?2012 Wulfsport British Masters Motorcross Championship?.

This is very exciting news for motorcross in the UK as it introduces a globally established, premium energy drink brand to a successful national championship.

Since being introduced to the UK market during 2011 Battery Energy Drink has become highly visible in UK motorsport and has formed very strong links with motorcross, supporting riders and teams from club level all the way through to the UK Supercross Championship.

Howard Edwards, Energy Drinks Ltd Managing Director commented that ?we have been overwhelmed with the interest from riders and teams in the UK. By supporting the whole championship we feel that we can provide even more support to riders and teams. During 2012 we will energise the whole paddock!?

As well as being the official energy drink of the championship, Battery will also be the title sponsor of the ?Pro Class? within the ?2012 Wulfsport British Masters Motorcross Championship?.

Battery Energy Drink will be available at all rounds of the championship with retail points and promo girls throughout the paddock.

Since it was first sold in 1997 Battery Energy Drink has established itself worldwide and is now available in over 40 countries. Battery is available in Original, Sugarfree and Hydro, the world?s first isotonic energy drink, perfect for intense activity such as motorcross.

Energy Drinks Ltd is proud to be associated with Wulfsport, Michelin, Mylaps.com, Trials and Motorcross News, Moto Magazine, Surf and Turf, GSPMX Race Products, Moto Pro Suspension, Muk Junkie and the AMCA.

Battery Energy Drink, energising the 2012 Wulfsport British Masters Championship!

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The British Masters team are pleased and excited regarding the tie up with Batterydrink, and are confident it will prove to be beneficial to both parties, and most of all the riders.

The global nature of Batterydrink will no doubt increase the profile of the series, and our association will benefit both parties within the UK and far afield.

Ken is looking forward to the 2012 season with renewed vigour, and is keen to showcase this latest sponsor, along with all our regular sponsors, who make the series what it is.

?There will be some exciting additions and changes to the 2012 season, all for the benefit of our riders, watch this space ? says Ken

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Source: http://moto.mpora.com/news/amca-british-masters-motocross-championship-battery-energised.html

Heikki Mikkola Auguste Mingels Marty Moates Guennady Moisseev

OTSFF Sports Signs Richard Grey For 2012 MX Season

From OTSFF

OTSFF Sports Marketing Group is pleased to announce the signing of Richard Grey to their 2012 CMRC Nationals motocross team.

The seven-time Canadian National Amateur Champion will join the team as Bobby Kiniry?s new teammate. Grey will campaign the MX2 class while Kiniry returns for his third season in the MX1 class, OTSFF?s Andre Laurin said.

?We?re excited to have Richard join our team because we believe he is at the forefront of a new generation of up-and-coming Canadian pro riders,? Laurin said. ?We?ve kept an eye on him for the past couple of years and have been impressed by his results as well as his professionalism on and off the track.?

Despite campaigning only the eastern leg of the MX2 Nationals in 2011, Grey garnered an 18th place ranking, with his best result being recorded at the final round of the season in Walton. On the strength of 9-3 motos, Grey hammered down third overall in the nearly impossible racing conditions on the rain and mud soaked Walton Raceway track.

The 18-year-old Keswick, ON native, who turned pro this year, has also won a truckload of Ontario Provincial Championships as well as placing top-five, including two moto wins, at Loretta Lynn?s in the U.S.

?I?m super pumped to be joining the OTSFF program and super excited to get the 2012 season going,? Grey said. ?This being my first major team, it?s a huge step for me to be taking and I know I?m in for a huge learning experience. I also know that I?m going to have to put all my effort forth to confirm the confidence Andre has shown in me.?

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/11/otsff-sports-signs-richard-grey-for.html

Gary Jones Mark Jones Ake Jonsson Julien Bill

Chad Reed preparing for 2012 Supercross - video

Chad Reed is a two-time AMA Supercross Series Champion. Chad Reed has won an AMA National MX Championship in the 'Motocross' class. Chad started his own race team, TwoTwo Motorsports, for the 2011 race season.

In the video below, Chad shows and tells how he's getting ready for the 2012 racing season.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/chad-reed-preparing-for-2012-supercross-video

Dusty Klatt Arne Kring Brad Lackey Arthur Lampkin

2012 Oakland Supercross | Preview

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2012 AMA Supercross

Three different riders won the opening three rounds of the 2012 AMA Supercross Championship, displaying the wide amount of talent on this year's grid.

The season-opener at Anaheim went to the reigning AMA SX Champion, Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto, with Ryan Dungey taking the win at round two in Phoenix, the 2010 SX champion giving KTM its first-ever win in AMA Supercross.

And last weekend's race at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, was taken by Chad Reed aboard his self-owned team with American Honda backing, Two-Two Motorsports. It was the Australian's 41st career victory.

But it's Dungey who has the overall points lead as the series heads into O.com Stadium Saturday in Oakland, Calif. The Red Bull KTM SX-F 450 rider is the only one to finish on the podium at all three rounds so far, and holds a four-point lead over Reed and Villopoto, who are tied with 63 points in second and third.

The other big threat to field will be two-time AMA Supercross Champion James Stewart. But the Joe Gibbs Racing Yamaha rider arrives in Oakland under some heartbreaking news; his mechanic, Mark "Tex" Adams, was killed after assisting a stranded motorists in Florida. Although the news is saddening, Stewart is expected to race Saturday at O.com.

The other big news as the series heads to Oakland is the first-lap crash last week in LA involving Muscle Milk Honda's Trey Canard and Valli Rockstar Yamaha's Ryan Morais. During the wreck, which brought out the red flag, Morais landed on Canard, sending both riders to the dirt.

Canard fractured his back, and underwent surgery, and Morais also suffered many injuries, including a broken jaw, fractured vertebrae and broken ribs.

When the race restarted at Dodger Stadium, it was Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jake Weimer who got the holeshot, but Reed moved into first on lap six, and was unstoppable.

Weimer would battle with Stewart, but both riders suffered small crashes, pushing them further back. Dungey would take second, and Stewart would regain his rhythm to take the final podium position.

There's a simliar story brewing in the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class; so far there were also three different winners - Honda's Cole Seely (Anaheim I), Monster Kawasaki's Dean Wilson (Phoenix) and GEICO Honda's Eli Tomac (Los Angeles).

With his win in Dodger Stadium, Tomac went from fifth to first in Western Regional Lites class, one point ahead of Wilson. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Tyla Rattray, the points leader coming into Dodger Stadium, sits an additional two points back in third.

During last year's AMA Supercross return to Oakland, Stewart took the win, followed by Reed and Dungey, respectively. In the Western Regional Supercross Lites class, it would be Broc Tickle who took the win enroute to his 2011 AMA SX Lites title.

The first race was held in Oakland on January 18, 1979, and Jimmy Weinert won on a Kawasaki. Last year was the first inaugural Supercross Lites class race at O.co Coliseum.

Round 3 of the 2012 AMA Supercross Championship at O.com Stadium in Oakland will be broadcast on CBS at noon (EDT) Sunday, Jan. 29.

2012 AMA Supercross Class Season Standings (after three of 17 rounds):

  1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM - 67
  2. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda - 63
  3. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki - 63
  4. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki - 48
  5. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha - 48
  6. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda - 43
  7. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki - 38
  8. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda - 36
  9. Josh Hansen, Elbert, Colo., Kawasaki - 36
  10. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha - 28

2012 AMA Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Season Standings

  1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda - 63
  2. Dean Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki - 62
  3. Tyla Rattray, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki - 60
  4. Cole Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda - 47
  5. Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Yamaha - 47
  6. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki - 44
  7. Marvin Musquin, Murrieta, Calif., KTM - 42
  8. Max Anstie, Hemet, Calif., Honda - 32
  9. Nico Izzi, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha - 32
  10. Billy Laninovich, Riverside, Calif., Honda - 27

Source: http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/2012-oakland-supercross-preview

Gunnar Johansson Peter Johansson Rick Johnson Gary Jones

Lucas Oil / TLD / Honda's Supercross Rider Christian Craig to Undergo Wrist Surgery

Lucas Oil / TLD / Honda's Christian Craig will miss much of the remaining supercross series to repair a broken wrist. The scaphoid bone (navicular) in his left wrist was fractured at the Southwick Motocross National and he had surgery to screw the broken bone. Unfortunately, the bone never healed properly and he will have to have it corrected.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/news/lucas-oil-tld-hondas-supercross-rider-christian-craig-to-undergo-wrist-surgery

Tim Ferry Ashley Fiolek Ernesto Fonseca Lauris Freibergs

Lake Elsinore Motocross Park is the New Southern California Home of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Finale

MX Sports Pro Racing and Alli Sports announce that the brand new Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park will become the new home of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, in Southern California. On the heels of announcing the 2012 series schedule and advance ticket sales for next summer, both parties are pleased to welcome the completely renovated Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park as the host site of the season finale, set to take place on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

Located in the hotbed of the motocross industry, and about an hour outside of the major metropolitan areas of Los Angeles and San Diego, Lake Elsinore serves as an ideal location for fans of the sport across the entire southern portion of the state. It's also well-known to students of the sport's history as the site of the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix, which was featured prominently in the epic motorcycle racing documentary film On Any Sunday back in 1971 - one year before the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship was born.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/news/lake-elsinore-motocross-park-is-the-new-southern-california-home-of-lucas-oil-pro-motocross-championship-finale

Brett Metcalfe Heikki Mikkola Auguste Mingels Marty Moates

Building a CNC Milling Machine the Hard Way

CNC conversion for a standard milling machineCurrent CNC milling machines have dramatically advanced what a builder can create from a simple block of metal, and as we've seen, a properly programmed high end mill can turn out amazing work. Home machinists and builders often make do with more basic equipment allowing them to make those special one off parts or even a series of parts, but if you start with a basic milling machine and then get the urge to do CNC work, you have to make a choice, trade it in for a factory built CNC machine, buy some sort of add on kit or design and build everything necessary and convert it yourself. Though the last route is a bit over the top, Joel Miller of Massachusetts, an industrial designer by day, decided to see what it would take to do just that and forged ahead.

Joel bought a Grizzly G0704, a manual machine of the type you might find in a home shop, and set it up in his garage. After getting the feel of it and seeing what it could do, he launched into the conversion, buying parts, metal enclosures, stepper motors, switches and wiring and even designing and etching his own printed circuit boards.

He has a detailed series of posts on his website describing the whole process finishing with some videos of the machine in action, definitely worth your time. I can imagine someone seeing the CNC mill in his garage and assuming it was something he bought as a complete outfit, never imagining he did so much of the work himself. This is "hands on" on a higher level. Nice job!

Link: CNC Machine conversion via Make


Source: http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2012/01/26/building-a-cnc-milling-machine-the-hard-way/

Maximilian Nagl Kurt Nicoll Bill Nilsson Jorgen Nilsson