2010 GNCC Round 8: John Penton Bikes
The John Penton is one of the longest-running GNCCs around, and it’s held at Sunday Creek Raceway, a popular motocross track in Southern Ohio. The event is named after one of the pioneers of off-road motorcycle racing in America, as John Penton is the man who originally imported the KTM motorcycle from Austria into the [...]
Meo, Knight Top GP of Portugal
KTM riders once again stood strong at the second round of the 2010 World Enduro Championship. The GP of Portugal took place only a week after the WEC opener in Spain, and although riders anticipated similar conditions, the two rounds were quite diverse. The dry and dusty Spanish terrain was followed by a very wet [...]
Strang Wins Parts Unlimited Florida GNCC
Lake Wales, Florida (March 2nd, 2010) — FMF Makita Suzukis Josh Strang drew first blood at the opening round of the 2010 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series at Westgate River Ranch in Lake Wales, Florida, winning a hard-fought battle over KTM privateer Chris Bach at the end of three hours of racing.
Nearly 1200 riders [...]
Successful BEC debut for Knighter and Kawasaki
Competing in the British Enduro Championship for the first time ever on a Kawasaki Manxman David Knight has again claimed a winning result – this time topping the second day of the Central Wales Auto Club organised Knighton Enduro. Despite having just one-week to prepare for the second round of the BEC series, the Paul [...]
2009 EnduroCross Rider List Announced
The rider list for 2009 GEICO Powersports AMA EnduroCross reads like a who’s who of national and international enduro, cross country, desert racing, trials and motocross greats, beginning with the six-race series’ defending champ and runner-up, Team Monster Energy/Kawasaki’s Ricky Dietrich and Damon Huffman.
Dietrich, the AMA’s Racer of the Year in 2008 thanks in part [...]
David Knight’s Racing Plans?
In the world of off-road dirt biking, no name sums up the willingness to win more than David Knight.
He’s a GNCC champ, sure. Big deal. He’s also a World Enduro Champ, ISDE overall champ, Erzberg champ, the Last Man Standing, The Tough One champ, etc. etc. He’s even smoked Stefan Everts in a beach race. [...]
AMA Announces Complete U.S. ISDE Team
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced the rosters for the U.S. Women’s Trophy Team, the U.S. Junior Trophy Team and the members of the U.S. club teams that will carry the banner for American off-road racing honor at the 2009 International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) in Figueria da Foz, Portugal, Oct. 12-17.
In addition, Timmy [...]
Knighter Welcomed Back With A Win
The MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC, round nine of the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series, yielded big surprises for some and heartbreak for others, as David Knight returned to the podium with a dominant win on his privateer Kawasaki KX450F, followed by GEICO/JG Racing Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Paul Whibley taking a surprise second and Shock Doctor [...]
Interview: Off-Road Star David Knight
As you probably know by now, David Knight and BMW have parted company. But what went so wrong that he felt his only option was to leave mid season? Now a free agent David sheds some light on why he made the decision he has.
It’s hard to believe but just six months into their debut [...]
David Knight Leaves BMW!
It’s official: Off-road hero David Knight and the BMW race team have parted ways. According to press releases from BWM and on David’s websites, the two-time World Enduro and GNCC Champion and BMW have parted ways by “mutual consent” with “immediate effect”. This means that as of this weekend’s GP of Slovakia, Knighter will no [...]
