Local Todd Potter Wins X-Fighters Glenn Helen

If Red Bull needed any reassurance that bringing X-Fighters back to American soil was a good idea, then Saturday's event at Glen Helen did the trick. A crowd of 15,000 Southern Californian moto-heads celebrated the weekend by watching the world's best freestyle riders tear apart the largest and most challenging course in X-Fighters history.

In fact, it was the course that determined the winner. Handling the 60-foot high step-up feature was the difference between winning and..

X-Fighters Freestyle Motocross Tour Returns to American Soil

The stockyards at Fort Worth Texas in 2009 was the last place the premier freestyle motocross tour was held in the U.S. This weekend the event returns stateside as the X-Fighters take over the famous motocross grounds at Glen Helen Raceway in Southern California.

In celebration of the return to the States, contest organizers worked hard to build what they are calling,"A truly massive course that dwarfs the footprint at previous Red Bull X-Fighters events." The course features..

Colton Haaker gets First Ever EnduroCross Win at Las Vegas Opener

Las Vegas, NV (May 4, 2012) - The 2012 GEICO AMA EnduroCross championship, presented by Lucas Oil kicked off with a bang inside the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Colton Haaker got his first ever GEICO AMA EnduroCross main event win by leading every lap of the main event. The Lucas Oil backed Kawasaki rider withstood heavy pressure from Monster Energy Kawasaki's Justin Soule for the duration but never put a wheel wrong. KTM's Taddy Blazusiak came back from a first turn crash to finish third...

X Games Adds Three Cities in 2013

X Games' formal quest for global domination is now underway. Okay, maybe they don't want to take over the world, but their plans for expanding X Games to three more cities across the globe were announced today. Starting in 2013, X Games will be expanding to six events. Joining Los Angeles, Aspen, and Tignes will be Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Barcelona, Spain, and Munich, Germany.

X Games organizers conducted an intense bidding process, ultimately selecting the three new cities, for a..

Metal Mulisha Unveils Latest Training Grounds: Fitzland

It's no coincidence that motocross and fmx riders call Temecula home. Where else in California can you have a full-size freestyle motocross facility in your backyard? With funding from the Metal Mulisha, fmx rider Jimmy Fitzpatrick built "Fitzland" a fully stacked training facility equipped with a 90-foot jump and a massive full-pull fifth-gear jump.

This is a win-win situation for the Metal Mulisha. Not only do they have a full-function training facility to perfect their..

Ricky Carmichael's Journey Back To Loretta Lynn's Amateur Motocross Nationals

Ricky Carmichael aka The G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) talks about racing the Loretta Lynn's southeast qualifier without the pressure to win as he had during his amateur career. Follow RC as he makes a return to his motocross roots in this three-episode video series titled "The Road Back to Loretta's" from Fox Racing.

Watch episode one, The Decision, here:

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Ryan Villopoto Out for 2012 Outdoor Motocross Season

Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto will not defend his AMA Motocross title in 2012 after injuring his knee at the Seattle supercross on Saturday night. The two-time AMA Supercross and defending AMA Motocross champion will undergo surgery on his knee this week.

"I'm pretty disappointed right now," said Villopoto. "I have trained hard for this season and even though I won the supercross title, I really wanted to defend my outdoor championship. I've been through injury..

Pastrana Makes Nationwide Series Debut Friday

Travis Pastrana is finally prepared to make his official Nationwide Series debut in Friday night's 250-lap race at Richmond International Raceway, and Nascar couldn't be happier. Desperate to reach a younger and more active audience, Nascar and ESPN, the official television partner for the series, has began the onslaught of promotion surrounding Pastrana's involvement on the oval track.

This week ESPN is running a national spot entitled "No Ordinary Rookie," claiming that..

The Pastranas Head to San Felipe for the Baja 250

Travis Pastrana takes a back seat to no one in racing, except for his new wife Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins. Pastrana learned quickly about married life when the couple traveled to San Felipe to drive in the Baja 250. In the second episode of the couple's new show, On Pace with Pastrana, Lyn-Z reluctantly takes opportunity to drive the famous race with her husband as her co-pilot.

"As gnarly and bad-ass as she is all the time-- she skates, she rides moto, she even backflips-- sometimes I..

What Really Happened: New Orleans Supercross

The fate of 19 other 450-class riders was sealed in the final when Ryan Villopoto grabbed the holeshot.

The New Orleans round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross might have been a sleeper had it not been the final round of the East Regional Lites series, which added a bit of drama with Justin Barcia needing a fourth place finish to wrap up his second-straight title. After his meltdown in Houston two weeks before, all eyes were on the GEICO Powersports Honda to see if he could..