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Most people consider motorcycle racing to be an adrenaline sport. Indeed it is -- for the fans. The racers should be relaxed and calm on the track. The fastest racers are the most relaxed racers. Adrenaline burns excess energy and it makes you tense. It's hard to ride your best if you are tense. As you...
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James Stewart won the Pheonix Supercross on Saturday in front of 44,953 enthusiastic fans. I loved watching the race, but the highlight for me was Jeff Emig's explanation of James Stewart's speed. If you have the race recorded, listen to what Jeff Emig says a few laps after the restart of the main event...
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According to DirtRider, Ricky flew straight from winning the World Supercross series event in Vancouver British Columbia on Saturday night to Lakeland Florida for a NASCAR test on Monday morning. What interests me about Ricky's career change are the factors that allow a successful motorcycle racer to...
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Things didn't go well for James Stewart in Toronto. The key in-race incident and Stewart's ankle injury are the result of a vision-related issue. Stewart explains it like this: "I could see Reed exiting the finish line corner. I took a quick glance out of the corner of my eye and entered back on the...
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How many of you remember watching Jeremy McGrath dominate Supercross? One thing that struck me about Jeremy was that he seemed to always know what was happening everywhere on the track. I remember some people commenting that he seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. However, to me, it seemed like...