By Luis Escobar |Staff Writer| Racers like brothers Malcom and James Stewart brothers were both able to succeed in each of their classes with Malcom winning first place in the lites class, and James receiving the first place prize of the open class. The Stewart brothers and other racers, like Ryan Dungey all made the crowd jump out of their seats in each of their appearances. Redbull successfully put together their second annual motocross drag race event, Straight Rhythm, which took place on Oct. 10 at the Fairplex arena in Pomona. Straight Rhythm gathered hundreds of motocross fans to see their favorite athletes compete. The purpose of this upcoming sport is to put athletes … [Read more...] about Redbull’s motocross drag racing: Straight Rhythm
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Trauma to first within five days
By Keleigh Acosta |Staff Writer| A recent motorcycle crash left professional Supercross rider Blake Baggett with head trauma and memory loss. Baggett, 19, rider for Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki, was doing his daily training at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino during the fi rst week of March when his day took a turn for the worse. The San Bernardino native was getting ready for the Daytona Supercross race which was scheduled fi ve days after the accident. After riding four laps at the practice track, Baggett was thrown head first into a dirt wall after his front tire struck a large rock. “I was coming around a right hand corner, and inside the rut there was a rock,” … [Read more...] about Trauma to first within five days