Borich wins again!

Chris Borich is looking like he's going to wrap up his second championship in the GNCC ATV XC1 pro class with another win this past weekend at Goose Mountain Ridge.

Check out Shan Moore's full race report.

ATVision - Motosode 5

Check out Motosode 5, "Cribs." The ATVision crew tours the rolling coaches of pro ATV mx racers Keith Little and Dustin Wimmer.

WORCS - Round 5

Click on the link to check out some video action of Round 5 of the WORCS racing series at Honey Lake. It's the Fastest Five Minutes in Motorsports.

R&D at its finest

New foot peg design for TPR Race Safer Pro nerf bars

Your feet are about to get much more comfortable.

Intense. That's the best way to describe the research and development efforts we put forth here at Tarantula Performance Racing. And our latest batch of hard work is about to pay off for you in a big way.

The extended, pro-peg style foot pegs available on every set of TPR Race Safer Pro nerf bars were just put through an extensive re-design to improve their strength while retaining their unique, superior gripping characteristics.

Tarantula Performance Racing's Race Safer Pro nerf bar, shown on the TPR project YFZ450R.

The peg teeth retain their 5 degree angle towards the quad, which fits naturally with a rider's stance.  Additional bracing increases the strength along with the use of a thicker material to shape the pegs themselves. The mounting system has been retained and still bolts on just as effortlessly as before.

But now, the most secure ATV nerf bars on the market just made your ride even safer. So splurge on yourself with a set of TPR Race Safer Pro nerf bars. Your riding boots, and your feet, will thank you.



And that's why we test, test and test again. We work at the shop, behind the welder mask, at the track and on the computer to improve our products so you have the best part available. Sometimes it takes a crash to test durability. Other times, a good solid day of pushing the limits at the track is enough to prove we've got a part to make your seat time that much better. Because when our parts hold up to our demands, we're happy. And we know you'll be, too.

To order a set of TPR Race Safer Pro nerf bars for your quad, call TPR at 330-273-3456.

ATV MX Round 4 - Sunset Ridge

Upperman takes first pro overall win

Baldwin Motorsports' Josh Upperman took his number 20 Honda to the top step of the podium Sunday for his first ever pro ATV motocross overall win at Sunset Ridge.

"Everything fell into place this weekend for me," Upperman said. "It feels so great to be up front running with these top guys. "It really was a great race. Mark Baldwin and Wayne Mooradian had the bike working perfect for me. I couldn't be happier."

Christa Watson turned in this race report from the Illinois ATV motocross national documenting Upperman's win.

I, for one, couldn't be happier for my fellow Ohio racer. Upperman has come close to an overall win countless times in his career, which has only improved each season. Sunday's win at Illinois is sure to be another stepping stone in this impressive rider's young career.

ATVision - Motosode 4

The upcoming reality series ATV-24/7 premieres this weekend. Krista Watson and the crew of ATVision caught up with its stars to talk to them about the show in this motosode. If you have access to this hard to get cable channel, you should definitely watch the show!

'Revolutionary' ATV video preview

BShipmanFilms posted this teaser of the upcoming ATV ride video "Revolutionary" over the weekend. If the rest of the film is as good as this segment with Dustin Wimmer, then I'm sold. The release date is planned for this fall.



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GNCC Round 6 - ATVs

Bithell Wins MotorcycleUSA.com Yadkin Valley Stomp

Yadkinville, NC (May 8, 2010) - Chris Bithell claimed his first win in almost two years, and the first of the year for Can-Am, with an impressive and exciting come-from-behind performance at the MotorcycleUSA.com Yadkin Valley Stomp GNCC in Yadkinville, North Carolina - round six of the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series.

Click on the link to read Shan Moore's full race report.

ATVision - Motosode 3 Birch Creek

Check out the video report from round three at the Birch Creek AMA ATV Motocross National by ATVision. Congratulations to Yamaha/Mushin Racing's Thomas Brown, who snagged third overall for his first podium appearance as a pro ATV motocross racer. The series goes to Illinois next weekend, May 15, where Team Motoworks/Can-Am's Chad Wienen will be competing in his back yard. Let's see if home track advantage spells a win for Wienen.

Editorial

The Midas Touch

Everything turns to gold for team Suzuki

By Matt Fredmonsky

It's good to be under the yellow tent these days. Suzuki is dominating practically every form of off-road racing this year.

In the ATV motocross national series, teammates Josh Creamer and Dustin Wimmer have won all three races so far this season. After three rounds, defending champ Wimmer is two points and one overall win behind his teammate, Creamer. They finished one-two at Birch Creek this weekend. Just three rounds in, not too many other racers have had much to challenge these two with. Every big team but the Yoshimura Rockstar Makita Suzuki squad has experienced some kind of mechanical issue that affected a race outcome this year.

Team Yoshimura Rockstar Suzuki riders Dustin Wimmer and Josh Creamer are dominating the ATV MX nationals so far this year.

In the woods, defending champion Chris Borich is dominating the GNCC ranks on his Yoshimura-backed LTR450. Borich has four wins on the season and a comfortable lead over Yamaha's Taylor Kiser in the points battle. Like the motocross scene, Borich hasn't had much of a challenge presented to him this year.

On two wheels, Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey wrapped up the Supercross title well ahead of the final in Las Vegas later this month. Granted, injuries to James Stewart, Chad Reed and Ryan Villopoto surely helped the young rookie grab his first SX title, but no matter what that's not an easy accomplishment. This year's supercross title for Suzuki comes on the heels of the dirt bike national outdoor title, which Reed nabbed aboard a yellow machine last year.

American Suzuki's senior advertising manager, Steve Bortolamedi, said it best at the International Motorcycle Show in December.

"Suzuki products are truly industry leading and we stand behind them 100 percent," he said. "We proved that last year with our six titles."

Suzuki is definitely the powerhouse of the off-road racing world. What does that mean? Of all these racers, I'm only a true fan of Dungey. And therein lies the rub. America loves an underdog.

The ATV motocross action so far this year has been pretty exciting from moto to moto. But that excitement can lose its edge if you know that, come August, a Suzuki rider is going home with the title. The same could be said for GNCC racing or the dirt bike national or supercross titles.

The conundrum, at least for me, is that our sports could benefit more from seeing the kind of dominance greats like Jeremy McGrath, Ricky Carmichael, Bill Ballance, Gary Denton and James Stewart have shown. Their kind of prowess helps shine a spot light on off-road motorsports. That brings in outside sponsors, who help keep big factory teams like Suzuki afloat (think Rockstar energy drink).

Bill Ballance, left, has nine GNCC titles under his belt and has his own brand of Yamaha YFZR's available. Gary Denton, right won eight titles in his day. No other ATV racer has come close to winning as many titles as these two legends.

In January, I challenged Dustin Wimmer to be the next true ATV champion and start racking up titles like Ricky Carmichael did in order to help shine a bigger spotlight on the sport. Deep down, I'd like nothing better than to see someone like Josh Upperman walk away crowned the pro ATV motocross champion. But I'm still rooting for Wimmer because, though it may be a little less exciting, I still believe the sport of ATV racing could benefit more in the future from a name as big as Carmichael than by having a slew of underdogs take turns winning the title year after year.

The gamble is that having one rider with the Midas touch could backfire like a 450 in need of a fresh spark plug. It could actually lead to a lack of fan participation. But if precedents stand, having riders like Carmichael, Stewart and Ballance - who drew the attention of Sports Illustrated, got his own cable TV show and put his name on a special edition ATV - can only be good for the sport.

ATV MX Round 3

Creamer takes win, points lead from Wimmer

Yoshimura Suzuki's Josh Creamer took his second overall win Sunday at the Birch Creek ATV MX national, round three of the ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship. The win also puts creamer on top of the points battle with 131, just two points ahead of his teammate and defending champ Dustin Wimmer.

Click on the link to read Rachel Fluharty's full race report.

Interview - Ryan Dungey

It's not quad-centric, but you have to give it up to the new Supercross champ. Ryan Dungey joins the king, "Showtime" Jeremy McGrath as the only two rookies to win the supercross title. Makita posted this interview with Dungey and it's worth listening to even if you aren't a fan of no. 5.