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60,019 fans came to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana to watch round seven of the AMA Supercross Championship. Josh Grant, who has attended every event thus far while recovering from shoulder surgery to sign autographs and greet fans, was not at Indianapolis. Grant has begun intensely preparing for his return to racing. He is working closely with his doctors to determine the appropriate time to resume competing, and expects to start riding this week. Josh and his doctors will decide the date of his return. Michael Byrne and Justin Brayton both transferred to the main event directly from their respective heat races without incident. In the main event Brayton gated well and was in the lead pack while Byrne was the victim of some major contact in the first turn and forced

Hard to believe that it has been a decade since Team Husqvarna last raced an AMA National Enduro, but the venerable brand is back in the woods to celebrate both 50 years of race-winning heritage and being named 2010 "Marque Of The Year" at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, set for July 9-11 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Team Husqvarna's woods racing specialist Glenn Kearney has even shifted his focus from GNCC competition to contest the 2010 Rekluse/AMA National Enduro Series and finished a fine 5th at Cherokee Enduro in Greensboro, Georgia this past weekend. "I'm still getting used to this type of racing," admits Kearney, who grew up racing in the Australian outback. "The trees are a lot closer together here," he laughs. The Cherokee was Round #2 of t

Round 1 of the XDL Sportbike Freestyle Championship takes place this weekend in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Rick Hart is one of the favorites. Rick claimed 2 runner up finishes last season and ended the championship with a strong 4th in the overall standings. Rick goes into the 2010 series stronger than ever and will be looking to pick up his first XDL victory down in Daytona. Click on the photo to catch some pics of Rick practicing for the opening round.

Check out the latest issue of Cycle News, featuring the new Suzuki RMX450Z and Shift's 2010 Faction gear. Click on the photo for a closer look at the cover and check out www.cyclenews.com for all the latest news and reviews from the world of motorcycling.

Pink was the theme at round six of the AMA Supercross Championship at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. In support of the Susan G. Komen Three-Day 60 mile walk for the cure to be held in major cities across the U.S. throughout 2010 (learn more at www.the3day.org) Feld Entertainment, Inc. and Angels Baseball orchestrated the first ever PINK supercross race. The Muscle Milk/Toyota/JGRMX Team as well as many other teams arrived at the stadium with unique pink team graphics and gear in support of the inaugural event. Additionally, an auction will be held to raise money for the cause with items donated by the riders and teams this week on ebay, the details can be found at www.supercrossonline.com. Justin Brayton and Michael Byrne qualified for the main event directly out of t

Josh Herrin kicked off the 2010 season in style by setting the fastest time in the Daytona SportBike class during a two-day AMA team test at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. Riding a Graves Motorsports backed Yamaha YZF-R6, Herrin’s lap time of 1:27.35 was not only the quickest of the test, it was also faster than any recorded lap times during last year’s race. Click on the photo to catch all the action.

San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium was the host for round five of the AMA Supercross Championship. The weather was yet again a major issue. Thus far in 2010, only the Phoenix, Ariz. round was without concern for rain. Unlike the previous threats, which brought the rain prior to the event, this time the rain occurred during the event, making conditions difficult although the track did allow for good racing. Josh Grant, recovering from injury and not yet able to race, was a guest color commentator alongside SPEED and CBS regular supercross announcers Ralph Sheheen and Jeff Emig. Josh announced for both the Lites division, as well as his own Supercross division. Both Muscle Milk/Toyota/JGRMX Team riders qualified for the main event directly out of their heat races. In the ma

Despite cold and wet conditions, Team Husqvarna has started off the 2010 AMA National Enduro season hot as Glenn Kearney posted a fantastic 6th overall finish. Kearney battled a virtual Who's Who of Eastern woods racing regulars as well as many established GNCC stars who grabbed the opportunity to mix it up with the Enduro crowd. "This being my first race of the year and my first-ever AMA National Enduro, I am pleased with my result," says the affable Aussie. "I'd hoped for a top 5 finish, but I am pleased with 6th given the conditions." Aboard his Ben Kearney-prepped 2010 Husqvarna TXC250, Glenn waged a battle that improved with each passing mile. Highlights included winning the 5th Special Test with an impressive 36-second margin of victory. It was a learning experienc

Check out the latest issue of Cycle World magazine, featuring Don Canet riding the new BMW S1000RR in Shift’s Vertex leather suit. Click on the photo for a closer look at the cover and check out www.cycleworld.com for all the latest motorcycling news and reviews.