Dubai’s fastest off-road rider, Sam Sunderland, will be competing in the forthcoming 2011 Australasian Safari, riding a rally-prepared Husaberg FE570. With support from Red Bull, Volkswagen and Geodis Wilson, Sunderland is poised to make a good showing at the eight-day event, which runs from September 22-30. The young rider has already made a name for [...]

The 65th Motocross of Nations will take place this weekend at Saint Jean d‘Angely (France) No less than 36 national teams will enter this prestigious event organized on one of the traditional circuits of the FIM Motocross World Championships, including Team USA, winner of the event last year in Lakewood (Colorado). 2011 World Supercross and [...]

Kevin Strijbos took the Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1 factory RM-Z450 to 11th position overall at a bright and warm British Grand Prix for the 13th round of 15 in the FIM Motocross World Championship. The majority of the riding fraternity rightfully lauded Matterley Basin – surrounded by a healthy 26,500 crowd – as the [...]

Dubai, 15 April 2011- In front of 15000 spectators, Danny Torres (ESP) won the opening round of “Red Bull X-Fighters” hosted by Dubai under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, in a spectacular night where the Gulf sandy beaches embraced [...]

The championship opens on Friday (8 p.m. local time) with the world’s best Freestyle motocross athletes riding motocross machines on a course set up in the Arab metropolis’s grand Jumeirah Beach. DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) – Some 15,000 fans are expected on Friday at the Sand Palace in the Arabian Gulf. “It’s a phenomenal setting. [...]

Under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai April 10th, 2011-The Red Bull X-Fighters are getting ready for the big event to be held on April 15, against the backdrop of the Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence in Dubai, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin [...]

ABU DHABI (UAE). Tuesday, March 29, 2011: While the likes of Leonid Novitskiy from Russia, Spaniard Marc Coma and Stéphane Peterhansel from France are set to take the headlines at this year’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, four women are looking to make their mark as they take on some of the world’s toughest and most [...]

Oct 1st - Jebel Ali Dubai, Round 1 –Today didn’t really work out as I had hoped & planned! “Lying on the floor at turn one with Mark Ackerman next to me I realized it was going to be a tough day at the office” During the mornings practice and qualifying I felt really good; the [...]

Our own Northern Ferret gets up close and personal with one of Dubai’s hottest new MotoX talents, Sam Smith, riding under the Sandstorm Motorcycles banner once again this season. Some time ago whilst chatting to Jonathan Crompton, owner of Sandstorm Motorcycles in Dubai, he informed me that he was awaiting the arrival of his new [...]

Fujairah: Aug 27th 2010- For the second year during the time of Ramadan, a Supercross event was organized on a purpose built track just on the outskirts of Fujairah city. The events were held at night under floodlights and saw the UAE Motocross scene come out in force. The Maktoum Challenge, held under the Patronage [...]