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Marty Tripes will be hosting a vintage race at Rio Bravo MX park outside of Houston on Nov. 12-14, w010. This "Old School MX Reunion" will feature a big 100cc "run what you brung" class to go with the usual classes. Marty Smith will be teaching a riding school and many legends are expected to hang out and race at the storied track.

Racer X & MX Sports' Davey Coombs was one of many celebrity racers at Diamond Don's.

Sherri, Trampas, Tony Miller and race photographer Dale discuss the upcoming National at Freestone in June.

This '82 CR125 is the new "Ike Bike" that will help promo the book it appears in - "Dirt Bike Ike." Watch for it at the races!

Chuck Sun and Danny Laporte celebrate at the finish line on Saturday as Herbert Schmitz settles for third.

Former German champ Herbert Schmitz wins a moto in the "Vintage-Am" challenge between USA and Europe at Diamond Dons'.

Pictures are up here, from the The SEVMX 2 day vintage race at Monster Mountain in Talassee, AL on May 29-30.

The Loretta Qualifier at Trampas Parker's track was a blast! Ian Trettel, Gannon Audette and Johnny Marley put on quite a show.

Diamond Don's Vintage National was a huge success, the biggest in their 8 years, with an increase of almost 300 entrants over last year!

The Diamond Don's race report with top 5 results is here. Paige's pictures are up here. Official event pictures here: www.mxphotography.com

Tony Miller has done it again. He is about to throw the biggest race event in the south at Freestone in Wortham, TX on Memorial Day weekend. North vs. South Night Series Finale, Lucas Oil Outdoor Pro MX series race, WMA race, Vintage Race and Amateur Day! Click here for link.

Acadiana Racing has announced the inaugural round of the Off-Road Cup. This 9 hour, 3-man team race will feature the best motorcycle racing teams from around the country to represent their series. It will be held at Desoto Motosports Park in Mansfield, LA, home of World Champion Trampas Parker, who himself is the Acadiana Series Champion and will represent the home team, along with Andy Beebe and Steven Sturges. For more info go to: www.acadianaracing.com/Off-RoadCup.htm

My favorite race of the entire year - the biggest, funnest, celebrity sprinkled, vintage off-road motorcycle celebration/race - Diamond Don's 9th annual Riverport National - was held just across the border from Shreveport in Jefferson, Texas on the weekend of April 15-17th. Vintage Trials and Cross-Country races were held on Friday, motocross on Sat, and Post-Vintage on Sunday. Brad Lackey, Trampas Parker, Marty Tripes, Bill Silverton, Trampas Parker, Tommy Croft and Trey Jorski were on hand. This years honoree was Gary Bailey. There were crawfish, bar-b-que and lots and lots of old race bikes - going at it hard on the track. I got to announce with JP Parsons, and lead the church service with Steve Wise. For more info click here.

The big Marty Tripes Vintage reunion race, Nov 12-14 has been moved to 3 Palms due to too much water from the inclement weather. Marty Smith will teach a school, there will be a 100cc class challenge race, along with the usual vintage racing. For more info go to www.riobravomx.com

Rider list is now posted for the Loretta Lynn National Amateur Championship race held annually in Hurricane Mills, TN. Click here.

I broke my arm & a couple ribs, so I'll be out of action the rest of 2010. The good news? Dirt Bike Ike II: Pursuing the Dream is finished! I mailed it in this week, the publisher should have it out & online soon.

The Loretta Lynn qualifier at Breaux Bridge is in the books. Pictures are up here. Race Report is here.

A Vet/Vintage National is coming to Louisiana in October at Trampas Parker's Desoto Motorsport park in Mansfield, LA. Potts Thomas and Keith Parker are taming down the track to make it vintage friendly. There will be a modern support class with a money class. For more details on the October 23-24th race click here.

The big Loretta Lynn National Championship qualifier at Breaux Bridge, La is in the books, and what a race it was! Great weather, track and racing was the order of the day. Pictures are up here. Race report up here.

It's on now! The 2010 National Vintage racing season has began on Feb 13 at Arizona Cycle Park in Phoenix. Round two just finished up at Gatorback MX park in Gainesville, FL on Feb 28 as part of the Daytona Bike week events. AHRMA's (American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association) National Championship series will race at Sand Hill in CA next, then on to the big Riverport National at Diamond Don's in Jefferson, TX on April 15. For more info go to www.AHRMA.org. To view a few pictures of the Gatorback race click here or for the best pictures go to www.marksmithphotography24.com.

Motocross Racers in Louisiana, Prepare yourselves for the coming racing season!

Starting Monday, March 8 (after the LL qualifier in Breaux Bridge) Champion Cycle Center in Covington will be holding an MX racing season preparation class on each Monday in March. This is in response to riders who wanted another Bible study for racers. Roy Jenkins will lead a short Bible study on preparing yourself for success and Peanut Brown will host a bike maintenance class. A rider Glenn Hebert will teach on riding and body conditioning. Food will be served. This is free to the first 15 who sign up. Call (985) 867-3691.

The Loretta Qualifier at Breaux Bridge, LA on March 5-6. Click here for more info

The pros have already started the Supercross season and will be coming to a stadium in your region of the country. Go to mxsports.com for both amateur and pro information

AHRMA presents the 2010 season southern area opener as part of Daytona Bike week. The vintage and post-vintage MX race will be at the storied Gatorback Cycle Park in Gainesville, FL on Feb 26-28.

Ever wondered what proper procedure or expected courtesy should be at a motocross race? How about ways to ensure safety? Check out this website: www.mxsafety.org

Motocross Racing's latest devotional book. 335 pages of inspirational stories & pictures.

Modern MX racers discover a secret in Alabama - vintage tracks are challenging and fun! What used to be a vintage only race now attracts modern racers in droves. Running Brand GP MX had over 260 entries on Nov. 15th. Located in northern AL near the GA border, this farm, turned MX track is over 2 miles long and 40 feet wide. It features lots of elevation changes, long, fast straights, grassy fields, rocky downhill's, off-cambers all over the place and even a water crossing! This is what motocross tracks were like in the earliest days in Europe - a cross between MX and scrambles. It was a blast, racing a REAL old-school motocross track, believe me! For pictures go here. They only race twice in the spring and twice in the fall and will close out 2009 with a race on Dec. 6.

The 2009 AMA National Amateur Championship at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN is now in the books. The fastest 5% of motocross racers in every class met to settle who was the fastest. Pictures are up here. Results are here. List of top results of MS/LS competitors here.

Did you know that motorcycles are the preferred mode of transportation for many people in China? There are more motorcycles and bicycles on the street than cars in Yangchou. I'll give you a peek at two other cities as well, including Shanghai and a rare look at a traditional Chinese wedding. Pictures from my recent trip to China are now posted HERE.

Team USA wins the first annual "Vintage-Am" Trophy between USA and Europe. This 2 race series began at Brad Lackey's track in California and concluded at Diamond Don's track in Texas. Pictures here. Report here.

Roy's Race Report is up here for the Diamond Don's 7th Annual Vintage National held on April 2-4th, 2009. Pictures here.

click here for an exclusive Interview with Todd Huffman of the Motocross Files on April 5, 2009.

Results are up here. The G & C Honda of Hammond "Wheels Through Time" Motocross race presented by Cycle World of Houma was a grand success. Lots of fun was had by all, thousands of dollars was raised for the program, no one was injured, the weather was perfect and the racing was intense. Pictures are up here. Race report to come later.

The fastest pro motocross racers in the nation raced in the New Orleans Superdome Saturday night as Supercross came back to the Big Easy. James Stewart beat Chad Reed by 5 seconds, with Broc Hepler third and Kevin Windham fourth in his Saints uniform gear! read more at www.supercrossonline.com

The Loretta Lynn National AMA Championship qualifier was held at Gravity Alley MX in Breaux Bridge, LA on March 7th and 8th in beautiful spring weather. Racers from all over the Midwest and southeast gathered to win a spot to move on to the regional's. Pictures from the weekend's racing including the pit bike race and the kid's SX track building competition are up here. Sunday's pix are now up. Top 5 results are up here.

View pictures from the AHRMA Vintage National race at Gatorback as part of Daytona Bike Week, 2009. Cross-Country and Vintage Motocross are here. Post vintage and the U.S. Vintage Gran Prix in Lake City are now up here.

Sad news - HSMX team member and vintage racer Ernie Leblanc passed away Wednesday after suffering massive head trauma from a crash at Gatorback Park in Gainesville, Florida. He is survived by two sons, Jude (15) and Gabe (18), and 2 brothers and a sister. The 53 year old is from Gonzales, LA and has been a motocross and flat-track racer all his life. His funeral will be on Monday at 11:00am at St. John's Catholic Church in Prairieville, LA.

People have been asking about the "One Month to Live" Challenge which I have been speaking about at Rider's Meetings and devotions at races throughout the south. This "Living a 'no regrets' Lifestyle" study is a life-changing experience which our church has used as a series. For more information click here at www.onemonthtolive.com

Roy Barrios III has been chosen the High School Motocross "Rider of the Year" for 2008. This means he'll be the poster-boy for the upcoming season as he campaigns his G&C Honda in 2009. Roy was chosen because he had the most service hours, most events attended and a great attitude. He'll join Logan Sumrall who was chosen the "Most Improved Rider" of the LA eastern region.

Mississippi rider Johnny Moore has gone pro and is scheduled to start his international career in Germany. Listen to his father's announcement: "The final list of riders for the ADAC Mx Masters finally came out. Johnny made the list and will be racing in Germany for Sturm racing. He is joined by fellow American Jacob Saylor and 4 other riders. Johnny will be in the Mx2 class and Jacob bill be in the Mx1 class. The first race is in April."

Gravity Alley Race Report is now up here. The pictures are now up here for the 2008-09 Honda of Lafayette Winter Series finished with a flourish Sunday, Feb. 1st. Michael Wagner & Jeremey Domingue, Tyler Begue & Grant Bourgeois all had an amazing race.

225 Extreme Motocross Track in Giesmar (outside of Baton Rouge) held their first race under new ownership as Rnd. 2 of the Honda of Lafayette Winter Series. Pix here.

G2G camp race instructor Tad Cotnie was caught in the act being a hero when he rescued a family from a house fire. Watch the newsbyte here. This is the second G2G/HSMX leader caught being a hero in 6 months. The other was former police officer Jamie Bertrand. See the story here.

AHRMA Vintage race at the Barber Vintage Festival, Race Report now up here!

Motocross Racing's newest fictional book for kids and teens is now out: Dirt Bike Ike.

This fictional story brings teenagers and kids inside the world of motocross racing as seen through the eyes of a 9th grader who is about to drop out of school due to learning disabilities and lack of interest. When he meets up with an outcast owner of a junk yard he builds a vintage motocross bike, moving toward his dream to become a motocross champion. He learns lessons along the way about friendship, sacrifice, self-discipline, perseverance, hard work, forgiveness, dealing with bullies and growing up. With the help of his new friends he solves a 30 year old mystery crime and brings justice to the town, turning into a local hero. Click here to read the first 9 chapters and see the cover picture.

3. Mail a check for $25.00 each to: Roy Jenkins, 75497 Latice Dr., Covington, LA 70435. (I'll mail you an autographed copy of Dirt Bike Ike or Racing Fuel for the Spirit.)

Wanna watch a cool Vintage race from the 60's between Dave Vickers on a 250 Greeves and Jeff Smith on a 440 BSA? Click here.

Two local riders win Championships at the World Mini Gran Prix in Vegas. Destrehan's Stone Edler won the 65 mod and 65 stock classes. Lafayette's Lance Vincent won the 85 (14-15) class. Congratulations guys!

USA wins the world Olympics of Motocross for a record 19th time Sept 28th in the UK. Tim Ferry was the hero by fighting up from a poor start in the last moto and charged from 9th to 5th when he found out that James Stewart had crashed and the championship was in jeopardy. Ryan Villoppoto put in another 2/1 ride on the 250f. Click here to read the report and watch footage of the 2008 Motocross of Nations.

Hurricane Gustav and Ike have caused the motocross community to keep their heads down the last few weeks as it focuses on securing homes and leaving low-lying areas. We have been spending our weekends predominately on hurricane clean-up.

Composite list of this area's top finishers in their classes at the AMA National Championship at Loretta Lynn's.

Some of the G2G & HSMX leaders (including me) raced at the Barber Vintage Festival in Birmingham, AL on the weekend of Oct 17-19th. This was fun, fun, fun! Our Louisiana team brought back lots of gold. Pictures HERE, race report HERE.

The most exciting race of the year in our area is now in the books. The MS State Championship at Golden Pine Raceway on Sept. 28th was well attended, especially by A riders about to turn pro attempting to gain Pro points since it was an AMA sanctioned Pro-Am event. Top names and pro prospects like Kevin Tapia, Justin Summers, Michael Royal, Jeremey Domingue, Johnny Moore, Eddie Ray, Jessica Patterson, Nate Whitlow and top seniors like Scotty Hubbard, Hoot Parker, Mac Edmonston, Walter Bartran and Glenn Myatt displayed their skills. Race Report up here. All of my Pictures are here. motoximages was the on-site photographer for portraits.

The fastest of the fastest gathered to compete for a National Championship at the 27th Annual AMA Loretta Lynn's race in Hurricane Mills, TN. View pictures here of area riders like Trampas Parker, Jeremey Domingue, Caleb Bertrand, Stone Edler, Hunter Hilton, Johnny Moore, Jon-murry Barr, Blaze Berry, Tyler & Trent Stewart, Sam Landry, Stuart McAvoy, Lance Vincent, Kuper McAlpin, Mason Hume, Jake Lowry, Nate Martin, Brett Bourg, Beau Hudson, John Moeller, Palmer Neely, Glen Myatt, Hunter Smith, Thomas Covington, Scotty Hubbard and others. Track real-time results here.

Competition Cycle Ranch had a race Saturday night, July 12th which featured 3-time National road race champ Josh Hayes and his wife taking time out to race motocross with the locals. Race report is here, pictures are here.

The Randy Fairburn Benefit race was a huge success. Kevin Windham and his family spent the weekend with over 450 riders. Though a storm stopped Sunday's race, over $20K was raised to help this popular Senior racer deal with medical bills from his recent battle with cancer. Continue to pray for Randy's recovery.

Chris Levasseur is combining new technology with Motocross news for LA by starting his new "Motoblocks" at his website, www.motoxstudios.com. Log on and watch TV interviews about riders, safety, tracks and news in the world of LA Motocross.

Grant Bourgeois set a record at Gravity Alley MX at the last round of the Dixie Region Ponca Qualifier race Sunday. He won 10 out of 10 motos! Race report & pix here.

Race Report is now up from the May 18th Ponca Qualifier race at Golden Pine MX in Prentiss, MS. Click here to view pictures.

Diamond Don's 6th Annual Riverport Vintage National was a huge success. This is the biggest vintage celebration this side of Mid-Ohio. Even VMX magazine was on hand from Australia to file a report and they say they don't have a vintage race that big. Sponsored by AHRMA's Legends of MX, CC and Trials Series, competition dirt bikes from as far back as the 50's were on hand to compete, right up to the early 80 models. MX Pioneer Women were on hand to race and be honored. MX Legends Brad Lackey, Chuck Sun, Marty Tripes and Donnie Hansen were on hand to race and hang out. The Vintage and Post Vintage Race Reports are now up with results. For more info on Diamond Don's click here.

Interview with Women MX Pioneers Mercedes Gonzales, Dee Wood and Tami Rice after their race at Diamond Don's Vintage national on April 6, 2008.

Interview with The Motocross Files founder and movie One Chance to Win producer Todd Huffman.

Chuck Sun has a new website. This former Motocross Des Nations Champ and 1982 500cc National Champ is ramping up to challenge for the FIM World Vet Championship. Talk to him online at DirtRider.com or go to www.chucksun.com.

The 2008 Daytona Supercross will go down in history as one of the most exciting, but slow races ever as torrential rain turned the RC designed track into the kind of slop that 4wd trucks like to run through. LA native Kevin Windham won for the first time out of 8 tries, passing Chad Reed a few turns before the finish line. OK rookie Trey Canard continues to impress with another victory in the Lites class.

The High School Motocross Program is in high gear the next 2 weeks as one team travels to compete in the NMA National Amateur MX Championship in Ponca City, OK in the race rig with Mac Edmonston. Another group went with Billy Orazio to the big Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid-Ohio to race vintage and raise awareness for HSMX. Still a third group will go to the AMA National Amateur MX Championship at Loretta Lynn's in Hurricane Mills, TN. One HSMX coach, Stuart McAvoy will be competing for a National Championship in the Senior class. I'll be traveling up there on my 750 Nighthawk to do research and gather pictures for book #2 of "Dirt Bike Ike" which will culminate there. We'll also try to raise awareness for HSMX.

Wildwood MX's July 4th race was entertaining. The track was sweeeeet as usual, the competition was fierce and the rain held off, with the exception of a little sprinkle late during the money class race which kept the dust down. A track record was set. Results and report Here. Pictures are up here.The Southeast Region National Championship qualifiers for 2008 is history. This Loretta Lynn AMA qualifier was held at Gravity Alley MX in Breaux Bridge on March 8th & 9th. Read Stuart McAvoy's race report here.

Race Results and Pictures are up from the Ponca Qualifier at Gravity Alley MX in Breaux Bridge, LA on April 20, 2008. Click here for pictures. Click here for results and report. Race Report coming soon.

Pictures are up from the May 10th race at Competition Cycle Ranch. Click here.

Robbie Burgess retires from MX track management at Competition Cycle Ranch due to personal health (a series of strokes). He and Sue pass the management of the popular track to son Nicholas and his wife Angela. They will be practicing on Thursday nights only for a while.

The Road 2 recovery Foundation is dedicated to helping AMA licensed motocross members with financial assistance if they sustain career-ending injuries as well as providing motivational, emotional, and spiritual support to these individuals and their families.

The High School MX program is looking for sponsors to help the 2008 students travel to the NMA National Championship in Ponca City. For more info on how you can help the kids get to the big show with a 100% tax deductable gift, call Mac or Connie Edmonston at . 225-622-3752 (daytime office) or 225-622-4021 (home).

The High School Motocross Program is starting a new chapter in the Covington/Hammond area starting on Tuesday night, May 20th. There will be a meeting with Mac Edmonston, coaches, participants and parents at 6:00pm at CCR MX track. This is for 7th-12th graders only who have their own MX bikes and gear. Come ready to register and ride.

The Louisiana High School Motocross Program kicks off on Sat. March 22nd, 10-2 at the G2G track in Prairieville with registration, orientation and tryouts for the coming year. Applicants will need to bring bike, full race gear a sponsoring adult and a copy of their most recent report card. For more info click here.

Editor/reporter/photographer Roy Jenkins was hospitalized Feb 19th for 4 days due to an injury incurred while practicing on his race bike. He suffered a fractured pelvis and dis-located hip. He is expected to be out 6-8 weeks.

Mississippi star Johnny Moore leads all racers with victories in 4 different classes in round 2 of the Miss/Lou/Al Challenge Cup Series held at Wildwood MX in Kentwood, LA. All pictures are up here. Race report with results are here.

Congratulations to Louisiana native Kevin Windham for winning the Houston Supercross on Feb 16th, 2008! This puts the local Pro firmly into 2nd place behind Chad Reed and in front of Tim Ferry. Click here for more info about AMA pro MX racing.

The 7th year anniversary issue of Holeshot magazine features the Mississippi state championship race, the Albuquerque Vintage Race, big Texas races, interviews, training tips and a "lights out" picture of Kevin Windham. For more info on Holeshot Magazine click here.

Pictures are now up from Round 1 of the HOL Winter Series race at Wildwood MX in Kentwood, LA. Click here for pix of Sunday's race.

Our Bible Promises are now finished. Click here to read them according to topic.

People of the Year in South Central Gulf Coast MX racing. Click Here to read our choices in "Through My Lens."

Newly discovered video footage of board track racing in America in the 1920's! Click here to view.

Who has the fastest state? Alabama has been invited into the Miss/Lou Challenge this year to find out. This will be three very big races! First round at LAMX in Wagerville, AL on Jan 26th & 27th, 2nd round at Wildwood MX on Feb. 9th & 10th. The final round (re-scheduled from Jan 20) is at Golden Pine MX on Feb 23rd & 24th.

Performance Cycles rider Hunter Hilton again makes the news by being chosen the Motocross Champion Olympiad at the Mini O's as well as taking 2nd in both 65 (7-9) Stock and Mod classes.

Want to take an adventure ride on a motorcycle right in front of your computer - right now? www.advrider.com/ to view the greatest motorcycle slideshow ever produced!

Former race photographer Kyle Jenkins graduated from Marine Corps boot camp on November 21, 2007 at Parris Island, SC. View pictures of 1st Battalion, Charlie company graduation ceremony and other images from the Marine Corps training depot here. He is now in advanced Infantry Training in North Carolina.

Cycle World of Houma unveiled it's new 2008 Motocross Racing Team at this year's Motocross night. Click here to read more. Former pro MX champion Mike Craig was on hand to promote his school and will help train the CWH team.

New photos added click here for "A" pix and here for "B" pix. Over 20 parent/volunteer/leaders and 49 racer/campers helped make this year's G2G MX Camp a rousing success. Obstacle course, race bike set-up and basics, small group instruction, team competitions, paintball, worship and music, leadership and Biblical principles instruction and lots of track time defined the Fall 2007 Camp in Prairieville, LA. For free downloadable pictures or to purchase photos online click here. For more info go to www.G2Gmotox.com.

Cool temperatures and turnout highlighted the final race of the season at Golden Pine Raceway in Prentiss, MS on Nov. 4th. Track owner Randy Rector was like a kid who found a long-lost toy when he took to the track on borrowed bikes and raced in several motos, winning a couple. "A" pictures here. Click here for Results The next time they race will be the HOL Winter Series and Miss/Lou Challenge Cup the weekend of Jan. 19th.

A Louisiana team has been formed to contest the prestigious Baja 1000 race. Ed Comer, Hoot Parker and a secret ringer will head out to Mexico this week to get things ready. This will fulfill a life-long dream for the riders.

Competition Cycle Ranch hosted a Halloween Bash race that was a huge success just north of Hammond, LA on October 27th. Over 250 entrants enjoyed costumes, pit bike races, pumpkin races, trick-or-treating, free jambalaya (thanks to D&G Cycles) and great racing on the newly re-designed track. There was even a vintage class that had Honda Elsinore's from as early as 1974 competing.

On October 21st the G2G Vintage Racing Team scored again at the big Vintage Race Celebration in Birmingham, Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park. Mac Edmonston won the 250 Sportsman Expert class. Glen Romero won the +40 Sportsman Intermediate class and Roy Jenkins scored 3rd in the 125 Sportsman Intermediate class. This is the last AHRMA race of the season and featured swap meets, cross-country, road-racing, trials and motocross. This is also the home of the finest motorcycle museum in the world. "A" pictures are here. "B" pictures are here.

The Gulf Coast Series Championship round 13 and XXX Interlinx.com series round 6 was held on October 14, 2007 at Wildwood MX in Kentwood, LA pitting Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana riders. "A" pictures here. B pictures next week.

The 1st annual Mississippi State Championship was a great success at Golden Pine Raceway in Prentiss, MS. With over 300 entries, 27 #1 Plates were awarded, some came as far away as Oregon. Results are up here. The "A" pix are now up here. Read Roy's Race Report with interviews here.

The G2G vintage racing team travelled to Albuquerque, NM to take on the west coast guys on September 14-16th at Sandia Motor Speedway. Mac Edmonston won his very first road races on the Orazio MT125R and Roy Jenkins won his first MX moto in 39 years on the Orazio Elsinore 125. Aaron Connors continued to pad his points lead in the 250 Novice class on his 79 Yamaha. View the "A" pix here. Read the race report here.

Hunter Hilton was the top finisher from LA at the AMA National Championship this year. Congratulations Hunter!

Competition Cycle Ranch's Grand Opening was successful despite the low turnout as many people sat home and watched the bad weather pass nearby on radar. Devin Blair and Chris St. Pierre made impressive debuts in the Intermediate class. Roger Warm crashed on the finish line jump and broke a hand and femur. Surgery was successful and he should return home Monday. Track owner Robbie Burgess remains in the hospital with an unknown illness. Sue and Nick Burgess and family pulled it off.

The U.S. MX team beat the world again at the annual Motocross Des' Nations event. This year's event was held at Redbud MX in Maryland on American soil with 50,000 - 85,000 people watching. Ryan Villopoto scored a couple holeshots on his Kawasaki 250f over the 450's and checked out. Ricky Carmichael crashed, started in last (39th) and rode up to 3rd. Tim Ferry crashed, started in last and rode up to 4th. Click here for more discussion.

The Pros raced in the south for the first time in 10 years when the AMA held a pro national at Freestone raceway in Wortham, Texas on Labor day weekend. Amateurs raced Friday, Pit bikes Saturday night, Pros Sunday and Vintage race on Monday. A pictures here. B pictures here.

Gravity Alley MX raced in Breaux Bridge Saturday, Aug 18th. A good turnout, some hot racing and another strong showing by the "Red Raiders" of the Honda of Lafayette team made it a fun night. "A" pictures are up here. "B" pictures are here.

Race photographer going into the Marines. After a long decision process, my son Kyle Jenkins, my right hand man and photographer, has joined the Marines and will head to boot camp at Paris Island, South Carolina on August 27th. Our prayers are with you and your comrades at arms!

Holeshot MX under new management. Here's the background on Robbie and Sue Burgess: Robbie's Dad, Mike Burgess was one of the pioneers of Dirt Bike racing in south La. and was one of the first to import race-ready dirt bikes. He started Competition Cycles in Metairie back around 1970. He was instrumental in starting Enduro and MX and developing riders and bikes (mostly Huskies, Pentons, DKW's, Rokon's, etc.)

So Robbie grew up in the sport and when he stopped racing expert class back in the late seventies/early eighties, he opened a track in Gulfport, MS. Through the years he and Sue have operated several including "Hillbilly Hills", Fernwood, Liberty, Gonzales and Arenacross races in MS & LA. He pioneered some successful series including the Winter Series of previous years.

They went out of business a couple years ago and have been taking care of family issues. They have recently come back to re-open a popular local track - Holeshot MX in Loranger, LA.

Dairyland MX in Amite, LA had it's grand opening race to a light turnout August 12th. Racers enjoyed a multi-dimensional, challenging MX/SX track designed and built by former National champ Mark Barnett in triple digit, record heat. The "A" pictures are up here. "B" pictures here. Race report with results is here.

A good turnout and dry night made the Saturday night race at Gravity Alley MX in Breaux Bridge successful. "A" pictures are here. "B" pictures are here. Top 5 results here.

The AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2007 is now in the books and boy what an experience! Thursday night was the ceremony at the Hall of Fame Musuem for Malcolm Smith and Jeremy McGrath. Friday night was the roast of 3 time National Champ Tony Distefano. Then the racing kicked off with Trials, Motocross, Road Racing and Flat Tracking attracting racers from all over North America. The LA G2G Vintage team took home 3 2nd overall's in Motocross: Aaron Connors, Glenn Romero and Bobby Handy. View the "A" Pix here. See the "B" pix here.

Mac Edmonston and the High School Motocross Team raised money to take the team to the NMA National Amateur Championship in Ponca City, OK by holding a Hare Scrambles on the mighty MS river just south of Baton Rouge on July 15th. Although delayed by lighting, this grueling 6 hour event went on through the rains, giving the High Schoolers valuable experience in working and holding races. Englishman Paul Broome won the "Iron Man" award. Broome, no stranger to tough races, placed 13th in the prestigious Paris to Dakar International rally. For the "A" pictures click here. For the "B" pictures click here. For more info and results go to www.G2Gmotox.com.

A good crowd, fast racers from several states and a perfect track made for a great race weekend at Wildwood Motocross track in Kentwood, LA. But dangerous thunderstorms interrupted the second moto after only 4 races. Pictures are here. Complete race results here.

Pictures are up from the G2G Men's MX Leadership camp. Mike Burgess educated us on the history of competition dirt bikes as he saw it and participated in the early days. We got lots of track time and a good worship service. It was a time for men to draw away from their responsibilities and draw near to God and each other. They relaxed and rode the track.

View pictures from a day of practice at Hwy. 70 MX (formerly Z-man's) in Paincourtville, LA. This little track flows really well and the racers loved it. View the rider portraits here, and view the track pix here. These were taken on Saturday, June 16.

Former LA pro MX racer Bobby Handy competed in his first vintage race. He took first place in the 250GP expert class and second in the 40+ expert class. Aaron Conners took 1st in the 40+ novice and 2nd in the 250GP novice. Potts Thomas scored 3rd place in the 50+ class. The race was held in Casey, IL. Next up for this local contingent is Crossville, TN on July 6-8th.

Pictures are now up from the Golden Pine and Wildwood MX Ponca qualifier races at our new photo website.

Pictures are now up from Gravity Alley MX night race in Breaux Bridge on June 2nd. This is a new photo website where you can purchase pictures.

The Memorial Day weekend at Wildwood MX was great. Race Report is up now. Pictures are up now.

Read the interview with former Pro Supercrosser Jeff Sardella, trainer with the Louisiana High School Motocross Program. Click here.

Read the Interview with Pro MX rider Ryan Grantom who is spending time at Holeshot MX this summer, giving lessons.

MX Legends take a lap at High Point Raceway at round 2 of the Pro AMA Outdoor National. View the video here.

Pro Outdoor MX has finally begun! RC jumps in the first round at Hangtown to battle Bubba Stewart. Ben Towley comes from across the big pond to surprise Villoppoto, who also gets tangled up with Jason Lawrence. See the report & video here.

Holeshot MX in Loranger held their first night race on May 19th. Top 5 results HERE.

Pix from the May 13th Ponca Qualifier are now up. Golden Pine MX in Prentiss, MS held their final race until the fall when they are planning a MS state championship. They may hold a practice once or twice this summer if the rain hits right. Stay posted by checking their website at GoldenPineraceway.com.

Race report is now up for Diamond Don's 5th annual Vintage Motocross National. It was held the last weekend in March in Jefferson, TX. This year's honorees were 1982 250cc and 500cc World Champions Danny LaPorte and Brad Lackey. This was a nationally sanctioned AHRMA series race. Local rider Mac Edmonston scored a 1st, 2nd and a 3rd in Expert classes aboard Billy Orazio tuned vintage Honda Elsinore's. Potts Thomas, Aaron Conner and Glenn McGovern also scored top 3 finishes in their classes. Besides the Japanese bikes, other vintage era manufacturers represented were: Penton, Husquvarna, Can-Am, Maico, Bultaco, BSA, Ossa,Triumph and others. View pix.

Our extensive Rider Directory has been updated again. Every rider who has raced in our area is listed by class and number.

Saturday night, May 5th pictures are now up from Gravity Alley MX in Breaux Bridge, LA.

Pictures are up from the April 29th race at Holeshot Motocross Track in Loranger, La.

The Loretta Qualifier at Golden Pine MX race report is now up. Read the stories from Sunday's race and the interviews with results here. To read the interview with rookie Supercross racer Kyle Gills and his Dad go here.

Need encouragement? Lost your momentum? Want some fuel for your soul? Here are some keys to success: Watch this...

Local Senior racer Bob Calhoun posted some old race reports and pictures from the 70's. View here...

Congratulations to the following racers who are making the "BIG" jump in marriage this Spring: Gabe & Melissa Aitken; Shay & Kayla Racca; Skipper Thibodeaux and Karen Airhart; Drew Landry and Ashley Huguet.

Pictures are up from Dirt Bike Mike and Randy Rector's Loretta Qualifier at Golden Pines in Prentiss, MS on April 14 & 15th. Click here. Big thanks to Tracey Mock, Aycee Martin and Safeway scaffolding for the spacious 3 story tower scaffold.

The High School Motocross program continues to build steam with a scrimmage Saturday against the "Champions" Bible study group from Covington. For more info on the HSMX program go to G2Gmotox.com. Click here to view pix.

Pictures are up from the March 11 race at Holeshot Motocross Park in Loranger, LA.

Now you can read the Sunday action of the LL qualifier at Breaux Bridge on March 4. Click here.

Gravity Alley MX in Breaux Bridge held the biggest annual motocross race in LA on March 3rd & 4th. Beautiful cool and clear weather, a pristine track and racers from as far away as Hawaii made this a race to remember. This was a qualifying race for the National Amateur Championship held annually at Loretta Lynn's ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee the first weekend in August. For (REVISED 3/8) results and report here. click here. Pix are here.

Sunday's Feb 25th race at Golden Pine MX was one of the biggest in Mississippi in recent history! It was the final round of the 2007 Winter Series, AND!!! the final round (of 2) of the Miss/La challenge cup race... AND!!! a tune-up race for the upcoming Loretta Lynn National Championship qualifier coming up in March! Randy Rector and his crew did an outstanding job on their very first race! The track? Think Wildwood MX only longer and with more elevation changes. Competition? Think LL qualifier with hotshoes from MO, AL, TN, MS and LA. Results are here. Pix are posted here. The race report is linked here.

Round 4 of the Winter Series continued at Down South MX in New Iberia on Sunday, Feb. 18th. Crisp, cool temperatures and piercing bright sun made this a day to remember as riders sharpened their skills, gained series points and enhanced their reputations before the LL qualifiers start next month. View the pix. Read the final results here. Race report coming soon.

The weather cooperated for a great day of racing at round 3 of the Honda of Lafayette Winter Series at Gravity Alley MX on Super Bowl Sunday. The track was rough and the gates crowded. See the pix here. Results are here. Story is here. Click here to read interviews with Honda of Lafayette owner Mike Roberts, 250 Expert winner Zach Lawler, 85 (12-15) winner Lance Vincent and others.

Round 2 of the 2007 Winter Series was held at River's Edge MX on Jan. 28th. It started out muddy, but the strong north wind and bright sun dried out the track quickly. There were a few pile-ups and surprises. Pix are now up. Read Roy's Race Report with results.

Riders from across the south gathered on the battlefield of Wildwood Motocross in Kentwood on Jan 14th for the first round of the Miss/Lou challenge cup race and the first round of the 2007 Winter Series. Full gates, high talent levels and a fast track conspired to open the new year with a bang. See the pix here. Race results here. Race Report now up.

Brett Bourg makes a big statement by winning the Schoolboy class over Jeremy Domingue, Mitch Gourney and Damon Arceneaux, as well as the 85 Open over Lance Vincent. He even hung with money rider Dustin Manuel during the combined Money/125 INT/250 INT class race at REMX. Read the interview here.

The Marine Corps and Gatorland MX Park gathered "Toys for Tots" at their December 3 race in Bourg, LA. This new track outside of Houma is friendly, yet challenging. View the pictures here. See the results here. For more info go to www.gatorlandmxpark.com

It was a light turnout for the November 19th race at Gravity Alley in Breaux Bridge, but that didn't stop some new faces and some fast faces from coming out to compete. Pix here...

Thursday night, November 16th was Motocross night at Cycle World of Houma. One guy won a CRF150. Many took home one of 50 prize packages. Vendor reps were on hand to answer questions, pro MX races were shown on the wall, items in the giant showroom were discounted and there was lots of free food. Gatorland, Down South and Wildwood MX track owners were there, too. Thanks Glenn Dietrich & staff! For pictures go here. For more info go to cycleworldofhouma.com.

Pictures are up here for the G2G MotoX camp, held the weekend of November 11-12. Racing instructors provided Motocross Training; chaplains held ministry programs and a worship Service; campers competed on teams in the paintball wars and obstacle course while camping out under the beautiful oak trees. 32 campers enjoyed hours of riding and the track was challenging and fun. I believe this was the best camp yet! Team Green rider Johnny Moore even showed up to do some testing on his new ride. For more info...

Beautiful weather and a sweeeeet track made for some fine racing at Gravity Alley in Breaux Bridge this week. Honda of Lafayette race team dominated the podiums in the big bike classes. Look at the pictures here. Results here.

Congratulations to local racer Trenton Suire! He just won the 2006 South Texas Night Series in the Schoolboy & 125 B class. Great Job Trent!

Congratulations to local local racer Nate Martin. He just moved back down from Billings, Montana and is leading the Gulf Coast Series in two 85cc classes, Read the interview with Nate and his Dad after winning two classes at Holeshot's Halloween bash October 28...

Pictures are posted from the October 28 Halloween race at Holeshot MX in Loranger, LA. Great weather, good racing, a sweet track - followed by a pumpkin race, dunking booth, costume contest and hayride gave kids a fun and safe place to celebrate Halloween. Read the Race Report and results here.

Pictures are up from the October 21st race at River's Edge in Giesmar. The race was called during the first race of the second moto due to a monsoon. Read the Race Report.

Pictures are up from this weekend's race at Gravity Alley in Breaux Bridge. Track owner Mike Shea returned to apply new magic to the track and it showed. Read the Race Report here...

MS rider Johnny Moore is on fire! He went up to the National race at Branson this month and scored 1st 250B stk...1st 250 Open....2nd Open 4stroke and 2nd 250B mod classes. Check the official Results...

Stone "Zone" Edler just signed a contract with Team Green. The Destrehan, LA racer will be racing KX65's and KX85's for Kawasaki. Congratulations Stone!

Ricky Carmichael, aka the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) MX champion just announced that he will be moving to NASCAR for 2007. The 15 time AMA National Champ just signed a contract with Team MB2 Motorsports, which currently fields Nextel Cup teams for Joe Nemechek, Sterling Marlin and Mark Martin. Read More...

Congratulations to local Pro racer Kevin Windham who just dominated the prestigious Jeremy McGrath Invitational Supercross in Los Angeles. He won every moto and each head to head bracket race. Press release.

The pictures are up from the October 1 race at Wildwood MX in Kentwood, La. Read the Race Report here.

Local rider Hunter Hilton represented the US team recently in the Mini Motocross Des' Nations in France. These Mini riders scored first place. Read his interview here.

America wins the Motocross Des' Nations again! They now hold the record of 17 wins, which is tops among all nations. Even with Ricky Carmichael sidelined with an injury (replaced by Ivan Tedesco at the last minute), James Stewart crashing (then charging back up to catch the World Champ Stefan Everts) and untested youngster Ryan Villoppoto representing for the US team, they were victorious! Read the story. The MX Des' Nations is Motocross Racing's version of the Olympic Games. This international event will be held on American soil next year.

What do Kevin Windham, Trey Canard and Ashley Fiolek have in common? They were all on hand to help raise money for the children of St. Jude Hospital at River's Edge Motocross Track on September 16. Read the race report or get downloads of the pix. Read the interviews with Ashley Fiolek and Trey Canard. Also included is part of the tsrmxracing.com video interview with Kevin Windham. The whole event was videotaped and can be purchased as a 3 DVD set. It will be edited and televised locally at a future date. For more information go to www.tsrmxracing.com.

Update on Wesley Bandemer from his Dad with good news. Wesley was the rider that suffered a back injury at River's Edge MX a couple months ago.

The pictures are up from the Randy Benoit Memorial race at Down South MX in New Iberia on September 10. Race report and Results are here. Also check the Interviews with Lance Vincent, Jeremy Domingue and Chase Romero.

Johnny Moore is the fastest B rider in LA & MS. He recently raced with the big boys and came up with a good report card. Read his interview here.

If you like Vintage motorcycles you'll love the big event on the weekend of October 20-22 in Birmingham, AL. The 2nd annual Barber Vintage Festival will highlight the American Historic Racing Association (AHRMA) - vintage motorcycle racing's last race of the season. This festival will include a swap meet, flea market, vintage demos and auction, including the largest motorcycle collection in the world at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum. Click here for details.

Holeshot Magazine is expanding into LA. This full-color TX/OK/NM/AK magazine has been in existence 5 years and is growing fast. Issue 4 of 2006 includes the Top Dog Shootout report from June 10 at REMX. I will have a few copies at the races and the cover price is $3.00 each. Ask your favorite shop to carry them or get your own subscription at www.holeshotmag.com.

The High School Motocross Team went up to Steel City Raceway in Pennsylvania and raced Friday. This is the same track the pros will race on Sunday. Mac Edmonston won both his motos in the 45+ Senior class on his G2G Honda and Johnny Moore won the 250B class & scored 2nd in the college class on his Got Gear Kawasaki. Congratulations to the HSMX team!

MX fans were treated to some skillful racing at Holeshot MX in Loranger as the $2500.00 money purse drew pro riders from as far away as Texas. Matt Lemoine returned to his home turf to claim fastest rider among a class that held Nathan Davenport, Gills brothers, Manuel brothers, Blake Kennedy and others. Link here for complete results.

Other top 20 finishers in AMA from La/Ms include: Stone Edler (10th), Tyler Stewart (8th), Alex Lejeune (20th), Lance Vincent (12th), Kyle Gills (15th/8th), Kyle Forrester (13th) & Wendell Simmons (11th).

MotoProgram will be hosting a two day class September 23rd and 24th at Holeshot MX park. Sat 23rd from 9am till 12 will be Pee Wees only. Sat 1-6 and Sun 9-1 will be 65s and up. The cost for the Pee Wee class is $100 per rider. Big bike class is $250 per rider. Spots are limited and a deposit is required. Go to http://www.motoprogram.net to sign up. Classes will cover riding technique, line selection, proper body position, mental aspect, corners, jumping and much more.

New Iberia hotshoe Gregory "Tee" Hebert is retiring from racing. His last race was this weekend. He hung up his boots this week to devote more time & effort to his career with his Dad's landscape business. Now the fast #825 Honda you see will be Lance Vincent only.

Motocross Des Nations team announced: Ricky Carmichael, James Stuart and Ryan Villopoto will try to bring the world trophy back home again. Team USA and Britain are tied with 16 wins apiece on the world MX stage. They could put USA on top before it comes to America in 2007. More

The August 23, 2006 (#33) issue of Cycle News is a keeper, especially for LA readers. It has the River's Edge Mud race report with the Scanlon/Pizzuto battle and Heavy D's coined phrase: "He almost lapped himself" when he saw Damon Arceneaux's performance. On the cover is Travis Pastrana's back-flip hart attack, and a giant two-page image of TP's history making double backflip at the X-Games in multi-frames. Also included is the story of Ricky Carmichael's dominating performance at the Millville (Spring Creek MX) National when he lapped everybody! Also included is the report on Loretta Lynn's National Championship that has pix of Matt Lemoine and Trampas Parker.

What's it like to have a national caliber MX race in LA? The Wildwood Motocross race on July 9th was the closest to it in years. Read the report here...

On Saturday, August 12th, Holeshot MX held the final round of the "Lil' Britches" Series. It was a tale of 2 different experiences for competitors. The dry practice, then the deluge and the muddy race. Read the Race Report with Results here. Or view the Pictures here...

We won't be seeing local Pro rider Chad Kennedy for 4 years because he just joined the army. Our thoughts and prayers go with #55. He'll always be part of our family.

Wesley Bandemer is home from re-hab! He has finished the first stage of rehab and is home with his family as they get his sisters back in school and resume their lives. His Dad gives us a good report on August 10th...

Congratulations to Ricky Andre who rebounded from a 1st moto crash at Ponca City to capture 3rd in the second moto for 5th overall in Senior +30 B class. He will be holding round 3 of the Little Britches Series at his track (Holeshot MX) in Loranger on Aug 12.

Rider Directory for LA/MS now up. Check the list to see if your name is on it. Click on "racers" pic at left.

Legendary southern rock band visits injured rider in hospital. Click here for more info...

South LA rider Hunter Hilton took a 2nd place behind teammate Coleman Martin to lead USA to victory in the "mini MX des Nations" in France last month.

Pro rider Chase Romero was taken home last week to heal up from two broken femurs. Click here for latest info...

Kevin Windham was spotted a River's Edge MX practicing on recently. Go here for pix.

2006 National Amateur Championship Qualifiers wrap up. Area riders prepare for races at Lorretta Lynn's (AMA) in Tennessee & Ponca City (NMA) in Oklahoma.

River's Edge Motocross was ready for race day... until the rain came and ruined everything. Or did it? The July 1 race was postponed one day and the racers who hung got wrung. But the track dried out. Read about the mud race...

The Top Dog Shootout was held on June 10. Two new "Dogs" were crowned, but the Open Money class almost stole the show. Read more...

Many top racers from LA/MS area have qualified and are on their way to the big show. AMA's National Amateur Championship will be held July 31 - August 5 at Loretta Lynn's ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN. Click here to view the list...