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Mount Maunganui's Cody Cooper and Rhys Carter are in their final stages of preparation for a massive international event that brings together the world's elite motocross racers to fly the flags of their homelands.Cooper (Honda) and Carter (Yamaha) make up two thirds of the New Zealand team, with Auckland-based former Takaka man Hamish Harwood (KTM), flying the Kiwi flag at the Motocross of Nations, widely referred to as "The Olympic Games of Motocross", in the United States this weekend.The team

With only one round of the 2018 AMA National series left, it is coming down to the wire for Marvin Musquin to make up ground on the factory Kawasaki rider of Eli Tomac. Tomac’s sheer speed is unmatched, but his starts are subpar and is prone to make mistakes. Musquin now has only one more round to make something happen as Tomac went 3-1 for the overall in Budds Creeks.At Budds Creek it was Ken Roczen who won the first moto and was leading the second moto until the points leader hammered down in

We caught up with Cody following Washougal - here's what he had to say 1. You gotta be stoked with your performance so far. Riding well, great in the points. Are you happy? What have been the highlights so far? Yea im happy with some of my race weekends but to be honest half the time I feel like im just riding around at 90% the last 10 min as I feel my fitness isn’t up there. Be good to get home in September to get some good bike time in before mxon. 2. Washougal is known as a pretty techni

Spring Creek is considered the greatest-hits track of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross. It’s almost as if it took the best elements of each round and blended them into one magical place. The track features hills, sand, hard-pack, high-speed stuff, tighter sections, and more. It’s the all-you-can-eat buffet of motocross. After a two week break it was back on at Spring Creek in the weekend. Cody placed 18th overall with a 15-24, he is now tied with Kyle Cunningham for 11th place in the overall stand

RedBud is the central stop of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship in scheduling, geography, and overall vibe. RedBud’s atmosphere is legendary, but it’s all powered by the amazing track, which somehow gets better each year.Off in the corner of the property sits a nearly limitless supply of sand, and hundreds of truckloads have been mixed into the soil to create a surface that’s super rough but delivers maximum traction. It also allows new obstacles to be shaped and sorted each year, headlin