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Entries Tagged as 'News'

The Monkey Gets Spanked

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

No more smack for the monkey
Well that didn’t go as planned.  The Norseman did a great job of setting up the course and the weather finally turned nice, but I found out the hard way that I am not in shape yet.  I am blaming this on Mother Nature and Old Man Winter.  They have […]

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Monkey talks Smack Facts

May 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments

Action finally begins in MN

psycho monkey in action (played by Nate Kanney, Team KTM)
After an off season that saw my Olympic athlete like body turn into a jelly filled doughnut, District 23 gets off and running with their first event of the season; the Monicello Hare Scrambles. The Norseman do a great […]

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Knight strikes three

April 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Loretta Sings the Blues

The GNCC series took a trip to Loretta’s house in Tennessee and saw some good racing from the maniacs up front.  In a surprise to absolutely no one (except the other competitors who live in a shroud of denial), David Knight took the win by just over a minute […]

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Chuck Sun, Rain in Spain

April 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Bellpuig, Spain April 20 2008
FIM Veterans World MX Championship Rd. #1
Chuck Sun

Chuck Sun

Spain’s region of Catalunya was in a drought that had Olive and Grape farmers praying for rain. No worries, the FIM MXGP is coming to town and along with it relentless rains. The paddock was hopeful Saturday morning as rains […]

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Virgin Wins in Texas

April 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Mr. Kirkpatrick Riding Home with his Purse
Local boy Cole Kirkpatrick scored for the first time on Sunday as he won the Texas round of the AMA/FMF National Enduro Series.  Cole thought the score worthy enough to fight with two others who also wished to score.  Another local boy in the fight was Nick Brosovich who […]

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The Never Ending Short Story

April 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

A good ole fashion serial tale. What helps make it seem dull is not only the oral verbosity I tried to capture on the page, but also the facts are not embellished. My Poetic license has expired, so trust me I am not fishin’ for time in the “Gray Bar”. True, sometimes the truth can […]

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Chuck Sun Vintage Report

April 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Diamond Don’s AHRMA Vintage Motocross Jefferson, Texas April 5-6

Enough said???
Chuck Sun
The historic town of Jefferson lies on the fingers of the Louisiana bayous. Steam boats paddled up from New Orleans to deliver goods to the Port of Jefferson that was the pride of Texas in the late 1800’s as the 2nd largest town in the […]

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Pastrana and ACES Results

April 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

199 Lives Movie Review

Travis is shown here being dropped from a helicopter into a foam pit surrounded by fans.
There are only two nights (April 16th and 17th) to check out Travis Pastrana’s new movie, 199 Lives, on the big screen and after seeing it the first night I think that everyone that didn’t go […]

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Knight wins third GNCC

April 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Knight gets a buck

In this photo stolen from Cycle News, David Knight is shown wearing his new NASA diaper

Red Bull KTM rider David Knight loves his rear tire. He loves it so much that for nearly three hours he flaunted it to his rivals. He […]

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Sand Goblin Enduro 2008 District 14,15, 16, & 17

April 13th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Well I just returned from an the annual  Sand Goblin Enduro hosted by the Grand Kankakee Trail Riders  in Roselawn Indiana which is an area known for its nudists colonies…This has nothing to do with the story, the summer race is when we are arrowed through the colony and it really makes you question why […]

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