Transworld Motocross December 2016

The risks involved in our sport are obvious, and although each and every one of us understands the dangers of racing motocross, it’s still a tremendous blow when someone close to us is seriously injured while riding a motorcycle. My perspective of riding and racing changed forever when my brother Ross was paralyzed in a crash in September of 2009. Although I’ve since regained my love for all things moto, there were a few months following his injury that I lost all interest in ever riding again. Seeing the way his life was forever changed drove me into a deep, dark funk, and I didn’t know if the risk was worth the reward any longer. It was Ross, actually, who changed my mind. “I rode three or four times per…

COOPER WEBB Yamalube/Star Racing/Yamaha’s Cooper Webb is one of the grittiest riders in the sport, and there’s never any doubt about the effort and aggression he puts forth on the racetrack. In his last year on a 250, Webb left nothing on the table and went out with a bang winning everything that there is to win in the class. We chatted with The Scrapper just before he headed to Italy to captain the United States Motocross of Nations team. COOPER WEBB You capped off your 250-class career in grand fashion and have accomplished everything there is to accomplish on a 250. Yeah, it was a great year for the team and me. To be able to successfully defend my 250 West Coast Supercross championship was a huge accomplishment for…

GOPRO HERO5 BLACK Price: $399 What It Is The HERO5 Black is the latest and greatest from the wizards at GoPro, and it features many significant upgrades in comparison to the HERO4 Black that it replaces. The new camera is waterproof without a separate housing, can shoot 4K video and 12-megapixel photos in raw form, has one-touch start- and stop-filming operation (like the HERO Session), and has an easy-to-use twoinch touch screen. Best of all, though, the HERO5 Black has an image-stabilization feature and can be controlled with voice commands. Support for the camera includes an all-new Capture app for smartphones, as well as a free editing program, Quik, that’s available for both smartphones and desktop computers. Furthermore, GoPro Plus is a subscription-based program ($4.99 per month) that automatically uploads…

“WHEELIE COOL, MAN!” RAISING IT UP W/ DEAN WILSON For most of us “average” riders, the thought of being able to do a wheelie for as long we want sounds like a pipe dream. Sure, a little raise of the front-end happens now and again while on the power, but you aren’t going to find too many people who can say, “Oh, for sure, I can wheelie for days!” Being enthusiasts of all disciplines of dirt-bike riding, we’ll be the first to admit that this edition of Skills certainly won’t help you win races, but it might help land a date with that special someone you’ve been trying to impress trackside. The point is wheelies are pretty cool, and there was a certain rider by the name of Dean Wilson…

Giuseppe Luongo is a man who needs no introduction. As overlord of the globetrotting Motocross World Championship, the Italian is the visionary and proprietor for the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme-sanctioned series (FIM), which has been in official existence since 1957. His job—as you’re about to discover—is no easy task. For over three decades now, Luongo has put on races and created race-series properties all over the planet, including a number of events in the United States of America. He’s experienced success and he’s experienced failure, he’s made friends and he’s made enemies; however, there’s absolutely no doubt that the man truly loves motocross. The following interview took place in between the two USGP rounds at Charlotte and Glen Helen and speaks volumes on just how Luongo sees the past, present,…

SECOND CHANCES are scarce in motocross. Riders are given a limited window for success—often very early in their professional career—and if things don’t pan out in the allotted time, attention turns to the next person on the list. It’s happened dozens of times and will certainly continue to be the norm. True, there are a few exceptions to this unofficial standard, but it’s more difficult to fight back to the front than it is to be there from the beginning. Some have ridden for lesser teams or moved their entire lives to other parts of the world for a new start. Zach Osborne has lived out both of these scenarios. A strong passion and perseverance while facing the chance of a prematurely ended career helped Osborne during his time contesting…