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April 2015 Newsletter
MTF News
Duscussion - Motocross Safety
Interview: Hannah Hodges
2015 Camp Schedule

Welcome to our April newsletter. 

 

Usually we offer an instruction tip in each newsletter but this month we want to hear from you. Our question is, "what do you think about the current state of safety in our sport?"  If you were in charge of amateur motocross would you make any changes to the way things are run? See the article below and go to our Facebook page to leave a comment.

 

Also check out our exclusive one on one interview with Hannah Hodges. She's one of the fastest females on a dirt bike but has her sights set much higher than that.

 

For those that like to leave things until the last minute we have a One Week Camp next week (April 5-10) with a few spots open. There are several more camps before Loretta's. Check out the full schedule below.

 

Thanks for reading and we hope to see you at the races ! 

MTF NEWS

 

The 250 East takes a three week break before returning for the New Jersey round followed by the Las Vegas shootout. For our riders, Anthony Rodriguez, Jordon Smith, Dakota Alix and Keith Tucker, a lot has been achieved and a lot has been learned.

 

 

Dakota Alix achieved a career high 11th place result last weekend, Jordon Smith is ready to break out and Arod has taken two consecutive 5th place finishes!

 

Speaking of Arod, RacerX Online posted a nice article  recently, click the image to read.

 

 

Spring Nationals are over and with four consecutive events it was a long hard month of racing. Congratulations to Logan Piccirillo (below), Felix Lopez, Conner Martell and Lorenzo Locurcio for their titles and to all of our riders   who reached the podium and or achieved their personal goals along the way.  

 

Paddle boards are the latest addition to the fitness program. Not only do they make a cardio session more fun but the core of the body is strengthened as riders are motivated to keep their balance. Pictured are Keith Tucker (foreground) and Nick Ferrell.

 

 

  

Due to weather related issues some Loretta Lynn qualifiers have been rescheduled. For the latest updates go here:

 

 

 

 

 

  
Discussion - Motocross Safety
 
 
Many of you will have heard about the tragic accident that took the life of amateur racer Tyler Hoeft at the Freestone National this year.
  
Immediately afterwards Kevin Windham via Twitter called for action to reduce the number of motocross tragedies, identifying the more powerful bikes as a primary cause. Other prominent voices disagreed, pointing out that racing dirt bikes has always been dangerous, we just hear about it more now.
 
More recently on PulpMx Windham, along with Jeff Emig and Cobra's Sean Hilbert, reiterated his belief that the bikes are a major cause of the problem. Listen here (begins at 1:18:00).

This is not an easy discussion to have primarily because there seems to be no central authority collecting data on motocross fatalities or serious injury. So we just don't know if things are really worse than before. But since even one fatality is too many we believe that something does need to be done, but where to begin?
 
Have bikes indeed become too powerful for young, relatively inexperienced, riders to handle?
 
Have motocross tracks become more dangerous with difficult jumps and rougher areas? Would removing doubles and triples make tracks safer or have the opposite effect by enabling riders to go faster and crash harder ? Is the ever increasing pressure for young riders to get factory support causing them to ride over-aggressively?
 
What about safety gear? Many riders don't wear Leatt braces or chest protectors.  Others lament the lack of advanced medical care at race events. 

We want to hear from you. How would you make motocross safer? Maybe you have an idea that can make a difference. 

Please go to our Facebook page and leave your comments:

Interview -  Hannah Hodges
 
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Sixteen year old Hannah Hodges has become one of the fastest young woman riders in the world. She is dominant in the girls classes and has qualified for Loretta's in boys classes (2010, 2012). She was the first female rider ever invited to Monster Energy Cup where she amazed everyone by finishing 10th overall out of the 23 all stars.

 

At Mini-O's last year she finished 3rd in the  SX Supermini 1 class and was looking to repeat the feat  in motocross before a knee injury ended her week. We recently caught up with Hannah as she makes her return to the track after ACL knee surgery.

 

             

2015 CAMP SCHEDULE


Our One Week Camp next week still has a few spaces left. After that we move into our Summer schedule. If you're looking for a good mx camp now is the time to sign up. 

 

Learning to ride with more control and safety is always money well spent. Check our camp video here

 

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