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Posts from Sep 2008

Tech Talk There are a few things that technicians like more then having their rider finish a long year with no mechanical failures, diagnosing a tough technical issue or having something go together easer that you thought. Last week at a Supermoto race I had a tech inspector comment on the good job that I did on the safety wire. I thought boy, this is awesome. This guy sees more safety wire jobs then anyone. That was the... read more

posted to Featured Articles by admin :: Sep 15th 2008, 12:32

Training Camp

Column Name: Training Camp Column Title: Quenched! Part 2 Written by: Kirk Layfield, MS, EMT-P Ok, Lets pick up where we left off last month. How do you maintain hydration during training and competition? Let’s take a look at how to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance. At high exercise intensities in warm environments, it’s common for athletes to achieve sweating rates of .5-2 liters per hour.... read more

posted to Featured Articles by admin :: Sep 15th 2008, 12:30

Bewteen Motos - Colten Maynard

Pit Posse’s Colten Maynard is a name to know. He started racing when he was six years old and charted some pretty stellar results, including a win in Las Vegas and the Suzuki RM Cup Challenge. Along with his successes, came a string of serious injuries, including a back-breaker, and it was then that Colten changed his plan. FLmx: What is your first motorcycle memory? CM: My first bike was a PW50. It... read more

posted to Featured Articles by jenn :: Sep 15th 2008, 12:29

Bewteen motos - Wyn Kern

Wyn Kern has many hands in the pot. He’s the President of Unlimited Sports MX, Inc., owns two Performance Honda dealerships, Performance Engineering, sits on the Alachua County Advisory Board, sanctions the Gold Cups, Winter AMs, Florida Series and the Mini Olympics. He’s a very busy man, but we called to see how he’s getting ready for the upcoming race season and what else he’s getting his... read more

posted to Featured Articles by jenn :: Sep 15th 2008, 12:24

Between Motos - Serratia Gonzalez

Text: Ronnie MonkSerratia Gonzalez InterviewSerratia Gonzalez captured Florida a title at Lorettas in the Girls (9-13) Division. She went out to win the first moto with a big holeshot and wire to wire win. She then took two 3rd place finishes to win her first title. We caught up with her to see how she was able to get the win.FLmx: Serratia, congratulations on the title. But let’s get some basics... read more

posted to Featured Articles by jenn :: Sep 15th 2008, 12:22