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DREAM JOBS: HOW TO MAKE A LIVING DOING WHAT YOU LOVE Malcolm Smith's Todd Baldwin is in the front lines of the battle for bikes and bucks	MOTOCROSS ACTION TECH SCHOOL: WHAT THE 2012 MOTOCROSS BIKES REALLY WEIGH Obesity is at epidemic stages in America...and motocross is not immune to the pork factor
WE TAKE YOU WHERE YOU CAN’T GO! WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS AT THE INDY MOTORCYCLE SHOW? FIND OUT HERE In part 1, you can meet the men, see their secret products, learn their plans and be prepared for their all-out assault on your local track	2012 KTM 450SXF "FACTORY EDITION": WHAT IT'S LIKE TO RIDE THE "RYAN DUNGEY REPLICA" MOTOCROSS BIKE This special edition race bike will hit the show rooms in the next week...we tell you more than you need to know about it
MXA FIM STUDIO: MXA GOES WITH ADAM CIANCIARULO WHILE HE RIPS RACETOWN ON A KX125 TWO-STROKE Don’t let that sound scare you—that is the sound of a future factory star on the best engine in the world—a full-race Pro Circuit KX125	MXA TEAM TESTED: ARC MNEMLON COMPOSITE FOLDING LEVERS Is there really such a thing as an unbreakable lever—ARC thinks so and they have gotten several high-profile teams to agree with them
MXA TEAM TESTED: CRFSTUFF BLADE 280mm OVERSIZE BRAKE ROTOR Laser-cut and machined from heat-treated, 400-series stainless steel, it is surface is ground to within 8 to 12 thousandths of an inch	MXA TEAM TESTED: KITE PERFORMANCE FOOTPEGS hard-anodized, aircraft-grade, 2024 billet aluminum platforms with horseshoe-shaped, stainless steel, serrated-tooth inserts
MXA TEAM TESTED: FOX RACING SHUTTLE GEARBAG Obsessive-compulsive riders will have a field day organizing their gear in all the various pockets of the Fox Shuttle	WATCH IT NOW! THE JUSTIN BOGLE VS. MALCOLM STEWART INCIDENT: TWO WRONGS MAKE ONE LIFE LONG MOMENT OF REGRET Ricky Carmichael says that when you make bad choices they come back to bite you...this one bit both of them
DALLAS SUPERCROSS RESULTS: REED BREAKS TIB/FIB AND TEARS ACL, VILLOPOTO EXTENDS POINTS LEAD, BARCIA STRIKES FIRST ON EAST Reed pressured RV for the lead early before crashing out...Stewart hit the brakes to avoid a tipped-over teammate and stalled his engine. The 250 East was more bumper pool than motocross	MXA FILM STUDIO: KEN ROCZEN’S PLANS FOR THE 250 EAST THIS WEEKEND & THE SMELL OF THE DIRT “I’m excited for the first Supercross race in Dallas. To be honest, if I can stay on the bike and be on the box every weekend I’ll probably get it.”
DREAM JOBS: HOW TO MAKE A LIVING DOING WHAT YOU LOVE TV color commentator and former AMA National Champion Jeff Emig knows of what he speaks...and he knows how hard it is to speak on TV	MXA FILM STUDIO: HOW TO REMOVE & REPLACE WHEEL BEARINGS TCR’s Troy Cardiel shows you all you need to know to get your wheels spinning smoothly
CAN ELI TOMAC RIDE A 450? TAKE A TRIP OUT OF THE HONDA TEST TRACK WITH THE MXA GANG TO FIND OUT If Tomac gets the call-up to replace Trey Canard, wil he be ready? You bet, he’s been thinking about it for months	TAKE A LAP OF THE DALLAS SUPERCROSS TRACK WITH SOME FOREBODING MUSIC AND MOOD LIGHTING The guy doing the riding looks a little pixelated to us, but you be the jUDge—plus, he’s got a bad bog on his CRF450
TAKE A LAP OF THE DALLAS SUPERCROSS TRACK WITH DAVI MILLSAPS & HEAR THE ROAR OF THE YZ450F AIRBOX Davi has some moves—this is your chance to see them and learn from them	SEE JAMES STEWART’S SAN DIEGO CRASH AND THE WEIRD HAPPENINGS AFTER THE CRASH It looked like the same Tuffblox that he landed on last week came back to bite him this week...revenge?
WATCH IT NOW! THE MOST EXCITING TWO LAPS OF THE 2012 SUPERCROSS SEASON; REED VERSUS VILLOPOTO They’ll talk about this race forever, well, at least until next week—never doubt Ryan V’s determination	SEE IT HERE! MARVIN MUSQUIN’S SAN DIEGO SUPERCROSS CRASH Marvin got a close up look at the back of Eli Tomac’s Geico Honda
SAN DIEGO SUPERCROSS RESULTS: LAPPERS PRODUCE A GREAT RACE BETWEEN REED & VILLOPOTO: WHOOPS CHANGE THE SERIES Tomac crashes out of the 250 West points lead, Stewie crashes out...oh, you guessed that already, Lappers get in Villopoto's way and create a great two-lap duel between Ryan and Chad	RYAN VILLOPOTO DISCUSSES THE WHOOPS, LAPPERS & HIS LAST LAP PASS ON CHAD FOR THE WIN “The dirt was really slippery. It looks really awesome, but it's unreal slippery. The whoops were really long and cupped out, so it made it hard to stay straight.”
CHAD TALKS ABOUT STRATEGY, THE TACTICS, THE WHOOPS AND WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO FOR THE NEXT 11 RACES “The passes that he made, he was coming in hard. I've seen that that is how he’s being making passes all year long, so I kinda knew it was coming.At that point your vulnerable. Hats off to him."	THIS IS A HAPPY FACE! DEAN WILSON’S POST-RACE INTERVIEW One man’s misery is another man’s joy—Dean Wilson changed the points standings with a great ride...and a Tomac crash
MXA TALKS TO GAVIN FAITH ABOUT THE LIFE OF A FIRST-YEAR SUPERCROSS RACER (LAST YEAR HE WAS AN AMATEUR) “I’m gonna ride a 450 on the East Coast starting in Dallas and probably do all of the East Coast rounds on a 450 to get some experience under my belt.”	MXA TALKS TO BROC TICKLE ABOUT LEARNING MORE ABOUT SUPERCROSS... AND BROC SAYS THAT HE THINKS HE SHOULD HAVE LEARNED IT BY NOW “I’ve struggled the first couple of races, but I’m starting to get my confidence back.”
SEE IT NOW! SEE THE BEAUTY OF MXA'S 2012 MXA 250 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT The MXA gang spent the day at Zaca Station with the top five 250F's: Read the complete test in the January 2012 issue (on newstands now)	THE RICKY CARMICHAEL INTERVIEW: WE CATCH UP WITH "THE GOAT" "A lot of people have been asking me if I'm going to come back. The first couple of years after retirement, when I was up in the booth, I wanted to get out there and see what I could do."
WATCH IT NOW! DEAN WILSON'S RADICAL MXA HELICOPTER SHOOT: SEE IT ONE MORE TIME! What do you get when you film Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider Dean Wilson jumping ramps and massive gaps at Pala Raceway? One sweet video! Check out this sweet gem of a video from MXA	SEE IT HERE! SUPERENDURO IS LIKE ENDUROCROSS, BUT WITH MORE SUPERCROSS MIXED IN...AND A SPANISH ACCENT And we thought a “super enduro” was one where you could stop and have a smoke to avoid burning a checkpoint..."that was super, man"
MXA FILM STUDIO: DROPPING IN ON RYAN DUNGEY AT THE KTM TEST TRACK We could watch Ryan Dungey videos every day of the week, but you need to enjoy this one so that Ryan can get back to work	SEE IT HERE: KEN ROCZEN'S FIRST RIDE BACK SINCE BREAKING HIS ARM Luckily, he picked a smooth day without a bump in sight—watch the first minute and then spare yourself more of the same
WATCH IT NOW! STEVE MCQUEEN'S HONDA CR250 PROMOTIONAL VIDEO Motocross doesn't have very many movie stars to call our own today—but we did have the King of Cool	WATCH IT HERE! SEE JAMES STEWART’S ANAHEIM 2 CRASH FROM THREE ANGLES Sometimes a Tuff Blox can come in handy, as James Stewart found out in his heat race
SEE IT HERE! HOW TYLA RATTRAY CRASHED OUT OF THE 2012 SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP This endo will cost him another year in the Supercross series—a concussion and a cracked vertabra	SEE IT HERE! MARVIN MUSQUIN’S CRASH AT DODGER STADIUM Those KTM’s have good brakes, but this is ridiculous; no wonder he knocked the wind out of his sails
SEE THE TRAILER HERE! THE GREAT OUTDOORS "TEN" IS OUT This 90-minute DVD covers the 2011 AMA 250/450 Nationals in stunning detail—check out the trailer before going to www.tgomx.com	YOU GOTTA SEE THIS RACE: JEFF SMITH VERSUS DAVE BICKERS; TWO-STROKE VERSUS FOUR-STROKE (FROM THE BBC); THE LAST LAP IS AMAZING It's old and it's fuzzy! Dave Bickers (11) on a Greeves two-stroke and Jeff Smith (6) on a BSA 440 four-stroke go at it on British TV; Also in the video are Dave Nicoll, Arthur Lampkin, Vic Eastwood, Derek Rickman and Chris Horsfield
SEE IT HERE! WHO IS LOIC LARRIEU? HE REPLACED MICHAEL LEIB AT TEAM HUSQVARNA IN THE 250 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Let’s hope the RIcci Racing TC250 finishes more motos than it did in 2011	THE PRIVATEERS: MXA TALKS TO JARED HICKS ABOUT THE LIFE OF A SUPERCROSS PRIVATEER (OKAY, WE ADMIT TO BEING FRIENDS WITH HIM) “It’s hard driving in the van, but I’m thankful to be able to do it. Hopefully, when I get back East things will start coming together.”
THE PRIVATEERS: MXA TALKS TO MICHAEL LEIB ABOUT THE LIFE OF A SUPERCROSS PRIVATEER (BEFORE HE GOT HURT IN SAN DIEGO PRACTICE) “During the two years I spent in Europe I spent a lot of time in the back of the pack and lot of the that time I wasn’t able ride how I feel that I can.”	DREAM JOBS: HOW TO MAKE A LIVING DOING WHAT YOU LOVE REM's Frank Thomason may be the best race promoter in the world (because he doesn't think like a promoter)
10 THINGS ABOUT RADIATORS, RADIATOR CAPS, COOLANT & OVERHEATING Water boils at 212 degrees, and for each pound you raise the system pressure, it raises the boiling point 3 degrees. A 1.1 kg/cm2 cap converts to 15.9 psi. Most factory race bikes use 1.8 kg/cm2 caps (which are 26 psi)	SUPERCROSS ABDUCTION! FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET A RIDE TO THE RACE THIS WEEKEND Here's one case where being abducted is a good thing: meet up with Alpinestars in San Diego and you could win a trip to the race
CHAD REED EPISODE 3: IN THE THIRD INSTALLMENT, CHAD ANALYZES HIS CHANCES AT THE PHOENIX SUPERCROSS “He’s awesome, he’s fearless and he takes everyone out,” says a young fan in a sentiment that Chad may not agree with	DREAM JOBS: HOW TO MAKE A LIVING DOING WHAT YOU LOVE Noleen's Clark Jones raced his way into a career as a suspension tuner for both motorcycles and mountain bikes
SEE IT HERE! JAMES STEWART AND DAVI MILLSAPS PLAY CAT & MOUSE UNTIL STEWIE GETS HIM Then, he gets by Justin Brayton in the blink of an eye and sets his sights on Skippy—you can hear the crowd roar...but we never saw Villopoto either	SEE IT NOW! ELI TOMAC MAY REPLACE TREY CANARD AT TEAM HONDA FOR THE EAST COAST 450 ROUNDS Erik Kehoe tells Jim Holley, “We’ll put a good plan together if Eli decides to do some riding for us.”
MXA'S ANAHEIM TWO PIT PASS: THE BIKES OF THE PRIVATEERS & MEMORIES FROM SUPERCROSS 37 YEARS AGO Privateers on parade, MXA's original test rider Pete Maly recalls the 1975 Superbowl of Motocross, Dean Wilson and Justin Brayton's new wheels	ANAHEIM II SUPERCROSS RESULTS: THE FIRST TWO-TIME WINNER AT THE SECOND TIME AT ANAHEIM, PLUS STEWIE GETS UP OFF THE MAT TO FINISH SECOND All of this is a simple to read and easy to understand format designed for home-schooled amateurs. See Ryan win, See Eli run away

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