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SEE IT NOW! CHAD REED EPISODE TWO (WHICH COMES AFTER LAST WEEK'S EPISODE ONE) Inside the life of a professional racer and team owner—who just happens to be the same man	REM RACES TOMORROW, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4: TRANSPONDER NEWS, YEAR END AWARDS AND OTHER IMORTANT STUFF Held on the old Arroyo Cycle Park track at Glen Helen, REM will race every Saturday in February
WHAT YOU MISSED: THE OAKLAND SUPERCROSS BOILED DOWN TO TWO MINUTES OF ACTION—PLUS TWO MINUTES OF FLUFF See the pass that won the race for Bubba—plus a little emotion at the checkers (plus, what Baker, Izzi and Sipes saw)	IT'S FINALLY HERE! MXA'S 2012 450 SHOOTOUT: WE TELL YOU THE THINGS THAT EVERYONE ELSE PUSSYFOOTS AROUND We can't tell you what to buy, and we would still be happy if you bought the slowest, worst suspension or ugliest bike in this shootout, we just want you know know what your hard-earned cash is buying
MXA TEAM TESTED: HRP BIO-D RIPP OFFS HRP tries to design a tearoffs that won’t still be floating around when your grandkids start riding	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
DREAM JOBS: HOW TO MAKE A LIVING DOING WHAT YOU LOVE KTM's Tom Moen is the go-to-guy for every magazine editor in the Western Hemisphere; it's a thankless job	RIDE WITH JAMES STEWART AND SEE WHAT HE SAW, INCLUDING ALL OF HIS PASSES ON THE WAY TO THE FRONT You can be James' co-pilot as he runs down Chad Reed and makes his move for the Oakland victory at the 4-minute mark
BUT IF YOU WANT SOME REAL FUN, RIDE WITH MIKE ALESSI, BECAUSE HE GOT TO SEE EVERYBODY IN THE RACE (EXCEPT THE TOP TEN) Mike rode hard but he ended up a distant 11th at the Oakland Supercross	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
MXA'S 2012 KTM 150SX MOTOCROSS TEST: IF A LITTLE DAB'LL DO YA, THEN AN EXTRA DAB'LL DO YA BETTER If you ride motorcycles because they are fun, nothing is as fun as a flat-out assault on a motocross track on a KTM 150SX	OAKLAND SUPERCROSS RESULTS: LAST WEEK THERE WERE FIVE, THIS WEEK THERE ARE FOUR—WHICH ONE WANTS TO BE ONE? THERE IS A TIE AT THE TOP Stewie becomes the fourth 450 winner in four weeks, while Tomac becomes the first repeat 250 West victor
JAMES IN HIS OWN WORDS, ON HIS OWN SITE, WITH HIS OWN VIDEO, IN HIS OWN MOTOR HOME, AFTER HE OWNED OAKLAND It’s kinda boring, but at least it’s short...and does have a shout out to his late mechanic Mark "Tex" Adams	WRENCH TECH: HOW TO REPROGRAM YOUR 2010-2011-2012 YAMAHA YZ450F EFI MAPS: MXA Gives You The Four Maps That We Have Tested The Most; We Tell You What They Do; And We Suggest The One That Works Best With The Yamaha GYTR Power Tuner
MXA'S 2012 HONDA CRF250 MOTOCROSS TEST: HONDA TRIES TO WORK ON THE FLAWS Honda took the electronic fuel-injection plunge in 2010 by opting for the Keihin 50mm throttle body (with 12-hole injector) from the CRF450. It was a smart move, because EFI eradicated the dreaded bog caused by the massive 40mm Keihin carburetor in 2009.	TAKE A LAP OF OAKLAND WITH COLE SEELY: CHECK OUT THE RUTS...IN PRACTICE Cole had a bad night in the Bay Area, but he had a fast lap in timed qualfiying
CHAD'S OAKLAND INTERVIEW: CHAD REED FINISHED IN FRONT OF VILLOPOTO, BUT IS EVEN MORE DISAPPOINTED THAN RYAN “I’m being tough on myself. I’m disappointed with that ride. I got an amazing start out front and jI ust rode tight. I’m beating up on myself a little bit.”	RYAN'S OAKLAND INTERVIEW: A DISAPPOINTED RYAN VILLOPOTO TALKS ABOUT THE THIRD THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRST “The track was really tough. It was soft underneath and everything started to mushroom out and the ruts were getting deep. It was a tough weekend.”
BUBBA'S OAKLAND INTERVIEW: JAMES STEWART IS HAPPY TO BE ON THE TOP OF THE BOX “I finally rode like I wanted to and there were no mistakes, at least not no big ones, and I think we’re gonna get better from here on out.”	ELI'S OAKLAND INTERVIEW: ELI TOMAC GETS TO SEE WILSON’S AND DAVALOS’ BIG MOMENTS ON HIS WAY TO THE FRONT OF THE 250 WEST “You definitely had to nail all of your transitions, you couldn’t overjump anything because there were ruts and holes afterwards and that would pull your front end around.”
WATCH IT NOW! ANDREW SHORT'S OAKLAND GOAL WAS TO BE IN THE TOP FIVE...GUESS WHAT? “My goal is to get in the top five and then work on getting on the podium and keep moving forward—we’ll see where it goes.”	SEE IT NOW! BEN TOWNLEY’S PRIVATE TEST TRACK IN NEW ZEALAND A couple sweet road crossings and one errant tractor make this oh-so green outdoor track into two minutes of fun—Jake Nicholls does the camera work
THE JEFF EMIG INTERVIEW: FRO TALKS PARITY, SUPERCROSS SURPRISES, WHY HE THINKS CHAD REED IS THE GUY & THE BIG CRASH “If you’re feeling it that night you have to go for the win. you can’t just sit back every race and say that second or third is gonna do it”	THE CHAD REED VIDEO PROFILE: EPISODE ONE There is no doubt that Chad’s decision to go it alone is an inspirational story—see part one of how Chad put his team together
OFFICIAL HONDA TREY CANARD MEDICAL UPDATE Everything is going as the doctors planned and Trey might be going home after the weekend	10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TIRE AIR PRESSURE A one pound change in tire pressure is almost a 10 percent adjustment—the change in casing stiffness, knob footprint and the overall effect on traction is exponential
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	TAKE A GOPRO LAP OF DODGER STADIUM WITH STAR/VALLI YAMAHA’S RYAN SIPES See what the rider sees! Because of the rain the riders only had one timed session in Los Angeles, so every lap counted
MXA PERFORMANCE GUIDE TO THE 2011 KAWASAKI KX450F We give you a complete breakdown of what we did to enhance our KX450F. It’s all the information you’ll ever need for living with and loving the 2011 KX450F	10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RESONANCE CHAMBERS The high- and low-sinusoid pressures of motocross exhaust note travel in opposite directions. The low-pressure wave creates the reflective pulse (known as back pressure);
DODGER SUPERCROSS RESULTS: THE THIRD NEW 450 WINNER IN THREE WEEKS TO GO ALONG WITH THE THIRD DIFFERENT 250 WINNER IN THREE WEEKS It’s a Honda night as Reed and Tomac take the top steps, and the points race keeps getting tighter and tighter	MXA'S PIT PASS: HOW TO SPEND A RAINY MORNING & SUNNY AFTERNOON AT DODGER STADIUM It looked like a mudder, but it wasn't; It looked like rain, but it stopped; It looked like a hot race, and it was—see the bikes of the men of Supercross
MXA VIDEO INTERVIEW: CHAD REED ANALYZES HIS SEASON SO FAR “I felt like we grew from the week before. My riding was better, my feeling for the bike was better. We’ll try to turn it around this week.”	MXA VIDEO INTERVIEW: MARVIN MUSQUIN KNOWS WHAT HE HAS TO DO TO WIN IN THE 250 WEST “We are five riders who can win a main event, so we are really close. You really need a good start. I’m looking forward to getting the holeshot.”
MXA VIDEO INTERVIEW: ELI TOMAC KNOWS WHAT HE HAS TO DO “I’m living up to the 17, man, you gotta throw some revs and whips in there. I’m definitely a lot more comfortable on a Supercross track this year.”	DREAM JOBS: HOW TO MAKE A LIVING DOING WHAT YOU LOVE Hinson's Dave Dye worked for a lot of famous riders for settling down with the Hinson family
MXA VIDEO INTERVIEW: CHRIS BLOSE IS THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN TOUCH—HE MAKES MAINS! Chris talks about the pressure of his hometown Phoenix race, how his TiLibe / Foremost insurance Kawasaki ride came together and what it means to him to always make the main event	SEE IT NOW! WORCS ROUND ONE: IF YOU THOUGHT GLEN HELEN WAS JUST A MOTOCROSS TRACK, LET TAYLOR ROBERTS (33), MIKE BROWN (311) AND KYLE SUMMERS (394) TAKE YOU ON A TOUR WORCS is two days of racing with super-long courses and lots of obstacles...not to mention high-speeds
MXA VIDEO INTERVIEW: CHRIS PLOUFFE TALKS ABOUT HIS FIRST-EVER SEASON AS A SUPERCROSS RACER You may wonder why the rookie 51-Fifty team rider is holding the microphone in his left hand, but he’ll explain it in full, by the way Chris’ uncle is MXA’s bosses barber, but that didn’t sway us	MXA VIDEO INTERVIEW: MARTIN DAVALOS TALKS ABOUT HIS DISASTROUS 2012 SUPERCROSS SEASON ON THE ROCKSTAR SUZUKI He was super optimistic after pulling off at Anaheim 1 about his chances in Phoenix, but, as we know, he pulled off in Arizona also. “I’m not going to lose any hope,” said Martin
MXA'S LAST WEEK IN REVIEW: WHAT YOU MISSED LAST WEEK IF YOU WERE IN QUANTANAMO A history making night in Phoenix, tweet-ville hits, one lap of Phoenix with Swanepoel, It will be news when Jeffrey Herlings sits down, Honda heroes at Malcolm's on Friday, Meet the MXA Air Force	PHOENIX SUPERCROSS RESULTS: DUNGEY MAKES HISTORY...IN AMERICA AND AUSTRIA KTM wins its first-ever 450 Supercross, while Musquin makes the podium in his second ever attempt; Dean Wilson win the 250 West
SEE IT NOW! RYAN DUNGEY EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF A MILLIMETER “Tonight was special and I’m really glad that we could move a big step in the right direction for KTM, all the mechanics and the whole crew.”	POST-RACE INTERVIEW: DEAN WILSON WAS IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT IN PHOENIX “I’m just happy to get this win and get the ball rolling. That’s just what I needed, I needed a clear track to ride by myself. I’m a little bit sick, but....”
SEE A HAPPY MARVIN MUSQUIN TALK ABOUT HIS FIRST-EVER SUPERCROSS PODIUM WITH JIM HOLLEY “It was a tough race. I was pushing, pushing. It was good for my mind. I had a really bad year last year. It’s good. It’s good.”	MXA VIDEO INTERVIEW: TALKING TO JAMES STEWART AT THE PHOENIX SUPERCROSS “I felt like it was going to be luck of draw as to who made the least mistakes on the last five laps...obviously I was the guy who made the mistakes.”
MXA VIDEO INTERVIEW: TREY CANARD GAINS A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON RACING About Phoenix: “The main thing for me right now is to ride the motorcycle within its limits and make sure that I come out of here healthy.”	MXA VIDEO INTERVIEW: DAVI MILLSAPS WAXES PHILOSOPHICAL IN PHOENIX “Phoenix looks like a Supercross track unlike last weekend. I did press day this morning and I rode a little of the track...I think it is going to be really good.”
MXA VIDEO INTERVIEW: MIKE ALESSI LOOKS AHEAD TO PHOENIX AND BACK AT ANAHEIM “I thought the track last week was awesome...a lot of people didn’t like, but I think that at the end of the day we are riders and we all have to adapt to it and race the same track.”	TAKE A LAP OF THE PHOENIX TRACK...ONLY THIS TIME LIKE YOU ARE IN A VIDEO GAME The Red Arrow had better pick up the pace because the gamers are going to prefer this view

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