October 2017

Dirt Action

All things dirtbike from Australia and around the world.

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Relax Would Ya
EDITOR DAMIEN ASHENHURST Hi everyone. How are we today? Are you relaxed? Probably not, right? How the hell is someone supposed to relax when all you ever see on TV and social media is shitty stuff like nuclear annihilation, the disappearing polar bea
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Speedway
ALL THE ON- AND OFF-TRACK NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE AS FOUND AND REPORTED BY DIRT HOUND AARYN MINERDS We don’t get a hell of a lot of international-level off-road events here in this far-flung land of Australia, so when the Speedway guys bring the b
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Social Space
OUR PICK OF THE PICS FROM THE PROS ON INSTAGRAM SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/DIRTACTIONMAGAZINE Doesn’t get much better than this MX1 title, perfect baby girl and amazing girlfriend! #teamferris Here’s to 1st week back to school and parents
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AZ’s ACTIVE8 AORC ADVENTURE
WORDS AARYN MINERDS IMAGES DAMIEN ASHENHURST A couple of months back while sitting in a reach truck picking orders at my day job, I received a phone call from DA editor Damien Ashenhurst. “Az, are you keen to head to Kyogle to ride Beau Ralston’s YZ3
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Holder On Hold
News via speedwaygp.com is that Aussie racer Chris Holder was hit with a nine-month ban from British speedway racing following King’s Lynn’s 'night of chaos against Poole on July 13'. The report goes on to say: The Sydneysider was found guilty in his
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5 Things We Love
01 You’ll find a high-quality Thor Helmet, boots and gloves to match this impressive set of riding gear, so head to your local dealer. 02 Prime Fit is designed with rider performance in mind. The jersey has minimal seams for maximum comfort, fitted c
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Gear Bag
The Airoh Aviator 2.2 is one of those helmets that stops you in your tracks. In a world where you can buy a helmet from a supermarket for $59, which essentially values your head at less than a hundred bucks, the real top-of-the-tree helmet is a sight
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Ac Stays Green
Adam Cianciarulo has agreed to a multi-year extension on his contract with Monster Energy/ Pro Circuit Kawasaki, the team he's been with for years after originally signing in 2011. While AC has been a fan favourite pretty much his whole career, his r
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We Use ‘Em, Abuse ‘Em And Rate ‘Em In The End
I’m a firm believer that what you wear on an adventure ride has a pretty big effect on your enjoyment of that ride. Too heavy and after a couple of days it starts to make you feel uncomfortable. Bad fit and it’ll drive you nuts and make you fidget al
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Bench Racing
SCOTT BISHOP BIO: Scott Bishop is the most experienced dirtbike test dummy in Australia and perhaps the world. He’s tested everything that’s won, lost, blown up, blew smoke, holeshot or highsided since DIRT ACTION began. These days Scott runs the GYT
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Outdoor Fury
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DAMIEN ASHENHURST The 2017 Motul Motocross Nationals was yet again a series with triumph and tragedy, inspiration and controversy. At times it looked like Dean Ferris was doing it easy, which ignores the amount of hard work that g
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Dean Ferris To The Ama
At the time of writing, Dean Ferris had just won the MX1 title for the second time in a row and he’d done it spectacularly dominant fashion. Earlier in the year he travelled to America to race a round of the AMA Motocross series at High Point and stu
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Classic DIRT
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DANNY HAM You didn’t realise you would miss it until it was gone. That sound. That smell. We evolved into four-stroke racers almost overnight. For me it was the 1992 ISDE held in Cessnock. That was the first time I heard the thund
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Long Climbs
WORDS SHANE BOOTH PHOTOGRAPHY KATRINA BERNARD No matter how simple the hill looks just in front of you, there can always be an obstacle not too far ahead. Whether it be a rock step or a section of water ruts, you need to be ready to react. The standi
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Dan Milner
PHOTOS BY ASHENHURST There have been several epic rides this year. Some in one-off events, like Daymon Stokie’s Finke win, and some over entire seasons, like Dean Ferris’s MX Nationals win. But one that just can’t go under the radar is Dan Milner’s i
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Moto Mongolia
STORY AND PHOTOS BY GRANT RENNIE/56CLIX EXTRA PHOTOS BY PATRIK NIEHAUS/JAMIE GREENTREE/TADHG MACCARTHY Ever since I can remember I’ve always been fascinated by Mongolia and its people. My dad gave me all his copies of National Geographic one day when
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Two-stroke Setup Tips
STORY SHANE BOOTH PHOTOGRAPHY MATT BERNARD This is the key to horsepower out of a twostroke. Doesn’t matter how much money you spend on performance — if your bike isn’t jetted correctly, it won’t go fast. Get your standard bike jetted well and you’ll
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Sand Storm
WORDS AARYN MINERDS IMAGES 94 VISUALS — ANDREW KENNY One of the things I was looking forward to the most about spending the year with the Husqvarna TC250 was racing it at this year’s Penrite Oils Hattah Desert Race. It’s no secret that the event is m
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Built Tough
STORY MATT BERNARD PHOTOGRAPHY KATRINA BERNARD There’s a stigma around the off-road world that you need to own the latest, the greatest, the fastest. Forget the fact that there are better bikes out there for you — you need the latest. Because it’s wi
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Return Of The Rmz
STORY SHANE BOOTH PHOTOGRAPHY MATT BERNARD IN A NUTSHELL, THE DESIGN BALANCES PRESSURE ABOVE AND BELOW THE PISTON TO PROVIDE BETTER CONTROL OF THE STROKE OVER CHOPPY SURFACES. HOW NEW? It’s slated as an all-new bike and it pretty much is. There's a n
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The End Is Here
STORY MATT BERNARD PHOTOGRAPHY KATRINA BERNARD It sounds like I'm spoilt, but in the 10 years I’ve been lucky enough to have project bikes there have been a few that I haven’t been too worried about finishing with and sending back to their headquarte
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Cramming The Hours
WORDS: AARYN MINERDS IMAGES: 94 VISUALS — ANDREW KENNY/ERIC MCCONNOCHIE It's been a bit of an odd month aboard the DIRT ACTION Husqvarna TC250 in the fact that while I have only jumped on-board for a grand total of three rides, I have managed to sque
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Sand Session
STORY AND PHOTOS DAMIEN ASHENHURST COME THE END OF THAT DAY IN 2007, WATERS HAD A MOTO WIN AND A COME-FROM-BEHIND SECOND PLACE TO TAKE A SECOND OVERALL FOR THE DAY. SUCCESSFUL ATHLETES ALL HAVE THESE DAYS — THIS WAS TODD’S Ten years ago, Todd Waters
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From Supercross To Stuntman
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY MATT BERNARD Cody Mackie has long been known as one of the most talented motocross and supercross racers in Australia. He has been at the pointy end of the sport since turning pro in 2003. Injuries and bad luck robbed the likeab

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