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Nitrocross has changed its winter event in Calgary this weekend to a non-championship exhibition following concerns over track conditions after a recent spell of unseasonably warm weather. The fan experience will remain the same, however, with gates still opening from 3 p.m. as planned.

Oliver Eriksson claimed his first win of the Nitrocross season at Glen Helen Raceway, holding off a charging Conner Martell who enjoyed a breakthrough performance in the headline Group E class.

Robin Larsson made up for the disappointment of losing Friday’s Nitrocross victory on the last lap, to lead from start to finish in Saturday’s six-lap final en route to victory at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Phoenix.

Fraser McConnell was classified as the winner of round four of the 2022-24 Nitrocross season at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park after on-the-road winner Travis Pastrana was hit with a penalty.

Travis Pastrana held off a charging Kevin Eriksson to claim his first win of the 2023-24 Nitrocross season at Utah Motorsports Campus. After both got their longer joker lap out of the way early, they engaged in a tense fight for the round win, but despite his best efforts, the elder Eriksson brot...

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(VW) Along with aiming to get the most miles possible out of its battery pack, that means the vehicle wont be setting any speed records on the 1,141-mile course, 893 miles of which are off-road. A VW spokesman said the typical pace on the first day was 20-25 mph, but that the ID.4, which is being co-driven by Tanner Foust and Emme Hall, hit 95 mph on a flat lake bed. Its finishing time of five hours and 25 minutes over the 168-mile stage was about two and a half hours behind the leader. ...

Remembering Bruce Meyers Courtesy John Dinkel We lost Bruce Meyers. Yes, the Meyers with the S at the end of his name. The Meyers who designed the legendary Meyers Manx dune buggy, one of the most iconic, most recognizable, most fun and most copied designs in the history of the automobile. The Meyers who was famous for leaping tall sand dunes with a single bound and running through the esses at places like Pikes Peak. Yes, that Meyers. Related Stories He passed away peacefully and quietly i...