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TRANSWORLD MOTOCROSS
HANGS IN THE BALANCE
I
t was announced on Thursday,
January 31, that TransWorld Mo-
tocross was "on hold…for now."
It seems the publication, founded
in 2000, was purchased by
American Media, Inc. (AMI) along
with the rest of the TransWorld
group. Oddly enough, AMI seem-
ingly has no interest in running a
motorcycle publication, and opted
to shut the doors and lay off the
entire staff. American Media, Inc.
is a major magazine group that
includes titles like Men's Journal,
the National Enquirer, Muscle &
Fitness and US Weekly.
Founding editor of TransWorld
Motocross Donn Maeda, a Cycle
News alum, was shocked to hear
the news, as was the rest of the
staff. And they are not ready to
throw in the towel on TWMX.
"Needless to say, we were all
caught off guard as TransWorld
Motocross has remained suc-
cessful in all areas," said Maeda.
"For me, personally it was a huge
blow as I launched the title in
2000 and it is a massive part of
my life… my third child in many
ways.
"All of my guys are extremely
talented—we've decided to stick
together in hopes of reacquiring
our title and picking up where
we left off. In the meantime, we'll
continue to create content and
share it on SwapMotoLive.com
until we get the keys back."
Maeda and crew have moved
the party over to a new website,
SwapMotoLive.com which is
already up and running with con-
tent from San Diego Supercross.
Meanwhile, they are collaborating
in the effort to buy the TransWorld
Motocross title from AMI.
"Fingers crossed," says
Maeda.
Jean Turner
Jeffrey Herlings could
miss the opening
round of the 2019
MXGP season after
suffering a broken
foot that required
surgery.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
RAY
ARCHER
TransWorld Motocross has
ceased publication—for now.
HERLINGS "UNLIKELY" TO RACE
FIRST MXGP ROUND
C
urrent MXGP World Champion Jeffrey Herlings (Red Bull KTM)
might miss the opening round of the 2019 MXGP Champion-
ship in Argentina, March 3, after breaking his foot last week while
training. The injury required surgery and was performed by well-
known surgeon Dr. Claes.
"I landed strangely from a jump and was at an angle when I went
too close to the track 'wall' of dirt," Herlings said. "I got my foot
caught between the bike and the mud. I knew we were in trouble,
and we had the operation as soon as possible when we saw the
foot was starting to swell. The good news is that Dr. Claes and his
team were really happy with how the operation went and I don't
have any more pain or swelling. In six weeks time we'll know more
and it all depends how the bone heals." CN
