IN
THE
WIND
MX OF
NATIONS
SET FOR TV
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAY ARCHER
P20
T
he 2013 Monster Energy FIM
Motocross of Nations will be
aired on CBS Sports Network
in both the U.S. and Canada on
Sunday, September 29 at 3 p.m.
(Eastern), according to Youthstream, the promoters of the
event.
CBS Sports Network will
showcase the "Olympics of Motocross" with a full three-hour
show that will feature the event's
main races in their entirety,
Youthstream says.
The 67th running of the nations-against-nations competition will be held in Teutschenthal,
Germany with all eyes on frontrunner Team USA and its team of
Ryan Dungey, Justin Barcia and
Eli Tomac. Team USA, which has
won the event 22 times, will compete against the best riders from
The Motocross of Nations will air in the U.S. on the CBS Sports Network.
40 other countries.
"This agreement with CBS
Sports Network allows us to
build an even greater place and
exposure in North America for
the biggest motocross race on
the planet and for Team USA,"
said Mario Marini, Youthstream's
director of corporate relations.
"We are thrilled with the passion CBS Sports Network has
shared with Youthstream for this
project, and we are very proud to
provide U.S. and Canadian fans
with comprehensive coverage
at such a stunning Sunday afternoon time slot."
CBS Sports Network is
available across the country
through local cable, video and
telco providers and via satellite
on DirecTV Channel 221 and
Dish Network Channel 158. For
more information, including a
full programming schedule and
how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
YOUNG SET FOR
LAGUNA WORLD SUPERBIKE
L
ong destined to have zero
Americans in the U.S. round of
the World Superbike Championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna
Seca, it has now been confirmed
that there will be three – Blake
Young, Roger Lee Hayden and
Danny Eslick.
Young will replace the injured
Leon Camier on the Fixi Crescent
Suzuki GSX-R1000; and Hayden
and Eslick will ride their Michael
Jordan Motorsports Suzukis in
the event that gets started on Friday in Monterey, California.
Young, who has been mostly
idle in 2013 other than the three
U.S. MotoGP wild card rides with
the Attack Racing CRT bike, will
be reunited with the GSX-R1000
– the motorcycle he's had the
most success with in his career. Let's not forget that Young
finished second in the AMA Superbike Championship to Josh
Hayes in 2011 and 2012 before
being replaced on the Yoshimura
Suzuki team by Martin Cardenas for 2013. Yoshimura, however, was a key player in helping
