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COBRA INTRODUCES ALL-NEW CX65
M
ichigan-based Cobra took
the wraps of what it says is
its "radically redesigned" 2017
Cobra Moto CX65 motocross
bike.
The Cobra Moto CX65, which
is making its debut at the Thor
Winter Olympics at Gatorback
Cycle Park this week in Florida,
features a number of changes,
including an all-new top-end,
exhaust system and brakes. It
also has an improved clutch with
a redesigned hydraulic actuator
that Cobra says is more reliable
and requires less maintenance.
The CX65 also features a full
cartridge fork, ProTaper handle-
bars and Dunlop MX51 tires. CN
AMA ANNOUNCES ICE RACE GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
T
he 2017 AMA Ice Race
Grand Championship is
scheduled for February 17-19 in
Cadillac, Michigan, and will fea-
ture a grand prix race on Friday
in addition to oval track racing on
Saturday and Sunday.
"The GP has been getting
popular with the riders, so we
thought we would change things
up this year," said promoter Jer-
emiah Sherman of White Lake
Racing. "The sport is evolving.
And we are trying to make this a
21st century event."
The AMA Ice Race Grand
Championship, which started in
2006, features classes for riders
from four years old to 50-plus
competing on bikes that range
from lightly modified off-road
machines to full-on, purpose-built
ice racers. Racers modify a variety
of machines to run on frozen lakes
and ponds using off-road tires,
often studded with hundreds of
sheet-metal-style screws.
"These riders will be racing
on 10 to 12 inches of solids ice,"
Sherman said. "And 10 inches of
ice will support a locomotive."
Riders battle for AMA national
number-one plates in a number
of classes. The top riders at
the event also will compete for
the AMA Ice Racer of the Year
Award, given to the most impres-
sive rider on the ice, while the
youth riders will chase the honor
of AMA Youth Ice Racer of the
Year.
Sherman said he expects 450
to 500 entries this year.
"This is the one event where
all the fastest riders from all
the different disciplines come
together to see who really is the
fastest," Sherman said. "There
are no other competing events
during the winter to draw them
away. So we are expecting some
really great competition."
For more information about
ice racing, click HERE
For more information about
the 2017 AMA Ice Race Grand
Championship, click HERE. CN
The new Cobra Moto CX65 features major upgrades to the motor.
