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Managing Editor of DIRT ACTION magazine. Damo doesn't like cheese or ISIS. Can often be found riding in mud because it's closest to the natural environment of a squid.
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GASGAS AUSTRALIAN PRICING ANOUNCED

24/09/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on GASGAS AUSTRALIAN PRICING ANOUNCED

And with that anouncement, GasGas is back with prices competative against both KTM and Husqvarna models. One interesting note is that there isn’t a 450F enduro model so the 350F is largest capacity for offroads […]

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FOUR WAYS TO BUILD A FACTORY YZ250F

17/09/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on FOUR WAYS TO BUILD A FACTORY YZ250F

Yamaha Racing has a plethora of YZ250F’s in their racing stable of teams. Across the four teams, Yamaha Junior Racing, WBR Yamaha, Yamalube Yamaha and Serco Yamaha, there is a varied way of developing the […]

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NOTHING IS FREE – 8 TIPS FOR BETTER SPONSOR RELATIONS

17/09/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on NOTHING IS FREE – 8 TIPS FOR BETTER SPONSOR RELATIONS

1Sponsorship is a transaction. It’s not a free pass. If you treat a sponsorship as something that doesn’t need to be nurtured, then it will go away.     When a company hands you something, be it […]

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Travis Pastrana Breaks Down Ridng In Movies

26/08/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on Travis Pastrana Breaks Down Ridng In Movies

Travis is the guy we’d most like to grab a beer with and to sit down to listen to him tell stories. For like…three days. The likelihood of that happening is about the same as […]

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POL TARRÉS – THE SEEKER MOVIE

10/08/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on POL TARRÉS – THE SEEKER MOVIE

After the success of the Dominicana video last winter, The Who crew are more than excited to present The Seeker, a new short movie about motorcycles, dreamy locations and impossible tricks by the giant Pol […]

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SCOTT GOLD EDITION PROSPECT GOGGLE

10/08/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on SCOTT GOLD EDITION PROSPECT GOGGLE

Times have been tough, but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be ready to win when racing returns. With the latest special release goggle from SCOTT, you can be fully prepared to be back on […]

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DEAN FERRIS INJURED AFTER CRASH DURING PRACTICE AT CONONDALE

10/08/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on DEAN FERRIS INJURED AFTER CRASH DURING PRACTICE AT CONONDALE

RELEASE: The RecoveR8 KTM Thor racing team can confirm that three time MX Nationals Champion and MX1 team rider Dean Ferris was injured yesterday, Saturday 8th August whilst practicing at the Connondale circuit in QLD. […]

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GASGAS 2020 TXT RACING TRIAL RANGE RELEASED INTO THIS WIDE, BROWN LAND

03/08/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on GASGAS 2020 TXT RACING TRIAL RANGE RELEASED INTO THIS WIDE, BROWN LAND

GASGAS Motorcycles announced the availability of the new GASGAS TXT RACING model line-up now available in Australia. Produced at the production facility in Girona, Spain and distributed by GASGAS Motorcycles, the flagship model of the […]

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ONCE THE NURSERY CLOSES, THE RACING DIES

15/07/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on ONCE THE NURSERY CLOSES, THE RACING DIES

Every manufacturer in Australia has discussed no longer racing in this country over the last few years. And the reasoning is always the same; it makes little financial sense. When the big bosses in Japan […]

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BIKE SALES ROCKET DURING COVID-19 PERIOD

07/07/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on BIKE SALES ROCKET DURING COVID-19 PERIOD

FCAI RELEASE 7/07/2020 The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), the peak body for the automotive industry in Australia, today released the first half figures for 2020, for the sale of new motorcycles, All-Terrain Vehicles […]

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