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Damien Ashenhurst
About Damien Ashenhurst
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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THE WAY THEY WERE – MOTOCROSS AESTHETIC EVOLUTION OVER 10 YEARS

25/05/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on THE WAY THEY WERE – MOTOCROSS AESTHETIC EVOLUTION OVER 10 YEARS

There was a time when manufacturers changed the look of a model dramatically from release to release. Think magenta YZs and leopard skin seat RMs – right or wrong, there were chances taken.Since the four-stroke […]

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BARRABOOL BACK IN TIME – ON-TRACK 14 YEARS AGO

22/05/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on BARRABOOL BACK IN TIME – ON-TRACK 14 YEARS AGO

It’s hard not to feel like the entire sport was duped, missled, and hoodwinked when it lost McAdam Park, or Barrabool as most knew it. The Geelong based track run by the long standing Sporting […]

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JOSH GREEN’S TENERE 700 – BEACH SESSION/TORTURE TEST

20/05/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on JOSH GREEN’S TENERE 700 – BEACH SESSION/TORTURE TEST

There’s nothing easy about riding a 200 kilo adventure bike on a beach. Not for the rider and it sure as shit ain’t easy on the bike either. So who do you call when you […]

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MOTO CONTROVERSY VOLUME THREE – FAMOUS AND BAFFLING SACKINGS

18/05/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on MOTO CONTROVERSY VOLUME THREE – FAMOUS AND BAFFLING SACKINGS

RICKY CARMICHAEL – IS THIS ABOUT MONEY? In 2004, someone in an office deep in Honda’s headquarters made the decision that the company wouldn’t match an offer Suzuki had made to take on the services […]

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MOTO CONTROVERSY VOLUME TWO – JAMES STEWART

01/05/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on MOTO CONTROVERSY VOLUME TWO – JAMES STEWART

There can be no doubt JS7 was one of the greatest riders ever to grace a track. Some of the things he on a bike did defy explanation and the era he battled Ricky and […]

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MOTO CONTROVERSY VOLUME ONE – JEFF ALESSI’S FRICKEN’ LASER

29/04/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on MOTO CONTROVERSY VOLUME ONE – JEFF ALESSI’S FRICKEN’ LASER

Jeff Alessi stood on the side of the track at Washougal and shined a laser pointer at rider’s eyes. Even typing that sentence some seven years later, it seems impossibly stupid and hard to believe […]

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WE SEEK CLARIFICATION ON NSW RIDING RESTRICTIONS FROM NSW POLICE

28/04/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on WE SEEK CLARIFICATION ON NSW RIDING RESTRICTIONS FROM NSW POLICE

NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, got a lot of us pretty frothy yesterday with her comment on 2GB radio that, “[The police] haven’t booked anybody for riding a motorbike, because that is akin to riding an […]

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GET UP CLOSE WITH THE LAST HONDA TO WIN THE MX NATS PREMIER CLASS IN OZ

27/04/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on GET UP CLOSE WITH THE LAST HONDA TO WIN THE MX NATS PREMIER CLASS IN OZ

It may come as a somewhat surprising stat that Honda has not won a premier class motocross title in Australia since 2006. That’s a heck of a long time between Champaign sprays. Since that time, […]

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OUR YZ250 BUILD…INSERT PORN MUSIC HERE

24/04/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on OUR YZ250 BUILD…INSERT PORN MUSIC HERE

DIRT ACTION YZ 250 BUILD Front tyre: Pirelli MX 32 80/100-21 Rear tyre: Pirelli MX 32 100/90-19 Handlebars: ODI CFT McGrath Grips: ODI Emig V2 Lock-On Clutch perch: ARC RC8 Front brake lever: ARC Exhaust […]

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WHO BUILT THIS FRIGGIN’ TRACK? SUPER ENDURO ROUND 4…GERMANY

24/04/2020 Damien Ashenhurst Comments Off on WHO BUILT THIS FRIGGIN’ TRACK? SUPER ENDURO ROUND 4…GERMANY

The lack of racing is making us sadder than a nerd with a pet cabbage. The sound of a gate dropping in the big events was sweet music to our ears, but it’s worth rememebering […]

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