Category Archives: motorsports

5 Tips for Getting Into Motorsport

If you have always loved cars, bikes, and ATVs, you may be considering an exciting career in motorsport? When you combine work with your top hobby, you’ll find that a rewarding and fulfilling career awaits you. Whether you’ve been riding a Motocross bike since a kid or you simply love watching rally driving on the TV, there are plenty of opportunities to break into the industry. To get started, take a look at these top tips for getting into motorsport:

Learn as much as you can

Some motorsport roles will focus on a specific sport or type of vehicle, but others will encompass various areas. While you might be passionate about Formula 1, your knowledge of speedway racing might be a little rusty or vice versa.

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The Hobbies For The Adrenaline Junkie

There is something about that adrenaline rush that can have you hooked. Your heart racing, feeling pumped and having the confidence as if you could take on anything. Some people experience this during periods of their lives but there are some people who live for it and seek out experiences to keep that great feeling coming. There are hobbies that can give you that sheer Adrenaline rush each and every time, I thought I would share with you what some of them are.

Paintballing

Paintballing is a great way to get the Adrenaline going. The main principles behind the game and hobby is to be in teams and hunt out the opposition. It could be as simple as doing something like captions the flag, or defending your teams honour. Websites like PaintballSpace.com have more details on places to do it. You can get a real thrill out of hiding yourself and camouflaging into your surroundings. Thinking strategically with your next move to avoid being caught. It can be a great hobby especially with friends who share the same interest.

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Sports Not For The Faint Hearted

Some thrillseekers just aren’t happy with the normal sports that some of us like. Some people love to push it to the extreme in order to get that adrenaline rush they need. But it obviously doesn’t come with risks. Some can be so dangerous and claim many lives each year. But people’s love for sport pushes them to do more, be more daring, and to have new experiences. If you’re usually into football or swimming, but feel you’d be up for a bit of a challenge, then take a read of these daring sports below. But be warned, they’re not for the faint hearted.

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Grandiose Gifts For The Sport Lovers In Your Life

Regardless of the time of year, there is always someone who needs a gift. Well, they don’t need it, but custom dictates they get one anyway! So, it might not be Christmas, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t on the lookout for the perfect present. Finding a great gift is never easy, but it is a lot more straightforward if the person is a sports-lover. There are numerous ideas which any enthusiast will love, and you can heighten the gift by going big. What’s that? The person in your life is a lover of all things sport? Great news, because below is a handful of big gift ideas which will hit the spot. Seriously, a true sporting fan won’t be able to hide their excitement with the following.

A Ticket To NASCAR

Just because they like sports doesn’t mean they want to don a helmet and hit the field. The majority of fans nowadays are armchair supporters. If you don’t understand the term, congrats; you’re a true fan. Normally, fans prefer to sit down and watch an event rather than take part personally. Still, while sitting in their favorite armchair with a beer and nachos is a good way to spend a Sunday, it is nothing like being at the venue. When they are in the stands, they will be able to hear and feel the roar of the engines as the cars fly past. Anyway, every NASCAR venue has beer and food available, so it’s the best of both worlds. At the moment, the cars are on a hiatus until Bojangles’ Southern 500 on September 3rd.

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Playing Sports at Home Isn’t as Lame as You Think

When people think of sports, they usually think of going out into the great outdoors and having fun with their friends in a giant field. For instance, football is a fantastic physical sport but you’re going to need a lot of people to play with you and a huge field with goal posts and everything. Tennis is great too, but you won’t be able to play without a net. Golf is another excellent sport, but you won’t be able to play it unless you make regular trips to a course and have expensive gear. This is why we usually make sports a group outing so that we can go to a field or a park to play. However, what about playing sports at home? Is it as lame or boring as people make it out to be?

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How to Improve Your Off-Road Motorcycle

So you want to know all the bling that went into building a super cross motorcycle for the AMA Motocross Championship? Many riders keep their OEM motorcycle parts and accessories a secret. Most riders stay true to their sponsors and use only their approved parts. Well here is a short list complied by BikeBandit.com for your viewing on what parts many of the riders are using. Use this list to pimp out your bike and match what the pros are using.

The AMA Motocross Championship begins in mid May and continues until late August in the United States. This year the AMA Motocross Championship is sponsored by Lucas Oil and is named the 2016 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. The championship consists of twelve rounds at twelve major tracks all over the continental United States. Tracks are located through the US starting in Sacramento CA on May 21 st and ending in Crawfordsville IN on August 27th.

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The Top 10 Coolest ‘Monster Jam’ Monster Trucks

When I was a kid, all monster trucks looked like Bigfoot. It was an awesome truck (I even owned a little Hot Wheels Bigfoot as a kid), but there was a huge need for something new.

Grave Digger’s redesign back in the mid-80’s was revolutionary. Its concept started the current trend of outrageous monster truck designs. Trucks like Bigfoot will always be in demand, but Grave Digger proved that you can have an outside-of-the-box design and still be competitive.

We compiled a list of the ten coolest monster trucks currently on the ‘Monster Jam’ circuit. We think you’ll enjoy all the outrageous and odd designs that are currently attempting to crush every car in its way.

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The Monster Energy Cup is the Daytona 500 of Supercross

If you’re not a Supercross fan, what are you waiting for? Some of the world’s best riders face-off on a dirt track…in a stadium. There are big jumps, tight corners and neck-and-neck battles for position. They basically compacted the best parts of Motocross that gives spectators the best view possible.

It took me awhile to really become a Supercross fan. Television doesn’t quite capture the experience. I went to an event at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis with some friends…and after that, I was hooked. I’ve been to a few other events since and actively search for it on television.

Can Davi Millsaps repeat this year and take home another Monster Energy Cup?

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