This year's AMA Motocross Banquet & Season Celebration was held in a magnificent banquet room at the Pala Resort & Casino. The room was decorated beautifully, lined with motocross décor, as well as a stage decorated with the championship bikes and awards. The line-up of food, appetizers, desserts, and beverages was very elegant and delicious.
After dinner, the awards ceremony began. Jason Weigandt, along with Tim Cotter hosted the show. And of course Jason started it just like he does many of his shows - after slamming down an energy drink.
Jason went on to talk about each round of this summer's AMA Motocross Nationals, with a list of funny jokes pertaining to all the good and bad situations at each of the races. After that, the awards and trophies were handed out.
The night was filled with special memories, good times, and laughs. One poignant moment was when Kevin Windham accepted the award for 'Sportsperson of the Year'. Kevin always has a great way of expressing himself, but made a great comment towards his friend & the team manager, Mike LaRocco. He commented on Mike's motivation, that pushed Kevin to work hard and do his best ... it was touching, but at the same time very funny.

Kevin Windham accepted the award for 'Sportsperson of the Year'
ESPN's Summer X Games, version 17 has descended upon Los Angeles, ... and the world. Although Summer X Games 17 is based in Los Angeles, the ESPN franchise is truly global. Today was the opening press conference, hosted by Sal Masekela. Featured X Games athletes were introduced, including Travis Pastrana, Shaun White, Ashley Fiolek, Jamie Bestwick, Bob Burnquist, Tanner Foust, Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Ryan Sheckler, and Carey Hart.
This video is part one of the press conference, featuring the introduction of these featured athletes. Coming up tomorow we'll have videos from the press conference featuring AMA Women's Motocross series leader and two-time MX champion Ashley Fiolek, who is also the defending Gold Medal holder in the Women's X Games Supercross, and two other global franchises - Shaun White and Travis Pastrana.
Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/espns-x-games-descends-on-los-angeles-and-the-world
Hey, it's Shaun White! What can we say about Shaun White, except he's incredibly famous, is an action sports hero, he snowboards, he skateboards, he's won Olympic Gold Medals, he has the most gold (11) and overall medals (16) in Winter X Games history, has four X Games medals, a number of ESPYs to his name ... he's Shaun White!

Shaun White at opening press conference for X Games 17
Watch Shaun as he speaks at the opening press conference for ESPN X Games 17 in Los Angles
Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/action-sports-icon-shaun-white-speaks-at-espns-x-games-17
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Source: http://www.mxtrainingblog.com/riding-techniques/setting-up-for-corners-mid-flight/

The first Supercross of 2010 was spectacular, to say the least. Many of you know the first race starts with a few pre kick off parties, media events, and a big press conference the Thursday before the race.
It's kinda' like a big adventure for all of us at Supercross.com as we get set to embark on this remarkable 17 race journey across the country for the 2010 AMA / FIM Supercross Series!
Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/mxadventures-a1-supercross-2010