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Twist the Throttle, but Carry the Weight
This past weekend, my husband lined up at Spring Creek MX in Millville, MN. It didn’t go his way. He’s been grinding for this for months...

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To the Motocross Moms, on Mother’s Day
To the Motocross Moms, on Mother’s Day To the ones who are at the track instead of at brunch— who spent the week doing mid-load laundry...

MOTOMOM
May 113 min read
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Get Out / Get In
I could tell you horror story after horror story.
I could list the names—too many names—of those we’ve lost.
I could describe the silence that falls over a track when something goes wrong.
I could show you the memorial stickers, the tribute jerseys, the parents who still come to the races because it’s all they have left of the world they once knew.
And still—we come back.

MOTOMOM
Apr 222 min read
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Racers Race
The voice that says: Racers race.
Not when it’s perfect.
When it’s real.
Racers race when it’s 72 and loamy and smells like sawdust dreams.
Racers race when the ruts are deep enough to swallow a swingarm and the corners look like soup bowls.
Racers race when the rain’s sideways, the gate drops through fog, and there’s more water in your knee brace socks than in your hydration pack.
That’s not just showing up.
That’s committing.

MOTOMOM
Apr 75 min read
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Favorite Parts of a Dirt Bike Day
“What was your favorite part of today?” I ask as MotoKid climbs into bed, limbs heavy with the kind of exhaustion that only a full day on...

MOTOMOM
Apr 23 min read
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It Must Be Nice
“It must be nice.” That’s what they say when they see the bikes in the garage. The gate drops. The freshly washed race rig. The kids...

MOTOMOM
Mar 312 min read
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Burnouts, Backlash, and Being 18 — Let Haiden Deegan Be a Kid
By Courtney Specht - MotoMom Haiden Devgan had a run-in with the law. Oops. I’m a child of the ’80s. My first love wasn’t some safe...

MOTOMOM
Mar 252 min read
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The Hardest Part of the Ride
There’s a silence in a hospital room that’s unlike any other. A quiet that hums with the absence of roaring engines, the rush of wind,...

MOTOMOM
Mar 154 min read
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MotoParents, Get off the Trapeze
We’ve created a three ring circus for our MotoKids. And it’s all our fault. I recently was saddened to read about the shuttering of long...

MOTOMOM
Jul 18, 20226 min read
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Florence Grand Prix // 50th Anniversary
A couple months back my pops told me that he was planning to race the Florence Grand Prix event, marking the 50th anniversary of a race...

MOTOMOM
May 31, 20223 min read
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Motocross Racing Doesn't Matter
I’m gonna tell you something that might surprise you, coming from me - that is - if you’ve known me, especially the balls to the wall do...

MOTOMOM
May 23, 20223 min read
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MotoMother's Day
In the pits, he dresses with care, motorcycles surround us everywhere. Goggles, helmet, knee braces and pants, necessary gear to begin...

MOTOMOM
May 12, 20211 min read
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'Twas a Moto Christmas
A Courtney Staton MotoMom original. All rights reserved, ©MOTOMOM MEDIA 2020 ‘Twas the night of Christmas and all through the shop the...

MOTOMOM
Dec 25, 20202 min read
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The MotoDad Type
The following postcard from the pits story is another adaptation of a Robin Crutcher MotoMom original. I’ve been wallowing in my basement...

MOTOMOM
Dec 8, 20206 min read
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For Sale: Everything. A Letter to MotoKid
For Sale: Everything. The hauler. The bikes. The parts. The truck. The gear. The kid. The husband. Shit I’ll throw in the dog, too. Just...

MOTOMOM
Aug 18, 20203 min read
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For The Ones Still At Home
To the kids that didn’t make it to Hurricane Mills; It’s alright. If you didn’t qualify- missing by one or by 30. If you got the ticket,...

MOTOMOM
Aug 3, 20202 min read
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The First Time Rancher
I first penned this post over two years ago, when a MotoMom in a social media group said they were prepping for their first trip. I’ve...

MOTOMOM
Jul 27, 20203 min read
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Keeping Score
Adapted from “Motomom Score Card,” by Robin Crutcher, 1997 There is an unidentifiable neural trigger that reacts to the olfactory...

MOTOMOM
Jul 20, 20204 min read
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Other People's Kids
Lots of sports have those moms that always like to be the head hen. They’re usually the ones in charge of the PTA, the ones that bring...

MOTOMOM
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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