Tag: motocross

As he rode across the finish line, Dustin Renteria pumped his fists in a moment of euphoria. The San Benito High junior had just...

From the high perch where the picnic tables sit under shade structures, you can’t see the gray goatees, the bow-legged gaits and the balky...

San Benito County supervisors moved $48,000 from the general fund to the Cienega Road Realignment Fund when they approved the 2016-17 budget during their Aug. 9 meeting. The move was a response to backfill eight years of funding that was never transferred from the sheriff’s budget.

Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area celebrated its 40th anniversary Saturday with free day-use access, history talks, guided tours, music and a parade. There were also free poker runs on the lower and upper ranch for the dirt bikes and ATVs, and for the 4x4 Off-Highway Vehicles. Winners received free annual passes.

Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area invites residents to its 40th Anniversary Celebration. It is set to start at 9 a.m. and last until 3:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Lower Ranch Day Use Area, according to the recreation area.

Talk of a motocross facility near Santa Ana Valley and John Smith roads has sparked opposition before reaching the county planning department.

Though a Gilroy biker died in the Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area last week after hitting a tree, the tragedy didn’t stop more than a dozen adrenaline junkies of all ages from hitting the trails last Friday.

For 65-year-old Sue Slate, motorcycles aren’t just a form of transportation. The two-wheeled bikes are a way of life and something she has never been without. 

It was never supposed to become more than a nice outdoor retreat for the then 4-year-old Dustin Renteria. But one trip to a dirt track on his motocross bike became countless more, and the now 9-year-old Renteria is finding racing success all over the country.