Placerville, California

Placerville (/ˈplæsərvɪl/, PLASS-ər-vil; formerly Old Dry Diggings, Dry Diggings, and Hangtown) is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,389 at the 2010 census, up from 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Placerville is located on U.S. Route 50 where it crosses State Route 49 and is the location of several traffic signals along the highway, which is otherwise a freeway.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km²), over 99% of it land.

It is about 1,867 feet (569 m) above sea level downtown, while unincorporated areas of the city range from 1,800 feet (550 m) to nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Demographics

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Placerville had a population of 10,389. The population density was 1,787.3 people per square mile (690.1/km²). The racial makeup of Placerville was 8,716 (83.9%) White, 80 (0.8%) African American, 162 (1.6%) Native American, 98 (0.9%) Asian, 13 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 867 (8.3%) from other races, and 453 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,863 persons (17.9%).

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Motocross

Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom.

History

Motocross was first evolved in the U.K. from motorcycle trials competitions, such as the Auto-Cycle Clubs's first quarterly trial in 1906 and the Scottish Six Days Trial that began in 1909. When delicate balancing and strict scoring of trials were dispensed with in favour of a race to be the fastest rider to the finish, it was called scrambles, said to have originated in the phrase, "a rare old scramble" describing one such early race. Originally known as scrambles racing in the United Kingdom, as the sport grew in popularity, the competitions became known internationally as motocross racing, by combining the French word for motorcycle, motocyclette, or moto for short, into a portmanteau with "cross country". The first known scramble race took place at Camberley, Surrey in 1924. During the 1930s, the sport grew in popularity, especially in Britain where teams from the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA), Norton, Matchless, Rudge, and AJS competed in the events. Off-road bikes from that era differed little from those used on the street. The intense competition over rugged terrain led to technical improvements in motorcycles. Rigid frames gave way to suspensions by the early 1930s, and swinging fork rear suspension appeared by the early 1950s, several years before it was incorporated on the majority of production street bikes. The period after World War II was dominated by BSA which had become the largest motorcycle company in the world. BSA riders dominated international competitions throughout the 1940s.

Ken Roczen

Ken Roczen (born 29 April 1994 in Mattstedt, Germany) is a German professional motocross and supercross racer. He is 250 class motocross world champion, 250 class west coast supercross champion and 450 class US motocross champion.

Professional Career

Ken Roczen won the Monster Energy Supercross 250 West Championship in 2013 and upgraded to a 450 in 2014 for Red Bull KTM Racing. Ken got a great start by getting a surprise win at Anaheim I by holding off James Stewart Jr. for it. He then won his next race in Atlanta's Georgia Dome. Ken Roczen finished 3rd in the points after Las Vegas. Ken Roczen then had an amazing Lucas Oil Pro MX Series. After losing to Ryan Dungey at Glen Helen, he came right back and won the next overall in Hangtown, going 1-1, stealing the points lead from Dungey, and has had the points lead for the duration of the championship. Ever since RedBull, the championship was down to Roczen and Dungey. But at the Utah National, Roczen clinched the championship. In August shortly after, he signed with RCH Suzuki for 2015.