Monday Kickstart
Brendan Lutes
- December 28 2009
- 21 comments
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Monday Kickstart. No doubt you’re likely recovering from over-indulgence in numerous baked goods, turkey, and assorted holiday candy during the long holiday weekend, and what better way to do that then sitting down in front of your computer to get caught up on all the latest and greatest news in motocross. This week’s edition of Kickstart is a multi-pager, so be sure to click through all the pages.
While we are still in the midst of the holidays, everyone in the motocross world is currently in countdown mode for the start of the 2010 Monster Energy Supercross Series that takes place in just under two weeks at Anaheim’s Angels Stadium. From there, the series takes off and doesn’t stop until May. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been bringing you quite a bit of news about the upcoming season, so below are some links to get you caught up if you’ve happened to miss anything.
Catching Up With…James Stewart
First Look: MotoConcepts/Yamaha
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki Factory Bikes
Monster Energy/Kawasaki Factory Bikes
First Look: Team Troy Lee Desgins/Lucas Oils/Honda
Catching Up With…Ryan Villopoto
Catching Up With…Chad Reed
Riding With Chad Reed And Ryan Villopoto
First Look: Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki Team Photos
But before you start thinking that we’re just recycling stuff that has already been posted, check out below and in the following pages for interviews with Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Tyla Rattray and Dean Wilson, as well as a full interview with their team manager Mitch Payton. Payton always brings an in-depth look into what goes on behind the scenes of the powerhouse team—needless to say, you’re going to want to watch the video.
It’s also worth mentioning that this Thursday night—New Years Eve—Travis Pastrana will be jumping his rally car over 200 feet to a floating barge in the Long Beach harbor. It’s all going to be broadcast live on ESPN in HD at 11:00 pm Eastern time and you aren’t going to want to miss it. For more information on the event, CLICK HERE. Below is a quick video teaser to get you hyped on attending, or just watching the record-breaking feat go down.
This past weekend, the Christian Craig Ride Day took place to help raise money for Christian’s medical bills. It was a huge success with countless riders and friends turning out to help support the friendly teenager. Click the link below for a gallery from the event.
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December 28th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
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December 28th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
wow this is alot of info! thanx TWMX!
December 28th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
man kickstart has gotten so lazy.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
I miss the old days. Posting vids rather than proper interviews is weak. Remember when you guys actually had pics with captions and actual interesting tidbits etc….
December 28th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Wait until the races start, bud.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
good work guys!
December 28th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
yea kickstart was much beeter about 3 years ago
December 28th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
yea kickstart was alot better like 3 or 4 years ago
December 29th, 2009 at 12:06 am
x100
December 29th, 2009 at 12:06 am
this newest website SUCKS !!!! Old one was way better !!!!!!!
December 29th, 2009 at 12:49 am
i wasted my money on KICKSTART the movie too….editing was rookie and there was no unique exciting footage….drove 35 min to buy it from a local store…shoulda got MOTO the movie and i knew it and i blew it…magazine is great tho still love it haha
December 29th, 2009 at 2:30 am
2 weeks and we'll have the race kickstarts and the entire sx season upon us, calm down assholes
December 29th, 2009 at 3:14 am
You're high!
December 29th, 2009 at 3:47 am
dude you could not film a video for shit man. so stop talking!
December 29th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Some constructive critisism here: You should really work on the sound in your interviews, it's so hard to hear what Maeda is saying if you don't crank up the speakers really really high and if you do, in interviews like the one here with Mitch the wind and dirtbike noise just gets annoying.
Other then that, alot of great stuff in this kickstart
December 29th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
"Dont bite the hand that feeds." Thanks for the hardwork and I enjoyed the mitch payton interview. If you have access to pick the brains of other engine builders and mechanics to create a consesus of all the new information, that would be great.
December 29th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I am glad to see some people agree with me. I dont want to come off as an **shole.
I used to love the old kickstart. Its like the super addicting photo collage spreads in the mags.
It was more fun and represented the "behind the scenes" aspect that we dont get to see. Glossy vids and rider interviews all end the same after a while. I was a video producer for 8 yrs and I was one of the first that was pushing for mega video content. I now see that I was wrong to a point.
Video has its place but it will never replace a great photo/caption. Also the gear shots are better in pics. I really dont like the new video bike reviews nearly as much as the older style.
I guess this keeps us buying the mags right???/ Lol.
December 30th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
YEA DUDE THATS Y I PAY FOR IT.TERRAFIRMA 7 WAS A GREAT MOVIE NOT KICKSTART
December 30th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
In my opinion this was a great kickstart for the season still not started yet, lots of info and great interview with dean and mitch. cant wait until the season starts now
January 1st, 2010 at 9:33 pm
video interviews are way better more info in less space
January 1st, 2010 at 11:59 pm
I hate it when the mag is full of race news that is outdated by weeks; so I like when its all online in any of the formats