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Ashley Fiolek Nominated For ESPY Award
Los Angeles, CA – 2008 Women’s Motocross Association Champion and leader of the 2009 WMX Championship, Ashley Fiolek has been nominated for an ESPN ESPY Award. Ashley is one of four nominees for the award of Best Female Action Sports Athlete.
The Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards recognize individual and team athletic achievement and other sports performances for the prior calendar year. The 18-year-old female, deaf motocross champion faces snowboarding’s Torah Bright, skiing’s Sarah Burke and surfing’s Maya Gabeira for the prestigious award.
“I found out I was nominated just last night and I was so pumped,” remarked Ashley. “I am up against some tough action sports women. I am proud to represent the sport of motocross for the award.”
The Female Action Sports ESPY will go to the athlete with the most online votes from fans. All fans of Ashley and motocross are encouraged to vote at www.ESPYS.tv. The awards will be presented Wednesday evening, July 15, at a show hosted by Samuel L. Jackson in downtown Los Angeles. The event will be broadcast Sunday, July 19 at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN.
About Ashley Fiolek
Born profoundly deaf, Ashley began riding and racing motorcycles at age seven and worked her way up the amateur motocross ranks. In 2004, at the age of 13, she won her first national championship at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s. Between 2005 and 2007 she went on to win 12 more national championships and more than 100 races.
2008 marked Ashley’s first full season as a professional and she competed in select world championship rounds in Europe and won the AMA/ WMA Women’s Professional Motocross Championship. Ashley is proudly supported by: American Honda, Red Bull, T-Mobile Sidekick, Alpinestars, Leatt Brace, Vans, Rockwell Watches, Moto Endurance, Airoh and Smith. For more information about Ashley, see: www.ashleyfiolek.com.
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- June 28 2009 | 430 views | 6 comments
Vicki Golden to Geico Powersports Honda
Corona, Cal. – With the injury of top 250 rider Trey Canard at the High Point National, the GEICO Powersports Honda team has reached out to top WMA motocross racer, and series rookie, 16-year-old Vicki Golden. Golden will be racing aboard Canard’s vacated Honda CRF250R for the remainder of the WMA Nationals, and the X Games. “The GEICO Powersports Honda team was looking for someone to put on one of their bikes, and Warren from Fox helped out a little bit and they thought about me, and it worked out to where I ended up fitting what they wanted,” the El Cajon, California, native said. “While it might seem like a lot of pressure to ride for a team like this, it really takes a lot of pressure off. It works so I don’t have to work so hard on other things or try to over-compensate for things. I can just worry about racing.” Golden is currently third in the WMA points and hasn’t finished a moto outside of the top five yet, so she’s hoping to improve on that. “It definitely will help a lot, and for X Games, it’s really going to help,” Golden said. “It’ll be a great opportunity to get comfortable on supercross really easily with the help of the Factory Connection Racing guys. It will be a really good way to finish out the year.” GEICO Powersports Honda team manager JC Waterhouse is thrilled with the upside of Vicki Golden. “Unfortunately, we had an opportunity after Mt. Morris to put a new person on a bike,” Waterhouse said. “But fortunately we found Vicki. We wanted to be more involved in the WMA side of things for a while now anyway, and she gives us an excellent opportunity in the WMA series. She’s a great competitor, especially for a rookie in the series, and we’re looking forward to helping her in every way that we can.” Golden is hoping the newfound equipment and support will lead to more competition at the very front of the WMA field. “I know Ashley Fiolek’s been working really hard, and so has [Jessica] Patterson, and it’s been harder for me to try and push through to overcome the equipment they have,” Golden said. “But I think the starts will be better for me, and I think that’s where I’ve been struggling the most with getting out-powered. I think now that I get a factory bike, too, it’ll help me everywhere. I want to put pressure on Ashley and Jessica.” Golden will make her debut with the team tomorrow in Lakewood, Colorado, round five of the championship under the lights at Thunder Valley at night. Team Sponsors: GEICO Powersports, Honda, Planet Fitness, Unbound Energy, AM/PM, Factory Connection, Fox, Shoei, Gaerne, DVS, Amsoil Lubricants, Cycra Plastics, Dunlop Tires, EK Chains, Filtron Air Filters, Hinson Clutches, Leatt Brace, One Industries, Pro Circuit, Renthal, Shock Doctor, Showa, TAG Sprockets, Vortex Ignitions, VP Fuels, and Works Connection.
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- June 26 2009 | 1,157 views | 6 comments
Cal City MX Park
Cal City MX Park is a great training track. Come out and practice corners, sand sections, jumping, breaking and acceleration bumps.
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- June 23 2009 | 1,230 views | 5 comments
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