We caught up with Ashley Fiolek this morning to snap some photos while she spun a few laps on the infamous Glen Helen Raceway course.
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We caught up with Borky shortly before the Saturday afternoon timed qualifying practice sessions were underway to chat about his new team and his thoughts coming into his first-ever Supercross season.
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Ryan Morais has found himself a new home with Mitch Payton and the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki family
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DVS Moto Team Manager Dano Legere has teamed up with Phoenix’s Arizona Cycle Park to produce an industry ride day benefit. The aim of the event is to get the industry and fans together, enjoy a day of fun at the track, and raise money to help cover the medical expenses of injured motocross riders.
DVS as well as many other premiere brands from the motocross industry will be on hand grilling burgers, shaking hands, poppin’ wheelies, and of course, handing out some free product.
“I’m stoked to be a part of this with Bobby from Arizona Cycle Park,” says DVS’ Dano. “I think this is going to be something really fun that we can continue to grow for years to come.”
The event, which is set for January 9th at the Arizona Cycle Park from 12 to 5pm, is open to the public. All attendees are required to donate 20 dollars at the entrance. All proceeds will be donated to Road To Recovery—a non profit organization benefiting inured motocross riders.
For more information on the first annual DVS Dano Days log onto www.dvsmoto.com
Check out some photos from Elmo and Swap from today’s festivities.
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Monster Energy Kawasaki Rings in the New Year at Test Track
Irvine, Calif. — The Monster Energy Kawasaki team spent the first day of the 2009 making final preparations for the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM Championship season opener at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. on Saturday, January 3.
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SPOKANE, WA. (January 1, 2009) – MotoConcepts Racing (MCRMX) would like to take this opportunity to thank all of their current sponsors as they finalize race preparations for the 2009 Supercross season.
“As a first year team, we have had a lot to prepare. The excitement level is very high around the team, and everyone is eager to get to Anaheim 1 and kick this thing off,” commented majority owner, Mike Genova. “Getting everything accomplished over the past four months would have not been possible without out the support of our sponsors and the hard work of the team members. We will represent them well this and every year.”
Riding for MCRMX this year is Ben Coisy (979), Daniel McCoy (651), Cole Siebler (79), and Jeff Alessi (801). Coisy, McCoy, and Siebler will compete in the 450 class, while Alessi will compete in the 250 West class.
“We have enjoyed the opportunity of teaming up with many great companies and great individuals,” said Vice President, Eddie Wood. “It has been a pleasure to meet and work with so many companies that are passionate and knowledgeable about racing.”
Below is the list of sponsors that have made is possible for MCRMX to compete in their first year of Supercross.
MotoConcepts
MDK
FMF
FOX Racing SHOX
FLY
Pirelli
Warthog Racing
Sunline
Utopia
Alpinestars
TCR
Motion Pro
RK Excell
Vortex
Moto Hose
Smooth Industries
Decal Works
Gold Fren
Dragon Fuel
MOTOREX
GUTS
Boyesen
Leisure Concepts Inc.
Northwest Steel Fab.
Once again thank you to everyone involved in making this all possible. See you at the races!
Corona, Calif., based company again fronts the highly popular American stadium-based off road motorcycle racing series beginning this weekend in Anaheim, Calif.
CORONA, Calif., (Jan. 2, 2008) – The reigning king of all extreme sports will again have a decided Monster Energy flair as the No. 1 by volume energy drink company in the United States returns as the title sponsor of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, for the 16-round 2009 competition season beginning this weekend in Anaheim, Calif.
First hitting big in at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1972, stadium motocross – then dubbed “Super Bowl of Motocross” (which was shortened to supercross) - has since become the most widely attended and widely viewed form of action sports on the planet.
And since the energy drink revolution hit, Monster Energy has been in the forefront of involvement with supercross and many of its athletes. Names like McGrath, Carmichael, Stewart, Villopoto, Ferry, Langston and Lawrence are all synonymous with the M-claw logo, as are major teams like factory Monster Energy/Kawasaki and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki.
“Monster Energy’s built its foundation on the sport of motocross and we see the title sponsorship of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series as the pinnacle of our action sports competition series involvement,” said Monster Energy’s Director of Sports Marketing, John Lee. “We welcome our second year as the premier sponsor of supercross and look forward to seeing the legions of loyal fans out at the races across the nation, enjoying the action and sampling the Monster Energy product at every stop along the way.”
Tapping into supercross’ energy at every level, Monster Energy’s fast-growing “Monster Army” www.monsterarmy.com extends the supercross experience with an online action sports community and social networking effort that unparalleled in the industry. With roots in skateboarding, core snow sports, surfing, BMX and the like, the Monster Army widens the already sizable demographic that supercross has built over the past four decades.
“The sport of supercross, though mainly based here in the States, is considered a global property in terms of its scope,” said Lee. “Monster Energy recognizes this and, as we work to distribute our product line to all points on the planet, we’ll no doubt enjoy the great acceptance of supercross within the action sports and motorsports communities and the additional brand awareness it will deliver for Monster Energy around the world.”
2009 Monster Energy Supercross Series
Date City/State Venue
Jan. 3 Anaheim, Calif. Angel Stadium
Jan. 10 Phoenix, Ariz. Chase Field
Jan. 17 Anaheim, Calif. Angel Stadium
Jan. 24 Houston, Texas Reliant Stadium
Jan. 31 San Francisco, Calif. AT&T Park
Feb. 7 Anaheim, Calif. Angel Stadium
Feb. 14 San Diego, Calif. Qualcomm Stadium
Feb. 21 Atlanta, Ga. Georgia Dome
Feb. 28 Indianapolis, Ind. Lucas Oil Stadium
Mar. 7 Daytona Beach, Fla. Daytona International Speedway
Mar. 14 New Orleans, La. Superdome
Mar. 21 St. Louis, Mo. Edward Jones Domes
Mar. 28 Toronto, Canada Rogers Centre
April 4 Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
April 18 Seattle, Wash. Qwest Field
April 25 Salt Lake City, Utah Rice Eccles Stadium
May 2 Las Vegas, Nev. Sam Boyd Stadium
Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it SX, rally, insane distance jumping, MX, MotoGP, road racing, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, wake, mini bikes, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the athletes are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, Monster’s fruit juice hybrid dubbed “M-80,” the party-friendly MIXXD, the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream drink line supercharged with our Monster Energy blend, along with the new Monster Energy “Hitman” energy shot. Everybody running the 2009 Monster Energy Supercross series will be diggin’ ‘em – so will you. On the ‘Net at www.monsterarmy.com and www.monsterenergy.com
We caught up with the California native recently at the MCR team intro to discuss his thoughts about his summer on the 450 and his goals and plans for the future.
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AURORA, Ill. (December 29, 2008) – The 2009 Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, kicks off at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., this Saturday for the first of three races at the famed facility. AMA Supercross champion Chad Reed will defend his championship against the top racers in the world, including James Stewart, who returns from injury, Kevin Windham, who was runner-up last year and Ryan Villopoto, who is one of the world’s top young racers.
Reed, of Dade City, Fla., dominated in Anaheim last year, winning all three races en route to his second AMA Supercross title. The three-race sweep marked the first time the Rockstar/Makita Suzuki rider had won at the legendary Angel Stadium since 2004. He joins former AMA Supercross class champion Stewart as the only riders to sweep all three races in Anaheim.
GEICO Powersports Honda’s Windham, of Centreville, Miss., chased Reed to the final race of the season in 2008 and finished second overall in the standings. The veteran earned four main event wins and eight podium finishes, marking the third time in his career that he finished runner-up in the championship.
Team San Manuel Yamaha’s Stewart, who missed most of the 2008 Monster Energy® Supercross season due to a knee injury, will challenge Reed for the number-one plate. On the way to winning his first AMA Supercross championship in 2007, Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., captured 13 wins and two additional podium appearances.
“Defending your championship is harder than winning because you have guys that are really hungry to take it from you,” said Stewart. ”You have to work double-time just to stay ahead of the game.”
Former AMA Supercross Lites class champion Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., makes his AMA Supercross class debut at Angel Stadium. The Monster Energy Kawasaki rider is a three-time AMA Motocross Lites class champion and has the speed to run with the elite riders in this class.
“I don’t think it’s out of reach to win the championship, but it’s definitely going to be tough,” Villopoto added. “I might be asking a lot, though. You have to look at being consistent and that’s what I want to do. If I can be consistent, I can maybe get second or third.”
Also returning to the class in 2009 are Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., who won main events at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome and Detroit’s Ford Field, and Factory Yamaha’s Josh Hill, of Yoncalla, Ore., who won the main event at Minneapolis’ Metrodome.
Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., was runner up in the 2008 Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class and won two of the three main events in Anaheim last year. YOT, Boost Mobile, Monster Energy, AM/PM’s Jason Lawrence, of Carlsbad, Calif., won the third and final race last year in Anaheim, eventually earning the class championship. Like it has shown in years past, this season’s AMA Supercross Lites class is expected to be stacked with talent.
“The field is so deep in the lites class that I could probably name off a couple dozen guys that are going to be fast next year,” said Dungey. “I’m just going to train this off season and work toward being 100 percent for the start of the season. We’ll see who is lined up on the gate at that time.”
The first AMA Supercross race was held in Anaheim on December 4, 1976, and Marty Smith won on a Honda. Ricky Carmichael and Jeremy McGrath share the all-time AMA Supercross class win record at Angel Stadium with eight wins each. In the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class, three riders have swept all three races at Angel Stadium: Villopoto, Ivan Tedesco and Ernesto Fonseca. Stewart, Windham and McGrath are the only riders in history to win in the AMA Supercross Lites class and AMA Supercross class at Anaheim.
Tickets are available at www.SupercrossOnline.com, by phone at 714-740-2000 or 213-480-3232, the Angel Stadium box office, Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, and participating Yamaha dealerships. Club Level and Diamond Club seats are $75; Trackside Seats are $45; Extreme seats are $35; Upper Deck seats are $30 for adults and $15 for kids. All seats are $2 more on the day of the race. Practice and qualifying begin at 12:30 and racing begins at 7:00 p.m. Just recycle any empty Monster Energy can at the Pit Entrance for your free admission to the Pit Party with a valid Saturday ticket from 12:30PM – 6:00PM. Pit Passes will also be available for purchase for $10 on the event day at the Angel Stadium box office.
Past Winners in Anaheim
AMA Supercross Class
January 5, 2008: Chad Reed
January 19, 2008: Chad Reed
February 2, 2008: Chad Reed
January 6, 2007: James Stewart
January 20, 2007: James Stewart
February 3, 2007: James Stewart
January 07, 2006: James Stewart
January 21, 2006: Ricky Carmichael
February 04, 2006: Ricky Carmichael
January 8, 2005 Kevin Windham
January 22, 2005 Ricky Carmichael
February 5, 2005 Ricky Carmichael
January 3, 2004 Chad Reed
January 17, 2004 Chad Reed
January 31, 2004 Kevin Windham
January 04, 2003: Chad Reed
January 18, 2003: Ricky Carmichael
February 01, 2003: Ricky Carmichael
January 05, 2002: David Vuillemin
January 19, 2002: Mike LaRocco
February 02, 2002: Ricky Carmichael
January 06, 2001: Jeremy McGrath
January 20, 2001: Jeremy McGrath
February 03, 2001: Ricky Carmichael
January 8, 2000: Jeremy McGrath
January 15, 2000: Jeremy McGrath
January 09, 1999: Ezra Lusk
February 06, 1999: Ezra Lusk
January 27, 1996: Jeremy McGrath
January 28, 1995: Jeremy McGrath
January 29, 1994: Jeremy McGrath
January 23, 1993: Jeremy McGrath
January 25, 1992: Damon Bradshaw
January 26, 1991: Jeff Stanton
January 27, 1990: Damon Bradshaw
January 28, 1989: Rick Johnson
January 31, 1987: Jeff Ward
January 18, 1986: David Bailey
February 02, 1985: Broc Glover
January 28, 1984: Johnny O’Mara
January 29, 1983: David Bailey
January 30, 1982: Donnie Hansen
January 31, 1981: Kent Howerton
November 17, 1979: Kent Howerton
November 11, 1978: Gaylon Mosier
November 12, 1977: Bob Hannah
December 04, 1976: Marty Smith
AMA Supercross Lites Class
January 5, 2008: Ryan Dungey
January 19, 2008: Ryan Dungey
February 2, 2008: Jason Lawrence
January 6, 2007: Ryan Villopoto
January 20, 2007: Ryan Villopoto
February 3, 2007: Ryan Villopoto
January 07, 2006: Andrew Short
January 21, 2006: Grant Langston
February 04, 2006: Grant Langston
January 8, 2005 Nathan Ramsey
January 22, 2005 Ivan Tedesco
February 5, 2005 Ivan Tedesco
January 3, 2004 Ivan Tedesco
January 17, 2004 Ivan Tedesco
January 31, 2004 Ivan Tedesco
January 04, 2003: Travis Preston
January 18, 2003: James Stewart Jr.
February 01, 2003: James Stewart Jr.
January 05, 2002: Travis Preston
January 19, 2002: David Pingree
February 02, 2002: Brock Sellards
January 06, 2001: Ernesto Fonseca
January 20, 2001: Ernesto Fonseca
February 03, 2001: Ernesto Fonseca
January 8, 2000: David Pingree
January 15, 2000: Tallon Vohland
January 09, 1999: Casey Johnson
February 06, 1999: Nathan Ramsey
January 27, 1996: Kevin Windham
January 28, 1995: Damon Huffman
January 29, 1994: Damon Huffman
January 09, 1993: Damon Huffman
January 25, 1992: Jeremy McGrath
January 26, 1991: Jeremy McGrath
January 27, 1990: Michael Craig
January 28, 1989: Jeff Matiasevich
January 31, 1987: Jeff Matiasevich
January 18, 1986: Tyson Vohland
February 02, 1985: Mike Healy
For more information on the Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, please log on to www.SupercrossOnline.com
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