Tuesday
Jun042019

Ferris upbeat with improved Thunder Valley showing

Factory Yamaha pilot charges to eighth overall at round three.

 

Triple Australian motocross champion Dean Ferris is upbeat after making significant improvements with his set-up at Thunder Valley’s third round of the 2019 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship.

The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing rider put on a stellar display in the opening encounter, staying in touch with the lead group to finish sixth, while in race two he mustered up a ninth place result for a season-best eighth overall.

The New South Welshman has been acclimatising himself to racing in the US along with piloting the factory-spec YZ450F, and he believes discovering new-found comfort led to his improved results on Saturday.

“Big improvements for me today,” Ferris commented. “I got two reasonably good starts and kind of got pulled along with the big group. We made improvements with the bike. I’m somewhat comfortable now and feel like we’re getting the train on the tracks now for the rest of the season.

“The conditions were demanding, the track was really rutted and rough as usual, but I liked it. I’m definitely really happy about the improvements we made and the result this weekend. It’s something to build on.”

Team manager Jim Perry added: T”oday the team made progress with two top 10 finishes. We will continue to work hard on the weekend off to close the gap towards the front.

“Dean continues to work with the team on getting comfortable and it showed in Denver with his best result of the season. Both guys will return to California this week for testing and look forward to Mount Morris to go after top results.”

Ferris is ranked eighth in the championship standings as Pro Motocross takes a week off, returning to action at High Point on 16 June.

Thursday
May302019

EnduroCross Future

Press Release:

In an effort to ensure the future of indoor off-road motorcycle racing, Tod Hammock, the Kicker Arenacross event promoter, and Eric Peronnard, the creator of EnduroCross, look to study all possibilities to keep Indoor extreme off-road racing alive.

Hammock has been promoting Arenacross races across the United States since 1995, totaling over 300 successful events. His most recent achievements include launching a national television partnership with Fox Sports for the 2019 National Arenacross Series. His relationship with top indoor venues across the country, expansive knowledge of the sport of off-road racing (he is an avid rider as well) and proven success of the promotion of these events makes him the ideal candidate to continue building on previous successes that indoor extreme offroad racing requires.

In 2004, Eric Peronnard brought the first ever EnduroCross to life. His resume is full of experience working in the Motocross, Supercross and the X Games worldwide. His knowledge and passion for off road racing/riding is unparalleled. Hammock and Peronnard are the ideal team to successfully keep indoor extreme off road racing alive in the short term and grow it in the long term. Their experience and proven track record will provide a seamless transition and prove to be an invaluable partnership for the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). Key people such as Shane Schaeffer (renowned track builder), Mike Hathaway (longtime EnduroCross Race Director) and Sean Finley (media relations and marketing) will be part of the new team. Preparations for a three race series for 2019 are already in the works with plans for a full series in 2020 and expansion of the number of races in future.

2019 INDOOR EXTREME OFF-ROAD SERIES
Aug. 24…Prescott Valley, AZ
Oct. 19…TBA
Oct. 26…Denver, CO

Wednesday
May292019

Weekly Moto Practice at Local Tracks!

One of our loyal readers found a nice spot in the shade while out for a Wednesday afternoon practice at MMX in Marysville, CA. Now that the rain has stopped in northerrn CA track side shade will be at a premimum. Time to ride!

Wednesday
May292019

Erzbergrodeo 2019 - Preview

 

The World Enduro Super Series marches on to Austria this weekend and the world-renowned Erzbergrodeo.

More than 1,700 Enduro competitors and thousands more fans will converge on the mining town of Eisenerz for the legendary, annual dirt bike festival. This year will mark the 25th edition of the infamous race with organisers promising to pull out all the stops to ensure it will be one to remember.

Garcia Holds WESS Points Lead

At the top of the World Enduro Super Series standings, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia (ESP) will arrive in Austria as the early championship leader following his victory at round two in France. In what will mark only his second time competing at the Iron Giant, Garcia will look to build on his 17th place result from 2018 and crucially keep his series lead intact.

As the 2018 winner of the Erzbergrodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Graham Jarvis has his sights firmly fixed on claiming his fifth victory. The 44-year-old British rider secured a dramatic come-from-behind win 12 months ago, only taking control of the race lead with three checkpoints to go.

In what was one of the closest finishes in recent times, Jonny Walker (KTM - GB) followed him home for the runner-up result - finishing just 41 seconds behind. Already a three-time winner of the race, Walker - currently third overall in WESS - knows a victory on one of Enduro’s biggest stages would propel him to the top of the championship.

Young Guns Hungry To Win

Both respectively chasing debut wins at the Iron Giant, Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM - GB) and Billy Bolt (Husqvarna - GB) were the standout performers in 2018. The pair set the pace during the early stages of the race and looked on course to fight for the win until Jarvis caught them in the closing sections. Learning from their mistakes, they are ready to try again. A win by Lettenbichler would see him become the youngest winner in the 25-year history of Erzbergrodeo.

Winner at round one’s Toyota Porto Extreme XL Lagares, Sherco Factory Racing’s Mario Roman, arrives in Eisenerz off the back of his greatest career win. Riding high on confidence, the Spaniard is keen to put to rest his Erzbergrodeo demons - 2019 could be his year. Eager to have his say in that is teammate Wade Young. The South African was runner-up to Roman at round one and is determined to finally add one of Enduro’s most-prestigious races to his CV.

With five Erzbergrodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble wins already to his name, Taddy Blazusiak (KTM - POL) is synonymous with the race and rightly stakes his place in the event’s 25-year history as the most decorated rider. Although last a winner in 2011, he’s never one to be counted out.

Forced to miss racing in 2018 due to injury, 2017 winner Alfredo Gomez (Husqvarna - ESP), returns to Austria with redemption on his mind. With the disappointment of being unable to defend his #1 plate in 2018 still very raw, the Spaniard will come out all guns blazing.

Webb Aiming For First American Win

Cody Webb (KTM - USA) adds to a long list of competitors capable of victory this weekend. Webb has twice finished on the podium in 2016 and 2017, only to see a crash during qualification rule him out in 2018. With potential to become the first American to win the Erzbergrodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble, Webb could add to the enormity of the 25th edition if he reaches the finish line first.

Ensuring competition remains fierce at the third stop of WESS, additional riders to watch for include, South Africa’s Travis Teasdale (KTM) and Blake Gutzeit (KTM), Pol Tarres (Husqvarna - ESP), Austrians Lars Enöckl (Husqvarna) and Dieter Rudolf (KTM), Colton Haaker (Husqvarna - USA), Nathan Watson (KTM - GB), David Cyprian (KTM - CZ), Sonny Goggia (Husqvarna - ITA), Will Hoare (KTM - GB) and Jonathan Richardson (Husqvarna).

Laia Sanz Makes Erzbergrodeo Debut

Making her long awaited Erzbergrodeo debut, Spain’s Laia Sanz is aiming to become the first woman to complete the race. As a 13-time Trials World Champion, five-time Enduro World Champion and top-10 Dakar finisher, Sanz has a wealth of experience and skill to use when the going gets tough at the Iron Giant. Determined to succeed in anything she puts her mind too, Sanz could make history, live on Red Bull TV, on Sunday afternoon.

Four Days Of Enduro Action Await

Staged across four days, the action opens with Thursday’s Mitas Rocket Ride. A hill climb like no other, competitors go head-to-head as they bid to conquer one of the Iron Giant’s steepest quarry climbs. Friday and Saturday are all about the Blakläder Iron Road Prologue where riders aim to qualify for Sunday’s main event. Against the clock, competitors compete in a time trial race as they blast their way up the maze of gravel-based quarry roads hoping to become one of the fastest 500 riders who will start the Erzbergrodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble.

Sunday is all about the serious business of racing. Faced with the world’s toughest Enduro course, the 500 qualified competitors have four hours to complete the 27 checkpoints strategically placed around the Iron Giant. Played out live on Red Bull TV, they will battle their way through near-vertical climbs and descents, cross boulder gardens and treacherous forestry roots and rocks. It’s a race where only the strongest survive and the greats of Enduro have etched their name onto the winner’s list.

Sunday
May262019

Memoria Day

Thursday
May232019

Reed Still Going!

Reed set for home appearance in AUS-X Open Melbourne

Legendary Australian commits to 2019 supercross at Marvel Stadium.

Image: Supplied.

Australian icon Chad Reed will return home for the 2019 Monster Energy AUS-X Open Melbourne, to be held at Marvel Stadium on 30 November.

The 37-year-old will head to Victoria to race for the first time since 2012 and his first time racing in Melbourne since 2000, where he says he’ll be looking for redemption.

Reed sat out the 2017 event due to injury and was unable to complete a fairytale comeback last year, with the 2018 AMA Supercross champion Jason Anderson taking the win.

“I’m definitely looking for redemption, to come out and work hard and just be better prepared on all levels myself, the bike, the team, so I can hopefully take out that AUS-X crown,” said Reed.

“Getting back to Melbourne to race will be awesome, it’s been a long time since I’ve raced there. I love the city and I’ve never been to Marvel Stadium before so I’m really looking forward to it.

“I was around for the first-ever AUS-X Open in Sydney and I’m really proud to see how it’s grown into Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

“It’s so hard to put into words the energy that you get at a stadium like Marvel, a stadium filled with 35-45,000 people, there’s just nothing like it.”

Reed finished 15th in this year’s AMA Supercross standings with JGRMX Yoshimura Suzuki after missing the final five rounds through injury. Prior to that, he earned the 132nd podium of his career in Detroit’s eighth round.

Tickets for the event will be available exclusively through Ticketmaster.com.au from 12:00pm today, starting from $39.95 and are expected to sell out fast.

Thursday
May232019

Herlings Back In The Saddle But No Date Set For Racing Return

Wednesday
May222019

Barcia... Sweet 2 Stroke Sights and Sounds

 

Monday
May202019

Mud at Hangtown...Sun in Portugal

Monday
May202019

18 EKS-S Zip-Off XL Goggle

Do you think there were a few guys looking for these babies at Hangtown?

It doesn’t get any better than the GOX EKS-XL Goggle and Zip Off system when it comes to keeping the dirt and mud off your lens.

The GOX EKS-XL features an EKS-S translucent clear goggle, with an integrated Zip Off system, and comes standard with two rolls of ultra thin film, an anti-fog coated GOX lens, to help prevent any condensation or fogging, and 10 first turn tearoff’s.

Two Zip Off canisters, a motor side and a spool side and a moisture visor to keep dirt and wetness from penetrating under the film. The EKS BRAND Zip Off’s allow the rider to have nearly 35 pulls of clear vision to get through a race or a long day of riding.

EKS BRAND also offers Zip Off accessories.  

INCLUDES
1 complete XL Zip Off System, Two Rolls of Film, Visor and 10 First Turn Tearoff’s 

FRAME

“Force-Fit” Outrigger system with detachable nose guard and “Flo-Air” ventilation.

Lens channel restraint tabs.

A lightweight, “urethane blend” frame has a firm yet pliable feel for the ultimate in comfort and protection. The material known as “Poly-Flex” allows the frame to form much easier to different face shapes.

LENS

The “EKS-S” frame is equipped with the highest quality, Polycarbonate, shatter-resistant, anti-scratch & anti-fog coated lens available. It has 100% UVA protection and it is the leader in lens attributes and function.

Tear off posts are integrated into the lens for ease of use and function. 

FOAM

100-PPI “reticulated” vent foam allows the ultimate in airflow while keeping the dust and debris out. This special vent foam is designed to allow moisture and condensation to escape freely.

17mm thick, 4-layer face-foam is backed with a moisture wicking fleece lining providing the best anti drip, sweat protection available. 

FEATURES

An adjustable, double buckle woven strap is silicone backed for the ultimate in strap placement and hold.

“Anti static” smudge resistant goggle bag comes standard in every box.