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MXSports.com: All week long.
Everything you need to know about the 2002
Air Nautiques AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at
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History. 24-0.
Photos:
100 Action
photos from Steel City!
Racing:
125 Racing at Steel City
Racing:
250 Racing at Steel City
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RC went 1-1 at
Steel City, completing an unprecedented perfect season, 24-0 moto wins!
Add to that the last three supercrosses and RC has been on top of the podium
for the last 27 times the gate has dropped. Not even
Bob Hannah ever won that many in a row.
RC also broke Hannah's all time record for 250 class wins: Hannah 27,
RC 28 (and counting). Bubba also
went 1-1 at Steel City, but Matt Walker
had his best outdoor day ever, leading most of the first moto and making
Bubba work for it. Bubba has set records this season too, most notably his
10 wins out of 12, a record for the 125 class, and he's a rookie!
The best part of the press conference at Steel City
was when Bubba said "I know I can beat him (RC) on a 125," and
everyone laughed and went "oooooooooooo." Then RC came back and said "any
time he feels frisky, he can step up to the 250s," (More oooos and laughing).
Stefy Bau won the WML championship.
Jessica Patterson won the Steel City
round.
Alley Semar,
KW's long time mechanic and good friend, is going to run Pro
Circuit's team next year. That doesn't mean he and KW had a falling out, but
Alley needs to take a spot instead of waiting to see if KW decides to return
next year.
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List of 2002 MXoN teams. MXoN because its Motocross of
Nations now. Not only did someone ruin the format, they
screwed up the name too!
At Steel City this weekend the attention is again on
RC, where he could do a perfect sweep of
an entire MX season. No one would have ever thought it possible 4
months ago! Also, the last round of the WML national championship will
be decided, with Stefy Bau leading in
points going into the last round.
In GP's ,
all eyes this weekend will be directed towards defending number one
Stefan Everts, currently leading the 500
standings by 40 points over team-mate Marnicq
Bervoets and 44 points from fellow Belgian
Joel Smets who has won the last two Grand Prix. Everts arrives in
Loket having previously taken a victory at the circuit in 1997 on the way to
winning the 250cc Championship. The factory Yamaha rider and most successful
man in motocross with 54 career wins, and five titles across all classes
(125 in 1991, 250 from 1995 to 1997 and of course the 500 in 2001) is now
perfectly placed to achieve another record by equaling
Joel Robert's haul of six Championships.
Get an official Team USA Motocross of Nations T-shirt!
Click here for details.
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Special Interview on MXNationals.com:
RC talks
about the future.
This weekend the AMA/Chevy Trucks U.S.
Motocross championship wraps up. Both titles are handed
out, but everyone wants to see if RC
is going to end it with another 1-1, which would make the first
ever (and maybe the only ever) perfect season. Last
weekend at Binghamton RC tied Hannah's career 27 250 wins, so he
could break that record with a win at Steel City.
Plano Honda is skipping Steel City.
Team
Sponsorhouse.com is added to the Teams 2003 list.
2003 HARD IRON calendar
If you like Customs and hot looking women, have we got a calendar for you!
The
Hard Iron calendar from Off Limits covers 14 months and features brilliant
color photography in a 15" x 13" size. Inside you will find 60 photos of
some of the greatest customs found anywhere, and all are photographed with
world-class models like Amanda Swisten, Linda
O'Neil, Misty Atkinson, Amber Marie, and more. Retail price is
$19.95. To order or inquire about becoming a dealer call 800-651-2190.
Mototalker "Toe"
scores a cover.
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A couple of sources have reported that
Tim Ferry's mechanic
BK is leaving. There
is more going on with other team's turnover too. Also PC's
Jim Perry is moving to
Yamaha to manage the MX team.
Lawrence Lewis was
on hand at Wednesday's minibike race at the Cobra factory in Ohio to get
some video for another "Steel Roots."
MXA scores MC
photos!
First photos of MC riding his new KTM. Jamie
Little also sent a note and said she talked to him and he was
really happy with the bike so far. They haven't confirmed yet, but
expect to see him race it at the US Open!
Luigi Seguy's
knee surgery went totally well and his goal is to
be 100% healthy and
ready for the 2003 GP season were he will catch
again the 125 World Title on a YZ125 of
JK-Racing Team with the factory support
of Yamaha Europe and YRRD.
Here is their web site.
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This week's DMXS internet radio is
important (for a change!). Tune in and hear the real deal
from people working on the MXdN at Competition Park.
Listen in Wednesday night live at 9pm est. at
www.dmxsradio.com or
www.motocrossradio.com.
Yamaha's picks for the Engine Ice Amateur
Cup at the US Open are Nick Adams
and Jesse Casillas.
Suzukis picks are Davi Millsaps
Broc Hepler.
We reported already Honda's are Ryan
Mills and Sean Collier.
Still waiting on the others....
Everts
may be switching boot companies for the 2003 GPs. Look for
something new.
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Asterisk now has
its own XTreme Bear! read more about Asterisk at
www.asterisk.com.
Roncada will be
out again at Steel City. He is in France.
10 Good Reasons to go to Steel City this Weekend:
1) RC is 2
motos away from a perfect season.
2) Bubba may have the most 125
wins in a season.
3) Last chance to see Langston on
a 125. (He's going isn't he?)
4) The WML last round is there, Bau
is leading in points.
5) Reed's last chance to beat
Bubba for a while.
6) Last chance for the 250 pack to stop RC's perfect season.
7) Something cool always happens at Mad
Mike's, like an FMX demo.
8) Someone is going to be showboating on the tabletop on the far side.
9) Anything can happen at Steel City!
10) Moto history is being made, why else? Just go.
Team Solitaire hat: You know you want one.
What can be cooler than this? Get yours today by
e-mailing TEAM SOLITAIRE at
Solitairewear@yahoo.com. They are
flex-fit hats, thanks for asking.
Cycle News reported that Greg
Albertyn will return to racing to represent South Africa at the
MXdN next month! Rumor has it that Cycle News brought in a heavy duty
to write up Binghamton, and this week's issue will have some scoops the
InterNet missed...
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Business:
International Supercross Dates Announced
Photos:
Action
Photos from Binghamton are up!
 The
highly anticipated TEAM SOLITAIRE hats
are now available in a very limited quantity. Designed by British design
mogul “Langers”, the hat features an embroidered TEAM SOLITAIRE logo on the
front and the infamous MX Culture icon on the back. It will set you back
$25.00, which includes shipping and handling. Get yours today by e-mailing
TEAM SOLITAIRE at
Solitairewear@yahoo.com.
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RC and
Bubba both went 1-1 at Binghamton. Bubba
becomes the youngest champion ever! RC got both holeshots and took off
(sheesh). Bubba got one holeshot and
Fonseca
the other, and in both 125 motos Reed
led Bubba and sometimes they traded the lead, but in the first moto Reed
crashed back to 9th.
Ferry had
crashing trouble, and in moto 1 Tortelli
also crashed and tore off a silencer.
Langston was a spectator. He rode some practice but his
knee was bothering him too much. Roncada
was out with a sore ankle, the same one he banged up at Hangtown in the
confrontation with RC. Reynard
was also out due to a sprained wrist. LaRocco
got good starts and went 2-2.
Hamblin made the
podium for the first time. He looked good even though he said he was a
hardpack rider from the tracks in the west.
Photos:
Action photos from
Binghamton are going up! (If you get a bad link just wait a bit,
phones are slow in New York hotels!)
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Everts
is staying with Yamaha for the 2003 GPs. He will be riding
a YZ450F in an attempt to unseat the dominant
Mickael Pichon. He
also reportedly likes the YZ250F and would like to contest it in
the 125 class, but his sponsor Rinaldi
probably won't want him too.
Practice and qualifying for Sunday's national at
Binghamton was cancelled due to rain. Weather should be better Sunday
and they will have to do everything in the morning.
RC makes CN cover
(again!).
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More Gravity Games:
Here's a
nice Photo/writeup on BMX-Style.com
"The European riders are as good as
the American ones and to win at their place in front of a home
crowd would be just fabulous."
Racing:
MXdN Smack Talk
Starts! Also, the latest press release should help quiet rumors
the MXdN is moving to a different location.
From DMXS: "No
Fear's Marty Moates called the DMXS
studio yesterday talking Des Nation's
with us and wanted to get on the program next Wednesday to help
dispel rumors floating around about the California event that is fast
approaching. Moates
confirmed that he and the McCasseys
(Promoters of the Competition Park facility set to host this years Des
Nations) will be live via conference call from No Fear headquarters
next Wednesday night to answer questions and talk about the most important
thirty minutes of Motocross America has seen in quite some time. To listen
in point your browser over to
www.dmxsradio.com and hit the listen link come 9pm est. or check us out
over at
www.motocrossradio.com. "
Heidi Henry and
Heather Williams did a women's FMX demo
at the X Games. Check www.sxdirt.com
for photos.
The final round of the AMA Western 4-Stroke Nationals
will be live this weekend on www.iMXR.com,
or tune in at www.MotocrossRadio.com.
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Snagged off Racer X: Newly
crowned AMA/Chevy Trucks U.S. National MX Champion
Ricky Carmichael will be on ESPN's RPM 2Night this evening
at 6:30 EST. Among the topics of discussion will be his new title, as well
as his record-shattering winning streak.
Justin Smith back
to racing? Could be! Less than a year after his near-fatal head
injury at San Diego, the Texas rider is looking at plans for next season,
even though he still may take a year off.
Have a Red Bull and race a "Shag-uar," check
this out:
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns06911.html
Brandon Jesseman
and trainer Alan DeGennaro
at UPMC.
UPMC fitness test: A few days before Steel City,
the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Complex will be
doing some tests on about 10 pro motocrossers.
Check out Blackfoot Motosports web site and this
apparel survey:
blackfootonline.com/HTML/blackfootAPPAREL.html
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Get the latest on the relocation of Saddleback on
their web site,
http://www.saddlebackmx.com.
Update on the protest in the 125 C Stock class at
Lorettas: Jonathan Camp is the
champion. Michael LaPaglia
was disqualified after a protest due to the level of support he received
from Suzuki.
New Magazine: Xtreme Sports Illustrated, web
site www.tngpublishing.com.
This issue features FMX by Jeff Tilton,
the Supercross Crossover event at Anaheim 1, and an article on the Day in
the Dirt. It's worth a look!
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Photos:
Check
out Kelley McIntosh's photos from the Genk GP
Donnie and
Josh Hansen rode Monday at Millville.
Monday after Millville, the track held a dealer's
Parts Unlimited ride day. Many of the key suppliers that work with
Parts Unlimited were on hand to give dealers first hand experience with new
products. Scott USA, Bridgestone, Dunlop, FMF, and more were there
with the goods. Look for a feature with more details in an issue of
Motorcycle Product News.
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Business:
More silly season updates
on the Teams 2003 page.
Blimpie came off the factory Suzukis at Millville,
Sobe went on. It was a "not fullfilling obligations" thing.
These excellent motonews regulars got RC's
title-winning fender and the Honda team autographed it!
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Check out the new Asterisk Extreme Bear by Dreamco on
Dr Bodnar's Medic Mule.
Photos:
Action photos from
Millville
Honda proudly displayed this banner after moto 2 at
Millville. RC won both motos form
start to finish, no troubles-again! He has 20 straight, and is the
first rider to win a title without losing a moto.
Lusk was second,
Tortelli third. In 125s Reed
and Bubba traded moto wins, and Bubba
took the overall with a 2-1, to Reed's 1-2.
Sellards was third. The Reed/Bubba battle for the lead in
moto 1 was a close hard-fought race, and eventually Reed ran away with it.
The moto was a significant confidence boost for Reed. Bubba said he
had trouble with the bike's front end in moto 1 and came back with different
settings and a different tire, and he led the second moto wire to wire.
Langston was holding Reed off for second
in that moto but he crashed out, and went to the hospital as a precaution to
make sure he had no internal injuries. He was released Sunday and went
to dinner with his dad, Gerald.
Cool site
http://www.motoxstation.com/
Update on the KTM buying Carlsbad thing: Won't
happen. Road plans and the mayor killed it. Bummer.
Ron Heben for mayor!
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RC was the fastest in Saturday practice at Millville
(Duh!). For the full story check
MXNationals.com.
Business:
What's up with Roncada and
Suzuki? Check the 2003 Teams page.
This weekend RC
could pick up the 250 outdoor title with 2 rounds to spare. RC has 450
points, Ferry is second with 349. Bubba
has a chance at taking a title too, his score is 382,
Jesseman is second with 298. If either one has a
100 point cushion after Millville, then take home the #1 plate.
Sickest ever! What's sicker than doing a
backflip? TWO of them.
EXPN has
a video of Metzger's gold-medal winning run at the X Games, where he does
two in a row,
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2003
Off Limits MX Calendar!
Last year's Off Limits MX calendar set the standard for fast bikes and
gorgeous looking women, and the 2003 calendar is even better! The 15" x 13"
all color calendar covers 14 months, and includes 60 photos of
Jeremy McGrath's YZ250,
Mike Brown's KX125,
Travis Pastrana's RM250,
James Stewart's KX125,
Mike LaRocco's CR250, and
Grant Langston's KTM125SX, all with
world class models like Amanda Swisten, Linda
O'Neil, Misty Atkinson, Amber Marie and more. Retail price is
only $19.95. To order or inquire about becoming an authorized dealer call
800-651-2190.
Business:
RC Signs on with
AMA/Wateree Product Licensing. This one is a pretty big deal.
AMA/Wateree first made progress in
signing road race guys (previous press releases), but
RC is the first big deal for MX they have announced.
Business:
Bubba Signs on with
AMA/Wateree Product Licensing. More!
Mad Mike at X
Games (Gundy photo)
Mike Metzger did
backflips at the X Games and won it. Bartram
did backflips and got a ride to the hospital to have his ankle checked.
Still he managed a second, and McElroy
was third. The backflip and the victims it claims will continue to be
a hot topic on the message boards. How much risk should people take
for a TV show, and who should decide?
Everts and
Bervoets will race the YZ450F
in 250 GPs in 2003.
GRAVEDIGGER! OK, its not SX, but if you are in
Houston check the schedule for the last time the Monster Jam will be in the
Reliant Astrodome.
Monster Jam Schedule
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Enzo Edgar Tortelli arrived today @
3:55 pm EST. He weighed in at 7 lbs 4 oz and is 20" long -- has dark hair
and blue eyes....according to a VERY proud papa.
Mom, Dad and baby are doing great and expect to be home tomorrow.
Tortelli is still racing Millville.
A misunderstanding (that isn't worth dragging on) is
over. The Alessi's are back in the
US Open Pro Circuit 85cc Mini Invitational.
Mike and Jeff Alessi will
race Honda's 2003 CR85s. Unlike last year, Honda isn't holding back
with plans....RC is racing for sure.
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Sebastien and
Stephanie Tortelli are to be parents
tomorrow, wish them luck!
Well if KTM is going to have
MC on it's new 250 in SX, and they want
Everts in GPs, they need a new hangout. They should just
buy Carlsbad in Sourthern California,
no?
Roncada leaving
Kawasaki? A lot of people think so.
He's not on the list in
the Teams 2003 page.
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Putting the new toy away for now.
RC to stick with 2-stroke for 2002 outdoor nationals:
RC has
said many times he isn't focused on the win streak, just the championship,
and he will ride the 4-stroke in a national if Honda says to do it, streak
or not. Here's the problem: If RC wins the title early and switches to the
4-stroke, not winning a moto on it could be counter-productive. Also he has
important 2-stroke races coming up like the MXdN and US Open. Now it looks
like they will put the 4-stroke away for now and think about Glen Helen
2003.
There is no talk of a 125 showdown at Steel City too, but you knew that.
HIGH OCTANE TV:
“Washougal Motocross Mania”
Airing Wednesday, August 14th, 2002 on Fox Sports Net @10am, 4:30pm and
2:30am
Segment 1: Ricky Carmichael’s record
breaking year rolls on as we hear from the Honda superstar about his winning
streak.
Highlights of racing in 125 and 250 class as the AMA US Motocross series
stops at the Washougal Motocross Park for Round 9.
Segment 2: Director Jessicca Young talks
about the making of Terrafirma 7 – Project MX. Scenes from Fox
Racing’s Terrafirma 7 – Project MX with racing, off-road, freestyle and
more.
Segment 3: 250 motocross rider Guy Cooper
takes viewers for a ride on the Washougal track. Riders talk
about the famous track and tremendous fan support as record crowds visit
Washougal. Ricky Carmichael, Tim Ferry,
Mike LaRocco and more battle in the second 250 moto. Highlights
of the second 125 moto and a close look at 125 points leader
James Stewart’s rookie year.
Segment 4: High Octane talks with veteran racer and Washougal fan favorite
Larry Ward. Ward talks about his 16
years as a pro racer and what keeps him charging ahead.
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According to a recent email to Motonews, another rider
got left off the list of 125s that did LaRocco's
Leap at Red Bud, Ross Martin,
# 837, who blew out his rear wheel the 5th time he cleared it!
Photos:
Delaware
State Fair FMX Demo, by Ray
Photos:
Gravity
Games, by Ray
Photos:
FreestyleMX.com Demo, Butler, Pa, by Ray
Check out cool machined bike parts on
www.toparracing.com.
Life:
Interview with Buddy Antunez
by Jim Kimball.
You can be like Mike:
Mike Metzger that is. You don't have to do a backflip
though, you can race one of these. Metzger also raced a Vertemati
Supermotard last month at El Cajon. Check out the bikes at
http://www.vertematiusa.net/
Michelle Johnson
of www.MXGirls.com posted photos from
the Day in the Dirt movie
premiere right here.
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Check out this giant photo page from Loretta's:
http://www.thedigitalrage.com/ll2002/index.htm (This from
Tim Wallace from Holeshot magazine).
As expected, KTM announced at their dealershow that
McGrath Racing has a 4-year deal with
them. MC will race a KTM in supercross for the next two years, and
their relationship is set for 2 more when MC will need another rider.
They will be in a separate semi. MC will not have a second rider in
2003.
Business:
Action Sports Authority
signs Mike LaRocco.
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Mike and
Jeff Alessi, who finished 1rst and 5th
in the 85 Stock 12-13 class at the Loretta's, earned a spot at the US Open.
Unless something changes, they aren't going. The overalls for that
class were: 1) Mike Alessi, 2) Ryan Villopoto, 3) Justin Sipes,
4) Joshua Hill, 5) Jeff Alessi, 6) Zach Osborne, 7) Kyle Cunningham, 8)
Corey Slavik, 9) Kyle Tobin, 10) Sean Hackley, 11) Willy Toth, 12) Branden
Kealamakia, 13) Wil Hahn, 14) Brady Sheren, 15) Bruce Dehn, 16) Shane
Sewell. In the event a rider doesn't want to go, they work down the
list for alternates.
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1) #64 250Open B Stock, Ryan Sipes, 1-1-1,
Kawasaki
2) #47 250/Open A/Pro Sport Jeff Emig, 2-1-2, Kawasaki
3) #50 Women, 105, 125, Up, Jessica Patterson, 1-4-1, Kawasaki
4) #88 125 Stock 12-15, Davi Millsaps, 1-1-1, Suzuki
5) #59 25 Plus, Kevin Walker, 1-1-1, Yamaha
6) #70 250/Open C, Forrest Smith, 1-1-5, Yamaha
7) #36 65 Stock 7-9, Landon Currier, 2-6-3, KTM
8) #89 105 Supermini 12-15, Matt Goerke, 1-1-1, Suzuki
9) #19 250 Open A, Evan Laughridge, 1-4-1, Suzuki
10) #88 125 Mod 12-15, Davi Millsaps, 1-1-3, Suzuki
11) #27 Senior 45 Plus, Larry Witmer, 1-1-2, Honda
12) #96 65 Stock 10-11, Trent Pugmire, 1-1-2, Kawasaki
13) #42 250 Open B Mod, Eric Nye, 3-2-3, Yamaha
14) #59 Vet 30 Plus, Kevin Walker, 2-1-1, Yamaha
15) #1 85 Mod 9-13, Mike Alessi, 1-1-2, Honda
16) #19 125 A/Pro Sport, Evan Laughridge, 3-1-1, Suzuki
17) #81 Women 80-105 12-15, 1-2-1, Suzuki
18) #63 125 B Stock, Sean Collier, 1-3-2, Honda
19) #13 125 C Stock, Jonathan Camp, 1-2-2, Yamaha (protest pending)
20) #34 85 Stock 7-11, Dominic Izzi, 1-3-1, KTM
21) #57 4-Stroke, Robert Farnell, 1-2-1, Honda
22) #86 85 Mod 14-15, Joshua Grant, 2-2-2, Honda
23) #65 Senior 40 Plus, Steven Burdette, 4-2-1, Yamaha
24) #3 125 A, Ryan Mills, 3-1-1, Honda
25) #71 125 B Mod, Cole Siebler, 5-1-1, Suzuki
26) #15 125 C Mod, Jimmy Albertson, 1-1-4, Yamaha
27) #81 Vet 35 Plus, Keith Bowen, 1-1-1, Suzuki
28) #1 85 Stock 12-13, Mike Alessi, 1-1-1, Honda
29) #11 65 Mod 7-11, Austin Stroupe, 1-1-1, KTM
51cc 4-6 Oil Inj., Cooper Webb, 1-1-2, Yamaha
51cc 4-6 Tyler McSwain, 3-2-1, Cobra
51cc 7-8, Justin Starling, 1-1-2, Cobra
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Emig with
Paggio from Oakley and
Pete Fox.
Racing: The first 13 titles were decided at
Loretta's Friday. Millsaps won two already, Goerke won one, so did
Emig. You know
where to look.
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All week
www.mxsports.com brings you results, news, and photos from Lorettas.
The special News and Photos section is brought to you by Air
Nautiques, Racer X,
Renthal, Motorcycle Product News,
AGP Graphics, FMF Racing.
WMR Competition Performance,
Sponsorhouse.com, Works Connection and
MXPosters.com. Photos are by TFS and Toe.
On Wednesday 14,000 people looked at the MXSports
site, that is not hits (hits for the week are over a million), that's people
visiting. Also, about 350/500 people are on the site during the day.
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Keith Bowen won
his Vet 35 Plus moto at Loretta's today. More on
www.mxsports.com.
RC rides a CRF450R
at Lorettas, check www.mxsports.com
for more photos!
Suzuki confirmed that Travis
Pastrana will be out for the season. (but you knew that)
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Latest update: Travis
Pastrana will be out about 4 months due to his injury (acl and
lcl damage) at the Gravity Games.
Loretta's is the longest race week of the year, and
the web photo/news report is the web site with the longest name of the year!
Tomorrow MXSports.com will feature the "Air Nautiques/Renthal/Motorcycle
Product News/AGP Graphics/FMF Racing/WMR Competition Performance/Sponsorhouse.com/Works
Performance and MXPosters.com Lorettas News and Photo Section!"
Check out the links to the site sponsors sites.
Business:
MXNationals.com Having Its
Best Summer Ever. Check out the viewing stats.
Motocross ace Josh Coppins
has been found not guilty of doping and remains racing in the world
championships. The New Zealand-born star, 25, was found to have been
negligent in taking a hay fever tablet containing a banned substance,
pseudo-ephedrine, before the Grand Prix of Austria in June. Coppins
loses the 20 points and prize money for third place in that event, but
remains second overall in this year's 250 championship. Sheesh, can't
a guy take some medicine if he races GPs? No wonder GP stars are
flocking to the U.S., they treat them like this and don't want to pay them
either.
Pastrana's getoff
at the Gravity Games. After a few days of busting out backflips and
incredible moves-probably the most impressive freestyle event ever, Pastrana
gets a quick trip to the hospital to have his knee checked. Media
people covering the event got official smoke and mirrors, supposedly they
were to wait for a press release and the results of an MRI. That's
called putting whipped cream on dog poopy. The real extent of his
injury is still not announced, but its pretty likely he will be out for a
long time. If he shows up at the X Games (very unlikely) they better
have some good knee braces. Travis is awesome, best wishes and get
well soon.
2002 Gravity Games
Freestyle Motocross Results
Name, State or Country
Score Prize Money
1. Travis Pastrana,
Annapolis, MD 96.0 $23,000.00
2. Mike Metzger, Menifee,
CA 92.0 $12,500.00
3. Kenny Bartram,
Stillwater, OK 86.0 $8,500.00
4. Drake McElroy, Fernley,
NV 85.0 $5,000.00
6. Ronnie Renner, Long
Beach, CA 78.5 $3,000.00
7. Dustin Miller, Minden,
NV 77.0 $2,500.00
8. Jake Windham, Shingle
Springs, CA 76.5 $1,800.00
9. Doug Parsons, Riverside,
CA 76.0 $1,500.00
10. Ronnie Faist,
Mayslanding, NJ 64.5 $1,200.00
2002 Gravity Games Skateboard Vert Results
Name
Hometown Score
Prize Money
1. Bucky Lasek
Baltimore, MD 96.60
$23,000.00
2. Bob Burnquist
Sao Paulo, Brazil 94.80
$12,500.00
3. Pierre
Luc Montreal, Canada
92.60 $8,500.00
4. Rune Glifberg
Costa Mesa, CA
90.20 $5,000.00
6. Jake
Brown Oceanside, CA
87.00 $3,000.00
7. Andy
Macdonald San Diego, CA
86.80 $2,500.00
8. Chris
Gentry Houston, TX
85.80 $1,800.00
9. Lincoln
Ueda Guaulhos, Brazil
83.20 $1,500.00
10. Renton
Millar S. Melbourne, Australia
79.00 $1,200.00
2002 Gravity Games Wakeboarding Best Trick
Results
Name
Hometown Prize Money
1. Josh Sanders Windermere, FL
$1,000.00
2. Rob Struharik Boardman, OH
3. Mark Kenney Aberdeen, NC
4. Daniel Watkins Windermere, FL
5. Parks Bonifay Lake Alfred, Fl
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Travis won the Moto X Challenge on the last day at the
Backflip Games, but he fell off during the step-off competition Sunday and
went off the bike. When he hit the ground he jammed his right knee
pretty hard. He will need to get an MRI before they know for sure what
is up with the knee, and if he will miss any events. Hopefully
the rumor mill won't spin out of control on this one!
Here's a news
bit from the official event site.
Today is practice at the World's Greatest Motocross
Vacation!
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Pichon won the
Genk GP in Belgium, a record-breaking 6th GP in a row.
Coppins was second, and
Reynard was 8th after charging back from
a crash. DV said on Mototalk the
Reynard was going fast enough to make a podium there.
Bum Rap.
Deegan (center) makes a 2-year deal with
No Fear, and gets tossed in an Ohio jail and misses Gravity Games.
Why? So far all we have is he talked smack to an Ohio cop. Look
at that face. How could anyone accuse him of such a thing, some
girlyman cop?
Motocrosser pro-turned-boat-racer
Scott Gillman takes pole at the
Grand Prix of Germany.
Here's a post on Mototalk about it.
Backflip Games Finals:
Both Travis and
Metzger did backflips
and Kenny Bartram had an amazing second
run to beat McElroy for third. Travis is
still undefeated in Freestyling...
1. Travis Pastrana 96.0
2. Mike Metzger 92.0
3. Kenny Bartram 86.0
4. Drake McElroy 85.0
5. Tommy Clowers 80.0
6. Ronnie Renner 78.5
7. Dustin Miller 77.0
8. Jake Windham 76.5
9. Doug Parson 76.0
10. Ronnie Faisst 64.5
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MC and
Kim Maddox are getting married today!
Congrats!
Kelly Smith is
too, to Kristen Asiala. (Reported
by JT$) Congrats again!
In Friday's Backflip Games,
Travis was awesome scoring a one-handed flip,
Metzger did a no-footed flip and fell on
his last one.
Results from Friday Prelims:
1. Travis Pastrana
2. Mike Metzger
3. Kenny Bartram
4. Drake McElroy
5. Tommy Clowers
6. Doug Parsons
7. Jake Windham
8. Ronnie Renner
9. Ronnie Faisst
10. Dustin Miller
Photos:
5 Pages
of Photos from Friday at Gravity Games
Business:
Cycle News
Announces New MX Mag for Kids
Life:
Cycle News' Mark Thome Talks About MX Mag for Kids
Business:
3.5 Million See X Games
Qualifiers
Life:
Interview: Adam
Mennenga
"Honest Roger, I
didn't jump into any canyons..." Travis
to launch his bike into Lake Erie at the Gravity Games? Hey, why not,
these backflips are getting boring.
Metzger is now
sponsored by ECC.
Tyler Evans was
let go by the Husqvarna team. People are wondering if the team will
return to US racing in its current form, or will it shut down.
In case you missed it:
Here's Yamaha's note about DV missing the rest of the nationals due to
shoulder surgery.
Another big purse race: Last week we had the
Lake County Stadium Motocross, now check out the 2nd annual Alamotocross in
Sparks NV. They have an add in the July 31, Cycle News, page 81.
It has a big purse for MX and FMX. Event info is 775 677-7540.
2002 Gravity Games Skateboard Street Results
Name, State or Country
Score Prize Money
1. Eric Koston, Los
Angeles, CA 92.2 $23,000.00
2. Pat Channita,
Garden Grove, CA 88.8 $12,500.00
3. Kerry Getz,
Philadelphia, PA 87.2 $8,500.00
4. Rodil De Araujo
Jr., Curtitba, Brazil 86.2 $5,000.00
5. Tony Trujillo,
Santa Rosa, CA 86.2 $4,000.00
6. Chad Bartie,
Encinitas, CA 84.0 $3,000.00
7. Caine Gayle,
Jacksonville, FL 83.8 $2,500.00
8. Rodney Jones,
Baltimore, MD 83.0 $1,800.00
9. Ryan Johnson,
Fresno, CA 82.8 $1,500.00
10. Kyle Berard,
Virginia Beach, VA 82.0 $1,200.00
2002 Gravity Games Skateboard Street Best
Trick Results
Name, State or Country
Prize Money
1. Wagner Ramos,
Curtitba, Brazil $4,000.00
2. Rodil De Araujo
Jr., Curtitba, Brazil $2,000.00
3. Dayne Brummet,San
Diego, CA $1,500.00
4. Ryan Johnson,
Fresno, CA $1,250.00
5. Chad Bartie,
Encinitas, CA $750.00
6. Rodney Jones,
Baltimore, MD $375.00
7. Chris Senn, Grass
Valley, CA $375.00
8. Caine Gayle,
Jacksonville, FL $375.00
9. Kerry Getz,
Philadelphia, PA $375.00
10. Frank Hirata,
Vista, CA $375.00
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Ezra Lusk tested
Kawasaki's '03 KX 250 at Glen Helen and Kawi's test track last week and
reportedly was very impressed with the bike in stock form. Kawasaki's
race testing for 03 just started.
Pastrana will not be
at Millville. His endurance still isn't there so it makes no sense to
try and race. On the positive side, he won the prelims at the Gravity
Games Friday with 4 backflips. He can do FMX fine, his problems with
endurance just keep him from doing long motos.
For Ponca City stuff, look here:
http://www.nmamx.com/
Photos: 170
more photos are added to the Lake County Stadium MX Page!
Photos:
Gravity Games
backflips
2002 Gravity Games Inline Vert Results
Name, State or Country
Prize Money
1.) Marc Englehart
$ 23,000.00
2.) Takeshi
Yasutoko $
12,500.00
3.) Shane
Yost
$ 8,500.00
4.) Taig Khris
$ 5,000.00
5.) Nel
Martin
$ 4,000.00
6.) Matt Lindenmuth
$ 3,000.00
7.) Eito Yasutoko
$ 2,500.00
8.) Mike Budnik
$ 1,800.00
9.) Cesar
Mora
$ 1,500.00
10.) Sam
Fogarty $
1,200.00
11.) Sven Boekhorst
$ 1,000.00
12.) Anthony
Avella $
1,000.00
13.) Ryan
Dawes $
1,000.00
14.) Fabiola De
Silva $
1,000.00
15.) Brad
Watson $
1,000.00
16.) Jaren Grob
$ 1,000.00
17.) Randy
Marino $
1,000.00
18.) Carl
Hills
$ 1,000.00
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