Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ferry Injured While Training

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ferry Injured While Training

Irvine, Calif. (February 27, 2008) - Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Timmy Ferry will sit out the Indianapolis round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM Championship after he was injured while training this week.

“I bruised some ribs and also my pancreas,” said Ferry. “I was just riding at my house getting ready for the race and had a pretty bad crash. It’s a shame because I have been riding really well this year. I just can’t wait to get back to racing.”

Ferry is currently is third in the series’ standings and has scored podium finishes in four of the eight races this season.

“Like last season, Timmy is doing a great job this year,” said Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Manager Mike Fisher. “As an overall package, he is one of the greatest riders in our sport. I think that everyone who knows Timmy will be wishing him a quick and safe return to the racetrack.”

Monster Energy Kawasaki will have Travis Preston on the number 11 Kawasaki KX™450F in the final supercross race in the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.

Andy Finch Update

hey everybody,
a goot morgan to you from this lovely yet cold country! This week has been somewhat crazy, because Andys board bag did not arrive until Wednesday night. He did get a temporary set up, but had to spend half of the practice time just getting it together and trying to get it dialed in case his board set up did not show. Despite all of that drama, Andy was still able to pull off some awesome tricks and do great last night. They had the qualies, which only took the top 16 out of 24 guys onto the money making round. He placed 5th in the qualies and than they had three separate categories including Straight Air, Flat Spins and Inverted. Each category includes two runs and whatever your score was (1000 being the max) that is how many norweigan KRONS you would receive. So, with all three categories and runs combined Andy placed 3rd overall! You can check out this websight for more info. http://www.thearcticchallenge.com/web/tac/mainpage
this website also includes a video of andy playing his violin for the tv cameras. Andy has been practicing with a local Norweigan band "the killing machines", which he has actually recorded with in the past and now it is just another part of andy and "the arctic challenge" that people look forward to. so, he has been getting a lot of requests to play the violin! They also had a signing for the snowboarders to do at the local "SWAG" snowboard shop, including Andy, Terje Haakenson, Kevin Pearce, scotty lago, and all the other big names! So, all the local kids were pretty excited to have a chance to the legends!
Finals are tomorow, so I will keep you updated and let you know what goes down! have a great day....
amber

Monster Energy’s Ryan Capes Mashes New Motorcycle Distance Jumping Record With His Own 322-Footer

“First time I’ve grabbed 5th (gear) on the 450,” said Capes . “I’m on the hunt and records are gonna fall.”

CORONA, Calif., (Feb. 25, 2008) – Monster Energy’s Ryan Capes, the first motorcyclist to break the magical 300-foot jump barrier, just uncorked a record-mashing 322-footer recently at Toe’s MX Park in Royal City, Wash.

“My dad and I measured it out and we jumped 323-6,” said Capes of a jump that would have been a new world record, eclipsing that of (Rob) Maddison’s recent 322-7 leap. “But Seth (Enslow) measured it at 322-6, so we went with that.”

Capes said that he and Enslow were pushing each other early, with the crusty Enslow putting up a personal-best 268 footer, which beat his old personal best of 248-feet by some 20 feet.

“I told him I’m going to push the ramp back another 20 feet and Seth said he’d watch – so he watched me tie on a 322 footer,” said Capes . “First time I’d ever grabbed 5th (gear) on the 450.”

Moving the in-run around at Toe’s, Capes says he’s got 2,000 feet of clean approach to his new Monster Energy take-off ramp. He adds that 350-400 footers are well within the realm of his ability.

“322 was a cakewalk,” said Capes . “I’m on the hunt and records are gonna fall.”

Maddison’s distance record, if not ‘officially’ topped before then, will no doubt fall at the hand of Capes @ Crusty Demon’s “Night of World Records” in Melbourne, Australia (March 29th). For more information on that gig link to www.crusty.com

Next up for Capes is a March 2nd practice session at Toe’s MX Park in Royal City . Live nearby? Come check out history. “I plan on going 350-360,” says Capes . And we wouldn’t bet against it. Directions? Link to: www.toesmxp.com


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TOMMY JOHNSON WINS ROUND ONE OF 2008 ENERGY DRINK WARS; DRIVES TO FINAL FOUR AT PHOENIX.

PHOENIX (Feb. 24) – The Monster Energy Funny Car team took the information and performance gains made in pre-race testing and used it to pay dividends at the Checker Schuck’s Kragen Nationals.

The team qualified fourth with a 4.815/318.99.

After rain washed out Friday’s qualifying, the fields were set following two Saturday runs.

“I was really confident that we would be able to capitalize on the big strides we made in testing before this event,” said Johnson. “All the crew chiefs were a little nervous after losing a whole day to rain and having only two runs to make the field, but Jimmy (Walsh, crew chief) stepped up to the plate with a competitive tune-up on the first qualifying run Saturday to get us solidly in the show.”

The first round of eliminations was slated to be a battle of the energy drinks: Johnson in the Monster Energy car versus Jerry Toliver in the Rockstar Funny Car. Johnson won the round handily, driving the Monster Energy Dodge Charger to an aggressive 4.834/310.63 while Toliver was on and off the throttle trying to gain traction.

“We were tickled pink to get that round win,” said Johnson. “Before that run Kenny (Bernstein, team owner) told me to just think of it as any other round, but I really wanted to get that win for him, for Monster, and the team. I guess you could call that a high energy round,” joked Johnson.

Johnson transferred to the quarterfinals to face Cruz Pedregon. The Monster Energy car stretched the lead and won the round with a 4.908/311.41 while Pedregon struggled to gain traction.

“We’re excited to be going to the semifinals,” said Johnson. “We had a little bit of a problem on that run, but we’re still showing big signs of improvement.

When the green lights flashed on the Christmas tree to signal the start of the semifinal battle, Johnson and Hight were neck and neck, but Hight got the edge at the finish line. Hight: 4.803/318.92; Johnson: 4.837/323.50.

“We gave him a run for the money,” said Johnson. “He just nicked us at the finish line. It’s hard to be disappointed after a performance like that. It looked like his engine was hurt, and I thought we could reel him in, but we ran out of racetrack.

“All in all we made some great progress today and a great rebound after Pomona. This team put in a lot of hard work and the comeback here in Phoenix is a statement for the team. This didn’t happen by accident. It happened because Jimmy and the crew buckled down and got results.

“Our performance here is a big confidence booster for the whole team and I think we’re going to be very competitive for the rest of the year.”

Johnson’s run to the semis contributed to a huge leap for the team to No. 7 in Funny Car point standings

EIGHTH-ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT GALA SET FOR APRIL 11, 2008 IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA

EIGHTH-ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT GALA SET FOR APRIL 11, 2008 IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA


NEWPORT BEACH, CA -- (February 21, 2008) -- New entries are flooding in from Europe, Hawaii and California, and with less than a month remaining in the annual cycle for the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy, few are doubting that a number of records are going to be shattered. The last eleven months have proven among the most extraordinary in the history of big wave surfing, with an unprecedented 420+ entry images from all around the planet providing visual evidence of the mammoth surf on the event website at BillabongXXL.com.

New video clips and still photos continue to arrive week after week in all key categories of the event including the Billabong XXL Ride of the Year Award, Billabong XXL Biggest Wave Award powered by Honda, Monster Tube Award and Monster Paddle Award. Also featured are the Surfline Best Overall Performance Award and the Billabong Girl's Performance Award. In total, over $120,000 in prize money will be awarded in the eighth annual edition of big wave surfing's top event. The competition is open to all qualified, invited surfers at any surf break around the world over the course of a full year and is based on the photographic evidence.

Although there is still plenty of time for more shocking swell events to occur before the event period concludes with the Vernal (Spring) Equinox on March 19, 2008 the world's big wave elite are already making plans to attend the gala Billabong XXL Awards ceremony this April 11 at the Grove Theater in Anaheim, California. While the 2000 seats at the Grove are invitation only, the entire evening's activities from Red Carpet arrivals to the final award will be broadcast during a live webcast at www.BillabongXXL.com and televised at a later date.

A truly global event, a number of European surfers have surged to new levels of XXL respect in recent months, with entries from France and Ireland offering their credentials as potential contenders. The legendary Belharra Reef off southern France has reared its head once again, with an epic ride by Vincent Lartizen (Hossegor, France) reminding all of that break's leap onto the world stage in 2003. Likewise, the British Isles have made their first real push to prominence with performances by Duncan Scott (Newquay, Cornwall, England) and Alistair Mennie (Portrush, Northern Ireland) at Mullaghmore Head in Donegal and beneath the imposing Cliffs of Moher in County Claire.

The Monster Paddle Award has likewise become intensely competitive with extremely fresh entries from Maverick's in Northern California and Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu. Hawaii's Kalani Chapman and female phenom Maya Gaberia of Brazil both weighed in with some Valentine's Day bombs last Thursday at Waimea. As the same swell made its way to the west coast the following day, it was 18-Year-old Nick Lamb (Santa Cruz) who scratched into the wave of the session at Mavericks.

These new entries join some formidable company with amazing rides so far registered in such diverse locales as Chile, Tahiti, Western Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Tasmania and Spain. In addition to all the latest entries in each category, full event details including formats, rules and archives of past XXL years can be seen at the event website at www.BillabongXXL.com.

The Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards are presented by Monster Energy Drinks. Verizon Wireless is the official communications provider, Surfline.com is the official surf forecast and Honda the official watercraft of the XXL. Additional support for the event comes from Hawaiian Airlines and Surfing Magazine.

2007/08 BILLABONG XXL GLOBAL BIG WAVE AWARDS
CATEGORY SUMMARY

Billabong XXL Ride of the Year Award
(Greatest big wave performance on a single wave as captured on video and voted by large judging academy)
Surfer Prize: $50,000
Second Place: $5,000
Third, Fourth and Fifth Place: $1,500
Videographer Prize: $5,000

Billabong XXL Biggest Wave Award
(Biggest tow-in wave ridden based on available still or video images showing maximum face height)
Surfer Prize: $15,000 plus a new Honda Aquatrax Personal Watercraft
Photo/video prize: $4,000

Monster Paddle Award
(Biggest paddle-in wave ridden based on available still or video images showing maximum face height)
Surfer Prize: $15,000
Photo/video prize: $4,000

Monster Tube Award
(Best big-wave tube still photograph based on votes of large judging academy)
Surfer Prize: $5,000
Photo Prize: $2,000

Surfline Men's Best Overall Performance Award
(Best yearlong big wave performance at a variety of spots as voted by large judging academy)
Surfer Prize: $5,000

Billabong Girl's Best Overall Performance Award
(Best yearlong big wave performance at a variety of spots as voted by large judging academy)
Surfer Prize: $5,000

Toyota AMA Arenacross Series Interview: Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith

February 21, 2008

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Monster/Babbitt’s/Kawasaki’s Kelly Smith has enjoyed a rock-solid first full season on the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series tour. So much so he was and, the way things go in arenacross you can pretty much say “still is,” in the overall title battle with Bad Boy/TUF/Honda’s Chad Johnson.

Heading into this past weekend – a two-race, stand-alone round in front of a packed house at the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville – Smith had Johnson in the crosshairs. He’d (Smith) passed his teammate, Brock Sellards, in the overall points chase and entered the Pikeville round trailing by a mere nine points (316-307). It was ‘go time’ for the heavyweights.

But what could have been a points lead change or, at the least, another chunk taken out of Chad Johnson’s lead turned into pretty much a disaster for Smith. On Friday he was run off the track and had to fight just to make it back to 4th - with Johnson winning. Then on Saturday the worst-case-scenario happened when he and teammate Sellards took each other out in the first turn of the main event.

A watershed moment for the 2007-’08 Toyota AMA Arenacross Series, Pikeville was a huge disappointment for Smith and the entire Monster/Babbitt’s/Kawasaki team. However, playing in Smith’s favor is the fact that he’s been consistent all year. That 33-point gap (366-333) between he and Chad Johnson could be whittled down to eight points in one of the four main events leading up to the final Saturday night of Toyota AMA Arenacross Series racing in Green Bay, Wis. (March 15).

This weekend Smith and the Monster/Babbitt’s/ Kawasaki team, according to Smith, will head to Sacramento (Calif.) while Johnson’s team owner, Dave Antolak, has already made it clear Johnson will be racing at Greensboro (N.C.). Although the Monster/Babbitt’s/Kawasaki team won’t get another shot at Johnson until Denver (Feb. 29-March 1), they should still see some pretty tight competition as the top Californian racers – many of whom just wrapped up the first stage of the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites racing (until Seattle, April 26th) – and the Albuquerque, N.M.-based brothers Johnson (Keith and Kevin) will likely contest the Sacramento Toyota AMA Arenacross Series round.

Either way, Smith’s got an uphill battle on his hands. He knows that and is ready to buckle down and chase after all the points he can get leading up to Green Bay.

Arenacross.com: Kelly, talk about your weekend in Pikeville.

Kelly Smith: “It was bad! Things started off well when Brock and I were five seconds faster than Chad’s heat race, but it turned for the worse when, in the main, Corey Green ran me off the track before the catapult. I lost several positions and could only catch up to fourth. Then for Saturday’s heat we were faster again, and during the holeshot in the main, Chad, Brock and I were coming into the first turn together, and Brock ran into Chad, but went down and took me with him. It bent my shifter, so I wasn’t able to shift. I caught up to about 9th and with a few laps to go, my bike went into neutral because of the bent shifter, and it caused me to crash again.”

Arenacross.com: Obviously, the results didn’t turn out the way you’d have liked. What can you pull out of the weekend that’s positive?

Kelly Smith: “I’m alive and healthy.” (laughter)

Arenacross.com: Thirty three points separate you and Chad Johnson. Talk about your strategy this weekend. Greensboro or Sacramento and why?

Kelly Smith: “We’re going to Sacramento for the TV coverage. Att this point, there’s no real strategy except to win races and pray for a miracle!”

Arenacross.com: Anything can happen in the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series. That said, with three races left, talk about your chances of being able to challenge for the title come Green Bay (March 15).

Kelly Smith: “There are five main events, so it’s more like having five rounds… and yeah, anything can happen. Chad failed to qualify in Reno once, and it can happen again.”

Arenacross.com: Overall, sum up your first year racing the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series with the Monster/Babbitt’s/Kawasaki team.

Kelly Smith: “Other than the disappointment last weekend, overall, it’s been a good year as my first year of Arenacross. I’m glad to be a title contender on my first attempt.”

Here’s your weekly 10lb bag of facts and stats....

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Monster Energy® Supercross

Atlanta, Georgia Dome

AMA Supercross Class Notes:
-First race: March 5th, 1977 and Bob Hannah won on a Yamaha.
-This will be the 30th time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross class race in Atlanta.
-First time winners in Atlanta: Bob Hannah-1977, Chuck Sun-1980, Jeff Stanton-1989, Damon Huffman-1997.
-Yamaha won the first race in Atlanta in 1977. It was held at the old Fulton County Stadium. In 1992, Damon Bradshaw (Yamaha) won the last AMA Supercross race Fulton County Stadium. In 1993, the race was moved to the Georgia dome where Damon Bradshaw once again on a Yamaha earned the win.

Wins by Brand in Atlanta
Yamaha – 10
Honda – 9
Kawasaki – 6
Suzuki – 4

-Atlanta did not host a race in 1987 and 1988.
-Riders to win three consecutive races in Atlanta: Bradshaw in 1991-1993, Jeremy McGrath in 1998-2000, Ricky Carmichael in 2001-2003

-Most wins by a rider in Atlanta:
Carmichael-5, McGrath-5, Damon Bradshaw-3 and Hannah-3.
-Ricky Carmichael is the only rider to win in Atlanta on three different brands – Kawasaki, Honda, and Suzuki.
-Riders to win in the AMA Supercross and AMA Supercross Lites classes in Atlanta: Bradshaw, Carmichael, Chad Reed and James Stewart.

AMA Supercross Class Notables – Last Race at Houston
-Kevin Windham won his 13th AMA Supercross race in Houston. He is now 12th on the all time AMA Supercross win list.
-Windham broke Honda's 53-race winless streak in Houston. Honda's last win was at Anaheim 1 in 2005 where Kevin Windham scored the victory.
-Kevin Windham is in his 11th season of AMA Supercross racing. He has 126 starts, 78 top-5 finishes and 53 podiums.
-Reed now has 80 podiums. If he gets one more podium he will be tied with Mike LaRocco for third on the all time AMA Supercross podium list.
-Reed and Windham are the only two riders this season not to finish out of the top five.

AMA Supercross Class Stats – Atlanta
-First race, February 23, 1985 and Eddie Warren won on a Kawasaki.
-This will be the 23rd time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross L2ites race in Atlanta.
-Brian Swink and Ricky Carmichael are the only riders to win back to back Lites races in Atlanta.
-Keith Turpin and Ezra Lusk are the only riders from Georgia to win in Atlanta.
-Yamaha won five races in a row with five different riders from 99 to 03 in Atlanta.

-First ever AMA Supercross Lites East Coast champion was Eddie Warren.
-Former Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites champions to go on and win the AMA Supercross championship: Carmichael, Reed, and Stewart.
-First non-American rider to win the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites championship was Mickael Pichon from France. Others include: Ernesto Fonseca from Costa Rica, Stephane Roncada from France, Chad Reed from Australia, and Ben Townley from New Zealand.
-In 1997, Tim Ferry won win the East Coast title without winning a single main event.

Wins by Brand in Atlanta
Kawasaki-7
Yamaha-7
Suzuki-4
Honda-4

AMA Supercross Lites Notables – Houston
-Austin Stroupe gets won his first AMA Supercross Lites race.
-In 18 seasons that Team Pro Circuit has been racing, there has only been one season where they failed to win a single Lites class race.
-Stroupe's win was Pro Circuit's 88th AMA Supercross Lites class win.

Former Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Champions
1985-Eddie Warren, Kawasaki
1986-Kieth Turpin, Honda
1987-Ron Tichnor, Suzuki
1988-Todd DeHoop, Suzuki
1989-Damon Bradshaw, Yamaha
1990-Denny Stephenson, Suzuki
1991-Brian Swink, Honda
1992-Brian Swink, Suzuki
1993-Doug Henry, Honda
1994-Ezra Lusk, Suzuki
1995-Mickael Pichon, Kawasaki
1996-Mickael Pichon, Kawasaki
1997-Tim Ferry, Suzuki
1998-Ricky Carmichael, Kawasaki
1999-Ernesto Fonseca, Yamaha
2000-Stephane Roncada, Yamaha
2001-Travis Pastrana, Suzuki
2002-Chad Reed, Yamaha
2003-Branden Jesseman, Suzuki
2004-James Stewart, Kawasaki
2005-Grant Langston, Kawasaki
2006-Davi Millsaps, Honda
2007-Ben Townley, Kawasaki

Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Titles by Brand
Brand Number of Titles First Title Last Title
Suzuki 8 1987 2003
Kawasaki 7 1985 2007
Honda 4 1986 2006
Yamaha 4 1989 2002

AMA Supercross Class Laps Led

Chad Reed 80

James Stewart 20

Kevin Windham 23

Grant Langston 3

David Millsaps 9

AMA Supercross Lites Class Laps Led

Jason Lawrence 47

Ryan Dungey 26

Jake Weimer 5

Austin Stroupe 15

Daniel Reardon 4

Broc Hepler 3

Progressive Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Class)

Grant Langston (Anaheim 1)

Mike Alessi (Phoenix)

Mike Alessi (Anaheim 2)

Tim Ferry (San Francisco)

Chad Reed (Anaheim 3)

David Millsaps (San Diego)

David Millsaps (Houston)

Progressive Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Lites Class)

Matt Lemoine (Anaheim 1)

Jake Weimer (Phoenix)

Austin Stroupe (Anaheim 2)

Thomas Hahn (San Francisco)

Austin Stroupe (Anaheim 3)

Jason Lawrence (San Diego)

Ryan Dungey (Houston)

MMI Top Tech Award

Oscar Wirdeman (Anaheim 1)

Jeremy Hoyer (Phoenix)

Vincent Bereni (Anaheim 2)

Brian Calmu (San Francisco)

Dana Wiggins (Anaheim 3)

John Boyd (San Diego)

Pro Circuit (Houston)

USSTC Pro Privateer Challange

1. Paul Carpenter 54 points

2. Charles Summey 53 points

3. Heath Voss 36 points

Asterisk Medic Card

Ryan Grantom (Anaheim 1)

Michael Willard (Phoenix)

Chris Blose (Anaheim 2)

Ryan Beat (San Francisco)

Jeff Northrop (Anaheim 3)

Kyle Cunningham (San Diego)

Ryan Grantom (Houston)

Racer X Gas Card

Cole Siebler (Anaheim 1)

Ryan Abrigo (Phoenix)

Troy Adams (Anaheim 2)

Greg Crater (San Francisco)

Kyle Mace (Anaheim 3)

Ryan Clark (San Diego)

Eric Sorby (Houston)

Record Crowd Expected at Georgia Dome for Monster Energy® Supercross

Record Crowd Expected at Georgia Dome for Monster Energy® Supercross

$10 Off Coupons Available to Watch Villopoto's Opening Race in the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Championship

AURORA (February 19, 2007) -- Torco Fuels Honda's Kevin Windham, of Centerville, Miss., won his first Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race at Reliant Stadium since 2005 last weekend at Houston's Reliant Stadium and aims to carry the momentum into this weekend's race at Atlanta's Georgia Dome this Saturday. Last year a record-breaking 70,649 fans packed into the Georgia Dome to watch Monster Energy® Supercross.

This weekend's AMA Supercross class race will air on CBS Sports this Sunday, February 24 at Noon (EST). The AMA Supercross Lites class race will air on SPEED Saturday, March 1 at 6:00 p.m.

Fans can save $10 off the $45 or $35 tickets at Ticketmaster.com and by using the pass code "Monster SX". Race Trac convenience stores are also offering a $5-off coupon that will be doubled to $10 off select tickets when redeemed at Ticketmaster Outlets or the Georgia Dome Box Office (expires 2/22). Participating Subway locations are giving away a free pit pass with the purchase of a 32oz drink.

Media day will be held this Thursday from Noon-2:00 p.m. inside the press room at the Georgia Dome. Monster Energy® Kawasaki, Pro Circuit Kawasaki and the Joe Gibbs Racing Motocross team are the featured teams that will be available to the media.

This weekend the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites championship begins. Reigning Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites champion, Ryan Villopoto, will race on the East Region this year. Last year he won all but the one race en route to the first AMA Supercross Lites championship of his career. Also expected to run up front are Torco Fuels Honda's Josh Grant, of Riverside, Calif., and Tray Cannard, of Elk City, Okla., Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Branden Jesseman, of New Brighton, Pa., Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Nico Izzi, of St. Clair, Mich., and Yamaha of Troy's Ryan Morais, of Temecula, Calif.

Red Bull Honda's Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., was the race's early leader last weekend, but crashed, giving the lead to Windham. Points leader Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., suffered from a bad start, but the Team San Manuel rider salvaged some points by working his way into second place on lap 11.

"I have been working hard this year, and tonight it paid off," said Windham. "I could not have won in front of a better crowd. I put my head down tonight and used the crowd to my advantage. The crowd was on their feet for the entire race."

"This is a tough pill to swallow," said Reed. "I gave it everything I had tonight, but Kevin (Windham) rode a great race. We have had a good season, and we will have to put it together in Atlanta next weekend."

Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Austin Stroupe, of Corona, Calif., won the first Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites race of his career last weekend in Houston

On lap five Stroupe, who is a rookie this season, moved past points leader Jason Lawrence for the lead and held on for the next 10 laps. The Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites championship heads into a break until April 26 at Seattle's Qwest Field.

"I finally had a decent start, and that helped me in the beginning of the race," said Stroupe. "I put myself in position to stay up front and that's what I did."

Two of the sport's biggest names, James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., and Ricky Carmichael, of Tallahasse, Fla., engaged in classic race last year. Carmichael, who competed on a select schedule in 2007 to begin a career in stock-car racing, chased Stewart during the 20-lap feature. On the way to his first AMA Supercross championship, Stewart held off Carmichael for his sixth win of the season. Once the two passed early leader Chad Reed, of Dade City, Fla., they distanced themselves from the pack and Carmichael gave Georgia race fans one last dance.

"James rode well tonight," said Carmichael from the podium after the race. "In the early part of the race, Chad (Reed) was in front of me as well as James, so I knew I had to make my move early. Once Chad went down, I tried to reel James in, but he was going so fast in the rhythm section tonight. I'd like thank all the fans who have supported me here through the years."

"Ricky kept me honest tonight," said Stewart following the race last year. "It was a great race, but I was getting caught up with some of the lappers. Every time I went through the rhythm section I was scared. We had a great crowd on hand tonight."

Last year Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plain, Minn., competed on the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Series and won the main event. It was the first supercross race of Dungey's career.

The first AMA Supercross race ever held in Atlanta was March 5, 1977, and Bob Hannah won on a Yamaha. On February 22, 1986 Honda rider Keith Turpin won the first-ever AMA Supercross Lites main event.

Tickets are available at www.supercrossonline.com, participating Yamaha dealerships, the Georgia Dome Box Office or charge by phone at 404-249-6400. Gold Level Seats are $45; Mid Level Seats are $35; Treadhead Seats are $10. All tickets are $2 more on the day of the race.

Villopoto's Opening Race in the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Championship

Record Crowd Expected at Georgia Dome for Monster Energy® Supercross
$10 Off Coupons Available to Watch Villopoto’s Opening Race in the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Championship

AURORA (February 19, 2007) – Torco Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham, of Centerville, Miss., won his first Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race at Reliant Stadium since 2005 last weekend at Houston’s Reliant Stadium and aims to carry the momentum into this weekend’s race at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome this Saturday. Last year a record-breaking 70,649 fans packed into the Georgia Dome to watch Monster Energy® Supercross.

This weekend’s AMA Supercross class race will air on CBS Sports this Sunday, February 24 at Noon (EST). The AMA Supercross Lites class race will air on SPEED Saturday, March 1 at 6:00 p.m.

Fans can save $10 off the $45 or $35 tickets at Ticketmaster.com and by using the pass code “Monster SX”. Race Trac convenience stores are also offering a $5-off coupon that will be doubled to $10 off select tickets when redeemed at Ticketmaster Outlets or the Georgia Dome Box Office (expires 2/22). Participating Subway locations are giving away a free pit pass with the purchase of a 32oz drink.

Media day will be held this Thursday from Noon-2:00 p.m. inside the press room at the Georgia Dome. Monster Energy® Kawasaki, Pro Circuit Kawasaki and the Joe Gibbs Racing Motocross team are the featured teams that will be available to the media.

This weekend the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites championship begins. Reigning Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites champion, Ryan Villopoto, will race on the East Region this year. Last year he won all but the one race en route to the first AMA Supercross Lites championship of his career. Also expected to run up front are Torco Fuels Honda’s Josh Grant, of Riverside, Calif., and Tray Cannard, of Elk City, Okla., Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Branden Jesseman, of New Brighton, Pa., Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Nico Izzi, of St. Clair, Mich., and Yamaha of Troy’s Ryan Morais, of Temecula, Calif.

Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., was the race’s early leader last weekend, but crashed, giving the lead to Windham. Points leader Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., suffered from a bad start, but the Team San Manuel rider salvaged some points by working his way into second place on lap 11.

“I have been working hard this year, and tonight it paid off,” said Windham. “I could not have won in front of a better crowd. I put my head down tonight and used the crowd to my advantage. The crowd was on their feet for the entire race.”

“This is a tough pill to swallow,” said Reed. “I gave it everything I had tonight, but Kevin (Windham) rode a great race. We have had a good season, and we will have to put it together in Atlanta next weekend.”

Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Austin Stroupe, of Corona, Calif., won the first Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites race of his career last weekend in Houston

On lap five Stroupe, who is a rookie this season, moved past points leader Jason Lawrence for the lead and held on for the next 10 laps. The Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites championship heads into a break until April 26 at Seattle’s Qwest Field.

“I finally had a decent start, and that helped me in the beginning of the race,” said Stroupe. “I put myself in position to stay up front and that’s what I did.”

Two of the sport’s biggest names, James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., and Ricky Carmichael, of Tallahasse, Fla., engaged in classic race last year. Carmichael, who competed on a select schedule in 2007 to begin a career in stock-car racing, chased Stewart during the 20-lap feature. On the way to his first AMA Supercross championship, Stewart held off Carmichael for his sixth win of the season. Once the two passed early leader Chad Reed, of Dade City, Fla., they distanced themselves from the pack and Carmichael gave Georgia race fans one last dance.

“James rode well tonight,” said Carmichael from the podium after the race. “In the early part of the race, Chad (Reed) was in front of me as well as James, so I knew I had to make my move early. Once Chad went down, I tried to reel James in, but he was going so fast in the rhythm section tonight. I’d like thank all the fans who have supported me here through the years.”

“Ricky kept me honest tonight,” said Stewart following the race last year. “It was a great race, but I was getting caught up with some of the lappers. Every time I went through the rhythm section I was scared. We had a great crowd on hand tonight.”

Last year Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plain, Minn., competed on the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Series and won the main event. It was the first supercross race of Dungey’s career.

The first AMA Supercross race ever held in Atlanta was March 5, 1977, and Bob Hannah won on a Yamaha. On February 22, 1986 Honda rider Keith Turpin won the first-ever AMA Supercross Lites main event.

Tickets are available at www.supercrossonline.com, participating Yamaha dealerships, the Georgia Dome Box Office or charge by phone at 404-249-6400. Gold Level Seats are $45; Mid Level Seats are $35; Treadhead Seats are $10. All tickets are $2 more on the day of the race.

AMA Supercross Class Results, Houston

1. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
2. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha
3. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki
4. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Calif., Yamaha
5. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
6. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha
7. Charles Summey, Huntersville, N.C., Yamaha
8. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda
9. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM
10. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki

AMA Supercross Class Season Standings

1. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 169
2. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 137
3. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 119
4. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 101
5. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 98
6. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha, 85
7. Joshua Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 82
8. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM, 77
9. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki, 69
10. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 60

Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results, Houston

1. Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki
2. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha
3. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Honda
4. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
5. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
6. Dan Reardon, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
7. Robert Kiniry, LaFayette, N.Y., Honda
8. Wil Hanh, Decatur, Texas, Yamaha
9. Michael LaPaglia, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
10. Thomas Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Kawasaki

Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings

1. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 135
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 129
3. Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki, 113
4. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 112
5. Tommy Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Kawasaki, 101
6. Dan Reardon, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 95
7. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 85
8. Robert Kiniry, LaFayette, N.Y., Kawasaki, 71
9. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Yamaha, 69
10. Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., KTM 62

Past Winners in Atlanta

AMA Supercross Class
February 24, 2007: James Stewart
February 25, 2006: Ricky Carmichael
February 26, 2005: Ricky Carmichael
February 28, 2004: Chad Reed
February 22, 2003: Ricky Carmichael
February 23, 2002: Ricky Carmichael
February 24, 2001: Ricky Carmichael
February 26, 2000: Jeremy McGrath
February 20, 1999: Jeremy McGrath
February 21, 1998: Jeremy McGrath
February 22, 1997: Damon Huffman
February 24, 1996: Jeremy McGrath
February 25, 1995: Mike LaRocco
February 26, 1994: Jeremy McGrath
February 20, 1993: Damon Bradshaw
February 22, 1992: Damon Bradshaw
February 23, 1991: Damon Bradshaw
February 24, 1990: Jeff Ward
February 25, 1989: Jeff Stanton
February 22, 1986: Rick Johnson
February 23, 1985: Mark Barnett
February 25, 1984: Johnny O’ Mara
March 05, 1983: Mark Barnett
February 27, 1982: Bob Hannah
February 28, 1981: Mark Barnett
March 01, 1980: Chuck Sun
March 03, 1979: Bob Hannah
March 04, 1978: Marty Tripes
March 05, 1977: Bob Hannah

AMA Supercross Lites Class
February 24, 2007: Ryan Dungey
February 25, 2006: Josh Grant
February 26, 2005: Grant Langston
February 28, 2004: James Stewart
February 22, 2003: Brock Sellards
February 23, 2002: Chad Reed
February 24, 2001: Nathan Ramsey
February 26, 2000: Stephane Roncada
February 20, 1999: Ernesto Fonseca
February 21, 1998: Ricky Carmichael
February 22, 1997: Ricky Carmichael
February 24, 1996: John Dowd
February 25, 1995: Mickael Pichon
February 26, 1994: Ezra Lusk
February 20, 1993: Doug Henry
February 22, 1992: Brian Swink
February 23, 1991: Brian Swink
February 24, 1990: Denny Stephenson
February 25, 1989: Damon Bradshaw
February 22, 1986: Keith Turpin

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Paul Thacker Sets The World Snowmobile Distance Jumping Mark @ 271 Feet In Minnesota!

*MONSTER ENERGY'S NIGHT OF RECORDS*

Paul Thacker Sets The World Snowmobile Distance Jumping Mark @ 271 Feet In Minnesota!

Thacker's world record effort comes on the heels of Delene Dippel's world record women's jump moments before on the Monster Energy/Slednecks Invasion Tour

CORONA, Calif., (Feb. 18, 2008) – Monster Energy-backed Paul Thacker flew his 430-pound Bikeman Performance-powered Polaris IQ snowmobile into the record books on Saturday, uncorking a world record 271-foot flight despite some vicious winds and a couple gnarly get-offs in the process.

The second stop on the 2007-'08 Monster Energy Slednecks Invasion tour at Shakopee, Minn.'s Canterbury Park Raceway was also highlighted by the first-ever woman's snowmobile jump into the record book when Californian Delene Dippel warmed up the sizable crowd for Thacker with a near 200-foot jump of her own (180.6 feet).

"The winds were crazy. The crowd went crazy and Monster Energy was again thrilled to be part of Slednecks' historic evening of snowmobile showmanship - the likes of which have never been seen before," said Monster Energy's Terri Sacks. "It was for sure touch-and-go with Paul there a bit, but we're extremely pleased he was able to make it through and complete his record-setting jump.

"Delene as well. She's done what no other woman has done before and we're very proud of her."

Thacker's jump of 271 feet broke the existing snowmobile distance jumping record by some eight feet (263 feet set in Colorado of March, '07). But it didn't come without great difficulty as the weather would create a struggle for Thacker, who not only crashed numerous times warming up for the record, but was unable at the time to attempt to make a run at eclipsing the magical 300-foot barrier.

"After Delene did her record we move the ramp back 50 feet and it was my turn," explained Thacker. "We jumped 220 or so twice, then moved it back another 25 feet. And that's when the craziness started."

With head winds gusting upwards of 30 miles per hour, Thacker was forced to fly his sled like a kite as the machine, according to Thacker, tends to want to float up and down. "On that third jump the sled basically just floated beyond my ability to correct and we stacked it up at 230 feet," he said. "But someone above was watchin' out for me and I ended up walking away."

Forced to go to his back up sled, Thacker then jumped again – but this time it was a nasty cross wind that caught him, crossed him up beyond the point of no return and pummeled him back to earth some 240 feet from where he took off.

"Our only option was to go again," he said.

That said, Thacker and the Slednecks crew moved the take-off ramp back again – a true 232 foot gap between take-off and landing – waited a bit for the winds to die down and got after it again.

"We hit the ramp twice at 79 mph and jumped 255 feet," he said. "Then it was time to risk it all and get that record – which I did. Hit the ramp at 82 (mph) and flew 271."

For Dippel it wasn't a question of breaking the record more as it was how much farther she'd go after creating the record on Friday at a made-for-press event at Canterbury.

"It was amazing to go out and crush the record I just did on Friday," she said. "Great having Monster there with me."

Added Monster Energy athlete Tucker Hibbert ('08 X Games Sno-X gold medalist): "I'm pumped that I could be at Canterbury to support fellow Monster Energy athlete's, Paul and Delene Saturday night. I watched Paul's jump on TV last year but it doesn't even compare to watching it in person. I was definitely impressed by Paul and Delene and congratulations to both of them on breaking records."

For more information on Thacker's record attempt, link to www.slednecks.com or www.monsterenergy.com

Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it sleds, road racing, MX, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the athletes are rocking' Monster Energy more than anything these days. Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/fruit juice hybrid called "M-80" and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. Paul Thacker and Delene Dippel dig 'em – so will you. On the 'Net at www.monsterenergy.com.

Windham Wins First Monster Energy® Supercross Race Since ’05

Rookie Stroupe Captures First Win of his Career

HOUSTON (February 16, 2008) – Torco Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham, of Centerville, Miss., won his first Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race at Reliant Stadium since 2005 in front of 49,986 fans. Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Austin Stroupe, of Corona, Calif., won the first Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites race of his career.

Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., won the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award with Monster Energy® Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry, of Dade City, Fla., in tow through turn one. Points leader Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., went through turn one near the middle of the pack.

While leading, Millsaps crashed and Windham moved into the lead and never looked back. Reed, who rides for Team San Manuel, moved into second place on lap 11 and couldn’t catch Windham. Reed finished second and Ferry finished third.

“I have been working hard this year, and tonight it paid off,” said Windham. “I could not have won in front of a better crowd. I put my head down tonight and used the crowd to my advantage. The crowd was on their feet for the entire race.”

“This is a tough pill to swallow,” said Reed. “I gave it everything I had tonight, but Kevin (Windham) rode a great race. We have had a good season, and we will have to put it together in Atlanta next weekend.”

Rockstar Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., won the $1,000 Progressive Holeshot Award as he led Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Brett Metcalfe, of Murrieta, Calif., and Lawrence through turn one. Metcalfe passed Dungey for the lead but was re-passed on the opening lap. Moments after moving into the number-one position, Dungey crashed and fell back several positions and allowed Lawrence to assume the lead. Two laps later Dungey suffered another crash.

On lap five Stroupe, who is a rookie this season, moved past Lawrence for the lead and held on for the next 10 laps.

“I am going to the next race, and I plan to do exactly what I did here tonight,” said Lawrence who now has a six-point lead. “I will be ready for the next race.”

“I finally had a decent start, and that helped me in the beginning of the race,” said Stroupe. “I put myself in position to stay up front and that’s what I did.”

AMA Supercross class race will air on CBS Sports Sunday, February 17 at Noon, and the AMA Supercross Lites class race will air on SPEED Friday, February 22 at Noon.

AMA Supercross Class Results, Houston
1. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
2. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha
3. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki
4. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Calif., Yamaha
5. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
6. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha
7. Charles Summey, Huntersville, N.C., Yamaha
8. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda
9. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM
10. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki

AMA Supercross Class Season Standings
1. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 169
2. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 137
3. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 119
4. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 101
5. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 98
6. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha, 85
7. Joshua Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 82
8. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM, 77
9. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki, 69
10. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 60

Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results, Houston
1. Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki
2. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha
3. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Honda
4. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
5. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
6. Dan Reardon, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
7. Robert Kiniry, LaFayette, N.Y., Honda
8. Wil Hanh, Decatur, Texas, Yamaha
9. Michael LaPaglia, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
10. Thomas Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Kawasaki

Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
1. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 135
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 129
3. Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki, 113
4. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 112
5. Tommy Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Kawasaki, 101
6. Dan Reardon, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 95
7. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 85
8. Robert Kiniry, LaFayette, N.Y., Kawasaki, 71
9. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Yamaha, 69
10. Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., KTM 62

KTM Junior Supercross Challenge
1. Chase Sipes, League City, Texas, KTM
2. Tryston Holland, Beckville, Texas, KTM
3. Parker Whitley, Huntington, Texas, KTM
4. Mitchell Renville, Hutton, Texas, KTM
5. Robert Hudgins, Mineola, Texas, KTM
6. Nikos Zeller, Ramona, Calif., KTM
7. Hunter Mashburn, Stephanville, Texas, KTM
8. Collin Gosnell, Sainte Genevieve., Mo., KTM
9. Michael Anderson, Pittsburgh, Pa., KTM
10. Aidan Fuller, Marshfield, Mass., KTM
11. Copper Langley, Shrevport, La., KTM
12. Jacob Copper, DeQuincy, La., KTM
13. Dylan Divan, Katy, Texas, KTM
14. Brandon Johnson, San Antonio, Texas, KTM
15. Rowdy Lyons, Thousand Oaks, Calif., KTM

Racing takes place next Saturday, March 1 at Indianapolis’ RCA Dome where the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites championship begins and the heated AMA Supercross class continues.

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Delene Sets the Bar! The Women’s Record has Been Set

Delene Sets the Bar! The Women’s Record has Been Set

Slednecks/Monster Energy team athlete Delene Dippel has just set the bar in women's snowmobile distance jumping. Just moments ago she officially set the women's world record at 163 feet. Alongside teammate Paul Thacker who will be attempting to break the 300 foot mark for the men's record, Delene will be attempting to break her record tomorrow night in front of a live audience at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota.

Also on the lineup for tomorrow night is a freestyle show featuring Monster Energy/Slednecks Freestyle Team riders Kourtney Hungerford, Sam Rogers, and Aleksander Nordgaard. This is one of those shows you don't want to miss!

Monster Energy® Supercross Notes Package Houston, Reliant Stadium

Monster Energy® Supercross Notes Package Houston, Reliant Stadium

Thursday, 14 February 2008

AMA Supercross Class Houston Stats -First race March 15, 1974, Pierre Karsmakers won on a Yamaha. -This will be the 42nd time the gate will drop in Houston for an AMA Supercross race -Houston, along with Daytona, are the only two original venues, dating back to from 1974, to still host an AMA Supercross race -Houston has hosted 42 AMA Supercross races. It is third behind Anaheim with 47 and Pontiac with 45 -Houston is the second venue to host a double-header race. Wins by Brand in Houston -Yamaha-14, Kawasaki-10, Honda-9, Suzuki-6, Can AM-2 -First time winners in Houston are Tony Distefano (1975), Jim Weinert (1976), Broc Glover (1980) Most Wins by a racer in Houston -Bob Hannah-5, Jeremy McGrath-5, Mark Barnett-5 -Jeff Ward, won four consecutive race in Houston from 1985-1988 -Chad Reed has never finished out of the top three in Houston. He has two wins, two seconds, and one third place. AMA Supercross Notables – San Diego -Chad Reed won his 31st career win, his fourth consecutive and fifth of the season -Reed became the first supercross rider to sweep all of the races in California -With Reed's win in the AMA Supercross class and Lawrence's win in the AMA Supercross Lites class, Yamaha enjoyed their third consecutive sweep. This has never happened in Yamaha's supercross history. - 42 rounds of AMA Supercross have taken place without a first time winner. That ties the previous record. Will it be broken in Houston? AMA Supercross Lites Stats -First race, April 20th 1985, and Eddie Warren won on a Kawasaki -This will be the 24th time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross Lites race Lites Wins by Brand in Houston -Kawasaki-9, Suzuki-5, Yamaha-5, Honda-3 Husqvarna-1. -Kawasaki has not won an AMA Supercross Lites race this year -In 2001, Travis Preston gave Husqvarna their first and only AMA Supercross Lites win in Houston. -Kevin Windham is the only rider to win back to back AMA Supercross Lites wins in Houston AMA Supercross Lites Notables -San Diego -Jason Lawrence won his third consecutive AMA Supercross Lites race in San Diego. He ties Damon Bradshaw, Jeff Emig, Kevin Windham, and David Vuillemin. The record is five in a row by Reed in 2002. AMA Supercross Class Laps Led Chad Reed 80 James Stewart 20 Kevin Windham 4 Grant Langston 3 David Millsaps 8 AMA Supercross Lites Class Laps Led Jason Lawrence 43 Ryan Dungey 25 Jake Weimer 5 Austin Stroupe 5 Daniel Reardon 4 Broc Hepler 3 Progressive Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Class) Grant Langston (Anaheim 1) Mike Alessi (Phoenix) Mike Alessi (Anaheim 2) Tim Ferry (San Francisco) Chad Reed (Anaheim 3) David Millsaps (San Diego) Progressive Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Lites Class) Matt Lemoine (Anaheim 1) Jake Weimer (Phoenix) Austin Stroupe (Anaheim 2) Thomas Hahn (San Francisco) Austin Stroupe (Anaheim 3) Jason Lawrence (San Diego) MMI Top Tech Award Oscar Wirdeman (Anaheim 1) Jeremy Hoyer (Phoenix) Vincent Bereni (Anaheim 2) Brian Calmu (San Francisco) Dana Wiggins (Anaheim 3) John Boyd (San Diego) Asterisk Medic Card Ryan Grantom (Anaheim 1) Michael Willard (Phoenix) Chris Blose (Anaheim 2) Ryan Beat (San Francisco) Jeff Northrop (Anaheim 3) Kyle Cunningham (San Diego) Racer X Gas Card Cole Siebler (Anaheim 1) Ryan Abrigo (Phoenix) Troy Adams (Anaheim 2) Greg Crater (San Francisco) Kyle Mace (Anaheim 3) Ryan Clark (San Diego) AMA Supercross Class Results, San Diego 1. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha 2. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki 3. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda 4. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda 5. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda 6. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Calif., Yamaha 7. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki 8. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha 9. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM 10. Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda AMA Supercross Class Season Standings 1. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 147 2. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 112 3. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 99 4. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 85 5. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 85 6. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha, 70 7. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki, 69 8. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM, 53 9. Joshua Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 64 10. Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 53 Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results, San Diego 1. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha 2. Thomas Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Kawasaki 3. Robert Kiniry, LaFayette, N.Y., Honda 4. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki 5. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM 6. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki 7. Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki 8. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Yamaha 9. Michael LaPaglia, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki 10. Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings 1. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 113 2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 111 3. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 96 4. Tommy Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Kawasaki, 92 5. Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki, 88 6. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 85 7. Dan Reardon, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 80 8. Gavin Gracyk, Blissfield, Ohio, Honda, 62 9. Broc Hepler, Kittanning, Pa., Yamaha, 59 10. Robert Kiniry, LaFayette, N.Y., Kawasaki, 57 11. Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Honda, 47 KTM Junior Supercross Challenge 1. Cody Harrison, Mission Viejo, Calif., KTM 2. Kaden Weber, El Cajon, Calif., KTM 3. Matthew Duvalian, Romona, Calif., KTM 4. Trent Borger, Fallbrook, Calif., KTM 5. Nathan Feilmeier, Mission Viejo, Calif., KTM 6. Bodhi Wong, Honolulu, HI, KTM 7. Liam Page, Swanzey, N.H., KTM 8. Trevor Rogers, Lakeside, Calif., KTM 9. Anthony Catuogno, Simi Valley, Calif., KTM 10. Jacob Seeley, Poulsbo, Wash., KTM 11. Austin Goldsberry, Ripon, Calif., KTM 12. Michael Barnett, Scottsdale, Ariz., KTM 13. Granite Waterman, Laguna Beach, Calif., KTM 14. Grant Fink, McDonough, Ga., KTM 15. Joseph Jardine, Murrieta, Calif., KTM AMA Supercross Class Rider Finishes Chad Reed Anaheim 1: 1 Phoenix: 2 Anaheim 2: 1 San Francisco: 1 Anaheim 3: 1 San Diego: 1 James Stewart Anaheim 1: 2 Phoenix: 1 Anaheim 2: N/A San Francisco: N/A Anaheim 3: N/A San Diego: N/A Timmy M Ferry Anaheim 1: 3 Phoenix: 10 Anaheim 2: 6 San Francisco: 10 Anaheim 3: 3 San Diego: 2 Grant Langston Anaheim 1: 4 Phoenix: 20 Anaheim 2: 18 San Francisco: 5 Anaheim 3: N/A San Diego: N/A Kevin W Windham Anaheim 1: 5 Phoenix: 3 Anaheim 2: 3 San Francisco: 2 Anaheim 3: 4 San Diego: 5 Mike A Alessi Anaheim 1: 6 Phoenix: 6 Anaheim 2: 4 San Francisco: 15 Anaheim 3: 6 San Diego: N/A David D Millsaps Anaheim 1: 7 Phoenix: 14 Anaheim 2: 19 San Francisco: 3 Anaheim 3: 2 San Diego: 3 Andrew T Short Anaheim 1: 8 Phoenix: 4 Anaheim 2: 9 San Francisco: 13 Anaheim 3: 5 San Diego: 4 Nicholas A Wey Anaheim 1: 9 Phoenix: 16 Anaheim 2: 12 San Francisco: 7 Anaheim 3: 8 San Diego: 9 David Vuillemin Anaheim 1: 10 Phoenix: 15 Anaheim 2: 11 San Francisco: 20 Anaheim 3: 14 San Diego: 7 Ivan Tedesco Anaheim 1: 15 Phoenix: 5 Anaheim 2: 5 San Francisco: 6 Anaheim 3: N/A San Diego: N/A Nathan Ramsey Anaheim 1: 11 Phoenix: 7 Anaheim 2: 7 San Francisco: 16 Anaheim 3: 7 San Diego: 8 Josh Hansen Anaheim 1: 20 Phoenix: 8 Anaheim 2: 8 San Francisco: N/A Anaheim 3: N/A San Diego: 18 Charles Summey Anaheim 1: N/A Phoenix: 9 Anaheim 2: 10 San Francisco: 11 Anaheim 3: 16 San Diego: 20 Joshua Hill Anaheim 1: 16 Phoenix: 11 Anaheim 2: 2 San Francisco: 18 Anaheim 3: 12 San Diego: 6 Jacob Marsack Anaheim 1: N/A Phoenix: N/A Anaheim 2: N/A San Francisco: 4 Anaheim 3: N/A San Diego: 17 Heath Voss Anaheim 1: 14 Phoenix: 13 Anaheim 2: 14 San Francisco: 8 Anaheim 3: 20 San Diego: N/A Troy Adams Anaheim 1: 19 Phoenix: N/A Anaheim 2: N/A San Francisco: 9 Anaheim 3: 9 San Diego: 11 Manuel Rivas Gomez Anaheim 1: N/A Phoenix: N/A Anaheim 2: 15 San Francisco: N/A Anaheim 3: 10 San Diego: N/A Jason Thomas Anaheim 1: 22 Phoenix: N/A Anaheim 2: 17 San Francisco: 19 Anaheim 3: N/A San Diego: 10 Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Rider Finishes Ryan M Dungey Anaheim 1: 1 Phoenix: 2 Anaheim 2: 1 San Francisco: 7 Anaheim 3: 11 San Diego: 6 Jason D Lawrence Anaheim 1: 2 Phoenix: 5 Anaheim 2: 21 San Francisco: 1 Anaheim 3: 1 San Diego: 1 Justin D Brayton Anaheim 1: 3 Phoenix: 6 Anaheim 2: 9 San Francisco: 13 Anaheim 3: 7 San Diego: 5 Daniel James Reardon Anaheim 1: 4 Phoenix: 8 Anaheim 2: 4 San Francisco: 4 Anaheim 3: 8 San Diego: 21 Austin L Stroupe Anaheim 1: 5 Phoenix: N/A Anaheim 2: 3 San Francisco: 5 Anaheim 3: 2 San Diego: 7 Thomas K Hahn Anaheim 1: 6 Phoenix: 14 Anaheim 2: 10 San Francisco: 2 Anaheim 3: 6 San Diego: 2 Gavin L Gracyk Anaheim 1: 7 Phoenix: N/A Anaheim 2: 8 San Francisco: 6 Anaheim 3: 10 San Diego: 12 Andrew Mcfarlane Anaheim 1: 8 Phoenix: 21 Anaheim 2: 17 San Francisco: N/A Anaheim 3: N/A San Diego: N/A Chris Blose Anaheim 1: 9 Phoenix: 17 Anaheim 2: N/A San Francisco: 8 Anaheim 3: 14 San Diego: 11 Wil A Hahn Anaheim 1: 10 Phoenix: 7 Anaheim 2: 16 San Francisco: 9 Anaheim 3: 20 San Diego: 8 Brett Metcalfe Anaheim 1: 19 Phoenix: 7 Anaheim 2: 5 San Francisco: 3 Anaheim 3: 3 San Diego: 4 Broc Hepler Anaheim 1: 11 Phoenix: 4 Anaheim 2: 2 San Francisco: 12 Anaheim 3: N/A San Diego: N/A Kyle Cunningham Anaheim 1: 17 Phoenix: 9 Anaheim 2: 11 San Francisco: 16 Anaheim 3: 5 San Diego: N/A Billy Laninovich Anaheim 1: N/A Phoenix: 10 Anaheim 2: 7 San Francisco: N/A Anaheim 3: 4 San Diego: 10 Robert Kiniry Anaheim 1: N/A Phoenix: 22 Anaheim 2: 6 San Francisco: 11 Anaheim 3: 9 San Diego: 3 Michael Blose Anaheim 1: 14 Phoenix: 16 Anaheim 2: N/A San Francisco: 10 Anaheim 3: N/A San Diego: 18 Michael Lapaglia Anaheim 1: 13 Phoenix: 11 Anaheim 2: N/A San Francisco: 17 Anaheim 3: 18 San Diego: 9

#35 Shannon Campbell/ Team Monster Energy Ready to Rock the King of the Hammers

Gilbert, AZ (February 15, 2008) –Campbell Enterprises, Team Monster Energy Heads to Johnson Valley for the one of a kind King of the Hammers race February 22, 2008. Shannon Campbell and Nick Campbell will be competing with fifty of the most aggressive and skilled drivers in the off road industry. Campbell Enterprises will have two buggies in this years KOH race, Shannon will be driving the new LS2 single seat buggy and Nick will be co-driving with Casey Currie in the LS1 2-seat Pro Mod buggy.

"I think this is a great way to start off the 2008 season by being able to participate in an event mix of rock crawling and desert racing!" Shannon commented.

Although this is a non-spectator event, Hammer King Productions has been working diligently with Crawl Magazine, Pirate4x4, Dirtnewz.com, Offroad.com, Extreme4x4TV and many more to ensure that family, friends and fans will be able to follow this spectacular race.

All of us from Campbell Enterprises and Team Monster would like to say "THANK YOU" to our sponsors: Monster Energy Drink (for all of our late nights), Currie Enterprises, BFGoodrich, Southwest Ground Control, Ron Davis Racing Radiators, Turn Key Engines, Fox Racing Shox, Hughes Performance, Walker Evans Racing, Howe Steering, Advance Adapters, ARB, Warn, Wilwood, and Mastercraft Race Seats. Without all of your superior products this would not have been possible.

Andy Finch Update!

Andy Finch Update


hey everyone,
just wanted to let you know that Andy did great yesterday at the King of the Hill Jeep event at Squaw Valley. He made qualies no problem, and finals were intense between him, Luke Matroni (also a Collection Team rider) and Louie Vitto. Andy was in first by a .2 lead ahead of Louie and Andy stomped a good clean run including back to back 10s and huge air. Louie than pulled off a clean run with one extra nine, didn't go quite as big as Andy, but it was enough to take the lead. Andy got second and Luke Matroni third. All and all it was a fun event, a beautiful sunny day and I think days like this help remind Andy why he loves what he does.

to purchase or check out more photos go to erics sight at:
http://www.ericasistinphoto.com/jeep4/

Lawrence Steals Lites Class Points Lead From Dungey and Stages Defense in Houston This Saturday

	Lawrence Steals Lites Class Points Lead From Dungey and Stages Defense in Houston This Saturday Night $10 Treadhead® Seats Still Available for Monster Energy® Supercross Race at Reliant Stadium AURORA (February 12, 2008) – In a startling turn of events, the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class’ championship has changed hands and was taken over by Yamaha of Troy’s Jason Lawrence, of Carlsbad, Calif., last Saturday night at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium. Lawrence captured his third consecutive AMA Supercross Lites class win and removed Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., from the enviable number-one position. This Saturday night for as low as $10, fans can watch this epic duel go down at Houston’s Reliant Stadium. The AMA Supercross class race will air on CBS Sports Sunday, February 17 at Noon, and the AMA Supercross Lites class race will air on SPEED Friday, February 22 at Noon. As Dungey, who had a 22-point lead earlier this season, proved last weekend, the lead can change with one bad race. He left Anaheim 1 with a three-point lead over Jason Lawrence. He went into Anaheim 2 nine points ahead of Lawrence. Heading into San Francisco, he was 22 points ahead of Broc Hepler. He led Dan Reardon by 19 points heading into Anaheim 3, and at San Diego he left two points behind Lawrence. “I was keeping tabs on where Ryan (Dungey) was during the main event,” said Lawrence after last weekend’s race. “He crashed for the third weekend in a row. He cracked under the pressure. We have two more races to go, and I am up by two points. I am trying to win this championship. I can have the target on my back for the rest of my life because I do ok under pressure.” Media day is Thursday from Noon-2:00 in the press box at Reliant Stadium. Current Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites points leader Jason Lawrence be on hand for interviews and photo opportunities. Joining Lawrence will be his teammate Zach Osborne and the Cernic’s Kawasaki team, featuring Jeff Gibson. Tickets are available at Reliant Stadium, all Ticketmaster locations or by phone at 713-629-3700. Extreme and Club level tickets are available for $40 adults/kids (2-10 years old); Gold Circle tickets $25 adults/$10 kids; Treadhead Seats $10. Free pit passes are available at Texas Yamaha dealers. In the AMA Supercross class, Team San Manuel’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., brings a solid, yet vulnerable 35-point lead in the championship points race to Houston. Reed is a two-time AMA Supercross class winner at Houston. Reed was challenged by Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., last weekend in San Diego where the two traded positions throughout the AMA Supercross class main event. “I was glad to get my first holeshot in the AMA Supercross class,” said Millsaps. “Chad (Reed) and I were dicing back and forth in the main event, and it was good to ride his pace. He was going fast, and I have to give it up to him.” On lap 16, Reed secured the lead and rode to his fifth win of the season and his fifth win at Qualcomm Stadium. “I am happy to get the win here tonight in San Diego,” said Reed. “I won every race in California this year, and I have never done that before. Now that we are leaving the west coast, I get to go home to Florida and sleep in my own bed. I have to take each race one at a time.” Equally impressive was Monster Energy® Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry, of Dade City, Fla., who staged a late-race comeback and passed Millsaps on lap 13. It was Ferry’s first second-place finish of the season. Millsaps finished third. “I felt good after the Anaheim 3 race, and the momentum carried over here to San Diego,” said Ferry. “I hope it keeps going into Houston. I am adapting better each race, and I am closer than I have ever been to getting a win. I hope that day comes soon.” As the historic Monster Energy® Supercross returns to Reliant Stadium this weekend, it will mark the 42nd time the gate has dropped in Houston. During last year’s AMA Supercross class main event, Ferry carried the lead through turn one before being passed by Honda’s Kevin Windham. Kawasaki’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., worked his way through the pack after starting in sixth place. By the sixth lap, Stewart moved into the lead and rode to victory. “I had a big crash earlier in practice and knew that this track could come back and bite me,” said Stewart from the podium last year. “I have a points lead but can’t afford to back down because things can get bad when you start to let up.” En route to winning his first-ever Western regional AMA Supercross Lites class title, Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., started the main event by winning the Holeshot Award narrowly edging out the Yamaha of Jason Lawrence, of Carlsbad, Calif. Villopoto held the lead for the opening five laps before a crash on lap six handed the lead to Lawrence. Lawrence held down the top spot until being chased down by Villopoto, who regrouped and held on to take the win, his fifth of the season. Lawrence finished second while Honda’s Josh Grant, of Riverside, Calif., was third. “(A lapped rider) just jumped right off the table top, hit a tuff block and went down right in front of me,” said Villopoto in reference to last year’s crash on lap six. “I had nowhere to go and ran right into him. I got back up and chased (Lawrence) down for the win.” Since 1974 Houston has been on the AMA Supercross class schedule. From 1974-2002 the Houston Astrodome hosted the race, and in 2003, the race was moved to Reliant Stadium. The first AMA Supercross class race in Houston was on March 15, 1974 where Jim Pomeroy earned the inaugural race win. In AMA Supercross Lites competition, Eddie Warren won the first lites race held in Houston on April 20, 1985. Jeremy McGrath, the all-time winningest supercross rider, shares the all-time win record along with Mark Barnett with five. AMA Supercross Class Results, San Diego 1. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha 2. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki 3. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda 4. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda 5. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda 6. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Calif., Yamaha 7. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki 8. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha 9. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM 10. Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda AMA Supercross Class Season Standings 1. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 147 2. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 112 3. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 99 4. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 85 5. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 85 6. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha, 70 7. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki, 69 8. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM, 53 9. Joshua Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 64 10. Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 53 Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results, San Diego 1. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha 2. Thomas Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Kawasaki 3. Robert Kiniry, LaFayette, N.Y., Honda 4. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki 5. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM 6. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki 7. Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki 8. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Yamaha 9. Michael LaPaglia, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki 10. Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings 1. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 113 2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 111 3. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 96 4. Tommy Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Kawasaki, 92 5. Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki, 88 6. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 85 7. Dan Reardon, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 80 8. Gavin Gracyk, Blissfield, Ohio, Honda, 62 9. Broc Hepler, Kittanning, Pa., Yamaha, 59 10. Robert Kiniry, LaFayette, N.Y., Kawasaki, 57 Past Winners in Houston AMA Supercross February 10, 2007: James Stewart April 01, 2006: James Stewart April 30, 2005: James Stewart February 14, 2004: Chad Reed March 29, 2003: Chad Reed March 23, 2002: Ricky Carmichael March 24, 2001: Ricky Carmichael February 05, 2000: Jeremy McGrath March 19, 1999: Jeremy McGrath January 17, 1998: Ezra Lusk March 22, 1997: Jeff Emig March 16, 1996: Jeremy McGrath March 25, 1995: Jeremy McGrath January 22, 1994: Jeremy McGrath January 16, 1993: Damon Bradshaw January 18, 1992: Damon Bradshaw January 19, 1991: Jean-Michel Bayle February 03, 1990: Damon Bradshaw March 18, 1989: Jeff Stanton February 06, 1988: Jeff Ward February 07, 1987: Jeff Ward February 02, 1986: Jeff Ward April 20, 1985: Jeff Ward March 24, 1984: David Bailey March 20, 1983: Mark Barnett March 19, 1983: Bob Hannah March 20, 1982: Mark Barnett March 19, 1982: Mark Barnett March 14, 1981: Mark Barnett March 13, 1981: Mark Barnett March 14, 1980: Mike Bell March 15, 1980: Broc Glover March 17, 1979: Bob Hannah March 16, 1979: Bob Hannah March 18, 1978: Bob Hannah March 18, 1977: Tony DiStefano March 19, 1977: Jim Ellis March 12, 1976: Jim Weinerd March 14, 1975: Jim Ellis March 15, 1974: Jim Pomeroy AMA Supercross February 10, 2007: Ryan Villopoto April 01, 2006: David Millsaps April 30, 2005: Andrew Short February 14, 2004: James Stewart March 29, 2003: Brock Sellards March 23, 2002: Matt Walker March 24, 2001: Travis Preston February 05, 2000: Derrick Shae Bentley March 19, 1999: Nathan Ramsey January 17, 1998: David Vuillemin March 22, 1997: Kevin Windham March 16, 1996: Kevin Windham March 25, 1995: Damon Huffman January 22, 1994: Ezra Huffman January 16, 1993: Jimmy Gaddis January 18, 1992: Brian Swink January 19, 1991: Tallon Vohland February 03, 1990: Jeff Emig March 18, 1989: Mike LaRocco February 06, 1988: Jeff Matiasevich February 07, 1987: Keith Turpin February 02, 1986: Willie Surratt April 20, 1985: Eddie Warren For more information on the Monster Energy® AMA Supercross an FIM World Championship please log on to www.SupercrossOnline.com. 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Slednecks Invasion Tour in New York, Be There!

When: February 23rd, 2008 - Show Starts at 2:00 PM

Where: Tug Hill Winterfest at Cedar Pine, Osceola, NY.

What: The Slednecks Invasion Tour presented by [B]Monster Energy[/B] will be coming to New York to perform a live aerial extravaganza for the East Coast faithful during the Tug Hill Winterfest. A portion of ticket revenues will go to benefit the Peoples Diabetic Fund. Come see the top freestyle team in the [B]world[/B] huck every trick in the book including the backflip!

Tickets and more information @ www.snowmobilingusa.com

Come grab a FREE Monster and check out the show!!

Dont Forget! Paul Thacker and Delene Dippel World Record Distance Jumps on snowmobiles!

Rick Thorne Update

Hello everybody, 08 Is kickin' N already 4 me, below Is sum pic's of R full band, Good Guys In Black, Mugshots The Book signing @ Book Soup on Sunset(where I filmed a TRIG.com segment) and RIDES Magazines 4 Famous Stars And Straps, with all tha team riders 4 tha cover which will B out N a couple months. 2day I shoot action shots with Monster Energy and 2morrow KMC Wheels.......busy and busy Is great! Thanx 4 Ur SUPPORT.
Take care,
THorne
Biker IN Black
Good Guys In Black


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