Up and Down Day for Team Dakar USA in the Central Europe Rally
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Veszprem, Hungary – It was a seesaw day for Team Dakar USA. Over the past three stages when things have gone well for Robby Gordon and his Monster Hummer, BJ Baldwin and the Vanguard Hummer has had its set of challenges. Today the roles were reversed.
The Central Europe Rally shifted back to Hungary and revisited the site of the first special in Dubras, just outside Budapest. Gordon impressed on the first special of the day, finishing third in the opening segment. BJ Baldwin was in full attack mode as well but managed to tangle with a tree. That episode relegated him to seventh on the first special.
Team Dakar USA then travelled 201km to the start of the second special in Veszprem where the rally will be for the next two days.
There was no holding back for either of the two hummer teams. Gordon and Grider were flying when a rock managed to sever the rear brake line. The duo acted quickly to cap of the line and continue with only front brakes. Navigation errors by some of the top rivals allowed them to close up the gap only to give it back when the Hummer H3 went off the track just a few kilometers from the end of the special.
The second special was the best moment yet for BJ Baldwin and navigator Kevin Heath. Coming from the back the team scored an impressive 5th place finish which vaulted them up to 15th in the overall classifications. With Gordon’s mechanical luck he dropped back to eight in the standings, 7:05 adrift.
Tomorrow’s stage five will remain in Veszprem which is good terrain for the Hummers. The wide open, sometimes motorcross like tracks make for spectacular rallying and Team Dakar USA plans to charge again.
Coverage of the Central Europe Rally can be seen in the United States on DirecTV. The half hour show will be aired twice – first at 7p.m. EST and then again at 12:30a.m. Additional rally coverage can also be found on robbygordon.com and robbysuprising.com where Team Dakar USA will have daily updates, the twitter micro blog feed, and videos.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Monster Energy’s Adam Cianciarulo Again Leads Monster Army Amateur MX Racers @ Las Vegas Mini Grand
Monster Energy/Kawasaki racers Mike Hall (450 Mod Pro) and Dean Wilson (450 Non Pro) also lock down big overall wins at western USA’s biggest amateur event
CORONA, Calif., (April 22, 2008) – Reports coming back to Monster Energy HQ from this weekend’s Las Vegas World Mini Grand Prix point to another dominant performance by Monster Energy-backed athletes from Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green, Monster Energy/Innovative MX/Yamaha and Extreme Team Green programs.
The top dog again for Monster Energy, as he was at the season-opening Lake Whitney Amateur National Motocross Championship, was Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green’s Adam Cianciarulo. The up-and-coming Sunshine State motocross star, enjoying the same Kawasaki amateur lineage as fellow Floridians and Monster Energy-backed racers Ricky Carmichael and James “Bubba” Stewart (Monster Energy/Kawasaki), walked away with a couple more major amateur national titles in winning both the Vegas GP’s 85cc Thru-11 Stock and Mod classes.
“Monster Energy would like to congratulate all of our racers that participated at the Vegas Mini GPs this past weekend,” said John Lee, Director of Sports Marketing for Monster Energy. “Through Texas and Vegas MX nationals Monster Energy amateur racers have really stepped up and, via their successful efforts on the track, have continued to help elevate the Monster Energy brand. We look forward to following them through their Loretta’s qualifiers all over the nation and the next big national event in Ponca City, Okla.”
It should also be note at this point that Max Anstie (KTM) had a heck of a weekend as well, winning multiple classes including the Supermini Thru 16 class and 85cc Modified 14-16 class and finishing 2nd overall in the 85cc Open and 3rd overall in 85cc Stock 14-15 class. Jr. Cycle class racer, Monster Energy-backed Stone Elder (Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green), was on top of it as well, winning the 6-11 Open, 9-11 Modified and finishing 2nd in the 9-11 Stock class on the Jr. Cycles. Finally, Dean Wilson (Extreme Team Green) won the 450 Non Pro class and 450 Stock Intermediate class.
Burly weather greeted the racers last week with 40-plus mph winds and dust the wreaked havoc on everything from eyes and ears to the bikes’ air filters. Monster Energy’s support staff, led by Kyle Krause, rented out a local go-kart track as a fun diversion from the pressures of amateur national motocross racing – something that was quite welcome from the kids and young adult racers and their families.
Back to business side to things through out the rest of the week, Monster Energy racers continued to shine with more championships being won by numerous athletes, including: Alexah Pearson (Girls 65-85cc), Sarah Price (125-250 Women) and Mike Hall (450 Modified Pro).
Other podium finishes for Monster Energy-backed athletes included: Thomas Covington (2nd/85cc Modified Thu 11), Alexah Pearson (2nd/125-250 Women), Tyler Sjoberg (3rd/450 Non Pro), Dean Wilson (2nd/ 250 Stock Intermediate) PJ Larsen (2nd in both the 450 Pro and 450 Pro Modified).
Also noteworthy was the performances of Monster Energy-backed racers like Zach Bell, who was the only young racer capable of pulling off the big triple in the middle of the track on his 85cc bike, Christian Craig who was faster than his results would show and Lowell Spangler, a top A class contender, who ended up injuring his wrist. Hopefully Spangler can make it back and qualify for Loretta’s!
Next up for Monster Energy’s amateur motocross racers are numerous Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National Motocross Championships at local motocross tracks all over the country.
Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it MX, snocross, road racing, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the athletes are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/fruit juice hybrid called “M-80” and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. All the Monster Energy amateur MX racers that competed at the Vegas Mini GPs this past week dug ‘em – so will you. On the ‘Net at www.monsterenergy.com.
CORONA, Calif., (April 22, 2008) – Reports coming back to Monster Energy HQ from this weekend’s Las Vegas World Mini Grand Prix point to another dominant performance by Monster Energy-backed athletes from Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green, Monster Energy/Innovative MX/Yamaha and Extreme Team Green programs.
The top dog again for Monster Energy, as he was at the season-opening Lake Whitney Amateur National Motocross Championship, was Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green’s Adam Cianciarulo. The up-and-coming Sunshine State motocross star, enjoying the same Kawasaki amateur lineage as fellow Floridians and Monster Energy-backed racers Ricky Carmichael and James “Bubba” Stewart (Monster Energy/Kawasaki), walked away with a couple more major amateur national titles in winning both the Vegas GP’s 85cc Thru-11 Stock and Mod classes.
“Monster Energy would like to congratulate all of our racers that participated at the Vegas Mini GPs this past weekend,” said John Lee, Director of Sports Marketing for Monster Energy. “Through Texas and Vegas MX nationals Monster Energy amateur racers have really stepped up and, via their successful efforts on the track, have continued to help elevate the Monster Energy brand. We look forward to following them through their Loretta’s qualifiers all over the nation and the next big national event in Ponca City, Okla.”
It should also be note at this point that Max Anstie (KTM) had a heck of a weekend as well, winning multiple classes including the Supermini Thru 16 class and 85cc Modified 14-16 class and finishing 2nd overall in the 85cc Open and 3rd overall in 85cc Stock 14-15 class. Jr. Cycle class racer, Monster Energy-backed Stone Elder (Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green), was on top of it as well, winning the 6-11 Open, 9-11 Modified and finishing 2nd in the 9-11 Stock class on the Jr. Cycles. Finally, Dean Wilson (Extreme Team Green) won the 450 Non Pro class and 450 Stock Intermediate class.
Burly weather greeted the racers last week with 40-plus mph winds and dust the wreaked havoc on everything from eyes and ears to the bikes’ air filters. Monster Energy’s support staff, led by Kyle Krause, rented out a local go-kart track as a fun diversion from the pressures of amateur national motocross racing – something that was quite welcome from the kids and young adult racers and their families.
Back to business side to things through out the rest of the week, Monster Energy racers continued to shine with more championships being won by numerous athletes, including: Alexah Pearson (Girls 65-85cc), Sarah Price (125-250 Women) and Mike Hall (450 Modified Pro).
Other podium finishes for Monster Energy-backed athletes included: Thomas Covington (2nd/85cc Modified Thu 11), Alexah Pearson (2nd/125-250 Women), Tyler Sjoberg (3rd/450 Non Pro), Dean Wilson (2nd/ 250 Stock Intermediate) PJ Larsen (2nd in both the 450 Pro and 450 Pro Modified).
Also noteworthy was the performances of Monster Energy-backed racers like Zach Bell, who was the only young racer capable of pulling off the big triple in the middle of the track on his 85cc bike, Christian Craig who was faster than his results would show and Lowell Spangler, a top A class contender, who ended up injuring his wrist. Hopefully Spangler can make it back and qualify for Loretta’s!
Next up for Monster Energy’s amateur motocross racers are numerous Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National Motocross Championships at local motocross tracks all over the country.
Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it MX, snocross, road racing, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the athletes are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/fruit juice hybrid called “M-80” and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. All the Monster Energy amateur MX racers that competed at the Vegas Mini GPs this past week dug ‘em – so will you. On the ‘Net at www.monsterenergy.com.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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