Sunday, November 30, 2008

2nd annual MX for Children Photo Auction is up and running on eBay

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2nd annual MX for Children Photo Auction is up and running on eBay.

Top Motocross photographers from around the world have once again donated great and unique images this year.

Images of Jeremy McGrath, Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto and others are available.

Also included is an ultra rare leather bound anthology of the magazine Inside Motocross. This gift is the ultimate for the diehard Motocross fan.

The auction runs until Dec. 10th, 2008 and can be accessed HERE.

Mike Lafferty Guest Instructor at Rich Lafferty Riding School

For the month of December we have National Enduro Hero, Mike Lafferty as a special guest instructor for our December instructional video clips. Learn from one of the best off-road racers in the country. Mikes racing accomplishments and experience prove that he knows what techniques to practice and how to brake them down into a fundemental drill to practice them. With Mikes help we are sure you will be on your way to accomplishing your racing goals for 09 season.

We at Rich Lafferty Online Riding Schools beleive that speed is just a bi-product of knowing the fundementals of off-road riding. With a basic understanding of technique and the use of fundementals to practice these techniques you acquire better overall bike control and balance which in turn brings you the speed we all desire.

Alot of people practice by just hammering trails or laps, and doing the same bad habit over and over. But we like to work on the fundemental drills of off-road riding which will get you faster in no time and in alot safer manner. Think of it like Football players, when they practice do they just play football.........? No they work on the fundememntals of the game.

To be on your way to riding better goto www.rlafferty.com and subscribe. The cost is $20 a month. Once you join you are not locked in and can back out anytime. Once you join you get access to 2 new 2-4 minute video clips per month, access to the 20 plus clips we have since opening back in February, new tips and tricks,email coaching by Rich Lafferty and SPECIAL RACER DISCOUNT PRICES, on KENDA TIRES,ELF OIL,DP BRAKES,RACE TOOLS and PIVOT PEGS. These discounts by far surpass the $20 monthly investment in the future of your riding.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Quad Photo Slideshow

Photo slideshow from this year's Fall Classic Quad Race

Friday, November 28, 2008

NJ at the Mini-O's Motocross Portion

Follow your favorite New Jersey racer at the Motocross portion of the Mini Olympics this week in Florida by clicking their name below :

Thomas Sherby

Domenic Zingale

Anthony Roth

Mike Tippin

Chris Duymich

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

The Latest on Jason Lawrence

From Monster Energy
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Image via Wikipediason "JLaw" Lawrence took a break from turning heads at tracks here locally in SoCal and hopped a plane to Italy to contest this past weekend's Genoa Supercross - the final round of the 2008 FIM UEM Supercross Series.

Decked out in the latest Fox gear and running a bike set up for him over in Europe, Lawrence from all reports was on it - tearing into the competition to the tune of around a couple seconds per lap on the tight SX/AX hybrid Genoa track.

In his first heat race Lawrence went down in the whoop section after having already lapped nearly the entire field. JLaw then stepped it up again in the next heat race, winning that one easily. In the main he got out early, but ran into some mechanical problems right away and his night was over. Overall Lawrence was again a couple seconds faster per lap than the other top guys there, namely Ben Coisy and Marvin Musquin.

"Bummed my bike broke, but more than anything I was pumped on the fans there," said Lawrence. "Definitely plan on coming back again. Italy's rad."

Lawrence will get back after it here this week in continuing his preparation for the Monster Energy Supercross season opener at Anaheim's (Calif.) Angel Stadium, Jan. 3.

Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it SX, rally, insane distance jumping, MX, MotoGP, road racing, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, wake, mini bikes, surf, snow, BMX - name it - the athletes are rockin' Monster Energy more than anything these days. Check out all the types - Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, Monster's fruit juice hybrid dubbed "M-80," the party- friendly MIXXD, the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream drink line supercharged with our Monster Energy blend, along with the new Monster Energy "Hitman" energy shot. Jason Lawrence digs 'em - so will you. On the 'Net at www.monsterarmy.com and www.monsterenergy.com

Get your MIni O's updates

For the latest in Mini O's updates be sure to stop by Vurbmoto or Amateurmx for all of the latest from Florida

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

NJ at the Mini O's (Supercross Portion)

Follow your favorite New Jersey racer at the Supercross portion of the Mini Olympics this week in Florida by clicking their name below :

Friday, November 21, 2008

DeCal Works Invades Mini-O's

Kingston, IL – Although change is upon us with the usual riders transfers, new bikes and a new season, DeCal Works stays true to its traditions and will continue to support Amateur Motocross racing as it has done for years, always innovating and bringing new solutions and services to racers of all horizons and levels.

As the new Amateur season starts next week at the 37th annual Winter National Olympics just outside of Gainesville, FL, DeCal Works will be present as it has been in previous years. Our support rig has already arrived in Florida and our crew of DeCal Works representatives will be on the grounds working on getting all of our racers ready to tackle the SX and MX tracks.

All riders at the Mini O’s, sponsored or not, are invited to come by our rig and check us out; whether you need assistance or just a place to recover after racing, we have what you need.

Decal Works Sponsored Riders at the 37th annual Winter National Olympics:

Andrew Pierce

Ash Woskob

Brandon Mays

Cooper Webb

Drew Yenerich

Erik Boyle

Joey Crown

Joey Savatgy

Jordan Bailey

Kyle Corman

Kyle Engle

Mike McDade

Nick Desiderio

Scott Zont

Team Tedder Racing

Tyson Hadsell

Don’t forget to check our new improved DeCal Works web site with its advanced features allowing riders to build resumes, make orders with instant sponsored discounts and more.

DeCal Works is proud to be the only custom graphics company to offer track side Support and Hospitality at all major Amateur National races including Lake Whitney, Las Vegas World Mini’s, Ponca City, Loretta Lynn’s, Branson and the Mini O’s in Florida!

For more information ask for DeCal Works Support Team coordinator’s Moto Sheldon or contact him at racersupport@decalmx.com.

About DeCal Works:

Founded in 1989 by Ron and Janeen Joynt, DeCal Works has been the industry leader in pre-printed backgrounds and custom graphics for over 19 years. With a passion for racing, DeCal Works has since its early days, focused all its attention in supporting amateur and privateers riders.

“DeCal Works, The Original”

www.decalmx.com

1-815-784-4000

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How about an autographed photo or two?

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If I have a photo of you on my site check out the new custom skateboard decks.

Head on over to http://www.buckleyphotos.com we never close

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

2009 Supercross Teams Roster

As of this morning these are the teams that will be competing in the 2009 Monster Energy Supercross Series.

San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Yamaha
7 James Stewart
38 Kyle Chisholm

Monster Energy Kawasaki
2 Ryan Villopoto
15 Tim Ferry

Team Yamaha
8 Grant Langston
60 Broc Hepler
75 Josh Hill

Rockstar/Makita Suzuki
10 Ryan Dungey
20 Nico Izzi
22 Chad Reed
26 Michael Byrne
800 Mike Alessi

Honda Red Bull Racing
9 Ivan Tedesco
18 Davi Millsaps
29 Andrew Short
101 Ben Townley

Spike Energy/Toyota/Yamaha
21 Cody Cooper
33 Josh Grant

Star Racing Yamaha
41 Matt Lemoine
43 Broc Tickle
159 Darryn Durham
TBA Michael Hall

GEICO Powersports Honda
14 Kevin Windham
24 Brett Metcalfe
39 Trey Canard
40 Daniel Reardon
61 Blake Wharton

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki
19 Jake Weimer
46 Austin Stroupe
116 Ryan Morais
377 Christophe Pourcel MDK/Muscle Milk/KTM
31 Ryan Sipes
49 Justin Brayton
50 Wil Hahn
51 Martin Davalos
100 Tommy Searle

Motosport Kawasaki
36 Kyle Cunningham
48 Tommy Hahn
87 PJ Larsen
148 Hunter Hewitt

Jagermeister/MDK KTM
11 Travis Preston
28 Josh Summey

DNA Energy/BTOSports.com/BBMX
45 Jason Thomas
54 Matt Boni
65 Shaun Skinner
256 Bryan Johnson
TBA Kyle Keylon

Atomic Racing/Cernic’s Kawasaki
35 Paul Carpenter
52 Robert Kiniry
82 Jack Carpenter

Brawndo/Solitaire Honda
55 Ryan Clark
58 Phil Nicoletti

Suzuki City
34 Matt Goerke
77 Steven Clarke

MotoConcepts/RXR/Honda
79 Cole Siebler
801 Jeff Alessi
979 Ben Coisy
TBA Daniel McCoy

Hart & Huntington Honda
59 Troy Adams
67 Josh Hansen
135 Josh Demuth

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

H-D’s Krawiec Scores NHRA Title

Courtesy of NHRA

Ok, so it's not motocross, but former Raceway Park drag strip manager Eddie Krawiec just won a National title and NJ Motocross would like to send out congratulations.

Great job Eddie!!

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Krawiec rides Harley-Davidson V-rod to
NHRA championship.

Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec overcame a 20-point deficit to win the 2008 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship at the season-ending Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway. The championship is the fourth NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle title in five seasons for the Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson team.

"We are really excited to bring the championship back home to Milwaukee," said Krawiec. "I have to thank team owners Byron Hines and Terry Vance, my crew chief Matt Hines and my teammate Andrew Hines, and Anne Paluso and everyone at Harley Davidson. We won this championship with hard teamwork."

Krawiec started the final weekend of the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series in second place, 19 points behind NitroFish Buell rider Matt Smith. Smith, the reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, gained a point on Krawiec by leading all qualifiers for the event with a 6.967-second run. Krawiec qualified second at 6.987 seconds.

Trailing Smith by 20 points - exactly one round of eliminations - Krawiec started Sunday eliminations by defeating Peggy Llewellyn in round one and then used a 0.019-second reaction time and 7.042 ET to narrowly defeat a 0.043/7.022 pass by Chip Ellis. Smith beat Mike Berry in the first round, but saw his shot at a second title slip away when his motorcycle broke during his second-round run against Chris Rivas. That left Krawiec and Smith tied, with Krawiec needing a win over his Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines teammate, Andrew Hines, to clinch the title in the semi-final round. Krawiec (7.098) beat Hines (7.609) to win the first NHRA title of his career. Krawiec had a chance to cap the weekend with an event win, but his 7.009-second run was not enough to beat a event-best 6.929 pass by Rivas.

"I'll tell you, coming into the season I was hoping to get a win or two, and finish in the top five in points," said Krawiec. "That didn't happen, but we've been able to accomplish something that's only happened once before in NHRA history. The level of competition is so high, but this has always been a very consistent team, and that paid off this season."

Krawiec is only the second champion in NHRA history to win his title without winning a national event. The 31-year-old rider succeeded with consistency, making four final-round appearances, reaching the semi-finals five times, and posting the No.1 qualifying time at three events. He lost in the first round just three times in 17 events. Krawiec won the eight-rider Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle bonus event at the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals on Labor Day weekend. Krawiec entered the five-race Countdown to One playoffs in seventh place, 80 points behind first-place Smith, but was runner-up in Charlotte to jump to fourth place. He reached second place with a semifinal finish in Dallas then scored back-to-back runner-ups in Richmond and Las Vegas to pull within 19 points of Smith.

In 2007 Krawiec left his job as track manager at Old Bridge Township Raceway in Englishtown, N.J., to race full-time for the Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines team, and placed seventh in the Pro Stock Motorcycle standings that season.

Krawiec started motorcycle drag racing in the AMA Prostar series in 1999, where he won nine events and placed second in series points in 2002 and 2003. He made his NHRA racing debut at Englishtown in 2004. He now lives in Avon, Ind., near the Vance & Hines race shop.

The championship is the fourth NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle title for the Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines team. Andrew Hines rode a Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson to win the title for three consecutive seasons from 2004 to 2006. The Vance & Hines organization has now won 11 professional motorcycle drag racing titles.

Andrew Hines won at Atlanta and Madison, Ill., in 2008, and made three other final-round appearances during the season. Hines was the No. 2 qualifier in the Countdown to One playoffs and finished the season points race in fourth place. Hines and crew chief Matt Hines also won the Full Throttle Pit Crew Championship in the Pro Stock Motorcycle division, which recognizes teams for performance and consistency during qualifying over the course of the season.

The 2008 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle final point standings:
1. Eddie Krawiec, 2471
2. Chris Rivas, 2466
3. Matt Smith, 2451
4. Andrew Hines, 2334
5. Angelle Sampey, 2310.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Raceway Park Peewee and Youth Quad Awads Banquet

All of us at Freehold Honda would like to extend a “big congratulations” to all kids involved in the Freehold Honda-sponsored Pee Wee MX/Youth Quad Series at Raceway Park! We hope everyone enjoyed themselves. As in previous years Freehold Honda will be hosting an awards ceremony for all Pee Wee/Youth races. We hope you will be able to join us for a fun time!

Who? All racers involved in the Pee Wee MX/Youth Quad Series at Raceway Park are invited.

What? An awards ceremony. We will be awarding the championship jackets to the top three winners in each class. There will also be giveaways for everyone and plenty of munchkins & hot chocolate to go around.

Where? Freehold Honda, 4413 Route 9, Freehold, NJ. (732) 462-4881. Call for directions or go to our website at www.freeholdhonda.com.

When? Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.Image via Wikipedia

No need to RSVP. Just show up! Be sure to bring your family and friends so you can show off what you’ve been doing all summer! See you then!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Image via WikipediaYamaha Announces 2009 Factory ATV Race Teams

Cypress, CA (11/14/2008) - Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., is proud to announce the 2009 Yamaha Factory Race Teams. Yamaha, a leader in the motorsports market, announced its official race teams today for American Superbike and Daytona Sportbike road racing, Supercross/Motocross off-road racing, ATV cross country and motocross racing and Snocross racing. The announcement was made at Yamaha’s corporate headquarters this morning in Cypress, Calif.

“Yamaha is excited to announce our 2009 Factory Race Teams across all of the thrilling motorsports that we support,” said Keith McCarty, Yamaha’s racing division manager. “From top talent to up-and-comers, these riders have proven that they have what it takes to compete at the highest levels. Yamaha is a leader in racing technology and innovation, and we’re proud to support these riders and have them represent our brand.”

Yamaha Factory ATV Racing:

Yamaha’s ATV race team is comprised of record-holding and nine-time Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) champion Bill Ballance, who is considered widely as the best ATV racer of all time.

Joining Ballance on the GNCC circuit again for Yamaha in 2009 is Traci Cecco, who holds an unprecedented seven GNCC women’s titles, and Brandon Sommers, who won the 2007 GNCC XC2 championship and finished fifth in his inaugural XC1 Pro level series this year.

Representing Team Yamaha on the ATV motocross tracks again in 2009 are Pat Brown, who won the Montreal Supercross at the Montreal Olympic Stadium this September, and Dustin Nelson, the 2008 Yamaha/ITP Quadcross MX Pro Class champion. Both riders will compete on the all-new motocross-inspired YFZ450R.

About Yamaha:
Yamaha ATVs and SxS vehicles are designed, engineered and built tough! Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. headquarters are located in Cypress, California. For more information on Yamaha, visit yamaha-motor.com.