Ashley Fiolek Joins Factory Honda

Press Release
Torrance, CA: American Honda is proud to officially announce that 2008 WMA Women’s Motocross Champion Ashley Fiolek has joined the Honda Red Bull Racing factory team. Fiolek will join Honda Red Bull teammates Andrew Short, Ivan Tedesco, Davi Millsaps and Ben Townley, and will defend her WMA title in 2009 on Honda’s CRF250R.

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Honda Red Bull Racing

For 36 years Honda has led the way, winning 57 AMA Motocross and Supercross titles and more races than any other manufacturer. In addition, Fiolek’s signing with Honda Red Bull Racing marks an historic milestone for the industry as the 18-year-old champion is the first female athlete in history to be signed with Honda’s factory team.

After a successful amateur-racing career that saw her win 13 amateur national titles and more than 100 races, Fiolek made her full-season professional racing debut in 2008, winning the AMA/WMA Women’s Motocross Championship in her first attempt and garnering unprecedented mainstream and enthusiast media coverage. The inspirational racer will represent the Honda Red Bull Racing team in the 2009 WMA Championship, X-Games 15 competition and other select events.

Honda Red Bull Racing Team Manager Erik Kehoe is pleased to have five talented riders on the factory team. “It is great to have all four riders back this year and I am really looking forward to welcoming Ashley to the team,” said Kehoe. “Ashley’s commitment to racing and her strength have earned her not only the respect of Honda but the entire industry. Her achievements have really helped elevate women’s racing to a wider audience.”

“Being able to race Motocross professionally on a full factory team at Honda is a dream come true for me,” said Fiolek. “I have been excited beyond belief! I can’t thank American Honda enough for providing me this opportunity and I look forward to working with Erik and the whole Honda Red Bull Racing team.”

For more information on Ashley and the Honda Red Bull Racing team, go to www.hondaredriders.com or www.redbull.com. To meet Ashley in person as well as other members of the Honda Red Bull Racing team—Andrew Short, Ivan Tedesco and Davi Millsaps—stop by the Honda Red Bull team transporter at Anaheim 2 on January 17, 2009 and get an official Honda Red Bull Racing sticker as well as autographed rider posters.

About Ashley Fiolek
Born profoundly deaf, Ashley began riding and racing motorcycles at age seven and worked her way up the amateur Motocross ranks. In 2004, at the age of 13, she won her first national championship at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn¹s. Between 2005 and 2007 she went on to win 12 more national championships. She has won more than 100 races in her career so far, including winning six races in the 2008 AMA/WMA Women¹s Motocross Championship to lock up her first professional title. For more information about Ashley, see: www.ashleyfiolek.com.

KTM North America, Inc. is proud to announce its decision to sponsor the 2009 National Enduro Series.

Image via WikipediaKTM North America, Inc. is proud to announce its decision to sponsor the 2009 National Enduro Series.

Included with the KTM series sponsorship, KTM has committed to having a KTM factory vehicle with a hospitality station at each round. KTM will also host KTM demo rides at select National Enduro events. In addition, KTM will offer technical seminars throughout the season along with instructional riding schools from select KTM Factory riders.

KTM will kick off the season by hosting a spaghetti dinner the night before the first National Enduro event on January 25th in Wedgefield, SC. KTM will also host games throughout the season that test the riders skill; select winners of these games may even win a chance to line up on the Factory rider row next to Red Bull KTM riders Mike Lafferty and Russell Bobbitt.

Further information on the KTM National Enduro activities can be found on www.ktmusa.com once the opening round kicks off!

Red Bull No Limits

Where were you New Year's Eve? Former NJ resident was in Las Vegas shooting the Robbie Madison portion of the Red Bull No Limits extravaganza.
Click HERE to see some of the photos.

Robbie Maddison and DeCal Works reach for the Sky in Las Vegas Red Bull New Year’s No Limit

Robbie Maddison and DeCal Works reach for the Sky in Las Vegas Red Bull New Year’s No Limit

– December 31^st, 2008

Kingston, IL – Some men are always striving for better, for more, for perfection. Robbie Maddison is one of those outstanding characters in our sport that cannot stay idle too long and doesn’t get satisfied with one world record. Maddo needs more, better, high er.

After beating the world record for long distance jump (322 ft) in Las Vegas last New Year’s Eve, Robbie Maddison is going for it again tonight.

Better, crazier but as pro as ever Maddo will attempt an impossible jump during the Red Bull New Year’s No Limit event tonight in Las Vegas, a TV live event on ESPN.

Perfection, dedication and the love of this sport are common traits that everyone at DeCal Works shares with Maddo and Red Bull; it was therefore natural that we designed and provided Robbie’s decal graphic kit for tonight’s extraordinary event.

Moto Matt Sheldon and his team are proud to be part of Robbie Maddison’s attempt at the Red Bull New Year’s No Limit and hope that you will all tune to ESPN tonight (11:00 p.m. EST) and cheer for Maddo and his DeCal Works decal kits.

Wishing you all a very Happy New year 2009!

About DeCal Works:

Founded in 1989 by Ron and Janeen Joynt, DeCal Works has been the industry l eader 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”

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