Suzuki ends Amateur Motocross Support

Rumors of the demise of the America Suzuki amateur motocross support program have been running around the industry for weeks. Unfortunately, the rumors are now confirmed. A letter from Cole Gress, the Motocross Support Manager, has been sent to team sponsors stating that the program is finished.

As of December 1, 2008 American Suzuki will no longer support an amateur motocross support team.

"As of December 1, 2008 American Suzuki will no longer support an amateur motocross support team," wrote Gress. "Thank you for all of your generous support over the years. Together we were able to produce a powerful and respected program."

The bottom line reason for shutting down the program is the bottom line itself. The economy has hurt Suzuki's sales enough to cause deep budget cuts for both personnel and programs like amateur motocross support. Stay tuned to Racer X Online for more on this development.

What does this mean to the many Suzuki backed racers in our area. Guys like Nick Desiderio, Frank Lettieri and Barry Carsten have been loyal Suzuki riders over the years and the contingency that they pay out certainly supports their racing.

What do you think?

NE Regional New Jersey Rider Results

New England Regional Championship

Class Finish Positions

2008 New England Regional Championship - 8/30/2008

Winchester, NH

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50 4-6 - Class Finish Positions

21st #57 GRANT DESIDERIO - KTM

WASHINGTON, NJ 21st DNS DNS

65 C 10-11 - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

5th #120 BRIAN ENGDAHL - SUZ

WEST MILFORD, NJ 3rd 6th 5th

65 B 7-9 - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

6th #14 TREVOR PRITCHARD - KTM

WANTAGE, NJ 8th 8th 6th

85 C 7-11 - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

34th #120 BRIAN ENGDAHL - SUZ

WEST MILFORD, NJ 32nd 34th 27th

85 C 12-15 - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

5th #170 RACHEL ENGDAHL - SUZ

WEST MILFORD, NJ 13th 8th 6th

85 A 12-15 - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

3rd #65 LUKE RENZLAND - YAM

HEWITT, NJ 1st 11th 1st

Supermini 12-15 - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

1st #65 LUKE RENZLAND - YAM

HEWITT, NJ 1st 1st 1st

Girls 65-105 9-15 - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

8th #170 RACHEL ENGDAHL - HON

WEST MILFORD, NJ 9th 9th 7th

Schoolboy 12-15 - 2 Stroke - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

1st #462 FRANKIE LETTIERI - SUZ

BRICK, NJ 2nd 1st 1st

2nd #65 LUKE RENZLAND - YAM

HEWITT, NJ 1st 2nd 2nd

Youth B under 18 - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

1st #462 FRANKIE LETTIERI - SUZ

BRICK, NJ 2nd 2nd 1st

2nd #57 NICK DESIDERIO - SUZ

CHESTER, NJ 3rd 1st 3rd

13th #651 KODY RENZLAND - YAM

HEWITT, NJ 26th 7th 2nd

Lites (125) B - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

3rd #462 FRANKIE LETTIERI - SUZ

BRICK, NJ 1st 5th 2nd

4th #57 NICK DESIDERIO - SUZ

CHESTER, NJ 2nd 2nd 6th

9th #651 KODY RENZLAND - YAM

HEWITT, NJ 15th 3rd 5th

MX (250) C - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

2nd #21 SEAN KOELLER - KTM

LAFAYETTE, NJ 2nd 2nd 2nd

MX (250) B - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

1st #462 FRANKIE LETTIERI - SUZ

BRICK, NJ 1st 1st 2nd

40 B - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

12th #477 ED VOGEL - HON

WANTAGE, NJ 14th 11th 12th

Open C - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3

22nd #822 ANTHONY VOGEL - KAW

WANTAGE, NJ 24th 15th 20th

1- Lites (125) B - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2

- #57 NICK DESIDERIO - SUZ

CHESTER, NJ 2nd 2nd

1- Lites (125) C - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2

- #21 SEAN KOELLER - KTM

LAFAYETTE, NJ 3rd 19th

1- Supermini 12-15 - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2

- #65 LUKE RENZLAND - YAM

HEWITT, NJ 1st 1st

1- Youth B - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2

- #57 NICK DESIDERIO - SUZ

CHESTER, NJ 3rd 1st

- #462 FRANKIE LETTIERI - SUZ

BRICK, NJ 2nd 2nd

- #651 KODY RENZLAND - YAM

HEWITT, NJ DNF 7th

2 - Lites (125) C - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2

- #822 ANTHONY VOGEL - KAW

WANTAGE, NJ 20th 20th

2- Lites (125) B - Class Finish Positions

Overall Nbr Name Moto 1 Moto 2

- #651 KODY RENZLAND - YAM

HEWITT, NJ 15th 3rd

- #462 FRANKIE LETTIERI - SUZ

BRICK, NJ 1st 5th

Loretta Lynn's Results

How did we do. The NJ contingent was in full force at the 2008 AMA Amateur National Championships. Here is a run down of how everyone finished.

Grant Desiderio:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
51 (4-6) Stock Shaft Drive #41 YAM 35th 30th 32nd 35th

Bryton Carroll:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
51 (4-6) AMA 1 Stock #24 POL 13th 16th 29th 18th

Brandon Hartranft:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
65 (7-9) Stock #20 KTM DNF 8th 10th 18th
65 (7-11) Modified #20 KTM 28th 28th 19th 24th

Jacob Hartranft:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
85 (9-11) Stock #55 YAM 34th 36th 31st 38th
85 (9-11) Modified #55 YAM DNF 30th 27th 33rd

Luke Renzland:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
85 (12-13) Modified #65 YAM 21st 8th 7th 9th
Super Mini 1 (12-15) #65 YAM 17th DNF 7th 17th

Kody Renzland:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
Schoolboy 2 (14-16) B/C #69 YAM 28th 27th 22nd 27th

Frankie Lettieri:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C #9 SUZ 15th DNS DNS 41st
Schoolboy 2 (14-16) B/C #7 SUZ DNF DNS DNS DNF

Charles Sherby:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C #15 HON 35th DNF DNF 38th
Schoolboy 2 (14-16) B/C #15 HON 22nd 19th 19th 19th

Chris Duymich:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
MX Lites C Modified #50 HON 13th 15th 34th 18th

Nicholas Myers:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
MX Lites B Modified #21 SUZ 14th 22nd 16th 16th
Motocross B Stock #21 SUZ 8th 19th 11th 9th

Tyler Wozney:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
MX Lites B Modified #73 SUZ 35th 36th 34th 36th

Dakota Kessler:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
MX Lites A #50 HON DNF 20th 26th 30th
Motocross A #50 HON 12th 15th 20th 14th

Anthony Roth:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
Motocross A #14 HON 30th 19th 19th 20th
Motocross A-Pro Sport #14 HON 25th 20th 13th 17th

Brian Mulcahy:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
MX Lites A #23 KAW 22nd 7th 10th 10th


Darren Edsall:

Class Number Brand Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Class Finish
Junior 25 Plus #34 HON DNF DNS DNS DNF
Vet 35 Plus #34 HON 19th 10th 9th 9th

Follow your favorite rider at Loretta Lynns

Want to follow your favorite NJ racer this week at Loretta Lynns?
Click the lriders name for the Amsoil Loretta Lynn's Championship results:

Grant Desiderio

Bryton Carroll

Brandon Hartranft

Jacob Hartranft

Luke Renzland

Kody Renzland

Frank Lettieri

Charles Sherby

Chris Duymich

Nick Myers

Tyler Wozney

Dakota Kessler

Anthony Roth

Brian Mulcahy

Darren Edsall

NJ in Texas

For the last couple of weeks the center of the Amateur motocross racing scene has been in Texas. First at Lake Whitney then at Oak Hill. A couple of NJ riders made the long drive and here is a brief list of their finishes.

Lake Whitney:

Frankie Lettieri (Brick)

• MX Lites B Mod 29th overall
• Youth 12-16 B/C 20th overall

Joey Peters (Asbury)

• Youth 12-16 B/C 18th overall

Oak Hill GNC Motocross Finals

Nick Desiderio (Washington)

• 125 Int Stock 19th overall
• 250 4 stroke Mod 30th overall

Frankie Lettieri (Brick)

• 125 Open Amateur 8th overall
• 250 4-Stroke Mod 15th overall
• 99-125 Schoolboy 12-16 Mod 22nd overall
• 99-250f Schoolboy 12-16 Mod 20th overall
• 99-250f Schoolboy 12-16 Stock 17th overall

Joey Peters (Asbury)

• 99-125 Schoolboy 12-16 Mod 17th overall
• 99-250f Schoolboy 12-16 Mod 25th overall

Job well done for all the Jersey guys.