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Pingree Will Return to Action at Morongo AMA Finale Cabazon, CA - October 30, 2007 - Despite the fact that he's nursing two broken wrists, David Pingree is determined not to sit idly by and let a national championship title slip from his grasp. After he and Brandon Currie took either first or second through the first six rounds of the 2007 AMA Supermoto Lites series (with "Ping" leading the duel 4-2), the journalist/racer was the odds-on favorite to win the crown; that is, till he bageled in Redmond with his wrist injury. But now, with an expected "OK-to-race" from his doctor, Pingree has announced his intention to race every heat of Troy Lee's "Supermoto Mayhem at the Morongo" on Nov. 10th and 11th. "The long break in the series has given me time to heal. My plan is to go out and race for this championship," said Troy Lee Designs team rider Pingree. "I was in great shape before my crash, although Currie was right there with me in ev

The 2007 Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open of Motocross concluded this past weekend, with Grant Langston emerging as the overall winner, collecting a whopping $100,000. Carey Hart's new SX team made its debut at the US Open. The team currently features former AX champion Josh Demuth, although Hart plans to add one more 450 rider as well as a lites rider. Demuth ended up going 6-2 for 3rd overall at the Open, stoking out Hart by getting on the poduim at Carey's team's very first event which was held in his hometown of Vegas. Open Class Overall Results 1. Grant Langston, Clermont, Fla., Yamaha, 38pts, 2-5 2. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 38pts, 1-8 3. Josh Demuth, Keller, Texas, Honda, 37pts, 6-2 4. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Honda, 36pts, 10-1 5. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki, 36pts, 5-3 6. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 34pts, 3-7 7. Dan Reardon, Australia, Honda, 32pts, 7-4 8. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, KTM, 28pts, 8-6 9. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla.,

Kick kick kick........bbbbbbbrrrraaaapp............! brrraaap. braaapppp...brrraaap ! ( feelin studley now !) ....clutch out....little squirt of gas OMG whoa...down girl down girl.......tire spin front tire off the ground...hmmmmm? tires are cold...easy on the next couple turns......straight stretch .....Bbbbbbbbbrrrraaappppp shift shift shift shift ......whoaaaaaaaa .....hmmmmmm.......wrong brake point....shhhhhhiiiiiiiii.............dam ! This dam bigbore is much faster than I remember'd.....back end shudder goin into every corner......tire spins and front tire is lofted outa second gear corners.....! These are the thoughts that keep goin through my head.....power and speed are sooo much harder/faster than the orange 2fiddy, makes me think back when I was first learning ! Where did the corner speed go...? All I'm worrying about is gettin slowed down for the apex and god forbid hit the haybales and or fence.... I'm havin to re learn how to ride...Yyyyyuuup ! The bike ?? My

Lake Elsinore, CA - Despite canceling his 2007 Elsinore Grand Prix, event promoter Goat Breker still has every intention of attending a race that same weekend of November 9-11, by lending support to his longtime friend and fellow race promoter, Troy Lee. "I always gave 110% as a racer and I approached race promotion the same way," said Breker, a former pro motocross racer. "I've made sure the Elsinore GP was a fantastic experience for racers and fans, but it looks like my event will not happen this year. So I'm gonna do everything I can to help my friend Troy put on the best supermoto race the country has ever seen at Morongo." "I'm blessed to have the friendship and support of Goat Breker. You could fill a book with his racing and promoting knowledge," said Troy Lee, founder of Troy Lee Designs and promoter of Supermoto Mayhem at the Morongo. "I love the Elsinore GP and I'm sorry that it's not going to take place this year, but I

October 10, 2007, SAN DIEGO – ESPN, The Worldwide Leader in Action Sports, the San Diego International Sports Council and Qualcomm Stadium today announced the launch of a new action sports championship event from the ESPN X Games team -- the Moto X World Championships. The annual event will feature the best Moto X riders in the world competing for the title of Moto X World Champion in a variety of disciplines, including Freestyle, SuperMoto, Best Trick, Step Up and Moto X Racing. The inaugural Moto X World Championships is scheduled to take place April 12-13, 2008, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif., and will mark the first time ESPN’s X Games team has returned to the city since it hosted the X Games in 1997 and 1998. Live coverage of the Moto X World Championships will be featured on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN360.com and EXPN.com. “Given the tremendous success and excitement of Moto X at the X Games, we are very excited to present our first event dedicated exclusively to Moto X,” said Ro

This just in from a friend of ours in Columbia. Let's show some support for this racer! On 10/10/07, salvatore@cable.net.co wrote: Hi there all! I'm writing to the most important people I know to ask a favor! Our Colombian supermotard champion is currently contesting the AMA supermotard championship in the USA! DAVID GAVIRIA NO:700 HONDA 450 http://www.davidgaviria.com/home2.html See http://www.amaproracing.com/prorace/raceres/sm/totpoints.asp?cls=sm&snct=p55 40&year=2007 He is currently running 16th overall which is a miracle for a privateer from Colombia! I'm sure most of you understand how difficult this category is ! I enclose my last letter to him from the Supermotard club in Colombia! If any of my friends in the USA and the UK could help him I would be over the moon! Even if its letting him know that there are people there at the track that know who he is! that he's done well so fa

Thought you might enjoy some pictures from the track in Redmond. Doni Wanat in the air. Travis Marks in the dirt section Travis Marks Doni Wanat Travis Marks following the competition closely!

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Redmond, OR- September 28-29 Wow! This last weekend was a rush! The dirt section was technical, leading into a fast straight away and a twisted pavement section. Many a wheel was bent and there were quite a few crashes. The weather decided to cooperate a bit more on Saturday than it did on Friday, so we didn’t completely freeze, but by the time the Main event came around Saturday evening, it was very chilly. Doni Wanat, rider and team manager, was in Redmond a bit early, helping to design and build the track. During the Promoter practice on Friday, Doni did very well, taking it easy and testing out the track. Unfortunately, Doni only got in one good practice on Saturday before he started having problems with his bike. He finished 5th in his heat race, landing him on the 3rd row in the starting grid for the final race. Due to engine problems with his main bike, he almost didn’t make it. With his mechanic’s frantic fixes, Doni was able to ride it in the main, taking it easy beca

Press Release September 22/23 - Stateline The weekend started out with RAIN RAIN RAIN… Somehow, Marche worked his magic and provided another successful weekend of racing in Primm , NV. We had some awesome results for the weekend and hope to keep it up for this next weekend’s AMA Supermoto championship race in Redmond, OR. The weekend started off with Carey Hart and Doni Wanat winning the team race. Carey’s weekend had its ups and downs. He took 3rd place in the 450 class but found no luck in the other races. Unfortunately, he broke a hub and sprocket in the 25+ VET class, lost air pressure in his rear tire in the 30+ VET, and fell in the last lap of the Open Pro main. The results just didn’t due justice to how well Carey was riding over the weekend. Team manager/racer, Doni Wanat, did very well in all of his races. Dealing with nasty weather that tried to ruin the fun-filled weekend and doing a great job with Carey in his first race of the weekend. He raced in four other events over th