Archive for January, 2010

Demuth Wins as Bowers Has Rough Night in Kansas City. Tyler Bright Takes Lites Class Victory

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (January 30, 2010) – After a one-year hiatus, the 2010 AMA Arenacross Series’ return to Kansas City and legendary Kemper Arena didn’t disappoint as Babbitt’s Monster Energy/TiLube Kawasaki’s Josh Demuth, of North Richland Hills, Texas, raced to his first win of the season. Foremost Insurance Yamaha’s Tyler Bright, of Lexington, N.C., raced [...]

Villopoto Victorious in San Francisco. Canard Cruises to Lites Class

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (January 30, 2009) – Before 41,872 at AT&T Park tonight, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won his first Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race. GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard, of Shawnee, Okla., won his first Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class race of the season, leading wire-to-wire. [...]

James Stewart Undergoes Wrist Surgery, out for SFSX

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

LOS ANGELES, CA – Team San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart underwent surgery this afternoon, to repair a broken scaphoid in his right wrist.  Following Round 3 of the 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, in Anaheim, CA, Stewart continued to experience severe pain in the wrist.  Although previous x-rays had not indicated [...]

Jeff Emig Joins Faculty of Ricky Carmichael University, Daytona Supercross Campus

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Morgantown, W.Va. (January 29, 2010) — Ricky Carmichael University is proud to announce the addition of Jeff Emig, like RC a past AMA Supercross Champion as well as Daytona Supercross winner, to the faculty for March 8th classes. Emig will work alongside Carmichael in teaching the 100 riders enrolled in this new academy, with classes [...]

This Week in Monster Energy Supercross: San Francisco

Friday, January 29th, 2010

AURORA, Ill. (January 29, 2010) – AMA Supercross class points leader Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., brings a 15-point lead into tomorrow night’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, at San Francisco’s AT&T Park and a two-race win streak.

AMA Arenacross Notebook: Series Makes Triumphant Return to Kansas City

Friday, January 29th, 2010

AURORA, Ill. (January 29, 2010) – As the 2010 AMA Arenacross Series enters its fourth round of the season this weekend and makes its return to Kansas City’s Kemper Arena, the headlining story a quarter of the way through remains Babbitt’s Monster Energy/TiLube Kawasaki’s Tyler Bowers. After a total of six races, Bowers has grabbed [...]

FUEL TV to Premiere “Nuclear CowboyzSM: Behind the Scenes” February 1st

Friday, January 29th, 2010

AURORA, Ill. (January 29, 2010) – Feld Motor Sports℠ announced today that FUEL TV will air “Nuclear Cowboyz: Behind the Scenes,” a look at the making of the world’s greatest freestyle motocross production, on Monday, February 1 at 8:00 p.m. EST. This 30-minute show captures everything from the Nuclear Cowgirlz™ dance tryouts in Los Angeles, [...]

Green Goes Pink! Kawasaki’s Moto-Marathon for the Cure. 24-Hour Dirt Bike Training To Raise Money for Breast Cancer Awareness

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

IRVINE, Calif. – Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. today announced plans to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research and the Susan G. Komen For The Cure® organization. The company will teach non-riders to ride motorcycles during a 24-hour dirt bike rider training marathon on the eve of the February 13 Monster Energy® Supercross race [...]

AMA Arenacross Series Interview of the Week: Babbitt’s Monster Energy/TiLube Kawasaki’s Chad Johnson

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

AURORA, Ill. (January 28, 2010) – A quarter of the way through the 2010 AMA Arenacross Series, Babbitt’s Monster Energy/TiLube Kawasaki’s Tyler Bowers is taking the series by storm. Last weekend at the Hampton Coliseum, Bowers extended his current winning streak to five races, making him 5-1 so far this season and giving him a [...]

Nick Wey Joins Monster Energy Kawasaki

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Irvine, Calif. -Monster Energy Kawasaki has named Nick Wey as an interim rider while Chad Reed recovers from a broken hand. Wey comes to Kawasaki’s factory effort after racing the first three events aboard a privateer Kawasaki KX 450F. “Nick is a really good fit for the team,” said Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Manager Mike [...]