The new Impulse Studios-designed Racer X Online and Racer X mobile sites

The new Impulse Studios-designed Racer X Online and Racer X mobile sites were launched yesterday, and are designed to deliver industry-leading content efficiently, with an emphasis on bigger and better photos and video and mobile compatibility. An all-star cast will deliver the goods, led by Racer X founder Davey Coombs in his role as Editor in Chief. Jason Weigandt, Senior Editor of Racer X Illustrated, also becomes Editor of Racer X Online. And in a major addition, the team is excited to announce the return of multimedia personality and pundit Steve Matthes, who rejoins the Racer X staff as Editor at Large, teaming with race-winning rider and motocross humorist David Pingree in that position.

The multimedia squad is stronger than ever, too, with industry ace Simon Cudby as Senior Shooter, Matt Francis leading Racer X Films, and Photo Editor Andrew Fredrickson joining the race coverage team. The Medium Creative Group's Garth Milan and Ryan Cooley lend shooting and editorial skills. Newcomer Chase Stallo serves as Online Content Manager, and Billy Ursic continues as Managing Editor of Racer X Illustrated, the monthly publication that will benefit completely from the revamped staff. Veteran Motorsports journalist Eric Johnson also remains on board to provide his unrivaled brand of historical pieces and interviews.

"Now is the time for Racer X Online to grab another gear and move even further ahead with our pit-reporting, our race coverage, our film work, Twitter feeds, Facebook, and everything else we do to show our loyal readership all that's going on in the sport we love," said Coombs. "Media is in a constant state of evolution, and so is Racer X Online. Our team loves being out front with our information and presentation, which is why we are constantly moving forward."

At the heart of the new Racer X Online strategy is a plan to completely revolutionize the way races are covered each weekend online, with an unrivaled crew of editorial and multimedia staff delivering the best news and content.

Racer X is pushing the pace in every online avenue. In association with Swedish developers Turborilla, Racer X will release the iPhone/iPod/iPad version of the critically acclaimed side-scrolling video game Mad Skills Motocross, on Jan 10. (Learn more at racerxonline.com/madskillsmotocross.) Racer X boasts over 215,000 fans on Facebook and nearly 15,000 followers on Twitter, with the numbers climbing every day. All told, the Racer X team continues to grow as the leading edge of the sport, promising the best in motocross and supercross news, photos and video across every major media platform.
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Gibson and his TUF Honda team captured the 2009 title

After a remarkable campaign in his first full season of AMA Arenacross Series competition, Gibson and his TUF Honda team captured the 2009 title and appeared to be the forthcoming of a new powerhouse in the sport. However, at the tail end of the summer racing season that same year, Gibson experienced a big crash that ultimately led to traumatic internal injuries. After an emergency surgery to save his life, Gibson was on the mend and ready to ride just a couple months later.

As the defending series champion, the bulls eye was definitely on Gibson’s back, but he never seemed to have anything for his rivals, going winless and finishing fourth in the championship. As the season moved on throughout the winter, it became evident to Gibson that he wasn’t physically where he needed to be to race up front. His road to recovery was much longer than expected and despite being far from 100% throughout the entire 2010 campaign, he still soldiered on to take home an impressive result considering the obstacles he was facing.

While the 2009 champ was finding it difficult to defend his crown, Tyler Bowers’ new tenure at Babbitt’s Monster Energy/TiLUBE Kawasaki presented by Maxxis seemed like a match made in heaven. The young rider took the AMA Arenacross Series by storm, effectively dominating almost every week and capturing nine wins on the way to who many critics thought would be the Arenacross class title. However, just weeks before the season was to come to a conclusion, Bowers’ season came to an abrupt end.

The riders of the AMA Arenacross Series are known to take a beating and are often nursing some sort of injury at various points in the season. Unfortunately for Bowers, he suffered a broken leg – a catastrophic injury for a rider. As a result of his practice accident, Bowers sat and watched as the 2010 championship he was so close to capturing went to his teammate Josh Demuth.

After months in a wheelchair and slowly regaining the ability to walk, Bowers began his preparations for the 2011 season, but his road to recovery was enduring and based on what Bowers had said, still isn’t over two rounds into the championship.

In two weeks of action, both Gibson and Bowers have quickly reasserted themselves as the top riders in the AMA Arenacross Series. Despite respective injuries that could have altered their entire careers, both riders fought harder than ever to come back and arguably compete at the same level they were at prior to their injuries.

Both riders are inspirational stories of fighting through adversity and refusing to give up on their passion to ride and compete. Their will to win is unwavering and it’s showing in the early stages of the 2011 AMA Arenacross Series season. Gibson has won the first two rounds of the season while Bowers boasts a runner-up finish and a long stint at the front of the field last weekend while sitting in a tie for second in the championship. Each rider has established himself as a title favorite and is looking for more this weekend as the series heads to Dayton, Ohio’s Nutter Center for Round 3.

The latest member of this inauspicious club is reigning AMA Arenacross Series Champion Josh Demuth. After suffering a broken wrist in preseason testing, Demuth is also looking at a lengthy road to recovery. As one of the most prolific riders in AMA Arenacross Series history, Demuth’s absence weighs heavily on his competitors who wanted their fair chance to take away his crown. However, his similar work ethic and passion for competition means much like his friends Gibson and Bowers, Demuth should ultimately come back stronger than ever and his competitors, along with the thousands of arenacross fans hope it’s before season’s end.

It’s an unfortunate truth of the sport, but injuries happen in the AMA Arenacross Series and how a rider deals with adversity not only shows his commitment to success, but also shows he has the mettle to be a champion. Jeff Gibson, Tyler Bowers and now Josh Demuth are evidence of this.

On a more positive note, the young Foremost Insurance/Spinechilers/HondaofFairfield.com lineup of Nathan Skaggs, Zach Ames, Willy Browning and Arenacross Lites competitor Patrick Massie is off to a strong start early on in 2011, highlighted by Skaggs’ runner-up effort last weekend in Kansas City.

This weekend, the intimate and exciting action of the AMA Arenacross Series will be showcased at the Ervin J. Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University. Serving as southwest Ohio’s premier sports and entertainment complex, the Nutter Center is home to NCAA Division I Wright State Raiders athletics and the ECHL’s Dayton Bombers hockey team.

Opened in 1990 and named for famous Ohioan Ervin J. Nutter, the main arena of the center seats a maximum of 12,000, but the facility also houses four basketball courts, a recreation running track, a fitness center, classrooms, and 60,000 square feet of exhibit space.


The action commences for the Dayton Arenacross on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. ET. Amateur Day concludes an exciting weekend of action on Sunday, beginning at 10 a.m. ET
Advance tickets are available for this weekend’s Dayton Arenacross at the Nutter Center Box Office, Ticketmaster charge by phone and ticketmaster.com. Tickets cost $2 more the day of the race.
New for 2011! Live timing and scoring from each round of the AMA Arenacross Series. To follow the intense racing action live, log onto www.arenacross.com. For all media requests, please contact Brandon Short at brandon@nextlevelsportsinc.com or 949-365-5750.


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AMA Arenacross Championship PointsJeff Gibson, 50 Chad Johnson, 40 Tyler Bowers, 40  Nathan Skaggs, 38 Zach Ames, 34  Gray Davenport, 27 Dave Ginolfi, 24 Willy Browning, 24 Cole Siebler, 23  Cory Green, 20  Adam Gully, 25  Patrick Massie, 22 Kyle White, 20 Austin Coon, 18 Hunter Clements, 16


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Help the Kids Just Want to Ride Act of 2011

H.R. 412 is the most promising and viable legislative remedy available to permanently exclude kid-sized motorcycles and ATVs from the unintended consequences of the CPSIA.

The AMA thanks the countless concerned enthusiasts that have already contacted their Representatives to support this legislation. However, we are facing a fast-approaching May 1 stay of enforcement deadline and you must continue to contact your member of Congress to help the Kids Just Want to Ride Act of 2011 move toward passage.

You and everyone you know that is concerned with the future of youth riding needs to contact your Representative and ask them to cosponsor H.R. 412, the Kids Just Want to Ride Act of 2011.

You can write your member of Congress by following the "Take Action" option and sending a letter directly to their office in Washington, DC. You can also call your Representative by clicking here.

Tell your Representative to cosponsor H.R. 412, the Kids Just Want to Ride Act of 2011 immediately.

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Supercross event at this venue in front of 41,107 fans

After multiple years of three Anaheim rounds, history was made by having a Supercross event at this venue in front of 41, 107 fans. DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha's west coast squad comprised of #35, Kyle Cunningham and our newcomer to professional Supercross #72, Nick Paluzzi took to the track in timed qualifying confidently, setting the 5th and 11th fastest times.

Heat #2 had both Cunningham and Paluzzi lined up, getting out of the gate in good fashion would be Paluzzi who held down 2nd.  Cunningham was closed out coming into the first turn, and in the early laps he made some smart moves to insure the netting of a transfer position. The excitable, aggressive riding of Paluzzi saw him take his Yamaha to the lead on lap one and turn the heads of everyone in attendance. Riding solidly as the leader Nick fought off several attempts to overtake him until lap five, when a small bobble slated back to a  4th  place finish at the end of six laps.  Cunningham kept his cool and pushed the limits against the competition, as he worked his way up through the field. Holding down the 7th spot with a couple of laps left, the Texas native was still hard at work. In doing so, Cunningham took a hold of 6th before the qualifier closed out and secured himself in the main event.

Main Event time was exciting right away; Cunningham put together a good start and was in the mix of the top five. Unfortunately, on the third lap a block pass went bad as he was drug down by the other rider's bike and hit the ground. He was able to remount, however it was in a distant 16th. Starting around tenth, Paluzzi's first laps were spent making moves, and inside of three laps he held down the 8th spot. At halfway both teammates were making strides to move forward, Paluzzi was hanging tough inside the top ten, setting some of his best lap times and continued with a calculated performance. Cunningham was putting on a great comeback by this point, sitting 13th he could see that a top ten was feasible. On lap thirteen, Kyle had reeled in and passed for 11th, and set his sights ahead. Moving forward to the final moments in the race, Cunningham would continue to soldier on right until the checkers, and mustered up a finish of 10th. Slipping back into 9th, Paluzzi regained his form and went on to finish 9th in only his third Supercross race.


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Kermaxx International Amber will contest the entire 2011 CEC Championship

With the continued support of long time sponsor, Turple Bros, of Red Deer, AB, and with the added support of her other existing sponsors; Gamma Sales, Inside MotoX & Off Road Magazine and Kermaxx International Amber will contest the entire 2011 CEC Championship.

Additionally, Giroux will once again compete in the Alberta CMRC series races, along with other regional events and Xtinction Hard Enduro on the KTM 250SX.

With much speculation over her plans for 2011, the plan is to refocus her riding career to include off road racing in 2011 in addition to her ongoing MX plans. “Two thousand ten was a great year for me running the CMRC motocross women`s nationals,” said Giroux. “My plans are to continue racing motocross while expanding my focus to include off road events. I believe that will only help me in my goals to become a better all-round racer”.

Amber is looking forward to her new opportunity with KTM in 2011!
Two thousand ten finished off on a sour note with a well documented altercation with CMRC President, Mark Stallybrass, at the 2010 CMRC Women`s National finale at Walton. “I would like to extend a sincere apology to Mark Stallybrass and the entire CMRC National crew for my actions and heat of the moment comments,” says Giroux. She continues, “I would like to extend my apology to Mark and would ask that he please call me so that I can personally apologize in the proper manner so that we can put this incident behind us and move forward.”

Also for 2011, Amber will be working with KTM Canada to help run MX schools following select National weekends. “Andy White approached me to take part in this and I can’t thank him enough for the opportunity and support this year, I look forward to working with KTM to make the most of this opportunity,” said Giroux.

Amber would like to thank her sponsors Turple Bros., Andy White and everyone at KTM Canada, Gamma Sales, Inside MotoX & Off Road Magazine, Kermaxx International, Fly Racing, Dragon Optical, Printwerx Graphics, Elemental Fitness, Vee Rubber North America, Torco Racing Oils, Osiris Shoes, Roost Clothing, Sosa Originals, EVS, Bike Pro, Blue Streak Racing.

If you are interested in working with Amber this upcoming season, you can contact her at amber.giroux@hotmail.com or at 403-506-6161.


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Bel-Ray's Chad Reed sits in 5th place in the points standings

Coming off an excellent  4th place at round 2 in Phoenix, Two Two Motorsports / Bel-Ray's Chad Reed sits in 5th place in the points standings.

With more time on the bike, Reed is a certain favorite for the win this weekend. Also showing the grit and determination that he is so well known for, Dodge Motorsports/Hart & Huntington Ivan Tedesco looks to rebound this week after a 14th place finish last week. Tedesco has the speed to run in the Top 5, but he suffered a little bad luck last week. Tedesco's teammate, Chris Blose had the local crowd on the edge of their seat last weekend with a spirited ride in the LCQ to claim the final transfer spot into the main event. He looks to improve on last week's 15th place finish this weekend in Los Angeles.

Be sure to stop by the Dodge Motorsports / Hart & Huntington / Bel-Ray trailer during the pit party and enter for a chance to win cool team sponsor prizes, including a $100.00 Bel-Ray Prize Pack!

Bel-Ray will be posting updates from this weekend on their Twitter Feed and Facebook page as well as their website www.belray.com .

The Event can be seen on CBS Sports on Sunday, 1/23 at 12:00pm EST and the Lites will air the same day at 6:00pm EST on Speed.

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The 1100EVO represents a milestone in Monster history

As the flagship of Ducati’s best-selling Monster range, today’s unveiling of the 1100EVO represents a milestone in Monster history. The 1100EVO has opened the next chapter in the US Ducati Monster story- a legend that began with the debut of the original Monster 900 at the 1993 Chicago Motorcycle Show.

The unveiling was met by a great applause from media and fans alike; no doubt due to the impressive features of the best Monster ever. The 1100EVO is the first Ducati to reach 100 air-cooled horsepower, which is backed up by a significant 76lb/ft of torque thanks to the Desmodue Evoluzione engine. Wrapped into a svelte 373lb package, the 1100EVO also boasts the best power-to-weight ratio in Monster history. In the interest of rider comfort, the 1100EVO features a new seat design and higher handlebars- the combination of which gives the rider an excuse to stay on their bike longer and ride farther.

Perhaps the most significant feature of the new Monster 1100EVO is the addition of the new Ducati Safety Pack- a simple to use combination of rider aids incorporated into the motorcycle with the interest of rider safety. The Ducati Safety Pack’s four way adjustable Ducati Traction Control (DTC) and Bosch-Brembo ABS braking system work together to keep riders safe and confident on the best Monster yet. This system represents a significant upgrade on a bike that retains the same MSRP as its predecessor- $11,995
The 2012 Monster 1100EVO will be on display alongside the new Diavel- which has already proven to be the other hit of the show- and the rest of the Ducati lineup throughout the weekend at the Jacob K. Javitz Convention Center in New York; where Ducati fans are welcome to come by for an espresso at the Ducati Caffe and to admire the Italian icon’s latest creations.

For more information about Ducati and the new Monster 1100EVO; please visit www.ducatiusa.com.

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