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Could be reading into this too much, probably am, but just noticed this in Racerhead during Matthes section:
I’m excited for this new season and the other night I was in SoCal and stopped in at the L&M Racing shop to talk to manager Larry Brooks and right hand man Chris McAvoy. Upon arriving, I saw the #30 race machine of Kyle Regal ready to go and also noticed a new sponsor that the team has picked up. I’m sworn to secrecy but look for a new look on the team's bikes for the 2011 season.
I spoke at length to McAvoy about his trying times at J-Law Racing team and it seems that Chris is happy to be there working alongside Brooks and just being there without juggling all the things he had to the last few years. Chris started out as a mechanic at Subway Honda and then moved to Yamaha of Troy to be a wrench there but was thrust into the team manager role with Dave Osterman left. From the highs of winning the Ltes '08 SX West crown to the lows of, well, everything since, Chris has been there and seen it all. He’ll be a big help with the team next year as he co-ordinates with Regal, organizes the teams parts, wrenches a bit when need be and be a sounding board for the always intense Brooks. And look for him to develop a bad Mountain Dew habit along the way as well.
Talks about the sponsor and not being able to say anything but then just randomly drops the Mountain Dew thing at the end? They don't have an energy drink sponsor, (Red Bull/JS7 is a personal sponsor) so it would make sense..
I’m excited for this new season and the other night I was in SoCal and stopped in at the L&M Racing shop to talk to manager Larry Brooks and right hand man Chris McAvoy. Upon arriving, I saw the #30 race machine of Kyle Regal ready to go and also noticed a new sponsor that the team has picked up. I’m sworn to secrecy but look for a new look on the team's bikes for the 2011 season.
I spoke at length to McAvoy about his trying times at J-Law Racing team and it seems that Chris is happy to be there working alongside Brooks and just being there without juggling all the things he had to the last few years. Chris started out as a mechanic at Subway Honda and then moved to Yamaha of Troy to be a wrench there but was thrust into the team manager role with Dave Osterman left. From the highs of winning the Ltes '08 SX West crown to the lows of, well, everything since, Chris has been there and seen it all. He’ll be a big help with the team next year as he co-ordinates with Regal, organizes the teams parts, wrenches a bit when need be and be a sounding board for the always intense Brooks. And look for him to develop a bad Mountain Dew habit along the way as well.
Talks about the sponsor and not being able to say anything but then just randomly drops the Mountain Dew thing at the end? They don't have an energy drink sponsor, (Red Bull/JS7 is a personal sponsor) so it would make sense..
Would make sense, Mountain Dew is already hugely invested in the action sports stuff so I can see them wanting to get into SX since the TV package is good.
Mountain Dew was already into moto in the 1990's.
Anyone ever remember the Mountain Dew commercial with Jason McCormick & Ryan Huffman? I believe it was filmed at Washougal (the table-top/ chuck sun jump) and also had other NW riders in it.
I think it was right after Jason & Ryan did that Nordic-trak info-commercial thingy.
Would be cool if L&M brought them on board again.
Also keep in mind Mountain Dew is owned by PepsiCo.
If Matthes had said he'll develop a red bull addiction it would've been too obvious.
The Shop
And yeah, you guys got a hint here a while back.
Here is their team sponsors, taken from this page
*oops, that is from this season (2010)
Redbull. check out the back of the jersey!
Pit Row
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