Cobra’s Stilez Robertson & Ryder Di Francesco sweep Loretta’s 50cc classes

Robertson
breaks past Cobra ace Adam Cianciarulo’s 50cc career wins record;
Di Francesco’s the first-ever 5-year-old to win class

Robertson & Di Francesco photos
courtesy of Rodney Webb

HILLSDALE,
Mich., (Aug. 11, 2011) – A couple young rippers from
Bakersfield, Calif. – Stilez Robertson and Ryder Di
Francesco – wrote a historic new chapter into the ongoing
heritage of the American-made Cobra competition mini cycles as the
two swept the 50cc classes at the 30^th annual Red Bull AMA
Amateur National Motocross Championship, presented by AMSOIL.

Held at country singing legend Loretta
Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., Di Francesco became the
first five-year old in the storied history of the event to win the
51cc (4-6) AMA 2 Stock Junior class. He gave up the first moto to his
central Cal riding buddy, Jett Reynolds, then went on to win
the next two motos. New York’s Reed Cooper got progressively
better as the week went on, going 5^th/4^th/2^nd
and placing on the Stock Junior class in 3^rd behind Jett
and Robertson.

Overall Cobra took eight out of the top
ten spots in the Stock Junior class – including 1^st
through 7^th place, and 16 out of the top 20 places!

Racing his final Loretta’s on a
Cobra, Robertson set a 50cc class wins record that’s going to be
tough to beat. Recording his 26^th win, Robertson broke the
record previously held by former Cobra racer Adam Cianciarulo.
Robertson went 1^st/1^st/1^st to win
out in the 51cc (7-8) AMA 1 Stock Senior class to become the
winningest AMA amateur racer ever on 50cc bikes.

Robertson led a Cobra charge in the
Stock Senior class that included a 1^st through 6^th
place sweep on the legendary Cobra King 50 bikes, joined on the
podium by California’s Dilan Schwartz (2^nd) and
Utah’s Pierce Brown (3^rd).

“Everyone at Cobra is thrilled for
the effort put forth not only by our Stock Junior and Stock Senior
class podium placers, but also for the efforts by their families
backing these young racers,” said Sean Hilbert, President of Cobra
Motorcycles. “Stilez and Ryder’s record-setting efforts
highlighted another epic year for Cobra at Loretta’s. And while we
certainly wish Stilez all the best as he moves forward with the Team
Green program, we’re equally pumped to have such solid group of
kids returning to the Cobra program for 2012.”

In the 65cc (7-9) Stock class Cobra’s
Brown – on the American-made CX65 – raced to a 6^th
place finish, which was the second-best finish in the class for an
eight-year old.

Ponca City update: In the 50 Pee
Wee Stock through 6 class Reynolds and Di Francesco went 1^st/2^nd
– with Cobra bikes taking nine out of the top ten spots! Similar
results would follow in Ponca’s 50 Pee Wee Modified through 6 class
as Reynolds was again unstoppable, joined on the podium by fellow
Bakersfield, Calif., native Brock Bennett in 2^nd
place. Again, Cobra would capture nine out of the top ten places in
the 50 Pee Wee Modified through 6 class – including 1^st
and 2^nd place!

In the 50 Pee Wee Stock 7-8 class
Cobra’s Ethan Mann, Brown and Robertson swept the podium
with a 1^st/2^nd/3^rd showing in the
massive 57-rider class. Oregon’s Max Miller would step up
and take top honors on his King 50 in the 50 Pee Wee Modified 7-8
class, with Robertson and Brown rounding out the podium.

The Super Pee Wee Modified 6-9 class
would bring all the class champs together for one big race – all
brands included – and Cobra racers would again sweep the podium
with Brown, Miller and Robertson going 1^st, 2^nd
and 3^rd.

All totaled the Cobra Nation
swept every 50 class victory at Ponca. Way to go, guys!

On the 65s at Ponca Brown made the
transition from his King 50 to the Cobra CX65 nicely, winning the
first 65 Junior Stock 6-8 moto and placing 2^nd overall
behind his Cobra 50 class teammate, Robertson. And in the 65 Junior
Modified 6-8 class Brown scored another Ponca podium, placing 3^rd
overall.

For more information on the 2011 Red
Bull AMA Amateur National Championships – including up-to-date
scoring, link to the Loretta’s website at: http://www.mxsports.com

For Ponca City info link to:
www.nmamx.com

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most successful line of competition mini cycles and mini quads in the
United States with more than 200 national titles in the last decade.
Based out of Hillsdale, Mich., Cobra's mission is to build premium
products for the serious racer. For more information on Cobra
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