Can
anybody stop Blazusiak?
Irvine,
CA (September 14, 2011) – This
Saturday, September 17th,
the GEICO AMA EnduroCross series, presented by Lucas Oil, will make a
first time appearance inside the Citizens Business Bank Arena in
Ontario, California. And Ricky Dietrich, the 2008 EnduroCross
champion has added his name to the stacked field of riders that will
tackle the extremely difficult obstacles that create some of the most
exciting action you will ever witness. KTM’s Taddy Blazusiak is the
dominant EnduroCross rider but Mike Brown has been challenging for
wins and currently sits in second place in the points. He is a
bulldog on a motorcycle and wants to take his first EnduroCross win.
Then you have Geoff Aaron, the very smooth multi time Trials champion
that has managed to beat Blazusiak twice over the past two seasons.
Add in Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Justin Soule and his teammate
Taylor Robert along with Beta’s Cody Webb, another former Trials
champion and you can expect some great racing.
Below
is a quick rundown of the top riders planning to compete:
Taddy
Blazusiak:
Current points leader. 2009 and 2010 GEICO EnduroCross champion and
2011 X Games Enduro X Gold medal winner.Mike
Brown:
Second in points leading into Ontario. Winner of the 2011 Tennessee
Knockout Extreme Enduro. 2009 WORCS Champion, 2001 AMA 125 MX
Champion and 2011 X Games Enduro X Silver medalist.Geoff
Aaron:
Third in points leading into Ontario. 2009 and 2010 GEICO
EnduroCross championship runner up and 10x AMA Trials Champion.Justin
Soule:
Forth in points leading into Ontario. Third in 2010 EnduroCross
championship and 2011 X Games Bronze medalist.Cody
Webb:
Fifth in points leading into Ontario. 2010 AMA Trials Champion.
Finished on the podium at 2010 Vegas final and now full time for EX.Ricky
Dietrich:
2008 EnduroCross champion and 2007 WORCS champion. 14th
in 2011 AMA 450 Motocross Championship with several top ten
finishes.Taylor
Robert:
Multi time WORCS Championship race winner now riding for Monster
Kawasaki and committed to competing in the EnduroCross series for
2011.Kevin
Rookstool:
One of the few riders to qualify for every EnduroCross main event in
2010. The Oregon rider led the X Games main event for a few laps.Jacob
Argubright:
Top young off road racer that is dedicating more time to EnduroCross
in 2011.Rory
Sulllivan:
Another Pacific Northwest rider that has the speed to surprise the
regular front runners.Colton
Haaker:
Two time EnduroCross Junior champion that is now aiming for race
wins on his Lucas Oil KTM.Gary
Sutherlin:
Finished third in Everett in 2010 and sixth in the championship.Kyle
Redmond:
GEICO Honda rider that finished fifth in the 2010 EnduroCross
championship.Jamie
Lanza:
Zip Ty Husqvarna factory rider that is always a threat to the
established stars.Rory
Mead:
A New Zealander that surprised a lot of people by running up front
at a few GNCC and finished 4th at the extremely tough and
prestigious Snowshoe event.Wally
Palmer:
Perhaps the most exciting rider on the track with his crazy antics
has the speed to challenge the leaders.
Admission
to the EnduroCross pit area is free all day and the arena is also
open with free admission during the daytime practice and qualifiers,
which get started on Saturday morning. The top 30 Expert riders also
do individual Hot Laps during the midafternoon, so make a day out of
it and check it out in person.
Tickets
are available at John Burr Kawasaki, Malcolm Smith Motorsports
Kawasaki, Corona Motorsports Kawasaki, Del Amo Motorsports Kawasaki,
and Ticketmaster: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2C00463FF87A3CCF.
More information for all of the GEICO EnduroCross events can be found
at www.EnduroCross.com.
2011
GEICO AMA EnduroCross Schedule
Location | Date | Arena |
Los | July | Staples |
Everett, | August | Comcast |
Indianapolis, | August | Pepsi |
Ontario, | September | Citizens |
Denver, | October | National |
Boise, | October | Idaho |
Las | November | Orleans |
EnduroCross
tracks incorporate various elements of extreme off road racing into a
supercross-style setting, including rocks, boulders, logs, sand, mud,
a water-hole…and even a few special obstacles like giant tires
thrown in! Known as the “toughest racing on two wheels,” this
indoor off road racing will certainly keep you on your feet. Don’t
miss your chance to see GEICO AMA EnduroCross “Live”. ESPN, ESPN2
and ABC will combine to telecast 25 hours of live X Games 17
competition, which will include Enduro X. For the six remaining
EnduroCross events, be sure to log-on to www.motorsportshour.com for
local air dates/times for the Lucas Motorsports Hour on the Versus
network.
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is a registered trademark of Source Interlink Magazines, LLC.
For
rules and race information visit www.EnduroCross.com
or email endurocross@sorc.com.