New Team Fueled by Blair Brothers’ Passion for Music Gives New Meaning to the Term Main Event

AURORA, Ill. (January 6, 2011) –
A pair of new faces are bursting onto the AMA Arenacross Series scene
in 2011, driven by a passion for dirt bike racing as well as a desire
to perform music for the masses. The Main Event is a term synonymous
with the sport of arenacross and appropriately enough, it is the name
of the band led by a pair of brothers who happen to be very fast on a
motorcycle.

Daniel
and Vincent Blair have become familiar faces in the privateer ranks of
Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, over the last
few years. However, the Northern California-based duo making the
transition to the AMA Arenacross Series for the upcoming season with
their MainEventRock.com Honda team.

“Fun
and safety were our biggest reasons for making the move,” said Vincent,
the younger of the two brothers. “Injuries have put a huge toll on
Daniel and I in recent years. We also believe we have what it takes to
challenge for the championship this season.”

The
duo have been stalwarts in the sport since the middle of the decade and
even made a foray into the AMA Arenacross Series during the 2007
season. That year, despite being behind in readying the team to
compete, they were able to find some success.

“Back
in 2007 we raced arenacross, but we were a little behind to start
because there wasn’t much time to prepare,” added Blair. “We did pretty
good considering that. I was able to get on the podium and I’m pretty
sure Daniel was right there with a top five. Over the years whenever a
race was in (Sacramento) or Reno, we tried to be there.”

Blair
continued, “The local races are going to be a lot of fun. There will be
tons of family and friends and at the end of the night, we’re going to
perform at an after party.”

The
music is the lifeblood of the MainEventRock.com team. What started out
as a fun side project has turned into a full fledged effort that will
ultimately support this season’s racing efforts.

“We
played music (for fun),” said Blair. “Then we decided to write songs
that weren’t just fast paced, but also helped pump us up to race. This
team allows us to tie those two things together and focus on our band
more.

“We
have an EP coming out in a couple of weeks and our plan is to use the
sales from that CD as a budget for our team. We’re also going to have a
couple young local riders competing in the Lites West Region with us
and all of us together will travel to the races.”

While
the team is still looking for additional help, there is little doubt
that both Daniel and Vincent Blair are putting everything they have
into the 2011 AMA Arenacross Series Championship. And one can rest
assure that the siblings are going to have a lot of fun along the way.

“Everyone
(in the series) wants to win,” concluded Vincent. “We want to win too
and we’re doing everything it takes. Arenacross is really intense. It’s
high paced with intense and close battles, so we’re working on trying
to be consistent. We won’t know until after first round.”

For more information on the 2011 AMA Arenacross Series, log on to www.Arenacross.com. For all media requests, please contact Brandon Short brandon@nextlevelsportsinc.com or 949-365-5750.

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