BLUE Buffalo/Slater Skins/Yamaha Says Thank You VitalMX!!

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Edited Date/Time 2/12/2015 11:01am
We at SRP International and the BLUE Buffalo/Slater Skins/Yamaha Team would like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you who showed your support for our Unadilla effort by going out and buying BLUE Buffalo or going to their site www.bluebuffalo.com and letting them know how much you appreciate them backing our incredible sport. We have worked tirelessly, every day, for the past 3 years to finally put this program together for 2015. Having Yamaha Motor Corp., USA as part of the program is like cresting Mt. Everest, since this factory support has been the key missing element of any previous attempt. We are so stoked to have #58 Killy Rusk riding in the 450's and #244 Ryan Zimmer riding in the East Coast 250's. We plan to make this program a monumental success and pay homage to those of you who helped us with your positive, and some very helpful negative, feedback along the way. Additional sponsors include ENZO Racing and Mind FX Energy Mix.

Thanks again and here's to this American Dream!

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11/17/2014 9:13pm
Cool. Really like watching those two ride.
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My kitten sure loves Blue Buffalo, but she also loves bread ties and string. In all seriousness she eats better than I do. Spoiled.

Congrats on the support and living your dream!

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I switched my dog over to Blue Buffalo from Acana, he is liking it, working on his 3rd 30lb bag. Thank you for supporting the sport!
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Is BB doing research to see how their product is being affected by your service to them?

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11/18/2014 4:47am
enketchum wrote:
Is BB doing research to see how their product is being affected by your service to them?
BIG THANKS Sawfish, swedishfishmx, nytsmaC, and enketchum. Through BB's own tracking, along with SRP International's, we were able to show them a considerable expected ROI in the 10 days surrounding Unadilla. They'll be putting a focus of tracking the TV impressions for Supercross / Motocross as well. Thanks again. Braaaaap!
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11/18/2014 5:05am
I want to say thank you to John Slater and Tyler King for all of their hard work putting this together. In a sport with so many talented riders many get lost in the shuffle. Ryan has been one of those riders on the outside looking in. Ryan and I are extremely excited to have an opportunity to work with John, Tyler, Blue Buffalo, Yamaha, and many more. Considering Ryan was on the brink of quiting this time last year and now to have this opportunity. Looking forward to seeing what Killy and Ryan can do this year. What an AWESOME OPORTUNITY, building a start up team with PRIVATEER roots.

Jeff Zimmer
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I want to say thank you to John Slater and Tyler King for all of their hard work putting this together. In a sport with so...
I want to say thank you to John Slater and Tyler King for all of their hard work putting this together. In a sport with so many talented riders many get lost in the shuffle. Ryan has been one of those riders on the outside looking in. Ryan and I are extremely excited to have an opportunity to work with John, Tyler, Blue Buffalo, Yamaha, and many more. Considering Ryan was on the brink of quiting this time last year and now to have this opportunity. Looking forward to seeing what Killy and Ryan can do this year. What an AWESOME OPORTUNITY, building a start up team with PRIVATEER roots.

Jeff Zimmer
Zimmer....as soon as I saw Ryan never shut off in the 250 LCQ at Daytona SX, this year, he was an instant choice to work with. His heart of a 'Lone Wolf' just makes perfect sense to ride with the BLUE Buffalo factory privateer wolf packSmile . Looking forward to his team debut in Arlington, TX.....Thank you sir.
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11/18/2014 8:08am
Now that we started this...

Stella loves BB Blue Stix. First ingredient - LAMB.
She also goes for the BB health bars and eats the food. First ingredient MEAT and no corn. All my dogs coats always look great with no irritated skin or scratching like with the common brands.

You can see by the look in her eyes that Stella approves of Blue Buffalo sponsoring our sport and she enthusiastically supports the sponsors.


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11/18/2014 8:18am
Very cool story! Glad to see a team like this come together. Good luck to Killy , Ryan and the rest of the team in 2015!
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11/18/2014 8:58am
I wanna see the bikes.
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11/18/2014 12:15pm
Yeah I jumped on the Ryan Zimmer bandwagon after that Daytona LCQ man I hope like hell he makes it happen this season, anybody hanging it out like that is gonna be a fan favorite.
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11/18/2014 12:33pm Edited Date/Time 11/18/2014 12:37pm
2T42 - Glad to hear Stella loves the good stuff and thank you for supporting the team!!

jeffro503 - wait til you read a full mag article or video / tv interview on this program and the 18 years of trying to get an OEM to support an AMA Supercross/Motocross team.......thank you so much for your supportSmile

Grizz - The new molds are being tested, as we speak, and you can bet we'll be making noise with the first looks. Stay tuned and we can't thank you enough for your support.

Please stop by the BLUE Buffalo site to let them know you're buying BLUE from now on. The BLUE Buffalo wolves will be hunting in the mains in '15!

http://www.petco.com/assets/product_images/8/859610002702C.jpg
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11/18/2014 12:42pm
Rdubs19 wrote:
Yeah I jumped on the Ryan Zimmer bandwagon after that Daytona LCQ man I hope like hell he makes it happen this season, anybody hanging it...
Yeah I jumped on the Ryan Zimmer bandwagon after that Daytona LCQ man I hope like hell he makes it happen this season, anybody hanging it out like that is gonna be a fan favorite.
Oh yah......he can send it alright!!
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11/18/2014 12:47pm
How did I not hear about this until recently? I have been feeding both of my dogs Blue Buffalo Wilderness for over a year now. At over 120 lbs each, they eat a lot! Great product and I am pumped to hear that they support the sport I love!
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Thanks deadking. I went to the site and sent a note thanking for the support and mentioned this thread.

Maybe you start a thread for pics of pets eating blue, do a little contest for some treats or something. It couldnt hurt. Vital gets good traffic.

I will be following this as it unfolds. Hopefully years from now we will all talk about this thread and the start of a long journey. I want to see the bikes too!
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11/19/2014 12:33pm
2T42 wrote:
Thanks deadking. I went to the site and sent a note thanking for the support and mentioned this thread. Maybe you start a thread for pics...
Thanks deadking. I went to the site and sent a note thanking for the support and mentioned this thread.

Maybe you start a thread for pics of pets eating blue, do a little contest for some treats or something. It couldnt hurt. Vital gets good traffic.

I will be following this as it unfolds. Hopefully years from now we will all talk about this thread and the start of a long journey. I want to see the bikes too!
Great thread idea. BLUE Buffalo would love to see that. And as far as "Hopefully years from now we will all talk about this thread and the start of a long journey."......if we never stop talking about it then inevitably we willSmile

P.S. - our bikes will not look like any other team in history.

Thanks you again, sir.
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This is nice to see. I have watched Ryan since he was a kid on a supermini at Lake Sugar tree,Birch creek,rolling hills and many more. Its nice to see him getting the chance to ride for a team with some backing. Because of the Unadilla deal my wife and I went to pet smart and asked about blue Buffalo and the manager at the store in Roanoke Va gave us more info about it then we ever thought possible. Needless to say our Rottweiler Zoey loves her blue Buffalo and has been on it since then.
Good luck in 2015.
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11/19/2014 3:53pm
Glad to hear Killy got some support!
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11/19/2014 3:55pm Edited Date/Time 11/19/2014 3:56pm
jleews6 wrote:
This is nice to see. I have watched Ryan since he was a kid on a supermini at Lake Sugar tree,Birch creek,rolling hills and many more...
This is nice to see. I have watched Ryan since he was a kid on a supermini at Lake Sugar tree,Birch creek,rolling hills and many more. Its nice to see him getting the chance to ride for a team with some backing. Because of the Unadilla deal my wife and I went to pet smart and asked about blue Buffalo and the manager at the store in Roanoke Va gave us more info about it then we ever thought possible. Needless to say our Rottweiler Zoey loves her blue Buffalo and has been on it since then.
Good luck in 2015.
yyyeesss...that is so rad!! Thank you for buying the best made pet food on the market and give ZOEY our thanks for liking itSmile !!!

What an awesome testimonial.
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11/19/2014 3:59pm Edited Date/Time 11/19/2014 4:01pm
We feel very luck that the entire industry slept on #58 Killy Rusk.....the 'dark wolf'' will be hunting top 10 450 Mains for sure!!
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11/19/2014 4:30pm
Nice!
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That's awesome and congratulations!

Best of luck this year, I'll be looking for Killy and Ryan on the track.
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TriRacer27 wrote:
That's awesome and congratulations!

Best of luck this year, I'll be looking for Killy and Ryan on the track.
Big THANKS TriRacer27. We greatly appreciate your support and hope you can pick up some BLUE Buffalo in 2015.
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And the award for the ugliest bike goes to.......

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WOW what a cool looking bike, Talk about brand recognition, Great to have a sponsor paying the bills
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Spydee wrote:
And the award for the ugliest bike goes to....... [img]http://cdn.motocross.transworld.net/wp-content/blogs.dir/441/files/2015/02/slaterskins.jpg[/img]
And the award for the ugliest bike goes to.......

Love it or hate it we are going racing in style. Just wait until we debut the team set up in the Dallas pits. Ryan went from having no sponsors and no graphics last year to having more graphics than anyone else. Oh yes, and some sponsors
Blue Buffalo
Slater Skins
Yamaha
MGX
VPE
Enzo
MindFX
ICW
Works Connection
Spectro Oils
Pirelli
DVS
Tubliss
Fly
Bell
Von Zipper
Metal Melisha
Triangle Cycles
SOBMX
Forma Boots
Atlas Brace
Dubya
And all the others I can't think of right now.

Pretty impressive compared to Dad and a van last year. we want to thank John Slater, Tyler King, Dave Petrie, Fred Vertucci, Kevin Kolb, Will & Ross (Enzo), O'neil Tickle, and so many more that have worked so hard to put this thing together at the last minute. The truck is in Mississippi as we speak heading towards Dallas. We are so excited to show everyone what we have put together. When you see it in person I promise you will be impressed. Not bad for a bunch of guys that wanted to go racing and found a way to get it done even though everyone told us we would never make it. By the list above and after everyone sees our pits in Dallas we will prove you wrong. Love us or hate us we are going racing and going in style. Thanks again for everyone's hard work to put this together.

Jeff Zimmer
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Man I forgot Bill's Pipes for some awesome new pipes sorry
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2/12/2015 6:15am
What happened with your support of Killy Rusk?
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I buy the dogfood now just because of this . It is expensive and I cant buy it all the time but would never look at it before they got into moto.
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