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Press Release
(Vaughan, ON – November 5, 2015)
Bobby Kiniry retires from motocross
Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s ace MX1 rider Bobby Kiniry has announced he is calling a premature end to an illustrious motocross career that saw him rank as high as No.2 in the CMRC Canadian MX1 Motocross Nationals.
The Syracuse, NY native spent the past five years as a valued member of Team Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha, during which time he became a fan favourite and one of only a handful of elite riders to score national motocross wins and consistent podium results.
Kiniry made the difficult decision to retire from active motocross participation, after suffering serious injuries on October 9th at Round 3 of the Canadian AX Tour in Sarnia, ON. He has since that time undergone surgery and is on the mend from a number of broken bones and a concussion.
“It was a rough year for me injury wise in the nationals and my crash in the arenacross series was the final straw. I had many good years in the sport, but it was time to consider retirement. It’s never an easy decision to call an end to something you love doing and have been doing a long time, but the time had come for me to make the decision and start looking at a post motocross career,” Kiniry said.
“I’m comfortable walking away from the sport now because I lived my childhood dream. I can walk away happy with everything I’ve done and achieved. That’s what it was all about, making a living as a professional motocross racer and finish my career with a top team like Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha. It doesn’t get much better than that.”
Kiniry, who turned 30 on October 1st, began racing motocross at the tender age of four, turning pro in 2003. Although his talent never attracted the attention of a major factory sponsorship in his homeland, Kiniry regularly booked top-10 finishes in AMA Motocross and Supercross and raced on various teams.
Among his best finishes stateside were an impressive 3rd at the US Open Supercross Lites in 2006; 3rd at the AMA Supercross Lites West in San Diego in 2008; and an equally impressive 10th place overall ranking in the World Supercross Championship in 2008.
Kiniry’s true grit, amicable demeanour, and dedication to the sport on and off the track secured him his first Canadian Nationals ride in 2009 with a Texas-based Kawasaki team managed by Billy Whitley. The following year Kiniry’s long tenure began with OTSFF Suzuki, later OTSFF Yamaha.
Kiniry garnered runner-up in the CMRC Canadian MX1 Nationals in 2013. Among his most memorable Canadian victories were 1st overall at the Walton TransCan Grand National in 2010 and 2nd overall in the Lites Class at the Toronto Supercross in 2006, his first year of racing in Canada.
While Kiniry has no plans to race motocross any more, he is currently looking at an association with Rockstar Energy Lucas Oil OTSFF as a rep as well as participant in the Bass Pro Fishing Series. Kiniry has been an avid fishing enthusiast since he was a youngster and has fished competitively over the years.
(Vaughan, ON – November 5, 2015)
Bobby Kiniry retires from motocross
Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha’s ace MX1 rider Bobby Kiniry has announced he is calling a premature end to an illustrious motocross career that saw him rank as high as No.2 in the CMRC Canadian MX1 Motocross Nationals.
The Syracuse, NY native spent the past five years as a valued member of Team Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha, during which time he became a fan favourite and one of only a handful of elite riders to score national motocross wins and consistent podium results.
Kiniry made the difficult decision to retire from active motocross participation, after suffering serious injuries on October 9th at Round 3 of the Canadian AX Tour in Sarnia, ON. He has since that time undergone surgery and is on the mend from a number of broken bones and a concussion.
“It was a rough year for me injury wise in the nationals and my crash in the arenacross series was the final straw. I had many good years in the sport, but it was time to consider retirement. It’s never an easy decision to call an end to something you love doing and have been doing a long time, but the time had come for me to make the decision and start looking at a post motocross career,” Kiniry said.
“I’m comfortable walking away from the sport now because I lived my childhood dream. I can walk away happy with everything I’ve done and achieved. That’s what it was all about, making a living as a professional motocross racer and finish my career with a top team like Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha. It doesn’t get much better than that.”
Kiniry, who turned 30 on October 1st, began racing motocross at the tender age of four, turning pro in 2003. Although his talent never attracted the attention of a major factory sponsorship in his homeland, Kiniry regularly booked top-10 finishes in AMA Motocross and Supercross and raced on various teams.
Among his best finishes stateside were an impressive 3rd at the US Open Supercross Lites in 2006; 3rd at the AMA Supercross Lites West in San Diego in 2008; and an equally impressive 10th place overall ranking in the World Supercross Championship in 2008.
Kiniry’s true grit, amicable demeanour, and dedication to the sport on and off the track secured him his first Canadian Nationals ride in 2009 with a Texas-based Kawasaki team managed by Billy Whitley. The following year Kiniry’s long tenure began with OTSFF Suzuki, later OTSFF Yamaha.
Kiniry garnered runner-up in the CMRC Canadian MX1 Nationals in 2013. Among his most memorable Canadian victories were 1st overall at the Walton TransCan Grand National in 2010 and 2nd overall in the Lites Class at the Toronto Supercross in 2006, his first year of racing in Canada.
While Kiniry has no plans to race motocross any more, he is currently looking at an association with Rockstar Energy Lucas Oil OTSFF as a rep as well as participant in the Bass Pro Fishing Series. Kiniry has been an avid fishing enthusiast since he was a youngster and has fished competitively over the years.
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Hey on a slightly related note, it would be cool if you could catch up from some of the guys that have decided to get out of the sport to see where they end up once they're gone. It's not real often that we hear about these guys' ventures once they're out. Unless it's a Stroupe or JLaw story.
Good luck Bobby!
I got to say, though, I generally take "just after injury/during recovery" retirements a little lighter than the normal planned out retirement. It's kind of like back in high school or college when you would get way past wasted and tell the porcelain God, if he can just stop the room from spinning and get me through this one, I'll never drink again. I'm not close to Bobby, so maybe he was on his way out before this happened, but I wouldn't be surprised or bummed to see Bobby K at an AX near you again.
It's time I come clean...
I'm a huge Kinry fan. Not because I'm from NY where he should be given keys to the state, but because the guy is an absolute animal! I've never enjoyed watching someone ride as much as Bobby. To hear the stories of Bobby and his racing endeavors are almost like folk tales, just hard to believe sometimes. His interviews are awesome, he's just one of us who happens to be extremely talented on a bike!
For those who care to read, my embarrassing moment meeting Kiniry...
In the tunnel of the Toronto SX after the main events, he was sitting in all his glory next to his bike. His pit was one of the last ones at one end, and while the tunnel was already pretty cleared out, he was still hanging there in his lowers talking to one of the Yamaha guys. I stared from a distance at him, not much traffic around me so I had to have stood out like the biggest creeper ever. I stood there for a minute with my girlfriend, and I told her I wanted to meet him and ask for a jersey! She said go up to him but I couldn't, and finally with hesitation I took the steps towards him. I walked up and said good ride, knowing it wasn't his best performance and I think he knew that, but I said good ride anyways! I was nervous as hell at this point, and just asked if it was possible for a jersey, I then without even pausing, to make myself sound less creepy I proceeded to tell him that if there was one jersey I could have to hang on a wall, it would be his. I continued with I promised I would never have another jersey if I had his. He was smiling at this point and said sure no problem and was going through his gear bag and grabbed a jersey for me! He tossed it to me, and then looked for a sharpie to sign it... I didn't have one so to not bother him, I simply told him his autograph wasn't nescarary!!! Hahaha What an idiot I was! So embarrassing to be there in that moment but he couldn't have been cooler to me.
The next summer I got to catch him at Unadilla and brought my jersey with him and he signed it no problem. Just a class dude and honestly I will be bummed! I wish Bobby all the best in his future, I don't think anyone will ride as tough as that guy!!
Pit Row
The Stoke is full.
after the moto i asked him what he was doing and said you nearly hit us! he simply answered "well, get the fuck out of the way!" huge fan, hope he gets to come back and hang out at future races!
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