Cobra Nation cleans up on top podium spots at the 40th annual Thor Mini Os in Florida

HILLSDALE, Mich., (Dec. 2, 2011) – The annual
Thanksgiving trek down to Gainesville, Fla., for the nation’s top
amateur motocross racers again paid big-time dividends for the world’s
leading manufacturer of podium-driven competition mini cycles –
Michigan-based Cobra Moto.

The 40th annual Thor Winter National Olympics, presented by Pro
Circuit – better known as the “Mini Os” – crowned two 50cc class Cobra
Nation riders with the coveted “Olympiad” title for their combined MX/SX
efforts at Gatorback Cycle Park. Georgia’s Gage Linville (7-8 class)
and Nevada’s Reed Cooper (4-6 class), names certainly destine to be
reckoned with in the future (see Cobra’s: Millsaps, Alessi, Canard,
Bowers, Stroupe, Izzi & Cianciarulo), raced to overall combined
class victories on one of America’s key proving grounds for competition
mini cycle brands.

In addition, the overall 2011 Loretta Lynn’s 50cc class 7-8 podium,
including Reed and two of Cobra’s Bakersfield (Calif.) Boyz – Ryder Di
Francesco and Jett Reynolds – made up the entire 7-8 50cc class Olympiad
podium at the Mini Os, the first time in memory that that’s occurred.

“Just a great competition week down in Florida. Cobra kids showed up
in full force and again had a decided impact on the 50cc class
championships, while Cobra Nation racers continued to make successful
inroads into the 65cc class’ top five overall results with our
American-made CX65,” said Sean Hilbert, President of Cobra Motorcycles.
“Congrats to Gage and ‘Reedy’ on their Olympiad titles, and to all the
other Cobra Nation members that made the trip this year to Gatorback.”

Standing out amongst the usual titles for Cobra at the Mini Os was
the fact that a high number of Cobra-backed riders will return to
contest their same class for 2012. Linville, Di Francesco and 65cc class
chargers Pierce Brown (Utah) and Tommy Rios (Florida) will all return
as favorites in their respective classes beginning with the Amateur MX
Nationals’ season-openers this March.

Also noteworthy from Cobra at the Mini Os …

· Maryland’s Jack Rogers was on it in the 65cc 7-9 class,
piloting his Cobra CX 65 to a 2nd place podium finish in the SX
division.

· Both Brown & Rogers raced pre-production 2012 CX65s
with Cobra’s new, industry-exclusive electronic power valve. And how’d
it perform? “Really, really – REALLY – well,” beamed Phil McDowell,
Cobra’s Chief Engineer, who was attending the Mini Os.

· Other Cobra Nation podium performances at the Mini Os were
scored by: Pennsylvania’s Cameron Davis (2nd, 50cc SX 4-8 Stock) and
Ohio’s Tanner Kemp (3rd, 50cc SX 4-8 Stock).

· 50cc class racer Branden Walther (Texas) won his first-ever
major Amateur MX National overall, taking the 4-8 MX class championship
at Gainesville.

· The UK’s Dylan Woodcock won the opening moto in the 10-11
65cc Stock class – and was poised for an overall podium finish – when he
slowed up a bit to remove a tear-off and was plowed into by another
racer, costing him that probable podium.

Cobra, founded in 1993, produces the most successful line of
competition mini cycles and mini quads in the United States with more
than 300 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 products, please visit our website
at www.cobramotorcycle.com .