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EnduroCrossers Prepare For X Games 17

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7/8/2011 6:18pm

EnduroCrossers Prepare For The Big Show!

Off-roaders get ready to make Summer X Games debut at round one of the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Series


Zip-Ty
Husqvarna racer Cory Graffunder puts in some hot laps in preparation
for the opening round of the AMA EnduroCross Series. Photo: Scott Cox / resmarket.com

July 8, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA -
Off-road racers are getting ready to set foot on the largest stage
their sport has ever seen - ESPN's Summer X Games! The top extreme
off-roaders in the world - who are used to competing out of the back of
their vans in remote woods, mountains and deserts - will be rolling into
the STAPLES Center in Downtown Los Angeles where the GEICO AMA
EnduroCross Series presented by Lucas Oil will kick off, and off-road
motorcycle racing will make its grand X Games debut!

"This is
huge!" exclaimed Zip-Ty Husqvarna's Ty Davis. "Being on the X Games is
almost like making the 6:00 o'clock news. Everyone watches X Games! I'm
glad to see EnduroCross become a part of it. Fans are going to
definitely get something to watch."

"Moto X" racing made its way
into ESPN's X Games a few years ago, but for the first time ever,
off-road racers will have a crack at the big stage. Rather than the
slick style and big hits of Supercross that fans are accustomed to
seeing, they will see riders wildly traversing boulders, tackling logs,
splashing through water-crossings and scaling earth mover tires.

"Off-road
has never gotten the clout that motocross or Supercross has," Davis
commented. As one of the few riders in history to earn a Supercross
championship as well as multiple national off-road championships, Davis
has insight on the stark differences between the two disciplines of
racing. "Obviously it's hard to capture the experience of off-road
racing for mainstream fans, but bringing it into a stadium is great! You
can let the crowd see how gnarly it all really is."


Monster
Energy Kawasaki's Destry Abbott (left, pictured with his son Cooper) is
ready to take off-road racing into the main stream. Photo: Jean Turner /resmarket.com
Monster
Energy Team Green's Jason Smigel agrees. "It's pretty neat to see
off-road come into the main stream. It's a huge stage for our guys to
showcase their talents. Not a lot of people get a chance to go out to
the desert or go into the woods, so it's exciting for them to bring it
all into a stadium in front of a large crowd."

Teams such as
Zip-Ty Husqvarna and Monster Energy Kawasaki are not only preparing for
the excitement of X Games, but for the start of one of the most
prestigious off-road championships of the year. "It's X Games, but it's a
points-paying round of EnduroCross. So it's our job as a team to put
the fact that it's X Games aside for a little bit and just get ready for
our season."
Still,
for some, such as Kawasaki's Destry Abbott, the X Games event presents
an opportunity of a lifetime. "I'm not going for the championship
because I don't get to do the whole series. But I really want to do good
at X Games and put in good results. I'm pretty happy with my career and
what I've accomplished, but I think if I got a medal at X Games, that
would be my biggest accomplishment, as far as racing goes."

For more information on the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Series presented by Lucas Oil, including a list of invited riders, go towww.EnduroCross.com.

X Games 17:
ESPN
X Games celebrates its 17th year by returning to Los Angeles with more
than 250 of the best action sports athletes competing for the most
coveted medals in Skateboard, BMX Freestyle, Moto X and Rally Car
Racing. X Games 17 takes place July 28 - July 31, 2011 within the
downtown area among four world-class venues - STAPLES Center, Nokia
Theatre L.A. LIVE, the L.A. LIVE Event Deck and Lot 7.

STAPLES
Center is the place for all things Moto X; featuring Moto X Speed &
Style, Step Up, Best Whip, Racing & Enduro. Fans of BMX and
Skateboard Vert will experience the thrilling competition when they
literally take center stage inside Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE.

For more information on ESPN X Games, visit www.espn.go.com/action/xgames. To purchase X Games 17 tickets ( Click).
X Games 17 On TV
More
than 30 hours of live X Games 17 programming will be shown on ESPN,
ESPN2 and ABC - all showcased in high-definition and airing July 28-31.
Don't forget X Games Online: ESPN International, Xgames.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN3.com, SportsCenter, and ESPN2's X Center will also provide coverage. For additional X Games 17 info, go to www.xgames.com

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