MDK/Warthog Nation Runs Hog Wild in San Francisco

Newbury Park, CA.  (February 5th, 2009)The 2009 AMA Monster Energy Supercross season headed up to San Francisco on January 31st with everyone expecting inclement weather.  Boy, were we wrong.  The weather and AT&T Park provided perfect conditions for racing the world’s most awesome sport -- Supercross   And in many ways, the night turned out to be the MDK/Warthog Nation’s most successful yet.

 

Once again, the captain of the Warthog Nation, Mastercraft’s Heath Voss, put in an outstanding race.  After a crash in the Heat, Heath had to qualify through the death defying LCQ.  He got it done with a strong second to Davi Millsaps.  In the main, after a mediocre start, Heath put his head down and charged up into 11th position, making him, for the second week in a row, the first non-factory rider across the line.  Due to his great performance, he blitzed past Paul Carpenter in the race for Privateer of the Year honors, even after missing one race in the series to date.

 

Eight MDK/Warthog Racing Academy riders easily qualified for the night show.  Seventeen year-old wunderkind Tyler Bowers qualified well within the top 20 in the Supercross class.  Following a bit back of Bowers were Manu Rivas, Antonio Balbi, Eric Sorby, and Tiger Lacy, on his MDK Speedster.  In Lites qualifying, Rhett Urseth led the way, followed by Ross Johnson, and Mike Horban.

 

The Heat races were not kind to the members of the Warthog Racing Academy – Sorby missed his transfer spot by one while the rest of the guys had problems of their own.

 

The shining star of the week was Tyler Bowers, who rode an excellent Heat race to qualify easily for the main -- his first time ever on a big bike!

In Supercross class LCQ, MDK/Warthog Racing Academy riders placed four riders in the top seven spots.  Unfortunately, they weren’t the money spots and they’ll have to regroup and get ready for next week.

 

In the Lites Heat action, Ross Johnson missed it by one spot with the rest of the guys further back.

 

The Warthog Nation came on strong in the main events. Heath nailed an excellent result while MotoConcepts Racing (MCRMX), a primary member of the 2009 Warthog Nation, had an excellent night.  Ben Coisy, Cole Siebler, Daniel McCoy, and Jeff Alessi all made the main events, posting 12th, 13th, 15th, and 20th respectively on their MDK Speed Equipment Honda race bikes.

 

Also joining the Warthog Nation for 2009 is the always popular Fire and Police MX team featuring Carlos Gonzalez and Justin Keeney.  Carlos and Justin run KTMs built by MDK Speed Equipment and Justin had a breakthrough weekend, placing 12th in the main.

 

Needless to say, the Warthog Nation movement is growing rapidly.  Philosophically, the Warthog Nation is really just the embodiment of a fundamental Warthog Racing principle -- Warthog Racing has always been about the “big tent” philosophy.  We welcome partnerships with all like-minded teams and organizations that want to work together to make the sport of Supercross and Motocross a grand sport for the Privateer racers.

 

This season would not be possible without our committed and actively engaged sponsor/partner group.  For 2009, we have teamed up with the following entities: MDK Motorsports, MDK Speed, DeCal Works, Smooth Industries, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (MMI), P-LoK, MotoConcepts, Transworld Motocross, Vanquish MX, DT1 Air Filters, MXResultz.com, Devol Engineering, Liquid Performance, LongShot Racing, CP Pistons, VP Fuel, Dunlop, The Plumber Inc., MB2 Raceway, Edgile Consulting, MX Sports, Vortex, MotionPro, Dana K Business Parks, The Whitaker Wellness Institute, Atlantic Promotions, NXTAgency, Relentless Media, MotoTees, RacerX Illustrated, Dirt Rider Magazine, Motocross Action Magazine, MartialMoto, Honolulu Hills Raceway, L&M Racing, and Fire and Police MX.

 

With this fine group, anything is possible.  And special thanks to Feld Motor Sports.  Because of their full support, dozens of privateers get the opportunity to live their dreams.

 

Take care and we’ll see you at the races!