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Lake Elsinore Mx track website back up.
On October - 21 - 2009 Comments Off
Cesear will always have a special place in my heart both on and off the track. Rest in Peace our fellow racer.
On October - 21 - 2009 Comments Off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6murmazQsQ4
I had the pleasure of meeting Cesear last year at the 2008 World Finals. We had the pleasure of pitting with three Italian riders, one being Cesear, and it was quite a good time. I will never forget that big grin on his face as I tried to pull his red kawi out of the lake. He always had a grin on his face. He would always try to give a few words of encouragement before my races, even though he spoke little english.
Renee’ Hill
After our rider’s meeting last Sunday night, he made a point of greeting with that big smile and an Italian greeting. Every time I passed him on the way to the race track, he would give me a shout of good luck. Last Wednesday, I never realized that it would be the last time I would be able to wish him good luck and a safe race.
As I prepare to come back to the world finals on Friday afternoon, I received word that there had been a crash with a Team Serbian rider involved. My heart sank. Within the hour, I received word that it was our friend Cesear. That was one of the longest 4 hour drives I had ever taken.
Our deepest condolences and tears go out to his family, friends, and fellow Team Serbian riders. Cesear will always have a special place in my heart both on and off the track. Rest in Peace our fellow racer.
Team Hill Racing
Jeff, Renee’, & Tyler
LAKE ELSINORE: Storm leaders attracted to MX Grand Prix Concept
On October - 21 - 2009 Comments Off
LAKE ELSINORE: Storm leaders attracted to MX Grand Prix Concept
7-mile course launches, ends at stadium
MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS – mwilliams@californian.com
Racers competing last November in the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix cross the starting line in the “Mayors race,” which consisted of 20 laps of the five-mile course. (File photo by Andrew Foulk – for The Californian)
The Lake Elsinore Storm’s leaders have hopped onto the driver’s seat in trying to keep the tradition of the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix rolling. The popularity of the annual off-road motorcycle racing series has waned in the past couple of years after the event’s promoter for a decade, Todd “Goat” Breker, unexpectedly bailed out a month before the November 2007 races.
Randy Hiner, the operator of an off-road motorsports track at the southern end of the city, rescued the event that year and put last year’s races on at his track. However, he has relinquished the handlebars this year to the minor-league baseball team’s entertainment division.
Storm Entertainment has become increasingly active in staging events at The Diamond, including the Aug. 12 concert featuring Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp.
The stadium will be the focal point of this November’s grand prix, if the organization can pull it off.
“Randy didn’t want to do it anymore, so the city came to us, because there’s always been some talk about maybe including the stadium,” Storm President Dave Oster said. “They asked us if we’d be interested in putting it on. We looked at it and said we would see what we could come up with.”
What they have come up with so far is a proposed seven-mile track with the race starting and finishing at The Diamond. The course was mapped with the advice of city officials as well as motocross veterans.
From its start, the route would head north along the east side of the lake’s inlet channel, turn west, zigzagging through open land north of the channel. Next the route would bend north across Lakeshore Drive and up Country Club on the hill that was a standard feature of past races. Then it would cross Franklin Street and head back south and east over rugged terrain before heading back to the finish line at The Diamond.
Though the route would require some road closures, it would not take riders through downtown, thereby leaving those streets open to businesses and residents. It also would offer some rigorous challenges to the racers in keeping with the history of the event, which was launched in 1969.
It became so popular within a few years that the city had to shut it down because it was unmanageable, Mayor Bob Magee said. The event was dormant until Breker restarted it in the mid-1990s.
“(Storm representatives) actually went out with our staff and practicing professionals and plotted a course that includes portions of the historic race, so we’re still hanging onto the essence of the grand prix,” said Magee, a racing enthusiast whose son competed in some previous races. “We need to preserve that historical element and create a long-term presence.”
When the races first started four decades ago, they attracted the biggest motorcycle performers of the day. The participation of Hollywood star Steve McQueen brought nationwide attention. The 1971 races, in which McQueen participated along with dirt bike stars Malcolm Smith and Mert Lawwill, were captured for posterity in the documentary, “On Any Sunday.” It was filmed by Bruce Brown, who had directed and produced the renowned surfing documentary, “Endless Summer.” “On Any Sunday” was nominated in 1972 for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature.
“It’s a unique documentary-style film,” Magee said. “It takes you through motorcycle racing in all different forms. And there’s a special affinity because it takes place in our hometown. You see Malcolm Smith roaring down Main Street.”
The hordes who subsequently descended upon what was then a very small town doomed the event in the early 1970s. Now, civic leaders and Storm Entertainment’s management are hoping to resurrect the tradition and attract legions of followers, which could serve to rev up the city’s economy.
The Storm plans on hosting numerous vendors inside the stadium as well as concerts with name rock bands to add diversity to the event, tentatively targeted for Nov. 7 and 8.
“We’re hoping we can make this a little bit more of a family outing, so if you don’t want to sit in the dirt, you can come into the stadium,” Oster said.
There is still a long way to go, however, toward making the plan work, which means attracting financial sponsors, Oster said. That could be difficult, given the economy. The city is not in a position to offer much help given its precarious budget situation, Magee said. A major cost will stem from the security, fire and medical services required at such an event.
Storm representatives have tentatively scheduled a public forum in mid-August to elicit ideas and generate interest in the races.
“It’s going to be a challenge,” Oster said. “We’re still a little bit new at this. We’ve put on events here at the stadium, so we have a good understanding of that. The racing world is something that’s a little bit different and new, but one thing we’ve learned and done well is to find the people who know what they’re doing and create partnerships with them.”
Call staff writer Michael J. Williams at 951-676-4315 951-676-4315, ext. 2635.
FANTASTIC 4 FALL MX FREEWAY SERIES THIS WEEKEND
On October - 20 - 2009 Comments Off
FANTASTIC 4 FALL MX FREEWAY SERIES STARTS THIS WEEKEND AT PERRIS RACEWAYFOUR DATES – TAKES IT ALL
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Reiterer, Harvey & Lenzi Capture World Crowns
On October - 19 - 2009 Comments Off
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Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, and Jeremiah Weed sampling
On October - 13 - 2009 Comments Off
quakysense World Finals spectators to enjoy complimentary Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, and Jeremiah Weed sampling
September 3, 2009
Diageo Spirits Is Proudly Sponsoring The 2009 IJSBA World Finals
Tucson, Arizona (September 3rd, 2009) – Diageo Spirits and Alliance Beverage Distributors have just come aboard as sponsors for the 2009 IJSBA/quakysense World Finals in Lake Havasu City, Arizona October 13th – 18th.
“This is a first for Diageo Spirits and the IJSBA and we are looking forward to a successful event and a great partnership.” Derrick Montano, Account Specialist – Alliance Beverage Distributors. In partnership with the IJSBA, Diageo Spirits will support the event with three of their latest innovation brands: José Cuervo Silver, Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea Vodka & Captain Morgan’s 100 Proof Spiced Rum.
Come and join the fun as Diageo Spirits will have a complimentary sampling booth where each customer of legal drinking age will have an opportunity to sample José Cuervo Silver Tequila, Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea Vodka or Captain Morgan’s 100 Proof Spiced Rum. Not only is there a chance to sample, but you will have the opportunity to purchase José Cuervo Silver Margaritas, Jon Daleys (Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea Vodka & Lemonade) and Captain Morgan’s 100 Proof Spiced Rum Rumrunners. You will also have the ability to have your own personal bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Label Scotch engraved.
“This is an excellent addition to the lifestyle experience of enjoying the personal watercraft culture,” stated IJSBA Managing Director, Scott Frazier. “Spectators will be able to compliment their enjoyment of watching the best racing on the planet with fun flavored cocktails. Participants will be able to toast their success after a day of racing is complete. A delicious drink is one of the best ways to celebrate the fun and sharing that comes from completing a day of rigorous riding.”
IJSBA and Diageo Spirits would like to remind the public to please drink responsibly. Enjoy alcoholic beverages only after you have completed the use of your PWC for the day. Never drink and ride!
For more information about Diageo Spirits or Alliance Beverage, contact
Derrick Montano
Account Specialist – Pinnacle Division
Alliance Beverage Distributors
(520)409-5535 or (520)903-3652
derrickm@abdc-az.com
For more information about the IJSBA or the 2009 quakysense World Finals, please contact
Scott Frazier
IJSBA Executive Director
(714)-751-8695
Ryno Land / Save the Boobies pic’s
On October - 12 - 2009 Comments Off
throttlejunkie was out for the Ride for the Cure day at rynoland. Here’s what u all been waiting for. The pic’s.2009 Triple Crown Series is Back
On October - 9 - 2009 1 COMMENT
2009 Triple Crown Dates
October 18th – Pala Raceway
November 8th – Milestone MX Park
December 13th – Perris Raceway
Racing on the Main Track, Open Practice is still available on all of the other tracks.
Practice Fee is still $20.00 for Pala Raceway Members.
Gate Fee for Spectators and Non-Practice Riders (5 and up): $10.00
Special Practice Sessions will be available the week of the 18th including split practices for minis in the afternoons on the Main Track.
28th quakysense IJSBA World Finals Fact Sheet
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28th quakysense IJSBA World Finals Fact Sheet
October 8, 2009
WHAT:
28th quakysense IJSBA World Finals, presented by Monster Energy Of personal watercraft racing
Produced by: DSM Events-Lake Havasu City, Ariz. In association with/Sanctioned by: International Jet Sports Boating Association-Half Moon Bay, Calif.
WHERE:
Lake Havasu City, Arizona (Event Site–Crazy Horse RV Resort & Campground)
Lake Havasu City is located on the lower Colorado River, approximately 300 miles east of Los
Angeles, 150 miles northwest of Phoenix and 150 miles south of Las Vegas.
WHEN:
Saturday, October 10 thru Sunday, October 18, 2009
WHO:
Over 500 entries from nearly 40 States over 30 nations, competing in classes for: Pro, Pro-Am, Expert, Novice, Amateur, Junior, Veteran and Master Riders
GENERAL RACE SCHEDULE (see www.ijsba.com for detailed, up-to-date event schedule):
Monday, October 12, 2009
10:30am-5:30pm–Practice: Novice, Amateur, Masters, Junior, some Expert and Pro-Am classes
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
7:55am-6pm–Qualifying and Moto 1-Novice and Amateur
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
7am-8:45am–Practice: Amateur and Expert classes
8:55am-9:47am–Qualifying: Amateur and Expert classes
9:47am-11:36am–Moto 1: Amateur, Novice, Masters, Junior classes
11:36am-5:07p.m.–Moto 2: Novice, Amateur, Junior, Masters classes
5:07p.m.-5:34p.m.–Moto 1: Amateur and Expert Runabout Ltd classes
5:34p.m.-5:44p.m.–LCQ: Expert Ski Limited class
Thursday, October 15, 2009
7a.m.-10:15a.m.–Practice: Masters, Amateur, Junior Pro-Am, Expert classes
10:25a.m.-10:39a.m.–Moto 1: Expert Ski Ltd class
10:39a.m.-11:09a.m.–Moto 2: Amateur Runabout Classic and Expert Runabout Ltd Classes
11:09a.m.-4:45p.m.–Qualifying: Masters, Amateur, Pro-Am, Expert Classes
Friday, October 16, 2009
7a.m.-8a.m.–Practice: Runabout and Ski classes
8:15a.m.-11:02a.m.–Moto 1: Master, Amateur, Junior, Pro-Am, Expert classes
11:12a.m.-12:12p.m.–Amateur Freestyle
12:42p.m.-3:28p.m.–Moto 2: Masters, Amateur, Junior, Pro-Am, Expert classes
3:28p.m.-4:02p.m.–Qualifying: Pro-Am Ski Grand Prix, Pro-Am Runabout Grand Prix
4:12p.m.-5:02p.m.–Sea-Doo Bounty Qualifying
Saturday, October 17, 2009
8a.m.-9:30a.m.–Practice: Pro, Junior, Pro-Am classes
9:45a.m.-10:18a.m.–Moto 1: Pro-Am Ski Grand Prix, Pro-Am Runabout Grand Prix
10:18a.m.-12:15p.m.–Practice: Pro, Junior, Pro-Am classes
12:15p.m.-12:49p.m.–Moto 2: Pro-Am Ski Grand Prix, Pro-Am Runabout Grand Prix
1:34p.m.-2:19p.m.–Qualifying: Pro Freestyle
2:44p.m.-3:14p.m.–LCQs: Pro Runabout, Pro Ski, Junior Ski 13-15 Stock
3:15:p.m.-3:31p.m.–Moto 2: Pro-Am Runabout 800SS
Sunday, October 18, 2009
8a.m.-8:30a.m.–Practice: Runabout and Ski classes
8:45a.m.-10:32a.m.–Moto 1: Pro Runabout, Women Runabout, Junior Ski 10-12, Junior Ski 13-15, Pro-Am Women Ski, Pro Ski
10:57a.m.-11:42a.m.–Pro Freestyle
11:42a.m.-12:27p.m.–Sea-Doo Bounty Challenge
12:57p.m.-2:50p.m.–Moto 2: Pro Runabout, Women Runabout, Junior Ski 10-12, Junior Ski 13-15, Pro-Am Women Ski, Pro Ski
3:08p.m.-3:38p.m.–IJSBA Ramp Jump Contest
WHO’S WHO:
Top Returning IJSBA Pro, Pro-Am World Champions expected to compete:
Pro Freestyle: Fumikazu Watanabe, Japan, Yamaha
Pro Runabout 1200: Craig Warner, USA, Kawasaki
Pro-Am Ski Stock: Kevin Reiterer, Austria, Hydropace
Pro-Am Veteran Ski: Mike Klippenstein, Canada, Hydrospace
Pro-Am Runabout 800SS: Yousef Al-Abdulrazzaq, Kuwait, Kawasaki
Pro-Am Women Ski: Emi Kanamori, Japan, Kawasaki
Pro-Am Women Runabout: Kylie Ellmers, Australia, Sea-Doo
Pro-Am Runabout Stock: James Bushell, UK, Sea-Doo
Pro-Am Runabout Limited: Dustin Charrier, USA, Sea-Doo
Pro-Am Ski Grand Prix: Mike Klippenstein, Canada, Hydrospace
Other former World Champions expected to compete include: Chris MacCluggage, USA; Dustin Farthing, USA; Nicolas Rius, France; Steven Dauliach, France; Eric Lagopoulus, USA; Amy Green, USA, Jean Baptiste Botti, France; Chaowalit Kuajaroon, Thailand
CLASSES:
Riders will compete for IJSBA World Championship crowns in 45 separate classes including 11 featured Professional divisions: Pro Ski, Pro Freestyle, Pro Runabout; Pro-Am Runabout Stock, Pro-Am Runabout 800 Superstock, Pro-Am Ski Stock, Pro-Am Women Ski Limited, Pro-Am Veteran Ski Limited, Prom-Am Runabout Limited, Pro-Am Ski Grand Prix and Pro-Am Runabout Grand Prix.
RACING FORMATS:
Closed Course — Often described as “motocross on water,” closed course competition is a multiple-lap race with up to 20 riders maneuvering around a twisting, generally circular 1/2-mile course marked with buoys. Final events for all classes will consist of two motos. Riders will advance to the final (motos) through qualifying in a heat race and/or Last Chance Qualifier. The rider with the best-combined finish from the two motos will be declared the closed course winner. The Pro Ski and Expert Ski will also use two log jumps on the course, adding a significant degree of difficulty.
Slalom — Racers individually negotiate a zigzag, 283-foot course around nine stationary buoys for the fastest time. Slalom– Expert, Novice, Amateur Veteran Runabout classes ONLY.
Pro, Pro-Am, Sport, Masters, Amateur 14-15 Ski riders compete ONLY in Closed Course races.
Freestyle — Always a crowd favorite, freestyle competitors perform a two-minute routine of watercraft acrobatics, demonstrating skill and form while executing difficult and creative maneuvers. Similar to gymnastics, judges score the routines “Olympic-style,” on a 1-to-10 basis, with 10 being “perfect”. Also scored, competitors will complete a high-flying trick, in the wake of two powerboats. This will simulate a wave action found in surf competition.
ANCILLARY EVENTS:
Saturday, October 10, 2009
10a.m.–Stand-up Paddleboard World Championships
Monday, October 12-Sunday, October 18, 2009
7am-6pm–Performance Alley Open
Tuesday, October 13
12 p.m.–Bomb Squad Batallion ATV Freestyle Show-Performance Alley
Thursday, October 15
7:30 p.m.–IJSBA Parade of Nations-London Bridge Resort Conference Center
Saturday, October 17
4p.m.–928 Minis Pit Bike Race
7:30 p.m.–IJSBA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony-London Bridge Resort CC
HISTORY:
This will be the 28th consecutive year for the IJSBA World Finals (all at Lake Havasu). This will be the 11th consecutive year at the Crazy Horse RV Resort and Campground.
CROWD:
Most popular IJSBA spectator venue. Over 30,000 expected during race week.
STREAMING:
Ijsba.com, in association with Voice America Talk Radio Network will host live event streaming.
PRODUCED BY:
DSM Events (Jim Russell-President) in association with the IJSBA IN ASSOCIATION WITH AND SANCTIONED BY: International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) –Half Moon Bay, California 714.751.8695 OR www.ijsba.com Scott Frazier, Executive Director
ADMISSION:
General Admission-FREE; Pit Passes: $50 for the entire event, available at the gate
SPONSORS:
Title Sponsor: quakysense; Presenting Sponsor: Monster Energy
Associate sponsors: Bud Light (distributed by Romer Beverage Co.), Synergyn Racing Oil, VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Network, Alliance Beverage Distributors, and Riva Motorsports. OEM support is again being provided by Kawasaki, Sea-Doo and Yamaha.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Dominic Clark, Media Relations Director 702.735.7123; Oct. 13-19 Fairway Inn 928.764.3033
Pro Jet Skier keeps making a name for himself
On October - 7 - 2009 Comments Off
Las Vegas is home to some great names in sports, including Andre Agassi, Greg Maddux, Orel Hershiser and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. It’s also home to Rob Flores.
Flores, 40, is a top contender on the international circuit for Jet Ski racing. He’s been the nine-time National Championship title holder, is a three-time Pro-Am World Cup champ, three-time Expert World champ, two-time Japan World Cup champ, the 1995 Long Beach Indoor Arena champ and has taken the U.S. Regional Championship title 20 different times. That’s for U.S. Region No. 1, which includes California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah.
His next competition is the International Jet Sports Boating Association Jet Ski World Finals, slated for Monday through Oct. 18 on Lake Havasu in Arizona.
Competitions can take Flores, who lives just north of Summerlin, across the country or across the world. Each event attracts as many as 10,000 spectators. The sport is popular internationally, too. He races in countries such as Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
“I’m going to Thailand in December to race for the King’s Cup,” he said. “I haven’t won that one yet.”
Some years, Flores enters as many as 15 competitions. The purse for each win can mean a check for anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000. His best year brought in $90,000 in prize money.
“I’m not getting rich,” he said. “It’s not like I’m a football player.”
To supplement that income, he holds a supervisor job with a transportation company and repairs personal watercrafts through his own business, www.raceski.com.
Flores’ sponsors include Hydro-Turf, a mat company, Walts Motorsports and Fly Racing. They provide him with a stipend and things such as engine parts.
Tony Beck, general manager of Walts, said the World Finals win carried the most weight in the racing world.
“It’s a very big deal,” he said. “You’ve got 30 to 40 countries represented in a seven-day event.”
Brian Edwards, owner of RO Truck and Equipment, another sponsor, said, “It takes a strong personality to race. You have to have someone with the capacity to handle things when the going gets tough.”
Flores enters races in different divisions, using one of his two Jet Skis. The smaller one is the 85-horsepower “stock” Jet Ski. Its top speed is 52 mph. The larger one has a 220-horsepower engine and goes up to 65 mph. He said it was less thrilling to race the 85-horsepower one after being on the more powerful Jet Ski.
“It’s like cars,” he said. “After driving a Corvette, you don’t want to get into a Hyundai.”
He said the sport is as much mental as it is physical. He hangs back in the early portion of a 10- or 15-lap race, then picks the spots where he’ll pass other contenders.
Racing does not come without risk. Flores tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left leg during the 1994 competition season and didn’t let it slow him down. He kept racing. He’s also torn his ACL in his right leg and broken his wrist.
Flores’ schedule means constantly being on the road. A calendar in his garage is marked with upcoming competitions.
“So far this summer, I’ve driven coast to coast five times, back and forth,” he said.
There is no entry fee for spectators of the IJSBA Jet Ski World Finals.
For more information, visit www.ijsba.com.
By JAN HOGAN
VIEW STAFF WRITER
http://www.viewnews.com/2009/VIEW-Oct-06-Tue-2009/Summerlin/31521307.html
Contact Summerlin View and South Summerlin View reporter Jan Hogan at jhogan@viewnews.com or 387-2949.
Final Rd of Racing this Sunday at Elsinore Mx Track
On October - 7 - 2009 Comments Off
USA kicks some ASS at the MX des Nations post video
On October - 6 - 2009 Comments Off
Ryan Dungey, Jake Weimer, and Ivan Tedesco laid wood at the Red Bull Motocross of Nations this weekend. Here’s a wrap-up of the weekend that the three American heroes had…
