Tuesday, December 31, 2013

ACERBIS, Legends and Heroes tour

Courtesy of Acerbis

ACERBIS is pleased to announce that it has joined with The Legends and Heroes tour for 2014. The Legends and Heroes tour was conceived in 2009 to showcase historical vintage motorcycles and to honor past "Moto" champions during the Supercross and Pro Outdoor seasons.
ACERBIS is celebrating their 40th anniversary, which also coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Supercross Series. Throughout the years, ACERBIS has been a proud supporter of the Supercross series and has supported past champions like Jeff Ward, Mike Kiedrowski and Rick Johnson to current champions Ryan Villopoto, Ryan Dungey and Ken Roczen. ACERBIS is proud to support the Legend and Heroes Tour, which honors past and present champions.  Look for the Acerbis flags proudly flying at the traveling legends and heroes tour Museum at a Supercross and MX National near you.
For more information about Acerbis products go to www.Acerbis.com 
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Yamalube '14 Title Sponsor for Star Racing

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Yamalube '14 Title Sponsor for Star Racing

Cypress, Calif., Dec. 30, 2013 – Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A.’s Customer Support Group (CSG) is proud to announce Yamalube as the new title sponsor of the Yamaha Factory-supported Star Racing Yamaha Team. For 2014 the team will be known as the Yamalube Star Racing Yamaha Team.
 
Yamaha’s GYTR® (Genuine Yamaha Technology Racing) is again continuing its support of the Yamalube Star Racing Team and for 2014 increasing its technical engine performance support. GYTR offers a full line of performance solutions for the YZ250F and YZ450F. The team will use GYTR Cylinder Heads, Camshafts, complete billet clutch components, billet ignition covers, chains, sprockets and various chassis parts.
Because Yamaha has full access to all its models far in advance of release dates, its engineers have long lead times to develop, test and ensure the reliability of GYTR components before they are offered to the racing public.
“We are extremely happy that Yamalube has stepped in to become the title sponsor of the Star Racing Team,” said Bobby Ragan, team owner. “Yamalube has a range of products that we’ve used in competition for the many years we’ve partnered with Yamaha. Coupled with the continued support from GYTR, the 2014 season is going to be an exciting one for the Yamalube Star Racing Yamaha Team.”
“I am very excited to see Yamalube join as the title sponsor of the Star racing Team” said Keith McCarty-Racing Division Manager. “Yamalube is one of Yamaha’s major brands world-wide so it is a natural fit for Star and Yamalube”
“Our Yamalube and GYTR products are specifically developed to maximize the output and longevity of Yamaha motorcycles used in competition,” said Trevor Kemp of Yamaha’s Customer Support Group. “We are proud to be the sponsorship lead and place our full Yamalube and GYTR support behind the Star Racing Yamaha Team. The relationship has proven to be mutually beneficial over the years we’ve worked together. We look forward to contributing to the Yamalube Star Racing Yamaha Team’s success in 2014.”
Yamalube – designed and engineered for Yamaha by Yamaha for nearly 50 years – offers a full line of engine oils, lubricants, chemicals, cleaners and polishes for all Yamaha products as well as other makes and models.
Learn more about Yamalube  and GYTR at www.yamahapartsandaccessories.com and www.yamalube.com, or visit an authorized Yamaha dealer.
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Monday, December 30, 2013

2014 Monster Energy Supercross Season Preview

Courtesy of Feld Motorsports

2014 Monster Energy Supercross Season Preview
Villopoto In Search of 4th Consecutive Championship

AURORA, Ill. (December 30, 2013) – The highly anticipated 2014 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, will commence this Saturday at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., as three-time 450SX Class Championship Ryan Villopoto will stage his title defense against the deepest field of riders the sport has ever seen. Live coverage will begin at 10:00 p.m. ET of FOX Sports 1.

While the championship takes place over the course of 17 races, the season opener has proved to be a key ingredient in making a championship run. In 39 seasons, the eventual champion has finished inside the top five at the season opener 34 times. Last season, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Villopoto staged the sport’s third-greatest comeback when he started the season in 16th place before rebounding to win his third consecutive championship.

Villopoto lines up for a shot at his fourth straight 450SX Class title Saturday night in Anaheim with history at stake. Only Jeremy McGrath, the sport’s all-time winningest rider, has won four consecutive titles. Conversely, only McGrath and Ricky Carmichael have won more than three titles, meaning Villopoto could place himself in elite company with another repeat performance this year. Villopoto currently has 34 career 450SX Class wins with an average finish of 3.6, which is the pinnacle of consistency and the cornerstone of his championships. And while McGrath’s record of 72 race wins was once deemed unbreakable, Villopoto is making an impressive run at the mark, currently sitting fifth on the all-time wins list.

“I’m not here to break records,” said Villopoto in an interview. “My goals are to win and be as successful as I can while I’m on top of my game. If I were to break [McGrath’s] record, that would be a great accomplishment, but it is not a goal of mine.”

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2014 Monster Energy Supercross Trailer

Standing in his way are proven champions, racers on the rise, and a pair of fast rookies: James Stewart, Chad Reed, Ryan Dungey, Justin Barcia, Eli Tomac, and Ken Roczen. Stewart and Reed have each won two championships and currently stand ahead of Villopoto on the all-time wins list. Dungey has one championship to his credit and has been Villopoto’s biggest rival during his three-year title run. Barcia scored two wins last year and has 250SX Class title triumphs on his résumé, as do both Tomac and Roczen.

Stewart sits third on the all-time wins list behind McGrath and Carmichael with 45 victories. In recent years he has fallen off the blistering pace he set during the first five seasons of his career, when he won 36 Main Events with an average of 9.5 wins per season. During the past four years, Stewart has won just nine races, averaging 2.5 wins per season. However, there’s no reason to count out the Yoshimura Suzuki rider, who is widely considered to be one of the best riders in history and will always be a threat to win every time he lines up on the gate. He proved that he still has the speed to win at the Monster Energy Cup in October, winning two of the three Main Events and the overall trophy.

Reed sits fourth on the all-time win list behind his longtime rival at 41, but went winless after a full season of competition for the first time in his career last year. Rider and owner of TwoTwo Motorsports, Reed has changed manufacturers, moving from Honda to Kawasaki, in hopes of a fresh start as he enters his 12th season of 450SX Class competition. He holds the record for the most podium finishes in history with 121 in 162 starts.

Dungey, who became the second 450SX Class rookie to ever win a title in 2010, closed out the 2013 season in third place with an average finish of 3.3 and two wins, one of them at the final race inside the Minneapolis Metrodome in front of his hometown crowd in Minnesota. A winner of 13 Main Events, Dungey has not finished a season outside of the top three in the standings in four years of 450SX Class action.

Last year signified Barcia’s rookie season in the premier division and he emerged with two victories, the first being at the second race of the season in Phoenix followed by a similarly dominant effort in Seattle later in the year. Barcia joined Sebastien Tortelli and Damon Bradshaw as the only riders to win a Main Event within the first two races of their 450SX Class careers.
On how to beat Villopoto, Barcia said, “Consistency is the key. He is very consistent each weekend so to be in the hunt for the championship, I need to do the same.”

Tomac has emerged as one of the sport’s rising stars the past couple seasons, capturing the 250SX Class Western Regional crown in 2012 and coming just a couple points short of defending that title last season. He is arguably the leader of the rookie group making their premier class debut this season and past experience through select races in the 450SX Class should work in his favor. In 2012, Tomac turned heads with a podium effort at the Monster Energy Cup, proving he has the speed to compete with the world’s best.

Roczen has progressed alongside Tomac in the 250SX Class, with the duo establishing a captivating rivalry last season in their battle for the Western Regional title that Roczen ultimately came out on top of. The German native has also performed well in select 450SX Class Main Events, finishing second in Seattle in 2012 while also compiling many laps led. He, like his fellow rookie, knows what it takes to run up front in the premier class and could be an early contender once the season begins.

During the off-season Roczen implemented a major change to his training program by moving to Florida to prepare for his 2014 season alongside Villopoto and his trainer Aldon Baker.

“We’re friends, and I could say if I don’t win he’d be the guy that I’d want to see win,” said Villopoto. “It’s his first year moving up to the [450SX Class] so obviously it’s going to be a learning year for him and it’s a lot more racing than he’s used to.”

Two riders who will not line up on the gate this Saturday night are Davi Millsaps and Trey Canard. Millsaps, last season’s 450SX Class runner up, suffered a knee injury while training aboard his Rockstar Energy Racing KTM, while Canard broke his arm in preparations for the upcoming season with Team Honda Muscle Milk. Both riders will be out of action indefinitely, but are expected to return early in the season.

Angel Stadium has played host to 60 450SX Class and 52 Western Regional 250SX Class races. Monster Energy Supercross has sold out Angel Stadium 27 times since the 1999 season when it began hosting multiple races in the championship.

The first race held in Anaheim was on December 4, 1976, and Mart Smith won on a Honda. This weekend will mark the 61st time the gate will drop for a 450SX Class race in Anaheim and the 24th time the city has played host to the season opener. James Stewart, Ricky Carmichael and Jeremy McGrath are tied on the all-time 450SX Class win list at Anaheim with 8 victories. Ivan Tedesco holds the 250SX Class all-time win record in Anaheim with 5 victories. Angel Stadium is the only stop on the tour that will host three races – January 4, January 18 and February 1.

Tickets are available at the Angel Stadium Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone (800) 745-3000, or online at www.SupercrossOnline.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Practice and qualifying begin at 12:30 p.m. and the Main Event starts at 7:00 p.m. Supervalue seats start at $20. Fans can also get in to the Pits for FREE from 12:30-6 p.m. Race Day when they recycle a MONSTER Energy Can at the stadium’s pit entrance (valid only with event ticket).

For the first-time ever, the entire Monster Energy Supercross season will air live on FOX Sports. FOX Sports 1 will air 13 races live and FOX Sports 2 will air four races live, in addition to every race re-airing on FOX Sports 2. The live Monster Energy Supercross programming on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 also includes live coverage on the authenticated FOX Sports Go app.

2013 450SX Class Results: Anaheim Race 1
  1. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
  2. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda
  3. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
  4. Chad Reed, Australia, Honda
  5. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki
  6. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
  7. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda
  8. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki
  9. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha
  10. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda

2013 Western Regional 250SX Class Results: Anaheim Race 1
  1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda
  2. Ken Roczen, Germany, KTM
  3. Cole Seely, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda
  4. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M ., Suzuki
  5. Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., KTM
  6. Ryan Sipes, Ekron, Kent., Suzuki
  7. Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Honda
  8. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki
  9. Man Anstie, England, Suzuki
  10. Michael Leib, Mission Viejo, Calif., Honda

Past Winners in Anaheim
450SX Class

February 2, 2013                       Ryan Dungey
January 19, 2013                       Ryan Villopoto
January 5, 2013                         Davi Millsaps
February 4, 2012                       Ryan Villopoto
January 7, 2012                         Ryan Villopoto
February 5, 2011                       James Stewart
January 8, 2011                         Ryan Villopoto
February 13, 2010                      Ryan Villopoto
January 23, 2010                       Ryan Dungey
January 9, 2010                         James Stewart
February 7, 2009                       James Stewart
January 17, 2009                       James Stewart
January 3, 2009                         Josh Grant
February 2, 2008                       Chad Reed
January 19, 2008                       Chad Reed
January 5, 2008                         Chad Reed
February 3, 2007                       James Stewart
January 20, 2007                       James Stewart
January 6, 2007                         James Stewart
February 4, 2006                       Ricky Carmichael
January 21, 2006                       Ricky Carmichael
January 7, 2006                         James Stewart
February 5, 2005                       Ricky Carmichael
January 22, 2005                       Ricky Carmichael
January 8, 2005                         Kevin Windham
January 31, 2004                       Kevin Windham
January 17, 2004                       Chad Reed
January 3, 2004                         Chad Reed
February 1, 2003                       Ricky Carmichael
January 18, 2003                       Ricky Carmichael
January 4, 2003                         Chad Reed
February 2, 2002                       Ricky Carmichael
January 18, 2002                       Mike LaRocco
January 5, 2002                         David Vuillemin
February 3, 2001                       Ricky Carmichael
January 20, 2001                       Jeremy McGrath
January 6, 2001                         Jeremy McGrath
January 15, 2000                       Jeremy McGrath
January 8, 2000                         Jeremy McGrath
February 6, 1999                       Ezra Lusk
January 9, 1999                         Ezra Lusk
January 27, 1996                       Jeremy McGrath
January 28, 1995                       Jeremy McGrath
January 29, 1994                       Jeremy McGrath
January 23, 1993                       Jeremy McGrath
January 25, 1992                       Damon Bradshaw
January 26, 1991                       Jeff Stanton
January 27, 1990                       Damon Bradshaw
January 28, 1989                       Rick Johnson
January 31, 1987                       Jeff Ward
January 18, 1986                       David Bailey
February 2, 1985                       Broc Glover
January 28, 1984                       Johnny O’Mara
January 29, 1983                       David Bailey
January 30, 1982                       Donnie Hansen
January 31, 1981                       Kent Howerton
November 17, 1979                   Kent Howerton
November 11, 1978                   Gaylon Mosier
November 12, 1977                   Bob Hannah
December 4, 1976                     Marty Smith

250SX Class

February 2, 2013                       Ken Roczen
January 19, 2013                       Eli Tomac
January 5, 2013                         Eli Tomac
February 4, 2012                       Eli Tomac
January 7, 2012                         Cole Seely
February 5, 2011                       Josh Hansen
January 8, 2011                         Josh Hansen
February 13, 2010                      Trey Canard
January 23, 2010                       Jake Weimer
January 9, 2010                         Jake Weimer
February 7, 2009                       Jake Weimer
January 17, 2009                       Ryan Dungey
January 3, 2009                         Jake Weimer
February 2, 2008                       Jason Lawrence
January 19, 2008                       Ryan Dungey
January 5, 2008                         Ryan Dungey
February 3, 2007                       Ryan Villopoto
January 20, 2007                       Ryan Villopoto
January 6, 2007                         Ryan Villopoto
February 4, 2006                       Grant Langston
January 21, 2006                       Grant Langston
January 7, 2006                         Andrew Short
February 5, 2005                       Ivan Tedesco
January 22, 2005                       Ivan Tedesco
January 8, 2005                         Nathan Ramsey
January 31, 2004                       Ivan Tedesco
January 17, 2004                       Ivan Tedesco
January 3, 2004                         Ivan Tedesco
February 1, 2003                       James Stewart
January 18, 2003                       James Stewart
January 4, 2003                         Travis Preston
February 2, 2002                       Broc Sellards
January 19, 2002                       David Pingree
January 5, 2002                         Travis Preston
February 3, 2001                       Ernesto Fonseca
January 20, 2001                       Ernesto Fonseca
January 6, 2001                         Ernesto Fonseca
January 15, 2000                       Tallon Vohland
January 8, 2000                         David Pingree
February 6, 1999                       Nathan Ramsey
January 9, 1999                         Casey Johnson
January 27, 1996                       Kevin Windham
January 28, 1995                       Damon Huffman
January 29, 1994                       Damon Huffman
January 9, 1993                         Damon Huffman
January 25, 1992                       Jeremy McGrath
January 26, 1991                       Jeremy McGrath
January 27, 1990                       Michael Craig
January 28, 1989                       Jeff Matiasevich
January 31, 1987                       Jeff Matiasevich
January 18, 1986                       Tyson Vohland
February 2, 1985                       Mike Healy

For more information on the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, please log on to www.SupercrossOnline.com, the official website of Monster Energy Supercross. To follow Monster Energy Supercross on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, log on to www.facebook.com/supercrossLive www.Twitter.com/supercrosslive and www.instagram.com/SupercrossLive.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/SupercrossLive. For all media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig dhartwig@feldinc.com or 630-566-6305.

About Feld Motor Sports®
Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is the world leader in specialized arena and stadium-based motor sports entertainment.  Feld Motor Sports productions include Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMSOIL Arenacross and Nuclear Cowboyz®.  Feld Motor Sports is a division of Feld Entertainment, the world’s largest producer of live family entertainment.  For more information on Feld Entertainment, visit  www.feldentertainment.com.

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Feld Motor Sports® Announces Most Complete Monster Energy Supercross Television Programming Schedule Ever

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Feld Motor Sports® Announces Most Complete Monster Energy Supercross Television Programming Schedule Ever
Supercross LIVE! Pre-Show on SupercrossOnline.com to Support the Live Television Programming

AURORA, Ill. (December 30, 2013) – Feld Motor Sports® announced today the long awaited 2014 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, television schedule on FOX Sports and CBS Sport, featuring all races live and special one-hour feature programs.

For the first-time ever, the entire Monster Energy Supercross season airs live on the FOX Sports family of networks. FOX Sports 1 will air 13 races live, including two repeat airings on FOX Sports 2.   Additionally, FOX Sports 2 will air four races live, including a repeat airing on FOX Sports 1 on the Sunday following the live race. In addition to the live race coverage, CBS Sports will provide nine hours of network programming including the much anticipated Monster Energy Supercross Special programs.

Along with live coverage on FOX Sports networks, the live stream - Supercross LIVE!® - provides three hours of live streaming from each Monster Energy Supercross race in 2014. From 2:00- 5:00 p.m. local time, Jim Holley and Kevin Barnett will provide insider analysis from practice and qualifying. As an added live streaming bonus, fans can log on to www.SupercrossOnline.com to watch the season opening press conference from Angel Stadium on Thursday January 2 at 3:00 p.m. ET, featuring Ryan Villopoto, Ryan Dungey, James Stewart, Chad Reed, Eli Tomac, Ken Roczen and Wil Hahn.

Rounding out the full media distribution of Monster Energy Supercross is live coverage on the authenticated FOX Sports Go app. All told, over 200 hours of television and streaming coverage is scheduled for the 2014 Monster Energy Supercross season, and 106 of those hours are original programming.

“With nearly 160 hours of domestic programming on FOX Sports and CBS Sports, and nearly 50 hours of live streaming of practice and qualifying, this is the most complete Monster Energy Supercross’ television and streaming package ever,” said Ken Hudgens, COO, Feld Motor Sports. “For the first time in the sport’s history, North American fans will be able to watch every race live.  The international distribution of Monster Energy Supercross will also reach record levels in 2014, as nearly 200 countries will air Monster Energy Supercross this season, including live coverage from Australia.”

“We are doing a lot of great things with the team from Feld Motor Sports this year,” said David Nathanson, General Manager & COO of FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. “We kick off the first completely live Monster Energy Supercross season just days after the ball drops on New Year’s Eve in Times Square, and we have a big surprise for Monster Jam fans set to be announced the following week. The evolution of this long-running relationship continues to be an exciting part of our programming plans in 2014 and beyond.”

Date
City
Venue
Network
Time (EST)
1/4/2014
Anaheim, Calif.
Angel Stadium
Fox Sports 1         
10:00 p.m.
1/11/2014
Phoenix
Chase Field
Fox Sports 1         
9:30 p.m.
1/18/2014
Anaheim, Calif.
Angel Stadium
Fox Sports 1         
10:30 p.m.
1/25/2014
Oakland, Calif.
O.Co Coliseum
Fox Sports 1         
10:30 p.m.
2/1/2014
Anaheim, Calif.
Angel Stadium
Fox Sports 1         
10:00 p.m.
2/8/2014
San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium
Fox Sports 1         
10:30 p.m.
2/15/2014
Arlington, Texas
Cowboys Stadium
Fox Sports 2         
8:30 p.m.
2/16/2014
Arlington, Texas
Cowboys Stadium
Fox Sports 1         
12:00 a.m.
2/22/2014
Atlanta
Georgia Dome
Fox Sports 2         
7:30 p.m.
2/23/2014
Atlanta
Georgia Dome
Fox Sports 1         
12:00 a.m.
3/1/2014
Indianapolis
Lucas Oil Stadium
Fox Sports 1         
7:30 p.m.
3/8/2014
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Daytona International Speedway
Fox Sports 1         
7:30 p.m.
3/15/2014
Detroit
Ford Field
Fox Sports 2        
7:30 p.m.
3/16/2014
Detroit
Ford Field
Fox Sports 1        
1:00 p.m.
3/22/2014
Toronto
Rogers Centre
Fox Sports 1         
7:30 p.m.
3/29/2014
St. Louis
Edward Jones Dome
Fox Sports 1         
8:30 p.m.
4/5/2014
Houston
Reliant Stadium
Fox Sports 1         
8:30 p.m.
4/12/2014
Seattle
CenturyLink Field
Fox Sports 1         
10:30 p.m.
4/26/2014
East Rutherford, N.J.
MetLife Stadium
Fox Sports 2         
7:30 p.m.
4/27/2014
East Rutherford, N.J.
MetLife Stadium
Fox Sports 1         
4:00 p.m.
5/3/2014
Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium
Fox Sports 1        
10:00 p.m.


Date
Show

Network
Time (EST)

12/15/2013
Monster Energy Supercross Preview Show
CBS
5:00 p.m.

1/19/2014
Monster Energy Supercross Special 1
CBS
Noon

2/16/2014
Monster Energy Supercross Special 2
CBS
Noon

3/2/2014
Monster Energy Supercross Special 3
CBS
Noon

3/30/2014
Monster Energy Supercross Special 4
CBS
Noon

4/13/2014
Monster Energy Supercross Special 5
CBS
Noon

4/26/2014
East Rutherford, N.J. (2-hour)
CBS
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. EST
5/4/2013
Monster Energy Supercross Year in Review
CBS
Noon









For more information on the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, please log on to www.SupercrossOnline.com, the official website of Monster Energy Supercross. To follow Monster Energy Supercross on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, log on to www.facebook.com/supercrossLive www.Twitter.com/supercrosslive and www.instagram.com/supercrosslive. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com.SupercrossLive. For all media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig dhartwig@feldinc.com or 630-566-6305.

About Feld Motor Sports®
Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is the world leader in specialized arena and stadium-based motor sports entertainment.  Feld Motor Sports productions include Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMSOIL Arenacross and Nuclear Cowboyz®. Feld Motor Sports is a division of Feld Entertainment, the world’s largest producer of live family entertainment.  For more information on Feld Entertainment, visit  www.feldentertainment.com.

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