KTM Names Tye Hames Winner of the Rider for a Day Competition

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KTM Names Tye Hames Winner of the Rider for a Day Competition

Michael Sleeter and his KTM Factory Services/One Industries Team are proud to announce Tye Hames as the winner of the Rider for a Day contest at the opening round of the MX Sports AMA Motocross Series at Prairie City Raceway.

With over 70 entries to the competition, Tye Hames came out the winner. "We are excited to add Tye Hames as a member to our KTM Factory Services/One Industries Team for the opening round at Hangtown," remarked Mike Sleeter. "We were looking for a rider who was capable of qualifying for an outdoor national and with our help could finish above his expectations." In Hames case, his goal is to finish inside the top 20 in order to score national points at the first round of the season.

Hames received notice this morning of his new ride. "I am really excited to ride the KTM 450 SX-F. I was stoked when I found out about this competition because it gives a privateer like me a chance to ride on equipment that is far better than I can afford. I hope that my results at Hangtown will impress the crowd and hopefully help me to gain more exposure and potential sponsors."

Hames, a Palmdale, Ca native, has been racing professionally for four years. He competed in the west coast Outdoor Motocross Nationals in 2009 and plans to race the entire circuit for 2010. "I think this is a great opportunity that KTM is giving to the privateer riders. I feel more than fortunate to have been selected for such an amazing opportunity," remarked Hames.

As the winner of the contest, Hames gets to race a fully prepped KTM Factory Services 450 SX-F, his own mechanic and will be provided One Industries gear from head to toe, Von Zipper Goggles, Alpinestars boots and DVS shoes. His expenses for the weekend will be paid for by the team. He will truly be treated as a Factory rider for the weekend.

Fans can look for the orange #732 bike of Hames as the third member of the KTM Factory Services/One Industries Team. He will be joined by his teammates Sean Borkenhagen competing in the Lites class and Mike Sleeter competing in the 450 class aboard his KTM 250SX two-stroke race machine.

KTM Factory Services and One Industries would like to thank all applicants that applied for the competition and wish everyone a great racing season.Was this post helpful? Add yours to our service or subscribe to our feed above.

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Phil Nicoletti to Fill in for Tommy Searle

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Murrieta, CA – Top performing West Lites Supercross privateer Phil Nicoletti will temporarily fill in for FMF/KTM Factory rider Tommy Searle at the remaining three Supercross rounds

After injuring his shoulder at the beginning of the year, Searle has sat out most of the Supercross season. Once healed during the break in the Lites Series, he began training for the outdoor nationals. “Now that Tommy is on the outdoor bike and after nearly two months training outdoors we decided it would be best to let him make a clean return at the outdoors and give Phil a chance to ride a Factory bike,” reported FMF/KTM Team Manager Casey Lytle. “Phil’s results on his own KTM bike have been quite impressive this season and we would really like to see if we can help him break into the top five.”

If this story sounds familiar, you would be right. The FMF/KTM Factory Team also gave the same opportunity to PJ Larsen at the beginning of the SX season when Searle was originally hurt. Larsen performed well and ended up with a 5th place performance on the bike after only two weeks before heading down under to contest the Australian Motocross National Championship.

Like Larsen, Nicoletti was left without a ride at the beginning of the year and is grateful for the opportunity to ride the remainder of the season on the FMF/KTM Factory bike. “It is amazing to get recognized by a factory team and be given a chance to ride and perform on the best equipment out there. I am looking forward to the last three rounds and will do my best to represent the FMF/KTM team,” commented Nicoletti. “I would love to give a shot out to my sponsors that have helped me get to where I am now, St. Lawrence Radiology, Alessi Racing, Moose, Scott, Twin Air, Renthal, Belray, Varner Motorsports, Dr. Maresca, FMF, MGX Unlimited, Dunlop and Hot Hedz Design.”

KTM fans can cheer on the #175 bike of Nicoletti at his first race as a FMF/KTM Factory rider this weekend at the Seattle Supercross event.
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Crush Grafix Racing Scores Big at Englishtown

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Levittown, PA - Crush Grafix Racing riders claim five out of six podium finishes at Raceway Park.

Crush Grafix Racing riders clinch five out of six podium positions at ESMRA round 2, Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ.

CGR’s Travis Oswald battled with Neal Olree for the majority of the Lites final with Oswald finishing second.

Crush Grafix Racing rider and 2009 Premiere points champion Boyd Brower secured his second win of the season at Englishtown. Teammate Kevin Hudasko, finished a close second to Brower in his Premiere class debut.

Teammates Brower, Oswald, and Hudasko were first, second, and third for a quarter of the Unlimited class final. Brower opened up a commanding lead and finished on the top spot of the podium joined by teammate Oswald in third. CGR’s Kevin Hudasko finished a respectable fifth.

CGR is proudly partnered with: One Industries, Gaerne, Acerbis, Twin Air, Hinson, EVS and CP Pistons, DNA Energy Drink, Nine One Nine Designs, Rockwell Timekeepers, SMX Optics, Braking, Sunstar, Eleven 10 Mods, Yoshimura, Outlaw Racing Products, Moto Hose and Amadeo Decada, and Privateer Media Solutions.

About Crush Grafix Racing

Crush Grafix Racing was founded in 2008 by team owner Drew Stoerrle. Stoerrle’s involvement in supermoto racing began in 2007 while providing design services to the Eastern Supermoto Racing Association. In their first full season (2009), CGR won two out of three pro points championships (Lites and Premiere). CGR’s accomplished three rider team is competing in the 2010 ESMRA and ENAC Can - Am supermoto series. Follow CGR online: www.crushgrafixracing.com, www.twitter.com/Team_CGR. Offical CGR gear: www.cafepress.com/TeamCGR.


About ESMRA

Based in Columbia, MD, the Eastern Supermoto Racing Association promotes a fifteen round race series that travels throughout the northeastern region of the United States. ESMRA offers seventeen amateur and professional classes and is the largest traveling supermoto series east of the Mississippi. Series information is available at www.esmra.com.

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"3 Weeks Of Loretta's" presented by Troy Lee Designs

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For the 2nd year in a row, MXPTV is devoting the next 3 weeks to full, extensive coverage of the AMA/Air Nautiques Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn's dude ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, which all goes down on August 3-8.

Flashback To Loretta Lynn's 2008

Week 1: (Monday, July 27 - Friday, July 31)

MXPTV will flashback to the 2008 AMA/Air Nautiques Amateur National Motocross Championships
day by day with the 5 racing highlight videos posted on MXPTV last year.

This is the perfect way to get ready for next week's big dance at Loretta's!

2009 Loretta Lynn's Daily Photo Reports

Week 2: (Tuesday, August 4 - Saturday, August 8)

Detailed, photo reports with results from the ranch after each day of racing at Loretta's.

Check out the sights from the ranch, find out who is doing well during the week,
and see who ends up holding the #1 plate at the end at Loretta's.

2009 Loretta Lynn's Daily Video Recaps

Week 3: (Monday, August 10 - Friday, August 14)

5 highlight videos from each day of racing at Loretta Lynn's from the week before.

One video will be posted each day throughout the week as MXPTV relives

the past week's top race highlights and Loretta Lynn champions!

MXPTV "3 Weeks Of Loretta's" presented by Troy Lee Designs:

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Scott Champion lives the dream this weekend Factory Yamaha Guest Rider!

Press Release from Yamaha Motor Corp USA

Cypress California, July 23, 2009 – VitalMX test rider and aspiring pro racer Scott Champion will have the experience of a lifetime this Saturday at the Washougal National, as he will be calling the Factory Yamaha Semi his personal rig for the day. Racing a Full Factory prepped YZ450F and having the complete support staff of Yamaha technicians at his disposal just as it would be for Josh Hill and Broc Hepler, Scott will get to live out every racers dream, to be a “Factory Rider” even if it’s only for the day.

“I still can’t believe I’m getting to race a Factory YZ450F. Getting to ride one for a magazine test would be cool enough, but I’m actually getting to race one at Washougal. This is definitely a dream come true”, said Scott Champion.

“We’re glad to have the opportunity to show the public what goes on behind the scenes of a Factory race team during the race weekend. Even better VitalMX test rider Scott Champion will be living out his dream experiencing it from a Racer’s point of view on a Factory race bike”, said Racing Team Manager Jim Perry.

AMA Racer No. 2 Now Available

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Press Release from American Motorcyclist Association
The second issue of the American Motorcyclist Association's newest publication, AMA Racer, is now available. In addition to highlighting all AMA-sanctioned amateur competition, this issue includes additional coverage of vintage racing and previews the first AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships, set for July 24-26 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, during AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.

The latest issue is available at AmericanMotorcyclist.com/AMARacer.

AMA Racer is a new publication that delivers racing-related news, views and advice about the competitive events that we sanction. It is published periodically and includes information such as racing regulations, race reports, racer profiles, events and more. Although limited print copies of each issue are available, most readers access the publication electronically at the above website.

Those competing in AMA-sanctioned events and those interested in AMA-sanctioned events can click here to sign up to receive e-mail notifications when new issues are published. If you are already subscribed to one of the AMA's e-mail lists, you will be instructed on how to edit your profile an add AMA Racer notifications when you click on the above link.

Editorial and advertising inquiries can be sent to AMARacer@ama-cycle.org.