The Babbitt’s Monster Energy Amsoil Kawasaki team swept the podium at Round 3 of the 2012 AMA Arenacross series at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Nov. 12. Tyler Bowers worked his way through the pack, pulling away with a convincing 8-second lead and the win, while teammates Chad Johnson and Josh Demuth finished a respective 2nd and 3rd to round-out the trifecta. The previous weekend in Baltimore saw the same result, with Demuth and Johnson flip-flopping 2nd and 3rd, making Round 3 the second sweep of the season for “Team Green.”
The Team heads to Round 4 of the Series at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes Barre, Pa. Dec. 9-11. Bowers looks to keep his lead on the season and defend his 2011 AMA Arenacross title, while Johnson and Demuth hope to move up a step.
Arenacross Class Results (Madison, Wis.)
1.Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki
2.Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis., Kawasaki
3.Josh Demuth, North Richland Hills, Texas, Kawasaki
SPY amateur riders Blake Green, Mitchell Falk and Derek Drake knocked out the competition taking wins in their respective classes at the second round of the Triple Crown held at Cahuilla Creek on November 6th. The near-perfect conditions at the track resulted in a great turnout with SPY MX Team Manager Kyle Krause on hand offering SPY MX goggles up for demo, beer for drinking, and shelter from the occasional rain shower.
Future star Blake Green had his first race in the Schoolboy class and battled back from 4th to take the lead and win, while Mitchell Falk and Derek Drake looked solid earning top spots in their classes in the 85 division. Krause eventually took a break from the goggle demo to go out and win the Vet class but was quickly back at the SPY tent handing out stickers, discount cards and signed Jeremy McGrath and Tony Cairoli posters.
The last two events of the Triple Crown series will be held on Nov. 20th at Milestone MX and Dec. 11th at Lake Elsinore where SPY will be on hand offering the new line of MX goggles for demo. Come on out and test the new Klutch goggle or take a crack at the new SPY Whip.
Jeremy “Showtime” McGrath earned his first Pro 2WD class win in Round 13 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, Nov. 6.
With perfect weather and race conditions, Jeremy and his team put together a winning performance holding off Ron McCachren and Brian Deegan in the final laps. “Big thanks to everyone, you guys have been great for me, and I’ve wanted to put this ‘W’ up for a while so thank you,” said McGrath.
With Jeremy tasting victory for the first time in this discipline, we can expect more success from The Champ in Round 15 at Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 10.
The 7th Annual Am Getting Paid Skate Contest went down this past weekend in Montreal, Quebec. Highlights included the massive Spy ledge, which quickly turned out to be the obstacle of choice during the best trick contest. Be sure to check out the videos below which cover all 3 days of the action. For contest results hit up AGP.
Mitch Barrette, nollie heel into the bank. Photo: Ethier-Mayette.
Fletcher Renegar, Gap to backside nose grind. Photo: Ethier-Mayette.
Antonio Cairoli won his 5th world championship this past weekend at the MXGP of Germany. At the first race of the season Tony twisted his knee and finished 9th place and was way behind in the championship points. He worked hard to get his knee back in shape and never looked back. Tony gained points at every race from there on out, and he was able to clinch the championship before the final race this upcoming weekend in Italy.
The first thing I noticed about the new Klutch goggle was the unique design of the foam. The outer layer that touches your face is more pillow-topped and designed to hold more sweat. I have always been one to sweat a lot, even after a short time of physical abuse, whether I am in shape or not. As soon as I put on the goggle I immediately noticed that the goggle felt very flush to my face. There was no gap in the middle of my forehead and around my nose. I used the new Klutch goggles for the last few local races, and the motos aren’t very long, and I did sweat but not enough to put the new foam to the test. I recently went and raced the last Motocross National in Pala, California. I qualified and put in two 30+2 solid motos. Going into the motos I was rather nervous about running the new goggles being prior to this national I had always attached “women’s pads” to the tops of the goggles to hold the sweat better. I ran the new Klutch goggles in both motos with no pads and was perfectly fine! What might have also helped with the sweat issue is the ventilation. While I was riding I could feel a small, light breeze around my eyes cooling my face off. I was very impressed and I am very confident in using the new style Klutch in any long, physical moto with no pad to hold the sweat.
Whip -
When I first put the new Whip goggle on my face even without a helmet, I noticed that I could see everywhere. The sight from my peripheral vision was excellent. The best thing about the new Whip goggle was that it wasn’t hard to get into my helmet even though it seemed wider and didn’t look goofy like a wide face goggle. The goggle felt very soft on my face and I felt like it held sweat great.
