CARLSBAD, Calif.—SPY Optic™ today announced a renewed sponsorship deal with professional snocross and motocross racer Tucker Hibbert, No. 68. Hibbert, the most decorated ESPN Winter X Games snowmobile athlete in history, will be endorsing the new signature SPY®+Tucker Hibbert Whip™ goggle through 2011 and for an undisclosed term thereon.
Hibbert is the reigning ISOC National Snocross Champion, 2010 FIM World Champion, has 66 National Pro Snocross wins and six National Pro Snocross Championship titles. With 10 Winter X Games medals under his belt, he will contend for a record-breaking sixth-consecutive gold medal at the 2012 Winter X Games.
“Signing Tucker is a no-brainer and a pleasure because he’s such a beast at everything he does—on the snow or in the dirt,” says SPY Motorsports Marketing Manager Victor Sheldon. “He knows how to lay it all on the line to win, he is the fiercest competitor, and he is an inspiration to anyone with a pulse.”
Hibbert’s new signature Whip™ goggle features his black-and-white broken pinstripe print and includes a contrasting white nose guard, a bonus dual-pane snow lens and clear motocross lens. Specifically for his model, Tucker worked with the SPY design team to help create the new Backlatch™ system that secures the goggle strap to the helmet for guaranteed strap stability in wet and heavy roost conditions.
“I’m stoked to have worked with SPY on a goggle that fights the elements and keeps things clear when I’m racing,” says Hibbert. “A split second determines a race finish and it’s crucial to have a goggle that fits my high performance needs when it matters.”
Hibbert’s relationship with SPY began during the 2002/2003 snocross season and he continues to be a part of a family of SPY motocross luminaries that includes including AMA Supercross legends Jeremy McGrath, Kevin Windham and Ricky Dietrich; five-time Grand Prix Motocross World Champion Antonio Cairoli; and 2010 AMA Arenacross Series Champion Team Babbitt’s Monster Energy Kawasaki.
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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.
We recently held a SPY+ ride night at Perris Raceway and Transworld MX made this sweet video for us. We had a best whip contest which was won by SPY+ Chris Plouffe. We also brought out our 2012 goggle line including the new Whip goggle for everyone to try out with our first on track goggle demo day! It was an awesome turnout and we had great feedback on the performance of the new goggles!
The Pala Amateur Championship at Pala Raceway on September 2nd, 3rd and 4th will be held on the 2011 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Pala National Track. This will be the same layout besides a couple of toned down jumps that the AMA Pros will be racing on and its your opportunity to say you raced where Ryan Dungey, Chad Reed, Ryan Villopoto, Dean Wilson, Tyla Rattray and Blake Baggett decide their championship battles just one week later.
The SPY amateur MX team recently spent the week at the 30th annual Red Bull Loretta Lynn’s MX National in Hurricane Mills, TN. This is the biggest amateur race in the world with the highest talent in amateur motocross. SPY Optic won two championships throughout the week with Chris Plouffe taking the open pro sport title and Blake Green winning the 12-14 85cc stock title!! Mitchell Falk won a moto in his first trip to the ranch in the 9-11 65cc class and Derek Drake finished up 4th and 5th overall in the 9-11 65cc stock and modified classes. KTM Orange Brigade team manager Mike Sleeter finished up 3rd overall in the 25+ pro class.
Blake Green put it together in one of the most stacked classes, the 12-14 85cc stock class. He finished 3-1-5 for the overall championship! Here is Blake tasting some sweet victory champagne on the podium…
Photo from insidermx.com
