Bou Wraps Up WTC Title
Toni Bou
won his second consecutive world outdoor title with an emotional
victory over Gas Gas rider Adam Raga at the final round of the Spea
World Trials Championships in Spain. Bou led the trial from the start
on his Repsol Montesa and finished the event with 10 points lost,
compared to 26 for Raga, who ended the day, and the season, in second.
Beta rider Jeroni Fajardo finished one point behind Raga in Spain,
with Bou's teammate Takahisa Fujinami and Sherco's Albert Cabestany
rounding out the top five. Look for a full report from Mario
Candellone next month.
Gas Gas Re-signs Raga
Solo Moto
Off-Road Magazine is reporting that Adam Raga has extended his
contract with Gas Gas through the 2010 season. The combination of
Raga and Gas Gas have accounted for six world titles and six Spanish
championships during the past decade. Raga is currently sitting in
second in this year's world outdoor series.
2009 Gas Gas In Stock
Gas Gas
USA announces that the 2009 Gas Gas TXT is now in stock. According
to importer Dale Malasek, dealers now have the '09s in stock as well
as a few '08s at deeply discounted prices. As far as the Gas Gas
four-stroke, 20 demo models are being made and Gas Gas USA will get
one in November or December. As long as the demos experience no
problems then the production models should be available in March.
Sherco USA Announces '09 Team
Two-time and defending U.S. national champion Patrick Smage and
two-time AMA/NATC US Indoor champ Cody Webb are returning to team
Sherco USA for the 2009, according to team boss Ryan Young.
2009 Beta Announced
Beta
just launched its totally new line of 2009 trials bikes called
the "EVO" at the Spanish round of the World Championships. The new
EVO features a completely new design centered around a single-beam
aluminum frame. The new frame provides maximum rigidity and reduced
weight. The bike's fuel cell is incorporated into the frame as a
further weight-saving feature. Another new feature is the extruded
aluminum swingarm which works by means of a progressive lever
system. We will have complete details and more photos in next
month's issue.
OctoberTest Trials
Don't forget
about the OctoberTest Two-day Trials in Langley, Oklahoma on October
18-19. The fantastic "Fish Fry" is back for this year, along with
the "Exhibition" ride. AMA membership is required and this year
there will also be a Vintage class for twinshock bikes. For more
info go to
http://www.neott.com/.
Central Regional Series
The 2008
Central Regional Series kicks off this month with the Quarry Cup (www.matt-trials.com)
which will be held on September 20-21 in Trenton, Missouri. Rounds 3
& 4 will be the El Famosa Trial in Muenster, Texas (www.ntxtrials.com)
on October 4-5. The Octobertest Two-Day (www.neott.com)
will be held below the dam at Disney, Oklahoma on October 18-19, and
the Flint Hills Two-Day (www.avtatrials.com)
will be held in Douglass, Kansas on November 1-2. Further info can
be found at
www.avtatrials.com and click on Central Regional Championship.
Also, check out the ad for the Octobertest event on page 20, of
TrialsComp.
EnduroCross Grand Championship
The organizers of the AMA/Maxxis EnduroCross Championship Series
proudly announce a key restructuring of the previously released six
round national championship series. The current cumulative national
championship point’s series will only apply to the premier Expert
class; the support classes will now be part of the newly established
AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships! In an effort to make
EnduroCross racing more affordable and appealing to amateur level
racers, the support classes will be reorganized into the AMA
EnduroCross Grand Championships (EXGC). AMA Grand Championships are
typically used in amateur competition as they only require a racer
to compete in two events (a Qualifier and Final) to win a National
Championship and the coveted AMA #1 Plate.
The AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships will be comprised of EXGC
Regional Qualifiers and the EXGC Finale for the following four (4)
EXGC Classes: Open 2-Stroke, Open 4-Stroke, Vet +35, and TrialCross.
Each class will be a separate National Grand Championship and
contesting riders will have to finish in either of the top two
positions in an EXGC Regional Qualifier in order to be eligible to
transfer to the EXGC Finale and a chance to win an AMA EnduroCross
#1 Plate. Interested riders, of course, will be permitted to ride in
multiple EXGC Regional Qualifiers. (Please see complete rules
listing at
www.EnduroCross.com.) The AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships
will be run in conjunction with the AMA/Maxxis EnduroCross
Championship Series.
The scheduled events are as follows:
*July 5; Las Vegas , NV - Orleans Arena
*August 16; Guthrie , OK - Lazy E Arena
*September 13; Florence , SC - Civic Center
*September 27; Denver , CO
*October 4; Columbus , OH
*November 21; Las Vegas - Orleans Arena
**November 22; Las Vegas , NV - Orleans EXGC Classes: Open
2-Stroke; Open 4-Stroke; Vet +35; TrialCross.
RACERS!! Make plans today to attend an AMA EnduroCross near you…
you could be a 2008 AMA EnduroCross Champion! For detailed rules and
race entry information please log onto
www.EnduroCross.com.
2008 Issue of MotoTrialsport Magazine
The
2008 Trialsport magazine is better than ever. Like last year, this
year’s issue is all color and includes bios on the top world and
national riders, as well as a wrap-up of the 2007 US National
Championship Series, which was won by Sherco’s Patrick Smage, and a
recap of the 2007 World Outdoor Championship, which was dominated by
Montesa’s Toni Bou. You will also find coverage of last year’s US
Indoor Championship event in Tennessee, plus all the latest trials
news, including who switched teams during the off-season and who got
what prestigious award. As usual, there is a segment devoted to the
US Support classes and the history of the sport in the US.
Click <HERE> for
additional information.
