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THE 2011 MAICO WILL OFFICIALLY BE A BRITISH BRAND (IN THE TRADITION OF BSA, TRIUMPH, AJS & MATCHLESS):

Maico test rider Neil Berry putting the finishing touches on the HGS exhaust system, Talon wheels and billet clutch (in a 2010 chassis).

With the help of a Formula 1 engineering firm, the 2011 Maicos will come with a British-made engine and frame. Maico International, based in Bournemouth, England, has been working closely with the managing director of the un-named Surrey-based company who engineer and manufacture gears and various other exotic mechanical parts for many of the front running Formula One teams.
The 2011 Maico’s will get a CNC-machined billet clutch.

For 2011 Maico International will be unleashing a range of five new two-stroke engines in 250cc, 320cc, 380cc, 500cc and 700cc capacity—all manufactured to the highest standard along with an equally comprehensive range of high end optional upgrades which have been designed to outstrip the competition in terms of power, performance, durability and reliability.
HGS exhaust.

With the standard 250 expected to top 50 horsepower and the monster 700cc closing in on the 100 horsepower figure an all-new frame has been designed to get the best from the new power-plants. Replacing the rather tired mild-steel frame which has not been updated since 1999, the new chromoly version produces not only cleaner lines and a more slender figure and will play host to the well publicized (although slightly modified for 2011) 7020-aircraft alloy swingarm and subframe while retaining the superb handling characteristics the brand is so famed for. Opting for a nickel plated finish as standard the new metal-work will also be available with a regular painted finish in a selection of obvious colors.

Talon wheels and a Keihin air striker carb, along with the silicone hoses and all new H.G.S. exhaust, are among the line-up of production parts.
The 2011 Maico will not be unveiled until September. This is the 2010.

Maico International co-chief Lesley White said, “Since the launch of the 2010 bike the response has been solid and steady from around the globe and now we are producing the bikes ourselves entirely in the U.K. We have worked tirelessly to ensure the standard models exceed expectations and are a cut above the regular mass-produced machines. With more weight-saving introduced for 2011, the new 500 is likely to weigh in at a comparative weight to several other manufacturer’s 250 two-strokes. We have combined this with a list of options that reads like a who’s who in engineering terms (ranging from billet alloy engine casings, and other ancillary alloy parts to a wide selection of beautifully engineered titanium pieces for both inside and outside the engine). For those who may be wondering at our reluctance to name names, due to confidentially agreements which are in place between the engineering company and numerous Formula 1 teams who naturally want to protect any information regarding the design and development on their cars, we feel it would be unethical to release any further information regarding their identity at this time.”

To find your distributor send an e-mail to info@maicointernational.com or go to www.maicointernational.com

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DJSA 2010 Outlaw Point Series
Series Race #7 of 11

Saturday – July 31st, 2010
Suisun City California

The Suisun City Waterfront “Widow Maker”

Main St at Solano St

Reg will be open at 8:00am.
Reg will close at 9:30am sharp.
At the risk of falling over dead from shock –

I would like to see standup practice start at 9am sharp. (again!)

Pre-reg requests are now being accepted for startline positions.
If you have raced at any previous 2010 djsa race, all I need from you is an email stating what classes you are running and your race # for your classes. I will print out your entries for you. Otherwise download an entry form from www.diablojsa.com and zap it to me so I can get it on the class rosters. Pre-reg discount entries and request will be taken up until 7/10/10 at 9pm.

Standard pre-reg entry fees ~
X2 and 650 stands – $40
All other classes – $50
Additional classes $20 each (max 3 classes in one day per racer)
Advance payment via paypal helps me out and speeds things up on race day, but they are not as crucial as the entry forms! I need an entry form for EACH CLASS you are running, or an email of intent stating what class, ski, and race number you are running. ALL entries on site on race day are $60 regardless of class.
Schedule ~
800a – 930> Sign in/reg/launching
9-945> Standup practice by class
945-1030> Sitdown practice by class
1030> Mandatory Riders Meeting at scoring/announcing tent
11-1230 > 1st round of heats
1230-1pm > 550s extreme all out – elimination round / BOB freestyle demo
1p-230 > 2nd round of heats
230 – 3p > 550s xtreme all out – elimination round or money race / BOB freestyle 3p-430 > 3rd round of heats
430> Scoring – site tear down
530> Award presentations

Running order ~
1) X2 Army
2) 750 open standup
3) 800 novice stand/women’s novice ski
4) 650 and under open stands
5) Sport Sit Nov / Sport Sit expert gp unlmt
6) 850 Superstand intermediate/expert open
7) Sprint Sit/SCXP Supersit combined / scored separately depending on entries
FAST Stand Pro-am-GP open

9) 550s xtreme all out

Awards ~
Trophies 1st thru 3rd
Regular series points to every ski on the line.
550’s all out cash cup presentation at the awards ceremony

8″ (or larger) race numbers are required on every ski.
If a race number is duplicated – one racer will add initial of last name
ALL SKIS MUST HAVE A TOW LOOP ATTACHED to the bow
No numbers – no tow loop – no racing!

Starts~
Rolling nascar starts .
Start position determined by pre-reg order and race director designation.

2nd heat positions inverted from 1st heat

3rd heat position based on score from the 2 previous heats

Fueling~
Fueling at marina fuel dock or on pitdock is only allowed with use of absorbent pad at the nozzle. I will provide the pads and disposal can.
If not using a pad – your ski must come out of the water.

Launching~
Cart or beach dolly for standups.

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LVR Motorsports is now open 7 days a week at Milestone MX Park, M-F 10:30am-9:30pm, and Sat,Sun 8:30am-9:30pm This is a full service shop located at the track. See Anthony for parts or any work you need done to your bike! They can be reached at   951-686-4022  951-686-4022

This Week July 24th:
Saturday Night Racing at Starwest….Sign ups at 3pm, Practice at 5pm, Racing to follow. The weather has cooled down and we’re looking forward to a great night! Be There!!!!!!!!!

Injured Reserve List:
Jacob Barnes joined the list after breaking his arm at Milestone 10 days ago…get well buddy!

The Dog days of August:
Yea I know it’s only July, but August will be here soon, and we will be racing three weeks in a row in August..the 14th, 21st, and 28th. These races will test our racers fortitude and determination, and will most likely be the critical point that determines individual class champions. There is plenty of time to prepare. Now is the time to make sure that bikes and teams are ready for the challenge!

Starwest Motocross Park:
We are excited to be holding our first race at Starwest, joining our MotoXKidz who will be racing on the small track. AARA Membership is required, and can be purchased for just $10 by showing your MXRacer membership card at the gate. Parking will be tight, so please park close to your neighbor and do not waste space. The track will be open on Saturday for split practices until 3pm. Wristbands at the front gate are $10 for spectators and racers, the racer’s wristband will include Saturday split practices!

We will be adjusting our procedures to work best with the staff at Starwest, and will do our best to keep the program running on time.

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July 20, 2010

The IJSBA has just received news that amounts to the biggest thing to World Finals and the sport of PWC Racing since, perhaps, the whole thing started. Former World and National Champion (and Hall of Famer as well as Hollywood stunt man, pioneer of the sport, and all around seriously awesome person), Larry Rippenkroeger has had his dream come true with his long conceived movie about PWC Racing now picked up and starting into production.

If it isn’t enough that Hollywood is making a feature film about PWC Racing, they are going to start shooting this year at the 2010 World Finals. Spectators, shopping crowds in the vendor alley, pit activity, and racing will all be captured by the camera lens for use in the movie. Additionally, competitors and their PWC are planned to be picked to stage some starts, turns, and race scenes.

Needless to say, we are VERY excited about this development. We will be bringing you more news as we get it. This is going to be one of the most exciting World Finals ever!

Hollywood coming to the World Finals

Below is the official press release we received from Larry Rippenkroeger (it was posted already as a standalone release for the IMD website to direct to):

Larry Rippenkroeger and producing partners, Kyle Collinsworth and Greg Pellerito will be attending this year’s World Finals accompanied by a film crew shooting footage to be used in a feature film entitled “Hot Water”.

According to Rippenkroeger “I’ve always wanted to bring some of the fun and excitement I experienced on the IJSBA tour to the big screen. We have a great script, a great director and are in the casting process with some of the top names in Hollywood”.

Hot Water will be directed by David R Ellis, who helmed last summer’s hit movie “The Final Destination” which grossed over $183 million worldwide. Although principle photography for Hot Water isn’t scheduled to begin until early 2011, Rippenkroeger and his production team did not want to miss the opportunity to capture the excitement of this year’s World Finals.

Further details are being worked out and the IJSBA will have updates as soon as possible. One more reason to attend the World Finals – you may get discovered!

Usually I start off by thanking the incredible staff you are so fortunate to have putting all this together, and then I thank the event site that opened their doors to us, and then I thank the sponsors who contributed to putting a few smiles on your faces – and then I thank you the racers. This week I have to start off by thanking you, the racers.

Its been told to me that many of you are using this outlaw series as training for the world finals in October.
That in itself makes me very proud of you guys who have those racing goals in mind, and I will be there at Havasu cheering you on, but in reality I’m not sure I’m going to have to wait for October for the world finals – its very possible I may have just seen them yesterday at Lake Minden…

You guys always throw a race at us where the action is so spectacular I think it can’t get any better but yesterday? All of you decided to kick things up a notch and I take my hat off to each of you and say a humble thank you… and then I scream out as loud as I can – THAT WAS SOME BAD A$$ RACING!!!

The X-2 Army kicked the show off with a startline of 10 hungry outlaws all wanting to rack up serious points in the series and from the general himself on down the line, I’ve never seen such incredible close action. Congrats to Doug Wolff on a 3 heat sweep for 1st overall with Yamamoto taking 2nd and General Dewar taking 3rd. Special recognition to madman Kenny Templeton for a get off in a straight-a-way that could be heard back in Sacramento. I looked back at Jason Ward and said “that had to hurt” but Kenny got a hand and a pull back to his ski from Team Orange and got right back in the game. Awesome racing in all 3 heats you guys!

The 750 stands ran combined with the 800 novice class. Congrats to Bill Austin on a great 3 heats of racing and a 1st overall. Derrick Kemnitz Sr took a few races off before this one but showed he’s still “got it” during some awesome battles with Austin. I dig that 750 class! The only thing that would have blown this race off the charts would have been to have Mendoza, O’Sullivan, a couple of Lacayo’s, and a Knowlden on hand – but theres always next time…

Wonder Kid Brock Austin ripped it in all 3 heats for 1st overall in the 800 novice class followed by Taunia (Mrs Kyle Busch) Wattier and Uncle Bill Curry who made the drive down from Oroville to show us that 60 is the new 40!!! Great racing by all of you and I thank you.

The tiny but mighty 650’s hit the water and for the 1st time in DJSA history, it was a 3 way tie for 1st place – but with the last heat of the day being the tie breaker Steve ” lay it down” Watson edged out the overall win with Lil D Kemnitz taking 2nd, and Rick Robson taking 3rd. Why do we call Steve “lay it down”? Just wait till you see this guy run and what he does in right hand turns with that ski! Unbelievable!!! Whitey Bird had one of the BEST days I’ve ever seen him run and took 4th ovarall. Hildago, Ryan “Art Chambers Jr” Gray took 6th, Jesse Hardin 7th, and Todd Bentson 8th. The heat of the day reached 106 but so did the temp in that 650 class action. Thanks for an awesome show guys!

Wanna talk about sit on the edge of your seat and fall off from the excitement? Lets talk about the Sport Sit GP expert class! OMG that was some hot action!!! Stormin Norman Yee, Tomski Yamamoto, Johnny 5 “lets try a blaster” Dahlberg, and “Bookin” Ben Booker all brought fire to the water and if Booker’s boat hadn’t broke who knows how this would have ended up but thats the final order for the day.
The queen of the Sport class Jackie Harden rode uncontested in the novice class and held on tight through the pumpwash of the GP crew racking up 1st overall for the novice class. Thank you all so much for a great and safe show in all 3 heats.

I only have 2 words for the FAST Stand GP guys… “Heart Stopper” – as in mine. I think it stopped several times but everytime I collapsed on the beach Knollenberg pounded me in the chest and got it going again just in time to hit the lap counter. Here, let me just say this now and get it over with…
Mr. Ian Roberts
Mr. Memo Gidley
Mr. Pete Zernik
Mr. Ben Schembri
and Mr. Thomas Pagen…
there are no appropriate words to describe the incredible racing I saw yesterday from each of you. All I can do is salute you and say thank you for doing it safe, doing it fast, and doing it “right”… OMG you people have no idea how incredible you are but I’ll try and keep reminding you. The speed of those GP skis, the sound of those skis, the things you make them do… I’ll always be indebted to you FAST guys for giving me a front row seat to some of the most incredible racing I’ve ever seen…

Oh I’m sorry – did I lead you to believe the thunder on the water SCXP Supersit Experts and Sprint sit class were going to be outdone by the standup crew? I don’t think so outlaws. If you happened to notice an ambulance on site – it wasn’t there to check on Rick Robson – it was there because after one of Knollenberg’s precordial thumps on my chest my heart didn’t start up again so they removed the Caffino 32oz 10 shot nonfat iced latte from my hand, and told me not to look directly at the race course when all that brute horsepower was barreling down the long straight-a-way. Yup its true, on a day with 106 degree heat, there was thunder on the water at Lake Minden, and it came by way of the names, Denny Janeway, Dawna Boggs, Mike Hable, Carlos Thomas, and Big-G Gordon Lasiter. Lasiter’s ski has a wicked sound screaming down that wide open straight and if it could be heard all the way in Socal – I’m thinking there’s some guy named Friebe that was smiling with pride all day long! Heres a question – how does a guy on a 800 sit put the spank on Seadoo Rxp and Yamaha Sho’s twice the size? I don’t have the answer, so lets ask the dude who does… Denny Janeway, how the hell do you do that??? It’s flat out amazing to see. It was cool that the fire department cruised through when they did cuz this SCXP crew was on fire all 3 heats.

The Sprints ran with the SCXP’s but with a delayed start and separate scoring… and there were flames flying in that class as well. Scotty too Hotty Harrington threw out all the stops and made Honda proud again taking another 1st overall… The Mark Martin of DJSA – Wild Bill Wilson drove all the way from Palm Springs to show us that 70 is the new 30, and not only did he do it – he did it well edging out the Coast Guard’s Phil Lago who tied with Bill for score but took 3rd overall after the tie breaker. Again, my sincere thanks to all of you for an awesome show of racing.

And then there was the main event – the 850 int/exp standups…
9 awesome racers ripping it through the big left turn sweeper on the start.
9 awesome racers ripping it through the 4 turn split lanes… 4 took the red lane, and 5 took the yellow.
9 awesome racers ripping it through the merge lane and down the giant straight past the checkered buoys.
9 awesome racers who just might have run their own personal best day of racing…
My sincere appreciation to the following guys who were literally, the icing on the best cake I’ve ever seen!!!
Pete Zernik
Memo Gidley
Ken Trombley
Ian Roberts
Chris Wattier
Thomas Pagen
Ben Schembri
Bill Austin
and Chris Silveria…

You guys all sweat the finish order and points a lot more than I do – but what I do know is that you don’t have to win a race to be a winner. Yesterday all of you were winners with your own efforts and again I thank you for the spectacular shows you put on. I’ll be starting a new thread for results, comments, and pics from Minden but before I did so I wanted to say thanks to all of you. It was an incredible day of racing and I will never forget the action that took place at race 5 at Lake Minden! (If I do forget any of it, Traci Cottle captured over 2500 pics from the day to jar my memory!) If you want a disk of pics from your class, or from the day, hit her up and make some room on your walls for some spectacular shots!

My bad…. how could I have forgotten the awesome racing we saw in the xtreme 550’s all out class?
The only position that matters in this one ($$$) is first – but special thanks to Bentson (4th) Robson (3rd) and Cornelius (2nd) who threw out some awesome moves for a cash can race of $130 and a $100 gift card from Cycle Gear of Pittsburg.

Mr Steve “lay it down” Watson
Congrats on a $230 win in the xtreme 550’s all out race!!!
An old school racer on an old school ski – making it look safe, fun, and easy…

Feelin left out? Buy an old school ski on Craigslist, throw some numbers on it, and then come out and join the fun. One of these days when 20 of these old school skis hit the line, its gonna be off the hook!
I may have to go out and get one myself – in fact, Denny Janeway I’m calling you out. You show up with a 550 and its on!!! (only safe to say cuz I don’t think I’ll be seeing Janeway on a 550 but you never know)

More coming soon – after I get back from one last trip to Minden to get the safetyy skis…
Hang tight outlaws.

jiOfficial quick version results from Race-6 of the DJSA 2010 Outlaw Point Series

 X-2 Army
1) Wolff
2) Yamamoto
3) Dewar
4) Hickey Jr
5) Templeton
6) Ford
7) Mikos
Dela Rosa
9) Lessher
10) Roediger

750 Open Standup
1) Bill Austin
2) Kamnitz Sr

800 Novice Standup
1) Brock Austin
2) T.Wattier
3) Curry

650 Open Standup
1) Watson
2) Kemnitz Jr
3) Robson
4) R.Bird
5) Hildago
6) Gray
7) Harden
Bentson

Sport Sit Novice
1) J.Harden

Sport Sit Expert-GP
1) Yee
2)Yamamoto
3) Dahlberg
4) Booker
5) Angeles

FAST Stand GP
1) Roberts
2) Gidley
3) Zernik
4) Schembri
5) Pagen

Sprint Sit open
1) Harrington
2) Wilson
3) Lago

SCXP Supersit Expert
1) Janeway
2) D.Boggs
3) Habel
4) Thomas
5) Lasiter

850 Superstand Int/Expert
1) Zernik
2) Gidley
3) Trombley
4) Roberts
5) C.Wattier
6) Pagen
7) Schembri
Bill Austin
9) Silveria

550’s X-treme all out
1) Watson
2) Cornelius
3) Robson
4) Bentson
Congrats to Steve “lay it down” Watson on winning the cash can of $130 and a $100 gift card from Cycle Gear of Pittsburg.

My sincere thanks to all of you for putting on one of the most spectacular days of racing DJSA has ever seen. If you missed it – please know that we were missing you but OMG… did you ever miss a hot day of racing at a 5 star site. For those of you who were there, doesn’t matter where you finished… at this one all of you were winners in my book. Racers, crews, familes, friends, staff, and our hosts at Minden – thanks for an awesome day. Lots more to come after a few hours SLEEP.

pics right here

Hurray, I finally finished uploading all the pictures to Flickr

extras and freestyle:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624503327404/

550 all out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624502412422/

650s:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624381896499/

X2s:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624514191356/

750s and 800 novice:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624512619170/

800 Expert:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624516316220/

Fast Stands:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624518898562/

Sport sits:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624517173558/

Sprint and SCXP sits:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624525952732/

Team Orange:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624384887799/

Reigning Women’s Motocross Association Champ Signs Factory Deal

By Jim Kimball

They say that good things happen to good people, and Ashley Fiolek is a perfect example. It all began years ago, when Ashley, who is deaf, began riding a 50cc minicycle at age 7.

 

With the help of her parents, she soon started winning AMA Amateur Motocross Championships and ultimately graduated to the top-level of female competition, racing in the Women’s Motocross Association in her first full season last summer. Fiolek excelled, winning the prestigious championship in her first year.

 

While ‘08 was stellar, ‘09 is starting off even better. Just prior to the second Anaheim round of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, the Honda Red Bull Racing Factory Team announced that they had signed Fiolek, now 18, for the 2009 season.

 

Q: It must have been awesome to win the championship in your first attempt!

 

A: Yeah, for sure it was. You know, when the season started I knew I was ready, but I didn’t even think about actually winning the championship. I just wanted to be consistent. I knew it was going to be very difficult racing weekend after weekend, but after the first round, I knew I had the speed. Things kind of fell into place for me, and I ended up winning the championship. It definitely gave me a lot of confidence…

 

I think the biggest difference in the pros, or the biggest surprise to me, was their race pace and how fast they go throughout the entire race. The tracks get super rough, something a little different than what we see in a five-lap sprint in the amateurs. So I think it was the rough, rough tracks and stuff like that that were most different.

 

Q: You’re very friendly and well liked by everybody, including your competitors. Still, was it awkward to come in as the new girl, and so quickly start beating the established pros, like defending champ Jessica Patterson?

 

A: Well, JP’s definitely a great champion. She’s won a lot of races and a lot of championships because she knows how to win, and she trains very hard. I have a good relationship with all the girls, but when we’re on the track, we’re racing. When I raced in Europe, Livia Lancelot (the 2008 Women’s World Motocross Champ) and I even hit each other and went down, but it’s really just about racing on the track. When we’re off the track, I’m friends with everybody. The other girls and I have a good relationship, and that’s the way I think it should be…