Sebastian Vettel won the Korean GP last weekend to add to his win total and help clinch the Constructor’s Championship. Although the driver’s championship gets the most attention from media and fans, it is the constructor’s title that the FIA pays out a handsome cash reward to the winner.
Red Bull had a dominant season including Vettel’s 10 wins and a lockout of the pole position in every race except Korea. By the way, the season is not over yet! Vettel has a shot at most poles and wins in 1 single season. Red Bull has already scored more points than any other constructor in any season in F1′s history!
As you know, we love our motocross racing and dirt bike gear. However, F1 is the most prestigious series in the world. That, we must recognize.
Saturday night in Las Vegas Nevada Ryan Villopoto completed a perfect season. RV won the Monster Energy Cup and a 1 million dollar bonus for winning all 3 motos. RV added the Monster Energy Cup to his already impressive 2011 which includes the Supercross Championship, Motocross Championship, and the Motocross of Nations Championship.
Villopoto dominated the night with his only competition being Ryan Dungey on his new KTM bike and Red Bull KTM motocross gear. Dungey took second overall in his first ride on the KTM.
Villopoto will enjoy his short off season with his family, 1 million dollars, and some of the coolest trophies around. Get ready for 2012 as the season is only 10 weeks away. Can RV repeat the dominance of 2011?
After a weekend of action all over Las Vegas that included Ryan Villopoto winning a million dollar bonus, silence fell over the city Sunday afternoon.
After all the dirt bike gear was put away the IRL series ran it’s final event of the year. On lap 12 a 15 car crash took the life of Indy 500 Champion Dan Wheldon. Wheldon started the event from last place with the chance to win 5 million dollars if he could pass the field and win.
A spinning car caused a chain reaction crash that sent Wheldon’s car into the catch fence. His injuries were called “unsurvivable,” by IRL Chief Brian Barnhart. Barnhart and the drivers choose to end the event after a 90 minute red flag session where fans and drivers waited to hear news on Wheldon’s injuries. As the public waited, it seemed that the only news that was coming was bad. Before the announcement was made on live TV the apperance and attitude of the drivers told the story.
Dan Wheldon was 33. He leaves behind a wife and 2 small children. Our prayers go out to Wheldon’s family and hope that their faith will guide them through this hard time. Although we on earth do not understand why a talented young man like Wheldon should be taken from the earth, we must understand that God will guide his family to all the answers in due time.
The place to be this weekend for all motorsports fans is Las Vegas! The Monster Energy Cup is on Saturday evening and promises to be a very unique event. The IRL will wrap up it’s season in Vegas on Sunday. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is also on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s list of events.
Of course we want to know all about Ryan Dungey and his new KTM motocross gear. How will the rider do on the KTM against the unstoppable Ryan Villopoto. Can any of the riders win all 3 motos and take home the 1 million dollar bonus? RV has got the best shot.
Lucky for us all of this weekend’s Vegas action will be on Speed Channel except for the IRL event.
The Dew Tour is also in Vegas. I can’t believe we are staying home!
Yes we know the 2011 Supercross Champion and Motocross Champion has been crowned. Yes we know the Motocross of Nations is over and Ryan Villopoto won all of the above. But it’s not over yet!
Ryan Villopoto and many others will try to win a 1 million dollar bonus at the Monster Energy Cup just a few weeks away on October 15. The event will be like no other ever held. The Monster Energy Cup will be held at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas and will feature 3 motos on a hybrid motocross and supercross style track. Jeremy McGrath and Ricky Carmichael have been involved in designing the track. Chances are this will be epic. So, don’t put away your dirt bike gear yet! Stay tuned for more info from our writing team on this event!
Tony Stewart did it again. Stewart is now 2 for 2 on NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase races. Team 14 won again by stretching the fuel mileage and out lasting Clint Bowyer.
The former USAC Triple Champion and IRL Champion now holds the points lead over Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski. Tony Stewart did not win in the first 26 event of the season and “squeaked,” into the Chase field on points. Stewart’s fortune has changed for the better and things are looking up going into the Dover event next week. Can Tony hold on for Championship #3? We always like to get excited over racers that started off racing on the dirt and wearing an off road helmets.
Have we mentioned how much fun we have sitting in the loft writing about motorsports, hot girls, and playing with motocross toys. We have all the riders in Series 11 and 12 which include Jeremy McGrath, Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart, Carey Hart, Chad Reed, and Travis Pastrana. We are have also considered buying the Metal Mulisha toy dirt bikes that include Brian Deegan and Jeremy Stenberg.
Maybe were just bored, or maybe these things are just really cool.
Official time out from blog posts about motorsports, dirt bike gear, and dirt bike toys. 
So we know that this year Sebastian Vettel and Ryan Villopoto are in the process of having an successful years. There are very few times in life when an individual can “get it right,” week after week. 2011 has also been a great year for singer Katy Perry. Perry tied records held by Michael Jackson this year. There is another 2011 success story we also want to talk about.
T-Mobile’s advertising campaign will stick in our minds as being a great success. Carly Foulkes and her variety of pink dresses will forever have us thinking fondly of cell phone service from the 4th largest service provider in the US. Yes, we bought T-Mobile phones this year. I’m sure Miss Foulkes will go on to do other spots on TV in the future that are much better then her current gig. For now, we just know her as the Hot T-Mobile Chick.
Jill Wagner had Ford Mercury campaign in 2006. This beautiful spokesmodel has also moved on. We watch the game show “Wipeout,” for big wipeouts and for Jill Wagner. Sometimes you just get it right!
Just as Ryan Villopoto put down his motocross jersey after walkingaway with the AMA Motocross title with relative ease, the longest season in motorsports gets real exciting. Crossover driver Tony Stewart took the win in the opening round of the Sprint Cup Chase. The win for the former USAC Triple Champion and IRL Champion but him in the middle of the championship battle.
Stewart jumped from 10th to 2nd in the Chase points. The next race on the Chase schedule is at a track the Stewart has already been successful at this season. Stewart and teammate Ryan Newman finished 1,2 earlier this year. Is Stewart now a favorite to take his 3rd Sprint Cup Championship?
After spending most of this year following racing of all forms in 2011, the winter months are just around the corner. The winter months put the freeze on most racing series. NASCAR, and F1 will crown their champions in November. It is then time to wait…… Wait for January 1st and the opening events of 2012 that include the Dakar Rally, AMA Supercross and The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.
Or is it?
This winter probikehelmets.com will attempt to field cars in the 2011-2012 Red Bluff indoor Outlaw Kart Series. We will take a break from covering motorsports and talking about dirt bike gear and take to the track ourselves. Look for our writers to make some laps this winter. We will keep you posted on our results.