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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.
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.
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!
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.
The TORC series kicked off the NASCAR weekend at Chicagoland Speedway on Wednesday night. The show was a good one to say the least. Ricky Johnson and Johnny Greaves went toe to toe lap after lap in an exciting battle. Ricky Johnson came out on top in the Pro 4 division with Greaves second.
In the Pro 2 class series points leader Bryce Menzies won the event increasing his points lead. NASCAR star and former off road truck stand out Brendan Gaughan took fifth in the Wednesday event while Lucas Oil invader Rob MacCachren took 9th.
In the Pro Light race RJ Anderson won the event but there was a familiar name in 6th. Mr. James Stewart added his name to the list of stand out 2 wheel racers making appearances at 4 wheel events. Not a bad showing.
We hope to see Stewart trade in his motocross helmet for an off-road helmet at the next TORC event combined with a NASCAR weekend at the Texas Motor Speedway in October.
The Motorsports models of the world have been out in force all year. Whether its the Formula 1 grid girls, Rockstar Girls at Motocross, or the super hot NOS energy drink girls at Formula Drift events, they always make the weekend a little better.
Here’s a shout out to all the hot girls holding umbrellas and grid signs this year. Hope to see more of them in 2012. Dirt Bike Gear isn’t the only thing we can talk about!
Team USA won again at the motocross of Nations this past weekend. The team comprised of Ryan Dungey, Ryan Villopoto, and Blake Baggett waited until the final moto to take the win. This is the 7th time in a row that Team USA has won the event. Strong team showings were turned in by Team France and Team Australia. Team Farance earned second place with team members, Christophe Pourcel, Marvin Musquin, and Gautier Paulin. Australia took third with top riders Chad Reed, and Bret Metcalfe.
Team USA lead by Roger DeCoster took their dirt bike gear to the front once again. Once again, it wasn’t easy. Chad Reed won moto 1, with Ken Roczen second. Moto 2 saw Gautier Paulin win with Jeffrey Herlings of the Netherlands in second and Ryan Villopoto third. It wasn’t until moto 3 that Villopoto won and Dungey took second clinching the team overall win.
The event was very competitive, and the track very challenging. Moto 1 saw wet weather which was perfect for Ken Roczen and Chad Reed. Can the US make it 8 in a row in 2012.
After a serious injury in 2010, Ryan Villopoto comes back to take 2 championships this year on his Kawasaki. RV did not win the final event in Pala, but he didn’t have to.
Villopoto wraps up the season with a 1/3 at Pala which was enough to stay ahead of Ryan Dungey in the Championship. Villopoto will proudly wear the #1 plate when Supercross opens in 2012. For now, RV can set down his motocross helmet and relax, for a little while. Las Vegas money race and Motocross of Nations is up next!