Archive for July, 2011
The X Games begin today! We could hardly stand the wait considering all the story lines this year. Here are a few stories we will be following over the next 4 days.
Carey Hart-Hart and his Hart Huntington team of riders will participate in many events. Carey Hart himself will race in the freestyle/motocross event known as Speed and Style. Supercross star Chris Blose will try his hand at Step Up. Jeremy Stenberg will join Hart in Speed and Style. Stenberg will also compete in Best Whip, and Freestyle. Look for Hart and Huntington to have a strong showing in the Moto X category.
Travis Pastrana-Travis Pastrana will have his hands full when he competes in 1 or more events everyday from Thursday thru Sunday. Pastrana will compete on his dirt bike, in a NASCAR Nationwide car, and in a Rally Car. In two different states that arent exactly near each other. Epic Pass for Pastrana would be to Medal in every event and finish in the top ten at the NASCAR race. Epic Fail would be to injure himself Thursday and miss the remaining events on his calendar. That would be terrible!
Robbie Maddison-Maddison will set aside his dirt bike gear to compete in Rally Car for the first time at X Games. How will he fair against the experts like Ken Block, and Marcus Gronholm? Can’t wait to see if he takes to 4 wheels as well as Pastrana, and Deegan.
Tanner Foust- Foust has been dominant in 2010 and 2011 in a rally car around the world. Foust won the gold in both Rally car and Super Rally last year. Can he repeat? So far I would put my money on Foust over all Rally racer for good reason.
Enjoy this year’s X Games. We only get to see this kind of star power once per year.
Ken Block will compete in Rally Car and Rally Cross competition at the X Games. Block who is a regular competitor in the World Rally Championship will take time to make an appearance in the US. Ken Block is the featured driver in the Gymkhana Series. Block has a huge following of fans all over the world.
Ken Block has not had won X Games gold yet but has taken silver and bronze. Ken Block will strap on his off road helmet in hopes of taking home gold in 2 events for the first time. Ken Block will have to beat Travis Pastrana, Tanner Foust, Brian Deegan, and Marcus Gronholm who is a 2 time WRC world champion. Gronholm also dominated the US based Global Rally Cross season in 2011. Good luck to Mr. Block
You need a light! A bright light, on your motocross helmet. A moderately new item that everyone can enjoy, a fiber optic helmet mohawk.
You would be amazed at the attention you would bring to your bike and yourself with one of these on your lid. Check them out while they last. Easy to apply, easy to use, brighter than bright!
Yes, that special time of year is almost here. The time when every extreme sports athlete and fan converge on Los Angeles California for the Summer X Games. BMX, Skate, Moto X, and Rally Car events are on the menu. Of course are favorite events are Moto X and Rally Car.
We are all glad to see strong representation from top teams like Hart and Huntington, Metal Mulisha, Red Bull, and Nitro Circus. The dirt bike gear of the top riders will be out in force to dazzle the crowds at home and live in person. Look to us for updates all weekend long on our Facebook page, and here at OffRoadAccessoryReview.com.
Don’t forget that superstar Travis Pastrana will be making his first start in the NASCAR Nationwide division on Saturday July 30th in Indiana in between competing in Moto X events Thursday & Friday and then wrapping his busy weekend up Sunday in Rally Cross. We can hardly wait.
The Red Bull US Grand Prix is this weekend at Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca. The historic race track in Monterey, California will host the greatest road racersin the world. Not to mention, its a great event to ride your motorcycle to. The track accommodates bike traffic very well for this race that will be broadcast around the world.
The road racer of the Moto GP World Championship sport heavy leathers, not motocross gear. Something we don’t look into very often, but this is a great event. Don’t forget, the umbrella girls will be out in force advertising for their team’s sponsors. Begins Friday July 22.
Carey Hart is one of the most popular freestyle motocross racers from the 1990s. Carey Hart has taken on many challenges since his days as a motocross racer and a freestyle motocross artist.
Carey Hart’s most recognizable business since his motocross days is the Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company that started in Las Vegas and expanded to other popular vacation spots like Hawaii. From the tattoo company spawned a clothing line that was based on the tattoo art. Carey Hart also stayed true to his motorsports by fielding race teams in Supermoto, Lucas Oil Off Road Trucks and no AMA Supercross. The H&H team also recruited long time Metal Mulisha racer Jeremy Stenberg to pilot one of their off road trucks.
Oh ya, he is also married to Pink. (If you didn’t already know that.)
Carey Hart like few other racers have found an ability to make money by not just being a champion, but also by being a business man and entrepreneur. Through his business ventures Carey Hart can do what he loves most, race at the top levels of any motorsport he chooses. Very few racers can say that they built an empire from what used to be hard work and a dirt bike helmet.
is a starting ground for some of the world’s best racers. Top drivers like Lewis Hamilton, and Dario Franchitti got their start in karts. Successful kart drivers have various national, and world championships to compete in. Those champions have a direct route into single seater racing in the US and in many other countries in the world.
Young racer can start in karting as early as age 4. There are special karts made for small children that are for racing use only. We all know that motorsports helps teach children discipline and sportsmanship. In karting there is a premium put on sportsmanship. Bumping and banging is not tolerated by many kart clubs. Kart clubs that sanction events will issue penalties for rough driving.
One of the most difficult parts of starting your child in a go-kart is track time. If you are a member of a kart club you can usually practice any day of the week as long as the sun is up. But that’s just it, you can’t just run the kart anywhere. You need a track.
Typically a kart is going to cost a bit of money. And if your going to go fast you’ll need to spend more. Luckily there are many spec classes that keep costs down, but you can’t stay in a spec class forever. If your son or daughter is going to race for a long time, be ready to spend a lot. In karts, talent will only get you so far. You will need horsepower to be one of the best. This is true in many motorsports but more so in karting than motocross. In motocross a talented rider can make up for missing horsepower for much longer than a karter can.
Despite the cost thousands of youngsters start their racing dreams in karts. What’s your vote? Dirt bike gear or race suit for Christmas?
The superstars of the Lucas Oil Outdoor Motocross had this weekend off. But there was a whole lot of motorsports to take its place. The dirt bike gear of Chad Reed, Ryan Villopoto, and Ryan Dungey will return to action July 23 in Washington state. Here’s a quick wrap up of this weekend’s winners.
NASCAR Sprint Cup- Kyle Busch won the first ever Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway. Busch, and Brad Keselowski dominated the event. A late race caution with 2 laps to go saw Busch beat David Reutimann and Jimmie Johnson to the line. Kyle Busch is the new points leader.
NASCAR Nationwide-Brad Keselowski won the Friday night event at Kentucky Speedway. Keselowski stretched his fuel mileage to beat Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch for the win.
NASCAR Camping World Trucks- Kyle Busch won a crazy Thursday night Truck race by staying out of trouble. Top contenders Austin Dillon, Ron Hornaday, Nelson Piquet Jr, and Johnny Sauter all had problems late in the race. Busch was followed by rookie Parker Kilgerman.
Formula 1- Fernando Alonso won the Grand Prix at Silverstone. A slow pit stop moved then leader Sebastian Vettel to second place during the last pit stop. Vettel stayed in second place for his second loss of the year and worst finish. When second place is your worst, your doing something right. Mark Webber finished third.
Grand Am- John Fogerty and Alex Gurney broughtthe Bob Stallings Gainsco Chevy home in the lead at Mazda Raceway. The Gainsco Chevy took the lead and never looked back. Scott Pruett was second.
IRL-Dario Franchitti won the Toronto street race in a rough event that saw many contenders taken out in accidents. Will Power did not finish after 2 seperate run-ins. Franchitti expanded his points lead over Will Power.
What a weekend!
The X Games are coming! At the end of this month see all the world’s best extreme sports athletes battle for the highest award in their sport. Our writers will be paying close attention to the Freestyle Motocross and the Rally Car events. Some of our favorite athletes will be competing in multiple events.
Crossover racers Brian Deegan, Tanner Foust, Robbie Maddison, and Travis Pastrana will all make their best effort for X Games gold. Pastrana will also make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut on the same weekend. Pastrana will travel from California to Indianapolis and back again to meet all of his commitments.
Look for the off road helmetsto show up in California in force for X Games weekend July 28th thru the 31st. We will be following Pastrana’s tweets and television coverage all weekend long.
Although the superstars of the Lucas Oil Outdoor Motocross series can give their motocross boots a rest this week, there are plenty of other action going on this weekend.
NASCAR has all three of its divisions in Kentucky. Action will begin Thursday night with the Camping World Truck. Friday night the NASCAR Nationwide Series takes to the track. Finally on Saturday night the Sprint Cup racers finish off the weekend.
A dominant Sebastian Vettel and the rest of the world’s best racers head to Silverstone for F1 competition.
The IRL Series will be in Toronto.
Grand Am heads to the historic Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca along with companion events from the Continental Tire Series.
Lastly, the American LeMans Series will be at Lime Rock Park. Try and keep up with it all on Speed Channel, and our facebook page! Good Luck.