RK Excel America

The First Annual Women’s Ride Event Weekend

Sponsored By: WSMX-Women’s School of Motocross

May 14-16th at Rynoland MX, in Anza, Ca.

All Women ride free. Men will pay a one time flat fee of $30 good for all three days of riding at the Ryan Hughes owned facility. Free Camping.

Come enjoy unlimited open riding, participate in WSMX Motocross Clinics for a nominal fee available by the hour, half day or full day.

Come ride with your hero’s and legends of the sport, come meet and greet women’s Motocross legends, Come enjoy live entertainment, and riding games of skill and fun, enjoy a movie night, and check out Women’s motocross memorabilia, never before seen in public.

This is the first of an annual event you don’t want to miss and will remember for years to come. Come join the party and celebrate what riding is all about!

For More information Contact Heather at 949-290-0712 or email WMN Racing or visit WmnRacing.com

Tarah Gieger joins the Troy Lee Designs / Lucas Oil / Honda Race Team

To Compete in the 2010 Lucas Oil Women’s Motocross Championship

Troy Lee Designs/ Lucas Oil/ Honda welcomes their newest rider to their 2010 Motocross racing team roster with the addition of top-ranked female racer Tarah Gieger. She will be competing in all eight stops of the Lucas Oil Women’s Motocross Championships on her #18 Honda CRF250R, starting May 22 at the Hangtown Motocross Classic in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Tarah will be joining the TLD squad which includes former World Champion and 250 Supercross champion Ben Townley, Wil Hahn, Cole Seely and Christian Craig.

“I am super excited to be on the Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Red Bull team,” said Gieger. “Everyone on the team and at the shop has been very supportive of me being on the team. The bikes are awesome, and I know they will be very competitive.”

One of the most recognizable names in women’s motocross, Tarah Gieger’s success can be measured in podiums and accomplishments. Since her pro debut in 2003, Tarah has won at every major contest and, in 2008, took home the gold medal at the X Games, the very first Women’s Moto X event. Her past achievements include 2nd Overall in 2007 AMA/WMA series, taking 1st Place at the famous AMA Loretta Lynn’s Championship in 2006 and 2007 and as well becoming the first female in history to compete in the Red Bull Motocross of Nations in 2007, representing Puerto Rico. Injuries prevented her from competing for a majority of the 2009 season, but she is now back, healthier and more focused than ever on winning a championship.

“I’m really excited to have Tarah on the team,” added David ‘Ping’ Pingree, TLD team manager, “For me, racing is racing and if she’s running up front it’s going to be fun. I think she’ll be in the hunt to win every weekend with the Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Honda team on her side.”

“I am also glad to see that several teams are taking on female riders,” said Gieger. “It just helps validate our series. We have been racing in our own series for some time, and now we are able to get the support that the men have enjoyed. It’s going to be refreshing pitting with a real team, especially one that is as well respected as the TLD team. I am looking forward to the upcoming season and want to thank everyone that helped make this a reality.”

Besides her racing, Tarah will also be the face of Troy Lee Designs Women’s motocross and casual product line, as she will be featured through the brand’s advertisements, in-store displays and select events.

The Troy Lee Designs Lucas Oil Honda race team would like to thank all of the companies that have supported our racing efforts over the years. They include Lucas Oil, American Honda, Red Bull, PPG, Wings for Life, Alpinestars, Avia, Couts Heating and Cooling, Dunlop, Epic Action Video Cam, Leatt Brace, McQueen Racing, Oakley, Pacific Collision, Pro Circuit, Rossignol, Santa Cruz, Selle Italia, Skullcandy, All Sport Dynamics, Cycra, Fasthouse, Flexfit, Hinson Clutch, Hot Wheels, Kahne Racing, Light Speed, Muc-Off, N Style, Nameplate, ODI, Primm, QTM, Renthal, RK Chain, Excel, Twin Air, Vasser Racing and VP Racing.

Follow the Troy Lee Designs / Lucas Oil / Honda team at www.troyleedesigns.com. Check out video of Tarah riding her TLD/Lucas Oil/Honda CRF250R at http://www.youtube.com/user/troyleedesigns

February 22, 2010

DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha signs Jessica Paterson for the WMA outdoor championship series:
With the increasing attention and growth of the WMA Motocross series, an opportunity arose to obtain multi time champion Jessica Patterson’s national #2 services. Star Racing for the past few seasons has had something like this in our radar says team owner Bobby Regan. When meeting with Jessica we really took a liking to this 26 year-old, who has remarkable skills on a motorcycle, and a personality with endless amounts of drive. Once again, Star Racing is able to take on a talented rider and we are optimistic that success will come from this venture. Jessica has already began adapting to who her new Factory YZ 250F ride as of early this week and plans on making her debut outfitted in FOX race wear at the first round of the WMA outdoor championship series.

When interviewed, Paterson said these were the keys to her decision. ”Star has one of the best bikes on the circuit. On top all that I got along great with the crew I met on the team and saw how hard they worked, and those two things are real important to me. I am looking forward to going after the championship, and also working hard with the team to continually promote their sponsors.”

Star Racing thanks the following companies for their commitment.

DNA Shred Stix, Division 7, Yamaha Motor Corp, DNA Energy, NCY, Bell Helmets, Easton ExP, FMF, Sunstar, Factory Effex, Dunlop, Enzo, DC Shoes, RK Chains, Yamalube, GYTR, Ride Engineering, Mechanix Wear, Twin Air, Lightspeed, ARC, Braking, Vortex Ignitions, CP pistons, Web Cams, ICW, JD Built, Renegade Fuels, Crank Works, Eibach, EVOMX fuel foam, Met Tec, Champion Tools.

Sherri Cruse has been nominated for TransWorld Motocross Female Racer of the Year. Please see press release below:

TransWorld Motocross announces the nominees for the 1st Annual TransWorld Motocross Awards
Hosted by Grant Langston and Cameron Steele

Tustin, CA- September 21, 2009- TransWorld Motocross Magazine, the largest motocross publication, announced the nominees for the 1st Annual TransWorld Motocross Awards presented by Rockstar Energy Drink today. The winners will be named October 8, 2009 at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas the day before the 2009 U.S. Open begins.
The TransWorld Motocross Awards will take the five-year-running Rider Of The Year awards and turn them into a full award show honoring the top riders in the categories of Racer Of The Year, FMX Rider Of The Year, Female Rider Of The Year, Racer Rookie Of The Year, FMX Rookie Of The Year, Female Rookie Of The Year, Readers’ Choice, TransWorld Motocross Legend Award, and the Rockstar Lifetime Achievement Award.

“I’m thrilled to see our annual TransWorld Motocross Rider Of The Year Awards come to life,” said Editor-In-Chief Donn Maeda. “We’ve created several new categories to honor even more deserving riders, and the awards show is sure to be an amazing event. With Las Vegas and the U.S. Open serving as the backdrop, this is going to be a weekend to remember.”
The 1st Annual TransWorld Motocross Awards presented by Rockstar Energy Drink will bring the energy and personality of TransWorld Motocross Magazine to life. The event will be attended by industry guests and professionals, but there will also be special section designated for motocross consumers to purchase tickets to attend.
“I think the TransWorld Motocross Awards is a great platform to acknowledge all of our nominees and their accomplishments,” said Publisher Marc Fiore. “Our sister titles, TransWorld SKATEboarding, TransWorld SNOWboarding, and Ride BMX have achieved huge success with their awards shows, and it’s great to finally have TWMX stepping up for the motocross industry.”

In addition to the awards, TransWorld Motocross is pleased to host the world premiere of it’s newest full length video, Kickstart, featuring Chad Reed, James Stewart, Ryan Dungey, Justin Barcia, Brian Deegan, Josh Grant, Nate Adams, Jason Lawrence and Tarah Gieger.

The official nominees for the 1st Annual TransWorld Motocross Awards presented by Rockstar Energy Drink are:

RACER OF THE YEAR
Chad Reed
Ryan Dungey
James Stewart

FMX RIDER OF THE YEAR
Nate Adams
Blake Williams
Robbie Maddison

FEMALE RACER OF THE YEAR
Ashley Fiolek
Jessica Patterson
Sherri Cruse

ROOKIE RACER OF THE YEAR
Justin Barcia
Kyle Regal
Blake Wharton

FMX ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Jackson Strong
Levi Sherwood
Destin Cantrell

FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Sara Price
Vicki Golden
Jackie Ives

READER’S CHOICE
Chad Reed
James Stewart
Ryan Dungey
Christophe Pourcel
Jake Weimer
Ivan Tedesco
Andrew Short
Davi Millsaps
Justin Barcia
Blake Wharton
Nate Adams
Brian Deegan
Travis Pastrana
Blake “Bilko” Williams
Jeremy “Twitch” Steinberg
Robbie Maddison
Kyle Loza
Todd Potter
Ryan Villopoto
Matt Goerke
Ashley Fiolek
Ricky Deitrich
Mike Alessi
Josh Grant
Antonio Cairoli

*Winners To Be Announced On October 8, 2009 At The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

Thank you for a great year. I finished 3rd in the Lucas Oil AMA Women’s Pro Motocross Championship! Unfortunately, I had a big crash in the first moto at Steel City. The track was pretty rough. I got a decent start. I was closing in on 2nd when I hit the big step up in the back of the track and came up a little short. I hit my chin on the bars hard! I tried to get back up but my legs just buckled (I guess I know how prize fighters feel when they get hit with an uppercut). I was taken to the Asterisk medical vehicle on site. They stitched me up both inside my mouth (shots, ouch) and 12 stitches on my chin. They put my arm in sling because we thought my shoulder might be broken. I was not able to race the 2nd moto but I stayed and helped do some announcing over the PA and the internet broadcast for the girls’
second moto – as long as I could but my mouth was hurting.

The race at Steel City was also called the “Pink Race” and was a Breast Cancer Awareness and Fundraiser event. Thanks to Throttle Jockey, who made us some great pink graphics, we were able to support the cause. TJ even made a cool seat cover that was white on the left side and black on the right.
The event raised $20,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation!

I stayed for the MX Sports Awards Celebration on Sunday. It turned out to be a pretty neat event. I received a medal and recognition on the stage for my 3rd place in the Championship along with the top 10 in the WMA. I was hurting pretty bad and kind of a bit out of it so I couldn’t really give a long interview.

I am back in Bakersfield and starting to feel better. My shoulder seems to be alright but I have a fracture in my jaw. I will be taking a few weeks off and then possibly doing some indoor races and maybe the last WORCS race. I will keep you posted.

Check Allisports.com for the Steel City Women’s Post show later this week, maybe they have my crash in it. Ha, ha.

Also, There are some Women’s MX Shows airing on Versus this month:
Washougal MX – Sept 16
Moto-X 338 – Sept 23
Steel City – Sept 30

Thank You,
Sherri Cruse

This past weekend I raced Round 7 of the Lucas Oil AMA Women’s Motocross Championship (aka WMA Pro Nationals) at Southwick. It rained from about 9pm throughout the night before and it rained or sort of misted off and on throughout race day. The track was heavy, but I felt pretty comfortable riding in those conditions even though I crashed in qualifying and went to the gate last (24th gate pick, ha, ha).

In moto one, I came into the first corner around 4th or 5th which was great considering my gate pick. The track was rutted but I found some virgin lines and made some good passes, I finished in 2nd place.

In the second moto, I had the same gate pick, but I came into the first corner in 2nd position and when my front end washed out, another rider hit my back tire and I went down (not sure if I was already going down) and by the time I got remounted and started again I was in 24th place and nearly a lap down. I wanted to salvage as many championship points as I could so I just charged and tried to move through the field quickly. I finished 9th in the second moto for 4th overall. I tied for the second fastest lap time in moto 2 with Ashley Fiolek.

Top 5 were:
1. Jessica Patterson 1 – 1
2. Ashley Fiolek 3 – 2
3. Tarah Gieger 7 – 3
4. Sherri Cruse 2 – 9
5. Heidi Cooke 6 – 4

Moto Two Lap Times
Patterson 2:37.574
Cruse 2:39.421
Fiolek 2:39.421
Cooke 2:41.296
Gieger 2:41.632

Next week is the last race of the season at Steel City. I am third in points with a good lead over 4th. I will keep you all posted.

Thank you for your support,
Sherri Cruse # 3

Dear Sponsors,
Sorry I haven’t checked in sooner. I have been on the road since the X Games.

X Games 15 was great event again and I feel honored to be a part of it. They treat the athletes so well. This year they made the women’s purse equal to the men’s and it was the biggest purse we have ever had.

The Women’s Super X race was scheduled to take place at 6:15pm on Saturday for live ESPN. As things go with live television we were rescheduled for 5:30pm with a 5:15pm call to staging. We had about a 10 minute warning that we had been moved forward in the program. I was just on my way back from watching men’s Super X when I got word. No worries, we all made it on time.

Unfortunately, my racing didn’t go as I had hoped. I got an decent start off the gate but came through the first corner in 2nd to last. The race was a quick 6 minute sprint. According to my mechanic I put in 2 of the fastest laps times (so I am happy about that). I charged through the pack as best I could and finished less than a second behind 3rd place (bronze medal) for 4th.

The track was cool. I felt good on all the jumps and look forward to racing it again next year.

At X Games I had a special sponsorship with Circle K. See photo attached or for more photos go to http://www.pbase.com/mitch_gil/xgames_womens_x_moto_x.
We were able to keep all the existing sponsors on the bike. The bike got a lot of attention and it was a good feeling to be bring in corporate sponsor to our sport.

Also, I have attached a copy of a one page feature I have in the September issue of Transworld. There’s also a few pages on the WMA Nationals and I have a photo and am mentioned in that.

I am getting ready now to head to Southwick and Steel City for the last two rounds of the WMA Championship. I will keep you all posted.

Thank you for all your support,
Sherri Cruse

The WMA Race from Thunder Valley MX is on the Versus Channel today at 6:00pm EST.

Sherri Cruse took 2nd overall at that race.