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Moto-X Team Report 08-31-04

Trigger Gumm set his ramp up over the weekend and broke the 500cc world record long distance jump that was previously held by Seth Enslow at 205 feet. Trigger first broke the record one year ago at 208 ft. This weekend, he set the record at 213 feet before the cops came and shut them down. We are looking at another spot to jump out in Bakersfield for late September or early October.

Seth Enslow was up in Canada doing a demo over the weekend and is making plans to do some more long jumps of his own very soon.

Brian Deegan is pulling the Mulisha Twist again on the cover of the October 2004 issue of TransWorld Motocross. Theres also an eight-page article inside regarding BrianҒs preparations for the X Games. Twitch also got a short, one-page interview in the same issue.

Speaking of Twitch, he took the first stop of the Triple Crown Series in Phoenix by storm, offering up every backflip variation and defeating Beau Bamburg, Kenny Bartram and Jake Windham in the process.

Dayne Kinnaird broke a bone in his foot in Phoenix.

Nicky Hayden broke his right collarbone when he fell off his Honda CRF450 while training in Pavia, near Milan in northern Italy. He is under the care of MotoGP doctor, Dr Claudio Costa, and has had a plate inserted by the specialist in a short operation.

Tim Ferry is recovering well after he stopped racing while his hand heals. Tim is debating whether he will ride the US open in Vegas Oct 8-9.

Grant Langston signed a two-year deal to ride for Pro Circuit in 2005-06. He will be riding the 125 class on the 250 four stroke.

Moto-X Team Report 08-16-04

Dan Pastor had a bad crash last week while filming outside of Santa Barbara. He over-jumped a 200-foot gap by about 30 feet. Dan thought he was in 4th gear, but was actually in 5th. He broke his pelvis in two places, along with some ribs. Also, some teeth are missing and several others are now broken in half. Dan is out of the hospital and recovering at his home in Long Beach.

Brian Deegan is back from Sturgis and waiting for his etnies Mulisha shoe samples.

Clifford Adoptante is putting together a race team for 2005 to challenge the Supercross and National championships.

Garland and Todd Potter just got back from Canada, where they did a jump demo for Metal Mulisha. Two more shows are scheduled in Canada over the next few months.

Chad Reed finished the weekend's National in 10th. He got 2nd in the first moto and 35th in the second moto due to a crash. After Chad got back on his bike, another rider hit him and put him out of the race.

Moto-X Team Report 08-02-04

Chad Reed finished last weekend's MX National at Washougal, Washington with another 2nd place overall. He went 2-2 behind Carmichael. Chad is now back at home in So Cal and testing for the SuperMoto event at X Games this coming Sunday, which will be held at the Home Depot center in LA at 1:00 p.m.

Grant Langston is out for the rest of the MX National Series along with Tim Ferry, due to injuries not healing properly. Most moto-x riders usually try to come back from injury before they are healed properly, usually leading to problems soon after they start racing again (which happened to Grant and Tim).

Tommy Hayden is leading the Championship points race in the Supersport series. His brother Roger Lee is in 2nd place in points, only 13 behind his big bro. Third place is 51 points behind Roger Lee with two rounds left. Tommy is in 3rd place and only four points out of the lead for the Superstock title with two rounds to go in that series.

Brian Deegan, Chad Reed, Grant Langston, Tommy Hayden and Nicky Hayden were all invited to ride the SuperMoto event at X Games. Neither of the Hayden brothers will be racing the event.

Brian Deegan rode the jump demo at the Huntington Beach surf contest this weekend. Brian and Ronnie Faisst had a wrestling match on the beach right after.

Surfcross is going down tomorrow with a race at Starwest, followed by a surf event at San Onofre on Wednesday.