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Trophy Karts!

You've got to check out this video of the new single seat Newline Trophy Karts. So f'n cool! You can get more info here once they get their web site going.

I have a feeling one of these Trophy Karts are going to be my new favorite toy as soon as I save a few bucks, unless, that is, they do financing.... Who wants to race!?

5 Minutes With... Josh Grant

Following Josh Grant's big Supercross win over the weekend in Atlanta, Eric Johnson of Racer X caught up with the Team SoBe/Samsung Mobile/Honda rider for a mini interview. Check out what Grant had to say regarding the little controversy about the alleged "dirty riding" and his first Supercross win.

Burnout Revenge For XBOX 360

The next-generation debut of 2005’s racing game of the year, Burnout™ Revenge slams into the Xbox 360 with a suite of new online features set to define next-generation automotive anarchy, jaw-dropping high-definition graphics and the retina-searing speed that the Burnout series is famous for. For total domination be sure to check out the sweet etnies Indy Car – unlockable in the game or selectable anytime when you play Xbox Live. Coming March 7!

Check out the Burnout Revenge gallery for a little taste of what you can expect come March 7.

Josh Grant Wins Atlanta SX!

Whip!

Josh Grant rode to his first Supercross Lites win this past weekend in Atlanta, GA. In the first part of the race there was some serious bar-bangin' and brake checkin’ going on out front between Grant and Hansen. Hansen ran into Steve Boniface, which caused something to break on his bike, so Grant was out to an early lead. Grant led for the first six laps until Millsaps made a pass and moved out front. But a couple laps later Millsaps made a mistake and Grant had taken back the lead. Grant put it in cruise control and held on for his first Supercross Lites win, which he capped off with a HUGE whip over the checkers for the 70,000 Atlanta fans. Congrats Josh!

AMA Supercross Lites Class Results

1. Josh Grant etnies
2. David Millsaps
3. Martin Davalos
4. Branden Jessman etnies
5. Matthew Goerke
6. Michael Blose
7. Teddy Maier etnies
8. Robert Kiniry
9. Christopher Gosselaar
10. Sean Hamblin

AMA Supercross Class Results

1. Ricky Carmichael
2. Chad Reed
3. James Stewart
4. Ivan Tedesco
5. Ernesto Fonseca
6. Michael Byrne
7. Nicholas Wey etnies
8. Mike LaRocco etnies
9. Ryan Clark
10. Travis Preston etnies
11. Tyler Evans
12. Michael Brown etnies
13. Jeff Gibson
14. Clark Stiles
15. Timmy Ferry etnies

Braap-lanta SX

Atlanta in 3D

Here we go again! Another episode of the greatest show on earth (it is to us) this weekend in Atlanta, GA. A monkey wrench got thrown in the spokes of Supercross last weekend with RC’s DNF, Bubba in last place and now Reedy leading the big bike points...craziness! But what about our boy Nick Wey just one spot back from his second podium of the year in St. Louis, and he’s sitting in fifth overall as the top privateer! Hell yeah!

And just as cool was Mike Brown going back to the two-stroke RM250 from the four-stroke and running top five most of the race to finish seventh! If you forgot what a two-stroker sounds like, take a stroll down memory lane with the Braap Braap game...all two-stroke sounds.

Hahn

The Lites West is on a break, and starting last week a fresh batch of East Coast Lites riders are taking to the track. Yamaha of Troy/etnies rider Branden Jesseman started off his season on the right note with a podium finish in St. Louis and some solid momentum going into this weekend. The Sobe/Samsung Mobile/Honda guys were riding well all night. Tommy Hahn was right there in the mix the whole time and ended up in fifth. Josh Grant won his heat race over Millsaps, but he had to pull off after a crash in the main. Look for him to come back strong this Saturday.

Don’t miss the race live on the internet with the Supercross LIVE! Webcast, starting at 7PM EST/4PM PST. Check the next-day coverage, Sunday on SPEED Channel at 4:30PM EST. Here’s an idea while listening to the Webcast – turn off the damn internet porn (perverts!) and check out Braap Braap The Game and burn a few laps online with etnies.

Pierre's Crossfire Interview!

etnies head honcho, Pierre Andre has a lovely interview on Caught in the Crossfire. Check it out!

Team Sobe/Samsung Mobile/Honda

Check the whole etnies sponsored, Sobe/Samsung Mobile/Honda Racing Team on the Team Page.

How To Use Your etnies Stickers!

NICE!

When you get your hands on some etnies stickers, do something productive with them dammit!

NICER!

What's Up With Derek Garland?

Derek at the Mulisha X-Mas party

Derek Garland stopped by the office on Friday to hang out and pick up some new etnies gear. I busted out the digi recorder for a couple minutes and asked the Metal Mulisha / etnies rider some questions….

So, Garland what have you been up to lately?
This past couple months I’ve just been riding a lot, about a month ago I landed my first backflip on dirt so I’ve been super pumped. I’m basically just trying to step up my game for this year. I got the flip now and just working on new combos, so hopefully I’ll be doing good in these contests coming up in the summer time.

Nice. You were just up in Oregon, right? Tell us a little about that.
Yeah, that was cool. Twitch, Faisst, Potter, OX, Homan, myself, all put on a show up in Redmond, OR. It was sick, sold out both nights. I think the venue actually sold out of booze, also. I’ve never heard of that happening before so that was pretty cool. Yeah, that was the first show of the year and so far so good.

What are your plans for the year?
Basically just ride as many shows and as many contests as possible, do as much as I can and just practice a lot, learn some new shit and make some money and have fun. That’s about it.

The imposter pulling babes with Garland's looks.

Around town I’ve been hearing there is a Garland imposter showing up at parties that looks just like you….
[Laughs] I don’t know man, yeah, I go out of town for the weekend and all my buddies are saying “Oh, I saw you at this party last weekend, you looked smashed!” And I was like “What?” I had to double check and make sure I wasn’t really there. Then I saw photos on MySpace of an imposter with my face going around hitting on chicks. [Laughs] I don’t know what’s going on!

90' step up to a Clowers style landing.

So you came up here to pick up some clothes and stuff today, what are you favorite etnies shoes?
Have to go with, definitely, the Metal Mulisha Deegan model, and also I think the Cinch is pretty cool. Yeah, those two.

What were you and Fluffer up to today to bring you up this way?
We actually just ran some laps out at the Elsinore track. Hadn’t been on the bike in a couple days and just wanted to get some good bike time in, and thought we’d stop by to bother you and Chapman and grab some stuff.

Thanks Garland.
Thanks Crap.

30 Second Girls

The 30 second girl ass wiggle.... I love Supercross!

Deegan To Sign Autographs At Indy

Brian Deegan - Signing Autographs and Premiering Disposable Hero DVD at Dealer Show in Indy

Temecula, CA (February 16, 2006) - Brian Deegan will be traveling to Indianapolis, IN this weekend to attend the Dealer Show. While in town on Saturday, February 18, he will be signing autographs and premiering his forthcoming documentary DVD – Disposable Hero.

Brian’s Schedule for Saturday:

• Shoei Booth (#741) – 11 to Noon – Signing Autographs
• Impact Video Booth (#2939) – 2 to 3 – Signing Autographs and Premiering a 30 minute video clip of DVD – Disposable Hero
• Factory Effex Booth (#907) – 4 to 5 – Signing Autographs

Brian encourages all attending the Dealer Show to come by, say hello and view the DVD trailer. About the DVD, “No one in Freestyle has had it as good and as bad as Brian Deegan. Brian has collected more X Games and Gravity Games medals than any other competitor. He’s appeared on the cover of Racer X Illustrated, Transworld Motocross & FreeriderMX. Features of him have appeared in not only these motocross industry related magazines but in FHM, ESPN the Magazine, DUB and Rolling Stone. Yet at the same time, he’s accumulated more x-rays, pins, rods, plates, casts, gashes, and screws than most Freestyle Motocross riders. To top it all off, he most recently lost a kidney and severely injured his spleen while filming for MTV’s Viva La Bam. Disposable Hero documents Brian’s journey from hospital beds to podium tops!!”

For more on Brian Deegan and his new DVD, visit his website at briandeegan.com

Now This Is Cool....

DB

David Bailey is a true motocross legend. Almost 20 years ago he sustained a riding injury that left him unable to walk; yesterday DB got back on a bike and rode again for the first time since his crash. Ricky James, who also lost the use of his legs to a spinal cord injury, modified his old race bike so it can be ridden without the use of foot controls, instead using a custom seat, frame-mounted nerf bars (incase they fall over), an automatic clutch, lever-operated rear brake, and some foot trays that he can strap his feet into.

I thought this was really cool and inspirational and thought y'all might want to check out these videos of their ride at Lake Elsinore....

Transworld MX videos of DB and Ricky...with interviews

Riding vid of DB

Josh Grant Interview

Team SoBe/No Fear/Samsung Honda and etnies rider Josh Grant is getting ready for the season opener of the East Coast Lites series which kicks off this coming weekend in St. Louis. Check out this interview with Josh over at RacerX.

They also have some cool wallpapers from the San Diego Supercross of Nick Wey and Billy Laninovich.

San Diego Supercross

San Diego Supercross went down this past weekend. Nick the RV driver brought out the etnies rig, Chapman brought out the Richardson's RV etnies 5th wheel trailer and someone else brought out a huge grill and BBQ'd up a ton of burgers and dogs for everyone. Good times. Good food.

The racing was also really good with Bubba and RC battling down to the last lap. Mike LaRocco rounded out the top 5 in the Supercross class, right in there behind McGrath. Nick Wey had a little bad luck in his Semi as he got taken out and forced to the LCQ. After winning the LCQ and racing every lap of the night so far, Wey basically went straight to the line for 20 more laps in the main event. He finished the night in 8th place.

Check the results....

Mike LaRocco

Supercross Results

1. James Stewart
2. Ricky Carmichael
3. Chad Reed
4. Jeremy McGrath
5. Mike LaRocco etnies
6. Ivan Tedesco
7. Michael Byrne
8. Nicholas Wey etnies
9. Ernesto Fonseca
10. Erick Vallejo
11. Timmy Ferry etnies

Ryan Morais

Supercross Lites Results

1. Andrew Short
2. Grant Langston
3. Nathan Ramsey
4. Mike Alessi
5. Ryan Villopoto
6. Brett Metcalfe etnies
7. Darcy Lange etnies
8. Ryan Morais etnies
9. Jake Weimer etnies
10. Paul Carpenter
11. Billy Laninovich etnies

Rockin' the gold and black.

Mike LaRocco's San Diego SX Gear

UPDATE: The bikes will be pimp'd out in gold, too.

Check the bling No Fear gear that Mike LaRocco and the rest of team Sobe/Samsung Mobile will be "Rockin'" at the San Diego Supercross this weekend. Lookin' good.

Make sure to listen to the Live Audio Webcast tomorrow night, and watch the Supercross class race the next day, Sunday, February 12, at 12:00 PM EST on CBS.

Airplane Jump Of Death!!!

Almost rollin' it over.

Y’all are going to see it soon enough on TV, but yesterday I drove out to this crazy airplane graveyard, out by Lancaster, CA, with Trigger to watch Seth Enslow film for the TV show “Stunt Junkies” on Discovery Channel, where he would jump over a jumbo jet. Trigger even brought his bike out, hoping to get a photo of him jumping over the airplane to hang on his wall.

Trigger

The whole plan was for Seth to jump over an old broken down jumbo jet first thing in the morning. But we got to the site in the morning and the landing still had a solid hour of building to go before it would be ready. Trigger jumped in a loader to help out course builder Brian Manley, who was in the dozer. But while pushing some dirt, Trigger’s loader almost slid off the side of the landing and rolled over! It took some digging and a chain pull from the loader to get it safely out.

Seth and Trigger started practice at a gap of around 100ft, then pulled it back about 15 to 20 feet at a time until they were jumping about 180’ and there was room enough to fit the 150’ long jumbo jet between the ramp and landing. Once everything was in place, Seth hit the gap and.... What? You didn't actually think I would give it away, did you?!

Keep checking back and I'll keep you posted on the “Stunt Junkies” TV schedule so you can find out what happened!

Anaheim 3 Race Results

The fifth round of the AMA Supercross series at Anaheim marked the first race that Nick Wey was rockin' etnies and logos. He rode to a solid top 10 finish on his privateer Honda. Mike LaRocco was the top finisher behind the top 3 in fourth place this weekend. Look for some podium appearances out of The Rock really soon here.

Billy Laninovich is standing strong in the Lites class point's race. After his Anaheim 3 sixth place finish, he sits just five points back from first place Grant Langston. Here's the full results...look at all those top 10's!

Supercross Results

1. Ricky Carmichael
2. Chad Reed
3. Ivan Tedesco
4. Mike LaRocco etnies
5. Michael Byrne
6. Travis Preston etnies
7. Ernesto Fonseca
8. James Stewart
9. David Vuillemin
10. Nicholas Wey etnies
11. Heath Voss
12. Timmy Ferry etnies

Supercross Points

1. Ricky Carmichael 117
2. Chad Reed 104
3. James Stewart 103
4. Michael Byrne 74
5. Mike LaRocco etnies 73
6. Nicholas Wey etnies 72
7. Ivan Tedesco 71
8. Travis Preston etnies 62
9. Ernesto Fonseca 62
10. Jeremy McGrath 49

Supercross Lites Results

1. Grant Langston
2. Andrew Short
3. Mike Alessi
4. Paul Carpenter
5. Brett Metcalfe etnies
6. Billy Laninovich etnies
7. Ryan Villopoto
8. Ryan Morais etnies
9. Darcy Lange etnies
10. Sean Collier

Supercross Lites Points

1. Grant Langston 94
2. Andrew Short 93
3. Billy Laninovich etnies 89
4. Nathan Ramsey 87
5. Ryan Villopoto 78
6. Mike Alessi 77
7. Brett Metcalfe etnies 76
8. Paul Carpenter 67
9. Sean Collier 42
10. Darcy Lange etnies 41
11. Jake Weimer etnies 40
12. Eric Sorby 37

Welcome To The Team Nick Wey!

We are proud to welcome Nick Wey to the etnies team!

Nick is one of the top privateers in the sport and actually just rode to his first career podium finish in the AMA Supercross class at San Francisco. He backed up his amazing ride in SF with a top ten finish this past weekend at Anaheim 3. He now sits in sixth place in the Supercross Series points as the top privateer rider.

Look out for a Nick Wey interview and team bio coming soon to the web site. But for now check out this interview he did with Racer X follwing his SF podium. Oh yeah, and watch out for him at the races, 'cause he's on a mission!

Travis Preston Burnin' Some Laps

TransworldMX keeps bringin' the goods with their weekly videos. Check out this lap around the Honda test track with Travis Preston.

Brrraaaapppp!

etnies & Yellowcard Giveaway!

etnies and Yellowcard have joined forces on an incredible giveaway to celebrate the band's latest release, "Lights and Sounds," out now on Capitol Records! Many are calling it one of their finest records to date with the same high energy punk rock you have come to expect from the Yellowcard boys. They will be touring all spring, so keep an eye out!

The Grand Prize winner will receive an X Box, copy of EA Burnout, a pair of etnies shoes, subscription to TransWorld Skateboarding magazine, Freestyle watch and a copy of "Lights and Sounds."

The second prize winner will receive an Epiphone guitar, Coffin Case, a pair of etnies shoes, copy of EA Burnout, subscription to TransWorld Skateboarding magazine, Freestyle watch and a copy of "Lights and Sounds."

Three third prize winners will receive a pair of etnies shoes, copy of EA Burnout, subscription to TransWorld Skateboarding magazine, Freestyle watch and a copy of "Lights and Sounds."

The Bonus prize winner will receive a folding four-foot quarter pipe from Freshpark.

Enter now!

Twitch Whip

Ok, so it's not really a "Twitch whip", but it is Twitch whippin' it in Ocotillo Wells for the first FMX Riot event back in 2004. Thought I'd just throw out a random photo from the archives for y'all. Enjoy.