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Things that are LAME

Motorized skateboard, moped, rollerblade, bicycle and razor all in one. X-treme!

You know those things in life that are extremely lame but probably (somewhat) fun to ride, but only if your friends don’t see you on it and never find out?

Here’s a short list I’ve compiled of some of those things:

• Riding a moped
• Rollerblading
• Riding a go-ped
• Fat chicks
• Ugly dudes? (for the ladies ;) )
• Sponging (bodyboards)
• Heelys
• Any kind of motorized skateboard invention
• MySpace (or at least MySpace bulletins)
• Unicycles
• And the granddaddy of 'em all… the Razor scooter

I left out a bunch, but you get the idea. Today I’d like to officially add one more to the ever-growing list… the Wheelman. Decide for yourself, check the video.

High Point .

Josh Granthad a crash in moto one that resulted in him twisting his ankle all the way around while he was leading, he remounted and finished the 250F moto one in third place. In moto two Josh battled through the ankle pain from his moto one fall and took third again for second place overall!

Nick Wey and Travis Preston are keppin' it consistent in the 450F class and traded overall spots from last weekend going fifth and sixth respectively.

Here's the overall results:

450 Class Overall Results

1. Ricky Carmichael 1-1
2. Chad Reed 2-2
3. Davi Millsaps 3-3
4. David Vuillemin 4-5
5. Nick Wey 5-6 etnies
6. Travis Preston 6-7 etnies
7. Josh Demuth 7-8
8. Josh Summey 8-9
9. Robbie Reynard 9-10
10. Jason Thomas 11-12

250F Class Overall Results

1. Ryan Villopoto 2-1
2. Josh Grant 3-3 etnies
3. Mike Alessi 1-8
4. Grant Langston 4-4
5. Andrew Short 11-2
6. Troy Adams 8-5
7. Nathan Ramsey 9-7
8. Andrew McFarlane 7-10 etnies
9. Matt Goerke 6-12
10. Brett Metcalfe 10-11 etnies
11. Billy Laninovich 13-9 etnies
12. Mike Brown 5-32 etnies

Braap Braap Weekend

Mr. T flows to a fifth last weeked. What's he got for High point? We'll see, but I pitty da foo's...that get in his way.

Well, not much more to say about last weekend except...... etnies riders kicked ASS!!!! Hell, 6 of the top 10 in the Lites class rock etnies.

And what makes you think this weekend at High Point will be any different? Tune in and find out...check the Live Webcast and Live timing this Sunday afternoon and while you're already nerding out on the computer go burn some laps on the etnies Motocross Game. Braaaaapppp!

Last week's races will be on TV this Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, so check out the calendar for all the TV dates and times and don't miss it or else unspeakable things will happen to your neighbors cat.

Hangtown Photo Gallery

Chapman was out in Sacramento over the weekend for the Hangtown national opener and snapped a bunch of photos. Check 'em all out in the Hangtown photo gallery.

Trigger the Good Guy

Yesterday Trigger headed out to his practice place at the Saddleback Church, right down the street from etnies, to jump for the kids of the Saddleback Church preschool class.

The kids were super pumped to hang out with Trigger and ask him questions about jumping his bike for a while before they were treated to a few 200+ ft. jumps, followed by some autographed posters. Don't believe anything people tell you--Trigger is an upstanding citizen and all-around good guy...really! This is proof!

STI Lab Is Blowin' Up!

The June issue of Wired magazine has a sweet article on our one-of-a-kind STI Lab! Check it out if you can!

Deegan & Hilton Wallpapers

Take a look at the new Sobe No Fear Gold wallpapers featuring Brian Deegan, Nicky Hilton and some smokin' hot Playboy Playmates! Good stuff!

Hangtown Results!

The outdoor Motocross Nationals kicked off this Sunday and it made for some really good racing. James Stewart broke Carmichael’s 27 race win streak in the slippery conditions, going 1-2 for the overall. etnies' Travis Preston and Nick Wey got the season off to a solid start finishing fifth and sixth respectively overall--Preston finished fourth in moto 2!

In the 250F class etnies guys took 6 of the top 10 spots, and Boost Mobile/YoT’s Brett Metcalfe and Andrew McFarlane made it on the podium for their best outdoor finishes ever! More photos are on the way, so check back.

Travis Preston battling up fron on the 450 start.
Photo: TransWorld

Results:

Motocross Overall Results

1. James Stewart 47 pts. 1-2
2. Ricky Carmichael 45 pts. 3-1
3. Chad Reed 42 pts. 2-3
4. David Vuillemin 34 pts. 4-5
5. Travis Preston 33 pts. 6-4 etnies
6. Nicholas Wey 29 pts. 7-6 etnies
7. Kevin Windham 29 pts. 5-8
8. Jeff Dement 24 pts. 11-7
9. Davi Millsaps 23 pts. 9-10
10. Josh Summey 18 pts. 12-12

YoT taking over the podium!

Motocross Lites Overall Results

1. Mike Alessi 50 pts. 1-1
2. Brett Metcalfe 38 pts. 5-2 etnies
3. Andrew McFarlane 38 pts. 4-3 etnies
4. Joshua Grant 34 pts. 3-7 etnies
5. Ryan Villopoto 33 pts. 2-10
6. Andrew Short 30 pts. 9-4
7. Christopher Gosselaar 26 pts. 10-6
8. Michael Brown 23 pts. 11-8 etnies
9. Billy Laninovich 21 pts. 16-5 etnies
10. Thomas Hahn 19 pts. 8-15 etnies

Deegan Out with a Hurt Knee

Photo: HamOnRye

Deegan hurt his knee on Saturday during the first practice at Hangtown and will be out for the race today. Just before the finish line he landed off a jump into a rut and went over the bars. Brian says he hopes to be back next weekend for High Point. We'll keep ya posted...

Deegan Goes 1 - 1

Another trophy for the collection

Deegan headed out to Hangtown a little early to get in some practice before the big opening weekend. He raced yesterday and hole-shotted both motos, pulled away from the pack and won both motos for the overall. Hell yeah! Deegs has the track dialed so watch out!

Wey on tha Mic

Check our boy Nick Wey over at TransWorld with a video interview and a lil' riding footage.

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Racer X Films

Racer X is venturing into the video world with their new site racerxfilms.com. Go check out some of their first videos online and add it to your bookmarks as they'll be adding videos weekly with the good stuff you can expect from the crew at Racer X.

The Great Outdoors

Summer is finally here! Well, almost...but you know summer is near when the AMA Outdoor Motocross series starts, and this weekend it kicks off at Hangtown! Make sure to check out the Live Webcast every Sunday morning and watch it the week after on OLN. And, as always, check back to etnies moto for post-race updates, photos and all kinds of random junk.

Here's a couple good bookmarks you might want to check out this season:

• AMA Motocross Schedule with Live Webcast Links
• AMA Motocross Schedule and OLN TV Schedule
• Live Timing
• Motocross sites with RSS feeds
• Braap Braap! (Play it while you're listening to the Webcast!)

Pre Prequel Practice

Brian Deegan
Photo: HamOnRye

I was checking out photos tagged with "motocross" on Flickr today and found some some sick shots of etnies pros Josh Grant and Brett Metcalfe out at Glen Helen getting ready for the outdoor season and The Prequel this weekend. Even Brian Deegan, who is in full training mode for his big come back to outdoor motocross, was out there burning some laps with the best of 'em.

Take a peek at the rest of the photos right here.

The Amazing Flying Super Cock!

Who is the Super Cock?

A big fast food chain, arguably the “King” of “Burgers” (hint hint), has been hard at work on their newest commercial campaign which will air this summer and feature the amazing, high-flying Super Cock (or something like that). It just so happens that the filming location was right down the street from etnies headquarters and even a couple etnies riders were hired on as stuntmen...or as Mulisha put it, "Stunt Cocks".

After seeing all the funny sh!t they were filming all day and helping ourselves to all the free catered food we could stomach, well, we can't wait to see the final commercial, it’ll be funny!

Supercross In V-Town!

Who woulda thought? The Supercross title came down to the final round in Las Vegas, with only five points separating the top three and a tie between Reed and Carmichael! etnies rider Nick Wey collected his Toyota Tundra, Weekend Warrior trailer and $25,000 for top privateer honors this season. Nick took seventh in Vegas final after having problems stalling in his heat race and the semi-final, which forced him to transfer out of the LCQ. Nick finished off the season in fifth place overall.

Grant and Alessi battling it out before Grant went down.

Travis Preston finished off the season with a strong showing in fifth place; Check him out charging straight as an arrow through the whoops.

Tommy Hahn rode to his second podium of the year taking third place over his etnies/Sobe Samsung teammate Josh Grant. Early on Josh was battling up front with Alessi--Josh passed Alessi in the whoops and Alessi fired back with a block pass. Two turns later Josh went for an aggressive pass before the triple, but he ended up falling and got hung up on a tuft block. Josh remounted and made it back up to fourth place.

The racing was fun to watch live and in person, but how was it Live on SPEED? Did anyone get a chance to watch it?

Check out the Vegas Supercross Photo Gallery for some more shots from the finals.

Supercross Results

1. James Stewart
2. Ricky Carmichael
3. Chad Reed
4. Kevin Windham
5. Travis Preston etnies
6. Nicholas Wey etnies
7. Ivan Tedesco
8. Josh Demuth
9. Brock Sellards
10. Heath Voss

Final Supercross Points

1. Ricky Carmichael 338
2. James Stewart 336
3. Chad Reed 336
4. Ivan Tedesco 255
5. Nicholas Wey 249 etnies
6. Michael Byrne 228
7. Travis Preston 207 etnies
8. Ernesto Fonseca 125
9. Ryan Clark 118
10. Mike LaRocco 108 etnies
11. Timmy Ferry 108 etnies
12. Jason Thomas 107
13. Jeff Gibson 99
14. Kevin Windham 84
15. Tyler Evans 77

Final World SX Standings

1. James Stewart 380
2. Ricky Carmichael 365
3. Chad Reed 354
4. Ivan Tedesco 292
5. Nicholas Wey 286 etnies
6. Michael Byrne 259
7. Jason Thomas 193
8. Jeff Gibson 188
9. Ryan Clark 185
10. Tyler Evans 138

Dave Coombs Sr. East-West 125 Shootout Results

1. Andrew Short
2. Mike Alessi
3. Thomas Hahn etnies
4. Joshua Grant etnies
5. Ryan Morais etnies
6. Ryan Villopoto
7. Darcy Lange etnies
8. Robert Kiniry
9. Kyle Partridge
10. Justin Brayton
11. Branden Jesseman etnies
12. Billy Laninovich etnies
13. Kyle Chisholm
14. Jay Marmont
15. Bryan Johnson

Supercross Finale LIVE on SPEED TV!!!

The finale of the greatest Supercross season ever is this Saturday night in Vegas! SPEED Channel is stepping up big and hosting 3.5 hours of LIVE television coverage, including every 125 and 250 heat race, semi-final, last chance qualifier and main event.

It all starts at 10PM ET / 7PM PT.

Have a party, call up some chicks, invite all your friends and watch Supercross LIVE!!! It's going to be a good one!

Josh Grant Stays With Sobe/Samsung Mobile/Honda

Following his extremely successful 2006 Supercross season in which he scored three main event wins, Josh Grant recently signed a renewed, two-year deal to remain on the Sobe/Samsung Mobile/Honda team through 2008.

"I'm really excited to sign on for another two years with the team, "said Josh of his new contract. "I talked briefly with a few other teams that were interested in me, but the whole time I was really hoping to stay where I am at right now. The team has been so good to me so far, and I feel really comfortable there. I have been riding their bikes forever, and feel very natural on the CRF. I was glad they stepped up to continue supporting me, and now I can concentrate on the upcoming outdoor season with no worries about contracts or teams for next year."

The new whip.

On the way home, Grant decided to celebrate by stopping into a Mercedes-Benz dealership to pick up a new ride. His model of choice? A white S550 sedan that he plans of tricking out with some new rims and other goodies.

Naveen Dassanayke will also continue to wrench for Josh as he contests both the SX and MX Lites titles for the next two years with the team. "Naveen has been really instrumental to my success, and I am glad that he will also continue to be a part of my program."

Deegan & Gieger Video

TransWorld came through big with the goods today.
Check out their video section for some riding and interviews with Brian Deegan and Tarah Gieger.

Braaaappppp!!!

etnies Soccer, I mean...Football

I think I like these better than the Lo-Cut Golf! Just kidding, these aren't for real...pretty good PhotoShop job, eh?

Step Uppage!

Who knows what it is or why. Just Step Up!

Nick Wey Interview!

The new Nick Wey bio and interview is online now!

Biggest Gallery Ever!

I don't need to tell you who these guys are, do I?

Plenty more photos have been added to the New York Gallery!

The Best Season Ever?

Photo: TWMX

We got another mudder last weekend in Seattle and it really mixed things up in the series. Who would have thought, that going into the final round, the top three would be within five points and the top two would be TIED!? This has to be the best Supercross season ever, and it's not even over yet—can't wait for Vegas this weekend!

Seattle was a fun race to watch on TV. Nick Wey got the holeshot and rode well the whole time, scoring fifth place. Some little mistakes in the mud cost Wey and allowed etnies/Factory Honda's Travis Preston to capitalize and take over the fourth place spot.

Seattle Supercross Results

Photo: Racer X

1. James Stewart
2. Chad Reed
3. Ricky Carmichael
4. Travis Preston etnies
5. Nick Wey etnies

Supercross Season Standings

1. Ricky Carmichael 316
2. (Tie) Chad Reed 316
3. James Stewart 311
4. Ivan Tedesco 241
5. Nick Wey etnies 234
6. Michael Byrne 228
7. Travis Preston etnies 191
8. Ernesto Fonseca 125
9. Ryan Clark 116
10. Mike LaRocco etnies 108

Supercross Lites West Final Standings

1. Grant Langston 161
2. Andrew Short 153
3. Ryan Villopoto 141
4. Mike Alessi 129
5. Billy Laninovich etnies 125
6. Nathan Ramsey 116
7. Brett Metcalfe etnies 116
8. Paul Carpenter 89
9. Ryan Morais etnies 75
10. Darcy Lange etnies 64