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Red Bull Ride to the Hills

Photo: TWMX

Our boy Todd Potter was one of the invited riders to this year's Red Bull Ride to the Hills event. This year they hit up the infamous Ocotillo Wells and Glamis for the two day, rider judged contest. TP, being the seasoned Ocotillo Wells veteran that he is, nabbed third place for the day in the mud hills. Nice!

Photo: TWMX

The contest then moved to Glamis where reportedly it was pretty damn windy and shitty. They made due with the conditions and made it happen, though. TP didn't fair as well in the sand as he did in the mud hills. But not because he sucks in the sand, he kicks ass in the sand, but in a standard Potter maneuver, he just might have had a few drinks the night before...it happens.

Well, congrats to Potter on third in Ocotillo and getting some sick shots! Check out the Ride to the Hills web site and TransworldMX for more photos, video and the full rundown.

It's Halloween!

...and whatever debauchery you decide to partake in this Halloween night, just remember that Officer Sklansky is on duty and looking for kids causin' a ruckus, so go cause a ruckus, don't get caught and send us photos!

Deegan Contest Almost over...Enter Now!

The contest that will have some lucky person receiving an etnies hat autographed by Brian Deegan is ending on Wednesday. But that still gives you plenty of time to ENTER because it's so easy to ENTER that a trained marsupial could do it! That's right, a marsupial... but luckily for you wombats, kangaroos and koalas are not eligible to win, so don't worry, you still have a fighting chance over those pouched critters! Enter NOW!

Marsupial fact of the day: The female has two vaginas.

Holiday ME (My etnies)!

Order your ME (My etnies) soon if you want to have 'em delivered before the holiday season! New styles and colors coming soon! You're gonna be stoked!

etnies 20-Year Anniversary Party Gallery!

The etnies skate team and etnies owner, Pierre Andre!

Check out the gallery from last night's etnies 20th Anniversary Party. The Beastie Boys rocked at GvR before the party, thousands of people shared the evening with us and had a great time. Thanks for an amazing 20 years! Get ready for the next 20! Tons more coverage and photos to come so stay tuned!

etnies Two Wheel Tour!

The etnies Two Wheeled Tour is set to thunder down the open roads of the West this November on Harley Davidson motorcycles, and with dirt bikes following along in trailer's, there will be stops in Ocotillo Wells, Cameron, AZ and Dumont Dunes to freeride the best natural terrain spots in the world, with some of the best riders in the world!

etnies team rider's Seth Enslow, Trigger Gumm, Jim McNeil, Dan Pastor, Todd Potter, Derek Garland, Clifford Adoptante and Nicky Danielson will be tearing up the streets and deserts on their two wheeled machines during this week-long foray. etnies invites everyone to fill up their bikes, pack a sandwich and join us on the whole trip, or just meet up with us at one of the stops along the way.

Sponsors: Harley Davidson, Rock Star Energy & Boost Mobile

Here's the Two Wheeled Tour itinerary as of now:
(if you haven't noticed, we're kinda wingin' it!)

November 5-10

Nov. 5
Wake up: In Marina Del Rey
Pick up Harley's: at Bartels' Harley, 8:30 AM
Ride: Harley's to Castaic for Camp Crusty filming
Ride: Harley's from Castaic to Ocotillo Wells and camp (we are camping off Pole Line Rd. - Map)
Party: in the desert and break shit

Nov. 6
Wake up: ride dirt bikes in Ocotillo Wells all morning/afternoon
Leave: pack up camp
Ride: Harley's from Ocotillo Wells to Cameron, AZ
Sleep: possibly camp along the way (it's a long ride)

Nov. 7
Ride: wake up and finish ride to Cameron, AZ if not there yet
Ride: ride dirt bikes all day in Cameron, AZ
Leave: early evening towards the Grand Canyon
Sleep: camp out somewhere around the Grand Canyon

Nov. 8
Ride: Harley's around Grand Canyon area 'til mid-day
Ride: Harley's to Las Vegas
Party: tear it up Vegas style!
Sleep: probably not

Nov. 9
Ride: around Vegas on Harley's
Leave: Vegas to Dumont around noonish
Ride: hopefully get in an evening session at Dumont

Nov. 10
Ride: wake up and ride Dumont in the morning/afternoon
Leave: pack up and head home
The End

If you have any questions/comments/ideas/riding spots/strippers in Vegas, use the Contact Form.

Seen The Holiday '06 etnies Product Yet?

Have you checked out all the newly updated Holiday '06 etnies footwear and clothing? New shoes and colorways! PSP cases! iPod holders! Jeans, hoodies, bags, jackets and more! What's your favortie? Tell us now now now!

Twitch Stopped by the Office Today

Twitch stopped by the etnies office today to put in some work on his upcoming etnies pro shoe! It looks sick! He and his lady Susan also raided the company store for a ton of new etnies goods.

Twitch is now walking around just fine after breaking both legs a few months ago at the Dew Tour. His legs are still a little sore and he has some gnarly scars where his tib-fib popped out of the skin, but he should be back riding again by mid November.

Hats and shirts were autographed, so look out for some product giveaways coming up real soon like.

Download The New Holiday '06 etnies Catalog!

Want the new etnies Holiday '06 catalog? You got it! Just click the image to the left and go crazy!

Win a Deegan Autographed etnies Hat!

Go enter for a chance to win this etnies hat signed by Brian Deegan! We could easily eBay this thing and get rich, but no, we're giving it away just cuz we're rad like that! Two weeks left to enter....

Travis Preston to Sobe/Samsung

Travis Preston announced his new ride for 2007 since his factory Honda contract wasn't renewed. Preston will be riding Supercross only for the Sobe/Samsung Mobile/Honda team in 2007 along side Kevin Windham in the 450F class. That's the next best thing to a factory ride!

Check out the 5 Minutes With... Travis Preston feature over at Racer X and see what Travis has to say about it.

Josh Grant Sweeps the US Open

The US Open marks either the end of one season or the beginning of the next... and which ever way you look at it--beginning of '07 or end of '06--Josh Grant started/ended the season HUGE by sweeping the Lites class on both nights of the Rockstar Energy US Open of Supercross! Josh holeshotted both nights and easily ran away with the wins.

Red Dog looks good on the green machine!

Sobe/Samsung's Jake Weimer also rode really solid with a fourth place finish on Friday night, and he got up on the podium Saturday night in second place. Tommy Hahn, factory Honda's new Lites rider, took third place on Saturday. Congrats!

Timmy Ferry made his debut appearance on his factory Kawasaki at the US Open, proving why he deserved the factory ride with a fifth place finish on Friday and sixth on Saturday. Nice!

Friday the 13th!

Happy Friday the 13th.... Try not to fall down, hurt yourself, go over the bars, loop out, loose your job, get shanked, shot, beheaded, drown, break any bones or die! Good luck and have a nice day.

Pringles & Beer!?

Snack attack!

So just this week I got a bunch of contest entries on homemade postcards taken from beer cartons and Pringles boxes. Hmmm. What does this say about what y'all are doin' in your spare time? Munchies? I dunno, but sounds like some heartburn waiting to happen!

Wey & Chuck Liddell to Sign Autographs

Our boy Nick Wey is going to be signing autographs Friday, October 13 at the US Open in Vegas, from 3:30-5:00PM with his new teammate DV and UFC champ Chuck Liddell for their sponsor Xyience.

Nick won't be riding the US Open because of a shoulder injury from the McGrath Invitational, but with that game face I think he could still kick Liddell's ass!

JMI Wallpapers

TransworldMX just posted up like 30 sweet wallpapers from the McGrath Invitational and a good portion of those shots are of etnies riders Josh Grant and Nick Wey... go download your hearts out, but don't forget about the etnies wallpapers!

Jim McNeil Face Plants - Ouch!

etnies moto rider Jim McNeil crashed last week while riding at his friend's house and broke bones in his forehead, cheek, nose, jaw and eye socket. Yeah, he's gnarly! Get well soon bro. We'll let Jim tell ya what happened...

before...

Here is my story!

I was riding on last Wednesday at my buddy Sheldon Riggs’ house. I was riding every day trying to get ready for the last Mountain Dew stop in Orlando. It was getting towards the end of the day and I was getting tired of doing tricks and just felt like jumping. There was an 80ft step up out of a pit that I was going to hit. The jump was just refaced a week earlier and hadn’t been packed, so the lip was soft and got all blown out real quick.

...after

Sheldon was packing a landing right next to the landing of the dirt step up. I went off the step up and got cross rutted, sending me to land in the soft dirt on the side of the landing. When I landed in the soft dirt it ripped my left hand off and my legs blew off the pegs. I totally swapped out and should have been tossed off the bike, but some how, since my throttle hand was still on the bike, it made me whiskey throttle and it some how stood my bike back up and kept me from crashing. I was pinned out of control and couldn’t let go of the throttle. I went second gear pinned into Sheldon’s truck and didn’t have time to slow down or gain control of my bike.

I didn’t get knocked out, but knew something was wrong. I knew I had been cut, but couldn’t see out of my right eye and couldn’t feel the right side of my face or mouth. Sheldon rushed me to the hospital and that’s when the shock wore off and the pain started to set in. Once I got to the hospital they did a CAT scan which revealed I had fractures throughout he right side of my face and air in my brain. They rushed me to St. Joe's which is the trauma hospital were I was in ICU for two days waiting for the air to release out of my brain.

I had surgery on Saturday which went really good. They put plates and screws throughout my face to fix fractures in my orbital bone (eye socket), fore head, and cheek bone. I felt so much better after surgery and was in a less pain since every thing was lined up and in place. I should start riding in about 4 to 6 weeks, just depending how I feel.

It’s a given in the sport of freestyle motocross that you are going to get hurt and break bones. I just never thought it would be my face I would be breaking. I’ve had a lot of injuries, and this would have to be the most painful and scariest…especially when I got to the second hospital and both my eyes were swollen shut and I couldn’t see.

- Jim McNeil

The McGrath Invitational

The inaugural Jeremy McGrath Invitational went on over the weekend and it was definitely different than anyone had ever seen in a Supercross race. Two 16’ wide freestyle ramps on the course were the biggest changes and made for some interesting first lap battles and some HUGE upside-down whips!

Sobe/Samsung’s Josh Grant was by far the fastest 250F out there, matching the lap times of his teammate Kevin Windham, who swept the event. On both nights Josh took second place to his teammate in the head-to-head racing. Night two saw Josh in a heated head-to-head battle with David Vuillemin for a spot in the final. In the first turn DV almost parked Grant in the first corner and took the lead. Grant stayed right on DV’s tail the entire race... until the last corner when Josh got him back with and aggressive pass and took the WIN!

Josh, underpowered vs. the 450F’s on his 250F, got mediocre starts on both night's Supercross main events and had to work his way to the front. Night one Josh took second to K-Dub and finished just ahead of etnies’ Nick Wey in third.

During qualifying for night two, Nick Wey had a crash in the back rhythm section and (I think) separated his shoulder and had a slight concussion.

Josh Grant took third place in the main event on night two and made a sh!t load of $$$ over the weekend! Congrats!

Deegan Contest!

Enter here for a chance to win this etnies hat signed by Brian Deegan!

Vote 4 Twitch

Vote for Twitch for Best FMX Athlete at the Action Sports Awards coming up December 5th on FOX.

New Photo Gallery

Take a peek at the new Photo Gallery from the Chris Ackerman Poker Tournament and FMX Demo over the weekend.

Remembering Jeremy Carter

In the new Transworld MX they have a cool feature about FMX rider Jeremy Carter who passed away July 4 of this year. The article pays tribute and remembers Carter with some quotes from his best friends, wife, and father, who share some good memories and funny stories about our good friend.

Check it out. If you didn't know Carter you will see why he was such a loved and good guy. If you did know him, well, you already know...