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Spring e-Collection!

Check out the new e-Collection footwear in the etnies online store!

NASCAR Mulisha Demo Video & more...

Check this cut & paste video I made from the Mulisha NASCAR demos over the weekend at the California Speedway. It was Potter, Ox and Fluffer on hand for Friday's show, and Potter, Ox, Twitch and Deegan riding Saturday and Sunday.

There's a Deegan interview at the end of the video...

On Sunday Potter broke his bar clamp bolt on his Honda upon landing a little low on the ramp, and he somehow pulled it off without falling. No biggy. Potter just borrowed Twitch's YZ, made a couple runs at the ramp, started hitting the jump and after a couple jumps was throwing all his tricks!

Who the hell just jumps on someone else's bike, let alone a different brand (Yamaha), and hits a ramp-to-ramp! Nutty!

More photos in the photo gallery...

...and a new Twitch wallpaper.

Deegan, Twitch & Potter at NASCAR

Deegan, Twitch and Potter are going to be riding in front of over 100,000 people this weekend at NASCAR. So, break out the NASCAR Sunblock and Norco neck warmer, grab a Bud, and watch a bunch of cars make left turns all day and check out the Mulisha jump shows. I can only imagine it'll be a good time.

Riders: Deegan, Twitch, Potter, Ox & Fluffer.

Here's a schedule for the weekend:

Friday 2-23-07
12:00pm-12:20pm - Mulisha demo
2:00pm-2:20pm - Mulisha demo
3:00pm-3:20pm - Mulisha demo
4:00pm-5:00pm - Mulisha demo (Autograph session immediately following show)
5:15pm-5:35pm - Mulisha demo

Saturday 2-24-07
12:00pm-12:20pm - Mulisha demo
2:00pm-3:00pm - Mulisha demo (Autograph session immediately following show)
3:30pm-3:50pm - Mulisha demo

Sunday 2-25-07
8:00am-8:20am - Mulisha demo
9:00am-9:20am - Mulisha demo (Autograph session immediately following show)
11:00am-11:20am - Mulisha demo

etnies in the Midst of Chaos!

Hangin' out in Laguna Beach last weekend and some altercations went down between drunk people. Road cones got thrown at cars, bouncers got crazed, cops arrived, and I snapped a photo of this dude with an etnies shirt while the police lights blazed. Oh, the drama!

Some New Wallpapers!

Check it out... a couple new moto wallpapers from San Diego. Enjoy.

Tim Ferry 2nd at San Diego Supercross!

Tim Ferry took second place at the San Diego Supercross over the weekend! Red Dog keeps steppin' it up every weekend and who knows, maybe a win is in the cards for him if he gets a good start and paces Reedy...that would be sick!

450F Results
1. Chad Reed
2. Timmy Ferry etnies
3. Kevin Windham
4. Ivan Tedesco
5. James Stewart
6. Michael Byrne
7. Heath Voss
8. Paul Carpenter
9. David Vuillemin
10. Travis Preston etnies

Weimer holeshotted his heat race and held off Villopoto for the first four laps!

YoT's Jason Lawrence got a top five start in the main event and gradually chipped away at the riders up front. With a few laps to spare, J-Law moved into second place where he would finish for the night.

Jake Weimer placed seventh and held on to his third place overall points while his teammate Josh Grant had a lot of bad luck in the main and finished in 13th.

250F West Results
1. Ryan Villopoto
2. Jason Lawrence etnies
3. Chris Gosselaar
4. Josh Hill
5. Josh Hansen
6. Martin Davalos
7. Jake Weimer etnies
8. Troy Adams
9. Michael Lapaglia
10. Kyle Cunningham etnies
11. Dusty Klatt
12. Matthew Lemoine
13. Josh Grant etnies
14. Joaquim Rodrigues
15. Kyle Partridge

Moto this Weekend...

Supercross is in San Diego this weekend, so that means there are a bunch of autograph signings and demos going on leading up to the race. Today you can check out Jim McNeil and Derek Garland riding at Southbay Motorsports in Chula Vista from 4-7PM. In between freestyle sessions you can get autographs and stuff from team Yamaha's Grant Langston, YoT's Kyle Cunningham and Jason Lawrence, and many others. Try to make it down there if you can.

Chaz ripping!

And Just up the road at 6:00PM today Twitch, Deegan, Faisst, Team Rock Star, Team Richardson's RV and more will be hanging out and signing autographs at Escondido Cycle Center.

Of course Supercross is on Saturday. If you're not going, then make sure to listen to the webcast and watch the next day coverage on Sunday, 6:00PM EST on SPEED...check the TV schedule.

etnies and Mulisha mini team rider, 8 year old Chaz Vasquez is going to be riding in the KTM Junior Supercross race at San Diego this weekend. So instead of going to get a beer, stand up and cheer your azz off for Chaz...he will be the kid out front taking the checkered flag!

WIN A New Honda CR250!

How would you like to win and own a brand new custom Honda CR250 similar to the ones ridden by both Brian Deegan and Ronnie Faisst? Now’s your chance – all you have to do is purchase a limited edition Chris Ackerman t-shirt available exclusively at ArsensalMX.com. For every t-shirt purchased, you will be automatically entered into a drawing for the Honda motorcycle. The more t-shirts you purchase, the better your chances could be of winning the CR250. It’s that easy! The winner will be picked and announced on ArsenalMX.com on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17), which also marks the four year anniversary of Chris’ crash.

In addition, all proceeds collected from the purchased t-shirts will be donated to help riders with Spinal Cord Injuries including Chris Ackerman, Ernesto Fonseca and James Marshall.

Chris Ackerman broke the C-2 in his vertebrae while riding his dirt bike on March 17, 2003 in Dumont Dunes. The accident left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Since then Chris has received an innumerable amount of support and help from friends and the industry. He wants to turn a negative into a positive and give back to those that have helped him and share similar Spinal Cord Injuries. Chris would like to thank the following for making this bike giveaway possible: etnies Shoes, Honda USA, Works Connection, Renthal, FMF Racing, Universal Motocross, Factory Effex, Pro Wheel Racing Components, Race Tech Suspension, SoBe/No Fear Energy Drink, Oakley, Balls Deep Boxers, Vestal Watches, Metal Mulisha, Throwdown Industries, Bike Work and, last but not least, ArsenalMX.com.

For more information on Spinal Cord Injuries and Chris Ackerman, please visit his website – www.chrisackerman.com

Twitch and Potter Video...

Check out TransWorld for a bad-ass video from Twitch's new house. Twitch's interview is cool, the riding is good, too...but about half way through, Todd Potter does one of the sickest things on a dirt bike in a while... rolls up a wall, airs out a little bit, rolls out fakie and pops it back around BMX style! Sick!

You gotta check it.

Wanna Win an Autographed Twitch Shirt?

So you wanna win an etnies shirt signed by Twitch, right? Check out last week's Racerhead on Racer X and find out how...

Mulisha FMX Challenge

It's official, Derek Garland is a blogging dork now! Check out his new site, garlandfmx.com, for some photos and news from the recent Metal Mulisha FMX event in Redmond, OR, with Twitch, Faisst, Potter, Homan and more. Show some love and leave him some comments!

Photos from Casa de Twitch

Twitch

Lutes from TransWorld MX got some sick shots from Twitch's new pad and jumps. Check it!

Also, check Twitch's new etnies interview...

Potter

Houston Supercross!

Photo: TransWorld MX

Houston was yet another solid showing for the etnies guys. Timmy Ferry was on the podium for the second week in a row and Jason Lawrence and Josh Grant took second and third place respectively in the 250F class!

Ferry grabbed the holeshot in the main and battled up front with Kevin Windham, while Timmy's Kawasaki teammate James Stewart and Yamaha's Chad Reed both started a little ways back. Stewart and Reed eventually made their way past Ferry and Windham, which left a battle for the final podium spot between the two.

Photo: TransWorld MX

Ferry was in fourth with only a couple laps to go and gaining ground on Windham. With mounting pressure from Ferry, Windham made a mistake out of a corner, hit a tuft block and Ferry moved into third place for his second straight podium appearance! Nice!

450 Results
1. James Stewart
2. Chad Reed
3. Timmy Ferry etnies
4. Kevin Windham
5. Travis Preston etnies

450 Overall Points
1. James Stewart 147
2. Chad Reed 126
3. Tim Ferry 110 etnies
4. Michael Byrne 88
5. Kevin Windham 84
6. Travis Preston 76 etnies
7. Ricky Carmichael 69
8. Heath Voss 69
9. Ivan Tedesco 66
10. David Vuillemin 62

In the 250F class Jason Lawrence got a great start while Villopoto got the holeshot...the battle was on! J-Law made an aggressive move on Villopoto early on for the lead, but Villo soon got him back with hard pass. About five lasp in Villopoto got tangled up with a lapped rider and went down, handing Lawrence a solid lead. But Lawrence stopped riding as aggressively once out front and eventually Villopoto caught up and passed him for the win. Josh Grant was in the mix some of the time and finished in third, even said himself that he rode too conservatively to run with Villopoto and Lawrence.

Racer X has an interview with J-Law up...you should check it out.

Photo: Racer X

250F Results
1. Ryan Villopoto
2. Jason Lawrence etnies
3. Josh Grant etnies
4. Josh Hill
5. Martin Davalos
6. Jake Weimer etnies
7. Matt Lemoine
8. Kyle Cunningham etnies
9. Chris Gosselaar
10. Troy Adams

250F Overall Points
1.Ryan Villopoto 147
2. Jason Lawrence 113 etnies
3. Jake Weimer 89 etnies
4. Josh Grant 84 etnies
5. Chris Gosselaar 77
6. Matt Lemoine 77
7. Josh Hansen 71
8. Josh Hill 70
9. Steve Boniface 61
10. Troy Adams 58
11. Kyle Cunningham 55 etnies

The Twitch Interview

Chapman stopped by Twitch's pad the other day and they sat down for a little interview.

New sponsors, new bikes, new etnies shoe on the way and more... check it out!

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Peeps!

This is Pepe...nicknaked Peeps. He rides for etnies. Check his new kicks...keeping his feet warm in the Washington DC snow.

OH Look, Some New Wallpapers

Check out 5 new moto wallpapers from Anaheim 3...

Spring Collection!

Ferry, Grant and Lawrence on the Podium!

A HUGE congratulations to etnies riders Tim Ferry, Josh Grant and Jason Lawrence for kicking ass this weekend in Anaheim! Three out of six guys on the podium rock etnies! Nice!

Ferry got his first Supercross podium in, well, he doesn't even know how long! It's been a while. Officially it's his second podium this season since Wey was DQ'd for fuel at Anaheim 2 and Ferry's fourth place finish was bumped up to third...but this weekend it was legit. Solid starts all night and riding super consistent did the trick for ol' Red Dog, and you can count on some more for sure!

Check out Timmy's post-race interview at Racer X.

The Lites class was going nuts! A red flag on lap one of the 250F main, caused by Sobe/Samsung's Jake Weimer crashing, lead to the restart. With a busted chin and blood all over the place, Jake toughed it out, made it to the restart and ended up finishing sixth in the main...way to salvage those points! Jake is still third overall in the 250F West points!

Josh Grant got a solid start (on both of them) and quickly moved into second place behind Villopoto. That's basically how it went for the rest of the race for Grant...he put his head down for 15 laps and brought her home for his third podium in a row!

Jason Lawrence also made his third podium appearance of the year--each one for the home crowd in Anaheim... A1, A2 & A3! But it didn't come easy for him. While the restart was great for Jake Weimer, it wasn't so great for Lawrence. Lawrence was in second place on the first lap, right on the tail of Hansen with Villopoto buried mid-pack, until it was red flagged. It could well have been J-Law's first dub'ya, but it wasn't in the cards.

On the restart Jason was the one with the mid-pack start and had to battle his way through the pack, past guys like Hansen, Gosselaar and Davalos, for third place--his third Anaheim podium and what I like to call, the "Anaheim hat trick!" It has nothing to do this stupid ducks either.

Snapple Fact: Only Stewart, Reed, Villopoto and Jason Lawrence pulled off the "Anaheim hat trick" this year...

250F Main Event
1. Ryan Villopoto
2. Josh Grant etnies
3. Jason Lawrence etnies
4. Josh Hill
5. Josh Hansen
6. Jake Weimer etnies
7. Chris Gosselaar
8. Kyle Partridge
9. Kyle Cunningham etnies
10. Matt Lemoine

450F Main Event
1. James Stewart
2. Chad Reed
3. Tim Ferry etnies
4. Nick Wey
5. Michael Byrne
6. Nathan Ramsey
7. Kevin Windham
8. Heath Voss
9. Paul Carpenter
10. Ivan Tedesco
11. Travis Preston etnies

etnies & Pepper Contest!

Kona, Hawaii's favorite sons make their long-awaited Atlantic/East West Records debut with their fourth studio album, No Shame. It's a bold artistic leap forward for the Island-born-and-bred, California-based trio. No Shame defines what Pepper is all about.

"No Shame is different from the other albums we've done because we had so much artistic freedom," says singer-guitarist Kaleo Wassman. "We had plenty of room to explore the range of possibilities of the band, which was so much fun to do."

With the band's trademark penchant for the musically unpredictable firmly in place, No Shame is indeed a tasty and rewarding blend of styles and sounds unlike anything Pepper has recorded before. The 18-track collection, which was recorded over the better part of a year, in a variety of SoCal studios with no less than 4 producers, is triumphant culmination of months of hard work that began on the road in the summer of 2005.

To celebrate the release of No Shame, etnies and Pepper are teaming up to give you some free goodies. Fill out the form for your chance to win a free pair of etnies, a Pepper CD and a Pepper T-shirt! Good luck!