Wednesday July 25th 2007, 11:52 am
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Enjoy MFG July 21/22 Agassiz, BC
Sheren and Northrop take CMA National titles!
The Canadian Motorcycle Association (CMA) held their annual National Championships this past weekend in scenic Agassiz, BC. The CMA format is a 4 moto format per class, held over 2 days to determine a National Champion, and each moto is 20 minutes long. The rider turnout was lower than expected with the amount of rain in the area during the week, and the prediction of heavy rain for the weekend. Fortunately, all of the rain fell during the overnight hours and the track was in great shape for racing each day. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday July 24th 2007, 3:52 pm
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MX News 
We would like to welcome our Team Riders #31 Tyler Lang and #78 Sader Martin to the ENJOY MFG family!
Tuesday July 24th 2007, 10:35 am
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Enjoy MFG Team Solitaire/Kingdom/FLY Racing Honda Event Update
Lakewood, Colorado
July 22nd, 2007
The 2007 Toyota AMA Motocross National Series visited picturesque Lakewood, Colorado this past weekend for round seven of the twelve race campaign. Residing at the base of the Rocky Mountains, Lakewood is over 6,000 feet in elevation. This poses challenges for both the riders and the mechanics, as it is much more difficult for the athletes as well as the motorcycles to perform at the same level as at sea level. We were looking forward to the challenge as we entered the second half of the 2007 National Series. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday July 24th 2007, 10:34 am
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Enjoy MFG July 21/22 Agassiz, BC
Sheren and Northrop take CMA National titles!
The Canadian Motorcycle Association (CMA) held their annual National Championships this past weekend in scenic Agassiz, BC. The CMA format is a 4 moto format per class, held over 2 days to determine a National Champion, and each moto is 20 minutes long. The rider turnout was lower than expected with the amount of rain in the area during the week, and the prediction of heavy rain for the weekend. Fortunately, all of the rain fell during the overnight hours and the track was in great shape for racing each day. Read the rest of this entry »
Wednesday July 18th 2007, 11:18 am
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Enjoy MFG Team Solitaire/Kingdom/FLY Racing Honda Event Update
New Berlin, NY
July 15th, 2007
The grassy hills of Upstate New York came alive this past weekend and played host to round six of the 2007 AMA Motocross National Series. With a full roster of riders, Team Solitaire/Kingdom/FLY Racing Honda was raring to go and looking forward to a great weekend of racing action. Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday July 12th 2007, 11:36 am
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Enjoy MFG Calgary, Alberta July 8th
MX1 Round 5 / MX2 Round 3
It was perfect racing weather this weekend and the track was in great shape. The track featured lots of elevation changes, big jumps, and was rough with lots of ruts. Saturday practice went well, with “Norcal” setting the fastest lap in MX 1, ( http://www.racerxcanada.com/news/3576/calgary-practice-update/ ) while Brady was 8th in MX2.
There was some unfortunate timed qualifying confusion on Sunday with several of the top ten MX2 riders, Brady included. Obviously, everyone knows that there is no track cutting to improve lap times, and these riders took off on the first lap and took a short cut to avoid the pack, but were promptly black flagged and disqualifed from their qualifying session, and had to ride the LCQ to get into the main race. Even though the first lap does not count, they still enforced this rule, and Brady ended up having to start the first moto in the back row.
Even with a back row start, Brady moved quickly into the top 15 midway through the first lap, but the track was watered after the sighting lap, and Brady went down in a puddle. He remounted dead last in 40th and way back, completely covered in mud. He charged hard and about 4 laps from the end was already in 15th place, and it looked like he could possibly even get up near the top ten, but then he had another incident. On the far side of the track there is no track fencing or marking whatsoever, and there is a dangerous steep embankment that Brady went down while trying to make a pass. Him and his bike went off the edge and tumbled about 60 feet down the cliff, ending up stuck in the bushes. It took 5 track workers and a quad to pull it out. He was unhurt, but had to climb his way up like a rock climber! DNF for moto 1 and even worse, no points.
In moto 2, Brady had 39th gate pick way on the outside, but got a good jump and salvaged a mid pack start from way out there. On the first lap he came around in 18th, and moved up quickly and was 11th the next time by. He worked his way up to 9th and thats where he finished, good enough for 14th overall and that leaves him in 10th overall in the series with one round to go in Nanaimo this weekend.
For Jeff Northrop, the first moto was going well, and Jeff ran third ahead of series leader Paul Carpenter for about 20 minutes, then the bad luck struck and Jeff had to pull out with a flat front tire. Carpenter ended up second in that race, and Jeff was disappointed to miss out on what would have been another podium finish for sure.
Moto 2 went better, and Jeff raced hard in 5th place for much of the moto, and made a great effort to catch the 3rd and 4th place guys but couldn’t quite get it done, and ended the race in 6th, good enough for 14th overall. Jeff is a fan favourite and is a proven top 5 racer, and his quick wit keeps us all amused, even when things don’t go as well as they should.
Both riders are signing a lot of autographs, and giving away a lot of posters, stickers, and Denny’s coupons.
Now on the way home the Fun Mover broke down and is stuck in Kamloops with a broken tranny, so they may have to race out of a pickup this week in Nanaimo. Hopefully, the bad luck is over and we are hopeful for some good results this weekend.
Rick Sheren
President
Sixsixone/Mechanix Wear Canada
Ph. (604)278-5775
Fax (604)278-5515
Cell (604)377-5127
rsheren@telus.net
Saturday July 07th 2007, 6:19 pm
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Enjoy MFG Buchanan, Michigan
RED BUD
July 1st, 2007
Red Bud is synonymous with great racing, outrageous fans and an unreal
track. 2007 would once again prove to be a spectacular event, as
facility improvements gave the course a “golf course” feel and more
than 20,000 spectators funneled in to watch Ricky Carmichael win his
final Red Bud event.
Team Solitaire was representing strong this weekend with myself in the
450cc Motocross class and Ricky Renner contesting the ultra-competitive
250F Lites category. It was shaping up to be a great weekend and we
were excited to take to the perfectly prepared track.
Ricky Renner: Ricky has been improving every time he climbs aboard his
JR Boyd-prepared Honda CRF250R. After a few impressive practice
sessions, Ricky was sitting with the 10th fastest lap time in the Lites
class. He had a great gate on the inside and was poised to post the
best finish of his young career.
Moto 1: The gate dropped and Ricky rocketed out of the gate on the far
inside. He didn’t have the best jump but kept it pinned through the
first few turns and emerged just inside the top twenty at the finish of
lap one. Over the next 30 minutes he rode the best I have seen him
ride all year, passing guys like Kelly Smith, Andrew McFarlane and
Joaquim Rodrigues. His lap times never wavered and at the checkered
flag he was all over Chris Gosselaar for tenth, but would have to
settle for a career best 11th place moto finish
Moto 2: Ricky was pumped between motos and was really looking forward
to backing up his first moto performance. This time his start was
really bad after getting caught up in some first turn carnage. He
looked to be moving through the pack quickly as he dropped out of my
sight. When the pack re-emerged Ricky was nowhere to be found. He had
caught his foot in a deep rut causing it to rotate outward. He pulled
out of the moto early and had Dr. John Bodnar, from the Asterisk Mobile
Medical Unit, x-ray and assess the damage. It turned out to be a
sprain, so thankfully no bones were broken. Ricky is starting therapy
Monday morning in hopes of getting back on the bike early next week.
Only time will tell if he will be in for Unadilla, but the initial
signs look good.
Overall: Ricky’s 11/DNF were still enough to secure 16th overall for
the weekend. Congratulations to Ricky for a hard-fought finish in moto
one. Very soon we will be seeing Ricky in the top ten.
Ryan Clark: I came into the weekend with a great attitude and looking
to turn my season around. My practice sessions went a little better
this week, but I was still only able to muster the 22nd fastest time,
thus awarding me 22nd pick to the gate. I usually ride better in the
races than I do in practice, so I was not worried.
Moto 1: I snuck a far inside gate but botched the jump and got pinched
out pretty early entering the first corner. Somehow, a nice hole
opened up and I shot through it passing probably half the pack. I
believe I was right around 20th in the third corner when I hit another
rider’s bike in the first lap chaos. The impact was hard enough to
bend my front brake rotor badly and slow the rotation of the front
wheel, along with taking out my ability to use the front brake. I rode
as hard as I could, but had a few close calls when the wheel would slow
up in the air over some of the bigger jumps. I finished the moto out
in 23rd and headed back to the truck to fix the damaged rotor and
prepare for the next moto.
Moto 2: I was again on the inside for the start but this time had a
much better jump off the line. I was following Antonio Balbi through
the first corner but he hit a soft patch of dirt and was ejected over
the bars. I was slowed for a moment and lost a lot of positions, but
rebounded quickly and tried to move back up. This would not be my day,
however, as I was just unable to make up time quickly enough to get
myself in a points paying position. I struggled with finding a rhythm
and made far too many mistakes. I was really disappointed with the way
I rode in this moto, as I love this track and have done well here in
the past.
Overall: My 23/22 moto tally awarded me 26th overall on the weekend.
Upcoming Events: We have another off weekend coming up before resuming
in Unadilla, NY on July 15th. Everyone has returned home and we will
be busy in the shop over the next week-and-a-half preparing for our
upcoming three race swing. As Ricky continues to improve and gain
confidence, I am expecting some big things from our rookie rider. I am
busy searching for the speed I had at Hangtown and will do my best to
get back up to top-ten pace for the rest of 2007.
Thank you to everyone for your continued support and encouragement.
Happy Independence Day!
Best Regards,
Ryan Clark
Team Solitaire/Kingdom/FLY Racing Honda
Saturday July 07th 2007, 6:18 pm
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MX News Ricky Renner is the Racer X “Rider of the week” this week!
Check it out!
He is also featured on Racer X Films
Great Job Ricky !!!!!