Next up: LACC Series Round #3 - The Angola Bike Rodeo! FLYER HERE |
General Info
This brand new venue will be a ton of fun - race taking
place THIS Weekend May 20th!
Preview video #1 |
video #2.
We'll be inside the main gates of the
LA State Penitentiary. Leave your guns, machetes, and
other weapons at home. Small kitchen knives in your
camper are OK. No alcohol allowed.
You and your children must STAY in the designated
camping area or on the race
course...don't
go around the actual prison camps. We WANT to be invited
back so please follow the specific campground rules for this
very unique venue. There will be a church service Sat.
6pm, a bus will pick up those interested in the LACC
campground at 5:45.
Right: Limited Edition t-shirts available for
$20. Click to enlarge:
Thanks to our two highlighted sponsors
for this round:
Southern Trophy and Chiropractic Spine & Sports!
2012 Sponsors:
Angola Bike
Rodeo update:
We were greeted today with a nice big
campground area with grass cut, several
port-o-lets and trash cans spread out, a
big lake off in the distance, etc.
The trails are looking good and
everything in the woods will be NICE.
The portions of the course out in the
sun will be hard packed so you'll
probably want to go with a
soft/intermediate tire.
The "Little Kids" loop is nice and easy
and the kids stay within site pretty
much the whole time. The practice
course and Big Kids/Women's course is
really fun with some serious elevation
changes.
The practice course is long compared to
normal and you'll get to do an optional
hillclimb!
Make sure to leave early and give
yourself plenty
of time to
get through the main gates because there
is another function taking place at the
prison Sat.
We've already added some good fresh
single track here and there off the main
dozer'd path and will be adding more.
The start grass track will be run every
lap and will be good for the spectators
to watch. BASIC layout of
everything below, we'll try to add
another optional hillclimb if possible.
Riding tip: get your speed up BEFORE the
BASE of a steep hill...then your
momentum will carry you up!
Good AT&T signal here - three 3G bars.
Once again THANKS to the Van Way crew
and Warden Cain!
Since we'll be away from the computer
this Friday prep'ing for LACC Round 3
(The Angola Bike Rodeo) here's an early
weekly flashback for you.
1989...Rick Johnson...250cc USGP at
Unadilla
RJ: "...A lot of guys paced
themselves and I just went out with the
attitude, because I trained that way,
‘go 100% the whole time and while you’re
pushing 100% find areas on the track
where you can relax your hands, relax
your body, and take a couple of
breaths.' So I would use the jumps
and the neutral spots on the downhills
or the uphills when you're in transition
from gassing to braking to relax..."
As usual the W models will wait a year
or so before getting the updated body
work.
The new 450 is no longer "limited
edition".
Pictures of the XC
and W models can be found
HERE.
Kailub Russell interview on RacerX by
Jason Weigandt
HERE.
"...I could tell my upper body was
getting weak toward the last lap.
So I need to pick it up on my end with
weights. I feel like cardio wise I’m
solid though and can maintain the pace
throughout the race..."
Gas Gas Regional
Riders Continue to Strengthen
Championship Runs
Read about
Stephen Edmondson's latest VCCHS Overall
victory, Ben Hobbs, Haydn Franklin, etc.
in GG's latest newsletter
HERE.
Also, make sure to
enter to win a FREE bike!
Left: National Sales Manager Clay
Stuckey at the TN National Enduro. He's
2nd in the A 50+ class.
Southern Talent
24-Hours For Jesus On June 2nd & 3rd 2012, The
Perry Mountain Motorcycle Club will holdtheir 11th annual 24-Hour
Challenge motorcycle race in
Maplesville, Alabama. A 24-hour
motorcycle endurance race on a 10 mile
course of wooded trails, fields,
fire roads, and creek beds where 4 Time
Off Road Champion 10 year old
Jessica DeLee backed by Red Fin Energy
and No Toil Industries will ride
for Team M. O. R. E and compete in the
Iron Woman Class. Jessica has been
riding and competing in off road
motorcycle events since she was 4
years old. She lives in Slidell, LA. and
attends
First Baptist Christian School where she
is
on the honor roll and also attends
Northshore Church. Team MORE which
stands for Motorcycle Out Reach
Evangelism, is a non profit
motorcycle ministry which raises funds
to provide missionaries with reliable
transportation to be able travel and
teach the word of God to remote areas
that would normally take days to reach
in only a few hours.
With a Heart for supporting oversea
missionaries, Jessica will ride for the
sole purpose to raise money to purchase
motorcycles for missionaries to better
equip them to reach more people with The
Gospel of Jesus Christ. If you
would like to donate please make checks
payable to Team MORE and
please note on check Missionary
Motorcycle Fund. Checks can be mailed to
TEAM MORE c/o Gasper Pizzolato 13087
Boeneke Rd. Clinton, LA. 70722. To
learn more about TEAM MORE, you can
email Pastor Doty at
trinityp@bellsouth.net or on line at
www.dirtrider.net/sera. You can also
reach him at home 225-683-8381 or cell
phone 225-244-3088.
Click above for
Shan Moore's Cajun Classic Nat'l Enduro
story in Cycle News.
Brian 'Woody' Pierce of Seat Time has
his Cajun Classic Enduro Report up
HERE: A Comedy of
Errors
Now that we've had
the new 2012 Gas Gas XC 300 for a couple
weeks we've spent enough time on it to
be able to tell you it is SWEET!
Strong motor, more ground clearance,
better overall feel/ergonomics,
easy-to-remove plastic rear subframe,
new shock linkage, etc. Bike comes
standard with Ohlins shock, 48mm
Marzocchi forks, Renthal bars, Magura
hydraulic clutch, nice quality
sprockets/chain, Nissin brakes, etc.
The bike feels great at race pace on
faster/rougher hare scramble style
trails and of course as usual turns
great through the tight stuff.
For those of you who are planning on
attending Round 3 of the LACC Series
this weekend, we'll have the new '12 GG
XC300 on display near the registration
area so you can get a close up look for
yourself!
FIM World MX
Championship GP of Mexico:
MX1 Class Overall:
1. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 1-3
2. Clement Desalle (SUZ) 2-2
3. David Phillippaerts (YAM) 10-1
4. Ken de Dycker (KTM) 3-5
5. Tanel Leok (SUZ) 6-6
MX2 Class Overall:
1. Jeffery Herlings (KTM) 1-1
2. Tommy Searle (KAW) 2-2
3. Jeremy van Horebeek (KTM) 3-3
4. Joel Roelants (KAW) 6-4
5. Christophe Charlier (YAM) 7-5
Mike's Cycle Supply out of Baton Rouge,
LA will be on hand this weekend at The
Angola Bike Rodeo (LACC Series Round 3)
with FREE hot dogs Sunday for lunch! Those planning on
Hotel'ing it should book a room ahead of
time. For
example the Best Western in St.
Francisville is completely booked
already due to graduation, etc.
Word on the street is Michael Williams
from TN will be making Rounds 3 and 4.
Enduro World
Championship Round 4 of 8 - Portugal:
Kailub Russell
(KTM) wins another GNCC and is now tied
with Whibley (YAM) in points.
The big news of the weekend though was
Andrew DeLong (HSQ) with 2nd Overall!
Ken Hill Photos
Limestone 100
GNCC in Springville, Ind. Mullins
was running up front until mechanical
problem. Same goes for Stu Baylor
- he ran into a mechanical problem and
then a crash.
1. Kailub Russell (KTM)
2. Andrew DeLong (HSQ) -XC2
3. Paul Whibley (YAM)
4. Jordan Ashburn (YAM)
5. Thad DuVall (HON)
6. Chris
Bach (YAM)
7. Rory Mead (KTM)
8. Jason Thomas (KTM) XC2 Lites
9. Jed Haines (YAM) XC2
Lites
10. Takeshi Koikeda (KTM)
Flashback Friday
Current LACC
Series Senior A rider, Manny Garza, is
featured in this 1986 Dirt Rider
Magazine article - "Measuring
The Minutemen".
"...The winner is a male in his mid-20s,
is about 5'10" tall and weighs between
163 and 170 pounds. His family
supports his riding competition.
He has earned a high school diploma and
his favorite courses are math, science,
and English...
...but does follow a regular exercise
and training program that includes
running and free-weight training...
...can perform 9.6 pull-ups, can jump
seven feet, 11 inches in the standing
broad jump and has a trunk flexibility
of 5.4 inches beyond the toes...
...The winning
rider has 20/20 vision and excellent
depth perception and reaction time..."
2012 J Day
Offroad Series - Barnes Way GP
Highlights Video by Rob Mitchell
Kevin Windham got
the party started at the SX Awards
Ceremony with "Red Solo Cup". GuyB
Photo
Cajun Classic Nat'l Enduro in Forest
Hill, Louisiana Steve Leivan (KTM) Race Report
- 1st Place 30+A Class.
[pictured here - photo by
AcadianaRacing.com]
Helmet Cam footage
from Alex McRee at the LA Nat'l Enduro
HERE (entire 3rd section).
"...I went with the Maxxis EN front and
it worked extremely well on the hard
packed sections..." Baylor
min. 15:15
Kawasaki
announced Tyla Rattray will be filling
in for the injured Ryan Villopoto on a
450 Outdoors.
Dungey and
KTM might have some competition after
all.
“I’m pumped to race the
450cc class with Monster Energy
Kawasaki,” said Rattray. “I
know both the team, and the bike can win
championships. I couldn’t be more
thankful to everyone allowing me to have
this opportunity.”
Click above to
watch an awesome video of Rory Mead
taking the win at GNCC Rnd 5.
Photo by Krista Shaw
Also, here is
another great video of GNCC
Rnd 5 (Mammoth) by Offroad Viking.
Defending Champ Taddy Blazusiak on his
3rd place finish: "...It
was an eventful night to say the least
and unfortunately didn’t quite go how I
planned. But generally I’m pleased with
the outcome. Initially I found the
course to be a bit of an issue - it was
quite slow and technical. It didn’t
really suit my style..."
Click above for a
small batch of Louisiana Nat'l Enduro
Photos by the AcadianaRacing.com staff.
Alan Randt - the main man behind the
successful National Enduro Series.
Highlights Video
from The Big 8 by the LACC Series Staff.
Congrats to Overall Winner Martin Howell
(KTM).
Filmed with the trusty broken up iPhone.
Watch 'till then very end if you like
bugs. Helmet cam footage via 2012
Gas Gas 300 will be included in the NEXT
video at the new Angola Bike Rodeo
venue!
The LACC Series
congratulates Andy Beebe (HSQ), Jason Harvey
(SUZ), and Evan Shows (KTM) for a third
place finish in the Pro class at the 2012
Off-Road Cup 9Hr Event! Thanks for
representing the series well!
The
LACC Series congratulates Trampas Parker (KTM),
Andy Beebe (KTM), and Stephen Sturges (YAM) for
a second place finish in the Pro class at the
2011 Off-Road Cup 9Hr Event! Thanks for
representing the series well!
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