Chilliwack Arenacross Rounds Three and Four

Brock Hoyer debuted the big Number One plate this weekend.


Another weekend in the books here in Chilliwack and things went pretty good for the team. It would have been nice to grab a win but you can't complain when both Brock and Brady were contenders all weekend long.

Brock grabbed both heat race wins on Saturday and lead half of the Open main before finishing third. I'm sure he'd like to have his MX2 race back as he found himself laying on the ground in the first turn but still, coming back to fifth was a great ride. Brady was looking much better as well after recovering from a bout of the H1N1 virus. He remained in strking distance of the win right to the finish line during Friday's MX2 main and was running the leaders pace in the rest of the races as well. Good to see him rounding into form.

Now the guys get a month off before the series comes back for a single race day on Dec. 19. I'm sure both of them are itching to get a win before this series is over.

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Brock Hoyer had a solid weekend to kick off the 09-10 AX season



Well, the first weekend of the 2009-10 Nex-Trax Canadian Arenacross series kicked off this past weekend at Chilliwack, B.C.'s Heritage Park. The team was out in full force with an All Canadian lineup featuring last year's Lites class Arenacross Champion, Brock Hoyer, as well as Kris Foster and Brady Sheren. With the semi parked inside the Heritage Park's indoor pit area, the team was major focus of attention and fan favorite.

Brock showed right from the first gate drop why he was a champion last year as he, along with Cole Siebler and Kyle Beaton showed to be the class of the field and dominated the podium in all four main events. Unfortunately for Brock, a start gate mishap meant an early jump and a five position penalty for himself and race winner Beaton, bumping his second place finish down to a sixth. Aside from that one dark spot an otherwise succesfull weekend.

The other two riders were in the mix as well, with Kris Foster winning the Head to Head race on Friday night and pocketing the cash. Still recovering from a bad case of the flu, Sheren rode to a pair of fourths in his debut for the team.

Here's a few shots from the weekend.

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Montreal Supercross

Brock Hoyer battles with Brady Sheren for the final podium spot
during Saturday's MX2 main event.


The team raced the world famous Montreal Supercross this weekend with Teddy Maier and Brock Hoyer. After flying in on thursday, everyone got settled in at the Universal Hotel down the road from the stadium...well everyone got settled but Teddy who's suspension got lost by his airline. Luckily it was located and shipped to the hotel before everyone left for the track the next morning.

For Teddy, he'd be riding a 450 as the MX2 class is Canadian only at Montreal. He was taking it seriously and had been practicing his butt off for the last month at his home in Iowa. He definitely wasn't kidding either about working hard as he logged the quickest lap time in both of friday's practice sessions. Brock had injured his knee while practicing a couple weeks before but he got better as the practice sessions progressed, eventually qualifying fourth quickest.

In the main events, both riders had great comeback rides as Brock got a bad start and worked his way up to fourth and almost got third from a fading Brady Sheren but came up a couple corners short. Meanwhile Teddy was involved in a first turn pileup in the MX1 class and had to charge from last all the way up to fifth place, a great ride and a good showing on the big bike. There's no doubt that he would have been in contention for the win if he had gotten a better start.

Here's a few photos from the race.

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We are the Champions!

Teddy Maier is your 2009 Monster Energy CMRC Champion!

Whew, we finally made it. Things were tense as Teddy came into the final round with a 28 point lead. It was enough that you could breath a little easier but not enough that you could relax and expect that things were in the bag. I think I saw Pat double and triple check every part on the bike before the first moto. It was such a relief when he got into second in the first moto and rode it out for the championship. I know how hard Teddy has worked the last couple of seasons as he rode up here in Canada and it's great to finally see him rewarded for all the effort. The Number One sure looks good on his bike!

Brock also had a pretty good day as he had his best ever non-mud finish with a 6th overall on the day. It propelled him into seventh overall so that's a great improvement over last season. I'm sure if he didn't get taken out in the first turn at Kamloops and injure his arm he would have been even higher up the standings. He even decided to ride his 450 on sunday and qualified 10th. That's pretty impressive for a completely stock bike. He didn't end up racing the MX1 class but it shows that he's got a great future in either class.

I felt bad for Nick Evennou, he works really hard but always seems to have something go wrong. This time he got a flat tire while running 3rd in the second moto. Still, he had his share of podiums this year and was a definite improvement over last season. He finished just behind Brock at eighth in the standings, a big improvment over last year.

Now it's off to the Montreal SX for Teddy and Brock. Teddy will be racing a 450 while Brock will be racing a 250 in the All Canadian MX2 class.

Here's a few photos from Walton:

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Teddy in second in the first moto

Brock rode to 6th in moto one

Pat and Teddy celebrate their MX2 Championship

Nick ran strong in the second moto before he suffered a flat tire.

Brock Hoyer battles with a pair of Allisons during moto 2.

Teddy ran in third in moto 2

Nick Evennou

Teddy debutes his new number 1 jersey

Teddy's new number 1 plate

The 2009 MX2 Championship podium

Pat bolts on the new number 1 plate

Teddy debuts his new number

Sand Del Lee

Teddy extended his points lead again this past weekend at Sand Del Lee

Though it seems like just yesterday we were in Kamloops for the kickoff of the 2009 CMRC season, this past weekend we were in Ottawa, Ontario for the second to last round of the season at Sand Del Lee MX park. Though you never want to jinx things, it's looking really good for Teddy as he stretched his lead again atop the MX2 leaderboard with a safe 4th overall. He battled in the lead pack through both motos and was apart of one of the most exciting races we've seen all season.

Now, we've got one race left to go and Teddy's got a 28 point lead. He's worked extremely hard all season so it's great that he's in this position. With all three riders in the top 10 in points it's been a satisfying season for everyone and a great payback for the sponsors who have been behind this team.

Now, everyone is off to Walton in South West Ontario for the grand finale of the season. It's been a great year and hopefully things can build for 2010.

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Nick Evennou

Teddy Maier

Brock Hoyer

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Evennou

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Evennou

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Maier

Hoyer grabbed the second moto holeshot

Maier

Nick's dad gives Brock a helping hand

Winning in Moncton

Teddy took his fourth moto win of the season at Moncton

The series came all the way out to the east coast this weekend for the scenic River Glade National in Moncton, New Brunswick. After last weekend's horrendous mud fest everyone just wanted to forget about the nastiness and move on but Friday we were greeted to another big downpour which brought back a little deja vu as the mechanics tore the bikes apart from the weekend before. Luckily the rain was gone as Saturday morning dawned sunny and nice and by the time the bikes hit the track for practice the conditions were almost perfect.

Moto One was great and a bit of a continuation from last weekend as there were two Leading Edge bikes on the podium again! This time Teddy ran down the competition after a bad start and took the lead and the win unchallenged. He is just on another level from his competition right now and his confidence is growing with every race. To cap things off, Nick finished a strong third to make two straight third places for him. The only down side was Brock took a rock to the knee that injured him but he soldiered on for tenth place.

The second moto again saw Teddy get a bad start, which is rare these days but he put his head down and charged hard again. This time he managed to get up to third, which was enough to give him the overall win and another couple points on his rival, Eric Nye, for the title with only two more rounds to go. Now his lead sits at 19. Nick was also in a podium position in the moto, sitting 4th when he crashed hard. He was able to remount to finish tenth but later went to the hospital to have his injured kidney checked out. Luckily it is only bruised and he should be able to race this weekend. Brock toughed out his injured knee and pulled off a ninth, which gave him 8th overall.

This week, Nick and Brock will be staying out in New Brunswick to continue practicing for next weekend's race at Sand Del Lee in Ontario while Teddy flew home to Iowa to continue his preparation there.

Here's a few photos from the weekend:

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This is what Brock's bike looked like after last weekend's mud fest in Quebec


Luc "Frenchie" Cahouette looks at his bucket of bolts that used to be a KX250F

Pat O'Connor made a bet with Brock last week, betting that if Brock finished top 2 he could cut his hair. Well he did and at Moncton Brock got to work.

His "Chuck Liddell" hair cut is what he came up with

Greg Small also got in on the bet and the terms were that he had to score points in the moto. Well, he pulled off after two laps so he also got the clippers.

Pat "Liddell" cheers on his rider

Nick gets ready to head out

Brock tears up the loamy soil

Teddy was quickest in the morning practice session

Nick finished a solid 3rd in the first moto

Teddy had to work back from a sub par start

Nick

Brock hurt his knee but still finished tenth

Teddy topped the podium at Moncton with his second overall win of the season

Teddy gets some TV time in front of the characteristically large Moncton crowd

Nick gets his time in front of the lens

Two Leading Edge bikes on the podium for the second straight week

Rainy days in Ste. Thecle

Brock(l) and Nick both made the podium at Ste. Thecle.


At the Canadian Nationals we're always due for at least one mud race and this weekend at Ste. Thecle, Quebec we got it and got it bad. The track was not too bad in the morning and looked like it might be half decent but by the time the qualifiers rolled around the clouds had opened up and a deluge would be released that would not let up for the rest of the day.
It actually turned out to be a bit of a mixed blessing for the Leading Edge team. The day would end with both Brock Hoyer and Nick Evennou on the podium and Teddy made up more valuable points on his rival for the championship, Eric Nye.
With the race shortened to one moto due to the weather conditions, it was all or nothing and Brock lead the way, grabbing the holeshot ahead of his teammate Nick and the pair proceded to gap the rest of the field. Nick got by and lead for a few laps before falling and letting Brock back around. Then it was his turn to fall over but luckily be remounted in second and held it all the way to the line. It was the first podium for Brock who's shown lots of speed this year but not a lot of luck so far. Nick managed to work his way back up to third and Teddy got sixth so it was a great day for the team.
Now we're off to Moncton, a round that Nick won two years ago so he's excited to try and get his first win of the season.

Here's a few shots from Ste. Thecle:

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Nick breaks out the Thor mud gear for practice


The conditions weren't too bad in the first practice


Even the mechanics were still clean by that point


By the time the first qualifier rolled around the rains were in full force


Brock and Teddy(far left) both got a good jump off of the gate


Brock took the holeshot ahead of Nick and the two began to distance themselves from the pack.

The track just got worse and worse as the moto wore on

There were several lakes across the track by this point.

Brock after the moto

Nick has a mud facial

Brock makes his first podium appearance

Brock's mechanic, "Frenchie", was dirty but happy

Nick