Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Edmonton


Teddy gets some podium time after his second place finish.





Well, this was the first time that the series came to Edmonton and it turned out great. They did a great job with the track and the pits and facilities were top notch. The team had a good weekend, Teddy proved that he would have been a title contender if not for his missed race at Regina and Nick finally broke out of his slump with a fourth in the first moto. Not to mention Brock had his 3rd stratight top 10 weekend and things were definately good for Team Monster Energy/Thor/Leading Edge Kawasaki. Here's a few photos from the weekend.

James Lissimore Photos:



Just like last weekend, Teddy was back on the podium with a second overall.


Nick finally had a good moto at Edmonton, scoring a 4th in moto 1. Unfortunately, a broken wire inside his kill switch left him without a chance of repeating that in moto 2.


Brock had his third straight top 10 weekend with a 10th overall.


Teddy


Brock


Teddy gets interviewed by J.P. Savard of the french sports network, RDS.


Nick


Greg Small, the team's truck driver's son has been travelling all the nationals with his dad, Jim, and racing amatuer day.


Pro Circuit makes these bikes go.


Nick



Teddy


Teddy


Working inside the rig.


Nick's new mechanic is former national racer and Yamaha Team Manager, Jari Heinonen.


Nick


Teddy



The grass pits made for a great layout.


Can't get enough of the grass pits.


Brock and Rob make a few last minute adjustments before practice.


Brock


Nick

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Monster Energy/Thor/Leading Edge Kawasaki at Nanaimo


Teddy gets some TV time with the Monster Girls

Last weekend found the team at Nanaimo BC at the Wastelands Motocross track. With the Leading Edge shop being based in Kamloops this was like a hometown race for everyone and there were lots of family and friends hanging out all weekend.

Also the race would mark the national debut of Leading Edge's intermediate rider, Kohl Canaday and he was solid in his first race, qualifying and even scoring a few points with a 17th in the second moto.

Hometown advantage seemed to work out, even though Nick had never raced here before all three riders placed in the top 10, with Teddy landing on the podium in 3rd and Nick and Brock finishing 5th and 9th respectively. All in all a pretty good day considering Teddy's ankle is still hurting and Nick had troubles in both motos, everyone really rode with a lot of heart today. Brock's second moto holeshot was a thing of beauty, if he can keep doing that there's no reason he can't continue to run up front.

All three riders have stayed out this week and are up in Kamloops at the Leading Edge shop, riding and getting ready for next weekends round in Edmonton. Look for a few photos of that later in the week. For now here's a few shots from Nanaimo.

James Lissimore Photos:




Teddy


Brock


Teddy earned a well deserved third in the second moto


Brock and Nick battling in the second moto


Pat keeps Teddy's bike tuned to perfection


Brock gets ready for the first moto


Nick and Teddy were running together in the first moto


Brock


Brock comes through the pack in the first moto


Nick


It was a little dusty but not as bad as some years


Nick


Brock


The team's amateur rider, Kohl Canaday made his national debut and scored a few points with a 17th in moto 2.


Teddy on the podium.