Arenacross Wrap Up - Brock takes the Open title

Brock took the win during Saturday's Open main event and took the Championship



Well, another series is in the books and what a roller coaster it was. After the last 2 rounds it looked like Teddy would wrap up the title as he had a comfortable lead in both classes. Well, as we all know with racing, nothing is for certain untill the final checkered flag falls. Teddy ended up breaking his leg while riding back home and just like that he was out. Luckily, Jeremy Medaglia was able to be recruited for the weekend and he did a great job. Considering he had never ridden an arenacross before it was tough to guess how he would do. Amazingly enough, he hopped on Teddy's bike and didn't even need a clicker adjusted. Not only that, he swept both main events on Friday night, his first ever ax race. Things didn't go as well on Saturday, as he got a flat tire in the Lites main but still he bounced back to finish second behind Brock in the Open main. Not bad for someone who got a last minute call up to come out and race a bike he'd never ridden before.

With Teddy out, Brock would end up being the man to carry the team in the Championship and he rose to the ocassion. He would end up being the best overall rider for the weekend, reeling off 3 straight second place finishes, winning the Head to Head race on Saturday and then capping it all off with the final win in the Open class. The win gave him the Open class championship as well. All in all a great series for him.

Kris Foster was also racing for the team. Despite not having a chance to ride much lately he still did pretty good. He finished fourth in both of the Lites main events and that was good enough to give him third overall in the Championship.

Here's a few photos from the weekend.

James Lissimore Photos:


Rick Foster and Pat O'Connor rush to change Jeremy's flat tire after the Lites main event.


Jeremy Medaglia was on fire all weekend in his fill in ride.


Missy Hackett finished second in the Ladies class.


Foster bangs bars with Colton McLean


Darcy Lange(09) was a suprise guest for the teams opening ceremonies parade lap.


Brock was the most consistent rider of the weekend.


Foster


Medaglia


Hoyer


Foster


Medaglia


Jeremy and Brock share the podium on Friday.


Missy Hackett


Jeremy gets interviewed after taking the win on Friday night


Hoyer


Medaglia


Jeremy Medaglia with his new ride.


Friday's Factory Rider for a Day winners pose with the team.

Nex Trax Arenacross Series Weekend Number Two

The team celebrates a successfull weekend.



Well, another weekend is in the books as the team was back in Chiliwack for Rounds 3 and 4 of the Nex-Trax Canadian Arenacross Series. Things went pretty well last weekend at the opening round but this weekend was even better. Teddy won every main event, though he was later docked 5 positions in Friday's Lites main which was unfortunate. Still he swept the rest and proved he was the fastest rider on the track.

Brock had a breakthrough weekend. He's long had the speed to run with the front runners but lacked the confidence to do it. Well that changed this weekend when he was all over Kyle Beaton in the first heat race and then won his Open qualifier. He backed that up with a second in Friday's Open main behind his teammate Maier. Brock still made a few mistakes that held him back from some more top positions but it's great to see his progress.

Kris also looked a lot better this weekend. With another weekend of racing under his belt you could see him getting more comfortable on his new Kawasaki. He even ended up on the podium on Friday when he got third in the Lites Main event(and was bumped to second with Teddy's penalty). Kris is so talented, you know that he'll be going even faster when the series resumes in January.

Here's a few photos from the weekend. The team now takes a break for a month before the series resumes in January.

James Lissimore Photos:



Teddy and Brock were a familiar podium sight on the weekend.

Teddy was the class of the field, winning all the main events with relative ease.

Missy Hackett was racing the Women's class for the team this weekend.

Brock and Teddy again on the podium.

Teddy gets the jump on the pack.

Kris gets some podium time.

Teddy signing autographs.

Teddy's Mechanic, Pat O'Connor, with his son Nick.

Teddy and Brock discuss lines.

Teddy.

Kris.

Teddy.

Brock.

Brock.

Brock.

The pit display looked impressive.

Kris making sure everything was in order before his race.

The bikes.

Chilliwack Arenacross Weekend One

Teddy won Friday night's Open main.



Well, the first weekend of the Nex-Trax Canadian Arenacross series is in the books and it was a pretty succesfull weekend for the team. Though a few more wins would have been nice, Teddy was pretty consistent with a win and 3 second place finishes. Brock's results didn't reflect how well he rode. His 4th on friday night and pair of 5ths on Saturday were still pretty good but he showed podium speed all weekend. Next weekend with some good starts he will be right in the mix.

The team had a great presence this weekend, we had the semi parked inside the Heritage Center with a full complement of team bikes out front. Alongside team riders Maier and Hoyer there was also Kris Foster, who was making a return to Kawasaki's after a season on KTM's and the team's new Ladies class rider Missy Hackett. Also, Kawasaki has put together a "Factory Rider for a Day" program for the arenacross series where a lucky rider is selected to pit with the team and ride a specially prepared 2009 Kawasaki motorcycle.

Now the team looks forward to next weekend, the series returns to Chilliwack for rounds 3 and 4 so everyone will be looking to build on this weekend and put more green bikes on the podium.

For more info and photos of the weekends racing action, check out James Lissimore's photo reports at http://jkliss.blogspot.com/


Here's a few shots from the weekend:


James Lissimore Photos




The team had a great presence with the rig and a full compliment of bikes out front.





Teddy was a front runner all weekend.



Hoyer rails a berm.

Teddy

Kris Foster made his return to the Leading Edge program this weekend. His best finish was a 5th on Friday.

After missing friday's action after a practice crash, Missy Hackett made her team debut on Saturday.

Hoyer battles with Ryan Lockhart

Teddy

Foster

Foster

The team riders do a hot lap with the Factory Rider for a Day recipients on Saturday night.

Teddy and Brock

Brock