The Nitro Circus and Travis Prastrana will be at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood Ne Monday July 13th 2009 -
This is a night not to miss, cancel all your plans, this is it..... Travas Pastrana Returns to I-80 Speedway this time with the Nitro Circus Crew. Travis Pastrana, Jolene Van Vogt, Kenny "the Cowboy" Bartram, and Andy Bell!
Nitro Circus! Tickets are on pre-sale for $25 for a limited time! Otherwise, they're $30 at the gate! They hope to see you there! It'll be one exciting night! They will also have b-mods and sport compacts!
Date:
Monday, July 13, 2009
Time:
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Location:
I-80 Speedway / Exit 420 off of Interstate 80. 20 mins from lincoln and omaha!
Travis Pastrana, Jolene Van Vogt, Kenny "the cowboy" Bartram, and Andy Bell!
Atention Track Promotors and Owners - Join Riders Meeting Now and promote your track and events for free.
The racing is a little scaled down this weekend but this could help the tracks that are running a race pull a larger turnout than normal. Larger turnouts = more racing excitement!
Here is what is going on this week in our riding community: CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS WEEKS EVENTS www.RidersMeeting.com
Big news for this week, it's Loretta Lynns Regional at Millville this weekend for the big bikes. Good luck to all of those heading up there! Also we noticed at Millville there are some minor changes to the track for the regional but as usual it looks great they are ready to go! Should be a great weekend out there! If you are planning on sticking around and looking for somewhere else to ride or race Here is what is going on this week in our riding
community: CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THIS WEEKENDS EVENTS
Directions to the track
In Dow City turn South on School Street. Go three blocks and the road turns to gravel. keep going straight for about three miles. Look to your left for a sign that says Corral Raceway. We haven't got a new sign yet. When you see the sign turn left and go through the wooden gates and you are there.
Press Release:
WiigStyle Racing at Malone MX Park
Josh Wiig from WiigStyle Racing will be on hand at Malone MX Park this Sunday, May 31st to get your dirtbike suspension set-up for you and the track conditions. Please stop by the WiigStyle Racing Pits to have your bike set-up. Ask for Josh! We will also be accepting your forks and shocks for rebuilding and servicing at that time. All work will be complete at WiigStyle Racing and returned to you within 1-3 business days. See you at the track!
Soaring Edge had their 2 day event Memorial Day weekend and the weather could not have been better.
www.Racertoy.com Owner / Photographer (My Self) Randy, was there for the first half of the day taking photos. I will be posting the photos soon and I will reply to this post with a link to them when they are uploaded.
Most of you at the races probably noticed that there was another photographer on site. I took a few minutes and introduced myself so that I might get his website link for all of you racers that want to see the photos that were taken. The other Photographer that was at the Soaring Edge races name is John, Here are links to his websites, (He is also an Aerial Photographer so if you want an Arial shot of something this is your man.
I looked at his Arial Photos and they are great.
Atention Track Promotors and Owners - Join Riders Meeting Now and promote your track and events for free.
God bless those that who have died in our nation's service. This weekend is to honor those first and foremost.
As for racing - well the weather isn't looking nearly as great as last weekend but you guys are hard core racers right? Don't let a little wet weather hold you back. Here's what's going on this weekend. Don't forget to call before you haul! Information for all of these tracks can be found in the Track Review section on www.RidersMeeting.com
Photos from this weekend were taken by Carl Druesedow,
Click here to see photos of the Track
Sunday May 10th 2009 - Round 2 of the Midwest Motocross Series was in Dow City at the Malone Mx Track.Visit http://www.promotophoto.com/photos2008/gallery.php?gid=142 to view the photos from the weekend.
If you were a racer at the Malone MX May 10th 2009 and sign up for a free account with with ridersmeeting.com you will receive a 15% off discount for ordering photos from this race.This offer is good for only the Malone MX race, friends, family and parents of the racers are included in this offer.
When signing up with www.ridersmeeting.com it may take 24 hours to be aproved for your free account. To make sure that you are not rejected for your free account Please email me (Randy Toy at racertoy1@cox.net ) when you sign up so I can make sure to verify your email address in ridersmeeting.com
The Midwest Motorcross Championship Points Series Round 2 Sunday May 10th 2009 Malone MX Park in Dow City Iowa
Visit www.malonemxpark.com for more Info:
Directions to the track
In Dow City turn South on School Street. Go three blocks and the road turns to gravel. keep going straight for about three miles. Look to your left for a sign that says Corral Raceway. We haven't got a new sign yet. When you see the sign turn left and go through the wooden gates and you are there.
This Saturday May 2ndSoaring Edge Motocross Park will be holding a special hands on practice session with the Mechanics from Gretna Cycle & ATV on site to help with setup or tuning questions you may have for you or your racer.
Lance Sintek worked in the service department at Honda Cycles of Omaha since 2003. He is a certified technician for Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki equipment.
Tracin Seng certified technician also previously from Honda Cycles of Omaha. A more prominent section on his resume would be the AMA Arenacross riders Tracin has supported in the recent seasons, series legend Josh Demuth, Danny Smith and Chad Johnson of Tuf Honda. There were a few series titles in with the mix with these riders while being supported by Tracin.
We will have A class riders there also to give pointers and riding tips on the track as well. The track will be prepped and watered so you can setup up your bike in near race conditions with standard practice fees 50cc and below $10, 51cc and up $15.
For those of you that were on hand to witness the fast and the furious when it comes to events in the Nebraska & Iowa area this weekend. Some of the entrants were blazing fast and made the hill look simple, while others were having trouble making it past the first portion of the run. There were close to 1500 total spectators and almost that many crashes while trying to conquer one of the toughest this hill has been in several years. In the next couple days I will be posting a hi-lights section on the hillclimb photos to recognize the workers that were there to help make sure that if you didn't make it to the top of the hill they would make every effort to protect you and the bike from harm.
These guys literally saved the riders a ton of money in damages, granted they cant save everything but they were amazing when it came to snatching the bike and rider and keeping them from getting hurt, while putting their safety on the line with each and every run. BRAVO to the guys on the hill, again I will be posting photos of their heroic saves this weekend so make sure to come back to see them. For now I have posted most of the photos, however I have left out Harold Waddell's Runs and Chad Koopsma's Runs at this time, I will have a section of photos of them posted this weekend also.
Again thank you to every one who worked at the Logan Iowa Hillclimb it was another amazing event! See you next year. Randy Toy CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
PHOTOS ARE POSTED! From SUNDAY, APRIL 19TH 3-OAKS MX - Round 1 of the 2009 Midwest Motocross Championship Series - CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS: The MIDWEST MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP POINT SERIES Kicked off with a good start to the 2009 Season. Some of the areas fastest riders were on hand including the Storm Lake Honda, AXO rider Ricky Draper who took control of the weekend and added some style to the track with his bright colored AXO gear his great riding style. Michael Berg gave a great fight in the first moto holding off Draper for nearly 3 laps before Ricky took the lead on the face of an uphill triple. Once Draper got by Berg, he quickly distanced himself from the rest of the field taking the win comfortably in the first moto.
Most of you know that I was scheduled to shoot photos at the Logan Iowa Hillclimb also racing on Sunday April 19th so I had to leave early. No sooner than I had left the 3 Oaks track to head over to the Logan Hillclimb, the sun came out. It was cold and overcast in the morning in Persia and Iwas bummed to leave everyone who I was unable to get photos for.
My schedule is very hectic this season and that is why I have brought on a second photographer to shoot some of the local races that I will be unable to attend. My new Photographer is Carl Druesedow and he will be shooting photos for Racertoy.com at many of the Events this 2009 Season, so make sure you all welcome Carl to the family of Motocross, some of you may already know Carl as I have taken him with me to some of the races already this season. He is no stranger to action sports and Photography, he was a Photographer for Omaha Nightlife for a while and has Photographed Stock Car Races and has even shot photos for me at the Des Moines Round of Arenacross Last November. With my help he is rapidly improving his photography skills and I am positive he will be able to bring the quality of photos that you are used to with racertoy.com I am Excited that he has joined the Racertoy.com team
Thank you to all:
Randy Toy
SUNDAY, APRIL 19TH 3-OAKS MX - Round 1 of the 2009 Midwest Motocross Championship Series - Click Here for Map to TRACK
MIDWEST MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP POINT SERIES will be the new name for Southwest Iowa Points Championship. With having a new track and an old track with new owners we thought it was only appropriate to have a new name. Thanks to all of you who submitted name ideas. The first open practice at 3-OAKS MX is this Saturday, April 18th from 11-4. The first race at 3-OAKS MX will be on Sunday, April 19th. Sign in begins at 7:30 and ends at 9:00 you must be signed in by 9:00 to race! Race to begin at 10:30.
Visit www.pinehillmx.com for more series info
Harold Waddell - 2008 NAHA Pro Hillclimb National Champion will be competing again at this years Logan Iowa Hillclimb Event.
If you have never been to a hillclimb event then this is a MUST NOT MISS EVENT!! Visit www.HaroldWaddell.com to see what harold will be riding.
And if you love to ride or race motorcycles, why not enter and see how you stack up! Bring your family and friends it will be a great time.
Last Year they had a 4 year old make it to the top on a PW 50 - Yes he may have had a little help half way up but he made it. You can to, if you have never been to one or never raced in one then on April 19th 2009 here is your chance.
Before we get into the nitty-gritty of the week, a tip of the visor to MDK/Warthog Racing Academy rider #374 Cody Gilmore. You remember Cody – he’s the pro rider who has been fighting cancer for the past two years. Last Saturday in Atlanta, Gilmore finished seventh in his Lites heat race to make the main event, where he finished 19th and scored two points – two of the most impressive points ever scored in Supercross history.
Thor Honda Tuf Racing is the premier team in the Arenacross Series, for the last several years Tuf Racing has been lead their rider to the National Title, in 2007 Danny Smith, In 2008 Chad Johnson and this year Title Hopefull Jeff Gibson, who is leading points after the Tulsa 2009 Arenacross Photos - Click Here
With the nations top Arenacross racers shooting to claim the 2009 season title, Rider # 1 Chad Johnson the Current Arenacross National Champion comes of a win the previous weekend in Greensboro, Nc seeking to get back on top of the points chase. Current series points leader Bike # 69Jeff Gibson riding for the Mahandra Tractors Thor Honda Tuf Racing Team comes to Tulsa looking to maintain the points lead, and his team mate Josh Demuth riding on bike # 15
cliams a second in Tulsa to regain a few points. Click Here to view all the Photos from the 2009 Arenacross Race in Tulsa, Ok Feburary 7th 2009.
Also if you are looking for more race photos stop by www.PassionsProductionCo.com Photos by Jessica Rifis - She has a bunch of photos posted from the Greensboro, Nc round, and she has some great photos of Nathan Skaggs winner of the Tulsa Round. You can visit her action photography website at www.jessicarifis.com when you get there click on Flash or html, then click on Arenacross Favorites - If you are a rider sponsor or a team owner and are looking for photos of arenacross stop by www.jessicarifis.com for a few rounsd of Arenacross Photos -
The first championship of the 2009 season has been decided and it goes to Kurt McCabe. The Storm Lake Honda/ theOilMart.com rider clinched the AMA Arenacross
Lites Central Region title Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. McCabe edged Team Green's Justin Berry by a single point to earn the number one plate. He will now enter
the fray in AMA Supercross Lites East beginning in Atlanta. Please join me in congratulating Kurt for his hard work paying off.
Here are links to photos from the Pine Hill MX race back in July of 2008. There are about 1000 new photos just uploaded Sunday Jan 5th 2009.
They are only sorted into a couple groups. More than 1500 photos in all.
Here are a few Photos I took at the Spring Creek Classic AMA Pro National Motocross Millville, Mn in August 2008. Click on the photos below to view more great photos from Spring Creek Motocross 2008. Happy New Year and Happy Holidays from Randy Toy
Midwest Motocross Fans - Your Pyarers and Support are needed...
As many of you know, one of our own, Diane Hughes is fighting a battle with cancer. Her 13 year old son Ryan Hughes and husband Mike are avid motocross racers.
In late September she was found to have a tumor in the sinus beside her nose. It is a rare type of cancer and she will have a tough battle on her hands to beat it.
Diane has been undergoing chemo therapy and recently started radiation also. She has lost all of her hair. When I suggested to Diane that we go shopping for wigs her reply was, “I’m not wearing a wig!! Can you image my wig blowing off at a motocross race!! I’m wearing dew rags”.
In support of Diane Denise Fredrick is having “dew rags” made with an appliqué on the back flap that will look something like this (with a cross in the center of the heart): Diane
Denise Fredrick's cost on the dew rags is $4.50 and with the proceeds we can do something nice for the Hughes family. There will be no actual “charge” for the dew rags but donations will be accepted. If you cannot afford to make a donation at this time please order them anyway. I think it would be awesome for everyone to wear these at the 2008 Heartland Banquet and will order as many as needed to make this happen. Please let Denise Fredrick know how many dew rags you would like for you and your family so that she can have some idea of how many will be needed need by Dec. 20th.
If you would like to mail a donation you can do so at:
Denise Fredrick
1700 N Raymond Rd
Lincoln, NE 68428
Donations will also be taken at the banquet.
Diane is a tough gal and has a very positive attitude about all of this, let’s show her we’re behind her!
Thank you for supporting Diane and please remember Diane and her family in your prayers.
View this Article Blog- Click Here
Des Moines Arenacross Race Re-Cap 11-7th & 8th 2008
Des Moines Arenacross, November 7-8, 2009
Storm Lake Honda/GPS Racing riders Kurt McCabe and Ricky Draper put in a strong weekend at Des Moines, Iowa's Wells Fargo Arena.
Friday morning's press day featured both riders on Des Moines Channel 8 local news broadcast.
McCabe and Draper qualified for the night show through timed practice sessions Friday afternoon. The first heat race of the season was won by McCabe in the Lites class. He also went on to qualify for the AX1 main event as well. Draper, a rookie Pro, struggled with back row starts and did not make either main event Friday. McCabe was on his way to a spectacular 2nd place finish in the Lites main event until a lapper struck a tuff block which McCabe could not evade. The mishap put him back in 4th, still a strong finish. He backed it up with a nice 6th place in the AX1 main, which was won by TUF Honda'a Josh Demuth.
Saturday looked to be different for Draper, with a couple bike set up changes, the day qualifiers saw him inch up the leaderboard into the 14th position in AX1, earning a front row start in the heat which he did not waste. He got a 2nd place start and finshed 4th, right into the main event. A second row start in the Lites heat race didn't matter either. Draper soldiered himself into 6th and again, directly into the main. McCabe also put himself into both mains as the team was all set for the gate drop. McCabe finished 4th in Lites and 5th in AX1, while Draper finished 14th and 13th, respectively.
It was a great weekend for us, most definitely a stepping stone event. Next up is the Midwest Supercross in Brookings, SD and then on to Grand Rapids, MI where the fun REALLY starts.
Here's Ricky and Kurt in the AX1 heat race Saturday night.
BROOKINGS SUPERCROSS Nov 28th & 29th 08
Thats right the Brookings Supercross is right around the corner. Click On Flyer to view full event details. and visit www.petersonracingpromotions.com
Next Race - November 28 and 29 - Swiftel Center, Brookings SD : : Looking forward to a great Thanksgiving race this year. We will be having indoor heated pits as usual if needed. Supercross racing is an "AT YOUR OWN RISK" sport! Every rider attending a Midwest Supercross is required to have their own insurance and assume liability for their actions or whatever happens to them on the track. Peterson Racing Promotions LLC has and will enforce the right to refuse participation to any rider they see needed at any time to keep other riders as safe as possible. As a competitor you are aware of the risks you are taking and in signing a Hold Harmless Agreement, you are assuming your risks; if you are under 18, a parent must sign and agree to this or will be asked to leave.
PIT PASS RADIO! TONIGHT'S SHOW 10-28-08 ONLINE @ 7PM CENTRAL www.pitpassradio.com
Mike Kidd, Director of Flat Track, AMA Pro Racing
Last week AMA Pro Racing released the new 2009 rules changes. They stated they intended to reduce the cost of racing while providing a platform of rules to encourage new participation from manufacturers, teams and riders. Mike will explain more in detail what they have planned for next season. www. AMAFlatTrack. com
Josh Demuth, Professional Motocross, Supercross, and Arenacross Racer
Josh has signed a contract to race with Tuf Racing for this year Arenacross Season. Josh easily won the opening round in Des Moines last year. Tuf Racing has a proven track record in Arenacross and won the championship the last 2 years. Josh looks forward to racing the entire season with great equipment. He joins us to talk about his upcoming season. www. tufracing. net
- Second Hour – Ben Bostrom, Professional Road Racer – Graves Motorsports Yamaha
Ben is the 2008 Supersport Champion. This is Ben’s third championship; he has a Superbike Championship and Supermoto Championship to his name, as well as an X Games Gold Medal in Supermoto. Ben started as a Dirt Track racer and won the 1993 Rookie of the Year award. Ben joins us to talk about his season and plans for 2009. www. bozbros. com
Mick Conkright, Red Bull AMA Rookies Cup
The Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup is a unique program for fostering motorcycle talent in promising young riders who compete on actual road racing circuits in front of race day crowds, on identical bikes and under identical conditions. With the U.S. race season over, Red Bull took a select number of U.S. riders to Valencia, Spain to compete against the Red Bull Moto GP Rookies Cup racers. Mick will tell us more about it in the interview. www. redbullrookiescup. com
Alex Baylen, Motorcycle Industry Jobs. com
Alex is an industry expert that we have on the show now and then to enlighten us and our listeners on the “what’s happening” in the motorcycle job biz. He also can tell us who’s hiring and who’s looking for a job, so if your either a jobseeker or looking to hire one, or have a general interest in the motorcycle industry, tune in. www. motorcycleindustryjobs. com
Alot of racers in the area know who Josh Wiig is and knows what he does for alot of racers both Motocross and ATV Motocross racers and also know Josh is the owner/mechanic of WiigStyle Racing. He specializes in suspension and engine performance as well as rutine maintaince on Off-Road Motocross bikes and has an extensive background in hopping up ATV's.
WiigStyle Racing now has an all new website so if you are cruizing the web check out his new website www.wiigstyleracing.com -
The MWTA-Trials Cornhusker Cup just outside Murry Nebraska at the Rock Quarry rose to the challange was Jes Kempkes, a former national title contender showed everyone his smooth and effortless techincal strength by dominating the weekends event. But there were some shining stars thought the classes this October weekend in Nebraska and I was able to capture a few of the weekends moments on digital film. Click Here To View the Trials Riding Photos from October 11th 2008
MX Sports, now in charge of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, announced today the 2009 U.S. championship racing schedule.
The AMA Toyota Motocross Championship, which began in 1972, will commence on Memorial Day Weekend with the Glen Helen National event in San Bernardino CA on May 23, 2009. The 12-round championship schedule will run throughout the summer, culminating with the Steel City National near Pittsburgh PA. on September 5, as part of the Labor Day weekend holiday.
The most significant change to the 2009 schedule is the move to Saturday afternoon races. After introducing the format this past summer at the Thunder Valley and Steel City events, the overwhelmingly positive response prompted MX Sports to make the transition to Saturday events. In addition, the race schedule will change to single-day competitions. Four weekends of rest are also built into the schedule in order to give riders and teams the opportunity to maximize their performance. Also, in order to help offset travel expenses, MX Sports has rearranged the events for a more cohesive and efficient travel schedule. <MORE>
May 23 - Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino CA
May 30 - Hangtown Motocross Classic, Sacramento CA <
