NJ motocross racing was featured in recent coverage in Cycle News both in print and online.

Coverage of the 2009 Kawasaki Race of Champions was also featured in a recent Cycle News Issue

And finally he Thunder in the Sand featured coverage on Cycle News Online

http://www.cyclenews.com/regional_events/read/motocross/2009/10/10/091010-Thunder-Motorsports-Thunder-In-The-Sand

Check em out and let me know what you think.

Thanks to Bel-Ray, the official lubricant of Raceway Park, you can now save $10 on your one day practice at Raceway Park. Valid on any Wednesday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday all you need to do is bring in the print ad you find in the August 09 Dirt Rider, the next issue of Motoplayground or the September issue of RacerX. There is a copy of the ad below but only the original is valid for the discount.

Did you know that Bel-Ray is based in Farmingdale NJ and has been producing top quality lubricants for the sport of motocross for more than 30 years.

To learn more about Bel-Ray or to tank them for their support of local motocross visit them on the web @ www.belray.com Don’t forget to tell them NJ Motocross sent ya.

A full gallery of images from Saturday night’s Peewee and Pit Bike event held at Raceway Park are posted. All images are available for sale in print, digital download or other photo novelties.

Click the photo or link below for the complete gallery.

Gallery of images 6/27/09

Raceway Park Peewee and Pit Bike Results 6/27/09

16+ 10″ Mod (max 90cc) (PB): 1. Hayden Balboa (Hon); 2. Cody Mcmanus (Hon);

16+ 10″ Open (PB): 1. Rob West (Oth);

16+ 10″ Stock+ (max75) (PB): 1. Curtis Seville (Hon); 2. Aaron Ackerman (Hon); 3. Chuck Williams (Hon); 4. Adam Stem (Hon);

16+ 12″ Open Midsize (PB): 1. Carmen Simonetti (Suz); 2. Chad Miller (Hon); 3. Robert Rexrode (Oth);

16+ 12″ Stock Midsize (PB): 1. Brandon Vanhart (Oth); 2. John Kelly (Kaw);

16+ 14/16″ Open (PB): 1. Thomas Abaldo (Hon); 2. John Kelly (Kaw); 3. Rob Smith (Hon); 4. John Moore (Hon); 5. Bobby Vogel (Suz);

4-6 50 Oil Injected (PW): 1. Dominic Amilcare (Cob); 2. Robbie Adams (Cob); 3. Hunter Morgan (Ktm); 4. Max Fernandez (Ktm); 5. Konnor Savvas (Cob);

4-6 50 Stock (PW): 1. Chuck Rostien (Oth); 2. Dominic Amilcare (Cob); 3. Josh Hoover (Ktm); 4. Rob Morgan (Ktm);

4-8 50cc Class (QUAD): 1. Jt Serrao (Oth); 2. Daniel Linke (Oth); 3. Jake Zapolski (Oth); 4. Gabriel Gonzalez (Oth); 5. Joseph Lindell (Oth);

4-8 Open 50 (2nd class) (PW): 1. Chuck Rostien (Oth); 2. Luca Marsalisi (Ktm); 3. Rob Morgan (Ktm); 4. Jacob Kosowski (Ktm); 5. Mitchell Mckee (Ktm);

6-11 70cc Class (QUAD): 1. Brandon Grace (Oth); 2. Gage Scaletti (Oth); 3. Joel Wishneski (Oth); 4. Daniel Linke (Oth);

65cc 10-11: 1. Adam Pilla (Suz); 2. Hunter Goydan (Kaw); 3. Colton Patton (Ktm);

65cc 7-9: 1. Sean Patterson (Ktm); 2. Devin Kusmider (Oth); 3. Tyler Carr (Kaw); 4. Bryton Carroll (Cob); 5. Trent Masterson (Kaw);

7-15 10/12″ Open (PB): 1. Randy Hernandez (Suz); 2. Justin Hrusovsky (Hon); 3. Andrew Maroney (Hon); 4. Trent Masterson (Kaw); 5. Anthony Mazziotto Iii (Kaw);

7-15 14/16″ Open (PB): 1. Tyler Schmidt (Hon); 2. Alex West (Hon); 3. Jake Mckenna (Hon); 4. Gavin West (Hon);

7-8 50 Oil Injected (PW): 1. Mitchell Mckee (Ktm);

7-8 50 Stock (PW): 1. Devin Kusmider (Oth); 2. Bryton Carroll (Cob); 3. George Doherty (Cob); 4. Evin Lippold (Ktm); 5. Kyle Savvas (Cob);

7-8 XR/CRF/TTR 50 (PW): 1. Tyler Carr (Kaw); 2. George Gonzalez (Ktm); 3. Kyle Suydam (Suz); 4. Brandon Paasch (Hon); 5. Jacob Kosowski (Ktm);

8-15 90cc Class (QUAD): 1. Justin Barnikow (Hon); 2. Joel Wishneski (Oth); 3. Bradley Rostkowski (Oth); 4. Brandon Grace (Oth); 5. George Gonzalez (Ktm);

Several New Jersey and New Jersey based riders are making their AMA Professional Debut this weekend at the Hi-point National. Included in the list is Dakota Kessler (250 class), Ryan Gainey, Anthony Roth, Ronnie Stewart, and Bryan Wallace (450 class). Gainey and Wallace went north of the border this past summer and competed in the Canadian National series with good results and Stewart was a consistent top finisher in the past winters Arenacross Tour.

Also signed up this weekend are Adam Blessing (250 class) and Todd Stavac (450 class) as well as NJ’s own “Bad Boy of Motocross” Jason Lawrence.

One name absent from the list for the first time in many seasons is Barry Carsten. Good Luck to all. 

All of my photos from this weekend’s race at Raceway Park are posted. Here are a couple of   samples for your viewing enjoyment.

complete gallery:

http://lukaitisphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/8485769_eqh5S/1/558397862_y3NWf

Pick up the latest edition of RacerX for a two tribes interview with Dave Ginolfi. The issue is the one with NJ’s own Jason Lawrence on the cover.

RacerX July Issue

My Name is Samantha Fritz

I ride Sharonda the Black Honda lol (’08 crf 250)

I live in West Milford NJ

I am 20 years old

My Family is always there helping each other out at every race

My occupation is college student/ tutor at my college/ work at Hurricane Hills (sign-up and website related stuff mostly)/ office work for my dad’s business

Favorite food I lovvvee chicken quesadillas and scrambled eggs

Favorite Drink: gatorade or chocolate milk I guess

I can’t live without my dirtbike lol

The last thing I do before a moto is….watch the pin in the gate

Favorite TV show: Family Guy

Favorite movie….any comedy with Adam Sandler in it is always a good choice

Favorite website…. www.HHmotocross.com my website lol

My goal for 2009 is to… ride my best every weekend and not get hurt

I’d like to thank… my parents for the support throughout the years, Hurricane Hills, MSR, Factory Connection, MGX Unlimited, Scott USA, Dunlop, and anyone else that I forgot.

I race motocross because….I’m an adrenaline junkie and I love this sport….my life just wouldn’t be the same without it

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Taking home a majority 48.51% of the votes, Bayville New Jersey’s Barry Carsten is the 2008 NJ Motocross rider of the year. Following Carsten in the votes was Estell Manor’s Jason Lawrence with 32.67% and rounding out the voting was Farmingdale New Jersey’s Dakota Kessler with 18.81% . Thank you all for voting.

press release from Yamaha

Yamaha Factory ATV Race Team Readies for 2009 Season
Championship Teams Kickoff First Full Season on the All-New, Highly-Anticipated YFZ450R

CYPRESS, Calif. – February 24, 2009 – Yamaha’s ATV race team is in final preparations for the 2009 race season and will enter a number of the top ATV racing series, including GNCC, QuadCross, WORCS and AMA MX, over the next two weekends.  This is the first season that each Yamaha race team member will compete atop the all-new and highly-anticipated YFZ450R

Many of Yamaha’s ATV race team members were introduced last fall, but there have been a few additions to the team that have not yet been formally announced.  Members not yet announced include: Johnny Gallagher, a seasoned veteran who has spent years working with the Yamaha factory team on the GNCC circuit; Donnie Ockerman, the 2008 GNCC XC2 Pro-Am champion; Thomas Brown, the 2008 ATVA/AMA National Pro-Am Motocross champ; and Justin Noss, winner of the inaugural season of the 2008 QuadCross 250cc unlimited class on his Raptor 250.

Yamaha’s factory riders announced last fall include:

Bill Ballance, the nine-time consecutive Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) XC1 Pro series champion and widely considered the best ATV racer of all time.  Ballance suffered a rib injury last year and had to undergo surgery in the off-season.  The injury and resulting surgery interrupted his pre-season training, but in true championship-fashion Ballance will be back to chase his 10th consecutive title at the GNCC opener in Florida this coming weekend.  Ballance is from Smiths Grove, Ky., and runs the #1 plate.

Traci Cecco, the unprecedented seven-time GNCC womens’ title holder and veteran Yamaha race team member.  Cecco, who lives in Shamokin, Penn., and runs #201, will return to try to break her own record in 2009.

Brandon Sommers, the 2007 GNCC XC2 class champion, placed fifth last year in his first go at the XC1 class.  Sommers, #784, is back in XC1 for 2009 racing out of Millersburg, Ohio.

Pat Brown, 2008 Montreal Supercross champ and a top competitor for Yamaha in the AMA pro ATV motocross series.  Brown is from Pittstown, N.J., and runs the #99 plate.

Dustin Nelson, two-time Yamaha/ITP Quadcross MX Pro Class champion.  Nelson was the first Yamaha Team rider to race the YFZ450R at the end of last year when he took the holeshot and won a Quadcross moto at Glen Helen en route to his 2008 series title.  Nelson lives in Ramona, Calif., and runs #94.

Yamaha race team bios are available at: http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/events/racinghome/home.aspx and more information on the new YFZ450R is available at: http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/620/0/home.aspx

About Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS), a leader in the motorsports market, makes the toughest, most capable and versatile ATV and Side-by-Side vehicles. The company’s ever-expanding product offerings also include motorcycles, outboard motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, boats, outdoor power equipment, race kart engines, accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products are sold through a nationwide network of more than 4,000 dealers in the United States.

Headquartered in Cypress, Calif., since its incorporation in 1977, YMUS also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia, as well as factory operations in Tennessee and Georgia. For more information on Yamaha, visit www.yamaha-motor.com.