Las Vegas Endurocross-Who's in?!

[HUSQVNA]

Heading to Vegas for the final round of Endurocross. Hoping Husky will be there with some free schwag! Heck, I'll settle for a poster! Should be a great race in any event. GO HUSKY!

 

[Nick657]

I'll be there with Zipty racing. I'll have some posters. Stop by
Nick Burson

 

[Coffee]

Woo Hoo! Go Nick!


It will be interesting. I'll not make this one...

 

[RLW]

Race tickets......ck
Plane tickets.....ck
Husky shirt.......ck
VISA...............ck
Yep, family and I will be in the stands Saturday.

Good Luck Nick.

 

[Phoenix]

Wish I could go! The Guthrie Endurocross was very exciting and it was great to see the Husky riders kicking some butt! Also, the first thing you saw as you drove up the Lazy E entrance road was a bright red Husky van. Great product placement!

 

[Kevin_TE250]

Also gonna be there with the Family.... will have the Husky shirt. etc...

 

[HUSQVNA]

Well, the race was FANTASTIC! Although our boys in Red/White results may not show it, the skill and effort each of them showed was nothing short of inspirational. Nick Burson showed he's destined to be one of the greats. It appeared the off camber rock pile decided it wasn't going to make it easy for him though this weekend! Great ride though Nick, you made it look easy for those of us who truly know it's NOT! Had an opportunity to chat with Gary Sutherlin and again, amazing showing, and some trouble in said rock pile seemed to be what kept him from making the main. He was on the move though. It's rumored there are some changes in the mix for Gary, and wish him the best. All the guys have definitly played a huge part in getting Husky noticed, and people talking. More than a few of my buddies, all of which bleed oranage, are starting to take good hard looks at what "WE" have to offer! Another post, for another time. That said, anyone who missed the main last night missed some of the best racing of the year. Congrats to all the Husky crew for making the nights program, and to Ricky Dietrich for an amazing ride. Taddy's not real happy with him as he missed the $50k triple crown award, but sure he'll get over considering he did the same to Knigter last year! Can't wait till the next season!

 

[Coffee]

...More than a few of my buddies, all of which bleed orange, are starting to take good hard looks at what "WE" have to offer! Another post, for another time.

Good thing your name was changed

With all the Baja excitement I'd forgotten about Endurocross.


http://www.endurocross.com/latest_news.htm#2009final
LAS VEGAS, NV (November 21, 2009) – After a close second place finish at the opening round, Ricky Dietrich, the defending EnduroCross Champion suffered an injury at round two of the 2009 Geico EnduroCross Series presented by E3 Spark Plugs and was not a factor in the championship. But tonight, Dietrich played the role of spoiler. KTM’s Taddy Blazusiak had the $50,000 Geico Triple Crown bonus on the line if he could win the Vegas final. But Blazusiak did not get a great start and went down hard while trying to make up time on the first lap.

Muscle Milk KTM’s Mike Brown set the fastest hot lap to get the day started. Blazusiak had the second fastest time ahead of Sherco mounted Graham Jarvis, a top trials rider from the UK that is proving his ability at EnduroCross type events on both sides of the pond.

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Destry Abbot competed in the Baja 1000 the day before and made the long drive to Vegas pay off by collecting the $500 Girardi Wealth Management Holeshot award to start the main event. His lead was short lived however as there was a lot of bumping and banging during the first lap and most of the field got stuck in the in the large rock pile. Christini KTM mounted Geoff Aaron took the lead and appeared to be on his way to his second main event win of the season but Dietrich pushed hard to close the gap and made a pass for the lead on lap six. Aaron held onto second while Damon Huffman won a race long battle with Lucas Oil backed Colton Haaker for the final podium position. Taddy Blazusiak recovered from his first lap crash to finish fifth but has an extremely sore knee.

Blazusiak had already clinched the 2009 Geico Powersports EnduroCross championship and Geoff Aaron finished second ahead of Huffman. By finishing fourth overall in the series, Colton Haaker won the inaugural E3 Spark Plugs’ EnduroCross Pro Junior Championship, the series within a series that allows riders aged 16-21 to compete for an AMA number one plate. Husqvarna’s Cory Graffunder finished fifth overall and second in the chase for the Junior Championship.

The Las Vegas EnduroCross final also played host to three classes of Amateur Grand Championships. Riders qualified by finishing in the top two at the previous five rounds to earn a place in the Amateur finals in Las Vegas. Geico backed Eric Rodgers won the Open Amateur title. Sixteen year old Ryan Sandoval won the TrialsCross title and Joe Kopp, the former Grand National Dirt Track champion won the Vet Grand Championship.

Las Vegas, NV, Geico Powersports AMA EnduroCross Expert Main Event Results

1. Ricky Dietrich Kawasaki
2. Geoff Aaron Christini KTM
3. Damon Huffman Kawasaki
4. Colton Haaker Kawasaki
5. Taddy Blazusiak KTM
6. Cody Webb KTM
7. Bobby Prochnau KTM
8. Cory Graffunder Husqvarna
9. Mike Brown KTM
10. Graham Jarvis Sherco
11. Destry Abbott Kawasaki

All six rounds of the 2009 Geico AMA EnduroCross will air on the Lucas Motosports Hour on the Versus Network starting in October. For more information and air times, check www.motorsportshour.com.

 

[Coffee]

Really nice short video on this page:
http://www.endurocross.com/

Main event video
http://shotmakerproductions.com/2009/11/22/endurocross-finals-webshow/

EDIT - is it me or does Dietrich seem *REALLY* fast? I just re-watched that video.

 

[Kevin_TE250]

Will post my pix tonight... all in all great race and the husky crew was really nice to me and my little boy... Nick even let my little guy sit on his bike for a pic....

What a great bunch of folks.....

 

[Kevin_TE250]

Pics as Promised

Talking to Nick Burson with my Son Brant..

Nick Let Brant sit on his Bike...

Still in the Pits.. Brant getting Destry Abbot's Autograph

Me and the Boy in our Seats..

Burson in the Amateur Final..

Burson Turn 1..

Burson Gets Wet...

Burson in the Rocks..

Graffunder wins his heat

Dietrich winning it all...

 

[HUSQVNA]

Great pixs. Cool of Nick to let your son hop on his bike. How many guys really let people do that?! Nice... And I have to comment... Best 30 second board girl ever! Wel'll thank monster and their choice in boots this year for that... What can ya say, it's Vegas!!

 

[RLW]

Just got back in after being out last week......Here's a couple less than perfect photos from my view point at the finals.
(That's Taddy's KTM on the bottom of the pile in the last one)