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MX Nats Final Round: Coolum
Monday 26 July 2010
PHOTO: Unit rider Ford Dale got the overall on the final day in Coolum, but it was only enough to push into 3rd for the series. Fullnoise.com
There is so much to talk about at Coolum, so for a full wrap-up go check out the official website of the Australian Rockstar MX Nationals.
Unit MX team riders had an amazing showing over the weekend in Coolum, but with guys like Jay Marmont in the Opens and PJ Larsen in the Lites with such big point leads, there was little chance they would be able to claim top honours for the series.
In the Opens, all eyes were on Marmont, who was fighting to keep his title from last year, but Unit Kawasaki rider Billy Mackenzie smoked the field, and came home with 2 overall wins from 2 days. Billy was on fire, and nobody seemed to have his speed around the sandy Coolum track. Unfortunately though a few bad rounds throughout the year thanks to sickness and injury left Billy just short on points, and although making up a large margin, he just didn't have enough to overtake Jay, who rode to his very consistent ways all weekend. Billy still came home with a very solid 2nd overall in the 2010 series, and no doubt some very good confidence leading into Super X.
In the Lites, Unit rider Ford Dale seems to have finally found the form and consistency he has been looking for over the past few years. Ford has always been one of the fastest guys in Australia, but bad luck and inconsistency has stopped him really being a big threat. Coolum is Ford's home track and it was his chance to make up some ground on the class. Scoring a number of holeshots and race wins, he came away with a 2nd and 1st overall from 2 days. This was enough to push Ford from 5th to 3rd in the series.
In the U19's Luke Arbon sustained a broken wrist last weekend, so he was forced to sit out the Coolum races. His Unit Kawasaki team mate Cody Mackie came into Coolum in good form, and also sitting comfortably in the points race for a good result in the series, but a massive cart wheel on day 1 sent him to the hospital with a broken collarbone. However, Mackie and Arbon are both very positive moving firward towards Super X, and both say they have plenty of time to heal up and get back to full strength.
- By Allan H
X-Fighters: Madrid
Monday 26 July 2010
Madrid X-Fighters went off on Friday, the riding was at it's best and we even got to see some brand new tricks in competition.
Aussies Jackson Strong, Clinton Moore, Robbie Maddison and Cam Sinclair were all on hand, as well as Kiwi Levi Sherwood, but come the top 8, and only Maddo and Levi were left with a chance of the win. It is fair to say Clinton, Jacko and Cam all had their sights set on X Games the following weekend, and held alot back.
Levi was set against Maddo in the first quarter final, and on his first run in to the ramps his bike bogged down, causing him to dead sailor over the 110 footer. He was lucky to even make it over the 110 foot jump safely, but that 1 jump basically cost Levi any chance of backing up his win from Russia. However, nothing should be taken away from Maddo who was absolutely on fire, riding at his best and throwing 3 perfect 'Volts', A trick only done once in a contest before Madrid.
Maddo went onto take down series leader Andre Villa in the semi-final, and then come face to face with former X-Fighters champion and Unit team rider Mat Rebeaud. It seems like Mat is back to his best after sustaining some big injuries at the start of the year. The 2 battled it out, both performing near flawless runs, but it was the 'volt' of Maddo that gave him the edge over his Swiss oponent. Maddo walked out on top of the field, and scoring some much needed points to help catch series leader Andre Villa coming into the final rounds.
Check out more stories and updates from the event below...
- By Allan H
Dew Tour Wrap-Up: Chicago
Monday 26 July 2010
So much went down over the weekend, it was hard to follow everything, but we will try and bring you some details of everything today...
First off the Dew Tour kicked off this weekend in Chicago with the opening round for BMX. Bad weather hampered the proceedings, and events were shuffled around and pushed back. By the end of the weekend, the weather cleared enough, and we saw the young Brett Banasiewicz take the win in the dirt contest.
Unit riders David Girsch, Jaie Toohey and Nate Berkheimer all had a good showing in the Open Qualifiers, and will now be invited along for the rest of the tour. Cam White was already on board, unforuntately though NZ shredder Jed Mildon missed out. In the finals though, it was Nate and Jaie who really pulled it together, Jaie scoring an awesome 6th, and Nate 7th. Those guys are riding their best right now and we will see alot more out of them in coming rounds. Young David Girsch has proven he has the skill to be mixing it with the best, however some bad luck prevented him from performing at his full potential. Cam White has been riding really good considering he has a torn ACL, but may struggle through the season, taking it easy until he gets surgery at the end of the year.
I can't wait to catch up with all the guys at the end of August, when Unit take a trip around te states to film, party and catch up with all the guys.
Check out all the links below for full coverage from the tour, including the park and vert events...
- By Allan H