March 7, 2006
Support the MXGP Motocross Track in Maltby, Washington
The whole deal started with MXGP utilizing a piece of land that only MX riders really knew of - near a prison. In the end, they were kicked off, here is the article with the overview:
http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/04/12/20/100loc_box001.cfm
This guy does not want a track out in Maltby, please explain in nice ways why the Motorcross community is a valuable asset to Maltby, not a liability: http://nomotorcrossinmaltby.blogspot.com
Good News: Snohomish beefs up the option to at least have ORV parks.
http://www.co.snohomish.wa.us/documents/Departments/Council/News/NR_011806_offroad.pdf
Posted by elevatus at 11:07 AM | Comments (0)
October 31, 2005
Ryan Capes airs a historic 310 ft jump at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Wash.
Ryan Capes shatters Trigger Gumm's motorcycle distance jumping record of 277feet, and goes for a historic 310 foot 4 inch at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Wash.
Monster Energy's Ryan Capes -Unleashed the Beast- and did the unfathomable this past weekend when he launched his Pro Circuit-tuned Honda CR250 through the air, over the length of an entire football field – and, basically, lived to tell about it.
It wasn't if it was when, said Capes of going 310 feet 4 inches. I just need the right place and the right time. And to everybody's surprise that all came together on Saturday.
When it's all said and done, nobody goes bigger than Capes. And, like the barrier-breaking athletes before him such as Dr. Roger Bannister, who broke the three minute mile barrier, Javier Sotomayor, who was the first to clear eight feet in the high jump and Sergey Bubka, who topped 20 feet in the pole vault, Capes now owns a magical record in the sport of motorcycle distance jumping that nobody will ever equal the first to jump 300 feet.
It hasn't really set in yet,said Capes. I mean, the way it came about was kind of unexpected. I'd have like to have done it in Los Angeles or Vegas or something, but you gotta take these things when they come. So just being the first to jump over 300 is pretty rad. I'll always have that going for me, which is nice.
Here is the link to watch his record breaking jump:
http://www.ryancapes.net/assets/multimedia/Ryan_Capes_World_Record_Jump.wmv
Here is an image from his 260 foot jump awhile back - HUGE!
Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 4:13 PM | Comments (0)
September 1, 2005
MX tracks around Seattle
For this entry I thought I'd discuss the various motocross, motorcross, and supercross tracks around seattle and the northwest in general.
- First off, my favorite at the moment is MXGP out in Monroe. It's got the hits, the turns, 3 tracks (1 for kids) and it isn't far away so you can get out there and back in one day without your arms and legs falling off. www.mxgpr.com
Posted by SSBG at 9:33 AM | Comments (0)
May 10, 2005
Seattle Finally Gets to see Supercross
This post is late but I figure better late than never as I'm a huge MX fan.
I shed a tear, actually several, when the KingDome was blown to smithereens years ago........and mainly because I knew that it would be too long before we'd get to see SuperCross in Seattle.
After watching ArenaCross for the last 5 years down at the T-Dome, I was ready for some good 'ol dirt riding in downtown Seattle!
Overall, great races, Tedesco sealed the 125cc title but rode like crap in the wet ruts, its' like he had never seen one before or was injured or something. I'd stay in 125cc and keep domainating, why go race Bubba, Carmicheal, and Chad Reed, are you nuts!? I don't say this because I don't think he can beat them, I say it because I think there are too many huge competitors at the top right now.
Bubba, he dominated and won the 250cc race but it appeared as though he pretty much slammed Chad Reed off the track right after the hole shot on turn one. Carmicheal came in 2nd after crashing and knocking himself out earlier in the week. The award goes to Chad Reed though who after getting slammed off the track into last place, came back to win 3rd place. I couldn't believe it, he was smokin' people left and right.
Recommendations: More close-ups of the number girl for each race start, she's insanely hot. Shoot the t-shirts way up into the audience instead of throwing them to the 5 people in row one, that's lame.
Posted by SSBG at 3:14 PM | Comments (0)
