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Hey errybody. Just got back from Guadalajara, Mexico. I was down there for the Copa International BMX contest. It was a blast. Here are some pictures:  Mexican Monster rider Jorge Olveda. He KILLS It.
 My new crew. The chubby one was my favorite.  We rode some wild ass spots  This woman was BEGGING me for a Monster hat. She somehow found out my hotel room, called and woke me up at 7am one day saying El Sombrero a lot. I figured she needed one. I really like how she got sexy for the picture. |
Andy and the Nations Foundation organized a premiere for the ONE YEAR video in his hometown of Fresno, CA. Andy did some announcing and giveaways, and they had a great turnout. You can watch a short clip from the premiere on his website. http://www.andyfinch.net/andy-finch/ We than drove from fresno to LA where Andy spent some time once again at the Fuel TV studio to do a segment for The Daily Habit. This will be his fourth appearance on their show, which if you haven't checked it out, you need to. Its a great show that features a ton of different athletes and bands. I will let you know when I find out when the TV show is due to air.
He is going to Fortuna, CA (wherever the heck that is?!) on Thursday for another premiere and than will soon be heading to Copper Mtn to get some halfpipe practice in.
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O’Neil Coldwater Classic, Tofino, B.C., Canada - Oct. 31, 2009 With stops in Tasmania, Scotland, South Africa, Canada and California the O’Neil Coldwater Classic is a five-stop surf event that spans the globe. Held for the first time in Canada the fourth stop of this year’s Classic was on the beautiful shores of Tofino, British Columbia. Hosted annually by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), one of the world's leading surf organizations, this experience is a World Series 6-Star surf event. The competition and Tofino’s spoils drew more than 120 top surfers from around the world for a chance to show their knowledge of these venerable waters.
Hometown surfer and recently signed Monster Energy athlete Peter Devries entered this contest as a way to better himself and see where he stands along side the world’s best. Peter has competed in the past but has recently started to concentrate on refining his technique and building a career for himself as a “free rider”. As the event proceeded Peter was feeling at ease, as he was able to evade most of the pressure that comes along with competing internationally. Peter advanced his way to the finals beating out some of the world’s best surfers as he knocked out the imposing challengers heat after heat.  With the beaches remarkably packed it seemed as though all of Tofino had called in sick to come out and cheer on their hometown hero. In the finals their victor was up against the great Australian surfer, Jay Thompson. Fast and rough, the waves were some of the most difficult to fare of the entire competition. Peter stuck to his game plan and rode the waves of his grom years as well as he could. As the final twenty-five minute heat came to an end and with Peter catching his final waves, he could not help but hear the crowd-filled beach cheering him on. The loud bustle of the fans was worthy as history was made twofold that day with Peter’s win; he accomplished both his first international victory and also became the first Canadian to win the O’Neil Coldwater Classic.
Among many ecstatic locals, Peter’s friend and Monster Energy teammate Noah Cohan ran into the frigid waters to hoist up the Canadian Champion onto their shoulders. With Canadian flags waving and the champagne freely flowing this was understandably the most triumphant day in Peter’s career thus far.
Good job Pete! Monster Energy applauds you!    |
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G'day mates across the globe, checking in with you from my sweet little pad at V-land that im renting for 2 months on the Rock.
I have been spending my days at the volcom house with my fellow stone brothers and surfing as much as i can hoping to end my season with a wabammm...
I dont have any events here since Haleiwa was canceled for the girls, so im stoked to be able to just focus on getting footage and shredding everyday. So since we last spoke i had a 5star event in Brazil which i placed 5th in, solidifying my position which has been confirmed on the WCT for 2010. I qualified at 6th position on the WQS.
Also, attached to this email is the link to my Maldives story and movie on surfline, the other nakey pic from the ESPN MAG "body Issue" and also two pics found on surfline pipeline report page and transworldsurf.com The Maldives collective Looks like its going to be a very eventful 2010 for me, i will be doing as many contest's available to me and i am really glad i have that in main focus because im enjoying competing and traveling so much. let me know if there is anyone in particular you want me to shoot with while i am here, im in the water all day. warm regards
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 Ashton Pope
SPORT: Motocross
LOCATION: Miles, TX
CHECK OUT HER PROFILE
Monster Army: Ashton, you have been killing it this year racing. You are starting to set up yourself up for a good run at turning pro soon. Update everyone to some of your highlights over the last few years.
Ashton: The last couple of years I have been jumping around different series just trying them all out. Last year I won the National Enduro in Nevada. I have gotten top 5 in the Womens Pro/AA class in WORCS. Also took two 2nd’s from the OMA Nationals. MA: What is it like being a ripping teenage girl racer living in Texas? Ashton: Its has its advantages and disadvantages. I live in West Texas so I always have to travel really far for the races. But I get to ride year round and a lot of great tracks are within 3 hrs of my house. MA: Why is Texas heaven to any racer who wants to be pro one day? Ashton: In Texas you can ride all year round and don’t have to worry about snow or anything like that. Texas also has a lot of really great tracks. We also have a lot of fast riders here to look up to. MA: Describe your style of riding as you see it? Do you see yourself as more flowing or more aggressive? Give us some details. Ashton: I would say my style was more flowing but I am really trying to be more aggressive especially when it comes to moto. MA: Do you see being a girl as a help to you or does it make it harder to get sponsorship? Ashton: I think in some cases being a girl has its advantages over a guy. But guys can make a living at this sport , I think eventually it will get that way for the women too. Especially with awesome women riders we have out there today. MA: Tell us about your home town. What is it like? Ashton: I live in a small town called Miles. It is a farming community and there is only like 800 people in the town. I am the only one that rides in my town so I have to ride by myself a lot. Rodeo is really big here so a lot of people in my town think that racing dirtbikes is easy and stupid. MA: How did you become such a good rider? Run us thru when you first started to ride and who was your influence in getting started. Ashton: My dad was my biggest influence. I started to ride when I was 12 years old. It just started out as a weekend thing, then my dad built me a track at my house. He started working with me. I ride at least 3 times during the week and every time I would go out there and ride he would be out there coaching me and helping me get better and still does. So I have to give a lot of credit to my dad for my helping me as much as he does. MA: I know a lot of riders who live in Texas have enough land around their house they can ride daily. Can you ride your moto at your house? Ashton: Yes! Since I live in a farm town there is nothing but fields around me. I have a small arenacross track, a corner track and also made some trails in my pasture. Its really nice just pull your bike out of your garage and go ride. MA: Besides all the free product you get, what is the best part about being a good rider? Ashton: I think the best part is all the people you meet throughout the years and places I travel to go race. Also representing a company like Monster is something to really be proud of. MA: I know you have ridden many styles moto. What is your favorite to compete in? Ashton: I really love riding moto and offroad. So the races that combine the two are my favorite. MA: How do you find the needed time with school and homework to continue to progress your riding? Ashton: I just learned how to balance it all. I also have a part time job at Gold’s Gym in San angelo, which is 20 min from my house. I work in the mornings, come home in the afternoons to ride and work out then do my homework at night. Except Tuesday and Thursdays cause that’s when I have all my classes set up on those days. MA: What are you goals for the 2010 season? Ashton: To finish top 5 at every round of WORCS next year in the Women’s Pro/AA class and hopefully to get into the WMA and run all the rounds.
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Championship Showdown from Las Vegas, NV. Epid Battles for the Titles by the Best Off Road Racers on Earth - Action Sports Meets Motorsports! A Cage Fight on Four Wheels - Motocross with Full Contact, 800 HP Trucks With Special Guest Correspondent Three-Time NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson TUNE IN TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLING THE BEST OFF ROAD RACE OF ALL TIME ABC NETWORK SUNDAY, NOV. 8, 2009 1:30 PM EASTERN/10:30 AM PACIFIC Produced by Paul Taublieb/Media X International, Inc. (MXi) Here's a Preview of the Action:
(Nov. 1, 2009, For Immediate Release) The best off road truck racers on the planet converged at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to lay it on the line and turn their 800 HP trucks loose in a no-holds-barred battle to secure their championships after a season-long fifteen rounds of the most intense short course racing on earth, with titles and first-time victories up for grabs right down to the last laps. Ricky "Bad Boy" Johnson was up against his rival and nemesis, the slick veteran Rob MacCacharen in the ultra competitive Pro 2 wheel drive class, with young gun Todd LeDuc also with a shot at the championship, along with two-wheel legend Jeremy McGrath thirsting for his first win. To have a shot at the trophy, motocross icon Johnson would have to lead flag-to-flag, and he hit the track with only "win or wreck" on his mind. In the Pro Lights, the most dominating driver in class history, Jeff Kincaid, in his division swan song as he moves up to Pro 2 in 2010, only needed to be strong and solid. But he was up against a challenging track, and the likes of upstart Monster Energy's Casey Currie, as well as the Metal Mulisha's Brian Deegan, both hungry and willing to do whatever it took to stand on top of the podium. The heavyweight division is the dirt-grinding Pro 4 Wheel Drive, and Monster Energy's Rick Huseman cruised into Vegas in command - but be not misled into thinking this meant anything except what many are calling the most intense, competitive and unpredictable race in the sport's history - including exploding cars, drivers racing blind, trucks crawling on trucks, all leading to season-ending, heart-stoppping one-lap shootout which no one could have predicted. It was a truly historic way to finish the extraordinary innagural season of the Traxxas TORC off road series. This is one race you simply do not want to miss. Supporing TORC is former off road racer, three time NASCAR Champion, and current Chase for the Spring Cup leader, Jimmie Johnson, joining the ABC telecast as special technical reporter. Mark you calendars or set your DVR's - Sunday, Nov. 8, 1:30 PM Eastern/10:30 AM Pacific - ABC For further information about the Traxxas TORC Off Road Series, presented by AMSOIL, the premier and most intense short course off road racing series in the world, featuring the best drivers on the planet, go to www.torcseries.com. TORC will return in 2010 with an expanded schedule and enhanced television coverage. Television coverage of the TORC series is produced by Paul Taublieb and Malibu, CA-based Media X International, Inc. (MXi), a pioneering live event and television production company bringing cutting-edge action sports-style coverage to traditional motorsports. MXi also serves as Moto X Sport Organizer for the ESPN X Games and has produced award-winning television shows, documentaries and branded entertainment, and is also partner with Rob Dyrdek on the groundbreaking real-time scoring system for action sports, ISX - The Instant Scoring eXperience (www.isxscoring.com).
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That's right everyone, winter has arrived! It snowed for the first time at my house in Northern Minnesota on Friday night. That afternoon, I was riding moto and within a two hour span it went from sunny and warm to a snow storm! We got somewhere between two and three inches. It was snowing and blowing like crazy all night. Saturday morning, I drove to the cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) and the roads were pure ice. Winter came fast this year. Hopefully everyone is getting excited to ride and are in their local dealerships checking out the new sleds and gear!
On Sunday morning, I snuck in a mountain bike ride with my friend John. I rode a new trail in Eagan called Lebanon Hills and had a really good time. Last night, Minneapolis got its first snow. Here's a picture of me measuring it this morning. Exciting stuff!
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Hey all, its PT checking in. Just on my way to MN to start getting all dialed in for the season. Have a ton of work today before snow flies. Get sleds ready, broke in and all graphiced up for the sponsors. Actually moving to MN for a few months this year! Should be amazing. Justin Hoyer and myself are going to be training this season together and Im pretty excited about working with him. Super taleted and I feel I can learn a lot from him. Foam pit and Hoyers compound is all ready for us to start getting crazy and training for X and some other cool events coming up. Getting stoked for another Monster Energy/ Slednecks Invasion tour. Looks like we are getting close to gettig the details all ironed out. Going to be bigger and better! This season promises to be the biggest yet! Have some really cool events coming up and some even cooler event ideas, so stay tuned and keep ripping!
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Attention Army, Please vote for Ricky Carmichael for NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver. Voting ends October 31st and you can vote as many times as you like every day from now until then.
http://www.nascar.com/news/features/mpd.poll.camping.world.truck.series/index.html
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