Monster Energy-Backed Team USA Wins ’07 MX Des Nations Title As Monster Athletes Take 6 Of 9 Podiums



Monster’s Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki), Tim Ferry (Monster/Kawasaki) & Ryan Villopoto (Monster/Pro Circuit/Kawi) dominate Moto Des Nats!







CORONA, Calif., (Sept. 25, 2007) – The Monster Energy-backed United States Motocross Des Nations team wrapped up a stellar weekend of racing yesterday at Budds Creek MX Park in Maryland, host of this year’s MX Des Nations – won by Monster Energy Team USA!







Monster Energy Team USA members, led by Monster’s own Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki), along with Tim Ferry (Monster Energy/Kawasaki) and Ryan Villopoto (Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki), swept all three Motocross Des Nations classes for an untouchable score of eight points (MX 1 class/Carmichael, MX2 class/Villopoto and Open class/ Ferry). The next closest nation to the Monster Energy/United States team was France, with 34 points.







“It’s a storybook ending to what looks like the most dominant season ever for a motocross sponsor,” said Monster spokesman Scott Sepkovic of Monster Energy’s 2007 sweep of every major pro American supercross and motocross title – and the now the most prestigious global MX title. “Monster athletes stole the show at the Des Nations at Budds Creek, branding the top of the MX world’s podium with the iconic Monster M-claw logo.”







Both Carmichael and Ferry were involved in pile ups early on in one of their motos, forcing the two veterans to come from behind to make up points to insure their overall class wins. Villopoto was absolutely dominant, going 1-1 for two points in the MX 2 class and winning the overall rider’s title.







Said Carmichael: “I’d like to first congratulate my teammates, Ryan and Timmy, and thank the fans that came out and packed Budds Creek this weekend. It was an outstanding event, I’m pumped we were able to defend our title and this was a great way for me to wrap up the 2007 summer motocross season.”.







In addition to Team USA, Monster Energy scored a podium finish – giving it six of nine total – with Grant Langston (South Africa) in 3rd in the second MX 1 class moto. Monster Energy/Team GPKR’s Sebastien Pourcel led France to its 2nd place finish with a 4-9 (13

points) effort in the MX 1 class.







Some 35 nations competed in the Budd Creek Motocross Des Nations, the 61st running of the event, which is arranged to see which nation can field the best three-man team







In the history of the Motocross Des Nations, Monster Energy/Team USA has won more than any other nation – a total of 18 times, including now being the two-time defending champions (Matterly Basin, UK, in

2006 and Budds Creek, USA, 2007).











For more information on this past weekend’s Motocross Des Nations, link to: www.buddscreek.com







Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it MX, road racing, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the athletes are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. 

Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/fruit juice hybrid called “M-80” and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. The guys running the Monster M-claw logo at the Motocross Des Nations dug ‘em – and so will you. On the ‘Net at www.monsterenergy.com.

Monster Energy-Backed Sebastien Pourcel Leads France To 2nd Place Overall At 2007 Budds Creek Moto Des Nations



Pourcel goes 4-9 in MX 1 class to lead French racers @ Budds Creek, USA







CORONA, Calif., (Sept. 25, 2007) –Monster Energy/Kawasaki/GPKR’s Sebastien Pourcel races to a 4-9 (13 points) two moto finish in the MX 1 class of the 2007 Motocross Des Nations this past weekend at Budds Creek MX Park in Maryland (USA), leading team France to an overall 2nd place finish in the 35 nation event – which was won by the Monster Energy/USA team.







Said Pourcel: “Today I learned a lot and know what I have to do to reach a highest level, and that will give me good informations to prepare next season. The race conditions were demanding with the soft track and the weather, but I gave all what I had with my team-mates to get the best result. Nobody expect our family and team members really believed in us, but we are friends and worked closely together during the entire week. This second place is a great result for us. I will be back in the US soon to prepare the Paris Bercy Supercross. 

Mitch Payton from Pro Circuit invited me to come practicing and testing in California, that’s a great opportunity to prepare in the best conditions next season.”







Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it MX, road racing, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the athletes are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. 

Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/fruit juice hybrid called “M-80” and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. The Pourcels dig ‘em – so will you. On the ‘Net at www.monsterenergy.com.

Monster Energy’s Ken Block Races To Victory At Rally Colorado Round Of The Rally America National Series



Block & co-driver Alex Gelsomino move into tie for the overall series lead with the victory; Block dedicates the win to fallen rally driver Colin McRae







CORONA, Calif., (Sept. 25, 2007) –  Monster Energy’s Ken Block and co- driver Alex Gelsomino, competing in Round Eight the 2007 Rally America National Championships, pulled off the team’s second victory of the Rally America National Championship season, winning the penultimate Rally Colorado round in Steamboat Springs, Colo.







Block, piloting his Subaru Impreza WRX STI, is now in 113-113 tie with Subaru teammate Travis Pastrana for the overall series championship with one round remaining – the Lake Superior Rally, Oct. 

26-27, in Houghton, Mich., an event in which Block is the defending champion.







"To keep my championship hopes going, I needed to win this event and I did everything possible to do so," explained Block. "This rally really suits me; it's high-speed and requires a lot of commitment! I pushed really hard Saturday morning to build a lead and carry it to the end. Now if we win the final round, we win the championship. I won Lake Superior Rally last year so I am feeling really confident in my chances there."







The win for Block in Colorado was bittersweet in that he’d just lost his good friend, fellow rally driver Colin McRae, in a tragic helicopter accident last week. "I dedicate this win to Colin McRae," 

said Block after the podium ceremony. "It was an honor to call him my friend and I truly enjoyed the few times I competed with him. He is my biggest inspiration in rally and always will be."







Next up for Monster Energy’s Block and the Subaru Team is the ninth and final round of the 2007 Rally America National Championships, Oct. 26-27, in Houghton, Mich.







Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it rally, rock crawling, MX, road racing, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the athletes are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/fruit juice hybrid called “M-80” and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. Ken Block digs ‘em – so will you. On the ‘Net at www.monsterenergy.com.

Monster Energy’s Shane Bonifay Tops The World’s Best Wakeboarders @ Double Or Nothing



Shane uncorks a first-ever toeside backside 720 in competition







CORONA, Calif., (Sept. 25, 2007) – Monster Energy-backed Shane Bonifay stomped the landing on the first-ever toeside backside 720 in competition, winning the “Best Trick” award at the 4th annual Parks Double Or Nothing contest in Lake Wales, Fla.







With 20 of the world’s top wakeboarders all going off, Shane stepped up and crushed it in the Best Trick contest in a session for the record books according to those in attendance.







“Reports from the Double Or Nothing contest said that Shane pretty much dominated the event,” said John Lee, Director of Sports Marketing for Monster. “We’re stoked for Shane and look forward to hearing about his next big wakeboard adventure.”







Shane also received big props for his “Batwing” attempt, which scored

53 video frames on the double up jump. But it was his Best Trick 720 that had everybody reeling.







“That was the first time it was ever landed in a contest,” said Shane’s brother and comp host, Parks Bonifay, of Shane’s toeside backside 720. “This event brought out the highest level of riding… wakeboarding at its max.”







Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it wake, MotoGP, MX, road racing, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the athletes are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/fruit juice hybrid called “M-80” and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. Shane Bonifay digs ‘em – so will you. On the ‘Net at www.monsterenergy.com.

Monster Energy’s John Hopkins 10th @ Japanese GP



Hopkins leads team, but can’t mount a comeback in difficult conditions







CORONA, Calif., (Sept. 25, 2007) – Monster Energy-backed MotoGP racer John Hopkins (Rizla-Suzuki) had a tough go of it on the Japanese Motegi GP course this past weekend, struggling in the rain early then coming back from 16th to make the top ten overall.







With the Rizla-Suzuki team-leading effort Hopkins actually moved up to 4th overall in the standings, a few points ahead of teammate Chris Vermeulen (156-152).



Said Hopkins: “The race was all over the place with the drying track. 

I think I chose a bit too soft of a compound when we first went out and I was sliding around a lot and lost quite a bit of time. I came in and got the dry bike and set about working as hard as I could. I ran off the track once and we had a couple of little mechanical issues, but nothing too serious. We needed to salvage some points from today and we did that. I would like to say congratulations to Casey (Stoner) on winning the championship today – he certainly deserves it. Other than that I hope we have a lot better time in the next three races than we did at this one!”



Next up for Monster’s Hopkins is the Oct. 14th running of the Australian GP on Phillip Island – Round 16 of the 2007 MotoGP Series .







Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it MotoGP, MX, road racing, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the athletes are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/ fruit juice hybrid called “M-80” and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. 

John Hopkins digs ‘em – so will you. On the ‘Net at www.monsterenergy.com.

Monster Energy Has Team USA's Back In This Weekend's Motocross Des Nations @ Budds Creek MX Park!



Monster Energy's Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki) leads Team USA, along with Monster-backed Tim Ferry (Kawasaki) & Ryan Villopoto (Pro Circuit/

Kawasaki)







CORONA, Calif., (Sept. 19, 2007) - Monster Energy checks in this weekend as the official sponsor of Team USA in the 61st running of the Motocross Des Nations - pitting the top three motocross racers from 35 countries in team scoring race set to decide which nation fields the world's best three-man motocross team.







Representing the Monster Energy-backed Team USA will be the winningest American motocross racer of all time, Monster Energy's own Ricky Carmichael (Makita/Suzuki). Carmichael will be joined by former AMA 125 class supercross champion Tim Ferry (Monster Energy/Kawasaki) and two-time defending AMA Outdoor Nationals Lites class champion, Ryan Villopoto (Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki).







"This is the first time Monster Energy has been involved as the title sponsor of Team USA with the Motocross Des Nations and we're all looking forward to this historic event's return to the United States for the first time in 20 years," said Monster spokesman Scott Sepkovic. "It was a banner year for Monster in motocross as our athletes won everything there was to win in '07 - the AMA Supercross championship (Monster Energy/Kawasaki's James Stewart), World Supercross GP (Stewart), both AMA Supercross Lites titles with the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team (Villopoto/West, Ben Townley/ East), the Outdoor Nationals title (Monster Energy's Grant Langston/

Yamaha) and the Outdoor Nationals Lites title (Villopoto).







"So a win for Monster Energy/Team USA at the Des Nations this weekend would be an excellent exclamation point on what was a perfect year of pro motocross racing for Monster here in the United States."







In addition to Team USA, Monster Energy will also be represented with the aforementioned Grant Langston (South Africa) and Ben Townley (New Zealand), along with Sebastien Pourcel (France).







In the history of the Motocross Des Nations, Monster Energy/Team USA has won more than any other nation - a total of 17 times, including being the defending champions from last year's event at Matterly Basin, UK.







"There's no better feeling in the world than standing on top of the podium representing the United States at the Des Nations," said Carmichael, who was injured for the Des Nations last year, but led Monster Energy/Team USA to victory in Ernee, France in '05. "My experiences at that race have been some of the most memorable of my career and I'm glad Monster is on board with Team USA this year."







For more information on this weekend's Motocross Des Nations, link

to: www.buddscreek.com







Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it MX, road racing, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX - name it - the athletes are rockin' Monster Energy more than anything these days. 

Check out all the types - Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/fruit juice hybrid called "M-80" and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. The guys running the Monster M-claw logo at the Motocross Des Nations will be diggin' 

'em - and so will you. On the 'Net at www.monsterenergy.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Monster Energy Athletes Are Back In Action This Weekend @ Dew Tour Stop In Salt Lake City!

Monster FMXers Nate Adams & Adam Jones are 1-2 in standings, while Monster’s BMX Vert star Jamie Bestwick rules the Tour halfpipe

Monster Energy’s Jeremy McGrath Makes The Podium @ Antelope Valley 

(Calif.) CORR Off Road Event



Monster’s McGrath, the all-time winningest AMA Supercross racer 

ever, leads Sunday’s Pro-2 class race for all but two laps, finishes 

2nd in fourth CORR race ever!







CORONA, Calif., (Sept. 19, 2007) – Monster Energy-backed Jeremy 

McGrath continues to amaze motorsports experts with his transition 

from two to four wheel competition, this past weekend making the 

podium with a 2nd place overall Pro-2 class finish at Sunday’s 

Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) race at Antelope Valley 

Fairgrounds in Lancaster, Calif.







McGrath, who qualified in 2nd place, topped a field that included his 

supercross idol, Monster-backed desert racer Ricky Johnson (Monster 

Energy/Pflueger Racing) and Monster Energy-backed Pro-2 division 

points leader Jerry Welchel.







“That was an absolute blast,” said McGrath of the CORR race. 

“Coming from supercross I definitely feel at home with the off road 

trucks. The setting up for jumps, lines in and out of corners and 

passing moves are more akin to dirt bikes than racing ovals. But 

overall I think the CORR events definitely help with my NASCAR 

development racing.”







Noteworthy: McGrath’s podium finish from this past weekend’s CORR 

race will be broadcast on NBC Sports this Sunday, Sept. 23, from 2-3 

p.m. EST.







The Lucas Oil CORR Series returns to action Sept. 29-30 at Chula 

Vista International Raceway (Calif.) for Round Five of the series.







Developed in 1983, Championship Off Road Racing™ (CORR) brings high 

action four wheel motorsports including 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel 

drive trucks onto closed course off road tracks. The 2007 CORR season 

includes seven events in Los Angeles and San Diego, Dallas and Las 

Vegas.



CORR is divided into two series, Pro and Sportsman. The Pro Series is 

composed of three divisions: Pro 4 – Full-size 4wd race trucks, V8 

engines, 800 HP; Pro 2 – Full-size 2wd race trucks, V8 engines, 800 

HP; and Pro Lite – Compact/Mid-size 2wd race trucks, 4 cylinder 

engines, 300+ HP. The Sportsman Series is made up of two buggy 

divisions: Single Buggy -- Limited to a 1600cc VW Type 1 engine; and 

Super Buggy – Featuring a 1650cc water cooled power plant.







For more information on the series, link to: www.corracing.com.







Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it off road, MX, MotoGP, road 

racing, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, surf, snow, BMX – name 

it – the athletes are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything 

these days. Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, 

Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/

fruit juice hybrid called “M-80” and the ground-breaking Java 

Monster premium coffee & cream supercharged with our Monster Energy 

blend. Jeremy McGrath’s diggin’ ‘em on the CORR Series – so 

will you. On the ‘Net at www.monsterenergy.com.

Gold In Mexican X Games!



 PLG scored the gold medal in Mex Games‚ Skate Vert while Lutzka 

 takes the gold in the Skate Street contest; FMX star Kyle Loza 

 (Monster) is silver in FMX





 CORONA, Calif., (Sept. 11, 2007) - Monster Energy‚s vert skater 

 Pierre Luc „PLG‰ Gagnon and street ripper Greg Lutzka both won 

 their respective disciplines at this past weekend‚s ESPN Mexican X 

 Games, aka the Mex Games at the Palacio des los Deportes in Mexico 

 City.





 According to reports out of Mexico City, the event was packed and a 

 HUGE success with action sports fans from south of the border. In 

 all Monster athletes brought home three medals, including FMX star 

 Kyle Loza‚s silver medal in Moto Best Trick - to go with the skate 

 sweep gold from PLG & Lutzka.



We sell a lot of Monster in Mexico and were eager to send some of 

our top action sports athletes down there to compete the inaugural

ESPN Mexican X Games,‰ cited John Lee, Sports Marketing Director 

for Monster Energy. „We hope the fans attending the Games had as 

good a time as our athletes said that they had. And coming home 

with a bunch of medals around their necks was just an added bonus 

for Monster.‰





In addition to PLG, Lutzka and Loza, vert skater Alex Perelson and 

FMXer Greg Hartman finished just off the podium in 4th place in 

their respective events.





The Monster Energy after-party wrapped up the Mex Games in typical 

Monster fashion with more than a thousand action sports fans 

whooping it up into the wee hours of the morning all hot-wired on 

Monster Original, Lo-Carb, Assault, Khaos, M-80 and the new Java 

Monsters!





Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it MX, road racing, 

supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX - 

name it - the athletes are rockin‚ Monster Energy more than 

anything these days. Check out all the types - Original Monster 

Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new 

Monster/fruit juice hybrid called „M-80‰ and the ground-breaking 

Java Monster premium coffee & cream supercharged with our Monster 

Energy blend. The Monster guys hitting up the ŒMex Games‚ dug Œem - 

so will you. On the ŒNet at www.monsterenergy.com.

Monster Energy MX Crossover Series Final Concludes @ Glen Helen Raceway



BMXer Aaron Cooke and journalist Brendan Lutes (motocross.com) both take class victories at final round of Monster's popular celebrity MX event







CORONA, Calif., (Sept. 8, 2007) -  The 2007 Monster Energy MX Crossover Series, featuring the Java Monster Media Throw Down, came to an exciting conclusion on Friday at Glen Helen Raceway (San Bernardino, Calif.), with BMXer Aaron Cooke and journalist Brendan Lutes (motocross.com) winning their respective classes.







Cooke also was able to outlast skier K.C. Deane to win the overall Monster Energy MX Crossover Series tile, with fellow BMXer Jimmy Garcia (2nd) and freeskier Gunnar Newquist (3rd) making up the overall series podium. Note:

Deane, who won the Hangtown round, suffered a DNF in the first moto on Friday due to mechanical failure.







"Between myself, K.C. and Ian Price (snowboarder), it was a toss up as to who'd take the overall," said Cooke. "Price and I have had some great battles over the last five summers, but he wasn't able to make it down to race. So it came down to me and K.C. and I caught a break when he had some bike troubles and I scored the o/a. Thanks again to Monster and the rest of the sponsors (Dunlop, Graphics Lab/Throttle Jockey, Sessions & Spy) for stepping up to put this event on. Great turnout again and everybody had a blast."







The first moto on Friday received an additional boost when of of the greatest athletes of our generation, Shaun Palmer, rolled in, booted up and kicked his Honda 250 two-stroke out into a commanding lead. 

But held up in the gate - on purpose - were a couple MX sharks in David Pingree (Racer X) and his equally fast buddy, Brock Sellards. 

The two were turned loose on the rest of the surfers, skaters, skiers, BMXers, wakeboarders, musicians and journalists running in the same gate in the Java Monster Media Throw Down and made quick work of the field - sans Palmer.







But in the end Palmer would succeed the lead on the last of four laps to Pingree and Sellards, as Sellards went on to catch Pingree late to take 1st.

Said Palmer as he took off his "It's A Good Day To Die"- emblazoned helmet:

"I was scared. I'm out of shape and shouldn't have been riding that fast."

Palmer then split, opting out of the second moto - as did Pingree and Sellards.







The second Monster Energy MX Crossover Series moto was highlighted by the riding of Deane and snocross racer Steve Martin (fresh off arm surgery). The two made up for first-moto issues and went 1-2, with Cooke coming in 3rd.

Then joining Cooke (1st) and Martin (2nd) on the overall podium was U.S. Ski Team member Daron Rahlves.







"I think that second moto was the best I've ever ridden," said Rahlves, America's most successful World Cup speed events (Super G/

Dowhnill) skier of all time. "That was an absolute blast."







Monster Energy Glen Helen Crossover                  Overall Results 

(w/ Hangtown)







1st Aaron Cooke, BMX                   1st Aaron Cooke, BMX



2nd Steve Martin, Snocross               2nd Jimmy Garcie, BMX



3rd Daron Rahlves, skier                   3rd Gunnar Newquist, skier



4th Gunnar Newquist, skier               4th John Dadak, skier



5th John Dadak, skier                       5th Joey Garcia, BMX







The Java Monster Media Throw Down turned out to be equally exciting as Lutes and Dirt Riders's Jimmy Lewis went at it hard in both motos with Lutes winning the second moto by several seconds to take the 2-1 win over Lewis'

1-2 performance.







"This was a lot of fun," said Lutes. "I haven't really raced much at all this summer so it felt good to get back out there. I was impressed with the ability level of a lot of these guys who specialize in other sports. It's cool to see them out here at Glen Helen racing amateurs all week and the Monster event today."







Java Monster Glen Helen Media Throw Down     Overall Results (w/ 

Hangtown)







1st Brendan Lutes, motocross.com   1st Jimmy Lewis, Dirt Rider



2nd Jimmy Lewis, Dirt Rider             2nd Chris Denison, Dirt Rider



3rd Chris Denison, Dirt Rider            3rd Pete Peterson, Dirt Rider



4th Jesse Ziegler, Dirt Rider              4th Brendan Lutes, 

motocross.com



5th Pete Peterson, Dirt Rider            5th Dave Donatoni, Dirt Rider







Other notable athletes competing in the Monster Energy MX Crossover @ Glen Helen included: Josh Sleigh (surfer), Glen Plake (skier), Igor Reoutt (wakeboarder), Ross Robinson (record producer), Dwayne Taylor (BMXer), Jim Rippey (snowboarder), Buster Akrey (musician), Will Lacheuaer (skier), Keith Hutchins (snocross) and Jordan Burns (musician).







Again, a special shout out to Sessions, Spy, Dunlop and Throttle Jockey/Graphics Lab for sponsoring the event.







Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it MX, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX - name it - the athletes are rockin'

Monster Energy more than anything these days. Check out all the types - Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/fruit juice hybrid called "M-80" and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. All the guys racing the

2007 Monster Energy MX Crossover Series featuring the Java Monster Media Throw Down are diggin' 'em - so will you. On the 'Net at www.monsterenergy.com.

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Villopoto Takes A Big Step In 

Defending His ’06 Lites Title



Monster/PC/Kawi’s Ryan Villopoto (1st), Ben Townley (3rd) and Austin 

Stroupe (10th) are the fastest three racers at inaugural Freestone 

National







CORONA, Calif., (Sept. 2, 2007) – The Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/

Kawasaki Lites class bikes were tuned to the nines and absolutely 

FLYING at the inaugural Monster Energy/Tetco Freestone (Texas) MX 

National on Sunday, clocking the top three fastest times in each of 

the two motos.







Able to hold onto that hyper-fast KX250F  bike the best was Ryan 

Villopoto, who took a massive step in defending his 2006 overall AMA 

Lites class title by going 1-1 in the two moto event and extending 

his series lead to 19 points over Monster Energy-backed teammate Ben 

Townley.







“It’s nice to have the lead heading into Glen Helen, but the series 

is far from over,” said Villopoto, who won for the fifth time this 

season. “Ben (Townley) proved in the first moto that he still wants 

it as bad as I do.”







Townley, who went down on the first turn on the first lap of moto 

one, battled back valiantly from 35th place to finish 6th. The New 

Zealander then stayed upright in the second moto, finishing 2nd to 

Villopoto to take 3rd overall and giving Monster two of the three 

podium spots.







Also ripping up the Texas countryside was Monster/Pro Circuit/

Kawasaki’s Austin Stroupe. The rookie racer scored a 2nd place finish 

in the first moto and was poised to make the podium when a second 

moto sketch took him out of contention. Still, his 2-35/10th place 

performance put him in the top ten for the second consecutive week. 

And teammate Bret Metcalfe would race to a solid 4th place finish 

overall with a 4-6 two moto finish – just behind Townley.







But the racer that set himself apart from the rest was Villopoto. 

Case-in-point was his first moto time of 2:14.337 – a lap run nearly 

two seconds faster than the next closest competitor (Stroupe). In 

all, Monster/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki bikes went 1-2-3 in terms of 

fastest lap times in both motos!







Next up for the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team is the Sept. 

9th Glen Helen MX National final in San Bernardino, Calif., Round 12 

of the 2007 AMA Toyota Motocross Championships.







Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it MX, road racing, supermoto, 

off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the 

athletes are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. 

Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, 

Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/fruit juice hybrid 

called “M-80” and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & 

cream supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. Villopoto, Townley, 

Stroupe & Metcalfe dig ‘em – so will you. On the ‘Net at 

www.monsterenergy.com.

Monster Energy MX Crossover Series Set To Go Off BIG This Weekend @ 

Glen Helen MX National



Pro snowboarders, skiers, skateboarders, surfers, BMX racers and 

freestylers and musicians – along with the top industry media members 

- headline this Friday’s celebrity motocross race event at Glen Helen







CORONA, Calif., (Sept. 5, 2007) –  The second installment of the fun-

as-heck 2007 Monster Energy MX Crossover Series, featuring the Java 

Monster Media Throw Down is set to go off this Friday, Sept. 7th, to 

help launch what should prove to be a thoroughly exciting weekend of 

pro motocross racing at the 2007 Outdoor Nationals motocross series 

finals at Glen Helen (San Bernardino, Calif.).







Monster Energy, along with several other motocross industry (Dunlop, 

Throttle Jockey & Spy) and action sports industry sponsors (Sessions 

& Graphics Lab), in cooperation with host Glen Helen Raceway, 

presents the third annual Monster Energy MX Crossover Series @ Glen 

Helen, featuring the Java Monster Media Throw Down!







“This is going to be an absolute riot,” said extreme ski legend Glen 

Plake, who will be there – racing and running his trademark mohawk – 

along with his RSN (Resort Sports Network) program Reel Thrills crew. 

“Dirt bikes, gas & gravity in the San Bernardino foothills - it’s a 

high-flying recipe for all sorts of excitement this weekend at Glen 

Helen.”







Making up the podium at the first round of the ‘Monster MX Crossover’ 

this past May at Hangtown were:







Athletes                                           Media







1st K.C. Dean (skier)                                  1st Jimmy 

Lewis (Dirt Rider)



2nd Ian Price (snowboarder)               2nd Chris Denison (Dirt Rider)



3rd Chris Roach (snowboarder)          3rd Dave Donatoni (Dirt Rider)







Though the 40-plus man gate at Glen Helen on Friday will be without 

both Roach and Price, they’d have been hard-pressed to figure pack 

into the podium equation with action sports legend Shaun Palmer 

(former Monster/Hangtown MX Crossover winner), distance runner and 

former Monster/Glen Helen MX Crossover winner Kevin Barda and 

snocross racer Steve Martin (former Monster/Hangtown MX Crossover 

winner) all in the field for Glen Helen. Also, look for a shake up in 

the Java Monster Media Throw Down as a whole host of industry 

magazine hot shots are scheduled to show up to challenge the Dirt 

Rider guys, including Transworld MX’s Donn Maeda, Racer X’s David 

Pingree and Billy Ursic and motocross.com’s Brendan Lutes.







Note: The industry guys must be proficient in QuarkXPress 7 in order 

to qualify for trophies!







“The Monster Energy MX Crossover up in NorCal was a big hit to open 

the Outdoor Nationals season and we’re expecting the one this weekend 

at Glen Helen to be just as big,” said John Lee, Sports Marketing 

Director for Monster Beverage Company. “This event really allows 

other top-level action sports athletes to showcase their passion for 

motocross, along with their racing skills. Monster Energy is excited 

to be part of the event and wishes all the contestants the best of 

luck in the racing action this Friday.”







2007 Monster Energy MX Crossover Series @ Glen Helen, featuring the 

Java Monster Media Throw Down roster!







Name                                   Sport



Steve  Martin                        (Snowmobile)



Will Lachenauer                    (Skier)



Dwayne Taylor                     (BMX)



Igor Reoutt                          (Wake)



Daron Rahlves                     (Skier)



John Dadak                         (Skier)



Joey Garcia                          (BMX)



Jimmy Garcia               (BMX)



Gunnar Newquist                  (Skier)



K.C. Deane                           (Skier)



Shaun Palmer                        (Skateboard)



Trace Schroeder                  (Tele Skier)



Matt Goodwill                       (Snowboard)



Keith Hutchins                      (Snowmobile)



Aaron Cooke                        (BMX)



Allan Cooke                        (BMX)



Heather Pinter                      (BMX)



Josh Sleigh                   (Surfer)



Jim Moran                           (Snowboard)



Kevin Barda                          (Runner)



Buster Akrey                         (Musician)



Ross Robinson                      (Musician)



Jim Rippey                   (Snowboard)



Cooper Hall                           (Snowboard)



Sam Shallow                         (Skier)



Jordan Burns                         (Musician)



Kyle Krause                          (Barefoot Skier)



Glen Plake                            (Skier)







As previously mentioned, in addition to the action sports athletes 

that will be racing Friday (Sept. 7) at Glen Helen, Monster Energy is 

also promoting it’s new supercharged premium coffee & cream through 

the inaugural Java Monster Media Throw Down, featuring many of your 

favorite editorial staff members from the industry’s top magazines 

and web sites. The Monster Energy VIP rig located in the pro pits 

will also host an autograph session with all the participating 

athletes signing special editions 2007 Monster Energy MX Crossover 

Series posters – free of charge!







Media                          Magazine



Donn Maeda                         TWMX



David Pingree                       RX



Billy Ursic                            RX



Zapata Espinoza                   MXA



Brendan Lutes                      MX.com



Jimmy Lewis                        DR



Chris Denison                       DR



Pete Peterson                        DR



Dave Donatoni                     DR



Jesse Ziegler                         DR



Sean Finley                           DR







Again, a special shout out to Sessions, Spy Optic, Dunlop and 

Throttle Jockey/Graphics Lab for sponsoring the event.







Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it MX, supermoto, off-road, 

FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the athletes 

are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. Check out 

all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster 

Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/fruit juice hybrid called 

“M-80” and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream 

supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. All the guys racing the 

2007 Monster Energy MX Crossover Series featuring the Java Monster 

Media Throw Down are diggin’ ‘em – so will you. On the ‘Net at 

www.monsterenergy.com.

Monster Energy’s Grant Langston Tops The MX Class Field @ Inaugural 

Freestone (Texas) MX National!



Langston (Yamaha) extends his overall series points lead over Red 

Bull-backed rival Mike Alessi and factory Honda’s Andrew Short







CORONA, Calif., (Sept. 3, 2007) – Monster Energy’s Grant Langston 

(Yamaha) took another step towards securing the 2007 AMA Toyota 

Motocross Championship this past weekend by taking the overall 

victory at the inaugural Monster Energy/Tetco Freestone MX National 

in Wortham, Texas.







Langston highlighted a consistent yet excitingly fast weekend with a 

1st place effort in the second moto to seal the overall win. In doing 

so Langston dispatched of rival Mike Alessi on the third lap, then 

two laps later passed the fastest (time-wise) racer of the weekend, 

Andrew Short, and took charge of the race from lap five on through 

the checkers – winning by more than eight seconds to take the 2-1 

overall event win.







“It’s all coming down to Glen Helen this weekend,” said Langston. 

“And I’m sure the Corona-based Monster Army will be out in force, 

pulling for all the Monster guys. I’ve been in a similar situation as 

this back in 2001 at Steel City, so I’m looking forward to having 

that added support as it’s going to be an intense two motos.”







The Steel City event Langston alluded to was when he ended up losing 

the overall 125 title to Mike Brown in the last moto of the season – 

one of the most exciting endings to an AMA motocross championship in 

recent years. Langston would avenge that loss in 2003, winning the 

overall 125 class title and making him the first (and only) rider to 

win both an FIM World GP title and AMA 125 class title.







Heading into this weekend’s Glen Helen National Langston holds an 

eight-point lead over Short, with a 13-point edge on Monster Energy/

Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry and a 15-point lead over Alessi.







Next up for the Monster Energy’s Langston is the finals of the 2007 

AMA Toyota Motocross Championship at Glen Helen Raceway in San 

Bernardino, Calif. (Sept. 9th).







Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it MX, road racing, supermoto, 

off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, off-road, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the 

athletes are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. 

Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, 

Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, the new Monster/fruit juice hybrid 

called “M-80” and the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & 

cream supercharged with our Monster Energy blend. AMA Nationals 

Series points leader Grant Langston digs ‘em – so will you. On the 

‘Net at www.monsterenergy.com.