2010 Pinn-it Bash/FMX East Challenge
part of the AFMXA Moto X Challenge series

Last weekend Aug 28th was the second round of the Moto X Challenge series in Dodd City TX. We had perfect weather and a good rider turn out. This is the third year Dan Weeks (owner Pinn-it.com) has held an amateur contest at his house/riding spot. Last year was the first year we made it apart of the FMX East Challenge series, this year the event got even more important to amateur freestyle riders when it was made one of the stops of the AFMXA’s Moto X Challenge series.

With points and a series championship on the line riders are now starting to fallow the contests and fighting for every position. Many of the riders that competed in round one (FreestyleMTX Open) also showed up at the Pinn-it Bash despite lenthy drives to get there. Most notably Deake Hinton drove to the Freestyle MTX open in TX from Colorado, after placing second there he decided to come compete at the Pinn-it bash. The gamble is paying off, with two 2nds Deake is now the novice points leader. Super pumped and not a millionaire Deake immediatly called friends and posted on facebook that he would be taking donations to help him get to the Casey, IL round. Long story short his friends and family heeded the call and now Deake is all set to head to IL and defend his points lead. Two other Novice class notables are Alton Brown (round 1 winner) who came out swinging in Dodd City with a bunch of new tricks since the FMTX Open. Unfortunately Alton was taken out of the final after a get off resulting in a broken collar bone. The other is Dave “Davi J” Johnson who didn’t have the best showing at the FMTX Open but came to Dodd City with one event under his belt and a calmer demeanor witch resulted in his first win. Both Alton and Davi are right around 15 yrs old, I see this rivalry continuing for many years to come.

The amateur class had no repeat competitors from the FMTX Open however the action was no less exciting. Although they didn’t go to round one this year neither Mark “Weetle” Merrix or Cody “McAwesome” Lookingbill are newbies to these contests. Both competed in FMX East Challenge events last year. Mark was actually the novice FMX East Challenge series champion from last year. The competition was tight but Mark ended up edging out Cody for the win.

Last was the Expert class Both 1st (Josh Wilson) and 3rd (Ed Rossi) from the FMTX Open were on hand to fight for some much needed points. Josh left round one with the points lead and a fire lit under his butt. You know what they say about fire “some times you get burned” while practicing flips in a foam pit Josh landed hard and injured his back. Fighting through pain Josh came to salvage points and do what he could despite the injury. Ironically the third place finish in round one also lit a fire under Rossi’s butt. Ed was playing for keeps in Dodd City, coming out with new flip variations and tricking every hit on the course. The end result was a complete reversal of placement. Josh got 3rd and Ed got 1st sandwiching Robbie King who got 2nd. So now going into round 3 Josh and Ed are tied for first place with both planning to be in Casey, IL this weekend things are heating up!

Two other things stand out in my mind from the weekend. One was getting to meet and judge with former snowboard world champion and Crusty Demon veteran Tex Davenport. The other was a conversation I had with Davi J. It wasn’t even what he said but the ear to ear grin he couldn’t wipe off his face the entire time we talked. Seeing how happy he was to be there made me so pumped I can’t even tell you! At that moment I realized all the hard work was paying off and that these events were starting to mean as much to these kids as they do to me!

Hope to see everyone in Casey, IL!!

Clint

Round 2 results(PiNN-iT Bash)

Novice
1st Davi “J” Johnson
2nd Deake Hinton
3rd Daniel Lee
4th Tommy Wilton
5th Alton Brown

Amateur
1st Mark Marrix
2nd Cody (McAwsome) LookingBill

Expert
1st Ed (EMFR) Rossi
2nd Robbie King
3rd Josh Wilson

Point standings

Novice
1st Deake Hinton – 94
2nd (tie) Atlon Brown/ Dave Johnson – 89
3rd Thomas Wilton – 82
4th (tie) Stefan Diehl/Daniel Lee

Amateur
1st (tie) Antonio Martinez/Mark Merrix – 50
2nd (tie) Franko Guevera/Cody Lookingbill – 47
3rd Will Berry – 44
4th JC Chappell – 41
5th JR Hinds – 39

Expert
1st (tie) Ed Rossi/ Josh Wilson – 94
2nd (tie) Robbie King/Greg Shaaf – 47
3rd JR Hinds – 41
4th Alex Cerventes – 39
5th Doug Cossey – 37
6th Robert Haslam – 35

Here is a video from the event a spectator made.

Pinn-it bash 2010

The AFMXA sanctioned Pinn-it Bash/FMX East Challenge went off without a hitch. Thanks to all who competed and contrats to the winners! Results, pics and story will ne up soon.

Clint

I’m on my way to Dan’s place in Dodd City, TX for round two of the AFMXA Moto-X challenge series. This is the Pinn-it bash/Fmx East Challenge round. If you like freestyle or want to compete in freestyle you need to get down there this weekend.

Check out pinn-it.com

We have two stops of the FMX East Challenge contest series coming up quick. This year we are sanctioned by the AFMXA and paying points for the AFMXA’s Moto X Challenge series! Top 3 points leaders in the series get their travel payed to the series final in CA.

On Aug 28th we will be in Dodd City, TX
www.pinn-it.com

and Sept 4th in Casey, IL

http://www.lincolntrailmotosports.com/

So come out and compete at the event near you. You can pre register online at http://www.xtrm.com/web/Promoter/Event/EventInformation.aspx?H2ISKq3xF7FrsqsLT6++mQ==12abc12

Clint

If you are in Georgia come see us this Saturday at Lanier Speedway, there will also be motorcycle demo derby!! What?!?

No we will not be riding in it. Lol

Clint

STOMPGRIP Traction Pads and seat cover review

I’m an “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” type of person. I remember having my racing friends make fun of me because I showed up to The Broome Tioga National in August with stock bars. I had ridden the bike all year and hadden’t bent the bars, so I felt it was unnecessary to change them.

However I have found some things that just make you feel more comfortable. STOMPGRIP traction pads and seat covers are one of those things. I had my doubts, the studs on them seemed kinda tall. I’m not really sure exactly what i thought was going to happen but I can tell you what did happene.. More control and grip of my motorcycle is what happened.

First impression was, wow this seat is tacky. Sit down and thats where you are going to stay. Seriously get on the gas hard enough and it will nearly pull your pants down.. lol

Next thing was the Traction pads on the side panels and air box. I Just happen to cut out most of my airbox so I am missing a big chunck of traction pad. With that said the traction pads are awesome. They aren’t so abrasive that you get hung up on them, they just provide a nice secure feel of your bike. The traction pads are rubber so you don’t have to worry about ripping your pants.

Overall I think Dave and the guys at Stomp Design have come up with a great product. This is a simple and inexpencive way to gain more confidence and control while on your bike. Go to, http://www.stompdesign.com/

Clint

Bristol and X Games

This past week we had a show at Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday for the Thompson Metal Monster Truck Madness. Thursday also marked the first day of the 2010 summer X Games. I was unable to go to X because of the show. (gotta make that money)

Bristol was a blast as always, we have been doing all Bristol’s events with freestyle for the past 3 years. The staff there has become our friends, its pretty cool to go to such a well known facility like that and feel right at home. We pulled in Thursday morning and got set up, after we were set up I decided to warm up my bike. After clearing my bike out on pit road I thought i would just blast around the track once. I just cruised the straight a ways and blasted the turns. The turns are so steep I had my bike completely tapped out in 5th in them. When I finished my lap I realized Ed had fallowed me around. This prompted Travis to do some laps, so 10 minutes later my one lap turned into 10. Ed actually wheelied around the whole track, I however just went really fast in the turns. haha The show went well and we had a blast riding. It seemed as though the crowd had fun too, sounds like a job well done to me.

With the show done it was time to catch up on some X Games. This is the first time we have had some true east coast guys in X. Brody Wilson was in freestyle and Rich Kearns was in best trick. I am good friends with both guys and have spent years on tour with them. It was really great to see my homies in the mix. Brody got 13th in freestyle and Rich got 6th in best trick. Both of these guys definitely deserve to be there. Congrats guys and great job!

Clint

train

After we set up we took our bikes and burned some laps around the track here at Bristol Motor Speedway. It was pretty awesome, you do t realize how steep those turns are till your on them. I had my bike tapped out on the corners!

Good times!

Clint

As I write this we are enroute to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Thompsons Metal Monster Truck Madness! The show is tomarrow night, Thursday July 29th. Come check it out if you are in the area. It will be good to see Brandon, Jack and the rest of the crew at BMS. Not to mention the I have known the monster truck production crew since the beginning of my freestyle career. Should be a good time and an awesome show. Don’t miss it!

Clint

Today Paul Smith, Ed Rossi, Kyle Lee and I had a nice little practice session. We finally got the water pump set up and hosed down the course. With no dust it was a pretty awesome day of riding prior to the rain. It was the first time Paul had ridden the Secret Stash in over four years. It was good to have Kyle and Paul jammin with us! Here are some pics but they are off my phone so don’t get too excited.

Clint