csg bi-weekly update 11.03.10 pg 01

DV8’S CORNER
Welcome to the CSG
weekly
update
volume13. The entire crew
has been on the go
since our last update.
Last report I mentioned
that MSR was fielding a team for the 1st
annual TWMX “Slam Fest.” Not only had
MSR put together a strong team (consisting of Valade, Castloo and Breslin),
there was a lot of hype of MSR possibly
winning the event. Well, as you probably know by now, the guys gave the
rest of the industry teams a run for their
money. However, at the end of the day,
MSR had to settle for fourth overall. This
fourth did not come without drama! You
see, one of the rules was that all teams
had to consist of full-time employees of
that brand. So there was a little bit of a
“confusion” on whether or not the teams
that went 1, 2 and 3 consisted of “fulltime employees.” I am going to use this
as a lead into the latest news for CSG.
We have recently hired a new
Amateur Athlete Manager. His name is
Andy Bakken. Andy’s outstanding race
results just happened to help the Deft
team win the TWMX slam fest! Andy
may (or may not have) been hired onto
to CSG moments prior to the final race...
you starting to see the picture here? All
joking aside, we are very excited to have
Andy on board here at CSG and he is
already part of the crew here making us
that much stronger of a team.
BY: DAVE
CASELLA
DIRECTOR OF MX BRANDS
V1 I13
11.03.10
DV8’S CORNER
DIDDY’S DIARY
• JAMES STEWART NEWS • OX IS 8X
BACON BITS
PG 04
• THE AM SQUAD
18 different moto industry companies,
with 3 riders representing each, checked
in for the event
WEEKLY WRAP UP
PG 14
CHAMP’S CHATTER
PG 05
• SOUTH OF THE BOARDER
• TEAM USA IN MEXICO
• TECATE BAJA 1000 • FULL STEAM AHEAD
• NEW AMATEUR ATHLETE MANAGER
• K-DUB DOWN UNDER • RACER X VIDEO
• DEEGAN VS. DEEGAN • NEW MSR AD
SIX NINE SUMMARY
“The Champ” ran solid, going 5-3 for 3rd
overall on the day
PG 09
• RED BULL POP DISPLAYS
• 2010 MALCOLM SMITH BAJA RIDE
• 2011 ANSWER RACING HOODED FLEECES
• RACER X VIDEO • NEW FACEBOOK CONTEST
• NEW ANSWER RACING AD
CHUCK’S CORNER
Bakken scrubs the double. Running
Answer gear, and winning the event MSR designer Clint “Eastwood” went
13-10. Pre-race nerves may have played
for Deft, made for good banter in
a part in Eastwood’s results!
the pits!
PG 07
• WHIBLEY WINS MOOSE RUN
• ALL-MSR PODIUM AT IRONMAN GNCC
• MARIA’S WINNING WAYS COME TO A HALT
• WHIBLEY, DUVALL PODIUM AT IRONMAN
• ISDE 2010
McRIDE’S WORLD
Pro Taper’s “Chuck” went 9-4 with a
great 2nd race
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PG 01
PG 03
PG 11
• NEW PRO TAPER PRODUCTS
• STROUPE TO VALLI YAMAHA
• TWMX SLAM FESTIVAL
• JACKO LANDS FRONT FLIP
• DEW TOUR BEST WHIP
• MXA “HOW TO” FEATURE
• RACER X PRODUCT VIDEOS
• PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
• NEW PRO TAPER AD
PG 01
DV8’S CORNER - CONTINUED
Just days after the Slam Fest, we reloaded the CSG
vans and headed south... south of the boarder. It
was time for the annual “Not Just Any Sunday” ride
with Malcolm Smith that we put on. The CSG
marketing staff was on hand along with some of
TR’s best vendors to treat our top dealers to 3 days
of great trail riding, food and fun in Mexico. The trip
was a blast as TR’s dealers, reps and vendors all
got to ride with Malcolm and really enjoy all that
Mexico has to offer. Big thanks to TR’s Joaquin
Aranda, who kept things organized and to TR’s
Carlos Aguilar. Carlos entertained Joaquin and
myself for countless hours, as we drove Malcolm’s
Baja truck, for 7 hours through Mexico’s finest trails
to set up lunch and gas stops for all the riders. McRide overseas the bike loading as the crew prepares to leave for Baja
We were also fortunate enough to have Racer X’s
senior photographer Simon Cudby on hand for
the event. Make sure to check out Simon’s video
that he posted on Racer X, which can be found in
Champs Chatter.
Myself and Malcolm enjoy a great Baja evening
Halloween marks the beginning of the
Holiday sales season. Hopefully all of TR’s
customers will be as excited as Skyler when
they purchase CSG products from TR’s
dealer network!
CSG BI-WEEKLY UPDATE 11.03.10
Cudby & Eagleton Mustaches + Tecate = Baja!
Here’s some great news for TR retailers:
0.4% = growth in August US retail sales, marking the highest uptick in 5 months,
largely due to strong apparel & sporting good sales. (Source: US commerce dept.)
So looks like we should all keep pushing hard as Holiday sales should increase this
year. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel... can you?
Well that’s it for me. I have to get back on the phone as we are in full swing of
the “silly season.” I am sure you have heard plenty of rumors on who’s riding for
what brand, etc, well sit tight as we finish up our rosters for the CSG riders & teams!
Time to turn it over to the crew for all the details on the past 2 weeks events.
– DV8 Dave
PG 02
DIDDY’S DIARY
BY: ROGER
LARSEN
PRO ATHLETE MANAGER
Well here we are well into the “off season” and
there are still plenty of things going on. The
first half of Windham’s World Tour ended last
weekend in Australia. K-Dub showed up for
round two of the Super X series and swept the
three moto format. I got a call during the week
from the Honda Australian team manager telling me how
stoked the Factory Cougar Honda team was on Kevin and
how well received he was by the Australian fans. It’s nice to
know Kevin’s fan base is not just limited to here in the states
but it is also recognized worldwide. He is now back home
getting ready for Genoa, Italy.
JAMES STEWART NEWS
On James Stewart news, it’s a big week for him and his team as Larry Brooks, John O and the rest of the L&M crew head to the JS7
compound in Haines City, FL for a week of testing. Then it’s right back out to California the following week where he will be back and forth
from the CSG office and the Yamaha test track finalizing some last minute details on his gear for A1 and the rest of the JS Collection.
Speaking of his gear, I get requests all the time from different magazine and other media outlets wanting quotes or questions
answered from Stewart. The other day, I got an e-mail from Ben Foster over at Morrison Media wanting to get his take on Red Bull JS7
Dot Com gear and Answer as a company. Here is what he had to say.
OX IS 8X
Jeff “OX” Kargola has a new number and new sponsor for
this year’s Baja 1000, which is set to get started later this
month. Ox is one of the most well-rounded, versatile riders
around and gets your brands a ton of mainstream press with
sponsors like General Tires and now Monster Energy. He will
be in Las Vegas all this week at this year SEMA auto show,
doing demos and autograph signing for Metal Mulisha and
General Tires.
Foster: What do you like visually about the Dot Com gear?
JS7:
I like the color combination and up until this point it has been
the first time any gear company has done a Red Bull set
of gear. So that in itself is a very powerful statement to the
Answer brand, that Red Bull would let us be the first in that
category and anyone else that follows is just following what
leadership looks like. And leadership is another word for
Answer Racing. It’s special for all of us.
Foster: What are your favorite things about wearing Answer gear?
JS7:
Probably the fit, the gear fits really well and last a long time.
Also, I like how the company is a bit smaller and not all political. We strive on making the best looking most durable gear
in all price ranges.
Foster: How much influence do you have in the end design of
the gear?
JS7:
I have a huge influence in the gear we design. I make sure the
product we put out is the product I vouch for and stand behind. Oh and BTW, I vouch for our whole Tucker Rocky family.
See ya’ll next time – Diddy
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Kargola’s Metal Mulisha jersey with his new digit
PG 03
BACON BITS
BY:
ANDY BAKKEN
AMATEUR ATHLETE MANAGER
What’s up everyone! Guess I should start off by introducing
myself. My name is Andy Bakken, but most people know
me as “Bacon.” Although some don’t know me at all, I’ve
been around the motocross industry practically my whole
life. My Pops, A.C. Bakken, was a famous desert racer
for Factory Husqvarna back in the 70’s who has won the
Baja 500, Baja 1000 and earned a gold and silver medal in Europe for the
ISDE. I consider him a “bad dude” and an all time hero to myself. He got
me into riding but never pushed it on me at all. So it was at the age of 15
when I started taking racing serious. I became one of Yamaha’s amateur
riders and rode under the Thousand Oaks tent my whole amateur career.
I then progressed into the pro ranks where I earned a guest spot on the
Motoworld Yamaha team for SX and MX. I raced Supercross and a select
few Nationals for three years but struggled with injuries, ultimately having
to end my racing career a little earlier than expected. But now, I’m back in
the racing industry and couldn’t be any more pumped to have this great
opportunity to come on board here at Answer, MSR and Pro Taper. I’m
definitely going to have my hands full with all three brands, but I’m really
looking forward to what this year brings as well as the years to come.
My dad and I at Washougal back in 2007
THE AM SQUAD
I’m really excited about getting the new year started. I’m fortunate enough to be able to go to all the big amateur nationals
where I’m sure it’s going to bring back a lot of great memories for
me. I feel like we are going to have a solid amateur team with a
lot of good results. Right
now is crunch time with it
being resume season
and all, and it looks like
a lot of the same kids
are going to stay with
us, along with a few new
additions. I’ve already
been meeting some of Tyler Bereman
our riders who have been
stopping by the office and they all seem like great kids.
Mini O’s is coming up really quick and it looks like Roger and I will be heading down there
to make sure all of our riders are good to go and to support the event. In case anybody doesn’t
know, it’s a week long event that takes place in Gainesville Florida over Thanksgiving weekend. They do a big
turkey dinner the night of Thanksgiving for all the participants and their families, so it makes for a great family
atmosphere all week long with different activities every
night.
If you get a chance to head down to Mini O’s,
Joey Savatgy
be on the look out for some of our riders. We should
have a strong line up with
Kyle Peters and Chris
Plouffe with Answer and
Joey Savatgy with MSR
(just to name a few) with
a group of others that I
look forward to meeting
while we are down there.
See you guys next time!
– Bacon Bits
Chris Plouffe
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Kyle Peters
PG 04
CHAMP’S CHATTER
Champs chatter is back for another
exciting update from the MSR world
headquarters in Corona, CA. Before we
get to in depth into the brand, I have to
share this photo of my little guy dressed
up for Halloween. He loves Lions!
SOUTH OF THE BOARDER
We had our Annual MSR “Not any Sunday ride with
Malcolm Smith” last week, which was a total blast.
Malcolm and his crew laid out a great trail for our TR
dealers to come and torture themselves on. It was a Jaxon “Lion” Valade
very fun event as the other supporters of the ride came
down and set up displays of their
new products. I have attached a
few photos and also a video that
Racer X’s own Simon Cudby
filmed.
BY:MSR
RANDY
VALADE
MARKETING MANAGER
FULL STEAM AHEAD
All right, back to MSR! The design staff is
hard at work coming up with new 2012
gear designs which are pretty close to being wrapped up, our new amateur athlete
manager Andy Bakken is full steam ahead
in signing the up and coming stars, and I’m
working on the everyday duties that keep
this brand rolling along. Roger and I have
also been working on getting some new
pro riders on the team and we should have
some news on that very soon. As you can
see everyone here at MSR plays a very important role in the brand and we will continue
to do so to make this brand a leader in the
Apparel Industry!
NEW AMATEUR
ATHLETE MANAGER
TEAM USA IN MEXICO
Like I mentioned above, Andy Bakken is
our new Amateur Athlete Manager. If you
ever have any questions regarding rider or
sponsorship requests, please contact him
and he will get you squared away. October
31st was the deadline for 2011 sponsorship
requests. It will take us a little while to get
back to everyone, so please be patient.
MSR’s own Timmy Weigand is down in Mexico right now competing in the ISDE 6 day
for team USA. After day 2, Team USA sits in 4th place in the world Trophy class. I will
have all the updates for you in the next CSG Update.
K-DUB DOWN UNDER
Work in paradise down south
Matt “Six Nine” Eagleton tells the story
In racing news, Kevin Windham dominated round 2 of the Australian SX Series by
sweeping all 3 finals. Last weekend Kevin
put his MSR gear back on the podium with a
3rd and from what I hear a pretty funky race/
push bike elimination race format. Kevin
will also be racing in 2 weeks at the Genoa
Supercross to get more prepared for the
opener at Anaheim in just over 2 months.
Stay tuned for more info on that.
TECATE BAJA 1000
In other off-road news, the Tecate Baja 1000
is right around the corner. MSR has a handful of riders competing this year, as returning
champion Timmy Weigand will be back to
defend his title. Metal Mulisha/MSR’s Baja
250 champion Jeff “OX” Kargola will also
be looking to bring home the prestigious
1000 championship. I will have all the upOX won’t be doing this in the 1000
dates in the next edition of CSG report.
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K-Dub on top of the box
PG 05
CHAMP’S CHATTER - CONTINUED
RACER X VIDEO
DEEGAN VS. DEEGAN
Racer X was kind enough to cruise by our office a couple weeks
ago and film a little video of the new 2011 MSR gear. There is
also a bit about casual and just to let you know, all 2011 casual
is in stock and ready to ship. Matt Francis has posted this on
Racerxonline.com but if you have not seen it, here you go!
Check out Deegan race against himself
NEW MSR AD
We are in the process of a new ad campaign that will be a little different from months past. We will be displaying two lines of gear in each
ad and it is in a different format. As most of you know, as you flip through a magazine, you typically only stop when something catches
your eye. So, check out this new ad and let me know your thoughts, as it will be featured in the upcoming Racer X and Transworld.
Latest ad that you will see spread across two pages of the newest Racer X and TWMX
That’s it for this weeks update on the MSR happenings. I hope this is helpful to everyone and I will be back soon! – The Champ
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PG 06
SIX NINE SUMMARY
Being the first week of November is always a tough one, as I’m trying to come
down off the sugar high I seem to suffer
from every year from eating too much
candy on Halloween. That’s what I’m
claiming anyway, as it could just as easily be from the beverage consumption – so if you’re
like me, grab some Tums, Pepto or Alka Seltzer as we
forge ahead into the escapade that is MSR Off-Road.
BY:MSRMATT
EAGLETON
MARKETING COORDINATOR
WHIBLEY WINS MOOSE RUN,
CLINCHES 3RD CHAMPIONSHIP
BORICH TOPS ALL-MSR
PODIUM AT IRONMAN GNCC
MSR finishes 1-2-3
In an uncharacteristic maneuver, MSR’s Chris Borich
grabbed the holeshot and then proceeded to lead every lap at this year’s final event. With the championship
already in hand, Chris decided to just go out, drop the
hammer and see what he could do and I think his quote
sums it up pretty well. “It was just an awesome day out
there and I was having a ball all by myself.”
MSR’s second place finisher, Adam McGill, got a
decent jump off the line but got jammed by another rider before entering the woods, where he caught a berm
and rolled. Getting going and knowing the leaders were
already gone, Adam knew he would have to put in the
race of his life. Sitting in 9th place after coming through
the barrels on lap one, McGill would just hammer away
at the competition until making his move for 2nd place
on the last lap and come across the finish line just 5
seconds ahead of 3rd place.
The third place finisher in the All-MSR Podium,
Chris Bithell was another rider who put in an outstanding ride and actually threw down the fastest lap
of the day. Sitting in second for the majority of the race
and at one point closing in on Borich, Chris’s day would
take a downward turn when a mechanical gremlin
snagged him on the last lap, as well as his teammate
Adam McGill. A little disappointed with the finish, Bithell
would be happy with his third podium in a row.
Coming in to the final round of the OMA series with a comfortable 22 point
lead, MSR’s Paul Whibley only needed to finish to wrap up his 3rd consecutive OMA Championship, but that’s not how the Axeman works it. With
a different race scenario, as they only do 2 laps, but with each lap being
40+ miles, you don’t really start off charging. Taking the lead late on the first
lap, Paul would reach the pits and fuel up with about a minute over second
place. Keeping a good pace going and trying to extend his lead as the mud
holes may have gotten a bit trickier for the second lap, Whibs did manage
to extend his lead and came through the checkers with a two minute margin
over 2nd place.
MARIA’S WINNING WAYS COME TO A HALT
I bet a lot of you were waiting to see when MSR’s Maria Forsberg was
going to get beat. Well, it finally happened and all it took was for her to line
up against the 4-Stroke A Lites riders in the afternoon race. Starting in her
typical fashion by grabbing the holeshot, Maria was leading heading in to the
woods when her and another rider tried to squeeze between two trees, leaving Maria on the ground. Being the true champion she is, she gets up and
starts charging again, leaving a few of the guys in her wake as she ends the
day in 7th place out of a field of 13. Not bad considering this class is the last
stop before hitting the XC2 Pro Lites class.
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PG 07
SIX NINE SUMMARY - CONTINUED
WHIBLEY, DUVALL PODIUM AT IRONMAN GNCC
With a taste of victory at the last GNCC and wrapping up the OMA
Championship a week earlier, MSR’s Paul Whibley knew he had
what it takes going in to the final GNCC. Barely missing out on
grabbing the holey, Paul would settle for second place heading in
to the woods. With an extreme drought in the area, it was going
to be a dusty mess and getting up front would prove to be crucial. Taking the lead position late on the opening lap, it would be
a move he would never relinquish and would hold the top spot all
the way to the finish.
With this years’ running of the Ironman going pink in support
of October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, I decided to hit
up Thad Duvall and see if he would be willing to run some of the
women’s pink gear. He was
stoked, to say the least and
in a way I think it even lit a fire
Whibs roosting to the front
under him to want a podium
position even more. Thad put
in one of his more solid rides
of the season and if not for a
slight mishap on a gnarly hill
late in the race (where he lost
at least a minute), he would
have been right there pressuring for the win.
Also, here is a great link
to the race action from the
Ironman GNCC, as it shows
just how brutal this track got
with all the dust and water
crossings.
Thad running pink gear
ISDE 2010
At this years’ running of the famed
ISDE, we have quite a handful of riders
out there supporting the MSR brand.
At the time I’m writing this, the USA
Trophy Team is in 4th place, as is the
Junior Trophy Team. Here is a small
photo collection of racers supporting
the MSR Brand.
Kerrie Swartz
Andrew Delong
Jordan Brandt
WEBSITES
www.msrmx.com
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Timmy Wiegand
Nolan Irwin
www.facebook.com/msrmx
www.twitter.com/msrmx
www.youtube.com/msrseventyone
www.myspace.com/msr_mx
PG 08
McRIDE’S WORLD
BY: NICK McBRIDE
ANSWER MARKETING COORDINATOR
Well, well, the off season continues to be filled with running
around and time pressing tasks that needed to be done yesterday. From ride days to the Annual Baja ride, October has
pasted way too quickly. The past month has been a pretty
interesting and a busy one to boot, so enough of the small
talk and lets dive into the world of Answer Racing.
2010 ANNUAL MALCOLM
SMITH BAJA RIDE
RED BULL LAUNCHES ALL NEW POP
DISPLAY BASED ON JAMES STEWART
Last month, Red Bull launched a new POP system that will be featuring
James Stewart in and around store all across the US. The program is set
to roll out 150,000 pieces of displays, refrigerator
stickers, end caps and posters that will be placed
around the stores. This is just one of the many different avenues that James continues to open for
our brand. So when you are at your favorite store
or gas station, be sure to keep your eyes posted
for these new POP Displays.
Myself, Randy, Matt & Charles down in Mexico
Last weekend marked the annual Malcolm Smith Baja
Ride and my first trip south of the border to get some
riding in. This year’s event
drew over 65 people that
were welcome with some
of the best riding
that I have seen in
quite some time.
2011 ANSWER RACING
HOODED FLEECES
Segmented - $69.95/$71.95
Tremor - $74.95
F-10 - $69.95/$71.95
Gradient - $74.95/$78.95
CSG BI-WEEKLY UPDATE 11.03.10
Winter is right around the corner and we have you covered with a variety of true customized hooded fleeces and jackets for all occasions. Continuing what we
started last year, our true cut and sew fleeces are of higher quality than your typical standard mass-production sweatshirts. Each
one of has been tailored from raw fabrics to create a custom one
of a kind look from our in house designers. We have continued
to pay close attention to detail with the creation of unique zipper
pulls on all of the sweatshirts, 3-D embroidered patches on specific
models as well as Quilted, Thermal, 80% Cotton, 20% Polyester
liners as well as a satin lined fleece to make sure you will be warm
this winter. Our 2011 line up offers a complete line of Answer
Racing, James Stewart Collection and Rockstar Energy fleece to
satisfy all your casual apparel needs. All fleeces are now available
and will be sure to be the best present anyone can receive this
holiday season. So if you want to look good while staying warm this
winter, make sure to pick up one of our new fleeces.
Hilighter - $74.95/$78.95
Lux - $74.95/$78.95
PG 09
McRIDE’S WORLD - CONTINUED
RACER X VIDEO
NEW FACEBOOK CONTEST
The crew from Racer X stopped by a couple of weeks
ago and shot some new videos of the crew here at CSG.
Since the off season tends to be pretty slow on the
media side of things for the brands, we thought it would be
a good idea
for them to
stop by and
shoot some
updated
videos
of
our
entire
product line
for 2011.
Our Facebook page continues to grow, and to reward all of our loyal
friends and fans, we have an awesome give away for you guys. What
we are going to do for this contest is, once we hit 10,000 fans, the first
person to email me at [email protected], after we post an update
titled “10,000”, will receive an
autographed Ernesto Fonseca
F-10 jersey. This is just one of the
many contest and promotions that
we will have going on using our
social media sites. So make sure
to find us and let all your friends
know that Answer Racing wants to
socialize with them.
NEW ANSWER RACING AD
Latest ad that you will see spread across two pages of the newest TWMX
Well, that is all I have for this week’s CSG report. Stay tuned to our next update as we will have some cool stuff to talk about. Also, help
us spread the word about our social media sites. See you on the slopes! – McRide
WEBSITES
www.facebook.com/answerracing
www.answerracing.com
www.youtube.com/answerracing1
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www.twitter.com/answerracing
PG 10
CHUCK’S CORNER
Time is flying right now! We are already in to November and right about 2 months from another stacked
Supercross series opener. Things are shaping up to
be a great season and Pro Taper is looking good
coming in with the 450 class #1 plates. We are also
still finalizing deals with other SX teams (Rockstar
Makita Suzuki is already locked in for 2011), as well as off-road
teams, elite FMX riders and some top amateurs as well. Our FMX
crew continues to push the sport to new heights.
The 2010 TWMX SLAM Festival went off a couple weekends
ago and all 3 CSG brands were well represented.
Products planned for launch at Indy are in the closing stages
and should be let out of the bag soon, but in the mean time you’ll
find some subtle hints below, enjoy...
BY: PRO
CHARLES
CASTLOO
TAPER MARKETING MANAGER
STROUPE TO VALLI YAMAHA
NEW PRO TAPER PRODUCTS
Without giving up too much information too early, I will say that
there is at least one prototype Pro Taper product on my bike in
this picture...
His 2011 look will be changing, but his bars should
remain the same
After one season on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team, Austin
Stroupe has signed on with the up and coming Valli Motorsports Yamaha organization – another PT supported outfit. If
healthy, and not on the ground, Stroupe could be a big surprise
come A1. Remember that he turned some heads when substituting on the factory RM-Z450 during the West Coast Supercross rounds last season.
TWMX SLAM FESTIVAL
Take CONTROL... hint hint
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All controversy aside, the MSR crew put up a heck of an
effort at the first annual Transworld Industry Cup race. Clint
Breslin, Randy Valade and I had a great time bringing back
some of the old racing jitters, even if we were straight off the
couch (or behind the desk) unlike some of the other riders...
cough, cough, Andy Bakken... just sayin’. We also stuck
around for Saturday’s festival to show off some product and
mingle with consumers and industry people. The tents stayed
pretty busy and overall there was a good feel. The Metal Mulisha
bar display was definitely an attention getter all day.
PG 11
CHUCK’S CORNER - CONTINUED
JACKO LANDS FRONT FLIP
DEW TOUR BEST WHIP
Kid is nuts, the video speaks for its self!
Dirt Shark was on the scene shooting some video, check
out the re-cap
Metal Mulisha/Pro Taper rider Jackson “Jacko” Strong pulled
off the first indoor 85’ front flip. He was all set to make it happen
at X-Games earlier this year, but unfortunately a crash forced him
out of the event. Luckily for us there were video cameras on hand
to witness this historic event. Jacko is one of the Mulisha Troops
from Australia running MSR gear and PT MM hard parts – full on
Tucker Rocky supporter!
Pro Taper FMX riders Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg, Myles Richmond and Ronnie Faisst threw down some insane whips in Las
Vegas a couple weeks ago for the Dew Tour crowd. The event
was right in town and definitely grabbed some attention. PT continues to dominate FMX and pretty much owns the majority of the
entries at events across the world.
MXA “HOW TO” FEATURE
The new Motocross Action Magazine (December 2010) has a
cool feature on how to install a pair of Pro Taper 4.3 Triple Clamps.
Nice little plug for the brand and one of our newer products
RACER X PRODUCT VIDEOS
Makes you want to run out and buy some 4.3 clamps or
Mulisha bars doesn’t it?
Racer X Films stopped by the CSG office and did some product
videos for their website. These videos get a ton of traffic on the
Racer X site. Stuff like this really catches attention and drives up
consumer demand for all Pro Taper products.
CSG BI-WEEKLY UPDATE 11.03.10
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CHUCK’S CORNER - CONTINUED
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Our replacement cleat kit is
available in -5mm, std, & +5mm
heights as well as magnesium
& black anodizing. The replaceable design offers a quick &
affordable way to replace worn
out cleats or customize your
bike to fit your riding style.
– Retail: $69.95
Be on the lookout for our replacement cleat line to expand in the near
future... like at the Indy Show to be exact.
NEW PRO TAPER AD
Latest ad that you will see spread across two pages of the newest Racer X
That’s it for this edition of Chuck’s Corner. Thanks for tuning in. – Chuck
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www.twitter.com/protaper
www.youtube.com/TheRealPT
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BI-WEEKLY WRAP UP
The Action Sports world lost a great surfer this week with the passing of Andy
Irons. Andy inspired millions of surfers (including myself). The 3-time World Champion will be greatly missed.
Surfers in Porta Del Sol pay tribute to Andy Irons during a paddle-out memorial service
WEBSITES
www.facebook.com/msrmx
www.twitter.com/msrmx
www.youtube.com/msrseventyone
www.myspace.com/msr_mx
WEBSITES
www.facebook.com/answerracing
www.twitter.com/answerracing
www.answerracing.com
www.youtude.com/answerracing1
www.msrmx.com
WEBSITES
www.protaper.com
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www.facebook.com/protaperfans
www.twitter.com/protaper
www.youtube.com/user/TheRealPT
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