Jeremy McGrath to Race Tuesday in Corona at Celebrity Kart Event

Seven-time AMA Supercross Champion Jeremy McGrath is the latest addition to the star-studded kart race at Pole Position Raceway in Corona this Tuesday, January 12th.  McGrath will be joining over 30 top racers in the 2nd Annual Monster Energy Extreme Sports Indoor Kart Challenge. The best motorcycle racers, skateboarders, personal watercraft racers, off-road truck stars and more will compete head-to-head at the legendary indoor kart track. Doors open at 4 p.m. and Opening Ceremonies kick off at 7 p.m. Admission is only $12. Last year’s event included AMA Supercross Champion Chad Reed, World Record Motorcycle Jumpers Robbie Maddison and Ronnie Renner, factory motocross star Kevin Windham, freestyle rider Todd Potter, AMA National MX Champion Grant Langston, off-road truck stars Kyle and Todd Leduc, NASCAR’s Stanton Barrett and skateboarding legend Ryan Sheckler. Below is a list of confirmed racers, and there will be several special surprise guest appearances that will make this the largest gathering of world-class talent at an indoor kart track at any one time. For more information check out www.PolePositionRaceway.com. The event is sponsored by Monster Energy, Racer X, Corona Motorsports, Dirt Alliance, Race Tech, Jagermeister, and ZLT.

Confirmed Athletes

-Jeremy McGrath (7-time AMA Supercross Champion)

-Grant Langston (AMA National MX Champion)

-Johnny Greeves (TORC Series Truck Racer / World Record Jumper – 301 feet)

-Nathan Ramsey (AMA 125cc West Supercross Champion)

-Mike Metzger (X-Games Freestyle MX Gold Medalist)

-Allan Cooke (X-Games Gold Medalist BMX rider)

-Kyle Loza (X-Games Freestyle Gold Medalist)

-Todd Potter (X-Games Freestyle rider)

-Christian Craig (AMA Supercross racer)

-Cassey Currie (TORC Series Truck acer)

-Wil Hahn (AMA Supercross racer)

-Ben Evans (AMA Supercross racer)

-Kenny Bartram (X-Games Freestyle MX / Rally Car racer)

-Kurt Caselli (International Motorcycle Racer)

-Mike Childress (Baja 500 winner)

-Tim Weigand (International Motorcycle Racer)

-Ricky James (X-Games motorcycle racer / triathlete / truck racer)

-David Pingree (X-Games motorcycle racer)

-Victor Sheldon (National Jet Ski World Champion)

-Joey Granatelli (Off-Road Truck racer)

-Bret Peterson (Professional Motorcycle Hillclimber)

-Andrew Short (Honda Factory Supercross Racer)

-Jef Groff (Motorcycle Street Stunt Rider)

-Tomas Covington (Minicycle Champion)

-Truman Godfrey (U.S. Indoor Kart National Champion)

-Craig Warner (Personal Watercraft Champion)

-Stitch (Motorcycle Street Stunt Rider)

-Brandon Currie (X-Games Supermoto Champ)

-Myles Richmond (X-Games Freestyle rider)

-Kurt Kubik (USAC midget sprint car racer)

-Danny Carlson (Former Supercross Racer / Honda R&D Rider)

-Kyle Leduc (T.O.R.C. Series Truck Racer)

-Todd Leduc (T.O.R.C. Series Truck Racer)

-Sean Finley (Former Factory Suzuki ATV racer)

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McGRATH TEAMMATE JOHNNY GREAVES SETS WORLD RECORD WITH FIRST-EVER 300-FOOT TRUCK JUMP

CORONA, Calif., (Dec. 28, 2009) - What began as a relatively calm morning in the southern California foothills just outside San Diego literally became the stuff Guinness Book of World Records are made of when TORC driver Johnny Greaves came roaring down a dirt road at 105 mile per hour and launched his 3,800-pound, 800-horsepower TORC off-road PRO 2WD Toyota through the air over the length of an NFL football field.

Landing quite peacefully some 301-feet later despite the overall violent nature of the jump. Greaves looped back around and was met by his Monster Energy/Toyota Motorsports team and off-road racing teammate McGrath.

"He made it look good, made it look easy. But that jump was frickin' huge," said McGrath.

With a spectrum of measuring and surveying equipment on hand, Greaves added more than 100 feet to the previous 2WD distance truck jumping record of 193-feet set last year. Check it all out for yourself here.

"I was a little bit nervous," Greaves admitted the day of the jump. "I woke up and I was going to go ride down there and look at the ramp and talk about what we need to do, but my brother was already in Jeremy's horse barn tearing the truck apart and getting the gearing right and I was like, 'All right, it's on!'"

With a gap of 200 feet (between the take-off and landing peaks), Greaves knew anything below 100 mph on the in-run would cause him to "auger" into the face of the landing. But with some spot-on mathematical calculations provided by his crew, and, believe-it-or-not, some tips on flying a truck like a dirt bike from McGrath, Greaves pulled off one of the most amazing motorsports distance jumps in history.

"Yeah, you can really manipulate the flight of the truck with the rear wheels - just like a dirt bike," said Greaves. "I'd actually hit the jump and rag the brake a little to get it to flatten out. Once I got the feel for that then I was like 'All right, I'm good. Let's hit this wide open!'"

Wide open in a 800-horse, 351-cubic inch NASCAR Truck motor emits an awesome sound. But Greaves would be a bit impervious to that, with all attention focused on the take-off-point, then, in vain, to spot any discernable landmarks once airborne. "It looked like a house in front of me," he said. "And when I hit it, you were up there so high that I couldn't even see the ravine or valley until the truck started rotating down."

Touching back down onto McGrath's property - and into the pages of the upcoming Guinness Book of World Records - Greaves and his team were elated with the Monster effort. And when asked if this at all compares to the thrill of racing Traxxas Off Road Championship (TORC) at places like Crandon (Wis.) and Bark River (Mich.) where Greaves is a household name, much like McGrath in AMA Supercross, the grin his face said it all.

"I'm not a stuntman or a jump guy, but Monster gave me the opportunity to do this and I took it," he said. "It's the greatest thrill I've ever had. You can't believe how long you're in the air, just up there in this massive truck floating through the air."

Interview inquiries for Johnny Greaves can be directed to Mitch Covington.

For more information on the TORC series visit www.torcseries.com.

The Traxxas TORC Series- The Off Road Championship, presented by AMSOIL is the world's premier off road series, bringing together the best of Midwest short course off-road racing with exciting new West Coast venues. TORC drivers push the limits with action-packed fender pounding on challenging natural terrain racetracks. For more information on TORC please visit www.torcseries.com.

Friday night, McGrath ran the 15th stop of the TORC off-road truck racing series running in the top 5 for nearly the entire race!

Stay tuned for tonight's race updates as McGrath runs the final stop of the TORC series tonight as Las Vegas Motor Speedway!

This Vegas venue is a great place to watch racing....head on out for a fantastic night of action-packed, fender-banging truck racing!

Los Angeles, CA September 27, 2009 - Friday night, McGrath ran the 13th stop of the TORC off-road truck racing series and led the entire first half of the race! With a close to sell out crowd packing the Perris Auto Speedway stands on a balmy So Cal night, McGrath had his home town crowd on their feet for a good part of the 10 PM race! After the mid-race yellow flag, McGrath fell back to second and then encountered a braking system failure and was STILL able to maintain a podium spot! McGrath finished the evening in third and also took home the Oakley Bomb Award!

On Saturday night, Perris Auto Speedway hosted a crowd of close to 15,000 for the 14th Round of the spectacular TORC Off Road Truck Racing Series. The Pro2WD race had McGrath barreling off the start taking the holeshot and the early lead however, several bumps, hits and one spin out later Jeremy finished the 20 lap race 5th.

Broadcast coverage of the non-stop race action from Perris Auto Speedway airs on Sunday, October 4th at 11:30 AM on ESPN Sports.

TORC Racing concludes October 23 and 24th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.


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Friday night, McGrath ran the 13th stop of the TORC off-road truck racing series and led the entire first half of the race! With a close to sell out crowd packing the Perris Auto Speedway stands on a balmy So Cal night, McGrath had his home town crowd on their feet for a good part of the 10 PM race! After the mid-race yellow flag, McGrath fell back to second and then encountered a braking sytem failure and was STILL able to maintain a podium spot! McGrath finished the evening in third and also took home the Oakley Bomb Award!

Stay tuned for more updates as McGrath is out at the Perris Auto Speedway right now getting ready for round 14. He is out on the field doing an autograph sigining at 5:00 PM and then race action starts at 7 PM tonight!

Tickets AND parking are affordably priced so grab your family, a date or a group of friends and come out for a fantastic night of action-packed, fender-banging truck racing!

ABA BMX HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES INDUCTEES FOR CLASS OF 2009

Los Angeles, CA, September 22, 2009) - On Thursday evening, September 17th, 2009, Jeremy McGrath was inducted into the BMX Hall of Fame at the San Diego Hall of Champions located in San Diego 's Balboa Park. With close to 300 guests gathering for the Induction Dinner and Award Ceremony, McGrath had this to say about his newly bestowed honor, “I am just so happy to be part of this wonderful event and honored that the ABA has presented ME with this Lifetime Achievement Award, I'm really kinda surprised by it all, but pleasantly surprised of course!”

McGrath, along with six other honorees, represent BMX racing and Freestyle BMX from the 1970's and  1980's and one industry contributor. The inductees are Danny Oakley (1960's and 1970's pioneer); Jeremy McGrath (past BMXer lifetime achievement award); D.D. Leone (1980's Professional Racer); Troy Lee (BMX Industry contributor, Troy Lee Designs); R.L. Osborn and Mike Buff (legendary BMX Action Trick Team); and Eddie Fiola (freestyle Pioneer). There will also be special recognition given to Clayton John (retired ABA President) and Bernie Anderson (retired ABA Chairman of the Board), current BMX Hall of Fame members, for their recent induction into the U.S. Bicycling Hall Of Fame in Davis, CA . 

“It is a great honor to induct these individuals into the National BMX Hall of Fame and it is only appropriate that these individual's accomplishments will be highlighted for future generations in the BMX Hall of Fame” stated B.A. Anderson, American Bicycle Association's (www.ababmx.com) CEO.

INDUCTEES FOR CLASS OF 2009:

Danny Oakley: Danny began organized BMX racing in 1970 and retired in 1981. He was instrumental in establishing organized BMX racing, and numerous tracks in Southern and Northern California, during a time when organized BMX did not formally exist. A few such tracks are The Downhill Track of Baldwin Park in 1970, Landels Park, Hamann Park and The Downhill Track of Mount Tamalpais in 1974. Danny Oakley, a true Legend of our sport, raced for such legendary teams as Bikette & Dirtmaster, Rick`s Bike Shop, Silver Shield, MotoPRO, Speedo and Mongoose. He was instrumental in forming Pro Products, Inc., MotoPRO and Speedo. Moreover, Danny was instrumental in designing product for Pro Products, Inc., MotoPRO, Speedo, B.M.X. Products, Inc., and Mongoose, including the infamous Moosegoose, a 20 inch BMX race frame Danny designed for taller riders and racers (Danny is quite tall himself). He has conducted BMX Racing Clinics and Demonstrations in the United States and in Europe . He has participated in NBA, UBR, NPSA, CBA and ABA sanctioned races. Danny raced and won numerous titles and championships, such as 4-Time West Coast Champion, 6-Time Northern California Champion, NPSA National Champion and NORA CUP, to name a few. Danny was one of the racers that were featured in the BMX episode of CHiPs.

Jeremy McGrath: Often referred to as "MC", "Showtime", and "The King" (meaning the "King of Supercross"), Jeremy is the winningest Supercross racer ever, winning seventy-four 250cc Main Events and capturing seven 250cc Championships between 1993 and 2000. He also earned twelve AMA Motocross titles, 2 Motocross Des Nations titles, and an X-Games Gold Medal and Bronze Medal in his career. As a young boy he began racing BMX and became one of the leading BMX racers in the nation and even had a "factory" ride with VDC. At the age of 15, McGrath decided to try his luck at BMX`s big brother, motocross, where he was able to translate many of the racing skills he had mastered throughout his years of racing BMX. After just three years riding as an amateur, McGrath made his AMA debut in 1989 and the rest, as they say, is history. Throughout all his fame and success in motocross, Jeremy always kept his BMX roots. He worked with GT bicycles and even had a complete BMX bike dubbed the "Showtime" model.


D.D. Leone: Born Dominick Donald Leone Jr., but better known in the BMX world as "D.D.", he began racing in 1980, at the age of 14 years old. From Louisiana , D.D. was known as the original "Ragin` Cajun" and helped put Louisiana and the Southeast on the BMX map. He raced for over 12 years, participating in over 2000 races and won or placed in 1300. Like most racers, he started off racing for local shops. His determination and winning ways on the national scene got him some much needed recognition and before long he was hooked up by Redline with a "Factory" sponsorship 1982. Later in his career, he rode for Free Agent and Kastan. D.D. was always in the hunt for the ABA Pro Cruiser title. He officially retired from BMX and is currently working and living in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He is also involved with the local BMX scene in Louisiana helping out at ABA `s Gretna BMX track.


Troy Lee: Troy was a long time motocross racer that started Troy Lee Designs in 1981 by following in his father's footsteps of helmet painting. Troy first worked with BMX racer Dave "Custom Cully" Cullinan by custom painting his helmets. This led to Troy working with many of the top BMX pros around the world. Troy expanded his business from helmet painting to helmet manufacturing in the mid 90`s, with the "Edge" helmet being the first. Then in 1998, Troy launched a full apparel line. Today, his business has grown from helmet painting to one of the top brands in the industry. Troy Lee Designs now has a catalog that spans over 50 pages of product, including the innovative bicycle helmet, the D2, and a line of protective gear. Troy enjoys working with "the world's fastest racers" from F1 to Indy Car to NASCAR, Motocross to Enduro to Freestyle, Dirt Track to Road Racing, MTB to BMX, and everything in between. Troy `s main goal is to make and design the best products in the world for the "the world's fastest racers".

R.L. Osborn & Mike Buff: Although they are best known as the "Godfathers of Freestyle", both R.L. and Buff got their start as BMX racers. At age 11, R.L. was part of the first ever "BMX test team" for Bicycle Motocross News (from late `75 to late `76). An entrepreneur at the early age of 14, R.L. started up his own company, Hot Stickies. As the son of BMX Hall of Famer, Bob Osborn, R.L. went on to become one of the main test riders for BMX ACTION magazine. In 1978, R.L. teamed up with fellow BMXA employee Bob Haro to form the very first freestyle team, which made its debut at ABA `s Winternationals in Chandler , AZ. Local Torrance hot-shoe racer Mike Buff joined the BMX ACTION test team in 1979. Buff soon crossed over to freestyle and in the absence of Haro, the longtime teaming of R.L. & Buff began. As the "Nerd herd", R.L. & Buff were vital in setting BMX trends during the 80`s, from jumping styles in bike tests to the 4x4 vehicle craze, to clothing fashions and hairdos. Each year from `82 until `88, the BMX ACTION trick team (as well as R.L.`s later sponsorship with Redline and General) spread the BMX gospel. In all, R.L. and Buff took their annual Summer Tours to 48 states in the U.S. and over 15 countries, taking BMX to places where racers and tracks couldn't, turning many kids on to BMX in one form or another.

Eddie Fiola:   Eddie is a true legend in BMX and arguably the best rider to EVER ride a skatepark. Eddie is credited with being the first rider to do a 540 in a pipe.  Eddy won four " BMX Action Nora Cup" awards and five " King Of The Skatepark" titles. At the time, the " King Of The Skatepark" competitions were as big in the freestyle world as the X-Games and Dew Tour are today. In the early days, Eddie was sponsored by Bottema Forks, SE Racing, Haro, and Premier Helmets. At the end of 1982, Eddie was hired by Kuwahara to design, ride, and promote the E.T. Freestyle bike. Eddie was also the man behind one of the most famous freestyle bike designs to this day, the GT PRO Performer. It is rumored that the movie "RAD" was loosely based on the life story of Eddie Fiola. Although Eddie did not play the main character, he was a stunt double in the movie. Today, Eddie works in the movie industry as a stunt man and is credited with working on such great movies as The Italian Job, Indian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and The Dukes of Hazard, just to name a few.

The ABA BMX “Hall of Fame” is the who's who of BMX and consists of riders and industry members who have made notable contributions to the sport of BMX racing.  Each year since 1985, a select few BMX (Bicycle Motocross) riders and industry veterans have been inducted into this elite group of individuals. In addition to the “Early BMX Pioneers”, “BMX Racers” and “Industry Members” categories, a “Freestyle Pioneers” category is being added to the BMX Hall of Fame for the first time ever. This will be a great addition to the National BMX Hall of Fame, allowing many talented riders to be honored.

Corona, CA (August 31, 2009)-Led by former motocross stars, Monster Energy's Jeremy "Showtime" McGrath and his four wheel adversary, Rick "RJ" Johnson, the stars of The Traxxas Off-Road Championship Series, aka the "TORC" series, bring their thunderous traveling road show back to the Mecca of closed-course off-road truck–Wisconsin's famed Crandon International Raceway – for what should prove to be yet another ferocious weekend of dirt-slinging, Fiberglass-ripping, thunderous racing action at the place locals just call "Crandon."

In addition to the online broadcast efforts of DirtNewz.com's Live at TORC and USAC Live Race Day Coverage, ABC Sports will bring the Crandon/TORC event into everyone's house with a television, beaming the race LIVE on Sunday, Sept. 6th, from 4-5 pm EST.

For more information, check out: http://www.torcseries.com/news09064.php.

Off-road Racing Event Ever! 40th Anniversary of 'The Big House'

Corona, CA (August 31, 2009)-Led by former motocross stars, Monster Energy's Jeremy "Showtime" McGrath and his four wheel adversary, Rick "RJ" Johnson, the stars of The Traxxas Off-Road Championship Series, aka the "TORC" series, bring their thunderous traveling road show back to the Mecca of closed-course off-road truck–Wisconsin's famed Crandon International Raceway – for what should prove to be yet another ferocious weekend of dirt-slinging, Fiberglass-ripping, thunderous racing action at the place locals just call "Crandon."

In addition to the online broadcast efforts of DirtNewz.com's Live at TORC and USAC Live Race Day Coverage, ABC Sports will bring the Crandon/TORC event into everyone's house with a television, beaming the race LIVE on Sunday, Sept. 6th, from 4-5 pm EST.

Check out http://www.torcseries.com/news09064.php for more info.

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