For those of you that do not know yet, I have sold my KTM’s and switched Yamaha. Last weekend the AFMXA held the first ever amateur contest at Pala Casino Raceway. I got the call to compete in the PRO/AM class just days before the contest. I showed up, the course looked awesome and I ended up getting 2nd place out of 10 PRO/AMs. I am really happy about that and I cant thank my sponsors enough. Also Thanks a lot to the AFMXA for all the work putting on an event like this on. I hope to see more of these in the future www.afmxa.org

Thanks for everything guys

Destin Cantrell
www.cantrellfmx.com

The funds we raise during our Moustache journey go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LIVESTRONG).

What many people don’t know is that 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime and that testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 18-35. Facts like these have convinced me I should get involved.

To join my Movember team called MO SHRED go to http://us.movember.com/register/42999 .

Once registered you’ll be sent all the information needed to get donations and get growing as part of my Movember team.

Learn more about Movember by watching the Intro Video at http://us.movember.com

Together we can change the face of men’s health.

JEFF WEATHERALL

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Mirraco Blackpearl (guettlers signature frame)

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offical colony ( guettlers signature range)

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offical colony ( guettlers signature range)

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offical colony ( guettlers signature range)

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colony

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Anamal Edwin

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The Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car the pair utilized for the segment was prepared by Vermont SportsCar and features the same specifications as the cars both drivers compete with in the Rally America National Championship driving for Subaru Rally Team USA.  Between filming his popular Nitro Circus TV show  this year Travis Pastrana has secured his fourth consecutive Rally America National Championship, winning five of eight events run thus far in 2009.  Parts of the Nitro Circus segment were filmed by Mad Media, the same production crew that has filmed Ken Block’s popular Gymkhana videos.

Come out and get a signed poster from Kyle Loza at the Chino Tilly’s location!
Date: Saturday Oct 10th 2009
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Tilly’s
Chino Hills Spectrum Towne Center
3865 Grand ave. Chino 91710
Phone 909 627 6060

Airing Tuesday, October 6 at 9:00pm Eastern Time (6:00pm Pacific Time) and telecast three additional times, James “Bubba” Stewart will appear on “The Daily Habit.” Be sure to check in!

“I had to change my driving style to adjust for the power difference between the SP and my usual Open Class car, staying much smoother and less sideways,” explained Block.  “I thought it would take a  few stages to get used to it and get up to speed but we won the first stage of the rally which was really surprising, that gave me a lot of confidence for the rest of the event. It was satisfying that we were able to challenge for a podium position with the top Open Class competitors.”

The Super Production (SP) class, a new category in the 2009 Rally America series, features minimally modified, production-based cars. The budget-minded SP class features much more restrictive regulations on modifications than the Open Class, where Block has been driving for the past three seasons. The SP Subaru Impreza WRX STI features a stock engine, stock gearbox and very limited body shell modifications.  Block crashed his Open Class Subaru heavily at the previous event, The Ojibwe Forests Rally, he and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino walked away unharmed but their Subaru rally car was terminally damaged. With insufficient time to prepare a spare rally car, SRT USA opted to provide Block with the team’s Super Production class Subaru in Mirra’s absence at Rally Colorado.

“Ken drove well in Colorado and further displayed the performance potential of the Subaru Impreza WRX STI in SP trim,” mentioned James Han, motorsports marketing manager for Subaru of America, Inc.  “By creating the competitive Super Production class, Rally America has established an attractive and more economical alternative to fielding an Open class-specification car for the privateer entrant.”

Block crashed his Open Class Subaru heavily at the previous event, The Ojibwe Forests Rally.  Although Block and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino walked away unharmed their Subaru rally car was terminally damaged.   With insufficient time to prepare a spare rally car, SRT USA has opted to provide Block with the team’s Super Production class Subaru in Mirra’s absence at Rally Colorado.

The Super Production (SP) class, a new category in the 2009 Rally America series, features minimally modified, production-based cars.   The SP class features much more restrictive regulations on modifications than the Open Class, where Block has been driving for the past three seasons.   The SP Subaru features a stock engine, stock gearbox and very limited body shell modifications.

“It will be a big challenge to just get in and drive that car, the handling and power will be different and I won’t be able to be as aggressive with it,” explained Block.  “But with Travis [Pastrana] having locked-up the Rally America Championship already, I have no pressure to win.  We can treat this outing as an extended testing and development session for the SP car,  but of course I’ll be trying my best to keep up with my usual Open class competitors!”

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana mathematically secured his 4th consecutive Rally America National Championship with a win at last month’s Ojibwe Forests Rally.  Pastrana and his co-driver Christian Edstrom will enter Rally Colorado  with no pressure and have vowed to drive flat-out to put on a show for their fans this weekend.  Rally Colorado is based in the picturesque resort town of Steamboat Springs, just 150 miles into the mountains west of Denver. The rally includes over 100 miles of fast, high-altitude gravel roads that are dusty when dry and notoriously slick when wet.   The action starts Saturday morning and runs through Sunday afternoon. 

“It is game-on for the next two rallies,” said Pastrana at podium. “It’s great to drive without any pressure. A lot of the other drivers have had hard a season and bad luck, but things have just gone my way.  My Subaru Impreza WRX STI has been perfect all year.  It just works for me at every rally, it’s easy to drive and lets me focus on winning.”

“Travis really has transitioned into rally like fish to water ever since his first event with Subaru in 2004,” said James Han, motorsports marketing manager at Subaru of America, Inc.  “To think that he has earned four consecutive national titles under Subaru Rally Team USA is all testament to Travis’ skills as a rally driver, thorough preparation by our team partner Vermont SportsCar, and consistent performance capability of the Impreza WRX STI regardless of terrain or driving condition.”

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Steve Lawrence (Down the Barrel) and narrated by Emile Hirsch, the film uses groundbreaking digital 3D techniques to immerse sports fans into the world of action sports.

“ESPN is extremely proud to join Disney in bringing the 3D experience to action sports fans,” said Ron Semiao, senior vice president, ESPN Films. “The proximity of the cameras to the action combined with the amazing performances by the athletes provides a jaw-dropping, storytelling encounter for fans of all ages.

TransWorld Motocross and Red Bull Energy Drink are partnering up, and spicing up, the Dirt Days Festival by adding the first annual TransWorld SLAM to the end of Sunday’s schedule. On Sunday, September 13, 2009, 16 racers will compete head-to-head in two lap heat races. Heat winners will advance up the bracket, finishing with two finalists competing for a winner takes all prize purse of $5,000 and the inaugural TransWorld Slam Belt.

“This type of racing is always a crowd-pleaser and the competitors always bring their A game. Our staff thought it would be a great way to cap off our Dirt Days Festival,” said Publisher, Marc Fiore.

“We wanted to put on a race that doesn’t have the normal pressures of professional racing and is fun for both the competitors and spectators,” said Editor in Chief, Donn Maeda. “With $5,000 and the Slam Belt on the line, this is good off-season fun for the racers.”

Up until September 4, the TransWorld Motocross staff will be selecting 16 riders who will compete. For riders who are interested in entering the event please contact Marc Fiore at marc.fiore@transworld.net

“Our goal going into the event was to have a good finish and hopefully add a few points to our championship lead,” said NOS Energy Drink Team Owner and Driver Chris Forsberg. “We are could not be happier the way the event went.”

The Team started the event off great qualifying seventh overall. After qualifying, and mid way through the tandem practice, things took a turn for the worse as the NOS Energy Drink 350Z broke a rear axle coming off the high speed bank. Crew chief Kevin Wells and Sergio Ramirez leaped into action and promptly replaced the broken axle. While the crew managed to get the 350Z back together in record time, the practice session had finished, prematurely ending Forsberg’s tandem testing.

“Through all of our years running the 350Z, we’ve never broken an axle,” recalled Forsberg. “With the extreme amounts of load we put on our drivetrain, that says a lot for our Drive Shaft Shop Axles.”

Race day came and Forsberg didn’t skip a beat. Forsberg and the team went straight into the final practice leaving right where they left off the night before, setting some of their fastest speeds of the week.

Forsberg defeated Calvin Wong in the Top 32 to be paired up against championship contender Darren McNamara. “I knew this battle was extremely important for the championship,” said Forsberg. “Darren has been consistent and very fast this year and if I didn’t beat him, he definitely could have gone on to win the event giving him maximum championship points.”

Utilizing all of his Maxxis MA-Z1 Drift Tires, Forsberg was able to set his fastest entry speed of the weekend and lay down 2 near perfect runs beating out McNamara to move on to the “Great 8”. The NOS Energy Drink Drift team was able to continue its winning streak beating out Ross Petty and Tyler McQuarrie to get to the final round. Formula Drift rookie Eric O’Sullivan won his heated battle with Vaughn Gittin but his car was wrecked beyond repair handing the overall win to Forsberg and the NOS Energy Drink Drift Team.

Forsberg is able to extend his Championship points lead to 47 going into the final 2 events. The next round in the Formula Drift Pro Championship will be held at the infamous Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA on August 20th – 22nd

Guettler proved that he is the man to beat when he became the only rider to secure two ASA BMX Triples titles, first being in April’s Minneapolis event. The Australian dominated the preliminary rounds by landing such tricks as a double flip. Guettler will compete next at the Wendy’s Invitational, the third stop of the Dew Tour, August 13th-16th in Portland, Oregon.

“I won Minneapolis and I wanted to come to Friday’s event and win after I had to miss the Chicago stop. I feel fortunate to have won each of the triples events I have competed in. I wanted to be there to try and win again, so I am really excited,” said Guettler on his recent win.

Kagy wowed the Staples Center crowd when he landed a flip whip and huge flair in the BMX Freestyle Big Air competition earning him the silver medal with a final score of 90.33. The State College resident also took home the bronze medal in Saturday’s BMX Vert competition after stomping a flat spin 540 tailship to opposite tailwhip flare. This brings his X Games medal count to 11. Kagy will compete next at the Wendy’s Invitational, the third stop of the Dew Tour, August 13th-16th in Portland, Oregon.

“Mega ramp is always an event I look forward to riding. Every year the competition is more aggressive in both big air and vert. I will come back next year and get the gold,” said Kagy on his recent medal win.

Bestwick’s talent and precision led him to capture the gold medal while dazzling the X Games crowd with some of the most perfectly executed runs. His first two runs were flawless, scoring 49 out of a possible 50 points. Bestwick was a dominant force throughout the contest despite a fall while coming down from a huge 540 tailwhip in his last run. The perfection in his first two runs soared Bestwick into the gold medal position, earning him his third consecutive gold and eighth X Games gold medal.

“This win means the world to me. I gave it my all and a three-peat is something very few riders have accomplished, so I feel like I am part of an elite group. This is an X Games first for me and the other riders were killing it so I am really stoked on this win,” said Bestwick.

As the reigning champion of Skateboard Big Air, Burnquist showed why he is one of the best mega ramp skaters in the world. He raised the competition bar in his opening run with a score of 91.00 after launching himself off the 70-foot ramp. After an impressive display of talent and precision, he captured the silver medal in Big Air with a score of 89.00. Burnquist, a competitor since 1996, now has 16 X Games medals including six gold, five silver and six bronze.

“The Rail Jam was really exciting since it was the first year it has been incorporated into X Games. I have been competing in X Games a long time so it’s nice to see everyone step up and honor the sport and it feels great to win two more medals,” said Burnquist on his amazing weekend.

This weekend also marked a special moment for Lorifice when he seized his first X Games medal since he began competing in 2005. Lorifice captured the bronze medal in both the Skateboard Big Air and Big Air Rail Jam. The Southern Californian was focused on obtaining his first medal and wasn’t ready to leave X Games without it. He battled back and forth for the podium finish in the rail jam ultimately seizing a final score of 88.30 and his second medal of the weekend.

“I am so stoked to finally get a medal. It has been a long time coming and it feels amazing. I was focused coming into X Games and it paid off,” said Lorifice on his new achievement.

Burnquist and Lorifice will compete next at the Wendy’s Invitational, the third stop of the Dew Tour, August 13th-16th in Portland, Oregon.

Time: 10AM-4PM

Location: 2780 W. 237th Street Torrance, CA 90505

Pastrana, an X Games competitor since 1999, kept it a airtight race with his competitor, Kenny Brack, until the very end when his car hit the wall upon reentry into the Home Depot Center pinning his car sideways. Showing great sportsmanship, Pastrana graciously acknowledged the crash was a result of trying to keep up with his competitor. Pastrana’s X Games medals now include nine gold, four silver and two bronze. Four of the 15 medals were awarded in the Rally competition.

“If Kenny wasn’t so fast it would have never happened. I was really impressed by him! It’s always a good time when you can come out here, have fun and take home a medal. I will be back next year to take the gold. It was a great race,” Pastrana said regarding his new silver medal.

Rockstar Energy Drink Rally Team driver, Tanner Foust, won the Bronze medal at the X Games 15 Rally Super Special in an Olsbergs MSE prepared 2010 Ford Fiesta. His Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta teammate, Indy Champion Kenny Brack, beat him in a close fought semi-final to go onto win the Gold. Freestyle motocross star, Brian Deegan, also driving for Rockstar Energy Drink in another Olsberg MSE prepared Ford Fiesta placed fourth in his first ever X Games rally event.

The X Games Rally Super Special is the pinnacle of the race season for US rally as it shines the spotlight on rally cars with a made for TV, head-to-head format, including a mid-stadium 70 foot crossover jump, all broadcast live on ABC.

Tanner Foust heads to Seattle for round five of the Formula Drift Championship at Evergreen Raceway, Monroe, WA on August 7th and 8th. The Rockstar Energy Drink Rally team’s next outing is at Rallye Defi in Ste Agathe, Quebec for the fifth round of the Canadian Rally Championship with Antoine L’Estage at the wheel of the Libra Racing prepared Mitsubishi EVO X on September 11th and 12th.

This past weekend marked the finale of the 15th X-Games. The best of the best from around the world came out to compete against one another. Alpinestars athletes once again took top spots in almost every discipline. Here is a couple shots of some of our athletes at the event. Be sure to check your local TV listings for repeats of all the action.

Alpinestars is proud to be a part of the unique CELERITAS show, uniting
motorcycle culture and art. Raising money and awareness for the Riders for
Health organization, over seventeen artists contributed beautiful works of
art, using motorcycle helmets, Alpinestars’ suits and a Suzuki Hayabusa as
canvases. Curated by Nip Tuck’s John Hensley and Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn,
CELERITAS (Latin for speed) is a show that communicates their passion for
motorcycle culture as well as fine art and street art. Hahn and Hensley
tapped the resources of world-class artists and motorcycle industry leaders
to support the efforts of Riders for Health.

In addition to participating as a sponsor, Alpinestars worked in conjunction
with artist Dr. Romanelli by providing technical motorcycle apparel as a
canvas for his contribution to the show. Using an Alpinestars racing suit,
gloves and boots as a template and Mad Max as inspiration, Dr. Romanelli has
deconstructed and reinterpreted the motorcycle suit.

Works of art themselves, the racing suits of Alpinestars’ own team riders
will also be on display including those of Casey Stoner, Ben Spies, Nicky
Hayden and Troy Corser.

Other legendary artists participating in the show include Barry McGee, Joe
Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Mark Dean Veca, Audrey Kawasaki, Jim Lee, James Jean,
Stash, Futura, Jesse James, Jeff McMillan, Alex Pardee, Troy Lee, Usugrow,
Estevan Oriol and Nathan Cabrera. CELERITAS opened on July 11th and will be
up for viewing at the Suru store until Aug. 13th. All proceeds from sales of
the art will go directly to the Riders for Health foundation.

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When did you get the idea to do rally?
I thought about rally last year, when I was watching X Games. I thought, “I’d really like to do that,” but I didn’t really think it was feasible—mostly because I’ve been busy racing trucks and having a lot of fun doing that. But, the best way to be at X Games on four wheels is rally.

Are you still racing trucks?
Well, since CORR got canceled, there are two new series that have started, I do Lucas Oil Off Road Series, which has been really good with a lot of good coverage, so, I raced a few of those and am 3rd in the points. I am doing pretty good at it—so that’s been my main focus. It’s also been good practice for me in four wheel action. Now for rally, I ended up going to Team O’Neil Rally School, plus I’ve actually learned a lot about car driving and all the technical stuff that goes into it. It’s more different from racing trucks than you’d think.

Are you still actively riding, too?
Yeah, since I have the compound at my new house on 21 acres, I ride freestyle about 2 or 3 days a week. And all the guys are still here practicing so that helps. It’s hard because there aren’t a lot of places left to ride, but still easier than finding any place to practice for truck and car stuff. For X Games I’ll probably just do step up and rally car, that’s what I am looking at.
Is that something we can let out of the bag?
Well, it’s pretty much like if I do STPR then I’ll be in to X Games, so, if they say yes, I’ll definitely be on Rockstar Energy team with Tanner [Foust]. Is that out yet—who cares —that’s the plan anyway.

So, we know you are the boss in the Metal Mulisha, can you give us a quick run through of the Mulisha Compound and how you got there?
I’ve always run the team, and kinda been the head dude, but now we’ve been around for10 years, this year. 2009 is our 10 anniversary of the company. It just started as a group of friends riding together, then we broke into the clothing brand, and it got huge and it keeps growing.

Can rally fit within the Metal Mulisha brand?
Most people know Metal Mulisha as dirt bikes, the last few years I’ve been racing offroad trucks and getting a new fan base of four-wheel people. It’s good. I’ve always been into growing, taking new chances, setting new goals, and going on new adventures has been my whole life – ever since I left home in Nebraska. I think it is good for Mulisha to venture out and do new things and get new fans and even new customers. Mulisha pretty much owns freestyle motocross world already, so we can try out new stuff.

What about other brands?
I’ve always been a firm believer in bringing in new companies and new support, so I am glad I am able to bring in Makita as a sponsor as well. Their nail gun makes a good weapon and their cordless impact takes off wheels really well, too.

What are you driving at STPR?
Funny thing is I haven’t actually haven’t seen my car, but Graham Evans—”Whiskers”—is running it. I am guessing it’s Subaru blue, but it will have Rockstar Energy graphics. At X Games I’ll have an all black Rockstar car matching Tanner Foust’s car.


Do you plan to put a bigger season together in 2010?
Rally at this point has been an experiment. I am already spending way too much money on truck racing, so to add another sport could be tough. But, we’ll see how it goes. I might get hooked! At this point my main focus is X Games.

What would you say your greatest accomplishment is?
Greatest accomplishment would be doing the first 360 at X Games and winning best trick. It’s just tough coming into these sports, because I am getting a good chance, obviously, to race the best guys, by coming in as a crossover athlete from another sport. It’ll take some time to beat the good guys, but Pastrana did it [laughs]. My first race is to feel it out and go from there.

Do you think you have a weakness?
Maybe a couple that I can see. One is going from truck racing to rally cars is that the trucks are rear wheel drive so we do most of our steering with the throttle. Rally is more 4 wheel and it’s a different style of turn. But, coming in from another 4 wheel motorsport is much more helpful than starting blind. The other is not ever racing with a co-driver giving me notes!

Are you ready to hang w Ken Block in the film making dept?
Who’s that again? Oh right… they asked me if I wanted to film, but I’ve got my own program going on. We’ll cover my rally at STPR with in car and some before and after stuff. Two or three filmers that film for me are coming down and will cover my experience for briandeegan.com

Red Bull X-Fighters Calgary Final Results:
1. Robbie Maddison — Australia
2. Eigo Sato — Japan
3. Mat Rebeaud — Switzerland
4. Jeremy Stenberg — USA
5. Nate Adams — USA
6. Thomas Pages — France
7. Levi Sherwood — New Zealand
8. Taka Higashino — Japan
9. Jeff Fehr — Canada
10. Ben Milot — Canada

Pastrana and Edstrom maintained a furious pace throughout the 100 mile race leading them to secure the win with an early lead in the Open Class on Day 2. This weekend’s win marked the third win of four races in the series for the defending champion and Edstrom in their Subaru WRX STi. The hilly terrain along with the dry and dusty road conditions proved to be challenging throughout the race for the drivers, however the sunny weather provided a great weekend for race spectators.
“It was an amazing rally. We have three wins so far this season so we are doing really well,” said an enthusiastic Pastrana who is looking for his fourth straight Rally America Championship win this year.
Round 5 of the 2009 Rally America National Championship takes place in Pennsylvania at Susquehannock Trail Rally in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, June 5th-6th.

BMX legend, Mirra, and Ringer kept their driving clean and focused on the 100 mile race through forest and farm roads leading them to not only the win, but a remarkable 6th place finish overall. Mount Hood’s hilly terrain provided numerous elevation changes while also presenting visibility challenges due to the dusty and dry conditions. The weekends beautiful sunny weather brought the fans to the race and offered amazing competition all weekend. The Super Production or SP class is new for 2009 and features minimally modified production based cars.
“A lot of it is just trying to find a pace,” said Mirra. “It’s great to be in this class with so many competitive drivers.”

Time: 10AM-4PM

Location: 2780 W. 237th Street Torrance, CA 90505

Check your local listings for exact airtime. In Los Angeles, the show airs from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m., so you may want to set your DVR!

Yo whats up guys? I’ve been on the road for about 3 weeks now having a blast! I Went to Germany and Holland and then went to the ASA box jump competition. The box jump competition was a super fun event, I cant belive I won!! Tomorrow im going to Japan, I’ve always wanted to ride in Japan because it seems like a wild place so I cant wait. Ill keep you updated soon.
Havin fun,
Ryan

DEEGAN: I realized our sport was growing so fast and no one was really paying attention to safety at events other than X Games or Dew Tour. There are a lot of events held all over the world that aren’t paying attention to rider safety. As a rider, I always wanted to have a voice and someone to back me. Now I feel like there are only a few guys that actually speak up and have some pull to make things happen.

The Lusk Legacy Foundation is like a big brother that is going to back all the riders. If they don’t want to ride at an event because it’s sketchy, or there aren’t the right medics on site, basically they call us and we back them up to make things right. For any rider that is part of the foundation, I want to make sure that there is at least an EMT, if not a trauma surgeon, on site at the smaller U.S. and overseas events that normally don’t have a good medical staff. Our goal is to make the sport safer and protect the guys so something like Lusk’s tragedy in Costa Rica never happens again.

We have to learn from situations like this if we ever want to advance our sport. It is not good for the sport when that s— happens. It sets it back and hurts everything. The foundation is about not only making the contests safer, but freeriding at places like Ocotillo or Glamis safer as well. We want to make sure that there is a guy there that knows CPR and has a medical kit with them. That stuff makes a huge difference. I have saved my buddy’s life because of that.

TEDESCO: How has the Metal Mulisha gone about making the sport safer?

DEEGAN: The entire Mulisha team has taken CPR training and is now certified. We’re being proactive to try and make something positive come out of this tragedy. From now on, if you are riding at my house, I want you wearing a neck brace. I wear one. I feel fine riding with it. There is no excuse not to wear one.

TEDESCO: Some riders are opposed to wearing a neck brace because they say it limits their movement and ability to do all of their tricks. How do you feel about that?

DEEGAN: I think that’s weak. People say they can’t do their tricks. So what? You can’t do one or two of your tricks. How about not being able to ride for the rest of your life because you break your neck? I think people need to take the necessary safety precautions. Just like NASCAR, they did things to make the racing safer and it didn’t affect the sport. It sucks it takes a death for changes to be made. I think that Mulisha has been proactive by making the guys wear neck braces, being CPR certified and having medical kits at the jump parks. Anything to help stabilize a rider until the ambulance arrives makes a big difference. It’s a dangerous sport — stuff happens all the time. That’s the reality of it and no one wants to think about it. I want to be prepared when it happens, because I don’t want to let my buddy die — I’m over it. I want to be the guy that helped him live.

TEDESCO: The LLF has been doing a lot of fundraising lately. You have a major fundraiser coming up this month. I heard there might even be some A-list celebs attending. Tell us about the event.
–Brian Deegan
DEEGAN: We are doing a fundraiser at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif., on April 15. It’s going to be a celebrity poker tournament. All the money raised from the event will go back to the foundation to help build it and to Jeremy’s wife, Lauren, to help her with her life that has been turned upside down in the last two months. The foundation is a great cause and is backed by all the riders. Log on to lusklegacyfoundation.com to sign up and be a part of the event. It’s going to be a really fun night for everyone. The Mulisha will of course be there, along with a lot of people from the action sports community. Supposedly, Vince Vaughn and some other Hollywood sickos like Twitch, who lives at the beach, will be there. It’ll be fun. In the end it will be a big party and everyone is going to have a great time. We don’t get together enough anymore as a group and a sport to have a good time. You can come join in on the fun and help the LLF.

There are tickets available for purchase. Individual tickets cost $150, and if you would like to play in the poker tournament, the buy-in is $300. There are also VIP packages available. All the money goes to the foundation to build it. If we are going to make something happen, we need to start now. We can’t expect things to change without funding. For more information visit lusklegacyfoundation.com. See you all April 15!

Unfortunately a drive shaft failure late in the first day set Foust back and led to an overnight change from the “dog box” to a regular synchromesh transmission—requiring him to use the clutch for shifting and putting him at a slight disadvantage for day two. With Block out of the running due to mechanical issues, Foust continued to battle Andrew Comrie Picard and Pastrana on the Sunday challenging them for the lead until another mechanical issue slowed him. Foust ended the rally with third place. Foust is now tied for second place in the championship with Pastrana.

Foust noted, “The race this weekend was a rare scene, Evo’s and STI’s battling it out for seconds at the top. Subaru has traditionally dominated the US Pro Rally scene but with Rockstar’s new EVO X and Andrew’s quick EVO IX the pressure is on.”

Tanner Foust is four for four with a podium at three Rally America races and the Formula Drift season opener. Foust will be at Road Atlanta May 8-9th to continue defending his Formula Drift championship in his Rockstar Energy Drink Scion and at the Oregon Trail Rally on May 15th-16th.

Does the Dirt Session mark your first appearance at T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds? 

Guettler: No this will be my second invite for the Dirt Session. It’s a very fun competition and I´ll try and make it out to the rest of them too.

What do you expect to achieve in this competition? 

Guettler: Just to have a fun time as always and to ride hard and try some tricks I’ve been working on. 

The Dirt Session features the world’s top riders. How would you describe the vibe and atmosphere among the athletes? Competition and Friendship – do they get together?

Guettler: It´s complete friendship! We travel the word together and always see each other in videos and mags, so when we get together we have good times.

T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds presents Action-Sports and Music at the same event.
What do you think about this concept?

Guettler: I feel like riding and music have always been hand in hand every comp. You try and get pumped up by loud music, so it’s cool to see T-Mobile bring in some bands!


Headliner NOFX is one of Dirt Sessions live music acts. Are you looking forward to this gig?

Guettler: Yeah! I’ve seen them a few times and there really good and fast!


When did you start with Action-Sports?

Guettler: I started when I was 5 years old. My babysitter was a BMX kid…!


What makes BMX addictive?

Guettler: Just the freedom to do whatever you want. I hate team sports.


Which talents and virtues are necessary to become a good BMX-rider?

Guettler: Having no fear helps, because as soon as fear kicks in, you won´t ride your best and never be happy.


Could you tell us about your freakiest accident or worst ever injury?

Guettler: Can´t remember.


Where do you see yourself in five years time? 

Guettler: Living in Australia again on Bondi Beach. 

Imagine being a Dad.
Would you allow your kids to walk in your footsteps – or would you advise them to pursue a career in chess?

Guettler: I´ll back my kids 100% in anything they want to try…