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Monday, May 29, 2006
Mechanical in the last lap keeps Jarno off ONK podium
In a mechanical sport the race isn't over until it's over. Jarno Verhorevoort found out as he was on his way to a fourth place in Moto 1 between a bunch of Grand Prix internationals at the Open Dutch Championships in Heerde. Jarno's clutch gave up with half a lap to go which cost him the 4th place. It was time for revenge in moto two. Jarno showed that he is in top shape with his 5th place. Jarno: "Too bad about the mechanical in the first race otherwise I would have been on the podium today. Still, I can say that this was the best ONK race of my MX career."
Download Universal MX 2006 Product guide
In case you want a copy of the 2006 Universal Product Guide instantly, you can click on the image of the '06 catalog to download a PDF version of it, which is the same as our actual printed catalog. You can find all our current product in this folder including our Aluminium Lock nuts, the Lock Nut wrench, our super strong and trick Tie-downs, precision machined Stainless Steel triple clamp Bolts drilled for safety wire and all our Two-tone bars.
Sunday, May 28, 2006
The Crooks
UMX distributor for The Netherlands, Paul's Boutique, is sponsoring a rock band called The Crooks. In fact, the lead singer of the band is Paul's cousin Thomas. They started the band a couple of years ago and had their first performance at Paul's Boutique's 10 year anniversary party. Now they've been winning every talent show they've entered and have collected 6 days of free studio time! Thomas showed up in the newspaper wearing a Universal MX T-shirt after winning yet another contest. Sweet.
Mike Alessi going 1 - 8 at Hi-Point. Keeps championship lead.
Hi-Point hosted the second race of the outdoor nationals and after a 1-1 score at Hangtown, Mike Alessi held on to the championship lead after round 2. Moto one went perfect winning the Racer-X Holeshot award ($500 bucks in the pocket) but at the start of moto two Mike crashed and had to come back from last. He passed many riders on the short track but got stuck at place 8, good for third overall. With the Southwick sand race coming up in 2 weeks as the next round, Mike holds on to an 8 point lead in the series.Motocross Lites Point Standings
1. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 88
2. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 80
3. Joshua Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 74
Friday, May 26, 2006
Busty Wolter loses with Team Europe in Switzerland
The Hardcore FMX tour ended this weekend in Zurich, Switzerland. The show oriented contest series went from Belgium, to Finland and ended in Helsinki. UMX rider Busty Wolter joined team Europe but they got their asses kicked at the last two stops. The final results are:Season Team Standings:
Team Europe: 2 Wins
Team USA: 5 Wins
Individual Standings:
1. Nick Franklin 323 pts
2. Mike Mason 300 pts
3. Nick de Wit 282 pts
4. Jake Windham 275 pts
5. Derek Burlew 273 pts
6. Jeff Fehr 271 pts
7. Dustin Miller 270 pts
8. Busty Wolter 265 pts
9. Jeremy Verburgh 250 pts
10. Chris Burch 231 pts
11. Beau Bamburg 50pts
12. Jeff Banks 32pts
Hardcore Freestyle Motocross delivers the best riders from the U.S. and Europe in a competition that has never been seen before. Modeled after Live Nation’s celebrated U.S. tour, the Hardcore Freestyle Motocross tour pits five elite U.S. competitors against five elite European competitors in a gravity-defying duel for supremacy.
MX Jarno gets 9th at the Dutch MX3 Grand Prix
After barely qualifying for the MX3 Grand Prix in Germany on Sunday, things were looking better for Jarno Verhorevoort on Ascension Day. During time qualifying on Wednesday, Jarno clocked the 15th fastest time which was very promising for next day's race. In moto one Jarno started around place 20 and had to get rid of his goggles on lap three. He still managed to score a 13th place. Heat two was even better. His 11th place finish scored him a total of 18 GP points and 9th for the day.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Comfortable win for Robins
UMX rider Erwin Robins scored a 1 - 1 in Stevensbeek last weekend on his YZ 250 two-stroke. If you keep that handle open, it's possible to beat the 4-strokes, as Erwin proved at the MON race. This weekend Erwin will ride an international IMBA race in Venray, NL. Jarno Verhorevoort gained some experience by racing the MX3 GP in Germany. With the MX3 GP of The Netherlands coming up this Thursday we will see if Jarno can use the knowledge to score better than a 34th in moto two. Hey, at least we´ve got Universal bars on the gate at a Grand Prix. Good luck to both Jarno and Erwin this weekend.
Monday, May 22, 2006
Alessi wins outdoor national in Hangtown
The first round of the AMA Outdoor Nationals took place over the weekend in Hangtown. The KTM factory team bikes were all parked on Universal's Orange monocoque stands and were looking sweet. After signing a new 3 year contract with the KTM squad, Mike Alessi gave them something to cheer about, a 1 - 1 score for the MX2 victory.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Universal supports Deegans bike for outdoor season
In the constant effort to improve ourselves, we have decided to make the best motocross stand on the market even better... at least for Brian Deegan. We felt that he needed to be represented properly for his return to MX during the outdoor season and the number plates on his Universal Monocoque stand should help him easily find where to park his bike after each moto. Keep an eye out for the black #173 and cheer him on as he races by... keep in mind that his tires will be below, rather than above him this time around.Brian, good luck and have fun.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Jarno and Erwin met at the ONK
The MX 1 class at the Open Dutch Championships has a dozen GP riders participating. Universal riders Jarno Verhorevoort and Erwin Robins battled with these riders to score a 13-18 (Jarno) and a 17-15 (Erwin). For Jarno the 2nd heat was a disaster as his bike still had to start when the field already had left the gate. His comeback to 18th (and points) was impressive. Jarno moved into 11th place in the standings.
It was Robins' first KNMV race of the season. After winning pretty much everything at the MON federation he saw his winning streak stopped in Halle.
Pictured: Erwin Robins
Monday, May 15, 2006
USA vs. Europe: 2 - 2
Universal's FMX rider Sebastian "Busty" Wolter was part of the European team again heading into the second round of Live Nation's Hardcore FMX tour. This time team USA was challenged over in Helsinki, Finland. Beau Bamburg (USA) won all three categories (whip/run/doubles) setting the score at 2 - 2 going into the final round this weekend in Switzerland. Busty is currently sitting in a tied 6th place with Mike Mason (USA) and will try to win the continent battle for Europe.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
OJA 112
Kristen Oja scored a 2nd at her first Women National at Glenn Helen, USA. This probably isn't newsworthy to you but check out that jersey! It still won't do much to you if you're not from Aarle-Rixtel. OJA is the local hang out place there that has got some history. 1-1-2 is the emergency number that you call when some serious shit goes down. OJA and 112 are a killer combination and Kristen can expect some fan mail from Dutch guys asking for a jersey after this post.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Fan of the week
For years Universal has been supporting the Racer-X website. We do this in the unusual way of showing a Fan of the week. Most of the time it's some hot chick that hangs out at a supercross or outdoor motocross race. Most people are into it, some are not. Luckily everyone at Universal can appreciate true motocross fans, and that includes the hot ones.
Make sure to check in at www.racerxill.com once a week for a new (Universal) MX fan.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
2 GP races and 2 ONK's in 2 weeks for MX Jarno
It's going to be a busy schedule for UMX rider Jarno Verhorevoort. After posting a 1-1 score at the local race in Helmond, the Open Dutch championships are on the program on Sunday, followed by the MX3 Grand Prix in Germany on the 21st, the Grand Pix MX3 in Holland on the 25th and another Dutch Open on the 28th.
James Marshall can use your help
HelpJames.org announced today the launch of a new fundraising campaign for James Marshall who was tragically paralyzed during the 6th round of the Ampd Mobile Supercross series. Marshall who has experienced miraculous signs of potential recovery now faces a challenge of $125,000 in rehabilitation bills starting June 1st as his health insurance expirers. In the face of insurmountable odds and enormous medical bills, HelpJames.org and several participating individuals and organizations have banned together to launch a new fundraising campaign. Complete info on www.helpjames.org
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Job opening at Universal MX
Universal is in need of an Inside Sales Manager for East Coast Sales. We would like to hire somebody with experience from inside the industry. The position should be filled by the end of this month. Please have any applicants e-mail miked@universalmotocross.com for more information. Thanks for your time and have a good week.
Monday, May 08, 2006
Robins: 1-1
Erwin Robins has put Universal on the podium once again. This time he doubled in the MX3 class at a race in Mill, The Netherlands. The Yamaha rider had a bad gate in heat one and started all the way in the back of the field but managed to pass everyone to finish first. His 5th place start in heat two was quickly changed with the lead making this another double. This upcoming weekend will be the big test for Erwin who has decided to take on a few ONK KNMV races where he will meet his old rivals and GP riders in the MX1 class.
Big crowd at MX Grand Prix in Germany
Bart de Jong, Universal MX's International dude, just returned from the Motocross Grand Prix in Teutschenthal, Germany and saw a big crowd enjoy some great racing. Christophe Pourcel won his first MX2 GP and the MX1 was no surprise as Stefan Everts grabbed that one. Enjoy the photo of Dutch fellow Marc de Reuver blasting through a turn on his way to 2nd place in the MX2 class.
Alessi scores best Amp'd Mobile SX result in Vegas
Mike Alessi scored his best ever Amp'd Mobile Supercross result at the East vs. West shootout in Las Vegas last Saturday. # 800 got a second place finish behind Andrew Short. This mama (picture) went to Hart & Huntington tattoo at the Palms and made it a memoral day.......
Supercross banquet
The Alessi Bros have parked their rides on the Monocoque stand for a bit to celebrate the end of the SX season with their factory RedBull KTM team. The annual Supercross Banquet was held in Las Vegas after the race and Nicole, Jeff, Mike and Tiana looked slick for the occasion.
Friday, May 05, 2006
Paul's Boutique MX distribution on the track
We love it when our distributors are out on the track "testing our product". Here's a photo of Dutch Universal MX distributor Paul de Jong testing the Solex bars and Radius KTM clamp set at his local track in Helmond, The Netherlands. For a full list of (international) UMX distributors, click the flags on your right.
Universal Combo please!
If you want to improve your standard OE top clamp and bars, we've got an interesting deal for you. The Universal Combo kit comes with the following: Radius Top Clamp, drilled hardware for safety wiring, 4 bolt one-piece top bar mount, stainless steel mounting studs, CNC machined heat treated aluminium lock nut, 4 metal and 2 rubber eccentric bar mount inserts to provide up to 20mm of fore-aft handlebar offset and a Solex 1 1/8" oversized handlebar. Top show your buddies what you just purchased, you can run the Universal bar pad that comes with it. Contact your dealer for the competitive price of this complete Combo Kit.
Monday, May 01, 2006
Alessi wins first SX heat race in the mud
Mike Alessi won his heat race at the final West Coast SX in Seattle, Washington. Mike posted the fastest race time of the two heat races,then holeshot and lead the main event in the lites class, but had a big crash! # 800 remounted outside the top ten, then raced back to 5th overall. In the end Mike moved into 4th in the SX West points and ended up as top KTM rider in the SX series. Next race: East vs. West shootout in Las Vegas. (Steve Bruhn photo)
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