Showing posts with label Jeremy McGrath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeremy McGrath. Show all posts
McGrath to wear TLD SE-2 helmet at Anaheim & beyond
"Showtime" McGrath will make a special appearance at Angels Stadium this
weekend, as round 3 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series gets
underway.
For the first time ever, Jeremy will be wearing a Troy Lee Designs SE-2
helmet, designed and painted just for him by Troy Lee. Jeremy has
been a close friend of Troy for many years, and has worn some of the most
amazing helmet designs throughout the course of his career.
"As a kid, the way I looked at it, was if you got Troy Lee to do your helmets,
you were the sh*t!", says McGrath, whose retro helmet collection rivals that
of Greg Primm, and even Troy himself.
Although Jeremy's future mostly involves late model car racing, the two
wheel star still works with Team Honda to train and mentor younger racing
talent. In addition, Jeremy periodically makes special appearances at
supercross and supermoto events, even going so far as to hold his own
invitational supercross-style race in October of 2006.
Jeremy's experience on and off the track will also be extremely valuable to
the design team at Troy Lee Designs, as they work to continue developing
the best helmets and protective gear available on the market.
"We are really excited to bring Jeremy on board," says Troy Lee. "He's
always been a great friend, and a racing icon. We'll be stoked to see him
wearing the SE-2 at Anaheim, and we've got big plans for him in the future."
Watch for McGrath's special guest appearance at Angels Stadium in
Anaheim, CA this Saturday night. Live Nation has dubbed the event
"Throwback Night", a nod to the 80's era of supercross racing, featuring
special guests Rick Johnson, David Bailey, Jeff Ward, and many more.
Look the MC' SE-2 on troyleedesigns.com - pic from www.pbase.com
The History of Supercross -ozzy go- supercrossonline.com
Gary Bailey had just done something completely unprecedented. He had
torn up the infield grass at Daytona International Speedway, churning the
sandy soil into the AMA's first artificial motocross track.
The whoops, stutter-bumps and berms that Bailey built, located in the
shadow of the famed speedway's east-end banking, snaked through the
infield on both sides of a culvert. In just hours on this day during Motorcycle
Week 1972, riders would take to that course on Maicos, CZs, Jawas and
Husqvarnas in a style of racing that would one day become known as AMA
Supercross.
History was about to be made. But Bailey had just one small problem: The
riders didn't understand the jumps.
"It's funny," Bailey says 26 years later. "That first track really had nothing
in terms of obstacles. There were no doubles, and everything was low to
the ground.
"So when they saw this little, 25-foot ramp jump over the drainage ditch,
we actually had riders looking at it saying, 'We're supposed to jump over
that?'"
These days, the only thing the pros wonder about when it comes to jumps
is which trick to pull while in the air; a Nac Nac, a Whip, or a Superman. But
motocross, even the outdoor kind run on natural terrain was new here in
those days. And the notion of bulldozing the earth into artificial obstacles
seemed truly radical.
"We actually had people riding into the ditch and coming to an abrupt stop
at the bottom, then going over the bars," Bailey recalls, chuckling.
"We had to do something in case that happened during the race," he adds.
"So we put in a 'chicken path' around it. Some of the riders were actually
using it during the race."
Fast-forward 26 years, and it's easy to see how far supercross has come
since those early days.
The sport now fills stadiums in major cities from coast to coast. The tracks
are intricately contrived mazes of doubles, triples, tabletops and rockers.
The starts sign big-money contracts with Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and
Suzuki. And they're the heroes of young fans around the world even in
Europe, where supercross once was considered nothing more than a
sideshow to the traditional sport of motocross.
AMA motocross was barely a year old in 1969, when Bailey, a racer
himself, staged what were very likely the first stadium motocross events.
He converted the venerable Ascot Park in California, long a venue for AMA
Grand National Dirt Track racing, into a motocross track, using part of the
half-mile track and even taking riders outside the oval on one section. The
man-made track was an attempt to make the European sport of motocross,
still quite foreign to America, more accessible for fans.
"We were just looking for a way to get the average Joe Blow to watch the
races," Bailey says. "He doesn't want to go sit in the dirt and spend all his
time getting to and from the event. Why not put it in a stadium?"
Bailey approached the AMA with his idea, trying to get the Association to
sanction the event. But officials balked.
"The rule was that the track had to be natural and it had to be at least 20
feet wide," Bailey recalls. "Ours was only 15 feet wide in one spot, so we
didn't get the sanction." full story on supercrossonline.com
Johnny O'Mara (#5) in 1984
Jeremy McGrath (#2) & Doug Henry (#19) in 1998
pics from racerxill.com
Jeremy McGrath Commemorative Sculpture on Display at Angel Stadium
AURORA, Ill. (December 28, 2007) – Monster Energy Supercross fans will
get an exclusive viewing of a commemorative bronze sculpture of the
seven-time AMA Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath when the Monster
Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, makes its three
annual visits to Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Jan. 5, 19 and Feb. 2.
“I am very excited about this statue being displayed for the Anaheim
races,” said McGrath. “This race was always my favorite, and I am
honored to have something that means so much to me on display to be
seen by so many supercross fans.”
Commissioned by Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc., and crafted by artist
Steve Posson, the McGrath sculpture will be placed in a prime viewing
area of the main entrance to Angel Stadium, where McGrath won a record
eight AMA Supercross main events.
“There isn’t a more deserving place to host the Jeremy McGrath sculpture
than Angel Stadium,” explained Roy Janson, vice president of operations,
Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc. “Angel Stadium became Jeremy’s ‘home
away from home’ throughout the ‘90s and into new millennium. Live
Nation Motor Sports, Inc., wanted to not only recognize his career but
also the fans of Southern California to share in remembering our great
champion.”
At a ceremony in July of 2007, the Jeremy McGrath sculpture was
unveiled at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington, Ohio,
and added to the Museum’s permanent collection.
In addition to his seven AMA Supercross titles, McGrath retired after the
2003 season with a record 72 main events wins to go along with his 1995
AMA Motocross Championship. full coverage & pictures on
supercrossonline.com - pic from motonews.com
Jeremy McGrath RacerX Interview -ozzy go-
Monday Conversation: Jeremy McGrath November 12, 2007
Jeremy McGrath is an off-road truck racer now and is soon to be
a dad for the second time, but he found time to get in a couple of
nights at the Bercy Supercross in Paris before he had to fly back
to start the Baja 1000 on a Monster Energy/Baldwin truck team.
He hit the ground, got a heat-race holeshot, did a half-nac, had
fun, got tired, and gave event promoter Xavier Audouard a way-
cool 25th anniversary helmet painted with all 25 event program
covers. McGrath talked to us about what he’s doing these days,
and how fast is it out there right now. interview on racerxill.com
pic from supercross.com
Reed Wins Again At Bercy SX
USA leads race for team title
Chad Reed continued his run for the Bercy Supercross title with yet another
main event win in Bercy Stadium at the 25th running of the Bercy Supercross
classic in Paris. Tonight’s win, however, was in doubt until the final few laps
of the 15-lap race.
Grant Langston grabbed the holeshot to start the main and quickly pulled
away to a secure lead while Reed got squeezed out in the first turn and
finished the opening lap in fourth.
Langston enjoyed relatively fresh air out front while fellow Yamaha rider
Reed was forced to battle his way past Honda riders Andrew Short and
Jeremy McGrath before he could even think about making a run at
Langston.
Once in second, Reed started to reel the fleeing Langston, setting up what
might have been a suspenseful finish. However, Langston helped Reed’s
cause by crashing wildy off the side of a jump with just four laps to go,
handing Reed a clear path to victory.
With Langston out of the picture, Reed cruised home with the easy win
while Short came home with a well-deserved second.
Langston rebounded for third, while KTM’s Justin Brayton turned in a
spectacular ride, working his way though traffic after a bad start to finish
fourth.
Honda’s Josh Grant improved on last night’s performance to finish fifth with
McGrath adding to Team America’s cause with a sixth.
Reed now holds a commanding lead in the race for the “King of Bercy” title,
while the US squad holds the edge in the team standings. cyclenews.com
Saturday Overall
1. Chad Reed (Australia/Yamaha) 1-1
2. Andrew Short (USA/Honda) 2-2
3. Grant Langston (South Africa/Yamaha) 3-3
4. Justin Brayton (USA/KTM) 5-4
5. Josh Grant (USA/Honda) 6-6
6. Jeremy McGrath (USA/Honda) 7-8
Saturday Race One
1. Chad Reed (Australia/Yamaha)
2. Andrew Short (USA/Honda)
3. Grant Langston (South Africa/Yamaha)
Saturday Race Two
1. Chad Reed (Australia/Yamaha)
2. Andrew Short (USA/Honda)
3. Grant Langston (South Africa/Yamaha)
Saturday Head-to-Head Final
1. Chad Reed (Australia/Yamaha)
2. Grant Langston (South Africa/Yamaha)
pics from sxweekendwindow.blogspot.com
Reed Wins First Night of Bercy Supercross
Jeremy McGrath delights the crowd with a 5th.
To the delight of a very vocal Parisian crowd, Jeremy McGrath
returned to Paris for the 25th running of the Bercy Supercross,
and he delighted the fans with great starts and an eventual sixth-
place finish on the first of three nights of racing, however it was
Chad Reed who stole the show, easily winning tonight’s main
event and putting himself in good shape to earn the coveted title
of “King of Bercy”.
After grabbing the holeshot in the final, Reed quickly put distance
between his L&M Yamaha and the rest of the pack while rivals
Grant Langston and Andrew Short suffered problems on the
opening lap. Shorty got off the gate in bad shape and was near
the back of the pack at the end of the first circuit, while Langston
gated well but had a rider land on the back of his motorcycle
just halfway into the opening lap.
Langston eventually worked his Yamaha back into third place
but ran out of time before he could catch Coisy for second.
Honda-mounted Short was also able to work the traffic well on
the tight and rutted course, moving into fourth by the 15th and
final lap. Meanwhile, Coulon held on for fifth, a few bike-lengths
in front of McGrath.
US hopefuls Justin Brayton and Josh Grant finished 10th and
11th, respectively. Brayton got a good start but was suffering
from set-up problems that had also plagued him during practice.
Meanwhile, Grant suffered a poor start and had difficulty
working his way through traffic. cyclenews.com
Race One
1. Grant Langston (Yamaha)
2. Chad Reed (Yamaha)
3. Ben Coisy (Honda)
4. Andrew Short (Honda)
5. Josh Grant (Honda)
6. Jeremy McGrath (Honda)
12. Justin Brayton (KTM)
Head-to-Head
1. Chad Reed (Yamaha)
2. Grant Langston (Yamaha)
3. Andrew Short (Honda)
Race Two
1. Chad Reed (Yamaha)
2. Ben Coisy (Honda)
3. Grant Langston (Yamaha)
4. Andrew Short (Honda)
5. Cyrille Coulon (Honda)
6. Jeremy McGrath (Honda)
10. Justin Brayton (KTM)
11. Josh Grant (Honda)
ad pic from RacerX Race Report
Jeremy McGrath Racerx Interview -ozzy go-
Between the Motos: Jeremy McGrath October 24, 2007
Moving a piano and instructing some young neighbor kids on how
to drive a Rhino (“This thing don’t turn too good and be sure to
stop at the signs or they’ll run you over”) wasn’t exactly what I
expected Jeremy McGrath to be doing when I tracked him down
on a Saturday afternoon in late October. But there he was,
relaxed and happy to be home, his abbreviated NASCAR Late
Model stock car racing career now over and his traveling—the
approaching Paris-Bercy Supercross not withstanding—over and
done for the year. Truth be told, there isn’t much left to say about
Jeremy McGrath that hasn’t been said before. Yes, seven AMA
Supercross Championships and seventy-two career supercross
wins were the exclamation marks on his remarkable career, but
more than anything, Jeremy McGrath is remembered for being,
well, Jeremy McGrath.
Now an axiom, Ricky Carmichael is known as The GOAT (Greatest
of All Time), and the number of wins and championships next to
his name is likely to never to be touched. Jeremy McGrath,
however, is “Showtime,” because his actions on the racetrack
were actually superseded by his charming, larger-than-life
personality. Throughout the course of history, every major sport
has been graced with an athlete who almost single handedly took
their sport, put it on their back, and through talent, grace, and
goodwill, carried it to higher ground. Baseball had Babe Ruth in
the roaring 1920s, NASCAR had Richard Petty in the 1970s,
hockey had Wayne Gretzky in the 1980s, basketball had Michael
Jordan in the 1990s, and supercross had Jeremy McGrath, also in
the mid-to-late 1990s.
Since he’s now officially retired from the sport and back in
California after taking a shot at one of NASCAR’s junior divisions,
it seemed obvious to us that the time was right to find Jeremy
McGrath and have him weigh-in on the sport and his place in it.
The interview you are about to read took place over the course of
a few hours, and with each question posed, McGrath seemed to
have his answers ready and waiting. In other words, some time
had passed since he’d lined up behind a starting gate, and he had
more than a few things he was ready to address and elaborate
on. To that end, we bring you Jeremy McGrath. interview on
racerxill.com - ad pic from alpinestarsinc.com
RacerX Great Race: The 1993 Motocross des Nations -ozzy go-
That was one intimidating day,” said Skip Norfolk looking at the “Team USA
– as Usual in Austria” article in Cycle News. With a dateline of
Schawnenstadt, Austria, September 12 was about Team USA’s 13th
consecutive victory in the Motocross des Nations. That afternoon on the
fairy tale-like lush green hillsides of the Central European nation, the
American team, consisting of Jeff Emig (125cc), Jeremy McGrath (250cc)
and Mike Kiedrowski (500cc), narrowly defeated team Belgium by a single
point. And while all is well that ends well, for one particular U.S. rider —
namely Jeremy McGrath — the 1993 Motocross des Nations was actually
more gut-wrenching than it was heartwarming.
On January 23 of that same year, at the then-named Anaheim Stadium,
the 250 class rookie McGrath won his first 250cc Supercross. For all intents
and purposes, he never looked back, winning nine of the next 13 races
and the 1993 Supercross Championship. Team Honda sent McGrath out on
the 125 in the 1993 National Motocross Championship Series. And while he
won the opening won a couple of rounds, McGrath was not on the same
pace as class leaders Doug Henry and Jeff Emig.
But for the first time ever. a fan voting process was utilized to choose the
1993 U.S. Motocross des Nations team. McGrath, the sport’s new superstar,
was voted to represent Team USA on the 250. All well and fine, but the
truth of the matter was that McGrath was a great 250cc supercross rider,
not necessarily (at least at the time) a world-class 250cc outdoor rider.
Painted into a corner and realizing that McGrath might be in over his head
come September and Motocross des Nations time in Europe, the American
powers that be suggested that McGrath ride the 250cc U.S. Grand Prix at
Budds Creek. And while a young Belgian rider named Stefan Everts won
the race, McGrath ran towards the front and acquitted himself as the
people’s choice for the 250cc seat in Austria... click on ozzy go to the full
story on RacerX
Jeremy McGrath to be honored by San Diego Sports Medicine Foundation
The San Diego Sports Medicine Foundation is pleased to announce this years
honorees at the 6th annual Taste at the Cove.
Jeremy McGrath and Dr Robert Pace will be honored at Taste at the Cove, a
fundraiser for the San Diego Sports Medicine Foundation. This event raises
over $200,000 annually to provide a medical safety net for injured youth with
limited financial means in order to return them back to health, sports and life.
Throughout the event there will be GREAT complimentary food from over 30
of the best restaurants in La Jolla and San Diego, hosted bars, three New York
style fashion shows, great opportunity drawings, silent auction items plus a
live auction! The MC for the event is CS Keys from Fox 6 and the auctioneers
are Scott and Billy Ray from XX Radio. This year guests will be treated to a
surprise performance, one not to miss.
Jeremy McGrath is being honored for his seven Supercross titles - a feat no
other racer in Supercross history has even come close to - with two additional
125 Western Region Supercross Championships, one 250 Outdoor National
Championship and to FIM World Supercross Championships, most within this
spectacular sport feel Jeremy McGrath is to Supercross what Michael Jordan is
to basketball. Truly the most successful rider in AMA Supercross history, with
a record 72 250cc Supercrosswins, the dirt bike racing icon retired from the
sport he helped catapult into mainstream popularity in 2003, only to return in
the 2005 season to race select events throughout the 16 week pro Supercross
season.
Not only a world class athlete, but an exceptional entrepreneur ... Jeremy is
the first pro racer to form and operate his own Supercross race team. The
team's 2001 inaugural race season, culminated with a title sponsor deal with
MAZDA and in 2002 BUD LIGHT/ANHEUSER-BUSCH signed on as title sponsor
for McGrath's endeavor.
Jeremy is long time San Diego resident and gives back to
the San Diego community. Dr Robert Pace is being
honoured for his work in the community. One of his most
satisfying professional experiences has been working with
the young athletes in the Fallbrook area. Pop Warner
"physicals day" has been a Dr. Pace office tradition in his
town for many years. He has served for the past 31 years
as team physician for the Fallbrook High School Football
team. He knows he has been in town for a long time since
he is now seeing young patients who are the offspring of
some of those long ago high school footballers.
motocross.com - pics from expn.go.com &
alpinestarsinc.com
Jeremy McGrath Makes 4th X Games Appearance -ozzy go- nacnac.com
Los Angeles, CA – August 1, 2007 – Jeremy McGrath, the seven
time Supercross Champion, will make his fourth appearance this
week at X Games 13. McGrath has one goal this year take gold in
Moto X Step Up and SuperMoto. For the first time ever, McGrath
will be lending his in depth knowledge of Supercross to the
viewers at home as he takes on the duty of commentating for X
Games’ newest discipline Moto X Racing.
2007 is becoming a breakout season for McGrath in a whole new
way. McGrath is synonymous with two wheel racing and known
for being a threat to win in any competition he enters. With that in
mind, McGrath wanted a new challenge, this year he has hooked
up with the biggest name in Nascar, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and is
driving the #72 Monster Energy Chevrolet in the Late Model Stock
Car Series for Earnhardt Jr.’s team, JR Motorsports.
McGrath hopes to bring both those worlds together in Los Angeles
this weekend as he takes on the biggest action sports competition
of the year. McGrath will also be taking time to meet with his fans
on Saturday at 4pm at the Thor Booth at X Fest in Home Depot
Center. click on ozzy go to the full story on nacnac.com
Nackity Nac: The McGrath Blog -ozzy go- expn.go.com
Jeremy McGrath is one of the most recognizable names in
Supercross, with twelve AMA championship titles under his belt
and 74 250cc Supercross wins. He also has three podium finishes
from the 2004-2006 X Games Step Up competitions, his own line
of Mattel action figures and he's been featured as an superhero
version of himself on the animated series MAX STEEL. In July
2007, the Motorcycle Hall of Fame presented McGrath with a
bronze sculpture in his likeness. In addition to blogging for
EXPN.com for X Games 13, McGrath will be competing in the Moto
X Step Up and SuperMoto competitions.
McGrizzle gets grinny gearing up for XG 13.It has been a busy
week leading up to X Games. I just got back from Kenly, North
Carolina where I raced my fourth round of the Late Model Stock
Car race series. I went to Kenly straight from Ohio where I was
honored at the Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame. That was pretty
cool—Live Nation commissioned a bronze statue of me and the
whole family and I traveled up to Ohio to be there for the
dedication last Thursday.
Now I'm back in SoCal getting ready for my fourth X Games.
2007 has been a super busy year for me, and it seems like life
after full-time Supercross racing is busier than ever!
click on ozzy go to the full story on expn.go.com
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