BESTWICK EARNS HIS FIRST EVER THREE-PEAT IN BMX VERT AT X GAMES 15

Carlsbad, CA – August 3, 2009 – BMX legend, Jamie Bestwick, slew the competition this past Saturday in ESPN X Games 15’s BMX Vert competition held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, earning his first three-peat.

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.

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

Jamie Bestwick would like to thank his sponsors for their continued support: Monster Energy Drink, Levi’s, Etnies, Toyota, DK Bikes, Alpinestars and Bell Helmets.

SCOTTY CRANMER CLAIMS SECOND X GAMES GOLD

Carlsbad, CA – August 3, 2009 – Scotty Cranmer seized his second X Games gold medal at ESPN X Games 15 on Saturday in the BMX Freestyle Park competition held at the Home Depot Center.

Cranmer dominated the battle for the gold until the bitter end and stomped the competition with only seconds left. The point for point battle with his competitors ended in his final run when the four time X Games medalist landed a double tailwhip backflip on the step up securing the win by 1 point. The 18-year-old previously took home the gold medal in 2006 and silver in 2005 and 2007 X Games. Cranmer will compete next at the Wendy’s Invitational, the third stop of the Dew Tour, August 13th-16th in Portland, Oregon.

“Everyone in this contest has been riding with each other for a long time and it was a great contest. Everyone stepped up this weekend and I don’t think we have ever been in a final that was that close. It was awesome,” said Cranmer.

PASTRANA CLAIMS X GAMES SILVER IN RALLY

Carlsbad, CA – August 3, 2009 – One of the most dynamic athletes at X Games, Travis Pastrana, captured his 15th career X Games medal in yesterday ESPN X Game 15’s Rally competition at the Home Depot Center where he seized the silver medal.

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.

Travis Pastrana would like to thank the following sponsors: Subaru of America, Suzuki, DC Shoes, Red Bull Energy Drink, Michelin, Alpinestars, Smith, Kicker, Thor, Parts Unlimited, Ogio, Nixon, Activision, Snap On Tools and Ethika.

Subaru Rally Team USA is proudly supported by: Subaru of America, Subaru Tecnica International (STI), Subaru Performance Tuning (SPT), DC Shoes, BFGoodrich Tires, RECARO, Alpinestars, Motul, Exedy, GReddy and Vermont SportsCar.

MIRRA SEIZES ANOTHER MEDAL IN X GAMES BMX FREESTYLE BIG AIR

Carlsbad, CA – August 3, 2009 – BMX superstar, Dave Mirra, added a bronze medal to his X Games medal collection after Friday’s ESPN X Games 15 BMX Freestyle Big Air competition held at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The BMX legend’s talent has been apparent since he started competing in X Games in 1996 and he hasn’t shown signs of slowing. Mirra’s win on Friday brings his total medal count to 22. His signature move, the Air Traffic Controller, earned him a final score of 89.66. Mirra is this most decorated X Games athlete with 14 gold medals, four silver and four bronze.

“The big air event is a new one for BMX and it is a lot of fun to come out and ride and see how everyone keeps progressing,” said Mirra on his most recent podium finish.

Dave Mirra would like to thank his sponsors for their continued support: Mirraco Bikes, Monster Energy Drink, DC Shoes, Subaru and Maxxis Tires.

SPINNER SIGNS WITH HYPER BICYCLES

Carlsbad, CA - April 24, 2009 - Professional BMX rider, Mike Spinner, recently signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Hyper Bicycles. Spinner and Hyper are already in talks of new products that will bear Spinner's name as well as his influence. Hyper will be among the many great brands that support Spinner in his efforts to compete in upcoming BMX Park competitions worldwide.

Spinner said, "I am really stoked to be a part of Hyper and they are giving me the opportunity to design my own bike which I am so excited about."

"Mike is a great rider who is breaking new ground with his innovative tricks, in the same way we want to break new ground in ours," said Hyper Bicycles owner Clay Goldsmid. "He's going to be instrumental to our efforts to take the Hyper Brand into new directions, and allow us to expand into other branches of BMX."

Spinner is among the elite in BMX Park competing in the Dew Tour, the world's premier season-long action sports tour.

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ENARSON CAPTURES BMX DIRT WIN AT PLAYSTATION PRO

Carlsbad, CA - October 20, 2008 - Dennis Enarson seized 1st place in the BMX Dirt event Saturday, October 18th at AST Dew Tour’s final stop, the PlayStation Pro, in Orlando, Florida. Held at the Amway Arena, 53,566 fans came out over the four day event.

Enarson, a 17-year-old La Mesa, California native, swept the competition after securing the lead during two of his three final runs. Enarson captured the crowd and judge’s attention when he landed a backflip tailwhip, a 360 tuck no-hander and a 360 double tailwhip which secured the win with a final score of 93.33. His win at the PlayStation Pro was his first victory of the 2008 AST Dew Tour Season, and his first win since last season’s Vans Invitational, which also secured him in the top three overall points standing. Saturday’s win sealed Enarson in the third place overall point position in the race for the Dew Cup for the second year in a row.

"It felt amazing to take home this win, I am really happy and it was a lot of hard work and dedication that has paid off," said Enarson regarding his BMX Dirt win.

Dennis Enarson would like to thank the following sponsors: Haro Bikes, Rockstar Energy Drink, Nike 6.0, Demolition Parts, Square One Clothing, Ogio, Generation Max and Albe’s.

NYQUIST CAPTURES WIN IN BMX PARK AT PLAYSTATION PRO

Carlsbad, CA - October 20, 2008 - Ryan Nyquist seized the win in BMX Park at AST Dew Tour’s final stop, the PlayStation Pro, in Orlando, Florida. Held at the Amway Arena on Friday evening, October 17th, over 53,566 fans attended to see the excitement.

Nyquist dominated the BMX Park competition after putting together an amazing first run and showcasing his all around skills. He landed a backflip over the spine, a 720 barspin over the long box jump and a massive 540 double barspin over the 10 foot quarterpipe securing the winning score of 95.00. The PlayStation Pro was Nyquist’s first BMX Park win of the 2008 AST Dew Tour Season. Nyquist ultimately finished 3rd overall in the point race for the Dew Cup with 322 points.

"I went into the last event of the season not expecting to win, but being able to walk away with 1st place felt phenomenal and I am really happy," said Nyquist regarding his Orlando win. Fellow WMG Athlete, Mike Spinner, also placed in the top three overall points standing taking 2nd place with 379 points.

Ryan Nyquist would like to thank the following sponsors: Haro Bikes, Thor, Rockstar Energy Drink, Bell Helmets, Ogio, Schick Quattro, and Jiffy Mart of Los Gatos.

BESTWICK FOUR-PEATS IN BMX VERT MAKING AST DEW TOUR HISTORY

Carlsbad, CA - October 20, 2008 - Jamie Bestwick once again dominated the BMX Vert competition by seizing the win at the final stop of the AST Dew Tour, the PlayStation Pro, Friday night, October 17th in Orlando, Florida at Amway Arena.

Bestwick delivered an amazing performance throughout each stop of the AST Dew Tour and the PlayStation Pro proved to be no different as he became the first in AST history to win four consecutive Dew Cup Title Championships. It was Bestwick’s awe inspiring tricks in the finals, such as an x-up to a turndown and a barspin to a turndown combo, an alley-oop superman seatgrab, a topside no-footed can-can and a 540 invert, that wowed the judges and had the crowd cheering. Bestwick showed why he is considered the best in BMX Vert when he capped off the finals by displaying an amazing opposite flair to a fastplant opposite flair and ultimately riding away with a final score of 94.00.

"It feels amazing to four-peat," Bestwick said. "The competition this year has been incredible and winning four in a row means a lot to me since it’s been a long road to get here."

The 2008 season proved to be a battle ground between the defending champion, Bestwick, and fellow WMG athlete, Chad Kagy who placed 2nd with a score of 92.67 in the finals and came in 2nd place overall with 440 points.

Jamie Bestwick would like to thank the following sponsors: Monster Energy Drink, Levi’s, Etnies, Bell Helmets, Toyota and Boost Mobile.

MIKE DAY WINS SILVER IN INAUGERAL OLYMPIC BMX RACING COMPETITION IN BEIJING

Carlsbad, CA - August 25, 2008 - Newly signed WMG athlete, Mike Day, brought home the Silver Medal at the inaugural BMX racing competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The event was held at the Laoshan BMX Complex.

Day, 23, hails from Santa Clarita, California and posted the quickest lap times in the time trials and won the Silver in the finals, pushing his way through qualifiers, quarterfinals and semifinals amongst 32 of the world’s best BMX Race competitors. Day found himself amongst the top eight riders, battling for a top three finish, in his quest for an Olympic Medal. "Second place, I’m pretty excited about it. Just to be in the final and then to be second, I’m excited." Day said.

Riding on his GT Power Series Ultra Box bike, with his Team USA custom graphics, Day had a strong start. it was his undeniable speed that kept him in a strong second place throughout the race, ultimately leading to his Silver Medal win. "It was amazing! So much effort, time and training went into this and I can’t believe it is over, the experience is overwhelming and great for our sport." said Day shortly after his Silver Medal finish.

Mike Day would like to thank the following sponsors: GT Bikes, Red Bull Energy Drink, Nike, Oakley, ODI Grips, UGP and Fly Racing.

Kagy seizes 1st place in Portland with Bestwick and McCann following in 2nd and 3rd respectively

Carlsbad, CA - August 25, 2008 - Chad Kagy dominated the competition at the AST Dew Tour’s Wendy’s Invitational this past weekend in Portland, Oregon taking the top position on the podium in BMX Vert.

Kagy had two solid runs continuing the battle between him and fellow WMG athlete, Jamie Bestwick. This battle has pushed Kagy to perform to his limits at each stop. Kagy pulled out his biggest tricks, which included a flatspin 540 double tailwhip, in his final run which earned him a 95.00 and catapulted him into 1st place.

This weekend’s victory is Kagy’s third podium finish of the 2008 AST Dew Tour season which now includes one 1st place win and two 2nd place finishes and he shows no signs of letting up for the next two stops of the tour. Kagy, currently 15 points behind Bestwick in the overall standing, is eager to close in the gap for the Dew Cup Title. "I’m excited to tighten up this Dew Cup point’s race. This win is hopefully a sign of things to come and with only two more stops I like that the points are close because it makes for a good battle at the end of the season." Kagy said.

Bestwick, the current points leader, went home with the 2nd place podium finish after falling in one of his runs, but not before throwing down extremely difficult combinations such as an x-up to turndown to x-up, an alley-oop barspin to no-hander, and a downside whip to barspin. Bestwick ended the contest with a final score of 94.17.

Steve McCann secured himself the 3rd place finish, his second podium of the 2008 AST Dew Tour Season, with a final score of 91.50. McCann busted out a double tailwhip, a barspin to a whip and a no-handed 540 which ultimately landed him on the podium.

DAVE MIRRA, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ATHLETE IN X GAMES HISTORY ADDS TWO MORE MEDALS TO HIS TROPHY CASE AT X GAMES 14

Carlsbad, California August 5, 2008 - The Staples Center was buzzing with excitement as WMG athlete, Dave Mirra earned the silver medal in the BMX Big Air competition this past weekend at X Games 14. As anticipated, Mirra brought out his signature trick, his exclusive helicopter flip over the Big Air gap which he landed flawlessly twice, the second one he followed-up with a huge flair tailwhip on the quarter.

"Overall on the riding, I'm really, really psyched. Everybody rode great. I'm psyched on silver," said Mirra, "I'm psyched that I pushed the gap—I didn't really see anyone else do that. I guess I just got to go a little bit higher on the quarter next time!"

Mirra also competed in his first ever Rally Car Racing Super Special at the Home Depot Center, reaching the podium by finishing tied for third. Mirra holds the record for most X-Games medals won with a total of 22. Dave showed his talent spreads across multiple disciplines and there’s no telling what the future holds for this legendary athlete.

"I'm so thrilled with my first X Games Rally experience! All I wanted to do was make it out of the first round, so to take home the Bronze medal was beyond my wildest expectations," said Mirra. "I'm ecstatic with how it all turned out."

Dave Mirra would like to thank the following sponsors: Subaru of America, Mirraco Bikes, Oxy Acne Solutions, Monster Energy Drink, DC Shoes, Bell Helmets, and Maxxis Tires.

Chad Kagy Takes the Gold in BMX Big Air and Silver in BMX Vert

Los Angeles, California, August 2, 2008 - This year’s Big Air competition proved to be one of the best ever. Chad Kagy walked away with the gold medal after an unbelievable performance in the action packed competition. Chad proved to be unstoppable with a flawless final run: He flip-whipped the 70-foot-gap and followed up on the quarter with his massive signature trick, a flatspin flair-whip that went almost 20 feet into the Staples rafters. The Staples Center crowd went crazy as Kagy earned the top spot on the podium.

"I'm stoked everything worked out well for me, but what I'm actually more excited about is that all seven of us are walking away from that massive ramp," said Kagy. "I'm just stoked everybody's safe, and 20-foot flair whips don't suck!"

Over at the BMX Vert ramp, the crowd witnessed Chad nail some of the craziest tricks of the competition: a barspin to whip, double whips, his signature Superman to barspin, barspin flairs and even a double whip flair! Kagy earned himself the silver medal and the respect of all who watched him throw down against the World’s best.

Chad Kagy is an all around BMX superstar. Look for him to continue to rock the BMX world, pushing the envelope with his progressive style and innovative tricks.

Jackson Hole Hometown Hero Travis Rice

Takes First in the Inaugural Quiksilver Natural Selection: All-Mountain Invitational

Jackson Hole, WY - February 7, 2008 - Bluebird skies, pillows of powder and massive airs over natural obstacles mark a historic day in snowboarding as Travis Rice is named the winner of the first-annual Quiksilver Natural Selection: All-Mountain Freestyle Invitational.

The Quiksilver Natural Selection took place over a seven-day holding period with two full days of competition in two areas: Dick's Ditch and Casper Bowl. Travis Rice shred his way to first place in the first day of competition in Dick’s Ditch by pulling out a variation of tricks including 360s, 540s and 720s all in whiteout, knee-deep powder conditions. The final round of competition, staged at Jackson Hole’s legendary Casper Bowl was held in sunny bluebird skies and pristine powder as hundreds of spectators cheered on the riders as they dropped from the top of the mountain into a field of soft, untracked snow and launched impossible airs over boulders and trees. Second place at Casper Bowl was awarded to WMG athlete Nicolas Müller who built a small jump at the top of the bowl and launched huge tricks including a frontside 180, a smooth backside 360 melon, and a giant, super stylish method. "Travis's home turf was on fire," said Müller. "Some of the best snowboarders got to really ride the mountain that brought up one of the greatest snowboarders of all time, Travis Rice!" Müller placed a solid fourth in the overall competition.

Rice was ecstatic after being announced the winner. He earned a check for $18k but more importantly the respect of his peers. Travis will be donating a portion of his prize money to the Jackson Hole Search and Rescue as well as other non-profit organizations in the community. "Snowboarding is self expression," said Rice. "For me the true reward was seeing everyone walk away with smiles of optimism. After talking with the riders it seems as though we have only scratched the surface of a new era. It’s nature that provides us with the most limitless canvas to challenge the way we ride." The event, which was actually the brainchild of Rice, a Jackson Hole local, has been the talk of the snowboarding community because of the refreshing new format, the ideal setting vibe, and the incredible array of talent from every athlete who accepted the invitation to ride.

"I just think we had a kick ass team - an all around brainfarm from Wink Inc. to Quiksilver to Curt Morgan," said Circe Wallace, Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the Quiksilver Natural Selection. "We really did what we wanted in creating a cutting-edge concept that showcases what's so wonderful about snowboarding and its characters."

The Quiksilver Natural Selection was made possible by a network of partners: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, SoBe, Hotel Terra and HEYA from Toyota.