12/30/06-  I hope you all had a happy holiday and have an awesome new year.  I will be heading back to CA this Wednesday.  It is crazy how quickly this year flew by.  Last year at this time I was getting ready to take the drive across the country.  Time to do it all again, but this time I am flying, thank god!  Get ready for all the supercross photos you can handle, with the usual helping FMX action.  Until then.

12/8/06-  I thought I would drop in and let you all know I am still alive and well.  I have been back home in New Jersey enjoying the off-season, So lets see, what has been going on lately. Some of you may have noticed the front and inside cover of the new Nitro Circus video "Lock'N Load."  They were taken by yours truly. Mike Mason came and spent a few days in Dirty Jersey after his flight to somewhere over seas was canceled due to bad weather.  I did a shoot for the 2007 DVS FMX Team.  Who is on it you ask? Well you will just have to wait till January 1, 2007 to find out.  I am heading back to the west coast at the end of the month or after New Years.  I still haven't decided.  One of these days I will whip up a new batch of fresh wallpapers for everyone. Until then.

11/14/06-  I met up with Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg this morning at the Lake Elsinore MX track to snap some photos of his first ride back on a big bike since his horrific crash back in June.  Twitch looked at home on his YZ250 and sure didn't look like it was his first time back on the bike in six months.  Click the image on the right under RECENT PHOTOS to view the photos.  For a video interview with Twitch about his recovery and comeback, click the image in the right under RECENT VIDEOS

11/5/06-  Last week Kicker put on their Big Air Bash at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas during the SEMA car show.  Fans and car enthusiasts filled the parking lot of the Hard Rock to watch the mini riders do loops in the ball of death, watch the band play, get drunk off the free beer and cocktails, and most of all, watch the FMX demo.  Jumping in the demo was Mike Mason, Dustin Miller, Matt Buyten, Jake Windham, Tommy Clowers, Jeff Tilton, Jeff Fehr, and Cody Elkins.  Click the image on the right under RECENT VIDEOS to watch.

10/28/06-  It's been awhile since I have done a video update, so I figured I would give you all an early Halloween treat.  This video features footage from a practice session at Nate Adams' house prior to the final stop of the Dew Action Sports Tour.  In it you will see Nate, Robbie Maddison, and Todd Potter doing a little freestyle.  Click the image on the right under RECENT VIDEOS.

10/27/06-  I got back from Red Bull Ride to the Hills late last night.  It was unlike any contest I had ever been to.  There weren't rules and restrictions like other mainstream contests.  The riders were free to do whatever they wanted at the two riding locations, Ocotillo, CA and Glamis, CA.  The two locations really tested everyone's riding abilities.  Some preferred the desert scene at Ocotillo, while others felt at home in the sand at Glamis. 

Riders were given 2 days at each location to find a jump, or as they called it "ZONE," to be scored on by their fellow riders. In Ocotillo, Buyten and Mason found a crazy step up.  If you came up short, it was going to be a rough tumble down the backside of the hill.  Renner stumbled across transfer double that was extremely technical.  After watching video footage from the riding at Ocotillo, everyone voted for the Rider of Ocotillo.  That honor went to Ronnie Renner.

At Glamis, everyone seemed to struggle to find the big crazy dune jumps from the Crusty video days.  After hours of searching, the guys came across a downhill dune launch.  There was a jump following it, but not many chose to use it. Matt Buyten and Ronnie Renner were able to take advantage of the second dune hit and trick it.  Mike Mason also had incredible style out in the dunes.  His sand skills earned him Rider of Glamis.  After all the votes were tallied from Ocotillo and Glamis, Ronnie Renner had the most taking home first place over-all.  Matt Buyten finished second, followed by Nate Adams.  Click the image on the right to view the photos.

10/19/06-  It sure has been awhile since I last updated the site.  Shortly after my last update I went back east for my birthday and to visit family and friends.  From there I went to the Orlando Dew Tour and then straight to Pastrana's house for a shoot.  I didn't get home till 3:30am yesterday and now I am sick as a dog. Next up for me is the Red Bull Ride to the Hills contest.  After that things finally die down till supercross starts.  During that time I plan on spending some time back home in NJ, but don't worry, I will get some behind the scenes riding sessions for you all.

The final round of the Dew Tour was an exciting one.  Nate Adams had the title locked up and planned on going out with a win. The only problem for Nate was that Mike Mason set the bar extremely high in his first run scoring a 94.33,  To make matters worse, Mason pulled a new trick out the bag for his second run, the Backflip Superman, bettering his first run score with a 95.67!

Nate knew what he had to do to win, pull off a flawless run with perfectly executed tricks. Nate pulled out all of his flip tricks for the finals, such as the Backflip Lazy Boy, Backflip Cordova, and Backflip Cancan One Hander. After his run, Nate awaited anxiously for his score, a 92.67.  This score was only good enough for third place.  Factory Freestyle rider Jeremy Lusk finished second scoring a 93.00.  Mason's win moved him into second in the over-all point standings.  Last year he finished third over-all and this year second. Hopefully this pattern continues! Congratulations to Nate Adams for winning the 2006 Dew Cup and to Mike Mason for his first Dew Tour win!  Click the image on the right to view the photos.
 

Orlando Final Results 1st Mike Mason 95.67 2nd Jeremy Lusk 93.00 3rd Nate Adams 92.67 4th Adam Jones 92.33 5th Beau Bamburg 92.17 6th Wiley Fullmer 91.83 7th Robbie Maddison 91.00 8th Matt Buyten 89.67 9th Brian Foster 88.67 10th Drake McElroy 86.00 11th Myles Richmond 84.67 12th Dustin Miller 64.33

Dew Cup Final Standings 1st Nate Adams 413 2nd Mike Mason 287 3rd Travis Pastrana 275 4th Jeremy Lusk 257 5th Adam Jones 201 6th Robbie Maddison 199 7th Jim McNeil 177 8th Beau Bamburg 175 9th Myles Richmond 158 10th Brian Foster 157

9/28/06-  Right after I got done posting yesterday's update, I got a call from Todd Potter to head out to Fitzpatrick's house for a sunset session with himself, Jimmy Fitzpatick, Ryan "Fluffer" Hagy, Jeff "Ox" Kargola, Robbie Maddison, and Destin Cantrell.  Potter was throwing huge Turn Down Whips off the super kicker.  A couple of time he was almost 180.  The lighting was perfect, making for some cool backgrounds. Click the image on the right to view the photos.

After riding, I stopped by Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg's house to wish him a Happy Birthday (Twitch turned 25 yesterday) and to check up on his condition. The cast is off his left leg, but he still has one on his right. The right cast comes off next week  He is able to stand up and walk around now.  If all goes well, we might see Twitch back in action by November.  Keep your fingers crossed everyone!

9/27/06-  Earlier this morning I went to Lake Elsinore Motocross Track with Motoworld Yamaha's newest rider, Sean Hackley.  Sean was getting ready for his pro debut at the Rockstar US Open in Las Vegas, October 13th and 14th.  Sean was looking really fast, jumping sections no one else would.  Also riding today was Factory Connection rider Jake Weimer, and two of Yamaha of Troy's newest riders, Ryan Morais and Jason Lawrence.  Today was Morais's first day back on the bike, but went down in a rhythm section.  He walked away under his own power, but his condition was unknown.  Lawrence looked good on his new Yamaha.  It will be good to see how he can do on quality equipment.  He wasn't pushing it hard today, but looked at home on the new Yamaha.  Weimer put in a bunch of laps and was throwing huge whips all day.  Click the image on the right to view the photos. 

9/26/06-  Yesterday was my first day back in So Cal and I headed straight to Nate Adams' house for a practice session with Nate, Todd Potter, Robbie Maddison, and Jimmy McGuire.  It has been awhile since I have watched these guys ride and they were going off.  Nate and Maddo have been working hard on his flip tricks since I last saw them. Potter is just about ready to put the flip to dirt (about damn time!). I filmed some footage from the session, but I forgot my charger at Mason's house and my battery is dead, DOH!  So for now, you will all just have to deal with good old still photos.  Click the image on the right to view them.

9/20/06-  Yesterday I went to a local Reno, NV track with Mike Mason, Derek Burlew, Matt Buyten, Myles Richmond, and privateer racer Nate Tiearney.  The boys put in a couple laps instead of hitting the ramps.  Mason still has some of that arenacross speed left in him after all.  You should be able to pick out Tiearney pretty easily, he is the guy toying with everyone! Click the image on the right under VIDEOS to view the movie.

9/18/06-  I traveled south of the boarder this past weekend with Mike Mason, announcer Adam Portue, and Aussie reporter Holtzy for one of the stops on the Freestylemx.com Tour.  The contest was held in Ensendad, Mexico and was a heck of a lot nicer then my last visit to Mexico City.  Mason, McNeil, Lusk, Adoptante, and others.  The arena was packed to capacity with screaming fans.  In the end, McNeil took the win ahead of Lusk, and Mason.  Click the image on the right to view the photos.

9/13/06-  You may notice some slight changes to the site.  The Spontaneous photo is gone and replaced with RECENT VIDEOS. Also on the navigation bar above is a link for a VIDEOS page. obviously, this is where you will find all new video footage.

9/12/06-  For those of you who live in the Southern California/Riverside County area, come out and support the Blair brothers and their band "The Main Event" this Thursday the 14th.  Here is what Daniel had to say.

The show is Thursday sept. 14th in Temecula at the Temecu Theatre located at 26463 Ynez St. Temecula, Ca. 92589

it starts at 7:30

The show is gonna be huge. We are showcasing for a couple big labels and we need to get as many people in that building as possible. I got tons of the riders coming out to show support. If anyone needs more info they can email Daniel @ dmblair921@yahoo.com .

also, our new CD just came out and is for sale here www.myspace.com/rockthemainevent we actually took out a huge loan to pay for the record so any support would be awesome.

at that website, you can also here some of the songs off the new CD as well as watch a video from our CD release show.
 

9/11/06-  The fourth round of the Dew Action Sports Tour took place this past weekend in San Jose, CA.  With absence of Travis Pastrana due to a rally car race, this left the door wide open for Nate Adams to regain the series points lead.  Heavy winds Friday caused the prelims to be canceled.  All 15 riders automatically made it into the final, making the competition stacked.  Mike Mason put in an impressive first run posting the only score in the 90's.  Mason would hold the lead until the last rider, Nate Adams.  Nate was able to top Mason's score taking the lead and the win.  Mason was able to move up into third place in the series point standings with one round left. Jeremy Lusk took home his second podium finish of the Dew Tour finishing third behind Mason.  Burlew was out there sporting his new gear sponsor, Dickies shorts and a NV/HC! t-shirt. Come on people, someone step up and sponsor him.

You may wonder why the scores were so low at this event.  The lack of time on the course effected everyone.  The guys were also complaining about the over all layout of the course.  Changes had to be made to improve it, but It  still didn't flow very well making it hard to link together a smooth run. Click the image on the right to view the photos.

For a behind the scenes video of the event and to see some entertaining interviews by Myles Richmond, Music in the video is once again by Iggy Chop (AKA Ryan Leyba) for the background track.  Check out more of his beats at www.myspace.com/iggychop. Click Here to View (Pop-ups need to be enabled)  
 

1st	Nate Adams	93.50
2nd	Mike Mason	91.83
3rd	Jeremy Lusk	88.67
4th	Wiley Fullmer	87.67
5th	Beau Bamburg	87.00
6th	Myles Richmond	86.00
7th	Brian Foster	85.83
8th	Matt Buyten	84.00
9th	Jim McNeil	81.17
10th	Derek Burlew	79.83
11th	Robbie Maddison	79.83
12th	Adam Jones	75.50

9/7/06-  A new day, a new video installment!  This one is the premier of "Home Invasion."  Yea, it's not as cool as "CRIBS," but I don't have 50 of today's hottest writers working on my side so it will have to do. I took a peek into FMX rising star Mike Mason's home in Carson City, NV. Special thanks to Iggy Chop (AKA Ryan Leyba) for the background track.  Check out more of his beats at www.myspace.com/iggychop
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9/6/06-  This update is a little different from all the others.  For the first time ever I am posting a video update.  From now on I am going to try and put together little clips from each event I go to.  Don't shoot me if they aren't any good.  Filming and editing is a whole new world for me.  If you have any tips or suggestions, feel free to LET ME KNOW. So here is the first video installment at Tedescophoto.com.  It is a quick little clip from Dustin Miller's house featuring Mason, Jones, Foster, and a funny little scene with Bilko and Mase.  
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8/30/06-  After a long rough weekend in Las Vegas I headed up to Carson City to hang out with the NV/HC crew.  Today Mason, Buyten, Jones, and McElroy put in a little morning session out at Dustin Miller's House.  Miller still isn't able to ride, but his elbow is healing up nicely and is getting his range of motion back.  I wish I could have got more photos, but Mason, Jones, and Miller liked shooting photos more then riding.  I want to post them up but I am afraid I will lose my job. As Jones put it, "I have two advantages over you, I take better photos and I am cooler." Stick to Guitar Hero Adam! Click the image on the right to view the photos.

8/22/06-  The third round of the Dew Action Sports Tour took place this past weekend in Portland, Oregon. This round was different then the previous two rounds.  The FMX was held indoors and would feature only three ramp jumps and a superkicker.  This evened out the playing field.  You could no longer rely on creative lines to earn you extra point.  Your tricks had to do all the talking. 

Nate Adams topped Travis Pastrana in the prelims qualifying first. Travis doesn't like finishing second in anything so he came out swinging in the final posting an extremely high score of a 97.50.  Mike Mason put in a great first run and should have finished higher.  Adam Jones put in a solid run finishing third behind Nate and Travis.  Hometown boy Beau Bamburg had the crowd on their feet through out his run but was only able to finish fifth, another questionable score.  You couldn't have paid me enough to be a judge a that contest.  It sure was one hell of a rough job.

1st	Travis Pastrana	97.50
2nd	Nate Adams	96.17
3rd	Adam Jones	94.33
4th	Jeremy Lusk	93.50
5th	Beau Bamburg	93.50
6th	Jim McNeil	93.33
7th	Mike Mason	93.00
8th	Robbie Maddison	90.67
9th	Drake McElroy	90.10
10th	Brian Foster	88.33
11th	Myles Richmond	88.00
12th	Derek Burlew	86.67

8/8/06-  It was been one heck of a week at Summer X.  I can't believe everything that went down.  The double backflip was insane and won't be topped anytime soon (see the 2 sequences I captured in the big air gallery). I am very proud of my buddies up north in the NV/HC for taking home every color medal that X Games had to offer, Mason FMX Bronze, Jones FMX Silver, and Buyten with his second Gold in Step Up.  Way to go guys!

There was way too much crashing this year.  The tricks have evolved so much from last year that everyone is really putting it on the line every time they take off the ramp. While the course was rather easy compared ones in the past, it claimed Mat Rebeaud, Nate Adams, Ronnie Faisst, Ailo Gaup, and Kenny Bartram. I guess that is what it take to elevate the sport to the next level. With all the being said, it is time for what you have all been waiting for, PHOTOS! Click the image on the right to view photos from all moto disciplines.
FMX Final Results-
1. Travis Pastrana 94.20
2. Adam Jones 91.40
3. Mike Mason 90.00
4. Jim McNeil 89.20
5. Mat Rebeaud 66.40

8/5/06-  Today was another amazing day at X. To start the day off, Travis Pastrana upset WRC legend Colin McCrae after he rolled his Subaru right before the finish line.  Unbelievably the car landed on 4 wheels and he was able to take off and finish.  His time was a mere .52 seconds slower then Pastrana, giving Pastrana his second gold medal this year.

The Pastrana and Adams rivalry ended quickly today when Nate went for what looked to be a No Handed Flip to No Handed Lander, but he changed his mind before landing, missing the bars and going down hard.  This knocked Nate out of the competition.  Ronnie Faisst went down hard on his first 360 to dirt.  Wait till you see the sequence! Ailo Gaup went down as well on a No Handed Flip.  Three big names didn't even make it out of the first round.

Mike Mason put in an amazing run earning the only score in the 90's besides Pastrana.  He qualified second in his first Summer X Games behind Pastrana.  Way to go Mason!  Adam Jones faultered in his first run but was able to put it together in his second run to qualify third.  Jim McNeil and Mat Rebeaud also put in solid runs to make it into the finals.
1. Travis Pastrana 92.20
2. Mike Mason 90.20
3. Adam Jones 89.40
4. Jim McNeil 86.60
5. Mat Rebeaud 87.40

In Step Up Matt Buyten recalimed gold for the second time defeating Jeremy McGrath, Brian Deegan, Tommy Clowers, and Myles Richmond.  A big YEEEEEW to you Buyten!
1. Matt Buyten 23.00ft
2. Brian Deegan 21.00ft
2. Jeremy McGrath 21.00ft
4. Myles Richmond 19.00ft
4. Tommy Clowers 19.00ft

8/4/06-  This year's FMX Best Trick was like watching someone play a video games. Pastrana did the unthinkable tonight in FMX Big Air, the elusive double backflip!  It brought back memories of Gravity Games 2000 when Carey Hart did the first backflip.  It was by far the most amazing and scariest thing I have ever seen.  Mat Rebeaud finished second with a Underflip Nacnac One Hander.  I am proud to say my housemate Blake "Bilko" Williams finished third with his super extended Backflip Cliffhanger.  It was straighter then most people's normal Cliffhangers. He got the bronze over Nate Adams because his combined run scores were higher.
1. Travis Pastrana 98.60
2. Mat Rebeaud 93.80
3. Blake Williams 91.80
4. Nate Adams 91.80
5. Jim McNeil 89.60
6. Adam Jones 89.40
7. Ailo Gaup 86.20
8. Brian Deegan 85.60
9. Robbie Maddison 84.00
10. Remi Bizouard 74.40

8/3/06-  Well it's that time of year again, Summer X Games. The event we have been waiting all year for to see who will do the next crazy trick to elevate FMX even further. Will we see the double flip or maybe some new 360 variations?  We will just have to wait and see.   The course is rather easy this year compared to past years. It consisted of 2 dirt hits and 7 ramp jumps going back and forth.  You might wonder why X Games doesn't have the sickest course ever, but the course designers had to fit in a supermoto course and a rally car course.  Don't worry, the boys will be going off as usual.  There is even a 115 foot ramp jump, the same ramp Metzger used to flip the fountains in Vegas. Practice for FMX kicked off yesterday. No one really pulled out the big tricks since it was only the first day. Practice starts today at 4. Click the image on the right to view photos from the first day of practice.  I will try to update as much as I can during the event.

7/31/06-  This past weekend Huntington Beach hosted the 2006 Beach Games . With all the major contests going on this summer it was nice to take a break from the contest scene and hang out on the beach for a demo.  Mike Mason, Myles Richmond, Cam Sinclair, Gram Gustin, Jeff Tilton, Ryan "Fluffer" Hagy, and Jeff "Ox" Kargola all rode in the FOX sponsored demo.  The boys were going off out on the beach, drawing bigger crowds then the US Open of Surfing, which was the main feature of the Beach Games.  The beach set ramp made for some awesome backgrounds for photos. Have a look for yourself by clicking the image on the right.  Time for me to go get ready for X Games.

7/18/06-  There is nothing like an air conditioned arena to host the Dew Tour during the 110+ degree temperatures in Denver.  Too bad FMX was out in the parking lot!  Travis Pastrana was not happy about his loss to Nate Adams in the first round and came out swinging.  He revealed his new tricks the Backflip Superman and Backflip Superman Indian Air.  Nate was ready for the challenge and pulled out the Backflip Lazy Boy.  With the focus on these two riders, no one expected Kenny Bartram to be in the mix.  Last year's Dew Cup winner laid down a 95.67 in his first run.  He also introduced a new trick, a one handed take off flip. With such a high first run score, it was going to be quite a challenge for Nate and Travis to beat it.  You can never count out Pastrana though.  He pulled out all the stops and put together an amazing run scoring a 96.83.  After the first set of runs, Nate Adams found himself in third place.  In his second run, he came up just short of Travis, scoring a 96.17.  Since Travis was the last rider to go and had already won the event, he invited Bartram out for his final run.  Travis and Kenny put on a show for the fans hitting the ramps together. Travis and Nate are now tied for the Dew Cup Championship.

Congratulations to Dustin Miller for pulling off his first flip in a contest.  Just wait till he learns flip tricks!  Jim McNeil also put in two great runs to finish fourth. Click the image on the right to view all 425+ photos.  Yea, I took too many.

1st	Travis Pastrana	96.83 pts.
2nd	Nate Adams	96.17 pts.
3rd	Kenny Bartram,	95.67 pts.
4th	Jim McNeil,	93.73 pts.
5th	Ailo Gaup,	93.67 pts.
6th	Mathieu Rebeaud,	93.33 pts.
7th	Ronnie Faisst,	92.9 pts.
8th	Robbie Maddison,	91.83 pts.
9th	Mike Mason,	91.33 pts.
10th	Dustin Miller,	89.83 pts.
11th	Drake McElroy,	87.67 pts.

7/6/06-  Yesterday the motocross community received some very sad news.  FMXer Jeremy Carter passed away while at Bass Lake in Northern California.  Jeremy apparently drowned and had been missing for about a day.  Jeremy will be missed greatly as he was an awesome friend and an amazing rider.  Please keep Jeremy and his family in your prayers.  RIP Jeremy Carter.
Here is a link to an old interview I did with Jeremy when he first hit the FMX scene and some photos of him. http://www.motoxcentral.com/features_carterint.shtml

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7/2/06-  Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg has been nominated for an ESPN ESPY Award for Best Male Action Sports Athlete.  He got this great news shortly after his horrific crash in Louisville, KY.  To vote for Twitch, go HERE, click VOTE NOW, and scroll down to Best Male Action Sports.

6/29/06-  Thank you for being patient everyone. I finally finished all the photos from all 4 days at the Dew Tour.  There are now double the amount of photos. That means a lot more riders and lifestyle images. Click the same image on the right to view all the old and new photos.

6/27/06-  Photos from the final runs of the Louisville Dew Tour are now up.  I am still working on the photos from the prelims and open qualifiers.  For now, enjoy these.  Click the image on the right to view the gallery.

6/26/06-  I can't believe it has been an entire year since the first Dew Tour.  It was great to be back at the tour.  If you can make it out to one, I strongly suggest you do! It was crazy to see how many more flip tricks there are now.  It is really getting out of hand.  Adam and Nate's flip cordovas are insane.  You need to see it in person to believe it.  The course this year took out a lot of people.  Just to name a few, Windham, Buyten, Villa, Rebeaud, Twitch, Fehr, and Lusk.  It was one of the scariest things I have ever seen when Twitch went down.  Thank God he will be ok fairly soon.  These guys are really pushing it to stay on top of the sport and it is taking its toll on everyone.  The course featured a step down just that launch the guys upwards of 50 feet in the air.  Tricks off this jump were incredible to watch.  They were in the air for almost 5 seconds!

As usual there were some major conflicts with the judging.  The scoring was extremely difficult because the addition of the 1/4 pipe and wall ride. Some top riders felt they weren't scored fairly because of this.  I must say I am on their side. While I do agree with the top 3, the scoring of the rest of the field left something to be desired. It is cool to see that the course designers are trying to evolve the sport, but it doesn't belong in a regular FMX competition. The whole point is going big off gnarly jumps.  If rider spends a 1/3 of his run in the 1/4 pipe, should they be scored higher then the rider who instead chose to pull huge extended technical tricks during that time?  BMX has DIRT and PARK.  Why not do the same for FMX if the new trend is going to be 1/4 pipes and wall rides? Heck, you can even throw in some rails and slap pegs on a 250.

As for the photos, I have a big work load that needs to be finished before I can get cracking on the 2,000+ photos that I took during the event.  I hope to have them done by tomorrow, but you never know, they might be up later tonight so check back.

1st	Nate Adams	93 pts.
2nd	Travis Pastrana	92.23 pts.
3rd	Ailo Gaup	90.67 pts.
4th	Jeremy Stenberg	88.5 pts.
5th	Kenny Bartram	87.93 pts.
6th	Ronnie Renner	87.23 pts.
7th	Robbie Maddison	86.87 pts.
8th	Adam Jones	85.9 pts.
9th	Jim McNeil	85.57 pts.
10th	Ronnie Faisst	85.57 pts.
11th	Jeremy Lusk	84.83 pts.
12th	Mike Mason	83.17 pts.

6/19/06-  To help prevent the delay of getting the photos up for you all, I will be skipping the race write up tonight.  I will get it up tomorrow.  For now, click the image on the right to view all 300+ photos.

6/13/06-  The Southwick National was jammed packed with great racing action. In the Motocross Class James Stewart led Ricky Carmichael in the beginning of both motos.  It was hard to tell that Stewart was still feeling the effects of his Mt. Morris crash with the way he was riding.  Carmichael and Stewart battled early, but Carmichael was able to make the pass and pull away.  It seemed like RC had the first moto win in the bag, but a crash late in the moto handed the lead and victory to Stewart.  The second moto started the same as the first, but this time, Stewart's bike had a mechanical failure on the last lap, throwing him over the handle bars.  Carmichael kept it on two wheels and cruised to victory.  Even though he DNF'd, he still finished 11th due to the amount of riders he lapped.  Reed finished second over-all and Millsaps earned his second podium appearance in three races.

In the Lites Class Mike Alessi led half of the first moto until Andrew Short tracked him down and passed him. Short pulled away and took the first moto win.  Alessi was second with Bret Metcalf and Sean Collier right on his tail.  In the second moto Metcalf led the majority of the race, but Grant Langston, who suffered a mechanical failure in the first moto, reeled him in and took the lead.  Metcalf had to settle for second.  Alessi finished third and Short was fourth.  Metcalf, Alessi, and Short all had tying results, but since Short won the first moto he took his first over-all win of the year, followed by Metcalf and Alessi.  Click the image on the right to view the photos. 

5/31/06-  Today Fitzpatrick's house hosted a Doug Parson's created freeride contest.  Unlike today's conventional competitions, this contest was dirt hits only.  To make things even more interesting, the course featured a few 100+ foot jumps, and an up hill rhythm section.  The course separated the men from the boys.  The event featured Twitch, Faisst, Potter, Miller, Buyten, McElroy, Kinnaird, Fitzpatrick, Dusseau, Richmond, and Renner, all very talented natural terrain riders.  It was tough deciding who would take the win until Twitch threw down a record breaking backflip, 155 feet to be exact.  That's 30 feet longer then the record set by Mike Metzger less then a month ago! Twitch finished first, Miller second, and Potter was third. Click the image on the right to view the photos.

5/30/06-  I spend my Memorial Day at Jimmy Fitzpatrick's house.  Jimmy and crew were working on getting his course ready for a Doug Parsons run contest.  Potter, Jimmy, Kinnaird, and others were on hand to help test out some new jumps and rebuilt lips.  After that I met up with Twitch to get some shots on his new trick, although Faisst is also claiming it, a One Handed Nacnac Backflip.  It is pretty sick.  He is also working on Cliffhanger Backflips.  Look out Bilko!  To see all the happenings click the image on the right.h

5/27/06-  It's been awhile since I have shot any freeriding so the other day I headed out to Fitzpatrick's moto playground to snap some photos of Todd Potter, racer Daniel Sani, Dayne Kinnaird, and Fitzpatrick himself.  Potter and Sani put on a nice show by hitting the two ramps side by side.  It made for some cool shots.  Take a look by clicking the image on the right.

5/25/06-  Here is a little treat for you all.  I made 12 new wallpapers from the Vegas SX and Hangtown MX in standard and grunge series.  Click the Wallpaper link above.

5/24/06-  Photos from Round 2 of the WMA Nationals are now posted.  Jessica Patterson scored her first win of the 06 season.  Round 1 winner Katherine Prumm injured her wrist during the second moto by coming up short on a step up jump. Click the image on the right to view the photos.

1.	Jessica Patterson
2.	Alisa Nix
3.	Jessye Davis
4.	Leah Cantrell
5.	Mariana Balbi
6.	Sarah Whitmore
7.	Tania Satchwell
8.	Sherri Cruse
9.	Katherine Prumm
10.	Aubriana Dunn

5/22/06-  The Motocross Nationals kicked off this past weekend in Sacramento, CA.  Unfortunately there was no hot sunny California weather, rather rain filled skies and mid 60's temperatures.  The track was extremely slick and rough separating the men from the boys. 

Carmichael grabbed the first moto hole shot, but then lost the front end going down.  He remounted in a very distant 40th position.  Robbie Reynard led early, but was quickly passed by Chad Reed.  Stewart stalled the bike allowing Carmichael to close in on him.  The two battled profusely, with Carmichael making the pass on Stewart.  That didn't last long, as Stewart struck back and pulled away from Carmichael.  Reed looked like he had it in the bag until Stewart put in an amazing charge and closed in on his rear fender with in the final 2 laps.  Stewart made the pass and took his first Motocross moto victory.  Reed finished second, followed by Carmichael in third.  Carmichael in third, when was the last time he finished third? 

The second moto started off the same way as the first, but this time, Carmichael kept it on two wheels and never looked back.  Stewart quickly moved into second, but couldn't close the gap on RC.  Carmichael finished nearly 45 seconds ahead of Stewart.  Reed was able to work his way into third.  Stewart's second place finish in the second moto secured the over-all victory, ending Carmichael's 27 consecutive win streak.  David Vuillemin put in a great ride this weekend to finish fourth over-all. Brian Deegan's return to racing didn't last long.  On the first lap of practice Brian crossed rutted going off a jump and was thrown off the bike upon landing.  He twisted his knee in the process, causing him to pull out from racing.

In the Lites Class Mike Alessi swept both motos.  Ryan Villopoto was right on his tail in the first moto, but lost the front end towards the end of the moto, handing the win to Alessi.  In the second moto Josh Grant grabbed the hole shot, but went down.  Mike Alessi rode by and checked out for his second moto win.  Ryan Villopoto started 40th due to a crash two turns after the start.  Yamaha of Troy riders Bret Metcalfe and Andrew McFarlane looked very fast finishing second and third over-all.  Click the image on the right to view the photos.

Motocross Over-All 1. James Stewart 2. Ricky Carmichael 3. Chad Reed 4. David Vuillemin 5. Travis Preston 6. Nick Wey 7. Kevin Windham 8. Jeff Dement 9. Davi Millsaps 10. Josh Sumney

Motocross Lites Over-All 1. Mike Alessi 2. Brett Metcalfe 3. Andrew McFarlane 4. Josh Grant 5. Ryan Villopoto 6. Andrew Short 7. Chris Gosselaar 8. Mike Brown 9. Billy Laninovich 10. Tommy Hahn

5/13/06-  Today is a very special double update.  Glen Helen hosted the Prequel to the nationals and the first round of the WMA. My eyes are bugging out of my head right now from working on the photos so I am going to get right to it.  Click the images on the right to view the photos.

5/11/06-  So what do you do in Temecula when it is to dark to ride and no where to go? You have a mock photo shoot in the front yard with house crasher Sean Hackley.  For those of you who don't know who Sean is, he is an up and coming shredder from Texas who is taking on the amateur scene by storm.  He has been staying at the house along with Tarah Gieger getting ready for the Glen Helen Prequel.  If you boys are lucky, maybe there will be a Gieger photo shoot update. Click the image on the right to view the photos. More riding photos this weekend after the prequel.

5/10/06-  Today I interrupted Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg from moving into his new house to snap a few life style photos of him for one of his sponsors.  The sun was a bitch and made lighting pretty difficult.  We didn't have much time to get it done since he had to leave quickly for another shoot. Twitch is one busy guy lately! Click the image on the right to view the photos.

5/8/06- Well after a full day of recovering from Saturday night I finally managed to get photos done today in record setting time. I didn't get any practice and life style stuff because I was busy doing a shoot for Ogio's 2007 product line.  Let me say, their new stuff is awesome.  The race turned out just how I thought it would.  Stewart once again took the win, but this time Carmichael wasn't that far behind.  RC played it smart and didn't push to catch Stewart since all he had to do was finish in second to win the championship.  Reed put in a great ride but his start held him back from catching RC and Stewart.  It was a bitter sweet day for RC, winning yet another championship, but saying goodbye to Supercross.  He will be missed. Congratulations to Carmichael for winning the Amp'd Mobile/AMA Supercross Series and to James Stewart for winning the Amp'd Mobile World Supercross Series.

Andrew Short put in a great ride in the Lites class.  Millsaps was close to passing him but a crash in the whoops ruined his chances of winning the shoot out for the second year in a row.  Josh Grant and Mike Alessi had an great battle.  Alessi put a cheap pass on Grant almost knocking him off the track.  Two turns later Grant tried the same move on Alessi, but he saw it coming and hit the brakes.  Grant went right off the track.  Villopoto looked very fast but just like Millsaps', a crash ruined his chances of taking the win.  Click the image on the right to view the photos.

5/5/06- Mike Metzger set a new Guinness World Record back flip distance record last night live on ESPN by back flipping the Caesar's Palace fountains. The official distance of the jump was 125'.   The place was packed. Thousands of people lined the streets surrounding the event to witness Metzger's jump. Who would have ever thought the jump that nearly killed Evil Knievel would be back flipped with ease?  I bet Mike was glad he had 12 inches of suspension travel instead of 2!   Sadly I have no shots of the jump. My angle didn't seem to work out too well. Hopefully I can redeem myself today at the Road2Recovery charity golf tournament and the MiniMotoSX.

4/25/06- I know there hasn't been much content on the site lately due to my hiatus in NJ.  As a little treat I went ahead and made 12 wallpapers out of my photos from Redbull XFighters.  I made them in Standard and Grunge Series.  Click the WALLPAPER link above to check them out.  Don't worry, I will be back in action next Thursday!i

4/19/06- So you may have been wondering where I've been. After XFighters I went with Dustin Nowak, Dustin Miller, Drake McElroy, Matt Buyten, and others to Carterpalooza. It was a weekend long moto free for all, which turned into more partying the riding!  After that, just like the supercross series, I took a much needed break and went back home to NJ. I still am in NJ and won't be back in action till May 4th when Mike Metzger back flips the Fountains in Las Vegas.  I will also be shooting the MiniMoto SX and the final round of the Supercross series that weekend.

4/2/06- There isn't much more you can say about Redbull XFighters then absolutely amazing. The Mexico City locals sold out the 42,000 seat capacity "Plaza de Mexico" is a record setting time.  Those who couldn't make it into the event lined the streets hours prior and after the event.  It was so crazy we had to be escorted into and out of the arena. The crowd never once stopped screaming for 10 of the world's best freestyle motocross riders.  Not a single person left the contest early.

The event offered 2 rounds of qualifying to help decide the top 3 riders.  Five riders were chosen out of the first round.  Then those five were narrowed down to 3 riders to compete in the final round.  Travis Pastrana, Matt Rebeaud, Ronnie Renner, Danni Torres, and Andre Villa.  Making it into the final round would be Pastrana, Renner, and Rebeaud.  VIlla had an awesome run going until he came up short on his 360/Barrel Roll and went down. Pastrana looked like he would win another XFighters after posting the highest scores in the first 2 rounds of qualifying. Midway through his final run Travis attempted to jump up onto a platform from a small dirt mount.  He was able to do it in practice but was not so lucky in his final run.  He missed the platform and hit the edge throwing him over the handle bars and onto his head.  He was able to walk away with some help. He suffered no serious injuries. 

This left the door wide open for Renner and Rebeaud.  To help build the suspense the final run scores kept secret till the trophy presentation, Who The two both had amazing runs, but the crowd seemed to be on the side of Renner for the win.  Mexico loves Renner.  He could run for El Presidente and probably win! Unfortunately, Renner was not able to defend his XFighters Mexico City title finishing second to Matt Rebeaud.  Rebeaud was in such disbelief that he won.  Needless to say he was very excited and happy.  Click the image on the right to view all 250+ photos from the event.

1. Mat Rebeaud - Switzerland
2. Ronnie Renner - U.S.A.
3. Travis Pastrana - U.S.A.
4. Danni Torres - Spain
5. Andre Villa - Norway
6. Robbie Maddison - Australia
7. Nate Adams - U.S.A.
8. Eigo Sato - Japan
9. Sebastian Mejia - Columbia
10. Johan Nungaray - Mexico

3/27/06- Shortly after my last update I ran out the door to meet up with Matt Buyten, Todd Potter, and Jeremy Carter to cruise on over to Fitzpatrick's moto playground. Fitzpatrick and his buddies were already out there riding when we got there.  The boys put on a sick little riding session till sun down. Check out the gallery by clicking the image on the right

3/24/06- You are in luck. I finally remembered how to shoot photos and update the site.  Sorry for the lack of productivity here. Things have been hectic for me lately.  Yesterday I went out to Ronnie Faisst's newly redone backyard for a little session with him, Buyten, Urek, Fluffer, and Garland. Potter was on hand for comic relief since he was a little tired from all the riding he has been doing lately.  Check out the gallery from yesterday by clicking the image on the right.  Tomorrow I will be heading out to Mike Metzger's contest in Lake Elsinore at Diamond Stadium.  It should be good.

3/21/06- So you may be wondering where the heck I have been lately.  Since I got back from Lake Whitney I really haven't had a moment to stop and think.  I was swamped with sending out photos from Whitney, which will be posted at some point once DirtRider/MiniRider picks out the shots they will be using in their feature article.  Then I ended up catch a pretty bad case of poison ivy while I was out in Whitney, which still doesn't want to go away. I also had a bunch of scheduled shoots that I had to do last week and yesterday.  That pretty much sums up why I haven't been able to post anything.  I have a couple things in the works for this week, and next week I will be heading to Mexico City for Redbull XFighters. Ok, time to go get My Chemical Romance's new DVD. Later

3/13/06- Well I am sitting here in the Dallas Ft. Worth Airport waiting to head back to Murrieta.  Lake Whitney was stacked with some scary fast amateurs. It was a good shoot, but difficult at times due to the stupid clouds who loved to cover the sun every 5 minutes.  All in all it was a good shoot for Mini Rider.  Stroupe, Bowers, and Hackney were flying all week.  It will be interesting to see how they do in the pro ranks.  I shot a ton of photos, too much frankly.  I will try to post some up when I get back. Until then, here is one wallpaper from Whitney.

3/8/06- I was getting ready for the Lake Whitney Amateur National when Dustin Nowak showed up at my door looking for a spot to ride at for the day. We jumped in his truck and met up with Myles Richmond and his friend to head out to Beaumont for a quick little riding session.  It was a fun little session until Wacker decided to fall down go boom.  I thought he was joking around at first as he rolled down the side of the hill. He ended up hurting his foot yet again.  The prognosis is not yet known but lets all wish Wacker a speedy recovery. Click the image on the right to view the photos

Tomorrow I head out for the Lake Whitney Amateur National in Texas. If you are racing there shoot me an email asap with your name, class, bike, and number and I will try my best to get some photos of you.

3/7/06- The results are in for the MotoX Magazine Best of 2005 Awards....and I won Best Cover!  Thank you to everyone who voted for me and to Myles Richmond for hucking himself off the Caineville hills that day.  It means a lot to me.  I get a cool #1 plate award.  Click the images below to view the final results and the feature in their next issue.

3/5/06- Indianapolis brought an end to the Carmichael fuel penalty drama.  A decision was made to over turn the 25 point penalty for illegal fuel used in Carmichael's bike in San Diego.  Carmichael is now right back in the hunt for the title, but then again, was he ever really out it?  His holeshot and smooth consistent riding this weekend earned him his second win in a row, and now sits only 1 point behind Chad Reed in the championship hunt.  Stewart went down in the first turn once again, but came through the pack like a bat out of hell.  It was amazing to see how quickly he came though the pack to finish second.  Chad Reed wasn't able to move through the pack like Stewart and had to work for his third place finish.

In the East Lites Class Josh Grant was out front early with Davi Millsaps right on his heels.  Millsaps made the pass early on Grant, but was not able to hold onto the lead for long.  Grant made a quick pass back and pulled away.  It looked like he had the win in the bag until a down rider in a rhythm section forced him to change his line in mid air to avoid hitting him, but still fell in doing so.  Grant quickly remounted to finish second.  Chris Gosselaar was third. Click the image on the right to view the photos.

3/2/06- I took a little break fro Socal living this past week and went back home to NJ.  It was nice being back home but man does East Coast weather suck.  A big shout out to my former co-workers over at Hanover Powersports.  Stop in an see Justin, Cory, Matt, Paul, Nuch, and Billy.  They will hook you up if you say you know me! HAHA.

I get back into the swing of things tomorrow as I head out for the Indy SX.  The excitement is kind of lost now since RC is out of it, for now.  At least we still have the Lites class. So be on the look out for race photos late Sunday night, or early Monday morning.  If you are lucky, I might even put up some new wallpapers tonight if I have time.

2/27/06- I'm sorry to have to make a post like this, but there will be no photo update from the Atlanta SX.  I did not make it out to that race.  I wish I did because that 250 race was great.  It was awesome to see RC come from behind and win like that.  It was kind of like a slap in the face to the AMA over this stupid fuel issue.  RC didn't use or need cheater gas to win, and he proved that last night.  For complete race info and photos, visit www.supercross.cc.com.  Don't worry, I will be in Indy this weekend for the Supercross.  Then I get back and head right to Lake Whitney for the big amateur race there.  If any of you viewers are racing at Whitney, email me and I will try my best to get photos of you.

2/21/06- Yesterday I headed over to Jimmy Fitzpatrick's freeride playground with Twitch, McElroy, Potter, Faisst, and a bunch of other locals.  This place is absolutely insane. If you dreamt the ultimate freeride compound, this would be it. Twitch laid it down on Fitzpatrick's set up, throwing huge whips you would see in MXUnleashed. I will hopefully get back out there soon at dusk to get some epic night shots.  Click the image on the right to view the photos.

2/19/06- This Supercross season has turned into one big soap opera.  After the first 6 rounds, it looked like the battle for the Supercross Championship was going to be between Carmichael and Stewart.  St. Louis quickly changed that scenario.  Carmichael didn't make it through one lap of the main event before mechanical problem forced him to pull out of the race.  At that point, it looked like the Stewart would take a firm command of the points lead as he followed Tedesco, and Reed half way through the main event.  It wasn't until Stewart went off the track that a glimmer of hope shined for Carmichael.  This soon turned into one of the oddest events to take place in Supercross histroy.  Stewart was unable to get his bike start, losing valuable points.  Eventually he got the bike running again, but was not able to ride at speed due to a mechanical problem.  He would end up 17th only gaining 3 points on Carmichael.  Reed battled with Tedesco for more then half the race, but would make the pass and pull away for the his first win of 2006.  Ivan Tedesco put in a very impressive ride to finish second behind Reed.  Fonseca finished third.  Reed now sits 9 points ahead of Carmichael for the Supercross Championship.

In the Lites Class, Josh Hansen led for quite sometime.  Davi Millsaps did not get the greatest start. He worked his way through the pack, and ran down Hansen.  The two battled shortly, but Millsaps was able to make the pass and take the win.  Hansen would fade to fourth.  Two unexpected riders joined Millsaps on the podium, Chirs Gosselaar and Branden Jesseman, who both looked very fast.  Click the image on the right to view the photos.

2/17/06- I finally can post about this since the news was dropped on Racerhead today. The April 06 issue of RacerX will feature a photo of "The King" Jeremy McGrath doing his signature trick the "Nacnac" taken by yours truly. Click the image below to see a larger version of it.

2/12/06- Anaheim 3 spoiled me with awesome shooting conditions.  San Diego was the exact opposite.  The lighting was really weird, and dark in a lot of spots.  That made shooting really difficult, but it sure didn't effect the racing action.  Carmichael and Stewart were out front once again.  It was the Anaheim 2 show down all over again, except this time the roles were reversed.  Carmichael led Stewart for 18 of the 20 laps.  On lap 18, Stewart made his move on Carmichael, diving to the inside of him on a corner.  Carmichael had to settle for second behind Stewart.  San Diego was also Jeremy McGrath's last race this year.  The King went out with a bang, finishing 4th behind the big 3.

In the Lites class, Alessi grabbed yet another hole shot and led for a couple laps until Short passed him.  Langston had troubles early on in the race and had to work his way through the pack.  He battled with Ramsey and Alessi before making his way into second.  Short looked like he had the race in the bag until Langston caught him on the last lap.  Short was able to hold off Langston for the win.  If there had been one more lap in the race, it may have very well been a Langston victory.