DAYTONA (March 14, 2011) – Scott Powersports/Triple J Racing/DR.D/Pit Posse/Monster Energy’s Johnny Lewis came into the 2011 Harley-Davidson Insurance AMA Pro Flat Track series with expectations to get on the podium and battle for the win after competing in his first full season last year. Heading into Daytona Bike Week, Lewis made improvements in his program and added new sponsors. It paid off at the opening round at the Daytona Short Track when he battled for the lead and finished on the podium with a career-best second place finish. Lewis backed that up the next night with another second place.

Lewis traveled to Daytona with his Scott Powersports’ Honda CRF450R, a bike he raced in the AMA Pro Flat Track Singles events last season. On Thursday, March 10 his comfort level with the bike and the track showed as he recorded the fastest time during the afternoon qualifying at the track that sits outside turns one and two at the famed Daytona International Speedway.

After a break in the day before the night program in front of a large crowd, Lewis threw on his AXO gear and Arai helmet to head out to the track for his heat race. Sitting on pole for the heat with the fastest time, he got the holeshot and would lead the field the entire way, finding that the quickest line around the track was the inside which not many other riders were taking. Lewis recorded the fastest heat time – courtesy of his Scott Powersports-tuned Honda with a DR.D exhaust – of all three heat races which placed him on the pole for the 25-lap main event.

Before the main event, Lewis and five other top heat race finishers lined up for the four-lap Dash for Cash. While battling for the lead, Lewis went sideways and crashed. He pulled off the track with a sore ankle. However, Lewis was not giving up and would not allow the ankle to determine the rest of his night and possibly the season.

On the pole for the first AMA Pro Flat Track main event of the year, Lewis got a great start off the line. He battled for one of the top three spots. At one point in the race, Lewis was running in third as the top three riders were within one second of each other. Lewis made a move on the defending Grand National Champion Jake Johnson to get into second. He pushed his bike hard and took advantage of his creative inside line to be on the rear tire of the leader. At the checkers, it was Sammy Halbert followed by the Monster Energy athlete Lewis by only two-tenths of a second.

Lewis earned his first career podium finish in AMA Pro Flat Track at the Daytona opener. His best AMA Pro Flat Track finish previously was a fourth. He had been on the podium and won a race during his time as an AMA Pro Supermoto racer.

“I knew all day I had the fastest line out there and my Scott Powersports bike was rocking that track,” said Lewis who wears national number ten. “After the fastest-time heat race I was looking for a podium finish in the main. When that crash happened in the Dash for Cash I took a breath and told myself to focus on the race and deal with the ankle later. Racing is 90-percent mental. It worked out since I put myself in the lead trio in the main. I’m excited for the podium and to be up on the box as a thank you to Mike Scott of Scott Powersports for standing behind me for the past three years.”

After the excitement from his first podium, Lewis got some rest and iced his ankle. He was ready for the AMA Pro Flat Track second round at the Daytona Short Track the very next night on Friday, March 11. In practice, Lewis again recorded the fastest lap even on that injured ankle. In afternoon qualifying, Lewis notched the fourth-fastest time. That would place him in heat race number three.

In the heat race, Lewis bulleted from the start and led to the finish again honing that inside line during the entire race. With superb suspension compliments of Penske Racing Shocks, this finish placed him once again in the Dash for Cash. Lewis was ready to fight for the win but not sacrifice his main event. He ended up finishing fourth in the four-lap dash.

Scott Powersports’ Lewis was set for the round two main, sitting second on the front row one spot from pole. He nailed a good start on his Honda CRF450R with the DR.D exhaust and Pit Posse/Outlaw handlebars and controls. Lewis was hanging it out in fourth waiting for an opportunity or a mistake from other riders who began to stretch the field. He was several seconds back of the lead trio though he was not going to settle for fourth. Soon, Lewis made up time on the defending champ in third place and nabbed him. Then, within two laps he got into second. The leader was too far gone by that point to make up the gap. Again, Lewis stepped onto the second-place box on the podium at the Daytona Short Track.

“It really showed tonight which riders had this track dialed-in the past two nights,” said Lewis. “I saw the big gap between me and third place. I was going to use my lines to close it. I didn’t think at all about my ankle during the race. I was completely focused on my riding and moving up the field. This is awesome to have two straight second places. I know from these races that I can battle for the win this season.”

With the two finishes, Lewis sits second in the 2011 AMA Grand National Championship points with 40.

Lewis added, “These two finishes are dedicated to my wife Alysha, my parents, the Scott Powersports crew and all my sponsors, many that came with me from supermoto to flat track. They have been with me for the long haul and I appreciate every one of you. I’ll get the ankle checked out and be ready for the third round next month in Illinois.”

Race fans make sure to head to the DuQuoin Short Track at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, Illinois on Saturday, April 16. Stop by the Scott Powersports pit to meet Lewis, enter his Kicker Audio fan drawing and get an autographed poster, and then watch him on the short track riding his Scott Powersports/Triple J Racing/DR.D/Pit Posse/Monster Energy Honda CRF450R in his AXO gear. Keep up with Lewis on Twitter at www.twitter.com/johnnylewis21 and his website at www.johnnylewis.org.

About Johnny Lewis

Professional athlete Johnny Lewis of Coatesville, Pennsylvania has been competing in the AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Championship (GNC) for the past two seasons, earning tenth during the 2010 season. The 2010 season was his first full year racing in both the Singles (short track and TT) and Twins (half-mile and mile) events. Prior to flat track, Lewis raced in the AMA Pro Supermoto Championship for three full seasons where he was the youngest to ever win in the Unlimited Class. He won many championships and races as an amateur dirt track competitor. In 2011, the 21 year-old Lewis will race the number 10 Scott Powersports/DR.D/Pit Posse/Monster Energy Honda CRF450F in AMA Pro Flat Track Singles events and the number 10 custom Kawasaki Ninja 650 flat tracker in AMA Pro Flat Track Twins races. Lewis would like to thank his sponsors that make the 2011 season possible: Scott Powersports, Dubach Racing Development (DR.D), Saddleman, Triple J Racing, Pit Posse, Monster Energy. AXO, Arai, Kicker Audio, K&N Filters, Matrix Racing Products, Axis Designs, Silkolene, Penske Racing Shocks, Pro Moto Billet, Factory Box, Engine Ice, ALL Balls, Boyesen, TRX Fitness Anywhere, Myers Trucking, Metro Racing, FLUIDYNE, Violation Goggles, CRF Stuff, Victory Circle Graphics, ActionSportsTV.com, and MotoPR. Visit www.johnnylewis.org to follow Johnny Lewis’ season.

There has been some progress so far with GPMX’s own Greg Pamart and Joey Peters on their search for his missing van, motorcross bikes, trailer, and much, much more.  Here are some updates so far:

Greg’s van has been found and is currently an impound last we checked when this photo was taken on Monday.

Greg made an appearance on a local Atlanta news show talking about the bikes that were stolen.  Click the link below to watch the segment:
Atlanta WSBTV/Channel 2 Segment

Around noon today (Wednesday), Greg snapped a photo of Joey Peters’ YZ250F laying over in the back of someone’s pickup truck.  Just as Greg called the authorities, they lost the truck and the bike.  Such a close call to retrieving one of the bikes.

Lieutenant Janet Brady of the Atlanta Police Department posted up all 16 bikes plus 4 missing vehicles to all of its officers hoping to get the cops on the right track and searching for the stolen items.

One of Greg’s Facebook friends, Colin Mellot, has been keeping close track and offering tips on the search on Greg’s Facebook profile.  Everyone is doing all they can to help Greg and Joey get their bikes and van back through social networking like Facebook.

Dick Sidle of Lebanon Valley Cycles has started a benefit raffle on the District 6 message board for Greg as companies such as Lebanon Valley Cycles, AMS, Black Heart MX, Gap Racing, and many others chipping in to help Greg with gear, gas, graphics, a starting gate, and even a generator as of some of the items offered so far by the MX community.  They will be holding a special raffle for Greg at Sleepy Hollow’s first race on March 13th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS RAFFLE.

As you can see, many of the motocross community is coming out to help and search for Greg Pamart and Joey Peters’ bikes, van, trailer, and other items.  If you know of any leads or information that can be helpful during this search, leave a post on MXPTV’s Facebook page or shoot MXPTV an email at info@mxptv.com.  The search continues….

Check out to see who faired out well in qualifying today at the Gerogia Dome this afternoon and see who made the night show or not for tonight’s event.

Remember!  Speed will be airing the race live tonight at 7:30pm tonight!

Note: The top 40 make it in the night program.

450′s

1 1 Ryan Dungey Suzuki RMZ450 46.880 0.000 46.880 – - 47.156 – -
2 22 Chad Reed Honda CRF450R 46.906 0.000 46.906 – - 47.524 – -
3 7 James Stewart Yamaha YZ450F 46.932 0.000 47.360 – - 46.932 – -
4 41 Trey Canard Honda CRF450R 47.412 0.000 47.541 – - 47.412 – -
5 10 Justin Brayton Yamaha YZ450F 47.477 0.000 48.279 – - 47.477 – -
6 18 David Millsaps Yamaha YZ450F 47.500 0.000 48.447 – - 47.500 – -
7 2 Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki KX450F 47.659 0.000 47.931 – - 47.659 – -
8 24 Brett Metcalfe Suzuki RMZ450 48.187 0.000 48.187 – - 48.532 – -
9 9 Ivan Tedesco Kawasaki KX450F 48.285 0.000 48.749 – - 48.285 – -
10 29 Andrew Short KTM 350 48.402 0.000 48.409 – - 48.402 – -
11 14 Kevin Windham Honda CRF450R 48.432 0.000 48.432 – - 48.556 – -
12 800 Mike Alessi KTM 350 48.511 0.000 48.924 – - 48.511 – -
13 12 Thomas Hahn Yamaha YZ450F 48.577 0.000 48.577 – - 48.675 – -
14 30 Kyle Regal Yamaha YZ450F 48.940 0.000 49.527 – - 48.940 – -
15 26 Michael Byrne Suzuki RMZ450 49.023 0.000 49.023 – - 49.455 – -
16 39 Matthew Goerke Kawasaki KX450F 49.239 0.000 – 49.239 – - 50.050 -
17 27 Nicholas Wey Yamaha YZ450F 49.351 0.000 49.351 – - 49.530 – -
18 321 Fabien Izoird Kawasaki KX450F 49.642 0.000 49.738 – - 49.642 – -
19 38 Chris Blose Kawasaki KX450F 49.694 0.000 49.694 – - 49.813 – -
20 903 Antonio Balbi Yamaha YZ450F 49.746 0.000 49.746 – - 49.980 – -
21 50 Matt Boni Kawasaki KX450F 49.921 0.000 50.182 – - 49.921 – -
22 76 Kyle Partridge Honda CRF450R 50.197 0.000 – 50.197 – - 50.316 -
23 942 Tye Simmonds KTM 350 50.269 0.000 – 50.269 – - 50.788 -
24 53 Jarred Jet Browne Yamaha YZ450F 50.310 0.000 – 50.310 – - 50.384 -
25 43 Weston Peick Yamaha YZ450F 50.337 0.000 50.967 – - 50.337 – -
26 526 Ben Lamay Yamaha YZ450F 50.547 0.000 – 50.547 – - 50.716 -
27 45 Vince Friese Yamaha YZ450F 50.791 0.000 51.338 – - 50.791 – -
28 85 Ryan Clark Honda CRF450R 50.977 0.000 – 50.977 – - 51.036 -
29 520 Tony Gallo Honda CRF450R 51.095 0.000 – 51.095 – - 51.753 -
30 47 Jason Thomas Suzuki RMZ450 51.309 0.000 52.003 – - 51.309 – -
31 247 Teddy Parks Kawasaki KX450F 51.563 0.000 – 51.563 – - 52.453 -
32 323 James Povolny Kawasaki KX450F 51.732 0.000 – 51.732 – - 52.425 -
33 212 Auston Albers Kawasaki KX450F 51.771 0.000 – 51.880 – - 51.771 -
34 677 Jason Hussey Kawasaki KX250F 51.795 0.000 – 51.795 – - 51.937 -
35 854 Landen Powell KTM 250SXF 51.797 0.000 – 51.797 – - 52.990 -
36 501 Scotty Wennerstrom Suzuki RMZ450 51.939 0.000 – 51.939 – - 53.209 -
37 722 Adam Enticknap Honda CRF450R 52.073 0.000 – 52.073 – - 52.666 -
38 565 Preston Mull Honda CRF250R 52.191 0.000 – 52.597 – - 52.191 -
39 718 Matt Schneider Yamaha YZ450F 52.444 0.000 – 52.444 – - 53.166 -
40 314 Alex Ray Kawasaki KX450F 52.462 0.000 – 52.462 – - 53.096 -
41 700 Clinton Shealy Yamaha YZ450F 52.504 0.000 – 52.504 – - 53.240 -
42 198 Jacob Saylor Kawasaki KX450F 52.733 0.000 – 52.733 – - 53.153 -
43 945 Michael Stryker KTM450SXF 52.952 0.000 – 53.365 – - 52.952 -
44 750 Jared Hicks Suzuki RMZ450 53.010 0.000 – 53.166 – - 53.010 -
45 711 Ronnie Goodwin Kawasaki KX450F 53.015 0.000 – 53.015 – - – -
46 308 Nicholas Jackson Suzuki RMZ450 53.591 0.000 – 53.591 – - 54.198 -
47 643 Jake Oswald Honda CRF450R 53.605 0.000 – 53.605 – - 53.721 -
48 841 Chase Spears Kawasaki KX450F 53.895 0.000 – 53.895 – - 54.697 -
49 150 Scott Metz Honda CRF450R 53.912 0.000 – 53.912 – - 54.934 -
50 384 Carl Schlacht Yamaha YZ450F 54.061 0.000 – 54.061 – - 54.745 -
51 74 Austin Stroupe Yamaha YZ450F -no times- – - – - – - -
52 616 Kyle Phenix Yamaha YZ450F -no times- – - – - – -

250s

1 25 Ryan Sipes Yamaha YZ250F 48.094 0.000 – - 48.094 – - 48.289
2 15 Dean Wilson Kawasaki KX250F 48.130 0.000 – - 48.535 – - 48.130
3 156 Jason Anderson Suzuki RMZ250 48.528 0.000 – - 49.629 – - 48.528
4 57 Blake Baggett Kawasaki KX250F 48.722 0.000 – - 48.722 – - 49.839
5 42 Nico Izzi Honda CRF250R 48.980 0.000 – - 49.147 – - 48.980
6 139 Malcolm Stewart Suzuki RMZ250 49.131 0.000 – - 49.524 – - 49.131
7 21 Blake Wharton Honda CRF250R 49.416 0.000 – - 49.416 – - 49.550
8 533 Gannon Audette Yamaha YZ250F 49.437 0.000 – - 50.134 – - 49.437
9 48 Matthew Lemoine Kawasaki KX250F 49.575 0.000 – - 49.575 – - 49.913
10 17 Justin Barcia Honda CRF250R 49.914 0.000 – - 49.914 – - 50.341
11 927 P Larsen KTM 250SXF 50.148 0.000 – - 50.848 – - 50.148
12 65 Hunter Hewitt Suzuki RMZ250 50.452 0.000 – - 50.452 – - 50.813
13 68 Michael Willard KTM SX250 50.474 0.000 – - 50.474 – - 50.993
14 89 Taylor Futrell Honda CRF250R 50.525 0.000 – - 50.851 – - 50.525
15 522 William Wichers KTM 250SXF 50.855 0.000 50.855 – - – 57.185 -
16 130 Kyle Keylon Suzuki RMZ250 50.924 0.000 51.455 – - – 50.924 -
17 46 Alex Martin Honda CRF250R 51.016 0.000 – - 51.016 – - 51.022
18 94 Ricky Renner KTM 250SXF 51.054 0.000 51.429 – - – 51.054 -
19 245 Lance Vincent Honda CRF250R 51.061 0.000 – - 51.061 – - 51.802
20 330 A Catanzaro Honda CR250R 51.087 0.000 – - 51.761 – - 51.087
21 304 Bradley Ripple Honda CR250R 51.203 0.000 – 51.925 – 51.203 – -
22 283 Justin Sipes Kawasaki KX250F 51.212 0.000 – 51.849 – 51.212 – -
23 60 Killy Rusk KTM 250SXF 51.227 0.000 – 51.227 – 51.905 – -
24 102 Christopher Gosselaar Suzuki RMZ250 51.232 0.000 – - 51.430 – - 51.232
25 44 Les Smith Honda CRF250R 51.263 0.000 51.263 – - – 51.883 -
26 714 Shawn Rife Honda CRF250R 51.450 0.000 – - 51.828 – - 51.450
27 87 Drew Yenerich Yamaha YZ250 51.474 0.000 52.175 – - – 51.474 -
28 918 Michael Akaydin Kawasaki KX250F 51.622 0.000 51.731 – - – 51.622 -
29 583 Tyler Sjoberg Kawasaki KX250F 51.730 0.000 – 52.845 – 51.730 – -
30 129 Vernon Mckiddie KTM 250SXF 51.737 0.000 53.031 – - – 51.737 -
31 193 Chad Ward Honda CRF250R 51.765 0.000 51.765 – - – - -
32 279 Codi Adams Honda CRF250R 51.810 0.000 52.554 – - – 51.810 -
33 93 Hunter Clements Honda CRF250R 51.887 0.000 – 53.442 – 51.887 – -
34 505 Sean Lipanovich Suzuki RMZ250 51.991 0.000 – 53.446 – 51.991 – -
35 812 Luke Vonlinger Kawasaki KX250F 52.151 0.000 52.151 – - – 53.250 -
36 606 Ronnie Stewart Suzuki RMZ250 52.367 0.000 – - 52.367 – - 52.465
37 466 Kerry Moore Honda CRF250R 52.382 0.000 – 53.548 – 52.382 – -
38 412 Levi Kilbarger Honda CRF250R 52.403 0.000 – - 52.466 – - 52.403
39 731 Steve Roman Yamaha YZ250F 52.501 0.000 52.790 – - – 52.501 -
40 678 Nicholas Myers Honda CRF250R 52.559 0.000 53.087 – - – 52.559 -
41 709 Tyler Bright Honda CRF250R 52.589 0.000 53.104 – - – 52.589 -
42 702 Cameron Stone Kawasaki KX250F 52.633 0.000 – 53.200 – 52.633 – -
43 675 Kyle Hussey Kawasaki KX250F 52.665 0.000 52.841 – - – 52.665 -
44 244 Ryan Zimmer Honda CRF250R 52.735 0.000 – 55.051 – 52.735 – -
45 824 Nick Kouwenberg Honda CRF250R 52.778 0.000 53.703 – - – 52.778 -
46 792 Bracken Hall Honda CRF250R 52.920 0.000 52.920 – - – 53.671 -
47 140 Johnny Moore Honda CRF250R 52.927 0.000 – 53.681 – 52.927 – -
48 335 Seth Caldwell Yamaha YZ250F 53.078 0.000 – 53.078 – 53.719 – -
49 385 Adam Gulley Kawasaki KX250F 53.121 0.000 – 53.793 – 53.121 – -
50 69 Heath Harrison Honda CRF250R 53.226 0.000 53.226 – - – 56.258 -
51 706 Carlos Gonzalez Suzuki RMZ250 53.526 0.000 – 58.128 – 53.526 – -
52 446 Frank Lettieri Honda CRF250R 53.636 0.000 – 54.119 – 53.636 – -
53 628 Joey Rossi Yamaha YZ250F 53.882 0.000 – 54.249 – 53.882 – -
54 690 Ricky Winters KTM 250SXF 54.356 0.000 54.356 – - – 54.561 -
55 610 Christopher Tracy Kawasaki KX250F 54.366 0.000 54.366 – - – 55.531 -
56 519 Ryan Vold Suzuki RMZ250 54.523 0.000 – 58.213 – 54.523 – -
57 438 John Cal Baker Honda CRF250R 54.730 0.000 – 56.326 – 54.730 – -
58 231 Jake Lowry Kawasaki KX250F 54.885 0.000 – 56.970 – 54.885 – -
59 418 Nicholas Hayes Honda CRF250R 55.185 0.000 55.185 – - – 55.453 -
60 443 Jeffrey Mort Kawasaki KX250F 55.385 0.000 – 57.183 – 55.385 – -

The 28th annual Paris-Bercy Supercross takes place this weekend, November 19-21.  Many of the world’s top supercross racers will be on the gate for this weekend’s prestigious event.  Check out the list of riders expected to be on the gate this weekend in Bercy!

For more info about this event, CLICK HERE!

BERCY 2010 SX OPEN ENTRY LIST
1    MUSQUIN Marvin    FRA    KTM    KTM RED BULL
8    LANGSTON Grant    RSA    YAMAHA
9    DE DYCKER Ken    BEL    HONDA    LS MOTORS HONDA
11    CHISLOM Kyle    USA    YAMAHA    YAMAHA MOTO CONCEPTS
17    BARCIA Justin    USA    HONDA    HONDA GEICO
20    ARANDA Gregory    FRA    KAWASAKI    ROCKSTAR BUD RACING
21    PAULIN Gautier    FRA    YAMAHA    MONSTER ENERGY RINALDI
23    TONUS Arnaud    SWI    SUZUKI    TEKA SUZUKI
26    BYRNE Michael    AUS    SUZUKI    SUZUKI BBR
27    WEY Nick    USA    KAWASAKI
52    ANSTIE Max    GBR    KAWASAKI    CLS PRO CIRCUIT
121    WHARTON Blake    USA    HONDA    HONDA GEICO
222    CAIROLI Antonio    ITA    KTM    KTM DE CARLI RED BULL
871    IZOIRD Fabien    FRA    SUZUKI    INTER CROSS

BERCY 2010 SX TOUR ENTRY LIST
5    COULON Cyrille    FRA    SUZUKI
12    SOUBEYRAS Cedric    FRA    KTM    SARHOLZ KTM
18    ALLIER THOMAS    FRA    YAMAHA
29    ROUIS Alexandre    FRA    HONDA    MB HONDA
33    LOPES Adrien    FRA    HONDA
48    MARTIN Christophe    FRA    HONDA
62    SALLEFRANQUE Josse    FRA    HONDA
64    VONGSANA Khounsith    FRA    KTM
85    MUSQUIN Mickael    FRA    KTM
111    DEGLI ESPOTI Davide    ITA    SUZUKI
112    LESAGE Maxime    FRA    KAWASAKI
124    LEFRANCOIS Alexandre    FRA    HONDA    NGS HONDA
216    ADAM David    FRA    KTM
222    LEFRANCOIS Charles    FRA    HONDA    NGS HONDA
519    ROMBAULT Loic    FRA    KAWASAKI
620    RAMETTE Thomas    FRA    SUZUKI
685    LENOIR Steven    FRA    SUZUKI
727    MAILLARD Boris    FRA    KAWASAKI
811    DAGOD Hugo    FRA    KTM
871    IZOIRD Fabien    FRA    SUZUKI
911    TIXIER Jordi    FRA    KTM    KTM MARTENS

BERCY 2010 THE FRENCH LEGENDS
1    BAYLE Jean Michel    FRA
1    DEMARIA Yves    FRA
2    PICHON Mickael    FRA
3    TORTELLI Sébastien    FRA
5    BOLLEY Frédéric    FRA
7    VIALLE Frederic    FRA
15    GUEDARD Yann    ITA
26    OBELISCO Daniel    FRA
29    VIMOND Jacky    FRA
47    KERVELLA Yannig    FRA
48    BETHYS Thierry    FRA
71    MASCHIO Mickael    FRA
112    RONCADA Stephane    FRA
934    VUILLEMIN David    FRA

Another big European supercross is happening this weekend and it is the Genoa Supercross in Italy.  Lots of big names from America will be lining up to the gate against the Euros in Genoa!  Check out the riders below who are scheduled to race and compete in this weekend’s Genoa Supercross!

RIDERS LIST
WINDHAM Kevin USA
MC GRATH Jeremy USA
BARCIA Justin USA
CAIROLI Antonio ITA
PAULIN Gauthier FRA
ARANDA Gregory FRA
IZOIRD Fabien FRA
DAMI Stefano ITA
ROUIS Alexandre FRA
LESAGE Maxime FRA
COULON Cyril FRA
VONGSANA Khounsith FRA
MARTIN Christophe FRA
RIVAS GOMEZ Manuel ESP
VANNI Julien FRA
PELLEGRINI Angelo ITA
BONINI Matteo ITA
ALVAREZ Raul ESP
BRUNELL Jack UK
ENGLE Kyle USA
BERTHOME’ Romain FRA
BERTHOME’ Vincent FRA
CROS Joan ESP
DAGOD Hugo FRA
GARRIDO Adrian ESP
GITON Bastien FRA
KLIJN Maurice NL
LAFONT Yohan FRA
MORAIS Ryan USA
MARRONE’ Jean Baptiste FRA
SALAVEDRA PONT Gerard ESP
CHAUVEAU Jeremy FRA
ADAM David FRA
MAILLARD Boris FRA

The ADAC Supercross in Stuttgart, Germany is happening this weekend!  Check out the list of Americans hopping over the Atlantic to do battle against the Europeans!

PEORIA, ILL. (August 25, 2010) – Scott Powersports/DR.D/Pit Posse/Monster Energy’s Johnny Lewis went to the historic Peoria TT with a goal to improve on his two previous starts there. He earned a fifth place finish which is his best TT finish in the entire series and his only main event finish at Peoria in the AMA Pro K&N Filters Grand National Championship (GNC) presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com. The Sunday, August 22 race at the Peoria Race Park in Peoria, Illinois was not without drama though.

Peoria is one of the season’s most attended AMA Pro GNC Flat Track races. The combination of a dirt track with flat turns and big jumps makes for some exciting action. Fans can watch on the grassy hillside as the competitors fly into the air on the hard packed jumps. Racers received points towards the AMA Pro GNC Singles Championship and the overall AMA Pro GNC series.

Lewis showed up in Peoria with his Scott Powersports’ Honda CRF450R where he ran three practices. He qualified in sixth. On the cool down lap, the motor suddenly blew up. Lewis had to push his bike into the pit area. He took his ONE Industries race gear off, throwing on his street clothes as now he figured he would stand on the sidelines watching his fellow AMA Pro GNC racers. Lewis had no backup race bike with him, so he figured his day was done.

Lewis’ luck changed as he shares, “AMA Pro national number 87 Michael Kirkness of Australia was walking by and asked why I was out of my race gear. I told him my bike was broke. Mick jokingly said that I could use his backup bike. I quickly took his offer. Mick and I are currently fighting for a top ten in the overall championship points so it was a shock for him to make the offer. Goes to show what a cool guy he is and how awesome our sport is when something happens.”
Lewis lined up for the heat race on Kirkness’ Suzuki RM-Z450 without riding it before. He quickly adapted and finished second in the heat, transferring directly to the main event. His one race sponsor, Kirkness finished third in his heat race, also transferring directly to the main.
In the Dash for Cash, where it pits the top two from each heat race to compete for cash and extra series points, Lewis finished sixth. Since Jake Johnson was disqualified, Lewis moved up to fifth to earn one extra, valuable point in the championship.

Lewis on the Suzuki was the fifth rider to pick his gate position. In the 25-lap main, he slingshot to second place on the start. On the long front straight, Lewis was passed which pushed him back to third. He ran in third place until around lap 15 when he began to battle with Johnson. Then both Lewis and Johnson got passed, pushing Lewis back to fifth where he would finish.

Lewis best AMA Pro GNC TT race finish was seventh at the Springfield TT. He added, “Without Mick loaning his backup bike and my crew stepping up, this would not be possible. I gained some points and amped to have my best Peoria finish! We’re back at the shop this week and getting the bikes ready for the next race, the Indy Mile.”

Lewis sits ninth overall with 82 points in the overall AMA Pro GNC series. In the AMA Pro GNC Singles Championship, he is in sixth with 68 points.

The next stop on the AMA Pro K&N Filters Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com will be the Indy Mile this Saturday, August 28 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. This is a GNC Twins race where Lewis will be on his #10 white and red custom Scott Powersports’ Kawasaki 650 flat-tracker. Stop by his pit area to pick up a custom Johnny Lewis poster by Axis Designs. Keep posted to Lewis on Twitter at www.twitter.com/johnnylewis21 and visit his website at www.johnnylewis.org. You may also “friend” him on Facebook by searching under “Johnny Lewis.”

About Johnny Lewis

Professional athlete Johnny Lewis of Coatesville, Pennsylvania showed last year in his rookie season in the AMA Pro Flat Track Championship that he can develop to be a force in the series. Prior to flat track, he raced in the AMA Pro Supermoto Championship for three full seasons where he was the youngest to ever win in the Unlimited Class. In 2010, Lewis will race the number 10 Scott Powersports/DR.D/Pit Posse Honda CRF450F in AMA Pro Flat Track Singles Championship events and the number 10 custom Kawasaki Ninja 650 flat-tracker in select AMA Pro Flat Track Twins races. Lewis would like to thank his sponsors that make this season possible: Scott Powersports, Dubach Racing Development (DR.D), Pit Posse, Monster Energy, ONE Industries, Arai Helmets, Freestyle Watches, Smith Optics, Axis Designs, ActionSportsTV.com, Kicker Audio, Silkolene, Custom Axis Racing Shocks/Penske Racing Shocks, K&N Engineering, Pro Moto Billet/Fastway, Factory Box, Victory Circle Graphics, Faction MX, FLUIDYNE, Boyesen, Wiseco Pistons, TRX Fitness Anywhere, Motion Pro, and A&A Racing. Visit www.johnnylewis.org.

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Round 10 of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championships will take place this weekend at the legendary Unadilla Valley Sports Center in New Berlin, New York.  Since the schedule change that landed Unadilla from July to August, many of the top riders from Loretta Lynn’s are breaking out of their amateur career and starting their pro careers at Unadilla.  There are many riders in both 250 and 450 classes making their pro debut at Unadilla.  Let’s take a look at the Northeast-bound privateers who will be attempting to qualify and possibly race the main motos this Saturday!

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The AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships is about to go into its 29th year at the Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.  Many of the Northeast’s top racers have been training rigorously the past month at either training facilities to local tracks to the gym and all over just to get ready for the extreme heat and humidity that is always a common occurrence at the ranch.  Let’s take a look at all of the names coming into Loretta’s from the Northeast region.

Northeast region includes the following states:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.

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MXPTV has learned recently that Geico Powersports/Honda rider Justin Barcia was asked to leave the Millsaps Training Facility, which has been his home place to ride and train for the past 5 years ever since Justin was on a KTM 85s.  Justin was welcomed to MTF with open arms when he was a young, quick amateur making ground and brewing his quick speed and style. But due to a recent podium interview after his 2nd moto at Spring Creek last weekend, Justin has been asked to leave the facility and no longer ride/train there again.  Justin mentioned Gary Bailey on podium, who also has worked with Justin in the past, and thought nothing of it while saying that on the podium to just thank a past trainer/mentor for his success.  Justin was asked the next day when he came to the facility to clean out his locker and get out.  Many fans and people in the industry know that Justin has thanked MTF many, many times for his success.  But according to Justin’s mother, Lorraine, the move was surprising.

Over the phone, Lorraine mentioned that the move was surprising but they are taking it very easily as they see this is a refresher for Justin and a different direction than they had been taking the past 5 years.  ”Justin is fine about all of this.  We are riding at GPF at times and also at the local tracks around here so he can keep riding.”, stated Lorraine.  ”We’ll have to pay the $30-$35 to ride but at least he’s riding.”  Could there have been some jealousy and backdoor action happening recently behind Justin riding and training at the facility?  We may never know.

If the Barcia’s can’t find a stable place to train and ride in time for supercross season, Lorraine mentioned that they will have to live in California and ride at Honda’s test track and maybe some others in the area to get Justin ready for the indoors.  But overall, the Barcia’s are still riding and training….just not at their usual spot.