Tag Archives: Kawasaki
Chad George Takes 2010 Unlimited UTV Championship
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With the kids racing wrapped up, it was time to move out to the full-sized track, and after Ryan Beat put on a clinic during yesterday’s qualifying session, the crowd was eagerly anticipating another mesmerizing performance from the short course newbie. Beat started on the pole in his #851 Maxima Racing [...]
Kawasaki to Put Retail Sales into High Gear with GE Money Credit Program
KETTERING, Ohio & IRVINE, Calif.–September 20, 2010 — Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., and GE Money, the consumer lending unit
Kawasaki selected GE Money to provide consumer credit through its 1,400 independent dealerships across the United States. The new GE Money-Kawasaki installment program will make it easier for motorsports enthusiasts to purchase Kawasaki’s motorcycles, ATVs, utility vehicles [...]
2011 KX250F First Impressions from Budds Creek
It’s an old refrain: The factory guys get all the good stuff. Their bikes are faster, lighter and just plain tricker than the motocrossers you can buy off the showroom floor. There’s some truth there. But that’s changing. The gap between production and factory-prepped motocrossers has never been narrower. And with the introduction of Kawasaki’s [...]
Full StoryKawasaki Launches “Ticket to Ride” Program
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. is launching an effort to allow greater numbers of prospective motorcycle purchasers to throw a leg over a new Kawasaki. The company’s “Ticket to Ride” demo program will operate in seven markets. The 2010 demo program features these 18 Kawasaki models: Ninja® ZX-14, ZX-10R, ZX-6R, Z1000, Concours [...]
Full StoryWeimer Extends Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki Championship Lead in Seattle
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jake Weimer moved one step closer to his first professional championship as he extended his supercross lites points lead at Qwest Field in Seattle. Weimer finished third on Saturday night and now leads the AMA Supercross Lites Western Region standings by 19 points with only one race remaining. [...]
Full StoryMonster Energy Kawasaki Team Green Makes Sweeping A Habit
Irvine, Calif. – Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green carried the momentum from Texas into Mesquite MX Park in Mesquite, Nev. for the NMA World Mini Grand Prix, earning 20 championships along with sweeping the podium in four classes. Green dominance could also be seen across the podium with Kawasaki collecting 27 [...]
Full StoryMonster Energy Kawasaki’s Ricky Dietrich Races to the Podium in Adelanto
Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ricky Dietrich raced to the podium at the fourth round of the WORCS series at Racetown 395 in Adelanto, Calif. Dietrich led most of the way, but blisters on his hand forced him to fall back and finish third. Justin Soulè rode a good race to finish fifth [...]
Full StoryRookie Dean Wilson Earns Career-Best Finish With Second Place Podium
Irvine, Calif. – Monster Energy/ Pro Circuit/ Kawasaki rider Dean Wilson ended the Eastern Region AMA Supercross Lites season on a high note, taking the runner-up position at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Mo. Kawasaki’s Nick Wey earned the holeshot and led the first two laps aboard his KX™450F, eventually [...]
Full StoryRyan Villopoto Injury Update
Irvine, Calif. – Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto is recovering after successful surgery to ‘set and stabilize’ his broken right leg. He will likely need an additional surgery when the swelling subsides. The unfortunate injury occurred when Villopoto crashed while leading the St. Louis supercross event.
“This is heartbreaking for both Ryan [...]
Pourcel and Villopoto Show Dominance In Houston
Houston, Texas. – Monster Energy/ Pro Circuit/ Kawasaki’s Christophe Pourcel claimed his second-consecutive AMA Supercross Lites Eastern Region title with a dominating win at Reliant Stadium, while Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto led wire-to-wire after grabbing the holeshot in the AMA Supercross main event. Teammate Chad Reed made his return [...]
Full StoryKawasaki Dealer-Assist Rider Gary Sutherlin to Ride For Abbott in Havasu
Irvine, Calif. – Kawasaki dealer-assist rider Gary Sutherlin will fill in for the injured Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Destry Abbott during the third round of the WORCS series in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Abbott dislocated his shoulder last week and will continue his recovery in order to race at the next [...]
Full StoryMonster Energy Kawasaki Team Green™ Leaves Texas with 35 Championships
Irvine, Calif. – Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green dominated both amateur national events held in Texas over the last two weeks, taking a grand total of 35 championships at the Lake Whitney Spring Classic and the GNC Finals at Oak Hill. The first amateur national of the year started out with [...]
Full StoryMonster Energy Kawasaki’s Soulè and Sutherlin Rule BITD
Irvine, Calif. – Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Justin Soulè and Kawasaki dealer assist rider Gary Sutherlin’s last minute pairing for the Best in the Desert team race in Laughlin, Nev. proved profitable as the duo dominated the event on their Kawasaki KX™450F. Right from the start, the two skilled riders gapped the [...]
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