Each year, the month of November is the time when men get together and grow their moustaches (FOO MANCHU for us Asians) in recognition and awareness for men’s health.  Funds around the world are raised each year for the cause.

In support of Movember, DC is hosting an online eBay Auction, which will feature limited edition items for bid. The Auction will run from November 12, 2008 to November 22, 2008. 100% of the proceeds raised from the auction will go to Movember and prostate cancer research.

Auction items include autographed paraphernalia from DC team riders including , Devun Walsh, Aaron Biitner, and the DC Surf Team. Plus autographed items from Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, Adam Sandler, Panic At The Disco and many more.

The eBay Auction is live NOW, and will end on Saturday, November 22nd at 5 PM PST. Start bidding over at EBAY.

Here is a list of things up for auction.
Here’s the full list of stuff up for grabs:
Nate Adams Autographed DC Poster (x 4)
Year’s Supple of DC Shoes – 12 pairs of shoes
Ken Block Autographed Subaru Photography Book
Dave Mirra Autographed 2009 MirraCO Manual Magazine (x2)
Autographed DC Lauri Heiskari XFB 155 Snowboard
Spy Sunglasses – Search and Destroy: The Zed
Razia’s Shadow – Autographed CD
Cutie is What We Aim For Autographed Poster
Autographed Billy Madison DVD
Allan Cooke Autographed DC Shoes
Dave Mirra Autographed DC Shoes and Shirt
Dave Mirra Autographed DC apparel and footwear
Electric Sunglasses- Killowatt
Spy Sunglasses – The Wilshire
Panic at the Disco – Autographed Album
Rob Dyrdek Complete Skateboarding Deck
Allan Cooke Autographed Bell Helmet
Electric Sunglasses
Spy Sunglasses – The Natural: Hailwood
The Friday Night Boys- Autographed Poster
DC x Mike Shinoda Remix Series Autographed Xander Shoes
Autographed DVD copy of Dude Cruise – Surfing Movie
DC x Peter Saville Collaboration Outerwear Outfit
Chad Kagy Autographed Bell Helmet
The Providence – Autographed Poster
Dave Mirra Autographed Gold Standard 2008 Shirt
Autographed Rob Dyrdek Deck
Dave Mirra Autographed DC Shoes
Autographed Danny Way Original Photo by Mike Blabac
The Hush Sound – Autographed Poster
Allan Cooke Autographed DC T-Star Shirt
Electric Sunglasses – The Bickle AMX
Autographed Waterboy DVD
DC x Mike Shinoda Autographed Pride Shoes
Autographed DC MLF 158 Snowboard
Ken Block Autographed Poster
Ken Block Autographed Pro Spec 1.0 Racing Shoes

Nate Adams’ reign at the top of the AST Dew Tour has ended after two season.  Adams had a near-perfect season in 2007 after winning four-of-five events and took the 2006 season after Travis Pastrana basically gave it up midway through.

Adams started off the shortened 2008 season with a second-place finish in Baltimore’s Panasonic Open, but he was injured at the Toyota Challenge last month, finishing ninth.  He’s been battling injury ever since and was eliminated from the Dew Cup race after finishing in ninth at the prelims and missing the finals.

Jeremy Lusk took the top spot in the prelims on Thursday, followed by Beau Bamburg, Jeff Kargola and Mike Mason.  They will join Adam Jones and Robbie Maddison in the finals on Sunday.

Aussie Blake “Bilko” Williams is ranked second in the Dew Cup race and has an automatic entry into the finals but is expected to miss the contest thanks to an injury he suffered last month at X Games Mexico.

Bilko’s absence all but assures Adam Jones of his first Dew Cup win (and the $75K bonus that comes with it).  Jones needs to finish in the top three to secure the Cup, and that’s looking pretty likely.

The FMX finals will take place on Sunday from 12-2:00 p.m. and will also be broadcast live on Spike TV.

For more about the contest, check out AST.com.

Here’s the lineup for Sunday’s final (in order)

7. Mike Mason
6. Jeff Kargola
5. Beau Bamburg
4. Jeremy Lusk
3. Robbie Maddison
2. Blake Williams (injured)
1. Adam Jones

FMX Prelim Results – PlayStation Pro
October 16, 2008 – Top Four Advance

1st – Lusk, Jeremy – 90
2nd – Bamburg, Beau – 86.5
3rd – Kargola, Jeff – 86
4th – Mason, Mike – 84.27
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5th – Garland, Derek – 83.63
6th – Richmond, Myles – 82.83
7th – Fullmer, Wiley – 82
8th – Faisst, Ronnie – 79.83
9th – Adams, Nate – 63
10th – Nielson, Sean – 31.67

Twitch after winning the 2007 FMX Championships.  cr. Adam Nelson

If you’re in Pomona, CA next Saturday try and stop by the L.A. Fairgrounds to catch the 2008 LG World Championships of Freestyle Motocross.  Last year, Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg won the final after Nate Adams apparently had some equipment issues and was unable to finish the finals.  Mat Rebeaud ended up in second.  Twitch and Adams, both of whom are nursing injuries, are back for another round, along with riders like Rebeaud, Jeremy Lusk, Blake Williams, Adam Jones and Mike Mason.

The contest breaks down over three head-to-head rounds and whittle down to a final group of the top three that battles for the title.  Ten riders have been prequalified, while eight riders will fight for two open slots.

Read the full release below.
Top Ten Qualifiers Announced for 2008 LG World Championships of Freestyle Motocross
L.A. County Fair Hosts the $100,000 Season-Ending Event on September 27th

LOS ANGELES (September 22, 2008) – Freestyle motocross will name the best athlete of the year when ASA Entertainment (ASA) brings the LG World Championships of Freestyle Motocross to the L.A. County Fair on Saturday, September 27th, at Fairplex Pomona.  Today, ASA officially announced the top 10 men of the 2008 freestyle motocross season who have qualified to compete for the honored title of 2008 LG World Champion of Freestyle Motocross.  The qualified athletes are:

Name – Age – Hometown
Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg – 26 – Santee, California
Mat Rebeaud – 26 – Payerne, Switzerland
Nate Adams  – 24 – Glendale, Arizona
Jeremy Lusk – 23 – San Diego, California
Robbie Maddison – 27 – Kiama Downs, Australia
Mike Mason – 27 – Minden, Nevada
Blake Williams – 23 – Baxter, Australia
Adam Jones – 24 – Warrendale, Pennsylvania
Beau Bamburg – 30 – Gresham, Oregon
Todd Porter – 24 – Anza, California

In addition to these top men, eight athletes have been invited to participate in the event’s open qualifying round for the remaining two spots in the 12-man world championship roster.  On Saturday afternoon, Derek Garland (San Clemente, CA), Jeff Fehr (Salt Lake City, UT), Ronnie Faisst (Mays Landing, NJ), Dustin Miller (Garnville, NV), Wiley Fullmer (Chino, CA) Miles Richmond (Cherry Valley,CA), Cameron Sinclair (Southport, Australia), Brian Foster (Minden, NV) and Jeff Kargola (San Clemente, CA) will take to the track for one run in hopes of advancing to the evening’s championship competition.

In three rounds of head-to-head competition the 12 competitors will need to consistently perform their greatest, high-flying tricks in order to last throughout the evening’s contest to claim the World Championship title.   The format celebrates the most steadfast overall athletic performance, not just one spectacular run; therefore these men will need to repeatedly nail the most daring stunts with extraordinary precision.

No one man has monopolized the competition this season; Jeremy Lusk won the 2008 X Games and X Games Mexico gold medals, Adam Jones captured the AST Dew Cup this season, and Mat Rebeaud excelled at the X Fighters events.  But, as last year’s contest illustrated, season domination is not the key.  Nate Adams won virtually every AST Dew Tour event in 2007, but Jeremy Stenberg’s consistency and technique during the championships lead him to the title in 2007.

Will Lusk or Jones add this title to their 2008 accomplishments, or will Mat Rebeaud turn out one of the spectacular exhibitions that he is so widely known for?  After an uncharacteristic season filled with second and third place finishes, will Nate Adams be able to reclaim his number one status?  Twitch won the title in 2007 with a broken ankle, will he be able to persevere through this year’s injuries and keep the title? Be there for all the action!  Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets or at the Fairplex Pomona box office.

The LG World Championships of Freestyle Motocross is an ASA Entertainment production.

Yes, the AST Dew Tour still has FMX and while a couple of major names missed the Toyota Challenge Saturday in Salt Lake City, the field left still represented most of the top riders in the sport.  Nate Adams and Blake “Bilko” Williams, who battled for first in Baltimore at the Panasonic Open, both had problems during their first runs.  Adams fell during a lazy boy backflip and was knocked out of the competition with two broken fingers.  Williams, who broke his ankles last year in Baltimore, was injured after crashing in practice on Friday and rode hurt.  He was unable to have a clean run and was obviously in pain after it finished.

That opened the door for the rest of the field, though former X Games gold medalist Adam Jones has proven his skill before and did it again scoring a 94.17 on his first run.  Robbie Maddison finished in second with a 92.13, followed by Metal Mulisha rider Jeremy Lusk in third with a 91.59.

Williams did come out for his second run but didn’t score high enough to break the top five, even though he landed three 360 variations.

Check out the full results below.

FMX Finals Results – Toyota Challenge
September 13, 2008 – Salt Lake City, UT

1st – Jones, Adam – 94.17
2nd – Maddison, Robbie – 92.13
3rd – Lusk, Jeremy – 91.50
4th – Bamburg, Beau – 89.9
5th – Mason, Mike – 87.43
6th – Faisst, Ronnie – 86.03
7th – Williams, Blake – 85.83
8th – Potter, Todd – 81.67
9th – Adams, Nate – 66.13
10th – Rebeaud, Mathieu —

AST Dew Tour: Dew Cup Current Standings
FMX Points

1. Adam Jones, 165
2. Blake Williams, 160
3. Robbie Maddison, 145
4. Nate Adams, 140
5. Jeremy Lusk, 140
6. Mat Rebeaud, 125
7. Beau Bamburg, 115
8. Mike Mason, 115
9. Ronnie Faisst, 83
10. Thomas Pages, 75

FMX Prelim Results – Toyota Challenge
September 11, 2008 – Salt Lake City, UT

1st – Jones, Adam – 90.03
2nd – Maddison, Robbie – 89.57
3rd – Potter, Todd – 88.97
4th – Lusk, Jeremy – 84.93
5th – Bamburg, Beau – 84.30
6th – Mason, Mike – 84.23
7th – Faisst, Ronnie – 82.77
8th – Kargola, Jeff – 81.87
9th – Richmond, Myles – 81.30
10th – Fehr, Jeff – 79.93
11th – Fullmer, Wiley – 79.53
12th – Garland, Derek – 79.4
13th – Nielson, Sean – 77.83

Blake Williams – cr. AST

Aussie Blake “Bilko” Williams took first place Sunday at the Panasonic Open in Baltimore, edging defending champ Nate Adams in a trick-stuffed final, scoring 90.33 to 89.33. Mathieu Rebeaud rounded out the top three close behind with an 89.00.

Bilko’s two runs were actually both higher-scoring than Adams (90.33, 89.83), and with Adams having the final run, Bilko couldn’t take it easy. Bilko’s tricks included Superman backflips, a backflip cordova and a flat spin 360 heel clicker while Adams threw his signature La-Z-Boy backflip.

The influx of new talent like Thomas Pagès (4th) and Nixey Danielson (9th) seemed to have an impact on some of the returning favorites, with Mike Mason (10th) and Adam Jones (6th) both performing under expectations. Of course, both men, along with Adams, received a bye going into the contest so this was their first look at the course outside of practice.

The success of Bilko is not really that surprising given he gave Adams a run for his money at Baltimore last year before crashing at the end of a run. That crash knocked him out for the rest of the season but before that, he was considered the rider to watch in ’07. Even with the crash, Bilko finished second in Baltimore and it was only a matter of time before he would prove himself ready.

For Adams, who went four of five in AST Dew Tour events last year, the pressure is on the three-peat as Dew Cup Champ. With the AST cutting the number of FMX events this season to just three, every win counts more than ever and fans will have to wait until September in Salt Lake City before the next competition (though Best Trick contests will be held in Cleveland and Portland).

Check out some video of the FMX finals below…

2008 Panasonic Open
FMX Finals
June 22, 2008 / Baltimore, MD

1st – Williams, Blake – 90.33
2nd – Adams, Nate – 89.33
3rd – Rebeaud, Mathieu – 89.00
4th – Pagès, Thomas – 86.83
5th – McNeil, Jim – 86.67
6th – Jones, Adam – 85.77
7th – Lusk, Jeremy – 84.67
8th – Maddison, Robbie – 83.73
9th – Danielson, Nixey – 83.50
10th – Mason, Mike – 82.97