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Todd Potter Kicked Off Leaves Dew Tour

Greg — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:11:23 +0000

You gotta love live TV. During NBC’s live coverage of the Toyota Challenge FMX finals of the AST Dew Tour earlier this month Metal Mulish rider Todd Potter was captured waving his middle finger at the camera. He was wearing his helmet but one could imagine he was smiling underneath. After all, he was just showing off the new Metal Mulisha Grenade gloves that have the MM logo on the middle finger.

NBC and the AST didn’t have a sense of humor about it. He was fined $5k by the FCC and asked by the AST to leave the tour (aka kicked out) according to Transworld Motocross.

Potter hasn’t been setting the tour on fire this season, missing the finals in one event and placing 8th at the Toyota Challenge, but he did place first in Best Whip at X Games Mexico last weekend.

You can see the new gloves that got him in trouble pictured here, and go to the Mulisha site for more about Potter’s latest news.

Potter at X Games 13 – cr. Jennifer Huskey

Kyle Loza Repeats Moto X Best Trick Gold; Potter Secures Best Whip

Greg — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:45:57 +0000

Last year Kyle Loza surprised the world by pulling off a huge trick at X Games 13 named “The Volt” and this year he did it again — though this trick was one that’s been in the works for almost a year. Loza successfully landed the “Electric Death,” a trick he’s been working on and which has been leaked online for months. Loza edged Jeremy Lusk for the top score, while Todd Potter finished in third.

Potter had better luck in the exhibition event Moto X Best Whip. The audience voted for the winner in that event and gave Potter 39% of the vote.

Check out the official press release below for more about the night’s action.

Kyle Loza Claims Gold With the “Electric Death” in the Moto X Best Trick Final
Loza Strikes Gold for the Second Consecutive Year With a New Backflip Variation

LOS ANGELES- The excitement continued this evening as X Games 14 charged ahead with the Moto X Best Trick final. Kyle Loza defended his gold medal from last year by successfully landing another new trick, the “Electric Death”.

The new trick was a variation of a backflip that included performing a body-varial mid flip. Fans will remember Loza’s stirring win last year with his then newly- invented trick “The Volt”, which is also a variation of a backflip.

Loza scored a 94.00 on his first attempt at the “Electric Death”, and subsequently won the final with his first of two runs. He opted out of taking his second attempt after none of the other competitors were able to top his first run score.

“I pictured myself doing this trick, and am so excited I was able to pull it off here at the X Games. It was great to have my parents here to see me do it.” Loza stated after sticking the trick.

Jeremy Lusk scored just behind Loza in second place by wowing the crowd, and himself, with an over extended backflip double grab.

Todd Potter, took home the bronze with a “Kiss of Death” backflip in the Moto X Best Trick final and built on his momentum by winning the Moto X Best Whip event.

Potter won the Best Whip contest, which was judged by the fans via text message voting, with 39% of the votes. He was all smiles when he said, “Just winning one medal is a good night for me, winning two is even better.”

MOTO X BEST TRICK FINAL
Results from ESPN X GAMES 14 at The STAPLES Center in LOS ANGELES on Thursday, July 31, 2008. (Final Standings)

Name / Hometown / Score

1. Kyle Loza / Trabuco Canyon, Calif. / 94.00
2. Jeremy Lusk / San Diego, Calif / 92.80
3. Todd Potter / Temecula, Calif. / 90.00
4. Blake Williams / Baxter, Victoria Australia / 88.00
5. Mat Rebeaud / Payerne, Switzerland / 87.60
6. Thomas Pages / Biarritz, France / 87.60
7. Nate Adams / Glendale, Ariz. / 86.40
8. Jim McNeil / Glendale, Ariz. / 81.60
9. Scott Murray / Helps, Mich. / 67.80
10. Jim DeChamp / Hardwood, Md. / 64.00

Video: Metal Mulisha Riders Practice at Deegan’s Ranch

Greg — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:23:20 +0000

Earlier this week I had a chance to check out some of the Metal Mulisha practicing out at Brian Deegan’s place. While Deegan had already finished riding for the day, he was out with a hose keeping the dirt on the landing from getting too dry. The riders were prepping for the X-Fighters contest (happening today in Dallas) plus next week’s AST Dew Tour.

Among those riding were Jeremy Lusk, Twitch, Todd Potter, Takayuki Higashino and Jimmy Fitzpatrick.

See some video below. Photos to come, soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE43tQzrNq8

X Games Brazil Kicks Off

Me — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:01:12 +0000

The first-ever X Games Brazil had its first day of action yesterday in front of more than 17,000 fans in Sao Paulo. The first day saw BMX and Skate Street action, along with a Moto X Best Trick.

In Skate Street, it was all Brazil as Lucas Carvalho took first, Rodolfo Ramos second and Paulo Correa third. It was all Americans, however, who dominated the BMX Street contest, led by Garrett Reynolds, followed by Sean Sexton and Aaron Ross. Full results for all events at the end of the post.

Day one action concluded with the Moto X Best Trick final where Todd Potter finished first thanks to his Cliff Hanger Backflip. Greg Hartman was second and Brice Izzo third.

You can watch all of Sunday’s action from 12 noon to 5 p.m. ET on EXPN.

Here are the full results from day one:

BMX STREET
1. Garrett Reynolds
2. Sean Sexton
3. Aaron Ross
4. Dakota Roche
5. Van Homan
6. Seth Kimbrough
7. Leandro Moreira
8. Corey Martinez
9. Brad Simms
10. Nigel Sylvester

SKATE STREET
1. Lucas Carvalho
2. Rodolfo Ramos
3. Paulo Correa
4. Daniel Vieira
5. Rodil de Araujo
6. Carlos de Andrade
7. Willian Domingues
8. Diego Oliveira
9. Dayne Brummet
10. Marcelo Amador

MOTO X BEST TRICK
1. Todd Potter
2. Greg Hartman
3. Brice Izzo
4. Ronnie Faisst
5. Derek Garland
6. Gilmar Flores
7. Matt Buyten
8. Kyle Loza
9. Cyro de Oliveira
10. Giancarlo Bergamini
11. Jonatan Azevedo