| | | |  | | We would like to welcome Paul Smith, Destin Cantrell, and Justin Homan to the Innova Team. Check out the team page for more information about them. | | | | | | | | Ever seen a golf cart with camo tires? Well we decide to upgrade the original stock tires on the golf cart to some Urban Camo Tires! This will surely catch people's eye. Click on the picture for a better view. | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | Want to see Mike Metzger Backflip the Caesars Palace Fountains? Click Here! If you cant view the video, please go to Quicktime and download the player. | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | Here are two photos of Mike "The Godfather" Metzger with the camo tires. You can find these photos in the new issue of Transworld Motocross. | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | Mike Metzger will attempt a world record motorcycle jump over the fountains at Caesars Palace. In conjunction with the May 5 release of Mission: Impossible III and the 40th anniversary of Caesars Palace this August, ESPN and ESPN HD will showcase in a live telecast X Games gold medalist Mike Metzger as he attempts to set a world record and become the first rider to successfully perform a backflip over the fountains at Caesars Palace. The fountains at Caesars Palace are famous for the legendary motorcycle jump attempted in 1968 by Evel Knievel. “The Impossible Jump presented by Mission: Impossible III” will air live on ESPN and ESPN HD, May 4 at 8:30 p.m. ET. The world record attempt will also be shown live on ESPN International Networks to more than 33 million homes across the globe. The event is free to the public.Innova rider Mike “The Godfather” Metzger, age 30, is one of the most influential riders in the history of freestyle motocross. With five X Games medals to his name, three of which are gold, Metzger has been riding motorcycles for more than 25 years. The Menifee, Calif. resident is known for his legendary performance at X Games Eight when he won double gold in Moto X Best Trick and Freestyle, and became the first rider to land back-to-back flips in the history of the sport. | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | Round 5 of the IFMXF / FIM World Championship blasted through the AWD Dome in Bremen Germany tonight.
The slightly muddy conditions meant that riders would need 100% concentration to stay in the hunt. Early favourite Remi Bizouard (Fra) looked on his way to winning the qualification round when he crashed heavily on his final jump, injuring his shoulder and opting to sit out the final. Also crashing out early on was Libor Podmol (Cze), who returned later in the nite with a bent bike to take victory in the Highest-Air. Second in the Highest-Air was local boy Florian Menge.
The course was made even more technical by the addition of a 20m dirt double, a wall-ride and a grind box leading straight onto the super kicker – all elements which use the element of technical skill to further separate the field of riders. | | Second with an impressive ride was Fredrik Johansson (Swe), who robbed himself of a potential victory by inexplicably only doing 9 jumps in the final instead of the required 10. Also robbing himself of a potential win and handing victory to Mike Mason (US) was Jim McNeil (US), who had a fatal “dead sailor” near the end of his run, bumping him down the order. Fourth with a solid ride was Kris Brock (Eng) and fifth in the final was Nick Franklin (NZ).
Bizouard was awarded 6th in the final placings despite not riding the final, due to his earlier qualification position.
The Whip contest was won by the team of Mason and Derek Burlew (US), ahead of another American pairing, Brian Foster and McNeil.
| | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | Beau Bamburg has achieved a goal he set for himself 5 years ago, to become one of the top Freestyle Motocross riders in the world. Beau has been a regular on the IFMA tour since 2001 and has compiled a win total compared only to those of Kenny “the Cowboy” Bartram and Dustin Miller. By winning the 2006 IFMA Championship Beau Bamburg now joins the ranks of Bartram, Miller, Jake “the Jailor” Windham, and Clifford Adoptante. Innova Tires would like to congratulate Beau on a job well done! | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | Mike Metzger, "the GodFather" of FMX, poses next to his awesome KX! Nice Dubs Metz! For more info on Mike Metzger, Click here. | | Innova Tires is the new sponsor for the Balls Of Steel Stunt Team (Preston & Brandon Landers). Click Here check out their site. | | | | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | Thats right! Adam Jones Lands the First Ever Back-Flip Cordova! Adam Jones became the first person to ever land a back-flip cordova at this weekend's Tacoma, Washington stop of the IFMA circuit. Adam Jones is the hottest contestant in the IFMA tour this year, having won the first three events, Jones had a commanding lead in the championship points race coming into the Tacoma, Washington stop. Prior to the event, Jones was considered the man to beat and he did not disappoint, landing the first ever back-flip cordova on his way to taking home the win. The win gave Jones an astonishing 47 point lead in the championship standings and cemented his place as the man to watch this year. Arguably more impressive than his win though, was the amazing back-flip cordova he landed en route to taking the win. The trick further pushes the envelop of freestyle motocross and substantiates the claim that Jones is one of the sport's best. Adam is looking forward to making it five wins in a row as the IFMA travels to Pennsylvania in two weeks. Adam would like to thank his sponsors: Fox Racing, Smith Optics, Monster Energy Drinks, DC Shoes, Factory Connection, Innova Tires, Ogio, Pro Taper, PJ 1 Oils and EK Chains. | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Added to our product line are the hot new Innova colored tires for ATV and Motocross. Innova operates 3 factories, including a “State-Of-The-Art” R & D center. With our exclusive colored and camouflage tires, you can be on the cutting edge of style and performance. | | | | |
