Five More Riders Earn Invitations To X Games Enduro X
The X Games staff announced the X Games 18 Enduro X qualification
process and pre-qualified riders a few weeks ago and five more
riders have earned invitations. For both the male and female
riders, the top two non-qualified finishers at the opening round of
the GEICO AMA EnduroCross series in Las Vegas on May 4th would earn
spots. Those riders are as follows:
- Men's Enduro X, top two finishing riders that were not already
pre-qualified
- Cory Graffunder - CAN
- Max Gerston - USA
- Cory Graffunder - CAN
- Women's Enduro X, top two finishing riders that were not
already pre-qualified
- Louise Forsley - USA
- Chantelle Bykerk -
CAN
- Louise Forsley - USA
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Steward Baylor was invited to his
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The X Games competition staff also extends "Wild Card" invites to
top racers from around the world and there is perhaps no rider more
deserving of this than eighteen year old Steward
Baylor. The South Carolina resident won the 2011 Grand
National Cross Country series XC 2 Pro class championship and has
won five races of the first six races in 2012. On top of that,
Baylor has won four out of five rounds thus far in the AMA National
Enduro championship against a strong field of pro riders. Based on
these results, Baylor has been invited to his first X Games Enduro
X.
"The X Games is an amazing opportunity for these top racers to show
off their skills in front of a huge live and television audience"
stated Eric Peronnard, the creator of EnduroCross and X Games
Enduro X Sports Organizer. "I especially enjoy seeing the young or
relatively unknown riders get introduced to the world", he
continued.
If you want to see the riders that will be mixing it up at X Games
18, you can go to the Staples Center on Sunday, July 1st or catch
many of those same riders at any of the other seven GEICO AMA
EnduroCross events in 2012.
Round two of GEICO AMA EnduroCross championship will take place on
Saturday, June 9th in the Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento,
California. It will be the first ever visit to Northern California
for the series and the last chance for non-qualified riders to earn
a coveted X Games invitation.
For more information, go to www.EnduroCross.com.
2012 GEICO AMA EnduroCross Schedule
| Location | Date | Arena / Additional Information | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Las Vegas, NV | May 4, 2012 | Orleans Arena (Friday during Supercross weekend) |
| Round 2 | Sacramento, CA | June 9, 2012 | Power Balance Pavilion |
| Round 3 | Los Angeles, CA | July 1, 2012 | Staples Center (X Games Expert Men and Women only) |
| Round 4 | Ontario, CA | September 15, 2012 | Citizens Business Bank Arena |
| Round 4 | Denver, CO | October 6, 2012 | National Western Complex |
| Round 5 | Everett, WA | October 20, 2012 | Comcast Arena |
| Round 6 | Boise, ID | October 27, 2012 | Idaho Center |
| Round 7 | Las Vegas, NV | November 17, 2012 | Orleans Arena |
EnduroCross tracks incorporate various elements of extreme off road
racing into a Supercross-style setting, including rocks, boulders,
logs, sand, mud, a water-hole...and even a few special obstacles
like giant tires thrown in! Known as the "toughest racing on two
wheels," this indoor off road racing will certainly keep you on
your feet. For the seven EnduroCross events, be sure to log-on to
www.motorsportshour.com for local air dates/times for the Lucas
Motorsports Hour on the Versus network.
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