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Big, bigger, X-Fighters: It is hard to find the right words to describe the monumental action that just took place in Ford Worth Texas. Big massive course and never before seen trick level: We saw – for the 1st time ever – a double backflip in a freestyle motocross completion – and we saw it twice; plus we saw – for the 1st time – an unfortunately crashed frontflip. But above all we witnessed “why freestyle motocross riders are as tough as nails (Ronnie Renner).” And in an amazing final it was the comeback of a true Red Bull X-Fighters veteran: Nate “The Destroyer” Adams triumphed in front of his home crow in his 1st final since Madrid 2007! – He beat last year’s champ Mat Rebeaud.
Final result Red Bull X-Fighters Texas:
1. Nate Adam
2. Mat Rebeaud
3. Cam Sinclair
4. Eigo Sato
5. Robbie Maddison
6. Twitch Stenberg
7. Adam Jones
8. Dani Torres

Overall Series:
1. Eigo Sato 215
2. Mat Rebeaud 210
3. Robbie Maddison 145
3. Nate Adams 145

1st round:
In the first round crazy French rider Thomas Pages tried to pull off a frontflip and crashed. So far we have no information about his condition. The highest score in the first round went to Adam Jones followed by the again very strong Dani Torres.

Round 2
Eigo Sato vs. Robbie Maddison 5-0
Eigo Sato wanted to take revenge for his loss in the Calgary final and the 30 year old Japanese freestyler started strong a typical Sato run with his unique style: lazy boy backflip, cordova backflip and some rough landings.
Robbie Maddison – champion in Canada – had so much confidence and started very strong; he was really on a roll when he popped out his shoulder on the quarter pipe jump. – But he then proved why he is considered the guy with the biggest balls on the planet: He popped his shoulder back in, shook off the pain and came back to entertain the crowed and still showed massive tricks like a double reverse Indian air. But it was all after the clock had already run out.

Jeremy Stenberg vs Mat Rebeaud 1 -4
Jeremy Stenberg was highly motivated and pulled off a great run with fantastic jumps but he had to go against last year’s champ…
Mat Rebeaud was just riding harded, using the whole course and showing a highly creative ruin. It was clear: He wants his first victory in 2009. And his riding was good enough to advance into the next round leaving a pissed off Twitch.

Dani Torres vs Cameron Sincair 0-5
Dani Torres: After his sharp ride in the 1st run Dani Torres came back knowing he had to give it all: He started great, huge extensions, he managed the cliffhanger backflip and surprised everybody how well he recovered from his injury.
Cameron Sinclair: The clock was down to 5 seconds, the crowd was suddenly dead silent and then Cam Sinclair jumped the 1st ever double backflip in freestyle motocross competition. He suffered from a very hard landing and injured his ankle. Before that historic trick Cam proved that he his not a one-jump-wonder showing a full run with a big pack of tricks.

Adam Jones – Nate Adams 0-5
Adam Jones is a master of style and extension, his upside down dead body – also called a rigamortis – stunned everyone in Texas but he had some small mistakes and missed a jump and that’s too much going against the Destoyer.
Nate Adams is back! After dominating the qualifying and ran a unique line, with lots of perfect smooth tricks including the breathtaking 360 nacnac.

Semi final:
Mat Rebeaud vs Camerson Sinclair 5 – 0
Mat Rebeaud entertained the crowd with a creative, unique run, he proved we he is a true champ, look back indy backflip; and many more tricks all perfectly executed.
Cam Sinclair was troubled by his injured ankle still showed tricks in his suicide style and he did it again: he jumped another double backflip but afterwards he fell off his bike in massive pain. Unbelievable toughness. Overall the run was of course not a Rebeaud run and so the judges voted for the Swiss rider very much to the upset of the crowd and fans – but I think a) he had left nothing to prove, b) he is the winner of hearts and balls c) maybe the judges wanted to protect him from jumping the double backflip again in the final.

Eigo Sato vs Nate Adams 0 -5
Eigo Sato missed his final jump (dead sailor) of a solid but not golden run.
Nate Adams: the veteran delivered big tricks, used the whole course and masters the heat of Texas. He is from Phoenix Arizona so he is used to the high temperatures.

The final:
Mar Rebeaud vs Nate Adams
Mat Rebeaud showed another great signature Rebeaud style run but was a little bit too late for his final jump the underflip.
Nate Adams: The Destroyed running like a machine: No mistakes, just great jumps and tricks made it look so easy – he deserved to win.
The winner is Nate Adams.

From www.fmxworld.com

Qualifying for the third stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters Tour 2009 in Fort Worth (Texas, USA) was a crash-free affair on Friday as America’s Nate Adams showed off his mad skills to take first place in the points classification. Big, bigger, TEXAS! The best FMX athletes in the world showed a healthy respect for the huge course in the Lone Star State.

FORT WORTH (USA). Adams took top spot in the quali session ahead of Australia’s Cameron Sinclair and Swiss co-favourite Mat Rebeaud. Robbie Maddison (AUS) claimed fourth place one day ahead of the main event, while Eigo Sato (JPA), who in two events in Mexico City (MEX) and Calgary (CAN) already has two second place finishes under his belt, was fifth-best on Friday night.

The twelve members of the world FMX elite had to battle with soaring temperatures during the session as the mercury continued to hover around 41 degrees Celsius just hours before the start of Qualifying.

Riders from four continents will be fighting it out for the win in Fort Worth on Saturday night. In the main event starting at 20.30 hours local time, athletes from North America, Australia, Asia and Europe will take to the air in a battle for points and glory at the third stop of the five-event Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2009. Many in Texas believe Cameron Sinclair could pull off a surprise: the Australian landed a double backflip clean in Qualifying and will be looking to do the same in front of 23,000 fans in the main event on Saturday.

Only ten riders competed in the qualifying session. Spaniard Dany Torres and American rider Jeff Kargola decided not to compete on Friday evening to protect their bodies for the main event after suffering injuries. Torres is having problems with a recurrent knee injury that has flared up again, while Kargola fell in free training in the afternoon and had to have his left knee examined by the medical team. However, both riders will be able to compete in the main event on Saturday night.

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Australia’s double back-flipping Freestyle Motocross (FMX) hero Cam Sinclair is off to Fort Worth Texas this Saturday (June 27) to compete in the third stop of the Red Bull X Fighters.

Sinclair missed the second round of the five stop series in Canada due to his Crusty Demon’s commitments here in Australia, however still holds down sixth in the championship standings. Renowned as being the most prestigious FMX series on the planet, Sinclair plans to head to Texas with all guns blazing this Saturday night.

“I was really disappointed to miss the Canadian round of the series, but I’ve been riding practically every day preparing for competition in Fort Worth to try and make up some points in the championship; I definitely plan on bringing my A game.” Cam Sinclair said.

Continuing his incredible form the beginning of the year, Sinclair completed the entire Crusty Demon’s ‘Beyond the Apocalypse’ Tour of Australia, landing nine double back-flips in just five weeks of shows. Sinclair making the seemingly impossible double back-flip a part of his weekly routine.

When asked whether his now signature trick would be included into his routine in Texas, Sinclair remains guarded as the event conditions will determine whether the most dangerous stunt in FMX would be possible.

“I’m not going to talk it up. The double back-flip is extremely difficult and dangerous; the conditions have to right for me to go for it. If I’m feeling comfortable on the night, then we’ll see what happens!” Sinclair said.

 Following from Fort Worth the X Fighters heads to Madrid, Spain on July 18^th before concluding in London on August 22.

Hey guy’s,

Im here in texas and it is so hot, its about 42 today. The hotel aircon is so good right now.

The course is huge, big jumps and lots of them. Im looking forward to getting out there tomorrow. They have the right super kicker here so if everything feels right, ill go for a double flip. The only thing is that the dirt is so hard, so im hoping it wont be too slippery.

Here are a few photo’s i got of www.fmxworld.com of the course.

As the hype is building up in the lead up to Round 3 of the Red Bull X-Fighters series in Texas, check out the Red Bull X-Fighters online community and show your support for Cam.

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Freestyle Motocross Meets the Wild West in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards on June 27

FORT WORTH, Texas – The best freestyle motocross riders in the world, both veterans and emerging stars, are gearing-up to compete in Red Bull X-Fighters Texas on Saturday, June 27 in the Historic Ft. Worth Stockyards.

The final rider invitation list includes previous Red Bull X-Fighters winners Mat Rebeaud (Switzerland), Dany Torres (Spain) Robbie Maddison (Australia), Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg (USA) and talented newcomer Levi Sherwood (New Zealand), who won Red Bull X-Fighters Mexico earlier this year. Also competing are Eigo Sato (Japan), Thomas Pagès (France) and Andre Villa (Norway). Rounding out the field are Nate Adams (USA), Adam Jones (USA), Cameron Sinclair (Australia) and Rob Adelberg (Australia).

Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.redbullxfighters.com. Three price categories are available – General Admission is $20; Grandstand Seating is $40; and Premium Grandstand Seating is $50.

The Texas event is the third of five rounds in the 2009 global series. What should you expect? Come ready to see the best freestyle motocross riders in the world in action, the largest competition course and highest-caliber elements ever created, rodeo queens, live bull riding, the iconic Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and all the authentic pageantry of a summer night in the Texas Wild West.

The 2009 series kicked off in Mexico City, with the 17-year-old Sherwood stunning the sport with his win. Maddison won the inaugural Canadian stop in Calgary last month. Following the Fort Worth event, the series will head for Madrid’s Las Ventas bullring, hosting its eighth-consecutive event, on July 16-17. The 2009 series finale will take place at London’s Battersea Power Station on August 22.

Red Bull X-Fighters was created in 2001, debuting in Valencia, Spain at the bullring where the legendary ‘Mad’ Mike Jones claimed victory. Since that historic night, Red Bull X-Fighters events have taken place in the world’s most legendary locations, including the famous bullrings in Madrid and Mexico City, Slane Castle in Ireland, the Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro, a massive stone quarry in Wuppertal, Germany and the Stadion X-Lecia in Warsaw, Poland.

For additional information on Red Bull X-Fighters, please visit www.redbullxfighters.com.

Well guys the 2009 Crusty Tour is over.

Its has been a pretty crazy tour and its has its up and downs. All the shows where awesome but the show that stood out for me was Melbourne. Being my home town I had all my family, friends and sponsors there.

All my double flips were spot on, I landed all of them perfect. I didnt expect to go so well with them. Thanks to Yamaha, the bikes are unreal and got me around twice. 

I partied my arse off this tour, all the boys had a ball at all the after parties. I was lucky enough to of had my fiance Brooke come with me and stand at the bottom of the lander every time I double flipped. 

On a bad note, as you would have all heard the bad news of Bronte passing last week. Its been tough to have lost a mate, I dedicated all my double flips to him and I know he was watching down on me.

His funeral went really well, Im sure he would have been stoked to see all the people make the journey up to his home town to farewell him. Im going to miss ya bro. RIP 711.

Im off to Texas next week for the Redbull X Fighters. My riding is going well, I hope the set up is 100% so I can put a double flip into my run.

Anyway guys till next time.

If you’d like to attend the Funeral Service for Bronte Holland the details are as followed:

Kaniva Football Club – Friday 12th June, 2009 – 2pm (all welcome)

RIP 711

A message from Cam -

I’m so lost for words. Bronte, you lived your life to the fullest.

We had so many good times together and i will never forget the memories. You were a good room mate and a good friend.

I’m gonna miss you mate, say hi to JP for me.

My thoughts are with Gunna, Sue and Grady.

If anyone would like to leave a comment for Bronte ill print them of and pass them onto the Holland family.