HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Welcome to our January 2017 Newsletter.
January means one thing to any MX fan and that's Monster Energy Supercross. Perhaps the obstacle that separates winners from losers most often is the whoops so check out Colleen's instruction article which will help you understand why pro's crash even if you never plan to go through a set!
We've announced our date for the 9th annual Military Appreciation camp and also in this Newsletter is an interview with Hunter Roempke for whom the last 18 months have been anything but easy.
And as always check out our short stay camps which are filling fast. They're a great way to improve your riding skills and help you move to the top of your class.
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MTF NEWS
Supercross and Arenacross begin January 7th. At this point it looks like all of the MTF SX riders will be doing the East Coast which won't start until February 25th in Atlanta.
The following MTF riders will be on the gate in Atlanta (Jordon Smith, Dakota Alix, Anthony Rodriguez, Keith Tucker, Stephen Clarke and Lorenzo Locurcio).
The Arenacross schedule also begins January 7th in Cincinnati
The Florida Winter Am's begin Dec 31st and the 1st race will be on the new Diamondback track at Gatorback.
MTF has recently partnered with LITPro to provide our riders with GPS generated lap, section and even individual turn times, line choices and other advanced tracking data. Using LITPro requires them to come and map the track with a drone but after that the information gathered from the GPS and video will be of great value.
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 26-31
April 23-28 May 28-June 2* June 25-30
Camps with an asterisk are also for 65cc riders.
We have an extended stay camp Jan 9-Feb 10 with 2 places left. Contact us ASAP if you're interested (big bikes only).
There is a 3 week extended stay camp June 4-30 which follows the One Week camp May 28-June 2. Again, please contact us soon because this will be a small group only.
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MILITARY APPRECIATION CAMP DATE ANNOUNCED APRIL 5-7, 2017
For the last 8 years it has been our privilege to offer a free Military Appreciation Camp as a way for active duty or retired military families, often separated by deployments, to receive quality riding instruction.
This year's camp will be held April 5-7, 2016.
The two day camp (check in late afternoon of the 5th) is open to any active duty or retired military service member and their immediate family with priority given to those who have not previously attended.
Riders will receive two full days of on track riding instruction in starts, turns, braking, whoops, rollers and jumping. Riders will be grouped according to bike size and skill level.
For more information click through to the website
To register please contact paul@mtfmx.com
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All About Whoops by Colleen Millsaps
The whoops can be very intimidating. The top pros make it look easy but when you see guys crashing it can leave you filled with doubt and fear. In fact, as we tell our riders all the time, if you can do rollers you can do whoops. Here's how...................
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HUNTER ROEMPKE INTERVIEW
Nineteen year old Hunter Roempke from Gig Harbor, Washington is a talented and motivated rider but he's had a hard road with injuries over the last 18 months. Now he's recovered and seems as determined as ever to start winning again. We asked Hunter to fill us in.
Q: Hi Hunter, so let's begin with how you got into motocross to begin with?
A: It all started when I was 4 and my grandma that lives in California sent me Transworld MX posters and from then I was absolutely hooked. I begged my parents for a dirt bike every day until my dad finally budged and made me a deal that if I learned how to ride my bicycle without training wheels he would buy me a dirt bike. The next day I took the training wheels off and within minutes I figured it out. For my 5th birthday there was a Honda 50 sitting in my garage. I started racing competitively when I was 12.
Q: Did you have success right away or was it kind of a gradual thing?
A: Once I actually started racing and taking it seriously it didn't take me very long to figure it out and come up through the ranks...........................
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