Martinsville, a track where repetition is key, not to mention holding your ground and being aggressive when you need to be, a lot like Supercross and motocross. I believe that is why I have always likes racing there and have been able to post some good results there in hold my own.

It was a busy week for me leading up to the race. I had to attend the Suzuki convention and Monster Energy regional sales meeting down in Orlando on the Monday and Tuesday, I was able to bring my wife and kids down with me on this work trip this time which was cool. It’s always a good time attending these functions for me, I get to see dealers and sales guys that I enjoy to seeing when I’m at the races and doing appearances that I don’t get to see very often so it’s always good to see them. Also, seeing the new product and seeing how the year has been is always neat to see and be a part of. The Suzuki convention was cool; I managed to find time to demo some of the new sport bikes and cruisers. The last night there Monster rented out Orlando Grand Prix indoor karting track and I got race with all the sales guys all night, it was a lot of fun and I do have to give props to some of them because they were driving pretty good! Read the rest of this entry »

My crazy month continues…. Since I left for Greece on the 5th I haven’t been home but one night! And thanks to Delta for canceling my flight from Calif it was going to be a few more days before I saw home. After the Vegas races I made a trip to Cali for a goodwill tour. I always enjoy going out to So Cal and seeing all my friends. While I was out there I stopped in to see my sponsors, Fox Racing, Oakley and Monster Energy. It was a great trip and it wasn’t just a quick stop in to say hi trip. All of my sponsors have some really cool things going on and you will all see what they have been up to soon so stay tuned! So after a triple connection to Birmingham I was ready to get to the race track and get focused on racing. We unloaded really fast and was the fastest truck in single runs but as you know at the superspeedways that doesn’t mean much. In the first couple drafting runs is when I knew we had a great truck and I was even more excited to get to the race. We qualified 4th and my teammate was on the pole so we were ready to win this one! Read the rest of this entry »

So after the race was finished at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway I had to hurry up and make it over to Sam Boyd Stadium for the Monster Energy Cup. I couldn’t wait to get there and see if someone was really going to win the Monster Million. The speedway was kind enough to let me use their spa to get a shower and after a couple interviews we were off to the stadium. Just like I had moto guys come check out the Truck race I had a bunch of people want to come check out the SX race. That to me is one of the coolest things about the position I am in. It is fun for me to be able to expose different groups of people to different forms of racing. Most of the people on both the 2 and 4 wheel sides had never been to the others racing before so it was the perfect opportunity to show them how it all works. I think after the both races both sides have a greater appreciation for the others side and new respect for how difficult the racing can be. Once I got to the stadium I had to go straight to my TV production meeting, I was going to be in the booth with Jeff Emig and Ralph Sheheen again and Erin Bates was our pit reporter just like a SX race but that is where the similarities ended. Monster Energy, Speed and Feld wanted to showcase this race as something different, I think that is why they had me and MC design the track and why Monster put up the million dollars. Read the rest of this entry »

When I got on the plane to Vegas I knew I was in for a long couple weekend. It didn’t help I was just one day back from my trip to Greece! The logistics weren’t too bad but whenever you have lots of big events going on in the same weekend it makes for a busy schedule. It started with press conference for the truck race and some interviews around my weekend and my involvement in the Monster Energy Cup race. I would also be running the Monster Million logo on my truck again so that was another cool part of the weekend. With the SX race in town I also had the chance to invite some of my friends from the moto side to come over and see how we do it on the 4 wheel side. Jeff Emig, Davey Coombs (from Racer X), Simon Cudby, Anthony Paggio (Oakley) were just a few, along with my friends from Cometic Gasket and 2XL Games. We had a great practice and knew we were going to have a good truck for the race. We also knew racing around noon Vegas time was going to make for a hot and slick track! Read the rest of this entry »

I never really thought that I would ever make it to Greece but when I found out I had the opportunity to go I couldn’t wait.

We started off on a good note, sitting up front in business class on our way from JFK to Greece. I was going over on behalf of Monster Energy for the Monster Energy Athens Supercross.

We landed in Athens mid morning last Thursday and the fun began. We were accompanied by the marketing guys from Monster at the airport where they brought us to our hotel, which was awesome, and we started are weekend off. As a kid growing up in little town in Florida primarily known for its Greek ethnic background, I was somewhat aware of Greece’s history. Well I was finally able to see firsthand what I had learned about in school growing up. Our first stop was the Acropolis; words cannot describe how awesome it was to see it in person. We spent a lot of time there checking out everything that was there and it blew my mind at how big it all was for when it was built, especially the Parthenon (437 BC!) and how they actually were even capable of doing it back then. I thought one of the coolest parts of the Acropolis was the historical amphitheater, which is actually still used to this day for special events or concerts. The following day, before the that evenings race, we got to check out the fairly new Acropolis museum which had a ton of ancient artifacts that were found and stored from the Acropolis. And the third and final stop was the temple. We had an amazing drive along the coast line of Greece to check that out. I was amazed at how beautiful the terrain was. I have some more pics posted on my Facebook page. Read the rest of this entry »

When I’m talking about getting lucky I mean from the last few races that we have had. Finishing 6th this weekend was a nice start to a new change with a new crew chief and pit crew. The weather was nice and cool all weekend so grip wasn’t going to be much a problem and getting the truck to handle at high speeds in the corners was what it was going to take. We unloaded pretty good as far as handling was concerned. The whole time throughout practice I was having a lot of fun because we were in the mix the whole time and that always makes it nice, the changes we were making were relatively small in the world of truck set ups but can sometimes have a substantial effect. Read the rest of this entry »

So here it is…. the Monster Energy Track. Thanks to everyone who sent in their messages to my Facebook and Twitter. One of the overwhelming things you all wanted to see was the track go up into the stands again so we hope you like that it was added to the final design. Let us know your thoughts on the track and if you are heading to the race we will see you there! Read the rest of this entry »