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Cobra’s Pierce Brown throws down, wins three o/a 50cc titles at Oak Hill MX National

Some new names on Cobras step up big at the season’s second big amateur MX event as Cobra bikes sweep podiums in all the 50cc classes

Pierce Brown Oak HIll 2011

Photo courtesy of: Motoplayground

HILLSDALE, Mich., (March 23, 2011) – A big start to the 2011 competition season as Cobra factory-backed racers showed up in full force at the Oak Hill (Texas) MX National this past week/weekend and swept the entire 50cc class races – five of them in all!

The story from Oak Hill – out of all the classes – was surely Cobra’s Pierce Brown. The Utah native raced to victory in all three 50cc classes he entered on his Cobra CX50SR, aka the “King Cobra,” including 7-8 Stock, 7-8 Modified and the  hotly-contested 4-9 Open class. In all Brown went 6-0 in six motos – the best results of any Cobra racer.

“Pierce just killed everybody,” said Cobra President Sean Hilbert. “He’s been busting his tail during the off season to get ready for Oak Hill and it certainly showed.”

Joining Brown in the “Atta boy!” department at Oak Hill were California’s Dilan Schwartz and Oregon’s Max Miller who, combined with Brown, pretty much made it a Cobra ‘Wild West’ show in Texas. Pierce, Schwartz and Miller, along with Oklahoma’s Chandler Baker, made up the podiums in both 7-8 races and the 4-9 Open.

7-8 Stock 7-8 Modified 4-9 Open

1st – Brown                         1st – Brown                         1st – Brown

2nd – Miller                          2nd – Miller                          2nd – Schwartz

3rd – Schwartz                    3rd – Baker                          3rd – Miller

The little Cobra guys, 4-6 50cc class, were led by Oklahoma’s Ryan Smith, who won the Stock class and Washington’s Alex Mann, who won the Modified class. Joining Smith and Mann on the podium with a couple excellent races was Texas local Seth Milam who placed 2nd in both the Stock and Modified classes. Oklahoma’s Ramon Rusche (3rd Modified) and Brock Bennett (3rd Stock) rounded out the Cobra 4-6 podium sweep!

4-6 Stock 4-6 Modified

1st – Smith                           1st – Mann

2nd – Milam                         2nd – Milam

3rd – Bennett                     3rd – Rusche

Also noteworthy: Cobra-backed Parker Mashburn (Texas) scored a number of 65cc class top ten finishes at Oak Hill, including a 4th place overall run in the 65cc 7-9 Modified class.

The week prior to Oak Hill Cobra lent its factory support at the new Mill Creek MX National in Alabama. And though most of Cobra’s team would focus on opening the season at Oak Hill (hence the complete 50cc class sweep at Oak Hill), Cobra’s Reed Cooper from Texas swept top honors in both the 4-6 Stock and 4-6 Multi-Speed classes.

Next up for Cobra is the World Mini GPs at Mesquite (Nevada) MX, April 11-17.

2011 Oak Hill GNC Final 50cc Mod podium Cobra's Chan Baker, Pierce Brown & Max Miller

2011 Oak Hill GNC Final 50ccJR Mod Final Milam, Mann, Rusche

2011
03/23
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Cobra is pleased to announce – Brrraapp! – its 2011 North American competition team

Parker Mashburn, Jackson Turpin, Pierce Brown and Jack Rogers highlight a team of the world’s biggest little heavy hitters on the motocross track!

Jack Rogers Holeshot

HILLSDALE, Mich., (March 11, 2011) – The 2011 Cobra Motorcycles-sponsored riders are a collective snapshot of what will be the vast majority of this hemisphere’s mini bike class motocross podiums. From far north in Canada, down to Mexico and, of course, all over the United States, U.S.A.-made Cobra racers are poised to again capture the lion’s share of victory hardware across motocross tracks from coast to coast.

With a number of Cobra greats from 2010 graduating on to larger bike classes and other manufacturers, another chapter in the legacy of the “Cobra Generation” was closed. Names like Sexton, Cianciarulo and Bailey – and before that Millsaps, Canard and Alessi – all look back fondly on their constructive Cobra years … years highly likely to be unsurpassed in terms of race wins and titles by any other brand they choose to ride. Yet as one chapter closes on Cobra’s industry-standard race heritage, another opens – with marquee names like Mashburn, Turpin, Brown and Rogers for 2011. And with that we’d like to introduce this year’s Cobra-backed race team:

2011 Cobra Riders

Name                                                    Hometown                                        Cobra Bike(s)

Parker Mashburn                             Stephenville, Texas                          CX65

Jackson Turpin                                  Locust Grove, Ga.                           CX65

Pierce Brown                                     Sandy, Utah                                      CX50SR/CX65

Jack Rogers                                       Brookville, Md.                                 CX65

Cade Britt                                            Highlands Ranch, Colo.                CX50SR/CX65

Brayden Bruce                                  Upton, Wyo.                                       CX50SR/CX65

Steel Gately                                       Ft. Pierce, Fla.                                   CX50SR/CX65

Robert Hailey III                                Las Vegas, Nev.                               CX50SR/CX65

Michael Hicks                                    Fenton, Mo.                                     CX65

Logan Lietzel                                      Dillsburg, Pa.                                  CX65

Kruz Sampson                                   Lebanon, Tenn.                               CX65

Jaiden Taylor                                      Grand Ledge, Mich.                        CX50SR/CX65

Guage Keith                                       Frederick, Md.                                  CX50SR/CX65

Seth Milam                                         DeBerry, Texas                                 CX50JR

Daniel McCullon                               Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.             CX50SR/CX65

Tyler Archambault                           Mancelona, Mich.                               CX65

(Miss) Jordan Jarvis                         Maple Shade, N.J.                           CX65

Vance Stiers                                       Boyd, Texas                                     CX50SR/CX65

Chase Yentzer                                   Carlisle, Pa.                                     CX50SR/CX65

Tommy “TJ” Rios                              Mexico / U.S.A.                                   CX65

Nicholas Cryer                                   Canada                                              CX65

Tanner Ward                                      Canada / U.S.A.                                 CX65

“This makes the racing around we’ve done in Washington D.C. to keep the sport of mini bike racing alive all worth while,” said Cobra President Sean Hilbert, wrenching today on a customer’s Cobra King 50 in mud-covered boots at Alabama’s Mill Creek MX Park, site of this week’s 2011 amateur national season opener. “So we’re here with the Cobra factory rig to support all the Mill Creek amateur national Cobra racers, thankful that – up to this point – our efforts have helped save the sport of mini bike racing in general.”

Despite a trying economic climate and an overzealous U.S. government approach to protect kids from ingesting lead, Michigan-based Cobra Motorcycles’ hard-working staff of just over 30 people did everything in their power in 2010 to keep the dreams of young motocross racers alive throughout the United States and rest of the free world.

“Two-thousand and ten will go down as a turning point year for Cobra – and a turning point for the better,” added Hilbert. “We saw great advances for the Cobra King 50 and, especially, the Cobra CX65, continued our industry standard successes at national-caliber competitions here and overseas and continued to expand upon the great heritage of the Cobra motorcycles.

“That said, we wish all the Cobra-sponsored kids the best of luck this weekend in Alabama. But watch out for the other kids on Cobras as their bikes are just as fast!”

Next week Cobra heads to Oak Hill, Texas, for the second 2011 GNC final.

Jackson Turpin

2011
03/11
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Cobra Fast Fact – All New Fork Piston

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Check out Cobra’s all new fork piston (on the left). The new design has several advantages including increased flow area (for reduced cavitation and improved damping), and we designed in a larger bushing surface area to reduce friction when the fork is under high loads. Finally, the shim sealing surface has been thinned to reduce shim break-away forces and create a more supple ride.

This setup is now shipping in all 2011 Cobra King and JR models. It is also backward compatible for all 2006-2010 King models (and for U.S. racers it is AMA legal), so the next time you are having your suspension done, make sure you request the new hardware!

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2011
02/18
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Cobra MXer Stilez Robertson is closing in on the company’s all-time national win record

Robertson wins the 7-9 50cc Modified class at Ariz. Amateur Open of MX for his 20th national win on a Cobra

Photos courtesy of Troy Powell/Volcom

Cobra's Stilez Robertson headshot HILLSDALE, Mich., (Dec. 21, 2010) – While many of today’s top pro motocross racers cut their MX teeth in the saddle of an American-built Cobra, a young guy out of Bakersfield, Calif., is putting up numbers worthy of calling him the Most successful Cobra racer of all time.

Stilez Robertson – all seven years, 62 pounds and 52 inches of him – tore it up this year, winning major amateur MX national titles at Lake Whitney (Texas), Las Vegas’ World Mini GPs and the Amateur Open of Motocross in Arizona. His effort brought his overall win total to 20, tying Cobra’s Adam Cianciarulo for the most wins ever on a Cobra 50cc bike – and Robertson still has another competition year to go on his Cobra King 50!

“Cobra’s proud to have been an integral part of Stilez’ race career and look forward to his final year on a Cobra in 2011,” said Sean Hilbert, President of Cobra Motorcycles. “He’s been at the top of his class for a number of years in the highly competitive west coast motocross scene and proved he can race with the rest of the nation by winning the 2009 4-6 title at Loretta’s.”Cobra's Stilez Robertson action

Following the same course as Cianciarulo to Team Green, both racers would actually record 20 amateur national wins in four years of racing – Cianciarulo doing so after taking his seven-year-old season off to move up to the 65cc class. He (Cianciarulo) then moved back to the King Cobra at eight years old and wracked up win No. 20. So Robertson’s final full season on the King Cobra should most certainly put him well past his Team Green counterpart on Cobra’s all-time win list.

Here’s a look at Robertson’s career record with Cobra:

2010 Amateur Open of Motocross, 50cc 7-9 Mod
2010 World Mini Grand Prix, PW Stock 7-8
2010 World Mini Grand Prix, PW Modified 7-8
2010 World Mini Grand Prix, Super PeeWee 6-9
2010 Lake Whitney Spring Classic, 51 (4-8) Open
2009 Amateur Open of Motocross – 7-9 Stock
2009 Amateur Open of Motocross – 7-9 Modified
2009 Amateur Open of Motocross – 6-9 Open
2009 Air Nautiques AMA Amateur National Championship, 51 (4-6) AMA 1 Stock
2009 Ponca City Grand National, PW Stock Thru 6
2009 Ponca City Grand National, PW Modified Thru 6
2009 World Mini Grand Prix, PW Stock Thru 6
2009 World Mini Grand Prix, PW Modified Thru 6
2009 33rd Annual Answer ProTaper GNC International Motocross Final – 50 4-6 Stock
2009 33rd Annual Answer ProTaper GNC International Motocross Final – 50 4-6 Modified
2009 Lake Whitney Spring Classic, 51 (4-6) Stock Oil Injected
2009 Lake Whitney Spring Classic, 51 (4-6) Stock AMA Class 1
2008 Amateur Open of Motocross, 4-6 Stock
2008 Amateur Open of Motocross, 4-6 Modified
2008 Branson USA National MX Championship, 4-6 Stock

Next up for Robertson and his Cobra King 50 is the 35th annual GNC International Motocross Final, March 15-20, at Oak Hill, Texas.

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Chase Sexton delivers Cobra’s first-ever 65cc title at Florida’s Mini Os!

Cobra racers also on top of the Mini Os’ podium include: Jack Rogers, Gage Linville, Jaiden Taylor & Corey Passieu

Cobra photos courtesy of BIG, LLCs Allen Jones

2010 Mini Os - Chase Sexton 9 HILLSDALE, Mich., (Nov. 30, 2010) – Big news out of Gainesville’s (Fla.) Gatorback MX Park this past week was Illinois’ Chase Sexton racing the brand new 2011 Cobra CX65 to victory in the 10-11 65cc Stock class at the 39th annual Thor Winter National Olympics, presented by Pro Circuit, Nov. 22-27.

Sexton’s win – the first-ever for the Cobra CX65 at the Mini Os – highlighted a week of great racing for the Cobra factory at the year’s last major amateur competition motocross get together.

“Can’t say enough about Chase’s effort – he was only a couple spots away in the final moto of the week from winning the 65cc Olympiad title,” said Cobra President Sean Hilbert. “Chase made the 2011 Cobra 65 look really, really good in its debut race.” Also running well in the 65cc 7-9 classes was the UK’s Dylan Woodcock, who placed 5th in the Stock class and 4th in the Modified class.

Hilbert continued: “Plus, our little guys did great in the 4-6 classes – Michigan’s Jaiden Taylor, Pennsylvania’s Corey Passieu and Georgia’s Gage Linville. And though we were a little bit light in the 7-8 50 class (in terms of Cobra factory racers making the trip to Gainesville), Jack Rogers (Maryland) and Parker Mashburn (Texas) really came together in the MX division.” 2010 Mini Os - Gage Linville 1

In the 51cc 7-8 Stock MX class, Jack The (‘Lil) Ripper Rogers was on a tear, making up for a 3rd place finish in the SX class by dominating MX field on his King Cobra for the win – Jack’s first-ever major 50cc national title. Mashburn then made it a 1-2 effort for Cobra to close out the 51cc competition on the weekend. And the 4-6 classes, both 51cc Oil Inject and Stock, were all Cobra as the 50JR bikes swept all 12 1st through 3rd podium finishes available.

SX 4-6 Stock Oil Inject                SX 4-6 Stock

1st – Jaiden Taylor                     1st – Gage Linville
2nd – Gage Linville                     2nd – Jaiden Taylor
3rd – Corey Passieu                   3rd – Corey Passieu

MX 4-6 Stock Oil Inject                 MX 4-6 Stock

1st – Corey Passieu                   1st – Gage Linville
2nd – Callin Kaufman (Pa.)        2nd – Corey Passieu
3rd – Nathan Merricks (Va.)        3rd – Colby Gatlin (Tenn.)

2010 Mini Os - Jack Rogers Holeshot 1 “Again, congrats to all the Cobra Kids that participated in the 39th annual Mini Os. Cobras were out in full force and we were pumped to have the Cobra factory hauler on hand to assist with all of our Cobra racers,” said Hilbert. “Enjoy the holidays, get caught up on your schoolwork and we’ll see you in a few short months at Mill Creek, Alabama, for the new home of the Spring Classic.

“And be sure to check out www.cobramotorcycle.com often for the latest updates from the Cobra factory.”

For the full results on the 2010 Mini Os, link to: www.unlimitedsportsmx.com

2010 Mini Os - Jaiden Taylor 1

2010
12/01
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2011 Cobra Fast Facts – 50cc Output Gear

Fast Fact V1 We polled our top dealers and tuners last year and asked the question: “If there is one thing you could change on the 50cc Cobra engine, what would that be?” The winning response was a request to improve the rigidity and strength of our output gear. For mod applications and for bigger kids that ride hard, our respondents wanted a wider gear to help improve durability under abusive conditions…So that’s what we gave them. However, it didn’t sit well with the R&D team just to add some metal and call it good. They set out to see if a stronger AND lighter gear could be designed, and that’s just what they accomplished. For 2011, the output shaft offers double the tooth contact area to spread out gear loads and improve strength, and it is also lighter by a couple of ounces.

Another win-win for 2011!

Cobra 2011 Output Gear

2010
11/07
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2011 Cobra Fast Facts – King Front Axle

Fast Fact V1 Reducing unsprung weight is important for two reasons: 1) it is weight that the bike must push forward each time it accelerates, and 2) it is weight that reciprocates up and down with the suspension placing extra burden on springs and dampers. Reducing unsprung weight, therefore, improves both straight-line acceleration and suspension performance.

That brings us to the King front axle for 2011. We not only shortened it by 15mm, saving several ounces of critical unsprung weight, but we designed a capturing feature into the bottom fork lug that fixes the axle head and makes assembly and disassembly a one-tool job.

Lighter, better performing front suspension, and easier to maintain…A win-win-win for 2011!

Cobra 2011 King Axle

2010
11/03
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