All things youth moto…

Cobra kids have a shot at more than 80 GRAND in ‘Cobra Bucks’ – redeemable at Cobra HQ -for bike/ATV parts, plus Cobra gear

HILLSDALE, Mich., (June 15, 2010) – American-made Cobra, designers and builders of the world’s most successful competition mini bikes and ATVs, is proud to announce another generous contingency program offering in up the popular “Cobra Bucks” to kids competing on both the CX line of 50cc and 65cc mini cycles, as well as the ECX line of ATVs.

Up more than $10,000 from 2009’s ambitious Cobra contingency program, the 2010 effort features a number of new races and series – with the pot swelling to more than $80,000 in posted awards.

“Like everyone, Cobra’s feeling the pinch in these tough times. But that doesn’t diminish the importance of a strong contingency program at Cobra – something our world class racers expect when lining up to race on their CX bikes and ECX ATVs,” said Cobra President Sean Hilbert. “The Cobra contingency program, featuring Cobra Bucks, is again in place to assist our top racers with everything they need to help keep their Cobras in top racing shape throughout the 2010 competition season.”

Hilbert added that, new for 2010, is the addition of the popular Grand National Cross Country Series (GNCC) for both Cobra bikes and ATVs. Cobra also added the CMC Golden State Series run by legendary promoter Stu Peters.

Redeemable at Cobra HQ, Cobra Bucks were earned at events ranging from the amateur MX Nationals openers in Texas (Lake Whitney and Oak Hill) all the way through the major NMA events, Loretta qualifiers and Loretta’s and into Thanksgiving at the Mini Os – 10 major races and four overall series payouts for the CX 50cc and 65cc bikes is a contingency record for Cobra.

Cobra mini cycle contingency races and series include:

· Grand National Cross Country Series
· Lake Whitney
· Oak Hill
· Vegas World Mini GP
· Sweeney Cycle Park Pro/Am
· Loretta Lynn’s Regional Qualifiers
· Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National Championships
· Ponca City
· Baja Brawl
· Branson
· Mini Os
· American Bluegrass Championship Series
· Texas Winter Series
· Unlimited Sports Winter Am Series
· California Gold Cup
· CMC Golden State Series

And the ATV contingency – including for the first time the Grand National Cross Country Series’ youth classes – includes:

· South ATV MX Challenge Series
· ATVA Motocross Nationals Series
· Grand National Cross Country Series

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The 2009 Red Bull Elite Youth Cup marked the dawn of a new era in youth motocross in the UK. Not only did it provide a springboard for young riders to shine, it also gave them a voice – The Dirt Rats. Now in it’s second season, The Dirts Rats return as part of this year’s Elite Youth Cup. With more races, more riders and more drama, this year promises to keep everyone on the edge of their seats, so hold on, buckle up and tune in to The Dirt Rats Season 2.

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Missouri’s “Lightning” Lance Kobush and Austin Forkner, along with Illinois’ Chase Sexton, headline Cobra’s 2010 factory effort

HILLSDALE, Mich.– Cobra is pleased to introduce today the world’s fastest young dirt bike racers – the members of the 2010 Cobra Race Team.
A new chapter in the “Cobra Generation” story begins to play out in the coming weeks at the first ever Daytona Amateur Supercross, Texas’ Lake Whitney Spring Classic and Oak Hill’s GNC Final, then continues on through the summer and fall at hallowed amateur MX racing grounds such as Vegas, Ponca City, Loretta Lynn’s, Branson and Gatorback – with a trip overseas for America’s top racers to join up and compete with Cobra’s top European stars against the world’s best mini cycle racers at the MX Masters (aka the Mini Des Nations).

Named to this year’s premier Cobra Factory team are three outstanding racers that have been aboard the Cobra brand for a number of years, winning multiple national championships along the way. Missouri’s “Lightning” Lance Kobush will be mounted on his King 50 and CX65, while Austin Forkner (Missouri) and Chase Sexton (Illinois) will run the 65cc class on factory-backed Cobra CX65s.

“Lance, Austin and Chase make up the core of a Cobra race team that features championship-caliber racers from top to bottom,” explained Cobra President Sean Hilbert. “We look forward to the coming weeks in Texas not only to showcase our talented factory-backed racers, but also to witnessing the challenges our top guys face from privateer-mounted Cobra racers in their quest for podium spots at the major amateur MX nationals.”
Rounding out the Cobra Team program are a number of equally fast racers from all points of the U.S. map, including:

“We’ve got the Cobra support semi stocked with parts and are ready to hit the road for the Texas amateur national openers,” said Hilbert. “Everyone at Cobra R&D is looking forward to getting away from the computer monitors for a couple weeks and into the dirt for the opening races of the season.”

Cobra Moto is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with the innovative Red Bull Elite Youth Cup motocross series.

This bold new partnership will see Cobra support a five man team over the course of the eight rounds as they battle it out with the best 65cc riders in the UK for the Elite 65cc crown. Bradley Malin, Ryan Vickers, Christopher Mills, Dee-Jay Walker and the 2009 Cobra Supercross 50cc Champion Dylan Woodcock will all be racing the ground breaking new 2010 CX 65 made in the USA. Additionally, this coming Spring, Cobra will offer a variety of support at all venues around the country to ensure on hand parts and service free of charge.

“We couldn’t be more excited to announce this new partnership with the Red Bull Elite Youth Cup Series” said a delighted Neil McClelland, General Manager of European Operations for Cobra Motorcycle Manufacturing Group. “We firmly believe that Cobra and the Red Bull Elite Youth Cup racers and enthusiasts share a common passion for the sport and are looking forward to seeing the youth racing moving forward to a new dimension in the UK. ”

“My first call was to MC Federation Chairman Matt Bates as they have a great thing going within the sport and have clear direction on how they see UK motocross progressing that we know will add to our promotional opportunities in the years ahead for our customers. We’re convinced this will be an outstanding partnership for years to come and we feel that working together with the MCF will give us and everyone in youth motocross an opportunity to take it to the next level in the UK. After talking to them it’s obvious that we share the same drive to see things improve.”

MCF’s Head of Communications Jeff Perrett couldn’t agree more. “Our principle aim is to lay on the best motocross series for the kids racing today but at the same time never losing site of trying to grow the sport and draw the attention of new kids and their families into the amazing values that motocross can bring. Having Cobra on board to help us bring that awareness forward in the youth market by offering up a great bike for the youngsters to start out their career is ideal. So many riders have started out at a young age and been blessed with a lifestyle that shapes your entire life and gives you something to shoot for. Riding motocross certainly kept me out of serious trouble anyway! The more new kids we can get into the sport the better. There’s definitely a value to us at the MCF in working with Cobra and credit to them for entering a full team of promising youngsters, we wish them well with that. I think it will be a good year for us all.”