Dietrich Confirmed for This Weekend's Ontario, California EnduroCross

2011-09-14 08:20
This Saturday, September 17th, the GEICO AMA EnduroCross series, presented by Lucas Oil, will make a first time appearance inside the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. And Ricky Dietrich, the 2008 EnduroCross champion has added his name to the stacked field of riders that will tackle the extremely difficult obstacles that create some of the most exciting action you will ever witness. KTM’s Taddy Blazusiak is the dominant EnduroCross rider but Mike Brown has been challenging for wins and currently sits in second place in the points. He is a bulldog on a motorcycle and wants to take his first EnduroCross win. Then you have Geoff Aaron, the very smooth multi time Trials champion that has managed to beat Blazusiak twice over the past two seasons. Add in Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Justin Soule and his teammate Taylor Robert along with Beta’s Cody Webb, another former Trials champion and you can expect some great racing.

Below is a quick rundown of the top riders planning to compete:

- Taddy Blazusiak: Current points leader. 2009 and 2010 GEICO EnduroCross champion and 2011 X Games Enduro X Gold medal winner.
- Mike Brown: Second in points leading into Ontario. Winner of the 2011 Tennessee Knockout Extreme Enduro. 2009 WORCS Champion, 2001 AMA 125 MX Champion and 2011 X Games Enduro X Silver medalist.
- Geoff Aaron: Third in points leading into Ontario. 2009 and 2010 GEICO EnduroCross championship runner up and 10x AMA Trials Champion.
- Justin Soule: Forth in points leading into Ontario. Third in 2010 EnduroCross championship and 2011 X Games Bronze medalist.
- Cody Webb: Fifth in points leading into Ontario. 2010 AMA Trials Champion. Finished on the podium at 2010 Vegas final and now full time for EX.
- Ricky Dietrich: 2008 EnduroCross champion and 2007 WORCS champion. 14th in 2011 AMA 450 Motocross Championship with several top ten finishes.
- Taylor Robert: Multi time WORCS Championship race winner now riding for Monster Kawasaki and committed to competing in the EnduroCross series for 2011.
- Kevin Rookstool: One of the few riders to qualify for every EnduroCross main event in 2010. The Oregon rider led the X Games main event for a few laps.
- Jacob Argubright: Top young off road racer that is dedicating more time to EnduroCross in 2011.
- Rory Sulllivan: Another Pacific Northwest rider that has the speed to surprise the regular front runners.
- Colton Haaker: Two time EnduroCross Junior champion that is now aiming for race wins on his Lucas Oil KTM.
- Gary Sutherlin: Finished third in Everett in 2010 and sixth in the championship.
- Kyle Redmond: GEICO Honda rider that finished fifth in the 2010 EnduroCross championship.
- Jamie Lanza: Zip Ty Husqvarna factory rider that is always a threat to the established stars.
- Rory Mead: A New Zealander that surprised a lot of people by running up front at a few GNCC and finished 4th at the extremely tough and prestigious Snowshoe event.
- Wally Palmer: Perhaps the most exciting rider on the track with his crazy antics has the speed to challenge the leaders.

Source: Source Interlink Media Motorsports

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