Nuclear Cowboyz hit San Diego California this weekend and had a sold out stadium both days of the tour! Make sure you get a chance to check out some of the behind the scenes photos and check out our events page so you can make it to the next Nuclear Cowboyz tour stop!
Last Wednesday, marked the one year anniversary of the passing of our teammates and friend, Jeremy Lusk. The whole team arrived early at the Mulisha Compound to spend the day together and remember Lusk’s legacy. The guys couldn’t wait to ride, so they quickly geared up and went straight for the ramp. Everyone put in a solid session on the ramp, with a mix of flip combos to classic whips. Twitch was there riding his new Kawasaki KX450F freestyle bike. Yes, that is right, Twitch is now only riding 4-strokes.
The end of his 2-stroke era is over. Also joining Twitch in the 4-stroke movement is Todd Potter, Derek Garland, and Wes Agee, although they haven’t officially ditched their 2-strokes yet. With a gnarly riding session in the books, the Mulisha team geared down, and headed for lunch. Nothing like a hearty meal of burgers, grilled chicken, salad, and ice cold coronas to feed the hungry Mulisha team. After lunch, Deegan and Faisst spoke to everyone about the changes and effects that have taken place over this past year, followed by a group prayer for Jeremy. We then all wrote down a favorite memory of Jeremy on a piece of fabric to be sewn into a quilt for Lauren Lusk. The Mulisha team loaded into their cars, and headed to Jeremy’s resting place after a fun and heartfelt morning. We were there to support each other and remember the amazing life Jeremy shared with us.
Jeremy impacted some many different peoples lives in a positive way. He was a natural born leader that didn’t need to demand respect, because he was always given it. A toast to Jeremy was made with his drink of choice, Jack Daniel’s. You wouldn’t believe how quickly the giant handle of Jack was pounded. It was like he was there pounding it with us all. Jeremy wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. It was an amazing day spent together remembering one of the gnarliest men to ever swing their leg over a dirt bike. Jeremy Lusk, never forgotten!
Wil Hahn is having the best season yet of his young career. The rain storm that hit San Diego turned what would have been a fast paced course, into a slick and rutted battle ground, separating the men from the boys. Wil started the night off right by winning his Heat race, despite having a single 12-minute practice session just 1 hour prior to the race.
After a mid-pack start in the Main event, Wil kept his composure and immediately began working his way through the pack. Wil worked his way into third with one lap to go, where he would finish the race.
Wil has now been on the podium three out of five times, finishing no worse than fourth, and is currently ranked third in West Coast Lites points. Be sure to cheer on Wil this weekend in Anaheim!
Wil Hahn put in the best ride yet of his young career. A third place finish in Phoenix gave Wil momentum to get through the rainy week leading up to the race. Will wasted no time on the track, qualifying 3rd fastest in timed qualifying and heat race. In the main event, a great hole shot placed Wil up front early in a 4-way battle for the lead. As the laps wound down, he settled into second and pulled away from third. Congratulations for your second place finish, Wil. The Mulisha domination is in full effect!
Wil Hahn has been a fan of Metal Mulisha for quite some time now. He is so much of a supporter, that Wil is running a Mulisha skull on his helmet as he plans on pushing threw to first! The Red Bull/Troy Lee Designs Honda team rider #49 was hauling ass in Phoenix, battling with the top-3 riders all race.
Wil came up just short of the podium, finishing 4th, but improved over his round one performance. Look for Wil to be a serious podium contender this weekend in Anaheim’s Supercross Race. Kick some ass Wil!
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Yesterday Deegan, Twitch, Faisst, Potter, Garland, and Hagy gathered together at the M/M Compound to put in some seat time before the Nuclear Cowboyz tour. Be sure to see it live in person when it comes to a city near you. The team has been putting in work to make sure you get the best show possible. The guys weren’t able to unload their complete arsenal of tricks due to high winds. That left the door open for lots of big whips, right side up tricks, and some big air off the new cliff-hip jump. Click here to view the gallery
Red Bull X Fighters returned to the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. Twitch, Maddo, Sincs, and Ox were invited to do battle against a stacked field of international riders on a video game-style course. To shake things up just a little bit, Texas was suffering from a national heat advisory. It didn’t drop below 105 degrees during the day!
Cam Sinclair brought the double flip and stomped it an astonishing 3 times throughout the event. Cam double flipped himself into history as the first rider to ever land the trick in a FMX run. He was also the top finishing MM troop, coming in 3rd. Can someone get this guy a X Games FMX invite?!
Twitch got screwed in his semi-final match-up against Rebeaud. Twitch was killing it on the technical course that suited his style perfectly. He broke out his entire arsenal of tricks, including a massive seat grab flip over the 120-footer, as well as hitting a unique transfer line. The judges must have been smoking crack during his run, because Rebeaud got the pass to the finals.
Maddo is one tough SOB. During his quarter-final run, his shoulder dislocated. Even though all hopes of advancing to the next round were out the window, Maddo popped his shoulder back in and finished his run after time. He is MAD!
Ox made his first X Fighters appearance in Fort Worth. The gentle giant had a run packed with huge seat grab and indy flips over the dirt hits. He had a solid run, but came up just short of advancing to the quarter-finals.
Shane “Speedo Man” Trittler came up with the idea to combine FMX and circus acts to raise money for charity in Santa Clarita, CA. Now don’t get this confused with that little show you see on MTV…it’s completely different. Team Mulisha, featuring Potter, Fitz, and Scummy took on Team Death Riders, consisting of some other guys, in the first ever Iron Circus.
Even though the event had some of the best riders in the world, they had never competed in an event like this before. The teams went head to head in three different challenges where they earned points to determine the winning team. Up first was a capture the flag race. A rider from each team raced head to head in an oval while collecting flags. The first rider to cross the finish with all his flags won. Unfortunately, the other team collected the most points, but that is where that bull shit would stop.
In the second discipline, the teams had to nose wheelie and land on a bike stand. The further the nose wheelie, the more points you received. Scummy cleaned house in this event. He was the only rider to nose wheelie the entire distance and land on the stand. The other team didn’t even come close!
For the final challenge, everyone’s front fender was fitted with a long pole that was used to collect rings in a wheelie contest. This put the nail in the coffin for the other team. They must have been dreaming if they thought they could take down Potter in a wheelie contest! Potter cleaned up, collecting 3 out of 4 rings in both of his attempts. Fitz put in a damn good effort as well.
Team Mulisha crushed the other guys and took home the win at the first Iron Circus. Afterward, both teams put on a demo for the fans. Speaking of the fans, the turn out was amazing! It’s not very often events are held in that area, so everyone was super pumped to have the Mulisha in town!
The 2009 Outdoor Motocross Nationals kicked off at Glen Helen over the weekend. Metal Mulisha backed JGR Racing rider Josh Grant came out swinging in his outdoor 450 class rookie debut. Josh was one of the fastest riders in timed qualifying and carried that momentum into the first moto.
In moto 1, Grant started in fourth and quickly worked his way into second place behind Mike Alessi. A mistake by Alessi allowed JG to take over the lead. Unfortunately, the massive hills caused his brakes to overheat, leaving him with very little stopping power. He would finish second in the first moto.
The track was extremely rough for moto 2. Grant found himself battling with Chad Reed for the third spot for the majority of the moto. Reed made his way around Grant, but Grant’s 2-4 finish was good enough for third overall. Not a bad way to start the outdoor season. Way to go Josh!
