Saturday night was round five of Monster Energy Supercross held at Anaheim Stadium, with a once again packed house of Supercross fans!

The team was ready to battle and put on a impressive night of racing focused and determined to make it on the pole. GoPro mounted their new GoPro HD cam on Nico Izzi’s helmet and sent over this practice lap video of the track.

In the 250 Lites Qualifier, Nico Izzi and Ryan Sipes were both on top, with Nico finishing 1st and Sipes in 2nd.

During the 250 Lites Heat 1, Sipes moved into 2nd place on his 3rd lap and was looking really good out on the track! Sipes was chasing down Wilson, but ran out of time finishing in 2nd place.

In the 250 Lites Heat 2, Izzi pulled away from the pack with Musquin and Tomac right in front of him while Izzi held off Seely holding his 3rd place position. On the last lap, Seely moved in on Izzi, pushing him into 4th place as they crossed the finish line.

The bikes lined up and it was time for the 15-lap main event in the 250 Lites. Izzi had a great start and pushed his way up front while sitting in 4th place the first few laps. Teammate Ryan Sipes, passed Izzi, but shortly after went down as Izzi finished 5th while Sipes took 11th.

We hope and wish for a fast recovery for Austin Stroupe and Ryan Morais who both went down during previous races. Stroupe crashed hard enough in Phoenix, that he knocked himself out, and although his condition has been steadily improving, he did not race in Oakland or this weekend at A2. Ryan Morais will be back on the bike in time for the 2012 outdoor season. He suffered a broken jaw, several fractured vertebrae, collapsed lung, concussion and broken ribs. It is a amazing recovery for both these riders and we cannot wait to see you back on two wheels!

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If you’re coming to Anaheim’s Monster Energy Supercross tonight we will be having a Metal Mulisha Pit Party! Make sure to stop by, and hang out before the race kicks off. Follow us on Twitter, because tonight at A2 we will be giving away autographed team signature gear, stickers and more.

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Round two of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The Star Valli/Yamaha/Metal Mulisha Racing team arrived, ready to take on the technical track and continue the racing battle with a huge crowd of 49,236 fans!

In the Supercross class Austin Stroupe put up a decent time out of the 56 qualifiers pushing his way into his first heat. Stroupe went down really hard during Heat 1, knocking himself out while medical officials unfortunately did not clear him to ride the remainder of the round two.

In the 250 West ‘quals’, Star Valli/Yamaha/Metal Mulisha Racing teammate Nico Izzi unfortunately came up short in practice on a triple and was coughing up blood.

He was taken to the hospital and was cleared to race. Arriving back to the stadium he ran from the car to the pits and made it just in time for the heat races taking 4th place. Ryan Sipes also put in a good qualifying time, but was caught up in a few corners holding him back during Heat 1. Sipes was then put into the LCQ while having a great start fighting for 3rd and 4th. Sipes pushed his way into 2nd and on the last lap, Moss took him out pushing him off track completely.

Ryan Morais had a good run at qualifying, but during his Heat 1 race another rider got hung-up in the corner, while their leg got stuck in Morais’s rear wheel. This held up Morais completely while pushing him back into the LCQ as he did not advance into the main.

Nico shook off his crash from earlier in the day and went into the main with his teammate Swanepoel ready for a fresh start. Nico and Swanepoel gunned it out of the gate while battling their way through the pack. Swanepoel has some mechanical issues and was pushed back while Nico held it together and crossed the checkered flag with a 9th place finish.

The 2012 Monster Energy Supercross season continues next Saturday, January 21, from Los Angeles, with the third race of the season inside Dodger Stadium. The festivities begin at 7 p.m. PT. You can also check out our Phoenix Supercross photo gallery here!

The Star Valli/Yamaha/Metal Mulisha Racing team geared up for the opening round of the 2012 Supercross season held inside Anaheim stadium!

Deegan and Link hung-out in the pits excited to see Metal Mulisha rebirth our roots with a full Supercross season housing some of Supercross’s top riders such as Ryan Sipes, Kyle Cunningham, Austin Stroupe, Gareth Swanepohl, Nico Izzi, Ryan Morais and Kyle Peters.

Star Valli/Yamaha/Metal Mulisha’s Austin Stroupe was running 3rd in his qualifying lap time until Stewart and Ryan Villopoto put in their fastest lap times placing Stroupe into a 5th place qualifying finish. In the Lites qualifying, Star Valli/Yamaha/Metal Mulisha’s Ryan Sipes had a great run finishing off with the fastest lap time!

For the Supercross Heat 1, Ryan Morais was looking really good right out of the gate! Morais was putting on the pressure and making his way up front passing the checkered flag for a 5th place finish! In the 250 West Heat 2, the gate drops, and Nico Izzi takes the fourth position battling his way into a 3rd place finish!

In the 250 main event Ryan Sipes was taking each line to advance one by one to his 5th place finish!

Look out for more of the Star Valli/Yamaha/Metal Mulisha Racing team in the rest of this years season and you can click here to view a full 2012 Supercross A1 photo gallery. Get ready for more AMA Supercross with the Star Valli/Yamaha/Metal Mulisha Racing team at Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ this weekend January 14, 2012!

In advance of the Phoenix Supercross, you can come meet the Star Valli/Yamaha/Metal Mulisha Racing team, and get some autographs!:
Time: 6pm-7pm
Date: Friday, January 13th
3333 N. Arizona Ave.
Chandler, AZ 85225
480-899-9123

Star Valli/Yamaha/Metal Mulisha Racing

#19 Kyle Cunningham – Lites/250

#23 Gareth Swanepoel – Lites/250

#53 Ryan Sipes – Lites/250

#96 Kyle Peters – Lites/250

#65 Ryan Morais – 450

#50 Nico Izzi – Lites SX and 450 MX

#56 Austin Stroupe – 450

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The AMA Supercross season will kick off January 7th from Anaheim, CA, while the AMA Motocross season begins in May. For more information, visit http://www.supercrossonline.com and http://www.allisports.com/motocross. Check out last week’s official press release!

Metal Mulisha will revisit its roots in Supercross and Motocross with an agreement to become the official casual sponsor for the Valli-Star Supercross/Motocross team.

As part of the agreement, the team will be seen with the Metal Mulisha logo on their helmets, jerseys and bikes. Led by top riders such as Ryan Sipes, Kyle Cunningham, Austin Stroupe, Gareth Swanepohl, Nico Izzi, Ryan Morais and Kyle Peters, the team will be competing at all 2012 events on the AMA Supercross and Motocross tours.

Led by “The General” Brian Deegan, Mulisha recently held the team introduction at the Yamaha test track located in Corona, CA.

“I’m pumped about getting back into Supercross and Moto racing with the Valli-Star team,” said Metal Mulisha’s Brian Deegan. “We’re joining forces with a great team that knows how to win, so it will be cool to see them wearing Mulisha on the podium next year.”

Mulisha has a strong background in both Motocross and Supercross, with founder Brian Deegan starting his career in Supercross at the age of 17, before helping to usher in Freestyle Motocross during the late 1990s. At the LA Coliseum In 1997, Deegan famously won the Supercross Lites race and in true rebel style, ghost rode his bike across the finish line. Many other Mulisha riders, such as Ronnie Faisst and Cam Sinclair, began racing in Supercross early in their careers. Earlier this year, Mulisha expanded into the amateur ranks of Supercross and Motocross with the signing of young rider, Andrew Pierce, who debuted with Mulisha by winning four championships at the Mini Olympics.

The AMA Supercross season will kick off January 7th from Anaheim, CA, while the AMA Motocross season begins in May. For more information, visit http://www.supercrossonline.com and http://www.allisports.com/motocross.

Star Valli/Yamaha/Metal Mulisha Racing

#19 Kyle Cunningham – Lites/250

#23 Gareth Swanepoel – Lites/250

#53 Ryan Sipes – Lites/250

#96 Kyle Peters – Lites/250

#65 Ryan Morais – 450

#50 Nico Izzi – Lites SX and 450 MX

#56 Austin Stroupe – 450

At only 21 years of age Kade Mosig is one of the most accomplished young Motocross/Supercross racers in Australia. Not only has this Aussie Metal Mulisha rider won four National Motocross Championships, he has also placed second in four other Championships and has been named Victorian State Motocross Champion an incredible eight times! In short words Kade is bad ass, rips, and hungry for more Championship medals for his display case. We caught up with Kade practicing at Pala Raceway this morning to get the latest on what he is up to.

What’s going on Kade? Pretty far from Australia aren’t you? Aye pretty far haha, I just came down to Pala this morning to get in some laps out here in the Southern California. Just trying to get some practice in for the Australian Super X, which starts in October. So ya just out here doing some serious training because back home it is super wet right now.
So we heard you got yourself a bike? Sure did just signed with Factory Honda back home and got myself a new Honda CRF250. I am super pumped with that and hopefully I have a really good Supercross season and everything goes as planed.

Have you made it out to the Mulisha Compound yet? Uh ya, I have been out to the Compound, haven’t had to chance to ride it yet. Hopefully I can go back and ride Deegan’s Supercross track, it looks really good.

Anywhere else you have been?
Ya I went out to Parris Raceway and a few other tracks but ya I will be here for another three weeks so hopefully get out to some more Supercross tracks, go out to the Honda test track, do some more testing and get my bike ready to go.

How are you feeling on the track right now?
I feel pretty good ya know. I am still seven weeks out from the first round so everything is going as planned. I got my trainer back home who is sending me stuff to do while I am here then I will go back train my butt off for another five weeks before the first round. Everything will go good.

What is a day of training like with you?
Man well I get up fresh in the morning and try and ride and try to get as many laps as I can. I will go see my trainer, go for a run, cycle, swimming and all that stuff it is pretty standard for motocross or Supercross to have your fitness up 100%. My training kicks my butt so it is handy when I need it because it pushes me that little bit extra.

How do you like this California weather?
Today is really hot but back home it is like 5ºC (41ºF) and raining everyday back home, so it is a little different. I don’t mind the heat it’s good to train in these conditions and also the harder the better for me when I go back home and take it to the track.

Just go give you an idea of how bad ass Kade is, here is video of Kade on his last ride with Suzuki. Just wait until he gets on his Honda during this years Championship! Thank you to Casey McPerry for all these sick photos at Pala!

KADE MOSIG 2010 PHOTO SHOOT from OYN PRODUCTIONS TERRY SCOTT on Vimeo.

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Deegan got in his morning stretch at Pala Raceway while cutting in fresh lines on his CRF450! Brian has his focus set on Speed and Style for this years XGames and is ready to tear it up, so get ready for some Mulisha Domination! After some riding, Brian gives us the layout of the all new AFMXA freestyle park at Pala Raceway. Shout-out to Stephen Potter for the sick ass video!

Hahn was able to secure a second-place ranking by finishing 3rd in Salt Lake City, despite suffering a separated AC joint just 2 days prior to the race. It took real guts and determination to ride through the pain on an extremely slick race track in the rain, and at times even snow.

This truly was a break out year for the Hahn, who finished on the podium in 5 out of 8 races, and never finished outside of the top 5. Look for Wil to bring this momentum to East/West SX shootout in Las Vegas next weekend, and Hangtown, CA, where the Motocross nationals kick-off on May 22nd.

Watch this exclusive video-clip to find out more about Hahn’s shoulder injury, and his personal life.

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