ThoI' Celebf"ity Motocl"oss Nationsl
Glen Helen Raceway
Top athletes tackle Glen Helen's National track
PHOTOS BY STEVE BRUHN
&
STEVE
Cox
SAN BERNARDINO, CA, MY 10
IJ he Thor Celebrity Motocross National at Glen Helen was designed to give
established stars of other sports, celebrities and media members a chance to
duke it out on a real, honest-to-goodness AMA National track. The first edition of
this race was a rousing success, as some of the world's top athletes got the
opportunity to understand what it is that the top riders in the world do on a weekly basis - and the celebs only had a three-lap race, whereas each National moto
turned out to be 14 laps.
"This was incredible," said two-time Olympian and USA's top
downhill ski racer Daron Rahlves. "You have no idea the
amount of respect I have for guys like Ricky
Carmichael and Kevin Windham. I thought I rode pretty well today but was blown away by what I saw afterwards when the Pros were out for practice. Unreal."
Pro skateboard legend Steve Caballero shared
Rahlves' sentiment: "You see it on TV and think, 'You
know, that doesn't look that tough.' Well, when I got out
here and saw these hills, I was just like 'No way.' Then to
see the Pros ride? Let's just say it was a very humbling
experience."
Mission accomplished.
~
&len Helen I18ceway
San Be...nllna, Califomia
Resuhs: Illy 10,2003
CElEBS: 1. Kevin Vidam,·Barda (Marathon Runner); 2. Todd Snider (Mountain Biker);
3. Aaron Cooke (BMXer); 4. Allen Cooke (BMXer)~ 5. Phil Tintsman (Mountain Biker); 6.
Ken Block (DC Shoes): 7. Josh Sleigh (Surfer); 8, Daron Rahlves (Skier): 9. Ross Robinson
(Record Producer); 10. Matt Goodwill (Snowboarder): 11. Jason Ellis (Skateboarder); 12.
Robbie Miranda (BMXer); 13. Marla Streb (Mountain Biker); 14. Sunny Garcia (Surfer); 15.
Steve Caballero (Skateboarder); 16. Dave Metty (Sketeboarder); 17. Jordan Burns
(Drummer): 18. Salman Agah (Skateboarder); 19. Mike Cox (Burton snowboards).
FMXIMX: 1. MIke Menger (Hon); 2. Carey Hart (Hon); 3. Jeff "Ox" Kargola; 4. Cameron
Steele (Suz).
MEDIA: 1. Tim Olson (MXA); 2. Jimmy Lewis (CW); 3. Steve Cox (CN); 4. Adam Booth
(BMX); 5. Zap Espinoza (MTB); 6. Terry Beal (Yamaha PRJ; 7. David Langers (Racer X); 8. Rick
Thome (54321); 9. Madona Thome (54321).
Celebrity winner Kevin Vi:ana-Bard
leads Lewis (371) early
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