Freestyle Motocross


Friday - 7:30pm
The old Tacoma Dome had to wait two years to get FMX and they were more than ready for it! A huge building allowed us to do a couple of different things for the rabid fans of Tacoma, and the riders did not disappoint either.

The Ogio.com Best Whip contest made its return tonight with four riders trying to beat the others and impress the judges- the fans! The last two riders in the hunt were Nick Dunn, making his first IFMA show for 2008, and Derek Burlew the O.G. Nick got it sideways which the crowd seemed to like, but that was until Derek came out and got it flat as a pancake which the crowd loved even more. He took the win on his Ogio Yamaha and was super pumped by the judge's reaction.

Next up was something we never get to do and that was the Torco Racing Fuel Dash on the Gas! Four riders, four laps on a flat oval with nice slick concrete greeted the riders on the line. Brian Foster got the holeshot over Jimmie McGuire, Dustin Nowak and Andy Morgan. After a lap, McGuire took the inside line away from Foster who never gave up and was just waiting for the opportunity to take the lead again. McGuire did just that on the last lap- a costly mental lapse that allowed Foster to regain the top spot which he defended to the end for the win.

Five riders made it into the DoSomethingAmazing.com presented by the U.S. Air Force. The Wacker- Dustin Nowak got in to the Toyota Hotseat with a score of 90 taking away the Toyota Hotseat from Graham Gustin who had a 87.5 score. Derek Burlew, fresh off his whip win could only garner an 88.3 and was sent packing. Brian Foster had a smooth run with some healthy old school tricks but his 89 was not enough to whack the Wacker. Last out was the Young One, Jesse Jolson, who had to beat two flips to get into the Toyota Hotseat and grab the trophy. A flawless run, with heart stopping extension and hang time was just enough to put him over the top as his 90.3 gave him the win.

Hell on Wheels BMX Stunt Team brought out four guys including Dave Voelker who wowed the crowd and Cody Webb also did some different freestyle on his moto-trials machine showing the crowd something new.

There are still some great tickets for tomorrow night but they are selling fast and don't forget the pit party which is your chance to get up and close with the riders. See you tomorrow!

-Cory Stem

Tonight was without a doubt the loudest, rowdiest crowd I have had so far in 2008! They were on their feet, clapping their hands and waving their checker flags for all the riders as they gapped seventy feet! The riders all responded with big tricks and stylish air and the competition was close in the final.

In the DoSomeThingAmazing.com FMX Final presented by the U.S. Air Force saw the win go the high flying Dustin "Wacker" Nowak. It wasn't easy though as four other riders tried to take away the goods and spend their own time in the Toyota Hotseat. Nick Dunn went out first and had some bike issues but still mustered an 84 from the judges in his first final of 2008- in only his second night on the tour! Derek Burlew scored 89 even with some nice tricks to knock Dunn off the seat. Jimmy McGuire, Mr. Smooth to you- had his best run of 2008 and you could tell it was the crowd that got him pumped enough to wrest the Toyota Hotseat away with an 89.5 from the judging panel. Next out was Dustin Nowak. He finished second last night, but found that the cure to his cold was just a party away and he came on strong ripping a few combo flips to score a 92. Only one rider was left and that was last night's winner, the Young One, Jesse Jolson. Jesse also threw some huge flip variations but came up dangerously short on his last one barely saving it on the way down. He came up a little short in the points department too finishing with a 91.3 score, handing the trophy to the Wacker.

Hell on Wheels had the fans screaming for more while pulling off big air and fantastic tail whips on their BMX machines and showing that the kids aren't the only ones having all the fun. They got into the action with Cody Webb too as he bunny hopped his moto-trials machine over all four of them!

The Torco Race Fuels Dash for the Gas saw a repeat win for Brian Foster who had some competition from McGuire and Graham Gustin until Gustin tangled with Mr. Smooth and went down. In the Ogio.com Best Whip contest. Derek Burlew sent the kid Nick Dunn to the showers with a huge flat and tweaked whip.

The riders wanted me to thank the awesome fans in Tacoma and it's not too late so find a Freestyle show near you and knock Tacoma off the top of the heap. See you there!

-Cory Stem