Who will take the cake in Vegas this weekend? Mike Mason asks FMX's best.
October 7, 2009, 2:19 PM
By: Ryan Leyba
If you've been paying close attention to the ESPN FMX homepage lately then you may have noticed the constant flowage of press releases regarding the Rockstar Energy U.S. Open of Supercross, which is going down in Las Vegas this Friday and Saturday October 9-10.
In the past, ESPN.com/Action has covered select SX and MX events, but for 2010 we're stepping up our Supercross coverage. But unlike "the other guys" who give you a play-by-play of every single race, we'll be bringing you exclusive behind-the-scenes videos with the classic ESPN FMX personality and flair you've come to expect.
In an effort to hype up the Rockstar Energy U.S. Open of Supercross, we hooked up with FMX ripper Mike Mason at the ASA World Championships of FMX this past weekend, where we had him gather the rider's winning picks. It looks like Ezra Lusk and Bob "Hurricane" Hannah are a favorite among the riders ... I guess you gotta keep it OG right?
Tomorrow night, the first annual TransWorld Motocross Awards and Kickstart movie premier will be going down and both Cliff Talley and myself will be in attendance with our journalistic/party caps in place ... it's going to be an amazing night, so keep it locked right here as we'll be bringing you all the news, gossip, winners, losers, videos and pics straight from Sin City. See you there!
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Ryan Leyba
Leyba is a bitter, retired FMX rider that likes to sit in his cubicle and call the professionals of the sport wussies for not pulling 360s and double backflips. He claims he quit riding FMX before flips were even invented... yeah, right.
Cliff Talley
Making FMX videos exciting is easy. Making them look good is not. Cliff Talley does both of these well and still manages to find enough time to piss off his neighbors with his Travis Barker-esque drum skills.
Chris Tedesco
You've seen his photos on the covers of Transworld, Racer X and more. You've also seen his tequila shooting skills at your local dive bar. Ladies, Chris is single and looking to mingle.
Grant "Goba" O'brien
FMX in Australia wouldn't exist if it weren't for Goba. Well, maybe it would, but it wouldn't be nearly as cool. I don't know why, but we can't quit calling him gobalobadingdong — it just rolls off the tongue.
Tes Sewell
Tes is the dude that's always involved in everything that's going on in FMX. How he does it, we don't know, but that's the reason we hired him to share his plethora of FMX wisdom in the form of a monthly column.
