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Dunlop Riders Dominate X Games 17

By JAXQuickfit ⋅ September 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

DUNLOP PROUDLY EXTENDED ITS CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 15 DUNLOP-SPONSORED RIDERS WHO WON MEDALS AT THE RECENT X GAMES 17.

A mixture of Freestyle, Motocross and Endurocross motorcycle events thrilled spectators at the Staples Centre on July 28-31, and out of a possible 24 medals up for grabs, Dunlop riders won 18. In addition, Dunlop riders swept the Moto X Step Up, Moto X Best Whip, Moto X Speed and Style, and Women’s Moto X events.

Matt Buyten set a new world record on his Dunlop equipped motorcycle in the Step Up competition, soaring over the bar at 37 feet to capture his fourth X Games gold and second-consecutive Moto X Step Up gold. Ronnie Renner was awarded the silver medal after clearing 36.5 feet, while Richmond finished with the bronze, leaping 35.5 feet. X Games veteran Nate Adams nabbed his first gold of the games in the Speed and Style competition – Mike Mason took silver and Ronnie Faisst bronze – before going on to win gold medal number two in the Freestyle competition. Spaniard Dany Torres won bronze.

The Best Whip contest is always a crowd favourite as fans get the opportunity to vote via text for their favourite whip. Fans voted Jeremy Stenberg the gold medal winner while defending gold medallist Todd Potter earned the silver and Jarryd McNeil secured the bronze. Defending Best Trick gold medallist Australian rider Cameron Sinclair won silver after executing a knack-knack double backflip in this year’s contest.

Vicki Golden won her first X Games gold medal by winning the Women’s Moto X aboard her Dunlop fitted Kawasaki race machine, while X Games 14 gold medallist Tarah Gieger secured the silver medal and France’s Livia Lancelot secured the bronze. Gieger scored her second silver medal of the games by finishing runner-up in the first-ever Women’s Enduro X event.

Dunlop-sponsored World Off Road Championship (WORCS) rider Mike Brown had a memorable first X Games, winning the silver medal in the debut Moto X Enduro X event, while two-time WORCS champion Justin Soule finished with the bronze..

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