This is a press release from EnduroCross…
Irvine, CA. (April 7, 2015) – Three more riders earned an invite to the 2015 Austin X Games with top finishes at the Salt Lake City GEICO EnduroCross event. The X Games Enduro X event is scheduled for Friday, June 5 and will be aired on ESPN (Details to be confirmed).
Utah’s Nick Thompson earned his invite with a strong seventh-place finish at his home race. Thompson burst onto the EnduroCross scene in 2014 and has consistently qualified for main events.
Nick Thompson earned an invite to X Games Austin with a strong ride in his home state of Utah.
Photo by Drew Ruiz
Eighteen year-old Noah Kepple was the second rider to secure an invite with an 11th-place finish. The teenager has amazing technical skills and is quickly learning the race craft necessary to compete with the top EnduroCross racers.
Noah Kepple is a young rider quickly climbing the ranks of EnduroCross. Photo by Drew Ruiz
Dalton Dietz qualified for his first EnduroCross Pro main event in Salt Lake City and finished 12th. The 20-year-old Colorado native relocated to Arizona a few years ago to train with off-road racing legend and fellow X Games Enduro X racer Destry Abbot and the move is paying off.
Dalton Dietz moved to Arizona to ride more and train with Destry Abbott and both will be competing at the X Games in Austin. Photo by Drew Ruiz
Three more riders will earn Enduro X invites at the upcoming Las Vegas EnduroCross on Friday, May 1. That event will also host an X Games Austin Moto X Step-Up Qualifier. The qualifier will be open to 30 riders, with the top 10 riders advancing to the evening show. The final top-three athletes will be invited to compete at X Games Austin on Thursday, June 4, in front of the Texas State Capitol in downtown Austin.
“These are all exciting young riders that are moving up the ranks in EnduroCross so I am happy to see them earn invites to Austin,” said Eric Peronnard, the Motorcycle Sports Organizer for X Games. “We will have one last chance for three more riders to earn invites at the upcoming Las Vegas event and combined with the X Games Step-Up qualifier, this will be an amazing show taking place on the Friday night before the Monster Energy Supercross finals in Las Vegas.”
To enter the Step-Up Qualifier, go to Endurocross.com. Click on the “entry form” tab and select the Las Vegas event to complete the event registration form. A fee is required to enter.
For more info on the X Games Step-Up Qualifier, please contact Eric Peronnard, the Sport Organizer (eric@ericperonnard.com) or Miki Keller (mikikeller@ericperonnard.com).
The next round of the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship will take place inside the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Friday, May 1. This is the night before the final round of the Monster Energy Supercross Finals so get your EnduroCross tickets to make it a full weekend of racing action.
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