Motorcycle-USA.com and Langston Motorsports Back Vicki Golden for 2011
May 13, 2011, 2:35pm
Bend, OR- Motorcycle-USA.com is increasing its presence in the Motorcycle-Superstore.com Women's Motocross Championship by creating the Golden Ticket ride and related fan programs. With the collaboration of Langston Motorsports, a full line dealership and performance shop with a rich history in professional racing, the Golden Ticket ride will help WMX racer Vicki Golden compete for the championship at all eight of the WMX rounds this summer and the X Games on a Kawasaki KX 250F.
"Motorcycle-USA.com is a leader in covering motorsports and we are now looking at ways we can give back to motorcycling," said Motorcycle-USA.com Editorial Director Ken Hutchison. "By providing an opportunity like this for Vicki, we are aligning ourselves with a great talent and some great partners. This isn't just a great opportunity for Vicki, but one for all of us involved'.
Golden is in her third year as a professional rider and the 18-year-old has been on a fast track throughout her career. She was leading the WMX Class Rookie-of-the-Year standings in 2009 before a hard crash sidelined her for five months. She returned to finish fourth in the WMX standings in 2010 and has three podium finishes in her career. Golden made history in 2011, becoming the first woman to qualify for an AMA Arenacross Lites class main event.
The ride will include race equipment, full time race mechanic, the performance expertise of Langston Motorsports, and part time coaching from Grant Langston of Langston Racing Academy.
"I'm really excited about the opportunity to race at such a high level," said Golden. "I am so happy to be working with Motorcycle-USA.com and Langston Motorsports. I've only had a few weeks on my new Kawasaki and I love it. The bike fits me, and my style like a glove. We have a lot of tough competition in the WMX Class but I'm ready for the challenge."
Vicki's Golden Ticket will also include written and video features on motorcycle-usa.com as well as a weekly blog where she will show all of the excitement of being a professional motocross racer and chronicle her quest for WMX National wins and X Games Gold. Additional fan programs will be announced later this summer.
MotorcycleUSA.com/Langston Motorsports Kawasaki is supported by Parts Unlimited, Thor MX, MBM, Dunlop Tires, FMF, Dirt Freaks, Zeta, DRC Hardware, Maxima, MotoTassinari, Factory Connection, Vortex, RK Chains, Excel Rims, Hinson, One Industries, LightSpeed, and K&N Filters.
For sponsorship and media opportunities contact Miki Keller 541-223-8375 or miki@bendbroadband.com.
About MotorcycleUSA.com
MotorcycleUSA.com is the most advanced and diverse motorcycle content site on the Web. For more than a decade, MotorcycleUSA.com has provided breaking industry news, comprehensive motorcycle tests, product reviews as well as race coverage for both street and dirt. We have more photographs, motorcycle specifications, rider impressions and online videos than any Internet publication. www.Motorcycle-USA.com. Climb On.
About Langston Motorsports
Langston Motorsports is a full line Kawasaki, Yamaha, Polaris, Can-Am and Sea Doo dealership and performance shop located in Perris, CA. Owned and operated by the Langston race family, Langston Motorsports offers new and certified pre-owned vehicles, suspension tuning, dyno testing and fuel mapping as well as regular service work. We offer a great selection of genuine and after market parts, gear, and accessories. Langston Motorsports also has a growing online ecommerce store that ships world wide - LangstonMotorsports.com imports and distributes into the USA and South Africa the Dirt Freak line of MX parts that include the Zeta and DRC products that Vicki will be using in her Championship quest.
"Motorcycle-USA.com is a leader in covering motorsports and we are now looking at ways we can give back to motorcycling," said Motorcycle-USA.com Editorial Director Ken Hutchison. "By providing an opportunity like this for Vicki, we are aligning ourselves with a great talent and some great partners. This isn't just a great opportunity for Vicki, but one for all of us involved'.
Golden is in her third year as a professional rider and the 18-year-old has been on a fast track throughout her career. She was leading the WMX Class Rookie-of-the-Year standings in 2009 before a hard crash sidelined her for five months. She returned to finish fourth in the WMX standings in 2010 and has three podium finishes in her career. Golden made history in 2011, becoming the first woman to qualify for an AMA Arenacross Lites class main event.
The ride will include race equipment, full time race mechanic, the performance expertise of Langston Motorsports, and part time coaching from Grant Langston of Langston Racing Academy.
"I'm really excited about the opportunity to race at such a high level," said Golden. "I am so happy to be working with Motorcycle-USA.com and Langston Motorsports. I've only had a few weeks on my new Kawasaki and I love it. The bike fits me, and my style like a glove. We have a lot of tough competition in the WMX Class but I'm ready for the challenge."
Vicki's Golden Ticket will also include written and video features on motorcycle-usa.com as well as a weekly blog where she will show all of the excitement of being a professional motocross racer and chronicle her quest for WMX National wins and X Games Gold. Additional fan programs will be announced later this summer.
MotorcycleUSA.com/Langston Motorsports Kawasaki is supported by Parts Unlimited, Thor MX, MBM, Dunlop Tires, FMF, Dirt Freaks, Zeta, DRC Hardware, Maxima, MotoTassinari, Factory Connection, Vortex, RK Chains, Excel Rims, Hinson, One Industries, LightSpeed, and K&N Filters.
For sponsorship and media opportunities contact Miki Keller 541-223-8375 or miki@bendbroadband.com.
About MotorcycleUSA.com
MotorcycleUSA.com is the most advanced and diverse motorcycle content site on the Web. For more than a decade, MotorcycleUSA.com has provided breaking industry news, comprehensive motorcycle tests, product reviews as well as race coverage for both street and dirt. We have more photographs, motorcycle specifications, rider impressions and online videos than any Internet publication. www.Motorcycle-USA.com. Climb On.
About Langston Motorsports
Langston Motorsports is a full line Kawasaki, Yamaha, Polaris, Can-Am and Sea Doo dealership and performance shop located in Perris, CA. Owned and operated by the Langston race family, Langston Motorsports offers new and certified pre-owned vehicles, suspension tuning, dyno testing and fuel mapping as well as regular service work. We offer a great selection of genuine and after market parts, gear, and accessories. Langston Motorsports also has a growing online ecommerce store that ships world wide - LangstonMotorsports.com imports and distributes into the USA and South Africa the Dirt Freak line of MX parts that include the Zeta and DRC products that Vicki will be using in her Championship quest.
