From Red Bull:
SANTA MONICA, CA – The final eight riders participating in the 250cc Class for Red Bull Straight Rhythm presented by Dodge Dart have just been announced, completing the full field of 32 riders participating in this inaugural event. The riders will go head-to-head in a best-of-three bracket format on the half-mile-long, straight rhythm track on Saturday, Oct. 4 at Auto Club Raceway at Fairplex in Pomona. All tickets are general admission and cost $20, and parking passes can also be purchased ahead of time for $10. Both can be purchased at www.redbull.com/straightrhythm
Red Bull Straight Rhythm is an evolution of the sport of supercross, featuring a 1/2 mile-long, “unwound" track, isolating the whoops, triples, doubles, table tops and step on/offs, challenging riders to focus exclusively on reading the terrain directly in front of them.
RED BULL STRAIGHT RHYTHM RIDER LIST
Open Class
Travis Pastrana, Ryan Dungey, James Stewart, Josh Hansen, Josh Hill, Brett Metcalfe, Kyle Chisholm, Dean Wilson, Malcolm Stewart, Josh Grant, Justin Brayton, Grant Langston, Ryan Morais, Kyle Partridge, Jake Canada, and Shane McElrath.
250cc Class
Marvin Musquin, Jessy Nelson, Darryn Durham, Zach Freeberg, Justin Hill, Nico Izzi, Michael Leib, Ryan Surratt, Jarryd McNeil, Jordon Smith, Chris Blose, Keith Tucker, Cody Gilmore, Tevin Tapia, Austin Politelli, and Justin Bogle.
Red Bull Straight Rhythm will be webcast live at 2:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, October 4 via the Red Bull TV player on Redbull.com/Straight Rhythm. Accessible via the web and its Android and iOS applications, Red Bull TV is also available pre-installed channel on Samsung Smart TVs and Apple TV and as a free, downloadable app on Amazon Fire TV, Kindle Fire and XBox 360 devices so viewers can watch with Red Bull Straight Rhythm on the go or from any screen in the house. This one-of-its-kind competition is part of the Red Bull Signature Series, the most progressive collection of action sports events in the world. As part of the series, a full length broadcast of Red Bull Straight Rhythm airs Saturday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m. ET on NBC.
Auto Club Raceway at Pomona is the oldest and most well known venue on the NHRA drag racing series circuit. Built in 1951, it was opened as a way to encourage street racers to compete safely, and was built through the combined efforts of the Pomona Valley Timing Association, Pomona Police Chief Ralph Parker and the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds. In 1992, Auto Club Raceway entered the final phases of a $4.5-million modernization project, which included the installation of permanent grandstand seats that can accommodate up to 40,000 fans.
