Yeti-FOX's Graves wins Crankworx Nissan BikerX
Whistler, BC (July 29 and 30) - Everyone knows God loves Whistler, and he
blessed Crankworx with perfect weather and great racing. The Yeti-FOX Factory
Racing Team had such a great time, they're still up there.
Like every course in Whistler, the Nissan BikerX course is sick. You get big
jumps, fast berms, moto whoops and tech sections galore, all wrapped within the
monstrous Kokanee Slopestyle Course. The final contained some serious talent:
Brian Lopes, Mick Hannah, Cedric Gracia and Yeti-FOX's Jared Graves. Graves
Date:
03/08/2006
Houseman double podiums in Sonoma, Graves wins in Snowmass
Deer Valley, UT and Snowmass, CO (July 15 and 16) - The Yeti-FOX Racing Factory
Team split up this weekend: the Americans contested the national championships
in Sonoma, CA, while the Australians rocked the Colorado State Championships in
Snowmass, CO.
Sonoma was hot, hot, hot. With everything on the line for the national title,
Houseman was even hungrier than usual. He qualified second in 4X, then marched
through the rounds to meet Brian Lopes, Eric Carter and Cody Warren in the
final. Carter got the gate. Houseman chased and finished third. Young TJ Sharp
Date:
19/07/2006
Yeti-FOX's Graves begins a strong season in Vigo
Yeti-FOX's Graves begins a strong season at World Cup #1 in Vigo, Spain
Vigo, Spain (May 6 and 7, 2006) - Jared Graves of the Yeti-FOX Factory Racing
Team rode a solid downhill and came *this* close to sweeping the 4X.
The Vigo 4X course serves a ripping mix of smooth berms, off-camber drifters,
technical rollers and big jumps. The road gap at the bottom of the course
crosses two lanes and drops about 12 feet -- enough to make the team think
twice about boosting it on a hardtail. Of course Jared Graves buttered it on
Date:
11/05/2006
Yeti-FOX Racing Factory Team pushes race performance
2006 Yeti-FOX Racing Team mission and roster
Yeti Cycles and FOX Racing Shox have joined forces to contest the world?s top
races and develop the world?s best frames and suspension components.
Team members Jared Graves, Justin Leov, Rich Houseman, Ross Milan and T.J.
Sharp will compete in downhill and gated races at NORBA nationals, UCI World
Cups and the Sea Otter Classic. Yeti and FOX look forward to impressive race
results and exciting product evolution.
Race Development
In top-level racing, the world?s best riders push frames and suspension parts
Date:
06/03/2006
Yeti-FOX's Houseman rocks the Fontana 4X finals
Fontana, Calif (May 6, 2006) - Rich Houseman of the Yeti-FOX Racing Factory
Team survived a serious crash and finished a strong fourth in pro mountain
cross at the National Mountain Bike Series race #1. He was ready to rip the
downhill, but alas ...
The Fontana downhill course is fast and flowy up top, then it gets super steep
and gnarly for about 10 seconds. "It's full on sketch -- National caliber,"
Houseman said. After that brief excitement, the course filters out onto the
"The Wall", an infamous 45 seconds of pure pedaling love. Many racers wanted
Date:
10/05/2006
Justin Leov Signs With Yeti/Fox Racing Factory Team
New Zealand's Top 10 World Cup rider Justin Leov will be racing for the new
look Yeti/Fox Racing Factory Team in season 2006. Leov, who joined the 23
Degrees stable at the end of last season, signed with Yeti Cycles late in 2005,
but the news on his signing had been deferred to allow the new team to announce
its full line-up of riders and sponsors.
The 21 year old Kiwi is thrilled to be joining his first factory race team
after having an excellent season in 2005 where he landed his first ever World
Date:
07/03/2006
Yeti-FOX Racing Factory Team weathers Sea Otter storm
*** 1st downhill, 2nd mountain cross, 2nd omnium ***
Heavy rains turned the Sea Otter's gravity courses into brutal tests of skill,
fitness and equipment -- and the Fox-YETI Racing Factory Team proved it's ready
to race.
GRAVITY OMNIUM
Random ruts and mudholes added an element of chance to each event, but when the
points were tallied across dual slalom, downhill and mountain cross, the
Yet-FOX racers showed extraordinary consistency. Out of more than 50 riders,
Jared Graves finished 2nd overall. Justin Leov finished 10th, and Rich Houseman
finished 13th.
DOWNHILL
Date:
11/04/2006
Yeti-FOX's Houseman wins Mt. Snow dual slalom
Yeti-FOX's Houseman wins Mt. Snow dual slalom
Mt. Snow, Vermont (June 17 and 18) - It was a "weekend of crazy ups and downs,"
said Yeti-FOX Racing Factory Race Team manager Damon Smith. In two days the
team experienced everything from mental error to mechanical failure to
resounding victory.
According to Smith, the dual slalom was a typical nationals course: a couple
berms, a table or two, a few stutter bumps and a bunch of rutted turns. "It
didn't look like they put much work into it," he said, "but it was fun."
Date:
20/06/2006
Yeti-FOX's Graves wins Willingen 4X
Willingen, Germany (June 3 and 4) - The Yeti-FOX Factory Race Team had its best
weekend yet. Jared Graves had a near-flawless 4X, and Justin Leov is regaining
his speed after hurting his shoulder in Vigo, Spain.
The 4X course was long with huge jumps -- German style. Jared Graves qualified
4th and reached the final with a trio of BMX powerhouses: Michal Prokop, Joost
Wichman and Roger Rinderknecht. Since Graves qualified slowest of the four, he
started from the far outside. Oh well, no matter. He snapped all those guys,
pulled around the outside and led from there.
Date:
08/06/2006
