Greg Minnaar, Rachel Atherton, and Richie Rude Take Home Gold in South Africa; FOX® Drivers Sweep 5 of 5 World Championship Off-Road Races® Titles at Crandon
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fox Factory Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:FOXF) ("FOX")—the ride dynamics company—congratulates its recently-crowned downhill mountain bike and off-road World Champions. From Pietermaritzburg, South Africa to Crandon, Wisconsin, September was a big month for FOX race team members who pedaled and drove their hearts out. Eight FOX athletes earned the title of World Champion, each besting a super-talented field of athletes from around the world.
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2013 UCI DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Downhill World Championships is a winner-takes-all competition where one run on a super-fast, technical track earns a rider the right to wear rainbow stripes for a year, or to face defeat. Downhill, also known as DH, pits riders in a race against the clock, where they must skillfully negotiate a succession of fast and technical passages. Riders must show courage along with excellent technical and piloting skills to be able to successfully traverse around tree roots, banked sections, bumps, jumps and other natural obstacles along the way.
"Pietermaritzburg is a tough track for suspension setup because you need traction in the dust, a supple and active suspension in the top section, and a firm platform for the pedaling section. As much of a contradiction as this course is, the wide range of adjustability of my FOX suspension let me race a bike that was good from start to finish. The podium says it all—three different bikes, three different riders, and one single choice in suspension," said Minnaar.
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ELITE MEN RESULTS |
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World Champion: Greg Minnaar |
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Silver: Mick Hannah |
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Bronze: Jared Graves |
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ELITE WOMEN RESULTS |
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World Champion: Rachel Atherton |
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Bronze: Tracy Hannah |
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JUNIOR MEN RESULTS |
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World Champion: Richie Rude |
2013 CRANDON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OFF-ROAD RACES
Labor Day weekend in Crandon, Wisconsin means only one thing: edge-of-your-seat off-road racing by some of the best drivers in the world going bumper-to-bumper for the title. Often thought of as the "Indy 500" of off-road racing, the Crandon World Championships typically draw some of the largest crowds in the sport. The AMSOIL Cup was the final event of the Labor Day weekend festivities in Crandon. The Cup race put the toughest and most powerful trucks against each other in a head-to-head, winner-takes-all battle between the Pro 2WD and Pro 4x4 divisions.
"I had a pretty good idea of what it took to win, and knew that if I could get a good start and then be consistent with my lap times, I would be hard to beat," said CJ Greaves. "Suspension that is tuned specifically for the weekend's track conditions was a key to my success," CJ added.
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AMSOIL CUP RESULTS |
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Cup Winner: CJ Greaves (Pro 2WD) |
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Second: Johnny Greaves (Pro 4x4) |
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Third: Chad Hord (Pro 2WD) |
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PRO 4X4 RESULTS |
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Saturday |
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World Champion: Rob MacCachren |
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Second: Ricky Johnson |
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Sunday |
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World Champion: Rob MacCachren |
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Third: Johnny Greaves |
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PRO 2WD RESULTS |
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Saturday |
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World Champion: Jeff Kincaid |
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Second: Rob MacCachren |
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Third: Bryce Menzies |
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Sunday |
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World Champion: Bryce Menzies |
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Second: Chad Hord |
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Third: Rob MacCachren |
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PRO LIGHT RESULTS |
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Saturday |
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World Champion: CJ Greaves |
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Second: Keegan Kincaid |
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Sunday |
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World Champion: Keegan Kincaid |
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PRO BUGGY RESULTS |
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Saturday & Sunday |
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World Champion: Bradley Morris |
About Fox Factory Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:FOXF)
Headquartered in Scotts Valley, CA, FOX designs and manufactures high-performance suspension products primarily for mountain bikes, side-by-side vehicles, on-road and off-road vehicles and trucks, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, specialty vehicles and applications, and motorcycles. For more than three decades, FOX's team of enthusiasts and professional athletes has been improving vehicle performance through a unique commitment to redefining ride dynamics.
FOX is a registered trademark of Fox Factory, Inc. World's Championship Off-Road Race is a registered trademark of Wolfhead Sportsman's Club, Inc. Indy 500 is a registered trademark of Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. AMSOIL is a registered trademark of AMSOIL, Inc. All rights reserved.
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