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INDUSTRY PROFILE

COLTEN MAYNARD

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It’s a new year and along with that comes hope, promise and usually the intention to improve your health and fitness. Not only will getting in better shape improve your performance on the bike but it pays dividends for the rest of your life. Let’s take a look at some of the key components to get you started. An athletic body, with its strong, lean physique, is often sought after by individuals who wish to improve their outward appearance and overall health. Athletes have various body types depending on the individual and their sport of choice. However, most athletes develop a large amount of muscle mass during training and usually have a low body fat percentage. Although exercise is a fundamental component of developing an athletic physique, several other factors must also be considered. Aerobic Exercise Fat loss is key when attempting to develop an athletic build. To achieve a lean body while trying to build muscle, incorporate a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity every week into your workout regimen, as suggested by the Centers for disease control and prevention. Examples of moderate aerobic exercise include walking, bicycling or swimming. Alternately, to shed fat more quickly, choose more vigorous types of aerobic activity for longer periods. For example, jog or run 45 to 60 minutes a day, five days a week. Building Muscle Muscle-building exercises sculpt your body for a lean, defined look. In addition to aerobic exercise, perform weight-bearing exercises that target your arms, legs, back, chest, shoulders, legs, hips and abdomen. You can use free weights, such as dumbbells, to perform strengthening exercises, or use your own body weight as resistance. For example, perform pushups to target your chest, shoulders and arms, squats for

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your hips, buttocks and legs, pull-ups for your back, shoulders and arms and crunches for your abdomen. Complete eight to 12 repetitions of each exercise at least twice a week. Nutrition Feeding your body wholesome, nutritious foods goes hand in hand with developing a healthy, athletic build. Consume a wide variety of foods that offer carbohydrates, protein and fat. Carbohydrates, found in breads, pasta and sugar, give your body fuel for performing tasks. This nutrient should be consumed before, after and sometimes during exercise. Choose complex carbohydrates, such as whole grains, to give you longer-lasting energy. Consume lean proteins, such as fish, low-fat dairy products and lean beef, to feed your developing muscles. Choose foods low in saturated fats to keep your body lean and healthy. Rest Skimping on your sleep can hinder your weight-loss and muscle-building results. Lack of sleep causes fatigue during the day, meaning you will not be giving your all during workouts and other calorieburning activities throughout the day. In addition, your body repairs itself while at rest, such as rebuilding muscle broken down during workouts. Without adequate restoration time, muscle can’t be properly rebuilt. Strive for approximately eight hours of uninterrupted sleep every night to keep you going strong through workouts and to maximize your results. That’s it for the first column of the New Year, if you need help jump starting your program I would be glad to help. There are several different programs available including one on one full- time training to online training with several upgrade options to your program including nutritional supplements, blood test and nutritional analysis as well as weekly ride sessions. Please visit www.innovationtrainingsystems.com for all your fitness and nutrition needs. I would like to take the opportunity to thank all my sponsors this year for their continued support, Stellar MX, FLMX, Bell Helmets, Scott goggles. Leatt, Answer/Tucker Rocky, Cti, Jett Boots, FMF, Dunlop, Gold’s Gym Clermont, Six 12 Suspension, Vortex, RK Chain, Pit Posse, Outlaw Racing, R2D Racing, Acerbis, Essentia Water and BTO Sports. Look for the #397 bike at a track near you. See you at the Winter Am’s.

INDUSTRY PROFILE

DONALD SOLLEY

MX SCHOOLS Text by: Ronnie Monk

FLMX: Donald, you have been a permanent fixture in the sport of MX in FL for the past 15+ years. I remember you racing Pee Wees and watching you come up through the ranks. When did you start riding and how did you get involved? DS: My Dad drag raced Pro Stock Bikes professionally, and his crew chief told him to get me a bike when I was 3. It started out as a prelude to drag racing professionally, and it took off into being a little more serious than that. FLMX: Can you take us through the journey of you racing career and some highlights? DS: I grew up racing against most of the big named pro riders. I went to Loretta’s on 65’s, 85’s, and on big bikes, but things never went my way. Whether it was money, bike problems, or injuries, things didn’t ever line up. It feels like that has been my entire career. When my parents had the money to support me, I was hurt, and when I was healthy and 100% we had no money. I won a few local championships, but nothing major other than the Daytona Amateur Supercross, which I won in the 250 Pro Sport class in 2010. I’ve had lot of top 10’s at the Winter Olympics and a couple of top 5’s. FLMX: I know your Mom, Dad and sister have always been a big part of your program. Your Dad actually was involved in drag racing. What do they do and how have they helped you with racing? DS: My family is amazing. They have always been by my side pushing me and making sure I was doing things the right way. My Dad drag raced professionally and was an icon in the industry setting world records and winning titles on Pro Stock Bikes. He built all of his own bikes from the ground up and now he’s actually thinking about going back to his roots and building race motors again. My Mom drag raced as well and was really good. She was on the verge of turning pro when my little sister Katryna came along. My Mom also beat cancer a few years ago, which most people don’t know, and now she is fighting some other internal problems that they haven’t figured out yet. FLMX: Your sister rides and races a lot too. How is she doing and

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what are her plans? DS: Yeah, she has come a long way. She was always on and off the bike, but never really took it too serious. This past year she’s been out at the track with me a lot more and starting to do the gym workouts as well. Now she’s starting to fight the mental battles you go through from being just another rider on the track to being someone who belongs in the top 10 maybe even top 5 if she rides like she does in practice. Next year she’s going to race and then join the Coast Guard. She wants to be a rescue swimmer, which I think will be fun and I know she will like that. FLMX: You spent a few years chasing the dream of being a Pro rider but had some set backs with injuries. What was it like riding Pro and what did you go through with injuries? DS: It’s great, but it is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I had help from Team Green back in 2006, but shortly after my first qualifier for Loretta Lynn’s, which I won, I came together with a beginner rider who was out in the advanced practice and tore my ACL. I lost my Kawi support. At the end of that year I got moved up to A because I rode an Open Money race that wasn’t supposed to change my AMA status, but it did unfortunately. I ended 2007 with a 5th, 6th, and a pair 9th’s. The week after I had a really bad practice crash, and I was in ICU for 2 weeks. I severed my spleen all the way to the main artery, lacerated my kidneys, bruised a lung, and dislocated my shoulder tearing my rotator cuff which required surgery. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever been through. When a doctor comes in the room and says he has no clue how you’re still alive it really makes you think. That same day I went down my uncle also went into the hospital, and I strongly believe God wasn’t done with me and he took my place. I recovered completely, and made the last qualifiers for Loretta’s. I blew up 2 bikes, one in practice and another in a moto, and finally had a good moto going at the end of the week and someone t-boned me in a turn breaking my leg in 4 places, and it was back to work I went. In 2009 things were starting to come together again. I was finally healthy and had amazing bikes. I travelled around doing pro-ams trying to get my pro license. I won those and was only a few points from getting it. At the 3rd proam I lost the front wheel in a rough downhill section and dislocated my shoulder again resulting in a torn rotator cuff and labrum, which required another surgery. After that I started training a few riders here and there, and realized how much I enjoyed it. Around that time is when the economy hit my Dad’s construction business really hard, and it made me have to work. I went from having everything to nothing, and it changed my perspective on life completely. I barely had enough money to eat and tried to get a real job, but that didn’t work out too well, and I hated it. I did everything I could to grow the motocross school business. I got the business going well enough towards the end of 2011 and tried to do the last 3 outdoors, but didn’t register soon enough because I didn’t have the money until last minute. I even drove to Steel City hoping I would be able to get in, but definitely didn’t happen. Finally going into the 2012 outdoor series I was able to raise my own money and had support from great people allowing me to have the best equipment possible. In February I had the transmission break in a roller section and broke my scaphoid and collarbone really bad and had to have surgery on both. I had enough time to recover and still make Freestone as my first national. I worked my butt off. I was

up at 4 a.m. and in the gym, so I could train at the track and train my riders. A couple of weeks before the series I tore my ACL again, and let everyone down. They all worked so hard to get me there, as well as myself and I was hurt yet again missing the entire series. My body didn’t accept the graft very well, and I tore it again in September. I’m just focusing on the schools now, and going to try and do a couple of supercrosses and some outdoors just to prove to myself that I can do it and show my sponsors who have been there for me that it wasn’t for nothing. FLMX: You are now a full time instructor and trainer. Can you let us know what your doing now and what your program entails? DS: I have a couple different programs. I can do just on-the-bike train-

ing, or I have full time training programs. I only allow 6 riders to do the full training program at a time and 10 riders total at the track. This allows me to focus on each rider and see the little things they are doing wrong. I’m at the track from 10a.m.-2p.m. Tuesday - Thursday if there is a race on the weekends, or Monday - Friday if there isn’t. Since I got certified as a personal trainer and in nutrition, I can offer more than the average trainer. After the track we get home and work out. This adds so much to the riders training because they can be stronger and have more endurance for the races when it really counts. It also helps in the mental side of things because you know you are doing everything you need to to win. I have extra rooms in my house with bunk beds so riders can stay with me. This way I can monitor their diet and everything they do. I also distribute Advocare supplements, which also

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INDUSTRY PROFILE helps immensely. You have to make sure your body is being replenished the right way and has the fuel needed for the next day. It also helps keep you from fatiguing as much on the bike. I also offer programs now where riders don’t have to physically stay with me. I send the workouts and what to work on on-the-bike each week, and if the rider has any questions I’m available to them anytime. FLMX: What riders are you or have you worked with? DS: One of the bigger named riders I worked with for a long time was Jordan Bailey. Currently I’m working with Tristan Lane, Bryce Mauldin, Russel Heggan, Carlos Simon, Daniel Calza, Guillermo Esteva, Dylan Drake, Raymer Sale, Nathan Anderson, and Billy Baker are my main riders currently. Tristan won 2 titles at the Winter O’s after a huge injury at Loretta’s, and I am extremely happy for him. Bryce also came off of a collarbone injury the week before Winter O’s and still pulled off some top 10 finishes. Carlos also won a moto and had a few top 5’s. It’s crazy because I have more riders coming back and forth from other countries like Venezuela and Chile along with other South American countries than local riders. I don’t think people realize how much my program entails, and that I have the same capabilities as most of the other big named training facilities in the country. FLMX: How do riders find out more information and where do you usually train at? DS: I have a website which is www.dsmxschools.net and you can find almost all of the information you need there. I train at a private track in Brooksville, FL. It has elevation, clay, limerock, sand, and everything you need to make you a better rider. I also have a gym at my house. I have everything you need to train, and continuing to add more equipment. FLMX: What’s the best part of your job? DS: Seeing the riders progress. It’s amazing to look back and see where some of the riders were when they first came to me and where they are now. I know how hard they work, and to see the look on their face when they win or meet their goals, I get so happy for them. I know where I made my mistakes growing up, so if I can keep them in the right direction, I did my job. FLMX: What do you have planned for 2013 and beyond? DS: In 2013 I’m hoping to get more people to train full time and make it to all of the big amateur nationals with my riders. Eventually I’d like to have a full facility on a piece of property with my own track and full size gym all in the same location. This is my career and I plan to continue to grow my business. I love doing it, and I can’t wait to impact the lives of more riders, and help make their dreams come true. FLMX: Good luck with everything and is there anyone you would like to thank? DS: I have to give it up to the Lord Jesus Christ. He has made me who I am today. The Cozadd family with MXers for Jesus, Don at DSI MX has helped me a ton with all of the parts and gear I need, Joel at FMF, Works Connection, RG3 Suspension, Hotshot MX Graphics, Dunlop, Fly, Scott USA, Gearne, Black Ops Moto, EVS, World Wide Bearings,

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FLMX: Colten, you have been involved in moto your entire life. How did you get started in the sport? CM: I got into the sport when I was around 4 years old. My dad and grandpa got me a little PW50, and it just seems like it’s been fast paced ever since! FLMX: What are your basics, how old are you, where do you live, etc? CM: I am 22 years old, I grew up in Saint Petersburg, FL, but now live in Palm Harbor, FL. FLMX: Can you give us a breakdown of your racing career? CM: I started racing in 1995. I had a really good mini bike career, until about 2004, I got hit with a string of injuries. In 2006 I got hurt really bad at MTF and had to quit racing. With the injuries I had, I wasn’t able to put 100% into it anymore. FLMX: Are you still riding now any? CM: I do have a CRF250. I ride every once in awhile, nothing serious! FLMX: Do you miss racing? CM: For sure. I definitely miss the adrenaline rush of a gate drop, and the competition. For some reason, I just really miss that feeling you get when you get a really bad start, and have to make the first lap charge. It’s chaos, anything goes, but for some reason I truly miss that part a lot. FLMX: If you could go back and change anything from racing what would it be? CM: Not a single thing. I see these really top name guys I grew up racing, and see the struggle they have on a day to day basis. Never knowing if you are going to have a ride for next year, or a pay check, and having mortgages under your name. And the amount of work and effort put into it. That’s no way to live. If you want to make money in this sport, you devote your entire life, entire family. Every single person around you has to give you 100%. The payout in this sport is beyond a joke. You have your 5 year run or so in the sport as a pro, and if you don’t do it right, or get hit with injuries, next thing you know you’re 25 years old, in the stands drinkin’ beer, with not much to your name. FLMX: Your Dad started Pit Posse years ago now. Where did the idea

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come from and what is the business all about? CM: Crazy, but I remember exactly how it started. My dad and I were heading to practice, and he had a t handle holder in his hand. He started talking about how he could make it himself, and make it better. It seemed like after that concept he had, every thing just started coming super fast. Next thing you know we had a full blown website, a retail storefront, and an entire line of products. The business concept is pretty simple. Supplying all the struggling racers out there with all the parts they need, with high quality, but a cheap retail. FLMX: What is your job at the Posse? CM: I handle sales and marketing. FLMX: Y’all recently opened up a new facility. Where is it at and why the change? CM: We opened up a new warehouse in Hildebran, NC. We needed more room, and found a killer deal on a warehouse out there. It is strictly a shipping fulfillment center. FLMX: You have branched off and started your own clothing company called Maykers. Where did the idea and name come from? CM: The idea and concept has been around since I was a little kid. I am 50/50 partners with my best friend Alvin Lopez. For as far back as I can remember, we always had the concept to “MAYK” something out of our lives. Whether it was a brand, or a pro rider, we just had a strong concept to make an impact on people. The concept is just trying to get kids to get off the cookie cutter concept that you have to go to school, get a certain degree, do this certain job, have this certain life. You can

do whatever you want in life, as long as you give it 100%. I feel like the school system now a days, they teach you and try to persuade you to living this certain life, and your wrong for going off track and trying to do something on your own. We want to open up the concept to these kids, that you can do whatever you want. Just throw you MAYKERS shirt on while you do it, kids. FLMX: Where can people find out more and purchase product? CM: www.MAYKERS.com FLMX: What is your goal and future outlook for the company? CM: The goal is to stay true to the concept we have with it, and just keep doing everything by ourselves. We just purchased our own printers and equipment, so we are going to start printing all our own shirts, in house. Something 99% of these brands don’t do. Also, we are

launching a supercross team this year, partnered with Zack Freeberg, so keep your eyes out for that. FLMX: What’s it like building a brand? CM: That depends. Building a brand with money, and building a brand with no money are two completely different things. Building a brand with a nice fat budget, is pretty simple. Building a brand like we are with MAYKERS, with very little money, is pretty hard! FLMX: Good luck with everything. Any parting words or anyone you would like to thank? CM: No doubt I would like thank my dad and family for everything. They are behind me 100% with everything. I really want to thank the brands that have stuck with me, even though I don’t race. Rodney Reynolds at FLY, Brady Rodriguez at Smith Optics, Bryan Ganz at Kicker, Jason Kimball with Skullcandy, and Little D at FMF.

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A1 has finally arrived! After a long MX Season, injuries, time to heal and a long off season it was time to get back under the lights and race some SX! 2013 brings probably the deepest field that SX has seen in a very very long time. In the 450 class 10 different riders have won a Main Event before and then you through in more 250 riders who are former champions into the mix and you have close to 15 guys who can and want to win this race. Some big news and questions. How would Villopoto look after his knee injury? Would Stewart be ready on his Suzuki? Does Reed have the speed that he had before his major injury? Can Barcia back up his win from the Monster Cup? Is Canard healthy? It really could never end, but we saw the riders take to the track in practice and it was RV and Stewart battling for the top spot on the times. James would come out on top but would tweak his knee badly and pull off on practice and was questionable for the race, he actually did not come out for Opening Ceremonies. With practice over and heat races set it was Justin Barcia taking home the first heat race win on his Muscle Milk Factory Honda. Barcia rode great but it was Villopoto coming through the pack and pressuring him on the last lap but not able to make the pass. In Heat 2 it was James Stewart on his Factory Suzuki getting out front early and pulling a gap. But you could tell James wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t 100 percent as Trey Canard would reel him in and get around him with a few laps to go. Then it was Davi Millsaps on his Rockstar Suzuki getting around James and then going after Canard! Was this the old Millsaps we were seeing? Davi was flying and would get around Trey after some close racing and then speed off to the heat win! In the Main Event it was a confident Davi Millsaps pulling the holeshot with Canard and Barcia in tow. Villopoto and Stewart both had horrible starts and would slowly start working their way through the pack. With Stewart running 8th and RV 9th, RV tried to make a inside pass over

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a triple but clipped a tuff block and would go down hard! RV would remount and try to make another charge but then go down 2 more times and struggle badly! This was not what the returning champ was wanting out of the first main event! RV would end up with no glove or goggles, a bloody finger, a lap down and 16th in the main. Out front it was Davi out front with Canard, Barcia and Dungey all right there. It was a freight train for about 17 laps until Dungey would slide out and give a cushion to the top 3. Barcia then tried to step it up but would go down hard and end up 7th. Canard then went after Davi and on lap

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A1 RACE REPORT 19 would make the pass! It looked like it was all over but then Davi put together an amazing lap and with 3/4 of a lap to go pass Canard and take the win! What a win by Davi and what a ride. The confidence is there like we have never seen it, his bike is working great and he seems to be in a good place. Could this finally be the year for Davi? We sure hope so. Stewart would struggle with his knee and finish 8th, but still left with points. But if he is hurt it could be another injury year for him, which he or the sport doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need. In the 250 SX class the good racing was in the heat races as it was Roczen and Davalos taking the wins. In the Main Event we saw the Jessy Nelson pull the holeshot but only to hit neutral, endo and take out Baggett and Davalos with him on the start. This gave the lead over to returning champ Eli Tomac on his Geico Honda. Tomac would get some heat from Ken Roczen early but Tomac started throwing down some really fast laps and it was all over. He rode a perfect race and took the first win of the season. Roczen would finish up 2nd and Cole Seely in 3rd.

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RESULTS 450 SX

1) Davi Millsaps 2) Trey Canard 3) Ryan Dungey 4) Chad Reed 5) Jake Weimer 6) Andrew Short 7) Justin Barcia 8) James Stewart 9) Justin Brayton 10) Kevin Windham 11) Josh Grant 12) Matt Goerke 13) Kyle Chisholm 14) Weston Peick 15) Matt Lemoine 16) Ryan Villopoto 17) Vince Friese 18) Broc Tickle 19) Robert Kiniry 20) Mike Alessi

250 SX

1) Eli Tomac 2) Ken Roczen 3) Cole Seely 4) Jason Anderson 5) Malcolm Stewart 6) Ryan Sipes 7) Zach Osbourne 8) Tyla Rattray 9) Max Anstie 10) Michael Leib 11) Kyle Cunningham 12) Chistian Craig 13) Joey Savatgy 14) Blake Baggett 15) Travis Baker 16) Austin Politelli 17) Jean Ramos 18) Jessy Nelson 19) Jake Canada 20) Martin Davalos

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FROM THE FENCE

CARNAGE AT THE START OF THE 250 A1 MAIN EVENT

THE ROCKSTAR GIRLS AT A1 STEPPING UP

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