HAMISH IN THE POINTS IN AUS

Team Raceline Pirelli Suzuki's Hamish Dobbyn Collects Points Despite Injury

RACE REPORT
2010 Australian National Motocross Championship (Round Five) Newcastle (NSW) 30 May 2010
Team Raceline Pirelli Suzuki rider Hamish Dobbyn showed great determination at the Australian National Motocross Championship in Newcastle, finishing sixth overall despite suffering a hand injury during practice.
At one of the toughest tracks of the season thus far, Dobbyn showed great pace in the first moto, leading at stages and ultimately finishing second.
In the second moto, Dobbyn again ran up front, collecting fourth place. However in the final moto, he succumbed to the injury and was unable to finish.
Despite the limitation imposed by his injury, Dobbyn retained his sixth place overall in the U19 Championship.
The next round of the Australian National Motocross Championship will be held at Wodonga on June 27.

CHRIS WOODS - TEAM MANAGER, RACELINE PIRELLI SUZUKI
"Hamish showed a lot of heart today. After breaking his knuckle in the second lap of practice he still managed to qualify fourth.
"Hamish had two fantastic starts today, andhe managed to lead for the majority of the first moto and battle for the top positions in the second moto before the pain got too much mid way through moto three and he had to pull out.
"We have a few weeks until the next round so there is plenty of time for Hamish to recover; we'll come out swinging at Wodonga."

Round 5 - 2010 Australian National Motocross Championship Results
Under 19s
1 Joshua Cachia 72
2 Ross Beaton 67
3 Harley Quinlan 56
4 Ethan Martens 48
5 Matthew Phillips 43
6 Hamish Dobbyn (Suzuki RM-Z250) 40
7 Luke Arbon 34
8 Kieran Leigh 34
9 Dylan Peterson 32
10 Shaun Redhead 32
Under 19s Championship Standings
1 Joshua Cachia 273
2 Ross Beaton 240
3 Matthew Phillips 203
4 Luke Arbon 197
5 Dylan Peterson 195
6 Hamish Dobbyn (Suzuki RM-Z250) 177
7 Harley Quinlan 175
8 Kieran Leigh 158
9 Ethan Martens 145
10 John Phillips 140

Source: Bikedeadline

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HAMISH IN THE POINTS IN AUS

Team Raceline Pirelli Suzuki's Hamish Dobbyn Collects Points Despite Injury

RACE REPORT
2010 Australian National Motocross Championship (Round Five) Newcastle (NSW) 30 May 2010
Team Raceline Pirelli Suzuki rider Hamish Dobbyn showed great determination at the Australian National Motocross Championship in Newcastle, finishing sixth overall despite suffering a hand injury during practice.
At one of the toughest tracks of the season thus far, Dobbyn showed great pace in the first moto, leading at stages and ultimately finishing second.
In the second moto, Dobbyn again ran up front, collecting fourth place. However in the final moto, he succumbed to the injury and was unable to finish.
Despite the limitation imposed by his injury, Dobbyn retained his sixth place overall in the U19 Championship.
The next round of the Australian National Motocross Championship will be held at Wodonga on June 27.

CHRIS WOODS - TEAM MANAGER, RACELINE PIRELLI SUZUKI
"Hamish showed a lot of heart today. After breaking his knuckle in the second lap of practice he still managed to qualify fourth.
"Hamish had two fantastic starts today, andhe managed to lead for the majority of the first moto and battle for the top positions in the second moto before the pain got too much mid way through moto three and he had to pull out.
"We have a few weeks until the next round so there is plenty of time for Hamish to recover; we'll come out swinging at Wodonga."

Round 5 - 2010 Australian National Motocross Championship Results
Under 19s
1 Joshua Cachia 72
2 Ross Beaton 67
3 Harley Quinlan 56
4 Ethan Martens 48
5 Matthew Phillips 43
6 Hamish Dobbyn (Suzuki RM-Z250) 40
7 Luke Arbon 34
8 Kieran Leigh 34
9 Dylan Peterson 32
10 Shaun Redhead 32
Under 19s Championship Standings
1 Joshua Cachia 273
2 Ross Beaton 240
3 Matthew Phillips 203
4 Luke Arbon 197
5 Dylan Peterson 195
6 Hamish Dobbyn (Suzuki RM-Z250) 177
7 Harley Quinlan 175
8 Kieran Leigh 158
9 Ethan Martens 145
10 John Phillips 140

Source: Bikedeadline

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BRIDGESTONE AND KAWASAKI UNITE

31 August 2009

Bridgestone and Kawasaki Unite

Bridgestone is proud to announce the addition of Kawasaki’s FLY Team Green to the Bridgestone Off-road Motor sport Family. Both the Junior and Senior teams will be running Bridgestone tyres for the upcoming New Zealand Moto-cross and Super-cross Championships, as well as all the major 2 day events in New Zealand. A leading tyre producer Bridgestone is excited about the partnership, FLY Team Green promotes the sort of image Bridgestone wants to be associated with. They area tight knit team with a good work ethic and strong team values, similar to the team here at Eurotred. They have the same core values as we do, and we see this being a long lasting and successful partnership.

As an official tyre sponsor of FLY Team Green, Bridgestone will be supporting senior riders Nick Saunders, Mason Phillips, and Mike Cotter. At the recent FIM Junior World MX Championships held in Taupo, Kawasaki Junior riders Haki Waller, John Phillips and now World Junior No.3 Hamish Dobbyn were all using Bridgestone tyres.

John Phillips had this to say “This is my first proper tyre deal and I couldn’t think of anyone better than to get it from. They come standard on my Kawasaki, and
Bridgestone’s definitely hook up sweet”.

Senior rider, Nick Saunders reaction to the new deal was “Dude, that’s awesome, Bridgestone tyres are sooooo good. They last ages and work awesome in the mud”.

The team will not only be using Bridgestone tyres but also Bridgestone’s quality 4mm Heavy Duty tubes to ensure that no punctures happen while racing on the track.

Look for the senior FLY Team Green and their Bridgestone tyres at the front of the pack come the NZ MX Nationals starting 11th October.


About Bridgestone

Bridgestone is a world wide leader in the manufacturing of motorcycles tyres and motorcycle tubes. With the best materials and latest technologies used in their production, only the best tyres come with the Bridgestone logo on them. With a full compliment of tyres for both road and off road motorcycles, Bridgestone is the only motorcycle tyre you will ever need.

About Eurotred

Eurotred is the Bridgestone Motorcycle Tyre Importer for New Zealand. With a full range of tyres and containers arriving monthly, good stocks are at hand all the time. Eurotred also imports Putoline Oils, Gold Fren Brake Pads, Power Volt batteries, Viper tires and quality quad tires. For more information on these products, contact the sales department on 09 4433111 or sales@eurotred.co.nz

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BRIDGESTONE AND KAWASAKI UNITE

31 August 2009

Bridgestone and Kawasaki Unite

Bridgestone is proud to announce the addition of Kawasaki’s FLY Team Green to the Bridgestone Off-road Motor sport Family. Both the Junior and Senior teams will be running Bridgestone tyres for the upcoming New Zealand Moto-cross and Super-cross Championships, as well as all the major 2 day events in New Zealand. A leading tyre producer Bridgestone is excited about the partnership, FLY Team Green promotes the sort of image Bridgestone wants to be associated with. They area tight knit team with a good work ethic and strong team values, similar to the team here at Eurotred. They have the same core values as we do, and we see this being a long lasting and successful partnership.

As an official tyre sponsor of FLY Team Green, Bridgestone will be supporting senior riders Nick Saunders, Mason Phillips, and Mike Cotter. At the recent FIM Junior World MX Championships held in Taupo, Kawasaki Junior riders Haki Waller, John Phillips and now World Junior No.3 Hamish Dobbyn were all using Bridgestone tyres.

John Phillips had this to say “This is my first proper tyre deal and I couldn’t think of anyone better than to get it from. They come standard on my Kawasaki, and
Bridgestone’s definitely hook up sweet”.

Senior rider, Nick Saunders reaction to the new deal was “Dude, that’s awesome, Bridgestone tyres are sooooo good. They last ages and work awesome in the mud”.

The team will not only be using Bridgestone tyres but also Bridgestone’s quality 4mm Heavy Duty tubes to ensure that no punctures happen while racing on the track.

Look for the senior FLY Team Green and their Bridgestone tyres at the front of the pack come the NZ MX Nationals starting 11th October.


About Bridgestone

Bridgestone is a world wide leader in the manufacturing of motorcycles tyres and motorcycle tubes. With the best materials and latest technologies used in their production, only the best tyres come with the Bridgestone logo on them. With a full compliment of tyres for both road and off road motorcycles, Bridgestone is the only motorcycle tyre you will ever need.

About Eurotred

Eurotred is the Bridgestone Motorcycle Tyre Importer for New Zealand. With a full range of tyres and containers arriving monthly, good stocks are at hand all the time. Eurotred also imports Putoline Oils, Gold Fren Brake Pads, Power Volt batteries, Viper tires and quality quad tires. For more information on these products, contact the sales department on 09 4433111 or sales@eurotred.co.nz

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MOTOCROSS WITH HAMISH DOBBYN

Hi Everyone,
This month I have decided to share with you what my thoughts are on the dreaded words ‘Arm Pump.’ Like most of you, I have at some time or another suffered from this and as you may already know, it’s not a nice feeling. Do you feel or have you felt that annoying burning sensation or consistent cramping in your forearms during or after riding a moto? Does it make you ease up on the gas when this happens? If you answered yes – read on!

ARM PUMP EXPLAINED

Arm pump has plagued dirt bike riders for years so rest assured you are not alone. Phew! Basically Arm Pump is a result of contractions, which prevent the blood fl owing into the muscles, resulting in the build up of potassium and inorganic phosphate which, apparently, cannot be flushed away from the muscle by your blood. The main muscles used to fl ex the wrist are also used when flexing the fingers, so when you’re gripping the handlebars and repeatedly pulling the clutch, the muscles are working overtime and tire very quickly.

HOW TO STOP IT

Now here is what I think helps to stop it!!
1. Remember to stretch your forearms before you ride (in nearly every other sport people do warm ups before hand – even golfers!!)
2. Ride regularly
3. Relax as much as possible whilst riding the bike AND remember to breath evenly.
4. Wear a quality brand of good fitting gloves, not too tight as this may restrict your blood fl ow (I use and can recommend Fox gloves).
5. Fit slightly smaller hand grips as it is generally easier to grip a smaller diameter one rather than a bigger one. Try experimenting with different sizes to find out which ones work for you the best.
6. DON’T whatever you do grip TOO TIGHT – the so-called ‘Death Grip” is not good!! (this is where the smaller grips may help).
Quite often you can see me doing my arm stretches on the start line, anywhere is better than none! I hope this may be of some help to you.

UPDATE ON MY KNEE INJURY

Most of you will know by now that I have suffered a serious knee injury. If you didn’t know, here’s what the problem is. My knee surgeon has confirmed that I had broken both the ACL and the MCL ligaments in my knee. However the good news is that the MCL has already healed itself, but the ACL is taking a bit longer to heal as it’s the bigger of the two ligaments, so another two weeks of daily gym exercises will see me 100% fit and back to my old self again. Until next time stay safe and ride well.

Hamish Dobbyn #3

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HAMISH DOBBYN: MOTOCROSS

Hey everyone Welcome back.

This month has been a pretty quiet one for me with just the North Island champs in Taranaki over the April 11-12 weekend. However it was awesome to be able to get down to Taupo to watch the New Zealand Junior Champs.

Without naming anyone in particular there is definitely a lot of young talent coming through the ranks which is great to see. I thoroughly enjoyed the time down there and I’m glad I made the effort to go and watch. Congratulations to all the riders who put in the hard work and training, and to all the winners, well done.

THE NORTH ISLANDS

What a fantastic weekend. As always the club down in Taranaki had done an unreal job of preparing the track. It was awesome to have all the young riders back at the front of the field again.

With Ethan Martins, Kieran Leigh, Mason Wilkie, and myself all racing very close over the two days in the MX2 class. If you want to have a bit of a laugh at my expense, go onto YouTube.com and enter my name.

You will see how to land perfectly, off a one hundred foot jump, head first into a silt pond (or in simpler terms a huge, huge mud pond).

Overall it wasn’t exactly a bad weekend for me because as well as winning two of the three MX2 races I was the fastest rider out there in all three. However because I was classified 22nd in the second race I ended up coming away fourth overall behind Ethan, Kieran and Mason.

Must have had something to do with that dunking…………….

Hamish Dobbyn #3

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