When the gate dropped to start the 12^th round of the 2009 AMA Supercross Series inside the Edward James Dome in St. Louis, Missouri, Josh Grant of the JGRMX/Toyota/Yamaha team who reacted the quickest, earning the holeshot and leading the first two laps of the 20-lap main event before Chad Reed raced past at the start of lap three. A lap later Stewart was around Grant, and then, by Reed and in the lead, hoping to race away to his ninth win of the 17-race series. The two remained close together, Reed just 0.772 seconds behind on lap five. As the laps clicked off, Stewart found a rhythm and began to separate himself from the 2008 champion. Then it all went wrong for rider #7. on lap number 15, Stewart’s San Manuel Yamaha YZ450F hit a false neutral just before launching off the big step up jump, Stewart and machine nose diving into the face of the following jump. Reed, taking advantage of the situation, flashed by and went on to win is third race of the 2009 season, the 55,880 fans on hand thrilled with his determination and tenacity. Stewart would get back on his feet and get going again, finishing second, and 4.468 seconds behind Reed. Third place went to a hard riding Josh Grant. Fourth was Honda rider Andrew Short, Short crossing the finish line a mere 1.733 seconds ahead of AMPM Boost Mobil Yamaha’s Jason Lawrence. Ivan Tedesco (Honda/No Fear), Mike Alessi (Suzuki) and Davi Millsaps (Honda) rounded out the top eight. (more…)

Certainly not your typical, everyday autograph signing, on Saturday, January 17 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, World Extreme Cagefighters Urijah “The California Kid” Faber and Jamie “C-4” Varner (how’s that for a nickname?!) will join current 2009 AMA Supercross Series Championship points leader Josh Grant and teammate Cody Cooper for a Cagefight of an autograph signing. The signing will begin at 5:00 P.M. sharp beneath the awning of the JGRMX 18-wheeler in the Anaheim pit area. Varner — with a combined record of 15-2-0 — is poised to defend his WEC lightweight championship belt against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the San Diego Sports Arena on Sunday, January 25. No Fear supported fighter Faber, meanwhile, at 21-2-0, is hard at work preparing to earn back his World Featherweight Championship belt. “I’m a major fighting fan,” says Josh Grant, who won the opening round of the series at Anaheim on January 3. “I’m excited about hanging out with the guys and signing autographs for the fans with them.”

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JGRMX/Toyota/Yamaha Teams with No Fear and No Fear Energy for the 2009 AMA Supercross Championship and Motocross Championship Season

Carlsbad, Calif. (January 7, 2009) — Straight off of winning their first race on Saturday night, Jan. 3, 2009 at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., No Fear announces today that it has formed a relationship with the JGRMX/Toyota/Yamaha Team. The cooperative effort will see the second year team supported throughout the 2009 season by both the No Fear race clothing brand as well as the No Fear Energy Drink.

“No Fear really stepped up for us,” says team founder Coy Gibbs. “They have been great to work with and the riders really like the gear. It’s a great fit for us since they have been involved in both NASCAR and motocross for years.”

No Fear has enjoyed a remarkable history in the sport since the motocross clothing brand was first conceived in 1999. In the past decade, No Fear has worked with many of the sport’s most talented and charismatic riders such as Jeremy McGrath, Travis Pastrana and Kevin Windham and sees the brand’s alliance with the Joe Gibbs Racing organization as natural progression of the company’s goals and objectives in both the immediate and distant future.

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