Spy Optic’s Nick Wey finishes the MX National season in 450 class’ top ten overall |
9/9/2009 |
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CARLSBAD, Calif.,
(Sept. 8, 2009) – The final round of American pro MX racing is in the
books as Spy Optic athletes just wrapped up competition at Pennsylvania’s
famed Steel City Raceway, site of the 12th and
final round of the 2009 Lucas Oil AMA MX Nationals.
Most noteworthy on the day at Steel City was
the effort by Spy Optic MX veteran Nick Wey (Boost Mobile/ampm/Monster Energy/Troy-JLaw
Racing). Wey gutted out a long MX National season with a 13th place
(13-11) overall finish at Steel City. But, more importantly, Wey landed solidly
inside the top ten overall in the final 450 class standings – 8th place
with an even 200 points.
“Pumped I could represent with Spy in
the overall 450 top ten,” said Wey, Spy’s lone
overall top ten placer on the MX Nationals season this summer.
“Spy’s field reps worked hard to keep all the Spy racers dialed
with product and I never had an issue with the Magneto goggles – and we
ran in some gnarly conditions several times this summer.”
Leading Spy and running the Magneto goggles
with 14 tear-offs stacked on his anti-fog ARC® (Accurate Radius Curvature)
lenses was Monster Energy/Kawasaki’s Jake Moss. The new Kawasaki
factory rider overcame some first moto arm pump to
battle for a 2nd place
podium finish in the second moto, finishing just off
the 450 class podium in 4th place
overall on the day.
“I was stoked to finish the last three
races of the season with Spy,” added Moss.
Also making the top 15 at Steel City in the
premier 450 class for Spy Optic was New York’s Bobby Kiniry, racing for the Monster Energy/Cernic’s/Kawasaki team. Kiniry
went 9-13 for 12th
overall. And in the 250 class Spy Optic’s Tucker Hibbert
placed 27th.
About Spy
Spy Optic designs, develops and markets
premium products for the action sports and youth lifestyle markets. Spy’s
principal products, sunglasses and goggles, target the action sports market,
including surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, motocross, wakeboarding and
skiing, and the youth lifestyle market within fashion, music, and
entertainment. Spy’s innovative proprietary products utilize
high-quality materials, handcrafted manufacturing processes and engineered optical
lens technology to convey premium quality, contemporary style, and progressive
design. Spy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orange 21, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ORNG). www.spyoptic.com
