saw it on pinkbike...whoa.
justin havahardtimespellin on IH/madcatz?
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stoked for him!!©2001 said:
Yep, sure did! Here's the PR i got....probably same as Pinkbike
For Immediate Release
Islandia, NY/San Diego, CA January 5, 2005
Iron Horse Bicycles is proud to announce the signing of 20-year old professional downhill racer Justin Havukainen. Justin will join the Iron Horse/Mad Catz Factory Race Team for the 2005 season and contest the UCI World Cup Series, US Open, US National Championships, select NCS Races, and the Sea Otter Classic.
Justin joins the 2005 Iron Horse/Mad Catz roster along with 2004 Australian National Champion, 2004 US Open Champion, and 2-time Junior World Champion Sam Hill of Perth, Australia. In 2004, Justin had several top 10 UCI World Cup finishes, finishing 15th overall in the series. Justin resides in Australia and has the unique advantage of holding dual citizenship for the United States and Australia, allowing him to compete at the 2005 US National Championships at Mammoth, CA.
We brought Justin to our program to expand Iron Horses presence in the North American market and a chance to win the US National Championships. Were excited to have Justin onboard and I look forward to working with him. comments Iron Horse/Mad Catz Team Manager Sean Heimdal.
About Team Iron Horse/Mad Catz
Formed in December 2002, the Iron Horse/Mad Catz Team has quickly become one of the worlds elite professional mountain bike programs. Focusing on the disciplines of downhill and fourcross racing, the team has been a breeding ground for champions and stars of the sport. Over the past two seasons, Team riders have won the Jr. World Championship, World Cup Overall, two US Open Championships, two Australian National Championships, and Canadian National Championship. Team Sponsors for the 2005 season include: SRAM/Rock Shox, e13 Chain Guides, Hayes Brakes, Troy Lee Designs, Minoura Trainers, Progressive Suspension and Maxxis Tires. You can keep up with the latest Iron Horse/Mad Catz team news at www.madcatzracing.com.
About Iron Horse Bicycle Co., LLC
Iron Horse Bicycle Company, LLC (www.ironhorsebikes.com) is a bicycle manufacturer based on Long Island, New York. Iron Horse has built a name for itself with a combination of innovative bicycle designs, aggressive pricing, and a top-notch racing program. The line has grown to over 50 models of mountain bikes, road bikes, comfort bikes, juvenile bikes, and hybrids.
Iron Horse's use of top frame designs has set it apart from others in the cycling industry. Workings with engineer Dave Weagle, Iron Horses line of dual suspension models are at the cutting edge of bicycle frame design. Iron Horses dw-link and single pivot dual suspension bikes have received acclaim from riders for their handling and top shelf components.
About Mad Catz Interactive, Inc.
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc (www.madcatz.com), designs, manufactures and markets a full range of accessories for the video game console and hand held markets. The only "pure play" in the fast growing video game accessory segment, Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. is publicly held and trades on the American Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol MCZ. Founded in 1989, Mad Catz employs 100 people and is the leading third party video game accessories company in the world with fiscal year 2002 sales of $83.3 million. Mad Catz' corporate headquarters are in Toronto, Ontario, with operations headquartered in San Diego, California, where design, engineering, sales, marketing, and finance functions are based. Mad Catz' Hong Kong and China-based staff supervise all manufacturing, which the Company outsources to contract factories in Southern China. Mad Catz' products are sold and distributed globally under the Mad Catz brand. The company maintains a 95,000 square foot distribution facility in Mira Loma, California and supplies its products to over 12,000 domestic and international retail locations including, AAFES, Babbages, Best Buy, Blockbuster, CompUSA, Electronics Boutique, FuncoLand, Future Shop, GameStop, KB Toys, K-Mart, Musicland, Sam's Club, Target, and Wal-Mart. In early 2002, Mad Catz opened a London office and warehouse to help service the quickly growing European market while also developing additional retail distribution. The Company's UK operations supply retailers including ASDA, Currys, Dixons, Game, HMV, PC World, and Toys-R-Us. Mad Catz has distributors in every other significant market in the world, including South America, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Japan.
For more information on the Iron Horse/Mad Catz Racing Team please contact Team Manager Sean Heimdal at sean@madcatzracing.com.
For Immediate Release
Islandia, NY/San Diego, CA January 5, 2005
Iron Horse Bicycles is proud to announce the signing of 20-year old professional downhill racer Justin Havukainen. Justin will join the Iron Horse/Mad Catz Factory Race Team for the 2005 season and contest the UCI World Cup Series, US Open, US National Championships, select NCS Races, and the Sea Otter Classic.
Justin joins the 2005 Iron Horse/Mad Catz roster along with 2004 Australian National Champion, 2004 US Open Champion, and 2-time Junior World Champion Sam Hill of Perth, Australia. In 2004, Justin had several top 10 UCI World Cup finishes, finishing 15th overall in the series. Justin resides in Australia and has the unique advantage of holding dual citizenship for the United States and Australia, allowing him to compete at the 2005 US National Championships at Mammoth, CA.
We brought Justin to our program to expand Iron Horses presence in the North American market and a chance to win the US National Championships. Were excited to have Justin onboard and I look forward to working with him. comments Iron Horse/Mad Catz Team Manager Sean Heimdal.
About Team Iron Horse/Mad Catz
Formed in December 2002, the Iron Horse/Mad Catz Team has quickly become one of the worlds elite professional mountain bike programs. Focusing on the disciplines of downhill and fourcross racing, the team has been a breeding ground for champions and stars of the sport. Over the past two seasons, Team riders have won the Jr. World Championship, World Cup Overall, two US Open Championships, two Australian National Championships, and Canadian National Championship. Team Sponsors for the 2005 season include: SRAM/Rock Shox, e13 Chain Guides, Hayes Brakes, Troy Lee Designs, Minoura Trainers, Progressive Suspension and Maxxis Tires. You can keep up with the latest Iron Horse/Mad Catz team news at www.madcatzracing.com.
About Iron Horse Bicycle Co., LLC
Iron Horse Bicycle Company, LLC (www.ironhorsebikes.com) is a bicycle manufacturer based on Long Island, New York. Iron Horse has built a name for itself with a combination of innovative bicycle designs, aggressive pricing, and a top-notch racing program. The line has grown to over 50 models of mountain bikes, road bikes, comfort bikes, juvenile bikes, and hybrids.
Iron Horse's use of top frame designs has set it apart from others in the cycling industry. Workings with engineer Dave Weagle, Iron Horses line of dual suspension models are at the cutting edge of bicycle frame design. Iron Horses dw-link and single pivot dual suspension bikes have received acclaim from riders for their handling and top shelf components.
About Mad Catz Interactive, Inc.
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc (www.madcatz.com), designs, manufactures and markets a full range of accessories for the video game console and hand held markets. The only "pure play" in the fast growing video game accessory segment, Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. is publicly held and trades on the American Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol MCZ. Founded in 1989, Mad Catz employs 100 people and is the leading third party video game accessories company in the world with fiscal year 2002 sales of $83.3 million. Mad Catz' corporate headquarters are in Toronto, Ontario, with operations headquartered in San Diego, California, where design, engineering, sales, marketing, and finance functions are based. Mad Catz' Hong Kong and China-based staff supervise all manufacturing, which the Company outsources to contract factories in Southern China. Mad Catz' products are sold and distributed globally under the Mad Catz brand. The company maintains a 95,000 square foot distribution facility in Mira Loma, California and supplies its products to over 12,000 domestic and international retail locations including, AAFES, Babbages, Best Buy, Blockbuster, CompUSA, Electronics Boutique, FuncoLand, Future Shop, GameStop, KB Toys, K-Mart, Musicland, Sam's Club, Target, and Wal-Mart. In early 2002, Mad Catz opened a London office and warehouse to help service the quickly growing European market while also developing additional retail distribution. The Company's UK operations supply retailers including ASDA, Currys, Dixons, Game, HMV, PC World, and Toys-R-Us. Mad Catz has distributors in every other significant market in the world, including South America, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Japan.
For more information on the Iron Horse/Mad Catz Racing Team please contact Team Manager Sean Heimdal at sean@madcatzracing.com.
That kid is a pinner! One of my favorite riders to watch ride this year.
My girlfriend's daughter has this "Beat Pad" thingy made by MadCatz... it's like a floor mat that doubles as a game controller for playing Dance Dance Revolution on her PlayStation 2.
Take that, Aussie Rippers.
Take that, Aussie Rippers.
DDR kicks major ass
why not resign bryn?
anarchyUK said:
WIRD!
and drop laurin
who said he was dropped?v10"o-PlEaSuRe said:
get your facts straight. :dancing:
i know nothing of who is on the team...i just would drop laurin (nothing against him) and resign brynn and sam along with hava-green card-en. ]Acadian said:
then ud have an aussie team with an excuse to kick the crap outta the american DH series
AND GO TO SLEEP OR SOMETHING....DAMN THAT REPLY WAS FAST
oh oh oh...I misinterpreted your post. I thought you meantv10"o-PlEaSuRe said:
WIRD for why did they not resign bryn
And
AND DROP LAURIN for why did they drop him also
Didnt you know you wanted to say that they SHOUD drop him
Sorry
Sleep is overrated! ahahah
im bummed it sounds like bryn wont be with them but am excited to watch this new dude, never really heard of him before.
What ever happend to the good ol days of pistol pete and ih? hah
What ever happend to the good ol days of pistol pete and ih? hah
Excellent for Justin...would have been nice if they could have picked up Joel Panozzo too, Joel and Justin seemed to work well together this year...but hey, what aussies dont work well together?
Ok, well, we wont get into that today. But regardless, good for Justin and MadCntz-Better results are just around the corner now.
Ok, well, we wont get into that today. But regardless, good for Justin and MadCntz-Better results are just around the corner now.
Panozzo is a Monster. He looked great on the shark grey M3 last season.
The entire Panozzo family is full of rippers.
No joke eh, go ride at Mt Beauty (their hometown, one of Aus's best riding places) and even their father will come and kick your arse. Every time you ride there you feel like you're going backwards!heikkihall said:
looks like the only company with faith in American riders is Yeti. What gives? Seems like IH would sign at least US riders? But I guess there is no effort or loyalty in US companies to develop US talent.
There is not a lot to choose from, our American kids are too caught up in being cooler than the next guy, making more "bling" than the next guy, or being drunker than the other guy.
Man, can I hijack a thread or what?
So yeah, Justin on the MC IronHorse team.....Excellent....they have the same mechanic for 05'? same trailer, truck, staff?
Ok, there, back on track
Man, can I hijack a thread or what?
So yeah, Justin on the MC IronHorse team.....Excellent....they have the same mechanic for 05'? same trailer, truck, staff?
Ok, there, back on track
Stik,
I have been wondering for ages, whatever happened to Ryan White....?
One year he is juniorX champ after several years of racing as a junior then i never seen him in the results again....
I have been wondering for ages, whatever happened to Ryan White....?
One year he is juniorX champ after several years of racing as a junior then i never seen him in the results again....
grass-roots programs are for developing local talent... full sponsorship is for people already fast. big difference.bizutch said:
Ryan White, a kid with A LOT of talent...he discovered the bong and the rest is history. THink he was trying to hard to follow in Miles' shoes...But I saw Ryan 2 years ago and while he is not racing anymore he doesnt seem to be a phucked up as the last time I saw him. Great kid, too bad we lost him to the bong. Theres a reason its called "dope"Cant Climb said:
is that why he lives in Poterville, CAstiksandstones said:
I am wondering if Iron Horse is going to play on the unique opportunity with Justin as dual citizen or whatever. Technically he is both Australian and American. Id like to see VanDine get a ride though.bizutch said:
yeah, they quoted that benefit in the press release.heikkihall said:
and Dante, I meant to specificly point out Duncan Riffle and Chris Van Dine, but typed too fast.
It just seems like the big US based teams had a great opportunity this season to pick up one of two or three up and coming legitimate US threats.
Riffle is first in mind. National Champ and great World Cup results for an 18yr old kid's first go round.
Sanjay for obvious reasons stated by Stik in another current thread.
Van Dine for his top showing at Worlds.
I know Riffle landed at Yeti and will get lots of help if not a big salary, but it just seems like IH and a few others would jump at the chance to get him. What makes him so undervalued?
stiksandstones said:
Man, what a shame.......
No one said he wasnt of value at all. Duncan is a great kid and ridiculously fast rider. But there is not much money in the teams right now so it makes most sense to have 1, maybe two riders who get great exposure and top results all over the world. Unfortunately no Americans are doing that right now in DH so it could be a risky investment. Im not saying it wont happen but we currently do not have any american DH riders at the top of the world cup circuit and thats what those big teams are looking for.bizutch said:
edit: I hope a couple of those guys can prove me wrong this year and pull off some big time results.
does anyone remeber when Ryan White distintegrated at like 40mph+ in the Yardsale at Mt Snow?? I think it was '98, but I'm not 100% on that. It was the worst crash I had ever seen. Ever. I'd be looking for the bong too after a wreck like that!
did bryn go all NHL
I've been talking w/ Bryn a lot recently. he's got something in the works & signed a "letter of intent" to ride for a team. He doesn't want anything to leak out until he actually signs a contract...so i'm gonna be tight lipped at the moment. I'll post a thread when he gives me the "OK"anarchyUK said:
so don't worry, he'll be back, kicking some ass in '05!
exactly...rockymt21 said:
just kidding..im pretty sure he was the canadian national champ in 02...really fast in the wet...kinda different guy when u get to talking to him...(i think its the french canadian-ess).. rode for balfa in years past.
next person to diss cannibis is going to get it.
some people can control their use of it,others can't. get over the fact that some people who use it are DOPES to begin with, it doesn't necessarily cause them to turn out that way (there are exceptions).
not to hijack this thread again,but mountain biking as a general whole wouldn't be where it was if it wasn't for marijuana. how do you think mountain bikes originated? potheads in Marin County put wide tires on their cruisers so they could ride into the woods and cultivate.
they go hand in hand. end of story.
some people can control their use of it,others can't. get over the fact that some people who use it are DOPES to begin with, it doesn't necessarily cause them to turn out that way (there are exceptions).
not to hijack this thread again,but mountain biking as a general whole wouldn't be where it was if it wasn't for marijuana. how do you think mountain bikes originated? potheads in Marin County put wide tires on their cruisers so they could ride into the woods and cultivate.
they go hand in hand. end of story.
He won the canadian nationals again this year too. But other then that I don't know anything about him but i would choose Brynn over him any day for a few reasons. 1) Brynn is a macdaddy, I accidentally saw him makin out with jill kintner in the pitts at snowmass 2) Laurin is part french and they suck 3) Bryn had real solid results this year and is one of the cooler pros I talked to and 4)hes auzzie, might as well have the whole madcatz team auzzie.rockymt21 said:
cause no one else would have....ever....ever....thought of putting wide tires on a bicylcle and riding it down a hillRacer-X said:
Im sure that IH/MC would love to have Bryn back but it costs a lot of money to sign a rider that goes as fast as he does, especially since he had an awesome year in 04. It sounds like he will end up in a good program and hopefully he will get all that he deserves. Keep it pinned Bryn.
Costs less than you think to sign a rider that goes as fast as he does...
and, I can NOT believe someone in here uttered the words "mountain biking would not be where it was without pot".
Not only is that the dumbest thing I heard so far this year, but probably ever. MTBing would be light years ahead of where it is now if it were not for weed.
Oh crap-I am a victim of threadjacking and now a willing participant.
I return you to your regularly scheduled thread....
Yeah, I have no clue as to this Bryn news??? please let us know!!
and, I can NOT believe someone in here uttered the words "mountain biking would not be where it was without pot".
Not only is that the dumbest thing I heard so far this year, but probably ever. MTBing would be light years ahead of where it is now if it were not for weed.
Oh crap-I am a victim of threadjacking and now a willing participant.
I return you to your regularly scheduled thread....
Yeah, I have no clue as to this Bryn news??? please let us know!!