CMRC Racing News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Stouffville, ON – May 31, 2010)

Kamloops kicks off Monster Energy Motocross Nationals

The 2010 Monster Energy Motocross Nationals are set to kick off on June 6th at
Whispering Pines Raceway in Kamloops, British Columbia. Situated on native reserve
land 25km north of Kamloops along the North Thompson River, the facility has been in
operation since 1999 and is one of the premiere motocross tracks in Canada.

To keep the Canadian contenders on their toes, and infuse some additional drama into the
both the MX1 and MX2 Championship, an impressive roster of foreign riders will again
be on hand this year. In addition to the usual strong American presence, this season the
international field of competitors includes riders from Germany, Hungary, New Zealand,
Australia, South Africa, and Botswana. Last minute entries from other countries are
expected at some of the rounds.

“We’ve had a contingent of foreign riders for the past ten seasons but this year the series
is attracting a record number of them. I think we could be in for some surprises this year.
The calibre of the Monster Energy Motocross Nationals keeps stepping up year after year
and there is a lot more prestige attached to winning a championship here than in the
past,” said CMRC President Mark Stallybrass. “We’re on television and the series
receives a lot of attention on various motocross websites, which creates international
interest, as well as extensive coverage in the Canadian motorsport media. ”

1
As has been the case since 2001, Calgary-based Blackfoot Racing will be the team to
beat, especially in the MX1 class. Their Factory Yamaha effort currently owns the No.1
plate with Colt Facciotti and No.2 with Dusty Klatt. Facciotti will be gunning for his
third consecutive title while Klatt will attempt to regain the crown he first won in 2006.

Although the MX2 National Championship has eluded the powerhouse Blackfoot team
thus far, they’re counting on a returning Kyle Beaton, No.5, and newcomer Tyler
Medaglia, who has ranked as high as No.3 in the MX1 title chase, to have their say in the
title chase.

The all-American, Billy Whitley managed team, Monster Energy Cernics Kawasaki, will
feature Josh Demuth and Troy Adams in MX1. Demuth, who won the 2010 AMA
Arenacross Championship, is no stranger to Canadian motocross. He has campaigned a
number of series over the years with impressive results. Adams will be contesting his first
full season in The Great White North.

The Hungarian, Kornel Nemeth, who is ranked No.18 despite riding only three rounds in
’09, scoring top three in each moto, will be contesting the full MX1 series this season.
Nemeth, a successful GP rider in Europe, will be looking to become the first Euro to
hammer down a Canadian national title. He will be riding for the Royal Distributing
KTM Canada team. Seventeen-year-old Manitoba native Ryan Millar has been re-signed
to the KTM factory team as well. Last year the up-and-comer claimed several top 10
finishes in his rookie pro MX 1 season earning national plate No.28.

Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Mason Phillips, the only rider besides Facciotti, Klatt and
Paul Carpenter to win a national round last season, has left his long time KTM Canada
factory ride for a new Kawasaki team, Redemption Racing.

South Africa’s Liam O’Farrell, another veteran of the Canadian MX wars and ranked
No.8, will contest the series for Team Gopher Dunes Suzuki this year. Kyle Keast, No.9,
has returned to Machine Racing Honda while his former Rockstar Suzuki OTSFF
teammate Tyler Medaglia has migrated to Blackfoot Yamaha. Replacing them under the
Rockstar OTSFF Racing tent will be Bobby Kiniry, No.3, and Mitch Cooke, No.7.
Cooke, who has raced for OTSFF in the past, will have his sister Heidi Cooke to keep
him company on the team. Heidi will defend her 2009 No.1 ranking in the Women’s
Nationals.

Defending MX2 Champion Teddy Maier returns to the fray for Monster Energy Leading
Edge Kawasaki. The team has also brought aboard fellow American Shawn Rife, a new
up-and-comer looking to test his mettle on Canadian soil.

Former MX2 Champion Eric Nye, who grabbed a runner-up ranking in ’09, returns for
his fifth consecutive season with Team Royal Distributing KTM Canada. He’ll have Kyle
McGlynn, who re-signed with the factory team for 2010, as his MX2 teammate. Jeremy
Medaglia will also be racing a KTM Canada machine via Team Orange Motorsports.
Medaglia campaigned a controversial season last year that saw him finish with a No.17

2
overall ranking. For the first half of the season, he rode an OTSFF Suzuki in MX1;
during the second half he was mounted on a Murphy Motorsports Suzuki in the MX2
division. Look for 18-year-old Jeremy to make 2010 his breakthrough season.

New this year is a slight shuffle in the western schedule. Instead of heading from
Kamloops to Calgary for Round 2 of the series and then to Edmonton for Round 3, the
order is being reversed. There will also be no pro practice on Saturday. That day is now
being exclusively dedicated to the amateur classes. At some of the rounds, starting in
Alberta, the races will count towards the provincial championship.

“Amateur racing is the future of motocross in Canada and we continually strive to grow
that segment of our exciting sport,” said CMRC Amateur Motocross Director Brett Lee.
“A full-day amateur schedule at a national event not only helps to raise the profile of
amateur racing, it gives the kids a chance to rub shoulders with the current crop of pro
riders, many of whom are role models and heroes to them.”

The formula for the CMRC Women’s Nationals presented by Honda has also been
revamped. The series goes from five national rounds to a total of seven. These consist of
three western rounds, three eastern rounds and an east/west shootout that will be held in
conjunction with Walton’s TransCan Grand National Championships at the end of the
season.

You are receiving this Monster Energy Motocross Nationals press release because you
have requested receipt, are on a general motorcycle industry mailing list, or because
your email address was forwarded to us by a friend or colleague. If you do not wish to
receive cmrcracing.com press releases in the future, please advise us at anytime by
replying to this email. We apologize if we have inconvenienced you.