KTM’s Dean WilsonThe man who replaced Ken Roczen on the factory Red Bull KTM team – Dean Wilson – is sidelined from his rookie Monster Energy AMA Supercross season.The reason? A torn ACL and MCL, which the Scottish racer sustained last Thursday during SX training at the KTM test track in California.
KTM repots that Wilson – the 2011 AMA Motocross Champion who joined Ryan Dungey on the KTM after riding for Kawasaki – underwent successful surgery on Wednsday. Due to recovery time, he will miss the remainder of the 2015 Supercross season. KTM says his return to racing will depend on his recovery process over the next few months.“My doctor said the surgery went well and I’m looking at a regular rehabilitation process for my knee. I have been down this road a few times over the past five seasons but I have never been more committed to getting myself back to the top of the mountain,” Wilson says.“I am focused on a full-recovery for myself, and the people and companies that stand behind me, help add fuel to that fire. I have a major commitment to my team and will do my best to get back to 100 percent where I can then hop back on my KTM and push it to the front of the field.”“It’s really disappointing to see Dean injured this early in the Supercross season,” remarked Red Bull KTM Factory Team Manager Roger De Coster. “He has put a lot of work into preparing for Supercross and just as his results were improving, with a 8th at Anaheim 2, this happened. The Red Bull KTM Factory Team is behind Dean in his recovery as we know he is committed to making a full recovery to return to racing.”
Our first segment introduces you to the new Arch 1s. This latest, slightly more sporting American V-twin, adds to the original KRGT1 coming from the boutique manufacturer based in Hawthorne, Southern California. Senior Editor Nic de Sena rode through Malibu with Gard Hollinger, who co-founded Arch Motorcycle with his friend, Keanu Reeves. The 1s is a unique ride for sure, and Nic explains what makes the bike really stand out.
For the entertaining story behind Arch Motorcycle from Gard Hollinger himself, you must listen to his podcast episode on Motos & Friends HERE
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In our second segment, Associate Editor Teejay Adams chats with Thom Beers, the former Chairman & CEO of Fremantle Media North America, responsible for American Idol and America’s Got Talent. Thom’s astonishing resume as a Producer, Director, and actor, includes narrating many, many of the shows he’s created.
His fertile imagination led to most of the really big reality TV shows, and of course for us in the motorcycle world, you’ll be interested to hear the genesis and story behind his Jesse James show, ‘Monster Garage’, as well as the ‘Biker Build Off’ and ‘Zombie Choppers’ TV shows. Teejay’s chat with Thom gives us some amazing insight into other areas of Thom’s career, including ‘Deadliest Catch’ and others.
You’d imagine that most of Thom’s time is spent sitting behind a desk and on his phone. Not so. His intense stories of capturing much of the content for these shows make for some hair-raising listening. I for one, was fascinated; I hope you are too.
