Johnny Lewis heads to Canada and brings home
three First-Place finishes at the Supermoto X-Fest

Pennsylvania native wins two classes and the drifting contest

 

Coatesville, Penn. (July 29, 2008) – Team Evolve Moto/AxiomTV’s Johnny Lewis headed up to Quebec, Canada for the Supermoto X-Fest Mecaglisse this past weekend and brought home three impressive wins. Riding a close-to-stock Yamaha YZ450F from H. Grégoire Yamaha with supermoto tires, Beringer Brakes and his RG3 Suspension, Lewis cleaned house.

 “This was the best race weekend I ever had,” said Lewis. “I rode for H. Grégoire Yamaha from Quebec using the personal bike of co-owner Louis Desourdy and had the support of my personal sponsor NSS Footwear. Louis and the entire dealership staff were very good to me all weekend. It was a super, awesome track, the fans were so appreciative of the show we put on, and it was a ton of fun.”

 The second annual Supermoto X-Fest Mecaglisse was held on July 26-27 in partnership with the Supermoto Quebec Association. Two Canadian TV shows will later air the event. Lewis was interviewed multiple times by the Canadian media. More than 100 motorcycle and ATV racers participated vying for a $3,000 purse that included supermoto, superquad, mini MX bike stunts, and trials. The fans saw great racing action, took motorcycle demo rides, and watched contests like the Supermoto Bike Drift.

Competing against many Canadian supermoto regulars on the unfamiliar Mecaglisse track with more than 1,000 spectators in attendance, Lewis stole the show. He finished third in his heat race and won the SMX Pro Open Final convincingly. In the Super Final Prestige, which combined the top three finishers from Open Pro, 250 Amateur, and Vet +35 main events, Lewis got the holeshot and led the entire race. What is amazing here is that Lewis and the other pros started in the back of the starting grid.

 The Supermoto Bike Drift Contest was judged by fan applause as to which rider had the coolest drift. Drifting is sliding the back end of the race bike on a slick supermoto tire around the corner to get through quicker, which is considered an art form by many enthusiasts. During his first run, Lewis overshot the corner. On his second run, Lewis drifted around the entire corner, leaning over so that his pegs touched the ground, after coming in very hard on the bike. The fans overwhelmingly voted for him by applause.

 The promoter of the Supermoto X-Fest said, “Johnny Lewis was the king of this second edition event. He won the Supermoto Bike Drift, the Final SMX Open Pro and the Super Final Prestige. A very spectacular rider! Yamaha Canada was very proud of his results.”

 Lewis added, “I plan to take this momentum into Doug Henry’s race in two weeks. We have a stretch of three races in a row and I am ready to go! Thanks again to H. Grégoire Yamaha and Louis Desourdy, Brett Nunn from NSS Footwear, and the Canadian fans.”

 Lewis’ next stop will be round two of the XTRM Networks AMA Supermoto Championship on Saturday, August 9 for Doug Henry’s New England Supermoto Grand Prix in Stafford, Connecticut. Fans can keep up to date with Lewis and enter the monthly fan drawing for an action sports package, to include a pair of NSS shoes, at www.evolvemoto.com.

 

About Team Evolve Moto presented by AxiomTV

Team Evolve Moto presented by AxiomTV is a motorcycle race team dedicated to building a championship-winning formula and setting new standards for independent teams with an extensive marketing program. Its team manager and lead rider, Johnny Lewis, campaigns the AMA XTRM Supermoto Championship in the Lites Class along with other select races. The team is made possible by AxiomTV, Dubach Racing Development (DRD), NSS Footwear, AXO, Shoei, Utopia, Ogio, RG3, ProTaper, Beringer Brake Systems, Silkolene, K&N Filters, Ride Engineering, Kicker, Pro Moto Billet/Fastway, Supersprox, Pit Posse, Out Law Racing, East Coast Wheels, Fluidyne PowerSports, ASV Inventions, Scott Power Sports, Victory Circle Graphix, Regina Chains, Motion Pro, Universal Engineering, Supermoto Pro, V.I.O., Access Media Lab, Park Tools USA, and Fitness Anywhere. Visit us at www.evolvemoto.com and participate in our monthly fan giveaway and receive AxiomTV discounts.

 

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