'DRD X-Fusion Intense' Kicks Off Season Early On Top!

(Escondido, California) March 29,
2011 – The ‘DRD
X-Fusion Intense’ factory mountain bike team kicked off their season with
tremendous success a little early this year at the 2011 Fontana City
National! With plans of taking the
season by storm in just a few short weeks at the Port Angeles Pro GRT, several
of our team riders, Jason Memmelaar,
Brad King & Austin Warren wanted to get a good race on their brand new Intense M9 factory bikes before the
season starts!

With recent
rainstorms, the weather cooperated fairly reasonably over the weekend, albeit
not your typical southern California weather. yes"> Although the skies were gray &rain at times, riders were
greeted with a new downhill track and some great riding conditions!

Being such a big event combined with cross country, short track, 4x and
downhill racing (as it should be), team riders spent a lot of time greeting
fans at the team pit and handing out product samples from two new team
sponsors! ARMA Energy snacks (www.armaenergysnx.com), as well as gromBomb (www.drinkgrombomb) healthy rehydration
drinks!

On race day, there was a vibe in the pit that made it feel like you knew
something good was going to happen!
Not only was the day “good”, it was out of control!!! With the junior cat 1 (expert)
division headed out first, We all scattered throughout the course to cheer on
our sole junior rider, Austin Warren,
to victory. The boy must have said
something right, because Austin decimated the field by 4 seconds! His time would have placed him 14th
in the Pro men’s division!

“I had a great ride,” said Austin Warren. “Killed
it! It was a fun track, fun
bike, and just had a great time!
It’s gonna be my first year on the tour, & I’m glad to have it start
out so well! Stoked on the new DRD
X-Fusion Intense M9! Can’t wait to
get the season goin!”

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With the Pro
field starting soon after it was only a matter of time until we saw two of our
elite riders, Brad King & Jason Memmelaar take the course. Both Jason & Brad were having great
runs in practice & felt good for finals. yes"> Unfortunately for Brad, a mechanical sent his hopes for a
good finish out of the picture for the weekend. normal">

“I was on a great run” said Brad. yes"> “Based on my previous
result at the Fontana Winter Series races and how great I felt on the Intense
M9, I knew I had a top 10 in the bag.
But after hitting something up top and having a mechanical, my day was
done. I’m disappointed, but I’m
still super pumped on getting to the Port Angeles Pro GRT! I know I’m gonna kill it there!”

Being one of
the last riders to take the course, Jason Memmelaar had his work cut out for
him. The course deteriorated
extremely fast as it began to dry, but was still running fast! Luckily Jason had been on a great
training program out in Colorado and had the strength & horsepower to get
the job done!

When Jason rocketed across the line, he was greeted with cheers as he finished 3rd,
beating a number of fast national & world cup racers!

line-height:115%">Jason Memmelaar was excited on his finish stating, “Pretty pumped on my finish, as I’ve only
been on the bike for three days!
The course was sick!
X-Fusion suspension just made the bike hook up the whole day!”

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Overall a
stellar performance from the team!
Next up is the first round of the 2011 PRO GRT in Port Angeles
Washington! We’re excited for the
season to officially kick off! For
additional information regarding the team, please contact Dylan Dean at
760.443.3344 or email jdd@dylan-dean.com.

Special thanks to all of our sponsors
and supporters including:

Dean Racing
Development (DRD)

X-Fusion Suspension

Intense Cycles

ONE Industries

661

ARMA Energy

Monster Audio Cable

Shimano

PRO Components

SDG Saddles

e.13 Components

ODI Grips

gromBomb

Cadence Works

Maxima Racing Oils

John Wayne Cancer Foundation

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