Chad Scogins is an up and coming 85 rider with tons of speed and potential. We talk to him about how Mini O’s and Amateur Open went for him, and his plans for the Spring Nationals.

iMX: Hey Chad, first start off by telling us who you are, where your from, and the classes you ride.

Chad: What’s up, I’m Chad Scogins, age 14, from Azle, TX and I ride 85 14-15, Stock/Mod, and Supermini 1 and 2.

iMX: Awesome man, so what have you been up to lately?

Chad: Well I got hurt at Amateur Open, so I had to take December off, but I’m riding a lot now and just doing a lot of school work.

iMX: You went to Mini O’s AND Amateur Open, thats alot of traveling and racing in a short amount of time. How did Mini O’s go for you?

Chad: Yeah for sure, Mini O’s went pretty good, I just was on the ground a lot but I had some good and bad motos, and I got a 3rd and 6th.

iMX: Mini O’s is an interesting event, not only because it’s such a big event, but because you have to be able to ride both MX and SX. Do you consider yourself an outdoor or indoor rider and which style comes easier?

Chad: Well the SX track was really fun, but I like deep ruts, and the SX track was really smooth so I liked the outdoor track better.

iMX: I heard lots of people were getting hurt on the SX track too, did that weigh in your mind when lining up to race SX?

Chad: No, not at all, I didn’t think it was sketchy besides the whoops, haha, they where gnarly.

iMX: So after Mini O’s, you packed up and went to ACP in Arizona for the Amateur Open. Tell us about how it was making that drive.

Chad: We left Mini O’s, went back home, then me and my mechanic Taylor jumped in the van and went straight to ACP, but it wasn’t that bad of a drive, it was only like 15 hours.

iMX: It was about the same for us, we drove from San Antonio and it was about 15 hours. Tell us how Amateur Open went for you.

Chad: It went good, I just got alot of seconds and thirds, and I couldn’t get a start.

iMX: Your main competion seemed to come from Jassiac Sloan, and I think you could have ran with him, but it seemed like he always got the jump on you at the start and just put in some good laps while you were making your way up through the field.

Chad: Yeah, he got every start, but he should, he lives in Arizona, and they ran 20 minutes motos, which helped me out a lot because I would start catching them about 10 minutes in.

iMX: Then towards the end of the week you got hurt. What happened, and what all did you injure?

Chad: I don’t really know, but from what I’m told I hit a kicker on a little roller and it just threw me on the ground head first. I got knocked out and dislocated my shoulder.

iMX: Dang, being knocked out is serious. So that was the end of your week at Amateur Open. Are we going to be seeing you are Freestone and Oak Hill come March?

Chad: For sure, and yes you will see me at both.

iMX: Awesome man, who would you like to thank?

Chad: Insider MX for sure, God, my Mom and Dad, little sister Tess, Taylor Painter MX Schools, Andy at Answer, John at Vonzipper, DVS, Rockriver, Pro Taper, Skullcandy, Wiseco, OCD Graphics, Gaerne, Pant Saggin, JM Racing, FMF, Asterisk and Leatt Brace.

iMX: Right on man, it was good talking to you, thanks for the interview, and good luck in 2011!

Chad: Thanks man!

Chad racing at Oak Hill MX.

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Gates officially opened today for the 2009 Amateur Open. People were rolling in all day excited for the races that lay ahead. Here’s some photos we caught in the madness…

Sick photo of the dunlop rig

Tanner Krahenbuhl was tradgically killed in an accident late this year, we spotted this sticker on the back of the water truck.

RIP Tanner.

Ultimate wet t-shirt contest!

Last year we had basketball hoops and bike jumps. This year…RC car track! Say hello to ACP’s newest edition.

John Wells gettin’ it done.

This group traveled down here from Idaho with a 65 on the back of thier car and a couple of tents. Thats dedication right there.

Words By Ashley McElroy

Photos By Austin White

With the Amateur Open coming up here shortly we thought we would post our videos from the most recent Amateur Open. 4 Days of goodness, which one do you think is the best?

Video from Day1

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Video from Day2

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Video from Day3

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Video from Day4

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More info on the race and to enter go to braunentertainment.com

Here are the Top 5 photos from Josh Metzger at the 2008 Amateur Open of Motocross.Enjoy! 

Here’s your photos and results of the last day of the Amateur Open of Motocross.

Sunday Morning Racing Wrap Up

Racing got done with here at the 2008 Am Open at Arizona Cycle Park just a bit before noon. Today we saw the mains for a couple of classes with champions coming out on top. Everyone is now packing up and heading back out across the US to their homes to prepare for Mini O’s that will take place in Florida next weekend. So here is a recap of what happened today out here at ACP.

Jordan Ianniello would take home the Beginner Any Size Mod class with his 2-1 finishes. Behind him was Austin Lierman taking second overall with 3-3 scores. Moto 1’s winner, Ben Poulson would take third overall with 1-5 moto finishes.

Austin Politelli would win the Supermini 2 and 4 Stroke thru 17 class overall with 1-2 finishes aboard his number 98 Suzuki. Alyas Wardius would win the second moto straight up over Politelli, but due to his first moto mishaps, he would only finish 5^th overall with 10-1 scores. 2^nd overall was Terrence Yarbrough with 2-3 moto finishes. With 3-5 finishes, Mat Inda would finish 3^rd.

Full Size Mod Novice would go to Christopher Bernabe in dominating fashion with 1-1 finishes. Cody Young had the holeshot and would lead the first lap until swapping and crashing hard coming down one of the many down hills here at Arizona Cycle Park. Young was in contention to earn a top three overall position since he finished 3^rd in the first moto but his DNF would have him finishing 8^th overall. 2^nd overall was Taylor Monroe with 2-2 scores and 3^rd overall going to Derek Rogers who had 4-3 scores.

Mid Size Mod 12-17 Non Pro saw Jason Anderson win one of his six titles of the week. Nick Paluzzi would take the early lead and tried to open up a gap over Anderson and Tomac. Anderson would stay right behind Paluzzi until Nick went wide after an uphill triple leaving the inside open for Anderson to take over the lead. Once there, Anderson was able to pull away by a couple of bike lengths over Paluzzi who had a couple bike lengths over Tomac. Anderson would take the championship with Paluzzi taking second over Tomac who took third.     

Check out the final video from the last few motos that were held today at the 2008 Amateur Open of Motocross

Check out video number 3!

Get your photos and results from tonights racing here at the 2008 Amateur Open of Motocross.

Saturday Evening Results

After a short break out here at the Am Open at Arizona Cycle Park, motos got back underway. With races still left to go, where everyone still had a chance to win the overall, it was bound to be great racing so let’s get to it.

In the 4 Stroke 250cc and Under Non-Pro class, Eli Tomac came into the moto with the first moto win, and Jason Anderson with a 2^nd. All Tomac had to do was finish in front of Anderson and he would be able to bring home the title. The gates dropped and Anderson came away with the holeshot with Tomac right behind him. Giving chase for the entire moto but never able to make a pass was Eli, and with that, Jason was able to bring home his first overall of the weekend. Eli would end up with 2^nd with 3^rd going to Arizona’s own Dillon Huddleston.

Mid-Size Mod Pro class got underway soon afterwards. Derek Anderson was able to pull another holeshot for the week and was able to lead the entire moto, but the race for the overall was right behind him. Buddi Bruner got a great 2^nd place start with Landon Powell right behind him. Powell had finished first in the first moto while Buddi got second. If Buddi finished a head of Powell, then Bruner motorsports would take home the overall. On the first lap, Buddi made a mistake and moved back to third allowing Powell to move into second. Jumping back into the pace, Bruner was able to capitalize on a mistake by Powell a lap later in almost the exact same corner. From there, Bruner was able to bring home the championship overall, exhaust pipe hanging off and all. Powell would finish second overall, and Derek Anderson finishing third overall.

85cc Mod 14-17 class saw another 2-1 moto score beat out a 1-2 score. Austin Politelli finished second behind Mat Inda in the first moto, but in the second moto, Politelli would move to the front before the first lap was even over and would never look back. Behind him, Inda would get second with Bryce Harkey bringing in third.

In the Auto-Mod 61cc 7-9 class we had the leaders swap moto wins with the second moto winner coming out with the overall. Mitchell Falk would win the moto and with his 2-1 score, he would win the championship. Coming in second place in the moto and earning second overall was Gavin Hultman and bringing in third overall with 3-3 scores was Tanner Amarillas.

These were some of the most interesting motos today deciding champions. To see the rest of the results, check below. Check back tomorrow to see who will win the mains of the Mid-Size Mod and Stock Intermediate classes as well as the Mid-Size Mod Novice classes.  

Video number 2 of the 2008 Amateur Open of Motocross.

Check out the photos and results from tonight.

As day three comes to an end at the Amateur Open, Eli Tomac prevailed over Jason Anderson, who seems to be dominating all of the motos here at Arizona Cycle Park, in the 4 stroke 250cc and under non-pro. 

In the 65cc open 10-12, Buddy Wentworth took a hard hit, and fell from second to last place, leaving James Gardiner to take the win.  As Gardiner took first place, Buddy Wentworth placed a respectable fourth place right behind Sean Cantrell and Jt Blattman.  

Austin Politelli stole the hole shot In the Supermini 2-stroke/4-stroke, while Terrence Yarbrough, Mat Inda, and Hunter Falk were battling until the checkered flag was out.