MOTO FITE KLUB
Legends Square Off, Charities Win! Photos courtesy Racer X & Road 2 Recovery
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he first rule of Moto Fite Klub is that everyone talks about it! The first of its kind, racing legends squared off to battle with the real winner being some great charities… and race-starved enthusiasts around the world. Staged in a properly socially distanced manner, the madefor-TV race was the brainchild of race announcer and moto industry veteran Rob Buydos back on May 12th. “Road 2 Recovery is extremely grateful to all the Moto Fite Klub riders for their donations and for reaching out to give R2R the opportunity to host this auction,” said Lori Armistead, Director for Marketing and Public Relations for R2R. And thank you to the team over at Moto Fite Klub and Rob Buydos for putting together a great show and race that benefited so many deserving charities. It was at a private track with no fans and the riders all took measures to maintain social distancing and had medical staff on hand to check the riders. In addition to providing an entertaining event with some of the biggest stars of the sport, there were several charities benefiting from auctions for the rider’s gear. “These donations made a significant impact for R2R and the athletes we support,” adds Armistead. “Thank you to everyone who participated in the auction.” Due to the generosity of participating racing legends, fans and industry supporters, the inaugural event ultimately raised $52,429.47 for eight different Charities and Causes through a five-day eBay Auction hosted by R2R. “This was an eclectic group of individuals that wanted to make the most of this time and provide for others,” said nine-time AMA Champion Ryan Villopoto. “We wanted to use this event as an opportunity to entertain sports fans and give back to some amazing charities.
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“Jeff Stanton and Damon Bradshaw called me this weekend,” tweeted Travis Pastrana. “They were throwing around an idea of doing a head-to-head bracket race with some legends in the sport… said Broc Glover was willing to throw a leg back over a bike to join them under the conditions of me being there with my 500cc Zilla. I thought it was a joke, but sounded awesome. Shortly after, I get called out again by RV so I called out Kevin Windham and by dinner time we had a round table Zoom call discussing this as an actual possibility... the inner kid in me is bouncing off the walls!” WHAT IS MOTO FITE KLUB AND HOW WAS THE MONEY RAISED? On May 12, 2020 at 2 p.m. PST, 10 of the top motocross/ supercross legends squared off for classic battles to determine who is the baddest dude in the world in the firstever Moto FITE Klub event. Damon Bradshaw, Jeff Stanton, Broc Glover, Travis Pastrana, Kevin Windham, Ryan Villopoto, Ryan Sipes, Jake Weimer and Mike Alessi went head-to-head for an epic battle and it was Alessi who took home the belt.