Hangtown: Ryan finished 27th overall with a 25 and 22 finish in the two motos. He started the 1st moto in 27th, but crashed on the 1st lap and had to work his way back from 36th to finish 25th.

 Glen Helen: Ryan DNF'd both motos at Glen Helen due to bike problems.  Turns out his bottom end went out! But check out this sweet shot of Ryan taken at Glen Helen while his bike was still running!

 MiniMoto SX: Ryan finished on the podium in both pro classes in the Maxxis MiniMoto Supercross at the New Orleans arena Friday night!  In the 12 and 10 inch expert classes he finished 2nd and 3rd respectively aboard his BBR Monster Energy mini bikes. The link below has pictures and video of the race later in the week.

ThumperTalk.com and DefineTheMoment.net Mini Moto SX Videos Posted OnLine

02/25/08: Ryan was unable to race the Atlanta round of World Supercross due to Northwest Airlines losing his racing gear. Ryan arrived in Atlanta Friday night ready to race, but his gearbag was stuck in the NW Airline Minneapolis St Paul hub. After repeated attempts to get the bags on the next flight to Atlanta failed, they finally arrived around 10:30pm Saturday night after racing was already over.

 02/20/08: On a side note: Ryan was threatened with arrest by Houston police on Saturday morning before the race when he argued with guards and police that were trying to make him pay for parking. The riders already pay $200 to race and now Live Nation is trying to squeeze another $30 out of them by making them pay for parking. Isn't it ironic that Live Nation gives free parking to VIPs (whomever they are), but riders are not considered VIPs and must pay to park? Last time I checked, VIP stood for Very Important Persons, or People. Who do you think the most important people at a Supercross race might be? Who are the fans coming to see, those people parking in the VIP areas? I think not!

 02/16/08: Houston SX Heat 1 - Ryan got probably one of his best starts of the year jumping out of the gate in the top 7 his heat race. He was passed by a couple of riders, but held on to the final qualifying position until about the 3rd or 4th lap when he slip out in a turn.

 LCQ - Ryan got a great start in the LCQ jumping into 4th position behind the Factory Suzuki rider David Vuillemin, Canadian National Champion Dust Klatt, and Hart & Huntington rider Troy Adams. On the 2nd lap Ryan rounded a corner on the outside while Adams went inside jumping right into Ryan's line taking them both out and causing a 5 rider pileup. Adam's mechanic was visibly upset with Ryan thinking it was his fault and made gestures to Ryan to use his head. Ryan was just as miffed at Adams and let the mechanic know by flipping him off over the finish line.  

  We're almost halfway through the season and Ryan has yet to make a main event. It has been a struggle for Ryan to come back after a year off with injuries, but he was fired up at Houston. Is Ryan starting to show some signs of his old self? Can he make a comeback and break the top 20?

01/20/07: Anaheim II - Ryan felt good in practice, but was still 2 seconds off the pace needed to be mid-pack in the main event. In his heat race Ryan went down in a sand section on the first lap when he tangled with several other riders that went down right in front of him.

In the LCQ Ryan grabbed the lead out of the gate, but got passed by Vuillemin on the second straight. He got passed by another rider but was able to get it back and held second for the next 2 laps. He moved to third after feeling pressure from Nathan Ramsey and eventually moved back to finish sixth.

12/31/07: Last day of 2007. Happy New Years everyone! We're all excited to start the new year and looking forward to racing at A1 which is less than a week away! Ryan has been getting a lot of support from the industry over the last few weeks and it looks like things are really coming together for Ryan to race for the Monster Energy World Supercross Series this year.

12/18/07: Ryan was on the Supercross track today and said it felt good to be back on the track. He was jumping everything that the other guys were doing and said he knows he will be able to do more over the next few weeks. 

12/12/07:  Today was Ryan's first day back on the bike. He says the collarbone feels good, but he can tell it's still healing. He has been working on acquiring sponsorships as you may have noticed by the logos starting to fill the top of the page. Only a few weeks to go till A1!

 12/05/07:  Ryan has been given the all clear to start riding again. The collarbone is healing nicely and he is in California preparing for A1.

 2/20/07:   Ryan Abrigo out for East Coast Supercross

  Ryan was injured in a freak accident at Beaumont on Monday while doing some last minute testing on his WWR MDK Yamaha race bike. He and a couple of his teammates were riding down a trail in about 2nd gear when, Ryan who was leading the group, fell into a sinkhole where the rain had eroded a 15 foot gap in the trail. Ryan said the hole was about 10 feet deep and by the time he saw the hole it was too late. The front wheel cleared the gap, but he cased the ledge so hard that it shattered his left ankle. He and the bike then fell down into the hole. He also suffered a laceration on his chin and a fractured radius in his left arm.  He underwent a 4 hour surgery Tuesday afternoon to repair his shattered talus. The surgeon, Dr. Murphy, said that this was one of the worst breaks he has seen in 10 years. It required the use of 4 pins, but he made a heroic effort to put everything back together.   Ryan is in severe pain from the injuries and has been deeply upset as he had been working and training so hard all winter in preparation for this weekend's opening round in Atlanta of the East Coast 250F Lites SX series. Ryan had been training with Ryan Hughes and had been riding very well, blitzing the whoops and his confidence was high heading into this weekend's race. The Dr. said this injury will require a minimum of 8 weeks recovery.

 Ryan's update 8/13/06:  In order to give Ryan's wrist more time to completely heal, he has decided to sit out the entire outdoor national series. He was going to try and race the last 3 rounds, but decided not to ride until he feels 100%. He is currently working on rehabilitating his wrist and getting his cardio back up. We are also working on sponsorship deals for the 2007 Supercross season and will make an announcement once things are finalized.   

 Update 7/21/06: What’s happening? Hello to all that are checking in on me. Well, I’m finally out of my cast! It’s been over 2 months of being in that thing and at first it felt like it was going to be a good little break. I thought it would keep me hungry and keep me wanting to race. About 3 weeks into it, I wanted to ride so bad. I would wait every Saturday afternoon to watch the video of how practice at each round of the Nationals, filmed by Racer X Films. This cast was my 3rd one, and the longest time to have it on. I am so happy to be out of it but I still have some work ahead of me before I can be competitive again. I feel I lost a lot of muscle from not being able to train my upper body. I did ride the exercise bike for 30-40 minutes and did all the leg exercises I could while I was in the cast. It’s going to be good to be able to lift some weights with my arms again. I have been doing some physical therapy since my cast was removed to try and build some strength in my wrist. At my first session my wrist could barely move. After just 3 sessions I would say my wrist is already 50% back to normal. I plan on riding for the first time on Monday or Tuesday. I think that should loosen it up some more as long as I keep it on 2 wheels and not casing jumps. I think I’ll stick to some easy tracks for my first rides. The plan right now is to come back for the last 3 Nationals starting with Binghamton. I’m starting a new training schedule and diet to make sure I come back strong for my last 3 races. I need to get some points to get another national number next year. Please check out the Press Release that was sent out the other day from my team MB1. They have a new sponsor for the rest of the Nationals, starting this weekend at Thunder Valley. My teammate Daniel Sani will be there so watch for him! Thanks for checking in and check in again in the next couple weeks as I will be updating this with how my new training schedule is going and how riding is going. Thanks! Ryan Abrigo #74

 Ryan's Surgery update 7/20/06:  Ryan's cast was finally removed on Monday! He has some work to do to get back up to race speed. He plans to begin riding next week. If you didn't see the MB1 press release , be sure to check it out . The team has some new support to take them to the last half of the nationals. However, Ryan's first race back won't be until Binghamton, NY... Sorry Rob, no Millville this year! And sorry to all of those waiting to see Ryan at Washougal. He's bummed that he'll be watching from the sidelines this year.  :-(   

 Ryan's Surgery update 6/6/06:  Ryan's cast was replaced a couple of weeks ago and a nifty electrical device called a bone stimulator was installed to aid in bone growth. Ryan went to a Dr. appt on Monday to change the cast and see how the graft is healing. The Dr. was excited to see that the bone stimulator was doing it's job and the graft is showing bone growth and everything looks straight!

Ryan's Surgery update 5/31/06:  After the Las Vegas Supercross, Ryan underwent surgery to repair a scaphoid fracture in his right wrist that happened nearly two years ago. Surgeons had to use a bone graft from Ryan's pelvis to replace the broken pieces because the bone fragments died from being broken for so long. Ryan is in good spirits and hopes to make a return to racing for the last half of the outdoor nationals.

Update 9/22/05:  Wow 3 months since the last update!  Well, a lot has happened in those 3 months so let's get started.  Hangtown was an eye opener for me and it only made me prepare even better for my next National which was Red Bud.  But, before I left for Red Bud, I finished up the Pac West Series and made some good money.  I also won all 3 Championships I went for.  I won the 125 Pro, 250 Pro, and Unlimited Pro!  So, that was pretty cool and I had fun riding with all my friends.  Then we were off to Red Bud. We went there with a 450 and remained on one through the rest of the series.  I made the motos at Red Bud but rode very tight since it was my first national I qualified for this year.  I didn't get points but proved to myself that I am fast enough to be in the motos!  Then we went to Unadilla.  This is by far one of my Favorite tracks of all time!  I was riding really well and my lap times put me 9th fastest in practice out of everyone in the 250 class.  Then bad luck hit me while I was in qualifying position to make the motos, on the last lap.  My Carburetor fell off on the finish line single as I coasted pass the White Flag!  I couldn't believe it.  Then it came off again in the LCQ because we only had 10 minutes to figure out what was wrong.  That was a huge downer because I was riding so well with top 10 lap times.  We packed up and went to watch the motos to see the Epic battle with Bubba and RC, ending with Bubba landing on RC's back.  We chilled at my Mom's while we were on the East Coast.  That was pretty cool because I don't see her much.  Plus she cooks for me when I'm there and Barry and I had actual beds to sleep in.  Then we were off to the new National on the circuit, Lakewood, CO.  I will finish this update tomorrow.  Thanks for checking in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Update 6/6/05:  Hey what's going on!?!?  Hangtown didn't go anything like I hoped.  I wasn't riding very well and I wasn't very confident.  I mostly had trouble riding the track.  The conditions were a lot rougher than what I'm use to.  I fell a couple times also and just had a terrible weekend.  Since then I have rebuilt my outdoor track and made it pretty gnarly and rough.  I want to be 100% ready and 100% confident before I head to my next National which will be Red Bud on July 2nd and 3rd.  I will be racing locally until then so check out our schedule page to see where I will be for the next month.  I had a really good weekend this weekend at the first and second round of the Pac West Series.  It took place in Richland, WA and it's a high speed rough sand track.  There was a good turnout with about 20-25 Pros.  My good friend Tony Boughten was going fast and we traded a couple moto wins over the weekend.  On Saturday I won 3 out of 6 motos and got two 1st overalls and a 3rd overall in one class that I went down in the first turn and played catch up.  On Sunday I won 5 out of 6 motos and won all 3 overalls.  This weekend I will be at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA for round 3 and 4 of the Pac West Series.  Keep checking back for updates!  Ryan Abrigo #86

Update 5/17/05:  Today's my 21st birthday!!!  Heck ya i'm a lil excited!  The SX series is over now if you didn't know.  We are gearing up and getting ready for the AMA Outdoor Nationals season opener this weekend at Hangtown.  My Motosport deal is up and I had an awesome time being on the team.  My deal with them was a SX only deal so all of you hearing the rumor that I got kicked off the team, it's untrue.  I was never suppose to go with them to the outdoors.  I have the opportunity to fill in for any riders that get hurt or anything like that.  I can't thank Bill Butcher, Bill Tanner and Ed Bartlett enough for helping me out for the SX season and giving me this awesome opportunity.  I had fun meeting all my teamates and riding with them.  Thanks Brian Calma, Adam Walters, Al Olson, and Ryan Frederick for being awesome mechanics!  We never once had a bike failure the whole SX season or during practice.  Now that SX is over, I have been focusing on riding some long motos and keeping lap times.  I have a new Private practice facility that I have been training at.  I designed it to be like an Outdoor National style track.  Everything is 4th and 5th gear and the dirt is killer.  The dirt develops really good ruts also.  The greatest thing about the place, is that it's private!  So don't ask cuz the answer is no haha :).  Thanks for checking back!  Come say Hi at Hangtown if you are going.  See ya, Ryan Abrigo #86

Update 4/17/05:  It's been five long years since the Seattle crowd has had a Supercross.  The last time SX was here, I was riding 80's and I looked up to all the Pro's and a lot of them were my Hero's and still are.  It's crazy to think, but now I'm one of the Pro's too!  This 05 SX season has been going great for me.  I'm really happy with my team Motosport Outlet.  I've been pretty happy with my riding, even though some of my results can't show it.  Everyone that has been supporting me this year has helped me out so much.  The last couple of weeks, I've been itching to get back and race a SX.  Seven weeks is way to long of a break to have in the middle of a series.  While on the break, I raced a few local races and had a lot of fun at those.  I also rode my SX track as much as possible and was also riding a pretty cool SX track in Belfair thanks to the owners Terry and Alex.  The week prior to Seattle SX was pretty hectic.  Usually I just worrying about riding and training, but this week was quite different.  The newspapers were calling me wanting interviews (thanks to Carlos from KillerPaint.com).  I got the chance to ride press day on Thursday (which I don't normally get to do).  I was even on live TV for King 5 news early Thursday morning.  The Everett Herald had a Photographer come out and take photos at my track for the interview they did with me.  I also got the chance to go on the radio station The Buzz 100.7.  That was totally fun.  It was a busy week, but an even busier weekend...

To be on a team, and to be in your hometown, and having some decent results, I think I had a nice sized fan base.  Everyone was so nice and happy to see me racing SX in Seattle.  I think I signed autographs for 3 hours!  I was having a good time in the pits and seeing all my friends and everything, it was just a good vibe going on.  I can't thank the fans enough for supporting me!  At the rider's meeting, it was announced that everyone made the night show, which I was pretty happy about.  We did one short practice since the track was pretty soft and a little bit muddy.  The ruts were really gnarly, and it indicated that the whole night was going to be a battle with track conditions.  Heat 1:  I was in the first heat, which was good because the track had been prepped and all the jump faces had no ruts.  I don't know if I felt pressured, happy, nervous, or what, but walking up to the gate I thought I was going to puke.  I think I just really wanted to perform well in front of my hometown.  I came out of the gate on fire!  It was pretty cool to look over a bit and all I saw was Nate Ramsey.  I came out of the first turn in 2nd and stayed there for the first lap.  I rode a little bit tight, and conservative, and just wanted to stay up.  I crossed the finish in 4th, easily making it into the Main event!  Main Event:  My teamate Steve Lamson qualified out of the dreaded LCQ.  It was good to have both of us in the Main event.  I again went really far inside for the start, even after I was told the gates had a hole once you passed the gate.  In the end I made the final decisions though and just knew I had to wheelie the hole.  I had an excellent jump out of the gate and was drag racing down the start stretch.  I ducked to the inside though which was smart, and almost had the Butterfinger Crisp Holeshot!  I had to roll the jumps and ended up coming out in 4th after the 2nd turn.  The track wasn't groomed before our 125 Main, so the track was pretty gnarly.  I felt really good with my riding and i could even see Tedesco for most of the time that I was in 4th!  Around lap 10, I was having a tough time with the track conditions and started getting passed.  I was pumped up, worked up, and a little frustrated.  I just thought to myself, just stay up the whole 15 laps for once, no more falling.  I did just that and ended up with a 9th in the 125 Main event!!!!!  I was pretty excited because that was my career best, and I did it in front of my Hometown crowd!  I don't like to fade, but I was still pretty happy with 9th.  Finally a top 10.  The team seemed pretty happy.  My mechanic was really happy.  It ended up being an awesome night!  Thanks to my team, Motosport Outlet/White Brothers/MSR/Honda, Bill Tanner, Bill Butcher, Ed Bartlett, my good friend from Heavy Equipment Parts Brent Davis, my g/f Jenna, my Mom and Dad, RG3, Spy Goggles, Gaerne, Arai, my teamate Steve Lamson.  Thanks to all the fans this weekend!  Thanks to everyone!  It was a good weekend!  See ya in Houston!

Update 2/12/05:  What's up everyone? You are probably all anxious to get an update from me after last weekends ride at A3. Hope everyone got a chance to check it out on ESPN 2 as they showed me a bunch and talked about me for a couple laps. Well, the couple days before the race, my mechanic Brian and I went out to the test track with the race bike and practiced a couple dozen starts with the working starting gate they have out there. I was nailing them really well, only about 3 were bad. We tried a different starting procedure and it worked awesome, even at the race! So back to the race, the track was totally awesome, and really technical. It was the toughest track of the season so far, which I was excited about because I love to do the big rhythm sections. The whoops were the biggest yet also, but they broke down and made them extra tough because they got cupped out and steep. Practice went really well and I was putting in some alright lap times. My day qualifier had me nearly holeshotting, until I got in a tangle in the 3rd turn and went down and spent a lap trying to restart the bike. The pressure was on then Just to get in the night show, because they only took 2 out of the next qualifier and no more chances after that. I ended up getting the holeshot and checked out, winning with a pretty comfortable lead. On to the night show. I was the first heat race of the night, along with all my teammates, Akira Narita, and Steve Lamson. I had last gate pick and just tried to make the best out of it. I ended up getting a terrible start but pushed my way up to 10th, right on 9th place, the last qualifying position. Oh ya, while I was working through the pack, I came up on a particular rider that took me out last weekend while I was in qualifying position in the LCQ. Let's just say we did a little rubbing in a turn, and when I came around the next turn I saw him picking up his bike. A little payback, but we talked after the race and now we are cool and still friends. Well while I was running 10th, I ended up making a pass into the 9th place qualifying position, but when I made the pass it screwed me up to clear the triple and I got passed back. On to the LCQ. I had an alright start and just jumped through the whole first rhythm section and found myself in 4th. I stuck with the top 3 riders and qualified for the main! I had last gate pic for the main, but somehow found myself a gate right next to last weekends winner, Billy Laninovich. I had an awesome jump and just followed Laninovich through the first couple turns. When both sides of the split start met up, I was around 7th, but passed up to 5th by the end of the first rhythm section! I rode an awesome first lap and started pressuring Danny Smith for 4th! I was nailing all the sections the way I needed too, and on one of the laps I got a good drive through the whoops and pressured Smith into making a mistake where he couldn't do the triple. I couldn't believe it! I came over the next triple and all I could see is Ramsey, then Laninovich, then Tedesco leading it. I was that close!!! Then all of a sudden I was right on Ramsey for 3rd. My mechanic Brian was going crazy with the pit board and was just a good feeling being up front. There's no other feeling like that, it was just amazing. Smith got back by me on one of the laps, but I don't remember how? I was still feeling pretty comfortable but on lap 8, I didn't get a good drive trying the triple in the rhythm section and cased it. It put me in an endo and I had to jump off. My bike hit Metcalf in the head, then went into Woods. My bike was stuck in the middle of the track but I couldn't get to it with all the riders coming. I was just so disappointed that I couldn't just jump back on my bike and go because I wasn't hurt. I had to watch everyone go by. When i got to my bike it wouldn't start and the front brake had moved all the way down, and the throttle stuck if u didn't move it back with your hand. My mechanic came over and we both weren't really thinking about it, but he tried to move my front brake lever back. The AMA DQ'ed me because I had outside assistance outside of the mechanics area. I rode the remaining laps of the main just to try and get some points, but none of the laps ended up counting. I ended up getting 19th after the DQ, and only received 2 points. Oh well it was pretty awesome running up front! I want to do that every week, but finish up there. I've been riding almost everyday since the race so I can be ready for San Diego. I can't wait to race again! Well thanks for checking in! Look at Racerxill.com sometime next week for an interview with me. I'm also the Sponsorhouse rider of the week again so thanks to them for that. Also thanks to my team Motosport Outlet/White Bros/MSR/Honda. Also thanks to my good friend Brent Davis for helping me again this week, and my Awesome Dad who comes to the races every weekend! See ya!

Update 11/18/04: Thanks for all the Props everyone! Well today went freakin awesome! I picked up my practice bike today which was awesome. The suspension is pretty awesome and done up by RG3. A few other aftermarket parts as well. So I met up with Greg Schnell and followed him out to the practice track. To my suprise we pull up and KTM was there haha. It was Nathan Ramsey, Casey Lytle, and Jay Marmont but no Alessi. I felt good on the track and got all the jumps down that everyone else was doing except this one rythm section where Ramsey was going 3, 3, 3, 3 and was done. It was pretty gnarly. I'm riding tomorrow too and all the same guys will be there again. It's so fun down here, I base everyday off riding and training. There aren't really any distractions except all the hot chiks haha. Till another time, later foos.

Update 11/17/04:   Everyone has probably been hearing that i am riding for Motosport Outlet already so i will give you guys a few details! I am on the Team to race the West Coast SX along with Greg Schnell and Akira Narita. Iv'e never had teamates so i am really excited to get to ride with some fast riders. I arrived in California last night and I am staying in Huntington Beach at Tuner's house. It's a pretty cool little place that's only 3 blocks off the Ocean. Today i got to meet my mechanic, Brian who seemed really cool and pretty smart. The race shop for Motosport Outlet is based out of White Brothers Honda. I got a tour of the Semi from the truck driver. I also met Mike Bell who is our rider coach. They are building my practice bike and i get to pick it up tomorrow around 9. From there i get to meet up with my teamate Greg Schnell and go pound some laps on the SX track. I found a gym that's a few blocks down the road that i worked out at tonight and seemed to work just fine. I'll probably send another update tomorrow night.

Update 10/25/04:  Man, what a long time since the last update!  I'll try to keep it short and simple.  So, I didn't qualify for Glen Helen.  I am now completely convinced that the CRF 450 is the most awesome bike for the Outdoors.  After Glen Helen I spent some time in Lake Havasu at my friend Matt's house.  It was the first time I ever got to just hang out and go out on the lake jet skiing, boating, or jumping off cliffs into the water or just hanging out with my friends with out having to think about dirtbikes.  It was a good little 2 week vacation.  Lately, we got my SX track finished and I have been riding my 05 CRF 250.  That bike is so awesome and so much fun!  I feel good riding the 4-stroke on the SX track.  It has a lot of torque and it makes the jumps a little easier to do.  The last 2 weekends In a row, I raced 50's.  On Oct. 16 there was a race in Northern California where I won the Pro Limited class and took 3rd in the Pro Unlimited class.  Then, just this last weekend there was a huge race here locally at RMC.  It was a $5000 Pro Purse, split among 3 classes.  BBR Motorsports helped me out with a couple bikes so I could race all 3 classes.  It was one of the most fun events I have ever raced at and I can't thank BBR enough for helping me out as much as they did this weekend.  I led the Pro 50 Main for more than half the race until I slid out in a high speed corner.  I remounted in 2nd place but couldn't catch the leader Kyle Coen by time the checkers flew.  The next class was Midsize Pro which I won my qualifier to get in the main.  In the Main, I didn't have the greatest start in but by lap 4 I passed Kyle Coen for 2nd, then passed Eric Waunch for the lead.  I rode very consistent and fast and took 1st place!  Then in the 150 Pro Main I had some bad luck that kept me off the podium.  All in all though it was a very fun race for minibikes and it ran very smooth and very on time with no problems that I could see.  If you missed it, then hopefully you can make it next year.  Thanks for checking in!

Update 9/12/04: Ryan failed to qualify for the main event at the Motocross series final at Glen Helen in San Bernardino, CA. Unable to borrow the CRF 450 for this weekend's race, Ryan was back aboard his RM 250. Talking to him after the race he said that it was hard to ride the 2-stroke after riding the 450 4-stroke in the previous two nationals he entered. He said every time he would catch up to someone going into the turns, they would pull six bike lengths heading down the next straight. The track was deep sand and it was hard to make the 250 pull up the long and rough hills. Ryan will be in Nevada this week looking to ride a couple of Supercross tracks. He will give you his own update when he returns.   Bill

Update 8/23/04:  How's it going?  Thanks for checking out the site!  I scored 8 more national points at Millville the other week and it's looking like i will have a National number for the first time in my Pro career.  Here's a rundown of the Millville weekend:  My friend Tony Boughton and I headed to Minnesota on Thursday prior to the race.  We knew it was going to be a long drive and we only had 2 days to get there so we made good time.  I knew that last year at Millville it was crazy hot and very humid so when we were driving through Montana and it read 103 degrees, I figured it was going to be another hot one.  To our luck when we arrived it was actually really cool, not too hot at all.  Saturday went well and I was just trying to get the track dialed since I have never been there.  I had good lap times and I qualified pretty easily with an 8th.  We met up with a few friends that came to watch me race so it was good to have people out there cheering for me.  Thanks Lori, Bob, and Mike!  Lori actually hooked Tony and I up with a Hotel so we would be rested for Sunday.  Sunday's practices went really good.  I felt strong in the 60 whoops and knew that would be a good place to pass as people get tired.  I knew I wasn't going to be jumping it in the races, but I jumped the 105 footer about 8 times just for fun and to turn some heads.  It's a huge triple step down spanning 105 feet, with only about a 50 foot run up to it.  Mike Alessi and I were the only privateers that jumped it so it was pretty big!  I qualified pretty easily again with an 8th for Sunday mornings qualifier.  Moto 1:  I had an alright start in the first moto and came out inside the top 20.  The first couple laps are like chaos and everyone (including myself) are trying to get to the front as fast as possible while everyone is close together.  I ended up falling on lap 3, just tipped over in a corner trying to make a pass.  I got up fast and started catching up inside the top 20 when it happened again.  I fell in the exact same corner I did earlier.  By time I got the CRF 450 started, I got lapped by RC and Chad Reed so I was way back.  I just tried to ride it out to the the finish but I fell again on the white flag lap.  I slid out off a double and landed on a hay bale and endoed.  I finished in 29th.  Moto 2:  I was pretty mad about how the first moto went so I wanted to do well in the second moto.  I had a terrible start tho, around 30th.  I knew I was strong and I just put my head down and rode every lap as hard as I could, all the way till the end.  I just kept picking guys off and Tony was doing super awesome with the pit board letting me know everything I needed.  On the last 2 laps I passed 4 riders and pulled off a 13th!  I was so excited!  That's the best that I have finished in a national moto.  I want to thank everyone that helped me out over the weekend - Tony, Lori, Bob, Mike, Jim and Kenny from Utopia, Brian Fleck from Dunlop, Lil D from FMF, and anyone else that cheered me on.  Look for me at Glen Helen, and I hope to pull off another top 15 and hopefully a top 15 overall.  See ya!

Update 8/5/04:  What's up!!  You probably already know how I did this weekend at the Washougal Outdoor National, but here is a run down on the weekend.  I was super excited for the race.  I hadn't raced a National since Hangtown in May.  I felt great on the all silver Ride Motorsports loaned Honda CRF 450.  Practices went well on Saturday and I qualified into Sunday morning pretty easily by taking 3rd.  Sunday morning practices went very well and showed that I had some really fast lap times being the first privateer.  My Sunday morning qualifier also went really well where I took a 4th.  Everything was going well and I knew I could get inside the top 20 and finally score my first points.  First Moto:  I came off the gate pretty good but I was a little too far inside and got pinched.  I came out about 27th and just put my head down and tried to ride my hardest the whole time.  I was making good passes and moved into 18th place by the checkered flag, only a second away from 17th.  Second Moto:  My second start was absolutely terrible.  I came out of the first turn in about last, but by time I came down the ski jump 30 seconds later I was in 15th!!  Then, on the second lap I washed out in "catchers mitt" corner and lost 2 positions.  I gained them back pretty fast and stayed in 15th until a little after the halfway mark, where Team Subway Honda rider Jason Thomas put some pressure on me.  He got by and I rode to 16th place to the finish, bettering my first moto by 2 positions!  I got 8 points total for the weekend and am sitting in 38th in points after one weekend of racing.  I had an awesome weekend of racing and I am glad I did well at my home town race.  A huge thanks goes out to Bill Bougton for being my mechanic and doing an awesome job keeping the bike going good this weekend!  Thanks to all my friends and familly that were there and all the fans that were cheering me on every lap I would go by.  Thanks!!!!!!

Update 7/27/04:  Wow, it's been a while since I have updated this portion of the web site.  If you guys have any questions or comments about the web site or anything else, send us a message by clicking on "contact us" on the left side of the page at the bottom.  A lot of awesome racing has been going on since my last update!  I took 9th overall in the 125cc West Canadian Outdoor series.  I moved into 7th in points after the first moto at the last round in Regina, SK.  Then, in the second moto it all just fell apart as I was running inside the top 10, on lap number 2 I managed to wash out in a corner and not get the 4-stroke started for 2 laps.  Being down 2 laps, I could only manage to catch up to 32nd in the second moto.  I have been racing just about every weekend and winning a lot of races.  Just this last weekend was a pretty big race for me.  It was the World 4-stroke National at Albany.  I went equipped with a CRF 450 that was provided by the nice guys at Ride Motorsports (thanks again!).  It was funny, because I picked up the bike on Friday as I was heading to the race at Albany, so I had no practice on it at all and I wasn't too sure how fast I could adapt to the power the bike has!  I took it a little easy in the first Premier practice session at Albany just trying to get the feel for it.  It was a little scary to jump with because it had so much power that I didn't want to over jump anything.  By the end of the second practice, I was feeling very comfortable.  First Moto:  I came out of the first turn in about  5th, but by the end of that straight I was sitting in 2nd!  I was quick to make a pass and take over the lead from Shane Bess before the end of lap 1.  I pushed really hard and just wanted to stretch out my lead so no one could even get close to me.  When the "2 more laps" board came out, I had lapped all the way into 4th place and had a 40 second lead!!  My hands were a little cramped and I was sort of taking it easy but I came around this really tight corner and just stalled the bike.  I guess I was taking it a little too easy.  I couldn't get the big 4-stroke started and just thought "oh man not again."  It was a repeat of the week before up in Canada.  By the time I got going, I had been lapped, and the checkers were out.  I took 13th.  Second Moto:  I had about the same start but got pinched coming out of the turn and had to pass a few guys on the first lap to get into second.  Shane Bess was out front again, and I sort of followed him for 2 or 3 laps planning where to make my pass.  When I decided to make my pass, I got real close and just made it happen.  I over-jumped a big single by about 60 feet and I went into first.  I sprinted to pull out my lead and then just settled into a good pace where I wouldn't let anything like the first moto happen.  I won the moto by a margin of about 20 seconds.  It was a good weekend and a good test to see how I will ride the CRF 450 at Washougal this weekend for the AMA Outdoor National.  Hope to see everyone there and if I come down that downhill in first with RC behind me, have your camera's ready :-)  See ya at the races!

Update 6/21/04:  Happy father's day to all the Dads out there.  This weekend was the second round at Mission, BC.  The track reminded me of Southwick, with super deep sand, deep ruts, long sand whoop sections, even whoop sections around corners, and really rough.  I borrowed a CRF 250 for this weekend to see how I would like a fourstroke.  I felt very comfortable on it, and I use way less energy because I can use it's torque and power.  The bike was pretty amazing for being stock!  On Saturday's qualifier, I took a third, and went into Sunday's 1st moto with 6th gate pick.  On Sunday's practice session I tried a few different things on the track and even started tripling into their rhythm section.  I was feeling good and my lap times showed.  I had an alright start in the first moto but managed to fall down on the first lap trying to make a pass.  The pit board read 32nd on the first lap past the mechanics area.  I just put my head down and pushed as hard as I could the whole moto.  I was making aggressive passes and not waiting to pass anyone, even if they were lappers they were getting pushed out of my way.  Three laps from the checkers I read 6th place and it had a riders number below that.  I could barely see the 5th place guy but on the white flag lap I was on his rear fender.  I passed him on the outside in a deep sand corner and took the checkers in 5th.  I didn't get tired that moto and I have my trainer Terry to thank for that.  The second moto had me coming out of the first turn inside the top 12 but that didn't last long.  Dusty Klatt endoed right in front of me and I had nowhere to go so I endoed over his bike.  I got up real fast but I was in the middle of the pack with all the riders and ended up tangling with one and going down in the next corner.  Now I'm in dead last.  I caught up to around 11th but at halfway I had a gnarly get off in a small whoop section going 4th gear.  That one rung my bell real good and I was seeing stars for a lap or two.  I started to feel better and pushed back up to 11th and finished there.  So I went 5 - 11 for 7th overall.  I was pretty disappointed about my crashing antics this weekend.  I have so much more to prove if I can just survive that first lap and not get too excited.  Check in next weekend for the update from Calgary, the 3rd round of the Canadian Outdoor Nationals.

Update 6/14/04:  This weekend started off the first round of the Canadian Outdoor Nationals at Nanaimo, BC.  Nanaimo is on Vancouver Island so you have to take a ferry to get there.  I like taking the ferry, and this one was 2 hours long so that was pretty sweet!  The track was fun, but really hard packed, lots of 180 degree corners, and some sweet jumps.  I personally love to ride ruts, but I felt pretty good on the Nanaimo flat corners.  I am riding the 125 class for all the West Coast rounds.  I almost holeshotted my Saturday qualifier and came out of the turn in 4th.  It rained the whole moto and I took it a little easy and ended up 8th.  They took the top 18 from each qualifier so I went into Sundays 2 motos with an alright gate pick.  The first moto had a restart when a few riders crashed in the first turn and got hurt, and I was in a pile up in the 2nd turn so I was very happy they restarted.  My restart of the first moto wasn't the greatest and was around 15th or 18th.  I pushed my was up to 8th by the halfway point and remained there until 2 laps from the end where Eric Vallejo got by me.  I finished 9th.  I wasn't real happy about getting 9th since I have beat the top 3 riders many times before.  I needed a good start in moto 2 so I didn't have to fight through traffic again.  Moto 2 start was much better as I was inside the top ten.  We came up to a tricky group of tabletops, and Faciotti's Kawasaki was laying in the middle of the track on the last tabletop.  It created chaos since the flagger didn't know what to do and a rider collided into me while he was trying to avoid the fallen bike.  I flew off the track but my 125 was still in the middle of the track.  It got landed on, blew the gas cap off, pinched the gas tank where the cap threads on too, took a chunk out of my seat, bent my subframe, and messed up my side panels and shrouds.  Finally when all the riders went by I got to my bike to discover all my gas just pouring out, and the tank so messed up I couldn't get a gas cap back on.  I ended up getting a DNF.  I was totally bummed.  I have never seen anything like that before, having a gas tank get pinched right at the threads, totally weird.  Even though I got a 9th - DNF I still got 14th overall.  At least I was alright and I am happy that the next round is this coming weekend at Mission, BC.  That's only about 2 hours from my house and I have been there once before so I know what to expect of the track.  Thanks for checking in and hopefully we will have a very good update next week after the race.

Update 5/18/04:  Hope everyone had a good weekend and thanks for checking back here at abrigoracing.com!  Yesterday was my birthday and we drove all day, otherwise I would have updated yesterday.  The first outdoor national kicked off this weekend at Hangtown.  My mechanic Mark couldn't make it for this weekend so my dad, my g/f Jenna and I headed down in the box van.  It was my first AMA Pro National on a 250cc.  The track had some changes since last year and I would say they were all for the better.  Saturday's practices went well and I was told I had the 24th fastest lap time of all the practices, factory riders included.  I was also one of about 10 riders that were jumping from this table top and landing into the short whoop section, which was about 80 feet and totally blind.  I watched Carmichael and Reed doing it so it seemed fast.  I went from about 30th to 7th in my afternoon qualifier, which puts us in another qualifier Sunday morning.  Sunday's practices were good and I could already tell the track was way rougher than Saturday.  I had a good start in my Sunday morning qualifier and rode really hard the first couple laps to get some breathing room.  My pit board read 7th on lap 3 so I backed it down a notch and just rode smooth and finished 7th, which put me in the National Motos!  I was super excited, but my day was just beginning from that point.  In the first moto, I had an awesome gate pick and started between Windham's 450 and Langston's 450.  I pulled out a top 20 start, and worked up too 15th until I collided with another rider and I went down on the first lap.  I regrouped in 38th.  About halfway mark I was starting to break the top 20 until I went down again in a rough section.  After picking my bike up twice I was pretty tired and went down again and finally ended the moto in 32nd.  The second moto gave me a terrible gate pick because on my 32nd.  I slid out in the fourth turn and kept my bike running, but that didn't matter because I was in last.  I worked my way up to as high as 20th but I got passed in the later laps and finished 24th.  I had a lot of fun and was happy with the way I rode in practice and my qualifiers, but 32nd and 24th wasn't much to be happy with when my early lap times could have put me in the top 15th.  It's all a learning curve and I'm happy I made it to the National motos.  I'm concentrating on the Canadian Nationals that start in June so that's my next big race.  Thanks for checking in!          ...Oh ya, I can't forget to thank Mark for staying up all of Thursday night rebuilding my motor and welding my 250 frame that was broken.  If it wasn't for him, this last weekend wouldn't have even happened.

Update 5/10/04:  Sorry for the long delay.  We are working on a results page and a few other things.  I'm heading to Hangtown this weekend for the first outdoor National.  Wish me luck.  I've been racing a lot of local races and winning a lot.  I have also been having fun on my Fast50s.com xr 50.  We had a race this weekend at a freestyle show during halftime where I won both motos with my LoganBuilt.com motor.  I have been practicing a lot and training with my friend and awesome trainer, Terry Linde.  I highly recommend that if you live in the Seattle area and are serious about winning races or being in excellent shape, contact Terry.  I would like to make a little page on here with his contact information but I need to ask his permission first so hopefully look for that in the future.  So anyway, my mechanic Mark Ochs and I are heading to Hangtown this weekend so look for an update from that race next week!

Update 4/12/04:  What's up everyone?  This weekend was the Lewiston AX race and it drew in a lot of talent and fast riders!  The track was alright, but I would have liked to see a more technical track.  My night started out really well with a good battle in my 125 qualifier.  I worked my way up to 2nd place, within a second of super fast Brad Hagseth at the finish.  The 250 qualifier went great, as I holeshotted and led every lap of the moto and taking 1st place.  I had a really tough time passing in my 125 Main.  I probably should have rode a little more aggressive for a tight track like this, so I could only manage a 5th.  I was feeling confident on my 250 for the starts, so I knew if I was in the top 3 on the first lap, I had a real good chance at winning this thing!  I came out of the gate perfect, I shifted at the perfect time, I was leaning forward, but Jimmy Lamastus' big 520 just out pulled me on the long start.  I came around the first lap in second, but on the second lap Ryan Huffman had different plans and I got pushed over a berm.  I shouldn't have left the door open, but I'm still learning.  I started working my way back to the front when I collided with another rider and I went down.  Then my bike got ran over before I could pick it up and the front end got really bent, so I DNF'd.  This weekend I will most likely be at Washougal for the Goldstar series.  Oh ya, I got a puppy last week.  His name is Static, and he's a 7 week old Jack Russell Terrier and he is a crazy little puppy.  That's it for today.  Good luck to Zack Morey and everyone else racing at the World Mini's in Vegas!

Update 4/8/04:  I gotta say that I love a good weekend of riding on a really fun track.  I haven't raced an outdoor race since October of last year.  Port Angeles is one of my new favorite tracks.  That place has some really cool terrain, fast jumps, and super fun corners.  It was good to finally get out of 3rd gear and let my bike scream!  After practice, I was feeling pretty good and noticed that I was faster on my RM 250.  I'm usually slower on a 250, but I tried riding it a little different and it worked out well.  The good thing about the P.R.O. series is that there are 3 Pro classes instead of 2, and it was a 2 day event.  I came away with 10 out of 12 moto wins, and 5 out of 6 overalls.  I fell down in the 2 motos I didn't win, which were both on Sunday.  I had some good battles with Tracy Johnson and he was riding really well.  This weekend I'm heading to Lewiston, Idaho for an Arenacross race.  Check back next week to get those results.  A new video should be up within the next 2 weeks also.  Thanks for checking in!

Update 4/02/04:  Attention!!!  Ryan Abrigo and abrigoracing.com would like to announce Fast 50s as the newest sponsor for Ryan Abrigo.  They are the Original XR 50 specialists.  Fast 50s was around before any aftermarket 50 companies were.  They have been around the longest, and the quality in their products shows.  Most their aluminum parts do come in a variety of anodized colors.  Fast 50s is also the first and only company to make an XR 50 purpose built forks with a full oil bath design and adjustable to any rider, just like the big bikes!  Everyone please check out www.fast50s.com for all your minibike and xr 50 needs.  Check back in a week or 2 to check out pics of my new Fast 50s xr 50.  A big thanks goes out to Craig Mason of Fast 50s!

Update 3/31/04:  Ok, so my weekend didn't go as I planned it.  The track was one of my favorite Arenacross tracks I have ever ridden.  There was huge jumps, big rhythms, big whoops, and 8 lanes.  Basically it was a tame SX track.  My Friday practice wasn't the greatest so I was a little uncomfortable at race speed.  I ended up holeshoting my 250 qualifier from the outside and missed the brakes and went through the tuff blocks!  In the 250 main, I came out of the first turn in first until halfway down the whoops I swapped sideways and created the biggest pile up.  I was later told only 2 riders avoided the pile up.  It took me a minute to regroup everything and I was on my way, only managing 6th.  The 125's didn't go well either, as I  was battling through the pack and trying to pass 4th, my front wheel tagged a tuff block third gear pinned.  By time I found my bike I was about last.  I could only manage a 7th.  Saturday practice was awesome, and I was in high spirits.  125cc main event rolls around, finally time to prove myself and get on the podium.  My start was decent, but I was determined to be in the front.  At almost halfway mark, I was battling for 4th and 3rd, which we all changed positions a few times in a row.   I was right on 4th places tire through the corner before the well known "Catapult Jump."  The fourth place rider stopped on top of the jump, to single it, while I was already committed I made a last minute turn on the lip, barely missing him but it put me onto the tuff blocks on the landing.  I plummeted to the cement, helmet hitting first, then my elbow.  I stood up up pretty fast, but I knew I should just chill after a crash like that.  Back in the pits I was being told to not race the 250 main.  But I'm not a wuss.  I came to race, and I'm not going to just sit back and watch.  I rode to what my body felt was ok, and I didn't push too hard.  I just needed to finish a moto without crashing.  I did learn a lot this weekend.  I learned to not get so excited with my passing, and to be a little more aware of my surroundings when I race.  I have always been known to charge to the front real fast, but certain tracks will allow it, and this one wouldn't.  Thanks for checking in, sorry it's so long!  See everyone at Port Angeles this weekend for the P.R.O. Series.  Finally an outdoor...

Update 3/25/04:  Sorry it's been a bit since I last updated.  The Tacoma Dome Regional Arenacross is tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday.  I'm so excited for this race!  It's a big race for around here, and a lot of my old high school friends are going to be there.  It even has commercials on TV and on the news.  You know the ones where the announcer talks in a deep voice... (Areeeaannacrosssssss, this Friday and Saturdaaaay, come see the nations top Pros!)  I love seeing those, it just gets me even more pumped because I know I'm going there to win and everyone that's going is going to see me win.  One of my favorite things is racing in front of a crowd.  A lot of riders seem to get scared, but I just block it all out.  I have bigger things to deal with.  Winning races in front of a crowd has got to be one of the best feelings!  I have been working hard to get a good practice track going and a Huge thanks to Gale Speer and his family, I now do.  They are letting me rebuild the tame, mellow Supercross track that we built for 80's, into a full on, just like the real thing, private Supercross track.  Don't ask, cuz you aint going hahaha.  Only a chosen few will ever get to ride on the most perfect dirt I have ever ridden and worked with.  It's like a dream track for the Northwest.  It can rain for a week straight, and the track will be ready for testing with just 2 days of ok weather.  Anyone going to the Tacoma Dome tomorrow night and Saturday should be in for a good show.  Have fun and see you there!  Check back early next week for my results and anything else that happened worth mentioning.

Update 3/16/04:  This weekend was the Redmond, OR AX race.  It was a cool venue, but a little bit too dark.  The first night started off with me coming through the pack in 125 Pro until Ryan Huffman looked over at me, and hit me up the face of a double, 2 laps in a row.  His bar hit me in the side and made me sick the rest of the moto, and I ended up puking after the race pretty bad.  Him and Rusty Holland are a bunch of dirty riders.  The 250 Pro moto had me passing the field and into first, where I remained until Rusty Holland T-boned me in a corner 4 laps from the end.  I did get on the podium in my second 250 Pro moto with a third.  The second night saw more dirty riding and I think I was a little scared to engage with the leaders.  I did pull off a second in my first 125 Pro moto and felt good about that.  They combined the first night's score's and the second night's scores to determine overalls.  I'm not even sure what my overall's were.  Twitch, Homan, and Neilson busted huge for half time.  Twitch and Homan both did backflips, and Homan of course stole the show when he attempted a backflip to no hander lander.  Try that Mr. Pastrana!  Homan had it landed but just slipped off the back of his bike.  Ryan Hemens introduced me to them all and Homan made one of my dreams come true by letting me ride his foam pit.  I have backflips down on my 50 now.  I even pulled a couple barrel rolls which are crazy!  At the end of the day we kicked the ramp back and I landed 2 backflips into the foam pit that were 40-50 feet in distance.  Big thanks to Hemens for helping me out for the weekend and my g/f Jenna for traveling with me and Justin Homan for letting us crash at his house.  Check out my video clip from the weekend on the videos page.

Update 3/10/04:  Wow, what a trip!  I just got back from the Daytona SX today and am excited to be home.  The minute I got home, I grabbed some clean gear and headed out to MXGP to put some time in on the RM 250.  I finally got to shower after 4 days of driving and sleeping.  Luckily Mark and I don't get real stinky. (or maybe it was the bottle of deodorant I emptied in 4 days, haha)  The Daytona SX track was the gnarliest, but most fun track I have ever ridden.  It was one long whoop section!  Practice started off real shaky, as I never ridden a 250 on a real SX.  It took me till the last lap of practice to have the track dialed.  I transferred to the night show pretty easily by working my way up to 4th after a mid pack start.  My first heat race started off excellent, as I came down the long whoop section in 6th! right behind Reed and Voss.  The dreaded arm pump took over on lap 3 and the rest was down hill.  My semi's start wasn't the greatest and I used the moto more as a practice and got ready for the LCQ.  So it all came down to getting a good start for the LCQ, as they only take 2 to the main.  I flew out of the first turn in 2nd! and knew I was going to have to ride super hard, arm pump and all.  I got out of shape a few times in the whoops that should have put me down, but while I was in 2nd with plenty of breathing room, of all places, I washed out 3 corners from the finish line jump and destroyed my chance at the Main event...

Update 2/23/04:  What's up?  Hope everyone had a good weekend.  The race at Albany was moved to Salem due to weather, which I wasn't too excited about because I love Albany's track.  I want to be there when they run the "double buddy jump."  It's like a hundred and something foot far double that only a few have attempted and it's also featured in Terrafirma 4, Metzger does a big whip over it.  My first race was 125 pro and I ended up 3rd.  I just couldn't get a groove that moto and I was dynamiting the rear tire on the slick surface.  Next moto up was 250 pro.  I rounded the corner about 3rd and caught up to the leader Ryan Terlecki about halfway and made a pass for the lead.  He rode well but I came away with the moto win.  The 2nd 125 moto went great with a holeshot over the 4-stroke filled field and led it through to the end.  My last 250 moto was going great till about 3rd lap where I crashed.  I was in 2nd and trying to make a pass on the super fast Terlecki but washed out.  I had a lot of fun and felt alright about my performance.  This weekend I leave for the Daytona SX!  I'll be riding in the 250 class this time so watch for me Live on Speed Channel, still sporting the #402 machine!  Till the next update, see ya.

Update 2/19/04:  Hey everybody, glad you are here checking out the site.  This is all really new so bare with us.  On to our first update.  This week is going good and I'm excited for this weekend.  I'm racing down in Albany, OR for the 2nd northwest round of the Golden State Series.  I've been riding my 250 (two-stroke) a lot lately and feel very confident with coming away with some wins this weekend.  Tune in next week to get my results and any other cool happenings.  See ya at the races!

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