Intense Officially Announces 2018 Factory Race Team
PRESS RELEASE: Intense Factory Racing
Intense Factory Racing was born in the mid-90’s with iconic riders like Shaun Palmer and later, Chris Kovarik, Nigel Page and Sam Hill. Throughout the brand’s history, the team has played an integral role in R&D and product development, with the primary goal of helping us provide world-cup proven race bikes to the open market. The tradition continues today with all three of our riders – Jack Moir, Dean Lucas and Charlie Harrison, testing, perfecting and racing the M29 downhill bike for the 2018 race season.
Team (Left to Right) - Chappy Fiene / Technical Director, Dean Lucas / Factory Rider, Charlie Harrison / Factory Rider, Jack Moir / Factory Rider, Bernat Guardia / Team Manager, Ernest Adilad / Team Mechanic
The team arrived to team camp in Temecula, CA to an array of new products from sponsors
Putting more time on the M29 and providing feedback has been a big part of the offseason for all IFR riders.
2018 RIDER ROSTER
JACK MOIR
Also Known As "Moi Moi, Shark Attack Jack" our boy took this year's top podium at the Aussie DH Nationals and is continuing his winning-streak momentum and attitude for this year's World Cup.
Birthday: Feb, 8, 1994
Bikes: M29, Primer
Top Result: 2nd, Ft. William '17
Music: Rap and Top 40
Quote: "Yeaaahhhhhh"
Resides: Central Coast, AUS
Fave Food: Schnittys
Also Known As "Moi Moi, Shark Attack Jack" our boy took this year's top podium at the Aussie DH Nationals and is continuing his winning-streak momentum and attitude for this year's World Cup.
Birthday: Feb, 8, 1994
Bikes: M29, Primer
Top Result: 2nd, Ft. William '17
Music: Rap and Top 40
Quote: "Yeaaahhhhhh"
Resides: Central Coast, AUS
Fave Food: Schnittys
DEAN LUCAS
Our other Aussie pinner, "Don, Dion" had one of his best seasons, this past 2017 with a career-best second place finish at Mont Sainte Anne, besting his third-place finish at Lenzerheide in 2015.
Birthday: May, 29, 1995
Bikes: M29, Carbine 29
Top Result: 2nd, MSA '17
Music: Hilltop Hoods
Quote: "It was the same shark"
Resides: Wooragee, AUS
Fave Food: Burritos
Our other Aussie pinner, "Don, Dion" had one of his best seasons, this past 2017 with a career-best second place finish at Mont Sainte Anne, besting his third-place finish at Lenzerheide in 2015.
Birthday: May, 29, 1995
Bikes: M29, Carbine 29
Top Result: 2nd, MSA '17
Music: Hilltop Hoods
Quote: "It was the same shark"
Resides: Wooragee, AUS
Fave Food: Burritos
CHARLIE HARRISON
Last year was a big year for our youngest factory team rider, aka "Chuck" who raced his first elite season on the World Cup circuit last year and topped the year off with 14th place finishes in both Vallnord and World's.
Birthday: Oct, 18, 1997
Bikes: M29, Primer
Top Result: 14th, Lenzerheide '17
Music: Logic
Quote: "Blessings on Blessings"
Resides: Trabuco Canyon, CA
Fave Food: Mexican
Last year was a big year for our youngest factory team rider, aka "Chuck" who raced his first elite season on the World Cup circuit last year and topped the year off with 14th place finishes in both Vallnord and World's.
Birthday: Oct, 18, 1997
Bikes: M29, Primer
Top Result: 14th, Lenzerheide '17
Music: Logic
Quote: "Blessings on Blessings"
Resides: Trabuco Canyon, CA
Fave Food: Mexican
THE CREW
The team will be under the watchful eye of Team Manager and former IFR racer Bernat Guardia
Helping shave off 10th of a second on race runs and working with the riders to get the most out of their bikes, is Technical Director Chappy Fiene.
Ernie "Erndog" Adalid is the Team Mechanic and keeps the bikes in top shape and running smoothly
Learn more here.
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