team

neko_MULALLY

Age: 13

Bike Setup: 06' Rocky Mountain RMX

eric_BARGER

AKA: mista arc

Age: 27

Years Riding: 7

Years Racing: 3

Home Town: Forest Hill, MD

Favorite Riding Spot: seven courts, my driveway

Bike Setup: Yeti 4x, Pike, Profiles, evil CG,
sic bars/stem

Race Course desires: the finish line

Reasons to Race: not sure

Racing Accomplishments: PA state champ 4x('03,'04);
WV state champ 4x ('03); MD state champ 4x('04);
MAC 4x winner('03)

Goals for this Season: crash less

Inspiring Riders: Matt Slater, Ron Bayne, Morgan Ryan

Riding Motto: Get your life on.....

mike_HARTLOVE

jon_KRANZEL

mike_CRNJARICH

AKA: 20 bike

Age: 28?

Years Riding: 9

Years Racing: 1.5

Home Town: monaca, pa

Favorite Riding Spot: reading

Bike Setup: astrix havoc/ 888 rc/ michelin/ e.13/ azonic

Reasons to Race: adrenaline and friends

Racing Accomplishments: 3 norba national podiums in '05

Inspiring Riders: jeremy hartman

Other Riding: 2006 ducati monster s2r dark

matt_GERLINS

AKA: pants

Age: 26

Years Riding: 4

Years Racing: 2

Home Town: Reading, PA

Favorite Riding Spot: whatever's fresh

Bike Setup: Astrix Havoc, Marzocchi 888rc, Azonic wheels, SiC bars/stem, e.13 cg, Profile cranks, all held to the ground by michelins

Reasons to Race: are there reasons not to?

Racing Accomplishments: 1st at Norba Nationals Finals in Durango, CO('04)

Goals for this Season: improve my consistency as a racer and enjoy life with friends and bikes

Inspiring Riders: all the Reading Racing veterans - they are the real deal

Riding Motto : eh...huck it.

tony_PAJAKINAS

dane_CLAY

fred_HEINLY

AKA: J Blaze

Age: 31

Years Riding: 13

Years Racing: 4

Home Town: Reading, PA

Favorite Riding Spot: My front yard

Bike Setup: Hopefully fast

Race Course desires: Good flow

Reasons to Race: Have fun with good friends, challenge myself, and see new places.

Racing Accomplishments: Finished 3rd overall NORBA National Series; Winning my first race at Idaho.

Goals for this Season: Have fun and represent Reading Racing and our sponsors to the best of my ability.

Inspiring Riders: Fellow teammate Dane Clay (who is living proof that age is just a number)

Riding Motto: Keep your rubber side down!

ben_JONES

AKA: "Junior"

Age: 18

Years Riding: 6

Years Racing: 3

Home Town: Stroudsburg, PA

Favorite Riding Spot: Reading,PA / Snowshoe,WV

Bike Setup: 04' Santa Cruz V-10, Boxxer WC, Atomlab/Hadley Wheels, Profile Cranks

Race Course Desired: Fast, Fun, Flowy, and RAD AIR!

Reasons to Race: Big gaps, Hard crashes, Fast berms, Throwing up after runs, Gnarly rock gardens, Tree hugging, Trying to pass guys that wont have it, Pinning a line, Greasy Mud, and being scared shitless.

Racing Accomplishments: 1st place in Plattekill series my first year racing, Hooking up with an awesome team, and getting to travel and meet so many cool people.

Goals for this Season: Race in entire Mid-Atlantic Cup, Place in top 5 in nationals, and straight kill it all season.

Inspiring Riders: Stevie Cihylik, I wanna shred as hard as him when i grow up.

Other Riding: Ride 20" a bunch, have ridden moto and quads my whole life, and snowboard when the pow's deep.