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22 Dec 2007 The weekend of December 22^nd 2007 brought Hunter Budd and Tyler Sudderth’ to Badlands for some cold action at the series call Frost Bite. I say cold because the wind was blowing a constant 40 MPH and the temp was falling like a 1^st grader on a hobby horse. When I say cold I mean to the bone. The wind kept most riders from busting out the big jumps; some that tried got a little surprise once airborne. Tyler got a little sideways and ended up visiting with a few highly trained medical staff which cost him a full race. He did come back to race the rest, but was certainly more down to earth if you know what I mean. Hunter played it safe and controlled his shivering well enough to gather in a 1^st in the 50 Open and a 2^nd in the 50 7-8. Tyler still pulled it together for the win in the 50 7-8 class and had some real strong rides on his 65 with some fun battles with Zane Merritt. In all Garth at Badlands MX park did a super job keeping the fans warm with heated concession stand and burn barrels all around. So we closed the trailer with first and second in both 50 classes and a big frozen smile, and just think Santa flies around in that kind of stuff all the time.

20 Dec 2007 Well it’s Christmas time in the land of the lone Star. Things have been going full steam for King Cobra of Texas riders and parents alike. I spent 2 days with the Cobra factory guys learning about the new changes for the 08’ models and I must say there are some great performance changes in store for both the CX50SR and the CX65. More power smoother and in the right place is what’s in store for Cobra. The CX65 is the most changed, with new cases, cylinder, pipe and shifting. These are exciting times for our riders and the opportunities to ride the best bikes available.

We’ve tried to get out and race a few times, but Mother Nature is in full football weather mode and for right now we just have to sit on the side lines till she fumbles. Turkey bowl rained out, Frost bit froze out and the blizzard well it was just cold out, so we wait, but I hear not for long. If the weather holds we should have some good racing this weekend, but we’ll have to see.

On another exciting front is sponsorship, We’ve managed to keep our 07’ riders with us, Hunter Budd will be on his CX50SR and CX65 racing the most with a mix of AX, MX, and off road, we’re super excited for Hunter and the plans he has for the year. Next up is Tyler Sudderth’, Tyler will be running MX for the year on his Cobra CX50SR, he’s got some great support and will be in the mix headed to some nationals this season. In the 4-6 – O/I class we’ll have Justice Hayes, this kids got skills and loves to show the track he’s boss. Justice is excited to begin the New Year and a new series and we’re happy to have him. New to the king Cobra of Texas team is Ryan Fessler, a Cobra rider from down south riding both the CX50SR and the CX65, we first saw Ryan at Badlands during the Night Nationals where he put on a show fighting for every place he could, the records show he got 3rd overall, but trust me it could have been higher. Ryan is a fighter on the track, fun to watch for sure. He will be racing MX mostly with a mix of other events to keep it interesting. We’re working on Mathew Mehary right now to stay and show case the Cobra 65, but he’s a tough negotiator so we’ll just keep at him till he breaks. We have 2 other support riders, Kevin Fessler and Jason Norman, both loves the sport and both are fun kids to have around the track. Kevin is a high energy racer on the CX50JR, he’s always working for the checkers and we’re excite to help him get there, brother to Ryan he’s more the PR guy for the Fessler family. First time I meet Kevin he managed to talk me out of a 3 musketeer bar in less then 2 minutes so he’s going to be a real team agent for sure. Jason is anther rider who’s been on the learning end, of course he’s already learned how to win taking the TORN 50AM championship already, he’s always up to the challenge and he’ll have to be because next year he’s going to race INT in the 50 off road class.

Good luck to all our riders, King Cobra of Texas could not be happier with the group we have representing our shop, great kids doing great things on the track!
Remember 50cc parents, not every rider can be the next Carmichael, but they should all feel that way on and off the track, it’s more about family time in the world of the 50 and 65 bikes. So make it challenging and keep it fun, thanks to all that have helped us make our shop better this year, and we pledge to do all we can to make your 50 and 65 experience more enjoyable.

Happy holidays and remember “He’s the reason for the season”
God bless and God Speed!

Dec 5 2007   Winter has arrived in Texas and so has the 8^th annual Texas Winter series taking our riders to some of the best tracks Texas has to offer. The series kicked off at the now famous Freestone Country Raceway. The turn out for the 50 classes were great, lots of good kids and a ton or two of talented riders. Justice Hayes (Cob 808) was in the mix and had some exciting races this weekend. With a 2^nd overall in the 4-6 injected class and a 4^th overall in the 4-6 class Justice was able to put in Cobra O/I in the mix against some bigger kids and bigger bikes. Good job Justice and thanks for giving it your all every time you’re on the track.

In the 7-8 class and the open 50 the racing proved to be just as fun to watch with Tyler Sudderth’ (Cob 317) up against some real national talent and proving he ready for the next step in his riding. Tyler was able to dog fight with Challen Tennant (Cob 71) for some intense battles and received a 2^nd overall in both classes. With 15 or more riders Tyler proved again he’s got the good and we look forward to his effort to make some national races this next year.

In a side note: Cobra rider and recent graduate of the 50 class Austin Forkner placed his Cobra 65 on the top box with a 1-1 in the 65 7-9 class and a very impressive ride to 4^th in the 65 open against more senior riders. Congratulation Austin we miss your being in the 50 classes, but sure glad you stayed with Cobra for the 65 class.

Nov 14 2007 The past few weekends has offered up some of the most impressive races king Cobra of Texas has seen in a while. The holeshot adventures begun last weekend with the Pro Circuit coming to Village Creek MX Park. Hunter and Tyler were both on hand to show case the Cobra bikes ability to blow away the competition. Hunter was on his game and really feeling the day track out. Hunter Budd had the holeshots and the wins on the day with Tyler Sudderth hot on his heals keeping Hunter honest and really ramping up the excitement for the crowd. Congratulation go out to Hunter Budd (Cob 399) in the 50 class for a run away weekend and certainly to Tyler Sudderth’ who made up for the bad luck in the 50 class (Flat tire) with a hard charge in the 65 class. Tyler was able to stay hard on the heals with the front runners in the 65 class showing again his development is on track.

This weekends action had Tyler and Justice taking it to the Freestone national track at the Texas Championship race. Both riders had respectable races showing their continued improvement. Justice was strong in the O/I class finishing an impressive 2nd overall backing that with a 5th overall in the 4/6 Jr class stacked with some real talent. justice is on pace to be a top runner in Texas and maybe nationally if they choose that path. Tyler Sudderth had his hands full with a stacked field of riders, Forkner, Belding, Tennent, Hairston were exceptional strong and the pace was a tornado whirl wind. Tyler was able to mount a 2 5th place finishes in 51cc 7-8 stock for a 6th overall. Also in the 51cc open the start was the finish with rider running out the same spot in both motos, Tyler finished with a 4 - 4 for a 4th overall. Congratulations to both riders for some good finishes against some of the nations best.

This weekend we have Swan coming up, both the Lone Star state championship and the Lone Star night series. Hunter and Tyler will be in the mix and we're going to be looking for some holeshots and wins from the King Cobra crew.

Great Texas Style Racing!

Wow has it been a crazy few weeks since the Full Moon series, we thought things would slow down, but it would seem no such luck. Lots of racing here in Texas and when you love to be where the action is then you do what you can to be there. So we have been around a few tracks and I need to get us up dated so here is the low down.

After the Full Moon wrapped up the following weekend Hunter Budd (Cob 399) and Justice Hayes (Cob 808) headed to Whitney for a challenge on the big track both had some good rides and really enjoyed the track. Hunter came out with a 3^rd overall on both the 50cc 7-8 and Open, and Justice put in 2 solid rides even though his placing didn’t reflect how well he rode because of a few lay downs.

The following weekend King Cobra of Texas headed to Swan for the Pro Challenge and Lonestar race, both proved to be fun and exciting with Hunter and Tyler stilling the show and all the wins, it came down to who got the start and Tyler proved how strong he can be on the gate. Both Hunter and Tyler rode great in both series, and it was some good training for Tyler who had some big plans coming up the following weekend at Branson Nationals.

The following week would be packed with racing, Tyler in Branson and Hunter in Texas taking on the TORN riders in both the 50 and 65 class. In Branson the racing began on Thursday with divisionals for both the 65cc 7-9 stock and the 50cc 7-8 stock. Tyler put in some strong rides finishing well and making the cut in both classes. Friday Tyler had the 50 Mod class and was able to make the cut also despite having some motor issues. Coming out of Branson with Saturday and Sunday races Tyler rode well and finished well against some real top riders. We’re super proud of his performance and how well he rode, he’s gets better every time he puts it on the track.

Hunter ran upfront at the TORN race in Denton he struggle with starts and lapper and fell back to 2^nd place in the 50 Expert class, while the 65cc INT class has some good riders, it was the 43 rider in the Expert class that gave Hunter the most trouble. Once they came in to lap him he blocked at every corner when the guys racing were not even in his class. After getting by the slow rider, hunter tried to put his head down and move up to the front finishing just seconds of the podium, it made for some good training so maybe next time.

Which brings me to the Night National this past weekend and some real exciting racing at badlands MX Park. Hunter and Tyler were on hand to race for King Cobra of Texas and they sure put on a show. While Tyler Sudderth’ (Cob 317) owned the front spot after a few battles with Cob 66 rider, Hunter (COB 399) had his work cut out to get a 2^nd overall in both the 50SR and 50 Open. Both Riders put good riders and both had a Moto win or 2. Congrates to Tyler for taking the number one plate for the NNRA this year with some super fun racing.

The following day Hunter and Tyler rode at badlands MX in the Lonestar series for another 1^st and 2^nd for Tyler and Hunter respectively. Good racing and the series is coming to a close.

We hope to have a down weekend to recover and unwind but I’m sure we’ll find something.

“THIS JUST IN” KING COBRA of TEXAS

SWEEP THE FULL MOON SERIES!!!

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September 26, 2007 In my hast and Christmas like joy after our riders sweeping the Full moon series I forgot to talk about the individual achievements of our riders. So I’d like to take a moment to write a brief summery of our riders and how the Full moon series come together for them. First out would be Tyler Sudderth’ taking a commanding 1^st in the 50 7-8 and 1^st in the 50 Open. With out a doubt Tyler was class in the field with 11 of the possible 16 overalls placing himself in the top overall slot for both classes with a point’s lead that would not be countered or even scratched. Next up would be Mathew Mehary our senior ride who has now moved on to 65cc’s full time, Mathew while only running the 50cc 7-8 class managed to keep a consistent 2^nd overall throughout the series while taking a well deserved 1^st in the sands of Athens. Hunter Budd would also stand apart from the other riders, taking a 2^nd overall in the 50cc open and 3^rd overall in the 50 7-8 class. Hunter put together 4 total wins coming on strong late in the series. Tracks that would lend to his style came just in time for Hunter to shine a bit as well. Lastly Justice Hayes after missing the first round and choosing to attend Cycle ranch was able to mount a charge in the 50cc 4-6 and the 50cc O/I class finishing with a 1^st overall in the O/I class and a fan favorite 2^nd overall in the 50cc 4-6 class. With 6 wins in the 50cc O/I class he was able to maintain a respectable lead. It was in the 50cc 4-6 class that most of his work had to be done, and Justice was up to the challenge, staying consistent and finishing well.

Without a second thought we could not be more proud of the guys and how they took to the track and showed the competition what they had. Backed by King Cobra of Texas and the great parents they were able to shine. Even though this would be a team effort, each racer stood apart from the other in their own special way. Now if I could just find a way to take from each rider and make one we’d win everything, look out Loretta’s here we come!!

September 22, 2007 brought the KCoT team to the last of the 8^th annual Texas Full Moon series. This event has been growing in popularity and has become a back bone series for Texas . We as a team went into this series with one goal in mind, and that was to win. Well the guys put together one of the best series of racing North Texas has seen. At any race it could be anyone of our riders, With the speed Tyler Sudderth’ has, matched with the talent Mathew Mehary has and topped of with some masterful cornering by Hunter Budd we had this one in the bag from the get go. With 8 races in the series each rider posted wins and showed why they ride the best bikes. We couldn’t be more proud of how well they fought and rode for our shop.

Justice Hayes was a new addition to the King Cobra of Texas family and this little guy fills in the gap we had for the 4-6 class with style. Justice took it to the class and showed what he had, taking the win with a cobra sweep added by Riley Allen and Riley Childers both top notch up and comers but it was Justice who socked away the wins like a squirrel in fall taking the overall series first place in the O/I and a hard fought 2^nd in the 50cc 4-6 class with Nick Thomas taking the top honors with some great riding aboard his KTM.

I’d like to take a moment to thank the riders and the Moms and Dads that make all this possible. Without the hard work and dedication to this sport our race team going 1-2-3 in the 50 class would have been allot less likely if not impossible. The credit goes to the parents for sure, as we see the riders grow it helps justify why we spend hours at the track training, tons of hard earned money and gallons of sweat. The faces on the kids after the wins, the joy they get just playing around waiting for the next time they get to challenge their friend for the lead show me that it’s not all wasted time. As Mathew who aged out this last race moves on we wish him bigger and better things, he’s got a ton of natural talent and everyone loves to see him ride with his jumpy style so keep it up Mathew and thanks for making our time with you as a racer for King Cobra of Texas so much fun.

So we move on to the next race, to the next place for the kids to take it to the track, this weekend it will be the time honored place of Whitney MX Park, just a fun race, no real gold at the end of the rainbow but hey try to tell these kids that!

Sept 18 2007 Sept 14, This weekend a portion of the King Cobra of Texas crew went to the TORN cross country race and were blessed with great weather, a great track and some great racing. We could have gone to Swan or Nocona, but I decided to race with the weather being so good and TORN racing at Boyd.

Hunter raced the 50 class and had it well under control from the drop of the flag, turning in some solid lap times and setting a very strong pace. In 6 laps he mastered the track and put his Cobra on top for another win, now we are just a few points behind, and need to finish up front in the last 2 races. Hunter and Jason both raced the 65cc class the following day and both posted some very respectable finishes in their class. Both Hunter and Jason had a 4^th place finish, Hunter in the intermediate class and Jason in the amateur class.

Jason Norman and Justice Hayes were also on hand for the TORN race and both riders enjoyed the track. Jason got his second win in the Am class while Justice raced his first ever cross country race. Jason extended his points lead and we expect he should be able to take this championship home. Justice did super great, this being a very technical track and his first time ever in the woods, he was amazing. His start was fair and once the nerves balance out, he was all throttle. So congratulations to you guys good racing. Tyler and Mathew had the weekend off, but it will be game on next weekend for the last round of the Full Moon series.

So I also decided to race at Boyd and after taking a 2 year leave from even swinging a leg over a bike I must say I miss it a lot. I had more fun in places then I can remember, but my super hero fast pace was crippled by my old age, lack of exercise and my weak goon riding. The weather was perfect and the track was so ideal I just would have hated to miss this one. Eric Hayes loaned me a bike, I think mostly because he knew how much I was going to be hurting after the race and wanted to get back at me for having to buy Cobra parts or something. Anyways, I felt really good in the practice and rode what I thought was a reasonable pace for not having ridden in 2 years, but it was painfully clear when the flag dropped that I was going to be the Goon rider of the race. Arms down, legs like butter, and a butt like a baboon was how it ended, but I did have a great time and I’d recommend that anyone who hasn’t ridden in a while go out and have some fun, just remember that with age comes wisdom, and super heroes are just cartoon characters.

Sep 12 2007 Sept 8 This weekend racing brought the King Cobra race crew to Swan Mx Park for 3 different race series. The action would start early Saturday morning with Hunter Budd taking his Cobra 65 to the gates for the first time ever. With little time on the bike I was a little nervous; If Hunter was he never showed it. I told him to just work on learning the clutch and gears and even if you take last you'll win this race. Well he did better then I thought he would staying on pace, and if he'd gotten better out of the gate he would have done much better. We we're pleased with 12th in the 65cc 7-9 class, but really excited to see him take the overall with a 1-1 in the 50cc 7-8 class.

Later that night the rest of the team would begin to burn up the track. Tyler , Hunter, Mathew and the team’s newest 4-6 class runner Justice Hayes (COB 808) all had great a great nights racing. Justice had just that night gotten his replacement bike after his was stolen, and he quickly took it to the track for some hot laps and some quality results. Justice posted a 1-1 in the O/I class for the overall, but Justice struggled with soil samples to finish with a 3-5 in the 4-6 class for a 4th overall. Great riding from a very exciting kiddo to watch ride.

Hunter Budd (Cob 399) had his hands full as well taking on a large field of 50 7-8 riders, with Tyler taking the holeshot and the first moto win, Hunter knew what he had to do to get the overall. So he took the holeshot and the win for the overall in the 50cc 7-8, Mathew Mahery (COB 98) had some bad luck in the 50cc 7-8 class with a first turn crash he charged back from almost lapped to a 10th and followed it up with a 2nd place in the next moto, so scratch out a 6th on the night and save many points for the class. Tyler took the 50 Open class with a 1-1 with Hunter having his hands full with the KTM of Zane Merrett who took 2nd on the night.

The following day Hunter would race the 65 open class with just 1 other rider in the class it was a give me, and Hunter got much needed gate time. The weekend was action packed and the point’s leads have tightened up. We're proud of all our Sponsored riders and look forward to making good things happen for them.

Sep 7 , 2007 Aug 25 With summer winding down and school on the radar the King Cobra of Texas team and friends took a little R&R. With no moto’s to run we decided to head out to hurricane harbor for some fun in the sun. We all had a blast it took a while to get our sea legs, but I’d say the little dare devils took to the water like pro’s. We took a chance on every ride with a little fear and excitement, but every new ride became our new favorite. It’s good to get out and have fun at other things, and we all enjoyed ourselves.

Aug 26 We all had one last day till school started, and being the push over I am, when the guys ask to go to Six Flags I gave in. So off we went, we spent the day riding rides and wow these dudes will ride anything. After talking me into the rollercoaster called the Titan I realized two things. One the boys have no fear, and two that ride is the most intense experience I’ve ever had. So the kiddoes are back in school, but racing series go on. We have the freestone national coming up and we couldn’t be more anxious to get there. Hunter and Mathew will ride the amateur race Friday and we plan to have a good show the rest of the weekend.

Aug 31 Freestone amateur racing came to town the Friday before the Pro national. About 11 50cc racers showed up to make history and the racing was close in the 50cc Open class. Mathew Mahery (Cob 98) really took the show in the 50cc 7-8 class, taking a 1-1 in convincing fashion Hunter Budd (Cob 399) put in a respectable ride taking 3^rd with a kid on a Cobra out of Louisiana taking 2^nd. In the 50 Open Hunter had his hands full with the 49 Cobra. Hunter managed a few Holeshots, but struggled with jump 7 and the ruts, leaving the door open for the 49 Cobra to take the overall. Hunter ended with a 2^nd overall. Notable at their race was Jason Norman, he was a completely different racer. Jason took it to another leave and is he had not laid it down a few times, the 539 Cobra of Jason Norman would have had 3^rd overall.

Sept 1-2 This weekend, the Pro nationals came to the completely new venue at Freestone. The racing was top notch and we couldn’t have been more proud of Tony miller for making all this happened. We got a chance to see the best of the best do their stuff. Every turn and jump added to the amazement the kids had watching the Pro’s school the contenders. Villipoto and Langton came out on top, but there was racing as deep as 20^th. The nationals will return next year, till then we’ll be waiting in great anticipation.

Aug 18, 2007 Full Moon Series at Village Creek, sounded kind of funny this weekend with all the clouds and spotty thunder storms, but the track had the lights on and it was time to race. Lets talk front runners, yep Tyler Suddreth’, Yep Mathew Mahery, and most certainly Hunter Budd. All three where fast this weekend. Hunter Budd had his trigger fine tuned at Village taking every holeshot 4 for 4 with impressive timing out of the gate. Tyler and Mathew would put on a real show in the first MOTO of the 50cc 7-8 class with a real tight race that came down to the last corner, and Tyler edging out Mathew at the last second. With Mathew not racing the open class it was the all Hunter and Tyler show with close action as well with hunter taking a 1-1 in the open for a 1^st overall. Tyler has a sizable lead in the series in both classes, so he’s not to worried. The King Cobra of Texas crew had a 1-2-3 sweep in the 50cc 7-8 class, and besting 4 Polini bikes, 3 KTM bikes and one of those PRC things. Great riding from some really great kids.

Aug 19, 2007 After the Full moon Race we packed up and headed to Swan for the Lone Star series, the morning came early for everyone, but the boys were ready to race. Hunter loves this track and he really liked the first 2 Motos taking the wins in both with Tyler close to keep him honest, On the weekend Hunter would end with 7 stright holeshots before Tyler would take the last one away from him. Tyler really stepped up when he needed to, the old saying 2^nd moto wins the gold, well that’s was written all over Tyler, because in the 2^nd moto of both classes he took off, leaving hunter to give chase, Hunter had trouble with his brakes in the 2^nd moto of the 50cc 7-8 and then laid the bike down in a corner in the 50cc open. No excuses though Tyler was up front and Hunter was chasing hard to get him back. In all good racing but a very long weekend and I was glad to get home.

August 14, 2007 Racing this weekend brought the King Cobra crew to both Corsicana and Athens . The Corsicana race was a Cross Country race with the TORN ( Texas off Road Nationals) It was going to be a hot one, but also hot were the Cobra bikes of Hunter Budd and Jason Norman. Both put together wins for King Cobra of Texas. Both riders proved they had the race in the bag about midway into the race. Jason (Cob 539) had to work to get past the Polini rider but once he made the past it was no looking back and only looking forward to his first ever win that is. So congratulations to Jason Norman on his first ever win. Hunter Budd had an excellent race as well, putting together more laps then any rider posting 7 laps and lapping the field, at an amazing speed average of 20.20 MPH with a best lap of 3:07. He took the win in commanding manner and we’re happy to see the points lead fire up in the TORN series, 3 races to go so Hunter will has his work cut out if he wants to be on the top box.

Next was Athens, the new Athens MX Park played host to the Texas Full Moon series, with many struggles out of the gate it’s our hope they will iron out the first race issues and we’ll be able to come again because the track proved to be great. Up front were the Cobra riders Mathew Mahery and Tyler Suddreth, both posting overall wins. Mathew was on fire in the deep sand, putting in a 1-1 for the 50SR 7-8 class while it was Tyler putting his Cobra on top in the Open. Of note were the orange bikes, Zane Merrett keeping Tyler honest and taking a strong 2^nd in the Open class while Colton Taylor was getting his best finish to date in the 7-8 class.

August 4, 2007 With the rains coming down on Athens (Full Moon Series) it was way early to see them rained out, but they did so we packed up the King Cobra of Texas circus and moved north the North 40 MX park where they were putting on a little Arena Cross racing. Not many 50cc bikes on hand, in fact just 4, but it was fun for the kids. The first race 50cc7-8 had some wheel to wheel action with Hunter Budd in the lead and Mathew Mahery giving chase. The race for 3^rd was just as close, with Jason Norman putting his Cobra in the slot for every lap, but the last one when Colton Taylor made the pass for 3^rd leaving Jason to take 4^th. Hunter Budd was on fire tonight taking 3 holeshots and all the wins, for a 1^st overall in 50cc 7-8 and 50cc Open. Mathew Mehary took a solid second, but he was noticeably fast and his jumps were perfect. With Colton having some bike trouble in the Open race, it left the door open for Jason Norman to make it a Cobra sweep in both classes. In all it was a fun evening of racing, no pressure, no points, just riding for fun and they had lots of it.

July 31, 2007   The racing over the last few weekends has been amazing, with each rider stepping it up. It’s been such a privilege to see our riders perform in the past two weekends. King Cobra of Texas riders have really been making the 50 class exciting. Hunter Budd (Cob 399) has stepped it up and the pressure is on for Tyler Suddreth (Cob 318), but never count Mathew Mahery (Cob 98) out because he could also win at any time.

The weekend of the 21^st brought Hunter Budd to Bowie Texas to finally race the TORN series, Hunter rode hard but was only able to pull a second place, but he did what he could with so few cross country riding times of lately. Once the TORN race was completed, it was time to quickly pack up and hit the road, Badlands MX was next on the schedule with the full moon series in full swing the night brought on some excellent upfront racing with Tyler and Mathew really putting on a show, but Hunter Budd was on the charge to keep them honest. With the series resident Polini racer Hunter Poarch on hand and the orange crush racer Zane Marrett in the mix it was a real fight for 3-5 and it could have gone to any racer. In the end Tyler Sudderth took the overall, with Mathew Mehary on his heals, taking the 2^nd. Hunter Budd ended with 4^th after Hunter Poarch made the pass for 3^rd. In the Open class, Hunter Budd and Zane Merrett really made it interesting. Sudderth’ took the overall, but the battle was for 2^nd. Hunter got the short end of the win, but not due to lack of effort.

With Badlands finishing up at o to darn late thirty it was off to Village Creek for some Sunday racing. We almost didn’t go because it was such a late night, but we’re glad we did. Not many showed up, but Tyler, and Hunter were good to go and with them being regulars at Village their familiarity showed as they swapped the lead race after race. Zane was on hand and with his KTM on the fritz he was lucky that Sudderth had a backup Cobra and for him it proved to be a real hot ride as he got faster with every ride. It was good to see all 3 riders put on a show. In the end it was Hunter with the 7-8 overall and Tyler with the open overall. Great outings for both racers.

The next weekend, July 28 2007 took the King Cobra of Texas riders to Village Creek again for the 4^th round of the Full Moon series. I didn’t make this race because duties on the work front took me to Puerto Rico, but the calls I received after the race proved I had missed another crowd pleaser. Hunter Budd has been practicing a lot on his Cobra 65 and it would seem the speed of the bigger bike is following him, because he was on his game. The 50 7-8 class had a King Cobra sweep, with Tyler taking 1st, Hunter a close 2^nd and Mathew taking 3^rd. We love to see our riders sweep the class, it looks good on paper and it feels great for the family’s and kids. In the Open class the story was reversed, Hunter Budd took the lead and never looked back, with his Uncle Mike and cousin Doug on hand to watch I think it sparked a fire for Hunter to set a blistering speed, taking a 1-1 in the moto. With Tyler scooping up the 2^nd place trophy we couldn’t be more please with their performance.

15 Jul 07    I'd like to take a moment to highlight some up and coming racers in the north Texas area, At the Buffalo Creek race, we had some impressive Cobra O/I racers on the track. In the 50cc O/I Cobra riders swept the class, Justice Hayes (COB 808) had an inspirational ride to a first overall, keep an eye open for this little guy he's on track. Coming in a hard fought 2dn was Cobra rider Riley Childress (COB 524) who had a 1-2 ride with increasing speed. Coming up with a solid 3rd was Riley Allen (COB 4) a very little kid with a big heart and show more speed. Look for all these Cobra riders to be the next speedsters in the years to come. Way to go guys!!

14 Jul 07 Well the weather yet again has cut our racing short, With all the rain received up north TORN had to postpone Bowie yet again.

The Good news though is Buffalo Creek was on, and so were the King Cobra of Texas racers. With races rained out over the past few weeks, the 50cc classes were chomping at the bit to hit the track. In the 50cc Open and 50cc 7-8 the gate had many more then usual, but it was the King Cobra of Texas crew really standing out from the crowd, Tyler Suddreth (COB 318) was on his game taking the first holeshot and the win in the 50cc Open, with Hunter Budd (COB 399) and Zane Merrett (KTM 118) really putting on a show with a tag team fight for 2nd, Hunter ended up on top with a gift from Zane, but it was Mathew Mehary (COB 98) taking to the track in the first moto for the 50cc 7-8 class, the track saw battles all around. Hunter Budd mixed it up with KTM rider Zane Merrett and Pol rider Hunter Poarch (POL 381), with Zane taking a 3-3 and the two hunters swapping 4th and 5th. At the end of the day (Which was way late) Tyler Suddreth ended with 1st overall in both classes, Mathew Mehary got a firm 2nd in the 50cc 7-8 and Hunter Budd received 2nd overall in the 50cc Open. King Cobra of Texas is extremely proud of the work our riders have put in over the past few races, it's nice to see them all up front riding hard.

10 Jul 07 Check out this video of Mathew Mahary, #98 get off to a great start and watch his teammate Hunter Budd, #399 sweep in from the outside for the holeshot.

9 July 07 This weekends racing began with complete uncertainty. The weather in Texas has been stormy to say the least. With floods in just about every corner of east Texas many races were rained out. TORN canceled Bowie first, then Swan changed the weekends events, canceling the FMF Full moon series, but choose to host the Texas Lone Star series on Sunday the 8^th as planned. SO with no other game in town it was off to swan where the King Cobra of Texas riders put on a show. Mud splashing excitement, might be a way to put it, with the rains falling shortly after the first 50cc class, Swan track officials did the best they could to keep on schedule and keep the track ride able. The first 7-8 class moto went to Gabriel coming out of San Antonio, he’s improved a lot and it’s good to see him up front and wish him luck at LL and Ponca, he’s one fast kid. After the rains came down though Gabs family pulled out and headed home, leaving the race to Tyler Sudderth. Hunter Budd and Mathew Mehary to totally decimate and that’s what they did, racing wheel to wheel, bar to bar, and peg to peg each rider doing all they could to take the top spot. In the end it would be Tyler Sudderth with the overall in both classes, with Hunter Budd taking 2^nd overall with a moto win in the last moto of the open. Mathew was very much in the mix as well taking the third overall with some real tough racing. It’s great to see a King Cobra sweep and look forward to more

25 June 07 It was a rainy mid-week day when I got the call from Cara Harmon with Holeshot, she wanted to tell us about the class Sean Hackley and his dad were doing. We told her sure, count us in and with storms looming in the forecast we headed out to North 40 MX Park. After the class we had a chance to hang out and talk with the former Cobra racer and this interview is what came of that meeting.

24 June 07 The finial race of the FLY series came to North Texas MX Park, with the points race locked in already, Mathew Mehary just needed to ride smart and remember a series is a war not a battle, so he did just that. Mehary rode smart knowing he just needed to finish to take the overall series top trophies. So a big congratulations to Mehary for his 2 series overalls, winning the INT and Open overalls, But also were proud of Hunter Budd for his efforts in this series. Hunter was the Holeshot king, taking just about every holeshot thought the series, and taking some seat of your pants wins from Mehary. This series had 2 other notable riders that were just as fun to watch, Hunter Poarch (Pol 381 on that Blue bike) and Colton Taylor (KTM 8 with the orange one), both riders keep things honest. Hunter Poarch will age out of 50s soon and we’ll miss the challenge from him, Colton Taylor gets the most improved rider award for sure, coming on strong in the later races, and almost taking a Holeshot from the Holeshot king, but there’s no picture evidence of this.

23 June 07 With all the rain outs lately and races rescheduled to the same weekend, we were going to be spending a lot of windshield time, but everything would be doable. The weekend would start with TORN racing at Gordon. Hunter had raced here before and was no stranger to just how good this track would be. With Ben Otto and Cayden Cox on hand to keep Hunter on his toes it was going to be a real challenge. Hunter would end up taking 3^rd with some real close racing, he’ll have to really put it together to reach the championship in this series. On hand in the Beginner class was another Cobra rider Jason Norman, who got his first ever Holeshot and battled every lap to stay I the top 5. Jason eventually ended with a 3^rd, but had a first place smile after the race. Congrats to him, good job Jason.

Immediately after TORN we hit the road and made tracks to the Badlands MX park, arriving just in time for practice. We meet up with King Cobra of Texas riders Tyler Sudderth and Mathew Mehary and prepared for the show. It was Tyler with the speed at badlands, running upfront in every Moto taking the sweep, but not without some behind the scenes racing, 2-5 all close battles With Mehary making a cornering mistake, it left the door open for Hunter Budd to pull into second followed closely by the KTM of Colton Taylor, Mehary got back in the saddle and laid down some fast laps, and just made the top 5. The last Moto in the Open class Mehary was on the charge, chasing Tyler as best as possible, but just fell short. Hunter Budd, fell back to 4^th but finished with 2^nd overall in both the 7-8 and open. This made for a King Cobra of Texas sweep in the first FMF night series. The end results were Tyler 1^st, Hunter 2^nd and Mathew rounding out the top honors and what a great night of racing.

King Cobra of Texas Race Team is looking forward to the FULL MOON Series that starts at Badlands MX Park this weekend 16 June 2007!   Click on the flyer for more information and check back for some King Cobra Results!

Mathew Mehary (Cobra 98): The old saying goes” if you can’t beat them join them” or more likely ask them to join your team in this case, could be true, but we are super stoked to add Mathew Mehary to the final rooster spot, making the lineup complete. Mehary brings to King Cobra of Texas a complete list of top finishes and a support family structure that is impressive. Like many top riders, Mathew is quiet reserved and respectful. He lets his riding speak for him and does it say volumes about his ability to put his Cobra up front. So if you see yet another fast 50 and it says King Cobra of Texas chances are they are in front.

12 June 07 After a night long drive to North Texas MX Park the tired riders prepared for what seemed at first to be a muddy mess, with the rain that fell early at the track, everyone was worried about the conditions. It soon came clear that the track had been properly prepared for the weather and the riders soon learned that a little water on clay equals traction city. Hunter and Mathew were the racers to beat again. Hunter took the Holeshots in the motos and Mathew got the first moto wins in both the 50 INT and the 50 Open, but everyone knows it only counts in the second moto, so Hunter put his throttle down and took yet another spoiler from Mehary in a race that was again a sight to see. Hunter got the overall and we couldn’t be more happy.

11 June 07 Mother Nature finally cut Texas some slack and the King Cobra of Texas race team was out in force. Saturday it was the FMF series at FreeStone MX Park. The racing was exciting as the usual front runners set themselves apart from the crowded gate. Tyler Sudderth (Cob 318) put a show on, with Mathew Mehary (Cob 98) and Hunter Budd (Cob 399) swapped roost a few times, But let’s not leave out a most improved rider. Brendon Bugg (COB 512) who took it to the competition. Brendon just spent some time in San Antonio doing a week long training camp. Dad says he put many miles on the bike, but hey his performance has doubled, and he’s soon becoming the holeshot king. Taking it to the 4-6 class in typical winner style, Brendan took a 1-1, beating out Caleb Weaver (Cob 4) for the wins, with Justice Hayes rounding out the top spots.

28 May 07 The all new CX65 is in house and if you’re in the DFW area, or at the races, please look us up and we’ll set you up with a test ride on the newest weapon available from Cobra. To read more about the Cobra 65 click here!

26/27 May 07, Rain , Rain go away the kids what to race today, but no luck. The weather man had racing in Texas socked in. The rains came and the cancellations followed. First the cross country series TORN had to cancel because of well RAIN way to much Rain. Next to follow was Village Creek, soon after Austin moved to Sunday only to close the doors after the wet stuff came to visit the next day as well. So we look to a future race on a drier day.

The rains did however provide a much needed break to allow work on the trailer, Rv, and yes Hunters race bikes. All are good to go now and I hope you and yours also had time to dial in those repairs needed. Good racing to you all and see you on the track, next time.

21 May 07, Please join us in welcoming one of the most well mannered racers I’ve had the pleaser to meet. Brendan Bugg might be a little fellow but on the track he’s a very skilled rider. We at King Cobra of Texas are excited to have Brendan in house and look for him to achieve his goals. With some injuries behind him, he’s ready for the new year of racing and King Cobra will be there to support him. Good Racing to ya Bugg!

20 May 07, Racing was on at Nocona and the usual suspects were on hand for some of the most exciting races for the Fly North Texas Spring series to date.

The Cobras of Mathew Mehary (Cob 98) and Hunter Budd (Cob 399) were mixed in battles this weekend, swapping the lead and racing wheel to wheel corner to corner. In the INT class it was Mehary who to the top spot with Hunter Budd taking a close second, Hunter Poarch was on the line with his blue big and was also a tough customer.

In the Open it was Hunter Budd with the first Moto win and the next moto battle was epic, Hunter and Mehary mixed it up from flag to flag with hunter Budd making the pass back for 1^st on the last corner. This has been a great series and the racing has been exciting for the front runners.

We’d like to give a shot out to Colton Taylor (KTM 8) he’s really stepped it up this week, an we look for some strong racing from him in the future. Also Cobra racer Jason Norman (Cob 539) has really been developing in leaps and bounds he’s new to racing, but has some solid skills. Congratulations guys you’ve come a long way this season already.

19 May 07, First I’d like to apologize to the Cobra riders we support in the DFW are, we had to miss out on Village Creek because of some family issues. We do hope this didn’t cause any grief with the racing efforts of those who we support.

Tyler Sudderth (Cob 318) was at Village Creek MX Park for some 50cc racing and for the Open Class it was the all Tyler show, sweeping both motos with a 1-1. In the 7-8 class Tyler and Belding had a bit of a race, with the first moto going to Belding and Tyler having a racing incident (Crashed) it was Belding with the overall and Tyler racing back with a 8^th overall.

6 May 07, Racing was on for the Fly North Texas Spring Series race at North Forty, Hunter Budd was on hand after a week off turkey hunting. Competition this weekend was tough. Mathew Mehary on his Cobra has been a tough customer to get a win from, Hunter had the jump again racking in the Holeshots, but struggling with a top podium finish. In the INT Hunter rode to a 2^nd overall and in the Open he scrapped out a 3^rd overall in the INT with a real hard battle with Hunter Poarch on his (POL). With Hunter missing a race in the series, it puts him in the spoiler mode for the rest of the series, but with Mehary and Poarch riding so well lately it’s going to be a good series.

5 May 07, King Cobra of Texas riders had the day off after, several events were rained out, it’s that time of year in Texas .

28 Apr 07: Saturday had some very productive racing for King Cobra of Texas. We're proud to announce that King Cobra of Texas won every race they entered this weekend. Kilgore (Cob 314) went to the TORN (Texas Off Road nationals) at Buffalo Creek, with Hunter Budd off this weekend, Christian stepped up to the challenge, Normally being a MX racer, taking it to the woods came quick and Christian took it flag to flag. Taking the win Great job Christian enjoy the HoleShot tee shirt.

Out at Village creek the action was also exciting, Mathew Mehary (Cob 98) and Hunter Poarch (Pol 381) were on hand to keep King Cobra of Texas rider Tyler Sudderth honest, but it was Tyler who took 4 HoleShots and 4 Wins in the motos for 7-8 stock and open. We'd like also to recognize Brendan Bugg (Cob 29), he's new to the crew and picked up a solid win in the 4-6 stock class. He was riding hard and looked great on the bike. Hunter Budd was off this weekend, but will be back on track next weekend.

May has some great racing scheduled and we look forward to supporting our racers. May 6th will have a warm up at swan for the Top Texan series, also The Fly North Texas Spring Series will be held at North Forty. King Cobra of Texas wishes all our riders good luck as we take it to the track.

23 Apr 07: King Cobra of Texas Racers will be preparing for the weekends races through the week. Tyler Sudderth (Cob 318) will contest the FMF night series at Village Creek MX and Christian Kilgore (Cob 214) will be at Oak Hill to begin his road to Ponca City. Hunter Budd (Cob 399) will be off this weekend for a little spring hunting for Turkey

21 Apr 07: Racing was wide open this weekend as the King Cobra of Texas riders took it to the track.

Kilgore was at Swan for the Loretta Lynn's qualifier. His performance on the new Cobra CX50Sr is improving. Kilgore took a solid 3rd overall in the 50cc 7-8 stock class. Christian Kilgore has qualified for the youth regional at Cycle Ranch, which will be his next step on the way to Loretta's.

Hunter and Tyler both took on the Badlands MX park with their Night National series warm up. Racing was close and both preformed well, Tyler took his Cobra to 2nd over all with a fierce wheel to wheel battle. Hunters results and speed has also increased in the resent races and this was no exception. With a mechanical error in the first Moto (I forgot to tighten the back wheel locks) Hunter still took a 5th overall in the 50cc 7-8 class. Both Hunter and Tyler rode the 50cc Open and took the top 2 spots on the box.

22 Apr 07: Hunter Budd (Cob 399) also went to Nocona MX Park to race the FLY night series, where the racing was also good. Mathew Mehary (Cob 98)was there with his Cobra and put on a good show with Hunter. Hunter took the Holeshot all 4 times and Mehary took 3 out of 4 wins, with Hunter taking the last race win.

17 Apr 07: This weekend was full of racing action, and King Cobra riders were in the mix. Saturday Hunter Budd 399 started his day at Village Creek racing the TORN 50 expert class. Hunter took the holeshot and lead the first lap, before Ben Otto took the lead with Hunter battling back before lap end. Once lappers started to be a factor the lead changed hands again, with Otto out front, Hunter and Cayden Cox battled for 2nd, eventually lappers would play a major part in the wooded area and Hunter would get passed to finish out 3rd overall. Good clean racing and fun to watch.

Later that night Freestone kicked off the FMF Night Series, with some real talent on hand for some 50cc racing. King Cobra of Texas riders Tyler Sudderth (318) and Hunter Budd (399) were putting on a good race in the 50cc 7-8 and 50cc Open. Tyler had solid results placing 3rd overall in the 50cc 7-8 and a 2nd overall in the Open. Front runners were Missouri racers Austin Forkner (Cob 214) and JM Belding (Cob 615) 2 off the fastest 50 riders around. Hunter finished with a respectable 6th and 5th.

Notable on the night was Christian Eubanks (Cob 187) riding the new CX65 COBRA 65 in the 65cc 7-11 Open. Eubanks took a bone stock Cobra 65 to the front with a 1 - 1 for the overall in a very impressive race. The Cobra 65 looked and sounded very strong. Congrats to Eubanks for putting the Cobra 65 on the top spot.

6 Apr 07: King Cobra of Texas would like to welcome our newest racers: Tyler Sudderth, 318

Suddrerth is a well known name to the local Texas scene, with consistence performance in the 50cc class. Tyler's local results speak volumes for the efforts he's made with his racing program in the DFW area. We look for Tyler to continue with his top performance and show North Texas tracks that he has the goods. So please Welcome Tyler Sudderth 318 and look for updates to our rider page soon.

7 Apr 07: King Cobra of Texas riders took on the cold and snow at Village creek for the Loretta Lynn qualifier. The weather had a winter mix in store for the racers at Village creek and with the snow coming down it was time to race. The competition was great to see, with Belding coming back after an 8 week injury with no loss of speed taking the top spot in both motos. Christian Kilgore gave it a hard go with only a very few hours on his new Cobra and had a good showing closing the books with a solid 4th overall and getting a seat in the regional. Hunter on the other hand really had a hard time copping with the cold and fell way off pace, Notables were also Zane Merrett 118 who had a good first moto, but lost his seat in the next, also Alec Mellick 201 had a 2nd in the first moto, but had trouble in the next moto and couldn't seal the deal. King Cobra racer Tyler Sudderth was not on had, but we'll see him on the track next weekend for the FMF opener at Freestone.

5 Apr 07: King Cobra of Texas' riders will be headed to Village creek this weekend where they will be running Area Qualifiers for the Air Nautiques AMA Amateur National Championships at the legendary Loretta Lynn's Ranch in scenic Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Good luck guys!

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25 Mar 07: The 2007 Fly North Texas Spring series kicked off with great weather and a perfect track at North Texas MX. With a few notable riders on hand in the 50cc class the racing would prove to be interesting. Mathew Mehary (Cob 98) came out slugging in the first 50cc INT class with a win, Rider 13 (KTM) was in the mix and Hunter Budd (Cob 399) finished the top spots, but it would be Hunter after a few laps on a new track to dial in the rest of the 50cc class Open and INT was a sweep from then on. Holeshot to checker with Hunter finishing with a 2^nd overall in 50cc INT and a 1