SAN CLEMENTE, CA (May 20, 2013) – GrindMedia, the leading action/ adventure sports media company, is excited to announce the acquisition of TransWorld’s action sports brands from Bonnier Corporation. Acquired brands include TransWorld SURF, TransWorld SNOWboarding, TransWorld SKATEboarding, TransWorld Ride BMX, TransWorld Motocross and TransWorld Business. This strategic acquisition positions GrindMedia as the clear leader in these enthusiast verticals connecting advertisers and consumers who share the passion and excitement for their sport. The combined business reaches an average monthly audience of more than 30 million outdoor enthusiasts.

“The addition of these fantastic brands to the GrindMedia portfolio further underscores our commitment to the belief that unique, quality content is the foundation of today’s dynamic enthusiast media company,” said Norb Garrett, Senior Vice President and Group Publisher of GrindMedia. “Like our readers and our advertisers, we are passionate about these sports and we look forward to the TransWorld family joining ours at GrindMedia.”

In making this announcement, Chris Argentieri, President of Source Interlink Media (“SIM”) noted, “The TransWorld acquisition is the latest in a series of significant acquisitions SIM has made in the action sports space. As a result, along with continued organic growth, GrindMedia has emerged as the clear leader serving this highly engaged and sought after audience. We are looking forward to developing our audience further, while leveraging Grind’s expanded reach to help our marketing partners deliver their brand’s message, in innovative and meaningful ways.”

The TransWorld brand was established in the early 80′s and, through the years, has remained a trusted voice for the close knit communities it serves. The individual titles bring a long, rich history of strong voices that are committed to their respective sport. TransWorld’s talented team of dynamic and creative media professionals will remain located in Carlsbad, California. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.

“The TransWorld brands demonstrated vision in how their audiences were changing the way they consumed content, and their efforts to adapt to these changes have provided valuable lessons for elsewhere within Bonnier,” said Dave Freygang, CEO of Bonnier Corporation. “We wish them all well with GrindMedia.”

About GrindMedia:
Source Interlink Media’s GrindMedia is home to renowned action and adventure sports magazine brands Surfer, Surfing, Snowboarder, Skateboarder, Powder, Bike, Canoe & Kayak, SUP-Standup Paddler and Paved. Along with our standalone websites, including GrindTV.com, Newschoolers and Motocross.com, GrindMedia is the leading provider of print and online action sports and entertainment content in the United States. Delivering significant reach across both action sports enthusiast and various in-market consumer audiences, GrindMedia produces more than 20 leading events and webcasts such as Surfer Poll Awards, Powder Video Awards, Lowers Pro and EnduroCross. GrindMedia is also the exclusive action and adventure sports content provider for Yahoo! Sports. To learn more, visit grindmedia.com.

About Source Interlink Media:
Source Interlink Media, LLC is the premier source of special interest media in the United States. With more than 75 publications, 100 Web sites, 800 branded products, 50+ events, and TV and radio programs, SIM is the largest provider of content to enthusiast communities interested in automotive, action sports, home theater and other niche activities. The division’s strategy is to wholly focus on targeted audiences by leveraging and expanding upon its core market-leading brands through a multiplatform media approach.

About Bonnier Corporation:
Bonnier Corp. (www.bonniercorp.com) is one of the largest consumer-publishing groups in the U.S. and is the leading media company serving passionate, highly engaged audiences, through magazines, events, digital media and leading-edge products. Bonnier Corp. is the U.S. division of the Bonnier Group (www.bonnier.com), an international media group active in television, newspapers, magazines, movies, books and digital media.

Media Contact:
Dawn Hamilton
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Irvine, CA (May 16, 2013) – The second of the four Global X Games events will take place in Barcelona, Spain this weekend and Enduro X will again be a major part of the show with live TV coverage. The Enduro X event will take place on Saturday evening Barcelona time, which translates to 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The same show is scheduled to include Street Skateboarding and Freestyle Moto X. Check your local listings or http://xgames.espn.go.com/events/2013/barcelona/schedule/

“This is an Olympic Stadium and we have a lot of great materials to create an epic course to test the riders” said Eric Peronnard, the creator of EnduroCross and ESPN Enduro X sport organizer. “Spain is a great country for Motorsports so we expect to see a great crowd and worldwide TV via ESPN”.

After the second of four 2013 X Games Enduro X events in Spain, the riders will head back to the United States for round two of GEICO AMA EnduroCross Series, fueled by Monster Energy inside Sacramento, California’s Sleep Train Arena on Saturday, June 8th. You can get tickets at Ticketmaster, http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C004A48A4E0645E?artistid=1305969&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=25

All of the 2013 GEICO AMA EnduroCross events will feature live online broadcast via the www.EnduroCross.com and www.DirtRider.com websites or the Motor Trend YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/motortrend). So if you can’t be there in person, you can follow it from your favorite online connection.

For more information, please visit www.EnduroCross.com

2013 GEICO AMA EnduroCross, Fueled by Monster Energy Schedule
Location Date Arena / Additional Information
Las Vegas, Nevada May 3, 2013 Orleans Arena (Friday during Supercross weekend)
Sacramento, California June 8, 2013 Sleep Train Arena
Ontario, California September 21, 2013 Citizens Business Bank Arena
Denver, Colorado October 12, 2013 National Western Complex
Everett, Washington October 26, 2013 Comcast Arena
Boise, Idaho November 9, 2013 Idaho Center
Las Vegas, Nevada November 23, 2013 Orleans Arena

For more information, please visit www.EnduroCross.com

Source Interlink Media Motorsports:
Encompassing the highly successful GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX presented by Monster Energy, the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship Series, presented by Lucas Oil and the AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships, the Source Interlink Media Motorsports brands reach millions of motorcycle enthusiasts with live events, web sites, television and magazine coverage. Visit www.minimotosx.com or www.endurocross.com.

GrindMedia:
Source Interlink Media’s GrindMedia is home to renowned action and adventure sports magazine brands Surfer, Surfing, Snowboarder, Skateboarder, Powder, Bike, Canoe & Kayak, SUP-Standup Paddler, Dirt Rider, ATV Rider, and Paved. Along with our standalone websites, including GrindTV.com, Newschoolers and Motocross.com, GrindMedia is the leading provider of print and online action sports and entertainment content in the United States. Delivering significant reach across both action sports enthusiast and various in-market consumer audiences, GrindMedia produces more than 20 leading events and webcasts such as Surfer Poll Awards, Powder Video Awards, Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro, EnduroCross and International Surfing Day. Grind Media is also the exclusive action and adventure sports content provider for Yahoo! Sports. To learn more, visit grindmedia.com.

Irvine, CA (May 15, 2013) – Moto Tassinari is the manufacturer of the AIR4ORCE tunable intake system, as well as the VForce3 and VForce4 reed valve systems. They have built a strong reputation in the Motocross community for several years, first with their two-stroke read valve systems and more recently, winning multiple Supercross and Motocross championships. In fact, Ryan Villopoto and Wil Hahn just clinched 2013 Supercross championships with AIR4ORCE equipped bikes. Now, they will begin to showcase their products to the Off-Road community via a partnership with the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Series.

“Proper throttle response and tune-ability are extremely important to timing obstacles so we feel confident that Moto Tassinari products will provide a great benefit to the EnduroCross riders” said Steve Tassinari, co-founder of Moto Tassinari. “We look forward to helping to build the awareness of our products via our partnership”.

You will begin to see expanded Moto Tassinari involvement with EnduroCross at round two in Sacramento, California’s Sleep Train Arena on Saturday, June 8th. You can get tickets at Ticketmaster, http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C004A48A4E0645E?artistid=1305969&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=25

All of the 2013 GEICO AMA EnduroCross events will feature live online broadcast via the www.EnduroCross.com and www.DirtRider.com websites or the Motor Trend YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/motortrend). So if you can’t be there in person, you can follow it from your favorite online connection.

For more information, please visit www.EnduroCross.com

2013 X Games Enduro X
Location Date Arena / Additional Information
Foz do Iquacu Brazil April 18, 2013 Foz do Iquacu
Barcelona, Spain May 18, 2013 Barcelona Olympic Stadium
Munich, Germany June 30, 2013 Olympiastadiom
Los Angeles, USA August 4, 2013 Staples Center

2013 GEICO AMA EnduroCross, Fueled by Monster Energy Schedule
Location Date Arena / Additional Information
Las Vegas, Nevada May 3, 2013 Orleans Arena (Friday during Supercross weekend)
Sacramento, California June 8, 2013 Sleep Train Arena
Ontario, California September 21, 2013 Citizens Business Bank Arena
Denver, Colorado October 12, 2013 National Western Complex
Everett, Washington October 26, 2013 Comcast Arena
Boise, Idaho November 9, 2013 Idaho Center
Las Vegas, Nevada November 23, 2013 Orleans Arena

For more information, please visit www.EnduroCross.com

Source Interlink Media Motorsports:
Encompassing the highly successful GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX presented by Monster Energy, the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship Series, presented by Lucas Oil and the AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships, the Source Interlink Media Motorsports brands reach millions of motorcycle enthusiasts with live events, web sites, television and magazine coverage. Visit www.minimotosx.com or www.endurocross.com.

GrindMedia:
Source Interlink Media’s GrindMedia is home to renowned action and adventure sports magazine brands Surfer, Surfing, Snowboarder, Skateboarder, Powder, Bike, Canoe & Kayak, SUP-Standup Paddler, Dirt Rider, ATV Rider, and Paved. Along with our standalone websites, including GrindTV.com, Newschoolers and Motocross.com, GrindMedia is the leading provider of print and online action sports and entertainment content in the United States. Delivering significant reach across both action sports enthusiast and various in-market consumer audiences, GrindMedia produces more than 20 leading events and webcasts such as Surfer Poll Awards, Powder Video Awards, Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro, EnduroCross and International Surfing Day. Grind Media is also the exclusive action and adventure sports content provider for Yahoo! Sports. To learn more, visit grindmedia.com.

Las Vegas, NV (May 5, 2013) – The tenth annual GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX took place inside the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas and Ryan Abrigo was the big winner for the second year in a row. Abrigo won the 12 Inch Expert and World final main event and took a third in the 10 Inch Expert class. In total, there were nearly 300 entries in 15 classes of competition and a large crowd witnessed a lot of exciting racing.

Braaap-backed Michael Blose won the first of the three Expert finals by taking the 10 Inch Expert class. He had a great battle with CHP’s Willy Browning and BBR’s Abrigo.

Abrigo came out swinging in the 12 Inch Expert class and dominated on his new Honda CRF replica BBR mini. Mike Valade again made the long trip from France and earned second position ahead of Italy’s Fancisco Levi.

Fourteen year old Carson Brown dominated the two 13-17 year old Youth classes topping Fouert Thibault and Dillon Thompson in the 10 Inch class. In the 12 Inch Youth class, Brown was chased by Bret Welch and William Bojorquez.

In the 9-12 year old Youth class, ten year old Tristan Edmonds held off repeated pass attempts by Jensen Brown to take the win. Dalton Bolinas took third.

Tatum Sik defended her Women’s class title, which was made sweeter by the fact that multi time WMA champion Ashley Fiolek. Former MMSX women’s champion Jackie Ives rounded out the podium.

In the 10 Inch Amateur class, Gauthier Gourjault made the trip from France pay off with a win. Austin Tessitore and Kevin Popaeko rounded out the podium.

The 12 Inch Amateur class was won by Zach Martino but the crowd was cheering on Tatum Sik, who had just won the Women’s final in the race immediately before. Drake Williams took third.

The Vet 35+ class, it was SSR-mounted Jeff Willow winning for the second year in a row. The former top Supercross and ArenaCross racer dominated the class and also competed in the Expert classes.

The 16 Inch Amateur class was won by Shawn Rhinehart over his good friend Daniel Maynet. Scott White took the final podium position.

The 8 Inch and Vintage class was won by Jake Osbourne. Zac Hayes, the defending champion finished second and Joshua Sheffer was third.

Jake Osbourn took a second win in the 10 Inch Stock/Mod class. Joshua Sheffer was second and Austin Parr rounded out the podium.

The 12 Inch Stock/Mod class was won by Austin Parr with his second podium of the night. Derek Cappiello and Anthony Esposito shared the podium in second and third.

The final race of the evening takes all of the podium finishers from the Expert, Youth and Women’s classes as well as the top International riders for the World Final. Abrigo and Blose had an amazing back and forth battle for the top spot that went all the way to the last lap with Abrigo taking a narrow victory despite losing his brakes and blowing a few turns. France’s Valade rounded out the podium. Las Vegas, NV (May 5, 2013) – The tenth annual GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX took place inside the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas and Ryan Abrigo was the big winner for the second year in a row. Abrigo won the 12 Inch Expert and World final main event and took a third in the 10 Inch Expert class. In total, there were nearly 300 entries in 15 classes of competition and a large crowd witnessed a lot of exciting racing.

Braaap-backed Michael Blose won the first of the three Expert finals by taking the 10 Inch Expert class. He had a great battle with CHP’s Willy Browning and BBR’s Abrigo.

Abrigo came out swinging in the 12 Inch Expert class and dominated on his new Honda CRF replica BBR mini. Mike Valade again made the long trip from France and earned second position ahead of Italy’s Fancisco Levi.

Fourteen year old Carson Brown dominated the two 13-17 year old Youth classes topping Fouert Thibault and Dillon Thompson in the 10 Inch class. In the 12 Inch Youth class, Brown was chased by Bret Welch and William Bojorquez.

In the 9-12 year old Youth class, ten year old Tristan Edmonds held off repeated pass attempts by Jensen Brown to take the win. Dalton Bolinas took third.

Tatum Sik defended her Women’s class title, which was made sweeter by the fact that multi time WMA champion Ashley Fiolek. Former MMSX women’s champion Jackie Ives rounded out the podium.

In the 10 Inch Amateur class, Gauthier Gourjault made the trip from France pay off with a win. Austin Tessitore and Kevin Popaeko rounded out the podium.

The 12 Inch Amateur class was won by Zach Martino but the crowd was cheering on Tatum Sik, who had just won the Women’s final in the race immediately before. Drake Williams took third.

The Vet 35+ class, it was SSR-mounted Jeff Willow winning for the second year in a row. The former top Supercross and ArenaCross racer dominated the class and also competed in the Expert classes.

The 16 Inch Amateur class was won by Shawn Rhinehart over his good friend Daniel Maynet. Scott White took the final podium position.

The 8 Inch and Vintage class was won by Jake Osbourne. Zac Hayes, the defending champion finished second and Joshua Sheffer was third.

Jake Osbourn took a second win in the 10 Inch Stock/Mod class. Joshua Sheffer was second and Austin Parr rounded out the podium.

The 12 Inch Stock/Mod class was won by Austin Parr with his second podium of the night. Derek Cappiello and Anthony Esposito shared the podium in second and third.

The final race of the evening takes all of the podium finishers from the Expert, Youth and Women’s classes as well as the top International riders for the World Final. Abrigo and Blose had an amazing back and forth battle for the top spot that went all the way to the last lap with Abrigo taking a narrow victory despite losing his brakes and blowing a few turns. France’s Valade rounded out the podium.

For more information, please visit www.EnduroCross.com

Source Interlink Media Motorsports:
Encompassing the highly successful GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX presented by Monster Energy, the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship Series, presented by Lucas Oil and the AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships, the Source Interlink Media Motorsports brands reach millions of motorcycle enthusiasts with live events, web sites, television and magazine coverage. Visit www.minimotosx.com or www.endurocross.com.

GrindMedia:
Source Interlink Media’s GrindMedia is home to renowned action and adventure sports magazine brands Surfer, Surfing, Snowboarder, Skateboarder, Powder, Bike, Canoe & Kayak, SUP-Standup Paddler, Dirt Rider, ATV Rider, and Paved. Along with our standalone websites, including GrindTV.com, Newschoolers and Motocross.com, GrindMedia is the leading provider of print and online action sports and entertainment content in the United States. Delivering significant reach across both action sports enthusiast and various in-market consumer audiences, GrindMedia produces more than 20 leading events and webcasts such as Surfer Poll Awards, Powder Video Awards, Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro, EnduroCross and International Surfing Day. Grind Media is also the exclusive action and adventure sports content provider for Yahoo! Sports. To learn more, visit grindmedia.com.

Las Vegas, NV (May 3, 2013) – Round one of the 2013 GEICO AMA EnduroCross series, fueled by Monster Energy and presented by Lucas Oil kicked off on Friday night inside the Orleans Arena and Mike Brown established himself as a serious title contender with a convincing main event win over Taddy Blazusiak and Colton Haaker. Brown led every lap and opened up a nine second lead but was only two seconds clear at the finish as Blazusiak, Haaker and Webb closed up while fighting for second.

Brown was strong all day and set the fastest time during the afternoon qualifying laps, won his heat race and then set the fastest time again during the new night time hot lap that determines the gate picks for the thirteen main event qualifiers. The new night time hot laps had the crowd on their feet and Brown set the fast time to get the first gate pick. Blazusiak, Webb, Graffunder and Redmond rounded out the top five.

Brown rocketed into the lead on the start of the main event and was closely followed by Blazusiak, his KTM Teammate. Brown, who switched from a KTM 250 to a 350 for 2013 steadily pulled away from Blazusiak and opened up a nine second lead but then proved that no lead is safe in EnduroCross as he got stuck in the last rock section. At that point, Blazusiak, Haaker and Webb had a fierce battle going on for second and were within sight of Brown as he blasted through the wood pile and over the finish line. Brown was happy with his second ever EnduroCross win and said “I put five hard laps in with no mistakes and the white flag came quicker than I thought it would. It feels good to get a win to open the season.” Blazusiak had an off night and said “I have a few things that I think I can make better for the next race”. Haaker, who is riding for the Rockstar Energy, Lucas Oil backed JCR Honda team rode well to take the final podium spot in spite of a tight race with Webb. “I got a good start from the second row and worked my way up to third and I felt like I could have made an aggressive move on Taddy in the second to last turn but I knew he would not give it up easily so I decided to check up”.

Webb, now riding a Beta two-stroke had to come back from a terrible start to finish fourth ahead of Geoff Aaron, who is now riding a Red Bull backed KTM 350. Monster Kawasaki’s Taylor Robert finished sixth ahead of Husqvarna’s Cory Graffunder, RPM KTM’s Kyle Redmond, Monster Kawasaki’s Justin Soule and Beta’s Max Gerston rounded out the top ten. Destry Abbot was eleventh, Jamie Lanza twelfth and Gary Sutherlin was thirteenth in the main.

Las Vegas, Nevada GEICO AMA EnduroCross, Fueled by Monster Energy Expert Main Event result:

Mike Brown KTM
Taddy Blazusiak KTM
Colton Haaker Honda
Cody Webb Beta
Geoff Aaron KTM
Taylor Robert Kawasaki
Cory Graffunder Husqvarna
Kyle Redmond KTM
Justin Soule Kawasaki
Max Gerston Beta

The Women’s class had a first time winner as Shelby Turner beat fellow Canadian, Chantelle Bykerk. Rachel Gutish finished third. Maria Forsberg, the defending Women’s champion had a tough night and finished fourth and Louise Forsley, the second place women from 2012 missed the race due to injury.

The night also included support classes and Kurt Nicoll started the night off by winning the Vet 35+ class ahead of Ty Davis and Colby Begin. Tyler Murray won the Open Amateur class by taking the lead in the last turn from second place finisher, David Broderick. Gavin McCarthy finished third. Australia’s Jack Field wowed the crowd by pulling a backflip off the finishline log while taking the win in the TrialsCross class. Ty Cullins and Ty Tremaine finished second and third.

Round two of the GEICO AMA EnduroCross series will take place in Sacramento, California inside the Sleep Train Arena on Saturday, June 8th. You can get tickets at Ticketmaster, http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C004A48A4E0645E?artistid=1305969&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=25

Prior to heading to Sacramento, most of the top EnduroCross riders will make a trip to Barcelona, Spain for the second of the Global X Games Enduro X events. That event will take place on Saturday, May 18th and will feature live ESPN coverage.

For more information, please visit www.EnduroCross.com

For more information, please visit www.EnduroCross.com

Source Interlink Media Motorsports:
Encompassing the highly successful GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX presented by Monster Energy, the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship Series, presented by Lucas Oil and the AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships, the Source Interlink Media Motorsports brands reach millions of motorcycle enthusiasts with live events, web sites, television and magazine coverage. Visit www.minimotosx.com or www.endurocross.com.

GrindMedia:
Source Interlink Media’s GrindMedia is home to renowned action and adventure sports magazine brands Surfer, Surfing, Snowboarder, Skateboarder, Powder, Bike, Canoe & Kayak, SUP-Standup Paddler, Dirt Rider, ATV Rider, and Paved. Along with our standalone websites, including GrindTV.com, Newschoolers and Motocross.com, GrindMedia is the leading provider of print and online action sports and entertainment content in the United States. Delivering significant reach across both action sports enthusiast and various in-market consumer audiences, GrindMedia produces more than 20 leading events and webcasts such as Surfer Poll Awards, Powder Video Awards, Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro, EnduroCross and International Surfing Day. Grind Media is also the exclusive action and adventure sports content provider for Yahoo! Sports. To learn more, visit grindmedia.com.

Media Contact: Jeff Baker Publisher SNOWBOARDER Magazine P: 714-330-5762 jeff@snowboardermag.com

Superpark 17 Presented by Gatorade Starts Monday, May 6th at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon

An insane one footer from Scotty Vine. Photo: E-Stone

SAN CLEMENTE, CA (May 1, 2013) — Superpark 17 presented by Gatorade begins on Monday, May 6th, and this year promises to up the ante, yet again.

Four of the best park crews in the world are assembled at Mt. Bachelor right now, pushing snow around the clock, creating never before seen, next level features for the incoming slew of talented snowboarders. Seven Springs, PA; Copper Mountain, CO; Boreal Mountain Resort, CA; and Loon Mountain, NH have all taken their rakes to Oregon, continuing Superpark’s tradition of erecting the most progressive park of the year. Confirmed to partake in the historic Superpark 17 session from May 6th to the 10th are several hundred of the best riders in the world, including Mark McMorris, Dylan Thompson, Dustin Craven, Ethan Deiss, Marie France-Roy, Austin Smith, Sebastien Toutant, Jessica Kimura, Mikkel Bang, Lucas Magoon, Hana Beaman, Zac Marben, Pat Moore, Jake Olson-Elm, Louif Paradis, Gjermund Braaten, Desiree Melancon, Scott Stevens, and more.

For half a decade, Gatorade has been supporting the evolution of snowboarding with their commitment to Superpark. According to Martin Nance, Gatorade Global Sports Marketing, “Gatorade is excited to continue our partnership with Superpark again this year. These guys are out here early in the morning to late at night working hard to get the shots, which embodies the Gatorade spirit of being driven from within.”

For the first time ever, Snowboarder Magazine is bringing this legendary event to the masses with the creation of Superpark 17: The Webcast presented by Woodward. Now on a grand scale, fans of inbounds freestyle trickery can go online and watch Superpark in real time. Superpark 17: The Webcast will be live and streaming from 1:30pm – 4:30pm Pacific Standard Time on Tuesday, May 7th; Wednesday, May 8th; and Thursday, May 9th on snowboardermag.com. SNOWBOARDER’s own Tom “T. Bird” Monterosso will be be providing both color commentary and off-color commentary alongside veteran play-by-play pundit Preston Strout, as they are joined daily by a handful of special guests, while keeping the online Superpark viewers entertained and up to speed with all of the action. While viewable from any computer with web access or any active mobile device, anyone who can’t tune in during the live webcast can watch each day’s replay in its entirety at Snowboardermag.com.

Matty Mo. Photo: Ryan "Huggy" Hughes

Superpark 17: The Webcast is being presented by Woodward. With summer snowboard camps located at Lake Tahoe California’s Boreal Resort and Colorado’s Copper Mountain, Woodward has become the ideal spot to make your endless winter a reality. In addition to the on snow training facilities, both Woodward locations include skateboard parks, indoor riding arenas, multimedia labs, and plenty of other recreational and educational opportunities. “The unique aspect of Superpark is that it is not a formatted or manufactured contest,” states Eric Rosenwald, Woodward Tahoe’s Action Sports Brand Director. “This is the highest level of snowboarding in its most pure form. The webcast will bring the raw experience of Superpark right off the mountain, straight to the viewers at home. Tune in and watch the level of professional snowboarding be pushed to the highest level as it happens, unscripted.”

In addition to Superpark 17: The Webcast, SNOWBOARDER will be producing daily recaps and edits from Mt. Bachelor so keep checking back to www.snowboardermag.com and follow @SnowboarderMag and #Superpark17 on Instagram. For more info on how you can experience the ultimate summer snowboarding experience, visit www.campwoodward.com, www.woodwardtahoe.com or www.woodwardatcopper.com.

About SNOWBOARDER
SNOWBOARDER Magazine is entering its 26th year of documenting the sport of snowboarding. Since day one, SNOWBOARDER has been the inspiration for riders to go out and shred, indulge in their passion and progress their skills. The name says it all, if you’re a snowboarder, then SNOWBOARDER is for you. The magazine is part of Source Interlink’s GrindMedia that reaches more than two million active sports enthusiasts each month through an integrated network of magazines, online properties, events and television programming. www.snowboardermag.com

About GATORADE
The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), provides sports performance innovations designed to meet the needs of athletes at all competitive levels and across a broad range of sports. Gatorade Thirst Quencher® is backed by more than 40 years of research and is scientifically formulated and athletically proven to quench thirst, replace fluids and electrolytes, and provide carbohydrate energy to enhance athletic performance. The company’s product portfolio is built around the G Series™, a 1-2-3 approach to athlete nutrition and hydration before (Gatorade Prime 01™), during (Gatorade® Perform 02 and G2® Perform 02), and after (Gatorade Recover 03™) training or competition. For more information, please visit www.gatorade.com.

PepsiCo offers the world’s largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 18 different product lines that each generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales. Our main businesses – Frito-Lay, Quaker, Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana and Gatorade – also make hundreds of other nourishing, tasty foods and drinks that bring joy to our consumers in over 200 countries. With more than $43 billion in 2008 revenues, PepsiCo employs 198,000 people who are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth, called Performance with Purpose. By dedicating ourselves to offering a broad array of choices for healthy, convenient and fun nourishment, reducing our environmental impact, and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, PepsiCo balances strong financial returns with giving back to our communities worldwide. For more information, please visit www.pepsico.com.

About MT. BACHELOR
Mt. Bachelor is the largest ski resort in the Cascade Range, offering 3,683 acres of lift-accessible terrain. The mountain features 10 lifts, seven of which are Express Quads, plus two tubing lifts and two beginner carpets and an average annual snowfall of 387 inches. Mt. Bachelor also features 5 terrain parks, 2 half pipes, 56K of groomed and tracked cross country trails, snowshoeing, tubing, sled dog rides and summer attractions. For weather conditions, news and events visit www.mtbachelor.com.

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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 1, 2013 – SURFER Magazine’s Annual Oversized Collector’s Issue (also known as The Big Issue) is not only the largest size-wise, but it is also the most popular and best-selling issue of any surf magazine in the world every year. The Big Issue has kicked off the summer for the last 17 years, and touts a 20 percent higher circulation, higher sell-through rate and 33 percent larger format. “With each year’s Big Issue we try to raise the bar with an inspiring package of stories, photos and characters that will connect with our readers emotionally and refuel their passion for surfing,” says Brendon Thomas, Editor of SURFER Magazine. “This year’s cornerstone article, The 25 Greatest Rides of All Time, and other pieces in the issue will explore how one particular ride can affect a surfer’s life personally or even how, in some cases, it has impacted the entire surfing world and its history. By sharing these stories we hope to remind every surfer of their ‘greatest ride’ along with all the emotion and stoke that came with it.” “We meet our readership where they are in various digital forms, but nothing compares to the anticipation of picking up each year’s Big Issue, cracking it open, and diving in!” says SURFER Publisher Tony Perez. “With a larger canvas, unmatched distribution, and collectability, advertisers plan for this issue and bring their A game creatively.”

Praise for SURFER’s Big Issue “The Big Issue of SURFER Magazine is famous in the halls of Quiksilver worldwide. For me, it’s the only surf magazine that I keep in my office, all of them, from every year.” - BOB MCKNIGHT, Quiksilver Executive Chairman of the Board “Growing up I’d scour the pages of every single copy of Surfer Magazine I could get my hands on, staring at the photos of all the faraway places. While every issue is special, nothing compares to the BIG Issue. Getting the cover is one of my greatest accomplishments, hands down.” - IAN WALSH, Professional Surfer and 2011 Big Issue cover athlete “Every year we ramp up for the SURFER Magazine Big Issue. We know what we advertise in this issue will drive demand and sales with our core retailers once it hits their stands. SURFER Magazine’s Big Issue hits our target customer right on the bull’s eye.” - PAUL HARVEY, Rip Curl V.P. of Sales “As a surfer, getting a photo in the Big Issue would be such an honor because all the photos are huge and look really amazing, not to mention the fact that having a photo in the Big Issue means that everyone is going to see it.” - JAKE MARSHALL, 2012 USA Champion and No. 1 Grom (under 15) in SURFER’s annual Hot 100 "It was an honor to land on the Big Issue cover. I have never been much of a collector, but I still have every big issue and feel they are great way to look through surfing history. Can’t wait to see this year’s edition.” - PAT O’CONNELL, Hurley V.P. of Sports Marketing and 1997 BIG Issue cover athlete

As with all SURFER issues, the 2013 Oversized Annual Collector’s Issue will be available not only in print, but on various digital platforms. It will be available on newsstands worldwide for $7.99 beginning June 26, 2013. To advertise, contact your ad rep or Kellie Cuttrell at Kellie.Cuttrell@sorc.com or 949.325.6122.

About SURFER
In 1960, SURFER Magazine began as the original. After a long history of delivering provocative and insightful editorial features, revealing interviews and award winning state-of-the-art photography, SURFER remains the authoritative voice of the surfing world and thus earned the moniker “the bible of the sport.” The SURFER brand has also grown to include Surfermag.com, Fantasy Surfer, and the SURFER message boards. All of these assets combine to make the SURFER network the most current and reliable channel of information to the surf community. The magazine is published by Source Interlink’s GrindMedia, which reaches more than 22-million active sports enthusiasts through an integrated network of magazines, online properties, events and television programming. To learn more, visit www.surfermag.com

About GrindMedia
Source Interlink Media’s GrindMedia is home to renowned action and adventure sports magazine brands Surfer, Surfing, Snowboarder, Skateboarder, Powder, Bike, Canoe & Kayak, SUP-Standup Paddler, Dirt Rider, ATV Rider, and Paved. Along with our standalone websites, including GrindTV.com, Newschoolers and Motocross.com, GrindMedia is the leading provider of print and online action sports and entertainment content in the United States. Delivering significant reach across both action sports enthusiast and various in-market consumer audiences, GrindMedia produces more than 20 leading events and webcasts such as Surfer Poll Awards, Powder Video Awards, Lowers Pro, and EnduroCross. GrindMedia is also the exclusive action and adventure sports content provider for Yahoo! Sports. To learn more, visit www.grindmedia.com

Irvine, CA (April 30, 2013) – The opening round of the 2013 GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship, fueled by Monster Energy and presented by Lucas Oil will take place in Las Vegas this Friday, May 3rd during the Monster Energy AMA Supercross finals weekend. If you have never been to an EnduroCross, you need to get out to Las Vegas early and witness some of the most exciting racing you will ever see. The track map reveals the “usual” brutal mix of rocks, logs, sand, tractor tires, jumps, and berms that challenge the skills of the world’s best off-road motorcycle racers. Add in a water pit that makes all of the obstacles more challenging as the water gets dragged around the track and you have a recipe for crazing racing.

Make sure you catch an EnduroCross near you or watch all of them live online via the www.EnduroCross.com and www.DirtRider.com websites or the Motor Trend YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/motortrend).

You can get your EnduroCross tickets at the Orleans Arena Box office: http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/geico-endurocross-summer-2013

For more information, please visit www.EnduroCross.com

Source Interlink Media Motorsports:
Encompassing the highly successful GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX presented by Monster Energy, the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship Series, presented by Lucas Oil and the AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships, the Source Interlink Media Motorsports brands reach millions of motorcycle enthusiasts with live events, web sites, television and magazine coverage. Visit www.minimotosx.com or www.endurocross.com.

GrindMedia:
Source Interlink Media’s GrindMedia is home to renowned action and adventure sports magazine brands Surfer, Surfing, Snowboarder, Skateboarder, Powder, Bike, Canoe & Kayak, SUP-Standup Paddler, Dirt Rider, ATV Rider, and Paved. Along with our standalone websites, including GrindTV.com, Newschoolers and Motocross.com, GrindMedia is the leading provider of print and online action sports and entertainment content in the United States. Delivering significant reach across both action sports enthusiast and various in-market consumer audiences, GrindMedia produces more than 20 leading events and webcasts such as Surfer Poll Awards, Powder Video Awards, Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro, EnduroCross and International Surfing Day. Grind Media is also the exclusive action and adventure sports content provider for Yahoo! Sports. To learn more, visit grindmedia.com.

Irvine, CA (April 29, 2013) – There is no doubt that Taddy Blazusiak, the four-time GEICO AMA EnduroCross, Fueled by Monster Energy Champion is the favorite to win the title again in 2013 but he will face a stacked field of riders gunning for the top spot. The remainder of the field has closed the gap in recent years and several of those riders have switched up their bike choice looking for the magic necessary to displace Blazusiak from the top step.

• Taddy Blazusiak – The four-time EnduroCross Champion will be difficult to beat again as he has his KTM 350 dialed in. The friendly Polish rider’s unbelievable mix of balance and aggression is fun to watch even when he is out front by himself.
• Cody Webb – The 2010 AMA Trials Champion had a great EnduroCross season in 2012 and concluded with second in the championship. Perhaps more important, Webb has made a switch to the Beta two-stroke and proved at the X Game EnduroCross in Brazil that he was capable of passing Blazuiak many times.
• Taylor Robert – The Monster Energy Kawasaki rider’s primary focus for 2013 is EnduroCross and after building his own test track last season, he showed great consistency and had three second place finishes in 2012. The 2012 WORCS champion is now ready to content for EnduroCross wins and the title.
• Mike Brown – The 2000 AMA Motocross champion and multi time WORCS Champion won the X Games EnduroCross event in 2012 to prove his that his skills translate to EnduroCross as well. For 2013, he makes the switch to the KTM 350 after several years of racing a 250 and perhaps that is the tool needed to beat Blazusiak.
• Cory Graffunder – The Factory Husqvarna rider from Canada quietly finished in fifth in the 2012 EnduroCross Championship and earned two podium finishes during the season. His off-road racing background helps him excel in the most difficult conditions and he continues to build on the aggression also necessary for the tight confines of EnduroCross.
• Justin Soule – Soule is one of the fittest riders on the track and he consistently works his way to the front. The Monster Kawasaki rider is still looking for his breakthrough event in 2013.
• Kyle Redmond – The quiet Californian has raced several different brands over the years and for 2013, he will be another rider making a switch to the KTM 350 that Blazusiak has used to dominate the past several years. With the Support of the RPM racing team, perhaps this is the magic ingredient needed to help him get a win.
• Colton Haaker – He got his first win at the 2012 Las Vegas EnduroCross season opener and had a second place finish in Ontario, California but lacked he consistency. A switch to a Honda 450 with support and guidance from multi time Baja Champion Johnny Campbell could make all of the difference for 2013.
• Geoff Aaron – An injury ruined his 2012 season and for 2013 he too has made a switch to a KTM 350 and the ten time US Trials Champion that has won two EnduroCross main events is looking forward to 2013.

Add in several more top contenders such as Canada’s Bobby Prochnau, Gary Sutherlin, Destry Abbott, Jamie Lanza (who will be racing a Husqvarna 125) and just making the main event looks difficult. Then you have Max Gerston, Ryan Sandoval, Bryan Roper and Keith Sweeten all chasing the Junior Championship, a Championship within a Championship for riders 21 and under looking to make their mark closer to the front of the field in 2013. This is shaping up to be the most exciting EnduroCross season yet.

Make sure you catch a round near you or watch all of them live online at via the www.EnduroCross.com and www.DirtRider.com websites or the Motor Trend YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/motortrend).

The opening round of the 2013 GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship, fueled by Monster Energy and presented by Lucas Oil will take place in Las Vegas on Friday, May 3rd during the Monster Energy AMA Supercross finals weekend. You can get tickets at the Orleans Arena Box office: http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/geico-endurocross-summer-2013

For more information, please visit www.EnduroCross.com

Source Interlink Media Motorsports:
Encompassing the highly successful GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX presented by Monster Energy, the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship Series, presented by Lucas Oil and the AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships, the Source Interlink Media Motorsports brands reach millions of motorcycle enthusiasts with live events, web sites, television and magazine coverage. Visit www.minimotosx.com or www.endurocross.com.

GrindMedia:
Source Interlink Media’s GrindMedia is home to renowned action and adventure sports magazine brands Surfer, Surfing, Snowboarder, Skateboarder, Powder, Bike, Canoe & Kayak, SUP-Standup Paddler, Dirt Rider, ATV Rider, and Paved. Along with our standalone websites, including GrindTV.com, Newschoolers and Motocross.com, GrindMedia is the leading provider of print and online action sports and entertainment content in the United States. Delivering significant reach across both action sports enthusiast and various in-market consumer audiences, GrindMedia produces more than 20 leading events and webcasts such as Surfer Poll Awards, Powder Video Awards, Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro, EnduroCross and International Surfing Day. Grind Media is also the exclusive action and adventure sports content provider for Yahoo! Sports. To learn more, visit grindmedia.com.