Freestyle Street Extreme Returns to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Once an Underground Phenomenon, Freestyle Riders Now Merit Center Stage MONTEREY, Calif. The top freestyle street extreme riders in the world return to perform in the Yamaha Marketplace during the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix featuring MotoGP World Championship July 22-24. Presented by E3, a leader in action sports, motorsports and stunt entertainment, the featured stunt riders are Aaron Colton (Ducati), Chris “Teach” McNeil (BMW), J Beats (Kawasaki) and Bill Dixon (Yamaha). These riders are the ambassadors, driving forces and main reasons behind the rise in popularity and exposure for the sport in the mainstream over the past few years. Colton, McNeil and Dixon have a long history of performing at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and J Beats will be making his debut at the world-renowned facility. The Yamaha Marketplace is the bustling entertainment and retail zone during the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. More than 150 exhibitors will be present, highlighted by Yamaha’s expansive showcase of fan favorite activities and display of their newest products and apparel. Annually, the Freestyle Street Extreme draws substantial crowds of all ages to watch the entertaining and gravity defying stunts. Aaron Colton (www.AaronColton.com) hit the professional freestyle circuit and became a Champion by age 15. Since then, he has gone on a rampage of wins. Colton’s trophy list includes: XDL Individual Freestyle National Champion and Runner Up, King of the South Champion; XSBA Individual Freestyle Champion and first place 2011 XDL Speed & Style and XDL Wheelie Race Competition and, the list goes on as he continues to win or podium at nearly every competition he enters. Colton also became the first energy drink sponsored rider in North America in the sport when Red Bull gave wings to his program in 2008. Champion freestyle motorcycle athlete and performer Chris “Teach” McNeil (www.TeachTrix.com) has been traveling the globe for more than ten years wowing crowds with his impressive array of gravity-defying stunts. A two-time XDL Champion as well as a Stuntwars World Champion, McNeil has won or been on the podium in virtually every competition he has entered in the past four years. In addition to the competition circuit, McNeil now regularly performs at large motorsports events as well as at dealerships throughout the United States in addition to various corporate, public and private shows and appearances. J Beats (www.JBeats.wordpress.com) has been riding and known in the freestyle street bike sport and scene for years. A fan favorite on the competition circuit and consummate showman, he can also be seen at bike nights, shows at various events and riding the streets (legally, of course). As a testament to his “place” in the sport, J Beats is the first rider in freestyle street extreme to have a signature helmet made for him by a manufacturer. Bill Dixon flies the Yamaha banner in the XDL Championship Series on a Graves Motorsports Yamaha R6. He is the 2009 and 2010 champion and hopes to be the only athlete to ever three-peat In the last three years Bill Dixon has established himself as much more than a stoppie specialist. He is one of the most well-rounded, aggressive and innovative riders and bike builders around. In fact Dixon’s factory R6 is engineered from the ground up to be a competition bike specifically for the sport of street freestyle. His advances in bike design have allowed him to develop a set tricks previously not thought possible. Bill Dixon presently stands second in points in the XDL Championship with two events to go. To purchase tickets and hospitality packages for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix featuring MotoGP World Championship, go to www.MazdaRaceway.com or call 800-327-7322. About Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was established in 1957. The world-renowned raceway has been operated since its inception by the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP), a not-for-profit 501c(4) corporation. Each race season, SCRAMP donates its net proceeds to the volunteer groups that help put on the races. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca’s 2011 racing schedule includes Ferrari Racing Days May 21-22; Continental Tire Sports Car Festival, presented by Mazda July 8-9; Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix featuring MotoGP World Championship July 22-24; Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 19-21; ModSpace American Le Mans Monterey presented by Patrón September 16-18; and Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV October 14-16.