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Unbound Energy Joins Forces With Atomic/MDK Motocross Team, Racers Paul & Jack Carpenter

Atomic/MDK, led by veteran racer/coach Paul, epitomizes the benefits of a strong ethic - something that Unbound Energy drinkers can surely relate to

CORONA, Calif., (July 17, 2008) – Officials at Unbound Energy made a formal announcement today at its SoCal headquarters, announcing that they’ve reached a sponsorship agreement with the Atomic/MDK motocross team, led by veteran racer Paul Carpenter and featuring his cousin, rookie Jack Carpenter . The team will now be known as Atomic/MDK/Unbound for the remaining AMA MX National schedule, as well as the 2009 AMA Supercross season.

“We’re pumped to have Unbound Energy on board with the Atomic/MDK/Unbound program for this summer and the 2009 supercross season,” said Paul Carpenter. “We got this deal going at Glen Helen and since then the Unbound product – Original, Lo-Carb and Energy + Juice – have been a popular item in the pits at our rig. Unbound sets the standard with its industrial strength energy formula and are getting a pretty big following at the Nationals and at supercross. We’re definitely looking forward to representing with them.”

This past weekend pay some big dividends for the Unbound Atomic/MDK program as Paul Carpenter placed 10^th overall at Budds Creek, Md., going 14-9 in his first race back since a second moto injury at Glen Helen. And Jack Carpenter would follow with his best MX National finish EVER, bringing it home in the top 20 with an impressive 16^th place finish in the second moto, his first time racing at Budds.

“Paul Carpenter is an upstart racer/team manager on the MX and supercross tours and has proven he can handle such a major position in the industry,” said Unbound’s Steve Jugan. “Unbound Energy relates well to a guy who works hard and gets results. A guy, who along with his cousin, Jack, we feel will represent the Unbound Energy product very well.

“Unbound Energy is looking forward to a successful MX season, as well as a solid supercross season from the Atomic/MDK/Unbound Energy team!”

This weekend the New York-based team return to their roots in central upstate New York with the running of the Unadilla National. In preparation the Carpenters (no relation the singing duo) have been racing one of their old haunts, the Broome-Tioga MX Sports Center in Binghamton, former home of the Broome-Tioga pro MX National.

“Yeah, first time I’ve ridden here since the last National in ’06,” said Paul Carpenter. “Felt good to get out and ride on some familiar dirt. Unadilla should be the same way, although I heard they changed the track around a bunch.”

Next up for the Atomic/MDK/Unbound Energy team is this Sunday’s running of the Unadilla Outdoor National (New Berlin, N.Y.), round eight of the 2008 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship.

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Hey everybody,
 
I want to start out by apologizing to everyone at RedBud, my team at Yamaha of Troy and the entire MX industry on what not only happened this past weekend, but also for the rest of the crap I’ve been involved with this past year.
 
Things are pretty much rock bottom for me right now. I was on top of the world when I won the Western Lites title a couple months ago and now I’m sitting here feeling like crap. I’ve got my side of the story regarding what went down at RedBud, yeah, but there’s no sense in telling it. The simple answer is I put myself into a situation that I shouldn’t have been in and because of that I’ve let a bunch of people down.
 
I’ve run into some problems away from the track that have affected my results and it’s become apparent that I’ve got to address them. I am taking action to deal with these issues and to make sure incidents like what happened this past weekend don’t occur again. I’m calling on people that have been there with me through thick and thin, relying on them to help me with my problems and get me on back on track as I’ve come to realize these are things I can’t handle myself.
 
Motocross is my life. I love the sport and don’t know where I’d be without it. And being a champion I’m constantly in the spotlight and my every move – good or bad – is  discussed and debated online and in the press. It’s a lot to handle and, in all honesty, I’ve had a bad year dealing with it.
 
But that’s going to change. I am going to try to turn this into positive and use this opportunity to fix the things that are causing these problems in the first place.
 
Again, I’m extremely sorry for my actions. To guys like my agent, Scott Sepkovic, and to Scott Paul, who owns Yamaha of Troy. Also, to Chris McAvoy, my team manager, and Keith McCarty at Yamaha, plus my mom and all the guys at the AMA who’ve had to put up with my behavior, I’m sorry. Very, very sorry.
 
But most of all I want to apologize to my fans. If I’d have bought a ticket to see my favorite guy race at RedBud and he got kicked off the property for getting in a fight the day before I’d be mad as hell. So to all my fans and fans of motocross in general, I’m going to take the extra step to make sure we’re cool again. I promise to make amends to you guys because there’s nothing better than seeing you pumped up when I’m doing well – and still having my back when I’m not doing so well, like right now.
 
I’m not making any excuses. I screwed up good this past weekend and I’m prepared to do what it takes to get back where I was when I won the supercross title. I’m no angel and never will be. But what I will be is responsible for my actions, take the right measures to correct things and learn from my mistakes.
 
JLaw