WHO GETS TO BE AN MXA TEST RIDER?
There are three levels of MXA test rider: (1) In house; (2) MXA Race Team; (3) Photo Session riders. “In house” test riders have been testing bikes for years. They have ridden virtually every bike made, including factory works bikes and high-dollar exotics. These are the most experienced test riders in the world, because unlike manufacturer’s test riders, they aren’t bound to one brand or one engine size. No MXA test bike is evaluated by any single rider but will be ridden by Jody Weisel, John Basher, Dennis Stapleton, Zapata Espinosa, Alan Olson and Willy Musgrave before it is handed down to the next tier of test riders–the MXA race team. The “MXA race team” races every week and can normally be found at Glen Helen, Cahuilla Creek, Piru, Gorman or Competitive Edge. They range in age and skill level, much like the inhouse MXA test riders, from Beginners to Juniors to Intermediate to Experts. MXA race team members get free bikes, parts, clothes, helmets, maintenance and tires. But, they
