December 02, 2011

Ryno kills Red Bull: Hughes wins Coup de Grace at A Day in the Dirt 2011

Photo by Paul Willis

One of my favorite riders of all time, Ryan "Ryno" Hughes, raced to a strong victory in the Coup de Grace, the final race of the Red Bull Day in the Dirt motocross grand prix.  This is Hughes' second CdG win in the popular post-Thanksgiving event, which has been put on by key members of the Hollywood stunt community for 14 years now.
Photo by Paul Willis


That ear belongs to Steve "GuyB" Giberson of Vital MX, who has generously allowed this blog to run his fantastic photos over the years.  Check out his great gallery of Sunday's racing:  That left hand belongs to Troy Lee,one of the founders of the event, and an even larger legend than race winner Hughes.



Photo by Paul Willis

Here Ryno rounds the barnhouse turn, a traditional part of every Day in the Dirt layout since the beginning.