Name: Dominic Izzi
Nickname: Nico
Sport: Motocross/Supercross
City, State you reside in: Menifee, CA
Birthday: 7/17/90
Age When First Started Riding: 3 and racing at 4
Favorite Track: Red Bud
Sponsors:
Rockstar Energy Drink/Bel‐Ray/ONE Industries/ FMF/Airoh Helmets/ Scott/ Gaerne Boots / American Suzuki/ Kicker/ Leatt Brace/Motion Pro/ Showa/ Dunlop /RK Chains/ Excel/Vortex Ignitions/CP Carillo/ Renegade Fuel/ Applied/ Hinson/ DT1 Filters/ Galfer/ Dubya/Talon/Matrix/ Mototassinari/ Cometic/ J27 Moto/ UFO Tuf Racing/World Wide Bearings/ Raptor Footpegs/ Lightspeed/ Web Cam Racing/Millenium Technologies/ Motosport.com
Inspiration: Being the best I can be for myself, my daughter and my family
What’s on your IPOD playlist? Drake, Weezy, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy,
The Game, Bmayzee and a lot more rap
When I’m not Riding I like to: Hang out with my daughter Mia, Listen to
music, make beats, rap a bit, snowboard and play video games
Official/Favorite Website: datpiff.com
Something that most people don’t know about you: I'm a huge family person, without them I wouldn't be where I am today and spending time
with my daughter is the most important thing to me .
How did you start riding? My dad raced quads and he bought me my first bike when I was 3. Then we started racing locally until we started doing amateur nationals when I was 8.
Career Honors, Awards, and Highlights: 2008 rookie of the year.
I finished 3rd overall in SX in 2008 and 2009 and 5th overall in the 2008
outdoor series.
In the east/west shoot out, I placed 6th in the 450 supercross class in my first year racing the 450.
Twitter: @nicoizzi341
Instagram: nicoizzi
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Rockstar Energy Racing had to deal with inclement weather for the first time during this outdoor season. Historic Highpoint Raceway experienced sever thunderstorms the day prior to the National. The crew did an excellent job sealing the track overnight so the water would run off the racing surface and not soak in. There was no doubt that practice was very muddy but it really came around by the time racing ensued. The reward for the excess (read full story)
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Rockstar Energy Racing migrated to Muddy Creek Raceway to begin a swing of several consecutive nationals on the East Coast. This first stop represented the first Motcross National in the Southeast in 15 years. Needless to say that caused much excitement as moto deprived fans came out in droves. It was a successful event for holding their first national ever. The track was set in a valley with plenty of elevation changes and great viewing for (read full story)
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Round 2 of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship headed into the mountains of Lakewood, CO. The track sits over a mile above sea level causing severe power loss to bikes and an added variable to the stamina of the riders. High elevation cause cause dizziness, headaches, nausea and shortness of breath which are all unwelcome symptoms to athletes already competing in one of the toughest sports physically in the world. This however is (read full story)
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Rockstar Energy Racing migrated to Northern California for the opening round of the Lucas Oil Outdoor Pro Motocross Championship at Hangtown MX in Rancho Cordova. The Dirt Diggers track crew always brings in several dump truck loads of rice husk to mix into the soil to hold moisture and create lines on the track built on the Prairie ORV National Park's land. The result is one of the roughest tracks of the year and a nightmare for all (read full story)
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recent comments
Very nice post, I surely love this site, keep it up.
Drivers King November 29, 2010
Haha! Enter to win!
James Hanson July 11, 2011
Play like a Rockstar Party like a Rockstar Win like a Rockstar! Drink Rockstar!
Dune Riders ATV July 11, 2011
Play like a Rockstar Party like a Rockstar Win like a Rockstar!
Dune Riders ATV July 11, 2011
Thanks for the kind words. I feel like Ian won’t be away from MX forever…maybe...
James Hanson May 19, 2011