It's a process each week the pants go to the cleaners for their leg patches to be sewn on, then we print the names and numbers on every jersey, it is usually two jerseys per one pair of pants, depending on the rider … then it gets packed up! We hand deliver to the riders as much as we can, but we can't get to every race. It was then that Jim O’Neal Distributing was born. Off Road racing was just getting serious and everyone needed the better parts, apparel and accessories to compete. Jim’s first big product was Preston Petty fenders. Preparing the rider's gear for each race seems like it would be fun, do you get to go to any races and deliver the gear yourself? In 1970, Jim ONeal began attending his races with some spare tires and parts to sell to local riders. We also work with the product development department on new ideas and testing gear.
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The business cards say you are rider support, but what is a normal work day like for the rider support department?Ī normal day consists of working with all the professional athletes and agents, then handle all the amateur support riders and prepare the gear for all our athletes for that coming race weekend. Most of us have always been fans of the Hardwear gear, but lately we have been wearing the Mayhem gear and really like the fit and function of the gear. Courtesy of O'NealĪny of the gear sets in particular stand out for you? Yes, super happy! Rudy, our head designer, and the rest of the guys worked hard testing and working with our riders to make sure everything looked sharp but also functioned properly! A designer at O'Neal makes sure Davi Millsaps gets the rider uniform he likes. With outdoors winding down, it's that time of the year when the 2013 gear begins shipping out, I have seen the new gear, you have to be happy with the new lines. Honnold: Great, working on e-mails laying out the new gear for the last couple outdoor nationals and on the phone working with riders.
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We spoke with the former pro rider turned rider rep Chris Honnold just days before he took another job in the sports gear industry and passed the torch to Marc Shear of O'Neal's rider support department.ĮSPN.com: Hey guys, how are things going over at the O'Neal offices today? Just before the AMA Pro Motocross season ended recently, we discussed the daily duties that include taking care of pro riders such as Matt Buyten, Kyle Chisholm, Garrett Ahlf, and Davi Millsaps To gain some insight on "behind the scenes" of gear preparation, we contacted the crew at O'Neal to see just what goes into making a rider look their best every weekend. Out of necessity, he started making his own parts and realized there was a demand. His modified Triumph pulled double duty as a commuter bike to high school and an off-road bike. And with all the action a supercross or motocross weekend has to offer, it's easy to forget about the people "behind the scenes" who keep all those riders looking good. Jim ONeal rode competitively in the 1960s, when the motocross in the US was first getting started, giving ONeal motocross gear a heritage steeped in off-road racing.
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SRT and WWR look forward to a long and thriving relationship with the O’NEAL Racing family of companies.Weekend, we get to watch the best riders in the world, race in the best series in the world, racing on the best equipment money can buy. O’NEAL Racing, through their unique gear designs, will be supporting an effort to fully brand Wonder Warthog Racing as the most recognized team in the pits and on the track. The “Interns” consist of Ryan Abrigo, Chris Blose, Brady Sheren, and Kyle Tobin.
The Interns will have a cohesive and unique look that will reinforce our basic philosophy of unity among the team” said Scott Kandel, WWR’s Chief Altruistic Officer. We will make our presence known in 2007 and O’NEAL Racing is part of that equation. “It’s great to have Chris and the O’NEAL team on board as our gear sponsor.
This year, as they’ve grown, we’ve stepped up our level of commitment.” The team includes SRT’s 22 riders: Jacob Saylor, 4 Dana K./WWR Interns, and the 17 privateers riding out of the DeCal Works/P-Lok Hog Haven.Ĭhris Honnold, O’NEAL Rider Support Director, stated “We’ve been helping WWR with their gear auction for awhile now because we believe in helping the unsung heroes of our sport - the privateers. ONeal Tsunami - MTB Rain Jacket 99.99 169.99 41 ONeal Element Factor - MTB Long Sleeve Jersey 24.99 39.99 38 ONeal STV - Long Sleeve Protector Shirt 84.99 129. They join the other major sponsors in supporting the largest and most innovative team in Supercross history. O’NEAL has signed on as gear sponsor to the MDK/Lucas Oil/Yamaha team. O’NEAL Racing joins the Synergy Racing Technologies (SRT) team as the exclusive gear sponsor of the Dana K/Wonder Warthog Racing (WWR) Interns as well as Jacob Saylor.
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