After spending countless hours this year training for the big stage at X Games 16, Metal Mulisha rider Jimmy Fitzpatrick has to pull out with a broken wrist. Just 9 days before the competition, Jimmy broke his wrist after a training session at the Metal Mulisha Compound. This is definitley a disappointment since we were hoping to see a Front Flip variation in the moto x best trick comp.

Watch the Full Interview with Jimmy Fitzpatrick on Metal Mulisha.com.



For more on The Mulisha, check out their Official Team Blog.

With X Games 16 right around the corner, The Metal Mulisha crew has been hard at work training at the Mulisha Compound. They have long dominated X Games in terms of sheer presence for several years now, specifically the number of athletes competing in the Moto X events. This year proves to be no different with 8 of their team riders set to compete in the various Moto X events . Todd Potter will be extremely busy trying to metal in Best Trick, Freestyle, Best Whip and Step Up. Twitch Stenberg is competing in Step Up, Speed & Style, and Freestyle while the General Brian Deegan is trying his luck at Speed & Style and Rally Car.

The Crew will no doubt be busy taking home some hardware at X Games 16, but in the mean time check out this video from Metal Mulisha practicing at the Compound.



Riders competing in X Games for Mulisha

Best Trick

Todd Potter

Jimmy Fitzpatrick

Cam Sinclair

Taka Higashino (Alt)

Freestyle-

Jackson Strong

Todd Potter

Jeremy Stenberg

Step Up

Todd Potter

Jeremy Stenberg

Best Whip

Todd Potter

Josh Grant

Speed and Style

Jeremy Stenberg

Brian Deegan

Rally

Brian Deegan

If we were in Africa, I would be about to explain how hunters are able to illegally hunt trophy animals such as elephants, tigers, and other protected species without detection from park rangers. We are not in Africa.
In Southern California, "poaching" has taken on quite a different meaning, especially in the inland empire, where Metal Mulisha riders have made a habit of staging moto sessions in places that arent supposed to allow moto sessions. While this type of poaching doesn't involve guns and animals, it does involve danger and running from the law. Riders such as Jimmy Fitzpatrick and Brian Deegan have successfully poached some very interesting locations across the state, including a golf course and the Lilac bridge in San Diego. Check out Metal Mulisha's poaching page for pics and video..