March 18, 2005 – FOX Racing Shox is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the NORBA National Mountain Bike Series and the USA Cycling National Mountain Bike Championships. A large portion of the sponsorship money provided to the Series by FOX will go towards prize money for the Professional Downhill and Mountain Cross events. “We are proud to be able to sponsor and offer prize money to these world class athletes. The NORBA National Mountain Bike Series brings in the best athletes from around the globe and they deserve to be rewarded for their hard work and efforts,” stated Mark Fitzsimmons, Mountain Bike Race Program Manager for FOX. FOX Racing Shox supports RACERS and RACING in all the sports they make suspension products for; ATV’s , Snowmobiles, Off-Road, Motorcycles and Mountain Bikes.

“Racing is in our blood. We use racing to test our products in order to make them the best suspension available. Through our sponsorship we want to continue that message to the athletes and our customers,” said Fitzsimmons. “The NORBA National Series is excited to partner with FOX Racing Shox for 2005. The prize money FOX Racing Shox is providing for our downhill and mountain cross athletes signals the continuing tradition of the mountain bike industry supporting mountain bike racing. 2005 looks to be another great gravity racing season thanks to FOX Racing Shox and our other National Series Sponsors. Many thanks to FOX Racing Shox” said Jeff Frost of Blue Wolf Productions. The 2005 SHIMANO NORBA National Bike Series Schedule:

-Tapatio Springs, Texas March 3-6
-McDowell Mtn Park, Arizona March 17-20
-Deer Valley, Utah June 16-19 – Mountain Cross and DH #1
-Schweitzer, Idaho July 14-17 – Mountain Cross and DH #2
-Snowmass, Colorado July 21-24 – Mountain Cross and DH #3
-Brian Head, Utah August 4-7 – Mountain Cross and DH #4
-Snowshoe, West Virginia August 18-21 – Mountain Cross and DH #5
-Mount Snow, Vermont August 25-28 – Mountain Cross and DH #6, Series Finals
-Mammoth Mountain, California September 15-18 – US MTB Championships

For more information on the NORBA National Mountain Bike Series please visit www.norbanationals.com.
For more information on mountain bike racing in the United States please visit www.usacycling.org.
Since 1974 FOX Racing Shox has been designing and manufacturing the * nest suspension products for Motorcycles, Mountain Bikes, ATV’s
and Snowmobiles. World Headquarters are in Santa Cruz County, CA with its Off-Road Division in Santee, CA. FOX Racing Shox distributes its
products in more than 20 countries.