Category Archives: Doug Henry

For a limited time we are giving away these custom Doug Henry Die-Cut Stickers.  Every purchase gets a sticker that are over 5″ across.

These will only be available for a limited time and only with a purchase of HEAL Clothing.

Doug Henry was out at Pala Raceway for the Annual A Day in the Dirt race.  VitalMX put together this great video that shows the amazing heart and determination Doug possesses.  They couldn’t have picked a better title for their video!

Inspire: Doug Henry – More Motocross Videos

This speaks for itself.

It’s back for the 14th time and returning to Pala Raceway is the annual “A Day in the Dirt” Moto GP! If you are one of the lucky ones to escape your families for the holidays and hit the race track, make sure you don’t miss this. Unique race formats and tons of pros hanging out for the weekend where everyone is part of the fun. You might even see one of the HEAL riders out at the track that weekend. Here is a quick video from the guys at TLD getting some things painted for the raceday.

Here is the press release for Doug Henry’s wrap up to racing at the Extremity Games 6!

Photo credit: Stefan Georgiev of MotocrossVeteran.com.

Doug Henry Smiling Big!

Torrington, Conn. – After rolling away with a 1st place finish in the combined adaptive event and a 2nd place in the limb difference adaptive event, Doug Henry could do nothing but smile with his results of  his comeback to competetive motocross racing!

“I want to thank Baja Acres and the Extremity Games for putting on an awesome event!” said Doug at the end of racing this weekend.  “Also, thanks to my family, friends, sponsors, and all the truly amazing riders for this opportunity to come back to race again.  Can’t wait to do it again!”

Doug would also like to thank everyone for the support that made this possible: Yamaha, Planet Fitness, Monster Energy, Fab-U-This, Troy Lee Designs, Scott Goggles, Dunlop Tires, E&E Tool, Heal Clothing, Rekluse, Factory Connection, Chug’s Performance, GYTR, and Alpinestar.

To find out more on Extremity Games, please visit http://www.extremitygames.com or http://bajaacres.com/events/extremity-games-baja-blast/.

About the Extremity Games:

Extremity Games, organized by Athletes with Disabilities Network, is an extreme sports event including competitions, instructional clinics and exhibitions for individuals living with limb loss or limb difference.  Organized to raise awareness of the abilities of athletes with limb loss or limb difference to compete in extreme sports, Extremity Games allows participants to demonstrate skill, persistence and passion while competing for cash and other prizes.  You can brace a limb, replace a limb, but There is No Replacement for the Competitive Spirit™. For more information, visit www.extremitygames.com

Here is the Press Release for Doug Henry racing at this years Extremity Games Motocross Race.

NEWS RELEASE

Doug Henry to compete at the Extremity Games 6 in Millington, MI

Torrington, Conn. – Doug Henry will be competing at this years Extremity Games 6 Motocross being held at Baja Acres in Millington, MI on May 28, 2011.  Doug is a 4 time AMA Champion as well as a 4 time X Games medal winner.

With the help of his main sponsors Yamaha, Planet Fitness, and Monster Eneregy, Doug will return to motocross racing at the Extremity Games event taking place this Memorial Day Weekend.

“This will be my first time racing competitively in motocross since my crash in 2007.  I’m really looking forward to this event, but mostly for the chance just to hang out and ride with all of the other incredible athletes.  It is going to be a great weekend at the Extremity Games.” said Doug discussing his thoughts on the Extremity Games.

To find out more on Extremity Games, please visit http://www.extremitygames.com or http://bajaacres.com/events/extremity-games-baja-blast/.

About the Extremity Games:

Extremity Games, organized by Athletes with Disabilities Network, is an extreme sports event including competitions, instructional clinics and exhibitions for individuals living with limb loss or limb difference.  Organized to raise awareness of the abilities of athletes with limb loss or limb difference to compete in extreme sports, Extremity Games allows participants to demonstrate skill, persistence and passion while competing for cash and other prizes.  You can brace a limb, replace a limb, but There is No Replacement for the Competitive Spirit™. For more information, visit www.extremitygames.com

Once again Mike Schultz and Doug Henry will be competing at the Winter X Games in Aspen, CO. This Sunday, January 30th, you can watch as they both compete in the adaptive snocross race. Mike and Doug both won medals last year with Mike taking home Gold and Doug bringing in the Bronze. “Monster” Mike Schultz has been very competitive in the adaptive sports since the lost of his leg from the knee down, winning many extremity games events and also winning Gold this past summer in the X Games Adaptive Motox race. He has gone on to build an amazing prostethic leg that allows him to be aggressive in his goals of racing both motocross and snocross. Doug is a former AMA champion and one of the few paraplegic athletes to compete in this event. Both have an amazing amount of heart and determination to not be held back by something that would otherwise cause people to quite at many things in life. Make sure to watch the Winters X Games and show some support for these two amazing athletes.

Heres a quick video of Doug Henry practicing for the games at his home track in CT.

Here is the official press release for Doug Henry competing in this years Winter X Games.

Planet Fitness sponsors paralyzed athlete

Snow cross racer Doug Henry chases medal in Winter X Games

NEWINGTON, N.H. – Planet Fitness, the gym franchise known for its Judgement Free Zone® and friendly prices, is sponsoring snow cross racer Doug Henry in the upcoming Winter X Games competition.

Henry, a three-time national champion in motocross who was paralyzed in a racing accident in 2007, captured a Bronze Medal at last year’s Winter X Games in the adaptive super cross snowmobile competition.

He will compete in the same event at the 2011 Winter X Games, which take place Jan. 27-30 in Aspen, Colo. The event will be televised on ESPN.

“I don’t think anything makes me feel as good as riding,” Henry says. “Since my injury, I’ve learned to focus on the things that I have, and not on the things that I no longer have. Through the X Games and the support of sponsors like Planet Fitness, I’m able to keep doing the things I love. I’m grateful for this opportunity.”

To prepare for the Games, Henry has been working out several times a week at a Planet Fitness gym near his Connecticut home.

About Planet Fitness

Planet Fitness consisted of four gyms in New Hampshire when it began franchising in 2003. Today the company has a national footprint – 400 locations in 40 states, more than 2.3 million members, and ad campaigns that air on national TV networks, as well as on the “Imus in the Morning” radio show and Fox Business Channel. The company recently created a free App that lets iPhone users turn their friends into “Lunks” and invite them to join the gym nearby via GPS, and even trigger a Lunk Alarm.® It can be downloaded here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lunkinator/id399857015?mt=8.

For more information, contact John Craig at john.craig@planetfitness.com.

Doug Henry Interview from DB Studios on Vimeo.