February08

Georgia NBL State Qualifier #1 and PRO/AM, Saturday, March 8th, Columbus, GA

The first Georgia NBL State Qualifier and PRO/AM race of 2008 is scheduled for Saturday, March 8th in Columbus, GA at River City BMX.

Directions from Atlanta: End of I-185 to exit 1B (Victory drive) go approx. 3 miles, look for Plaza motel, take left, track is on right.

Pro-am entry fee is $10 per rider. Prizes and hole shot awards to be announced day of event.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
9am – 11 am Kovachi Wheels Clinic Cost $25 per rider.
12pm – 2pm Practice and Registration.
2:30pm State meeting and Presidents Cup presentations.
3:00pm State Qualifier and Pro-Am Racing starts.

Drop by PIT row as riders from Clayborn, MCS, Kovachi, Felt, Evolution, Xtraskin, Team Clayborn/Motofiller, Trackstars, TwentyH.com and others will be in attendance.

There will be some great racing action in the PRO/AM as well as riders battling for points in the State Qualifier.

Thomas Harper - www.claybornbmx.com

A big Happy 12th Birthday goes out to our little buddy/BMX Mania Team Rider, Naoki Takamasa!

From The Fam - "We as family wanted to wish Naoki, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and it's been a blessing having him as one of our sons." Love Mom & Dad Takamasa

Finally the wait is over and it's time to make your reservations. The 2008 ABA Summer Nationals will be held at non-other than Nor Cal great Oak Creek BMX in Roseville, CA July 11-13th.

Oak Creek BMX has rich history of hosting great ABA Nationals and this year will be no exception. The Oak Creek BMX facility will be ready with improved bleacher city, a terrific track and lots of shade under the beautiful oak trees. Bruce and Linda Minton and the entire Oak Creek crew always do a top notch job with their facility and we’re excited for this year’s ABA BMX Summer Nationals event. We hope to see you all there!

Here's the details on some of the other events going on with the ABA BMX Summer National weekend's festivities:

WHO: West Coast Vintage Collectors who can`t make it to Rockford; this one`s for you. (You East Coasters, Central dudes & International E-Bayer's are invited as well!)

WHAT & WHY: Bring your bikes to display, meet other collectors, swap & sell parts, and vote for “Best Bikes of Show” in multiple categories.
Last year, we had over 150 bikes from all over the West Coast. This is now an annual West Coast tradition you can count on; bringing out some of the rarest BMX bikes from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s! Vintage Bike registration begins at 7am, Saturday morning.

Throughout the day, spectators and fellow collectors will be voting for their favorite bikes in the following categories:
* Best of Show
* Best 70’s Bike
* Best 80’s Bike
* Best Freestyle Bike
* Best MonoShock
* Best 26” Cruiser
* Best 24” Cruiser
* Best 16" Pit Bike

Later that night (approx. 7:00pm) at the unofficial home of the first few ABA BMX Museums - PATRIOT BIKE SHOP will host the Awards Banquet. The winner of the 8 categories are announced in Academy Award fashion, with envelopes ripped open by Nor Cal BMX legends and ABA Hall of Famer's. Customized Redline FLIGHT Crank trophies to the winner of each catergory.

Pizza and pop included; courtesy of the Patriot Bike Shop, the Barrette Bros. & Redline Bicycles.

Also don’t forget your Sidehacks! The Roseville Hack-fest is on again! Last year we had a record number of hacks (17 total) attend and they put on one heck of a show for the fans!

Also the organizer is trying to get in contact with any of the riders that finished in the top 3 so they can order their custom Johnson plate.

Please send your plate request to race organizer, Gene at fpc@wowway.com with their pin # that you were provided with at the Future Pro Challenge.

If you missed the Lake Perris ABA National in So-Cal this past weekend you missed some of the most exciting racing in BMX. As Mike Redman said on Sunday after the last moto "I wish there were 30 more motos, you just don't get racing better than this!"

The sun has shinin' and the bikes were flyin'! Staats Challenge racing team was there with two new riders rounding out their awesome group of riders, UCI World Champion, Weston Pope and Rasheen Hicks were added to the Roster. Welcome boys! Also Melvin Shadrick was back riding after a terrible fall at the Grands. It was great to see him back!

Saturday the Staats Challenge was getting warmed up and was about to put the pressure on. 9xer's Dustin Hammond and Dougie Butcher started the day with great showings in cruiser and class. Alden Volle did the same in his 11 cruiser and class. Alex Jones was gearing up too in the ever tough 12x class. Dakota Isenberg grabbed a win in 16 cruiser after just turning and had a good showing in class as well. Weston Pope had trouble getting the timing of the ABA gate, but was getting it dialed for a 5th in class and races yet to come. Cory Reid a new resident of So-Cal had trouble in the main but was unbeatable in qualifiers (a glimpse of great things to come). Rasheen "The Machine" Hicks tore it up in class with an incredible win. Melvin took it safe and easy in the mains to build for another day. Heather Allred had a fantastic day with a win cruiser and a 3rd in class.

Sunday, Staats Challenge was ready to put the hammer down. Dougie and Dustin did their thing with 2nd's and a fourth. Alden doubled with great rider count, Heather won, Rasheen won, Dakota and Chris Westbrook had great finishes, all that was left was Cory Reid and Weston Pope. They shot out of the gate like two missiles and were leading the biggest class of the day. Unfortunately their paths crossed and down they both went. The team win was there and gone. But any time Staats Challenge can make the big teams sweat is a good day!! Pete Heil and Gary Oie were very proud of all their riders and look forward to Phoenix to go at it again!! Thanks also to our great competition that makes racing fun!!

STAATS, CIARI, DC Shoes, FSA, Troy Lee Designs, Tangent, Intense, Electric, Hot Shoppe Designs, Ogio

Fund Raiser For Ill BMXer!

Russ Newcomb (An Old School Minnesota Racer) and his girlfriend Nancy have been going through some difficult times over the past few years.

Nancy has been battling ovarian cancer for the past 3 years.

Originally when she was diagnosed she was categorized as stage 4, at stage 5 you are considered terminal.

Every time she thinks she has it beat it comes back, this has happened 5 different times over the years.

Due to chemotherapy she is unable to work and needs your help.

Some of her friends and Target co-workers have gathered to organize a benefit for Nancy.

The benefit is this Saturday at the Monticello, MN VFW.

It is located at 713 Cedar St. in Monticello, MN.

The benefit runs from 4pm till 8pm.

There will be a silent auction and spaghetti dinner.

The cost is $5.00 a plate, kids 3 yrs and under are free.

Thank you ahead of time for your support and prayers and your attendance is appreciated.

If you are not able to attend you can still contribute by visiting http://www.alltheracing.com/nancy/ where you can make your donation by credit card.

Let's get behind Russ and Nancy, and send out some love to our compatriots in BMX!

Khalen Young Interview on oldskoolukbmx.co.uk

Check out the new Khalen Young interview we have just posted.

Khalen is the current Australian National Champion and World number 2 and made the move to the US last year.

Khalen has since hooked up a ride with Haro and has got 2 things on his mind for 08.

The ABA title and the Olympics.

Read all about it in the interview section.

Today's BMX Racing News - Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Round 7 and 8 of the European Championship 2008

ONE KENDA press release

Round 7 and 8 of the European Championship for Junior/Elite Men and Women were held in Douai, France.

ONE/Kenda really dominated the weekend, especially in Junior and Elite Men.

In Junior Women, Joyce Seesing from Holland made it to the main event both days, just like Toms Skujins from Latvia in Junior Men.

In Elite Women Magalie Pottier from France and Blandine Cottereau from France made the mains both days.

In Elite Men, Arturs Matisons and Maris Strombergs dominated all weekend. A crash in the semi on Saturday kept Arturs out of the main.

Toms and Maris were flying as usual. Toms took over the lead in Junior Men by winning round 7 and 8, just like Maris did in Elite Men. Maris extended his lead in the championship.

What caught peoples attention – once again….the domination of ONE's Latvian riders in Junior and Elite Men, the huge stands in the hall that had enough seats for everyone and loads of security.

Results:

Elite Men

Saturday: 1. Maris Strombergs LAT

Sunday: 1. Maris Strombergs LAT, 3. Arturs Matisons LAT

Elite Women

Saturday: 3. Magalie Pottier FR, 6. Blandine Cottereau FR

Sunday: 7. Magalie Pottier FR, 3. Blandine Cottereau FR

Junior Men

Saturday: 1. Toms Skujins LAT

Sunday: 1. Toms Skujins LAT

Junior Women

Saturday: 3. Joyce Seesing NED

Sunday: 3. Joyce Seesing NED

Photos EC France: FCV de Durtrappers and BMX2Day

Next race, round 7 and 8 in France (Apr. 19/20)

ONE KENDA is sponsored by:

Pinch Gear, BOMBSHELL, SHIMANO, SNAP, BOLLÉ, THE Industries, WLM DESIGN, UFO, THOMSON, FIZIK, ODI, KENDA, NIKE and BMXPIX

The Extreme Sports/Answer Bike Shop team, primarily based out of Southern California, including a few Lake Perris BMX locals, wanted to add on to the 200+ team scores earned in Reno with some home track advantage. On Saturday, the team squeaked out another win with a score of 194 points. Between the NBL and the ABA this season, the team has won 9 straight nationals. On Sunday, however, the streak came to an end as the team got its fair share of tasting the Lake Perris dirt in the mains to put a big dent into the team sheet scores. I can’t say that the team sheet “blew-up” because we did manage to take a 2^nd place finish with 178 points to the new VRP/Bike Alley team. Congrats to Jesse Vargas and the gang for their team win on Sunday.

This past weekend also marked the transition of ownership of the Extreme Sports bike shop from Chris “Mechanic on Duty” Patterson to Andria and Brian Morgan and Frank Manqueros, big supporters of Lake Perris BMX the past several years. Chris plans on keeping the trailer and will vending at nationals later in the year. We hope Chris and his new Wet Monkey Power Sports business at Lake Havasu is as successful as his bike shop/vending venture. A special thanks to the new bike shop owners who brought in Monster Energy to co-sponsor the team for the year. Be sure to stop by the team set-up at west coast ABA & NBL nationals to try out some of the new Monster flavors.

In race action, local A Pro Jason Morris got the weekend started with a Pro win in Friday’s pre-race over a few AA Pros. With the locals cheering him on, Jason managed two 4^th place finishes for the weekend in the drama filled A Pro mains. Michael Darnley who has only ridden in the cruiser class the past decade, decided to try the new Answer Anarchy 20” XL for a change. And wow, two 2^nd place finishes in the 36x class that is getting tougher every year. Lauren “Rocket Girl” Whisler also deserves a few props. She won every lap in the 12g class against some very formidable competition. Matt “Hot Rod” Rubeck chalked up three more podiums with a 2^nd and 3^rd place in 16x, and a win on cruiser on Sunday. LeAndre Parker also made his return to racing after an 11 month lay-off due to major knee surgery late last year by making both his mains in the ultra tough 17-18x class. Alvin Prigett made some significant contributions to the team scores with 2^nd places finishes in 10x and 10 cruiser on Saturday, but found the dirt twice in Sunday’s mains. Robert Raymonde had big plans for the weekend against me and the rest of the 41-45 cruiser class, but unfortunately snapped his chain, flipping over the bars, and breaking his hand a week before the national. Rob will be back in a couple months to rack up some big points for him and the team.

For those who know my wife Teri Angus, a special thanks to the BMX community who have been showing tremendous support of her efforts to fight her bout with breast cancer. She just completed 5 months of chemotherapy and just started radiation treatment last week. She had a tough week before the national, but found some strength over the weekend (including a loud scream in support of one of our downed riders), which was great to see (hear). Without her, I would not have been a team manager the past eight years and been able to travel the USA to race this sport of BMX.

Thanks to all of the supporters of the Extreme Sports/Answer BMX race team. Because without them, I couldn’t be able to make this happen for all of the riders who been with us over the years. This includes team riders and family members, as well as our 2008 sponsors that include: Extreme Sports (www.extremesportsunlimited.com), Answer BMX (www.answerbmx.com), Tangent Products (www.tangentproducts.com), ODI Grips (www.odigrips.com), S&M (www.sandmbikes.com), Helix Electric (www.helixelectric.com), and Surf City Garage (www.surfcitygarage.com).

Latvian BMX rider Arturs Matisons, who trained at the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland, last week, won the first leg of the UCI BMX Supercross in Madrid on Saturday.

Arturs Matisons and his compatriots Ivo Lakucs and Maris Strombergs trained at the WCC from February 4th – 7th. They traveled directly to Madrid for the UCI BMX Supercross on February 9th.

Matisons, 22 years, took the gold medal in front of Marc Willers, New Zealand, and Steven Cisar, of the United States.

To win the final, Matisons also beat Donny Robinson (USA), runner-up in the Supercross series last year. Robinson finished 5th at the Palacio de Deportes arena in Madrid on Saturday, one place in front of the reigning World Champion Kyle Bennett (USA). The winner of the Supercross series in 2007, Robert De Wilde, (Holland) did not qualify for the final.

Arturs Matison’s two compatriots were also in the weekend’s competition: Ivo Lakucs finished 7th in his semi-final, while Maris Strombergs was knocked out in the heats.

The next leg of the 2008 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup will be held in Adelaide, Australia, from 12th – 13th April.

Monterey, California – BMX Racing is a dangerous sport. As with the majority of professional sports, the money earned is all-too-often not enough to make ends meet, let alone pay for something as expensive as medical bills. Professional BMX racer Joey Bradford has seen far too many fellow riders and industry professionals become engulfed in insurmountable medical bills stemming from injury or illness. For this reason, in early 2007, the then 17-year old racer took it upon himself to do something about it. With help from his family and key industry veterans, Bradford conceptualized and developed the Joey Bradford Disability Fund.

WHAT IT IS - The Foundation, a federally recognized and regulated non-profit organization, aims to ease the burden of medical bills, either by injury or illness, for BMX professionals as well as BMX industry professionals, those whose primary income comes from the BMX industry itself. “Getting injured is the worst thing that can happen to a professional athlete,” states Professional BMX racer Brandon Meadows. “When I broke my femur for the second time, things seem to go downhill real fast. I just started a family, lost my sponsor, broke my leg, no way to make any money, and it soon came to a realization that it was going to be hard to make ends meet.”

Applicants must apply themselves or via a family member and their case will be reviewed by the five person Fund Committee. If the application is approved, up to 50% of the fund can be released to help with monetary medical obligations. The five person Fund committee members are as follows- Jerry Bradford, Joey Bradford, Anthony Derosa, Pete Dylewski, and Shannon Gillette.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED - At this time, donations to the fund are welcome and invited. In the past, donations have usually been accepted after a rider is injured or takes ill. With this fund, donations can be made any time, at the donor’s convenience, plus all donations are tax deductible. Plus, donors will have the ability to donate to a specific injured or ill athlete or industry professional directly on the Fund site at www.joeybradforddisabilityfund.org.

ABOUT JOEY BRADFORD - Joey Bradford has been working and training with USA Cycling and is a candidate for the 2008 and 2012 US Olympic BMX teams. Joey is the proud owner of 14 World Championship BMX titles, 12 National Championship BMX titles and, in MTB, 4 Sea Otter Classic Mountain Cross Championships. Joey is 18 years old, hails from Monterey, California and rides for GT Bicycles.

The American Bicycle Association and ABA National Series Sponsor Fire Magic Premium Grills are excited to announce the 2008 Fire Magic Grill-off Series heating up a national race event near you. Competition is open to all individuals, groups and teams in attendance and will take place on Day One (Saturdays) at nine (9) designated outdoor national race events throughout the season. To enter, participants are required to prepare on-site, and with their own equipment, an outdoor grill recipe of their choice and submit a prepared sample with written recipe and recipe name before the end of that day’s second qualifying round. Entries will be judged based upon taste, presentation and originality of name, with the day’s top five (5) finalists being entered into a random drawing to win one of the most innovative, finest outdoor grills on the market today—the all-new Fire Magic Aurora A530s (A530s-1E1N-62 / stand-alone model) or A530i (A530i-1E1N / built-in model) worth a retail value of $4,573.00 and $2,844.00 respectively. With a list of incredible features, including industry-best cast stainless steel burners that are guaranteed for life, the A530s—like every Fire Magic Grill—burns hotter and cooks better than any grill you have every owned—unless, of course, it’s been a Fire Magic.

There is no cost to enter and participants can enter as many unique recipes, in as many of the Grill-off competitions as they choose. ABA and Fire Magic reserve the right to select the judge(s) and all recipes will be anonymously submitted to the judge(s) for top five (5) selection and inclusion in a random drawing for that day’s award, with a Fire Magic grill being awarded prior to the start of that day’s main event. Entrants must be present to win and can choose from either the stand-alone or built-in models—which will be available for pick-up from a Fire Magic dealer in your area sometime before December 31, 2008. Sales tax on all awards will be the responsibility of the winners.

Likewise, every non-winning recipe entered throughout the course of the Fire Magic Grill-off Series will automatically be entered into a random drawing at the Friday Night Spectacular at the Grand Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with the winner taking home a Fire Magic A530s or A530i. Previous grill winners will not be eligible for this drawing. So fire up your grills because the more you enter, the more chances you have to win!

Fire Magic Grill-Off Series Events: 3/15 – Winter Nationals - Phoenix, AZ ... 3/28 – Super Nationals - Desoto, TX ... 4/26 – East Coast National - Spartanburg, SC ... 5/3 – US Nationals - Tulare, CA ... 5/10 - Mid-America Nationals- Blue Springs, MO ... 6/14 – Mid-West Nationals - Rockford, IL ... 7/26 – Great Salt Lake - Salt Lake City, UT ... 10/4 – Golden State - CA TBA ... And one event still to be named.

And finally, to reward all those dads, moms and grown-ups racing their hearts out like the kids, ABA and Fire Magic will be awarding one more grill—the state-of-the art Echelon E790s (E790s-2E1N-62 / stand-alone model) or E790i (E790i-2E1N / built-in model), worth a retail value of $7,743.00 and $5,623.00 respectively, as part of the Fire Magic Echelon Race Series. Eligible riders must be ranked in the top ten (10) in any one of the following National Age Group classes after the final ABA regular season national race (Disney Cup Event), with the winner to be being randomly drawn at the Friday Night PRO Spectacular/NAG 5 Challenge event at the 2008 ABA Grand Nationals.

Fire Magic Echelon Race Series / Eligible Classes: 28-35 Men - 36 & Over Men - 26-30 Men’s Cruiser - 31-35 Men’s Cruiser - 36-40 Men’s Cruiser - 41-45 Men’s Cruiser - 46-50 Men’s Cruiser - 51-55 Men’s Cruiser - 56 & Over Men’s Cruiser - 28 & Over Women - 26-30 Woman’s Cruiser - 31-35 Woman’s Cruiser - 36-40 Woman’s Cruiser - 41-45 Woman’s Cruiser - 46 & Over Woman’s Cruiser

So, get your competitive juices flowing and start cooking and racing; you could win one of the world’s finest outdoor grills. The American Bicycle Association and the Fire Magic Grill-Off Series—great times and great food. Fire Magic Premium Grills (www.rhpeterson.com/firemagic/)

Drop The Gate BMX at the SCR in Eugene This Weekend March 1-2

Drop The Gate BMX will be at the Double-Double SCR Weekend March 1st and 2nd in Eugene at Emerald Valley Indoor.....Lane County Fairgrounds Livestock Building!!!!!!!!!

Come see for yourself that all the excitement about Drop The Gate BMX is TRUE !!!!

See our ALL NEW Drop The Gate BMX T-shirt and Sticker Designs !!!!!!!

Now you can show your Drop The Gate BMX pride with BMX Mom and BMX Dad.

NOW Available!!

T-shirts, Stickers, and Number Plates will be Available for Purchase so you too can be a part of the Drop The Gate BMX REVOLUTION !!!!

See our All NEW Design attached to this email !!!!!!

Don't forget to email this to all of your friends and family so they don't miss out on the Drop The Gate BMX REVOLUTION!!!

Rumple has deep BMX roots stretching back 15 years with multiple pro contest wins.

Rumple will act as our in-house test rider, junior product manager & part-time marketing coordinator.

Rumple will play a key role in our continued expansion within the bicycle industry and related businesses.

This is set up for the individual racer/team. If you have what it takes click here or contact Danny.

NBL and Whittier Narrows BMX to offer

Pre-Registration Bonus for Pacific Nationals

Building on the success of the Coyote Nationals in Goodyear, AZ, the NBL will be returning to the West this weekend to promote the upcoming Pacific Nationals at the Whittier Narrows BMX Track in South El. Monte, CA.

If you’re heading to the NBL California State Race at X Roads BMX in Lucerne Valley on Saturday, March 1^st you’re in for a special treat. NBL staff will be on hand to accept pre-registration for the Pacific Nationals, scheduled to take place April 4-6, 2008.

Pre-register for both days of the Pacific Nationals at the NBL State Race and you’ll receive two (2) free Open entries*. The new UGP Open series is now in full affect and you can use those free Opens to qualify for the UGP Open Championship – make the main both days and you’re qualified!

As a BONUS if you are not planning to attend the California State Race on Saturday you still have a chance to get in on this great deal. Following the State Race on Saturday, Robert Tombow and NBL staff will be at the Whittier Narrows BMX track for an evening race and more pre-registration for the Pacific Nationals. A great chance to ride their sweet track and get registered at the same time.

Not an NBL member yet? All licenses will be accepted so make sure you come out to Whittier Narrows BMX on Saturday night to register and complete your license conversion. Wait, it gets better…

The Pacific Nationals will serve as stop #4 on the NBL War of the Stars Pro series and in keeping with the theme to put more fun back into the Nationals, here are a few highlights:

Pennant Pre-race on Friday night - $15 to enter and you also get LEAP and High Points
Prizes for UGP Open classes – more then $250 worth!
A chance to meet the top Pros and Olympic hopefuls
16-29 Money Open both days ($500 for 10+ riders)
Prize draws and contests
2 National scores

Contact Robert Tombow at 626-324-2473 for more information and visit www.wnparkbmx.com for track details. Visit the NBL website at www.nbl.org to see the full National schedule and more.

The 2008 NBL National Series is proudly sponsored by BAWLS Guarana (www.bawls.com), Intense BMX (www.intensebmx.com), Standard Byke Company (www.standardbyke.com), UGP (www.undergroundproducts.com) Sinz Racing (www.sinz-racing.com), THE Industries (www.bmxthe.com), in association with Camp Woodward (www.campwoodward.com).

Fine print: * 16-29 open & Elite Open class not eligible for free opens / *Credit cards only for pre-registration.

Intense/Phantom/On-Trac Rocks the SoCal National!

While much of the country was cold and wintry, everyone thought the SoCal national would be a great, sunny escape. Then snow fell on Thursday. Huh? And then Friday rolled around to gale force winds we were all wondering if we took a wrong turn somewhere! Saturday arrived and thanks goodness normalcy was returned and the races ran on-time and smoothly. The On-Trac squad kept up their winning ways at Lake Perris in two days of feisty, competitive racing where the comp kept it close!

Little "monster" Madison Martinez made her Mixed Open debut and began what we expect to be year's worth of terror for the boys! Madison pulled off two 3rds in the 7-8 Mixed Open class and doubled in 7 Girls. This little gal has got spunk and will get stronger and stronger as the year progresses. Kristen Long had a solid weekend notching up a pair of 2nds in 11 Girls and a pair of 3rds in 11-12 Mixed Open. "Fly'n" Felicia Stancil, and dad Jamie, briefly escaped the snow back home to enjoy some warmer weather and some great competition. The trip was worth the effort as Felicia doubles in 11-12 Mixed Open and takes two 2nds in 12 Girls. Taylor Wolcott has herself an excellent weekend, showing off her excellent track skill including one fine swoop pass for a win. Taylor doubles in 13-14 mixed open - no small feat - and takes a 2nd and a 1st in 14 Girls. And the last of our ladies, Shelbi Long doubled in 16 Girls and even broke out the cruiser for the weekend. After a 3rd place showing Saturday, Shelbi got it together to take the win on Sunday. Nice job ladies!

We had a collection of "Keebler elves" out this weekend including the one-and-only "Vicious" Vaughn Herrick. Watching him off-the-track he's just a little boy having fun. Watching him ON the track explains the nickname. Vaughn tears it up this weekend with an impressive double-double in 7-8 Open and 8X. "Cruising" Christopher Blevins continues to not only dominate his class, but demonstrate skills way beyond his years. With his trademark sunglasses, Chris pedals, pedal manuals and jumps his way to yet another double-double in 9X and 9 and under Cruiser. Seanie, Seanie Gaian fights off a cold and puts together a 3rd and a 2nd in 11X.

Rusty Nesvig is one of the winningest riders in the world right now and as such probably has the biggest bullseye on his back of nearly any rider. Rusty powers his way to two 1sts in 13-14 Open. In 13X, however, Rusty only achieves a 3rd and 1st in 13X, succumbing Saturday to a very focused, and hard-working Nate Padilla. That skinny digit is heavier than people realize and inspires competition in the hungriest riders. Connor "Conman" Fields debuted the cruiser this weekend and notched a pair of wins in 15 Cruiser. In 15X, it was another episode of what Jimmy Monroe called the "Fields - Sharrah show". These two races went to Corben with Conman taking two 2nds. Finally, Nic Long had another impressive weekend in 17-18X and 17 and over Open. Nic rode exceptionally well all weekend and was rewarded with his own double-double.

At the close of the weekend, Intense/Phantom/On-Trac riders dominate the national rankings holding the top four spots led by Blevins, Herrick, Fields and Nic Long, all of whom are also already NAG 1's with Fields and Long already capturing coveted spots in the NAG 5 Challenge. Over in the ladies group, Martinez and both Long's are also in the coveted spot of NAG # 1's. The team has also jumped out to an early lead having won the first six competitions entered thus far this year and sits atop the Factory Team ranks.

The team's exceptional efforts couldn't be done without the constant and considerable support supplied by our great sponsors who include Intense BMX (www.intensebmx.com), On-Trac Garage Doors (www.ontracdoors.com), Phantom BMX Products, Fly Racing www.flyracingbmx.com, Bombshell (www.bombshellparts.com), FSA (www.fullspeedahead.com), THE Products (www.the- industries.com), SINZ Racing (www.sinz-racing.com), Intense Tire Systems, (www.intensetires.com ), BMX Jerseys (www.groupdmfg.com), and Scott goggles (www.scottusa.com).

Photos by Dan Mooney/ABABMXphotos.com

Tangent/BAWLS factory team

Tears It up at ABA Lake Perris!

After a solid 3^rd and 6^th place showing on their debut weekend in Reno, the Tangent/BAWLS factory team headed to Lake Perris for their second team race on the West Coast ABA National Series.

The racing action was hot and heavy all weekend and the Tangent/ BAWLS riders kept their new team jerseys and custom BAWLS helmets leading the pack throughout qualifying!

Day 1 was especially big for the team – 11x Jacob Abbe and 14 Girls rider Tyler Shaefer both landed 1^st place finishes, while 16x rider Riley Stair nabbed another podium finish at 2nd!

When the dust settled they had a handful of podium finishes and a 4^th and 6^th in the Factory scores. The team is feeling good and looking forward to the next event in Phoenix next month!

The Tangent/BAWLS Team would also like to thank our other co-sponsors Fly, Intense, Sinz, Thompson, Riders Pro Shop, and Hot Shoppe for their support this year.

For more BAWLS BMX news, event info, photos and sponsorship info, check out www.BAWLStyle.com!

Today's BMX Racing News - Saturday, February 23, 2008

USA Cycling Funded team for BMX Adelaide Supercross announced

Colorado Springs, Colo. (Feb. 22, 2008)—USA Cycling announced today the eight athletes it will send to the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup event in Adelaide, Australia, April 12-13. The Adelaide Supercross is the second of five UCI BMX Supercross events in 2008 and will also serve as the 16th of 18 races that factor into the USA Cycling BMX rankings on the men’s side and the 14th of 16 for the women.

Five men – Kyle Bennett (Conroe, Texas), Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.), Steven Cisar (Altadena, Calif.), Mike Day (Santa Clarita, Calif.) and Tyler Brown (San Clemente, Calif.) – received nominations to the team. Bennett and Robinson were automatically selected as the top two riders in the current 2008 USA Cycling Elite Men’s BMX Rankings. Cisar, Day and Brown received coaches’ selections.

Three women were also selected for the squad – Arielle Martin (Pleasant Grove, Utah), Jill Kintner (Seattle, Wash.) and Amanda Geving (Largo, Fla.). As the top athlete in the USA Cycling Elite Women’s BMX Rankings, Martin received an automatic nomination, while Kintner and Geving were coaches’ selections.

2007 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup - Adelaide, Australia - April 12-13

U.S. Funded Team:

Men - Kyle Bennett (Conroe, Texas) - Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.) - Steven Cisar (Altadena, Calif.) - Mike Day (Santa Clarita, Calif.) - Tyler Brown (San Clemente, Calif.)

Women - Arielle Martin (Pleasant Grove, Utah) - Jill Kintner (Seattle, Wash.) - Amanda Geving (Largo, Fla.)

District Points Champs Rusty Nesvig and Dani George win new Yamaha Waverunners!

ABA BMX and Yamaha has awarded the top ABA 2007 District points earner a Yamaha WaveRunner. Rusty Nesvig of CA02 with 24,510 points came out on top to secure his own personal Yamaha watercraft. Rusty`s races in 2007 including 95 single points races and 22 nationals where he won the majority of them.

At the So Cal National on Saturday February 16, Rusty was brought out to the infield in a special ceremony to draw the name of the second lucky winner. The second winner was a district #1 rider who has earned at least 2000 district points for the 2007 season. There were 346 riders who met the criteria of the contest.

The winner of the drawing was Dani George from CA17. She had earned 15,260 points and now is the proud owner of a new Yamaha Waverunner!

ABA BMX and Yamaha Watercraft send their congratulations to these incredible riders!

Top BMX Coach, Greg Romero, is offering training plans for the 2008 USAC National Championships.

For more information go to www.bmxtraining.com and get the training that your racing deserves!

Red Bull Tabua BMX - An Epic Journey to Fiji, featuring Corey Bohan and Corey Martinez

Corey Bohan, the most decorated BMX dirt rider ever embarked on Red Bull Tabua, a unique journey to Fiji in search of never before ridden terrain to capture historic riding moments.

While Corey’s competitive history and acclaim are unprecedented in his sport, with back to back to back X Games gold medals and four NORA cups in a row, he traveled to Fiji not in search of further competitive glory, but with the goal of pushing the boundaries of his sport.

Corey teamed up with acclaimed BMX photographer Jeff Zelinski, some master dirt builders and fellow rider Corey Martinez in the hope that they will be able to bring BMX out of the shadows and capture ground breaking, creative photographic moments set to the back-drop of the beautiful and sometime tumultuous Fijian Islands.

The best BMX riders in the world set out to see what could be accomplished over a waterfall, on Table Top Mountain or in the forest by the island shore of Sovi Bay. The challenge was greater than first thought. First was the challenge of building rideable terrain in the jungle or on a mountain top. The riders, filmer and photographer themselves then had to trek through the jungle with all their gear just to access these areas. Finally, that had to ride and try to perform at their peak when the light was just right for that perfect shot.

The story doesn’t end with historic progressive riding. Corey and the team immersed themselves within the Fijian culture and when western pop culture collided with the traditional island way of life, it made for quite an interesting experience for all.

Big Horsepower on the Starting Hill at the UCI BMX Supercross in Madrid, Spain. From left, Thomas Allier, Micael Cesar, Tomas Slavik, Kamakazi, Marc Willers, Lukas Tamme, Jonathan 'Mosquito' Suarez and '365' Mike Day, all tryin' to get the edge in moto action. You can't believe how fast those guys will be going at the bottom of that Starting Hill. WHOOOOOOOOSH!

It’s 2008 – the year that all of us hardcore BMX racers and fans have been waiting for. Because in just 8 months, BMX racing will finally get its well deserved time in the Olympic spotlight. And right now, there are easily 30 racers around the World who could very well win Olympic Gold for their country. Amongst those medal favorites is Dutch rider and current National Champion in Holland; MARTIJN SCHERPEN. As part of The Netherland’s incredible “Orange Crush,” racing aboard their custom painted orange/polished 2008 Flight bikes, Martijn is one of the four pre-qualified Dutch Pros who is hoping to earn his ticket to Beijing and get a shot at Gold, Silver and Bronze.

REDLINE: Who do you think will be the final Dutch team? Who’s it look like right now?

REDLINE: Do you think its possible that we’ll see three Dutch in the Olympic main.....

MARTIJN: Yes. Everything and anything can happen at the Olympics. It is just one race.....

MARTIJN: No, not really. I was just a bit disappointed that I messed up my final lap with a bad gate and then I came in touch with some other riders.

REDLINE: .....what is it about the Dutch BMX scene that breeds such good competition and riders?

REDLINE: There must be some pretty hefty names in Holland’s BMX history who have held that title …

MARTIJN: Yes - Robert de Wilde, Bas de Bever, Wilco Groenendaal, Phil Hoogendoorn.

MARTIJN: In UCI points I am in 2nd place behind Robert (DeWIlde) and our country is in 2nd place behind USA.....

REDLINE: Besides your own site – you’ve created many other's BMX sites; right?

REDLINE: Who has been your biggest inspiration to help get you where you are today in the BMX world?

The REDLINE Global Team is sponsored by SHIMANO, SUN RIMS, TIOGA tires, KOOLSTOP brakeshoes and PRYME safety gear. The DUTCH~REDLINE Team is sponsored by INTENSE tires, SWATCH and GIRO helmets.

One of Redline’s many hopefuls for an Olympic medal is reigning World Champion SHANAZE READE; the incredibly powerful, stylish BMX babe from the UK.

In her Euro Champ series debut, Shanaze whipped out her new Redline World Champ jersey; and proceeded to stomp the comp as she did all last year on her way to the Worlds Champs victory and Beijing win.

With 100% focus right now on Olympic glory and new coaching help from famed Australian training guru Grant White; all eyes should be firmly planted on the back of Shanaze’s jersey at the coming Olympic Qualifier events.

UNDERGROUND PRODUCTS (UGP) SPONSORS 2008

NATIONAL BICYCLE LEAGUE (NBL) NATIONAL SERIES

SANFORD, Fla., Feb. 19, 2008 – Underground Products (UGP) is pleased to announce it has inked a sponsorship deal with the National Bicycle League (NBL) for the 2008 National Series season. The two have joined forces for this lucrative Olympic year where BMX racing will come center stage during the sport’s inaugural appearance at the 2008 Beijing Games in August.

“UGP has deep roots in BMX racing and a long history with the NBL,” says Kevin O’Brien. “Their product line fits perfectly with NBL riders and we expect them to fully embrace UGP once again.”

As an official co-sponsor of the NBL, UGP will receive extensive promotion at the NBL National Series events including signage, programs, a display booth and apparel. As the official apparel sponsor of the Series, UGP will exclusively provide clothing for the NBL staff and volunteers. UGP will also provide the National Series number plates.

“The partnership with the NBL is in-line with UGP’s mission to aggressively elevate the brand’s presence nationally among core BMX racing and freestyle enthusiasts and drive sales,” says Wann Chong, UGP Managing Director. “With a renewed vigor, the brand is taking its message to the masses in 2008 with the addition of several key sponsorships, a major marketing initiative and key new retail outlets.”

UGP’s sponsorship kicked off at the Coyote National, a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) qualifying event, in Arizona, Jan. 25-27, where UGP team rider Kyle Bennett took home top honors. Bennett is currently leading the USA UCI points race and stands a solid chance at being the first pick for the 2008 Olympic Games.

The NBL Series includes 18 more races across the nation including the Gator National, another UCI qualifier, next month in West Palm Beach, Fla., which will play a major deciding role in the three U.S. riders who will represent the United States in Beijing. The Series will culminate in Louisville, Kentucky, Aug. 29-31 for the 31^st Annual NBL Grand Nationals. For a complete schedule of events, visit: http://www.nbl.org/races-nationals.asp

About Underground Products - Underground Products (UGP) was launched in 1986 in Orlando, Florida. The brand has a full roster of BMX, Wakeboarding and Wakeskating athletes that travel the world doing what they love, but also developing and designing the UGP product. UGP's innovative modern infusion of retro styling mixed with an element of raw sarcasm genuinely portrays the authentic underground street attitude that originally inspired the brand. The distinctive flavor of UGP's "question everything" approach to mainstream idealism is evident in everything they make, which ranges from technical core-related products and limited editions to an extensive array of lifestyle apparel for guys and girls. www.undergroundproducts.com

About the National Bicycle League - The National Bicycle League (NBL) sanctions exciting local, state, and national levels of BMX (Bicycle Motocross) racing across the country and in Puerto Rico. With more than 30,000 active members and more than 150 BMX race tracks, the NBL is the largest not-for-profit BMX racing association in America and is also the proud host of the 2008 UCI North American Continental Series – the gateway to the Olympics for US athletes. NBL sanctions tracks in a growing number of states across the country offering programs for all levels and ages of riders, both male and female. The NBL National Series is the premier National BMX series in America and comes to a thrilling end on Labor Day weekend of each year with the legendary NBL Grand National. Learn more about the exciting world of NBL BMX at www.nbl.org.

BMX Mania Editor's Note - A BMX Mania, "Oops, Sorry" goes out to Todd Lyons at SE. We got this after we closed down shop for the day yesterday and didn't get it posted, even though it was 'time sensitive' as in LAST NIGHT. OOPS, SORRY! But it's a good story anyway, so we're running with it for Wednesday. Hope you like it! - Jerry Landrum/BMXmania.com

If you’ve ever seen the “Rob & Big” TV show on MTV, then you know that Big Black is a very, very big guy.

But his problem was that he couldn’t find a BMX bike that came anywhere close to fitting him.

So being the cool guys that we are at SE Bikes, we built him a custom sized PK Ripper Looptail that would fit him like a glove.

I went up to Rob’s house & gave it to him a little while ago & they filmed the whole deal for an episode of the “Rob & Big” TV show.

Anyways, I’m pretty sure that this stuff will air tonight at 10:30pm ET & PT on MTV.

And if this segment of the show doesn’t air on the show tonight, then I’m almost positive that it’ll air next Tuesday night.

Michal Prokop, the Czech Superbiker, taking it in HOT, to the First Turn at the UCI BMX SX race in Madrid, Spain. Joining Michal up front, are Argentina's, Cristian Becerine and Thomas Hamon from France. Following the speedy trio, is The Wave Of The Future, 'The Hermanator', David Herman.

Roseville Side Hack Photo Gallery

At the Roseville National last year, Jason Krenik of MJT Photos, got some awesome shots of some of the Old Skool Side Hacks. Check em out, they're VERY cool!