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Today's BMX Racing News - Thursday, July 3, 2008
Action Sports Depot WILL BE AT THE ABA RACE IN ROSEVILLE - Jack McDaniel Strikes Again! - No Arnaud Dubois At The Olympics!
NBL Keystone National Team Challenge - Go Purple With Limited Edition Chainrings From MCS!
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2008 UCI SX Copenhagen - 2008 European Championships - 2008 UCI SX Adelaide, Australia & 2008 Australian National Championships
2008 aBA Super Nationals / USA Cycling National Championships - 2008 UCI BMX SX Madrid - 2008 NBL Coyote National & UCI Points Race
2007 NBL CHRISTMAS CLASSIC - 2007 Future Pro Challenge - 2007 ABA Grands - 2007 UCI SX China
FEATURES - ARCHIVED NEWS - Past Races - INTERVIEWS - Martijn Scherpen Interview - Kim Hayashi Interview
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Today's BMX Racing News - Thursday, July 3, 2008 |
Action Sports Depot WILL BE AT THE ABA RACE IN ROSEVILLE
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Jack McDaniel Strikes Again!
No Arnaud Dubois At The Olympics!
BMX Mania Editor's Note - I don't "editorialize" much here at BMX Mania, but this is a GREAT example of someone making a decision who (It would appear to me) knows absolutely NOTHING about BMX.
Arnaud Dubois is one of the best BMX riders in the world. He's made UCI Supercross Finals, and has in fact made the podium under tough "Olympic Like" conditions at UCI SX finals. I personally think that he could podium at the Olympics, along with a gazillion other of the fine athletes, just like him. Congrats to the Belgian Cycling Federation who have worked hard and long at supporting Arnaud in his racing over the last four years, we've watched them "pay their dues", make sacrifices and do the HARD work that it takes to support a GREAT rider like Arnaud......Good job, Ellen Bollansée and her outstanding team of BMX Folks!
Sorry, we can't say that about the Belgian Olympic Committee........Someone at the Belgian Olympic Committee needs to have their head examined! Read on, if you can stand it! - Jerry Landrum/BMXmania.com
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From
Ellen Bollansee, Belgian Team Manager - Belgian BMXer, Arnaud Dubois
finally got the news from the UCI that there is a place for him at the Olympic
games in Beijing.
But doesn't get permission from the Belgian Olympic committee.
Because Belgium was on the 14th place in the Men's nation ranking, Arnaud Dubois had to get his spot for the Olympic Games at the UCI World Championships in China at the end of May.
Dubois got a disappointing 6th place in the 1/8 final and wasn't sure to get an Olympic ticket until last Wednesday.
At that time the UCI confirmed that Dubois got his Olympic spot. But the Belgian Olympic committee decided that Arnaud Dubois can't go to Beijing in BMX because he didn't meet the "Belgian criteria" that they had set.
According to the Olympic Committee, he had to get a Top 8 spot in the final ranking of the European championships 2007 or 2008 or a Top 16 spot at the worlds in 2007 or 2008.
Dubois ended the Euro season with 10th place at this years European championships and got 9th, by one point behind Henrik Balterzen at last years European Championships.
The Belgian Olympic committee decided that this was not enough against the defense and advice of Team Coach, Ellen Bollansée who supported Arnaud Dubois for the last 4 years and who defended the presence of Arnaud Dubois at the Olympics.
Arnaud himself is very disappointed with this decision.
We hope Arnaud has enough courage to prove that he did deserve this chance. We will definitely see him at the next European and World Championships and who knows......stronger than ever at the Olympics in 4 years.
Kind regards, Ellen Bollansée / Belgian BMX Team Manager
NBL Keystone National Team Challenge
Trilogy Park BMX in conjunction with Valley Forge Convention & Visitors Bureau and Texas Roadhouse are proud to announce the addition of over $5000 in team payouts for the NBL Keystone National in August.
The National and Team NBL team payouts will be bumped up an extra $1250 each day plus the normal NBL payouts for the top 3.
On top of the extra money there is going to be a bonus of $500 for the team in both divisions with the highest combined points for both days.
Wouldn't the extra money come in handy for the Grands?
You can't win it if you don't show up.
NBL Keystone National - August 9th & 10th
Go Purple With Limited Edition Chainrings From MCS!
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Today's BMX Racing News - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 |
Loop’d Network Takes BMX Social in Beijing
BeijingBMX.com will be THE online destination for all that
is BMX in the 2008 Olympic Games
SAN DIEGO – July 1, 2008
– Loop’d Network, the fastest growing social network for action sports, today
launched
Beijingbmx.com in collaboration with BMX Mania, a premier BMX racing
destination on the web. Combining race action, lifestyle and behind the scenes
games coverage with social networking and community functionality,
Beijingbmx.com is the premier destination to follow and interact
around the sport as it makes its Olympic debut this August. Since being added
to the Olympics as a medal sport, BMX has exploded into the mainstream around
the globe.
Up to the
minute news from around the world, videos, photos, BMX history, exclusive
interviews and features, Olympic athlete profiles, BMX fan profiles, interactive
discussion and polls – Beijingbmx.com is a daily must visit to stay connected
with the Olympic action.
"I have been involved in the sport for over 20 years and can say that this is the most exciting time in BMX history," said Jerry Landrum of BMX Mania, "This community will be the perfect venue to keep BMX Racing enthusiasts informed up to the minute, to educate the world on the sport of BMX and to get the industry, racers, fans, enthusiasts and new comers a place to interact around the Summer Games.”
With over 75,000 members interested in
BMX, Loop’d Network provides the perfect medium to host a community dedicated to
this momentous event. Recently, Loop’d Network launched a community with the
American Bicycle Association for BMX racers from around the world a place to
connect, commune, and get featured on the web.
"We are really excited to combine our expertise in
community building with the original content from BMX Mania to chronicle this
amazing point in history for the sport of BMX." said Scott Tilton, CEO of Loop'd
Network. “Our hope is to provide a unique destination for the industry and
people from around the globe to pull together and support their riders in their
first ever Olympic event.”
In
addition to news, updates and community – members can learn about and interact
with the Olympic Athletes. Mike Day, Jared Graves, Jill Kintner, Robert de
Wilde and Damien Godet are among the athletes that fans can connect with through
interactive profiles.
To join the Beijing BMX Community, visit
www.beijingbmx.com
and create your profile.
About Loop’d Network
Loop’d Network is THE social network for action sports. A place for Pros, Am’s and Fans to share with friends, discover what’s happening in their favorite sports, showcase their talent, and connect with sponsors. Our unique approach to social media and sports marketing provides unprecedented solutions for brands and organizations to personally connect with a highly influential youth demographic in more relevant and authentic ways. For more information, visit www.loopd.com .
About Our Partners
Beijingbmx.com is only possible because of the BMX Industry, media partners and
those companies that support the sport. Special thanks go out to BMX Mania,
Vintagebmx.com, Fatbmx.com, the ABA, the USAC and everyone that is a part of
promoting the community. To learn more about the history of BMX and the people
behind it, go to
www.beijingbmx.com/aboutbmx
About BMX Mania
BMX Mania has reported on BMX Racing since 1996 and is the leading online
publication dedicated to BMX Racing Internationally, covering events, lifestyle,
rumors and the industry with news, features and photos. To learn more, visit
www.bmxmania.com.
ATTENTION
ALL OLYMPIC BMX ATHLETES!
Attention all BMX Olympic Athletes: THE Products will be producing special items for all the Athletes they currently sponsor that are going to the BMX Olympic Event.
If you are one of the riders going to the Olympics that currently use items from THE, please e-mail Pete Dylewski at THE Products, via this BMX Mania Email Link.
We need to get all of your personal info so we can get you the items and to make sure we don’t leave anyone out. Thanks and congratulations!
Pete Dylewski/THE Products
USA CYCLING ANNOUNCES 2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM
USA Cycling has announced that Donny Robinson has been added to the three man team for Team USA to compete in the Olympic BMX Event at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Donny joins Kyle Bennett and Mike Day on the Men's end of things and Jill Kintner as the lone Elite Woman's participant.
Housing Co-Op For BMX Olympic Event?
Since all of our news today seems to be BMX Olympic related, why break the trend?
Is there anyone out there looking for a GREAT place to stay during the Olympic BMX Event?
A party of three is looking for two more folks to share an apartment just 1 kilometer from the cycling venue where the BMX Olympic Event will be taking place.
The lodging is an apartment built in 2005, three bedrooms and HUGE list of amenities.
Two of the bedrooms are spoken for but one is still open and if you'd be interested in sharing expenses, you can contact the person in charge of this particular apartment, by clicking this email link.
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Today's BMX Racing News - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 |
Intense/Phantom/On-Trac Victorious in South Park!
South
Park is a legendary BMX track for anyone who has been around
the BMX community for a while and it was with great pleasure
the Intense/Phantom/On-Trac NBL squad dropped in to pay a
visit and try out the legendary fast track for ourselves.
As the last team race before the NBL Grand Nationals, the
team needed a couple of solid wins to establish a lead in
the NBL Factory title hunt trying to unseat the 9 times
winning Dan’s Competition squad AND win the Factory title in
both sanction; a feat not done since the glory days of GT!.
And that’s just how the weekend went down. Mother Nature
spared everyone Friday and most of Saturday and every rider
on the Intense/Phantom/On-Trac team took care of his or her
business and the squad should head into Louisville in a
competitive position to vie for the NBL title.
Kris Fox in Super-Ex has developed - no earned - a reputation as one of the smoothest riders on any track. Kris won virtually every moto on Saturday and on the rare occasion he was behind, his track speed had him flying by anyone between him and the finish line. In the main, he found himself elbow-to-elbow with a very determined David Oquendo from Dan’s and Oquendo was able to stave off Kris’ attacks on the track for the win, giving Kris 2nd.
In 17-18X, Nic Long was all banged up after flat-bottoming HARD between the 3rd and 4th obstacle on the 2nd straight in practice Friday afternoon. The ground shook all the way in the stands and Nic was in bad shape Saturday morning. Nic, however, is made of stern stuff and toughed the day out without complaint putting together an exciting win in the main where he went through the am section and the second place rider tried to take the win through the pro set which looked like how the race would go down until Nic hit the “super-charge” button and cut him off hard carving out of the am section and straight to the finish line for the win.
In 15X, the Conman, Connor Fields was untouchable all weekend pulling away from everyone and styling through the pro set. In two visits to South Park, Connor has yet to lose a lap and on Saturday he took home the win with ease.
14X
Rusty Nesvig looks to be returning to form as he dominated
the moto rounds. Things took a different turn when in semis
local rider Damien Cherepko swooped through the pro section
while Rusty cruised through the am being conservative
knowing the team needed his win. Rusty’s eyes must have
gone big when the local talent zoomed in front of him for
the semi win. In the main, Rusty knew he needed to separate
himself from Damien and the rest of the 14X’s and
established a BIG lead ensuring no-one would catch him.
Carolina’s finest, Cole Tesar put on a show of his own, as well. Cole’s powerful pedaling and evolving jump skills led him to victory in 12X notching a nice win for himself and for the team. And Cole’s mom, as always, wins “Mom of the Race” breaking out the P, B & J, tuna helper and other healthy snacks keeping the “tanks” of the riders full and raring to go while Dad wrenches it up keeping everyone’s bikes rolling. In fact, the Carolina’s were extremely well represented not just by the Tesar’s but also with the Hines team and family who were in the house cracking everyone up, keeping things light and having a good ole time. Sadly, Chase Hines took a nasty spill and took on 17 stitches from which we hope he heals quickly. Get well soon, Chase!
And last, but by no means least, we come to Felicia Stancil. For those of you who wonder about the future of women’s BMX, look right here. While most of the Elite Women were rolling the doubles and triples at South Park, this lovely young 13 year old woman was not only clearing them with ease, but manipulating the bike in the air getting her nose down and taking backside. Folks – Felicia is THE “real deal”. Felicia takes care of 13 Girls and does her job for the team with ease and a coy little smile.
Sunday rolled around and despite a valiant effort by the volunteers, no amount of raking, kitty-litter and air-blowers could stop the rain’s constant appearances and the race was called, a decision cheered by the crowd, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday’s scores were doubled for Sunday.
As a result, Intense/Phantom/On-Trac notched a pair of 92’s for the weekend moving us into the NBL Factory lead with a score of 908, if we’ve figured it right. Dan’s also gained a few and sit six points behind in second with 902. Remember, “All calls are unofficial pending the NBL’s verification!”. This sets up a great season finale in Louisville, Kentucky at the NBL Grands where Dan’s Comp will be out in force striving to hold on to their title and Intense/Phantom/On-Trac will be working to win the first leg of a dual-sanction victory for ‘08! And no-one can count out Felt, OFR or the other formidable opponents we’ll be facing. Should be fun, huh? Watch for all the race action on www.go211.com !
As always, we’d like to thank our super sponsors who help make our success happen. They are: 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 ), Group D (www.groupdmfg.com), and Scott goggles (www.scottusa.com).
BAWLStyle.com Race Report: Matt Pohlkamp Wins BIG in South Park!
June 30, 2008 – BAWLS BMX Pro Matt “Ruckus” Pohlkamp turned
up the BOUNCE in a HUGE way on one of the most challenging
tracks out there– the
NBL
Stars N’ Stripes Nationals at South Park BMX – for his first
NBL Elite Series win of the year!
Matt is pumped for this big win, which puts him in the run for a top spot in the NBL Elite rankings! “Pittsburgh is one of the best races of the year, FAST downhill track filled with a lot of big jumps…one race that I've always wanted to win,” Matt commented.
The Stars N’ Stripes Nationals was rained out on Sunday due to severe weather, so according to NBL rules on rainouts, Saturdays score will also count for Sunday. One heck of a weekend!
Matt has had a great summer so far! In addition to his win in South Park, Matt’s one-of-a-kind BAWLS Cherry helmet and Kuwahara jersey are all over this month’s edition of BMX Plus! and he’ll be hitting up this week’s BMXmania.com Pro Training Camp on July 2-4 at Hire Park BMX in Warsaw, IN!
BIG MONEY RACE IN HOLLAND!
UEC BMX SUMMERRACE in Haaksbergen, The Netherlands 05-July-2008
BIG MONEY race on Saturday evening and we like to invite International Elite and Junior riders.
First place Elite men € 1400
Registration for UEC BMX SUMMERRACE Haaksbergen
is left open till WEDNESDAY (02-July-2008)
with NO CHARGE FOR LATE ENTRY.
Registration
by the National Federation or, DVO BMX CLUB Haaksbergen
email:
dvohaaksbergen@gmail.com
Go211 will be rebroadcasting the Stars n Stripes National day 1 today at 4pm.
We will run from the third round of qualifying motos and go to semis and all main events.
(CHANGE OF PLANS! Sorry, not enough time to do the motos, ONLY semi's and main's will be shown.)
NBL Regional This Weekend At Sandy Ridge BMX!!!!!
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SNEAK PEEK OF FLY RACING'S 09 GEAR ON YOU TUBE
Check
out this You Tube link that takes you to a sneak peak video showcasing the
09 FLY Racing Gear and Helmets.
The vid was filmed during the latest MX photo shoot and features West Coast Lites Champ, Jason Lawrence, Andrew Short, and a few other FLY pro and am MX racers.
It's all moto and is fun to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/user/FlyRacing2009All the 2009 FLY Race Wear and Helmets are coming soon.
"We expect to have 09 gear available sometime mid-to-late August" said FLY's Terry Basiley, "You should see it on all FLY's BMX pros very soon, including our riders going to the Olympics in China."
In addition to the new gear and helmets there is all new casual wear, luggage, and protective wear. "Almost everything for 09 has been re-vamped and it looks awesome" said Baisley.
You can also expect many new BMX specific items in the coming months as well.
Check out all FLY racing product at
www.flyracingbmx.com or at your local dealer.
Rupe
Featured in Master's Cycling Magazine
Eric Rupe, GT's, Vet Pro around BMX has been featured in a national publication for master's level cyclists.
The article that has Big Daddy in it was written about the USA Cycling National Championships at the ABA's Metroplex BMX in Desoto, Texas where Eric won the 45 & Over National Championship.
He also scored a pretty tasty looking cover photo along with several good shots in the body of the article and a good write up on Big Daddy's racing exploits.
Brutha Rupe went on to win the 2008 UCI BMX World Championship in Taiyuan, China to add to a long list of BMX achievements in his 34 years of racing BMX.
Check it out, Eric's article is featured on the magazine's at www.masters-athlete.com, along with world famous tennis player, John McEnroe.....Pretty fast company for a BMXer!
GHP Factory race report: The
Rock and Atlanta Georgia
With
the weather threatening one of the most famous tracks in ABA history
a few of the GHP factory riders roles into Rockford Illinois hoping
to pull off a full weekend of competition at the ABA Mid West
National.
In Vet Pro, newly added factory rider Robert Harris (GHP,Icon,Fly)
has been on fire. Harris pulled off a second, behind Chad Street, on
Saturday. Sunday Robert continued showing his skills and strength
repeating Saturdays finish again in second.
Two
of GHP A pros made the trip. Michael Mayhem Larson and Todd "40 on a
20" Parry showed up to brave the weather. Larson made Saturdays main
finishing just behind his team mate in 5th place. Todd Perry ran
good all weekend with a fourth on Saturday and a sixth on Sunday.
On the Amateur side Ted "Pedro" Brown made the trip down from
Wisconsin to battle it out with the 31-35 cruiser and 28-35 experts.
Ted ran away with his first win of the season in cruiser
Saturday,
beating the likes of Jason Lindsay and Troy Krouse. Sunday Ted
split the two for a second place finish. Racing the 20 Brown rode
away with a sixth and a fourth.
The weather held up for some awesome racing as usual at "The Rock"
and a big shot out to the all the Rockford crew.
One
week later the ABA boys rolled into Atlanta, GA for the Dixieland
Nationals.
For this one Robert Harris gathered up Cody Smart (GHP, Fly) and
"The Jackal" John Purse. The Boys from Texas rolled in and put down
a hurting on the rest of the Vet pro class. Cody rode to a fifth
place on Saturday following it up with a 8th on Sunday.
Robert
Harris took his Factory GHP to the mains both days, finishing third
on Saturday and a fourth on Sunday.
John The Jackel Purse. All year he's been putting down the power
working his way closer to his goal, number one Vet Pro. John
has been on the podium in just about every race he's entered.
Saturday Purse did what he always comes to do WIN. Taking his first
win of the year. John finishes Sunday one spot lower on the podium
in second. Congratulations John on your first win of the year.
Robby
"The Real Deal" Patterson took a weekend off, skipping Rockford, and
heading to Atlanta to continue what he's been doing all year. Racing
out front in two of the hardest classes around, 16 expert and 16
cruiser. In the expert ranks Robbie rode to a sixth on Saturday.
Sunday he stepped up the deal and finished third. Not having enough
riders in 16 cruiser Robbie was bumped up to the 17-20 cruisers both
days, and where did he finish, out front both days.
Not to be forgotten, Todd Perry showed up in Atlanta looking to
continue putting the hurt on the young guns in A Pro. At the end of
last year Todd decided to reclass to A Pro to have some fun and
prove to his critics that he could handle the younger riders. So far
this year Todd has done just that and much more. On Saturday T.P.
put his GHP in third place in A pro and fifth in Pro cruiser.
Sunday Todd went down early in the day but continued to race hard.
He took a sixth in A pro and a SECOND in Pro cruiser. That's correct
SECOND to number one Pro Cruiser Danny Caluag. As significant as it
is to run with the current number one AA pro and Pro Cruiser ,Todd
did it with what was later discovered as a broken right wrist.
That's correct, he rode the rest of the day with a broken
wrist......He's one tough and dedicated racer.
All of us at GHP wish Todd and speedy recovery, and I'm sure the
rest of the A pro will be wishing him one as well and thanking him
for a break from all the butt whooping.
GHP would like to thank all their sponsors for their support:
Attomlab, 4L racing, Rockinrunner designs inc.,BMXMANIA.COM,
PeterPaulPics, HPR designs, Troylee designs, Ciari, Swiss American
bicycles, SIXSIXONE, FLY racing, and bmxactiononline.com
Today's BMX Racing News - Saturday/Sunday, June 28/29, 2008
SUNDAY UPDATE - rAIN cancels out nbl sTARS & sTRIPES
Complete Official Results available at the BMX Mania Race Report Page
After several rain fronts blew thru Pittsburgh, making the track unsafe for racing, the NBL pulled the plug on the Stars & Stripes National.
Under NBL rules, the points/positions gained yesterday carried over to today, making all of the riders who did great yesterday happy
and making all of the riders who didn't do so well......Not so happy.
Matt Pohlkamp and Justin Posey looked pretty psyched!
TONS OF FRIDAY PRACTICE PHOTOS POSTED TO THE
BMX MANIA SOUTH PARK RACE REPORT PAGE!
Pohlkamp & Hayashi take big Wins At South Park!
Podium Results
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1 Kim Hayashi 2 Stephanie Barragan 3 Madison Pitts |
More Official Results And Photos Posted On The BMX Mania Race Report Page!
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BMX MANIA PRO TRAINING CAMP JULY 2, 3, & 4 AT HIRE PARK BMX - WARSAW, IN
YOU CAN GET A GREAT TRAINING CAMP EXPERIENCE WITH THE KUWAHARA FACTORY TEAM & FRIENDS A FREE BMX RACING FRAME AND AN AWESOME NBL REGIONAL NATIONAL ALL IN ONE 'HIGH/LOW' MOVE! SWOOP THE COMP HERE TO CHECK IT OUT!
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More BMX Racing excitement at Go211.com!
This weekend, Go211 will be airing full coverage of the NBL Stars n Stripes Nationals at 6:00 PM Saturday and Sunday. This will be coverage taped earlier in the day without interruption, including all events! Go211 will also replay all of Saturday's action on Tuesday, July 1st @ 4:00 PM EST and Sunday's action will be replayed on Wednesday, July 2nd @ 4:00 PM EST. Don't miss out on this NBL BMX Racing event! Also, full video archives of last weekends events, the NBL Golden State Nationals and the ABA Dixieland Nationals are now available, only at Go211.com. Check it out today!
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BREAKING NEWS!
BMX AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES OLYMPIC BMX TEAM MEMBERS
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REDLINE RACE REPORT: THRILL OF VICTORY AND AGONY OF Da’WRIST
Twas mid-June and the
Redline BMX Team split up in three -- with one going to NBL’s Prunedale
National in CA, two heading to ABA’s Dixieland Natl in Georgia, while
BUBBA HARRIS recoup’ed in Arizona
after having seven bone chips removed from his left ankle.
The REDLINE Race Rig, with JASON CARNE$
at the helm and rookie AA-pro DENZEL
STEIN riding shotgun, went to Georgia to bump up their points in
ABA standings. After having a tough season already, Jason pulled off a third
place on day one, and then proceeded to make his seventh winning season in
ABA virtually impossible by crashing HARD in the last turn. As if a crushed
kidney back in January wasn’t tough enough, he busted up his left wrist
pretty bad and popped his right shoulder. As of Tuesday, Jason was released
from the hospital and already planning his next road trip to SouthPark.
Meanwhile, the guy who wants your vote this year for “Rookie Pro of the Year” – Denzel, was in the hunt and out front, but only managed a 5th place in AA-pro. After running out of track a coupla times and getting acquainted with some double-A elbows, every race for Denzel is a learning experience. It shouldn’t be long before he takes his first AA win, and put his name in the top-10 of ABA pro standings.
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Better news on the Redline trail came from Nor.Cal, as KIM HAYASHI was back in true form and took wins both days. With the Olympic-chase over for her, Lil’ Kim is back to concentrating on a record-making 6th NBL No.1 ... and victory both days in Prunedale helped boost her back within reach of that goal. With 5-in-a-row already an NBL record, Kim plans on inking her name in the BMX history books.
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It's been a tough year for TEAM REDLINE with injuries - especially for Carne$, who will no doubt now, will be handing over his No.1 Vet Pro plate (which he's had zip-tied to his bars for the past 6 years) this November. Disappointing - but was bound to happen eventually. Dominating your class for half a decade is not only rare, but pretty dang hard to do.
REDLINE BICYCLES - www.redlinebicycles.com - Proudly sponsored by: SHIMANO components, SUN RIMS, TIOGA tires, KOOL STOP brakeshoes, SKULL CANDY headphones, CANE CREEK headsets, and PRYME safety gear.
2008 NBL PRO SERIES CHECKPOINT – STUMPFHAUSER AND BARRAGAN LEAD THE CHASE
Hilliard, OH – NBL Pro Series Checkpoint. 2008 will go down in history as the most exciting year in the history of BMX and while the Olympics continue to elevate the profile of BMX internationally, the NBL Pro Series heads to South Park, PA for the Stars n’ Stripes Nationals in what promises to set the stage for the Grands. On Labor Day weekend, only 8 days following the sport’s debut at the Olympics, the NBL National Champions will be crowned at the 2008 NBL Grand National of BMX in Louisville, Kentucky. Imagine being surrounded by thousands of fans and racers during the afterglow of the Olympics – This year’s Grands includes Hall of Fame inductions, the UGP Open Championship, and much more.
With only five more races left in the NBL Pro series, all of the top guns will be heading to the legendary South Park track for the Stars n’ Stripes National, June 28-29. The classic South Park track has received a complete rebuild and will be better than ever.
GT’s Randy Stumpfhauser has taken charge of the men’s Elite chase and is the early favorite but two of Free Agents Olympians, Kyle Bennett and Cristian Becerine, are both in hot pursuit. Race Place BMX’s Stephanie Barragan has dominated the women’s side and has a huge margin over Madison Pitts and Canada’s Danielle Brisson.
In Master’s action, Free Agent’s Dale Holmes, leads Trackstar’s Percy Owens and Formula’s Tim Dinger in the Masters chase while Haro’s Logan Collins sits atop the Super-Ex standings ahead of Intense/Phantom Ontrac’s Kris Fox and Race Place BMX’s Warren McDow. With the NBL Grands only two months away, the NBL Pro Series may be crowning as many as four new Champions.
Hey, if you can’t attend this year, tune into GO211.com to view the Webcast and watch as the NBL season unfolds in front of your eyes. Click this link to watch the Stars n’ Stripes Nationals (http://www.go211.com/u/starsnstripes2008) and then watch highlights from the Golden State Nationals at www.go211.com/u/goldenstate08. Visit the NBL website www.nbl.org to see full results and standings.
The 2008 NBL National Series is proudly sponsored by BAWLS Guarana (www.bawls.com), Intense BMX (www.intensebmx.com), Kenda Tires (www.kendausa.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 GO211.com (www.go211.com) and Camp Woodward (www.campwoodward.com).
| 2008 NBL Pro Series – Top 10 after Golden State Nationals | |||||||||||
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NBL Elite Men |
Elite Women |
Super-Ex |
Masters |
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| 1 | Randy Stumpfhauser, CA | 144-9 | 1 | Stephanie Barragan, CA | 155-7 | 1 | Logan Collins, TN | 145-9 | 1 | Dale Holmes, CA | 186-8 |
| 2 | Kyle Bennett, TX | 125-5 | 2 | Madison Pitts, FL | 92-5 | 2 | Warren McDow, GA | 127-10 | 2 | Percy Owens, FL | 164-8 |
| 3 | Cristian Becerine, CA | 110-8 | 3 | Danielle Brisson, CAN | 82-5 | 3 | Kristopher Fox, CA | 117-7 | 3 | Tim Dinger, NC | 162-10 |
| 4 | Donny Robinson, CA | 110-7 | 4 | Kim Hayashi, AZ | 70-3 | 4 | Matthew Kelty, DE | 110-6 | 4 | Tommy Opincar, TN | 154-10 |
| 5 | Jason Richardson, CA | 87-9 | 5 | Rachel Smith, OH | 55-3 | 5 | Gavin Lubbe, CA | 92-5 | 5 | Jason Carnes, TX | 138-10 |
| 6 | Matt Pohlkamp, OH | 63-7 | 6 | Alise Post, MN | 50-2 | 6 | Tyler Faoro, FL | 85-6 | 6 | Kenth Fallen, NM | 132-6 |
| 7 | Ramiro Marino, ARG | 54-3 | 7 | Toni Rude, MO | 50-3 | 7 | CJ McGuire, FL | 82-4 | 7 | Philip Potosnak, PA | 122-10 |
| 8 | Tyler Brown, CA | 52-7 | 8 | Amanda Geving, FL | 44-2 | 8 | |||||
