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June 2008
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Today's BMX Racing News - Monday, June 30, 2008 |
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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Elite Men |
Elite Women |
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1 Matt Pohlkamp 2 Phil Delizia 3 Randy Stumpfhauser |
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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Today's BMX Racing News - Friday, June 27, 2008
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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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Today's BMX Racing News - Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
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).
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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 | Jason Morris, CA | 73-4 | 8 | David Bittner, CA | 119-8 |
| 9 | Mike Brabant, CA | 50-4 | 9 | Donna Snow, FL | 43-3 | 9 | Travis Ohrazda, CA | 66-4 | 9 | Domingos Lammoglia, FL | 70-5 |
| 10 | Joey Bradford, CA | 50-4 | 10 | Liz Passwaters, DE | 42-2 | 10 | Randall Neave, FL | 50-7 | 10 | Eric Rupe, CA | 58-8 |
| 11 | Jason Rogers, TX | 48-5 | |||||||||
bubba
harris has successful surgery
Official Supercamp News - www.probmxsupercamp.com
Bubba
Harris had surgery last Friday on the foot that he injured in China in August
2007.
He has been suffering a HUGE amount of pain with every step much less pedal he has taken over the last 8 months since he got back on his bike.
Now we know why......Other than the fact that his injury was so very severe that the doctors wanted to amputate his foot in China, the surgeon here at home removed approximately 3" of bone fragments that were inside his ankle joint!
Check out how big some of those pieces are! OUCH!!
He is taking some time out to recover from his surgery and get not only his surgery ankle healed but his newly broken other ankle healed as well all at the same time.
Only true determination, drive, and the love of BMX kept him racing everyday no matter how bad it hurt.
We hope to see him soon back out on the track fully recovered!!
Today's BMX Racing News - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
KB Doubles In Prunedale!
Above, Redline's, Kim Hayashi and Kovahi Wheels', Madison Pitts.
Free Agent's, Kyle Bennett wins both days at the NBL Golden State National
From left, Jrich, Cushman, Colombo and Willers, at Warp Speed in Prunedale.
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Flood Stricken Iowa Track To Re-Open Racing to re-start mid-July, at Cedar Rapids BMX Due to the recent flooding all racing at Cedar Park BMX is on hold until mid-July. We will need lots of help to clean up and repair our facility at Cheyenne Park, however the city has closed the park until it has been declared safe so do not go out there at this time. If you are not already on our e-mail list and can help in any way, please send us a note. Tentative new big race dates: Race For Life joins State Race/ Redline Cup Qualifier Weekend July 18-20 Iowa Games August 3 |
Let's Help A little BMXer Win A Video Contest
Waterford Oaks local, Aspen Spora has entered a video contest, and wants some help from the BMX Community, wanna help him out?
http://stream19.com/?p=signUp&u=aspen
If anyone wants to help Aspen get crowned KING of the SPOT they can sign up
from that link.
After signing up, you will see the K.O.T.S. menu next to the inbox. Click on
"view results".
Aspens video is currently in 1st
It is called:
KING of the SPOT - 7 year old freestyle ski video
To help Aspen win, you just need to click on his video and click the I
SPONSOR button under the video next to were it says YOU CHOOSE
WHO GETS SPONOSORED!
Let's Send Out Some Love To Alyssa Martin, A BMXer in Need!
Alyssa
Martin, a Lady BMXer from Minnesota ABA's, I-94 BMX track was involved in a
tragic accident last weekend that has put her in a battle to save four of her
fingers.
During a break between motos, the riders divided up in to two teams for a tug of war with a big rope.
Evidently, Alyssa's fingers got caught in the rope somehow and at least three of them were severed.
She was rushed to the hospital and the battle to save her fingers continues on to the present.
All fingers were re-attached and doctors have been fighting to keep them alive, attached and well.
It's not been an easy struggle and the Martin Family needs your help.
The popular Minnesota BMX Racing site, AllTheRacing.com is running a fund raising effort on their site and people all over the Northern States have joined together and are making a great effort.
Want to help out? Alyssa and her parents have been involved in racing for quite some time, and are ABA Track Operators at the I-94 facility, let's send em some love in this really tough time for the family. (More info available at ALLTHERACING.COM and alltheracing.com/i94/
SEND OUT SOME LOVE TO THE MARTINS!
(Payment is
sent directly to I-
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Today's BMX Racing News - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 |
BMX,
A Big Hit At Latvian Olympic Games
The Latvian Olympic Committee recently held the second ever Latvian Olympic Games in Ventspils.
Last year, Latvian Olympic Team member, Ivo Lakucs built a World Class track in Ventspils and this year with the Olympics right around the corner, the BMXers were out in force to put on a show and have some faster than lightning BMX Racing.
Ventspils is a very progressive city in Latvia, with a happenin' economy and good city politics, making it a prime candidate for an event of this nature.
The track is classic with big jumps (Up to 12 meter/36 feet) and a "Non SX Start Hill", making it a great racing track, built by one of the best in the biz.......The Man/Ivo.
Friday evening there was a time trials:
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place. |
name |
Regional team |
1.run. |
2.run. |
best |
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1 |
Ivo |
Lakučš |
Ventspils city |
34,19 |
33,53 |
33,53 |
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2 |
Māris |
Štrombergs |
Valmiera district |
34,34 |
33,59 |
33,59 |
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3 |
Edžus |
Treimanis |
Valmiera district |
34,9 |
34,21 |
34,21 |
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4 |
Rihards |
Veide |
Ventspils city |
35,07 |
34,62 |
34,62 |
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5 |
Toms |
Skujiņš |
Valmiera district |
35,18 |
50,06 |
35,18 |
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6 |
Kristaps |
Konrāds |
Ventspils city |
38,59 |
35,33 |
35,33 |
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7 |
Toms |
Mankuss |
Ventspils city |
35,38 |
x |
35,38 |
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8 |
Uldis |
Balbeks |
Jelgava city |
35,7 |
35,61 |
35,61 |
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9 |
Kaspars |
Ernstsons |
Riga city |
36,73 |
38,57 |
36,73 |
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10 |
Miks |
Puķītis |
Saldus district |
39,9 |
36,99 |
36,99 |
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11 |
Artis |
Žentiņš |
Rīga city |
x |
37,25 |
37,25 |
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12 |
Rolands |
Seisums |
Valka district |
39,77 |
42,54 |
39,77 |
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13 |
Kristaps |
Ozoliņš |
Valka district |
41,01 |
39,8 |
39,8 |
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14 |
Viesturs |
Morozs |
Rīga district |
41,69 |
40,51 |
40,51 |
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15 |
Kristaps |
Rakštelis |
Valka district |
42,55 |
40,84 |
40,84 |
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