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SATURDAY USAC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS CROWNED!

Team Redline Tears It UP AtABA Supernationals!

Friday ABA Supernationals #1 Pro Results

 

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SATURDAY USAC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS CROWNED!

Elite Men – Kyle Bennett

Elite Women – Jill Kintner 

Jr. Men – Denzel Stein

Jr. Women – Terra Nichols

Masters – Kenth Fallen

Complete Results On The BMX Mania Super Nationals / USA Cycling National Championships Report Page

ALSO CHALLENGE/AMATEUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS POSTED!

 

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ABA Super Nats Pro Results!

Top Spots At The Metroplex!

AA Pro - Danny Caluag

Girl Pro - Alise Post

Vet Pro - Kenth Fallen

A Pro - Denzel Stein

Pro Cruiser - Tyler Brown

Complete Results On The BMX Mania Super Nationals Report Page

 

"B/M/Xin In The USA!"

OH Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! It's Big Time BMX in Texas, Baby! The ABA Super National / USA Cycling BMX National Championships are taking place at the World Famous Desoto, Texas Metroplex. The Metroplex is a covered outdoor BMX arena, famous for it's awesome track, and the addition of the USAC National Championships ought to make for a TREMENDOUS weekend of racing. BMX Mania is In D House, so make sure to check in Friday and Saturday evening for some exciting Action Photos and complete results. BMX Mania, your Place To Race, where we love BMX Racing and it SHOWS!

 

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USA CYCLING'S BMX NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGIN MARCH 29 IN TEXAS

Olympic Hopefuls Among Hundreds on Hand to Compete For a National Championship and Trip to Worlds


Contact: Andrea Smith (Tel.) 719.866.4666 (Mobile) 719.209.8210 (E-mail) asmith@usacycling.org (Website) www.usacycling.org


DESOTO, Texas - (March 27, 2008)--The second annual USA Cycling BMX National Championships are slated for Saturday, March 29 in Desoto, Texas. Several top hopefuls in the newest Olympic sport will compete for a national title and for points to qualify for the BMX squad that will be headed to Beijing in August. Along with the elite level stars, BMX athletes from age five and up will battle for the stars-and-stripes jersey in both the challenge and cruiser classes as well as the chance to qualify for the team that will represent the United States at the BMX World Challenge in Taiyuan, China in late May.


Several of the world's top BMX athletes are scheduled to compete, including the number-two ranked rider in the world and current USA Cycling BMX Rankings points leader, Kyle Bennett who hails from nearby Conroe, Texas. Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.), the number-four ranked rider in the international standings, will be back to defend his 2007 national title while U.S. Olympic training center resident Mike Day (Santa Clarita, Calif.) will try to move up from his current third-place position in the USA Cycling BMX Rankings. The 2005 UCI world champion, Bubba Harris (Goodyear, Ariz.), will also be on hand as he continues his comeback, adding depth to a strong elite men's field.


On the women's side, the current USA Cycling BMX Rankings points leader, former ABA BMX World Champion and multiple-time UCI 4-cross Mountain Bike World Champion Jill Kintner (Seattle, Wash.) will be looking to continue her quest for Olympic gold, along with Pleasant Grove, Utah's Arielle Martin. Martin, the silver medalist at the 2006 UCI BMX World Championships, is in a very close second in the points chase and is ranked eighth in the world. Currently the top American woman in the 2008 UCI BMX Rankings, 18 year-old Amanda Geving (Largo, Fla.) will compete for the coveted stars-and-stripes jersey along with fellow Olympic Training Center resident and long-time BMX champion Kim Hayashi (Chandler, Ariz.).


The USA Cycling BMX National Championships is 14th of 17 women's races, and the 16th of 19 races on the men's side that factor into the 2008 USA Cycling BMX Rankings-the primary factor which determines the Olympic Long Team for the 2008 Games in Beijing.


The USA Cycling BMX National Championships also provide an opportunity for "Challenge Class" amateurs of all ages to qualify for the team that will represent the United States at the BMX World Challenge in Taiyuan, China in late May.


For more information on the USA Cycling BMX National Championships, click here <http://www.usacycling.org/events/2008/bmxnationals/> . To view the current USA Cycling BMX rankings, click here <http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3094> .


2008 USA Cycling BMX National Championships
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Desoto, Texas.
Event Schedule: Racing Begins at 11:00 a.m.


About USA Cycling
Recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling promotes American cycling through its 58,000 members and 2,500 annual events. USA Cycling associations include the BMX Association (BMX), National Off-Road Bicycle Association (mountain bike), U.S. Cycling Federation (road/track), the National Collegiate Cycling Association and the U.S. Professional Racing Organization (professional men's road). For more information, visit www.usacycling.org or contact USA Cycling Director of Communications, Andy Lee at 719-866-4867.

 

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Happy Birthday, Matt! Yep, it's BMX Mania Team Rider, 'Cruising' Dylan (and Awesome Ashley) Cooley's Dad's birthday.

 

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UCI Supercross / Adelaide Registration Deadline!!!!!

ATTENTION ELITE MEN & WOMEN RIDERS!!!!!

The spectacular UCI Supercross race in Adelaide, Australia kicks off in TWO WEEKS

If for some reason, you haven't gotten signed up, there's still time

Your opportunity to sign up for SX Adelaide will close Monday 31st March.

You must enter through your National federation.

 (Hmmm, BMX Mania better start packin', cuz flight time is right around the corner!)

 

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UCI BMX SX Adelaide BMX Australia has released confirmation that the Adelaide round of the 2008 UCI-BMX Supercross series will be a world first by being built indoors within the Adelaide Showgrounds in Adelaide, South Australia. 2008 Supercross Event Coordinator John Leary has announced that the Supercross round for Adelaide on Saturday 12th April and Sunday 13th April 2008 will be an integral part of an exciting week of BMX activities that will finish with the running of the the 2008 Australian National Championships on the following weekend. He commented that the format for the week will ensure that BMX competitors will get the opportunity to see the worlds best BMX athletes in serious competition leading up to the 2008 Olympics. A recent UCI Technical inspection has finalized the track layout. The track for the Adelaide Supercross will be constructed by the UCI track builder to similar Supercross specifications as will be the basis of the Beijing Olympic track. The Supercross track will be then modified overnight to suit Australian National Championship Track specifications for the 2008 Nationals on the 16th-20th April. Major support for BMX Australia has come from Events South Australia, the events unit of the South Australian Government, along with support from the Australian Sports Commission, Adelaide Showground and the Oaks Hotel Group. Details on Race Format, Accommodation and Tourism are now available on the event website www.bmxsuperx2008.com

TEAMS AND INTERNATIONAL RIDERS, CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR LODGING AND RACE ARRANGEMENTS!!!!

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Old Skool Legend Andy Ruffell In First interview in 20 years

 

 

 

 

 

If you've never heard of Andy Ruffell then you’re either only ten years old or you’ve never ridden a BMX in your life!

Andy rode for Raleigh and Mongoose touring the world competing in racing and freestyle where he won more than 5 UK Racing Championships, 4 UK Freestyle Championships, 3 European Racing Championships and other world events.

Since then Andy has created and launched the MasterCard MOBO Awards – now one of the world’s largest televised urban music events and is also the Founder and CEO of ‘DanceStar’ – the global dance music awards!

The boy done good!

Its took a while but now after tracking Andy down in Miami over four months ago, it’s here, live, straight to the point, controversial and definitely well worth the wait!

In his first BMX interview for over 20 years Andy talks Mongoose, March and Money!

With questions from Fleming, Shooter, Wood, Hill, Rupe, Schofield, Mike Pardon and Eddy King this has to be the scoop of the century!...Enjoy

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Happy 21st, Chase Campbell

 

 

BMX Mania sends out 21st Birthday wishes to Chase Campbell.

 

Chase is celebratin' in style by announcing that he now rides for Team Audiobahn and made every main at the NBL's Big A races this year.

 

Chase is now racing in the tough NBL Super Ex class and look out if you're heading down to Nashville, Tennessee for the NBL Elite Series race in July, cuz, that's his home track and Chase sez, "You better be ready!"

 

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Intense BMX, FLY Racing, and ABA BMX team up for 2008 Race For Life Series!

BE INVOLVED

Did you know you don`t have to be an ABA member to help in the fight against Leukemia & Lymphoma? Give a ABA BMX "Race For Life" donation envelope to a friend. They can help with a great cause, be eligible for great prizes, plus they can try out the great sport of ABA BMX!

 

START NOW

After you have received your collection envelope for the ABA BMX “Race For Life”, you need to start collecting donations from your friends, relatives, neighbors and businesses in your community. Instruct the donors to make checks payable to the Leukemia “Race For Life”. When you go back to the track, put all the checks in the envelope but don’t seal it because the track operator will have to verify what you have collected in order for you to be eligible to compete for the ABA BMX/Intense/THE/FLY Racing awards that will be given away. If you need more envelopes see your track operator or drop us a line at www.ababmx.com .

2008 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ABA BMX “RACE FOR LIFE” Fund Raising AWARDS

 

Along with the great prizes listed above, the Top Five Fund Raisers Nationwide for the ABA BMX "Race For Life" series have some awesome prizes from ABA BMX/Intense/THE/FLY Racing on the line for 2008.

 

1st Place Fund Raiser – FREE trip for two to the ABA Grands, including round trip airfare, hotel, Friday Night PRO-Spectacular/N.A.G.5 Challenge event tickets and all entry fees.  In addition you'll be a "Factory" INTENSE rider for the weekend, just like Factory Intense/BAWLS Guarana Super-stars Danny Caluag and David Herman. And you'll also receive a complete Intense BMX Bike ($450.00 Retail), THE Helmet, Intense Jersey, FLY Racing pants, FLY Racing shoes, and*THE Prize Pack. You'll even get to hang out with ABA BMX National #1 AA PRO, Danny “Easy Money” Caluag and 2007 ABA BMX Rookie PRO of the year winner, David Herman, in the Factory Intense pit area for the ABA Grands weekend.

 

2nd Place Fund Raiser - Intense BMX Complete Bike ($450.00 Retail), THE Helmet, and Intense Jersey

 

3rd Place Fund Raiser - THE Helmet and *THE Prize Pack

 

4th Place Fund Raiser - THE Helmet

 

5th Place Fund Raiser - *THE Prize Pack

*THE Prize pack includes Grips, Number Plate, Pads, Seat, and Bike Stand.

 

We hope you are as excited about this year`s ABA BMX "Race For Life" Series as we are. Getting the prizes and winning races is great, but helping others is one of the finest things anyone can ever do in life. This is your opportunity, through the sport you know and love, to help people in two ways. First, through your gathering of donations for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, you will be helping fight and bring to an end a dreadful disease that affects thousands of people each year. Secondly, you can introduce BMX to your friends, family, and neighbors that may not have thought that they would ever be able to participate in competitive BMX. Their contribution will be their entry into the finest sport in the world, BMX.

 

To find out more about an ABA BMX "Race For Life" event near you, just click the link below.

http://www.ababmx.com/index.php?page=default/races&type=rfl 

 

 

Fly Racing, the official sponsor of the ABA State Championship Series

At FLY Racing, we LIVE what we make. Everyone here rides or races BMX or Motocross, so we are really involved in the development and production of our products. Our goal is to make the best quality, best priced items that help make the sport as enjoyable as it can be. We are always looking for that new material, that new item and that new way of making a better and more enjoyable product for our sport. We also realize that we are really fortunate to have the great support from everyone in BMX for our products. We take this as a responsibility to do better and better and keep the FUN in what we do for everyone. We THANK all the riders and the ABA for the great Sport of BMX and we look forward to the future. We want everyone to have FUN!!!

 

Intense BMX boasts one of the world’s highest quality BMX frames, with 12 sizes to choose from and has become the leader on and off the track. Intense BMX recently introduced a complete BMX race bicycle line. In early 2007, Intense will also launch a line of possibly the most anticipated line of BMX race frames, The Podium Series, which will revolutionize the BMX frame industry. Intense BMX is manufactured by VSI Products, of Cerritos, CA.

 

www.leukemia-lymphoma.org

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ® Fighting Blood-Related Cancers - Since its inception in 1949, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® has been committed to finding cures for all blood-related cancers, but has not been able to effectively portray the breadth of its mission under a banner that emphasized a focus only on leukemia. Additionally, the Society is deeply concerned with the dramatic and unexplained rise in incidence rates of lymphoma during the last half of the 20th century. So on February 1, 2000, the Society unveiled a new name and logo. The new name, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® , along with a tag line, Fighting Blood-Related Cancers, was crafted to clarify the diseases that the Society fights.

 

We`re the same organization with the same mission. But we want everyone with a connection to blood-related cancers - patients, physicians and supporters - to understand that we are committed to fighting all hematological malignancies, including leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

 

The Society was further moved to implement the name change by a startling rise in lymphoma incidence rates. Statistics from the National Cancer Institute show that from the mid 70s into the 90s, lymphoma rates rose by more than 70 percent, which made it the third fastest rising cancer in the country during that period. Today 454,000 Americans have lymphoma. In 1999 alone an estimated 64,000 new cases were diagnosed. New cases of non-Hodgkin`s lymphoma are rising by 1.1 percent per year while death rates are rising by 1.8 percent each year.

 

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SUPPORT BICYCLING/Wallace BMX Day March 26 

Former BMX Racer Steve Wallace of Anderson, Indiana used to race BMX in the early 80's but had to retire due to a nerve disorder called 'Dystonia' which affects his muscles and speech, he raced at NBL and ABA tracks.

Wallace is still involved in BMX by promoting the sport anyway he can. 

March 26 is Wallace BMX Day.

It is a day to get involved with your local track, get your bike ready for spring or racing, take your bike to your local bike shop for a tune up or simply go for a bike ride with your family.

BMX has always been a family sport and a non-profit organization. 

Indiana Tracks that are supporting this day is Freedom Park BMX in Lowell for more info about the track FREEDOM BMX , INC. 

Rose City BMX in Richmond more about the track at www.rosecitybmx.org and www.crossroadsindoorbmx.com in Indianapolis. 

To find a track near you contact the two BMX sanctioning bodies at www.nbl.org or www.ababmx.com

Join us April 4-6 for the 2008 ABA Great Northwest Nationals at the awesome indoor facility at the Hooker Creek Event Center.  You've never experienced an ABA national like this one!   Brought to you by Team BMX Oregon make your plans to be here! - Pre-signs are available at www.ababmx.com - FREE PARKING - FREE SPECTATOR ADMISSION - go to www.smithrockbmx.com for more details, and lodging information.

April 12, 2008 will kick off our 2008 racing season at Smith Rock BMX. This season is sure to be another record breaker. Come see why Smith Rock BMX was voted #1 in the Western Region by their peers for promoting BMX loud and proud! Join us opening day from 1-4pm. FREE clinic at 1:30  --  Live broadcast with Power 94 (More Music & Money) - the day wouldn't be complete without a race - registration 2-3pm with racing ASAP.

Not sure yet? Don't miss your chance to win a brand new FREE 2008 BMX ProLine Expert Racing BIke (Brought to you along with Trinity Bike shop). Check out the new covered bleachers and expanded registration/souvenir shack. New shirts, custom number plates and more arriving just in time for the 2008 opener!

Racing season continues with racing every Tuesday & Friday with registration from 6-7pm.   

New for 2008   --  3RD Saturday Work and Practice -   Work for Gates!    join us starting April 19 to work on the track - you'll get FREE gate practice -  Pizza & Pop $1

Full season schedule on-line at www.smithrockbmx.com.

Supercamp with Burlin Harris (Bubba's Dad) is coming to Redmond August 5-6. Two full days of training at half the price! This camp is being offered at $50 per rider - (normally $100)    There's only room for 50 riders so don't let this get away -  payment in full required to reserve your spot -  non-refundable.

Upcoming: Governors Cup June - The Big Weekend  (4th of July) including a Friday Spaghetti feed & games in the park before racing - SEE YOU AT THE RACES!!!

BMX MANIA PHOTO OF THE DAY

Sweet Racer Style, from Formula's, Arielle Martin! Arielle had a good day, Saturday at West Palm Beach for the UCI Points Race. It was a hard fought battle, but Arielle vaulted up to the top spot on the podium with a well deserved First Place.

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		Jason Silva has joined the Action Sports Depot Factory Race team representing us in the Vet Pro Class.
	Jason Silva will be representing the Action Sports Depot Factory BMX Race team for 2008 riding his white Formula Pro Plus frame. Jason's BIO 33years old - Phoenix, Arizona Racing for 15 years Amateur for 6 years A Pro Class 4 years AA Pro Class 5 years Currently racing Vet Pro - Ranked 5th overall for 2007 First race back, Winter Nationals, Phoenix, after 4 months off, Jason was running strong and fast both days winning some of his motos but got jammed up missing his transfer to the main by one position. Look for Jason in Desoto next week.

Intense/Phantom/On-Trac pulls off an Arizona-to-Florida, Coast-to-Coast Double Header!

Photos by Dan Mooney/Joe Trevino

They say nothing worth having comes easy.  This weekend was a tough weekend for the TM’s of Intense/Phantom/On-Trac.  The ABA’s legendary Winter Nationals.  The “can’t miss” first NBL weekend of Easter with the Gator Nationals and UCI races.  Someone had to go to one race or the other and with two top guns unavailable to the team, the TM’s Chuck Colton and Donavon Long were forced to pick riders to hit both races. 

In Phoenix, the Intense/Phantom/On-Trac squad had all the usual suspects to chase;  Redman, Answer, BFR, Staats/Challenge and Tangent.  In Florida it was 9 times champion Dan’s, OFR, MCS, Felt, Bizzarro and Hyper.

Both Battleground races are large for both sanctions and to compete for the title in each, we needed some good finishes in each race.

BATTLEGROUND # 1:  Black Mountain, Arizona.  The ABA Winter Nationals: 

The Phoenix race wasn’t a Pro race but still had over 230 motos.  The Winter Nationals usually provides “keeper scores” for the year end computation and It was clear that several riders needed to take care of business and they did.   The littlest and fiercest “monster” on the team Madison Martinez took care of her business both days this weekend pulling off a fine double-double in 7 Girls and a pair of 3rds in 7-8 Mixed Opens.  Kristen Long had a strong weekend of her own with a pair of wins in 11-12 Mixed Open and a 2^nd and 1^st in 11 Girls.  Taylor Wolcott, one of the most unappreciated, skilled female riders in the US proved her competence by nailing a double-double in 13-14 Mixed Open and 14 Girls.  Keep an eye on this gal – she has skills many of the Girl Pros desperately wish they had!

In the group of grommets that sport the yellow of Intense/Phantom/On-Trac, little Shayne Lewis says little but makes his point on the track.  Shayne motors his way to a pair of wins in 7X and a pair of 3rds in 7-8 Open.  Always humble, this little man ROCKS!    

Derik “Dominator” Bergh has what must be described as a break-out weekend in Phoenix.  Derik has always been right there on the front edge, but this weekend he was not to be denied.  Not quite able to nudge out the competition into turn one, Derik waited patiently and on both days stole first place swooping down the 3^rd straight like a hawk propelling himself to a pair of very useful wins in 12X and a nice win Saturday in 11-12 Open.  Billy Russell donned his spurs and took to taking care of business this weekend in class and cruiser puling off a double in 14 Cruiser and what would have been a double in 14X after Saturday’s win but for an arguable DQ call on Sunday denying him the win.  Keep an eye on Billy this Summer – he means business!   

El Paso’s finest, Fernie Jaquez had himself a strong weekend managing some great scores including a 2^nd and 4^th in 15X and a 1^st and 3^rd in 15-16 Open.  Jake Peebles pulled off the win Sunday when the team needed it and manages a 1^st in 17-18X Sunday after a tough weekend without his usual finishes, partly interrupted by crashing into Redman’s newest pick-up, Johnny “Rocket” Woodmansee.  Matt Tishcler, recent graduate of the “Long-Camp-of-Gates-and-First-Straights”, shows off his newfound knowledge and puts together a pair of wins in 19-27X, two very important scores for the team.  Key riders came through when the team needed them in Phoenix. 

 

BATTLEGROUND # 2:  West Palm Beach, Florida.  The NBL Gator Nationals: 

The Gator National at famed Okeeheelee BMX in West Palm Beach was nearly 130 motos strong and filled with most of the top riders from the East Coast and Florida.  Our small squad of racers went into the lion’s den in Florida trying to manage some UCI finishes and useful team scores.  Heading to the NBL’s biggest concentration of tracks and riders is daunting, but a necessity to compete for the title.  We sent a handful of riders that way to take their chances and compete for some points and a few bucks to fund the campaign.   

As always, ladies first.  Charming and lovely though Felicia Stancil is, she is only that until you have to race her.  At that point, you realize she is like a caged animal, attacking every pedal, focused on crossing the line ahead of you and she is completely focused on winning.  She is an amazing combination of sweetness and competitiveness.  As usual, she takes care of business with a double-double in 12 Girls and 12 and under Cruiser.   

Cole Tesar is a little shy off the track, but when it comes to racing he just wants to win.  Cole makes his mom and dad proud with a tremendous outing taking two meaningful perfects and wins in 11X and a pair of 2nds stalking One’s Maliek Byndloss around the track like his evil shadow waiting to pounce upon any mistake, or unexpected “bonk”.   

World # 1 Rusty Nesvig has a big target on his back and had some stiff competition this weekend in the form of Dan’s world class rider Lucas Bustos and Georgia’s pride Geoffrey Banser.   Rusty, who recently turned 14 had a brain cramp Saturday leaving on “Rider’s Ready” forgetting he was on a random gate, not an ABA one.  Oops!  After the bone-jarring slam he fought his way to 3^rd and that is all he could manage.  On Sunday, he remembered where he was and owned the 14X race wire-to-wire in his usual winning fashion. 

Jake Trevino, famed rapper of San Antonio, put together some incredible come-from-behind races this weekend pulling off a 2^nd and 3^rd in 17-18X and a 2^nd and 4^th in 17+ Open.  Teammate “Quick” Nic Long did what Nic has been doing for months and that is simply own the class.  Nic achieves a fantastic double-double in the hyper-competitive 17-18X class and 17+ Open.  Jake and Nic also took part in the UCI tests Friday and Saturday.  Nic made it to semis on Friday and after many tests finally made an Elite main on Saturday taking a 6^th.  Jake made both his Junior Elite mains and put together a pair of 4ths.  

CONCLUSION…    WHEN THE DUST SETTLED: 

With this first major test of splitting the team between two sanctions, there was some trepidation as to whether we could defend our efforts to repeat as the ABA’s # 1 Factory Team as well as contend for the National title in the NBL.  The phone lines were burning as we were all keeping up with the action coast-to-coast and some nail-biting was under way!   And when Sunday afternoon finally arrived in Phoenix, our confidence in our riders and sponsors was proven worthy! 

In the ABA competition the Intense/Phantom/On-Trac squad takes the Factory win both days compiling scores of 228 and 232.  And in Florida, the team put together a 2^nd on Saturday and took the win on Sunday compiling scores of 86 and 89.   Half way through the NBL season, and one third through the ABA’s, Intense/Phantom/On-Trac is leading both Factory Divisions in each respective title hunt.  We’d like to thank all our riders, parents and expecially our sponsors for supporting us in this quest.   

Intense/Phantom/On-Trac’s accomplishments are made possible 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).

The Mini-FAT-JAM is around the corner. On Saturday 29 March the Sugar Hills trails in Aarle-Rixtel will be the place to be for everyone who wants to get an early season trails session in.

The trails have never looked better. There are some decent doubles for those who want to go crazy but there are enough tables and small jumps for everyone to give dirt jumping a try. The sandy surface makes for soft landings too so the crashes will be a bit more comfortable.

The trails are open from 13:00hr and after the session everyone is invited to come watch the unofficial Dutch Odyssey Electronical premiere at OJA (20:00hr). Paul's Boutique will open its doors at 11:00hr that day so if you need anything you can do so in the same trip to Aarle-Rixtel.

King Of Choq will make it this year and also a big Ueber 30 crew from Germany. The Belgian posse will be large and the Dutch BMX racers will show they're ready for Beijing.

Place: Sugar Hills trails
Location: Valkendijk, Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands

Starts:
11:00hr - Paul's Boutique (Dorpsstraat 66a)
13:00hr - Mini-FAT-JAM (Valkendijk)
20:00hr - Electronical premiere at OJA (Schoolstraat). WATCH THE TRAILER HERE

Supported by:
-VANS
-EASTPAK
-FATBMX
-PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
-EBC

Info: +31.492.382114

 

Today's BMX Racing News - Saturday/Sunday, March 15/16, 2008

Big Sunday Win For Bubba Harris

At NBL Elite Series/West Palm

 

Official results & Photos Posted on our UCI/NBL Elite Series Report Page

 

Saturday.....UCI North American Round 10

Bennett, Martin & Collins

Kyle Bennett edges closer to selection to Team USA's Olympic Qualification!

Official results & Photos Posted on our UCI/NBL Elite Series Report Page

 

Bennett/Kintner/Stein take top Spots

At UCI North American Round 9

Podium Finishes

 

 

 

Check out all the action on our UCI North American Round 9/10 Race Report Page!

Official Results, Photos and Mini Report from Friday & Saturday's, UCI Points Races posted!

Today's BMX Racing News - Thursday, March 13, 2008

Today's BMX Racing News - Wednesday, March 12, 2008

BAWLS BMX Pros at Fashion Week!

In addition to sponsoring the ABA and NBL, BAWLS Guarana is also the Official Energy Drink of tons of high-profile fashion shows, including Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in LA, which is going on this week.

LA Fashion Week is one of the biggest shows of the year, with models, designers and even celebrities drinking BAWLS Guarana to keep buzzing through the day and night! 

To ring in this stylish occasion, BAWLS BMX Pro Matt Pohlkamp and wife Jessica, Intense/BAWLS rider and ABA #1 pro Danny Caluag and Pro Rider Stephanie Barragan hit up fashion week in LA last night! The four of them checked out the runway shows, got a VIP tour and, of course, stayed caffeinated with BAWLS! 

For more BAWLS BMX news, and sponsorship info visit www.BAWLStyle.com.

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Psykopath Winter Race Report

At the Gator Nationals this year, with nobody entering Factory we used a few riders on the Jesters Team Sheet and nailed down a win.

 

The ABA didn’t take too lightly us running some factory rostered riders in a different category, so we got the win yanked!! But had a great time riding anyway.

 

With only 4 riders we took out some teams that had 5 times that amount, and unfortunately we didn’t get to keep the points but the team had fun and that’s what really matters.

 

For those on the West Coast let me introduce you to JESTERS BMX. Jesters is a mainly NBL state team that we sponsor and they have been taking down some serious results in the ever so popular Florida State Series. We have a great time working with this. Congrats on the great start already and well be watching for more in the coming months. Good luck at the upcoming Florida races!  Our riders have put a lot into this Jesters Team and have made it a strong force! We are proud to have the Psykopath representation over there in FLORIDA.

 

We want to give a big THANK YOU! To Mike White and Family for all the support you've given us trough the seasons. Also big props to Jesters- Pat Marchese and Family have always represented us well. You can check them at http://www.freewebs.com/jestersbmx/  big Thanks to you guys!

 

The Psykopath Arizona team rocked the house at the AZ State Qualifiers. On Black Mountain on Saturday we took the team trophy out of 11 teams!!!!  There were 76 motos on Saturday on a beautiful sunny Arizona day. All of our riders did very well.  Chris Anderson won in 13 Cruiser, and Blake Foxx won the very tough 15X class.  Nick Givargis and Zach Jolicouer took 3rd's in 11 and 12X, and Dani Blackmore took a 2nd in 13 Girls.  Michael Anderson, Jr. took a 3rd in his first Big 6 Inter race!  Reid Gray took 1st in 10 Inter, as well as Missy Anderson in the 36-40 Girl Cruiser class.

 

Sunday was a great day at Chandler BMX as well with 71 motos.  We didn't double up for the team trophy, but our riders did a great job!  We had a team party with lots of food and goodies!  It was an awesome day!  We got to do the parade lap since we won on Saturday!  We had 4 riders race the Pro Am (Alan Hudson, Evan Steinberg, Shaun Chandler, and Blake Foxx) Great job guys!  Alan Hudson got the win!  He was on fire!!!  Also, Chris Anderson swept the 13X and Cruiser class!  Zachary Jolicoeur and Shaun Chandler won their Cruiser races!  Nick Givargis fought to get a 3rd in the tough 12X class almost going down with Cory Holmes.  Michael “Weasel” Anderson, Sr. took a 2nd in the 36-40 Cruiser class. Our new rider Colin Whittington made his main on Sunday in the largest class of the day 8 Intermediate (they had 18 riders!). Colin's Dad Gary made his first big main event in the 36 & Over Novice class too! Our Girl rider Dani Blackmore got a solid 2nd.

 

We are so proud of all of our riders for their dedication and hard work! Also, thank you to all the parents for being so supportive! , Special thanks! To our team Manager Annette Anderson, Michael Anderson Senior and all the Andersons, without you guys we couldn’t do it! Thanks for everything you guys do for us!

 

Last but not Least! Big thanks to Frank Hainsworth Sr. and Sue Hainsworth for all the support you have gave us trough all this year’s, and now with the help of Frank Hainsworth Jr., that now races on a Psykopath too they will be taking East Coast National’s by storm! From all of us here at the office THANK YOU!

 

Thanks to all our Sponsor Guy McVicker at Menace Apparel, for all your support, check some fresh gear for you at www.menaceapparel.com, and as usual you can find us on the Web at www.psykopath.com, and if you got any questions you can email me at psykopath_industries@yahoo.com, seeya at the races! - Arturo “The Bolivian Madman“ Jimenez

 

SHELBY STACY BMX Rider - World # 3, accomplished surfer, and now Stock Car Driver Shelby decided that the thrill of BMX racing and surfing was not enough for her, so she has entered the world of stock car racing. Just a month ago Shelby took her own money, made from ABA BMX Saver Stamps, and purchased a stock car. Shelby has had only two practices since painting her car to match the new Action Sports Depot colors,  getting the car race ready, then entering her first race Saturday night, March 8th, at the Bakersfield Speedway. The class she races is mini stock and there are riders in that class from 16 - 35+. She is the youngest in the class and the only girl. Shelby pulled the pole position on the first qualifying round and at the green light put the peddle to the metal and never looked back, she won the heat and immediately was transferred to the main. After two more qualifying rounds the field was now set. Out of about 20 cars Shelby was placed in the 11th position for the main based on her winning in the qualifying round. The cars rounded the track, two abreast, bumper to bumper waiting for the green light for their 25 lap main. On green, all the cars put the peddle down and started their fight for the #1 position. Shelby immediately started making her move passing car after car moving up to the 6th position in 4 laps when coming into the straightaway in front of the cheering crowd Shelby made a move on the outside to pass yet another car when she was slammed into the wall which broke her front right wheel and flattened her tire, ending her racing debut. This was only her first race, with only two practices, not to mention she doesn't even have a driver's license, not bad. Shelby has worked it out that with the BMX schedule and the stock car schedule and will make 8 more stock car race appearances in the 2008 season. What next for this adrenaline junkie?

Today's BMX Racing News - Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Free Agent's Fausto Endara Elite Cruiser Panamerican Champion   This weekend, in Paulinia, Brazil, Fausto Endara, Free Agent World Team Member from Ecuador won the Panamerican Title on Elite Men Cruiser.   In Elite Men, first day he got to semifinals, crashing. Second day he got to quarters finals.   He will be racing next two weekends in Florida at the NBL Spring Break Nationals, continuing his preparation.   He will continue getting points towards the Olympics racing the Supercross in Australia on April and UCI SX Denmark on May, and also the UCI Worlds in China.

Today's BMX Racing News - Monday, March 10, 2008

 

Queensland duo lay claim to an Olympic berth.

 

Sunday at Penrith, Australia UCI Points Race

 

Two Queenslanders have stamped their claim on a spot in Australia’s first ever BMX team to compete at this year’s Beijing Olympics. Krystal Cranfield originally from Gladstone rode strongly to win the tenth round of the UCI Oceania Series in Penrith today. Fellow Queenslander, Jared Graves from Toowoomba repeated his win yesterday to finish in front of New Zealand’s Marc Willers.

 

The women’s race saw a challenge between Cranfield and yesterday’s winner, Nicole Callisto in the third of their three races. With National Champion, Tanya Bailey looking for some space it was Callisto who went over the final berm and was lucky not to sustain injury on her recent knee reconstruction. Tied up in the crash was Queenslander Melissa Mankowski. Bailey continued to the line to claim second while Brisbane’s Kelly Percy placed third. After the three races however it was still Cranfield in first with Callisto making it into second spot overall Bailey's finishes gave her third overall.

 

The men’s race also claimed a crash victim with Adelaide’s Brian Kirkham landing heavily in the second straight. Kirkham's crash took down Brisbane’s Glen Codega. Kirkham was taken away for further medical attention to his left hand. Graves and Willers managed to stay clear while Sydney’s Alex Cameron claimed third. Local favorite Luke Madill rode into second and Kamakazi placed fifth.

 

In the junior men's race the domination of Adelaide's Sam Willoughby continued. Willoughby won the final and looks unbeaten for the overall Oceania Series.

 

A win in the last race was not enough to secure Townsville's Rachel Bracken an overall victory with Bunbury's Lauren Bracken taking honors in the junior women.

 

Riders now prepare for the first ever BMX Supercross World Cup in the southern hemisphere in Adelaide. in April as the selection process starts to get more intense.

 

Photo by Evan Jeffery / evan.j@optusnet.com.au

 

UCI Oceania/Australian Probikx & Champbikx Series

Sunday at Penrith NSW, Australia - Standish Cycles

 

Total Riders = 122

Elite Men (27 riders) - 1 Jared Graves 2 Marc Willers 3 Alex Cameron 4 Luke Madill 5 Billy Jolliffe 6 Kamakazi 7 Glenn Codega 8 Brian Kirkham

Elite Women (8 riders) - 1 Krystal Cranfield 2 Nicole Callisto 3 Tanya Bailey 4 Melissa Mankowski 5 Kelly Percy 6 Ayaka Miwa 7 Jing Jing 8 Ziggy Callan

Junior Men (17 riders) - 1 Sam Willoughby 2 Steven Janssen 3 Michael Chasteauneuf 4 Josh Callan 5 Tatsumi Matsushita 6 Anthony Dean 7 Luke Londema 8 Masahiro Sampei

Junior Women (8 riders) - 1 Lauren Reynolds 2 Rachel Bracken 3 Caroline Buchanan 4 Cherie Simpson 5 Grace Ireland 6 Caitlyn Ward 7 Zhizin Liao 8 Courtney Taylor

16 Boys (14 riders) - 1 Adam Sanderson 2 Ben Clarke 3 Ryan Henderson 4 Kyle Horton 5 Matt Dunsworth 6 Brendan Abel 7 Jacob Page 8 Casey Riggs

16 Girls (7 riders) - 1 Kirsten Dellar 2 Elyse Imber 3 Talia Smith 4 Bridgette Warren 5 Laney Graham 6 Jacinta Rice 7 Meg Prow

15 Boys (14 riders) - 1 Adam Shields 2 Jaymin King 3 Graeme Mudd 4 Thomas Rowe 5 Kane Barry 6 Corey Bagnall 7 Darryn Goodwin 8 Alexander Ulyate

15 Girls (6 riders) - 1 Lacey Oliver 2 Melinda McLeod 3 Leanna Curtis 4 Prue Harvey 5 Hannah Parkinson 6 Sophie Webb

14 Boys (15 riders) - 1 Ryan Van Vugt 2 Zain Ariffin 3 Madison Denholm 4 Jake Lowe 5 Bodi Turner 6 Brenton Gibbs 7 Daniel Willis 8 Luke Hombsch

14 Girls (6 riders) - 1 Madison Janssen 2 Chelsea King 3 Liza Dunn 4 Sophie Tye 5 Teagan Staines 6 Nicole Docherty

Today's BMX Racing News - Friday, March 7, 2008

 

Australian Elite Women ride for valuable BMX points towards Olympics

 

BMX racing heats up this weekend with the UCI Oceania final two ranking rounds in Sydney at Penrith. The vital international points up for grabs on Saturday and Sunday are the incentive for other countries apart from Australia to compete. Riders from New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong and China have all got riders hoping to make the finals on both days and secure UCI points. The incentive to improve nation’s rankings comes from the qualification criteria set down for the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games in August. Australia are hoping to qualify the maximum number of riders allotted which is three male and two female riders.

 

Currently in the men Australia is ranked in the top three however it is the women’s current standing of four that is in question.

 

According to National BMX Assistant coach, Wade Bootes, his focus will definitely be on the women’s racing.

 

“It’s important for all the girls to keep high. For this weekend, it means they need to be one to four and it doesn’t matter which way.

 

The girls just have to ride safely and not crash or put people into last.”

 

The absence of New Zealander, Sarah Walker, currently ranked number one in the world plus the intensive training regime undertaken by the Australian riders, Bootes believes that getting top places on the weekend is possible.

 

Walker leads the Oceania series however if Krystal Cranfield can place first in both remaining rounds then Cranfield will win the series overall.

 

Making a comeback this weekend is former BMX World Junior Champion, Nicole Callisto. Callisto, originally from Perth will race after recovering from a series of knee operations. The 21 year old sees this weekend as all part of her recovery and intends to maintain her spot on the Australian High Performance Team. Fellow Perth rider and current national champion, Tanya Bailey has also recently returned to full training after viruses saw her out of competition for several weeks. Also intending on making it difficult for Cranfield is another Queenslander, Melissa Mankowski and first year elite rider, Ziggy Callan from Victoria.

 

The elite men’s racing this weekend is expected to come down to the wire as Kiwi’s Olympic hope Marc Willers will be out to prove his second placing in last month’s World Cup Supercross in Madrid. Australia’s fast man, Luke Madill will be hard to beat with Penrith track being his local racing haunt. Madill currently sits second on the Oceania scoreboard but leads the Australian contingent for top international points. Four Queenslanders, Jared Graves, Jamie Gray, Michael “Tiger” Robinson and Kamakazi are expected to make it tough racing. Showing good form recently is Adelaide’s Brian Kirkham and Newcastle’s Billy Joliffe.

 

2008 BMX Olympic Qualification Criteria

Nations ranking Men & Women:

http://www.uci.ch/imgArchive/Bmx/Olympics/2008%20Olympic%20BMX%20qualification%20criterias1.pdf

 

Selection Policies 2008 Australian Olympic Team link attached.

BMX in Section F page 25.

http://www.cycling.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/HighPerformance/SelectionPolicies/2008AustOlympicTeamCYCLINGNominationCriteria_Final11-09-07.pdf

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NBL’S 2008 BMX SPRING BREAK TO TAKE OVER THE SUNSHINE STATE 

Its Spring Break in Florida and everyone knows what that means - Back-to-Back NBL National weekends at two of Florida’s finest tracks.  The festivities kick off March 14-16 in West Palm Beach at Okeeheelee BMX for the Gator Nationals and then things get even hotter in the Sunshine State when the NBL National Series heads up north to the Orlando BMX track for the Easter Classic, March 21-23. 

The Gator Nationals will be held at the awesome Okeeheelee BMX Track in West Palm Beach (www.okeeheeleebmx.com), and features two War-Of-The-Stars Pro events and the last two UCI Continental Series races of the season.  This means that all of the US Olympic hopefuls and many of the top male and female stars from around the world will be in attendance.  That’s three Pro Events in one weekend and with Olympic qualifying points on the line, the Gator Nationals will be epic. “Okeeheelee is one of my favorite tracks in the country and I’ve been looking forward to this race! – You gotta love that red clay and the track always has great flow” said NBL reigning National Champion, Kyle Bennett. 

The Gator National schedule is jam-packed full of activities and contests for the whole family including a Friday Night Pennant race, the Intense Build-A-Bike Contest, the BAWLS Bunnyhop Challenge, UGP Open Series, a Pro Autograph Session, and tons of prize draws. NBL events continue to attract national media attention and once again, USA Today Live will be on-site filming for their upcoming show “Gotta Get Gold”. CBC TV from Canada will be shooting footage for their upcoming “Samantha Cools” Olympic feature and handful of national sport’s writers and local media will be buzzing about. 

Hey, if you just can’t make it to this year’s race, we’ve still got you covered. Not able to attend? That’s okay - you can watch all of the action through a ‘Live’ webcast at GO211.com and be a part of the excitement.  This Gator National program will feature a pre-race show, athlete interviews, industry news, and tons of NBL race action. Tune in to www.go211.com for the pre-race show and watch as the NBL season unfolds in front of your eyes. 

A short 3-hour drive north to central Florida takes you to Orlando BMX (www.orlandobmx.com) and the NBL’s annual Easter Classic, held March 21-23.  A fun-filled weekend awaits with two days of national race action and plenty more fun for the family.  It’s no secret that sun-baked Orlando is a mecca for family entertainment with their endless theme and amusement parks. The Orlando BMX track has their own thrilling attraction this year – an exciting jump-filled, roller-coaster style track that will keep everyone rockin’ and rollin’. Expect another great weekend of national racing to complete the ’08 NBL Spring Break. 

For more information and schedules, visit the NBL website at www.nbl.org. 

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 Camp Woodward (www.campwoodward.com).

Jack Frost Classic Postponed

Due to bad weather on Friday and Saturday, the organizers have decided to postpone the Jack Frost until Saturday the 15th of March.

Should the weather also be bad on the 15th, we will run on the 16th.

Stay tuned for more info if required.

Singapore will host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010. The result was unveiled by IOC President Jacques Rogge at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. Switzerland.

Singapore beat Moscow in the final by 53 votes to 44. 

  Relive the announcement (Windows media) (Video 14:32 minutes) 

 Relive the announcement short version (Windows media) (3:00 minutes)

Key moment for the Olympic Movement -  “This is a key moment for the Olympic Movement”, said Rogge to journalists present in Lausanne. “Singapore has put together a very exciting project. Hosting the Youth Olympic Games for the first time is a great responsibility, and I have every confidence in the team in Singapore. I have no doubt that their professionalism and enthusiasm will be instrumental in the staging of successful Youth Olympic Games in 2010”, he continued.

IOC flagship for young people - “The Youth Olympic Games are the flagship of the IOC’s determination to reach out to young people. These Games will not only be about competition. They will also be the platform through which youngsters will learn about Olympic values and the benefits of sport, and share their experiences with other communities around the globe. We are looking forward to joining in the celebration in Singapore in 2010,” Rogge added.

Thunder strikes twice!!  BAWLStyle.com Race Report – March 6, 2008 BAWLS BMX Pro and 2007 NBL National Series Champ Rachel “Thunder” Smith made the podium her second home with back-to-back wins! Thunder won both Women’s Elite Open races on Saturday and Sunday, adding more points to her Top 3 NBL ranking!  Next up, Rachel will take to the track Spring Break Style at the NBL Gator Nationals at Okeeheelee BMX in West Palm Beach!  For more BAWLS BMX news, event info, photos and sponsorship info, check out www.BAWLStyle.com.

BMX MANIA PHOTO OF THE DAY

Here's the beautiful panorama of jumps, making up the 2008 BMX Olympic track, with a thundering herd of BMXers 'motorin' around the last turn, led by 'dR' Donny Robinson during the quarter finals of the '07 UCI BMX Supercross race in Beijing, China.

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SBS TV COVERAGE For UCI SX Adelaide & Aussie National Championships

BMX Australia is pleased to announce that we have secured SBS television to air a one-hour show on Sunday 4 May 2008 covering Adelaide UCI Supercross and National BMX Championships.

The time is yet to be confi rmed. SBS will fi lm and produce the National Championship elite categories package and will be receiving a Supercross package from the UCI to air in a back-to-back format.

Final format is not known but it is likely that the show will also include information on National Talent ID program and interviews with Olympic hopefuls.

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Intense/Phantom/On-Trac Doubles in Morristown! 

A handful of Intense/Phantom/On-Trac riders made their way this weekend to the White Pine Expo Center in Eastern Tennessee for a little "Suthern" Cracker Barrel cookin' and some indoor racing competition.  With nearly all the big teams like Dan's, Excalibur, OFR, Bizzaro, HBR and more in the house, the competition was tight especially with our only being able to put up a a 5 person squad. 

The track itself was tight with short straights and small turns with little room to pass.  The first straight was pretty tricky with a double literally three cranks out of the gate requiring some good skills to get over it clean and keep up your speed.  All the turns were small with little room to pass and the first turn in particular made for some spectacular crashes throughout the weekend.  One dad described turn 1 and the 15X class like this; "You'd have thought the world's last copy of Playboy was buried underneath Turn 1 the way them boys kept burying themselves in it".   How funny is that?  And how true it was!  The good news of the weekend though, was that all the team's riders came out of the weekend in one piece, all with a win or two and the team added two more decent scores to the season total. 

12 Girl "Fly'N" Felicia Stancil made the 10 hour journey through rain and snow and pulled off two wins in 12 Girls.  Dad Jamie improvised with the cooler when leaving home and filled it with snow rather than buying ice!  Cracked us all up.  We even had a small snowball fight outside the arena. 

Cole Tesar made the drive, despite losing a transmission on the way up Friday morning with Mom and his feisty Grandma in the car.  Cole made the most of Dad's securing an alternate vehicle and Cole takes home a fine double in 11 Expert and a 2nd in 11-12 Cruiser Saturday.  Saturday evening, Cole's mom Josette showed off skills of her own playing "designated driver" in the 16 passenger van with Grandma riding shotgun keeping us Dads AND riders under control! 

Rusty "Razzleberry" Nesvig imported his monster gate and put together a perfect winning weekend taking home a double in 13 Expert in one of his last races at this age group.  I know I'm not alone in looking forward to the inevitable match up between OFR's Jordan Ryan and Rusty in just a couple of months.  That will be fun to watch! 

Connor "Conman" Fields joined a crash-inclined 15 Expert class staying ahead of the carnage all day Saturday taking home a perfect and the win.  On Sunday he slid out in turn 1 in the semi enjoying a trip to the ER for some stitches instead of mixing it up in the main which managed to be yet another huge pile up!  Maybe stitches was a better option? 

Finally, "Quick" Nic Long had little trouble in 17-18X and avoided any carnage by simply staying out front where as anyone will tell you - it is safer.  Nic joins Nesvig with a pair of perfect weekends and two wins. 

The team takes home two wins with scores of 90 and 88 for a season total of 713 with 8 races entered leaving the team two wins away from possibly moving into the top spot in the National Team competition.   At this point in the season a few Intense/Phantom/On-Trac riders also find themselves sitting "capped-out" and number 1 in their age groups including Shayne Lewis in 8X, Rusty Nesvig in 14X, Connor Fields in 15X and Nic Long in 17-18X. 

On an "off-track" note, we'd like to offer a "shout-out" to Pennsylvania's Don Wagner who managed the race for the NBL this weekend and did a really good job.  He was calm and firm and very professional.  Don was stepping in for Dave Miller who's undergoing non-invasive heart surgery in the coming days.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to him for an "uneventful" procedure and a swift recovery.  See you soon, Dave. 

The team's efforts couldn't be done without 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).

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BMX MANIA PHOTO OF THE DAY

Team USA's, Steven Cisar, getting his start dialed in at the 2007 UCI BMX Supercross race on the Olympic BMX Track in Beijing, China. 30 feet off the ground, gettin' ready to indulge in some serious SPEED going down the massive start hill, this is INTENSE BMX race action!