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Sorry guys, this is limited to Victorian's only
Win tickets to see new movie BRA BOYS…
Narrated by Russell Crowe, BRA BOYS tells the story of one of
the most notorious surf tribes in the world and their unofficial
leaders, the Abberton brothers. Hailing from the troubled housing
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BRA BOYS shoots straight to the heart and takes no prisoners.
With the freshness and energy of a DOGTOWN AND Z BOYS, incredible
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interviews, BRA BOYS is certain to become a modern Aussie classic.
For your chance to win one of 10 complimentary double passes (valid
at participating cinema locations in Victoria from March 15),
be amongst the first to email rachelb@hopscotchfilms.com.au
with BMX Ultra in the subject line and your name and postal address
in the email. Only winners will be notified.
If you would like to learn more about “Bra Boys” the
movie, you can catch the trailer on www.braboys.com.au
by bmxultra.com
There has been quite a stir amongst the challenge class riders
about discrimination against the female competitors. The UCI have
added new classes to the 2007 World BMX Championships and in turn
BMX Australia will be offering the same classes at the 2007 Australian
Championships. From what I can make out the entry form won't change
so you might have to add the new class in to the current list
of classes if you plan to enter one of them.
Click here to read the official announcement from BMX Australia
I asked for clarification of the 30+ Elite Masters class and this is what Andrew Nolen said in an email:
ABABMX press release
The American Bicycle Association is proud to announce the addition
of Greg Leasure to the ABA Track Director Department. With the
recent increase in both membership and tracks the ABA is excited
that Greg has accepted a position as Track Director. The ABA Track
Director Department is responsible for growing the sport at the
grass roots level and offering all aspects of service and support
to ABA tracks. Greg comes to the ABA with a wealth of knowledge
and experience. He has been involved with the sport of BMX since
the 1980’s and still races today in both class and cruiser.
Greg is also one of ABA's top national officials.
ABA President, Clayton John said this of the recent hire, "We are very excited to welcome Greg to our team. I am confident that he will be a great addition to the ABA and the tracks will benefit from his professionalism and experience in the sport." Greg said, “I am thrilled about this opportunity and look forward to building relationships with ABA tracks and offering them superior customer service and support.” If you would like to contact Greg Leasure he can be reached at 480-961-1903 x142 or greg@ababmx.com.
NBL press release
Round 4 of the 2007 NBL Elite Points series was held this past
weekend in Boulder City, Nevada. The Nellis BMX Track is one of,
if not the best BMX track in the NBL track list and this event
had the making of a history making weekend: an all star International
field of the world best Men's and Women's Pros and amateurs, UCI
and NBL Pro points, history making National attendance for an
NBL West Coast National, and perfect race weather. For the Double
A Marketing riders, they made history as well, as they won all
of the Elite Junior and Elite Men classes this weekend, making
it a clean sweep for both Joey Bradford and Cristian Becerine.
The other Double A Marketing riders in attendance also had some
impressive results. Here is how the guys finished up:
Cristian Becerine has won at least one day of
the Elite Men's Pro class at the last 3 national events and this
weekend, he was unstoppable, taking home the win both days in
Elite Men's action. At what may have been the most stacked Pro
class in years, Cristian took the win both days from the gate
to the finish line unchallenged. Cristian now holds the lead in
both the NBL and ABA pro points and looks to be on his way to
winning his first year end National #1 Pro title. Cristian's Sponsors
include: Free Agent, Fly Racing, Sinz Racing Products, Kenda,
THE Products, ODI, Sun Ringle, Shimano, Powerbar, Cyto Sport,
OGIO, Oakley, Thomson Seat Posts, and BMXpros.com
Joey Bradford was just as impressive in the Junior
Men's class as he too took home wire to wire wins both days this
weekend. Joey also has his NBL team debut and they looked great
along the front row of teams with there GT tent proudly set up
and information available about all of the teams sponsors. This
kid just does it all and does it all very well! Joey’s sponsors
include GT Bicycles, Fly Racing, Oakley, Bombshell, THE Products,
Sun Ringle, Kenda, SDG, FSA, Sponsorhouse, ODI, Powerbar, Cyto
Sport, Circle E, SRAM, Avid, OGIO, Sirius, joeybradford.com, and
BMXpros.com
Brandon Meadows made a huge statement at the
Nellis event, as he was in the Elite Men's Pro main event both
days, aboard his all new Intense Podium frame. After recovering
from a broken femur suffered last year, Brandon has once again
persevered and come back stronger than ever. Making the main event
in the Elite men's class is a huge accomplishment for any pro
and for a Pro coming back from such a huge injury, its just plain
amazing. We are glad to see Brandon getting back to his top form
and the 6th and 7th place finishes this weekend are a huge payoff
for the hard work on his part. Brandon's Sponsors include Intense
BMX, Socko Energy Drinks, SINZ Racing, THE Products, Fly Racing,
Shimano, Power Bar, Intense Tire Systems, Cyto Sport, OGIO, Thomson
Seat Posts, and BMXpros.com
Randy Stumpfhauser looked to be one of the few
pros who may have been able to put a stop to Cristian's winning
streak, as on Saturday, he was untouchable and won every lap on
the track all the way up to the main event. As the gate dropped
for the main, Randy was just a bit off of Cristian and would win
up 5th for the day. On Sunday, Randy would have to watch the main
event from the sidelines after unclipping out of the gate in the
semi. Randy is a true pro and congratulated Cristian on his win.
Look for Randy to be back in the mix for the Pro win in a few
weeks at the ABA Winter Nationals. Randy's sponsors include GT
Bicycles, Kenda, ODI, Tangent, Sun Rims, Bombshell, Fly Racing,
SINZ Products, Powerbar, CTI Knee Braces, OGIO, SDG, SRAM, Easton,
Cyto Sport, and BMXpros.com.
Double A Marketing proudly represents Cristian Becerine, Kyle
Bennett, Joey Bradford, Dale Holmes, Brandon Meadows, and Randy
Stumpfhauser. For more information on any of the riders or on
Double A Marketing, please visit BMXPros.com
ABA BMX press release
Gilbert, Arizona—The ABA (American Bicycle Association)
will provide live-streaming coverage of Stop #5 on the national
event on the 2007 BMX (Bicycle Motocross ) racing series. The
ABA has previously provided a "live" streaming feed
of its national events for fans and racers to get real-time coverage
of its national BMX races. Adding this streaming-video coverage
is a first and unprecedented for the sport!
The ABA "Southwest Nationals" is one of the premier events on the national-race schedule and the event is being held at an outdoor dirt Bicycle motocross track that the ABA will construct exclusively for this national-level race. Held at the Roadrunner BMX March 2nd - 4th, 2007, it will include racers from 5 to 50 years old, male and female along with all the exciting A PRO and PRO Open classes.
Coverage will be shown live each day at www.ababmx.tv . The live race action will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday March 3rd and 8 a.m. on Sunday March 4th. (All times are Mountain). The ABA continues to lead the sport of BMX with innovation and added value for its members, sponsors and spectators. The live-streaming video coverage of the ABA "Southwest Nationals" of BMX from Las Cruces, New Mexico is the fifth of several ABA BMX events to be shown in 2007!
The weekend viewing pass is $9.95 and a daily pass is just $4.95. Complete details and more information is available at www.ababmx.tv
The live-streaming video feed will be produced by ABABMX.tv and BMX TV Direct, experts in BMX race coverage. The production team will cover both the Saturday and Sunday events. The three-camera shoot will be mixed and edited as the action happens.
ABA BMX would like to thank all the 2007 National Series sponsors:
GameStop-(www.gamestop.com ) EB Games-(www.ebgames.com ) American
Suzuki-(www.suzukicycles.com ) Yamaha Waverunner-(www.yamaha-motor.com
) Redline Bicycles-(www.redlinebicycles.com ) Fly Racing-(www.flyracingbmx.com
) Sponsorhouse-(www.sponsorhouse.com ) GT Bicycles-(www.gtbicycles.com
) Tangent-(www.tangentproducts.com ) Intense BMX-(www.intensebmx.com
)
Without their help, we couldn`t make the 2007 ABA racing season such a huge success. Support the sponsors that support ABA BMX.
by bmxultra.com
One of the essentials of a BMX racer is obviously getting
his bike to and from the track, here's one option. Click
here to check out the review of the THE Eurorack.
by Shane Jenkins/bmxultra.com
I am regularly at Adelaide and I usually take my bike and
ride tracks like The Cove and Happy Valley. It was my first time
at the new Cross Keys track that I have been hearing so much about.
Reviews have been both good and bad. "It's a big, elite/pro
style track", "the jumps and corners aren't quite right",
"junior riders will struggle to get arround it" and
"it doesn't flow" are probably the most common I had
heard through the grapevine. I thought the only way to get a full
picture of the track is to experience it for myself, and with
the addition of the UCI and Probikx rounds to the South Australian
championships there was bound to be some good racing.
The first things I noticed when I started to cut some laps was the fence along the second straight was unusually close to the track, the straight was maybe only 4 meters wide at most and the sheer drops down both sides of the jumps were a worry. Add to that small and rough corners that would be impossible to pull any moves on and the track was breaking up. On Saturday the track had been rolled and felt a lot faster and was easier to carry speed through, but some of the jumps and the corners still felt like they needed to be finished off. I am sure that it's something the club will focus on as time and money allows. It's shaped to look very similar to the 2003 world championships track just not built quite as well. Maybe since the Taylor brothers from Western Australia were so influential in building the worlds track they could have been brought in to help with this build.
I arrived in time for the UCI/Probikx finals on Saturday. Only to see Jared Graves out in front until the last corner where Khalen Young exposed Graves' lack of experience on the BMX track. As Graves entered the last corner Young struck. Braking much later into the corner he as able to get up under Graves and send him up and over the corner. In doing so took the lead but allowed the rest of the field to catch up, half way down the last straight Marc Willers and Luke Madill were making a charge to the line. Willers had pulled his front wheel up next to Young's back wheel but lost ballance and lent on Young where their wheels locked sending Young over the bars and Willers hit the deck as well. Madill had no time to react and rode into them allowing Kamakazi to take the win and Graves, who had been relegated back in the field took second, Brian Kirkham took the three spot. Tiger Robinson and Jamie Gray finished in for fourth and fifth.
Elite women had only six riders Sarah Walker took the overall, with Tanya Bailey in second and Melissa Mankowski in third. These girls were very impressive on a tough track showing they had just as much skill as some of the elite men.
The block system that the SABMXA were running with didn't seem well thought out. Maybe they were expecting a whole lot more riders where it would have made sense. There was very little atmosphere at the UCI/Probikx and most people didn't show up until the practice for the regular classes. They also would have had more people at the track for the UCI/Probikx main event if they ran the age classes closer to it on Saturday rather than the cruiser and sprocket classes.
Karlten Wolsey dominated the 8-10 cruiser. There was some very close racing in the 17-18 cruiser class between Aaron Wheatland and Todd Guyers. The last moto would be the decider after each rider took two wins each. Wheatland came out on top though for the win. Michael Wellman took a win in a tough 19-24 cruiser final. Aaron Lumsden had moved up an age bracket into the 25-29 cruiser class and took the overall win. In the 14+ Ladies cruiser Mardi Katakasi won from Prue Harvey and Louise Tye in second and third. Paul Tomkinson took out the 30-34 cruiser class. Brett MaliC gave Dean Coles a run for his money after getting tangled with Raymond Ross in the first corner, but in the end Coles was too far in front, MaliC finished second with Glenn Suridge in third. Chris Denys took the clean sweep of the 40-44 cruiser as did Karl Mustchin in the 30 and Over Masters cruiser.
On Sunday there were 21 riders in the pro womens class. Mankowski, Walker and Bailey dominated their motos and semis. Angela Wooding was taken away in an Ambulance after a bad crash in the second last straight during her semi, that allowed Kylie Patroni to slip through for a spot in the main. Sarah Walker took the final from start to finish with Tanya Bailey in chase in second place, Caroline Buchanan in third and Ziggy Callan in the four spot, I didn't what happened to Mankowski who finished back in eight.
AA Pro has 29 men in the field. There were some nasty crashes in the motos, Jamie Gray seemed to lose it in the second last corner and took a few riders down with him. Khalen Young crashed after the triple step up into the same corner in a seperate incident. Riders like Michael Fenwick, Scott Taylor, Billy Jolliffe and Michael Robinson were eliminated in the semi. In the main Luke Madill seemed to have the lead on the inside but was swamped in the step up leading into the first corner. Khalen Young was the only one to jump it and managed to put himself in to the lead. Jamie Gray kept it together for the second, and Luke Madill finished up with the three in front of Daniel Johnstone for four. Willers crashed in the last straight rhythm again. Kirkham, Graves and Sam Willoughby finished in 5th to 7th in that order.
Karl Mustchin took the 30+ Masters double winning the 20" class as well, Shane Jenkins took second and Peter Trenwith in third. Dean Coles also doubled in 30-34, as did Michael Wellman and Karlten Wolsey.
BMX Australia press release
A Bradbury style finish allowed, National BMX Champion, Kamakazi,
to win his first National Probikx Series race this season. Kamakazi
was in fourth position when a crash involving the leading three
riders gave him the green light to take the win. The crash involved
leading rider, Khalen Young (Sydney) who was tangled up with Marc
Willers from New Zealand. Following rider, Luke Madill was caught
in the tangle. An earlier altercation for Jared Graves slowed
his earlier lead but he recovered enough to ride across the line
to claim second.
South Australian rider, Brian Kirkham (Port Augusta) placed third. Michael Robinson returned to racing after an appendix operation to claim fourth and fellow Queenslander, Jamie Gray (Browns Plains) was fifth. The victims of the crash, Madill, Young and Willers rode across the finished in sixth, seventh and eighth respectively.
In the National Probikx Series, the top three positions remained unchanged with Madill leading, Wade Bootes in second and Khalen Young.
The women’s race involved a series of three races for points and New Zealander, Sarah Walker finished with top points, Tanya Bailey(Perth) in second and Melissa Mankowki (Moranbah, QLD) in third. Serena Kastermans (New Zealand) was fourth with Adelaide rider, Angela wooding taking 7th and Perth rider Kylie Patroni in 8th. In the national Probikx Series, the women’s top three places nged with Bailey retaiing the lead with Mankowski in second and Nicole Callisto sidelined after knee surgery retaining her third spot.
The junior men’s event it was Matthew Willoughby won and stays in the series lead while Caroline Buchanan (Canberra) won from Ziggy Callan (Lilydale) but Callan retains the junior women’s lead.
In the 16 boys , South Australian, Sam Willoughby won and retains his National Champbikx . Western Australian, Lauren Reynolds (Bunbury) won the 16 girls race. There were another two Western Australian winners in the 15 boys and girls with Trent Evans and Kirsten Dellar. South Australian Tom Rowe won the 14 boys race on his home track. The Cross Keys track was officially opened on Saturday.
ABA BMX press release
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Since SponsorHouse started in 2001, over 600,000 sponsorship deals have occurred through our site.
To start building your FREE profile, visit the Points Page on ABAbmx.com:
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You do not have an account yet. Click on this link to find out how to get your FREE SponsorHouse account.
Start your sponsor search today and be a part of the ABA Community.
ABA BMX would like to thank all the 2007 National Series sponsors:
GameStop-(www.gamestop.com ) EB Games-(www.ebgames.com ) American
Suzuki-(www.suzukicycles.com ) Yamaha Waverunner-(www.yamaha-motor.com
) Redline Bicycles-(www.redlinebicycles.com ) Fly Racing-(www.flyracingbmx.com
) Sponsorhouse-(www.sponsorhouse.com ) GT Bicycles-(www.gtbicycles.com
) Tangent-(www.tangentproducts.com ) Intense BMX-(www.intensebmx.com
)
Without their help, we couldn't make the 2007 ABA racing season such a huge success. Support the sponsors that support ABA BMX.
NBL BMX press release
On
April 1st, 2007, BAWLS Guarana will launch exclusive BMX 12-packs
at CompUSA stores nationwide to promote NBL BMX racing among BAWLS
fans everywhere! The 12-packs will feature the BAWLS Guarana BMX
mascot offering first-time BMX racers a free race & 30-day
NBL ‘Test Ride’ membership at their local NBL track.
The 12-pack program will put over 25,000 BMX 12-packs on CompUSA
shelves and is the first partnership of its kind for BAWLS Guarana
– the new Official Energy Drink of the NBL!
The BAWLS Guarana/NBL 12-packs will also invite shoppers to experience the Best in BMX racing by entering the BAWLS Guarana BMX Blowout Contest! Running from April through August of 2007, Runners Up will win one of ten Kuwahara BMX bikes and score exclusive BAWLS BMX gear! One lucky Grand Prize Winner will be flown in style to Louisville for a VIP experience at the NBL Grand Nationals, where they’ll put their Kuwahara bike and BAWLS Guarana helmet, jersey and plate to the test at a private riding clinic with BAWLS Guarana’s sponsored Elite riders – Matt Pohlkamp and Rachel Smith!
“The BAWLS BMX 12-pack program is a great way to introduce more of our fans to BMX racing, and we are thrilled to be supporting the growth of this sport,” commented Hoby Buppert, BAWLS Guarana CEO.
by Shane Jenkins/bmxultra.com
One of my favourite jobs here at bmxultra.com is reviewing
products, what's now even better is we are planning on a regular
bike review. S&M's .38 Special is the first of those. It comes
as a frame, but has been built up for the review.
Click
here to check out the S&M .38 Special cruiser review.
by Steve Humphreys, Vice President Downhill Western Sydney
Mountain Bike Club, NSWMTB Chairman.
Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA) has decided to build
a BMX track at Homebush, it will be on the southern side of the
Mtn X track using the same start hill. Designed by Brett Barnes
and should be built in July this year. Problem is there will be
a track without a club, all the Sydney Clubs are flat out running
their own tracks Liverpool, Castle Hill, Windsor etc.
So we are testing the water for those persons who may be interested
to form the Sydney Olympic Park BMX Club. SOPA wants Western Sydney
Mountain Bike Club (WSMTB) to help so thats what I am doing. I
know very little about BMX Clubs but I would see this as a very
large opportunity to incorporate the Monster Skate Park into club
activities, seeing this track will be called the Monster BMX Track
or something like that.
Contact Steve at water.care@bigpond.com
for more info.
ABA BMX press release
Rider ABA BMX PRO wins after Gator Nationals –
AA PRO
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/Socko –
4
Cristian Becerine – Free Agent - 2
Mike Day – GT Bicycles - 1
Javier Colombo -- SE Bikes -1
Woman’s PRO
Alise "The Beast" Post – Formula/Action Sports
Depot – 4
Krystal Hime – Supercross/O’neal - 2
Kayle Gaddis -- Bizarro - 2
PRO CRUISER
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/Socko - 3
Paul Lange – Felt Bicycles – 2
Jeff Upshaw -- Kuwahara - 2
Kenth Fallen – Supercross BMX – 1
VET PRO
Jason Carnes – Redline bikes - 4
Todd Parry – Socko Energy drink -3
Chad Street – Intense/ Phantom/On-Trac - 1
ABA BMX PRO Standing through Gator Nationals:
AA PRO
1 CRISTIAN BECERINE 1080
2 DANNY CALUAG 1051
3 DEREK BETCHER 802
4 BUBBA HARRIS 770
5 RANDY STUMPFHAUSER 690
6 DONNY ROBINSON 579
7 KYLE CUSHMAN 551
8 PAUL LANGE 449
9 MIKE MOELLER 432
10 MIKE DAY 419
11 JAVIER COLOMBO 381
12 STEVEN CISAR 379
13 JOEY BERTHIAUME 293
14 JASON ROGERS 179
15 BRANDON MEADOWS 169
16 DAMIAN LOPEZ 129
17 BRANDON HOPKINS 113
18 AARON JOHNSON 109
19 NATE BERKHEIMER 99
20 MICHAL PROKOP 91
21 DUSTIN ARMSTRONG 89
22 KENTH FALLEN 89
23 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 89
24 WARWICK STEVENSON 81
25 KYLE WEISENBERGER 61
26 BARRY NOBLES 59
27 CHRIS BURKE 48
28 JASON RICHARDSON 48
29 JOSH OIE 48
30 MICHAEL HUGHES 48
31 GABE MORENO 41
VET PRO
1 JASON CARNES 1774
2 TODD PARRY 1387
3 CHAD STREET 1384
4 ERIC RUPE 794
5 MIKE GUL 524
6 DAVID BITTNER 477
7 DREW DOWNEY 414
8 TIM DINGER 404
9 CHRIS HAM 387
10 PAUL CALDWELL 177
11 BILLY ROSS 104
12 CARL RENOWITZKY 104
13 BOB OGORMAN 84
14 EFRIAM MIRANDA 83
15 BILL MADDEN 74
16 CODY SMART 74
17 ERIC DYER 74
18 ROBERT HARRIS 74
19 DONALD TAYLOR 70
20 RAY HUDSON 63
21 RICK LOWRY 63
22 TED BROWN 63
23 PAUL BROWN 61
24 RYAN BIRK 57
25 KIYOMI WALLER 53
26 MARK NUNLEY 53
27 RONALD WILLIAMS 53
28 DARRIN MITCHELL 43
29 GRANT HEWLETT 43
30 JERRY VANDERPOOL 43
31 TERRY TENETTE 43
32 DAVID KAPIGIAN 30
33 DOMINGOS LAMMOGLIA 30
34 JESSE BURKES 30
35 TOM DARDINI 30
36 TJ JOHNSON 27
37 JEFF NICKEL 23
PRO CRUISER
1 DANNY CALUAG 941
2 JASON CARNES 921
3 PAUL LANGE 840
4 JEFF UPSHAW 697
5 KENTH FALLEN 670
6 ERIC RUPE 482
7 DAMIAN LOPEZ 420
8 ADAM SCOTT 349
9 BOB O`GORMAN 332
10 BILLY ANDERSON 320
11 ADAM TREADWELL 301
12 MIKE GUL 297
13 CARL RENOWITSKY 200
14 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 199
15 NATE BERKHEIMER 181
16 ANTHONY WALLACE 92
17 AUSTEN LEE 81
18 MARK DECASPER 41
WOMEN PRO
1 AFTON SCHRIMPF 1085
2 ALISE POST 992
3 TERRA NICHOLS 713
4 TONI RUDE 585
5 MICHELLE GUTHRIE 543
6 KRYSTAL HIME 493
7 KAYLA GADDIS 491
8 JODI ENGLAND 425
9 CARLEY YOUNG 331
10 STEPHANIE HIGGINS 300
11 ANNA APPLEBY 225
12 ERIKA SHORT 220
13 CHRISTINE WHEELER 211
14 JESSICA CARTWRIGHT 166
15 AMANDA GEVING 131
16 BRITTANY BATES 90
17 CASSIE BUSHNELL 80
18 KATIE WEST 70
19 CHRISTIAN COSSEY 57
20 COURTNEY TOMEI 20
A PRO
1 JEFF UPSHAW 584
2 DAVID HERMAN 582
3 JOEY BRADFORD 367
4 JASON BENNETT 364
5 JASON MORRIS 342
6 ALAN HUDSON 333
7 DOMINIC THERRIEN 297
8 MICHAEL GONZALEZ 288
9 JOE SZUREK 273
10 MIKE WEATHERFORD 246
11 PERCY OWENS 231
12 GARRET WOODS 219
13 JOSH SMITH 214
14 JUSTIN MCLINTOCK 214
15 JASON LAREV 194
16 CLINT DAILY 190
17 ANTHONY WALLACE 178
18 BILLY ANDERSON 155
19 GUSTAVO CHIARA 151
20 KARL CLARK 150
21 WARREN MCDOW 143
22 DEREK SCOTT 139
23 SEAN MACLASKEY 132
24 JULIAN MARTINEZ 129
25 KYLE BIAGI 127
26 JASON SHERRILL 126
27 ADAM SCOTT 122
28 MICHAEL MURPHY 122
29 ZACHARY BARRON 122
30 DEREK LIEGL 119
31 KOREY TERRY 114
32 BRANTLEY WIGINTON 109
33 JOHN ANDREWS 109
34 JON MILLER 109
35 JOSH ZIEHL 109
36 SCOTT ERWOOD 108
37 CLAYTON ANGEL 107
38 MICHAEL LUNDY 99
39 NICK GOERTZEN 86
40 JUSTIN WIKE 83
41 ADAM TREADWELL 81
42 MATT FAULK 81
43 KEVIN JONES 79
44 AUSTEN LEE 76
45 JACOB TELLER 76
46 KEVIN HILL 76
47 TOMMY BELLEW 76
48 RON SMITH 74
49 ALEX FOWLER 73
50 ANDREW CHURCHWELL 73
51 CHRISTOPHER SCHAEFER 73
52 DANIEL MAZUTI 73
53 DAVID LINDBERG 73
54 DUSTIN BLACKWELL 73
55 DWIGHT HENRY 73
56 JAMES CARTER 73
57 JARED MEEK 73
58 JIMMY MONROE 73
59 WARD PATEMAN 73
60 LARRY DARDINI 56
61 PAULO JOSE CESAR 56
62 DEREK BERRY 54
63 JONATHAN JACKSON 53
64 KEITH MATTHEWS 53
65 ROBERT WHIPPLE 53
66 THOMAS GAGE 53
67 JOE MATHIS 51
68 MANUEL TANGARIFE 51
69 MIKE BELL 51
70 RYAN MAGIN 51
71 STEWART HAKE 51
72 BYRON PATTERSON 49
73 CHRIS JONES 49
74 CLINTON DALE 49
75 JAKE EMRY 49
76 JUSTIN WHEAT 49
77 WILL MURRAY 47
78 JEROMEY GIPPETTI 40
79 DEREK WOODLAND 37
80 JASON STEVENS 36
81 JAMES CARTWRIGHT 27
82 MATT VANDERVERE 27
83 ADDISON RHODES 24
ABA BMX would like to thank all the 2007 National Series sponsors:
American Suzuki-(www.suzukicycles.com ) Yamaha Waverunner-(www.yamaha-motor.com ) GameStop-(www.gamestop.com ) EB Games-(www.ebgames.com ) Redline Bicycles-(www.redlinebicycles.com ) Fly Racing-(www.flyracingbmx.com ) Sponsorhouse-(www.sponsorhouse.com ) GT Bicycles-(www.gtbicycles.com ) Tangent-(www.tangentproducts.com ) Intense BMX-(www.intensebmx.com )
Without their help, we couldn`t make the 2007 ABA racing season such a huge success. Support the sponsors that support ABA BMX.
by bmxultra.com
One of Australia's biggest BMX distributors, Elite Cycle
Imports (ECI), are in the middle of an Australia wide road show
taking their lastest stock around the country for resellers. We
caught up with them last night at the Melbourne leg of the tour
at the ECI HQ at Lilydale.
They had a whole lot of new goodies on display including the 2007 Intense complete bikes, 2007 Kuwahara complete bikes. Also some interesting new products from THE including a new Knee/Shin guard and a euro style bike rack for those cars without a tow bar. The new Dirt Designs padsets. There were also the new Sinz heat treated cromo forks that will most likely be the latest fork craze here in Australia. They are just a couple of ounces heavier than carbon forks, but the good thing is they are so much cheaper that your wallet will be a whole lot heavier too.
Click here to check out the gallery of the Melbourne leg of the Elite Cycle Imports road show.
NBL BMX press release
The NBL National Elite Series already has six exciting races
in the books and two of the most important events are coming up
in Boulder City, NV February 24 & 25. NBL’s reigning
champions find themselves in opposite situations. In Elite Women
action, Redline’s Kim Hayashi has stretched her winning
streak to four and finds herself at the top of the standings while
on the Men’s side Formula’s Donny Robinson is ranked
8th going into Boulder and has only one win to his credit. GT’s
Joey Bradford and Amanda Geving both find themselves in command
of the Junior classes while Redline’s Jason Carnes tops
the Masters. The Super-Ex class is led by J&R Profiles Mike
Kapes with Standard’s Mike Gonzales close behind. For full
standings and results, visit www.nbl.org.
The NBL will award more than $4,500 in extra CASH at the upcoming
Easter Classic as part of the NBL’S CHECK-POINT ORLANDO.
Best 7 of 11 races count for rankings.
NBL Elite Men
1 Daniel Caluag CA 113-6
2 Cristian Becerine CA 97-6
3 Matt Pohlkamp OH 85-6
4 Randy Stumpfhauser CA 73-4
5 Javier Colombo CA 65-6
6 Jason Richardson CA 63-6
7 Mike Day CA 62-4
8 Donny Robinson CA 60-4
9 Tyler Brown CA 45-4
10 Damian Lopez CA 43-6
11 Michal Prokop CZ 40-4
12 Jason Rogers TX 35-4
13 Mike Brabant CA 33-2
14 Warwick Stevenson CA 33-2
15 Derek Betcher NV 31-4
16 Steven Cisar CA 28-3
17 Robbie Miranda CA 27-2
18 Anders Gronsund NW 23-2
19 Nathan Berkheimer NV 23-4
20 Barry Nobles AL 21-4
NBL Elite Women
1 Kimberly Hayashi AZ 100-4
2 Samantha Cools CN 79-4
3 Stephanie Barragan CA 70-4
4 Krystal Hime TX 65-4
5 Rachel Smith OH 64-4
6 Arielle Martin UT 57-3
7 Christine Miller CN 22-4
8 Tara Llanes CA 21-2
9 Ashley Stamper OH 20-2
10 Cassie Bushnell WA 19-2
11 Carley Young FL 18-2
12 Kelly Hutto FL 17-2
13 Danielle Brisson CN 17-4
14 Melissa Hartley CO 16-4
15 Samantha Allen MI 14-2
16 Kristin Siebenlist IA 12-4
17 Kerstin Fritscher GR 11-2
18 Adina Flores CA 9-3
19 Sierra Siebenlist IA 9-3
20 Becky Riddle IL 6-2
NBL Junior Men
1 Joey Bradford CA 56-4
2 Gavin Lubbe CA 46-4
3 Tyler Faoro FL 25-2
4 Kristopher Fox CA 24-2
5 Maik Baier GR 21-2
6 James Brown AL 21-2
7 Jeremy Rauch NY 19-2
8 Allen Currier CT 18-2
9 Jeff Hayashi AZ 17-2
10 Aj Bontorno MA 16-2
11 Scott Bernacki AB 15-1
12 Peter Balotti CT 6-2
13 Daniel Brito BR 6-2
14 Mauro Aquino FL 2-1
15 Tyler Simpson CN 1-1
NBL Junior Women
1 Amanda Geving FL 71-4
2 Toni Rude MO 61-4
3 Amanda Carr FL 36-2
4 Madison Pitts FL 25-2
5 Frances Maycroft MI 21-2
6 Erika Short CA 20-1
7 Layne Nyhaug BC 16-1
8 Michilla Negenman CN 3-1
NBL Masters
1 Jason Carnes TX 150-6
2 Eric Rupe CA 86-4
3 Domingos Lammoglia FL 78-4
4 Ryan Birk IN 61-4
5 Todd Lyons CA 50-4
6 Kiyomi Waller CA 44-2
7 Tim Dinger NC 40-2
8 Bob O'gorman NC 40-2
9 Raul Gomez FL 34-2
10 Chad Roberts CA 34-2
11 Jose Maria Junior BR 32-2
12 Brian Strieby IN 28-2
13 Phillip Downell MD 18-2
14 Martin Casas FL 18-2
15 Sean Thompson IA 17-2
16 Scott Morrison VA 17-2
17 Colin Stiles AZ 14-1
18 Carl Renowitzky CA 12-4
19 Gregory Days MI 6-2
20 Jesse Burkes FL 5-2
NBL Super-Ex
1 Michael Kapes FL 129-6
2 Michael Gonzalez PA 106-6
3 Ronald Vega FL 73-4
4 Jeffery Upshaw OH 56-4
5 Sergio Salazar FL 47-2
6 Percy Owens FL 47-4
7 Jason Larev GA 47-4
8 Chris Burke CA 36-2
9 Ryan Magin FL 34-2
10 Joey Albright NY 32-2
11 John Andrews AL 30-2
12 Jason Bennett FL 28-2
13 Gustavo Chiarra BR 28-2
14 Philip Delizia NJ 26-2
15 Leonardo Garcia CA 26-2
16 Lance Mc Guire MD 21-2
17 Garret Woods SC 21-2
18 Josh Smith OH 19-2
19 Warren Mcdow GA 16-2
20 Ryan Zielinski FL 11-2
by Matt Butterworth/bmxultra.com
The opening round of the 2007 WA Super Series kicked off
with another opening of sorts – the grand opening of the
Westside BMX Club new track and facilities. Over the Christmas
break, the club had put in some MAJOR works in completely bulldozing
the track, spectator area and start hill to come up with arguably
the best track in Australia at the minute. Not only is the track
sweet but many hours were spent on the aesthetics of the entire
complex with landscaping, new grass and re-designed spectator
areas to make it a very fan-friendly facility. The start hill
was re-constructed and re-oriented to provide a slight downhill
start to the first straight with the gate infrastructure from
the 2003 World Championships dropped in permanently. From there
it is a fast, technical, yet overall very flowy track that greeted
the 395 total entries for the opening race of the 2007 WA season.
Brief showers caused some slight discomfort for fans and riders during practice but this cleared and by moto 1, it was blue skies and low wind for the rest of the afternoon. As it was a twilight race, the majority of the event was conducted out of the heat of the day (as is the case for the first three rounds of the series) and the new lights, when in full effect, provided fantastic coverage for riders, fans and photographers alike. Racing went very smoothly with few injuries to interrupt the flow of the motos and a great crowd was on had to witness some off the hook finals action.
AA Women kicked off the main events with a 3 main-main system for all A/AA classes. A-Pro rider Lauren Reynolds took a come-from-behind win overall after crashing heavily in main #2. She was followed home by BB Cycles Kylie Patroni who tied for points with younger sister Alyce (also out of BB Cycles). Kylie got the nod for the 2 spot on the podium with a second place in the 3rd main.
A-Men saw quite a few up and coming younger riders starting to make a name for themselves in the money ranks with 23 signed up. Of note was Andrew Brooks out of Wanneroo and Cameron Ainger from Southside. These two in particular have sprung on the A- pro scene with some strong riding out of 2 stacked semis to progress and fill the number 2 and 3 spots on the podium. Andrew Brooks had to do it the hard way with a couple of 7th in the qualifying heats to transfer out of the semis. There was no stopping Harley Clements out of Wanneroo who dominated all day only dropping one moto all day in an otherwise perfect win performance.
AA Men also had there fair share of high class racers in their 17 rider field. Cale McCulloch, Scotty Taylor and Ben Davis out of DK Australia were filling the top spots in each heat race and easily progressed to the mains. Special mention goes out to Brock Murray who is on a come back campaign after a couple of years off and filled one of the final spots in the main field after securing 4th in his semi. So its main event time and McCulloch and Taylor are tied for points going into main number 3 with Davis unable to make any head way in third. Scott Taylor leads from the green light and manages a little x-up on the last jump before the finish line to take the win. Cale McCulloch gets second and Ben Davis rounds out the podium.
Finally, on my first ride as a BMXULTRA.COM/ONE co-sponsored team member I had an outstanding start to the 2007 season, winning the Bruiser Cruiser main ahead of Trent Neimann (‘The He-Man’ according to race callers) and Robert Clarke. I also backed it up with a win in the 30+ Open 20” in a points-only affair after battling with Tony Keogh all day.
The south-west town of Collie is the destination for Round 2 on March 10th. With the track being one of the best in Australia for some years now, the racing should be mad and fast in all classes.
by Rich 'NMKY' Eames
Just a quick note to let you that the world's first BMX Racing
podcast 'Bicycle Motocross Radio' has launched. It's an interview
based format talking to riders, industry personnel and anyone
else who makes for good racing related listening.
You can find the enhanced podcast by going to the iTunes store and searching for 'bicycle motocross' and we are there. Episode 1 features Freeagent World Team member Kelvin Batey talking about injuries and the Olympics amongst other things. Episode 2 is coming soon. Our Myspace is located at www.myspace.com/bicyclemotocrossradio
by bmxultra.com
There is a movement within Australia to eliminate discrimination
with age classes, it's a very popular topic on the bmxultra.com
forums. There is a group who have set up a petition and stickers
to express their concerns. BMX Australia have sent an official
response to the petition regarding the 2007 National Championship
Classes. Click
here to read the response.
Double A Marketing press release
Round 4 of the 2007 ABA Pro race events took place this past
weekend Oldsmar, Florida. With all the other crazy race fans headed
off to Daytona for some car race, the real race was going on for
the BMX racers just outside of Tampa. Saturday had some great
weather conditions for the racers, but Sunday was a totally different
day with rain overnight and wind during the event on Sunday in
Here is how the guys finished up:
Cristian Becerine has been the most consistent AA Pro for the past few months, and Oldsmar was another spectacular weekend for him. On Saturday, Cristian was riding well and just missed out on the AA Pro win with finishing 2nd overall and 1st in Pro Open. On Sunday, he stepped it with another big win in AA Pro. Cristian just missed out on doubling as he finished 2nd in Pro Open. Cristian's Sponsors include: Free Agent, Fly Racing, Sinz Racing Products, Kenda, THE Products, ODI, Sun Ringle, Shimano, Powerbar, Cyto Sport, OGIO, Oakley, Thomson Seat Posts, and BMXpros.com
Randy Stumpfhauser has been training hard for the past few months so he might now have been at his fastest at the last few races, but as you can see from history, Randy has been the most consistent Pro in BMX racing for the last 4 years. Oldsmar went very well for Randy as he would finish up 4th in AA Pro on Saturday and 2nd in AA on Sunday. Now that Randy looks to be at full speed mode for the rest of the season, all the other Pros better look out! Randy's sponsors include GT Bicycles, Kenda, ODI, Tangent, Sun Rims, Bombshell, Fly Racing, SINZ Products, Powerbar, CTI Knee Braces, OGIO, SDG, SRAM, Easton, Cyto Sport, and BMXpros.com.
Look for all the guys to be at next weekend NBL/UCI event in Boulder City, Nevada.
Double A Marketing proudly represents Cristian Becerine, Kyle Bennett, Joey Bradford, Dale Holmes, Brandon Meadows, and Randy Stumpfhauser. For more information on any of the riders or on Double A Marketing, please visit BMXPros.com
UCI BMX press release
UCI BMX RANKING
The 2006/2007 ranking is already getting interesting, with the
season already are going in full speed in the Latin America and
Oceania. To view the latest individual ranking (dated 31.01.07),
please visit;
The Nations Ranking (and qualification for the Olympic Games) is published as well. And in the Nations Ranking for Men, USA is currently ranked 1st, which Colombia and Argentina in 2nd and 3rd. For the Women Nations Ranking, Argentina has currently a comfortable lead over Czech Republic and New Zealand.
The Nations ranking is based on the countries top 3 riders (starting from the 2006 BMX World Championships). The Nations Ranking will function as the main qualification criteria for countries to qualify for the Olympic Games. (To view the Olympic Qualification criteria, please see Part XI of the UCI rule book on the following link; http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stLevelID=H&level1=0&level2=0&idnews=2676
UCI CALENDAR
The 2006/2007 BMX Calendar is posted on the UCI website. See link;
http://www.uci.ch/
The upcoming calendar for the season 2007/2008 (starting Aug 1, 2007) will soon be launched on the UCI website as well.
2007 UCI BMX SUPERCROSS WORLD CUP
UCI is pleased to announce the 2007 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
calendar, with 4 legs on 3 continents.
13-14/04/2007 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, round 1 Madrid ESP
20-21/08/2007 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, round 2 Beijing CHI
21-22/09/2007 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, round 3 Salt Lake
City USA
13-14/10/2007 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, round 4 Fréjus
FRA
The first round will be held at the Juan Carlos I Auditorium in Madrid, Spain, organized by the very experienced event organizer Last Lap (organizer of Red Bull X-Fighters and multiple Mountain Bike World Cup events). The BMX Supercross event will be accompanied by a Red Bull BMX Freestyle show and exhibitions, promising an action packed event in front of 6.000 spectators. Please visit official website; www.bmxmadrid.com
The second round of the BMX Supercross World Cup will be the test event for the 2008 Olympic Games, on the actual Olympic BMX track. This will be the only time riders will be able to ride the Olympic track prior to the Olympic Games in August 2008. The 2nd round will also see the introduction of a Women class (open class Elite Women/Junior Women) in the BMX Supercross World Cup
The final round of the 2007 UCI BMX Supercross will once again be held in Fréjus, France in conjunction with the Roc d’Azur Festival, 12-13 October 2007. With a very successful BMX Supercross last year in front of 10’000 visitors, it will this year be even more exciting being scheduled in the evening under lights.
Information on the 3rd round will soon be published on the UCI website.
For more information please visit www.uci.ch
2007 UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN VICTORIA, CANADA
The preparation work is ongoing and has hit the next gear, with
the 2007 UCI BMX World Championships that will be held at the
Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre in the Westshore Community in Greater
Victoria. The UCI Supervising committee visited Victoria in the
end of January, and is very pleased with the preparation done
by the Organizing Committee.
An international event on the World Championship track is scheduled for 26th May 2007.
The official World Championships website has already been launched and contains all necessary information such as accommodation, travel and pretty much everything else you need to know. Please visit; www.bmxworlds2007.com
UCI INTRODUCING NEW RULES
The UCI is currently working on a new format of the BMX chapter
in the UCI rule book, which will be launched in August 2007. Meanwhile,
UCI will introduce special procedures for the season 2007, which
will be additional rules to the existing rule book. Please visit
www.uci.ch
2007 UCI HIGH-LEVEL TRAINING
The UCI intend to host yet another BMX high-level training camp
at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland in 2007. Two
training sessions will be held. The first session 16 April-23
July 2007 is aimed to athletes already competing on a high level.
The second session will be held 3 September-October 2007, and
will be development training for less experienced athletes.
The athletes will follow a training program especially created by Coach Hervé Krebs from Switzerland. As a former champion and responsible for the UCI training in the last few years, Hervé Krebs will be in charge of the BMX athletes program, giving young athletes a great opportunity to develop their skills.
National Federations has already received all necessary application information, and individual athletes are asked to contact their National Federation.
UCI CREATING OLYMPIC TRAINING FACILITY
In March 2007, the UCI will reconstruct the existing BMX track
at the UCI headquarters (Aigle, Switzerland), to an replica of
the Olympic BMX track. This will create the perfect training facility
for National Teams and athletes facility leading up to the Games.
The track will feature the exact same start ramp and layout as
the Olympic Track. The track will be finalized on April 15, 2007.
Teams wishing to book the facility, please contact UCI on bmx@uci.ch
. To view the UCI headquarters website, please visit; www.cmc-aigle.ch
NEW BMX COMMISSION AND STAFF MEMBERS
The UCI are pleased to welcome Mr. Roger Rinderknecht (Switzerland)
as a new member of the UCI BMX Commission. Roger is an active
elite rider both in BMX and Mountain Bike 4X with numerous titles,
such as; 6 time Swiss BMX Champion, 2003 European Elite Cruiser
Champion. Roger placed 4th in last years UCI Mountain Bike 4X
World Cup. Roger’s knowledge as an active elite rider will
be a great asset to the UCI BMX Commission.
UCI also welcomes latest staff member, Mr. Mats Notlind (Sweden) to the UCI BMX department. Mr. Notlind, with many years of experience in action sports event management, is thrilled to be a part of UCI. “It’s such exciting times for BMX with the upcoming Olympic Games, and it is an honor to be a part of it” says Mats. Mats, who have also been involved in the management of several sailing teams in the (around-the-world) Volvo Ocean Race, will certainly contribute in many ways to BMX in years to come.
UCI DVD’S NOW AVAILABLE
For all of you that missed the BMX Supercross World Cup’s
and BMX World Championships on TV in the last years, don’t
worry. UCI is now launching a series of DVD’s covering all
BMX Supercross World Cup events from 2003 to 2006, as well as
the 2005 and 2006 BMX World Championships.
DVD 1 is a tribute to the classic BMX Downhill format, showing both the 2003 and 2004 BMX Supercross World Cup from Camp Woodward and Woodward West. DVD 2 shows the 2005 season, with both the BMX Supercross World Cup and the 2005 BMX World Championships from Bercy, Paris. DVD 3 covers 2006, including the 2006 BMX World Championships (elite classes) and the BMX Supercross World Cup from San Jose and Fréjus.
The DVD’s costs app. US$25/?20 and willl be pre-released on www.bmxmania.com. For distributors interested to sell these DVD’s, please contact UCI; bmx@uci.ch
ONE KENDA press release
ONE/Kenda and MXM Sport in Belgium have once again joined forces.
MXM Sport recently opened a new store in Belgium at the Molsebaan 40 in Retie.
They now have UFO gear in their collection and will be able to supply you with their whole collection.
In 2007 ONE/Kenda will be seen at race tracks world wide in UFO gear.
ONE KENDA is sponsored by: MXM Sport, BOMBSHELL, SHIMANO, BOLLÉ, THE Industries, WLM DESIGN, BOMBA, THOMSON, FIZIK, ODI, ZITOUN, KENDA, NIKE 6.0, NIKE Cycling and BMXPIX
by Shane Jenkins/bmxultra.com
I need some help modifying a Smart Start electronic gate
start mechanism. They are usually set up for a mechanical system
where it triggers a solenoid to release the gate. I have an electro
magnet supplier interested in working on a project so the BSX
will have an electro magnet release system which would be far
safer, if an electro magnet fails it drops the gate, if a mechanical
system fails the gate stays up and can get messy.
It was suggested that a relay would do the trick, does anyone know the best relay for the job, the best way to wire it, etc? Any advice would be awesome, email webmaster@bmxultra.com if you think you can help.
by bmxultra.com
We have just heard from Terry Nicholls, the new president
of the Northern Park BMX club at Mill Park in Melbourne's northern
suburbs, they will be hosting their first club race for the year
on Friday 16 Feb (Tomorrow). Racing starts at 7pm.
New riders and visitors from other clubs are welcome.
The track is located at Sycamore Reserve, Mill Park.
ABA BMX press release
Gilbert, Arizona—The ABA (American Bicycle Association)
will provide live-streaming coverage of Stop #4 on the national
event on the 2007 BMX (Bicycle Motocross ) racing series. The
ABA has previously provided a "live" streaming feed
of its national events for fans and racers to get real-time coverage
of its national BMX races. Adding this streaming-video coverage
is a first and unprecedented for the sport!
The ABA "Gator Nationals" is one of the premier events on the national-race schedule and it is one of the PRO Series events in 2007. The event is being held at an outdoor dirt Bicycle motocross track that the ABA will construct exclusively for this national-level race. Held at the Oldsmar BMX February 16th-18th 2007, it will include racers from 5 to 50 years old, male and female along with all the exciting PRO classes.
Coverage will be shown live each day at www.ababmx.tv . The live race action will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday February 17th and 8 a.m. on Sunday February 18th. (All times are Eastern). The ABA continues to lead the sport of BMX with innovation and added value for its members, sponsors and spectators. The live-streaming video coverage of the ABA "Gator Nationals" of BMX from Oldsmar, Florida is the fourth of several ABA BMX events to be shown in 2007!
The weekend viewing pass is $9.95 and a daily pass is just $4.95. Complete details and more information is available at www.ababmx.tv
The live-streaming video feed will be produced by ABABMX.tv and BMX TV Direct, experts in BMX race coverage. The production team will cover both the Saturday and Sunday events. The three-camera shoot will be mixed and edited as the action happens.
ABA BMX would like to thank all the 2007 National Series sponsors:
GameStop-(www.gamestop.com ) EB Games-(www.ebgames.com ) American Suzuki-(www.suzukicycles.com ) Yamaha Waverunner-(www.yamaha-motor.com ) Redline Bicycles-(www.redlinebicycles.com ) Fly Racing-(www.flyracingbmx.com ) Sponsorhouse-(www.sponsorhouse.com ) GT Bicycles-(www.gtbicycles.com ) Tangent-(www.tangentproducts.com ) Intense BMX-(www.intensebmx.com )
Without their help, we couldn`t make the 2007 ABA racing season such a huge success. Support the sponsors that support ABA BMX.
by bmxultra.com
We have finished with the pictures from BSX2007 as promised.
Click
here to check out the full BSX2007 XBR gallery. Enjoy!
by bmxultra.com
As a major sponsor of BSX2007,
a one on one backyard bash which is primarily a fundraiser for
the Royal Children's Hospital, XBR have supplied us with a disk
loaded with photos from the day. There are so many that we haven't
managed to go through all of them yet, but we thought we'd get
a start and hopefully if things work as planned the rest of them
will be available tomorrow.
Special thanks to Gavin D from XBR for his support and the fantastic
photos.
Click
here to check out the BSX2007 XBR gallery. Enjoy!
ONE KENDA press release
Joyce Seesing (Netherlands) wins European Indoor Championship
in her first year in Junior Women.
Joyce dominated her championship ever since round 1 in Zwolle (Netherlands). A hard crash kept her from a good result in round 2.
Round 3 and 4 were held in Denmark last weekend.
Joyce won both rounds, making her the new European Indoor Champion in Junior Women.
ONE KENDA is sponsored by: MXM Sport, BOMBSHELL, SHIMANO, BOLLÉ, THE Industries, WLM DESIGN, BOMBA, THOMSON, FIZIK, ODI, ZITOUN, KENDA, NIKE 6.0, NIKE Cycling and BMXPIX
BMXPRESS press release
BMXPRESS, BMXA and Cycling Australia are proud to announce the
2007 Gold Cup Awards.
This is the fifth Gold Cup Awards.
BMXPRESS has been working with BMXA for some time now. The Gold
Cup Awards were originally presented in a great pub in Melbourne
for four years. We wanted the Gold Cup Awards to be more prestigious.
And as the original BMX awards we have worked with BMXA to have
them part of the Official Champbikx and Probikx Series presentation.
These awards will take place each year on the Sunday night as
part of an after party for the Australian Championships. Click
here for a flyer which has more information.
The Gold Cup Awards will now be a dinner event. Pre bookings (via
BMXA) are essential for the meals, however anyone can attend the
actual awards for free after the meals have concluded. There will
be entertainment and the Gold Cup Awards will be filmed for various
media including TV. After the awards there will be a DJ.
If you want to win a DK Bike or a $500 Answer voucher, simply
fill in the nomination form,
you can enter as many times as you like. Photocopies are allowed.
The more entries you send the more chances you have of winning.
The 2007 Gold Cup Awards are proudly brought to you by Coastal
Media Group Pty Ltd/BMXPRESS, BMXA, Cycling Australia, UCI, Champbikx,
Probikx, Hogs Breath Cafe, DK Bicycles, Intense tire Systems,
BMX Mafia, Standish Cycles, Redline, Hillbrick Racing, Answer
Racing.
by bmxultra.com
With the relaxed new race clothing rules starting this year
there have been a noticable number of riders taking advantage
of the shorts and knee guards rule during the warmer months. It
seems to have some concerned that race pants might be a thing
of the past.
It's funny you know. In the US, in both NBL and ABA, gloves are optional. It doesn't mean that no one wears them, infact there is a much higher number of riders who do wear gloves, and with the fast clay straights and tar corners I am not surprised. Just because you don't have to wear gloves isn't going to stop you from falling off. Back when the NBA was running in Australia in the mid to late 80's we could race with t-shirts and elbow guards, which was fine during summer, but during the colder months people covered up. When you fell with elbow guards they tended to move a little and there was still a lot of skin exposed.
The same thing will happen in Australia with the shorts and kneeguards, people will cover up as it gets cooler or have to put up with grazes on exposed areas and the novelty wears off.
These rule changes may actually result in an increase in sales of race pants. Particularly those with zip off legs, like the Answer Edge or Redline race pants. The legs could come off for the warmer part of the year and go back on when it cools down. People just have more freedom and more options now.
by bmxultra.com
The entry list for the South Australian titles is now up on the
SABMX website. If you want to check the list and ensure your entries
and race numbers are correct, go to sabmxa.bmxa.com.au
for the full list.
by Angie Miller
My husband, Michael Miller won the Grands in 1988 in Oklahoma
and appeared in many issues of BMX Action Magazine. Since his
move from Arizona to Illinois, all of his magazines, articles,
videos, etc. have been lost. Fortunately he has managed to hold
on to a few of his trophies from over the years. I would really
love to get a hold of anything with him in it, it would be a nice
surprise. We are expecting our first child in April and I'm sure
she would like to see these things when she gets older too. I
know he was in the July 1998 issue of BMX Action Magazine as one
the of 12 Arizona Hot Shoes. You can e-mail me at millerdecorating@yahoo.com
P.S. Mikes dad, George Miller, was
from Color Control and C.C. Rider. Mike was on Elf and Skyway
too.
by Shane Jenkins
I have a real problem with the way South Australia are running
their State Championships. The format of the 5 day "open"
title event seems to be set up to cater for the local riders more
than the riders who travel from interstate.
I made the decision to race at the South Australian titles instead of the ACT titles the following week. Despite the fact that the ACT titles was, and still is, my favourite race meeting run in Australia. The one thing that made be choose the SA titles was the 30 & Over money classes. Leading up to the nationals I wanted to race against the best guys in that category to see what sort of work I would need to do in the following months to be in the title chase.
The problem is practice and registration are both on the Friday, according to the programme, and I have to work on the Friday, meaning I won't make it in to town until the middle of the night some time. Is it just me that's effected? Actually no it's not. For one, I am travelling with another rider and I know of South Australian riders from more remote parts of the state that didn't even enter because of the way the event is structured. Additional time and costs just make it too difficult.
I congratulate the way that South Australia are trying to make something different of their event, but come on, racing is racing and there aren't so many riders that you can't run all of the practice and racing on the Saturday and Sunday. All other states seem to cope just fine, look at ACT for example, their meeting will have around 600-700 entries (going by past years) they fit it all in two days, but if you get their on Friday you get some additional practice..
Even a small window of time for registration on Saturday for the late stragglers and maybe a minimum of a quick sighting lap around the track between the ChampBikx/ProBikx finals and the start of the SA titles. Maybe it's just me but I would have thought to fit everything in in a two day format would only make it a bigger and better race meeting. The SA titles certainly have the potential.
[Editor: I have received correspondance from event organisers about this, later in the information flyer for the event it states that there is also registration from 9am to 11am on the Saturday. There is also potential for riders arriving on Saturday for an out of schedule practice session. For enquiries contact Kim Braybon on 0408 097 403.]
BMXAustralia press release
BMX rider, Khalen Young has added his name to the selectors
list for Beijing Olympics when he won round 5 of the National
Series event in Liverpool, Sydney today.
The 22 year old commonly known as the “wild child” of BMX makes this win his first in three years. Since retiring from BMX in 2004, Young has changed his life around to focus on his Olympic dream.
“We all set goals at the beginning of this year,” he said. Young took the win in his stride. “I knew it was just a matter of time and I’d get to this stage.”
Young was challenged in the final by Penrith’s Luke Madill. Madill made a late charge missing out on the finish line by a half a wheel. Madill’s second place was enough to secured him the lead position in the National Series with Young now in third place on points.
Wade Bootes finished an unlucky seventh and has moved into second place in the series. Eyes were on mountain bike rider, Jared Graves from Toowoomba who placed fourth.
BMX High Performance Coach, Sean Dwight was impressed with the standard of racing. “This track certainly showed me which riders have done the work. It’s a fast track with big jumps and it takes a lot more work. Khalen’s done the work, he is totally focused.”
Western Australian rider, Tanya Bailey dominated the elite women’s field winning ahead of Queenslander, Melissa Mankowski. Fellow Western Australian rider, Nicole Callisto placed third. In the Probikx National Series, Bailey holds onto the lead with Mankowski and Callisto in second and third respectively.
After crashing during racing in Melbourne last month, Callisto returns for knee surgery in three days times. Callisto underwent major knee reconstruction at the same time last year which adelaide saw her sidelined for the season. “I’ll have to spend six weeks off the bike after this so it’s better if it’s done now. Then I can focus on the World Championships,” she said.
RESULTS
Elite Men
1st Khalen Young #97 (Campbelltown)
2nd Luke Madill #17 (Penrith)
3rd Brian Kirkham #42 (Adelaide)
4th Jared Graves #531 (Toowoomba)
5th Billy Joliffe #21 (ex -Tamworth - Terrigal)
6th Sifso Nhalpo #122 (REpublic of South Africa)
7th Wade Bootes #74 (Gold Coast)
8th Scott Taylor #221 (Perth)
Elite Women (on points)
1st Tanya Bailey #17 (ex Perth - Liverpool)
2nd Melissa Mankowski #65 (ex Moranbah - Campbelltown)
3rd Nicole Callisto #55 (ex Perth - Campbelltown)
4th Caroline Buchanan (Junior Women) #67 (Canberra)
5th Ziggy Callan (Junior Women) #46 (Lilydale, VIC)
6th Grace Ireland (Junior Women) #51 (Liverpool)
7th Caitlyn Ward (Junior Women) #68 (Gladstone)
bmxultra.com press release
Most of the bmxultra.com crew had a busy start to the year with
the Track Attack series and BSX2007 keeping them busy.
Many of the bmxultra.com crew helped with preparation of the track, our AA Pro Levi Collins built the gate and co-sponsored riders Adam Carey, Scooby Guyers and Jamie Bullows helped around the track. Thanks guys.
Levi Collins (Vic, AUS) was unable to make a AA main at the Track Attack series. The AA field was stacked full of Australia best and a few international riders as well. He did manage to finish 10th overall. When the BSX came around however it was a different story. Levi looked right at home posting the 6th fastest time of the 34 pro open riders. He was eliminated however by Luke Madill in the quarter final. Luke went on to win the event. Levi will be taking a break over the coming month.
Shane Jenkins (Vic, AUS) was only able to compete at a few of the Track Attack rounds in vet pro. Having finished up the three rounds with a 5th, 7th and a 3rd you can be sure that Shane will be looking to improve in the lead up to the Australian Championships. At the BSX Shane posted the third fastest time in the 30 & Over open wheel class and finished second overall to Simon Anderson. If you have seen the January edition of XBR you may have noticed that a photo of Shane was used to promote One Bicycles in the Elite Cycle Imports ad.
Jason Bergstrom (TN, USA), our only US rider, has been resting up in preparation for 2007.
Co-sponsored riders
Adam Carey (Vic, AUS) also struggled a little in the tough AA field at Track Attack. He did manage to finish 9th overall for the series. At BSX he posted the 20th fastest time in the pro open class, he was eliminated by Jamie Gray in the first round.
Scooby Guyers (SA, AUS) made his first outing in the A pro field at the Track Attack, he didn't make a main, but finished 24th from the 50 riders who competed. At the BSX he posted the 24th fastest time in the pro open class and was eliminated by John Callan in the first round.
Jamie Bullows (Vic, AUS) had a good week at the Track Attack series, only racing at a couple of rounds he finished with a 3rd, 4th and a 5th in bruiser cruiser. He also finished with a 6th in vet pro when he busted out the dirt jumper at Frankston for some fun. At the BSX Jamie qualified with the fifth fastest time in the 30 & Over open wheel class, but was eliminated by the super smooth Simon Anderson in the first round.
Brandan Bullows (Vic, AUS) has been resting up and didn't compete at the Track Attack series this year.
Brett MaliC (SA, AUS) and his good mate Wolfman toured the Adelaide cafe scene for the Track Attack week.
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Western Australia's Matt Butterworth (WA, AUS) to the team. Matt finished second at the Cairns Australian Championships in the 30-34 Mens class a couple of years back, you will hear a lot more of him after the birth of his second child expect next month.
The next major stop for the bmxultra.com team is the South Australian state championships at the end of the month.
The bmxultra.com team is proudly supported by One Bicycles, Supercross BMX, Answer BMX, Dirt Designs, ATi grips, and Tektro brakes.
MCS press release
This
newest offering from MCS Bicycles is 3-D Forged from 6061 Alloy
and weighs in at 250 grams. Our seat post features directional
butting for a high strength to weight ratio, as well as infinite
angle saddle adjustment.
Available in Sizes: 26.6mm, 26.8mm, 27.0mm, 27.2mm
Available in the US through CUSTOM CYCLE SUPPLY, 800-645-2453
ABA BMX press release
Rider ABA BMX PRO wins this season –
AA PRO
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/Socko –
4
Cristian Becerine – Free Agent - 1
Mike Day – GT Bicycles - 1
Woman’s PRO
Alise "The Beast" Post – Formula/Action Sports
Depot – 4
Krystal Hime – Supercross/O’neal - 2
PRO CRUISER
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/Socko - 3
Paul Lange – Felt Bicycles – 2
Kenth Fallen – Supercross BMX – 1
VET PRO
Jason Carnes – Redline bikes - 3
Todd Parry – Socko Energy drink -2
Chad Street – Intense/ Phantom/On-Trac - 1
ABA BMX PRO Standing through Sooner Nationals:
AA PRO
1 DANNY CALUAG 1051
2 DEREK BETCHER 681
3 CRISTIAN BECERINE 619
4 DONNY ROBINSON 579
5 KYLE CUSHMAN 551
6 PAUL LANGE 449
7 BUBBA HARRIS 429
8 MIKE DAY 419
9 STEVEN CISAR 379
10 RANDY STUMPFHAUSER 349
11 MIKE MOELLER 301
12 JOEY BERTHIAUME 293
13 JASON ROGERS 179
14 BRANDON MEADOWS 169
15 DAMIAN LOPEZ 129
16 AARON JOHNSON 109
17 NATE BERKHEIMER 99
18 BRANDON HOPKINS 92
19 KENTH FALLEN 89
20 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 89
21 WARWICK STEVENSON 81
22 BARRY NOBLES 48
23 CHRIS BURKE 48
24 DUSTIN ARMSTRONG 48
25 JASON RICHARDSON 48
26 JOSH OIE 48
27 MICHAEL HUGHES 48
28 GABE MORENO 41
WOMEN PRO
1 AFTON SCHRIMPF 1085
2 ALISE POST 992
3 TERRA NICHOLS 713
4 TONI RUDE 585
5 KRYSTAL HIME 493
6 JODI ENGLAND 425
7 STEPHANIE HIGGINS 300
8 ANNA APPLEBY 225
9 ERIKA SHORT 220
10 MICHELLE GUTHRIE 172
11 BRITTANY BATES 90
12 CASSIE BUSHNELL 80
13 KATIE WEST 70
14 CHRISTIAN COSSEY 57
15 COURTNEY TOMEI 20
PRO CRUISER
1 DANNY CALUAG 941
2 PAUL LANGE 840
3 KENTH FALLEN 670
4 JASON CARNES 589
5 DAMIAN LOPEZ 420
6 ADAM SCOTT 349
7 BILLY ANDERSON 320
8 ADAM TREADWELL 301
9 JEFF UPSHAW 205
10 CARL RENOWITSKY 200
11 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 199
12 NATE BERKHEIMER 181
13 ERIC RUPE 150
14 MIKE GUL 125
15 AUSTEN LEE 81
16 MARK DECASPER 41
VET PRO
1 JASON CARNES 1304
2 CHAD STREET 1114
3 TODD PARRY 957
4 ERIC RUPE 744
5 MIKE GUL 444
6 DREW DOWNEY 414
7 CHRIS HAM 387
8 DAVID BITTNER 247
9 ZACK ROEBUCK 181
10 PAUL CALDWELL 177
11 BILLY ROSS 104
12 CARL RENOWITZKY 104
13 TIM DINGER 94
14 EFRIAM MIRANDA 83
15 CODY SMART 74
16 ROBERT HARRIS 74
17 DONALD TAYLOR 70
18 RAY HUDSON 63
19 RICK LOWRY 63
20 TED BROWN 63
21 PAUL BROWN 61
22 RYAN BIRK 57
23 BOB OGORMAN 54
24 KIYOMI WALLER 53
25 MARK NUNLEY 53
26 RONALD WILLIAMS 53
27 BILL MADDEN 44
28 DARRIN MITCHELL 43
29 GRANT HEWLETT 43
30 JERRY VANDERPOOL 43
31 TERRY TENETTE 43
32 TJ JOHNSON 27
33 JEFF NICKEL 23
34 ERIC DYER 14
A PRO
1 DAVID HERMAN 582
2 JOEY BRADFORD 367
3 JASON MORRIS 342
4 ALAN HUDSON 333
5 DOMINIC THERRIEN 297
6 JEFF UPSHAW 293
7 MICHAEL GONZALEZ 288
8 JOE SZUREK 273
9 MIKE WEATHERFORD 246
10 JASON BENNETT 213
11 CLINT DAILY 190
12 BILLY ANDERSON 155
13 JOSH SMITH 153
14 GARRET WOODS 148
15 WARREN MCDOW 143
16 SEAN MACLASKEY 132
17 KYLE BIAGI 127
18 JASON SHERRILL 126
19 ADAM SCOTT 122
20 MICHAEL MURPHY 122
21 ZACHARY BARRON 122
22 ANTHONY WALLACE 112
23 JOSH ZIEHL 109
24 SCOTT ERWOOD 108
25 CLAYTON ANGEL 107
26 NICK GOERTZEN 86
27 JUSTIN WIKE 83
28 ADAM TREADWELL 81
29 MATT FAULK 81
30 KEVIN JONES 79
31 DEREK SCOTT 78
32 JASON LAREV 78
33 JUSTIN MCLINTOCK 78
34 AUSTEN LEE 76
35 JACOB TELLER 76
36 KEVIN HILL 76
37 TOMMY BELLEW 76
38 RON SMITH 74
39 ALEX FOWLER 73
40 ANDREW CHURCHWELL 73
41 CHRISTOPHER SCHAEFER 73
42 DANIEL MAZUTI 73
43 DAVID LINDBERG 73
44 DUSTIN BLACKWELL 73
45 DWIGHT HENRY 73
46 JAMES CARTER 73
47 JARED MEEK 73
48 JIMMY MONROE 73
49 WARD PATEMAN 73
50 KARL CLARK 69
51 DEREK LIEGL 63
52 JULIAN MARTINEZ 63
53 BRANTLEY WIGINTON 58
54 JOHN ANDREWS 58
55 JON MILLER 58
56 KOREY TERRY 58
57 DEREK BERRY 54
58 JONATHAN JACKSON 53
59 KEITH MATTHEWS 53
60 ROBERT WHIPPLE 53
61 THOMAS GAGE 53
62 BYRON PATTERSON 49
63 CHRIS JONES 49
64 CLINTON DALE 49
65 JAKE EMRY 49
66 JUSTIN WHEAT 49
67 JEROMEY GIPPETTI 40
68 DEREK WOODLAND 37
69 JASON STEVENS 36
70 MICHAEL LUNDY 32
71 MATT VANDERVERE 27
72 ADDISON RHODES 24
ABA BMX would like to thank all the 2007 National Series sponsors:
American Suzuki-(www.suzukicycles.com ) Yamaha Waverunner-(www.yamaha-motor.com ) GameStop-(www.gamestop.com ) EB Games-(www.ebgames.com ) Redline Bicycles-(www.redlinebicycles.com ) Fly Racing-(www.flyracingbmx.com ) Sponsorhouse-(www.sponsorhouse.com ) GT Bicycles-(www.gtbicycles.com ) Tangent-(www.tangentproducts.com ) Intense BMX-(www.intensebmx.com )
Without their help, we couldn't make the 2007 ABA racing season such a huge success. Support the sponsors that support ABA BMX.
Toowoomba BMX Club press release
The Toowoomba BMX Club would like to thank all who attended the
recent Clive Berghofer / Toowoomba BMX Club Open day. The weather
gods were kind for once, no rain (what’s that stuff….???),
just a bit of a breeze that died off towards the finals.
A Huge Thanks to ALL those hard working Officials and Volunteers… without you guys, … no event, so thanks heaps on behalf of the club, and all riders.
The Toowoomba Club had some pretty huge bucks up for grabs, and these dollars have to come from somewhere. SPONSORS…, without the continue support from our sponsors there would be no event, of any kind in Toowoomba, so a very heartfelt Thankyou; Toowoomba City Council / & Dept. Youth Development (Sprocket Sponsors), Industrial Galvanizers, Bikeline, Sedl Earthmoving, Staats Bicycles (Staats 10s) and all other Minor Sponsors (will list all soon), and last but definitely not least, Mr Clive Berghofer / Clive Berghofer Group, the event’s naming rights sponsor. No Clive… No Event.
The AA final saw great racing action. Last years (2006) winner day one was Bootes, with Graves in second. Day two was Gray first with Graves second. It seems Jared has honed his BMX skills of late and was not content to settle for another second place this year. I would hate to be a selector trying to choose an Olympics team. That is going to be one tough job, given Aust has so many highend BMXers. You could nearly enter 4 Aussie teams, and they would probably all have an equal chance at Olympic level.
Racing across all other classes was hot with the lure of big bucks at the end of the rainbow. The Toowoomba Club hope to offer similar bucks in 2008, heck, we may even double everything again, being the first BMX Olympics year.
STAATS 10's (12 Riders)
1. KARLTEN WOLSEY
2. JAYCE CUNNING
3. JAK MCQUEEN
4. LACHLAN HARVEY
5. TARRAGON KEOGH
6. JAKE HALSON
7. CHRISTOPHER BROWN
8. BROCK SMITH
BRUISER CRUISER (12 Riders)
1. DAVID WALLIS
2. ROSS DOMIGAN
3. JON PERRIN
4. SCOTT PETIE
5. GREGORY HULL
6. BRUCE PASHLEY
7. DAMON DANELON
8. PAUL CONNORS
AA OPEN MEN
1. JARED GRAVES
2. JAMIE GRAY
3. WADE BOOTES
4. JULIAN LIM
5. TIM FERGUSON
6. JOEL CLARK
7. MICHAEL VOCKENSON
8. STEVEN JANSSEN
A OPEN MEN
1. NICK DEININGER
2. CHRISTOPHER COURTENAY
3. CHRIS FLEMING
4. MICHAEL YOUNG
5. MITCHELL HOWARD
6. KEVIN WATSON
7. NATHAN GRAVES
8. MICHAEL SHARP
PRO LADIES
1 KRYSTAL CRANFIELD
2 TANYA THIELE
3 KATE FISCHMANN
4 ASHLEIGH VAGG
You can check more including some pics at the Toowoomba web site at toowoomba.bmxa.com.au
Double A Marketing press release
Round 3 of the 2007 ABA Pro race events took place this past
weekend in Guthrie, Oklahoma at the Lazy E Arena. While the arena
is better known for some big time Pro Rodeos, it seemed like instead
of a Pro BMX race, there was a Rodeo going on this weekend as
a slew of riders took big time tumbles and crashes. The ABA build
a great track for the riders and there was some great race action
all weekend long. The Double A Marketing riders were there in
full force and had some impressive results. Here is how the guys
finished up:
Cristian Becerine was once again one of the top Pros at the event. Focusing on AA Pro, Cristian had a impressive showing as usual throughout the day on Saturday, but once the main events started, he really shinned. Cristian would take another home another AA win with his impressive power and skills. On Sunday, Cristian looked to repeat his increasable performance from the day before, but fell just a bit short, finishing 3rd. Cristian has been one of the top guys for 2007 and looks to continue his wining ways all season long. Cristian's Sponsors include: Free Agent, Answer, Kenda, THE Products, ODI, Sun Ringle, Shimano, Powerbar, Cyto Sport, OGIO, Oakley, Thomson Seat Posts, and BMXpros.com
Randy Stumpfhauser has also focused on AA only and has also been very impressive so far in 2007. While Randy has been atop the Pro class most of the season, this weekend he was off just a bit. Randy was in the AA main event both days, but finished up 8th both days. Still a tough feat to make the AA main, Randy was not happy with his results and will be ready to battle for the win in a few weeks at the next ABA National event in Florida. Randy's sponsors include GT Bicycles, Kenda, ODI, Tangent, Sun Rims, Bombshell, Fly Racing, SINZ Products, Powerbar, CTI Knee Braces, OGIO, SDG, SRAM, Easton, Cyto Sport, and BMXpros.com.
Brandon Meadows gave his fans something to cheer about as he made the Pro Open main event on Sunday. Brandon looked better and better on the track as the weekend progressed, and in the main event on Sunday afternoon, Brandon just missed making a appearance on the Podium, as he would finish up 4th overall. Brandon looks forward to his next event to get a shot at the Elite Pro win. Brandon's Sponsors include Intense BMX, Socko Energy Drinks, SINZ Racing, THE Products, Fly Racing, Shimano, Power Bar, Intense Tire Systems, Cyto Sport, OGIO, Thomson Seat Posts, and BMXpros.com
Joey Bradford made the trip to Oklahoma and just kept finding problems along the way. On Friday, upon arrival, his luggage didn't make it there with him, so he missed out on practice on Friday. Things took a turn for the better on Saturday, as he easily made it to the A Pro main event. Joey finished up 3rd overall. On Sunday, it was back to tough time, as after wining the 1st of the 3 main events and placing 2nd in the 2nd round, a crash would keep Joey from taking home the win and even a spot on the podium, as he finished up 4th overall. Joey’s sponsors include GT Bicycles, Fly Racing, Oakley, Bombshell, THE Products, Sun Ringle, Kenda, SDG, FSA, Sponsorhouse, ODI, Powerbar, Cyto Sport, Circle E, SRAM, Avid, OGIO, Sirius, joeybradford.com, and BMXpros.com
Kyle Bennett was in attendance and rode the track during the Friday practice. Kyle has had a quick recovery from his knee reconstructive surgery he had in December and looks to be back in the AA mix soon. Kyle is looking at the NBL national event in Boulder City, NV to hopefully be his return to the BMX National Tour. Kyle's sponsors include Free Agent, KHS, Fly Racing, Bombshell F1 Fork, Sun Rims, Shimano, UGP, Kenda, Thomson, S & M bars, ODI, ORP, Powerbar, Cyto Sport, and BMXpros.com.
Double A Marketing proudly represents Cristian Becerine, Kyle Bennett, Joey Bradford, Dale Holmes, Brandon Meadows, and Randy Stumpfhauser. Look for new riders to be added on for 2007. For more information on any of the riders or on Double A Marketing, please visit BMXPros.com
by Shane Jenkins/bmxultra.com
It's easy to forget some people since so many helped to make
BSX2007 happen. Thanks to Andrew Nolen, Sean Dwight and BMX Australia
for helping us make it possible to have the Australian High Performance
Team in attendance. BMX Australia also waived any fees required
to make it possible. The Eastern Region (the guys who run Track
Attack) also helped a lot behind the scenes, any unlicenced riders
had their day licences payed by Eastern Region. The Knox BMX club
had also donated $210 from money they collected from gate practice
sessions, they also donatated their left over BBQ food from the
race the day before which was a lot of meat, eggs and bread.
After the racing is over the competition starts to heat up in the auctions. The number plate auction is one of the hotest contested, especially when it comes to the #1 plate, the guy who pulls the fastest time on the track. Last year Luke Madill won the #1 and $200 cash that went to the fastest time. Suspiciously the number plate sold for $200.
Here's how the top 10 number plates went this year, sorry I haven't sorted them.
| Name | $ |
| Michael Robinson | 70 |
| Luke Madill | 65 |
| Daniel Johnstone | 40 |
| Jamie Gray | 33 |
| Levi Collins | 40 |
| Tom Siinmaa | 20 |
| Luke Pretlove | 25 |
| Shannon Rademaker | 50 |
| Simon Anderson | 50 |
| Shane Jenkins | 21 |
We also had a few signed jerseys going to the highest bidders. The Bubba Harris race worn and signed jersey sold for $300 and the DK jersey signed by the Australian DK team went for $240. The Kuwahara Jersey signed by Warwick Steveson and Matt Pohlkamp and Tony Harvey's signed Avent jersey also pulled good money.
Some of the hottest contested silent auction items were the 2 Joe Kid on a Stingray DVD's that were signed by Scot "The OM of BMX" Breithaupt, the late auction item that was brought up on the day by BMXMAD an Answer ACF carbon helmet, and the cartons of Beer.
by bmxultra.com
We have started working on the BSX2007 DVD already and have
put together the finals for you to download and view at home,
any feedback is welcome. You should be aware if you have issues
with the quality of the videos they have been compressed so they
are quick and easy to download, the DVD will be of much higher
quality.
Low bandwith option (Real Media files)
Broadband option - higher quality (Windows Media file)
by Shane Jenkins/bmxultra.com
One thing about BSX is that most people within the BMX fraternity
know it's a one-on-one BMX race. It's easy to forget it's primarily
a fundraising event for the Royal Children's Hospital. We have
winners and losers in the race on the day, that's the main event
that attracts the spectators, the fans of some of the world's
best BMXers. When the dust settles it's the Children's Hospital
that's the winner. Although having said that you can nearly guarantee
that Luke Madill will be on top of the podium, having now won
it two years in a row.
It's not only the Royal Children's Hospital who benefit though, it's also the Kinglake West community. The local Country Fire Authority branch cater for BSX, all of the money they raise goes back to maintenance and purchasing new equipment.
To raise money we had to spend money, we also needed the help from our fantastic partners who supplied product for auctions, raffles, door prizes, etc. Without the help of our partners rasping a significant amount of money would be very difficult. It's time to thank those who helped make BSX2007 a success.
Platinum partner
Our naming rights partner, Battery, supplied cartons of beer which were auctioned off and collected after the event, a Fender electric guitar which was also auctioned off and many cans of Battery Energy drink which were sold cold and the excess were given away.
Gold partners
The insurance for BSX2006 cost $1400 for the day and we still managed to make a profit of just over $3200. All of which was presented to the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. For BSX2007 Gavin D of XBR stepped in and covered the insurance for the event, allowing us to dramatically decrease the expense and maximise the money we could potentially raise for the charity. Not only that XBR helped promote the event in the months leading up to BSX2007 and had photos printed of each of the riders to be auctioned off when the racing had finished. If you grab the January 2007 edition of XBR you will see a two page spread of photos and words from the day.
ManageSoft have been very supportive since our first BSX, not only providing a significant donation to the Children's Hospital but supplying people to help with the running of the event. It doesn't stop there though, ManageSoft have other internal fundraising plans for the Children's Hospital.
Dirt Designs once again supplied the t-shirts and number plates for the BSX, not only are they a major contributor but also partially responsible for the BSX concept.
Silver partners
DK Bicycles joined us as a partner for the first time at BSX2007 their kind contribution far exceeded that expected of a silver partner. The many DK parts that were raffled off were well received.
FreeAgent Australia had donated an entry level race bike, an Eluder, and a helmet of which I am proud to say a Kinglake local won. We used the bike as a draw card for the local community through a voucher drop at the local primary schools.
Elite Cycle Imports supplied Intense (ITS) tires and THE grips and a bike stand which were very popular items on the day.
One Bicycles supplied everything from sticker packs to jerseys to number plates and more allowing us to add a lot of value with consolation prizes to each of the raffles. The jerseys were auctioned off.
Safe and Sound Production Services did a fantastic job on the day supplying the music, PA and scaffolding for the video crew. They have been a great supporter of BSX and BMX in general.
Bronze Partners
All of our bronze partners including Alpine Timber Doors and Windows, Bayswater Cycles, BMXMAD, DMC outsourcing, Fox Racing by Monza Imports, Goldcross Cycles Chirnside Park, Mud Honey MX, Redline USA, Scot Breithaupt and Splash Creative made contributions that allowed us to make a lot of extra money through auctions and raffles.
I personally would like to thank everyone who contributed either as a partner, a volunteer, a competitor, a spectator, or even if it was just watching on the webcam on the day. A special thanks to XBR, BMXPress and the Leader Newspaper for attending. Our total profit should tip well over the $6000 mark when the fundraising activities are finished. We are hoping that the local council revoke a Planning Infringement fine of $500 to help us keep the total contribution above the $6000 mark.
We will announce the final amount contributed to the hospital when it's available.
Work has already started on BSX2008, keep your eyes peeled.
A1 Bikes press release
After a ten year absence from the Australian BMX scene MCS Bicycles
are back. Back once again and looking to make up for lost time.
The new importer and distributor is A1 Bikes out of Goulburn,
NSW.
Watch out next week for the official launch of MCS Australia at Liverpool’s round five of the national Probikx tour. The official launch will include a pro shop displaying complete bikes and the announcement of the first Australian MCS factory team in over ten years.
For those new to the sport, MCS hail from the USA and have over thirty years experience in frame and BMX component manufacturing. MCS bikes have been holeshotting throughout the world for decades and now it is Australia’s turn. Those with a keen memory will remember MCS sponsoring Australian riders such as Luke Madill, Troy Fisher and former world champion Justin Ransom during the early 1990’s. The world team were also trade team champions at the 1990 France World Championships.
MCS offers a full range of junior through to pro XL sized frames in an assortment of colours. And who could forget the legendary Mantis frame. The Mantis frame gets its name from the praying mantis and is the baby of the MCS range. The Mantis is a mini frame with a curved top tube for an easy step through for Sprocket Rocket riders.
To find out more about the history and the full range of MCS frames, completes, components and accessories check out www.mcsbicycles.com.
See you at the official launch.
Enquiries: contact
John McLaughlin
a1bikes@bigpond.net.au
mb. 0400 389 652
J&R Bicycles press release
For the second year in a row J&R bicycles made a showing at
the NBL National in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. This time around
J&R President Kirk Morrison brought down Rookie sensation
Mike Kappes. Last year Jason Bennet who was also a rookie A pro
made the trip, however Bennet is currently in Africa shooting
for a reality tv show and couldn’t make the trip. Kappes
knew he had some big shoes to fill as last year Bennet won both
days of racing from start to finish. Not one to back down from
a challenge Kappes came to Puerto Rico ready to do battle with
the rest of the Super X riders. On day 1 Kappes took care of business
in all rounds and took the win with a pretty nice lead. As the
racing got underway on day 2 Kappes was already ahead in the payout
department winning $400 at the Black Jack tables the night before.
Wanting to add even more money to his Black Jack winnings Kappes
focused his efforts on the track and not on the dancing girls
at the top of the starting hill. Kappes lead practically every
lap on day 2 and when the racing was done he was once again the
over all winner in the Super X class.
Kappes Kills it in Puerto Rico
Day 1 Racing Rounds 2 & 3
Kappes comes out with a great snap and hole shot into turn 1.
Owens tucks in behind Kappes down the second straight and stays
on Kappes. Over the pro section and down the last straight Kappes
still has to lead and takes the win with Owens in 2nd.
Kappes gets snapped out by Ronald Vega but puts down some ponies
down the first straight and takes the lead. Down the second straight
Kappes still has good lead and Owens tucks in for 2nd.
Kirk Morrison serves the Puerto Rico Riders
As with last year Kirk Morrison brought 3 full large bags of product
to sell to the Puerto Rican riders. All three bags were over weight
and Kirk had to fork out $80 to the airline just so they would
accept his bags. Not even an hour into the trip and Kirk was already
down a few bucks. Knowing that there are very few bike shops in
Puerto Rico that carry BMX products he figured he would be able
to cover this $80 deficit. Not to mention a few hours at the black
jack and poker tables would hopefully be profitable. Wanting to
help out the local racers by bringing down what every racer needs
tubes, tires, helmets, gears, etc. he wasn’t to worried
about making a profit. As long as the trip paid for itself it
was all good. The very first customer for the Miniature J&R
vending area was Mr. Robbie Miranda. The sale was small, just
an inner tube. However Kirk already felt like he helped out a
fellow BMXer by having what that rider needed to be able to enjoy
the excellent track. Where else was Robbie going to get an inner
tube in Barceloneta. Many racers stopped by to check out the goods
that Kirk had and a few people picked up some much needed parts.
Even after Uncle Bob picked up the vending few on the 27 moto
race Kirk still felt as though the trip was worth it just to help
out the racers.
It's a WRAP
All in all the race was lots of fun and the J&R crew had a
great time. Kirk Morrison said that the NBL Puerto Rico national
is the Best little race that no one knows about. J&R would
like to thank Carlos Diaz, Angel Perez, Pucho, and the rest of
the Puerto Rican riders/organizers for putting on such a fun event.
Mike Kappes would like to thank the Puerto Rican casino companies
for allowing him to win some money. He would also like to thank
the rest of the Super X class for showing up and making for some
great racing action.
by bmxultra.com
We have our first 4 inductees to the bmxultra.com Hall of Fame
as nominated by you and voted on by some of the old school crowd
and some of the most influential people in the sport today. After
a postponement of the original presentation during the Track Attack
series we had decided to take the Hall of Fame in house and run
it at BSX2007. The only problem with that was the damp weather
sent our schedule haywire so in the rush to get the event finished
early we made the difficult decision to bump the bmxultra.com
Hall of Fame presentation once again.
Now that we are able to focus on the Hall of Fame we will be calling each of the inductees to see if we can get them all at the same place at the same time and make a formal presentation of it.
A slight reorganization of the bmxultra.com website over the coming months will see a new section of the site dedicated to the Hall of Fame so we can fully recognize those individuals who were instrumental in shaping the sport of BMX racing in Australia.
by bmxultra.com
If you are in the Toowoomba area tomorrow Saturday the 3rd
of Feb, you might want to get down to the Toowoomba BMX Track
and check out the action. Some of Australia's world class riders
including Wade Bootes, Jared Graves and Jamie Gray are tipped
to be competing in the mens class with Australian High Performace
Team member Krystal Cranfield set to take on a challenge from
Lacy Oliver, Tanya Thiele and others. Racing starts at 2pm.
For more information check out toowoomba.bmxa.com.au
ABABMX press release
Gilbert, Arizona— The ABA (American Bicycle Association)
will provide live-streaming coverage of Stop #3 on the national
event on the 2007 BMX (Bicycle Motocross ) racing series. The
ABA has previously provided a "live" streaming feed
of its national events for fans and racers to get real-time coverage
of its national BMX races. Adding this streaming-video coverage
is a first and unprecedented for the sport!
The ABA "Sooner Nationals" is one of the premier events on the national-race schedule and it is one of the PRO Series events in 2007. The event is being held at an indoor dirt Bicycle motocross track that the ABA will construct exclusively for this national-level race. Held at the Lazy "E" Arena February 2nd-4th 2007, it will include racers from 5 to 50 years old, male and female along with all the exciting PRO classes.
Coverage will be shown live each day at www.ababmx.tv . The live race action will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday February 3rd and 8 a.m. on Sunday February 4th. (All times are Central). The ABA continues to lead the sport of BMX with innovation and added value for its members, sponsors and spectators. The live-streaming video coverage of the ABA "Sooner Nationals" of BMX from Guthrie, Oklahoma is the third of several ABA BMX events to be shown in 2007!
The weekend viewing pass is $9.95 and a daily pass is just $4.95. Complete details and more information is available at www.ABABMX.tv
The live-streaming video feed will be produced by ABABMX.tv and BMX TV Direct, experts in BMX race coverage. The production team will cover both the Saturday and Sunday events. The three-camera shoot will be mixed and edited as the action happens.
ABA BMX would like to thank all the 2007 National Series sponsors:
GameStop-(www.gamestop.com ) EB Games-(www.ebgames.com ) American
Suzuki-(www.suzukicycles.com ) Yamaha Waverunner-(www.yamaha-motor.com
) Redline Bicycles-(www.redlinebicycles.com ) Fly Racing-(www.flyracingbmx.com
) Sponsorhouse-(www.sponsorhouse.com ) GT Bicycles-(www.gtbicycles.com
) Tangent-(www.tangentproducts.com ) Intense BMX-(www.intensebmx.com
)
Without their help, we couldn't make the 2007 ABA racing season such a huge success. Support the sponsors that support ABA BMX.
ABA (American Bicycle Association), formed in 1977 and headquartered
in Gilbert, Arizona, is “The Sanctioning Body of BMX”©.
The ABA organizes BMX racing for boys, girls and adults, nationwide
and Canada. With 60,000 active members, 274 racing facilities
and a 27 event-national race schedule; ABA is the worlds largest
promoter of action sports. For additional press information about
ABA, the sport of BMX, ABA events or professional racers, call
(480) 961-1903 X-144 or (714) 666-1999. To find races in your
area or view the national event schedule, visit www.ababmx.com
