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by Shane Jenkins
We head off on holidays over the Christmas/New Year break, so we won't be doing the daily updates over that period, I expect there will be some from time to time, but not with the militant regularity.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank a few people, and hope I don't miss anyone.
I would like to thank the website crew. Especially to Jason Bergstrom for his photos from the US, and Mark Dobson for administering the forum (and all the other moderators who have helped keep things in order over the year).
A big thanks to the team riders for flying the flag and helping spread the word of bmxultra.com right across Australia and the US.
To all those people who have provided news through the year a big thanks.
To our sponsors and partners for all their support for the website, the team and providing products for reviews:
One Bicycles, Answer BMX, SupercrossBMX, Dirt Designs, Tektro, Elite Cycles, Action Sports Depot, and XBR.
Oh and how can I forget the people who have been helping me prepare the backyard track for BSX in January. A big thanks to all, especially Chris Van Winden and Levi Barnett who both seem to be spending as much time there as I am.
A big thanks to the readers, yes that's right, you!
Have a safe and happy holiday season. We will be back to regular updates on Jan 6th, and expect to do a couple over the break as well.
If you have any suggestions for 2008 feel free to email them to webmaster@bmxultra.com
by Shane Jenkins
Victorian A Pro Kyle Horton has had a great couple of months on the One Bicycles Australia team. In 2008 he will be joined by fellow Victorian's Isabella Penglase (10 Girls) and Chris Van Winden (30-34 men), the three fill the three positions we had available for the Victorian team for the 2008 season while we continue to grow the team in other states.
The One Bicycles Australia team and it's sponsors One Bicycles, Elite Cycles and Dirt Designs wish you a happy and safe Christmas and New Year.
One Bicycles team is proudly supported by One Bicycles, Elite Cycle Imports and Dirt Designs.
Join the team
If anyone would like to find out more about the One Bicycles Australia grass roots program email webmaster@bmxultra.com. Our Victorian allocation is fulfilled.
How to buy One Bicycles products in Australia
If you would like to purchase a One Bicycles frame or accessories in Australia the best way to do so is to head down to your local bike store and place an order. If they don't know what you are talking about tell them to call Elite Cycle Imports while you wait and place your order there and then. After doing some calculations myself I have found the cheapest way to get One Bicycles products in Australia is through a local reseller.
About One Bicycles
For over a decade ONE Bicycles (operating out of Holland), inducted into the European Hall of Fame, has solely focused all their efforts on the sport of BMX. Today they are at the forefront of BMX product design Worldwide. Utilizing advancements in the industry, some of which were conceived in ONE’s own engineering department, their products directly reflect the evolution and maturing of proven BMX design. Like a fine wine ONE Bicycles product line has come of age as a result of years of dedication to the sport of BMX.
One Bicycles are a major sponsor of the bmxultra.com team
Over the years One Bicycles have sponsored
by Shane Jenkins
At the start of the year on the bmxultra.com forum there was an attack on a particular demographic of riders (that I fit into) for not supporting Track Attack (http://bmxultra.com/smf/index.php?topic=116.0). It's water off a duck's back for me personally because I choose which races I want to do for very specific reasons.
However I was checking out the Track Attack entry form closely for the first time, I was trying to work out which races I would be able to do in the 2008 series. As in most industries in Aus the company I work for will be shutting down for a couple of weeks over the Christmas break. That's 2 weeks of forced leave. Now the next big thing I plan to do in 2008 is take about 7 days off over the period when the UCI Supercross and Australian Championships are on over in Adelaide. That's pretty much all my annual leave gone. That considered, it leaves me to work around my current commitments.
Saturday for the UCI round at Park Orchards is fine. BSX is a charity event raising money for the Royal Children's Hospital which for me outweighs any other event on the racing calendar, that's on the Monday, but since that requires so much attention I won't be able to attend Round 2 on the Sunday. Then the mid week races start at 6:15pm and I don't finish work until 6:30 at the earliest, mostly closer to 7:30. Then Friday there's a race that starts at 10am. Friday is a normal working day for most people. The public holiday is on the Monday following. Which leaves me to just be able to attend the final round on the Saturday. That's just 2 rounds from 6 races.
I am sure I am not the only rider effected by employment that I rely on to provide money to pay the bills, put a roof over my head and support my filthy BMX habit, especially in the 30+ age group. Track Attack seems to be aimed more at the kids on school holidays and interstate riders these days with little consideration of others. If anyone wishes to comment about lack of commitment or support for classes at the event, in future, I suggest they should look beyond their own noses and see that there's a real world out there and people have real reasons to choose work over BMX racing. I know where my heart wants to be, track side breathing in dust for hours on end, but it's not always possible.
Track Attack (Jan 19-26) entry form and information in the bmxultra.com racing calendar.
ABA press release
Gilbert, AZ – Lake Perris BMX will host the 2008 So Cal Nationals February 15-17th located at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds in Perris California. The Lake Perris Fair Grounds is a spectacular venue, which also features Star West motocross track, Perris Auto Speedway and The Compound, the World's largest skate park.
The So Cal Nationals have a long and storied tradition as one of ABA's best events. This also marks the 10th anniversary of the largest ABA national ever, which was held at Lake Perris BMX in 1998 with an astounding 401 motos.
For more information about Lake Perris BMX visit
www.perrisbmx.com
Lake Perris BMX is located at 18700 Lake Perris Dr., Lake Perris Fairgrounds, Gate E
Perris, CA 92571
Phone: 951.657.4917
About the American Bicycle Association
ABA (American Bicycle Association), formed in 1977 and headquartered in Chandler, 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 largest promoter of action sports. To find races in your area or view the national event schedule, visit www.ababmx.com.
BAWLS Guarana Press release
Miami, FL – BAWLS Guarana, the Official Energy Drink of the National Bicycle League, today re-signed sponsorship deals with NBL Elite riders Matt “Ruckus” Pohlkamp and Rachel “Thunder” Smith for the 2008 season!
“Sponsoring Matt and Rachel for the 2007 season has been an incredible asset to our support of BMX racing,” said BAWLS Guarana Marketing Director Sabrina Gonzales. “2008 promises to be an even bigger year for BAWLS, as well as for Matt and Rachel and we’re proud to join them for the ride!”
Team Kuwahara rider and BAWLS Pro Matt Pohlkamp has been a part of the sport for the past 19 years and is currently ranked 4th in the NBL. Rachel Smith is the defending 2007 NBL National Series Champ and represented the US this year at the 2007 Pan American games in Brazil.
Under their sponsorships, Matt and Rachel will stay energized with unlimited access to BAWLS Guarana products – so be sure to catch them speeding down the track! They will also represent their favorite energy drink in style with exclusive, custom BAWLS Guarana helmets and BAWLS gear. Starting in January, Matt will ride in a one-of-a-kind BAWLS Guarana Cherry helmet!
BAWLS has re-signed as the Official Energy Drink of the NBL for the 2008 racing season, with exclusive sampling and track signage rights at all NBL-sanctioned national races. BAWLS and the NBL launched an exclusive cooperative marketing effort through a limited edition run of BAWLS Guarana CompUSA packaging dedicated to BMX racing, as well as a nationwide contest at Target stores last spring.
About BAWLS
BAWLS is the brainchild of entrepreneur Hoby Buppert, CEO of Hobarama, LLC, who named the beverage for the caffeinated “bounce” the drink packs. Widely distributed to local supermarkets, convenience stores (7-Eleven, Speedway/SuperAmerica), Target, Microcenter stores and gaming venues; BAWLS is a premium, non-alcoholic, carbonated beverage made from the guarana berry harvested in the Amazonian Rainforest. The caffeine found in BAWLS Guarana contains the same amount of caffeine as coffee and nearly three times that of traditional sodas due to a naturally occurring form of the stimulant found in the guarana berry. BAWLS’ unique refreshing flavor tastes like a citrus infused cream soda and its popularity continues to grow among caffeine-deprived, refreshment-seeking techies, students, professionals and athletes in need of a Bounce.
Proper Management press release
SE Bikes creates auction package for Stephen Murray Benefit:
SE Bikes one of the OG’s of BMX has put together a one of a kind package to help raise funds to assist Stephen Murray in his fight to “STAY STRONG” and recover from injuries he sustained at the Baltimore AST Dew Tour.
These items are for collectors and serious BMX enthusiasts!
This is the FIRST production bike of the 2008 PK Ripper Looptail. It's the same EXACT bike that was on display at Interbike in Las Vegas. All of the normal production bikes have the serial numbers stamped in numerical order on the inside of the rear dropout. But this bike is unique in the fact that it does not have any serial number stamp. Only 250 of this bike will be available throughout the year in the USA. This was the first one made!
Shoes
These are a brand new pair of the limited edition DC/PK Ripper DC Shoe. This shoe was also VERY limited worldwide and all stores are completely sold out. Size is 10.5. As a bonus, these shows come with a re-release of the "Joe Kid on a Stingray" video with bonus footage.
Jersey
The most legendary BMX jersey of all time, the SE retro jersey. Made by Hot Shoppe in the USA. Size large.
Get in on the auction at EBay where you can type in Stephen Murray for the item or the listing information below.
Stephen Murray SE Bikes Collectors Package – 200185371813
Special thanks to Todd Llyons and SE Bikes for making this effort to raise funds!!! Happy Holidays to all!!!
Also visit www.stephenmurrayfamilyfund.com & www.myspace.com/murraystrong
There is a second auction package that will be released on EBay soon as well that includes a Quad Angle frame and tons of SE goods!!!
by bmxultra.com
When the third annual BSX event goes ahead on Monday January 21st (gates open at 11am), we will be ready for anything. Even rain won't get in our way this time. We have invested in enough waterproof covers to protect the first half of the track from the rain, meaning that the track will be super fast come race time.
bsx2008 is on the Monday following the UCI race that kicks off the Track Attack series in Melbourne. Mark your calendars.
Change of start time
With a council permit we have had to change the start time for practice. The gates will open at 11am and practice (photo session) will run for two hours until 1pm.
Schedule (subject to change)
11:00 Practice (photo session)
13:00 Qualifying timed runs (45 mins)
13:45 10 min break to determine top qualifiers
13:55 Round 1 elimination (20 mins)
14:15 10 min break
14:25 Round 2 elimination (10 mins)
14:35 10 min break
14:45 Round 3 elimination (10 mins) - Pro open 1/4 finals
14:50 10 min break
15:00 Semi finals (5 mins)
15:05 10 min break
15:15 Finals
Challenge races start 10 minutes after the finals. Presentation and auctions immediatly after that.
Free ride session available after the event. The bsx2008 must be finished by 5pm according to the council permit, so we have plenty of time for slippage.
Calling all girls
Tanya Bailey and Ziggy Callan have both shown interest in racing the pro women's class at bsx2008, but it's not going to be as exciting with just the two of them. If you are thinking of hitting up bsx2008, take the plunge, it's the best fun you can have on two wheels and one of the best covered events by Australia's BMX media with BMXPress mag and event gold partner XBR in attendance.
Challenge races
Do you want to see a particular race match up? Or maybe you want to race against your favourite pro rider? Make a $30 donation to the Royal Children's Hospital (donations are tax deductable and we have a receipt book) and we'll set up the race for you. Please email in advance or at least organise it early in the day so we can fit it in.
Track changes
There has been a number of changes made through the track since bsx2007. With the aid of the event DVD we were able to analyze the track and where the riders were having the most trouble. Mostly we have lengthened jumps that people were over jumping and tweaked corners. The landings of jumps entering corners have been changed to put the rider in perfect position for the tight corners. We have also tried something to even up the two sides of the track for those that believed there was a bias. Track times should be faster than ever at next years event.
UCI and BSX
A number of people are heading down to Victoria for the UCI round at Park Orchards on Saturday and planning to stick around until Monday for BSX, they have been asking what time the event will finish. Racing should finish at 3:30pm (providing no delays) then auctions until about 5pm. Pheasant Creek is about an hour from the airport, if you have any questions, or require directions to the airport just send an email to webmaster@bmxultra.com
Everyone's a winner
You don't have to be Luke Madill to win at bsx. Everyone has a chance at winning, even if you aren't racing, with a 2008 PK Ripper as a door prize and a whole bunch of auctions and raffles. If winner's are grinners, then there will be a lot of grinning at bsx2008.
bsx2008 Poster
In case you missed it in the last update Splash Creative (www.splashcreative.com.au), a Melbourne based design company, have put together and awesome poster for bsx2008. Click the smaller image to the right for a bigger version, print it off and attach it to your fridge.
Entry forms available soon
We generally take entries in the days leading up to the event and on the day. But entry forms will be available for download soon. The entry form also has the directions to the track location.
Donations
We have donation forms that will be posted to the site soon, if you would like to make a donation email webmaster@bmxultra.com and I will forward the form.
Working bee/riding session
We are planning another riding session on Sunday Jan 6th and a trial race maybe the weekend after that.
Volunteers
We won't have the fantastic people from ManageSoft helping out this coming BSX, which means we will need to drum up some extra volunteers, if you are interested in helping out, please drop us an email.
Partnership packages
There are lots of sponsorship opportunities too, we prefer to call them partnerships because it's with your help that we are able to help two great charities. Since all the profits go straight to the Royal Children's Hospital your donations go to a great charity and are tax deductible.
What is BSX?
The BSX is an event to add some fun to an intense week of racing while raising money for the Royal Children's Hospital and the Kinglake West CFA. We have raised nearly $10,000 for the RCH over the past two years!
BSX is a pro only event. The three classes available are Pro Open, Pro Women and 30 & Over open wheel.
bsx2008 is presented by bmxultra.com and proudly supported by
Gold Partners:
Dirt Designs (www.bmxultra.com/dirt),
XBR (www.xbr.com.au),
SE/Goldcross (www.sebikes.com.au),
Answer/DK (www.answerbmx.com / www.dkbicycles.com)
Silver Partner:
BMXMAD (www.bmxmad.com.au)
Safe and Sound Production Services (www.safeandsound.com.au)
Intense Tyre Systems (www.intensetires.com)
Splash Creative (www.splashcreative.com.au)
For more information about BSX check out www.bmxultra.com/bsx
Terrigal BMX Club press release
Terrigal BMX Club rider Josh Webb has been named the Sportscover Junior Male BMX Cyclist of the year. Josh was presented his award by Australian Cyclist of the Year, Cadel Evans at a gala ceremony held in Adelaide, at The National Wine Centre which was attended by a host of Australia's cycling stars.
After an incredibly successful year Webb was still surprised to win. ‘I didn’t really expect to win,’ he said. ‘There are just so many good riders out there that I didn’t see myself as the cyclist of the year, it is such an honour and I’m stoked’. This year Webb achieved the number three world ranking, topped the Oceania rankings for the year & won the Rookie of the year at the BmxPress Gold Cup Awards.
Living close to the Terrigal BMX Track gave Josh the opportunity to build the BMX mileage, confidence & skills that helped to get him where he is today. ‘Josh only started riding 7 years ago’, his mother Jenny tells. ‘We lived very close to the Terrigal track so Josh would go there every possible opportunity & just ride & ride & ride until we would drag him off for meals. He would have slept there had we let him, he loved it from the start’, she said.
Turning 18 this Boxing Day, Josh will now move from Junior Elite to Elite Men where he will have his work cut out for him but he remains confident. ‘It is a big step from junior elite into elite men but I quite often race these guys under different formats & although it is tough, I can still hold my own’, says Webb.
With BMX making its debut as a medal sport at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Josh’s motivation remains high. ‘I’m not quite ready for Beijing next year but I would love to represent my country in the London Olympics in 2012! That’s now my goal’, he says.
UCI press release
UCI BMX RANKING
The latest ranking has been published, and with the Olympics just around the corner it’s getting more intense than ever. All continents have already held their initial ranking events. With the North American continent slightly ahead in the schedule, Mike Day (USA) and Kyle Bennett (USA) have catapulted to the front in the Elite Men ranking. The ever consistent Sarah Walker (USA) has a slight advantage over Sam Cools (CAN) in the Elite Women Ranking.
To view the latest individual ranking (dated 12.12.2007), please visit;
http://www.uci.ch/ucinet/uci.asp?page=rankings&discipline=bmx&ryear=2008&ridercategory=me
The even more important Nations Ranking (which counts for the Olympic Games qualification) has also been updated as. In the Nations Ranking for Men, USA is currently ranked 1st, with the Netherlands 2nd and Australia 3rd. For the Women Nations Ranking, USA has a slight lead over New Zealand, with France ranked 3rd.
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 Olympic Games qualification. To view the Olympic Qualification criteria, please see Part XI of the UCI rule book on the following link; http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MjI1MA&ObjTypeCode=FILE
2007/2008 UCI CALENDAR
The 2007/2008 BMX Calendar is posted on the UCI website. Being the Olympic year, the calendar is running from 1 August 2007 to 1 June 2008, ending with the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships. See link; http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stLevelID=c&level1=5&level2=3&idnews=3764
2007 SEASON WRAP-UP
The 2007 BMX season will go down in the history books as one of the most competitive and spectacular ever. With the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup kicking off in Madrid, Spain, it was the start of a great series with amazing racing. Khalen Young (AUS) took a surprising win in front of the world’s best, confirming that he was back and here to stay.
While the BMX Supercross World Cup took a break, the world’s best BMX racers headed to Victoria, Canada for the UCI World Championships to fight for gold medals and rainbow jerseys. The 2007 UCI BMX World Championships were held on a fantastic track, and creating some amazing race action. Many were quoted as saying it was “the best World Championships ever”. Kyle Bennett took an emotional win in Elite Men coming back from years of injury. Shanaze Reade (GBR) secured her position as number 1 in her first year as an Elite Woman. Junior, Swiss rider Yvan Lapraz could have won the “play of the year” title, coming from dead last to win the Junior Men final. Magalie Pottier (FRA) was the only one to double, winning in both Junior Women and Junior Cruiser Women.
Jonathan Suarez (VEN) won the Elite Men Cruiser title, with Sarah Walker (NZL) grabbing the Elite Cruiser Women rainbow jersey. Fausto Endara (ECU) took the win in Junior Cruiser Men class.
With only a few weeks to charge their batteries, the very best headed for the 2nd round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Beijing, China. The event was not only a BMX Supercross event, but would also function as an important test event for the Olympic Games and be the only time the athletes could get acquainted with the massive Olympic track.
It would be an understatement to say that riders and teams where impressed by the Olympic track and venue. As well as the spectacular and demanding track, the heat and humidity added another level of difficulty for the athletes. In the end, Donny Robinson (USA) coped with the exhaustion and showed his determination, taking a narrow win over Robert De Wilde (NED). For the first time, the Women were to compete on a full-blown BMX Supercross track. Not only did they conquer the big start ramp, but with the amazing skills of today’s elite women the racing action was brought to a whole new level. Shanaze Reade (GBR) took an emotional win in front of (returning MTB superstar) Ann-Caroline Chausson (FRA).
The 3rd round of the BMX Supercross was once again organized in conjunction with the AST Dew Tour, this time in Salt Lake City, Utah (USA). With an amazing setting in downtown Salt Lake City, the BMX Supercross track was ready for some intense race action. This however didn’t happen, when the skies opened up and forced the finals to be cancelled. The time trials were declared the official results, and the world’s fastest BMX’er (no elbows included) Mike Day (USA) took his first BMX Supercross win.
The 2007 UCI BMX Supercross finals headed once again to Fréjus, France and the massive Roc d’Azur festival. This time the Elite Women were also invited, creating a spectacular racing show and frenzy in the French crowd. Laetitia le Corguille (FRA) took a strong win in front of the cheering crowd. Marc Willers (NZL) created an upset and took his first BMX Supercross win.
The ever consistent Robert “Afro-Bob” De Wilde (NED) took home the 2007 UCI BMX Supercross Champion title in front of Donny Robinson (USA). Amongst the women, Laetitia le Corguille (FRA) grabbed the overall title in front of Gabriella Maria Diaz (ARG).
Look for the 2007 UCI BMX Supercross double-DVD (more than 3 hours of race action!) to hit the shelves in January 2008. This is a must for every BMX fan.
2008 UCI BMX SUPERCROSS WORLD CUP
UCI is pleased to announce the 2008 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, the world’s premier BMX racing series with an increased prize money purse of over $100’000. The 2008 series will be feature over five rounds on 3 continents.
8-9 Feb 2008 - UCI BMX Supercross World Cup round 1, Madrid, Spain
12-14 April 2008 - UCI BMX Supercross World Cup round 2, Australia Adelaide*
10-11 May 2008 - UCI BMX Supercross World Cup round 3, Copenhagen Denmark*
26-27 Sep 2008 - UCI BMX Supercross World Cup round 4, Salt Lake City USA (tbc)
10-11 Oct 2008 - UCI BMX Supercross World Cup round 5, Fréjus France*
*featuring women class as well
The first round will be held at the newly constructed indoor arena Palacio de Deportes in downtown Madrid. The BMX Supercross event will be accompanied by a Red Bull BMX Freestyle and FMX show and exhibition, promising an action packed event in front of the Spanish crowd. Please visit the official website; www.bmxmadrid.com
The second round of the BMX Supercross World Cup will be held in Adelaide, Australia at the Adelaide Showgrounds. This indoor venue will feature the Women class as well as Elite Men and is at the same site as the 2009 UCI BMX World Championships. Please visit the official website; http://www.bmxsuperx2008.com/
The third round will be held in Wonderful Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark. The event promises to be spectacular with a permanent track being built in a former speedway arena close to the center of Copenhagen. More information on the 4th round will soon be published on the UCI website.
The final round of the 2008 UCI BMX Supercross will once again be held in Fréjus, France in conjunction with the Roc d’Azur Festival, 10-11 October 2008. In 2008 the event promises to be even more exciting, being scheduled in the evening under lights.
For more information please visit the UCI website; http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI5/layout.asp?MenuId=MTI2MDE
2008 UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TAIYUAN, CHINA
The work has begun in Taiyuan, China, preparing for the biggest BMX event of the year – the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships. The city of Taiyuan, with its population of 3.4 million, is located in the Shanxi district southeast of the capital Beijing. For more information, please visit the following link, the UCI BMX World Championship page; http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI5/layout.asp?MenuId=MTI2MDI
The official World Championships website has already been launched and contains information such as accommodation, travel and other interesting facts. Please visit; www.bmxworlds2008.com
2008 OLYMPIC GAMES
There’s no doubt that the most anticipated BMX event ever is the 2008 Olympic Games, which will be held 20-21 August 2008. With a very successful test event last August, the UCI is confident that the track and venue are ready to receive the best 32 Men and 16 Women in the world.
The UCI has launched a webpage solely dedicated to the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. For information such as schedule, track layout etc please visit; http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI5/layout.asp?MenuId=MjI1MA
For more information on the actual Olympic Games, please visit the official website; http://en.beijing2008.cn/
For ticket purchase and information, please visit; http://www.tickets.beijing2008.cn/?lang=en-cn
UCI BMX RULE BOOK
The 2008 UCI BMX Rule Book has been totally revised and re worked in order to be ready for the new season. The new UCI rule book is now published on the UCI website; please visit www.uci.ch
ONE KENDA press release
Round 1 and 2 of the European Championship for Junior/Elite Men and Women were held in the St. Etienne, France.
The European Championship series started months earlier then usual.
Different training and planning was required from all riders.
No outdoor races yet and that meant smaller tracks and crowded events. In this case around 1900 riders were attending the event.
For riders of team ONE/Kenda it turned out to be a great weekend with excellent results even though due the early start most of the new parts and gear wasn't ready yet.
Magalie Pottier from France moved up to Elite Women leaving Joyce Seesing as the only ONE rider in Junior Women.
Emilio Falla from Ecuador is staying at the UCI center for his training programm for the 2008 season and meanwhile Emilio is able to race the events in Europe.
Emilio will go back to South America in January to race the Latin American Championships.
What caught peoples attention - the domination of ONE's Latvian riders in Junior and Elite Men, a track covered with small stones, the first jump at the bottom of the starting hill, Magalie's first year in Elite Women, not enough stands for the audience, and Emilio's and gates.
Results:
Elite Men
Saturday: 5. Arturs Matisons LAT 6. Maris Strombergs LAT
Sunday: 1. Maris Strombergs LAT 3. Arturs Matisons LAT
Elite Women
Saturday: 5. Aneta Hladikova CZE
Sunday: 3. Magalie Pottier FRA 4.Blandine Cottereau FRA 6. Aneta Hladikova CZE
Junior Men
Saturday: 1. Toms Skujins LAT
Sunday: 3. Toms Skujins LAT
Junior Women
Saturday: 5. Joyce Seesing NED
Sunday: 5. Joyce Seesing NED
Next race, round 3 and 4 in Holland (Jan. 12/13)
ONE KENDA is sponsored by:
Pinch Gear, BOMBSHELL, SHIMANO, BOLLÉ, THE Industries, WLM DESIGN, UFO, THOMSON, FIZIK, ODI, KENDA, NIKE and BMXPIX
by bmxultra.com
So, if you haven't checked them out already, you are probably wondering "what is all the fuss about with those compression pants anyway?" Check out our review of the BSC compression pants.
SE Bikes press release
All shirts are now in stock. Available in sizes Small through XXL through your favorite SE dealer.
NBL press release
The City of Columbus will have more to worry about than just Boxing Day sales when more than 2,300 BMXer’s take over the Columbus Convention Center for the annual NBL BMX Christmas Classic and President’s Cup. This year’s event includes two Olympic BMX qualifiers where the top National and International stars will be competing for cash and Olympic qualifying points.
The three-day long Christmas event will take place at the Columbus Convention Center from December 27-29, 2007. The event kicks off on December 27th with the 23rd Annual President’s Cup, a state-vs-state competition, where Ohio will defend their National title against Florida and other top states. The event is open to all rookie, novice, expert, girl, cruiser, and pro NBL riders who have earned a state ranking of #1-#15 within their state. Special Silver Cups will be awarded to all riders who make their respected main events. Immediately following the President’s Cup will be the first of two UCI Olympic qualifying events that will showcase the Worlds fastest riders competing for over $7,000 in cash prizes and valuable Olympic points.
The showcase event, the NBL Christmas Classic, takes the stage on Friday, December 28th and features full-blown National Amateur racing followed by the 2nd UCI Olympic qualifier event. The UCI Olympic qualifier starts at 6pm and tickets are only $5.00 at the door. World and NBL National Champion, Kyle Bennett, will be in action to prove that he’s still the fastest in the World and he’ll have plenty of competition including current UCI points leader, Mike Day, and 2007 UCI Series Champion Robert de Wilde.
Check out all of the high-flyin’ BMX Racing action at the Columbus Convention Center located in downtown Columbus at 400 High Street. To find out more information about the event including schedules and times, visit the NBL website at www.nbl.org. The NBL Christmas Classic is proudly sponsored by BAWLS Guarana (www.bawls.com), Intense BMX (www.intensebmx.com), Camp Woodward (www.campwoodward.com), Sinz Racing (www.sinz-racing.com), and Vigor Helmets (www.vigorhelmets.com).
SABMXA press release
The 2008 ABD South Australian Bicycle Motocross Association State Championships are open to all BMXA licensed riders and will be held 16 & 17 February 2008 set in the Cycling Australia calendar as a lead up to the 2008 Nationals to be held in Adelaide in April.
Proudly sponsored by:
Avanti Bicycle Company - The makers of ABD.
The SA State Championships will be held at:-
Happy Valley BMX Club
Happy Valley Sporting Complex
Taylors Rd West, Aberfoyle Park
16th & 17th February 2008
The Championships will be preceded by Pre-Title race meetings starting on the Sat 9th February (Club Event) and on Wed 13th Feb leading up to the Championships.
A prize pool of $5,800 is being offered to Invitational classes.
For accommodation and Club information please visit:-
www.happyvalleybmx.com
Entries Close Wed 23rd January 08
Please note: Invitational classes will be taken up to 8pm Fri 15th Feb 08
Billeting for interstate riders with local families is available but be quick.
Download an entry form from our race calendar.
BMXManager press release
This past weekend was the beginning of the euro season for the BMXManager’s riders : Thomas Hamon and Moana Moo Caille. They travelled to Saint Etienne where the race took place during this famous french indoor. There were more than 150 riders in Elite. So they had 1/16’s on saturday and 1/8’s on sunday. Our riders were very strong, very consistant in first straight and they were flying all over the track.
Moana was unstoppable saturday. But, in quarter, he did a little mistake in the third jump and was 5th after the first corner. He tried to come back up for a fourth in vain. The sunday was definitely better for him. He led all races he was into. Logically, Moana was in the main. Once again he had a great start with a great first straight. The first turn was complicated : Moana was 2nd but Sifiso Nhlapo took his inside and moved Moana to the outside. That was hard for him to stay fast and the others riders overtook his place. Moana crossed the finish line in 8th. He is 10 in the UE rankinng for the moment.
Thomas had a good feeling all the weekend too. Saturday he was one of the best “1st straight guy”. He had no problems until the semi where he opened an inside... And that was a big mistake because some riders took this inside... He was 5th in the second straight, the race was very closed. He tried to take a good turn and crashed with 3 others riders. As Moana sunday was different for him. The mistake of saturday made him stronger. He killed the race until the semi which was hard but he qualified. In the main he was on the lane 7. He had to take a good gate for win. That was not enough cause Thomas was 4th in the first corner. He kept this place until the last corner where he slipped and finished 7th.
Moana and Thomas are now training in order to race the next event : Round 3+4 of the Euro Championship wich will be in Zwolle, The Nederlands.
BMX MANAGER wants to thank : BMX WEAR, Galaad and AlexIche photographies.
If you want to support our riders by our organization, please contact us : contact@bmxmanager.com or check out our website : www.bmxmanager.com
ABA press release
Gilbert, AZ – While spending the year celebrating 30 years in business, the American Bicycle Association has also been extremely busy building new BMX tracks. This year 17 new tracks have been fostered into operation thanks to the efforts of local organizations and the ABA. The mark of any company is growth. In the business of BMX, growth can be measured in two ways, memberships and sanctioned BMX race tracks. Not since the early seventies and eighties has growth of this magnitude occurred in a single year.
John David, ABA Director of New Track Development, states “It is such and exciting time for the ABA family. We have been so busy building new BMX tracks the year has completely flown by. The growth won't stop now. We already have at least 8 new tracks scheduled to open in the spring. We set many goals years ago to make our 30th year in operation one of the best yet, and we did it!”
New Track Location
Link N' BMX - Lincoln, NE
Colorado River BMX - Bullhead City, AZ
Milwaukee BMX - Milwaukee, WI
Argyll BMX - Dixon, CA
Toad's Cove BMX - Arcadia, WI
Olathe BMX - Olathe, CO
Freedom Park BMX - Camarillo, CA
Speedworld BMX - Surprise, AZ
Freedom BMX - Lowell, IN
Ottawa BMX - Ottawa, ON
Visalia BMX - Visalia, CA
Mid-Way BMX - Salem, OR
Marble City BMX - Sylacauga, AL
Franke Park BMX - Ft. Wayne, IN
Emerald Valley BMX Indoor - Eugene, OR
Squamish BMX - Squamish, BC
Campbell River BMX - Campbell River, BC
If you're interested in starting a BMX track in you town, contact ABA Director of New Track Development, John David. 480-961-1903x112 or john@ababmx.com.
About the American Bicycle Association
ABA (American Bicycle Association), formed in 1977 and headquartered in Chandler, 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 largest promoter of action sports. To find races in your area or view the national event schedule, visit www.ababmx.com.
BMX Victoria press release
BMX Victoria will launch a cinema advertising campaign in selected Melbourne Metro cinemas this Christmas school holidays. Starting on Thursday December 20 and running through to the 17th of January the campaign will highlight the February Come and Try Days. The campaign will play at Chadstone Hoyts, Southland Village, Chirnside Park Reading, Epping Reading, Frankston AMC, Eastland Hoyts, Taylors Lakes Hoyts, Knox Village and Werribee Village Cinemas. So if you are going to the pictures this school holidays keep an eye out for some familiar faces on the big screen.
by bmxultra.com
BMXMAD and ITS (Intense Tyre Systems) have just come on board as silver partners for the third annual BSX event which is set to go ahead on Monday January 21st, gates open at 12pm. That's the Monday following the UCI race that kicks off the Track Attack series in Melbourne. Mark your calendars.
Both ITS and BMXMAD were very generous this year and donated lots of awesome products for bsx2007, so don't miss out on bsx2008 in January.
UCI and BSX
A number of people are heading down to Victoria for the UCI round at Park Orchards on Saturday and planning to stick around until Monday for BSX, they have been asking what time the event will finish. Racing should finish at 5pm then auctions until about 6pm. Pheasant Creek is about an hour from the airport, if you have any questions, or require directions to the airport just send an email to webmaster@bmxultra.com
Everyone's a winner
You don't have to be Luke Madill to win at bsx. Everyone has a chance at winning, even if you aren't racing, with a 2008 PK Ripper as a door prize and a whole bunch of auctions and raffles. If winner's are grinners, then there will be a lot of grinning at bsx2008.
bsx2007 Poster
In case you missed it in the last update Splash Creative (www.splashcreative.com.au), a Melbourne based design company, have put toegther and awesome poster for bsx2008. Click the smaller image to the right for a bigger version, print it off and attach it to your fridge.
Entry forms available soon
We generally take entries in the days leading up to the event and on the day. But entry forms will be available for download soon. The entry form also has the directions to the track location.
Donations
We have donation forms that will be posted to the site soon, if you would like to make a donation email webmaster@bmxultra.com and I will forward the form.
Working bee/riding session
The final working bee was on Sunday, it was the last of the changes for the track, from now on it's just clean up and patch work. Thanks to Craig and his crew for helping out, there will be a lot of riding up to the event in hope to roll it in the best it can possibly be.
We are planning another riding session on Sunday Jan 6th and a trial race maybe the weekend after that.
Volunteers
We won't have the fantastic people from ManageSoft helping out this coming BSX, which means we will need to drum up some extra volunteers, if you are interested in helping out, please drop us an email.
Partnership packages
There are lots of sponsorship opportunities too, we prefer to call them partnerships because it's with your help that we are able to help two great charities. Since all the profits go straight to the Royal Children's Hospital your donations go to a great charity and are tax deductible.
What is BSX?
The BSX is an event to add some fun to an intense week of racing while raising money for the Royal Children's Hospital and the Kinglake West CFA. We have raised nearly $10,000 for the RCH over the past two years!
BSX is a pro only event. The three classes available are Pro Open, Pro Women and 30 & Over open wheel.
bsx2008 is presented by bmxultra.com and proudly supported by
Gold Partners:
Dirt Designs (www.bmxultra.com/dirt),
XBR (www.xbr.com.au),
SE/Goldcross (www.sebikes.com.au),
Answer/DK (www.answerbmx.com / www.dkbicycles.com)
Silver Partner:
BMXMAD (www.bmxmad.com.au)
Safe and Sound Production Services (www.safeandsound.com.au)
Intense Tyre Systems (www.intensetires.com)
Splash Creative (www.splashcreative.com.au)
For more information about BSX check out www.bmxultra.com/bsx
ASC( Action Sports Connection) is proud to announce to pick up and sponsor Team SRC Inc. This new ABA team is based out of Napa California and is looking forward to an exciting and fun 2008 BMX Racing season.
To date here the Team SRC roster:
Congratulations to Team SRC and welcome aboard to the Action Sports Connection.
If your interested in racing on a new ABA BMX team visit the teams website www.srcbmx.com or contact Mica at Mica@srcbmx.com
BMX South Queensland press release
This Series continues to grow year after year, with record numbers competing... 2007 - saw almost 400 + Riders attending every event.
We are certain this Great BMX South Qld Event will continue to evolve, and continue to be the Panicle Event, on the East Coast of Aust.
and....
BMX Sth Qld is expecting, Yet Again, Record numbers in 2008 (Olympic Year - for BMX), at each of the six rounds.
Special Events offered this year to cater for the growing demand from our senior riders - Which will certainly drag some History out of the woodwork...:
30+ VET-PRO (Open Wheel) Event - Sponsored by Oxley Cycles
35+ JURASIC PRE-86 OLD-SCHOOL'N (PRE 1986 Bikes only - Open Wheel) - sponsored by Johnny Chopper
BMX-SQ will also be running the BMXTRONIC GAUNTLET Competitiion, as per previous years, with the BMXTRONIC Practice Gate System (valued over $1000) being given away to a lucky winner who has positioned top 3 placing in expert class over the series, from age 8 upwards.
BMX South Qld (Shoot Out Serries) is Again Proud to be Sponsored by:
DK Bicycles
AdvancedTraders
BMXTRONIC.com
Johnny Chopper
Forrest Lake Cycles
Oxley Cycles
Flyers & Entry Forms available at;
http://southqld.bmxa.com.au
or
http://www.bmxq.org.au/downloads/Flyers/2008%20shootout%20flyer.pdf
Special reminder to all riders - Rounds 2 & 3 January will be a Double Header weekend (26th = Cent. Plains + 27th = Beenleigh) - This is the Aust Day Long weekend, and what better way to spend it than hitting up the track for some serrious BMX racing, leaving recovery (Aust Day) Monday, to throw a snag on the Barby, throw down a "Power Aid", and talk about the BMX Fame that could have been...!, or perhaps is...!
by bmxultra.com
Still looking for a Christmas gift for that BMXer in your life, but no idea where to start? Here are some ideas that might give you a good starting point. (All prices are in Australian dollars.)
What you can get for around $30
Dirt Designs number plate
Dirt Designs padset
Lots of chances to win goodies at BSX
2 x Echo quick release helmet clips
Intense Tyres
$30 - $60
SE Ripper Dirt Jumping helmet
Supercross Blue Streak tyres
Funn Combat lock on grips
$60 - $100
Vans shoes
Profile Chainwheel
Race Face FR knee/shin guards
$100 - $150
bmxultra.com/One Bicycles jersey, custom with your name and delivered to your door
THE Storm knee/shin guards
UFO Plast MTB 6100 knee/shin guards
$150 - $200
Supercross Pro Cromo forks
Answer Edge race pants
Compression clothing
S&M XLT Slam Bars
$200 - $300
S&M XLT Pitchforks
$300+
Answer forks
Bombshell forks
Profile Cranks
Other
How about a cheap race frame? I mean CHEAP! I found 4 race frames at BMXMAD being cleared for just $200. Check this link out if you don't believe us. http://www.bmxmad.com.au/?stg=612
Don't know where to get this gear from? Try your local bike shop or contact someone from your local BMX club to point you in the right direction.
XBR press release
In a first for BMX Racing in Australia – XBR is providing ONLINE REGISTRATION and PAYMENT for their 2008 COACHING SUPER-CLINIC and SUMMER RACE SERIES in NSW. It has taken a small team of dedicated volunteers a few weeks to write code, source a secure network, test data and implement it all into a small race event.
“We wanted to make sure that everything had been tried and tested before we activated it for the general public” said XBR founder – Gavin D. “We contacted some local riders (around 30) and asked them to go online and register for a clubbie. We had 14 pre-noms and 15 on day entries. We were able to see what was required to deal with ON DAY REGISTRATION, as well as the allocation and fitting of transponders. The event was an a success and so late last night (Thursday 6th December) we activated the links for the ONLINE REGISTRATION for the XBR SUMMER SERIES – with the COACHING CLINIC link to be activated later today.”
To register and pay for your entry to the XBR Coaching Super-Clinic or Summer Series – go to www.xbr.com.au and follow the links.
If you are not currently receiving a copy of Australia and New Zealand’s number one BMX Racing Newspaper – log onto their website and fill out a subscription online – XBR is a FREE PUBLICATION and is posted out at NO CHARGE to riders and their families.
Free Agent press release
Dominguez Hills, CA—Free Agent, the world champion BMX race team, has just signed Free Agent New Zealand's Marc Willers to the World Team for the 2008 race season, announced team manager Dale Holmes.
Marc is a multi-National Champion and winner of the last UCI World Cup in France, proving he has to be one of the favorites for the Beijing Olympics next season.
Marc will be focusing on the Oceanic series, the UCI World Cup and the World Championships in China before final preparations and qualification selection for the Beijing Olympics next summer.
“'We're really stoked to have Marc on the program,” said Dale Holmes. “After such a successful year with Kyle Bennett and Ecuador Team rider Fausto Endara both becoming UCI World Champions, and the Team winning the World Team Title, we have set our goals even higher for ’08. With the addition of Marc, I believe Free Agent’s chances for a medal at the Olympic just got better.”
Marc kicks off the ’08 Oceanic season in early January sporting his new Free Agent colors. He joins a celebrated team of champions also wearing Free Agent colors, including Kyle Bennett, Cristian Becerine, Ramiro Marino, Nicole Callisto, Andres Jimenez, Caroline Buchanan, Fausto Endora, Tom Haugen, and Kelvin Batey.
ABOUT FREE AGENT – Free Agent is one of the worlds leading BMX bicycle brands, with distribution around the world. Free Agent has a long and celebrated history of supporting top racers from around the world, and currently sponsors reigning world champions. In the most recent season, Free Agent won a total of eight national and world championships. The Free Agent brand is produced and distributed by KHS Bicycles, Inc. Their website is www.FreeAgentBMX.com
Free Agent press release
Last weekend in Ambato - Ecuador, was the Ecuador Grand Nationals.
In the Elite Men Class, Fausto Endara Free Agent World Team Member won every single moto, semi and main event, both days. Winning the race, and the 2007 overall.
ELITE MEN
Day 1 Results
1. Fausto Endara - Free Agent
2. Santiago Endara
3. Geovany Lascano
Day 2 Results
1. Fausto Endara - Free Agent
2. Santiago Endara
3. Sebastian Palacios
2007 Overall Elite Men
1. Fausto Endara - Free Agent
2. Santiago Endara
3. Daniel Nicola
Free Agent Ecuador gave a Free Agent bike to be raffled by Fausto between all the racers that were at the Grands.....the lucky guy was an 8 year old who was so stoked to get a new Free Agent bike from Fausto.
by bmxultra.com
We have been putting the Supercross R-CR cromo frame through it's paces for that past few months. Click here to check out the review.
BMX Australia press release
Following the decision by the UCI BMX Commission last month to introduce the random gate starts at UCI BMX World Championships in 2008 for all classes and at the Supercross.World Cups further advice has now been received.
The UCI BMX coordinator, Johan Lindstrom, has advised BMX Australia that it was also recommended by the UCI BMX Committee that random gate starts be used at the following events:
a) Category 3 meetings: UCI Ranking Rounds
b) Category 4 meetings: National Championships and National Series.
BMX Australia National Officiating Director, Mr. Ian North, has confirmed that BMX Australia will be using the random gate at the next National Championships to be held in Adelaide in April, 2008. It will be used at the National Championships for all classes. The random gate will also be used at the National Hog’s Breath Café Probikx and Champbikx Series.
Mr North says, “Now that the UCI will be using the system for all classes at future BMX World Championships, BMX Australia has a responsibility to all of its riders trying to qualify for teams for the Olympics and for the World Championships to gain as much experience as possible with this gate system.”
Mr North also stated that although this mechanism is required for class 1 – 4 UCI events there is no requirement for clubs to upgrade their existing starting system to incorporate the random gate at this stage.
“Whilst there is no compulsion at club level to go out and purchase this mechanism at this time,” said Mr North. “It does affect us on a National level.”
Mr North added, “On the other hand if clubs want to go out and start using this system then that is a matter for them. The benefits for their riders are obvious.”
Mr North pointed out that these points would be fully discussed at the next national officiating conference.
BMX National Championship Entry forms
Forms have been posted to clubs and are also available on BMX Australia website: www.bmxaustralia.com.au
For queries contact:
BMX Australia office 02 96443002
email bmxinfo@cycling.org.au
by bmxultra.com
After suggesting that the second day of the Victorian State Championships was slowed down by the video yesterday I was reminded that there was a final for everyone. Not just the top 8 but for 9-16 then 17 to 24 and so on, for each class. An overkill at a title event, but it's now expected since it's been run that way her in Victoria for so long, I wonder how many other states do it. Another reason for delay was the sprocket rocket presentation, but those guys are the champions of the future and deserve a little recognition.
That's the last you will hear about the subject from me, if you want your say check out the forum.
by bmxultra.com
There were 27 riders in the A pro class, including some big names, like former elite state champions Danny Galea and Simon Anderson, there was Jordan Morgan who was flying at the 2006 State titles. Two of the early favourites were Matt Dunsworth and Kyle Horton, but it was by far a 2 horse race, the motos proved that. It was a very tight field. Come semis time there was a run off for the final spot. Mount Gambier's Karl Ballintyne narrowly beat out a much improved Chase Collins. There was no bigger surprise than the home town hero Andrew Howieson qualifying easily to the semi and then taking a second to secure a spot in the final.
When the gate dropped in the main Anderson, Galea and Dunsworth jumped to the early lead followed closely by Howieson, Morgan and Horton. Denholm and Stagg were bringing up the rear. The field stretched out over the second straight. Dunsworth had taken the lead followed closely by Simon Anderson who looked like he was ready to take the lead in the second corner. Galea had slotted into fourth and was challenging Galea. Anderson ran into trouble in the third straight rhythm section which allowed Dunsworth out to an unbeatable lead. Galea slipped into second and in the last straight Morgan just took third over Horton with Anderson slipping back to the five spot.
In the AA Women Grace Ireland was unbeatable, she took the clean sweep, Ashleigh Cragg took second with Talia Smith in third. Victorian riders Erin Anderson and Ashleigh Weier had a close battle in the final for fourth and fifth, it was Anderson who grabbed the four spot.
There was certainly some awesome racing one of the races I was looking forward to was the 13 boys final. Denholm V's Turner. Sure there were a bunch of other guys in the fianl worthy of being there, but they don't quite have the showmanship of this duo. When the dust had settled in the main it was Denholm who had taken line honours, you can be sure though that Turner will be back for another round real soon.
I must applaud 3 riders who really did it tough on a hot and sunny weekend on a track that certainly felt long and both physically and mentally draining. Simon Anderson, Danny Galea and Kyle Horton all competed in 3 classes, which is an achievement on it's own, but for all of them to have made all three mains, that really says something about the character and the ability of those guys. My hat goes off to you.
I have to say I love how quickly racing went through on Saturday, it was fast paced, but it meant riders could get home early and get some rest before finals day. Sunday on the other hand was dragged out a lot longer than it needed to be. It was explained to me that it was because of the video. Now if the video was going to everyone I could understand that, but only people who bought it would get a copy, but still everyone suffered because of it. 4 rounds of motos were run on Saturday in about the same time as 1 moto and finals on Sunday. Imagine if BMX Australia slowed their racing down for the video at the Australian Championships.
All in all it was a great weekend on a fantastic track. Rumours are that the tracks first straight may change for the Track Attack event coming up in Jan.
ABA press release
I'm just dropping you a quick line to let you know the ABA BMX Grands weekend videos are posted up on GO211.com. In case you were one of the few that missed "The Greatest Race On Earth", you can watch the PRO Spectacular/N.A.G. 5 Challenge, see the ABA BMX title battles unfold, Find out who took home the brand new Suzuki's, or just check out the action packed mains as they happened. If you were there to witness the excitement first hand, it's a great chance to recap the pressure packed weekend. Be sure to check out all the ABA BMX Grands videos at: http://www.go211.com/u/abagrands/videos/
Enjoy!
Bawlstyle press release
Watch out, Nacho Libre!!
When he’s off the track, BAWLS BMX Pro Matt Pohlkamp has been filming a new indie film, “Zombie Luchadores!"
Set to release spring 2008, the film features everything you could possibly need – zombies, wrestling, crazed luchadores, BMX (there’s a chase scene with Matt!) and caffeine!
See a photo of the cast (right) hard at work…Matt is the luchador in the back row, at the far left with his arm in the air.
For more BAWLS BMX news and photos, check out www.BAWLStyle.com!
BMX Manager press release
There are some news in the french bmx world : BMX Manager is arriving. This new non profit organization wants to help French Superstar be better in logistic and marketing.
The boss is proud to say they pick Answer’s Moana Moo Caille and Free Agent’s Thomas Hamon, both in the USPROBIKES team, with the Olympic Goal at the end of the 2008 season. Those riders are young but experienced... Recently Thomas made the main in AA at the NBL Grands and took a 5th at the Last World Cup of the year. Moana finished 7th at the Elite Cruiser world Championship and is regularly in the Top 10 in World Cup and he is only 19... That was logical for Bmx Manager to associate those riders, who are more than friends in the life !
Our athletes are starting their 2008 season this week end with the First and Second Round of the European Championship. The UCI points are only counting Sunday and we are sure they are ready for this event...
If you want to support our riders by our organization, please contact us : contact@bmxmanager.com or check out our website : www.bmxmanager.com
by bmxultra.com
Answer BMX/DK Bicycles have just come on board as a gold partner for the third annual BSX event which is set to go ahead on Monday January 21st, gates open at 12pm. That's the Monday following the UCI race that kicks off the Track Attack series in Melbourne. Mark your calendars.
Expect to see a whole lot of popular Answer and DK products at BSX thanks to the generosity of Advance Traders, the Australian distributors for Answer and DK. A list of goodies will be published closer to the day.
Everyone's a winner
You don't have to be Luke Madill to win at bsx. Everyone has a chance at winning, even if you aren't racing, with a 2008 PK Ripper as a door prize and a whole bunch of auctions and raffles. If winner's are grinners, then there will be a lot of grinning.
bsx2007 Poster
In case you missed it in the last update Splash Creative (www.splashcreative.com.au), a Melbourne based design company, have put toegther and awesome poster for bsx2008. Click the smaller image to the right for a bigger version, print it off and attach it to your fridge.
Donations
We have donation forms that will be posted to the site soon, if you would like to make a donation email webmaster@bmxultra.com and I will forward the form.
Working bee/riding session
We have another session on Sunday 9th of December 10am-4pm to finalise a new jump, it needs a whole lot more dirt thrown at it. We also have to check out some corners to make sure they are as good as we can get them, so if you just want to ride I'm happy with that.
After this it should be just riding sessions, and hopefully a trial race early in the new year.
If you are interested in coming up or if you have any questions just email webmaster@bmxultra.com.
Volunteers
We won't have the fantastic people from ManageSoft helping out this coming BSX, which means we will need to drum up some extra volunteers, if you are interested in helping out, please drop us an email.
Partnership packages
There are lots of sponsorship opportunities too, we prefer to call them partnerships because it's with your help that we are able to help two great charities. Since all the profits go straight to the Royal Children's Hospital your donations go to a great charity and are tax deductible.
What is BSX?
The BSX is an event to add some fun to an intense week of racing while raising money for the Royal Children's Hospital and the Kinglake West CFA. We have raised nearly $10,000 for the RCH over the past two years!
bsx2008 is presented by bmxultra.com and proudly supported by
Gold Partners:
Dirt Designs (www.bmxultra.com/dirt),
XBR (www.xbr.com.au),
SE/Goldcross (www.sebikes.com.au),
Answer/DK (www.answerbmx.com / www.dkbicycles.com)
Silver Partner:
Safe and Sound Production Services (www.safeandsound.com.au)
Intense Tyre Systems (www.intensetires.com)
Splash Creative (www.splashcreative.com.au)
For more information about BSX check out www.bmxultra.com/bsx
by bmxultra.com
On the Victorian State Championships weekend the Northern Park BMX Club (AKA Lalor) club rooms were broken into and vandalized. There was over $1000 in damages and over $200 in food stock destroyed.
After a successful year of growing the club and running some of the best supported races in the state it's a disappointing set back.
If any of our readers notice anyone suspicious lurking around club rooms at a track near you, even if it's not your local track, contact the club representatives or the local authorities. Attacks like this one could mean the end of struggling clubs, and if you want somewhere safe and fun to ride it's in your best interest to do the right thing.
BMX Australia press release
Queenslander Melissa Mankowski proved her recovery from a crash at the BMX pre-Olympic race in August is behind her as she focuses on gaining selection for the Australian BMX team. The 19 year old today managed a win in the second round of the National Probikx Series in Medina, Perth. Mankowski beat Western Australia’s junior Lauren Reynolds (Bunbury) and State Champion Catherine Hopkins (High Wycombe, Perth) who finished in second and fourth respectively. Third was another junior from Queensland, Cherie Simpson (Nerang). After winning the first national round yesterday, Mankowski secures an early lead in the elite women’s series.
"I've only been on my bike for five weeks,” explained Mankowski. “So I thought I'd come over here for a it of a warm-up before Nerang and it paid off.”
“My training's been going good at home and everything's fallen back into place since my accident so that's a good thing to look forward to.”
The former high performance squad member narrowly missed selection in this year’s squad however it has not dampened her enthusiasm.
“Now I've got to concentrate on what I've got to do and keep doing my training and hopefully everything will fall into place before next year,” she said.
In the men’s final an early challenge from Jamie Gray (Beenleigh, Bris) was responded to by another strong performance by yesterday's winner, Brian Kirkham (Hillbank, Adel). The 21 year old showing his move from Port Augusta to Adelaide has had a positive effect on his racing.
“We’ve got a great little training group now and South Australians are looking strong,” he said.
Gray claimed second after a disappointing crash in yesterday’s final. Third was 21 year old, Michael Fenwick (Warradale, Adel) while Canadian rider, Mischa Partridge, got fourth.
Former Australian High Performance Coach, Sean Dwight (Campbelltown, Syd) slipped off the pedals at the start but regained ground to get a creditable fifth place. Local chances Brock Murray (Rockingham, WA and Andrew Gillett (Rockingham, WA) placed seventh and eighth respectively.
Kirkham now leads the series with 261 points; Fenwick claims the series second spot with 201 points while Gray is currently third with 161 points.
Adelaide's rising star, Sam Willoughby (Trott Park, Adel) dominated the junior men’s ranks and his consecutive wins now put him well ahead on the leader board.
In the 14 Champbikx South Australians took the wins with Liza Dunn in the girls and Zain Ariffin winning the boys.
The closest racing over the two rounds came from the 15 girls Champbikx. Melinda McLeod (Mackay, QLD) proved her gold medal from the Worlds meant she should beat the silver medallist Lacey Oliver (Nerang, QLD) which she did today. The 15 boys was won by Shannon Burnett.
Western Australians proved their dominance in the 16 divisions with Kirsten Dellar (Hills, Perth) winning the girls and Trent Evans (High Wycombe, Perth) repeating yesterday's win.
The next rounds of the series are combined with the first of the International Oceania Rounds on the Gold Coast on 4 - 6 January. It should attract New Zealand and Australian riders hopeful of making an impression on selectors.
by bmxultra.com
Here is the last of the photos from the Victorian State Champs, there are no more to come. Enjoy.
Profile press release
Profile racing is proud to announce an auction of a historic BMX Freestyle frame, fork, handlebars, and padset to benefit a historic BMX rider, Jimmy Levan, who recently suffered a severe injury.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220178690054
According to Sandy Carson, Jimmy has been progressing pretty well since he came out his coma last week and sounds better each time she talks to him on the phone. He has been transferred from the ICU at Morristown Memorial Hospital to the JFK Brain Rehabilitation Institute and is up, shuffling around and piecing his memory back together. It'll be a long road to recovery but she adds that he is lucky to be in the best rehab center for his injuries and has great friends behind him.
The bad news is that Jimmy's insurance WILL NOT cover his rehab program which he just checked into. The estimated total of the rehab bills is at least $70,000 and that's coming out of his family's pocket.
To benefit Jimmy, Profile Racing is auctioning off a New, Old Stock circa 1985 Profile ProStyler Frame, Fork, Ladder Handlebars (still with original warranty card), Padset (still in original packaging), and old style Profile polished seat post clamp.
The Frame and Fork are unfinished, so you can paint them any color you wish. We recently bead-blasted the frame and fork, meaning they are completely clean and ready for paint. The Ladder handlebars are painted in the original Green color with original stickers. The pad set contains crossbar, frame, and stem pads, all with Profile ProStyler logos, and is still in the original Flite sealed plastic bag. The seatpost clamp is a Profile old-style single bolt 1" polished aluminum seat post clamp.
These are original twenty plus year old parts that have been in our old warehouse waiting to see the light of day again. We will include a certificate of authenticity for the winner of this auction. All proceeds from this auction will go to Jimmy and his family to aid in his recovery.
Pictures are located at the ebay auction or at http://profileracing.com/news_full.php?id=636
For more information please contact Profile's webmaster, Christian Henrich at 727-391-7170 or email info@profileracing.com.
ABA press release
Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to drop you a quick line and give a big THANK YOU for all the support this year. It has been a very exciting year for sure and this years ABA Grands was the best ever. The track was awesome, the riders were second to none, and the event truly was "The Greatest Race on Earth"! Please see the info below for a quick overview of the 2007 ABA Grands weekend. Thanks again to everyone who has supported, helped, attended, or competed at an ABA BMX event this year. You guys make it all happen. We're looking forward to even bigger and better things in 2008.
First we would like to thank all our great 2007 National Series sponsors:
Suzuki Motor America-(www.suzuki.com), BAWLS Guarana-(www.bawls.com), (www.bawlstyle.com), Jig-A-Loo-(Jigaloo.com), Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex-(www.disneysports.com) GO211-(go211.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 Bikes-(www.intensebmx.com), GameStop-(www.gamestop.com), EB Games-(www.ebgames.com)
Without your help, we couldn't make the ABA BMX racing season such a huge success.
2007 ABA BMX Hall 'O Fame Inductees:
Industry - Elaine (Holt) Osmond
Riders - Dennis Dain and Greg Grubbs
Special thanks to Cash Mathews for his help with the Banquet.
2007 ABA/BMXer Magazine Golden Crank winners:
David Herman - Rookie PRO of the year
Bubba Harris - PRO of the Year
Redline - Team of the year
Intense - Bike of the year
ABA BMX Top Race For Life Fund Raiser
Coby Beltran - From Medesto, CA.
NAG 5 Challenge Winners:
Redline’s Denzel Stein has bragging rights for taking the NAG 5 Challenge win this year. Denzel showed all the fans that the 16X class is a force to behold on the national tracks. You rock Denzel!
Intense/Phantom/On-Trac’s Shelbi Long remains the queen of the NAG 5 Challenge girls class. She’s won it back to back and remains the one and only girl to have won the event since it was introduced last year. Good job Shelbi!
Thanks to all the great sponsors that helped out with the Friday Night NAG 5/PRO Spectacular:
PRO hole-short awards:
AA PRO – Kyle Bennett - J&R Bicycles sponsored $400
A PRO – Phil Delezia – HRP Designs sponsored $100
Ladies PRO – Alice Post - Clayborn Bikes sponsored $250
Vet PRO – Dale Holmes - Vintagebmx.com sponsored $200
NAG 5 Challenge Prizes from:
Redline Bicycles
Torker Bicycles
Intense Bicycles
T.H.E. Products
Industrialrideshop.com
O'GIO
Chuck at Intense/Phantom/On-Trac
Preston’s Performance Center
BMX HEX
Riders PRO shop
FLY Racing
Sun Bru Girls
ABA BMX Racewear
2007 ABA BMX National Champions:
ABA National #1 PRO – Inense/Socko - Danny Caluag (Danny makes ABA history as the first ever PRO to win both AA PRO and PRO Cruiser title in the same year. He picked up two very nice Suzuki motorcycles and is $16,000 richer for his ABA Title wins.
ABA National #1 PRO Woman – Formula’s - Alise Post (Back to back Pro Ladies Titles. This gives Alise a total of six ABA Cups and counting. As if the six cups wasn’t enough, Alise wins a Suzuki motorcycle to go with.)
ABA National #1 PRO Cruiser – Intense/Socko - Danny Caluag (Like I said up top, Danny C. makes ABA history and picks himself up a second Suzuki to boot! Not a bad season for this young gun.)
ABA National #1 Vet PRO – Redline’s - Jason Carnes (With his six ABA Vet PRO title in a row, Carnes is now tied with Eric Rupe with the most ABA Vet Pro Titles. Carnes also picked himself up a Suzuki unit for his garage.)
ABA National #1 AM – Intense/Phantom/On-Trac’s - Nic Long (After watching his sister win her title last year, Nic gets his long awaited ABA #1 Am title and a sweet Suzuki that goes with it! This kid is one to watch for the future of our sport.)
ABA National #1 Cruiser – Intense/Phantom/On-Trac’s - Billy Russel (He’s been close before, this time he claims the ABA cruiser title and the new Suzuki!)
ABA National #1 Girl – Intense/Phantom/On-Trac’s - Dominique Daniels (Triple D gets her first ABA Title and a Suzuki to go with)
ABA National #1 Girl Cruiser –Intense/Phantom/On-Trac’s - (Dominating Dominique takes both girls Am titles home and another Suzuki for her garage)
ABA National #1 Factory Team – Intense/Phantom/On-Trac - (This is their second ABA Factory Title and it won't be there last. Chuck and Donovan pick up $10,000 for the Intense/Phantom/On-Trac crew. The Intense/Phamtom/On-Trac team dominated the 2007 season and the ABA Grands. They took the ABA Factory team title and their team riders walked away with ABA National #1 AM., ABA National #1 Cruiser, ABA National #1 Girl, and ABA National #1 Girl Cruiser titles. This has never been done before and is a testament to their program.)
ABA National #1 Bike Shop Team – Bellflower Bikes (This marks the first ABA title and $5,000 for Jeff and the Bellflower crew. They have been so close before and this year they came out on top.)
ABA National #1 Trophy Team - Big Tool/Tangent (Big Tool gets his second ABA CUP in back to back fashion)
PRO YEAR END NUMBERS:
AA PRO 1. DANNY CALUAG WOMEN PRO 1. ALISE POST |
PRO CRUISER 1. DANNY CALUAG VET PRO 1. JASON CARNES |
ABA (American Bicycle Association), formed in 1977 and headquartered in Chandler, 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 largest promoter of action sports. For additional press information about ABA, the sport of BMX, ABA events or Professional racers, call (714) 666-1999. To find races in your area or view the national event schedule, visit www.ababmx.com.
BMX Australia press release
Two crashes in the elite men's race saw five finalists out of the top placings in round one of the National BMX Probikx Series at Medina, south of Perth today. South Australians claimed the podium with Brian Kirkham (Hillbank, Adel) leading from the gate and staying ahead of trouble to take the win. Michael Fenwick (Warradale, Adel) placed second and newcomer to the elite class young Matthew Willoughby (Trott Park, Adel) came third.
“I was hoping to get a good gate start and get out in front,” explained Kirkham. “It was a hard first corner. All the carnage happened behind me so I didn’t know who went down.”
With round two on tomorrow the 22 year old is aiming to repeat today’s performance. “A win’s a win so hopefully I get some good racing again tomorrow,” said Kirkham.
The crashes in the men’s race started on the first jump when Joel Clark (Sunshine Coast, QLD) and local favourite Brock Murray (Rockingham) locked handlebars. Clark had qualified the fastest with a 37.52 seconds time trail but the fall in the final resulted in a broken collarbone. Clark is hoping to resume training after four to six weeks. Another crash soon after in the first turn saw internationally ranked Jamie Gray (Beenleigh, Bris) along with Sean Dwight (Campbelltown, Syd) and Andrew Gillett ( Rockingham, WA) out of contention.
In the elite women’s classes Queensland riders beat their Western Australian counterparts. Melissa Mankowski (Moranbah, QLD) was too strong for Western Australia’s state champion Catherine Hopkins (High Wycombe, Perth ) while junior women’s Cherie Simpson (Nerang,QLD) secured first from Lauren Reynolds (Bunbury,WA).
The standout rides of the day came in junior men with Sam Willoughby (Trott Park, Adel) a clear winner after dominating the 16 boys Champbikx Series last year.
The tussle for domination in the 15 girls saw silver medallists form the World Championships, Lacey Oliver (Nerang) beat the gold medallist, Melinda McLeod (Mackay). Third was Prue Harvey (Adelaide).
The 15 boys saw Queensland’s Adam Shields (Mackay) beat Darryn Goodwin (Bayswater, Perth) with South Australia's Thomas Rowe in third.
Another standout ride came from Trent Evans (Southlake, Perth) in 16 boys with a win ahead of two Queenslanders Brendan Abel and Ryan Faux (Mackay) in second and third respectively.
Looking on from the sideline was Perth's high performance squad member, Nicole Callisto(Beechboro, Perth). Callisto is expected to return to racing soon following knee surgery.
The second round of the Hog's Breath Cafe National Probikx Series will be run on Sunday between 10 am and 12 noon also at the Soutside BMX Club track at Medina.