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oldskoolukbmx.co.uk press release
Check out the new Khalen Young interview we have just posted. Khalen is the current Australian National Champion and World number 2 and made the move to the US last year. Khalen has since hooked up a ride with Haro and has got 2 things on his mind for 08. The ABA title and the Olympics. Read all about it in the interview section of oldskoolukbmx.co.uk.
ABA press release
Gilbert, Arizona - The American Bicycle Association (ABA) is proud to announce that T.H.E. Products (www.bmxthe.com) has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the ABA. T.H.E. Products are the makers of some of the most innovative products in the industry. They make some of the most popular items in BMX right now, such as the there all new line of full face helmets, number plates, grips, pads, bike racks, bike stands, sweatshirts and back packs. Whatever your need, T.H.E. Products has you covered. Their products and dedication to the sport of BMX racing fit in very well with our programs, as the ABA is the best in BMX. The multi-year agreement will see T.H.E. Products promoted at the ABA National Series level as well as in the BMXer magazine and www.ababmx.com. T.H.E. Products will also once again be a major supporter of the ABA`s Race for Life Series as well as add prizes to the ABA Nag 5 Challenge, Pro Spectacular and the ABA BMX events in Canada.
T.H.E. Products can found on several of the Top ABA Pro's Am's and Teams that they support. Team's like the Intense BMX / Bawls Guarana Pro Team which has the ABA National #1 Pro and National #1 Pro Cruiser rider Danny ”Easy Money” Caluag and 2007 ABA Rookie Pro of the Year, David ‘The Hermanator’ Herman. When it comes to ABA National # 1 Championships, T.H.E. Products can place their name on just about all of them. In addition to ABA National #1 AA Pro "Easy Money" Danny Caluag, they currently have the ABA National #1 Champions like Redlines #1 Vet Pro Jason Carnes, Intense/Phantom/Ontrac's Amateur Boys-Nic Long, Amateur Boys Cruiser-Billy Russell, Amateur Girls-Dominique Daniels, and Amateur Girls Cruiser-Dominique Daniels. All these ABA National #1's are all proudly displayed on T.H.E number plates. ABA #1 Vet Pro is also supported by THE products and runs the THE One Full Face Helmet. T.H.E. Products also supports Pro Riders Cristian Becerine, Javier Colombo, Jason Richardson, Khalen Young, Derek Betcher, Todd Parry, Joey Bradford, Dale Holmes
Bernard Anderson, ABA’s Vice President stated - “T.H.E Products are well known in the BMX industry for their top quality products and we like working closely with companies like this. It's an exciting time in BMX Racing right now, and we're very excited to have T.H.E Products on board. They are committed to the sport of BMX and the ABA BMX racers, families, and fans.”
T.H.E. Products Marketing Manager Pete Dylewski noted – “We are excited to become a sponsors of the ABA. THE Products founder got started in the sport of BMX over 30 years ago and has a deep history and love for the sport. Now that he is able to give back to the sport he grew up with, he jumped at the chance. THE Products is all about making the best of the best products for racers and with our input from our Pro team, we are doing just that, but making it available for everyone. We are proud to support and work with the ABA and offer the best products in the world to the best racers in BMX!
About T.H.E. Products - With a deep heritage in the Professional level of cycling, THE Products offers some of the worlds finest products available for racing. THE founder, Toby Henderson was one of the Worlds most decorated BMX and Mountain Bike Professional racers, and he now brings the products needed to be able to compete at the Pro level while not having to 2nd guess your choice in equipment. With items produced from the best materials available, THE products deliver the Worlds best products
For more information about THE Products, visit: www.BMXTHE.com. Visit the ABA website to see the full 2008 National Schedule at www.ababmx.com.
ABA BMX would like to thank all the 2008 National Series sponsors:
Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex (www.disneysports.com) American Suzuki-(www.suzukicycles.com ) Jig-A-Loo-(www.jigaloo.com ) BAWLS Guarana (www.bawls.com) Bawlstyle (www.bawlstyle.com )Redline Bicycles-(www.redlinebicycles.com ) FLY Racing-(www.flyracingbmx.com ) Sponsorhouse-(www.sponsorhouse.com ) Tangent-(www.tangentproducts.com ) Intense BMX-(www.intensebmx.com ) T.H.E. (www.bmxthe.com) Fire Magic Premium Grills (www.rhpeterson.com/firemagic/)
Without their support, we couldn't make the 2008 ABA racing season such a huge success. Support the sponsors that support ABA BMX racing.
by bmxultra.com
Here's a quick summary of the XBR Autumn series that's starting up in a couple of weeks and running throughout Victoria.
FRI MARCH 14th - ROUND 1
NORTHERN PARK BMX TRACK - Sycamore Street, Mill Park 9 E4
RACING: 6.45PM - 9.30PM
TRANSPONDER COLLECTION/PAYMENT - 5PM - 6PM (let us know if you are running late!)
BAND STARTS at 6PM - BEST BEFORE (TBC) Punk/Pop/Rock Original
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT - P3 DANCERS
SAT MARCH 15th - ROUND 2
PARK ORCHARDS BMX TRACK -
Stintons Road, Park Orchards 35 B8
TRANSPONDER COLLECTION/PAYMENT - 12PM -1PM
BAND STARTS - 12.45PM - "OVERDRIVE" - rock cover band
RACING FROM - 1.30PM - 4.30PM
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT - P3 DANCERS
SAT MARCH 29th - ROUND 3
BARWON EAGLES "OLD SCHOOL RETRO" BMX TRACK - (GEELONG address tbc)
THIS IS AN "OLD SCHOOL RETRO RACE" Dress OLD SCHOOL
TRANSPONDER COLLECTION/PAYMENT - 8AM -9AM
BAND STARTS - AFTER MOTOS (TBC - still looking for a band in GEELONG)
RACING FROM - 9.30AM - 12.30PM
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT - PIT BIKES & SIDEHACKS
SAT MARCH 29th - ROUND 4
GEELONG BMX TRACK -
Coppards Road Whittington 223 H11
TRANSPONDER COLLECTION/PAYMENT - 1PM - 2PM
BAND STARTS - 3PM (TBC - still looking for a band in GEELONG)
RACING FROM - 3.00PM - 6/00PM
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT - MANUAL COMPETITION
SAT APRIL 5th - ROUND 5 - DOUBLE POINTS
WARRNAMBOOL BMX TRACK -
Queens Road, Warrnambool 424 D8
TRANSPONDER COLLECTION/PAYMENT - 2PM -3PM
BAND STARTS - 3PM
RACING FROM - 3.30PM - 6.30PM
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT - "FOOT DOWN" COMPETITIONS
SUN APRIL 6th - ROUND 6 - DOUBLE POINTS
WARRNAMBOOL "OLD SCHOOL RETRO" BMX TRACK -
Queens Road, Warrnambool 424 D8
THIS IS AN "OLD SCHOOL RETRO RACE" Dress OLD SCHOOL
TRANSPONDER COLLECTION/PAYMENT - 8AM -9AM
BAND STARTS - AFTER MOTOS
RACING FROM - 9.30AM - 12.30PM
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT - PIT BIKE & SIDEHACKS
SAT MAY 10th - ROUND 7 -
LILYDALE BMX TRACK -
Anderson Street, Lilydale 38 F2
TRANSPONDER COLLECTION/PAYMENT - 2PM -3PM
BAND STARTS - 3PM
RACING FROM - 3.30PM - 6.30PM
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT - P3 DANCERS
SUN MAY 11th - ROUND 8
MELBOURNE BMX TRACK - address TBC
TRANSPONDER COLLECTION/PAYMENT - 8AM -9AM
BAND STARTS - 9AM (TBC)
RACING FROM - 9.30AM - 12.30PM
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT - P3 DANCERS
PRESENTATION - 1PM
For more information check out www.xbr.com.au/08Autum.html
ABA press release
The American Bicycle Association and ABA National Series Sponsor Fire Magic Premium Grills are excited to announce the 2008 Fire Magic Grill-off Series heating up a national race event near you. Competition is open to all individuals, groups and teams in attendance and will take place on Day One (Saturdays) at nine (9) designated outdoor national race events throughout the season. To enter, participants are required to prepare on-site, and with their own equipment, an outdoor grill recipe of their choice and submit a prepared sample with written recipe and recipe name before the end of that day’s second qualifying round. Entries will be judged based upon taste, presentation and originality of name, with the day’s top five (5) finalists being entered into a random drawing to win one of the most innovative, finest outdoor grills on the market today—the all-new Fire Magic Aurora A530s (A530s-1E1N-62 / stand-alone model) or A530i (A530i-1E1N / built-in model) worth a retail value of $4,573.00 and $2,844.00 respectively. With a list of incredible features, including industry-best cast stainless steel burners that are guaranteed for life, the A530s—like every Fire Magic Grill—burns hotter and cooks better than any grill you have every owned—unless, of course, it’s been a Fire Magic.
There is no cost to enter and participants can enter as many unique recipes, in as many of the Grill-off competitions as they choose. ABA and Fire Magic reserve the right to select the judge(s) and all recipes will be anonymously submitted to the judge(s) for top five (5) selection and inclusion in a random drawing for that day’s award, with a Fire Magic grill being awarded prior to the start of that day’s main event. Entrants must be present to win and can choose from either the stand-alone or built-in models—which will be available for pick-up from a Fire Magic dealer in your area sometime before December 31, 2008. Sales tax on all awards will be the responsibility of the winners.
Likewise, every non-winning recipe entered throughout the course of the Fire Magic Grill-off Series will automatically be entered into a random drawing at the Friday Night Spectacular at the Grand Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with the winner taking home a Fire Magic A530s or A530i. Previous grill winners will not be eligible for this drawing. So fire up your grills because the more you enter, the more chances you have to win!
Fire Magic Grill-Off Series Events:
3/15 – Winter Nationals - Phoenix, AZ
3/28 – Super Nationals - Desoto, TX
4/26 – East Coast National - Spartanburg, SC
5/3 – US Nationals - Tulare, CA
5/10 - Mid-America Nationals- Blue Springs, MO
6/14 – Mid-West Nationals - Rockford, IL
7/26 – Great Salt Lake - Salt Lake City, UT
10/4 – Golden State - CA TBA
And one event still to be named.
--WEATHER PERMITTING FOR EVENTS--
And finally, to reward all those dads, moms and grown-ups racing their hearts out like the kids, ABA and Fire Magic will be awarding one more grill—the state-of-the art Echelon E790s (E790s-2E1N-62 / stand-alone model) or E790i (E790i-2E1N / built-in model), worth a retail value of $7,743.00 and $5,623.00 respectively, as part of the Fire Magic Echelon Race Series. Eligible riders must be ranked in the top ten (10) in any one of the following National Age Group classes after the final ABA regular season national race (Disney Cup Event), with the winner to be being randomly drawn at the Friday Night PRO Spectacular/NAG 5 Challenge event at the 2008 ABA Grand Nationals.
Fire Magic Echelon Race Series
Eligible Classes:
28-35 Men
36 & Over Men
26-30 Men’s Cruiser
31-35 Men’s Cruiser
36-40 Men’s Cruiser
41-45 Men’s Cruiser
46-50 Men’s Cruiser
51-55 Men’s Cruiser
56 & Over Men’s Cruiser
28 & Over Women
26-30 Woman’s Cruiser
31-35 Woman’s Cruiser
36-40 Woman’s Cruiser
41-45 Woman’s Cruiser
46 & Over Woman’s Cruiser
So, get your competitive juices flowing and start cooking and racing; you could win one of the world’s finest outdoor grills. The American Bicycle Association and the Fire Magic Grill-Off Series—great times and great food. Fire Magic Premium Grills (www.rhpeterson.com/firemagic/)
ABA BMX would like to thank all the 2008 National Series sponsors:
Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex (www.disneysports.com) American Suzuki-(www.suzukicycles.com ) Jig-A-Loo-(www.jigaloo.com ) BAWLS Guarana (www.bawls.com) Bawlstyle (www.bawlstyle.com )Redline Bicycles-(www.redlinebicycles.com ) FLY Racing-(www.flyracingbmx.com ) Sponsorhouse-(www.sponsorhouse.com ) Tangent-(www.tangentproducts.com ) Intense BMX-(www.intensebmx.com ) T.H.E. (www.bmxthe.com) Fire Magic Premium Grills (www.rhpeterson.com/firemagic/)
Without their support, we couldn't make the 2008 ABA racing season such a huge success. Support the sponsors that support ABA BMX racing.
ABA press release
Monterey, California – BMX Racing is a dangerous sport. As with the majority of professional sports, the money earned is all-too-often not enough to make ends meet, let alone pay for something as expensive as medical bills. Professional BMX racer Joey Bradford has seen far too many fellow riders and industry professionals become engulfed in insurmountable medical bills stemming from injury or illness. For this reason, in early 2007, the then 17-year old racer took it upon himself to do something about it. With help from his family and key industry veterans, Bradford conceptualized and developed the Joey Bradford Disability Fund.
What It Is
The Foundation, a federally recognized and regulated non-profit organization, aims to ease the burden of medical bills, either by injury or illness, for BMX professionals as well as BMX industry professionals, those whose primary income comes from the BMX industry itself. “Getting injured is the worst thing that can happen to a professional athlete,” states Professional BMX racer Brandon Meadows. “When I broke my femur for the second time, things seem to go downhill real fast. I just started a family, lost my sponsor, broke my leg, no way to make any money, and it soon came to a realization that it was going to be hard to make ends meet.”
Applicants must apply themselves or via a family member and their case will be reviewed by the five person Fund Committee. If the application is approved, up to 50% of the fund can be released to help with monetary medical obligations. The five person Fund committee members are as follows- Jerry Bradford, Joey Bradford, Anthony Derosa, Pete Dylewski, and Shannon Gillette.
How To Get Involved
At this time, donations to the fund are welcome and invited. In the past, donations have usually been accepted after a rider is injured or takes ill. With this fund, donations can be made any time, at the donor’s convenience, plus all donations are tax deductible. Plus, donors will have the ability to donate to a specific injured or ill athlete or industry professional directly on the Fund site.
www.joeybradforddisabilityfund.org
About Joey Bradford
Joey Bradford has been working and training with USA Cycling and is a candidate for the 2008 and 2012 US Olympic BMX teams. Joey is the proud owner of 14 World Championship BMX titles, 12 National Championship BMX titles and, in MTB, 4 Sea Otter Classic Mountain Cross Championships. Joey is 18 years old, hails from Monterey, California and rides for GT Bicycles.
NBL press release
Building on the success of the Coyote Nationals in Goodyear, AZ, the NBL will be returning to the West this weekend to promote the upcoming Pacific Nationals at the Whittier Narrows BMX Track in South El. Monte, CA.
If you’re heading to the NBL California State Race at X Roads BMX in Lucerne Valley on Saturday, March 1st you’re in for a special treat. NBL staff will be on hand to accept pre-registration for the Pacific Nationals, scheduled to take place April 4-6, 2008. Pre-register for both days of the Pacific Nationals at the NBL State Race and you’ll receive two (2) free Open entries*. The new UGP Open series is now in full affect and you can use those free Opens to qualify for the UGP Open Championship – make the main both days and you’re qualified!
As a BONUS if you are not planning to attend the California State Race on Saturday you still have a chance to get in on this great deal. Following the State Race on Saturday, Robert Tombow and NBL staff will be at the Whittier Narrows BMX track for an evening race and more pre-registration for the Pacific Nationals. A great chance to ride their sweet track and get registered at the same time.
Not an NBL member yet? All licenses will be accepted so make sure you come out to Whittier Narrows BMX on Saturday night to register and complete your license conversion. Wait, it gets better…
The Pacific Nationals will serve as stop #4 on the NBL War of the Stars Pro series and in keeping with the theme to put more fun back into the Nationals, here are a few highlights:
Contact Robert Tombow at 626-324-2473 for more information and visit www.wnparkbmx.com for track details. Visit the NBL website at www.nbl.org to see the full National schedule and more.
The 2008 NBL National Series is proudly sponsored by BAWLS Guarana (www.bawls.com), Intense BMX (www.intensebmx.com), Standard Byke Company (www.standardbyke.com), UGP (www.undergroundproducts.com) Sinz Racing (www.sinz-racing.com), THE Industries (www.bmxthe.com), in association with Camp Woodward (www.campwoodward.com).
Small print: * 16-29 open & Elite Open class not eligible for free opens / *Credit cards only for pre-registration.
by bmxultra.com
We have had a good change to check out the latest offering from the One Bicycles stables. Click here to read the review
by bmxultra.com
We have started to put the bsx2008 footage together. It will go through some polishing for the DVD, but this video of the finals should give you a basic idea of how it will look.
The finals video runs for 4 mins 30 secs and includes one of the exhibition races that Sarah Walker and Tanya Bailey put on, there's also the A and B finals for the pro open and 30 & Over open wheel class. At the end of it all is an interview with pro open finalists Billy Joliffe and Josh Callan.
Includes a music track by The Deadthings. It's a cover version of Real Life's "Send Me an Angel" which you may remember from the 80's or the Rad soundtrack.
They are large files, sorry for those of you on dial up, but the low bandwidth version is worth the wait.
Download:
21/02 Just How Big Were Those PK Ripper Looptails?SE Bikes press release
If you saw the “Rob & Big” show on MTV last night, then you were sure to see the huge PK Ripper Looptails that we made for Rob & Big & their crew. Were you wondering just how BIG those bikes were? These were gigantic PK Rippers built up with 29” wheels. That’s right; we made some custom 29” wheeled PK Ripper Looptails! These are the first 29” BMX bikes to have ever been made. And the guys rode the heck out of them!
The segment that was filmed at the BMX
track didn’t make it past the cutting room floor. But they did show the guys riding around in the front of Rob’s house. Take note that we didn’t just make one bike; we made four bikes for all of the guys on the show. And after the filming, we left the bikes there in Rob’s garage. So if you live anywhere near Los Angeles, be on the lookout for Rob & Big & the guys cruisin’ around Hollywood Blvd. on their very own 29” PK Ripper Looptails.
To view the entire show, follow the link below & click on Episode 7 'Charity.' -The PK Loops are on towards the end of the show. www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/rob_and_big
Always expect big thangs from SE Bikes...
SANFORD, Fla – Underground Products (UGP) is pleased to announce it has inked a sponsorship deal with the National Bicycle League (NBL) for the 2008 National Series season. The two have joined forces for this lucrative Olympic year where BMX racing will come center stage during the sport’s inaugural appearance at the 2008 Beijing Games in August.
“UGP has deep roots in BMX racing and a long history with the NBL,” says Kevin O’Brien. “Their product line fits perfectly with NBL riders and we expect them to fully embrace UGP once again.”
As an official co-sponsor of the NBL, UGP will receive extensive promotion at the NBL National Series events including signage, programs, a display booth and apparel. As the official apparel sponsor of the Series, UGP will exclusively provide clothing for the NBL staff and volunteers. UGP will also provide the National Series number plates.
“The partnership with the NBL is in-line with UGP’s mission to aggressively elevate the brand’s presence nationally among core BMX racing and freestyle enthusiasts and drive sales,” says Wann Chong, UGP Managing Director. “With a renewed vigor, the brand is taking its message to the masses in 2008 with the addition of several key sponsorships, a major marketing initiative and key new retail outlets.”
UGP’s sponsorship kicked off at the Coyote National, a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) qualifying event, in Arizona, Jan. 25-27, where UGP team rider Kyle Bennett took home top honors. Bennett is currently leading the USA UCI points race and stands a solid chance at being the first pick for the 2008 Olympic Games.
The NBL Series includes 18 more races across the nation including the Gator National, another UCI qualifier, next month in West Palm Beach, Fla., which will play a major deciding role in the three U.S. riders who will represent the United States in Beijing. The Series will culminate in Louisville, Kentucky, Aug. 29-31 for the 31st Annual NBL Grand Nationals. For a complete schedule of events, visit: http://www.nbl.org/races-nationals.asp
About Underground Products
Underground Products (UGP) was launched in 1986 in Orlando, Florida. The brand has a full roster of BMX, Wakeboarding and Wakeskating athletes that travel the world doing what they love, but also developing and designing the UGP product. UGP's innovative modern infusion of retro styling mixed with an element of raw sarcasm genuinely portrays the authentic underground street attitude that originally inspired the brand. The distinctive flavor of UGP's "question everything" approach to mainstream idealism is evident in everything they make, which ranges from technical core-related products and limited editions to an extensive array of lifestyle apparel for guys and girls. www.undergroundproducts.com
About the National Bicycle League
The National Bicycle League (NBL) sanctions exciting local, state, and national levels of BMX (Bicycle Motocross) racing across the country and in Puerto Rico. With more than 30,000 active members and more than 150 BMX race tracks, the NBL is the largest not-for-profit BMX racing association in America and is also the proud host of the 2008 UCI North American Continental Series – the gateway to the Olympics for US athletes. NBL sanctions tracks in a growing number of states across the country offering programs for all levels and ages of riders, both male and female. The NBL National Series is the premier National BMX series in America and comes to a thrilling end on Labor Day weekend of each year with the legendary NBL Grand National. Learn more about the exciting world of NBL BMX at www.nbl.org
bmxultra.com press release
It's been a little since the last bmxultra.com team update, but the team is still going strong.
Shane Jenkins took to the first round of the Track Attack series at Park Orchards and struggled with the random gate, only managing a 6th in the 30 & Over open wheel class. A couple of days later at the BSX Shane raced in the 30 & Over class finishing 4th in the timed run, he was eliminated by the smallest of margins in the semi by Jade McPherson, but went on to win the B final taking 3rd overall beating his mate Chris Van Winden. Just last weekend Shane headed down to Warragul for the Royal Children's Hospital fundraiser and took 3rd place in the 14 & Over money class.
Levi Collins made a rare appearance at the BSX, he's been focussing on his motocross racing for the past 12 months, and although his results may not have indicated he was still riding very fast. He was seeded 17th and was eliminated by Josh Callan in the first round. You will see Levi back on the track more and more over the coming year.
Co-sponsored riders
South Australian Todd "Scooby" Guyers flew to Victoria for the BSX and showed some big improvements over his 2007 performance, a slip up in the timed run cost him big time. He was eliminated by Matt Dunsworth in the first round. After BSX Scooby returned home and injured himself training, he was out of action for a couple of weeks, then on to the South Australian Championships this past weekend where he unclipped on the gate in the A Pro semi final and could only manage a 5th place.
Jamie Bullows competed at 3 rounds of the Track Attack series and managed to finish in 6th place overall in the 30 & Over Open wheel class. At the BSX he managed to finish in 7th in the timed run, but was elminated in the first round by Chris Van Winden.
Brandan Bullows only managed to get 4 rounds in of the 6 round Track Attack series and finished in 14th place over all in the 14-16 voucher class. Brandon also competed at the Champbikx round at Park Orchards and finished 4th in the 15 boys class. At the BSX Brandan stunned everyone taking 10th overall in the pro open class, a couple of mistakes cost him the first round though eliminating him early.
Adam Carey was getting in the AA Pro class mix at Track Attack finishing in 17th overall in a touch class of 25 riders. Adam competed in the Elite mens class at the UCI round at Park Orchards, with Australia's best riders converging on the track he didn't qualify out of the motos. At the BSX a slip up cost him dearly in the timed run, he finished up seeded 27th, but managed to eliminate Canadian Mischa Partridge in the first round. He was knocked out in the second round by Adam Shields.
The bmxultra.com team is proudly supported by One Bicycles, Supercross BMX, Answer BMX, Dirt Designs, ActionSportsDepot.net, and Tektro brakes.
by Wayne Berryman
This Thursday night the final episode of this series of Trak attak will screen at 7.30pm on Channel 31. If you have missed the series it will be available on DVD in the coming weeks. For the cost of $30.00 you will be able to watch all 6 episodes. The DVD will be available from BMXMAD or you can email trakattak@live.com.au and you can arrange to have one sent out.
by bmxultra.com
We have updated the race calendar with results from the weekend. The UCI Oceania series continued in New Zealand with 2 rounds, you will find the full results and standings so far in the series. There was a Royal Children's Hospital fundraiser at the legendary oldschool track at Warragul on the weekend. It was a nice day and a great turn up. All the money class riders donated their winnings back to the cause and lots of money was raised through entries, raffles and an auction at the end of the day.
Check out the calendar for the results.
BMX Australia press release
Accommodation
The offi cial hotel group Oaks is fi lling up fast. In the City the Oaks Horizon and Embassy have limited amounts of
accommodation from 11th April 2008. The Oaks Plaza and Liberty at beautiful Glenelg beach, which has some of the
finest seafood restaurants around, is just a short 12 minute tram ride to the Supercross track at Adelaide Showground.
Get in soon to get the best rates. (sorry no bikes permitted on trams)
Team areas
BMX Australia has secured a large building for the team area (close to the warm up area). Each country or trade team will
be supplied with a space suitable for the number of riders in that team, free of charge. No need to bring pop ups. Please
advise our Event Manager Darrilyn Wood on darrilyn.wood@sa.lifebeinit.org of the number of riders attending and what
equipment will be brought. The sooner we hear from you the better.
Media
The organising committee has appointed Sharon Payne as media liaison for Supercross. Sharon can be contacted on
sharon@bikemedia.com.au
NOTE media and photographers will require accreditation. The applications for this will be on www.bmxaustralia.com.au within the next few weeks. Please do not expect to turn up without accreditation. All International media accreditation will
be approved via UCI.
Tickets
For ticket information please contact Daniel.Lynch@cycling.org.au
2 day passes $20 AUD for adults, cheaper for students and free under the age of 6.
Schedule
As per website www.bmxsuperx2008.com go to trackside.
Car Hire
For some of the cheapest quotes plese email our preferred car hire company Cut Price car rentals on ed.dessmann@cutprice.com.au
Information
For more information please email Daniel.Lynch@cycling.org.au or darrilyn.wood@sa.lifebeinit.org Phone 08 8232 3944
by bmxultra.com
Here's a sneak look at the new pro UNI seat.
UNI have said "The seat will have a molded-in.
1" x 10.5" Super Lite Alloy Post, should weigh
less than 5 ounces and we'll have Pads on the Flats..."
BMX Australia press release
Australian Olympic BMX hopeful Jared Graves (TOOWOOMBA) won the seventh round of the UCI Oceania Series in North Harbour, New Zealand today. The 25 year old beat current Oceania leader Marc Willers (CAMBRIDGE, NZ) who finished in sixth place. Fellow Australian High Performance Team member, Luke Madill (PENRITH), claimed second with South Australian, Brian Kirkham (ADELAIDE) in third.
“I got out pretty good. Marc (Willers) was riding well all day. He was the one to beat. He had lane eight which was a little steeper but a bit rougher. I had lane four in the final which couldn’t have worked out better for me,” Graves said.
Brian (Kirkham) was my main worry,” admitted Graves.
A strong start by Graves left him clear of the action behind. Into the final straight Willers tried to correct himself and regain some lost ground nearly crashing but managed to stay upright into the finish.
“These are good country points for Australia,” explained Graves. As Australia heads into the Olympic countdown the ranking of each country will determine the number of riders. Willers, however, still maintains the lead in the men’s Oceania series.
Riders were pleased with the track designed by Olympic track builder, Tom Ritzenthaler, but it was the gate starts that caused riders the most difficulty.
“The gate was dropping slowly. You pretty well had to wait for the fourth beep,” explained Graves.
I’ve been having a lot of trouble with it. I hit the gate hard in two of the three motos.”
Last week at the first World Cup in Spain, Madill qualified the third fastest but missed the final. Willers made the final and placed second overall.
The elite women’s race was won by World number one, Sarah Walker (Kawerau,NZ) proving her top ranking by winning comfortably today. Second was Australian Melissa Mankowski (Moranbah/Campbelltown) and Krystal Cranfield (Gladstone, Browns Plains) in third.
Walker now cements her lead in the Oceania Series. Riders will return to the same track tomorrow for the next round. The following two rounds will be held in Australia in Penrith on the 8 – 9 March before Adelaide hosts the World Supercross in April.
Final result:
Elite Men: Jared Graves 1, Luke Madill 2,Brian Kirkham 3, Billy Jolliffe 4, Alex Cameron 5, Marc Willers 6, Tony Wilcock 7, Jamie Gray 8.
Elite Women: Sarah Walker 1, Melissa Mankowski 2, Krystal Cranfield 3, Tanya Bailey 4, Ziggy Callan 5, Victoria Hill 6, Nicolle Callisto 7, Tania Carson 8.
Junior Men: Sam Willoughby 1, Kurt Pickard 2, Stevie Janssen 3, Joshua Callan 4, Luke Londema 5, Michael Chasteauneuf 6, Anthony Dean 7, Andrew McKenzie 8.
by bmxultra.com
We love the old school track down at Warragul in South Eastern Victoria. Actually, pretty much everyone who goes down that way does. It's hard to explain the appeal. It's a great little tree lined park area with a track that's straight out of the early 80's. A 10" high six man manual pedal start gate on a flat hill that runs into a winding track with pretty much flat corners, short straights and one jump per straight. Sounds boring compared to todays tracks, I know, but it's a whole lot of fun, actually it's a great track to introduce people to BMX racing too. With nothing too daunting and a great atmosphere.
This Sunday's event is a fundraiser for the Royal Children's Hospital. Don't miss out on the fun, and it's supposed to be great weather too. Entries will be accepted on the day, but get in nice and early to make it easier on everyone. Check out the entry form on the race calendar for full details.
Bazworks press release
If you are not in Melbourne and you want to watch the Channel 31 BMX show, the show can now be streamed over the net. Simply log on to www.channel31.org.au click on to the panel the says "Open Click here to watch TV on your computer" go down to the section that says "Search TV Now! Videos Alphabetically" click on t and go down and click on Trak Attack. From there you will be able to access the show
by bmxultra.com
The Supercross products are continuously evolving, the Racerhead stem is no exception. We had a chance to check out the latest version of the Racerhead stem and were very impressed. Check out the review for yourself.
Beyond Bikes press release
Beyond Bikes (Australia) are pleased to announce a ‘Rider Development Program’ designed to initiate riders into the world of becoming a sponsored athlete. By joining the program you will become part of an exciting new concept to further enhance any rider’s career within BMX. Beyond Bikes and their associated sponsors ‘Intense BMX, THE & Troy Lee Designs’ are strongly focused on the future and current growth of BMX, hence the reason for the Rider Development Program.
The Rider Development Program is run annually and broken up into options and consists of a mix of knowledge, strategies, skills, training tips, event planning and marketing concepts. From team updates to hanging with the Beyond Bikes ‘factory’ boys like Billy Jolliffe, Adam Sanderson, Brock Griffiths & Brad Goman at major meetings. The riders will be placing themselves in an environment that will fast track their career and improve as a BMX racer, with a better understanding of what it takes to achieve the results required, plus most importantly to have fun.
FEATURES & BENEFITS
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Beyond Bikes PTY LTD
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ABA press release
All the exciting action packed main events from the Sooner Nationals in Guthrie, OK. are posted on go211.com NOW!
Just click the link below!
http://www.go211.com/u/abasooner2008/videos
Also GO211.com has a added a new player that allows you to create your very own custom playlists. You can click on the individual videos, then comment on them and bookmark. This is a great and exciting new addition for the fans!
SE press release
Are you ready to show your love for SE Racing to the world? Or at least anyone who comes over to your house? SE just released these gigantic new signs to the public. These bad boys are over a foot tall & 4ft wide. They are available now. Get 'em while they're hot!
BMX Australia press release
Watch BMX on TTN
Channel 10 around Australia
11.30 am local time this Tuesday 12th February
BMX training with Wade Bootes (Assistant Head Coach) and a group of young female riders at the Nerang BMX track on the Gold Coast. Thanks must also go to Wade Bootes, Krystal Cranfield, Tanya Bailey, Madison Janssen, Chelsea King, Lacey Oliver and Cherie Simpson for their time. Also features gym training at the QAS (Queensland Academy of Sport) with elite riders.
This weekly news program is aimed at primary to early secondary school children.
Freecaster.tv press release
The first Freecaster.tv Live webcast for BMX Racing was a huge success.
Below are the highlights and the finals, check them out.
Highlights
Semi Finals
Final
BMX Australia press release
Australian BMX rider Luke Madill (PENRITH) qualified third fastest in the world in the seeding runs at the BMX Supercross World Cup in Madrid, Spain overnight
The 26 year old rode an impressive 28.648 sec time trail during the second run to qualify just 0.184 sec off the fastest time claimed by Mike Day (USA).
“I was really confident all day,” Madill stated. “After my seeding run I knew I had the track speed.”
Madill displayed that confidence by dominating his motos (heats) and made it through the quarter finals and into the semi-finals.
A bad gate start in his semi-final left Madill back in the field.
“I did a bit of a wheelie and didn’t get the commitment,” explained Madill. “The track is tight and I tried to stay out of the carnage.”
However positions were unchanged after the second turn and Madill finished in sixth needing to place fourth or better to stay in for the final.
Reflecting on his new found confidence Madill said, “I had a really good day and a bad start in the semi.
“The way I rode this weekend is the way I know I could ride back home.”
With this event sparking the start of the more intense selection process for riders heading towards the Beijing 2008 Olympics there was lots of pressure.
Australian Jared Graves (TOOWOOMBA) qualified in 9th place after the seeding and made it through to quarter finals. Fellow Queenslander, Kamakazi (FORESTDALE, BRIS) qualified in 32nd place just making it into the cut off with only top 32 riders riding in the heats. All three riders are members of the Australian High Performance Squad.
The United States had four riders in the final eight but it was the Latvian rider, Arturs Matisons, who claimed the victory with New Zealand’s Marc Willers in second. Steven Cisar from the United Stated placed third while current World Champion and new dad, Kyle Bennett placed a respectable sixth.
Australian and New Zealand riders now return for their next two UCI Oceania Ranking Rounds in North Shore City, New Zealand on the 16th and 17th February. Willers currently leads the series for the men with Luke Madill second by just 10 points. The women's field is lead by kiwi rider, Sarah Walker and Ziggy Callan (Lillydale, Vic) in second.
The next UCI Oceania Ranking Rounds in Australia will be on the 8th and 9th March in Penrith.
Then all eyes will be on the first BMX Supercross World Cup in the southern hemisphere when it opens in Adelaide on the 12 – 13th April. Both the elite men and women will contest this spectacular indoor event to be held at the Adelaide Showgrounds.
Adelaide BMX Supercross
www.bmxsuperx2008.com
Full results:
http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI1/layout.asp?MenuId=MTUzMzU
2008 Beijing Olympic Games Nomination Criteria (BMX p 25)
http://www.cycling.org.au/
ABA press release
The ABA is proud to announce our newest track in Alabama - Marble City BMX in Sylacauga, AL. Adam “AJ” Jordon and his crew have built a top-notch BMX facility for folks in the greater Alabama area. This is the first ABA BMX track in Alabama in over 20+ years. We have always excellent rider support from the great state of Alabama and we are proud to add this new facility to an already impressive list of ABA BMX tracks around the country. It's great that the racers of Alabama including top AA PRO and Clayborn rider, Barry Nobles, now have a ABA BMX track to call home.
The Marble City BMX opening day event for the 2008 season will be Saturday, February 16th. AJ and his crew have been working hard to get the track in tip top shape for opening day. Marble City BMX will be hosting their first ever Race For Life event on June 7, 2008. Then the ABA State Championship race on AUGUST 2, 2008 – The STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE (DOUBLE POINT RACE) is a MUST RACE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TO BE STATE CHAMPION.
For more information on this great new ABA BMX facility, check out their website:
www.sylacauga.net/parks_and_recreation/parksintro_files/Page267.htm
Adam “AJ” Jordon 256-872-4672
marblecitybmx@charter.net
UCI press release
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that Winning Medicine International (WMI Corp.) will be the official medical partner for all UCI BMX events in 2008.
The aim of this new partnership is to offer BMX athletes a medical service with maximum security and top first aid treatment at all UCI events. The season gets under way with the first leg of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Madrid on February 8th and 9th.
WMI Corp. is a medical management company with worldwide experience providing medical support at sporting events such as motocross, skiing, snowboarding and speedboat racing.
WMI Corp. will be present with a medical director and an experienced doctor at all the 2008 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup events and the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships. They will work closely with the local medical crew to set up a comprehensive medical coverage for each event. The same first aid crew will work at all the UCI events.
“This partnership raises the level of medical professionalism at our events,” says Johan Lindström, UCI BMX Sports Coordinator. “I believe this will be welcomed by teams and athletes, knowing that they will be attended by experienced medical staff and that it will be the same crew working at all UCI events.”
Rick Bahr, President/CEO of WMI Corp. said the partnership proved that the UCI was committed to providing quality care and medical professionalism for athletes. “Athletes worldwide would agree that a consistent professional medical team that understands their sport and their level of competition is important for their security” says Rick Bahr. “Our experienced staff, with proven ability at the highest level of competition, offers these athletes, their teams and the UCI the comfort of knowing the best decisions will be made and the best possible medical care provided.”
International Cycling Union (UCI), founded in 1900, is the world governing body of all international cycling. Headquartered in Aigle, Switzerland, the UCI is the International Federation of Cycling and represents the association of 173 countries and their National Cycling Federations. The UCI is the liaison between the International Olympic Committee and the National Cycling Federations, managing rules, rankings and calendars for all cycling disciplines. The UCI is also the sole owner of the UCI BMX World Championships and the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
Winning Medicine International Corporation, (WMI Corp.) is an event medical management company working on events worldwide. In 1988 WMI Corp. burst onto the scene in the United States, providing comprehensive medical coverage worldwide to Olympic and national Volleyball athletes. In 1990, the WMI Corp. launched a nationwide medical network for the most dynamic, popular, and exciting lifestyle sports with wide media coverage. With an established professional medical network that reaches world-wide, WMI Corp. continues to bring personal and professional medical management to the forefront of athletic sporting events.
One Bicycles/ECI press release
After a long summer break the One Bicycles team hit the track in January for Melbourne's Track Attack series. Six races in eight days is a big ask of anyone, but Kyle Horton and Issy Penglase were up for the task and made a big impact.
Kyle Horton won the A pro class at the Track Attack series by points. A strongly contested class saw riders from all over Australia and even New Zealand fight hard for their share of the money. Kyle continutes his drive towards turning AA.
Isabella "Issy" Penglase took the the track for the first time at the Track Attack series onboard her gold One. Some good results through the week saw her finish 2nd in the 10 girls class. Issy also rode against the boys in the 8-10 cruiser class where she was still highly competitive and managed a 3rd overall.
Chris Van Winden wasn't on his One yet but is officially a member of the team. He hit up the bsx and it looked like the time he had spent at the track over the past 12 months had paid off. He qualified in 3rd (out of 12) in the 30 & Over open wheel class and went on to the finals to finish 4th overall.
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
For more information about One Bicycles check out www.onebicycles.com
ABA press release
The American Bicycle Association hosted the Sooner Nationals this past weekend, February, 1-3 in Guthrie, OK. The racing at the Sooner National event was second to none! ABA BMX stepped it up in the track department and Billy Allen built a very challenging track to kick off the season. This was the second PRO Series event of the year and Guthrie has become one of the PRO Riders favorite stops on the tour. Guthrie has some of the best dirt in the country, the Arena is HUGWE and there`always a sweet PRO section. This year saw two hip jumps added into the PRO mix and there was lots of air time for the fans!
With 2008 being the debut Olympic year for BMX racing, the buzz is all around. There`s lots of media on hand and many of the sports top athletes from around the world were on hand to take a shot at getting some much needed points towards the ABA BMX titles. The 2008 season seems to be the Danny C., David herman, and Khalen Young show with a little bit of Cristian sprinkled in for some added flavor. Day one saw "Big C" Cristian Becerine bring his first AA PRO win of the season for the Free Agent World team. This should get him lots of play over on the Daleholmes.com. Cristian is always in the mix and is a threat to take the win on any given day. ABA National #1 PRO, Danny "Easy Money" Caluag, was on the box both days with a second in AA PRO on day one, and a third on day two. Danny has had a rough go in Guthrie the last two years, but this year he was able to prevail and stay on top the ABA BMX PRO Points battle chart. ABA BMX Rookie PRO, David Herman, continued to impress the fans with a Fourth on day one and a solid second on day two. A lot of people were surprised by David`s move to the Intense/BAWLS squad at the beginning of 2008. But, the change seems to working out well for both David and Intense/BAWLS team. I gave Aussie Haro rider, Khalen Young a shout out after Reno for his riding there. This time in Guthrie, "KY" delivered BIG TIME with his first in AA PRO on Sunday. Khalen is another Australian that has made the trek to the USA to live the BMX dream and go for the ABA PRO Title. Will Khalen be holding the ABA Cup at the end of 2008 like his fellow country before him, Wade Bootes and Warwick Stevenson? It`s a long series and only time will tell!
On the Ladies side ABA National #1 Girl and Girl Cruiser Champion, Dominique Daniels continued to impress taking home the victory on both days. "Triple D" has been training harder than ever and it`s really paying off for her in the form of victories and big checks. Stephanie Barragan really turned some heads again in Guthrie. Stephanie picked two very solid 2nd on both days and keeping her ABA PRO Ladies points lead. Rachel Luna made her Ladies Pro Debut with a new sponsorship. GT Bicycles picked up Rachel and should be every happy with her performance. Rachel was on the box both days with solid thirds. The new crop of ladies PRO`s looks to be a great addition to the class. I can hardly wait to see who ends up the champ this year!
Pro Cruiser was the ABA National #1 PRO Cruiser rider Danny C., Kenth Fallen, and Joe Sowers battling out this weekend. These three went at it toe to toe and when the dust settled it was Kenth Fallen with a one, two for the weekend. Danny C. had a two, one and Joe Sowers had a three, three on the weekend. These three really tightened up the PRO Cruiser battle charts and it should be a very interesting season to see who comes out on top.
Vet Pro was a heck of a show in Guthrie. Kenth Fallen made a big splash in Reno and continued to show he`s the "Real Deal" in Guthrie. Kenth picked up the VET PRO win both days and now holds the points lead for the season. The big surprise on the weekend was John "The Jackal" Purse making his VET PRO debut. The Fans were glad to see past ABA National #1 PO back in the mix. Jackal showed he`s still got the speed by keeping Kenth Fallen honest and taking the two spot both days. John`s no stranger to the podium and if I know John, he`ll be back on the top step in no time. John`s a true champion and knows what it takes to get it done!. Everyone`s favorite englishmen, Dale Holmes kept his results solid and pulled down the third both days. This keeps Dale right in the middle of the VET PRO title hunt. I hear rumors of a few more AA`s stepping into the VET PRO real soon. Things are only going to get tougher for this class. It`s starting to look more and more like the AA PRO class of the 90`s out there. I for one am pumped to see all the guys back out on the track!
The ABA would like to thank all the participants, families, teams, sponsors, and BMX industry for helping make the Guthrie, OK. event such a huge success!
Rider ABA BMX PRO wins after Sooner Dollars Nationals –
AA PRO
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/BAWLS– 2
Cristian Becerine - Free Agent - 1
Khalen Young - Haro Bicycles- 1
Woman’s PRO
"Demolition" Dominique Daniels– Intense/Phantom/On-Trac – 3
Stephanie Barragan – 1
PRO CRUISER
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/BAWLS – 2
Kenth Fallen - Supercross - 1
Paul Lange – Redman/Rockstar – 1
VET PRO
Kenth Fallen – Supercross - 3
Dale Holmes – Free Agent – 1
2008 Pro Standing through Sooner Nationals
AA PRO 1 DANNY CALUAG 937 WOMEN PRO 1 STEPHANIE BARRAGAN 878 PRO CRUISER 1 DANNY CALUAG 872 VET PRO 1 KENTH FALLEN 971 |
A PRO 1 DENZEL STEIN 615 |
ABA BMX would like to thank all the 2008 National Series sponsors:
Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex ( www.disneysports.com ) American Suzuki-( www.suzukicycles.com ) Jig-A-Loo-( www.jigaloo.com ) BAWLS Guarana ( www.bawls.com ) Bawlstyle ( www.bawlstyle.com )Redline Bicycles-( www.redlinebicycles.com ) FLY Racing-( www.flyracingbmx.com ) Sponsorhouse-( www.sponsorhouse.com ) Tangent-( www.tangentproducts.com ) Intense BMX-( www.intensebmx.com ) T.H.E. ( www.bmxthe.com ) Fire Magic Premium Grills ( www.rhpeterson.com/firemagic/ )
Without their support, we couldn`t make the 2008 ABA racing season such a huge success. Support the sponsors that support ABA BMX racing.
Profile press release
The new redesigned Profile Racing website ( www.profileracing.com) is officially up and open. Profile celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year and visitors to ProfileRacing.com will find elements of Profile’s automotive speed shop heritage woven into the site’s pages. The retro color and theme concept is the creation of Profile’s graphic print artist, Adrian Gilbert. The site implementation and web-design is by Profile’s webmaster, Christian Henrich. Profile’s web consultants, Advanced eLearning Solutions handled the mechanics of the new design and provided technical input and assistance.
New to the website are updated team pages, a video archive with a larger playback screen, revamped products page with weights & detailed product descriptions and how-to pages. The outline border throughout the site is actual vintage hotrod magazine pages from 1968.
Over all, the website has been created to be user friendly with simple, easy to understand links and buttons making it unnecessary to drill down deep into pages to find preferred content.
Freecaster.tv press release
Madrid is to host the first leg of the five stages of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup and Freecaster.tv will be streaming Live from the finals on Saturday 9 February at 18:30 CET.
BMX racing is a new discipline for Freecaster to cover so they're starting with the first major event of the 2008. 100 competitors from 20 countries will be watched by a 10.000 strong crowd in the Palacio de Deportes arena in Madrid but those who can't make it to the venue can tune into www.freecaster.tv/bmx to catch all the action, as it happens, in high quality.
Freecaster.tv has always been dedicated to delivering the best action sport content and recently it has really been pushing the boundaries further on Live streaming with an increase in quality of streams and also in viewer figures.
Coverage of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup is another great event for Freecaster.tv to add to it's portfolio and a great opportunity for fans all over the world to catch all the action from Madrid.
ABA press release
Miami, FL – BAWLS Guarana – the drink of choice for BMXers everywhere - today announced the signing of a multi-year sponsorship deal with the American Bicycle Association (ABA)! Through the partnership, BAWLS will continue to support the “Sanctioning Body of BMX” and its nationwide network of tracks through 2009.
“Many of our most memorable and most successful events in 2007 were ABA races and we are proud to be on board with their team for two more years,” said BAWLS Founder and CEO Hoby Buppert.
In addition to their 2007 sponsorship presence, BAWLS will add more “bounce” to 2008 and 2009 races, complete with bike giveaways, autograph sessions, new flavor launches and high-visibility sponsorships. Among the more famous BAWLS-sponsored racers this season are 2007 ABA #1 AA-Pro and #1 Cruiser Danny Caluag and 2007 ABA Pro Rookie of the Year David Herman – both of whom are BAWLS-sponsored. BAWLS is also a partner of the factory team Tangent/BAWLS/FLY Racing, which boasts some of the ABA’s top amateur talent.
"ABA is very pleased to be working with BAWLS Guarana through the 2009 season. BAWLS has added lots excitement to our ABA BMX events. They have shown nothing but support for our events, tracks, riders, and fans. We are proud to call BAWLS Guarana an ABA BMX National Series sponsor and we look forward to helping them build their brand even bigger!" said ABA BMX Vice President, BA Anderson.
BAWLS is currently available at BMX tracks across the US, as well as at Target and Microcenter stores. You can also find BAWLS at a number of grocery and convenience chains including 7-Eleven, Speedway SuperAmerica, Racetrack, Plaid Pantry, Casey’s General Stores and Publix Supermarkets.
For more info on BAWLS BMX, visit www.BAWLStyle.com.
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. For more information, visit www.bawls.com.
BMXV and XBR press release
In a very productive meeting on Monday night, BMXV and XBR have sorted out the date clashes which would have diluted the attendance at some rounds of both series.
From BMXV's point of view,
XBR's dates will be:
BMXV sincerely and gratefully acknowledge the spirit of cooperation which prevailed at the meeting, and particularly note the compromises made by both organisations in coming to this resolution.
by Shane Jenkins
When the anouncement was made that BMX racing would be in the 2008 Olympic Games many countries implemented Olympic programs early to prepare their riders the best they could. Australia and New Zealand were amongst them, and we have seen vast improvement in competition across the board with riders from Australa and New Zealand making world championship and world cup finals regularly.
The USA seemed to be dragging their heels in the early days when it came to an Olympic preparation, but now they are well an truly in full swing. And they seem to have a distinct advantage. Their best riders are at an Olympic Training Center with a full size replica of the Olympics track.
Does anyone else stand a chance?
Check out these videos and see what you think.
Supercross BMX press release
The 2008 season has started off with a bang here at Supercross, first we had Sammy Cools double at the Christmas Classic to take the lead in not only the UCI North American points, but also the 
UCI International standings, and then we had Kenth Fallen step up to be the new Sheriff in town in the Vet Pro Class. Reno started out with Kenth being sick but still pulled off a 1st on Saturday and a Second on Sunday in the ABA Vet Pro class, tying up points with Dale Holmes for the title chase, then the next weekend came the NBL Goodyear National where Kenth showed up feeling great and proceeded to tear up the track not losing a single lap to prove his dominance in the NBL Masters Class, unfortunately a little bit of rain kept him from repeating the performance the next day, but Kenth was ready for the next stop on the ABA Pro circuit at the Sooner Nationals in Guthrie. Kenth kept his winning streak alive by taking the Vet Pro and the Pro Cruiser win for Saturday and then came back to take back to back Vet Pro wins with another win on Sunday. All these weekends of winnings puts Kenth firmly in the lead in both the ABA and NBL for the Vet/Masters Title chases. The next stop for both Kenth and Sammy to extend their points leads will be in Sunny Florida for the UCI/NBL Gator Nationals in West Palm Beach Florida in March where they will try to put their Supercross¹ on the tops of the podiums again. For more information on Sammy, Kenth and the entire Supercross team is up to check out http://www.supercrossbmx.com for news and product updates and more.
The Supercross BMX Race team is proudly supported by: Atac Jerseys, OnealRacewear, Blur Optics, Kronik Energy Drinks, FSA Components, Easton Tubing,Ogio Bags, Camp Cools Training Clinics, TECH BMX, and Speedline BMX components
ABA press release
Be glued to your boobtube, or set your TiVo’s – because this Friday at 9pm on RUSH HD-TV is the premiere of MOTIVATED; starring none other than Redline’s 3-time ABA No.1 Pro BUBBA HARRIS.
Check out the trailer for it at: http://www.hifihdtv.ca/rush.php
Friday February 8th @ 9PM ET/PT
In the case of this must-see series, “MOTIVATED” means obsessed, possessed, adrenaline-hooked, fixated and consumed. You won’t believe your eyes or ears when you meet “extreme” athletes addicted to risk-taking and boundary-pushing for fame and glory.
MOTIVATED episode 1: Bubba Harris
“BMX Rider Bubba Harris overcomes the untimely death of his mother to rank among the world’s elite. “
OSUKBMX press release
Oldskoolukbmx have landed some of the biggest US pros from the past!. When we all think of the US BMX legends we think Greg Hill, Harry Leary, Rupe or guys like Stu Thompson, Henderson etc. So when Greg agreed to be interviewed you can imagine all of us over at OSUKBMX were well stoked!
Greg is still heavily involved in the BMX industry and after all these years you can just tell how much passion he still has for BMX.
Check it out now at www.oldskoolukbmx.co.uk
Press Release BMXPRESS / BMXA
Once again this years Australian Titles after party is on.
It will take place on the Sunday night (April 20 – 2008) of the Aussies weekend.
The after party will include the Champbikx, Probikx presentation and the BMXPRESS Gold Cup readers choice awards.
Entry forms and details for the Gold Cup will be released in the next week or two.
Last year was a great success with a huge turn out with two halls being needed to hold all the guests. This year will be even bigger.
The venue is to be confirmed, but we are looking at a larger venue that will hold around 500 guests.
So make sure you don’t miss out. Tickets will once again be available via BMXA once the venue and details are finalised.
Thanks for your support and see there for another great evening.
by bmxultra.com
It's funny the reaction to transponders. Some people think they are the bees knees while others just don't get it. It's obvious that the UCI have put their stamp of approval on them using them for the elite classes at all major UCI events for a few years now, the first time I saw them in use was at the 2003 UCI world championships at Perth. In the Feb edition of BMX Plus they make a point of the accuracy when close decisions need to be made. In the ABA and NBL they have efficient systems of scoring riders as they go over the line requiring few staff. In the ABA it's a single person who notes down all the numbers as riders cross the line, it's still relying heavily on one person and their interpretation of the results, and a certain margin of human error. What it does mean though is riders are finished once they cross the line and there's no holding up racing.
We used transponders for the first time at BSX this year, they were supplied by XBR who had trialled them in a Summer Series in NSW. One person on a laptop replaced 3 people with stop watches and a line judge. The accuracy was within 1/1000th of a second, and yes, there are still calls that are too close to make. We had two riders in the timed run with exactly the same time, which is fair enough since racing is so close these days. What it did mean though was when racing was close we had a definite result, we just waited for the times to come in and took the fastest time. No one questions an automated system, no one will try to show you video tape, there is no doubt.
Sure there may be some costs involved with them now, but like all technology, it will become more affordable over time, and I believe common place in sports like BMX racing.
Accurate results and allowing racing to move through quicker with few volunteers, they certainly get my vote.
by bmxultra.com
Last day!
Don't forget, one of the limited edition (1 of 50) bsx2008 plates that was signed by AA Pro rider, Joe Hey, (one of the winners of the XBR xpression session) sold at the bsx auction, has been framed and is up for grabs on Ebay, thanks to Barb Carey. Since the Royal Children's Hospital is a charity Ebay have wavered any costs in the sale so 100% of the funds raised from the auction will go to the Royal Children's Hospital.
Don't miss this opportunity, these plates are collectors items and have been known to sell for up to $200. It's still at the bargain price of $21.50 last we looked.
Check it out now at http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150211423707
by bmxultra.com
As an official sponsor of BSX2008 XBR have supplied over 400 photos of the event. And I have tossed in a couple extra we took of the prizes from the day. The photos that were taken by XBR can be purchased through www.XBR.com.au. Money raised from the sales of those photos will be donated to the Royal Children's hospital.
I must make special mention that XBR paid for insurance for the event, if it wasn't for that BSX would have struggled to even make any money for the Royal Children's Hospital. A big thanks to Gavin at XBR for the support.
Because of the number of images I have broken them into two galleries. If you are on dial up it will still take a long while to download.
Click the links below to check out the photos.
by bmxultra.com
Mark Dobson brought vintagemongoose.com to my attention. It's a must see for any old school BMX enthusiast. It has a whole lot of detailed information and a very clever design. The one thing that really caught my eye was the photo of the Australian Mongoose team riders. Paul Librio, Stu Davies and Grant Williams on the riders page, although they weren't listed in the riders list.
Check it out at www.vintagemongoose.com
Psykopath Industries press release
Psykopath has good news from our World Headquarters, after fighting with the city and county for over 3 years, we are one step closer to finally getting our track approved here in the East Bay Area. Carl Renowitzky who has been trying to get a track approved in the inner city for some time, got tired of the red tape and bought a strip of land in back of the Psykopath office and built its own trail park, we even had the NBL to insure it. We ran it for about three years, having long trial sessions, sprint money races, and even big dirt jumping contest with some of the best local pros. We stayed under the radar for a good three years, it run until the county officials said our spot was not zoned for recreational use (you can see some of this footage form our first DVD).So we shut the trail park down with a condition that the riders will received another spot to ride, there is never any guarantee when dealing with the government, but with the whole Psykopath crew pushing and fighting our politicians have been working hard to help our riders get a spot approved, (check what the newspaper said www.insidebayarea.com/search/ci_8117413 ) There is one more meeting left and hopefully we will be breaking ground soon.
Psykopath is always looking for new up and coming riders for our factory rooster, Our AA Pro Damian Lopez told us about the Larson family a few years ago when he stayed with them during a Psykopath road trip and about their private BMX compound. We are very proud to welcome both Alex Larson, Apro and Emileig Larson 14x girls, 2 rad racers out of Virginia!, we are so happy to have the Larson family aboard!. Both, brother and sister are famous for they’re jumping skills! (Alex jumped the 06 Xmas Classic berm jump on his 16” bike, isn’t that something!).They will be sporting our colors for this season! And if you would like to know more about them and their BMX compound go to www.bmxbackyard.com
Here at Psykopath we always supported riders around the world. We have recruited some new people that we want to welcome to our Psykopath family: The first one is the Todd Lyons of Chile his name is Miguel Yañez, they call him “Chure” Great personality, very fast Elite Men Rider, owns his own company “Churestyle” that makes a lot of graphic designs and what not! He’s going to be our Official Distributor for Chile. I met him in an International race in Viña del Mar in Chile, beautiful country, awesome beaches, beautiful girls and awesome tracks! Most of the tracks have Pro sections, that are actually decision makers, which is very good for those up and coming Amateurs, so drop him a line at churebmx@hotmail.com or go to www.churestyle.cl if you need a Psykopath frame in South America he is our Official Distributor!.
Diego”Señor Smoothie” Alejandre from Ohio?, I been good friends with his Dad (J.C. Alejandre) and his family forever, I know them since my early days in BMX, Diego is a talented rider, I have know Diego since he was only probably 3 years old! (Which makes me old I guess) and I have seen him grow from a tricycle rider with a number plate to a National Caliper Rider. He will be racing A Pro, Super X, Junior Men, wearing our colors this year on his Psykopath Pull Frame!, in Limited edition Bumblebee Yellow ( the color of choice of Erika Short as well), and if you see Diego at the races take his bike for a test ride! And you can feel the difference between our frames from the rest!
We would also like to thank our Sponsors and the people that support’s us specially Guy at Menace apparel, www.menaceapparel.com the our staff, to Carol Jensen our loved Team Mom and our Central Team Manager Rusty Beck who now with his son R.J. are now living in OK, Thanks for everything!.
If you need more info in our line of Frames give me a call at (510)-888-1114 or email me at psykopath_industries@yahoo.com thanks!
Arturo” The Bolivian Madman” Jimenez.
NBL press release
The success of the NBL Coyote National in Goodyear, Arizona continues to resonate throughout the Southwest and judging from the larger-than-expected turnout, it could be become a regular stop on the NBL National circuit. The race, which drew riders from 24 states and a large contingent from Canada, was an instant hit with racers and spectators alike.
A large group of riders even took to the track after Saturday’s national and continued to ride. They all echoed the same feeling about the instantly popular Estrella Mtn. Track. “This is one of the best tracks I have ever ridden. After most races, I just pack up my bike and go to the hotel but I can’t get enough – Estrella Mtn rocks” said one of the riders.
NBL continues to elevate their presence in the West and the Coyote National provided a golden opportunity for western-based riders and teams to qualify for the 2008 NBL Grand National. Amateurs require only six National scores plus the Grands to earn a NBL National number and two of those scores can come from NBL Regionals. Best of all there’s two more big NBL weekends coming up in California - The Pacific Nationals, April 5-6 in SoCal (Whittier Narrows BMX) and the Golden State Nationals, June 21-22 in NorCal (Manzanita Park BMX in Prunedale).
The Coyote Nationals kicked off on Friday with the 8th UCI Continental race – one of the key races in USA Cycling’s Olympic ranking schedule, followed by the first of eight Pennant Series Pre-races. The new NBL Pennant series is offered exclusively at War of the Stars Pro events where all entrants receive a cool ‘limited edition’ pennant when they register for the pre-race.
Under Saturday’s beautiful sunny skies, Day one of the Coyote National featured 75 motos of great racing action. Kyle Bennett, the current NBL National Champion, proved that he is the man to beat, edging out GT’s Randy Stumpfhauser and Free Agent’s Cristian Becerine for the win in Elite Men. Alise Post pulled off her second win in as many days beating out Barragan and VBS-Kenda/BAWLS’ Rachel Smith. Supercross’s Kenth Fallen made his NBL Masters debut a success winning the main and Denzel Stein did the same in Super-Ex. The parched ground of central Arizona finally received some much-needed rain on Saturday evening which eventually led to the cancellation of Day 2 on Sunday – Bad news if you didn’t make the main but good news for Saturday’s winners who earned back-to-back wins.
Intense/Phantom On-Trac took top honors in the tough National Team division with back-to-back wins and pocketed Saturday’s double-cash payout for their efforts. With their full time commitment to the NBL Nationals and a star-studded roster, they may find themselves challenging Dan’s Comp and Factory Felt for the #1 Title. The NBL National Team title will once again come down to the Grands. Extreme Sports/Answer earned the double win in the Team NBL category ahead of BMX Bombers.
A big thank-you goes out to the Woodmansee family, who established this awesome facility, and to Justin and Lynette Hill and all of the volunteers for their efforts leading up to and during the National weekend. A job well done!
Next up in the War of the Stars Pro Series - The Gator Nationals at Okeeheelee BMX in West Palm Beach, FL, March 15-16. The event includes the last two UCI Continental Series races.
The 2008 NBL National Series is proudly sponsored by BAWLS Guarana (www.bawls.com), Intense BMX (www.intensebmx.com), Standard Byke Company (www.standardbyke.com), UGP (www.undergroundproducts.com) Sinz Racing (www.sinz-racing.com), THE Industries (www.bmxthe.com), in association with Camp Woodward (www.campwoodward.com).
Bazworks Productions press release
2007 Victorian State Title DVD's and Trak Attak Show DVD's
2007 WD-40 Victorian Open BMX DVD's will be ready for postage next week. We have been expreniencing problems with the burning of the DVD's but as of Friday the problem has been fixed. All order for the DVD's will be mailed during the week. If you have not ordered one of the DVD's and would like to purchase one copies will be available from BMXMAD or you can email trakattak@live.com.au and order one.
The Channel 31 BMX show Trak Attak will be available on DVD at series end. For more information email trakattak@live.com.au
by Shane Jenkins/bmxultra.com
This time I try out some of the 2XU compression pants for myself. Do I think there's a place for them in BMX? You will have to read the product review to find out.
linkd.tv press release
LINK’D.TV HAS BMX VIDEOS UP…..Make sure to check out www.linkd.tv, we have videos up from the BMX Facility Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California as well as videos up from the UCI race in Goodyear, Arizona. Videos from the NBL race at Goodyear should be up by the end of the week.
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