Archive for April, 2009
You know BMX is an addiction when normally sane and rational people are willing to spend 12 hours in the car, be at the race for 12 hours, collectively, hop back in the car after Sunday’s mains, and spend another 12 hours en route home. Well, by that standard, the Eastern Interstates were packed with crazed BMX addicts this weekend as all roads led to the Washington, DC suburb of Woodbridge, VA for the NBL Freedom Nationals. With rains pounding the East coast for two weeks prior to the race, a lot of people were betting against the fact that...
BMX Racing will make its debut at the 2009 State Games of America in Colorado Springs this summer, and racers from 47 states have a chance to see how they stack up during the country’s largest multi-sport event for amateur athletes of all ages and skill levels. They’ll have that chance at the nation’s highest altitude track, the Pikes Peak BMX venue, sitting at just over 6,700 feet at the foot of Pikes Peak. BMX will take place July 31 through August 2. Riders can register at: www.stategames.org, with the deadline for states other than Colorado set for June...
After months of planning, the guys in Gilbert have come forth with the 411 on what will be an amazing week for BMX, come September. Not only will we get our once-a-year UCI BMX Supercross fix in Chula Vista the weekend of September 18-20, but ABA is bringing a fresh amateur national format to run in conjunction with the SX. The U.S. Open Amateur National will run the normal ABA national format, minus the pros, and race on a soon-to-be-constructed permanent ABA track on the US Olympic Training Center property. “Permanent” as in local races and the whole shot. ABA...
As part of “Announcer’s Tower,” our new Podcast series, we recorded a segment with Allie Dragoo and Rick Moliterno on April 3, 2009. Allie and Rick’s segment was supposed to be joined with two other segments when our host, Mike Carruth came down with the flu and lost his voice. Thus the opening intro could not be recorded either. Still, on the eve of Allie’s first race in the girl pro class (St. Cloud, FL), we wanted to bring you this segment, rough though it may be, so you could hear what Allie has in store for the Dollar Divas...
Flipped on the MacBook this morning to find an email from los numero uno, himself (or however you say that with an Aussie accent), Khalen Young. In preparation for the ABA “US Nationals” in Bakersfield, CA on May 1-3, KY is putting on one of his “Race Ready” clinics at Lake Perris BMX on April 26 from Noon – 3PM. At $45 per rider, this is a rare opportunity to ride with, and be coached by ABA’s top pro in 2008. It is sure to be a very productive three hours for all who show up, covering all aspects of...
Olijuwan Davis traversed the Tri-State Tollway and a dozen speed traps to toast the money open class at Steel Wheels Indoor’s Indiana State Race. A healthy moto count, and more-than-the-usual suspects on the gate made for some great racing at the first ABA Indiana State Race of 2009. Check out the photos from the evening. Note: Due to the late hour, we applied a standard watermark to all images. Sunday, we will go back in and properly watermark the small-size images, so the logo is in a decent spot. We encourage you to use these smaller images freely in your...
With all of the action in BMX Racing happening south of I-80 these past few months, it great to break out the snow gear, and head to the Great Northwest. While BMXNOW is not there in the flesh, we do have operatives on the ground, reporting the goings on, so check back here from time to time for the 411. A big thanks for Randy Little of Supercross BMX for the overview shot!...