Archive for June, 2009
The UCI Continental Series hit the pause button for about 90 days, but lit back up hotter than ever in Delaware for Round Seven. The ABA First State Nationals, which shared the Saturday program at “First State BMX” in Milford, DE booked 88 motos, with eight for the UCI program. All the notables in Elite Men were in attendance, except for what might, arguably, be the two MOST notable: The Olympic Gold Medalist and the ABA National Number One Pro. Word was that Maris Strombergs and Khalen Young (respectively) had other commitments this weekend, and would be in Rockford for...
The NBL Midwest Nationals saw a Saturday of contentious racing, and gorgeous weather. With 100 motos, the count was 20+ larger than most in the “moto pool” had counted on during Friday’s practice. And dry was the buzzword of the day, as the rain which The Weather Channel had predicted stayed away. Three gates of Elite Open set the stage for the hot & heavy Main Event, where the fenceline swelled to three or four deep. It looked like Morphine’s Tyler Faoro (above, Left) would make his gate-to-last-straight lead stick all the way to the stripe, but Jeff Upshaw’s (Above,...