Archive for May, 2010
Day Two of the 2010 ABA Wiregrass Nationals was run with the efficiency for which the ABA is known, the world over. Starting precisely at the stroke of eight, two hours and 59 minutes later, two rounds of 92 motos, four semis and 76 mains were through the gate. Though a hallmark of the ABA team, the hustle today had a special motivation: a big green blob approaching from the West. The storms seemed to park off to the west, as if held back by a big ol traffic cop, while BMXers held office hours at...
So goes a traditional offer from a Dothan innkeeper. The catch is that the sauna is outside in the parking lot, and in the park down the block and…really anywhere outside the hotel. The first running of the ABA Wiregrass Nationals saw attendance from as far West as California, as far North as Minnesota, and even Florida, where the NBL State Championships were happening, in a parallel BMX universe. It was not at all uncommon to hear “12, 14, 16 hours” as the answer to the “How long it take you?” question. The southern hospitality was cranked up to “high”...
BMXNOW is heading to the sweltering South this weekend to bring you story and photos from the ABA Wiregrass Nationals in Dothan, AL. In much the same way as nobody who is from there calls Los Angeles “LA,” we have been advised to ease-off on the “Sweet Home Alabama” references. Well, the opening chord springs eternal in our memory, so if one slips out, please forgive. We have stocked the iPod playlist with Southern Rock favorites, and even packed a shirt with the arms cut off. Watch for story and photo gold to start surfacing late Friday night, and on...