Yahoo...Who Knew? The Yahoo ABA BMX Discussion Group

Did you know that there is an ABA BMX discussion Group on Yahoo? Neither did we till recently but it is yet another great place to talk BMX on the web. Check it out by clicking here: Yahoo ABA BMX Group.

ABA Announces the 2009 BMX National Schedule

Go to www.ababmx.com to view the 2009 schedule.

Gretna BMX Featured in The Times-Picayne

BMX is in the news nationwide since the Olympics this summer. Editors have recognized the sport of BMX since it was introduced at the Bejing Games. Recently, the Gretna BMX Raceway was featured in a local newspaper as part of the ABA State Championships coverage.

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The Ukaih Daily Journal Features Winners from Nor Cal

The Ukaih Daily Journal featured the winners of the Nor Cal State Championships that are from the Rusty Bowl BMX track.

The Ukaih Daily Journal
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Sports Business Daily Features BMX

A recent article in the Sports Business Daily quotes the ABA as stating that BMX has grown since the Olympics and that a membership boost has been the result.

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Indiana Track Gets Press

There are three ABA tracks in Northwest Indiana and they recognize that the 2008 Olympics have brought more attention to the sport of BMX!

Read more about racing BMX in the Midwest.

Article in NWITimes.com
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MSNBC HAS BMX BUZZ

MSNBC Interviews B.A. Anderson of the ABA for Olympic Coverage

Anderson, along with his father and the ABA president, had flown into Beijing on Wednesday morning and had rushed to the venue to watch the first day of competition for the men and women.

"It's unbelievable," Clayton John, the president of ABA, said. "It's a dream come true."

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Bawls Introduces BMX Cans

Miami, FL – August 26, 2008 – In continuation of the brand’s commitment to BMX racing, BAWLS Guarana announced the launch of a limited-edition line of BMX racing-branded cans, now available nationwide. Proceeds from the sales of these BMX cans will go to support the growth of BMX racing in the US.

Fresh off the sport’s debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics, BMX racing is a still-growing force in the extreme sports community. Proceeds from all BAWLS BMX can sales will be donated to the American Bicycle Association (ABA) – the nation’s leading BMX racing sanction – to benefit new track building, rider development and local racing programs.

BAWLS Guarana is a long-time backer of BMX– the brand serves as the “Official Energy Drink” of the ABA and is an active sponsor of several top level pro riders. “BAWLS Guarana’s involvement in BMX racing over the last two years has left me and our employees hooked!” commented Founder and CEO Hoby Buppert. “These cans allow us to thank the BMX racing community for their ongoing support.”

"We're very excited about the release of these new cans,” said ABA Marketing Director Shannon Gillette. “This shows the continued commitment that BAWLS Guarana has towards BMX racing and the ABA BMX programs. It's great working with companies like this!"

The cans will be unveiled the beginning of September in stores and race tracks near you. Can artwork also features the logos of the ABA and Intense BMX. The debut of BAWLS Guarana’s BMX cans also marks the start of the brand’s annual BMX contest, promoted on the limited-edition packaging. BAWLS fans can enter to win one of 25 limited-edition BAWLS BMX racing bikes, made exclusively by Intense BMX. No purchase is necessary to enter at www.bawls.com.

BMX Exposure from the Olympics

BMX Article in the Courier News of Suburban Chicago

"I think we were all excited because in the four years of the sport, it hasn't gotten that much recognition,"

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DISNEY CUP / ABA FALL NATIONALS Coming October 17-19th

DISNEY CUP- ABA Fall NATIONALS

October 17th, 18th & 19th, 2008

Osceola Heritage Park

NOTE: Temporary Location of the Disney Cup is: Silver Spur Indoor Area, Kissimmee, Florida

Directions to the track: Osceola Heritage Park-Silver Spur Arena, 1875 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee, FL 34744

From Orlando International Airport: Follow SOUTH EXIT signs from the airport. Proceed south on Boggy Creek Road, go under toll road 417, then one mile to stop light (Circle K on one corner); turn right (name of street is still Boggy Creek Road). Follow this (name changes to Simpson Road) to U.S. Highway 192, turn right, to next stop light, Bill Beck Blvd. Turn right. Main entrance to Osceola Heritage Park is about one block on left. Follow signs.

ABA BMX Hall of Fame Voting Opens

ABA has opened voting for the annual BMX Hall of Fame! Each year the ABA names a number of early pioneers, BMX racers and an industry veteran. Last year, Greg Grubbs (shown above) was inducted, if a racer from Nebraska can make it, anybody can!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

Arielle Martin to be featured on X96 Radio

Utah's own and Rad Canyon BMX local, Arielle Martin will be representing BMX racing to the fullest once again. Arielle will be the special quest on local X96 radio station. Salt Lake City-based Radio Station X96 will feature Pro BMX racer Arielle Martin on their morning show (Radio From Hell) during the segment called "Ask a... ". So tune in for "Ask a BMX Pro"! Listeners will all be able to call in and ask her questions... this happens to be the morning of ABA's Great Salt Lake Nationals so many of you out of towners can tune in if you're here.

Who: Arielle Martin, Utah Native and BMX Pro Extraordinare.
When: Friday, July 25, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM
Where: 96.3 FM (X96) in the Salt Lake City Metro area or http://www.X96.com (streaming on-line)

Suzuki To Award Motorcycles to ABA Champions

With the ABA BMX season in full swing and each event being such a HUGE success, we though it was time to take a look at who's in the ABA BMX points lead for the ABA BMX National #1Title chases. The excitement level has been very high, the talent has been very deep, and the pressure has been unbelievable for everyone. With that being said, here's a look at who's leading the ABA BMX National #1 Title chases in all eight catagories for "THE CUPS" and a band new fuel injected Suzuki RMZ-450!

The Sport of BMX Gets More Press With Olympic Debut

Everywhere you look lately, NBC, ESPN and even Memphis, TN there is an article about BMX. The newest Olympic sport is generating lots of buzz. Check out the link below to an article at CommercialAppeal.com a part of Memphis Online.

LINK TO ARTICLE:
Thrills, spills as BMX racers' sport makes it to Olympics

ABA PRO Standings Through Summer Nationals

The American Bicycle Association hosted the Summer Nationals this past weekend, July 11-13, in Roseville, CA. The OAK CREEK BMX Facility is main stay on the ABA BMX tour and has a long standing history with the racers and fans alike.This year saw the return of the ABA BMX PRO Series event to Roseville BMX and the racing at the Summer National event was SMOKIN' HOT!! The OAK CREEK BMX crew really stepped it up and had the facility in tip top shape and ready to race. This was the seventh PRO Series event of the season and the PRO Riders were excited to head up to NOR-CAL to see who had the NOR-CAL PULL!.

With the 2008 Olympic debut for BMX racing coming up quick, and the first USA BMX Team being chosen, BIG CONGRATS go out to Kyle Bennett, Mikey Day, "DR" Donny Robinson, and Jill Kintner for being the first ever BMX athletes to represent USA in the 2008 Olympics!) the buzz, the hype, and the media are all around. Many of the sports top athletes were back on the scene with the Olympic Trials being over. Riders from around the world were on hand to take a shot at getting some much needed points towards the ABA BMX titles. Roseville was the half way point in the 2008 ABA BMX PRO Series and season is shifting into high gear and the fans are loving it! Round seven was all Khalen Young! Haro Bicycles picked the Australian rider up last year and he is doing Tony D. and the gang proud! Khalen was the man to beat in Roseville and Khalen was solid as ever. Khalen nailed down the AA PRO win both days putting his stamp on the weekend and letting the other AA PRO's know he means business and wants the ABA BMX PRO title bad!

Saturday also saw the return of Haro's Steven Cisar, Steven was fresh off the Olympic Trials event held a couple weeks earlier in Chula Vista, CA. and he was taking names and going way FAST! Steven' first race back was a good one he scored a 2nd place finish right behind his Haro team mate giving them the one-two punch for the day. With a few more solid rides like this, you can expect to see Steven right in the middle of the hunt ABA BMX PRO Title and a brand new Suzuki RMZ450!

Another So. Cal kid that has been looking good is Avent Bombshell's Jarrett Kolich. Jarrett has won in the AA PRO class in the past and looked to be back on track for another win in Roseville. Two days of solid riding brought home two 3rd place podium spots for Jarrett.

GT Bicycles also had Joey Bradford stepping his AA PRO game up in Roseville. Joey put together an impressive weekend and brought home his most impressive finish to date. Joey finished up a very respectable 2nd place on Sunday. All his double top secret training he's been doing is really starting to pay-off for him and GT Bicycles.

With a list of riders like this,once again this past weekend shows just how deep the talent pool is on the ABA BMX PRO tour. There has been six different AA PRO winners in seven stops. That's very impressive!

On the Ladies PRO side we saw Arizona's own Dominique Daniels take another HUGE win on Day #1. ABA National #1 girl and girl cruiser turned PRO Dominique Daniels scored a second at least one win at each of the ABA BMX PRO Series events this season. If there is one way to win a title, it's by being that is super consistent. Not to be out done, current ABA National #1 Lady PRO, Alise "The Beast" Post was sitting right where she's used to being on Sunday. Alise brought home the top spot on Sunday after Saturday's solid 2nd place. The Alise Dominique battle is starting to take a nice shape, and the rest of the woman have really stepped it up as well to keep them honest. Stephanie Barragan continues to be a solid podium finisher as she showed in Roseville. Stephanie brought home the 3rd spot on the podium both days. Stephanie is due for another win any day now and we expect to see her on top the podium real soon. Chinese Rider, Mary Liyun also made it out to Roseville. Mary made her USA BMX debut at the ABA BMX Lake Perris event earlier this season and was very impressive. Mary has really been training and made another BIG impression on the USA fans by bringing home a 4th in PRO Ladies class. Mary will be representing her country in the Olympic Games coming up in Beijing, China. BMX really has become an international field. The ladies racing has really stepped it up over the last couple of years and the new crop of younger woman I keep hearing about making the move to the PRO class is very promising for more excitement to come.

Pro Cruiser saw home town boy Pauly Lange back on the gas! Pauly has been so close, so many times to the ABA BMX PRO Cruiser Title he can taste it. Pauly put the hammer down on Day #1 for the big win showing he still wants it Defending ABA BMX National #1 PRO Cruiser Champ, Danny C. had something to say about that though. "Easy Money" rode solid again in Roseville bringing home 2nd on Saturday following that up with a win on Day #2. Danny knows how to win titles and it looks like he well on his way to another one at the half way point in the season.

The Alabama Slamma' Barry Nobles was in the house as well. Barry rode well in AA PRO, but he also brought home a 3rd in PRO Cruiser on Day #2. Clayborn Bikes has done an awesome job this season getting Barry to all the ABA BMX PRO Series events. With all their help Barry has really become a threat to win the ABA PRO Titles in 2008. Crupi's own Tyler Brown was back from the USA Olympic Trials event as well and was lookin' super fast. Tyler nailed down a 3rd in PRO Cruiser on Day #1. VET PRO sensation, Kenth Fallen continues to hang in there with the young bucks taking a 2nd in the PRO Cruiser class on Day #2. I'm sure Bill Ryan and the gang over a Supercross are just stoked on Kenth this season!

Vet Pro was back in action too! This was a Kenth Fallen, DaleHolmes.com. Chad Street weekend. Supercross's Kenth Fallen continues to be "THE MAN" to beat in VET PRO right now. Kenth won both days in Roseville with DaleHolmes.com and Chad Street swapping out 2nd and 3rd place both days. Chad's been all over the podium this season and looks to be a title contender again. Dale's been busy taking care of the Free Agent World Tea. Hats off to Dale and the Free Agent World Team. Dale tells me they have about seven athletes' going to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China for BMX Racing. That's impressive!

The ABA, the city of Roseville, CA. and the entire OAK CREEK BMX crew would like to thank all the participants, families, teams, sponsors, and BMX industry for helping make the Summer National event such a huge success! Next stop, RAD CANYON BMX in Salt Lake City - Utah, July 25-27. We hope to see you all there!

Rider ABA BMX PRO wins after Summer Nationals –

AA PRO
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/BAWLS – 5
Barry Nobles – Clayborn Bikes - 3
Khalen Young - Haro Bicycles - 3
David Herman – Intense/BAWLS - 1
Kyle Bennett - Free Agent - 1
Cristian Becerine - Free Agent - 1

Woman’s PRO
"Demolition" Dominique Daniels – 7
Alise "The Beast" Post- Formula – 4
Kayla Gaddis - Intense/Bizarro/JRA - 2
Stephanie Barragan – 1

PRO CRUISER
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/BAWLS – 6
Kenth Fallen - Supercross – 2
Barry Nobles – Clayborn Bicycles - 2
Paul Lange – Redman/Rockstar – 2
Michael Kapes – J&R Bicycles -1
Tyler Brown - Supercross - 1

VET PRO
Kenth Fallen – Supercross - 9
Dale Holmes – Free Agent – 3
Chad Street – Intense/Phantom/On-Trac – 1
John Purse – GHP/Powerbar/ABA BMX - 1

2008 PRO Standing through Summer Nationals

AA PRO

1 DANNY CALUAG 2215
2 KHALEN YOUNG 1663
3 DAVID HERMAN 1661
4 BARRY NOBLES 1554
5 JASON ROGERS 773
6 BUBBA HARRIS 761
7 MIKE BRABANT 757
8 JARRETT KOLICH 607
9 CRISTIAN BECERINE 587
10 DEREK BETCHER 557
11 JOEY BRADFORD 457
12 KYLE CUSHMAN 447
13 MICHAEL KAPES 434
14 PHIL DELIZIA 414
15 STEVEN CISAR 410
16 RANDY STUMPFHAUSER 397
17 JOE SZUREK 319
18 KYLE BENNETT 290
19 DONNY ROBINSON 224
20 JEFF UPSHAW 220
21 KELVIN BATEY 217
22 WARWICK STEVENSON 217
23 TYLER BROWN 207
24 PAUL LANGE 203
25 ALAN HUDSON 193
26 ALEXIS VERGARA 187
27 JOSH OIE 187
28 DENZEL STEIN 186
29 BILLY ANDERSON 173
30 JOE SOWERS 163
31 MIKE MOELLER 159
32 MICHAEL HUGHES 137
33 MICHAEL WEATHERFORD 129
34 NATE BERKHEIMER 83
35 JAVIER COLOMBO 67
36 AUGUSTRO CASTRO 60
37 MIKE DAY 54
38 JOEY BERTHIAUME 50
39 AARON JOHNSON 40
40 DAMIAN LOPEZ 40
41 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 40
41 JASON RICHARDSON 34
42 BRANDON THOMAS 26
43 SERGIO PENA 26
44 MICHAEL GONZALEZ 20

WOMEN PRO

1 DOMINIQUE DANIELS 2376
2 ALISE POST 1561
3 RACHAEL LUNA 1533
4 STEPHANIE BARRAGAN 1447
5 TERRA NICHOLS 1283
6 KAYLA GADDIS 832
7 AFTON SCHRIMPF 767
8 BRITTANY BATES 573
9 KATHRYN ECKLUND 507
10 CASSIE BUSHNELL 457
11 TONI RUDE 322
12 AMANDA GEVING 307
13 STEPHANIE HIGGINS 262
14 COURTNEY TOMEI 228
15 JESSICA LAMBERT 199
16 LIZ PASSWATERS 176
17 MICHELLE GUTHRIE 152
18 MARY LIYUN 142
19 MISSY HARTLEY 76
20 LAYNE NYHAUG 70
21 MADISON PITTS 57
22 KIMBERLY HAYASHI 27
23 CHRISTIAN COSSEY 20

VET PRO

1 KENTH FALLEN 2502
2 CHAD STREET 2099
3 JOHN PURSE 1837
4 DALE HOLMES 1701
5 ROBERT HARRIS 1264
6 JASON CARNES 1125
7 TIM DINGER 553
8 MIKE GUL 524
9 ERIC DYER 298
10 DAVID BITTNER 268
11 CODY SMART 235
12 DAN MAIER 216
13 TIM GALLANT 216
14 KEVIN TOMKO 194
15 BILLY ROSS 174
16 CHRIS HAM 157
17 JASON SILVA 151
18 PAUL CALDWELL 144
19 THOMAS HARPER 144
20 JASON ALSTATT 141
21 BILL MADDEN 138
22 RONALD WILLIAMS 125
23 SHAWN O`GORMAN 91
24 GREG ROMERO 89
25 COLIN STILES 86
26 RYAN BIRK 86
27 ZACK ROEBUCK 81
28 RICK LOWRY 78
29 JUSTIN WHEAT 77
30 ERIC RUPE 71
31 MICKEY STANLEY 66
32 TJ JOHNSON 57
33 GREG DAYS 56
34 ANTHONY BYRD 54
35 SCOTT SIMMONS 54
36 TERRY TENETTE 54
37 CAMERON DAVIS 50
38 DAVID WRAY 47
39 JASON HALVERSON 44
40 RAY HUDSON 44
41 SHAUN BUTLER 44
42 EFRIAM MIRANDA 34
43 JERRY VANDERPOOL 34
44 MIKE ACOSTA 34
45 CARL RENOWITZKY 17
46 MICHAEL KILPATRICK 9

PRO CRUISER

1 DANNY CALUAG 2283
2 KENTH FALLEN 1843
3 TYLER BROWN 1139
4 BARRY NOBLES 1130
5 PAUL LANGE 984
6 MICHAEL KAPES 828
7 JOE SOWERS 570
8 TODD PARRY 530
9 BILLY ANDERSON 521
10 ADAM TREADWELL 440
11 JOEY BRADFORD 262
12 MATT BAISLEY 260
13 JASON CARNES 256
14 CHRIS KROOSWYK 252
15 JEFF UPSHAW 216
16 MICHAEL KILPATRICK 209
17 BRANDON THOMAS 183
18 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 170
19 MIKE GUL 166
20 JASON SILVA 141
21 BRANDON PANUCCIO 138
22 MICHAEL HUGHES 135
23 PATRICK DIPENTINO 78
24 KEITH GRINE 64
25 SCOTT SIMMONS 40
26 AUSTEN LEE 36
27 GAVIN LUBBE 33
28 ERIC RUPE 24
29 WILLY SUAREZ 12
30 MIKE MOELLER 10

A PRO

1 DEAK BROWN 1018
2 KRIS FOX 942
3 JON MILLER 915
4 JASON MORRIS 914
5 LIAM PHILLIPS 895
6 TRAVIS OHRAZDA 799
7 TODD PARRY 754
8 DEREK SIPKOI 745
9 KARL CLARK 734
10 MICHAEL LARSON 717
11 CODY HUNGERFORD 662
12 EDWARD OLSON 660
13 JUSTIN MCLINTOCK 603
14 SHANE BANKS 562
15 JIM BROWN 526
16 MATT KELTY 519
17 WILLY SUAREZ 481
18 EVAN STEINBERG 440
19 JUSTIN DODSON 436
20 ADAM TREADWELL 418
21 ANTHONY WALLACE 412
22 BRANDON BROWN 369
23 TOMMY BELLEW 357
24 TYLER DURHAM 357
25 JIMMY MONROE 345

Elizabeth Passwater Is Delaware's First ABA Girl Pro

Delaware Online recently featured Elizabeth Passwater who has become Delaware's first ABA Girl Pro rider.

READ ABOUT ELIZABETH HERE:
DELAWARE ONLINE ARTICLE

BMX Rider from British Columbia Goes to Olympics

The Vernon Star Newspaper in British Columbia, Canada recently had a feature about 15 year old racer Gage Collins who will compete in the Olympics.

READ THE ARTICLE:
Vernon Morning Star Newspaper

BMXers Featured in Oregon Statesman Journal Newspaper

The Oregon Statesman Journal newspaper recently had an article about men and wheel sports. Among the wheel sports featured is bmx and a local rider. The article is called "Men on Wheels" and was published, July 5, 2008.

Read the article by clicking the link below:
Oregon Statesman Journal Artcle

Parent Gives to BMX Rider

Read the link below about generosity and the giving of bmx parents and riders.

http://www.news-bulletin.com/sports/81082-06-21-08.html

ABA Announces 2008 Redline Cup Schedule

LOCATIONS OF ABA BMX REDLINE CUP FINALS ANNOUNCED!

REDLINE CUP EAST - Kettering BMX, Kettering, OH
September 5-7, 2008

REDLINE CUP CENTRAL- St. Peters BMX, St. Peters MO
September 12-14, 2008

REDLINE CUP WEST - McCollum Park BMX, Everett, WA
September 19-21, 2008

There you have ‘em - for all of you who have already made your main event at a Redline Cup Qualifier (or those of you who plan on qualifying at the remaining RCQ’s), these are the three locations for the Redline Cup Finals - where you can become a REDLINE CUP CHAMPION and earn the Redline Cup No.1 Plate for the next 12 months, the Redline Cup jacket and a photo in the BMXer; just by winning your main event at this event.

The Redline Cup East returns to one of the premiere ABA tracks; the challenging Kettering track in Ohio ran by longtime operators Bob and Anna Bruns. For those in the middle of the U.S., now is the time to make plans for St. Peters, Missouri in mid-September. The Redline Cup Central is traditionally the biggest of the three Finals, and always brings out the best of competition. ABA master track builder, Billy Allen, has just rebuilt St. Peters BMX. And for a big change in venue, the Redline Cup West goes to the Northwest this year, for the very first time in its 14-year history. The location? None other than McCollum Park BMX in Everett, Washington … about 30 minutes north of Seattle.

Help A Fellow BMXer Win Oakley Contest

Let's help Redline's Anthony Derosa win! Lil' Ant has just entered this COOL creation for the Oakley “diorama” Contest – please check out his sweet section and give him and BMX racing a VOTE!

Redline’s ANTHONY DeROSA is the littlest Oakley-supported Amateur in BMX, and since “Lil’ Ant” hails from New Jersey, he included all things “Jersey” [from cement barriers to green toxic nuclear waste; which supersized green-glowing Ants that wear Oakley shades , to SNL's "I'm from Jersey" guy. hehehehehe.........

Click to see it : http://www.brickfish.com/Pages/PhotosAlbums/PhotoView.aspx?picid=523365_31497139&=PPIMEMAIL&isep=1&pbapi=745367&pbvi=21459751

Thanks.

And if you dig it – please forward this to all your friends out there to help put Lil' Ant and BMX Racing on top!

Check Out GO211.com For ABA BMX Video Action!

So you want even more BMX racing action, well that is easy because you can find it at GO211.com. Click on one of the links below and check back often for even more.

Event profile with video player
www.go211.com/u/springnationals08

AA Pro video group:
http://www.go211.com/u/springnationals08/videos/group/AA%20Pro%20Men

A Pro video group:
http://www.go211.com/u/springnationals08/videos/group/A%20Pro%20Men

Women's Pro video group:
http://www.go211.com/u/springnationals08/videos/group/Women%20Pro

Vet Pro video group:
http://www.go211.com/u/springnationals08/videos/group/Vet%20Pro%20Men

Pro Cru is located in the Cruiser video group:
http://www.go211.com/u/springnationals08/videos/group/Cruiser

Class:
http://www.go211.com/u/springnationals08/videos/group/Class

Girls:
http://www.go211.com/u/springnationals08/videos/group/Girls

Cruiser:
http://www.go211.com/u/springnationals08/videos/group/Cruiser

Girls Cruiser:
http://www.go211.com/u/springnationals08/videos/group/Girls%20Cruiser

Expert Open:
http://www.go211.com/u/springnationals08/videos/group/Expert%20Open

Mixed Open:
http://www.go211.com/u/springnationals08/videos/group/Mixed%20Open

All videos are now organized in alphabetical order so if you visit the main video page (http://www.go211.com/u/springnationals08/videos/) you can locate your video much easier then before.

2008 ABA BMX PRO Standing through Spring Nationals- Albuquerque, NM.

The American Bicycle Association hosted the Spring Nationals this past weekend, May, 23-25 in Albuquerque, NM. The Veloport/Duke City BMX Facility is the only the second BMX only facility built in the world and what a great place it is. The racing at the Spring National event was exciting to say the least! The Duke City BMX crew really stepped it up and had the facility in tip top shape and ready to race! This was the fifth PRO Series event of the season and the PRO Riders were excited to head to the high altitude of New Mexico to see who had the legs on the tour.

With the 2008 Olympic debut just around the corner for BMX racing, the buzz and hype is all around. There is getting to be more and more of the media frenzy at each event. 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 is shifting into high gear and the fans are loving it! Round five saw a brand new winner win both days in the AA PRO class. The kid from Alabama, Clayborn's Barry Nobles has been making his comeback from knee surgery last October by steadily getting better and better results each weekend. Barry's been making a name for himself on the ABA BMX scene and has been flirting with a win this season. Barry's had a few solid podium finishes, but this weekend Barry was on a mission. Barry seemed to be unstoppable all weekend long winning several motos and best of all the Mains! Barry Nobles took home his first two AA PRO wins in his career this past weekend and we wanted to send a big Congrats out to Barry and Clayborn bikes. The Haro boys, "DB44.com" Derek Betcher and Khalen Young kept Barry honest all weekend with a solid 2 and 3rd place finish on Saturday. DB44 has been picking up the pace lately and Khalen is always a threat for the win! Sunday saw Barry on top of AA PRO again, with Jason Rogers taking a solid 2nd and New Jersey's own Phil Delizia taking his first podium of the year with 3rd. Felt's Phil Delizia is an awesome rider was some impressive skill, if this kids gets on a roll, watch out! Once again this past weekend shows just how deep the talent pool is on the ABA BMX PRO tour. Barry Nobles makes the sixth different AA PRO winner in five stops. That's very impressive!

On the Ladies side we saw ABA National #1 girl and girl cruiser turned PRO Dominique Daniels show why she's the REAL DEAL! Dominique is no fluke, she took the win both days putting another stamp on the ladies PRO class. Terra Nichols was keeping "DD" honest on the track and brought home two more great 2nd place podium finishes both days. Third was nailed down both days by another rookie PRO sensation, GT's Rachel Luna. The ladies racing has really stepped it up over the last couple of years and the new crop of younger woman is very promising for more excitement to come.

Pro Cruiser was the Barry Nobles Kenth Fallen battle. Day #1 saw Albuquerque's own Kenth Fallen pass Barry in the last turn to take the big PRO cruiser win! Barry hung on for a much deserved 2nd with Adam Treadwell taking a break from his Firemen training school to bring home a 3rd place podium finish. Sunday was all Barry Nobles, Barry was pumped from his first AA PRO win on Saturday so he thought he's nail down his first ABA PRO Cruiser win in the same weekend.This Barry's first BIG Pro Cruiser win so we're stoked for him. Kenth Fallen rode to another impressive 2nd place finish, with Adam Treadwell once again looking good with a 3rd place for the day. Adam's been out for a while, but he looked solid all weekend for sure!

Vet Pro was back in action again. Supercross must be stoked on this guy this season. Kenth Fallen continues to be the man to beat this season in the VET PRO ranks. Kenth picked up wins number 6 and 7 for the year at his home town event. Kenth looks to be on a mission for the ABA BMX VET PRO Title and a brand new Suzuki 450F! Both days in the VET PRO class we saw the same results. GHP's John "The Jackal " Purse continues to impress with a 2nd's, Intense/Phantom/ON-TRAC's, Chad Street nailed down third, and GHP's Robert Harris was a solid 4th. Chad's due for a win any day now. He's been soooo close this season he an taste it. Robert Harris has been training like crazy and it showed this weekend. You can never count out John Purse, "The Jackal" is another rider I expect to see on top the PRO podium any day now!

The ABA, the city of Albuquerque, NM. and the entire Duke City crew would like to thank all the participants, families, teams, sponsors, and BMX industry for helping make the Spring Coast National event such a huge success!

Rider ABA BMX PRO wins after Spring Nationals –

AA PRO

Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/BAWLS – 4

Barry Nobles – Clayborn Bikes - 2

David Herman – Intense/BAWLS - 1

Kyle Bennett - Free Agent - 1

CRISTIAN Becerine - Free Agent - 1

Khalen Young - Haro Bicycles - 1

Woman’s PRO

"Demolition" Dominique Daniels– Intense/Phantom/On-Trac – 6

Alise "The Beast" Post- Formula - 2

Stephanie Barragan – 1

Kayla Gaddis - Intense/Bizarro/JRA - 1

PRO CRUISER

Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/BAWLS – 3

Kenth Fallen - Supercross – 2

Barry Nobles – Clayborn Bicycles - 1

Michael Kapes – J&R Bicycles -1

Tyler Brown - Supercross - 1

Paul Lange – Redman/Rockstar – 1

VET PRO

Kenth Fallen – Supercross - 7

Dale Holmes – Free Agent – 3

2008 Pro Standing through East Coast Nationals

AA PRO

1 DANNY CALUAG 1761
2 DAVID HERMAN 1521
3 BARRY NOBLES 1147
4 KHALEN YOUNG 893
5 BUBBA HARRIS 761
6 CRISTIAN BECERINE 587
7 DEREK BETCHER 557
8 JASON ROGERS 513
9 MIKE BRABANT 437
10 PHIL DELIZIA 414
11 KYLE CUSHMAN 397
12 RANDY STUMPFHAUSER 297
13 KYLE BENNETT 290
14 JOE SZUREK 259
15 JARRETT KOLICH 247
16 DONNY ROBINSON 224
17 KELVIN BATEY 217
18 WARWICK STEVENSON 217
19 JOEY BRADFORD 207
20 ALAN HUDSON 193
21 ALEXIS VERGARA 187
22 MICHAEL KAPES 174
23 TYLER BROWN 167
24 JOE SOWERS 163
25 PAUL LANGE 163
26 JEFF UPSHAW 150
27 JOSH OIE 147
28 MIKE MOELLER 139
29 BILLY ANDERSON 133
30 MICHAEL HUGHES 97
31 STEVEN CISAR 90
32 NATE BERKHEIMER 83
33 MICHAEL WEATHERFORD 79
34 JAVIER COLOMBO 67
35 AUGUSTRO CASTRO 60
36 MIKE DAY 54
37 JOEY BERTHIAUME 50
38 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 40
39 DENZEL STEIN 36
40 JASON RICHARDSON 34
41 BRANDON THOMAS 26
41 SERGIO PENA 26

WOMEN'S PRO

1 DOMINIQUE DANIELS 2117
2 RACHAEL LUNA 1157
3 STEPHANIE BARRAGAN 1105
4 TERRA NICHOLS 1061
5 ALISE POST 803
6 AFTON SCHRIMPF 767
7 BRITTANY BATES 431
8 KAYLA GADDIS 416
9 CASSIE BUSHNELL 385
10 TONI RUDE 322
11 AMANDA GEVING 307
12 STEPHANIE HIGGINS 210
13 KATHRYN ECKLUND 209
14 COURTNEY TOMEI 166
15 JESSICA LAMBERT 101
16 MICHELLE GUTHRIE 76
17 MISSY HARTLEY 76
18 LAYNE NYHAUG 70
19 MADISON PITTS 57
20 KIMBERLY HAYASHI 27
21 CHRISTIAN COSSEY 20

VET PRO

1 KENTH FALLEN 2404
2 CHAD STREET 1524
3 JOHN PURSE 1370
4 DALE HOLMES 1307
5 JASON CARNES 591
6 ROBERT HARRIS 493
7 TIM DINGER 464
8 MIKE GUL 330
9 ERIC DYER 234
10 DAVID BITTNER 194
11 BILLY ROSS 174
12 CHRIS HAM 157
13 PAUL CALDWELL 144
14 JASON ALSTATT 141
15 CODY SMART 117
16 KEVIN TOMKO 96
17 RONALD WILLIAMS 91
18 GREG ROMERO 89
19 ZACK ROEBUCK 81
20 JASON SILVA 77
21 JUSTIN WHEAT 77
22 MICKEY STANLEY 66
23 THOMAS HARPER 66
24 TJ JOHNSON 57
25 SHAWN O`GORMAN 54
26 TERRY TENETTE 54
27 CAMERON DAVIS 50
28 DAVID WRAY 47
29 JASON HALVERSON 44
30 RAY HUDSON 44
31 SHAUN BUTLER 44
32 ERIC RUPE 37
33 JERRY VANDERPOOL 34
34 RICK LOWRY 34

PRO CRUISER

1 DANNY CALUAG 1617
2 KENTH FALLEN 1615
3 TYLER BROWN 835
4 BARRY NOBLES 670
5 PAUL LANGE 640
6 JOE SOWERS 570
7 MICHAEL KAPES 452
8 ADAM TREADWELL 440
9 BILLY ANDERSON 437
10 JOEY BRADFORD 262
11 CHRIS KROOSWYK 252
12 TODD PARRY 234
13 BRANDON THOMAS 183
14 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 170
15 MIKE GUL 166
16 BRANDON PANUCCIO 138
17 MICHAEL KILPATRICK 123
18 MICHAEL HUGHES 122
19 JASON SILVA 87
20 PATRICK DIPENTINO 78
21 SCOTT SIMMONS 40
22 AUSTEN LEE 12
23 WILLY SUAREZ 12
24 MIKE MOELLER 10

A PRO

1 JOSH SMITH 1032
2 KRIS FOX 942
3 JASON MORRIS 914
4 LIAM PHILLIPS 895
5 DEAK BROWN 803
6 DENZEL STEIN 765
7 DEREK SIPKOI 745
8 JON MILLER 707
9 CODY HUNGERFORD 662
10 TRAVIS OHRAZDA 611
11 MICHAEL LARSON 583
12 KARL CLARK 553
13 SHANE BANKS 553
14 JIM BROWN 526
15 TODD PARRY 492
16 EVAN STEINBERG 440
17 JUSTIN MCLINTOCK 433
18 ADAM TREADWELL 418
19 EDWARD OLSON 385
20 WILLY SUAREZ 373
21 TYLER DURHAM 356
22 JUSTIN DODSON 354
23 SCOTT ERWOOD 321
24 WARREN MCDOW 320
25 DUSTIN BLACKWELL 311

ABA BMX would like to thank all the 2008 National Series sponsors:

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 ) ABABMXRACERS (www.ababmxracers.com) Intense BMX-(www.intensebmx.com ) T.H.E. (www.bmxthe.com) Fire Magic Premium Grills (www.rhpeterson.com/firemagic/) Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex (www.disneysports.com)

Without their support, we couldn't make the 2008 ABA racing season such a huge success. Support the sponsors that support ABA BMX racing.

Paper Covers ABA Track Opening In New Jersey

The Times of Wayne County covered the opening of a New ABA Track recently.

See the Article: Click Here

USA TODAY Promotes BMX in the Olympics!

USA TODAY newspaper featured a road to the Olympics article about BMX . The article written by Laura Bly and titled: "BMX stars and fans travel road through San Diego" is a travel feature.

Yep, BMX has made the Olympic big time, as now USA TODAY has officially made the sport of Bicycle Motocross a travel destination. Read the article at the link below and maybe you can make plans to visit the Olympic trials or another ABA BMX National.

USA TODAY ARTICLE: BMX stars and fans travel road through San Diego

More Newspaper Coverage from the U.S. Nationals

"Life In the BMX Lane" written by reporter Dan Schultz for the Times-Delta/Advance Register.

Read This article at: ABA U.S. Nationals Coverage

Fresno Bee Coverage of The ABA U.S. Nationals

The Fresno Bee recently covered the ABA U.S. Nationals with color photos and features on some teenage and younger riders.

The reporter; Nick Giannandrea titled his article:

"All along for a ride;

National BMX races draw a diverse field, including Olympic hopefuls, to Tulare track."

Read the article and see the photos by clicking on the link below:
Fresno Bee/ABA US Nationals Article

Olympic BMX Trials In Chula Vista, CA June 14, 2008

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – CYCLING (BMX)

Tickets for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for BMX Cycling are now available for purchase by the general public, USA Cycling and the U.S. Olympic Committee announced today.

Scheduled for June 14, The Olympic Team Trials will feature the top eight men’s Olympic hopefuls in the sport of BMX with the winner earning an automatic nomination to the squad that will represent the U.S. in Beijing this August.

Spectators can purchase tickets online at www.usolympicshops.com, charge-by-phone at 619-482-6120, or in person at the U.S. Olympic Shop at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.

Adult tickets are $10.00, while children’s and senior citizen tickets are $5.00.

WHAT: 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Cycling (BMX)

WHEN: Saturday, June 14

WHERE: U.S. Olympic Training Center; Chula Vista, Calif.

TICKETS: $10.00 (adult), $5.00 (children, senior citizen); available at www.usolympicshops.com, charge-by-phone at 619-482-6120, or in person at the U.S. Olympic Shop in Chula Vista.

(Website) www.usacycling.org

Chesapeake BMX to host PRO-AM on Memorial Day

Chesapeake BMX will be running a PRO-AM race on Memorial Day Monday May 26th with a guaranteed purse of $500.00

Thanks to Bruce Rose and Family for making this possible.

Sign ups: 11:30- 1pm | Racing: ASAP
Entry fee: $10.00 for class / $20.00 to race PRO-AM / $30.00 for class & PRO-AM

For more info, go to http://www.chesapeakebmx.com/

Gatorade Features ABA BMXer Matt Chism in Commercial

ABA BMX racer Matt Chism recently appeared in a television commercial for Gatorade. The spot was filmed in NAPA, California and is just another sighting of the growth of BMX!

Way to go Matt and thanks to Gatorade for featuring a BMXer, next maybe they will start with some sponsorship of bmxers.

Below watch the rough clip posted on You Tube:



Watch below to see the complete commercial as it appears on Bestads.tv:


This commercial has already aired on NBC and MTV, but we hear it will be also airing during the Tour de France.