2011 NBL National Championship Series Schedule

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Category 1: Mixed Double

Category 2: Team Spectacular

Category 3: ProAm

Category 4: Super ProAm (This is a one-day event held on Sunday after the Saturday NationsTour Pro race. It will be worth double National points.)

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November 27 – 28, 2010: Thanksgiving Classic, Morristown, TN

December 27, 2010: President’s Cup, Columbus, OH

December 28 – 29, 2010: Christmas Classic, Columbus, OH; Category 2

January 29 – 30, 2011: Indy Indoor, Indianapolis, IN; Category 3

March 5-6, 2011: NationsTour #1 & Super ProAm, Location TBA; Category 4

April 2 – 3, 2011: Roadrunner Nationals, Las Cruces, NM; Category 3

April 2 – 3, 2011: Freedom Nationals, Petersburg, VA; Category 1

April 9 – 10, 2011: Georgia Peach Nationals, Peachtree City, GA; Category 2

April 23 – 24, 2011: Easter Classic, West Palm Beach, FL; Category 3

April 30-May 1, 2011: NationsTour #2 & Super ProAm, Location TBA; Category 4

May 14 – 15, 2011: Dixieland Nationals, Morristown, TN; Category 1

May 14 – 15, 2011: All-American Nationals, Fresno, CA; Category 2

May 28 – 29, 2011: Memorial Classic, Pottstown, PA; Category 2

June 11 – 12, 2011: Empire Nationals, New Paltz, NY; Category 3

June 11 – 12, 2011: SoCal Nationals, Lucerne, CA; Category 1

June 25-26, 2011: NationsTour #3 & Super ProAm, Location TBA; Category 4

July 9-10, 2011: NationsTour #4 & Super ProAm, Location TBA; Category 4

July 16 – 17, 2011: Hoosier Nationals, Evansville, IN; Category 1

July 30 – July 31, 2011: Great Lakes Nationals, Waterford, MI; Category 2

August 13 – 14, 2011: Catskill Nationals, Kingston, NY; Category 1

August 13 – 14, 2011: Golden State Nationals, Prunedale, CA; Category 3

September 3 -4, 2011: Grand Nationals, Louisville, KY; Category 4

**** The Thanksgiving Classic will fall under the New NBL. If you convert your membership before the Thanksgiving race, you can get that race free along with the President’s Cup and the Christmas Classic – a $300 value, free! ****

The NBL will be holding three meetings to go over details about the New NBL and to answer questions.

Meetings for New NBL Details (in Hospitality Tent):

Track Directors & State Commissioners: Friday, 2:00pm

Team Managers: Saturday, 10:00am

Pros: Saturday, 1:00pm, before Pro Autograph session

If you raced at the 2010 Worlds and will be attending the Grands, bring your jersey. You will be able to ride the parade lap on Saturday morning during the Opening Ceremonies!

Alienation BMX Riders Take On The World

The biggest BMX race of the year, the UCI BMX World Championships took place in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. That means many riders from all over the world were there represent their respective countries. That also means that a TON of Alienation BMX riders were there showing off their mad skills and fresh products for the big show.

We would like to start off with Swatch’s own New Zealander, Marc Willers, who is on a huge comeback. Willers showed what he can do when he’s fully healthy and on a mission in Qualifying rounds Marc pulled a 1st, 2nd, 3rd which put him into a stacked quarterfinals He pulled a 3rd in quarter finals which set him up for the main event. With the stacked Main event Willers came out 3rd into the first turn and with a crash ended up with a World 6 title. Congrats Marc for representing well at the worlds!

Alienation has some of the best Elite Women representing the company and you can’t go wrong when you’re repping ALIENATION! What a elite women’s main event!!! New Zealand’s Sarah Walker rode very consistent as she put her wheels into a 2nd, 2nd, 2nd in qualifying rounds looking really fast, that brought up semis for the top 16 girls and Sarah ended up with a 3rd in a very stacked Semi. In the Main she had a very fast first straight, after the race Sarah was all smiles as she got the WORLD 2 title.

USA’s/Intense’s Arielle Martin always reps the country in good fashion, also riding consistent in qualifying rounds she pulled a 2nd, 3rd, 2nd in qualifying rounds, and in the semi she pulled a 2nd. In the Main event which any of the 8 girls could of won, she was running 3rd looking for a podium finish, and she went down in the first corner, tough luck for Arielle, but she will be back as you know she’s tough! She ended up with a World 8 title. Thanks Arielle for always being a class act and representing the company so well!!

Colombia’s Mariana Pajon is always one of the girls to beat she raced both class and cruiser and was looking for two titles. Mariana looked really good in qualifying rounds by not losing a lap she pulled a 1st, 1st, 1st in motos. Looking like the girl to beat Mariana was in 8th out of the first turn and pulled to 5th, looking for one spot to give bonked the on the 4th straight rhythm and ended her run for the Elite Woman title. She also raced Elite Woman Cruiser which she pulled WORLD 1. Congratulations on your success.

Caroline Buchanan from Australia puts in the time and work, and is always 100 percent ready to race. If its Downhill, Fourcross or BMX she gets the job done. In her three qualifying rounds she was 1 of the 3 girls to have a perfect going into semi finals with a 1st, 1st, 1st. In her semi she seemed to have a late gate then clip out mid way down the starting hill causing her not to jump the first double, so it put her behind and she did not transfer out of semis with a 8. Tough luck for Caroline, but we all know what a great and skillful rider she is, so look for her to hit it hard on her way to an Olympic qualifying berth.

Another Australian Lauren Reynolds rode well for her country and had some tough luck in semi’s. In qualifying Lauren pulled a 1st, 2nd, 2nd in her 3 rounds, also in the two crazy semi’s Lauren got a 5th and did not transfer to the Main event. We all know as a rider a 5th in a semi can hurt, but Lauren is strong and has a great attitude and has fun riding her bike. She trains hard and most certainly should of been in the main event. Thanks for representing Alienation so well Lauren!

The third and final Australian representing Alienation was Rachel Bracken. Rachel is one of the well known Elite riders across the world and she showed it in South Africa. Rachel pulled a 5th, 4th, 3rd in her 3 rounds just making it out of qualifying. In her stacked semi she got a 4th to transfer to the Main event. In the Main event Bracken pulled a World 6 title.

USA’S/Supercross’s Nate Padilla has been pushing it hard at the JDP series and has been at the Olympic Training Center putting in some nice work as you can tell on the track. Nate is a very hard worker, and it shows as one of ABA’S top junior development rider and also reps the camps very well out at Chula. Congratulations Nate on a WORLD number 1 sixteen expert title your most certainly deserve it. Thanks for representing the best!

They call him Frank “The Tank” Hoskins and man is he a character. He represents Addison Bikes’ and might be one of the funniest laid back guy you will meet in BMX today. Frank went to South Africa as just recently turned up to the 25-29 class so he had some tough comp on his hands. Well all know Frank can get the job done though. Frank came back to the USA with a World number 4. Congrats Frank!! Represented USA very well. Catch frank at his home track in Louisville Kentucky for the NBL Grand Nationals.

USA’S Cody Wilson pulled a World number 6. Congratulations man!

Dan’s Comp/USA’s Scott Moreland pulled a World number 5 in the 30 and over Men’s cruiser class.

Who could forget Big Daddy GT’S/USA’s Eric Rupe he’s been in the sport for years and man I don’t know about you, but Eric is a man you can always look up to and ask for any advice. He pulled a WORLD number 1 in the 45 and over cruiser class.

All in all, a GREAT week of racers sportin’ Alienation BMX gear, be on the lookout for new riders catchin’ the vibe, and new product comin’ down the track!

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Augusta, GA —- Southeast Regional —- Augusta BMX —- July 24-25

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Photos: Tim Palmer

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Jad Bicycles Pro Am at East Moline is this Friday, August 27th at 7PM. This is a make up from last Friday. Also, the last $1000 open is on September 10th.

KV Bike Park Grand Opening a Rousing Success

On Saturday, August 21 KV Bike Park held its Grand Opening and a National Bicycle League sanctioned double point BMX race. National Bicycle League’s West Coast Track Development Rep. and BMX racing champion Cody Wilson commented, “On behalf of NBL, Our CEO Gary Aragon and the entire staff we welcome the city of Kernville, Chris Brayman, his hard working group of volunteers and the KV Bike Park to our NBL family of tracks across the USA.” It took the Kernville Chamber, many dedicated volunteers and donors four months to build the community-built, non-profit KV Bike Park.

Supervisor Jon McQuiston welcomed more than 400 people to Kern County’s newest recreation tourism attraction. Almost a quarter of the eager racers were from around California, from Oakland to Big Bear. As the Mountain Bike portion of the KV Bike Park is completed, it will only grow as a regional tourism attraction. In 2008, tourists spent over $1.2 billion and tourism employed almost 14,000 people in Kern County. Supervisor McQuiston presented a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Congressman Kevin McCarthy and a Certificate of Recognition for Chris Brayman, signed by all five Kern County Supervisors. Following that, BMX champion Cody Wilson carried the flag around the BMX track during the national anthem sung by Cheryl Borthick, Debby Fieber, Kay Gregory and Francine Stirling – members of the Kern Valley Sweet Adeline’s ‘Sierra Sound’ quartet.

Then, the 1st of 11 National Bicycle League-sanctioned BMX races began. 78% of the 32 riders were from the Kern River Valley with girls making up 14% of riders who ranged from age 5 to 49. 1st Place winners included Jimmy Leslie, Mariah Carroll, Jeff Sherman, Kenny Hudson, Matthew Henderson, Kurt Evans, Robert (The Madman) Mental, Kyle Gong from Oakland, Trenton Richardson, Duke DelGaudio & Trenton (TJ) Sanders. See http://bit.ly/diocBt for complete NBL BMX race results.

“The Grand Opening of the KV Bike Park was finished off with the exciting, hilarious and shenanigan rich Lil’ Homie Drive-by’s and Dollars Fundraiser Race,” KV Bike Park president Paul Ferguson pointed out. The 24 participants raced the massive mountain bike pump track head-to-head on 16 inch wheel Free Agent Lil’ Homie Kids bikes provided by Ride KRV Bike Shop. The only criteria was that each racer was at least 5’5’’ tall and someone paid their $10 entry fee.

The Lil’ Homie races were one lap, single elimination rounds with an optional $5 buy in for another round if you lost. First prize of $80 taken by Jake Leathers was 1/3 of the money raised (caps at $100) who graciously gave $20 to Hannibal Carroll in 2nd place. The KV Bike Park raised a total of $160 after paying out the winner. Some highlights of the race were Cal Water’s Chris Whitley cutting the track and the hilarious battle between Scott Link and Kirt Evans and of course the final round between Jake Leathers and Hannibal Carroll. The Lil’ Homie races were extremely well received by both participants and spectators and will become a staple fundraising event at the KV Bike Park.

KV Bike Park will be holding BMX races every Saturday beginning Sept. 4. The park features a mountain bike skills course (still to be completed), a pump track with wall ride, dirt jumps, a trials course, and of course, the BMX track next to the John E. McNally Rodeo Grounds off Scodie Avenue in Kernville, California.

For more information about the KV Bike Park, visit their website www.kvbikepark.com, follow it on Facebook or call (760) 223-6165.

Morphine Industries’ Young Guns Hit Peachtree City

With the NBL Grands around the corner, two of our young guns hit Peachtree City for a last chance tune-up before heading to Louisville.

When you head to Georgia at this time of year there is one thing you can count on heat.  Peachtree City did not disappoint as we rolled into town and hit the track on Friday. Before practice, Super-Ex Jason LaRev held a clinic to mold the little minds of BMX with his expertise and knowledge along with the help of Noah Reeves.  Practice was open and the race was looking to have a low turn out as practice ended and attendance was minimal.

However, when Saturday rolled around the moto count hit just above 90 to everyone’s surprise.  The day was looking up but Mother Nature had other plans with rain due to hit the track at some point during the day.  The crew decided to call a two moto transfer to try and beat the rain but it did not happen as the race was delayed just as the main events started.  After a few hours of lounging the call came in and the race resumed.  With the weather on a repeat performance for Sunday, the two moto transfer direction was taken.

13X – Noah Reeves had two racks of riders and started his day off asleep at the gate due to an all night road trip from south Florida the day before.  He quickly redeemed himself on the remaining motos taking the wins.  Main time found Noah going wire to wire to take the top spot.

Sunday found Noah at the head of the pack.  No sleeping today.  Sweeping his motos and finishing the day with another top spot in the main.

11X – Richie Dey was in his element with plenty of air to be had on the Peachtree City track.  He displayed his air and ability from the front of the pack all day Saturday with a perfect run in the motos and a top spot in the main.

Sunday found Richie at the front once again.  He led the class from start to finish in his motos and continued on the through the main with a first place finish.

The Morphine Crew will be rolling into Louisville in a few weeks to put an assault on the  NBL Grands.  Be sure to come by and check us out.

Morphine Industries would like to thank its Factory Team Sponsors;

Haro Bikes (www.harobikes.com), Fly Racing (www.flyracingbmx.com), Alienation (www.alienationbmx.com), Sinz Racing (www.sinz-racing.com), Rennen (www.rennendesigngroup.com), Black Crown (blackcrownbmx.com), Tioga (www.tiogausa.com/bmx)