Homepage Forums NJ BMX Racing NJ Racing old More ABA stuff

  • This topic has 3 voices and 1 reply.
Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • #27035
    BIGANT-DOG
    Member

    ABA BMX Goes “BIG” in Las Vegas!
    by Shannon Gillette

    The American Bicycle Association hosted its 3rd largest National event of its 30 year history in Las Vegas, NV at the South Point Hotel and Casino this past weekend July 13-15. Las Vegas, NV proved to be a must attend event with over 5000 participants and 16,000 spectators over the three day event, which represented riders from 38 states and 9 different countries. Friday’s event was a record setting pre race event with almost 1000 participants and 157 motos, Saturday was the third largest ABA National event ever held with 378 motos and 2438 participants, and then Sundays event was 351 motos with over 2300 participants.

    With BMX entering the World Stage at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing China, the Las Vegas National drew international riders from around the world. Riders from New Zealand, Costa Rica, Mexico, South Africa, Chile, Canada, Japan, Argentina, and the entire Australian Olympic BMX team were all in attendance. The vast attendance by US and International riders earned the event the front page spot on Sunday’s Las Vegas Review journal.

    Executives from Disney were on hand to witness the event first hand and inform everyone about the Disney Cup Fall Nationals that will be hosted at the Disney Wide World of Sports October 25-28 2007. Executives from Bawls Energy Drink were also in attendance. The Rush HD Network was their filming “Motivatedâ€ÂÂ￾ a 1 hour documentary on Bubba Harris, ABA’s National #1 Pro for the third year in a row.

    The South Point Casino was an excellent host for this event, with the Hotel being directly connected to the arena it allowed participants and family members the opportunity to see a movie, play games in the arcade or go swimming or bowling in between races. The South Point Casino played a major role in exposing the sport to the general public as well, with a video playing on the billboard in front of the casino and Event posters through out the Hotel drew in spectators that otherwise would have never been exposed to the sport.
    The ABA would like to thank all the participants, families, teams, sponsors, and BMX industry for helping make the Las Vegas event such a uge success!

    Now here`s a quick look at the ABA BMX PRO wins after Las Vegas Nationals –

    AA PRO

    Danny “Easy Money” Caluag – Intense/Socko – 7
    Randy Stumpfhauser -GT Bicycles -5
    Cristian Becerine – Free Agent – 2
    Kyle Bennett – Free Agent – 2
    Mike Brabant – Unbound/Intense – 1
    Mike Day – GT Bicycles – 1
    Javier Colombo — SE Bikes/No Wimps – 1
    Jarrett Kolich – Avent/Bombshell – 1
    Donny Robinson – Formula/Monster/HP – 1

    Woman’s PRO

    Alise “The Beast” Post – Formula/Monster – 9
    Krystal Hime – Supercross/O’neal – 5
    Kayle Gaddis — Bizarro – 2
    Terra Nichols – Intense/Phantom/On-Trac -2
    Arielle Martin – Action Sports Depot – 1

    PRO CRUISER

    Danny “Easy Money” Caluag – Intense/Socko – 9
    Kenth Fallen – Supercross BMX – 3
    Tyler Brown – Avent/Bombshell – 3
    Paul Lange – Felt Bicycles – 3
    Jeff Upshaw — Kuwahara – 2

    VET PRO

    Jason Carnes – Redline bikes – 7
    John Whipperman – Redman/ Yamaha Waverunner – 6
    Todd Parry – Socko Energy drink -3
    Chad Street – Intense/ Phantom/On-Trac – 2
    Greg Romero – Sun Bru – 2

    2007 Pro Standing through Las Vegas Nationals

    AA PRO

    1 DANNY CALUAG 2485
    2 RANDY STUMPFHAUSER 2280
    3 BUBBA HARRIS 1730
    4 CRISTIAN BECERINE 1287
    5 DONNY ROBINSON 1264
    6 KYLE BENNETT 1132
    7 STEVEN CISAR 1071
    8 MIKE BRABANT 1069
    9 JAVIER COLOMBO 1056
    10 DEREK BETCHER 1001
    11 DAVID HERMAN 939
    12 JARRETT KOLICH 825
    13 KYLE CUSHMAN 710
    14 PAUL LANGE 672
    15 MIKE DAY 643
    16 MIKE MOELLER 570
    17 BRANDON MEADOWS 531
    18 JASON ROGERS 456
    19 AARON JOHNSON 396
    20 TYLER BROWN 385
    21 JOEY BERTHIAUME 381
    22 DAMIAN LOPEZ 346
    23 KHALEN YOUNG 338
    24 NATE BERKHEIMER 319
    25 WARWICK STEVENSON 297
    26 CHRIS BURKE 283
    27 KAMA KAZI 281
    28 JOSH OIE 264
    29 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 260
    30 KENTH FALLEN 259
    31 JASON RICHARDSON 258
    32 DUSTIN ARMSTRONG 250
    33 AKIFUMI SAKAMOTO 245
    34 MICHAEL HUGHES 241
    35 ALEXIS VERGARA 207
    36 MICHAEL FENWICK 194
    37 BRANDON HOPKINS 142
    38 GABE MORENO 133
    39 TREVOR FAY 122
    40 BARRY NOBLES 117
    41 BILLY JOLLIFFE 101
    42 MICHAL PROKOP 91
    43 JAMIE GRAY 71
    44 MARC WILLERS 71
    45 ARNAUD DUBOIS 68
    46 LUKE MADILL 68
    47 MICAEL CESAR 68
    48 KYLE WEISENBERGER 61
    49 JOE SZUREK 41
    50 JEFF UPSHAW 38
    51 TREVOR PIGOTT 29

    WOMEN PRO

    1 ALISE POST 2458
    2 TERRA NICHOLS 1797
    3 AFTON SCHRIMPF 1557
    4 STEPHANIE BARRAGAN 1438
    5 KRYSTAL HIME 1405
    6 ERIKA SHORT 1127
    7 KIMBERLY HAYASHI 718
    8 TONI RUDE 657
    9 CASSIE BUSHNELL 590
    10 JODI ENGLAND 570
    11 MICHELLE GUTHRIE 543
    12 KAYLA GADDIS 491
    13 ARIELLE MARTIN 490
    14 BRITTANY BATES 482
    15 COURTNEY TOMEI 391
    16 CARLEY YOUNG 331
    17 STEPHANIE HIGGINS 300
    18 AMANDA GEVING 294
    19 ZIGGY CALLAN 285
    20 MELISSA MANKOWSKI 273
    21 ANNA APPLEBY 247
    22 BRITTANY LOUNSBURY 222
    23 TANYA BAILEY 213
    24 CHRISTINE WHEELER 211
    25 JESSICA CARTWRIGHT 166
    26 CAROLINE BUCHANAN 163
    27 NICOLE CALLISTRO 153
    28 HANNAH HUVARD 128
    29 KATIE WEST 70
    30 CHRISTIAN COSSEY 57
    31 SAMANTA COOLS 43
    32 KASEY MARTIN 33
    33 MISSY HARTLEY 33
    34 SARA BERTA 23

    PRO CRUISER

    1 DANNY CALUAG 2438
    2 PAUL LANGE 2009
    3 KENTH FALLEN 1875
    4 TYLER BROWN 1354
    5 JASON CARNES 1217
    6 JEFF UPSHAW 1113
    7 BILLY ANDERSON 1093
    8 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 922
    9 ERIC RUPE 907
    10 NATE BERKHEIMER 660
    11 JOE SOWERS 552
    12 BOB O`GORMAN 508
    13 ADAM SCOTT 465
    14 DAMIAN LOPEZ 420
    15 ADAM TREADWELL 404
    16 TREVOR FAY 392
    17 MIKE GUL 326
    18 CARL RENOWITSKY 200
    19 CHRIS JONES 186
    20 ANTHONY WALLACE 168
    21 KARL CLARK 130
    22 AUSTEN LEE 124
    23 MARK DECASPER 112

    VET PRO

    1 JASON CARNES 2425
    2 TODD PARRY 2239
    3 CHAD STREET 2208
    4 JOHN WHIPPERMAN 2016
    5 JASON SILVA 1539
    6 ERIC RUPE 1098
    7 GREG ROMERO 1032
    8 MIKE GUL 989
    9 DREW DOWNEY 918
    10 CHRIS HAM 730
    11 TIM DINGER 521
    12 DAVID BITTNER 477
    13 ZACK ROEBUCK 331
    14 SHAWN O`GORMAN 290
    15 PAUL CALDWELL 244
    16 RICK LOWRY 243
    17 TED BROWN 240
    18 TJ JOHNSON 237
    19 ROBERT HARRIS 232
    20 BOB OGORMAN 228
    21 DARRIN MITCHELL 225
    22 EFRIAM MIRANDA 216
    23 RONALD WILLIAMS 203
    24 CARL RENOWITZKY 187
    25 RYAN BIRK 187
    26 MARK NUNLEY 165
    27 CODY SMART 147
    28 DAVID MILLER 140
    29 DONALD TAYLOR 127
    30 RAY HUDSON 123
    31 BILL MADDEN 121
    32 DOMINGOS LAMMOGLIA 107
    33 BILLY ROSS 104
    34 ANTHONY BYRD 102
    35 TURNELL HENRY 92
    36 PAUL BROWN 87
    37 MIKE ACOSTA 85
    38 DAVID KAPIGIAN 77
    39 ERIC DYER 74
    40 TERRY TENETTE 73
    41 ED LEESON 67
    42 TIM GALLANT 57
    43 PIERRE-HENRI SAUZE 54
    44 KIYOMI WALLER 53
    45 JAMES GOLKE 47
    46 JOHN NESLAND 47
    47 NATHAN SHAFFER 47
    48 YUICHI TOGAWA 47
    49 RAY LUSCOMBE 46
    50 GRANT HEWLETT 43
    51 JERRY VANDERPOOL 43
    52 DAVID WRAY 38
    53 JESSE BURKES 30
    54 TOM DARDINI 30
    55 CAMERON DAVIS 26
    56 GREG DAYS 24
    57 JEFF NICKEL 23
    58 ANTHONY WADLEY 20

    A PRO

    1 JASON MORRIS 929
    2 JOEY BRADFORD 911
    3 MIKE WEATHERFORD 870
    4 ALAN HUDSON 835
    5 WARREN MCDOW 791
    6 PHIL DELIZIA 753
    7 BILLY ANDERSON 735
    8 JOE SOWERS 713
    9 JOSH SMITH 645
    10 JUSTIN MCLINTOCK 626
    11 JASON EGBERT 573
    12 MIKE MCGONIGLE 551
    13 NICK GOERTZEN 519
    14 TRAVIS POSTANY 513
    15 EVAN STEINBERG 490
    16 KARL CLARK 490
    17 SEAN MACLASKEY 481
    18 JASON LAREV 476
    19 JOSH ZIEHL 472
    20 MICHAEL KAPES 463

    ABA BMX would like to thank all the 2007 National Series sponsors:

    Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex (http://www.disneysports.com ) American Suzuki-(http://www.suzukicycles.com ) Yamaha Waverunner-(http://www.yamaha-motor.com ) BAWLS Guarana (http://www.bawls.com ) Bawlstyle (http://www.bawlstyle.com )Redline Bicycles-(http://www.redlinebicycles.com ) FLY Racing-(http://www.flyracingbmx.com ) Sponsorhouse-(http://www.sponsorhouse.com ) GT Bicycles-(http://www.gtbicycles.com ) Tangent-(http://www.tangentproducts.com ) Intense BMX-(http://www.intensebmx.com ) GameStop-(http://www.gamestop.com ) EB Games-(http://www.ebgames.com )

    Without their support, we couldn`t make the 2007 ABA racing season such a huge success. Support the sponsors that support ABA BMX racing.


    Posts: 3611 | From: Chandler AZ. USA | Registered: Apr 2001 | IP: Logged |

    #48212
    kevh
    Member

    And at the same time, the ABA has no state level organization. They push the nationals very well, but have no hands or organization at the state/local level.

    Both organizations suck, it is local people with local ideas that make the sport and the difference.

    #48216
    bmiddaugh
    Member

    lol, I was thinking that.
    Yahoo! we got 380 motos.
    Yea that’s great guys, the rest of the country is thinking they are kicking ass with 20 motos and 80 riders.

    Does anyone see a disconnect here?

Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.