PULL BMX JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023

Pushing the envelope and winning titles, Liam Bowersox took charge of the 2022 USA BMX Freestyle series and earned his way to the top spot as the 2022 9-10 Boys Amateur National Champion. With his eyes set on an even better 2023, Bowersox is adding new tricks and more flow to his already impressive comp runs.

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A new age is upon us. Millions of racers, riders, spectators, and families have gathered together over the years to share their love of BMX. And as that love has grown, showcasing the sport and lifestyle of BMX has grown with it.

From the early days of newspaper magazines, through the trials and tribulations of full-color prints, and now, the current digital form, the way the masses have consumed BMX has evolved and adapted, just as riders and brands have.

Having been at the forefront to see and lead the evolution, we are excited to introduce the expansion of PULL BMX Magazine as it takes on an overarching BMX news platform as PULL BMX.

Make no mistake, my friends, print magazines are here to stay. As the official membership publication of USA BMX, BMX Canada, and USA BMX Freestyle, PULL BMX and PULL BMX the Magazine is dedicated and excited to bring you event coverage, in-depth interviews, industry spotlights, and the best news on two wheels in every way possible.

Combining print and online as partners, the PULL BMX social media pages and online blog site, pullbmx.com, will be joined by six bimonthly print issues of PULL BMX the Magazine. With no digital-only issues, PULL BMX’s online and print branches will strive to fill all your BMX content needs in all your favorite ways to view them.

As we embark on the journey of expansion, we want to reiterate how excited we are to showcase the best of the sport through PULL BMX. And hope to bring a spotlight, not just upon the riders, but the community of the Greatest Action Sport as a whole.

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THIS PAGE: Louis Kaminski shows off the proper way to hit the Grand Nationals table.

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Debuting all their glory in Tulsa, Powerlite brings new colorways to the race crowd. With frame sizes ranging from Mini to Pro XXXL, the Powerlite crew is excited to showcase the new line as they prep for sales in the 2023 season. Our personal favorites? Paired with the exposed aluminum logo on the down tube, the Matte Red, Purple, and Turquoise jump out as a few of the colorways we expect to see Factory Powerlite racers, and fans of the brand, to be rocking in the new season.

A match that makes perfect sense. The all around good guy, Matty Cranmer is bringing his vibes and bike skill to the legendary brand of Mongoose. Already testing out the flow of the Supergoose and the power of the La Familia v2, Matty has a lot of riding in his future with the full Mongoose line behind him. Be on the lookout across social media for the Matty and Mongoose content about to go down.

While the Jett Lawrence Championship ride distracted some, the real star at the Grand’s Yoshimura booth came from the mountain bike side of the company with their ENDH stem. Will a BMX specific version be next to match their Chilao pedals?

The Supercross BMX squad expands their Pro field with the addition of Vineta Petersone and Spencer Cole. As they both look for a big season, their new rides are a big step as they now have the backing of a BMX legacy brand. photos via @supercrossbmx

The 2022 Team of the Year has gained a few new faces as they head into the 2023 season. RIFT/Tangent brings in the young gun and style master John Kerr along with 2x National No.1 Amateur Girl Ava Corley and her fellow BMX Sharks alum, AJ Hernandez. A stacked new class of amateurs is bringing even more good times to the Tangent team pits as they rock the Black and Gold for the first time.

The frames are finally here. The Race Inc RA-20’s bring a new look to modern BMX bikes featuring a seamless top tube / head tube transition. The new frames come as a big shift in the brand’s line of products as the Race Inc retro lines continue to be popular amongst the old to mid school markets.

While the BMX world could see it coming, the news of Izaac Kennedy joining the pro powerhouse team comes at the perfect in his career. Locking in big finishes of his Men Pro and Elite Pro career during the 2022 season, Kennedy joins the brand as the international competition rolls into the 2024 Olympic road. Simply put in a recent social post “Havin fun gettin ready to bark this year!” That dog mentality has worked in the past years so with the backing of Chase Bicycles, we’re excited for his new chapter.

“The Entertainer,” Cedric Cade, is rocking new colors and new brands as he heads into the first year of 17-20x. A part of the 2023 Factory Remix team, the Vegas local has also signed with BOX Components as a sponsored rider. Rocking his new Remix/ Box backed Meybo at the season opener, the Cedric flair popped even more so with the new orange and black look.

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rom humble beginnings as a Minnesota girl, to the world stage as the winningest BMX racer in history. The story of Alise Willoughby has been told countless times over her illustrious career, but following her unprecedented 10th USA BMX Pro Title, we wanted to look back at her full career before she continues to dominate as the Queen of Tulsa.

Photo by Stephen Smith

Born into the Post household in 1991 as the first daughter of Mark and Cheryl, Alise began her childhood in catch-up mode. With two brothers Jeremy and Nick, who are 11 and 8 years older than Alise, the competitive nature started early as she chased down her older brothers to local trails on her 16”. As her older brothers found BMX racing, Alise already saw glory as a gymnast. Getting involved in gymnastics and dance after watching the 1996 Olympics, that side of Alise’s life would continue as a key role in her success as an athlete. But while she was being taken around to the gym and dance studios, her brother found the sport the whole family could play a part in, which takes us to the most important lap never rode.

Atop the starting hill at Brainerd Lakes BMX, the now worldrenowned BMX racer walked away from the starting gate. However, the next week, a first crash and the first trophy hooked the young racer. At the time of Alise’s start in BMX, she was stacked up against already thriving girl champions. “We didn’t get to race the other Novices at the time, it was just the Girl’s class. I was racing like NAG 1’s in two different age groups, these sisters, and they were really good right from the word GO. So I had some tough competition right off the bat.”

After a full year of traveling to Brainerd Lakes, the Post family teamed up with another family to begin the dream of a BMX track in St. Cloud. From finding the abandoned park, to getting scars from gymnastics routines in not yetcleared grass, Pineview Park BMX held its first race in 1999. And 24 years later, Pineview Park is still volunteer-operated as one of the best tracks in the region. When talking to

Alise, the pride for Minnesota and gratitude for her family rang through as we discussed the chapters of her career. “I feel I owe everything to my family for their support, starting the local track, and being so involved and supportive. Like I said, they never pressured me, but they did expect me to give my best if they were going to give theirs. They never set limits as to where it could take me, while always keeping me firmly grounded to my Minnesota roots and appreciating everyone and every opportunity along the journey. They led by example to always give back and be the reason someone smiled that day. Then Sam became another huge piece in the puzzle both, on and off the track, from 2008 onwards. He has always supported and inspired me to be the best ME I can be.”

As we venture into Alise’s career, let’s look at her Amateur Titles on the ABA BMX circuit. As racers trapped indoors in the winter months know all too well, jumping back on the bike after the snow clears can be an odd time in the BMX season. For Alise, however, the training didn’t stop as she continued with gymnastics and track and field to stay well-rounded. With gymnastics 30+ hours a week through her amateur years, her competitiveness in the gym translated directly to the track as she began to progress into national attention in the early 2000s. Winning her first Amateur National No. 1 title in 2001, Alise began to see a path as she watched the Women Pro dominator, Kim Hayashi, take charge of the class. A one-year shot from her dad to get the attention of a team to help out with race expenses turned into Alise taking the bull by the horns and showing she could dominate with the boys at the local and with the top girls across the country.

With a 2001 Girls title, a 2003 Girls Cruiser Title, and a doubled down 2004 Class and Cruiser sweep, the next step in her mind? Racing in the pro ranks. The competitive nature of wanting that next challenge, mixed with a team manager letting her go for it, brought The Beast to the gate of Black Mountain BMX for her Pro debut. “I always just gave my best effort, never really had a ton of pressure on what it was going to be or could become. Then by the time I turned 15, and I had essentially always looked for the next challenge, I was there racing the professional ranks.”

Winning for the first time in Desoto, Texas, the young 15-year-old was only three races into her pro career. Keeping the momentum rolling throughout the year, Alise brought her first Golden Crank and Pro Title home to Minnesota, setting a stage for her confidence and prowess in the sport to grow. That 2006 rookie year performance brought her into the USA Cycling National Team. Being too young to join the squad for the 2008 Olympic run, Alise started off her international racing in 2007. No training center at the time meant

the future Olympian was thrown into the school of hard knocks as she faced her first 8-meter hill as a

16-year-old at her first World Cup. “I remember the first time I went down that hill in France, I was still in the middle of the jump, and Kim (Hayashi) was like at the landing. I had no idea how far I should be jumping.” Alise and her fellow US racers just entered an era that had just begun to race off the big hill. There was no prep, no training grounds to perfect the transition and backside. “That’s just how it was back then.”

The now 10x National No.1 Women Pro’s no-limits lifestyle has produced an athlete up for any challenge. Searching for that next box to tick brought her to the pro ranks at 15, it took her to the international and Olympic stages, and it brought her to become the pinnacle of what a BMX career can become. With so many races throughout the years, what are the races that mean the most for Alise Willoughby?

year before, Alise respected the wishes of her #1 fan and went into Reno mentally and physically unprepared. “There was definitely some good competition there, and by some reason of grace or power, I ended up winning both days. I remember just being in tears as I crossed the line. Just so proud of that effort, and it was a moment of, “Ok, what can the human spirit accomplish.” This is the last race my mom gets to see, not me crashing on the ground or whatever happened at the 2013 Grands.” Demonstrating what willpower and mental strength can accomplish, Cheryl was able to watch her favorite racer compete one more time before passing a couple of days later.

2014 World Championships

2014 Reno

As her professional life had been charging on, the Post family would have to do the unthinkable, say goodbye to wife, mother, and friend Cheryl Post. Alise recalls being with her mom as she tells her to catch her flight to the year’s first race in Reno. Being off her bike since Grands the

Burying herself in racing following her mom’s passing, the first World Cup of the year would sideline Alise with a broken leg in practice. Rehab and reflecting in San Diego hit hard as she watched the rest of the field racing, but that didn’t stop her from finding a new box to tick. Racing the World Champs in July. With a

diagnosis of 16 weeks of recovery, Alise returned to the surgeon who bent the rules ahead of the 2012 Olympic games with a new goal, the 2014 World Champs, in 12 weeks. With a reluctant look from her doctor, paired with a determined look going the other way, Alise was able to meet and exceed her goal. “At six weeks, I started to be able to do a little bit of weight bearing, walking a bit again. At nine weeks, I started rolling around on my bike a bit, just doing very minimal stuff. Then I lined up at the World Championships in exactly 12 weeks.” Finishing with her best World Champs result at the time, in 12 weeks, Alise went from a broken leg to second in the world, four weeks ahead of the expected recovery time. Again, overcoming a new challenge and finishing the season with the USA BMX National No.1 Title to kickstart a new era of her career.

2017 World Championships

A tear and goosebump-inducing moment in sports. Her partner and now coach, Sam Willoughby, looked on not even a year after his accident. The BMX world couldn’t

contain their excitement as Alise celebrated with Sam and her com petitors at the finish line. A moment that pushed aside the competition of sports and brought out companion ship between the BMX couple that had gone through so much. As our top moment in sports, we urge any one who hasn’t watched the video to put down this magazine and do so immediately.

2018 Season

Not many in BMX can say they have an undefeated season in their list of accomplish ments, but the 2018 sea son brought exactly that for Alise Willoughby. With Sam at her side, the wins kept com ing, only realizing what she had done once it was done and dust ed. For the fans watching from the outside as she dealt with the pressure, the question was how? Alise explained that it wasn’t the pressure building but the expecta tion. “It wasn’t necessarily my expectations but everyone else’s expectations of me. In that regard, anything but a win feels like you’re letting people down. The people that support you and what you’re doing.” “If they’re giving me their best, it’s only fair I execute to the best of my ability, whatever that may be, and for a number of years, that’s been winning.” Hardwired as a competitor, the excuses that could be used weren’t an option for Alise.

That competitor mentality is taking Alise to new heights as she continues to dominate the Women Pro ranks. With new challenges come new opportunities to conquer them, each year and each race different, as she strives to continue her spot as a competitor. Going into the 18th year

of her pro career and the 32nd year of her life, Alise knows the retirement question is going to be tossed around. However, if you’re going fast, you’re going fast. “Am I past my physical prime in life? Yeah, maybe, but I still keep doing better in my training and rising to different challenges.” Taking seven months off of Alise level training after the Tokyo Olympics, she once again set a goal. Twelve weeks out from the World Championships, the work began again. Ticking off boxes, securing wins, and proving that she could bounce back after the 2021 season. With a late start to the season and securing her score in an eight-win streak, The Beast was back and ready to take on an international field in Tulsa. A fulfilling accomplishment hoisting up her 10th silver cup after a night show clean sweep and a previous season that didn’t go the way she planned, Alise looks to the future with new and exciting challenges. “For me, it’s kind of exciting because I keep getting asked, “Oh, are you done yet?” or last year when some people felt that I should retire, I was washed up, or that night time had come and passed. Now I can see how long I can keep it going and keep competing at this level.” In a sobering and Oh wow, we’re getting old moment, Alise brought up that some of the new racers coming into the pro ranks were born in her rookie year of 2006. “The level keeps rising, and that’s what I take away from my career, and what excites me going forward. Continuing to be successful, consistency, and always being a contender.”

Winning the day and continuing to be better than the day before are the main goals

for Willoughby’s future. And while matching her career number of 11, with 11 National No. 1 Pro Titles is possible, The Beast is proud of her career and looks to continue to be that role model for the next generation of racers. “We were that inaugural class of racers who went through that Olympic cycle and paved a path of proving you can make a living doing this sport. Just continuing to be that face and representation that they too can do bigger and better things is important to me and the legacy side of it.”

From watching Sam’s journey into the coaching role for Team Australia, seeing Cam Wood start and continue his Pro career, and sharing the Willoughby journey through the documentary, hopefully releasing in the US in the near future, new paths are beginning to open up for the Willoughbys, and racing is just one road in that forever-evolving pathway. A road that in a certain way, feels familiar, has shown itself is the road for 2023 and the future. With the brand’s homegrown and #SeeingDaylight monicker, Willoughby is looking at the new partnership with Daylight Cycles, not as a reset, but as a homecoming. After growing up racing the Huvards as kids, Alise has come full circle to her roots as she prepares for the future on the SoCal-made brand.

As the years go on for Alise and new partnerships like Daylight,

come onto the headlines of BMX media outlets, a constant remains, being a professional athlete takes a lot of work. “It’s the things behind closed doors that people don’t see all the time that you want people to appreciate, and on the professional side, it’s not easy, and making a living at doing this is not easy. There’s a lot of risks involved, and it’s a lot of appreciation of how difficult longevity is now.” When you read the meaningful events Alise pointed out as her most memorable races, it’s not the result that made those events. Everything you don’t see on the track, from the stress of a sick family member, the mental toughness to bounce back after a low point, and the physical exhaustion it takes to remain on top, makes Alise “The Beast” Willoughby.

LEADERBOARD

Shows the PB times only for all riders with transponders from the start gate to the timing loops.

Open our.sqorz.com on a browser on your smartphone. https://our.sqorz.com

Select Your Track > Scroll down to Leader-boards.

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Click on each column to sort in order from fastest first. Click on Show to display filter options, filter the results by:

l Age

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l Gender

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Remember the Leaderboard shows PB times only, for all other times to go to My Sqorz.

“Live timing on the track has elevated my personal training and racing over the years. It provides insight and gives you real time data to track, allowing you to make informed decisions in training and now on race day. Bringing in Sqorz timing to USA BMX events will be both fun and functional for racers to elevate their performance.”

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TRANSPONDER LOCATION

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l Either side of the wheel is fine.

l The cap is usually at the top (numbers are upside down).

l Use 2 x cable ties to ensure the transponder does not fall off.

Note: Transponders are not rechargeable. MYLAPS will replace the transponder free of charge when the battery expires.

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Alise Willoughby: World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist

Round 1- Oviedo City, F L. Feb 3-4

Round 2- San Diego, Ca. March 17-18

Round 3-Tulsa, OK. April 21-22

Round 4- Woodward, PA. May 19-21

Round 5- Salt Lake City, UT. June 16-17

Round 6- Denver, NC . August 18-19 (Charlotte NC area)

Round 7- Royal Oak, MI. Sept 22-23

The Finals at Woodward West- Oct 20-22

The five time champ, Joris Daudet, showcases his first straight speed during the second main of the Men Pro main event.

The stage was set, the pits were full, and the 2022 USA BMX National Series’s final laps charged onto the Tulsa track. With a different style of Grands track awaiting racers, to be successful, to be successful, raw power and race craft were needed above all else. While some couldn’t ditch the negativity about the track design, the ones who did found fast laps and end-of-season glory.

The action kicked off HOT, with the pro ranks taking on their final chance to bump their scores going into the Friday Night show. Bar banging and pre-Grands prep shining, the Daudet show was the main story through the ROC as the Frenchman took each lap with a purpose. That purpose? Making history as the first ever 5x USA BMX National No.1 Men Pro. Going five for six in winning laps, the veteran experience is playing perfectly into the #WinWithChase monicker.

As Kennedy and Mclean missed the main event, a certain gold medalist also missed out, leaving only Daudet, Wood, and Sharrah to fight for that last-minute score. To the first turn, Daudet stomped his mark of domination while getting the elbow in front of Mongoose’s Cam Wood into turn one. With Daudet leading the way, Arthur Pilard followed his fellow Frenchman to the podium as Anthony Bucardo battled down the second straight to lock in a

bottom step on the podium. With so much action in only a 27.864-second lap, the Men Pro battles were ready to ramp it up again as they prepare for the night show and the 2022 USA BMX National No.1 Title. He was the first man to ever do it, and he does it after a whirlwind year. Coming into the Greatest Race on Earth in the overall four spots, Joris quickly showed his Tulsa dominance taking home the ROC win and the second place at the Friday night Pro Championship Final. Racing for Chase Bicycles and the BMX Racing Group Store, out of Corona, CA, by way of France, your 5x National No.1 Men Pro, JORIS DAUDET.

As the best of the best geared up for their laps, it was all eyes on the World/Defending Champ, the World Cup Queen, and the USA BMX Dominator. While each brought winning laps and bar-banging battles, the USA BMX dominator, Alise Willoughby, took the ROC win.

Throughout the day, Willoughby and Laura Smulders went head to head with first straight battles that tested the raw power each competitor brought to the field. Joining them in their Women Pro power were familiar kits mixing up the points chase. Molly Simpson and Lauren Reynolds caught our eye as two who could make a run at leading

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CID MARTINEZ

JASON NOORDAM

GRAYSON NOVAK

CHRISSY PIPER

DREW POLK

JASON SILVA

JEMMA TOLLEFSON

MARSHALL WARNER

COREY WILLERT

DEREK WIPPRECHT

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TYLER MCGUIRE

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the Women Pro main event. Reynolds came out strong in all three rounds. The Answer BMX racer had the track dialed in. Hitting her marks into the semi and onto the main with the third gate pick, she couldn’t avoid the 30’ squeeze from the Canadian Molly Simpson. Getting an elbow in front and moving over to the inside, Simpson locked in behind Willoughby for a wire-to-wire second place in front of Laura Smulders, completing the ROC podium.

But where was the defending champ? With gate eight, Stancil was stuck on the outside down the first straight. Staying wide into turn one

left her to battle through the pack, and while doing so, a door opened into turn two. However, that door quickly shut mid-air, forcing her to check up and live to fight on in the big show on Friday.

With two hands up, that’s how many times “The Beast” Alise Willoughby has crossed the Grand Nationals finish line a champion. Undoubtedly the best to ever do it, Willoughby battles through early and late-season injury to lock in her 10th USA BMX Women Pro Title and did it by putting down a clean sweep in the total point main events. The Minnesota native and SoCal training

legend is once again your USA BMX National No.1 Women Pro.

But now it’s time for the fan favorite, the class that wows and excites the crowd on those early race mornings, Vet Pro. With the current points leader taking his final day of RnR before the big show, the rest of the Vet Pro field was ready to battle it out from the jump. Early on in rounds, the top dogs of the day were beginning to emerge.

With Emilio Falla, Alan Hudson, Jeff Upshaw, Cal Strickland, and Tyler Brown all locking in some impressive low scores, it was The Captain,

Commencal Frenchie, Sylvain André, goes palm to grips to unlock the raw speed ahead of the night show.

Scott Wire looks for the outside carve in the battle heavy 41-45x.

Madi Thompson repps her new colors proudly while leading the charge in 11x girls

Nic Long, that had the fan’ hearts as he battled back for a second and third-round win after a misstep down the first straight in round one. But wait, there’s more. In both the quarters and semi, he got caught up in crashes leaving him to battle from a dead stop. Making it on, with a line grabbing fourth in quarters, his day was over in semis due to a turn two pile up.

Looking at the Vet Pro main, we might see some beef brewing. As the pack charged to the first turn, inside to outside, it went Falla, Hudson, and Strickland, with Upshaw tucking into the four spot. After a back wheel spin out from Falla allowed Hudson to make the pass, Falla was in defense mode down the fourth straight. Giving Upshaw a little love over the set-up jump, Big Jeff returned the favor into turn four with a cross jump to steal Falla’s line and secure the two spot behind “Hot Pants” Hudson. While he was only 20 days out from his crash at a Pro/Am, the BMX world was unsure if he would even be able to race, but the Alabama Slamma wouldn’t

a “small” setback stifle his night. Dominating from the first gate drop on Friday, Barry Nobles took charge and monopolized all the way to the main stage. Doing it for Chase Bicycles, the Alabama man, Barry Nobles, is your 2022 USA BMX National No.1 Vet Pro.

The pros may have brought the crowds into the Friday night show, but the Sunday night crowd was there for the pure and raw excitement of the USA BMX amateur action.

From two rounds of 957 motos, 1/16th, 1/8th, quarters, and semis, the final eight racers in our 126 main events immerge from behind the curtain to lock and load into the glory of the 2022 Grand Nationals. Before we get into the title classes, let’s look at the Mixed Open and Open laps that presented themselves as the bar-banging appetizers for the night.

Charging out of the gate for the first mixed open main of the night, the young guns of 6 & under mixed open went five wide into turn one and only. With only a sin gle available spot on top,

the fast Nathan Larsen survived the inside squeeze to take the wire-towire win. The racers in the following race were unable to survive the squeeze when gate sevens Oklahoma native, Dash Loveless, shot out like a cannon in 7-8 Mixed Open. With a strong charge coming from Peyton Spanel on the second-place spot, the Okie was able to fend off the LSG colors as he lunged to the win at the line. As our friend Jim Riley likes to say, the 15-16 Mixed Open class was in a BigTime Hurry as Lily Greenough went out front and stayed there, similar to the hard-charging 13-14 Open class with Luke Brooke-Smith stretching his lead from the moment he hit the 30 foot.

The Open classes wrapped up, and the first silver cup was on the line. For Sean Carvajal’s LDC, the shining one, Diamond Lily Ashley took the pressure

Not only was Jason Crouch rocking the infield he was making his return to amateur in Tulsa

Henry Leners and Espen Wilke bump bows into turn two.

title and the first to do it on Chilao Yoshimura Pedals. With the NAT 1 plate out of contention, the Women’s Cruiser classes charged for the glory and their fight for the NAG 1 plate on the line. For 13-14 and 1516 Girls Cruiser coming down the main event finish, Taylor Rungatis and Danica Anderson didn’t disappoint as they both made the pass for the win and the NAG 1 plate. The cruiser dominators continued to show out as the age and speed grew. Dominators like Casey Allen from Desoto, who fended off the pack down the first straight, and

Chrissy Piper, who took some time away from the High Five BMX page to lead their laps from start to finish. The final women’s cruiser race was about to drop for the 2023 season, and all eyes were on the big battle between Donna Gatz and Mama Margie Kaminski. Gatz getting off to an early lead in and out of turns one and two, the New York racer of Kaminski wasn’t going down without a fight. Making up two bike lengths down the fourth straight, the inside move from Kaminski put Gatz into high-low mode, where she took back the lead over the final table

Courtney Tomei out front and on her way Double double in Tulsa.

Kira Boustead uses her NAPA Valley Pull as she goes to the 17-20

Women’s Cruiser Main

for the 56 & Over Women’s Cruiser Class.

Another class and another title chase begin. The boy’s cruiser chase was all about the young guns in 2022, with one YOUNG gun standing out from the rest. J&R Bicycles’ Cody Young locked up the title chase quickly, as he shot out of the gate with 2021 Cruiser champ Greyson Sneed to his outside and the Fulltilt ride further down the line to his inside. With red and white leading the pack, the grey kit of Howell was giving up no room for mistake as they charged to the line. The legs stopped spinning, and the brake pads squealed as Punta Gorda’s own Cody Young won the day and the year with the Cruiser title. As the gates continued to drop and the battles continued, a few races were seared into our minds. No, not the near miss between Ryder Robinett and Wahley on the inside of turn three, but the outstanding performance from Cash Strickland in that same 14 Cruiser main event. Outpowering some heavy hitters down the first straight, Strickland was cool, calm, and collected as he stretched out his lead in the clean air. With a little more bar-to-bar action, the 17-20 cruiser class was rocked

by the BMX Shark out of the middle. Coming out of gate four, Aaron Blee used the middle lane expressway to rail around the first turn and into a pull position through the rest of the track. Racing out of Grand Junction, Colorado, we’re excited to see this kid’s future. Jumping a few races down the shoots to the 36-40 Cruiser class, the gate-wide battle turned into a one-man show as the pack was left to scramble in the second turn missing Tarik Assagai out front. The dive low by Brandon Kintzler may have ended in the dirt, but you can’t blame a guy for trying in the STACKED 36-40 Cruiser class. On to the final cruiser lap of the season, Hall of Famers, AAs in the heyday, and hard chargers in 2022, the 61& Over class brought the power with a Woody v. Tuni showdown. A

decade-long battle saw Woodruff out front with the big man of Henry gaining speed fast. A tight final turn and a wheel buzz kept Woody out front, and the battle to continue into the 2023 season.

If anything gets the crowd to its feet, you know it will be the Grindle call out with the #GirlsClub on deck. Making an impact early on in the Expert Girl main events was The Princess Isabella Smith. With a hard charger from gate to winner’s circle, Smith fought off the late race effort from Remy The Rockstar

Jason St. Romain crests the lip and preps for turn two in 41-45 Cruiser.

Sessa to lock up the win for her hometown of Henderson, NV. From one winning Princess to the next, Kira Vescuso took on the 8-yearolds with an impressive pointsleading lap. While Stella Rodriguez ended the chance for a triple Princess win by making the late race move into turn four, the sole racer to triple at the Grands was about to hit the track. In a heated battle down the first straight, Jemma Tollefson found herself tucked behind the Clayborn ride of Vida De Vira. Taking notes from the race before, Tollefson found the open door down low in turn four to complete the triple and leave Tulsa with some big-time hardware. But the biggest hardware of the night was still up for grabs, and it all came down to the defending champ and the future rookie pro, Ava Corley and Breanna Winter. The year-long hunt came down to Ava with BA’s voice saying that now legendary phrase. With anything less than a victory, Winter would have a shot, but in true defending champ fashion, Corley wrapped it up right then and there. In what seemed like a slow-motion sequence, that ominous, “With a win and only a win,”

phrase played over top until Corley made the move. An eruption of cheers filled the arena as the BMX Shark led the battle-heavy class, and they only grew as Corley rounded the final turn for the finish line. With the Title secured tightly in Corley’s arms, the Rockstar/Rift/Tangent ride of Winter knew this next lap wasn’t for a title; it was for her. Trailing through the track’s first half, Winter found the race line to the front and powered the outside lane to the 17-20 Expert Women win. As the ladies charged on, the back-toback wins began to be completed. All in a row, Devin Murphy, Courtney Tomei, and Chrissy Piper laid down their speed to cap off their 2022 season.

With 19 mains remaining of the 2022 season, 152 racers loading into the gate, and only one National title to be earned, the action was destined for the history books. From Jaxson Howell getting redemption with a big 9 Expert win to Santiago Figueroa Bernier bringing the 11 Expert back to the North for

Jemma Tollefson takes the top honors in Tulsa with her ROC Double and Grands Triple.

Quebec, the action was just beginning to heat up. With constant updates from BA, the title chase came down to not a win but a podium. For the first time since our BMX history experts can remember, the Amateur National title was crowned to the third-place racer. Playing it smart, knowing he had made the necessary moves throughout the year, Drew Polk has never been so excited for a third place, but at the 2022 Grand Nationals, he

turned that third into a silver cup and stamped his place in the history books. As Grindle’s final remarks thanked the racers, workers, and fans for a great season, the legends of 51 & over experts got prepped to close out the night. The class dominator, Renato Silva, and one of the youngsters of the class, Chris Kennedy, lined up side by side to battle through the track with the Trackside

ride in tow. With the Blackcrown BMX ride taking the top spot, followed by Silva on the two, these experienced riders put the perfect cap on an excellent season of BMX racing. Until January 2023.

Thomas Maturano leads the 16x class all the way to the Grands win for the Alpha Bicycles crew.

Ca’slay Gassaway holds off the 7x speed down the second straight.

Cam Wood preps for the main event with a powerful semi main win some big win players following behind.

Bike of the Year: RIFT Pro of the Year: Nic Long Team of the Year: RIFT/Tangent Rookie Pro of the Year: Nick Adams

Special Recognition: Connor Fields

Drake Velador

Duffle Bag Dash: $20,000+ Raised

Faces Behind the Mic: Charlie, Grindle, Jim, Greg

ODI Style King:

Justin Kimmann takes charge of his early Men Pro round as Spencer Cole and Brandon Cato look for some glory of their own.

2022 NATIONAL POINTS YEAR-END

MEN PRO

VET PRO

WOMEN PRO

BOYS

STANDINGS

2O22 NAG POINTS

NATIONAL AGE GROUP YEAR-END STANDINGS

GIRLS CRUISER

CRUISER

5 K.

GIRLS

11 S. Garcia 1876

12 A. Chartrand 1831

13 M. Palmer 1765

14 I. Franco Soares 1671

15 S. Stokes 1639

Girls 17-20

1423

Boys 15

S. Day 2932 2 J. White 2911 3 N. Quintana 2465 4 B. Oneil 2343 5 T. Palmezano 2325 6 K. Leblanc 2318 7 D. Gosnell 2228 8 R. Santos 2225 9 T. Fields 2219

K. Mccain 2160

C. Eaton 2097 12 R. Cofield 2038 13 C. Hopson 1988 14 J. Drawenek 1968 15 C. Cariaso 1966 16 H. White 1923 17 C. Nuhn 1909

I. Larson

Sutherland 1731

12 E. Wells 1698

13 K. Clarridge 1546

14 S. Walter 1520

15 I. Leija 1504

Girls 14

1 D. Merten 2697

2 A. Jones 2501

3 T. Pingitore 2404

4 T. Rungaitis 2392

5 L. Jonjevic 2298

6 S. Rodriguez 2276

7 M. Samhammer 2206

8 S. Herrera 2176

9 T. Boecker 2038

10 R. Herrera 1992

11 K. Sherrill-Hill 1907

12 S. Williamson 1741

13 B. Vaughan 1653

14 H. Gish 1575

15 V. Cramer 1533

Girls 15-16

1 A. Corley 2818

2 A. Alden 2553

3 D. Anderson 2305

4 G. Cristodulo 2295

5 H. Leakey 2218

6 K. Niederberger 2179

7 B. Van Renselaar 2132

8 S. Elder 2073

9 I. Nelson 2050

10 R. Fedewa 2012

2022 Team Standings 2022 Team Standings

Factory Team Standings

Factory Team Standings

Bike Shop Team Standings

Bike sh0p team standings

LAS(T) VEGAS

For 47 days, the BMX world recovered and prepared for the beginning of the season and the end of an era. For the past 13 years, the season opener (apart from 2021 due to covid restrictions in Vegas) has been at the South Point Hotel and Casino. With the news of the last hurrah going down to kick off the season, racers from across the country showed up and showed out for one of the most action-packed race weekends to date.

The Silver Dollar charm is that short-track intensity. Pure horsepower down and around to the holeshot gives wintertime racers a chance to show off their strength from off-season gym time without their stamina, or lack thereof, getting in the way of fast lap times. The finalé in Vegas brought a deep and lippy indoor build to test the racer’s abilities and give those on point the advantage as long as you didn’t give up too much of your inside. Let’s get into the action and find the classes who came into the new season ready to make the BMX gamble.

New to the National scene, but familiar throughout the BMX world, the Pro/Am classes joined the National schedule, with Tangent coming on as the Title sponsor to the laps. Hungry pros and ams lined up at the gate to put on a show fit for the Vegas strip, and if we had anything to say, they would have a lifetime residency. National No.1 Amateur Drew Polk, Grands winner Jason Noordam, and Bassett Racing’s Gus Vicuna were among the first to test the Pro/Am waters. The three young guns joined the Vet Pros and former Pro Open regulars Alan Hudson and Emilio Falla, at the front of the pack through rounds. Amateur domination in Semis brought all eyes on Noordam and Polk as the Polk-led pack followed behind Noordam into turn two. With his dirt turn experience, Polk found the extra speed to give the new Factory Fulltilt/Radio pressure into the final turn. A mix of Noordam cutting down just slightly and Polk’s added speed while hitting front wheel to back foot, both racers went down just before the final jump allowing Gus Vicuna to get around the

21-25x got heated on Sunday night with Jonathan Medieros and Cooper Miller chasing down the leaders. A South Point scramble in turn three brought the final 21-25x Vegas win to Miller.

carnage for the first-ever Tangent Pro/Am Main event win. With Vicuna following it up wire to wire on Saturday, the Bassett rider looks to have finally put the pieces together during the off-season. On the ladies’ side of the Tangent Pro/Am laps, it was the Factory Fulltilt/Radio showdown. Olivia Armstrong took the clean sweep win on Friday, but with the rider count jumping to 13 on Saturday, the ladies battled for a spot in the day two main event. It was there when Mckenzie Gayheart swooped low in the third turn for the win.

A debut of the new classes wasn’t the only reveal that went down in Vegas. The season opener also brought the new kits charging around the track. While they debuted them at Grands, the Profile “Reds” were rocked all weekend long by Rowdy Holzer as he lit up the weekend with a double-double following a Friday blast from the ocean predators. The

Above: Olivia Armstrong shows off her speed in the Tangent Pro/Am National series as she goes 1-1-1 on Friday.

Below: Brookyln Van Renselaar and Lilee Rowley go bar to bar into turn one in 15-16x Girls.

Top: Rocking the NAT 1 plate with Drew Polk and Factory LSG/Throdwn Bottom: The big winner in Vegas came from the Bassett Crew with Gus Vicuna. Going back to back in the Tangent Pro/Am National mains.

BMX Sharks debuted their new kits with Friday blues and Saturday blue and reds; A blood in the water reference, perhaps? Another race day look upgrade was seen on the NorCal Next Generation’s Tarik Assagai and Hidi Cramer. With the teammate clean sweep in class and cruiser, the green sleeves of Assagai and Cramer were lighting up the front of the pack. On the other side of the country, the design team from Answer BMX and Ssquared switched it up. Danica Anderson was flying high as usual, but this year the Answer kits are a pop of color a dirt track needs. Answer BMX goes lime green and baby blue on Friday with a classic royal blue on Saturday/Sunday. The Ssquared division of the Sawyer racing empire is staying simple with white and black rocked by the new team member, Brooklyn Van Renselaar, as she took home the 15-16x Girls win on Friday Night. While the final gate drop inside the South Point Hotel and Casino slammed down and the 56 & Over class charged to the line with Eric Sweets at the point, the reflection began. Bar-banging excitement, late-night Steak N Shake runs, calories burned on the Spazmatics dance floor, and memories that will last a lifetime; Thank you, South Point. We hope to see you again soon.

Bottom Left: Irelyn McGinley puts the power down in 6x Girls.

Bottom Right: Day 2 of Tangent Pro/Am racing saw Vicuna getting comfortable out front as he perfects his turn one entrance.

Top: Mckenzie Gayheart skies it out to show off her new frame and helmet wrap.

Below: The young guns go four wide into turn one with Clayborn’s Greyson Sneed at the point.

Top Left: Kenji Goto and Jacob Wood take pull position in 10x with the Mohawk and GoPro duo.

Bottom Left: Marcy Davis was rocking the top spot and the new NorCal Next Generation kit all the way to the top spot.

Middle: The Bay Area has a new power wheelie king and his name’s Downtown Deegan Brown.

Below: Cruz Duran and Ryder Santos style it out on their 2022 Bikes of the year, RIFT.

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Date: January 13-15, 2023

Location: South Point Hotel & Casino

City/ State: Las Vegas, NV

DOUBLES

MAKAI ABBRUZZESE - 6 & Under Open and 6 Expert

DANICA ANDERSON - 15-16 Girls Cruiser and 15-16 Girls Expert

WAYLON BURNSWORTH - 6 & Under Open and 6 Expert

EVAN ESPOSITO - 13-14 Open and 14 Expert

PRESLIE GOULD - 13-14 Girls Cruiser and 13 Girls Expert

KENNETH HUFFMAN - 15-16 Mixed Open and 16 Intermediate

DANIEL JOHNSON - 8 Cruiser and 8 Expert

JACOB KOVAC - 15-16 Mixed Open and 15

Intermediate

DANIEL MENDIETA - 31 & Over Open and 46-50

Expert

DAISY NOYOLA - 7-8 Mixed Open and 8 Expert Girls

MIA REYNA - 8 & Under Girls Cruiser and 8 Expert Girls

RYLAN SANTOS - 17-20 Mixed Open and 17-20

Intermediate

ESJA SHRIVER - 17-20 Mixed Open and 17-20 Expert Women

DOUBLE DOUBLE

DARREN DAVIS - 31 & Over Mixed Open and 26-35 Intermediate

VIDA DE VERA - 9-10 Mixed Open and 10 Girls

Expert

JACKSON ELLIOT - 21-25 Cruiser and 21-25 Expert

ROWDY HOLZER - 13 Cruiser and 13 Expert

ERIC SWEETS - 56-60 Cruiser and 56 & Over Expert

COURTNEY TOMEI - 31-35 Women Cruiser and 31-40 Women Expert

TRIPLE DOUBLE

LILY ASHLEY - 11-12 Girls Cruiser and 12 Girls

Expert

TARIK ASSAGAI - 41-45 Cruiser and 41-45

Expert

HIDI CRAMER - 46-50 Women Cruiser and 4150 Women Expert

BRANDON KINTZLER - 36-40 Cruiser and 3640 Expert

CODY YOUNG - 9 Cruiser and 9 Expert

BEYOND THE BERM

ROCK ISLAND INDOOR BMX & MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BMX RACEWAY

For this edition of Beyond the Berm, we’re taking you to two of the only tracks in the country that don’t have berms: Rock Island Indoor BMX in Illinois and the Mississippi Valley BMX Raceway in Iowa.

Both tracks will take you back to the early days of indoor BMX racing, from the sparks flying as pedals hit the concrete floor to the sounds of slick tires on the wooden jumps. Sometimes you can even smell the burnt rubber in the corners.

“The sound of the jumps, it’s in our heads from 40 years ago,” says Track Operator Paul DePauw, who runs both the Rock Island and Mississippi Valley indoors in addition to East Moline BMX in Illinois.

Paul started racing in Illinois in 1981, and when the weather got cold, he went to the concrete. “In our area, this is what we do,” he says.

Paul has raced indoors from Iowa to New Jersey. He raced the Jag World Championships on a concrete floor in Indianapolis, and he turned expert on a tile floor. Now, he says, “It’s part of my DNA.”

Paul is passionate about this style of racing, so when he found the perfect building in Rock Island, Illinois in 2011, he was holding races there less than a month later. Rock Island Indoor BMX started as an NBL track, and they would host double-headers a couple nights a week. Now, Rock Island holds seven races a year in just 11 days.

One of these races is an Illinois State Qualifier, held on New Year’s Day. This year, they hosted over 300 riders from nine states! It’s becoming a tradition for many families in the area.

So why are people flocking to Rock Island, Illinois on New Year’s Day?

“The racing is insane,” says Paul. “Every moto is packed with crazy stuff.”

And this is all by design.

“I know the magic formula. It’s about 550 feet. That keeps everybody in the entire race. It’s never a done deal.”

From the drop of the Pro Gate, it’s a 135-foot sprint to the first turn: No jumps. The inside riders have to brake a little harder than those on the outside, so everybody comes together.

Then they have to navigate a split-second straightaway. There’s a big Freshpark tabletop on the inside and a shorter tabletop on the outside, and both lines could be faster in different scenarios. That’s just one of the reasons that Paul calls racing here a high-speed BMX chess game.

After riders bunch up again in the second corner, they ride over two small tabletops on the third straightaway before the tight last turn. It’s make-or-break here, although everyone has to brake hard to get through.

Riders then have to get on the pedals (from basically a dead stop) to a gnarly little wooden double before they sprint to the finish line.

Paul thinks these might be the shortest tracks in the world, but they are action-packed the whole way through. “People are going crazy during these races. It’s like an MMA fight or something.”

The energy and excitement are what keep Paul in the sport, but what he takes in, he dishes it right back out.

Paul was going to guitar school in Hollywood before he came back home and started the track in East Moline, and he brings a bit of showmanship to BMX. Whether it’s the tracks he designs, his announcing, or his racing, it’s all awesome to watch (I highly recommend you watch his race against Mike Savage at Rock Island. It’s on East Moline’s Facebook page).

Paul’s now in his 32nd year as a TO, but even with all that experience and charisma, he can’t run three tracks alone.

“I’ve worked with hundreds of killer people over the years to do the crazy stuff we’ve done,” Paul says.

And the stuff they’re doing at these indoors is crazy. All the wooden jumps were hand-built by volunteers, and it only takes them a couple of hours to set it all up and tear it all down.

These races run like a well-oiled machine, so when they found another building at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Iowa, they booked it for three straight weekends after the season finished at Rock Island. And while you’d think that two buildings with concrete floors that are about the same size would ride the same, they don’t!

“That’s a different terrain over there, and we turn to the right in Iowa. Mississippi Valley has trickier concrete. It’s more stop-and-go.”

Talking about the differences between the two buildings got Paul reminiscing about all the surfaces he used to race on, from tile floors with chunks taken out in the corners to slippery concrete with Coke syrup spilled on it to make it grippier. In comparison, dirt is pretty reliable.

“The skillset at the indoor track is worth its weight in gold transferring to an outdoor track.” Paul says, and he hopes that more people catch on.

“I would love a flat turn series, or at least one more track. We would all go.”

Paul calls this style of racing “the most unique and underrated form of BMX in the Universe,” and I think you have to see it to believe it. You can check watch the entire New Year’s race on the East Moline BMX Speedway Youtube Page or experience it yourself at the Mississippi Valley BMX raceway on February 12th at the only flat-turn Gold Cup Qualifier on the calendar.

RACE FOR LIFE

Help raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!

USA BMX & BMX Canada are among the top fundraisers for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Each year, riders gather donations and raise funds for this worthwhile cause. The Race For Life Series was started in 1981 to help a fellow BMXer diagnosed with leukemia. Please visit USABMXRFL.org to get started earning these fine prizes from BOX Components.

Each year, every USA BMX track holds a “Race For Life”, with all proceeds going to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Find an event near you:

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PRIZES

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PRIZE 5: Box One Cromo Triple Taper Handlebar

PRIZE 6: Box One Top Load Stem

PRIZE 7: Box One V-Brakes

PRIZE 8: Box One Genius Brake Lever

PRIZE 9: Box Two Seat Post

PRIZE 10: Box One Quick Release Seat Clamp

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NOTE: This track directory is as of FEBRUARY 2023 - and subject to change. Always call your track or check their website and/or USABMX.com before going to the track.

TUCSON-AZ 03

Sports Park BMX

ALABAMA

ALABAMA

Dothan-AL 01

Circle City BMX

Travis Roettgen 334-793-0189 circlecitybmxracing.com

PELHAM-AL 01

Oak Mountain BMX

Marshall Mooney 205-586-2863 oakmountainbmx.com

PRATTVILLE-AL 01

Fountain City BMX

Gabe Wright 334-435-0295 fountaincitybmx.com

ALASKA

FAIRBANKS-AK 01

Far North BMX

Paulette Buth 907-455-7148 farnorthbmx.com

ARIZONA

BULLHEAD CITY-AZ 02

Colorado River BMX

Turnell Henry 702-219-5660 usabmx.com/tracks/1672

CHANDLER-AZ 01

Chandler BMX

Rachael Blackwell 480-469-4949 chandlerbmx.com

GOODYEAR-AZ 05

Goodyear BMX Raceway

Paul Moore 623-670-6279 Goodyearbmx.com

KINGMAN-AZ 02

High Desert 66

Interstate BMX

Shannon Patterson (928) 542-1018

LAKE HAVASU CITY-AZ 02

Lake Havasu City BMX

Sean Rice (602) 618-4111 golakehavasu.com/bmx

PHOENIX-AZ 04

Black Mountain BMX

Debbie Kelley 602-999-5979 blackmountainbmx.com

SHOW LOW-AZ 04

Show Low BMX

Josh Bagge 928-369-8443 showlowbmx@gmail.com

Julie & Kirk Vaughn 520-631-4256 usabmx.com/tracks/1959

TUCSON-AZ 03

Tucson BMX

Andy Erickson 520-808-0641 usabmx.com/tracks/1676

YUMA-AZ 02

Yuma BMX

Scott Binder 619-792-9513 usabmx.com/tracks/0009

ARKANSAS

CABOT-AR 01

Cabot BMX COMPLEX

Joe Douglas 501-239-3026 Cabotbmx.com

LOWELL-AR 02

NWA BMX

Andrew Strecker 479-402-0047 usabmx.com/tracks/1761

N. LITTLE ROCK-AR 01

Bonzai BMX

Gary Rogers 501-410-0253 usabmx.com/tracks/1264

CALIFORNIA

APPLE VALLEY-CA 01

Apple Valley BMX Moto Park

Melissa Hammonds 760-953-6361 usabmx.com/tracks/1373

BAKERSFIELD-CA 06

Metro BMX

Eric Simpson 661-900-3210 racemetrobmx.com

BELLFLOWER-CA 22

Bellflower BMX

Tammy Estep 562-716-0487 Bellflowerbmx.com

Camarillo-CA 07

Freedom Park BMX

Raceway

Richard Huvard 805-824-7854 freedomparkbmx.com

CHICO-CA 12

Silver Dollar BMX

Phil Wysocki (530) 520-2014 silverdollarbmx.org

CHULA VISTA -CA 02

Chula Vista BMX Tyler Brown 949-973-0949 chulabmx.com

EL CENTRO-CA 23

Imperial Valley BMX

Tommy Valencia 760-370-0565 usabmx.com/tracks/1368

EUREKA-CA 15

Redwood Empire BMX

Carl Kester 707-845-0094 redwoodempirebmx.com

FRESNO- CA 10

Woodward Park BMX

Samuel Benavides (559) 493-9345 fresno.gov/actionsports

HANFORD- CA 05

Hanford BMX

Derek Weisser 559-816-7954 usabmx.com/tracks/1590

HESPERIA- CA 01

Hesperia BMX usabmx.com/tracks/1960

LAKESIDE-CA 02

Cactus Park BMX

Vincent McCurdy 619-561-3824 cactusparkbmx.com

LANCASTER-CA 17

Antelope Valley BMX

Eddie Trejo 661-317-5188 antelopevalleybmx.com

LEMOORE- CA10

Lemoore BMX Raceway

Derek Weisser 559-816-7954 frameworkracing.org

LUCERNE VALLEY-CA 01

Stars & Stripes BMX

Paul Datuin 760-680-7612 usabmx.com/tracks/1918

MANTECA-CA 10

Spreckels Park BMX

Jon Anderson 209-815-8376 usabmx.com/tracks/1770

NAPA-CA 04

North Bay BMX

Stephanie Forrest 707-363-1823 usabmx.com/tracks/1721

PERRIS-CA 24

Grand Prix BMX at SoCalFair

Mike Redman 951-334-7396 usabmx.com/tracks/1946

PRUNEDALE-CA 08

Manzanita Park BMX

Erik Schantin (408) 410-4148 usabmx.com/tracks/1853

REEDLEY-CA 10

Air Time BMX

Paul Huebert 559-859-0949 airtimebmx.moonfruit.com

REDDING-SHASTA LAKE CITY-CA 18

Boomtown BMX

Alycia Barrett 530-921-9780 usabmx.com/tracks/0987

RIO LINDA-CA 11

Elkhorn BMX Tammy & Brian Ford 916-991-2931 usabmx.com/tracks/1473

ROSEVILLE-CA 11

Oak Creek BMX

Amanda Lowry 916-784-8269 oakcreekbmx.org

SAN DIEGO-CA 02

San Diego BMX Tyler Brown 949-973-0949 usabmx.com/tracks/0245

SANTA BARBARA-CA 07

Elings Park BMX Raceway

Mike Ramirez 805-325-5590 usabmx.com/tracks/1790

SANTA CLARA-CA 08

Santa Clara P.A.L. BMX

Joey Bixler 408-203-4609 www.santaclarapal.org/bmx

SANTA MARIA-CA 28

Santa Maria BMX

Jeff Tillema 805-550-0449 usabmx.com/tracks/1895

SIMI VALLEY-CA 07

Sycamore BMX Anthony Nigro 805-583-BMX7 sycamorebmx.org

SOUTH LAKE TAHOECA 18

South Lake Tahoe BMX

Duane Trevethan 775-399-3888 tahoebmx.com

UKIAH-CA 15

Rusty Bowl BMX

Jared Walker 530-518-3500 usabmx.com/tracks/0897

WHITTIER-CA 13

Whittier Narrows BMX

Roland Leal 626-692-6055 whittiernarrowsbmx.com

YUCAIPA-CA 23

Yucaipa BMX

Tim Hansen 951-818-9777 yucaipabmx.com

YUCCA VALLEY-CA 23

Yucca Valley BMX

Keri Dillman 909-744-7256 usabmx.com/tracks/1318

COLORADO CARBONDALE-CO 01

Crown Mountain BMX Park Matthew Bunn 970-274-3013 crownbmx.com

SPRINGS-CO 03

Pikes Peak BMX Crash Warren 719-232-8880 pikespeakbmx.org

CORTEZ-CO 03

Cortez BMX Stacey Baxter 970-570-9157 cortezbmx.org

DACONO-CO 02

Dacono BMX

Wyatt Ball/Chris Wooten 303-944-8392 usabmx.com/tracks/1638

DENVER-CO 02

Mile High BMX

Shane Meyer (720) 366-1440 usabmx.com/tracks/1947

DURANGO-CO 03

Durango BMX Riley Shea (714) 504-2951 durangobmx.com

EAGLE-CO 01 Eagle County BMX Jay Lucas 970-390-6601 usabmx.com/tracks/1798

FOUNTAIN-CO 03

Cross Creek BMX Garret Richard 719-659-0655 usabmx.com/tracks/1822

FT. COLLINS-CO 02

Twin Silo BMX

Crystal Toureene (970) 619-9732 epicbmxfc.com

GRAND JUNCTION CO 01

Grand Valley BMX Nick Adams 970-812-3394 grandvalleybmx.com

GREELEY-CO 02

Greeley Indoor BMX Brian Schillinger 720-980-3447 www.usabmx.com/ racks/1598

LITTLETON-CO 02 County Line BMX Gabrielle Schott (303) 483-7030 ssprd.org/county-line-bmx

NATURITA-CO 03

Montrose West BMX Jay & Dana Saxton 970-864-2190 usabmx.com/tracks/1987

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS-C0 01

Steamboat Springs BMX Gina Grether 970-871-9500 usabmx.com/tracks/1855

CONNECTICUT

BETHEL-CT 01

Bethel Supercross BMX Don Olson 203-744-7962 bethelbmx.com

MERIDEN-CT 01 Falcon BMX Joe Therriault 860-833-4155 falconbmx.org

TORRINGTON-CT 01

Foothills BMX Brian Kesl 860-626-1269 foothillsbmx.com

TRUMBULL-CT 01

T.R.A.C.K BMX Chris Gombos 203-257-4988 trumbullbmx.com

DELAWARE

MILFORD-DE 01

First State BMX Kimberly Hill 302-422-413 firststatebmx.com

FLORIDA

CAPE CORAL-FL 03

Cape Coral BMX Nick Jones 239-458-1943 usabmx.com/tracks/1871

DAYTONA-FL 02

Daytona BMX John Ryan 386-690-4055 usabmx.com/tracks/1966

HIGH SPRINGS-FL 05

High Springs BMX John Pringle 352-474-8105 hsbmx.com

PEARLAND-TX 13

Pearland BMX

Ed Dorrian 281-229-9650 pearlandbmx.com

PFLUGERVILLE-TX 06

Capitol City BMX

Tanner Sebesta 512-508-5001 centraltexasbmx.com

SAN ANTONIO-TX 06

Lone Star BMX

Amber Sterriker (512) 590-5611 lonestarbmx.com

WICHITA FALLS-TX 01

Wee-chi-tah BMX

Rick Johnson 940-636-9649 usabmx.com/tracks/1965

UTAH

OGDEN-UT 01

Legacy Raceway BMX

Zach Randall 801-884-7610 usabmx.com/tracks/1819

RICHFIELD-UT 03

Red Hills BMX

Tara & Kurt Heath 435-979-8272 usabmx.com/tracks/1800

RICHFIELD-UT 03

Red Hills Indoor BMX

Jason Christensen & Jacy

McConnell 435-287-6239/435-8931582 usabmx.com/tracks/1800

SANTA CLARA-UT 03

Santa Clara BMX

Brooke Seely 435-862-9386 SantaClaraBMX.com

SOUTH JORDAN-UT 02

Rad Canyon BMX

Kelly Day 801-520-5651 radcanyonbmx.com

SOUTH JORDAN-UT 02

Rad Canyon BMX Indoor Kelly Day 801-520-5651 radcanyonbmx.com

Tooele - UT02

Deseret Peak BMX

Danielle Radford (801) 842-3012 usabmx.com/tracks/1518

VIRGIN-UT 03

Virgin Utah BMX

Mark Perkins 435-513-1701 www.virginbmx.com

VERMONT

BENNINGTON-VT 01

Catamount BMX

Andre-Anne Chenaille 802-779-6097 catamountbmx.org

VIRGINIA HAMPTON-VA 01

Hampton BMX

Addam Parker 757-951-6175 hamptonbmx.com

PETERSBURG-VA 01

VMP BMX

Bud Higgins 804-301-5059 vmpbmx.com

RICHMOND-VA 01

Richmond BMX

Sandi Wiley 804-245-1066 richmondbmx.com

WINCHESTER-VA 01

Winchester BMX

Nathan Lowndes 540-771-4099 usabmx.com/tracks/1899

WOODBRIDGE-VA 01

Northern Virginia BMX

Curtis Dowdy 703-951-7269 novabmx.org

WASHINGTON BELLINGHAM-WA 01

North Washington BMX

Jason Braden (360) 820-6710 bellinghambmx.com

EVERETT-WA 01

Bigfoot BMX

Marlena Berkheiser 206-707-5037 usabmx.com/tracks/1372

MOSES LAKE-WA 03

Moses Lake BMX

Jeff Niehenke 509-998-0100 www.moseslakebmx.com

MT. VERNON-WA 01

Bakerview BMX

Holly Braaten (360) 391-3342 bakerviewbmx.com

PORT ANGELES-WA 02

Lincoln Park BMX

Sean Coleman 360-460-1435 usabmx.com/tracks/1251

PORT ORCHARD-WA 02

Peninsula Indoor BMX

Joel & Erin Moore 360-850-8200 gobmx.com

RICHLAND-WA 03

Columbia Basin BMX

Jeremy Barton (509) 551-2109 columbiabasinbmx.com

SEA TAC-WA 01

North Sea Tac BMX Joe & Yvonne Stropko 206-243-4411 seatacbmx.org

SPOKANE-WA 03

Spokane BMX

Cicely Bradley 509-995-0726 usabmx.com/tracks/1801

SUMNER-WA 02

River Valley BMX

Kory Bartel 509-590-6733 rivervalleybmxracing.com

WALLA WALLA-WA 03

Walla Walla Valley BMX

Alex Forss

509-386-6459 usabmx.com/tracks/1390

WISCONSIN

DEFOREST-WI 02

Mad Town BMX

Stuart Wright 608-566-0403 usabmx.com/tracks/1967

OSHKOSH-WI 02

Winnebagoland BMX

Troy Kasper 920-573-5037 winnebagolandbmx.org

RHINELANDER-WI 03

Hodag BMX

Rob Deede 715-360-6822 hodagbmx.com

WISCONSIN RAPIDSWI 03

Central Wisconsin BMX Chris Severin 715-572-2075 cwbmx.org

WYOMING

CASPER-WY 01

Mike Sedar BMX

J.B. Sorensen 307-259-4288 usabmx.com/tracks/1019

GILLETTE-WY 01

Razor City BMX

Garett Massey (701) 400-6915 razorcitybmx.org/

GREEN RIVER - WY01

Southwest Wyoming BMX Artiz Salinas (307) 871-1443 usabmx.com/tracks/1561

ROCK SPRINGS-WY01

SW Wyoming Indoor BMX Siobhan Ledford 307-922-3542 usabmx.com/tracks/1501

CANADA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

ABBOTSFORD-BC 02

Abbotsford BMX

Libby Ratcliff 604-309-0687 usabmx.com/tracks/1526

ABBOTSFORD-BC 02

Abbotsford Indoor BMX

Libby Ratcliff 604-309-0687 usabmx.com/tracks/1600

CUMBERLAND-BC 01

Coal Hills BMX Corby Johnson 250-336-2699 usabmx.com/tracks/1538

CRANBROOK-BC 02

Cranbrook BMX

Laura Niehaus 250-808-4672 usabmx.com/tracks/1992

GRAND FORKS-BC 02

Grand Forks BMX

Ryan Vaugeois 250-443-1244 usabmx.com/tracks/1667

KAMLOOPS-BC 04

Greater Kamloops BMX

Devon DeVries (250) 574-3928 jeffbabuin@gmail.com bmxcanada.org/tracks/1647

KELOWNA-BC 04

Kelowna BMX

Kirk Van Cornewal (No Phone Number) trackmanager@kelownabmx.com

LANGLEY-BC 02

Langley BMX

Peter Kuyvenhoven 778-231-8158 langleybmx.ca

NANAIMO-BC 01

Nanaimo BMX

Tania Walton 250-714-1512 nanaimobmx.com

NORTH VANCOUVER-BC 02

North Shore BMX

Alan Moat 604-809-1008 northshorebmx.com

PEMBERTON-BC 02

Pemberton BMX

Graham Turner 604-966-2311 www.pembertonbmx.com

PENTICTON-BC 04

Penticton BMX

Len McLean 250-689-0220 pentictonbmx.com

PRINCE GEORGE-BC 02

Supertrak BMX

Dawn Jarabek (250) 981-8791 usabmx.com/tracks/1695

SALMO-BC 02

West Kootenay BMX

Lyndon Schiewe 250-551-3640 usabmx.com/tracks/1810

QUALICUM-BC 01

Oceanside BMX

Robert Grecht 250-240-5001 usabmx.com/tracks/1605

SQUAMISH-BC 02

Squamish BMX

Todd Pope 604-815-9010 squamishbmx.com

VERNON-BC 04

Vernon Ranger Park BMX

Shylo Orchard 250-306-8882 vernonbmx.com

VICTORIA-BC 01 Greater Victoria BMX

Kyle Besler (250) 516-6703 victoriabmx.com

WHISTLER-BC 02

Whistler BMX

Jody Hallett 604-905-9026 whistlerbmx.com

MANITOBA

WINNIPEG-MB 01

Destination X BMX

Melissa & Jason Osadac 204-291-7198 destinationxbmx.ca

ONTARIO

CHATHAM-ON 01

Wolfe Creek BMX

Tom Maciejowski 519-350-1953 wolfecreekbmx.com

CORNWALL-ON 01

Cornwall BMX

Dan Drouin 614-662-1790 cornwallbmx.ca

KINGSTON-ON 01

Kingston BMX Jason Kelly 613-572-2893 kingstonbmx.com

MILTON-ON 01 Milton BMX Racing Tim Walter 519-716-1379 mbmxracing.com

NIAGARA FALLS-ON 01 Falls BMX Park Jason Myslowka 905-325-0996 bmxcanada.org/tracks/1985

OTTAWA-ON 01

Nepean BMX Jay Parsons nepeanbmx@gmail.com

STOUFFVILLE-ON 01 Stouffville BMX Brendan Arnold 416-802-4727 stouffvillebmx.ca

CURACAO WILLEMSTAD-CW 01 Global BMX J.H. Lucien Isenia 599-9-737-0908 goglobalbmx.com

CONGRATULATIONS!

THIS IS YOUR EARNED NUMBER FROM 2022. THIS NUMBER IS TO BE DISPLAYED ON YOUR NUMBER PLATE DURING THE 2023 SEASON.

ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARKANSAS

ARIZONA

Dear Gabi, Welcome to 2023!!

DID YOU KNOW?

When looking up your points on the website, please be sure to select the correct year you want to view in the drop down box!!

• REMEMBER...the number to the left of your name in the 2022 final district points is your new bike number. If you have an earned number from 2022 you must run that earned number!

• You will know when you get that move up win before we do, the easiest way to keep track is to keep a pocket calendar with your gear bag and on the day you race note the track and your finish!

• Your age on the website is posted based on the points you are looking at – District will show your age at the end of the season 12/15; State/Provincial will show your age at your state/provincial final; Gold Cup will show your age at the Gold Cup final for your region.

• SIG MISSING…means we did not receive the signed application, go to the website, login to your online profile, click on Riders and then on Submit Digital Signature and follow the prompts!

• If you move, you still have to contact Membership to get your address changed on your membership record and continue to receive the magazine (for first family memberships).

• Thank you for your support of BMX, great luck to you all this season and remember...BE SAFE AND HAVE FUN!

CALIFORNIA

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ONTARIO

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