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

PRIZE 1: Complete Bike

PRIZE 2: Box One X5 Pro Carbon Fork

PRIZE 3: Box One M35 Crank

PRIZE 4:

Box Two 20mm Front Hub 36H Black

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

Tucked away in the houses of Vernon, BC, the Canadian and Pacific Northwest racers of BMX flocked to Vernon BMX to feel the dirt under their wheels and competition on their elbows. The fourth stop on the BMX Canada series found the top dogs of the country solidifying the scores that would ultimately take them to the forefront of the title talk later in the year. But enough fluff, let’s get into the names of the weekend. Starting with the action of the Tangent Pro/Ams.

California’s Josh White and Oregon’s Mikey Bryant came north to get some racing fun, and that they did. Series regular Taylor Otterson had his plans, watching the US boys bumping in turn three. Cutting down to capitalize on the move, Otterson charged to the line to pick up the win on Friday and tuck into the second behind Langley’s Mani Kawaguchi for Saturday’s racing. While the boys were bumping around the track, the ladies of the Tangent Po/Am home the back-to-back win in front of Payton Duffy, Jalyn Holinski, and Jordan Riguidel. As the racing pedaled into the Amateur pointed classes, racers like 46-50 Women Cruiser’s Shylo Orchard dominated the weekend and showed the young guns where the fast lines of the weekend were.

One of those young guns to learn from Orchard was Women Cruiser Champ Makayla Brosius, who showed her skills throughout the track on both bikes. Taking shape as a continued role model of the series on the West, the Brosius sisters are playing a big role and may be featured in a different part of this very magazine.

Whether you’re 9x and named Winston Rush or Jhett Hickey in 11x, the racing action was fast as ever through the trees of Vernon, BC. Taking to the track is why we come to these races, but the time spent with friends and BMX family after the races is why we return again and again.

LEFT: Biolab’s CJ Cariaso from Tucson, AZ leads a group of hungry 15 Experts through the turn. CJ would pick up best finish of second in 15 Expert on Sunday, behind current National #1 Amateur, Alpha’s Lucas Zhou.

At 35 years old, Monster Bike Supply’s Mani Kawaguchi is certainly one of the older riders in the 14 & Over Mens Pro Am class. But, that didn’t stop him from with a second, first and an eighth for the weekend. Mani just might be hungry for

Vernon’s Grady Olsen pilot’s his #218 balance bike around the course in the 3 y/o Mongoose Title Tots class.

After dethroning Alpha by winning the Title Team competition on Saturday, Factory Rift/Tangent prepares for the parade lap on Sunday morning.

ODD Racing’s John Hyatt was going fast all weekend in the 36-40 Cruiser class - winning it on Sunday.

Sarah Sappington (#11) gives chase to Rift/Tangent’s Kyla Thompson (CNAT #10) in the 14 Girls Expert class. Kyla would end the weekend with a trio of second place finishes, to go along with two wins on her cruiser.

Another weekend of domination for Rift/ Tangent’s RJ Barfoot as she would sweep the 15-16 Girls Expert class as well as the Female Pro-Am class.

BikeSupplies.ca rider Matthew Creciun made the trip from Victoria, BC to compete in the stacked 14 Expert class. He would put his #27 bike into the big show on Sunday to close out the weekend.