Yukon BMX may be the second most well-known thing in town. Located just blocks away from the high school that Garth Brooks attended - and sitting right off of Garth Brooks Ave., we’ll give you only one guess at who the Most Popular is. Yet just like their favorite son, Yukon BMX knows how to put on a good show ...which is why USA BMX selected them to hold the Gold Cup Finals SC. (That, and the fact that the state of Oklahoma loves BMX!)
Throdwn’s Juan Narvaez (#3) battled with Clint Daily in 36-40X.
It was great to see a ton of the 80’s Okie riders in attendance, either back racing or watching their kids race like they once did. The points chases for the coveted yellow No.1 plate were tight and intense - especially in 8 Novice, where we had a three-way tie for first. In the end, Henry Jones wound up with the No.1. The tiebreaker rule was used plenty of times, yet there were others who walked away with a solid lead to earn a yellow plate. Among the many standouts of the weekend were Ssquared’s Grecia Cristodulo (14girls), Cruz’zy Gallegos (8x), both of the Hardie Boys (Thiaan in 10x and Big Ben in 11x), and LDC’s River Reece (in 15x). Lil’ Vivianne Mirriam was one of the few to score herself three Gold Cup No.1 plates, awards and jackets - as did Cruz Gallegos. The jump-infested Yukon track was perfect all weekend, with it’s optional Pro section detour out of turn one. In the end, there was no thunder rollin’, no lightnin’ strikes - but just a whole lotta friends from low (and high) places lovin’ life and chasin’ after that yellow No.1 plate. That’s what The Dance is all about.
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Nobody could come close to catchin’ Ssquared’s Grecia Cristolulo.
