BAWLS BMX Pro Rachel Smith to Compete in XV Pan Am Games!

BAWLS Guarana-sponsored rider Rachel “Thunder” Smith has been chosen to represent the United States as one of two female BMX racers at the XV Pan American Games. Held every four years as an athletic gathering of North and South America’s best, the Pan American Games will be held on July 13th – July 29th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“I am really excited and becoming nervous as the games approach,” commented Smith. “This is a huge honor and I am proud to be a part of the USA’s team!”

A veteran of the sport, Smith has been racing BMX for 17 years and is currently ranked 2nd in the UCI 2007 Elite Women rankings. Smith is also an honors student in the School of Therapy at the University of Toledo and maintains a strict balance between her studies and her racing career.

Smith has represented the BAWLS Guarana brand through the 2007 racing season in an exclusive BAWLS helmet and jersey. BAWLS Guarana is the Official Energy Drink of the American Bicycle Association and the National Bicycle League. BAWLS also sponsors a growing network of BMX tracks and teams throughout the United Sates.

You can watch Rachel and the rest of the USA BMX team compete in the XV Pan American Games July 14-21 on ESPN Deportes!