With 2008 being the debut Olympic year for BMX racing, the buzz is all around. There`s lots of media on hand and many of the sports top athletes from around the world were on hand to take a shot at getting some much needed points towards the ABA BMX titles. The 2008 season seems to be the Danny C., David Herman, and Khalen Young show with a little bit of Cristian sprinkled in for some added flavor. Day one saw "Big C" Cristian Becerine bring his first AA PRO win of the season for the Free Agent World team. This should get him lots of play over on the Dale holmes.com. Cristian is always in the mix and is a threat to take the win on any given day. ABA National #1 PRO, Danny "Easy Money" Caluag, was on the box both days with a second in AA PRO on day one, and a third on day two. Danny has had a rough go in Guthrie the last two years, but this year he was able to prevail and stay on top the ABA BMX PRO Points battle chart. ABA BMX Rookie PRO, David Herman, continued to impress the fans with a Fourth on day one and a solid second on day two. A lot of people were surprised by David`s move to the Intense/BAWLS squad at the beginning of 2008. But, the change seems to working out well for both David and Intense/BAWLS team. I gave Aussie Haro rider, Khalen Young a shout out after Reno for his riding there. This time in Guthrie, "KY" delivered BIG TIME with his first in AA PRO on Sunday. Khalen is another Australian that has made the trek to the USA to live the BMX dream and go for the ABA PRO Title. Will Khalen be holding the ABA Cup at the end of 2008 like his fellow country before him, Wade Bootes and Warwick Stevenson? It`s a long series and only time will tell!

On the Ladies side ABA National #1 Girl and Girl Cruiser Champion, Dominique Daniels continued to impress taking home the victory on both days. "Triple D" has been training harder than ever and it`s really paying off for her in the form of victories and big checks. Stephanie Barragan really turned some heads again in Guthrie. Stephanie picked two very solid 2nd on both days and keeping her ABA PRO Ladies points lead. Rachel Luna made her Ladies Pro Debut with a new sponsorship. GT Bicycles picked up Rachel and should be every happy with her performance. Rachel was on the box both days with solid thirds. The new crop of ladies PRO`s looks to be a great addition to the class. I can hardly wait to see who ends up the champ this year!

Pro Cruiser was the ABA National #1 PRO Cruiser rider Danny C., Kenth Fallen, and Joe Sowers battling out this weekend. These three went at it toe to toe and when the dust settled it was Kenth Fallen with a one, two for the weekend. Danny C. had a two, one and Joe Sowers had a three, three on the weekend. These three really tightened up the PRO Cruiser battle charts and it should be a very interesting season to see who comes out on top.

Vet Pro was a heck of a show in Guthrie. Kenth Fallen made a big splash in Reno and continued to show he`s the "Real Deal" in Guthrie. Kenth picked up the VET PRO win both days and now holds the points lead for the season. The big surprise on the weekend was John "The Jackal" Purse making his VET PRO debut. The Fans were glad to see past ABA National #1 PO back in the mix. Jackal showed he`s still got the speed by keeping Kenth Fallen honest and taking the two spot both days. John`s no stranger to the podium and if I know John, he`ll be back on the top step in no time. John`s a true champion and knows what it takes to get it done!. Everyone`s favorite englishmen, Dale Holmes kept his results solid and pulled down the third both days. This keeps Dale right in the middle of the VET PRO title hunt. I hear rumors of a few more AA`s stepping into the VET PRO real soon. Things are only going to get tougher for this class. It`s starting to look more and more like the AA PRO class of the 90`s out there. I for one am pumped to see all the guys back out on the track!