NBL
BMX
Pro Series Heats Up with 3 Big
National Weekends
 Starting
with the Gator Nationals in West Palm Beach, Florida,
pros will have the chance to race three big NBL weekends
over the next two months. That means six big races
with big cash payouts and points, plus all the 2008
NBL Pro races feature Pennant pre-races, UGP Opens,
BAWLS bunny-hop contests, and much more.
NBL is famous for hosting Nationals on the best tracks
in America and a busy spring will kick off with the
Gator Nationals at Okeeheelee BMX, March 14-16. The
Gator Nationals feature two NBL Pro events plus the
last two UCI Continental races and promises to showcase
yet another clash of Olympic hopefuls, International
stars, and plenty of blazing amateur action.
With a hectic travel schedule for many of the top
Pros, a race practically in their backyard will be
a welcome addition to the NBL Pro Series. The newly
revamped Whittier Narrows BMX Track, located in South
El Monte, California, will host the Pacific Nationals,
April 4-6, and for many of the pros, an easy drive
to one of SoCal’s finest tracks. The track is
located in the Whittier Narrows Park and easily accessible
from every county in the Los Angeles area. This marks
the first time since 2002 that an NBL Pro national
has been held near the ‘City of Angels’
and it’s destined to make history.
The NBL Pro series then heads east for the Freedom
Nationals held at the popular NOVA BMX track in Woodbridge,
VA, April 25-27. Paul and Angela Kitcheloe
have been busy preparing their track and the weekend
will offer even more activities for everyone. Riders
can take a clinic with the Intense/Bizzarro team at
noon on Friday and then race the Pennant pre-race
that same evening. Saturday and Sunday will serve
up back-to-back days of national racing and lots of
entertainment for the whole family.
 NBL’s
long-standing tradition of hosting the best Pro BMX
series in America continues and the top pros from
the US and around the world will be competing for
the highly-coveted NBL Championship title. And speaking
of Champions, Free Agent’s Kyle Bennett,
the current NBL and UCI World Champion, picked up
another two big NBL Pro wins in Arizona and sits atop
the NBL Men’s standings ahead of GT’s Randy
Stumpfhauser and HP/AT&T’s Donny Robinson.
Formula’s Alise Post did the same in Elite
Women and is looking to put a stop to Kim Hayashi’s
amazing string of Championship titles which currently
stands at five. Intense’s Stephanie Barragan,
who has become well-known for her holeshots, is eyeing
her first pro title and VBS-Kenda/BAWLS’ Rachel
Smith will be looking to jump herself into the
mix.
Haro’s Logan Collins leads the Super-Ex
standings but Redline’s Denzel Stein and
RacePlace.com’s Warren McDow have come
on strong and both have their sights set on the title.
Formula’s Tim Dinger is looking for his
first Masters title and has a good lead over Tommy
Opincar and Philip Potosnak. Hey, don’t
count out Supercross’s Kenth Fallen –
with back-to-back wins in Arizona, he’ll be gunning
for the wins in Florida.
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