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With most BMX Racing Teams, race results & bike sales are usually the main goal of the program. The exception of this is with the Dale Holmes Racing (DHR) team, as they are thinking outside the box. Not only are they an Elite level BMX Race team, competing on the USA BMX National and UCI BMX International Tours, but they are taking BMX racing to the kids away from the track, by visiting schools in the San Diego Area and teaching bicycle safety, helping kids learn the benefits of a healthy, sport filled lifestyle, and introducing BMX to a lot of new kids. Dale Holmes, a 5-time BMX World Champion and British 

Flatland rider will be stoked to see Moto Sasaki on the cover of the May issue of BMX Plus! magazine. Flatland riders don't get the love they deserve most of the time so for a flatland rider to score a cover of a BMX magazine is a big deal. What has the Plus! crew come up with this time? Here's the list:
-USA BMX Season opener. Silver Dollar National sets the pace for 2014.
-Bike check Anthony Dean's CHASE machine
-Must have Safety Gear. Over 70-plus! picks
-From the track to the street. First tests from CCH and FIT
-Bike Check Kevin Peraza
-Racing the scariest BMX tracks. Four decades of fear
-One-Love flatland jam
-Inside Scoop
-Ask the BMXperts
-Mini Mart

USA BMX is proud to announce that A3 Nutrition Bars and A3 Road Rash Ointment has become a National Series sponsor. A3 made their USA BMX debut at the Bicycle Motocross Summit two weeks ago and made their national series debut this weekend at the Cajun Nationals by providing free samples to all participants.

"We have a great series scheduled in 2014 and A3 is a great brand that aligns well with our membership", said Nick Adams, CMO of

Seeing members of the BMX family get hurt simply sucks. Crashes can't always be avoided, but you can prepare for the crash but wearing protection gear. The more you wear, the safer you'll be. The technology that goes into safety pads is incredible. Pads get more comfortable than before, they're lighter than they've ever been and they take more force than the pads used 25 years ago. Now it's up to you to invest in some pads, and not only that, you need to wear them. They won't work when you leave them on the shelf at home. If you

The Braaab BMX Contest information, put on by Daniel Wedemeijer is coming closer. The riders list is looking awesome as well as the price money and prizes for the amateur class. The 040BMX park in Eindhoven is ready for a good weekend, are you? Here's the 411:

Amateur Contest (22.03.2014)

With a maximum of 50 riders this is how the contest will go down.

-Qualification:
50 Riders
1 minute run + last trick (2 tries)

-Finals:
16 Riders
8 minute heat (4 riders) + last trick (2 tries)