“We are proud that ABA has chosen our company to take the sport of BMX to the next level. Personally, it is exciting to be involved once again with the ABA and the sport that meant so much to my youth!”, said Brad Fanshaw, bonspeedMedia President. The ABA is looking forward to BMX being included in the 2008 Olympics and the attention that it will bring to the sport. The attention that Olympic level competition will bring to BMX necessitated the ABA taking its marketing to the next level as well. “As the sanctioning body of BMX, we are committed to growing not just our brand but the sport, for each of our members.”, said Clayton John, ABA President. The ABA has retained bonspeedMedia to increase the awareness of BMX to the media, potential sponsors and the kids. The ABA is also poised to grow as a brand and continue its leading role as a sanctioning body. “There is a very special synergy between the ABA and bonspeedMedia. They know youth sports and BMX in particular, but even more importantly the group has a tremendous marketing knowledge base. ABA and our members will realize the benefits to the sport of BMX from this association!”, says John.
ABA is approaching thirty years of promoting BMX racing and it is ready to make the thirty-year anniversary one of innovation and new programs. bonspeedMedia and the ABA are already working on the excitement that will lead towards the next thirty years of BMX! ABA (American Bicycle Association), formed in 1977 and headquartered in Gilbert, Arizona, is “The Sanctioning Body BMX”©. The ABA organizes BMX racing for boys, girls and adults, nationwide and Canada. With 60,000 active members, 274 racing facilities and a 27 event-national race schedule; ABA is the largest promoter of action sports.
For additional press information about ABA, the sport of BMX, ABA events or professional racers, call (714) 666-1999. To find races in your area or view the national event schedule, visit www.ababmx.com.
Here's a quick look at the ABA BMX Top 20 in each Amateur class after of the Mile Nationals in Dacono, CO. As you can see from the last up date, the title races are really starting to take shape. Things will be awesome going into the Black Jack Nationals in Reno, NV over Labor day weekend. We'll see everyone out there at the races!
AMATEUR
1 DENZEL STEIN 1656 DESOTO
2 JOE SOWERS 1651 GLENDALE
3 SEAN LECHNER 1642 WICHITA
4 JOSEPH SZUREK 1635 CORONA
5 STEVEN CISAR 1635 LA CRESCENTA
6 JEFFERY UPSHAW 1624 DAYTON
7 LAIN VAN OGLE 1615 AUBURN
8 JOEY BRADFORD 1610 MONTEREY
9 CORBEN SHARRAH 1609 TUCSON
10 JACOB TREVINO 1609 CIBOLO
11 TRAVIS OHRAZDA 1605 GARDEN GROVE
12 BROCK HEFFRON 1601 GILBERT
13 CHRISTOPHER BLEVINS 1600 DURANGO
14 WESLEY GUNN 1596 PHOENIX
15 JARED GARCIA 1594 VICTORVILLE
16 DAVID HERMAN 1592 GOLDEN
17 BILLY RUSSELL 1591 DESOTO
18 JACOB ABBE 1589 SPRING VALLEY
19 HUNTER PELHAM 1585 WOODLANDS
20 JACOB SHERBNO 1581 SAINT PETERS
GIRLS
1 SHELBI LONG 1556 LAKESIDE
2 TYLER SCHAEFER 1523 SAN DIEGO
3 AFTON SCHRIMPF 1518 SAINT PAUL
4 JAZMYNE HARVEY 1517 BUENA PARK
5 ANDREA DRESSLER 1516 LAVERNE
6 BRIANNA CUMMINGS 1510 RIO LINDA
7 DOMINIQUE DANIELS 1508 GILBERT
8 KELSEY VAN OGLE 1508 AUBURN
9 TERRA NICHOLS 1508 PEARLAND
10 RAELYN ABBINANTI 1506 SANTA CLARITA
11 SAMANTHA BRETHEIM 1500 LINDSTROM
12 DREW MECHIELSEN 1500 LANGLEY
13 VICTORIA JOHNSON 1495 PHOENIX
14 LEXA JONES 1492 HAYSVILLE
15 LAUREN WHISLER 1489 HEMET
16 AMANDA OLGUIN 1488 LOS LUNAS
17 HANNAH MILLER 1483 GLENDALE
18 KRISTA FOURNIER 1478 CARY
19 LAUREN PADILLA 1473 LAKEWOOD
20 DARIENE GALT 1470 EUGENE
CRUISER
1 HUNTER PELHAM 1584 WOODLANDS
2 JOSHUA BANUELOS 1574 MEDFORD
3 CHRIS VERHAGEN 1568 SIMI VALLEY
4 ALDEN VOLLE 1568 PENRYN
5 JOE SOWERS 1560 GLENDALE
6 CORBEN SHARRAH 1557 TUCSON
7 DAVID ARCHIBALD 1556 PUYALLUP
8 ALEX JONES 1549 PALM DESERT
9 JIMMY KIGHT 1540 DURANGO
10 KENNY LANE 1538 CITRUS HEIGHTS
11 WILLY SUAREZ 1537 VICTORVILLE
12 JAMARCUS WHITE 1537 AUSTIN
13 SHAUN CHANDLER 1535 TUCSON
14 LAIN VAN OGLE 1534 AUBURN
15 WESLEY GUNN 1529 PHOENIX
16 WOODY WOODRUFF 1529 MESA
17 ANTHONY DEROSA 1529 TOMS RIVER
18 BOB O`GORMAN 1528 WAKE FOREST
19 MATTHEW RUBECK 1526 CANYON COUNTRY
20 LOGAN OWEN 1516 BREMERTON
GIRLS CRUISER
1 SHELBI LONG 1517 LAKESIDE
2 TYLER SCHAEFER 1513 SAN DIEGO
3 DOMINIQUE DANIELS 1496 GILBERT
4 SAMANTHA BRETHEIM 1488 LINDSTROM
5 SHAYONA GLYNN 1488 NORCO
6 STEPHANIE SHANNON 1480 AMARILLO
7 YVONNE YOUNG 1480 LEMOORE
8 HEATHER ALLRED 1476 MURRAY
9 ASHLEY GRUBB 1475 DURANGO
10 ROSEMARY ADAMS 1469 SURREY
11 DEANNA JAMIESON 1466 WHITE LAKE
12 ALLISON SENNETT 1466 RIVERSIDE
13 DONNA MUNOZ 1466 LAKE HAVASU CITY
14 SANDY NICKEL 1466 SAN JOSE
15 PEGGY MILLER 1464 ESCALON
16 AFTON SCHRIMPF 1458 SAINT PAUL
17 KELSEY VANDERWAAL 1431 GRAHAM
18 TERESA NOWDOMSKI 1427 CEDAR LAKE
19 AMY MCINTYRE 1427 SAN ANTONIO
20 DEBBIE CHAPMAN 1426 TRAVELERS REST
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