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This was the first event of the year and Reno in January has turned into the Anaheim 1 SX of BMX racing. All the big sponsor changes, the new uniforms, the new numbers, the new ABA Champions roll into the event center. It really is a site to see! 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. Danny "Easy Money" Caluag picked up right were he left off from last season. Danny C. proved to everyone out there that his ABA National #1 AA PRO and PRO cruiser titles were no fluke. Danny took the win both days in the AA Pro class and backed that up with a 1st and 3rd in PRO Cruiser. Danny's new Team mate, and ABA BMX Rookie PRO, David Herman, was spotted on the ABA BMX PRO podium as well. David made the AA PRO main both days taking home a 2nd and 3rd for the week. I have to give a shout out to the Aussie Haro rider, Khalen Young as well. Khalen made for an exciting photo finish at the line on for Saturday's overall AA win. Only to nipped at the line by Danny C. One things for sue after Reno, Khalen looks to be a solid ABA BMX PRO Title contender this season!

On the Ladies side ABA National #1 Girl and Girl Cruiser Champion, Dominique Daniels, made her PRO debut. Dominique continued to impress taking home the victory on Saturday. "Triple D" had some problems on Sunday and had to sit out the mains. Stephanie Barragan really turned some heads in Reno as well. Stephanie picked a very solid 2nd on Saturday and took the win on Sunday. Not to be out done, Terra Nichols looked strong and took up her spots on the podium for the weekend. 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 Danny C. and Pauly Lange show these two battled hard all last year for the overall ABA Title with Danny C. coming out on top. Paulie seems to have a new focus with his new Redman sponsorship. Paulie's been close so many times, and this could be his year. Danny C., Tyler brown, and Kenth Fallen will all have a say about that in the end.

Vet Pro was a heck of a show in Reno. Most thought it would be the year of Dale Holmes domination. But reno, being Reno, there was another addition to the Vet PRO class. Kenth Fallen showed up and took the win on day one showing he's got the speed he needs for the title. Being the crafty veteran Dale is, he stepped it back up on Sunday and took the top honors back. Both Kenth and Dale put on a great show for the fans and it was definitely the class to watch in Reno. Chad Street continues to be the solid rider he is. Chad is always a threat for the VET win at most every race. He's always right in the points mix. Chad is due for some BIG wins this year. Defending Champ "Black Jack" Jason Carne$ looked a little off in Reno, but being a six-time Champ he knows what he needs to do to put himself back in the hunt.

The ABA would like to thank all the participants, families, teams, sponsors, and BMX industry for helping make the Dacono, CO. event such a huge success!

Rider ABA BMX PRO wins after Silver Dollars Nationals –
 
AA PRO
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/BAWLS– 2

Woman’s PRO 
"Demolition" Dominique Daniels– Intense/Phantom/On-Trac – 1
Stephanie Barragan – 1

PRO CRUISER
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/BAWLS – 1
Paul Lange – Redman/Rockstar – 1

VET PRO 
Dale Holmes – Free Agent – 1
Kenth Fallen – Supercross - 1

2008 Pro Point Standing through Silver Dollar Nationals

AA PRO

1 DANNY CALUAG 537
2 DAVID HERMAN 417
3 KHALEN YOUNG 267
4 KYLE CUSHMAN 227
5 BUBBA HARRIS 187
6 CRISTIAN BECERINE 187
7 ALEXIS VERGARA 147
8 WARWICK STEVENSON 147
9 MIKE BRABANT 107
10 TYLER BROWN 107
11 JOSH OIE 97
12 MICHAEL HUGHES 97
13 DEREK BETCHER 87
14 JOE SZUREK 77
15 RANDY STUMPFHAUSER 77
16 BARRY NOBLES 67
17 JAVIER COLOMBO 67
18 JOEY BRADFORD 67
19 ALAN HUDSON 57
20 BILLY ANDERSON 57
21 JARRETT KOLICH 57
22 JASON ROGERS 57
23 JOE SOWERS 57
24 KELVIN BATEY 57
25 MIKE MOELLER 57
26 NATE BERKHEIMER 57
27 PAUL LANGE 57
28 MICHAEL WEATHERFORD 29
29 PHIL DELIZIA 28

 

WOMEN PRO

1 STEPHANIE BARRAGAN 460
2 TERRA NICHOLS 380
3 DOMINIQUE DANIELS 280
4 STEPHANIE HIGGINS 210
5 CASSIE BUSHNELL 180
6 TONI RUDE 180
7 BRITTANY BATES 100
8 COURTNEY TOMEI 100
9 LAYNE NYHAUG 70
10 CHRISTIAN COSSEY 20

VET PRO

1 DALE HOLMES 474
2 KENTH FALLEN 474
3 CHAD STREET 354
4 DAVID BITTNER 194
5 JASON CARNES 194
6 MIKE GUL 194
7 ERIC DYER 94
8 JASON ALSTATT 64
9 SHAUN BUTLER 54
10 SHAWN O`GORMAN 54
11 TERRY TENETTE 54
12 JASON HALVERSON 44
13 RAY HUDSON 44
14 ZACK ROEBUCK 44
15 JERRY VANDERPOOL 34
16 RICK LOWRY 34
17 RONALD WILLIAMS 34

PRO CRUISER

1 PAUL LANGE 462
2 DANNY CALUAG 422
3 TYLER BROWN 382
4 JOE SOWERS 182
5 KENTH FALLEN 162
6 MICHAEL HUGHES 122
7 ADAM TREADWELL 102
8 BILLY ANDERSON 92
9 SCOTT SIMMONS 40
10 TODD PARRY 22
11 AUSTEN LEE 12
12 JOEY BRADFORD 12
13 WILLY SUAREZ 12

A PRO

1 DENZEL STEIN 338
2 JASON BENNETT 278
3 LIAM PHILLIPS 278
4 DEREK SIPKOI 218
5 JIM BROWN 143
6 JASON MORRIS 141
7 GAVIN LUBBE 128
8 KRIS FOX 128
9 SCOTT ERWOOD 118
10 JUSTIN WIKE 113
11 JOSH SMITH 108
12 SCOTT SIMMONS 108
13 DEAK BROWN 106
14 JUSTIN MCLINTOCK 106
15 MATT KELTY 106
16 PATRICK LEBEL 106
17 WILLY SUAREZ 106
18 ADAM TREADWELL 104
19 DEAN HOLDSTOCK 104
20 JON MILLER 104
21 MIKE MCGONIGLE 104
22 VANCE WEISENDANGER 104
23 EVAN STEINBERG 101
24 JESSE LANGLAND 101
25 KARL CLARK 101
26 KEITH GRINE 101
27 KEVIN HILL 101
28 NICK GOERTZEN 101
29 TODD PARRY 101
30 ALEX FOWLER 98
31 BOBBY SIANA 98
32 DAMIAN LACHANCE 98
33 DUSTIN BLACKWELL 98
34 JASON HERR 98
35 JIMMY MONROE 98
36 JONATHAN LAND 98
37 KRISTOPHER GORI 98
38 MATTHEW FIGONE 98
39 OMAR SAWYER 98
40 RONNIE WILLIAMS 98
41 SHANE BANKS 98
42 TOMMY BELLEW 98
43 TYLER DURHAM 98
44 ZACH BEAN 98
45 JEROMEY GIPPETTI 56
46 AUSTEN LEE 53
47 CHRISTIAN RICKS 53
48 CHRISTOPHER SCHAEFER 53
49 LEEANGELO VALENCIA 53
50 TROY JOST 53
51 TYLER CARLSON 53
52 ZAC BARRON 53
53 LEONARDO GARCIA 50