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PRO mix and there was lots of air time for the fans!

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 Daleholmes.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!

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

Rider ABA BMX PRO wins after Sooner Dollars Nationals –
 
AA PRO
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/BAWLS– 2
Cristian Becerine - Free Agent - 1
Khalen Young - Haro Bicycles- 1

Woman’s PRO  
"Demolition" Dominique Daniels– Intense/Phantom/On-Trac – 3
Stephanie Barragan – 1

PRO CRUISER
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/BAWLS – 2
Kenth Fallen - Supercross - 1
Paul Lange – Redman/Rockstar – 1

VET PRO
Kenth Fallen – Supercross - 3 
Dale Holmes – Free Agent – 1

2008 Pro Standing through Sooner Nationals 

AA PRO

1 DANNY CALUAG 937
2 DAVID HERMAN 777
3 KHALEN YOUNG 707
4 CRISTIAN BECERINE 477
5 KYLE CUSHMAN 347
6 KELVIN BATEY 217
7 WARWICK STEVENSON 217
8 ALEXIS VERGARA 187
9 BUBBA HARRIS 187
10 MIKE BRABANT 167
11 JEFF UPSHAW 150
12 PHIL DELIZIA 148
13 BARRY NOBLES 137
14 JOEY BRADFORD 137
15 DEREK BETCHER 127
16 ALAN HUDSON 107
17 JARRETT KOLICH 107
18 TYLER BROWN 107
19 JASON ROGERS 97
20 JOE SOWERS 97
21 JOSH OIE 97
22 MICHAEL HUGHES 97
23 JOE SZUREK 77
24 RANDY STUMPFHAUSER 77
25 JAVIER COLOMBO 67
26 BILLY ANDERSON 57
27 MIKE MOELLER 57
28 NATE BERKHEIMER 57
29 PAUL LANGE 57
30 JOEY BERTHIAUME 50
31 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 40
32 MICHAEL WEATHERFORD 29

WOMEN PRO

1 STEPHANIE BARRAGAN 878
2 DOMINIQUE DANIELS 778
3 TERRA NICHOLS 538
4 CASSIE BUSHNELL 338
5 RACHAEL LUNA 338
6 TONI RUDE 278
7 BRITTANY BATES 228
8 STEPHANIE HIGGINS 210
9 AFTON SCHRIMPF 128
10 COURTNEY TOMEI 100
11 LAYNE NYHAUG 70
12 CHRISTIAN COSSEY 20
13 JESSICA LAMBERT 18

 

PRO CRUISER

1 DANNY CALUAG 872
2 KENTH FALLEN 612
3 JOE SOWERS 512
4 PAUL LANGE 462
5 TYLER BROWN 382
6 JOEY BRADFORD 262
7 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 170
8 MICHAEL HUGHES 122
9 ADAM TREADWELL 102
10 BILLY ANDERSON 92
11 SCOTT SIMMONS 40
12 TODD PARRY 22
13 AUSTEN LEE 12
14 WILLY SUAREZ 12

VET PRO

1 KENTH FALLEN 971
2 DALE HOLMES 811
3 CHAD STREET 571
4 JOHN PURSE 417
5 MIKE GUL 291
6 DAVID BITTNER 194
7 JASON CARNES 194
8 BILLY ROSS 137
9 ERIC DYER 94
10 GREG ROMERO 89
11 PAUL CALDWELL 67
12 TIM DINGER 67
13 JASON ALSTATT 64
14 SHAUN BUTLER 54
15 SHAWN O`GORMAN 54
16 TERRY TENETTE 54
17 JASON HALVERSON 44
18 RAY HUDSON 44
19 JERRY VANDERPOOL 34
20 RICK LOWRY 34
21 RONALD WILLIAMS 34

 

A PRO

1 DENZEL STEIN 615
2 JOSH SMITH 524
3 LIAM PHILLIPS 495
4 KRIS FOX 305
5 SHANE BANKS 299
6 JASON BENNETT 278
7 DEREK SIPKOI 218
8 JON MILLER 216
9 JOE MATHIS 179
10 KEITH GRINE 148
11 JIM BROWN 143
12 JASON MORRIS 141
13 CHAD JOHNSON 139
14 JULIAN MARTINEZ 139
15 GAVIN LUBBE 128
16 SCOTT ERWOOD 118
17 JUSTIN WIKE 113
18 SCOTT SIMMONS 108
19 DEAK BROWN 106
20 JUSTIN MCLINTOCK 106
21 MATT KELTY 106
22 PATRICK LEBEL 106
23 WILLY SUAREZ 106
24 ADAM TREADWELL 104
25 DEAN HOLDSTOCK 104
26 MIKE MCGONIGLE 104
27 VANCE WEISENDANGER 104
28 EVAN STEINBERG 101
29 JESSE LANGLAND 101
30 KARL CLARK 101
31 KEVIN HILL 101
32 NICK GOERTZEN 101
33 TODD PARRY 101
34 ALEX FOWLER 98
35 BOBBY SIANA 98
36 DAMIAN LACHANCE 98
37 DUSTIN BLACKWELL 98
38 JASON HERR 98
39 JIMMY MONROE 98
40 JONATHAN LAND 98
41 KRISTOPHER GORI 98
42 MATTHEW FIGONE 98
43 OMAR SAWYER 98
44 RONNIE WILLIAMS 98
45 TOMMY BELLEW 98
46 TYLER DURHAM 98
47 ZACH BEAN 98
48 TRAVIS POSTANY 82
49 JASON EGBERT 77
50 DEREK LIEGL 69
51 EDWARD OLSON 59
52 ANTHONY WALLACE 57
53 SEAN MACLASKEY 57
54 JEROMEY GIPPETTI 56
55 AUSTEN LEE 53
56 CHRISTIAN RICKS 53
57 CHRISTOPHER SCHAEFER 53
58 LEEANGELO VALENCIA 53
59 TROY JOST 53
60 TYLER CARLSON 53
61 ZAC BARRON 53
62 LEONARDO GARCIA 50
63 CHRIS KROOSWYK 49
64 BRANDON BROWN 42
65 JAKE EMRY 42
66 RON SMITH 42
67 DEREK JOHNSON 37
68 DOMINIC THERRIEN 37
69 FRANK HOSKINS 37
70 JORDAN DAHME 37
71 CHRIS WILLIAMS 21
72 BYRON PATTERSON 19
73 BRETT SNYDER 11