After the dust cleared and the points were tallied, the Factory Tangent team posted a strong second place only missing the win by two points! Props to BFR for a great day of racing and the overall win.
After just missing on Saturday the team was ready for day two of competition on Sunday Morning. Tangent’s factory girl Tyler Schaefer was the pace setter for the day with a win in 14 girls. The boys strapped on their custom BAWLS /Fly helmets and did their best to follow suit. Jacob couldn’t quite match his Saturday win with a late gate, but did rally back for the third in 11x. The dynamic duo of Blake Paulson and Nate Abbe were looking great in the 13x main until a second place slide out by Nate left him in the bottom of turn two. Teammate Blake picked up the slack and dodged a sliding Nate to cruise in for the second place spot. Riley started off the main the same as the day before with a holeshot and the lead in 16x. He looked like a lock for the win, but a charging Tory Nyhaug (Redline) chased Riley down and nipped him at the line breaking his three race win streak. When all was said and done on the day of racing, Factory Tangent pulled in a fourth place in the factory competition.
All in all the team had a great time in Tulare and posted some good finishes in the race for the ABA Factory Title. You know they’ll all be ready to go when the tour comes back West in July to Oak Creek BMX, the home track of Tangent and three of our team riders. In the mean time, keep your eyes peeled for clinics by the factory Tangent/BAWLS team in your neck of the woods. We’ll keep ya posted.
Tangent/Bawls would like to thank all of our sponsors: Tangent Products, BAWLS Guarana, Fly Racing, Intense BMX, Sinz, Thomson, Clifbar, and Riders Pro Shop.
Spring is in full swing and the ABA has nationals all over the country for racers to showcase their skills. This weekend’s stop was dead smack in the middle of California for the US Nationals in Tulare. And we all know what that means, the California based Factory Tangent/BAWLS squad was there in full force! Looking to add some more podium finishes to record books, the team came in all BAWLS-energized and ready to roll! Coming off a win in Oregon had the team psyched, but they knew they’d have to work even harder to repeat at a factory stacked California race. The team showed they were ready for the challenge when Riley kept his class win streak from Oregon alive and topped the podium with the win in 16x once again. Joining his teammate atop the podium Jacob pulled off a wire to wire victory in the always tough 11x class main event. Those two wins set the tone for the team as Kevin Shankle (17-18x) and Nate Abbe (13x), rode their Intense race frames to the podium as well.
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