International stars are headed to Louisville, KY to mix it up with the title chasers and with more than $40,000 on the line, the NBL Grands will once again be the most exciting race of the year on American soil.
GO211.com, the official webcast partner of the NBL, will be streaming ‘live’ Grands coverage starting on Friday and running all the way through to the completion of Sunday’s amateur mains. Saturday’s Pro Spectacular will crown of as many as four new Pro Champions and the ‘pumped-up’ program will feature rockin’ music, the Intense ‘Build-A-Bike’ contest, and much more. Be sure to stop by the GO211 Pro Pit during the day and get autographs from your favorite pros. As part of the GO211 broadcast team, Craig Reynolds, a top pro in the NBL for many years, will make a guest appearance joining hosts Brian Fell and Tim Dinger.
Free Agent’s Kyle Bennett, the reigning NBL Champion, will be competing at the Olympics in Beijing and hopes to bring home the Gold for USA. Though Kyle may still attend the Grands, the title chase is now between his team-mate Cristian Becerine, who is racing at the Olympics for Argentina, and GT’s Randy Stumpfhauser. Race Place BMX’s Stephanie Barragan has a good lead over Redline’s Kim Hayashi but Li’l Kim can narrow the gap with a win on Friday and as we all know, anything can happen at the ‘Grands’.
In Master’s action, Free Agent’s Dale Holmes and Supercross’s Kenth Fallen will bring their year-long rivalry to a thrilling conclusion – The two veterans are tied in points with a chance for separation on Friday but Formula’s Tim ‘Ding Ding’ Dinger will be aiming to spoil the party. The Super-Ex title will also be settled on Saturday between Intense/Phantom On-Trac’s Kris Fox and Haro’s Logan Collins with Felt’s Matt Kelty holding the spoiler card.
Can’t make it or have friends who want to watch? Tune into GO211.com and watch as the NBL season unfolds in front of your eyes. Watch the ‘live’ Grands webcast and catch all of the action at http://www.go211.com/u/grandnationals08. Visit the NBL website www.nbl.org to see current standings.
Remaining Pro Series Events:
War of the Stars Pro – Friday, August 29
NBL Grands – Saturday, August 30 (Pro Spectacular)
2008 NBL Pro Series – Top 10 after Music City
NBL Pro Men
1. Cristian Becerine, CA 172-12
2. Randy Stumpfhauser, CA 165-13
3. Kyle Bennett, TX 131-6
4. Matt Pohlkamp, OH 125-11
5. Jason Richardson, CA 116-13
6. Donny Robinson, CA 110-7
7. Philip Delizia, NJ 101-9
8. Tyler Brown, CA 97-11
9. Javier Columbo, CA 97-9
10. Barry Nobles, AL 94-7
NBL Pro Women
1. Stephanie Barragan, CA 191-11
2. Kim Hayashi, AZ 156-7
3. Madison Pitts, FL 152-9
4. Danielle Brisson, CAN 119-7
5. Rachel Smith, OH 119-7
6. Amanda Geving, FL 116-6
7. Donna Snow, FL 75-7
8. Liz Passwaters, DE 74-4
9. Alise Post, MN 50-2
10. Toni Rude, MO 50-3
NBL Masters
1. Dale Holmes, CA 191-10
2. Kenth Fallen, NM 191-10
3. Tim Dinger, NC 178-14
4. Percy Owens, FL 165-12
5. Tommy Opincar, TN 154-14
6. Jason Carnes, TX 138-10
7. Philip Potosnak, PA 122-11
8. David Bittner, CA 119-8
9. Rual Gomes, FL 108-10
10. Domingos Lammoglia, FL 104-9
NBL Super-Ex
1. Kristopher Fox, CA 177-13
2. Logan Collins, TN 171-15
3. Matthew Kelty, DE 155-10
4. Warren McDow, GA 127-10
5. Carlos Oquendo, OH 100-4
6. Gavin Lubbe, CA 92-5
7. Randall Neave, FL 91-11
8. Tyler Faoro, FL 85-6
9. CJ McGuire, FL 82-4
10. Jason Morris, CA 73-4
The 2008 NBL Grand National is proudly sponsored by BAWLS Guarana (www.bawls.com), Intense BMX (www.intensebmx.com), Kenda Tires (www.kendausa.com), Standard Byke Company (www.standardbyke.com), UGP (www.undergroundproducts.com) Sinz Racing (www.sinz-racing.com), THE Industries (www.bmxthe.com), HotShoppe Designs (www.hotshoppedesigns.com), in association with GO211 (www.go211.com) and Camp Woodward (www.campwoodward.com).
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