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were all around. The fans were treated to a surprise visit from past ABA BMX Champion, Team USA rider, and Olympic Bronze medalist "dR" Donny Robinson. ABA President, Clayton John presented Donny with a $5000 check from the ABA BMX Olympic Medalist Program for earning a bronze medal in Beijing. Then ABA BMX "ACE" announcer and Olympic announcer, Mike "REDBONE" Redman interviewed "dR" on the Olympic experience. Donny stated "I raced my first ever BMX national in the this building.", he also stated "I turned PRO in this building, I won my first PRO and AA PRO race in this very building." He then went on to say "This place feels like a home coming for me." The fans were going crazy and the whole crowd could be heard chanting USA, USA, USA!!! If you weren't there, you missed out BIG TIME!

Then "dR" was off to do autographs and ABA had plenty of the Donny Robinson Team USA trading cards on hand for the fans as well. Donny was greeted by thousands of fans and signed autographs for hours. There were 100's of fans still lined up to meet Donny even after the last main event was run. Donny was so blown away that he elected to come back the next day to make sure each and every one of his fans were taken care of. Hats off to Donny Robinson for being a real trooper and a great ambassador to our great sport. A big congrats from the entire ABA BMX family to Donny for all his Olympic accomplishments

Saturday- AA PRO goes like this, Redline's new main man proved a lot of the internet critics wrong and took his first ever AA PRO win in Reno. Big Congrats to Denzel and we're sure it won't be his last win. Not by a long shot. This kid has a big, big future in our sport. The 2nd spot went Haro's very own Steven Cisar, Steven is fresh off a great Olympic team run, so it was nice to see him back on the ABA BMX PRO tour. The 3rd went to fellow Haro teammate Khalen Young. "KY" is a force on the track and can win at any time. He's said several times he wants the ABA BMX PRO Title and the way he's been riding, he looks to be on track come ABA Grands time!

Sunday we had Haro's Khalen Young back on top the podium. This makes his 4th win of the season on the ABA BMX PRO tour. 2nd went to another stand out this season. Clayborn's Barry "The Alabama Slamma" Nobles was laying down the power to stay in the ABA PRO Title hunt. Talking with Barry, he's another rider that wants the ABA National #1 plate on his bike! 3rd went to Steven Cisar. Steven has been very impressive since he turned PRO. He's got style for miles and he puts the "MOTO" back in Bicycle Motocross. From whips to scrubs, Cisar is hard to match in this department. And trust me when I say this, the kid can rip on a 450 too! If this kid wins the ABA BMX PRO title and the New Suzuki RMZ450 that goes with it, watch out SX!

On the Ladies PRO side we saw Formula's Alise "The Beast" Post back on top both days. Alise has had a rough season but is getting back to her winning form. She hasn't won all those ABA BMX titles for nothing and you can be sure she plans on winning another one this season. The 2nd went to fellow Formula rider and Utah's own Arielle Martin. Arielle has definitely made her presents known back on the ABA BMX PRO tour. In her last two events she's done no worse than 2nd place. Four starts and four podiums! That's a good Formula for an ABA BMX PRO title win. Arielle's been living at the Olympic Training Center and her riding is stronger than ever. She's already started training for the 2012 OLYMPICS! Arizona's own and current ABA National #1 girl and girl cruiser turned PRO, Dominique Daniels, scored 3rd on Saturday. Dominique has been a podium main stay this season and with her finishes in Reno, she is still very focused on the ABA PRO title. GT's Rachel Luna rode solid as usual and is always floating around the podium. Rachel's solid riding took her to a 3rd on Sunday. Not too shabby for a BMX MOM eh?? The ladies racing has really stepped it up over the last couple of years and with the new crop of younger woman moving up, the future of the Women's PRO class is very promising.

Pro Cruiser went down like this, Clayborn's Barry Nobles was flat out handling things. "The Alabama Slamma" took the win both days and creeps ever so close to current ABA PRO Cruiser Champ Danny C. in the points chase. Redman's Pauly Lange was back on the podium with a 2nd on day #1. Day #2 saw another rookie PRO Intense/Phantom/ON-TRAC rider "Factory" Matt Baisley take his first PRO podiums in Reno. Matt placed a solid 3rd in A PRO on Saturday and a 2nd in PRO Cruiser on Sunday. Matt's been improving with every race for sure and Reno paid off for him. 3rd on Day #1 went to Santa Clara PAL local Mike Hughes. Mike always gets some of the loudest cheers in Reno do to his Santa Clara PAL fan club. Good job for Mike. Day #2 went to Action Sports Depot rider "Brutal" Billy Anderson. Billy's been a favorite out on the internet scene and I'm sure all his fans were stoked for him on the weekend!

Vet Pro was back in action too! Hurricane's Paul Caldwell laid down some serious horsepower on day #1 for his first win of the season. If this guy ever decides to race for the ABA BMX VET PRO title he would definitely be a contender. He is strong, fit, and solid as a rock! Intense/Phantom/ON-TRAC's Chad Street was consistent all weekend. Chad nailed down the second on day #1 and took the big win on day #2. Chad's always a front runner in the class and is looking to take his first ever ABA BMX VET PRO title. Day #2 also saw Action Sports Depot rider, Mike Gul bring home a solid second. Mike looked great all weekend and it was good to see this ABA BMX PRO Tour veteran on the podium in Reno. Day #1 saw Reno local and Big Tool rider Scott "Spanker" Simmons take his first VET Podium of the season. "Spanker" is a Reno crowd favorite and known for "KEEPING IT REAL" with his flat pedals. GHP's Robert " The Rajun Cajun" Harris was back on the podium as well. Robert has been a super solid rider in the VET PRO class this season and now sits in the top 5 in points after Reno.

Reno once again proved just how deep the talent pool is on the ABA BMX PRO tour. There have been seven different AA PRO winners in eight stops. That's very impressive!

The ABA, the city of Reno, NV. and the entire ABA BMX crew would like to thank all the participants, families, teams, sponsors, and BMX industry for helping make the Great Salt Lake National event such a huge success! Next stop on the ABA BMX PRO Tour, Golden State Nationals in Lancaster - California, October 3-5. We hope to see you all there!

Rider ABA BMX PRO wins after Blackjack Nationals
 
AA PRO
Danny "Easy Money" Caluag – Intense/BAWLS – 6
Barry Nobles – Clayborn Bikes - 4
Khalen Young - Haro Bicycles - 4
David Herman – Intense/BAWLS – 1
Denzel Stein – Redline Bicycles - 1
Kyle Bennett - Free Agent - 1
Cristian Becerine - Free Agent - 1