a very challenging track to kick off the second event of the season. This was the second PRO Series event of the year and Guthrie has become one of the PRO Riders favorite stops on the tour. Guthrie has some of the best dirt in the country, the Lazy E. Arena is HUGE and there is always some sweet PRO section jumps added into the PRO mix and there was lots of air time to be had for TV and fans!
With 2009 being the debut of UCI Continental events with ABA 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 UCI ranking and ABA BMX titles. The first UCI event of the 2009 season seemed to be the Mike Day, Kyle Bennett, and Khalen Young show!
Day one saw 2008 Olympic Silver medalist, Mike Day take the big win and 1st place UCI points for himself andf the USA. Mikey has often been referred to as a UCI Supercross specialist, but after his performances in both Reno and Guthrie he`s fastly showing the fans, media, and industry he`s a specialis
t at what ever track he`s riding. USAC National BMX Champ, Kyle Bennett kept Mike honest with a solid 2nd place UCI points for the USA. Kyle looked very strong all weekend long! ABA BMX National #1 PRO, Khalen Young is always a threat for a win. Khalen stayed consistent all day long and nailed down a respectable 3rd place for the UCI Continental event. Khalen is stoked on his new ABA BMX #1 PRO title and is ready to take his shot at going Back-to-Back on another one.
Day two was all about ABA BMX PRO pints for everyone. Kyle Bennett sits in the points lead after Guthrie and has his sights set his first ABA BMX PRO title. Guthrie puts him one step closer to his goal after his win on Sunday. This was 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. GT`s Mike Day held down the 2nd place spot on Sunday. One of the weekend sponsors, Hyper Bicycles had their rider Donny Robinson round out the podium with a 3rd. for the day. That puts all three riders from Team USA in the Olympics on the ABA BMX podium on Sunday!
On the Ladies side once again mutli-time ABA BMX Champion, Alise Post and Dominique battled out hard. Alise Post has been getting use to here new ride with Redline Bicycles and has been doing Gork and the Redline crew proud. She`s been making some great moves on the track and jumping like nobodies business. After placing 2nd on both the UCI day and the ABA BMX PRO day, Alise will be up for the ABA BMX PRO title once again guaranteed. ABA BMX National #1 PRO lady, Dominique Daniels continued to impress taking home the victory on both days. Dominique looks to be on track to defend her title, but there are several women that are looking to take it away from her. Stephanie Barragan really turned some heads again in Guthrie. Stephanie picked up a very solid 3rd on Saturday`s UCI day. GT Bicycles had a surprise for the ladies in Guthrie. GT picked up Utah`s own Arielle Martin and should be every happy with her performance. Arielle scored a 3rd on Sunday and earned some much needed ABA BMX PRO points. Give Arielle a little more time to get use to her new ride and she should be back on top the podium in no time 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!
Vet Pro was a heck of a show in Guthrie. Can you say THE JACKAL is BACK! John Purse was on fire in Guthrie. Jackal nailed down the win both days and looked to be back in form cleaning the PRO section every time with ease. John`s won the ABA BMX PRO Title before and knows what it takes to get it done! Current ABA BMX National #1 VET PRO, Kenth Fallen continued to show he`s the "Real Deal" in Guthrie. Kenth picked up solid 2nd`s win both days and now holds the points lead for the season. "Coach G" Greg Romero made his presents known this weekend. Greg was on the box both days with impressive 3rds. Greg took some time away from his racing to work with Mike Day and his Olympic quest. Greg`s back on the track and plans on making it out more events in 2009. If so, Coach G will be right in the thick of things come ABA BMX GRANDS time! 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!
Rider ABA BMX PRO wins after Sooner Dollars Nationals –
AA PRO
Joey Bradford - GT Bicycles - 1
Mike Day – GT Bicycles – 1
Kyle Bennett – Free Agent - 1
Woman’s PRO
Dominique Daniels – 3
Stephanie Barragan – 1
PRO CRUISER
Barry Nobles – Clayborn Bicycles - 1
Tyler Brown - Crupi – 1
Danny Caluag – BAWLS/Intense - 1
VET PRO
Kenth Fallen – Supercross - 2
John Purse – GHP - 2
2009 Pro Standing through Sooner Nationals
AA PRO
1 KYLE BENNETT 614
2 MIKE DAY 564
3 JOEY BRADFORD 494
4 KHALEN YOUNG 374
5 DANNY CALUAG 300
6 DONNY ROBINSON 294
7 JAVIER COLOMBO 241
8 JASON ROGERS 230
9 CRISTIAN BECERINE 210
10 TYLER BROWN 210
11 JARRETT KOLICH 144
12 RANDY STUMPFHAUSER 134
13 STEVEN CISAR 124
14 DAVID HERMAN 120
15 MARC WILLERS 120
16 DENZEL STEIN 110
17 TRAVIS OHRAZDA 104
18 DEREK SIPKOI 100
19 BARRY NOBLES 94
20 KARL CLARK 94
21 MIKE BRABANT 94
22 BUBBA HARRIS 87
23 KYLE CUSHMAN 83
24 MARIS STROMBERGS 83
25 PHIL DELIZIA 81
26 DEREK BETCHER 77
27 MICHAEL LARSON 77
28 SEAN STORMS 77
29 ALAN HUDSON 71
30 ALEXIS VERGARA 71
31 DEAK BROWN 71
32 JOE SOWERS 71
33 KEITH GRINE 71
34 MICHAEL HUGHES 71
35 MICHAEL WEATHERFORD 71
36 MIKE MOELLER 36
37 JEFF UPSHAW 23
38 JOSH SMITH 23
39 YVAN LAPRAZ 23
WOMEN PRO
1 DOMINIQUE DANIELS 674
2 ALISE POST 434
3 BROOKE CRAIN 424
4 STEPHANIE BARRAGAN 344
5 ASHLEY VERHAGAN 266
6 TAYLOR WOLCOTT 226
7 ARIELLE MARTIN 168
8 KRYSTAL HIME 128
9 SAMANTHA COOLS 86
10 COURTNEY TOMEI 76
11 DANIELE BRISSON 38
12 MISSY HARTLEY 28
13 AFTON SCHRIMPF 26
14 BRITTANY BATES 26
15 CASSIE BUSHNELL 26
16 CHRISTIAN COSSEY 26
17 TERRA NICHOLS 26
PRO CRUISER
1 DANNY CALUAG 666
2 TYLER BROWN 626
3 BARRY NOBLES 586
4 JOE SOWERS 218
5 ADAM TREADWELL 186
6 MATT BAISLEY 186
7 BILLY ANDERSON 178
8 ERIC RUPE 136
11 WILLY SUAREZ 40
12 KENTH FALLEN 38
13 EDWARD OLSON 28
14 DOMINGOS LAMMOGLIA 10
VET PRO
1 KENTH FALLEN 937
2 JOHN PURSE 897
3 CHAD STREET 577
4 GREG ROMERO 345
5 DALE HOLMES 272
6 ERIC RUPE 247
7 DAVID BITTNER 152
8 DOUG CROWELL 95
9 ROBERT HARRIS 85
10 ERIC DYER 82
11 BILLY ROSS 77
12 DOMINGOS LAMMOGLIA 62
13 PAUL BROWN 57
14 JEREMIAH OLIVER 55
15 PAUL CALDWELL 55
16 CODY SMART 42
17 RAY HUDSON 42
18 RONALD WILLIAMS 32
19 DREW DOWNEY 25
20 JOE MCCARTY 25
21 EFRIAM MIRANDA 17
22 RICK LOWRY 17
A PRO
1 NIC LONG 407
3 COREY REID 387
4 JONATHAN WOODMANSEE 207
5 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 197
6 KRISTAPS KONRADS 191
7 JORDAN SEWARD 167
8 JASON MORRIS 136
9 JOSH MEYERS 116
10 ADAM TREADWELL 105
11 DALE CUSHMAN 94
12 MATT BAISLEY 93
13 GAVIN LUBBE 91
14 VANCE WEISENDANGER 89
15 MATT TISCHLER 86
16 JESSE LANGLAND 79
17 JUSTIN MCLINTOCK 79
18 TOMMY BELLEW 79
19 TRAVIS HEALEY 79
20 BILLY ANDERSON 77
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