It's BMX Racing time! I'm competing at Grand Valley BMX, Olathe BMX, and Montrose BMX along the Colorado Western Slope. Great tracks. Riding in Intermediate Class (36&Older) and Cruiser (41-45). Finished 2007 in 15th place for Cruiser and 78th place for Class ABA rankings for the Western Colorado District CO01.
For 2008, I'm currently Colorado District 01 #1 in Boys Cruiser and have broken the 10,000 ABA points milestone for the season. In Boys Class, I'm in the top 10 for Colorado District 01. With my 4th place finish at the Desoto TX SuperNationals- USAC National Championships in Cruiser, I qualified to compete at the UCI BMX World Challenge Championships, in Taiyuan, China at the end of May. I raced in China and that has to be the highlight of my bike racing career, what an opportunity. I didn't make it out of qualifying in either class, but got great experience on a World Level track!!
I'm racing with the Willow Creek Racing Team for 2008. Check out the team profile on Sponsorhouse and see our website at www.willowcreekracing.com .
Highlights from 2007 Racing Season:
Gravity racing for the 2007 Mountain States Cup season is complete with Downhill podium placings at Angel Fire NM, Crested Butte CO, Snowmass CO and Keystone CO. Finished 2nd overall for Beginner 40+ in the 2007 MSC Gravity Series.
Competed at the Snowmass Nationals with a 2nd place in Downhill Beg 40+.
Competed in Mountain Cross for the first time at SnowMass, CO. Finished 6th place in the Beg 19+ class!!! Competed Dual Slalom at Keystone, CO with a 5th place in the Beg 19+ class.
Raced in the 2007 Texas XC State Championships with a season best top 10 finish in Sport Men 40-44 class at the finale race at the X-Bar Ranch.
Need Mountain Biking Skills Improvement? Attend Gene Hamilton's BetterRide camp. I attended his 3-day camp in Fruita, CO this May. Great instructor and great trails to ride. Check out his website at www.betterride.net.
Thanx to the guys at Bicycle Outfitters in Grand Junction who have set me up on awesome BMX race bikes, my 20" class bike is the 2008 Staats Pro frame with custom parts and my Cruiser bike is the 2008 Staats Pro frame with the same custom parts as the Class bike. Thanx to Brad and Dustin at the shop- they're great help.
Thanx to the guys at Ruby Canyon Cycles in Grand Junction who wrench on my mountain bikes. Thanx to Mike, Chad, Alex & Doug
Need gravity bike stuff-- go to MojoWheels in Denver. Check out their shop- its awesome- with bikes and gear for the gravity athlete. I bought my Specialized Demo 8 downhill bike and Specialized P3 dirt jump/MX bike from them. Thanx to Bob, Lisa, Steve.