We are thrilled to report that Alex *finally* won his state championship. It was an extremely close competition, in fact Alex did not win the state final, but had performed well at the qualifiers in order to lead in points. It has been a long, long 2 1/2 years, 2006 he was in the lead in state points but we were unable to travel to the state final. Last year, in 2007, he and Zaden had a very heated battle, Alex's qualifiers were all raced as an intermediate so Zaden had the lock on the race before the finals even hit.

We have had a very busy summer, Alex has raced 4 nationals so far this year. He has come away with a table-full of trophies, most importantly four second places. He has had a blast racing at many different tracks. He has had an amazing ride so far this year, and anything on top of his state title, longed for since his first "Big Wheel" race at age 2, is icing on the cake. I've uploaded some photos from Alex's early days, take a gander in his gallery. From attending his first race in mom's belly to finally having a plate and backpack of his own, it's been a great life.

We are SO incredibly proud of the effort and time Alex has put into his year. He continues to be an upstanding member of the track, he loves BMX for what it is an what it has made him into. We continue to require sportsmanship above all, even above winning.