DENZEL & ALISE VICTORIOUS IN BAKERSFIELD!
Bakersifeld, CA:With a tally of 3-3-1 in Saturday’s AA-pro mains, DENZEL STEIN scored a sweet victory in Bakersfield at the ABA U.S. Nationals. With lane 1 for the third and final main, he’d mumbled under his breath – “I think I can win this one.”
Sure enough, Stein laid down his horsepower and took it from start to finish, while Olympic Gold medalist and low-points leader Maris Stromsberg got squeezed out of contention and wound up 8th. Denzel’s 7 points were good enough to place him ahead of rookie pro Nic Long, and gave Denzel his first AA win of the ’09 season – and the 3rd AA victory in his two year Pro career.
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AA PRO
1 DENZEL STEIN, FACTORY REDLINE ~ DESOTO, TX
2 MARIS STROMBERGS ~ LATVIA
3 RANDY STUMPFHAUSER ~ SANGER, CA
In Womens Pro, Redline’s ALISE POST also took the Saturday win - with a 1-2-3 in her mains. After Dom Daniels crashed in the first main while trying to swoop underneath The Beast in turn two, and then backing it up with a strong second in main #2, the win was all Post’s to win or lose. Her consistency paid off with a big check and a spot on the top rung of the podium. This too, was Post’s first win of the season.
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GIRLS PRO
1 ALISE POST, FACTORY REDLINE ~SAINT CLOUD, MN
2 BROOKE CRAIN ~ VISALIA, CA
3 DOMINIQUE DANIELS ~ GILBERT, AZ
On Sunday, it was looking like Redline’s new dynamic duo could do the same - that was, until the AA semi. Denzel blew his gate as spectating kids were immitating the horns of the gate cadence all weekend long - causing a few re-starts. Stein’s bad start ended his quest for a double right there.
Meanwhile, Alise The Beast was on fire. With newly found confidence from weeks at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Redline’s new gal won the overall, again - this time with an 8-1-1 in the three main events. “I blew it in the first one,” texted Alise. “But won the next two in some great races.”
Two wins – and her first “double” in Redline colors, will definitely come in handy in the ABA’s Pro Women point chase. US NATIONAL #2
GIRLS PRO
1 ALISE POST, FACTORY REDLINE ~SAINT CLOUD, MN
2 COURTNEY TOMEI ~ MORENO VALLEY, CA
3 BROOKE CRAIN ~ VISALIA, CA
In the Am ranks, current national Cruiser points leader GEORGE GOODALL was up against his toughest arch-rivals - “Beltbuckle” Barry Nilson and Capt.Kirk Chrisco (both who have hoisted No.1 silver Cups above their heads in the past). On Saturday, they got the best of Gorgeous George on the cruiser, but Goodall came back strong for the 20″ class and showed them “who’s da’ man.”
For day two, George wasn’t about to be denied and wound up holding off his nemsis’ for both mains – making it a 3 wins outta 4 score. Proudly sponsored by: SHIMANO components, SUN rims, TIOGA tires, KOOLSTOP brakeshoes, SKULL CANDY headphones and PRYME safety gear |