NBL Grand Nationals Louisville, KY

Randy Stumpfhauser adds the NBL #1 Pro title to his 2003 UCI World Championship Cruiser title.

The 2003 NBL Grands will go down as one of the wettest Grand Nationals in history, but also as the most exciting AA Pro main event and National title chase ever. Randy Stumpfhauser has always been one of the top NBL riders, but the past 2 seasons, with multiple wins and consistency, Stumpy has been the Pro to watch.

Randy Stumpfhauser has been the most consistent rider in the NBL this season. With 12 Pro series race, Randy has been in all of the main events, placing in the top 3 in 8 of the races, with 2 wins. This had put Randy into the NBL points lead for most of the season, and going into the Grands, he was 8 points ahead of Kyle Bennit, the 2002 NBL #1 AA Pro.
As the first day of the NBL Grands started, so did the rain and the wait to race. After 8 hours of rain, it finally stopped, and the racing went under way. Not the worst storm could rain on Randy's day, as he was just uneatable and made each race look easier and easier.

As the race continued on day 2, Randy looked superfast and was unbeatable once again. He won each of his motos, as well as the semis for both AA pro and Open. Going into the main, Randy was joined by Kyle and John Purse, who all 3 had a shot of wining the NBL #1 title. They would have to beat Randy by 2 spots in the final to do so, and by the looks of his racing up to that point, it wasn't going to be an easy task. As the Gate dropped, Randy busted down the gate and took an early lead. Kyle was behind Randy and was ready to do battle. Randy saw the challenge and going into the 2nd turn, was ready to turn on the power. As randy exited the turn, he slid just a bit, but his IRC tires caught his, set him strait and he got back on the pedals. Kyle went for an inside move, slid as well, but was unable to recover, and crashed. Randy was already gone, and went onto winning the AA main and the 2003 NBL #1 AA Pro title. This is Randy's first AA Pro title in the 20 inch class, and adds it to his 3 other Pro 24" titles. Randy currently sits #4 overall in the ABA points chase, and with 7 race weekends left, will try to win the ABA title as well.
Randy's sponsors include Huffy Bicycles, Fox Racing, AC Components, IRC Tires, Smith Eyewear, Alex Rims, Thomson Seatposts, S & M Forks and Bars, ODI Grips, BMXpros.com, Powerbar, Shimano, Vans, and CTI Knee Braces.

We here at Double A Marketing would like to thank the NBL for doing an incredible job of getting the track into race shape and making a bad situation a very positive experience.

NBL Grands AA Pro Main Event Results -
1 Randy Stumpfhauser - Huffy
2 John Purse - Mongoose/Hyundai
3 Robert DeWilde
4 Jonathan Suarez
5 Mike Day
6 Jason Richardson
7 Matt Pohlkamp
8 Kyle Bennett