ABA Sooner Nationals, Guthrie, Oklahoma

Round 3 of the 2006 ABA Pro series was held this past weekend at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma. With what may have been the best ABA built track in years, the Sooner Nationals made for some intense racing action. Unfortunately, with a technical and jump filled track, there are crashes and injuries. Jason Richardson was a victim of a major injury this weekend, as he landed on a rider who was unable to jump the 2nd set of doubles in the Pro section, causing Jason to have a major crash and break his femur. We wish Jason a speedy Recovery and hope to see him and Brandon Meadows back on the race track as soon as possible. Randy Stumpfhauser and Kyle Bennett were both in Guthrie and here is how they finished up:

Randy Stumpfhauser had a dream weekend in Guthrie. While hurt for the past few weeks with a sprained wrist from a bad crash in Ohio at the NBL Christmas Classic, Randy returned last weekend in Puerto Rico. After a bad weekend, for Randy's Standards, he went home and got some serious training done. It showed in Guthrie, as he holeshotted ever race he was in on Saturday up to the main events. As the AA Pro mains started, it was clear that Randy was the most dominant Pro on the track. With a 1st, 2nd, and 1st finishes overall in the 3 main events, he was the clear winner. Randy also went onto smoke the field in the Pro Cruiser class. On Sunday, Randy had the same kind of day, as he won a lot of his races, including the first of the 3 AA Pro mains. Unfortunately, in the 2nd main, Randy was just off the pace and was in 2nd, where he passed the lead rider through the Pro section, but in the turn just after it, tangled up and crashed in the turn, leaving him on the ground and finishing 8th. Randy went on to win the 3rd round and finished 2nd overall in the AA main for the day. Randy also finished 2nd in Pro Cruiser, and admitted that he was flat out tired after the long weekend. Randy loved the track and looks forward to more expertly built ABA tracks in the future. Randy's sponsors include GT Bicycles, ODI, Kenda, AC, Tangent, Sun Rims, Bombshell, Fly Racing, Powerbar, CTI Knee Braces, OGIO, X Balm, Tool Shed, SDG, SRAM, Easton, S & M, Cyto Max, and BMXpros.com.

Kyle Bennett made the short trip from his home in Texas to Guthrie, and it was a trip he will surly soon want to forget. He was riding strong and smooth but was the victim of bad luck. On Saturday, he was involved in 2 bad crashes during the day, keeping him out of the AA main event. On Sunday, Kyle rode smart and was in the AA semi, where he once again ran into bad luck and didn't make the main event. Kyle will be ready for the next stop of the BMX Pro tour in 3 weeks in Las Vegas Nevada, for the NBL's 3rd round. Kyle's sponsors include Free Agent, KHS, Kenda, Fly, Bombshell, Sun Ringle, UGP, Thomson, Utopia Eyewear, THE Products, S & M bars, ORP, Shimano, Powerbar, Cyto Sport, and BMXpros.com.

Double A Marketing proudly represents Cristian Becerine, Kyle Bennett, Dale Holmes, Brandon Meadows, and Randy Stumpfhauser. For more information on any of the riders, or on Double A Marketing, please e-mail Pete Dylewski or visit www.BMXpros.com