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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 |