Double A Marketing
BMX Race Report
NBL Grand National & ABA Black Jack National

The end of summer traditional marks the end of the NBL Season. The 2005 NBL Pro series was an exciting one, as 3 riders emerged to be atop the class. Randy Stumpfhauser, Mike Day, and Robert Dewilde had the most consistent seasons of all the Pro riders and would go into the Grands just about tied, leaving it all down to the main event to decide the new #1 Pro. Last Years #1 NBL Pro, Kyle Bennett, had a tough season, getting injured and trying to ride through a knee injury but eventually had surgery to repair the damage. Warwick Stevenson as well had to fight through injury this season and he came alive during the end of the season throwing him near the top of the Pro Ranks, and Cristian Becerine also had a mathematical chance at winning the NBL Title after a season of great results. The Grands are always a pressure cooker for the riders in title contention and it also seems to showcase other riders skill and determination to win for the day and prove they are the best AA Pro. Either way, this years NBL Grands went down in history as one of the most exciting races in history, crowning new pro champions. The ABA also held its traditional Black Jack Nationals in Reno, NV, drawing a good sized Pro class, and marking the return of Kyle Bennett from Injury. Here is how the Double A Marketing riders in attendance finished up.

Randy Stumpfhauser has been very consistent in the NBL series on 2004, so much so that he lead the Pro Series points in both the Men's Elite and Elite Cruiser Class. Randy looked fast on the Louisville track in Practice and was ready for the weekend of race action. Moto one for Randy on Saturday turned out to the a bigger challenge than usual, as while in 2nd place, Randy collided with the first place rider in the air going into the 2nd turn causing Randy to go down and finish up in 8th for the moto. Randy was too concerned and it showed in his riding as he went out and won the next two Elite Pro Motos. As the semi lined up and the gate dropped, it again seemed like business as usual, as Randy was out front going into the 1st turn. This is where the race started to come apart at the seems for him, as he slightly cased the jump just before the turn, causing him to loose a bit of speed and a position. Then Randy seemed to get locked alongside the 2nd place rider down the 2nd strait and would cause him to loose another spot and go into 4th. Randy looked to be OK as he tucked into 4th and into the final qualifying spot, but down the last strait, he once again got pinched off by the third place rider, had no where to go, and lost speed and the last qualifying spot for the main event. Randy was dejected, but kept his head up and got ready for the Elite Cruiser race. It was winner take the title, as Randy and Donny Robinson were tied for the Cruiser Title. Donny grabbed the lead as the gate fell and Randy tried to catch up, but was unable and finished 3rd in the main event. Randy finished up National #3 in Elite Men and #2 in Elite Cruiser for the year. Randy's sponsors include GT Bicycles, Hyundai, ODI, Kenda Tires, Tangent, Sun Rims, Bombshell Forks, Fly Racing, Time Pedals, SRAM, Powerbar, CTI Knee Braces, Tool Shed, SDG, DC Shoes, Easton, S & M, Fox Riders Company Clothing, Cyto Sport/Cyto Max, and BMXpros.com.

Cristian Becerine is another rider who had a very consistent year in the NBL this season, being consistently in the top 5 of the Pro Overall Ranks. Cristian breezed through the motos and qualifiers for Both the Elite Men's Class and open main events. As the semis finished up, it was now possible for Cristian to have a chance to win the NBL #1 Pro title. As slim as it seemed, Cristian would need to win the Elite main event and Mike Day would need to finish up 8th for the day. This was a tough scenario to happen, but stranger things have gone down at the Grand Nationals. Cristian looked to have a strong start as the gate dropped in the main, but no one was going to beat Warwick Stevenson to the first turn or to the finish, as he rode a flawless lap for the win. Cristian finished up 5th for the day and #4 for the season. In the elite open main event, things went a bit sour for Cristian and he finished up 7th, but capped off a great 2005 NBL Pro season with the 2 Grands Main event appearances. Cristian's sponsors include Crupi, O'Neal, UGP, ODI, Sun Ringle, Shimano, Tool Shed, Powerbar, BMXpros.com, Cyto Sport/Cyto Max, and Thomson Seat Posts. 7th open

Kyle Bennett was the lone Double A Marketing rider to attend Reno. This was Kyle's first race after enduring knee surgery just a little over a month ago, and coming back to the Pro ranks is always difficult to return to after an injury. We at least it should be, as it didn't seem to effect Kyle that much. On both Saturday and Sunday, Kyle was up for the win in the AA Class. Kyle just missed out on the win on Saturday, placing 2nd overall. Sunday was all Kyle as he took the overall win and took home a huge boost of confidence with his return to the AA Pro Class. Kyle's sponsors include Free Agent, KHS, Answer, Kenda, Sun Ringle, UGP, Truvativ, Velo, S & M bars, ATI, Shimano, Profile, Powerbar, Cyto Sport, and BMXpros.com.

Congratulations to Mike Day , the new NBL #1 Elite Men's Pro and Donny Robinson, the new NBL #1 Elite Men's Pro Cruiser rider.