ABA Winter Nationals Phoenix, Arizona

Round 4 of the 2005 ABA Pro Series national event was the first outdoor race of the season and just like the last outdoor event the ABA held (ABA Fall Nationals), they ran into some of the worst weather conditions that they could. This time though, it seems that the ABA and the staff from the Black Mountain track were ahead of the game with taking some precautions. While the Phoenix track crew had tarps and kept the track in the best shape that they could, many riders decided not to race at the ABA Winter nationals, as mother nature had a slight upper hand on the fight to keep the track dry.
As some riders took a look at the weather channel before hand or at the actual rain once they arrived to Phoenix, there were a few Pros and armatures who decided just not to hit the track. Randy Stumpfhauser loves to race no matter what the conditions and it seems the rain or mud didn't slow him down all that much over the course of the weekend. Here is how Randy finished up in the main events.

Randy Stumpfhauser has always been a consistent racer and Phoenix was a showcase of his consistency. On Saturday, Stumpy was in both the AA Pro and Pro Cruiser main events, where he finished up 3rd in both. The ABA scorers were just able to read his Tangent Number plate as he crossed the line with the mud. On Sunday, it was another 3rd in AA Pro but he bumped up his finish in Pro Cruiser to a 1st place. Randy hopes to have a bit better of racing conditions next weekend as he will travel to Las Vegas, along with the other Double A Marketing Pros for the 2nd round of the NBL 2005 Pro Series. Randy's sponsors include GT Bicycles, Hyundai, ODI, Kenda, Fly, Tangent, Fox Racing, Smith, Sun Ringle, Bombshell Forks, Profile, DC Shoes, AC, Thomson, Powerbar, CTI Knee Braces, Tool Shed, Marwi, SDG, S & M, Cyto Sport/Cyto Max, and BMXpros.com