Go to http://www.nbl.org/competition-congress.html for details, http://www.nbl.org/public/pdf/competition-application.pdf for form.

Anyone who wants to learn more about BMX should make the effort to attend this annual conference. It is also fun, check out recent  Competition Congress Reports

  Report back on Columbus, GA track:
On December 2nd, 2007, Carolyn, Andy, Shayne and Anthony went down to Columbus to see how Aaron is doing with his new track. As you can see it is shaping up great! Aaron plans to hold his first race on March 8th, 2008. Yes, it is a state qualifier, (with Bob Warnicke race afterwards,) so start planning your 2008 race campaign!   Directions

  Report back on GA State Championship 2007:
Race held at Sandy Ridge track on 22 September 2007.

Fall did not happen, rain did not happen, hot and humid happened !!! 107 qualified riders, 33 motos, 19 pros made for one incredible day of racing. The track was in immaculate condition, Sandy Ridge organized a wonderful day of racing for everyone.  A big thank you to all the volunteers who sweated and smiled through the State  Championship with willing hearts. We couldn’t have done it without you.  Annette and Tim took hundreds of photographs. Watch this space for the posting!!!

Thomas Harper did a great job of organizing the pro/am series and  our young riders were thrilled and amazed at the intense riding they witnessed the racers go through semis just to get to the main!!  Madison Pitts was a definite crowd pleaser especially when she beat the “boys” in her motos. The girls who race will treasure that moment for a long time.  Phares Parsons certainly showed the fathers who watch their kids that you are never too old to take  up a new sport!!!  Congratulations to James Lane who got it altogether all day and took home most of the money!

PRO/ AM Results and Highlights:

*4 gates - 19 riders

*Bill Madden, Petey Peters, Madison Pitts, Jayson Busbee and Jesse Heath made the drive from out of state.

*Local Participants: Jason Larev, Korey Fields, Phares Parsons(70+yrs old), Mark Mitchell, James Lane, RJ Livesay,
Dominic Zicari, Michael Glass, Vic Palmeri, Seth Utz, Alex Gore, Rob Potter, Thomas Harper & Travis Woodruff

*The random gate was in action!

*$100 holeshot in the main event!

*MAIN EVENT RESULTS (top 4):
-1st -James Lane (17-24X) stole the show with the Main Event win and Holeshot Award!
-2nd -Jason Larev
-3rd -Bill Madden
-4th -RJ Livesay

*Old Man Bill Madden pulls a 3rd!

*A huge shout out to Phares Parsons for racing in the PRO/AM! 70+ yrs old! Come on an' RAISE UP!

*A big thanks goes out to:
-NBL Georgia tracks for contributing to the purse.
-MAXXIS - stickers and tires.
-Clayborn BMX & Richard Bunt - $100 to the purse.
-Kovachi Wheels - T-shirts and stickers for the product toss.
-Holeshot Award Contributors - Michael Glass, Korey Fields, Mark Mitchell & Thomas Harper.
-NBL Georgia BMX, Sandy Ridge BMX and all the volunteers that helped make this happen.

Thomas Harper
Clayborn BMX
harper_thomas@hotmail.com

Our pocket rockets always delight young and old alike. Logan Lundy took home the honors for the 5 year olds and close racing for the 6 year olds saw Jesse Perry , John Register and Josh Bellamy in tight points finishes.  Look out in a couple of years these youngsters will certainly put Ga State on the map ( must be the grits!!!)

Jordan Camarata dominated the 9 rookies class and his sister Reece enjoyed her first place finish.  Always a pleasure to see a brother and sister so passionate about the sport of racing and doing so well. Of all the expert racing we have had this series, the 14expert class has seen the most action. Things do change and with age move-ups after the Grands and some not qualified, Nathan Grant raced  beautifully  day of to take home the much deserved 1st place title.  

We have to mention the 15 girls race. Aryanna and Heather race each other nationally both call Sandy Ridge home, and this made for some fierce racing. The crowd were on their feet cheering them on.  Although Heather managed to win the 3rd moto, it was just not enough to put her in first place points .  Aryanna holds onto the title for another year, but Heather will be hot on her heels for the 2008 series.  Our cruiser classes enjoyed some great racing with Anthony, Sonny, David  and Robert bringing home the honors in their age group. Karie, Lauren, Shayne , Candy and Natalie did what they always do, lotsa laughs, lotsa smiles . It is true, “  girls just wanna have fun “. Hopefully more women will join us next year on their cruisers.

TEAM RACING:   Thank you to all the team captains who made it happen. PTCB Bawls pulled off a great win for the day of racing with Chehaw Parks in second and Bicycles Unlimited third, but it was not enough to win the team title.  Congratulations to Chehaw Parks for their series win.  Bicycles Unlimited took home second followed by PTC Bawls, Evolution Bike Co, Team Xtreme and KB BMX.   We look forward to seeing them all back next year with some  new teams.

Racing for 2008 will be announced 1st November 2007.   Look in your mailboxes in December for a few changes, a few more incentives, and the opening of the Columbus track. We welcome Reed Bradford to the Ga State team for 2008 and thank you to Candy for her services 2006-2007.

State Championship in McDonough - 22 September 2007          Thanks Annette Page 5  Page 6  Page 7  Page 8  Page 9  Will's photos

Yours in riding,
Candy, Shayne and Carolyn

  GA State Qualifier 5 in Griffin:  

 REPORT BACK From Speedway BMX SQ 5, 18 August 2007.

A big thank you to all who braved the heat to come and race the final round of the State Qualifiers. Rolling thunder and the threat of rain loomed all afternoon, but the weather gods were smiling upon us and BMX’ers raced their hearts out. Thank you to Rob Potter and the volunteers who made it happen. A special thank you to Annette Vargas who took 500 pictures!!!!!!!!! ENJOY.

We had 89 riders and 27 moto count. No mains this time round but some great racing. Our combined 16-35 expert class raced extremely hard all motos and when it came to the 3rd moto where team racing scored points, Travis Woodruff and James Lane wowed the crowds with some superb cornering skills and skillful racing. James Lane took home the win for Evolution Bike Co. with Travis a very close second for Bicycles Unlimited.

Karie and Lauren showed us all that even with 2 people in a moto and both racing for teams, Bicycles Unlimited and Evolution Bike Co., racing can be just as exciting. Both went down in corner one , both got up in a cloud of dust, and Lauren took home the win. At the finish line their brown streaked faces and now brown dusty uniforms, were a sight to see. One thing about the girls, their sense of humor was very much intact at the finish line.

Our 12 Rookie Class has welcomed some newcomers this year Austin Gates and Brandon Peppin and the class continues to grow in size. Steven banks and Nathan Bernth are still dominating the class. Look for some move-ups after the State Championship! Jordan Camarata continues on his winning streak and perfects with Noah Frits close friend and competitor nipping at his wheels! Noah Aaron in our 7 Rookie has certainly grown as a rider and we look forward to welcoming him to the the novice ranks soon. His perfect places him in the lead going into the Championship. The pocket rockets continue to delight the crowds and it is Jesse Perry leading the charge going into the State Championship.

Team racing has seen some wonderful finishes, some upsets, but such wonderful spirit! PTC Bawls won the tie with Bicycles Unlimited in second, Evolution Bike Co , Chehaw parks and Team Xtreme round ing out the finishes. Thank you to all the team managers for keeping the team series going. We look forward to some close racing for the State Championship. Just a reminder that the overall winning team will receive $200, second place $100, third place $50 and fourth place $25.

Good Luck to all our riders for the Grands. See you September 22nd, State Championship McDonough Track.
 

GA SQ5 in Griffin - 18 August 2007          Thanks Annette Page 2  Page 3  Page 4  Page 5  Page 6  Page 7  Page 8  Page 9

  GA State Qualifier 4 in McDonough:  

 REPORT BACK From SANDY RIDGE SQ 4.

Well, Georgia BMX’ers you are certainly doing your State proud with the number of riders. 125 riders, 32 moto count with 4 main events. It is coming down to the wire and the State Championship as to the final finishes with some of our classes. Remember you have until August 26th to get all your best 8 local races in and the final State Qualifier round 5 will be hosted at Speedway BMX. You still have a chance to improve your points. A BIG thank you goes out to Sandy Ridge and their volunteers for all their hard work in getting the track in wonderful condition and insuring we all had a great time.

The weather co-operated with us this weekend and the later start times helped everyone feel a little cooler. The stage was set for some fast racing and exciting finishes. The 14 Expert class were all there and it was déjà vu for some of the riders. Remember Albany? Well, it was another fast first place finish for Brandon Murphy with Nathan Grant hot on his heels and Blake Floyd a close 3rd. The 11/12 Rookies continue to grow as a class and after the State Championship I am sure we will see some of these riders move up to Novice. Nathan Bernth and Steven Banks continue to duke it out to the finish line with Nathan bringing home the gold this time. Our 8/9 Rookies are also fighting it out at the finish line with Jacon hayes beating out Jordan Camarata to take home the first place. The 7 Rookie class was owned by Noah Aaron this weekend and he took home a perfect with a move up point, Justin Leath and Dylan Smith are close behind and as their skills improve I am sure we will see some great racing at Speedway and the Championship. Always good to see our adult cruiser ladies and gentlemen class growing. The 35-39 class will be a hotly contested one. Look out for Robert Perry, Bart Lundy, Thomas Gonzalez and Daniel Graham heading into the State Championship.

We look forward to Round 5 Speedway BMX August 18th. As soon as we have the photographs from Tim Palmer we will post them for you. Thank you all for your support.

  GA Games 2007 BMX race and Speedway opening day:
Georgia Games 2007 was celebrated in style to coincide with the opening of Rob Potters new bmx track, Speedway BMX. This is the 5th track now in session in Georgia with River BMX looking forward to opening in September.

It was a hot and steamy Georgia July 14th with the chance of rain 60/40 percent, but in true BMX style, 97 riders and their families ventured out anyway! The BMX weather gods certainly smiled on us that day, torrential rain in neighboring counties and only a gentle rain on us for 20 minutes, just enough to water in a very dry track. We had 28 action packed motos with one main event for the 11/12 rookies class. All the riders received an event t shirt at registration for the Georgia Games and they looked forward to earning their gold, silver and bronze medals.

The track was a little bit longer than Georgia Riders were used to, requiring some serious manualing skills and pumping skills. Legs were certainly exhausted by the finish line and that was where a lot of riders either got first or a close second! Cole Accord excelled in his 9 Expert class, he mastered the track and perfected his motos. We wish him well for his Worlds trip!

Melanie Lawrence and Molly Maneol, our 5-7 year girls delighted the crowds with their pink style BMX bikes. Some of the hills proved too much but with friends cheering them on and running next to them they got to the finish line each and every time. Heather Wallace won out in the 14/15/16 girls, with Nathan Grant showing his skills to take home the gold for the 14 expert class. Our main event of the day, 11/12 rookies, was thrilling to the end. Shawn Campbell Junior took home the gold with Steven Banks and Nathan Bernth of Peachtree City BMX in hot pursuit.

Racing was just over and the rain started falling. Timing is everything. Thank you to the Marine Corps who came out to show their support, brought their awesome Hummer with Marine insignia, and had the kids doing chin ups for prizes! Thank you also to all the volunteers who came together to make it a huge success. Please check out SpeedwayBMX.com for the racing schedule 2007 through to the end of the year.

GA Games race in Griffin - 14 July 2007          Thanks Annette Page 3  Page 4  Page 5  Page 6  Page 7  Page 8

  GA State Qualifier 3 in PTC:  

 REPORT BACK from PEACHTREE CITY,  ROUND 3.

HOT! HOT! HOT! A day of record breaking weather ( 97 degrees ) and a record number of riders for round 3 of the Georgia State BMX Series. 121 riders made it very memorable with some incredible riding. Kovachi Wheels product toss by Mark Mitchell, with a PTCBMX t shirt product toss by none other than Eddy Wallace, made it a lot of fun for our riders. A big thank you goes out to the Peachtree City track director and his volunteers. The track was in fine shape and all the behind the scenes action went smoothly. Thank you. Annette Vargas took some wonderful pictures and they will be posted soon. Victor Palmiere and the old guys cruisers had a final winner takes all challenge race ( a shirt and $25 were up for grabs ) with Victor taking home the prize .

It is always interesting when you post the motos to see where the mains will be. This race was no exception with some surprises. Our 14 Ex. were not there in full force but we had mains for the 12 Rookies class and the 7 Rookies class. Nathan Bernd and Stevie Banks were dicing in the turns all the way with Nathan taking the win on the final sprint section by a hairs breadth!!! Noah Aaron must have had his wheaties for breakfast and enjoying home track advantage he took home the win in the main. Well done! The Pocket Rockets still continue to amaze me with their skills, intensity and sheer enjoyment of being out there on their bicycles. They love to watch each other race ( a distinct disadvantage especially on cornering) but still manage to keep their bikes on the track and negotiate all the hills. Joshua Register had a perfect day for 5 under Rookies and Jesse Perry had a perfect day for the 6 Rookie. The Girls class continues to grow with Aryanna Wilfork taking home first for the 15 girls. Brandon Murphy still dominated the 14 Ex, but he had Nathan Grant and Jonathan Vargas breathing down his neck every moto and he had to work hard to maintain his lead. Great racing! The gentlemen cruiser class had some fun with Sonny Hines and Anthony Robinson fighting hard for their first and seconds with Jimmy McPeake hot on their heels waiting for the advantage. You are never too old to enjoy racing your bicycle!!!!!

Team racing was simply down to the wire, with full motos those bonus points make a huge difference. We would like to welcome a new team TEAM XTREME to the group of 5. Chehaw Parks took home the win for the day with 92 beautiful points followed by tie points of 90 for Evolution Bike Co and PTC Bawls BMX , 88 for Bicycles Unlimited, 80 for KB BMX and 72 for our youngest team Team Xtreme. Thank you all for your hard work.

Round 4 at McDonough on July 21st promises to be a scorcher. PLEASE NOTE THE LATER START TIMES OF PRAC/REGT. 2-4PM WITH RACING AT 5PM. There will be a double points race $15 following the State Qualifier.

Thank you all for supporting Georgia State BMX.

Candy, Shayne and Carolyn

GA SQ3 race in PTC - 23 May 2007          Thanks Annette Page 3  Page 4  Page 5  Page 6  Page 7  Page 8  Page 9  Page 10

  GA State Qualifier 2 in Augusta:  

Report Back Augusta State Qualifier May 19th 2007.

The day was definitely made for racing, blue skies, gentle breeze, not too hot, not too cold, a track ready to race and riders ready to test their skills. This was how the day dawned for Round 2 of the Georgia BMX Series. Thank you to the Augusta volunteers and Phillip Hart for making it a truly enjoyable day for all Bmx’ers and with a smoothly run Bob Warnicke race following, life was indeed good. Thank you also to Tim Palmer and Annette Vargas for the photographs that will be posted soon.

We had a great turnout of 72 riders from all over Georgia and 3 teams competing for the day. Our biggest surprise of the day was the number of 30 thru’ 55 year old cruiser men who turned up to race each other. It was nice to see Pete Wolfinger back in the saddle and Phillip Hart is back racing too. We had some serious speed wobbles and technical difficulties from Jeffrey Tweedle, who bit the dust more times than I can count, but otherwise the cruiser class had good dicing and splicing in the turns, near death experiences at the finish line ( oxygen deficit!!!) but everyone went home happy. Anthony Robinson and Jim McPeak enjoyed themselves immensely and with Anthony taking home perfects I am sure that Jim will be practicing furiously for round 3 at Peachtree City June 23rd.

Seth Utz certainly ruled in the 15 Ex/Novice mixed class for the day but Ricky Maloy, 15 novice, was not far behind. The 15 expert and 14 expert classes are going to bring some exciting racing in the next few months. Some of the top contenders age up and that will throw a “spanner in the works” come the Championship as it is anyone’s title points wise. 14expert/nov. had a main yet again this round with the win going to Nathan Grant and second to Jonathan Vargas. This will be the age group to watch for team racing as it has awesome bonus points! Cameron Metts and Alex Palmer had the race of the day going in to the 3rd round. Cameron races for Chehaw Parks and Alex Palmer races for KB BMX so a lot was at stake for the teams. Alex Palmer pulled beautiful move going into the first corner and slowed Cameron’s momentum enough to hold onto the lead to the finish line. This will be another age group to keep your eye on going into Round 3 at Peachtree City.

All in all our pocket rockets were well represented with Easton Shaw taking home the wins and perfects for the day.

Team racing always come down to the wire. Chehaw Parks and Bawls tied with three 1st place finishes and one 2nd place finish each. The money side of the race was shared and KB BMX took home the third place finish for the day. Sadly not all the teams were represented as their riders were racing ABA National in Georgia. The best 4/5 race finishes plus your Championship finish place points decide the ultimate winners of the series. Thank you to the Team Captains and their riders for traveling to Augusta to make this round of the State Series.

Round 3 will be in Peachtree City June 23rd, 12 noon to 2pm practice and registration with racing at 3pm. We look forward to seeing you all there and thank you for supporting Ga BMX.

Yours in riding,
Candy, Shayne and Carolyn.

GA SQ2 race in Augusta - 19 May 2007          Thanks Tim Palmer

  Report on SQ1 in Albany:  

April 21st was a picture perfect racing day and Chehaw Parks BMX under Ricky Lawrence were ready for a great day of racing. Tim Palmer very kindly took some wonderful pictures that will attest to the beautiful weather, (even the bugs stayed away) to some exciting racing and a track that was race ready. Thanx also goes out to Annette Vargas who focused her camera on our riders. Thank you to everyone who made the trip and made it a memorable day for our new and old riders alike! (Photos below!)

We had 85 riders, making up 28 motos including a main. The biggest class of the day was the 14 Expert combined with 2 of our 14 Novice class riders. The main event composed of the all the 14 experts making it through the motos. This round was a wonderful bonus points advantage for teams and only added to the excitement of the day! Brandon Murphy took home the first place and it was with pride that I saw how they all shook hands at the finish line and one of the 14 experts came up and got all the medals of the day for the other riders. That was racing in the true spirit of BMXing, thank you guys for showing the younger riders the value of sportsmanship. Our younger riders had some tough competition with the 7 rookie class seeing Kyle Hilton take home the win of the day on his home. Pocket Rocket riders always steal the show and this was no exception. Although they were small in numbers they made up for it in heart! Thank you Joshua and Don.

Team racing! What can I say, I am proud to introduce to you the 5 teams that we have so far.

Bicycles Unlimited managed by Craig Redanz.
Chehaw BMX managed by Danny Accord
Evolution Bike Co. managed by Korey Fields
Peachtree City Bawls BMX managed by Anthony Robinson
KB BMX managed by Billy Rogers

Racing was spirited, kids had fun racing for their teams and the 3rd moto, where finishes counted, had our BMXers all focused for the win on the gate. The 14 experts had a main event where their finishes were critical to team placing. At the end of the day the teams placed as follows.

1st place to Bicycles Unlimited.
2nd place to Chehaw Parks BMX
3rd place to Evolution Bike Co.
4th place to Peachtree City Bawls BMX
5th place to KB BMX

Overall team placing will be decided by their 4 best finishes plus the State Championship . The overall winning team will receive $200, 2nd place $100, 3rd place $50 and 4th place $25 from Ga State BMX. We hope this makes for some great racing and will also reward the teams and their managers for all the work that they do to make it a successful series for the State.

If you want to make up a team for the Series, it is easy. Speak with either Shayne, Carolyn or Candy. All you need are 4 riders ( or 5 with a female rider) and you are in business! All the rules are posted on the website. Good Luck.

Round 2 of the Georgia State Series will take place in Augusta . May 19th, 12noon – 2pm practice and registration with racing at 3pm. They will be having their Bob Warnicke race immediately following the State Series.

Thank you all for your support.

Regards,

Shayne, Carolyn and Candy.

GA SQ1 race in Albany - 21 April 2007          Thanks Tim Palmer

GA SQ1 race in Albany - 21 April 2007          Thanks Annette

GA State Series start 21 April, R U Ready? :

Hullo Georgia BMX’ers,

Our State Season opens at Albany track on April 21st. You can
pre-register by downloading the State Series pre-registration form
Cost is $20 pre registration or pay $25 day of racing.

Practice and Registration 12 noon -2pm and racing starts at 3pm.

We will have a very special awards presentation to our Georgia State President’s Cup riders who travelled to Ohio to represent their State. This will take place at 2pm.

Our State meeting will take place at 2.45pm. The agenda will be posted on April 10th.

EXTRA EXTRA double points racing to follow the State Qualifier at Albany . This will be a bumper day of points for all our riders.

Then remember the following dates, you need 3/5 qualifiers and 8 local races to qualify for the State Championship.

Round 2 Augusta May 19th
Round 3 Peachtree City June 23rd.
Round 4 McDonough July 21st
Round 5 Speedway August 18th.

September 22nd is the State Championship to be held at McDonough track.

As always should you have any questions or concerns please feel free to e-mail us at ptcbmxbiz@aol.com or you will always find either Carolyn, Candy or myself ( Shayne ) racing at a track near you.

Yours in riding,

Shayne Robinson