32nd NBL
GRAND NATIONAL
The 2009 NBL Grand
National is scheduled to take place September 4th through the 6th
at Derby City BMX in Louisville
Kentucky. The track has been
groomed and polished and awaits the top riders in BMX to showcase their skills
and capture those coveted NBL National #1 plates.
For those early birds,
the weekend starts out with a bang on Wednesday (2nd) with the
“Future Stars” Clinic kicking off at 3:00pm. Top Elite pros join the NBL to
assist riders in their final preparation for the biggest event of the season.
Thursday (3rd) is dawn-to-dusk paid practice with two scheduled
practice sessions for each group. Free practice sessions begin on Friday (4th)
morning with single sessions scheduled for all groups.
Highlights of the
holiday weekend include Friday night’s Last Chance Qualifier (start time
3:00pm) for the Elite Men and Women as well as Super-Ex and Masters. The UGP
Open will run in conjunction with the Elite L.C.Q., and puts up over $4,000 in
prizes for those qualified Amateurs.
Opening ceremonies begin
at 7:30am on Saturday (5th), with the “Grand Daddy” of all BMX races
dropping the gate for amateurs at 8:00am. Amateurs will complete the first two
rounds on Saturday. Check out your favorite Elite riders on Saturday at the NBL
autograph session scheduled for 2:00pm.
Saturday afternoon
(4:30pm) is the Big One, the NBL Elite Championship. Elite riders from across
the country and around the world will compete for NBL Elite titles. There will
be plenty of action with three full rounds of motos, followed up with
qualifying rounds and the mains. The Elite Championship podium is scheduled for
7:00pm Saturday evening with awards for the Championship race and Year-End
awards.
Sunday continues on with
the third round of amateur racing action starting at 8:00am and continuing
through the final gate drops in the mains.
**NEW INFO**
THE NBL LISTENS. So all you 30 + women who asked for your own class, here is a start.
The NBL would like to announce the inclusion of a 30+ Women's Open class to be held at the 2009 NBL Grand National. The class will be Open Wheels so any female rider with a current NBL 20" or Cruiser license may participate. The class is open to all amateur Women 30 years and older.
The entry fee will be $35 with 100% payback. The class will be scheduled in with the amateur Open Classes, starting on Saturday morning and finishing with the Mains on Sunday. There is no pre-registration for this race. Please register at the race.
