SOUTH PARK TIGHTENS UP THE CHASE – NASHVILLE READY TO
ROCK
The NBL Stars n’ Stripes National in South
Park,
PA is a classic on the NBL circuit
for good reason. It’s one of the most popular tracks in the USA and
has a rich history of action dating back to the 70’s when BMX was in the
formative years. This years National may have proved to be the turning point in
the season for several title-hungry riders looking to be on the podium come
September at the NBL Grand Nationals.
GHP’s Randy Stumpfhauser continued on his hot
streaktaking back-to-back wins.
The wins helped catapult Stumpfhauser to within 26 points of Olympic Gold
Medalist, and World Champion, Maris
Strombergs of Latvia (Free Agent). Celly Smelly’s
Matt Pohlkamp, who doubled last
year at South
Park, put his new
Diamondback to good use earning an impressive second and third – his best
performance of the year. Free Agent’s Cristian Becerine raced his way to a
secondon day one and is now third
overall in the standings. With 5 more left in the series, the battle for the
title is set for a huge showdown on Labor Day Weekend.
Fly’s Dominque Daniels, came into South Park with the overall series lead and
walked away with two huge wins. Redline’s Alise Post, who won both days in Fresno, was expected
to challenge for the win but it was Intense/Dyna-Pep’s Amanda
Gevingwho rode in for both second place finishes. Post did score a third on
day one ahead of BMXTruth/Fly’s Madison
Pitts. Daniels continues to lead the chase by a good margin ahead of
Post and Pitts. Post will need to score huge in Nashville to stay close. Adding even more
excitement to the mix, Jamie Lilly
came out of retirement to race on Saturday and earned a respectable
4th. Welcome back Jamie!
Excalibur/TLD’s Josh Meyers has emerged as the man to beat
in Super-Ex and he confirmed it with two big wins. Free Agent’s Fausto Endara kept Meyers honest with two
second place finishes but the rest of the pack was a mix of riders not currently
ranked in the top five. Kovachi’s Jason
Larev scooped up a third on Saturday and BMXmania’s Vance Wiesendanger earned the same result a
day later. Meyers padded his lead and is a mere three points away from capping
out. Geico Powersport’s Matt
Kelty, who was injured in Fresno, and Dan’s Weston Pope trail Meyers in the overall
chase.
With five more races left in the
series, the Masters championship is heading for a three-way battle.
Intense/Dyna-Pep’s Tommy Opincar
was second both days at South Park but consistency has paid off as he
now sits atop of the standings. Standard’s Doug-E-Fresh Crowell, in his first
appearance as a Master, and Philip Potosnaksplit wins at the Stars
n’ Stripes and played the spoilers. Tim
Dingerhas also used consistency to his
advantage and sits only ten points back of Opincar on the year. Free
Agent’s Dale
Holmes,who already has five wins under
his belt, took the weekend off but will no doubt challenge for the title in
Louisville, Kentucky.
Next up – The Music City Nationals
in Nashville, Tennessee, July 10-12. NBL will host a
Future Stars Rider Clinic on the
Friday from 11am-2pm. UGP Opens
are $10 so make sure to get qualified for the UGP Open
Championship.
Visit the NBL website
www.nbl.org to see full
results and standings.
