The historic City
of Lexington, Virginia
is bracing itself for a busy holiday season this year. More than 2,000 BMXer’s will be racing their
way into the Virginia
Horse Center
for the annual NBL BMX Christmas Classic and President’s Cup. This year’s event
includes two National Race events where the top National amateurs will be
competing head-to-head for points and awards. Many of the current National Champions will be attending to defend their
titles and vie for exciting awards and prizes.
The three-day long Christmas event will take place at the Virginia
Horse Center from December 27-29, 2008 and kicks off on Saturday, December 27th
with the 24th Annual President’s Cup - The state-vs-state competition, where Michigan
will try to defend their 2007 title against top-ranked Florida, Illinois, Ohio
and more than 20 other competitive states. The event is open to all rookie,
novice, expert, girl, cruiser, and pro NBL riders who have earned a state
ranking of #1-#15 within their state. Special Silver Cups will be awarded to
all riders who make their respected main events. And speaking of Presidents, Ken Masters, who was recently named as the new NBL
President, previously served as the Michigan State Commissioner and is excited
to be a part of this great race. “It’s a one-of-a-kind event and it always adds
a new level of comradery and friendly competition between the states. It’s my favorite race of the year and we are
looking forward to our new venue in Lexington
this year,” said Masters.
This will serve as Master’s first President’s Cup, taking
over the reins from Bob Tedesco. Ken will attend the ‘Classic’ and have to
gracefully watch his home state defend the President’s Cup title against a
tough field. The race will be Bob Tedesco’s last race as Managing Director of the
NBL and the change in leadership promises to inject new energy into the 35-year
old league. “We are looking forward to a
great Christmas with everyone and we’re excited about our plans for 2009 and
beyond. With several new programs and
plans in the works, we will continue to the tradition of hosting the best races
and offering a wide variety of programs for all of our members,” said an
enthusiastic Masters. “It is a true
honor to follow in the footsteps of one of America’s legendary BMX founders,
Mr. Bob Tedesco, he nostalgically
adds.
The showcase event, the NBL Christmas Classic, takes the
stage on Sunday, December 28th and Monday, December 29th and features full-blown
National amateur racing. Riders, both male and female, from the age of four all
the way up to 65 will be competing for valuable National series points and
spectacular trophies and awards. As an
extra Christmas bonus, UGP (Underground Products) will award prizes to the
winners of the Open classes both days as part of the ’09 UGP Open Championship
Series.
Check out all of the high-flyin’ BMX racing action at the Virginia Horse Center
and watch the newest Olympic sport. Local attractions include the Historic Bridge, Stonewall Jackson House, Hunter's
Raid Civil War Trail and the quirky Foamhenge. Visit their local website for more details at www.lexingtonvirginia.com. To find
out more information about the race event including schedules and times, visit
the NBL website at www.nbl.org.
The NBL Christmas Classic is proudly sponsored by BAWLS
Guarana (www.bawls.com), Intense BMX (www.intensebmx.com), Kenda Tires (www.kendausa.com), UGP (www.undergroundproducts.com), Standard
Byke (www.standardbyke.com), Sinz
Racing (www.sinz-racing.com), THE
Industries (www.bmxthe.com) and Hotshoppe
Designs (www.hotshoppedesign.com)
in association with GO211 (www.go211.com)
and Camp Woodward (www.campwoodward.com).
Photos:Craig Fricke
