2023 SCHEDULE

USA BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

MAR 18 SAN DIEGO,CA

APR 22 S. EL MONTE, CA

MAY 12 ST. CLOUD, FL

JUN 3 DESOTO, TX

JUN 24 CHARLOTTE, NC

AUG 19 GRANTS PASS, OR

SEP 2 DURANGO, CO

SEP 16 TULSA, OK

Me and my buddy drove down to Eugene and camped the entire weekend in shoulder high grass with no tents, there were snakes and spiders crawling through our camp, and we foraged off the land and survived the weekend. All of my friends from all over were there and we had a blast.

Getting to wake up everyday and continue the process, training, riding my bike, and having fun across the country.

My favorite summer BMX memory is from 2020 Covid summer. COVID taught me I didn’t have to go work in a bartend 5 nights a week. I found so much enjoyment and a new path by getting to ride with my friends everyday. Shout out Corey Ried, Lexi Colby, Dan Paradine, and Riley House! Helped change my life.

The first Haro Summer tour with DB. Would hit like Rockford, Nashville then Pittsburg with a week stop at Ohio dreams….And man the shenanigans we got into on that trip was all time. I think it woulda been like 2013.

Forged in two wheels and sweaty sessions with friends, BMX Summers hold the charished memories for Novice and Pro riders throughout BMX History. As the National races continue to tick off the schedule it’s the moments in between that make the memories we remember for a lifetime. Read the memories from some of your favoirte riders and get a little knowledge of how to make the most of your BMX Summer

Road trips to SouthPark every year. We’d make a full road trip out of it and ride all the trails we could get access to! I miss those days.

The old school Louisville mudslides were a blast growing up. The pits and the track, both were the best mudboggin’ weekends growing up.

Road trips with my dad to USABMX races growing up and the pure motivation/ training for Worlds prep!

Visiting South Park BMX. Going to the river.

National in Cape Cod where we got stopped by the Sandwich police department in Sandwich, MA, after launching water balloons at a restaurant.

Team chool’s out, and the snow has thawed, making the summer months the prime time to get in the work needed.

Wakeboarding.

Almost dying of dehydration at Texas State Champships 1991.

• 30 min skills work: Rythym lines, Tap manuals, double/triple manuals, jump new stuff, have fun.

• 4 half laps with 3 min rest.

• 2 full laps with 5 min rest.

• 3 3/4 laps: start from first turn to finshline.

• 2 full laps.

• 10 minute stretch/mobility: Focus on activating your main muscle groups (legs, glutes, back, arms, neck).

•Core Circuit (x3): 30 sec standard crunches, 30 sec plank, 30 sec mountain climbers.

•Box jumps (x2): 10 Standard box jumps, 10 single leg box jumps at half height.

•Walking Lunges (x3): 10 steps down and back.

From track sessions to growing your strength in your garage or at your local gym, the summer sweat sessions are happening across the country, and we want to toss our hat in the ring for your next training cycle.

The vital part of the summer is to have fun, ride with your friends, make memories, and do those chores your parents are telling you to do before they get home, but in between that, take a go at the PULL BMX Summer Training program. Whether you’re at the track once or seven times a week, taking your

BMX career to the next level can include a slight change of consistency to take you to that next level. Let’s get into the program.

The frequency is a preference from track to the gym, but we suggest as much track time as possible with at least three to four track sessions a week. With the standard weekend stack of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday racing, starting your week with a Monday track or gym session will kickstart your week into a thrive to do more to the following Monday. Gym on Monday, then alternating until a Thursday rest day will set you up for success as you prepare for big local or regional race weekends, but don’t waste your time for those weeks with the regular schedule. If it’s a track session, go all out. If it’s gym, go all out.

•Bulgarian Squats (x3): 12 reps each leg, focus on driving with ball of foot.

•Push ups (x4): 12 slow and controlled alternating wide and close hands each set.

•Bear Crawls (x3): 30 sec slow and controlled. with flat back and bent elbows.

•Cardio (x3): 12 burpees.

We often think back to Olympian Nic Long talking about his childhood, where he had to prove he was doing the work. Showing yourself or your parents that you’ve put in the work to earn that next BMX weekend is all-important in your BMX career. As kids, we all loved riding our bikes, and that stays true today, which makes the 30 mins of skills all the more important because of the stoke of hitting a new line, jumping a new jump, or being on the verge of looping out through a straight long manual keeps us coming back for more.

While rest days mean a break in training, it doesn’t mean not being active. Here are a few ideas for your next rest day.

•Bike ride around the neighborhood.

•Walking the dog, hiking, yard work.

•Volunteering at your local track.

•Building trails with your friends.

Volunteers make the weekend and the Music City BMX crew has some of the best that knock Music City Nats out of the park.

Words and Photos by: Justin Wahl

The fastest first straight in BMX. It’s no question that the Music City BMX speed is unmatched. Still, the racing action from this year’s Music City Nationals may have superseded that speed, with pros and amateurs making their run for the platinum record. With the pro classes jumping down to a small hill, race fans were eager to see the battles cultivated throughout the first four rounds of the series. For the amateur classes, it was business as usual; however, the focus on the first straight table was the make or break to dominate their respective classes. The excitement of the weekend and the raw speed shown by the Pro classes brought eyes to the USA BMX webcast and brought racers back to the drag strip in a big way. While she’s fast at any of the stops on the National series, Alise Willoughby is especially fast in Nashville. Going back to back for two more platinum records, Willoughby brought her training partner Lauren Reynolds along for the quick podium and even let the young blood of Rachel Mydock and Carly Kane into the podium mix. “Gnarly” Carly Kane was stoked to pop bottles on the podium since this was her first appearance on the National Series since

October 2022. Another to make the jump off of the injured list was Aussie Rookie Pro Jordan Callum. Rocking his new Mongoose digs, Callum made a splash in Nashville, finding a spot in Friday’s main event and even going across the line in fifth, earning his first-ever Pro points.

Callum locked in his first 60, but the “Top Dogs” of the Men Pro class were working on passing 600. Cam Wood, Joris Daudet, and Izaac Kennedy all hit the drag strip, but once again, the veteran had the consistent laps to lock in two more 100-point race days. Joris Daudet regains the top spot of the points chase with his teammate Izaac Kennedy creating the Cam Wood Sandwich on Chase bread.

The Dad of the Chase team, Barry Nobles, had his day at the races as he and KJ Romero went back and forth throughout the legendary track. Splitting up the weekend’s vet points, the vet battles were as fun as ever, even with a literal ejecto seato, thanks to a loose seat post clamp. With another win in the books for Supercross BMX’s KJ Romero, the stage is starting to settle on an even race for the 2023 Vet title.

Inspired by the fast speed of the Pros, the amateur

Jonjevic for a couple of days to battle with the 15-16x girls. While the class waited for Boecker and Jonjevic to join them, Ava Corley and Alexis Alden were up to their usual battles. While Alexis seemed to have the power to the holeshot dialed in, the two-time champ had the track speed and skill to pass and take home the wins on the weekend.

From the ladies battling and piling up in turn one, like the crazy 21-30x Women battle, to the always barbanging expert boys, the racing continued to ramp up through each day of racing in Nashville.

The battles were shown best in 14x, the class quickly becoming the class to watch as new rippers joined, and the veterans age up to the 15x ranks. In Nashville, it was a perfect storm of Evan Esposito, Tommy Bruney, Chris Felker, and Rowdy Holzer, who provided knock down drag-out battles all three days. As Esposito and Bruney took the wins on the weekend, turn two and turn three took the other wins as the pack piled up, watching the podium skirt by for the 14x scores. The turns were hungry, and the 17-20x main gave them a buffet throughout the weekend. The racers to avoid the carnage for the wins were the consistently fast and skilled Drew Polk, Peter Elizondo, and Josh Jolly, who ended the weekend with a post-race send that sent him into the fence behind turn two. The battles kept coming past the future pro class, with Nick Dawson and Ronan Weber going one-two in 25x to Randy Moore dominating for the hometown crew in 56 & Over Expert.

Even with front of the pack speed, a quick inside check is possible for Rayne Lankford as he follows Izaac Kennedy into turn two.

Alison Stewart charges through the rhythm section in 15-16x Girls. With Mackenzie Meath on her hip, Stewart was all business to the line.

Rachel Mydock on the charge with fast ladies on her back wheel. One of those being the freshly healed Carly Kane who landed on Friday’s Women Pro podium.

The first step to glory is getting on the track and Aspen Jones wasted no time running away from her mechanic in 2 & under Balance Bike.

May 26-28. 2023

Music City BMX / Nashville, TN

The Champ continues his domination with a double down weekend in Nashville. Will anyone answer back before title #6 is locked in?

Josh Jolly and Marshall Gehrke team up for the racer style into turn one. new class.

The Daylight gold charging into a moto two win. No stranger to the Music City speed, Corben Sharrah was chopping it up with the Men Pro field all weekend long.