Dad & Julian tried thier hand at Side Hack racing at Duke City BMX for the first ever race of it's kind at the track. It was a blast!
Today Dad received a release from the orthopedic surgeon that reconstructed the shoulder. Officially training for the comeback tour can begin effective today! Here we go.
The 2010 race season is in full effect. Our First National of the year was the Winter Nationals in Phoenix Arizona, wow did it rain! Julian was able to mud bog his way to the main event and bring home a trophy.
This weekend we are in Desoto TX for the Super Nationals, Friday weather was great, today Saturday sideways snow...should be nice & cold tomorrow!
Update: SUNDAY=SNOW
Had the chance to take the riders to the Dallas Museum of Art too!
This has been a Great Season for Gonzales Racing!
Tori & Julian worked hard & learned a ton!
At the Grand National unfortunately both were injured in qualifying rounds but will be back on the bikes Soon! Looking forward to the 2010 Season and Tori is already working on a plan for the 2010 Grand National .
Victoria is currently in a pink arm cast for a broken thumb from the 09 Grands, she actually went another round riding with a Broken thumb! Talk about Tough! Way to go Tori!
With the 2009 ABA BMX Grand Nationals Gonzales Racing is in full preparation training for the Largest BMX Race of the season. This year Dad will not be competing due to complications to his shoulder, instead Dad will undergo Arthroscopic Surgery.
Victoria & Julian are all over the training program with hopes of making the mains in thier respective classes a the Grands!
Go kids go!
For the 2009 NM State BMX championship Victoria takes 3rd in State for her age group with only 1 point seperating 2nd & 3rd this year. Team mate Melissa Lucero take 2nd.
Julian takes 7th as an intermediate against the experts in his age group. Good Job!
Photo By Gary Herron Rio Rancho Observer
Gary Harron of the Rio Rancho Observer did a nice piece about how we train for events like the 09 Spring National. It was nice to see a story about BMX in the local paper! Thanks Gary!
New Mexico state Qualifer #1 at Duke City BMX was awsome. Recently heard that the Aztec Riverside BMX is online and will be hosting the Redline Cup as well as the New Mexico State Qualifer#2! The Spring National is just around the corner at our home track at Duke City BMX and we are training now for that!
Dad lost his cruiser off the back if the SUV a while back as some may know. So the replacement Cruiser is undergoing construction as we speak. Photos will be posted of the new ride when she is done.
Recently had contact with Ysaí Méndez who runs the http://barquisimetobmx.blogspot.com/ site in Venezuela! It is nice to see BMX growing at a global level! If you get a chance check them out they look fast down there!
Rock on!
The gang had a great time at the Grands this year. The kids got a shot with a couple 2008 Olympic BMX Racers! on the left that is Donny Robinson & Mike Day on the right in the above photo. 
We recieved the 2009 505 Racing team jersey's while in Tulsa and they look great!
Hey look below at what Dad brought home from racing at the Grands! Not bad for an "old guy"
Dad's recap of his main event: "On day 2 of racing I made it up through the semi’s and on to the Main event. I pulled them all out of the gate and got a little funky with my nose down over the 2nd obstacle……entered into turn #1 a bit too high… a guy pushing hard from the rear left and 2 more from just right of me gave me the “squeeze of love” right off the top of the berm. I flew through the banners at the top and over the back side. Jumped up climbed back up the hill, tossed my bike back over the berm and finished with 7th out of 8 in the main event for 36 & older novice with my broken front spokes clanking against the forks.
Now that’s racing! It was a blast. can't wait to see the video"
It has been confirmed that our friend & team mate Matt did not survive the aircraft mishap he was invloved in this week. Matt Raced 51-55 Mens Cruiser for 505 Racing. Matt was a very calm & confident person always willing to offer a word of encouragement and wisdom to riders & the team.
Matt will be missed by all who's lives he had touched. Our prayers go out to his family & friends.
Matt you will be missed but not forgotten.
As a memorial for recent the loss of rider "Captain" Matt Juneau, Duke City BMX had a moment of silence with a special gate dropping as the 505 Racing Team stood in the gate. Riders at Duke City BMX that competed today wore decals in memory of Matt.
For the 2008 New Mexico ABA BMX State Championship Team points competition Matt's team 505 Racing entered as Team "Captain Matt Juneau" in his honor. By the end of the day Team "Captain Matt Juneau" had earned the 1st place BMX Team trophy for the State Championship. The team presented the trophy to Matt's Family.
The following Video was create by Matt's Son Jobe in memory of his father.
Duke City BMX will host the 2008 NM State ABA BMX Championship this year.
Riders that have participated in at least 2 of the qualifying state championship series races will be eligible to compete for a state title. Riders that have not participated in the previous qualifying races can still compete! (but will not earn a state title for finishing in the main event)
It's State Title time!
This event had a great turn out last year and this year should be even bigger & better! This is the 2nd largest annual event at Duke City BMX do not miss it!
08 NM ABA BMX State Championship Schedule:
Friday- September 19, 2008 Single Points 6:00pm-7:30pm sign up
Saturday September 20, 2008 Double Points 8:00am-9:30am sign up
Sunday- September 21, 2008 Triple Points! 8:00am-9:30am sign up
This past Sunday at Duke City BMX ther was a new record set for rider attendance! They saw 131 riders come out to the track today to race. This is a huge & wonderful thing to see. Duke City BMX usually only see's numbers like this for special races. It has been said that the combination of the recent BMX Olympics, Loaner Bike program, and the recent positive media coverage they have received has helped raise local awareness for the track.
Cool!
Photo by Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
After a delay and late programming the final for the first ever Olympic BMX event will be played on TV! NBC stated that the competition will air tonight.
Kalvin Davis image in full 505 racing gear spotted on the side of the ABA van in Tucson AZ...cool
2008 Olympic BMX Racing in Bejing China will occur on August 20th & 21st. Be sure to make your calendars!
