Thursday's rain was no match for the track (although I'm sure that the plastic sheets put on the track before the rain moved into town had a little to do with keeping it in great shape for the weekend's events!)  The weekend started out with windy weather for Friday's race, but by Saturday the wind had turned into a cooling breeze for the hot action on the track.  Competition was fierce throughout the entire weekend, with many of our local riders mixing it up with the national competition - some of our "locals" even took home the prized first place trophy, standing at 6 feet tall.  Congratulations to all riders for a job well done!

The ABA staff did an outstanding job, as always (Thanks, guys and gals!).  Even the president of the ABA, Clayton John was seen bouncing around from job to job all weekend.  He was spotted in the registration trailer registering riders, not to mention his work at the finish line with handing out award tickets and helping out with transferring racers into the mains!   The ABA did an awesome job at the national, and we hope they will be back real soon for a repeat performance!  Let them know how you liked the New England Nationals! (The email addresses to ABA staff are on the ABA website under the "Inside ABA drop-down menu.") 

The local riders weren't the only ones who were busy learning the new ABA system first hand - many of our track officials were able to shadow the ABA staff to see the new registration and scoring systems in motion.  And the Whip City staff is so excited about the ABA that some of them acquired new ABA licenses this weekend  - you might see your Whip City track officials out there on bikes right along side you!!

If you didn't get a chance to check out the national in person, don't worry, we took plenty of pictures for you! And although the buzz of the national is part of the past now, there is still an awesome new track at Whip City BMX, so come out and show us your stuff this Friday!