The Redline Cup Weekend on July 22nd and 23rd was a fun filled,  competitive weekend, despite a little rain on Friday night.  Ben Dupelle was the lucky rider who took home the Redline Cruiser bike, donated by (of course) Redline - we've taken to calling him "Lucky Ben," as he also won the bike at the Race for Life!  Redline is extremely generous with their sponsorship of the Redline cup, year after year, and their support of the riders at Whip City BMX!  Click on their logo above to check out their awesome website!!  And Balise Auto was a great partner in getting the word out about the Redline Cup weekend!  Both the Cruiser for the rider's raffle and Jared's bike (see below) were on display at Balise Honda on Riverdale Road in West Springfield to promote this event.  Check out these pictures of the bikes proudly on display:
  
    
Bob Balise from Balise Honda (better known as "Stager Bob") also presented Aaron Robbins with a winter jacket during the Redline Cup event, in appreciation of his once again excellent job at collecting donations for the Race for Life.
 

Redline went even one step further in their ongoing support of BMX riders during the Redline Cup weekend.  Remember Jared Grabowski?  He is the 13 year old Leukemia survivor who was glad to be a part of our Race for Life in May, a true representation of the Race for Life.  Watching the racing action during the Race for Life sparked an interest in Jared.  We were all happy to see him back at the track to sign up to race a few weeks later.  When Redline found out about Jared's amazing story, they wanted to help.  Redline did what they do best...they provided a complete 20" bike for him.  Mike Hogan presented the bike to Jared, on behalf of Redline, at the start of the Redline Cup weekend.  From these pictures, you can see that he can't wait to rip it up on his new wheels!!  Thanks Jared, for being such an inspiration, and a huge thank you to the folks at Redline - you both represent the true spirit of BMX!!!!