Gilbert, Arizona—October 17, 2007— The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Fall Nationals/Disney Cup bicycle motocross (BMX) is being held October 26-28, 2007 at Walt Disney World Resort.  The events will be held at Disney’s Pop Century resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and will feature the excitement of top professional BMX racers in one of the final events on the 15-stop ABA BMX PRO Tour. 

The event will feature competitors from across the U.S. and Europe, Canada, Australia and Japan.  It’s being hosted by Disney’s Wide World of Sports, which is expected to host several BMX events over the next five years.

The ABA has structured the Disney events as family adventures, allowing BMX racers and their families to enjoy the Walt Disney World Resort and race an ABA National event.  Walt Disney World Resort will provide a unique location that has never before been experienced in the sport of BMX.  The sport of BMX is one of the very first “Action Sports” to host a national level event at Disney.

“Since we announced that ABA had reached an agreement with Disney’s Wide World of Sports to hold a national event, the enthusiasm and excitement could not have been better.  Parents and racers have expressed their interest in participating in a race that combines the love of BMX with the Disney magic!” exclaimed Clayton John, President of the ABA.

The ABA’s professional track designers and construction crew began on-site preparations of the BMX track earlier this month.  With loads of dirt brought in specifically for the BMX track, and countless hours of pre-preparation, Disney’s Pop Century resort will become home to Florida’s newest world-class BMX track, at least temporarily.  The dirt course is approximately 1100 feet long and combines jumps, obstacles and bermed corners.  Racers riding specially prepared BMX bicycles compete on the course separated by age and skill level.  The prizes include trophies for amateurs and cash prizes for the pros; however, the ultimate reward is the points that are earned.  The valuable points are accrued throughout the year and ultimately earn riders prized number plates, the best being a coveted #1.

“We are excited to host this ABA event as BMX racing is one of the hottest emerging sports in America, making it a perfect fit among the growing list of nationally-recognized sports events taking place at Disney,” said John Bisignano, Manager of Account Development for Disney Sports Attractions. “Having this action sports event represents another step in our commitment to broaden the variety of prestigious sports events we're able to offer athletes and guests at Disney, particularly Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex, which is the leading sports venue for amateur and professional sports in the country.” 



About Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex:

Opened in 1997 at Walt Disney World, Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex is the preeminent sports venue for amateur and professional sports in the United States. The sprawling 220-acre state-of-the-art complex features the Milk House, a 30,000-square-foot field house which seats 5,000 for basketball; the 9,500-seat Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex; and the Hess Sports Fields, which include multiple baseball, softball and soccer fields. In addition, the complex has 10 tennis courts, including a stadium court, and a track and field complex. The complex is home to more than 180 amateur and professional sports events each year, including the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp, the Major League Baseball Atlanta Braves spring training and the Tampa Bay Rays regular-season series, the NBA Pre-Draft Camp, the Pop Warner Super Bowl and the AAU National Championship events. The complex is the centerpiece of Disney's Wide World of Sports, which includes 81 holes of golf among five golf courses, including the site of the PGA TOUR's prestigious Children’s Miracle Network Classic, the Richard Petty Driving Experience, the Walt Disney World Marathon, BASS fishing excursions, plus Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon, the two most popular water parks in the United States, and a variety of sports and recreation activities such as boating, fishing, parasailing and surfing.

To learn more about the Disney’s Wide World of Sports® complex visit

www.disneysports.com.

About¬The American Bicycle Association¬

ABA (American Bicycle Association), formed in 1977 and headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, is “The Sanctioning Body of BMX”©.  The ABA organizes BMX racing for boys, girls and adults, nationwide and Canada.  With 60,000 active members, 274 racing facilities and a 27 event-national race schedule; ABA is the largest promoter of action sports. For additional press information about ABA, the sport of BMX, ABA events or Professional racers, call bonspeedMedia; (714) 666-1999. To find races in your area or view the national event schedule, visit www.ababmx.com.

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The American Bicycle Association is proud to announce this year’s inductees to the ABA BMX Hall of Fame. The

ABA is in its 30th year of operations as the largest BMX sanction in the world. The ABA BMX Hall of Fame began in 1985 and is now in its 23rd year. The annual Hall of Fame Banquet takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma at ABA`s host hotel, the Crowne Plaza, Wednesday November 21st 2:00pm. Seats are limited so be sure to get there early!



This year, the ABA BMX Hall`O Fame welcomes the following people for their contributions to the sport of BMX:



Dennis Dain: Best known as the “Red Baron”, this Western Sports-A-Rama local was pilot of the world’s greatest side-hack team. During the hack era of the 70’s, Dain & Ruiz were on top, practically undefeated between the years 1975 to 1979. He was one of the original bike testers for Elaine Holt’s Bicycle Motocross News (the sport’s first newspaper). Dain was one of the first racers to be sponsored by GT, and even had his own Dain replica frame. He also rode for Redline and was a longtime racer for ABA BMX Hall of Famer “Big Daddy” Ralph throughout most of his career. Dain was a founding member of PRO. Dennis still lives in

California and works for UPS.



Greg Grubbs: Greg was the first racer from

Nebraska to make a name for his self on the national circuit. Not only was he fast, he was the hero to many racers that wore glasses and he was well known for his sense of humor. Greg started racing in 1976, turned Pro at age 15 in 1980, then won the ABA Cornhusker National in the 16 expert class, back when you could race Pro and expert in the same day. In 1981, he won 12

ABA single A races, while riding for SE Racing in the summer. He won the Jag World Championships in A Pro and Pro Open in 1981. In 1982, he was picked up by Redline and won his first race for his new sponsor in

Orlando , Florida as AA Pro. He was featured on the December ‘82 BMX ACTION cover. He finished the ‘82 season as the #3 Pro behind the Patterson Bros. In 1983, Greg was dropped from Redline and began wearing a jersey that stated “FREE AGENT”. In the summer of ‘83, he was the first instructor/counselor at the


Woodward

Training

Center along with Mike Miranda, Mike Poulson and Joe Baumert. He briefly rode for JAG BMX. He rode for Hyper BMX from mid-1984 to end of 1985, until owner Billy Farrell was killed in an auto accident. He retired in 1986. From ‘86 to ’90, he attended the


University of

Nebraska , where he received his B.A. in Anthropology. He made a comeback in 1990 by winning first race back as A Pro at the Mid-West Nationals. In 1991, he blew out his knee at the Mile High Nationals and retired permanently. He was the on-camera talent for the ABA BMX TV Show “Pump”. Greg currently lives in

Los Angeles where he works on commercial production and works for the TV show Motocross Files.



Elaine Holt: Elaine got involved in BMX through her marriage to Ben Holt, who had introduced a plastic gas tank for BMX. Seeing a great opportunity, Elaine came out with the first real publication devoted to BMX, “Bicycle Motocross News”, in June 1974. She actively covered BMX races and is responsible for spreading the word of BMX to tens of thousands of potential racers from the beginning. Elaine is credited with coining the term "BMX" from our sport of Bicycle Motocross.

The

ABA would like to thank all the voters, fans, racers, and industry for their participation.  We would also like to send a HUGE congratulation to the newest ABA BMX Hall of Fame inductees!

The excitement and anticipation has been very high for the release of the 2008 ABA BMX National Series schedule. So without further ado, we proudly present it to you.

DATE	RACE	CITY,STATE	VENUE	SERIES
JAN 11-13, 2008	SILVER DOLLAR NATIONALS	RENO, NV	RENO LIVESTOCK AND EVENTS CENTER (INDOOR)
JAN 18-20, 2008	GATOR NATIONALS	OLDSMAR, FL	OLDSMAR BMX
FEB 1-3, 2008	SOONER NATIONALS	GUTHRIE, OK	LAZY E ARENA (INDOOR)
FEB 15-17, 2008	SO CAL NATIONALS	CA	TBA
FEB 29-MAR 2, 2008	CORN HUSKER NATIONALS	KEARNEY, NE	BUFFALO CNTY FAIRGROUNDS (INDOOR)
MAR 14-16, 2008	WINTER NATIONALS	PHOENIX, AZ	BLACK MTN BMX
APR 4-6 , 2008	GREAT NORTHWEST NATIONALS	BEND, OR	DESHUTES CNTY EXPO CENTER (INDOOR)
APR 11-13, 2008	SUPER NATIONALS	DESOTO, TX	METROPLEX BMX (COVERED)
APR 25-27, 2008	EAST COAST NATIONALS	SPARTENBURG, SC	SUPERCROSS BMX
MAY 2-4 , 2008	U.S. NATIONALS	TULARE, CA	TULARE BMX
MAY 9-11 , 2008	MID AMERICA NATIONALS	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS BMX
MAY 23-25 , 2008	SPRING NATIONALS	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	DUKE CITY BMX (COVERED)
MAY 30-JUN 1 , 2008	QUAKER STATE NATIONALS	YORK, PA	BUMPS-N-BERMS BMX
JUN 13-15 , 2008	MID WEST NATIONALS	ROCKFORD, IL	ROCKFORD BMX	VET PRO ONLY
JUN 20-22, 2008	DIXIELAND NATIONALS	ATLANTA, GA	COBB CNTY BMX
JUN 27-29 , 2008	LAND 0` LAKES NATIONALS	MN	TBA
JUL 11-13 , 2008	SUMMER NATIONALS	TBA	TBA
JUL 18-20, 2008	NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS	SPRINGFIELD, MA	WHIP CITY BMX
JUL 25-27, 2008	GREAT SALT LAKE NATIONALS	WEST JORDAN, UT	RAD CANYON BMX
AUG 8-10 , 2008	SOUTHWEST NATIONALS	TUCSON, AZ	TUSCON CONVENTION CENTER (INDOOR)
AUG 15-17, 2008	STAR SPANGLED NATIONALS	CHESAPEAKE, MD	CHESAPEAKE BMX
AUG 29-31 , 2008	BLACK JACK NATIONALS	RENO, NV	RENO LIVESTOCK AND EVENTS CENTER (INDOOR)
OCT 3-5 , 2008	GOLDEN STATE NATIONALS	CA	TBA
OCT 16-19, 2008	FALL NATIONALS/DISNEY CUP	ORLANDO, FL	DISNEY WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS (3 NATIONAL SCORES)
NOV 28, 2008	RACE OF CHAMPIONS	TULSA, OK	EXPO SQUARE (INDOOR)
NOV 27-30, 2008	GRAND NATIONALS	TULSA, OK	EXPO SQUARE (INDOOR)

by ABA Staff

After nearly three years of false starts and a lot of red tape, Freedom Park BMX Raceway is finally set to open for practice this October, with racing slated to kick off Saturday afternoons/evenings in November!

ABA sanctioned, the track is located in beautiful Camarillo, California just one mile off U.S. 101, within view of the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands National Park. 

For all riders—but especially for moms, dads and your support crew—that means perfect weather, great views and even better sunsets. 

Camarillo’s Premium Outlets, as well as plenty of great dining and lodging options, are also just 5 minutes from the track. 

Practice times will be Mondays and Thursdays, 5:30 – 8:30pm. (That’s right, Monday!  Remember Monday nights at Coal Canyon?) 

To reach the track from North or South U.S. 101, exit Las Posas Road, proceed south on Las Posas one mile to Pleasant Valley Road.  Turn right and proceed west on Pleasant Valley for one mile to Freedom Park Drive.  Turn right into the park; the track is located adjacent the Camarillo Airport and the Pleasant Valley Rec & Park District’s Inline Hockey arena. 

Full restroom facilities, multiple ball fields, an R/C racetrack and more are all located within the 30-plus acre Freedom Park. 

For more information or to get involved with the track, please call the track hotline at 805-824-7854 or visit us on the web at www.freedomparkbmx.com .

“Coming to a BMX Track near you”

Gilbert, AZ – The American Bicycle Association is hitting the road in a big way.  The ABA’s “MPV” (mobile promotional vehicle) will be making surprise visits to BMX tracks all around the country. The MPV will be on the road exposing kids to bicycle motocross racing and is anticipated to be on the road 8 months of the year. The ABA “MPV” will also have “special” ABA BMX offers for everyone who receives a visit. 

The MPV will not only be visiting BMX tracks, it will also be seen at major sporting events, local bike shops, AMA Supercross events, elementary schools and anywhere kids can be found.  The MPV is already scheduled through December 2007.

 The MPV adds a whole new level of support to ABA BMX programs.  Local ABA tracks will also have the ability to utilize the MPV.  All it takes is a simple request from a local track to have the MPV attend a large event in their area.  In conjunction with all the other promotional tools the ABA has available, an ABA local track now has the ability to use this BMX “billboard on wheels” in their professional marketing campaigns.

Click the link below  to see more great shots of the new ABA MPV!

 http://www.ababmxphotos.com/gallery/3560253#201839987

ABA (American Bicycle Association), formed in 1977 and headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, is “The Sanctioning Body of BMX”©. 

The ABA organizes BMX racing for boys, girls and adults, nationwide and Canada.  With 60,000 active members, 274 racing facilities and a 27 event-national race schedule; ABA is the largest promoter of action sports. For additional press information about ABA, the sport of BMX, ABA events or Professional racers, call Bonspeed Media; (714) 666-1999.