Going into the season ending ABA Grand Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma this past weekend I was up for the Golden Crank "Pro of the Year" Award, the overall AA Pro title and the overall Pro Cruiser title.

The award banquet for the Golden Crank Awards was held on the 22nd of November before the Grands were to start on the 24th.  I am happy to say that I was called up to the stage and was named the 2006 Golden Crank "Pro of the Year."  I won both of the awards this year that are annually given out to the Pro class:  One being the NORA Cup (Number One Rider Award) - this is most like winning the Electoral votes within the Presidential race because it is voted by my competitors in the Pro class, and the other, the Golden Crank "Pro of the Year" Award, which is then like the Popular vote because it is voted by each of the 60,000+ ABA members that receive the ballots each October.  I feel very privileged to have received both of these awards.

As far as the racing that I did during the Grands, I wish I would have performed better.  I know that I cannot be 100% at every race (especially since we do 25+ each year) but I definitely prepared for this race and was ready to get my job done at this final stop of the year.  Unfortunately, with me not riding so well, I could only manage a 4th place in AA Pro and a 2nd place in the Pro Cruiser mains. 

Even with these finishes, because I was consistent all year I still came home with the overall National # 1 Pro Cruiser title and as the National # 3 AA Pro rider.

This year has been extremely long, but my most successful Pro year by far.  There is no way I could have done it without all your help and I thank you so much for believing in me- the coming years will be even better!  Check out all the titles we came home with this year!:

Donny Robinson's 2006 season included-

-NBL National #1 Pro

-Overall UCI BMX Supercross Series Champion

-UCI/NBL North American Ranking Series Winner

-World Champion, UCI Elite Mens Cruiser

-ABA National #1 Pro Cruiser Rider

-Golden Crank "Pro of the Year"

-Winner of the NORA Cup Award for Racing

Thanks so much again and I can't wait for the future.

Donny Robinson

I got an amazing 1 1/2 days rest after coming off my new NBL #1 Pro title the last weekend in Kentucky before I headed to San Jose, CA for BMX Supercross that was a part of the Dew Tour stop.

In my opinion this race is THE best and is exactly what I wish every weekend would be like. I sure hope the organizers of the Dew Tour can give us a permanent spot on the schedule soon.

On Wednesday we had practice and early Thursday we did time trials that would seed us into moto`s for later that night. I qualified third and definitely felt confident for that night`s action. I won my all my moto`s, quarter`s and semi`s and was ready for the main. Although I made a few mistakes and came away with 2nd in the Finals, I was still happy with my riding and was pumped of the TV coverage I received; hopefully you all got to see it on the NBC and USA Networks.

Certainly want to thank Phil Tinstman @ SPY, Jason Jones @ Kicker for hanging out this weekend, as well as Dew Tour`s own Kelly Fitzpatrick for helping me to land a spot on Fox Sports Radio with Andrew Siciliano. Good things happened with great people these past days and I`m really thankful for that.

I get one month off before I head to France for another BMX Supercross event. Below are some photos and links to videos of the Dew Tour BMX Supercross and from the NBL Grands Memorial Day weekend.

Thanks,

Donny Robinson
AA/Elite Pro

http://www.martijnscherpen.net/dew/dew%20quarters.wmv
(Dew Tour Quarter`s. I`m in the third group)

http://www.martijnscherpen.net/dew/dew%20semis.wmv
(Dew Tour Semi`s. I`m in the second group)

http://www.martijnscherpen.net/dew/dew%20final.wmv
(Dew Tour Finals)

http://www.bmxvideo.net/cgi-bin/ImageFolio4/imageFolio.cgi? action=view&link=Videos/Races/994~06%20NBL%20Grands&image=06Grands_EliteMen.wmv&img=&tt=mpg
(NBL Grands Semi`s and Main. I`m in the second semi)

I`m happy to say that this weekend in Kentucky I won the Elite Men`s main event and along with that the 2006 NBL Elite #1 Pro Title. I`m very excited about this and I thank you for all your support that allowed me to be in this position.

In two days I head to San Jose, CA for the UCI Supercross that`s held in conjunction with the Dew Tour stop.

Thanks

Donny Robinson
AA/Elite Pro

What a rough weekend. Everybody that had gone to the UCI Worlds in Brazil last weekend was really feeling tired at this race, but since it is part of the ABA Pro points series, we all had to attend.

On Saturday I got 2nd in AA and 1st in Pro Cruiser.

Sunday I got 1st in AA and 1st in Pro Cruiser.

I leave for an invitational race in Bogota, Colombia on August 16th. For those who remember this is a CRAAAAZZY race with all the fans and they will love you forever if you give them one sticker. So I will be bringing with me all that you are willing to send.
Thanks

Donny Robinson
AA/Elite Pro

South Park, PA was the last race for the NBL/UCI North American Series and I was sitting in 2nd place following Robert DeWilde by 7 points. I had to concentrate on these last two UCI races but also had to keep in mind my standings in the NBL Elite Series points chase where I am sitting in 2nd behind Kyle Bennett by 1 point.

I figured I`d work on locking down the NBL/UCI points title and I did just that. On Saturday`s race I won the UCI main event putting me 10 points ahead of Robert DeWilde and back in 1st place. Sunday I furthered the lead by again winning the UCI main. So I`m not positive of the title but I guess I`m the `06 NBL/UCI North American Series winner. Whatever the exact title is I`m happy to have accomplished this.

Back to the Elite points chase...
On Saturday a few things happened in the semi that shouldn`t have and I ended up crashing which kept me out of the main event. Sunday I was definitely feeling the Sun Ringle Holeshot award and the win as my gate and first straight away was good. Coming from the outside was a bit tough though and couldn`t quite keep Robert DeWilde from getting me on the inside of the first turn. He took me a bit high and I got passed by Mosquito Suarez and ended up with 3rd in that Elite main.

The NBL Elite points are real tight now and I`m still sitting 2nd by one point. No need to figure out what finish I will need at the Grands, I just know I need to win the main event.

First up though is the UCI World Championships in Brazil in 3 weeks...

Thanks

Donny Robinson
AA/Elite Pro

Track was short but good.

Crowd was amazing and definitely on my side and that reflected in my riding. Signed many autographs so that was nice. It`s always a toss up to see if kids will be autograph hungry or not from weekend to weekend. This weekend they were always around...

Saturday I made both AA and Pro Cruiser mains.

I won the first two AA mains start to finish. Randy Stumpfhauser finished second behind me both times, which meant to still come away with the win I would have to be no less than directly behind Stumpy at the finish line in the third main. Unfortunately, I had gate eight in the last AA main. Although it wasn`t impossible, this track made it very difficult to win from the outside. I had a good first straight but got ran up high in the first turn and got sixth place. Randy got third which meant even though I had won the first two mains I would have to settle with 2nd place overall for the day. I won Pro Cruiser start-to-finish.

Sunday was a better day in my eyes.

I again made both AA and Pro Cruiser mains.

Luckily, my gates for the AA mains were better than Saturday`s (4, 6, 8) and I would be coming out of gates 7, 1 and 3 on this day. I got second in the first AA main and then proceeded to win start-to-finish the last two AA mains which meant I would come away with overall 1st in AA on Sunday. Pro Cruiser I made my only real mistake all weekend and did a wheelie from the first jump to the second jump and that cost me a bunch of time. I ended up with 3rd in Pro Cruiser.

After this weekend`s finishes this is how I am ranked in every single sanction/class I race:

ABA AA Pro- #1

ABA Pro Cruiser- #1

NBL Elite Men- #1

UCI North American ranking points- #1

Looks like I will have a target on my back. That`s ok, it will be a good challenge. Next race is NBL/UCI in Nellis, NV next weekend.

Thanks for everything!

Donny Robinson

AA/Elite Pro

Jason Rogers and myself did our clinic in Denver, CO last weekend and I have to say it was probably the best clinic that I`ve been a part of. There were 30 kids each day and everything just flowed real well.

On Saturday the weather was perfect and with a lot of help from all of you the kids walked away with many great products besides the knowledge they gained during the 5 hour clinic.

Sunday we barely squeaked the 3 hour clinic out as it drizzled all day. After the clinic the rain started coming down and Monday we woke up to a foot of snow. So as Jason and I sat on the tarmac at the Denver airport Monday waiting to get de-iced, we knew we were lucky to get the clinic off.

Jason and I clicked very well (as we should) when teaching the clinic and we have been invited to come back multiple times to this location next year as well as been invited to New Mexico, Minnesota and a few other states for clinics next season.

I had to rely on parents to take pictures for me from the clinic so I came up with the best ones I could. Jason might send you some as well, hopefully different ones.

I head to York, Pennsylvania this weekend for the second to last race of the ABA season.

Thanks

Donny Robinson
AA/Elite Pro