Well the NBL State season is over and the team just completely crushed all it's competitors this weekend. The team had many great finishes and some of us waited around for the offical results. Along with being State Champions as a team here are the State Series final results. Sorry if I missed anyone.
1st; Christopher Villarreal 5 Novice
1st; Colby Locicero 6 Novice
1st; Trevor Guthrie 6 Expert
1st; Nathan Martorella 7 Novice
1st; Trenton Guthrie 7 Expert
1st; Cameron Dority 8 Rookie
1st, 1st; Ricky Castro 8 Expert, 8 under Crusier
1st Andrew Morales 9 Novice
1st, 1st; Bubba Gonzales 9 Expert, 9 Crusier
1st Becca Walker 12 Girl, 2nd 12 Girl Crusier
1st; Courtney Gonzales 14 Girl
1st; Brandon Tansey 14 Crusier
1st; Jessica Castro 16 Crusier
1st; Nate Smith Crusier, 4th Class
1st, 1st Tibi Szilagyi Class and Crusier
3rd Ryan Dority 5 Rookie
3rd Sean Powell jr. 6 Rookie
4th Dezi Green 6 Novice
3rd Parker Susmann 8 Novice
3rd Nathan Clark 9 Rookie
4th Eric Walker 9 Novice 5th 9 Crusier
3rd Derek McCuiston 9 Expert
2nd Alexandra Morales 10 Girl
3rd Anthony Lee 11 Rookie
6th Michael Elias 11 Rookie
2nd Mo Castro 14 Girl
 
OUTSTANDING !!!!! Thank you all  !!!!!!!!

The GT / JB,COM team made it's way down to Lancaster in So-Cal. They knew it would be windy but  what they got was mud conditions on Saturday.
 
NBL 9 Expert Champion Bubba Gonzales is on a mission to prove he is the best in the Nation. Bubba rode really smart in the mud and came away with Wins in both Class and Crusier, In the Crusier race Bubba got a flat tire and still held on for the win. On Sunday Bubba looked a little flat himself. ( I am sure it had nothing to do with racing in the mud with a fllat tire) With a closer then normal Win in Crusier , Bubba still pulled off a 2nd in Class, but now has positioned himself that if he Wins the ABA Grands next month he will be the ABA Champion.
 
Trenton Guthrie also proved to be a mudder with a big 2nd place in 7 Expert.. Trenton is really putting things together after a 3rd at the NBL Grands.Add another 2nd on Sunday and Trenton is becoming a major player in the class.
 
Trevor Guthrie had some problems in the mud in 6 Expert, but came back on Sunday making the Main.
 
Ricky Castro couldnt have picked a worse day to come down and race one day. Ricky who is always in the hunt and races 100% got caught down in the soft dirt before the Main in 8 Expert.
 
Next Race NBL State Championships this weekend in Prunedale Calif.
 
Thanks to our great sponsor's, GT Bicycles, Fly Racing, DeRosa Racing, Joselyn's Bike Shop, Bombshell, Little Dude Components, A & C  Paving, T.H.E. and Big Joe Caputo

This was a outstanding weekend for the whole GT team ! Starting off with Randy Stumpfhauser winning the Grands and the title in AA Pro. Congrats to Stumpy !  Joey B was right there in the main both days and looking very strong. Knowing his teammate was up for a title Joey rode smart during the Mains to make sure Stumpy had plenty of room.
 
The National team was on fire. Starting with Bubba Gonzales who just owned 9 Expert. Knowing that he couldnt lose one race all weekend to win the National title Bubba was determined to get the job done. With all 1st places Bubba is now the NBL National Champion !
 
Defending National Champion  Ricky Castro wanted to show that he still is the fastest 7 Expert in the Country and thats just what he did never losing a round. Another 1st place for Ricky. His teammate Trenton Guthrie who has less then 6 months as a Expert took home the 3rd.
 
G.M. Lil Ant DeRosa also was on a mission to prove that there isnt a faster 13 year old Expert . Ant took home the 1st place trophy and looked very strong.
 
Derek ( Horse ) McCuiston just stomped the 9 Novice class winning huge every round. Derek is looking to move into the Expert class with Bubba.
 
Tibi Szilzgyi also came up big for the team with a 4th place on his birthday in the tough Crusier class.
 
Brianna Wiley made her main in Crusier. After almost being knocked down right out of the gate and being 100ft behind she didnt give up and made up some postions to improve her year end standing.
 
Nate Smith, Jason Wiley, Brandon Tansey, MoJo Caputo and Trevor Guthrie all were there but dispite some good laps didnt make it to Mains.
 
This wraps up the 2008 NBL National season. It was a great season and a very strong showing that GT is again out front.
 
On the ABA side we had three riders in Reno this weekend. I do know 6 year old Dezi Green made his main both days. Still waiting on results from Richard Green and A pro Jimmy Monroe.
 
Our sponsor's have been incredible with support and the team would not have had the same success with out them. THANK YOU, GT Bicycles, Joselyn's Bike shop, Fly Racing, Bombshell parts, DeRosa Racing, Big Ox, LDC , A&C Paving, T.H.E.and Joe Caputo.

More good racing by the National and Grassroots team. The National team Won both days in Taft with perfect scores to really help it's National ranking. The week before the Joselyn's Team Won both days at the Calif State race in  Prunedale. With the Grassroots team really taking off and all of them on Joselyn's State team there were alot of GT colors out front at these events. Here are the results.
 
From Taft NBL Regional,
What can I say about Bubba. He needed 2 perfect scores to control his own destiny for the NBL Grands and Bubba nailed it with ease. All those 9 Experts sitting at the top wishing Bubba wasnt going to Louisville are due for a huge letdown when the final results are posted leading up to the Grands. After this week in Tucson Bubba will be training hard for his 1st National title.
 
Nate Smith doing doulbe duty again on both bikes got two big Wins on Crusier along with a 2nd in Class. Nate is having a solid season.
 
Courtney Gonzales" the human sewing machine" has really improved since she decided to start riding her track at home with  brother Bubba. 2 perfects for her.
 
Defending National Champ Ricky Castro put up another solid weekend with 2 Wins and a 2nd in Crusier.
 
Brandon Tansey was also doing double duty with a 1st and 2nd in Class and two 3rd's in Class.
 
Our newest National rider Derek ( Big Horse ) McCuiston needed one more Win as he gets ready to take the National title at Louisville in 9 Novice.
 
Trenton Guthrie mixed it up all weekend with the National Champ R.C. and is looking really good for just turning Expert. Chalk up two 2nd's.
 
Trevor Guthrie just cant get a break. While the little guy classes are booming there just isnt many Experts. At 6 years old it seems he has to always race up in class and when the 7 year olds are yout older brother and a National Champ the going can get ruff. But he digs all the way around and got a couple of 3rds.
 
We had 4 Grassroots riders in Taft,
Colby Locicero had a good weekend with 1st and a 2nd
Cameron Dorty making his 1st race for us put together a 1st and a 4th
His Little brother Colby had to 4ths.
Parker Susmann must have blown a spark plug because he has already won the big races but had a 5th this weekend
 More good racing by the National and Grassroots team. The National team Won both days in Taft with perfect scores to really help it's National ranking. The week before the Joselyn's Team Won both days at the Calif State race in  Prunedale. With the Grassroots team really taking off and all of them on Joselyn's State team there were alot of GT colors out front at these events. Here are the results.
 
From Taft NBL Regional,
What can I say about Bubba. He needed 2 perfect scores to control his own destiny for the NBL Grands and Bubba nailed it with ease. All those 9 Experts sitting at the top wishing Bubba wasnt going to Louisville are due for a huge letdown when the final results are posted leading up to the Grands. After this week in Tucson Bubba will be training hard for his 1st National title.
 
Nate Smith doing doulbe duty again on both bikes got two big Wins on Crusier along with a 2nd in Class. Nate is having a solid season.
 
Courtney Gonzales" the human sewing machine" has really improved since she decided to start riding her track at home with  brother Bubba. 2 perfects for her.
 
Defending National Champ Ricky Castro put up another solid weekend with 2 Wins and a 2nd in Crusier.
 
Brandon Tansey was also doing double duty with a 1st and 2nd in Class and two 3rd's in Class.
 
Our newest National rider Derek ( Big Horse ) McCuiston needed one more Win as he gets ready to take the National title at Louisville in 9 Novice.
 
Trenton Guthrie mixed it up all weekend with the National Champ R.C. and is looking really good for just turning Expert. Chalk up two 2nd's.
 
Trevor Guthrie just cant get a break. While the little guy classes are booming there just isnt many Experts. At 6 years old it seems he has to always race up in class and when the 7 year olds are yout older brother and a National Champ the going can get ruff. But he digs all the way around and got a couple of 3rds.
 
We had 4 Grassroots riders in Taft,
Colby Locicero had a good weekend with 1st and a 2nd
Cameron Dorty making his 1st race for us put together a 1st and a 4th
His Little brother Colby had to 4ths.
Parker Susmann must have blown a spark plug because he has already won the big races but had a 5th this weekend
 
 
Prunedale State Race;
 
Tibi with a steel rod still in his thumb had two Wins in Crusier.
 
Nate Smith put together another strong run with two Wins in Crusier
 
Jason Wiley made the long trip and had a perfect going before he hurt his knee and couldnt race the Main. Get well Jason !
 
Brandon had two Wins in Crusier
 
Jessica Castro also had two Wins on Crusier
 
Courtney had two Wins and her teammate  Melissa Castro fighting all the way with two Seconds. These girls are good friends but you wouldnt know it when they are on the track.
 
Birthday boy Andrew Morales took home two Wins. Not often that you have a birthday and move up in class and still win. Very nice effort.
 
Parker was riding normal with two Wins in class.
 
My new rider and Middle linebacker Nathan ( The Bulldozier ) Martorella just moved up to Novice and still made it look easy with two Wins.
 
His brother Kyle was there on Saturday and had a 2nd.
 
Dezi Green doing his thing winning both days on the track and firing out one liners at the pits.
 
Anthony Lee getting it together with a 3rd and a 2nd
 
Derek McCuiston racing a Crusier for the very first time and still had a 1st and a 2nd
 
Cameron Dorty had two 2nds
 
Ricky Castro was having some great races again and pulled out 2 Wins in Class and a Win in Crusier
 
Trenton Guthrie was right therte again with two 2nds.
 
Alexandra Morales had two 2nds after making the move to the girls class from Rookie.

Trevor Guthrie still made the podium with two 3rds.
 
Colby Locicero rode good for just making the move to Novice.
 
Ryan Dorty had to 3rds in the big 5 and under class.
 
Christopher Villarreal put togther two 2nds but # 1 on his social skills.
 
The Walkers just raced on Sunday.
Becca Won class and a 3rd in Crusier
Eric had a 6th in Class
 
Thanks again to GT Bicycles, Joselyn's Bike Shop, Fly Racing, Bombshell Parts, DeRosa Racing, Big Ox, A&C Paving, LDC, T.H.E. and Big Joe Caputo
 
 

GT /JB / Race report from the ABA National in Roseville Ca July 12-13.
 
Before we get started I would like to say  "congrats " to our new BMX Olympic  riders announed this week. Liyun Ma or Mary for China and Liam Phillips for England. They both have spent alot of time training in Monterey and have become part of our family.
 
Speaking of Mary, she made her Pro Debut in Roseville. It was a great effort on Saturday with a 4th place along with winning a moto.
 
Joey B put the slingshoters and a flimsy gate behind him Saturday and came away with his second straight podium National with a 2nd place on Sunday.

 
Our GM Lil Ant is starting to put it all together with two 2nd's in Crusier and a 3rd and 4th in class.
 
Bubba Gonzales still looks to be the fastest 9 Expert in the Country but just needs some desent racing luck. He came away with a 2nd and a 4th.
 
Ricky Castro has made the most improvment since the last National and put together a 2nd and a 4th.
 
Derek McCuiston the Big Horse in 9 Inter , flat powered his way to a Win on Sunday after just missing on Saturday.

Brandon Tansey had a solid 2nd and a 5th in 14 Inter.
 
Nate Smith had a 4th in the 35 over Expert class which was stacked.
 
Dezi Green was right in the main mix both days in 6 Inter and 1st in his one liners clowning me.
 
Finny made her main both days in 17-26 women and learning alot before she heads back to China.
 
Trenton and Trevor Guthrie just made the very difficult move to Expert and used this National to learn the ropes of ABA Expert racing.
 
We had one Grassroots rider at the National who rode outstanding. Parker Susmann destroyed 8 Rookie. It wont be long before Parker makes the move to Inter.
 
There was another ABA National the week before In Minnesota . The Merceds made the trip and looking at the results Chloe had a 3rd and 4th in 6 Girl and Robbie had a 4th in 9 Expert.
 
Thanks to our great sponsor's and friends who help make this team possible, GT Bicycles, Fly Racing, Joselyn's Bike Shop, DeRosa Racing, Bombshell Parts, Big Ox, A& C Paving, LDC, T.H.E. and Joe Caputo

Summertime is here and the race action is getting hot with Team racers all over the Country. Race Reports from ABA Nationals in Rockford IL, Atlanta and NBL National in Prunedale CA and NBL State in Fresno CA.
 
First major props to our Teammate Mikey Day for winning the Olympic trails and earning a spot on the Team USA.
 
I will start with our AA Pro Joey Bradford. Joey is getting back to full strenght and decided to hit up the new track in Fresno for the Pro-Am. ( BTW this track is awsome ) Gate dropped in the Main and Joey checked out for a easy win and nice payday. Next week was Prunedale and Joey was ready to show his stuff at his home track. Joey had a solid 2nd behind Kyle Bennett just missed passing Kyle in turn 2. On Sunday Joey had a come from behind 4th.
 
The National Team went like this, in Rockford our G.M. Lil Ant DeRosa pulled down 4 podiums in the always strong 13 Expert, Crusier.
Our  National # 1 Girl Chloe Merced got moved up to the older girls and made her main both days
Robbie Merced was looking good making a main in 9 Expert.
 
In Atlanta the Merced's went back to back National weekends with Chloe bringing in two 2nd's in 6 and under.
Almost all the rest of the National Team lit up the Prunedale track. The team took home 1st place both days in the National Team division.
Bubba Gonzales again at the top with 2 wins in 9 Expert and two podiums in 9-10 Crusier.
Derek McCuiston crushed  9 Novice .
There even was a Dezi Green sighting with a Win and 2nd in 6 Novice.

Pro Kid Ricky Castro or RC keeps getting the jod done with four 2nd's in 7 Expert and 8 under Crusier.
Right behind Ricky and sometimes in front was brand new Expert Trenton Guthrie with two 3rds. Very nice for the first Expert National race.
Ant DeRosa made the trip to race and train for the very busy summer series and looked good with 3 podiums.
Nathan Smith 3 podiums as well in the 35-39 Expert and Crusier class.
Trevor Guthrie also making his first Expert National was going strong in the 6 year old class and had a 2nd on Saturday. On Sunday Trevor got moved up to the difficult 7 Expert class.
Jason Wiley is always solid with a podium in 19-27 Expert
His sister Brianna had 3 podiums in 15 girl and Crusier
Melissa or Mo Castro was putting the Ultra Box 2 to the front with two seconds in 13 Girl.
Courtney Gonzales was right behind all weekend with two 3rds.
Jess Castro also had two 2nds in 15-16 Crusier.
MoJo Caputo also made the trip all the way from New Jersey and had a very good 4th on Sunday after a complete bike change and a hard Saturday flirting with all the Team girls.
 14 year old Brandon Tansey had a hard time getting stuck in the 15-16 Crusier Class and also drawing Lil Ant.
 
Joselyn's NBL State team.
 Summertime is here and the race action is getting hot with Team racers all over the Country. Race Reports from ABA Nationals in Rockford IL, Atlanta and NBL National in Prunedale CA and NBL State in Fresno CA.
 
First major props to our Teammate Mikey Day for winning the Olympic trails and earning a spot on the Team USA.
 
I will start with our AA Pro Joey Bradford. Joey is getting back to full strenght and decided to hit up the new track in Fresno for the Pro-Am. ( BTW this track is awsome ) Gate dropped in the Main and Joey checked out for a easy win and nice payday. Next week was Prunedale and Joey was ready to show his stuff at his home track. Joey had a solid 2nd behind Kyle Bennett just missed passing Kyle in turn 2. On Sunday Joey had a come from behind 4th.
 
The National Team went like this, in Rockford our G.M. Lil Ant DeRosa pulled down 4 podiums in the always strong 13 Expert, Crusier.
Our  National # 1 Girl Chloe Merced got moved up to the older girls and made her main both days
Robbie Merced was looking good making a main in 9 Expert.
 
In Atlanta the Merced's went back to back National weekends with Chloe bringing in two 2nd's in 6 and under.
Almost all the rest of the National Team lit up the Prunedale track. The team took home 1st place both days in the National Team division.
Bubba Gonzales again at the top with 2 wins in 9 Expert and two podiums in 9-10 Crusier.
Derek McCuiston crushed  9 Novice .
There even was a Dezi Green sighting with a Win and 2nd in 6 Novice.
Pro Kid Ricky Castro or RC keeps getting the jod done with four 2nd's in 7 Expert and 8 under Crusier.
Right behind Ricky and sometimes in front was brand new Expert Trenton Guthrie with two 3rds. Very nice for the first Expert National race.
Ant DeRosa made the trip to race and train for the very busy summer series and looked good with 3 podiums.
Nathan Smith 3 podiums as well in the 35-39 Expert and Crusier class.
Trevor Guthrie also making his first Expert National was going strong in the 6 year old class and had a 2nd on Saturday. On Sunday Trevor got moved up to the difficult 7 Expert class.
Jason Wiley is always solid with a podium in 19-27 Expert
His sister Brianna had 3 podiums in 15 girl and Crusier
Melissa or Mo Castro was putting the Ultra Box 2 to the front with two seconds in 13 Girl.
Courtney Gonzales was right behind all weekend with two 3rds.
Jess Castro also had two 2nds in 15-16 Crusier.
MoJo Caputo also made the trip all the way from New Jersey and had a very good 4th on Sunday after a complete bike change and a hard Saturday flirting with all the Team girls.
 14 year old Brandon Tansey had a hard time getting stuck in the 15-16 Crusier Class and also drawing Lil Ant.
 
Joselyn's NBL State team.
 
The team consist of National riders and the Grassroots team and they had a race in Fresno.
Ricky Castro had wins in both 7 Expert and 8 under Crusier.
Nate Smith had a couple of Wins.
Brandon Tansey had a couple of 2nd's even though he was racing all older guys.
Andrew Morales pulled down a couple of 2nd's in 8 Rookie
Alexandra Morales took one for the team and kept racing after a injury following a crash on Saturday morning.
Anthony Lee and Christopher Villarreal made the trip on Sunday and put down two podiums.
 
Grassroots Prunedale National
The Grassroots team was looking great in almost all their first National.
Parker Susmann to Wins in 8 Rookie
Becca Walker 1 Win and one 2nd in 12 Girl
Colby Locicero had himself two podiums in 6 Rookie
Christopher Villarreal also had two podiums in 5 under Rookie
His older brother Anthony Lee also scored two podiums in 11 Rookie.
On Saturday Joey Pinto showed his Dad who was the new family BMX king with a 3rd in 7 Rookie and then took Sunday off.
Our Sunday only riders Andrew Morales with a 2nd , Alexandra Morales with a 3rd in 10 Rookie and Sean Powell with a 4th in 6 Rookie.

Thanks to our sponsor's who help make this all happen, GT Bicycles, Joselyn's Bike Shop, Fly Racing, DeRosa Racing, Bombshell Parts, Big Ox, A&C Grading and Paving, LDC- Little Dude Components, T.H.E. and Joe Caputo

Finally things are getting back to normal. All I can say about going to China and staying a week at the 3rd most smog city is good luck and bring a mask and snacks.....
The track was awsome and very technical. It made for some great racing. The first day of racing was  14 and under and I was happy to be assigned the 11 and under classes to Coach. The USA team was on fire winning 6 boys, 7 boys, 8 boys and then it was the big showdown between USA riders in 3 time World Champ T-Rex Fuller and GT / JB  own Bubba Gonzales. T-Rex drew inside gate with Bubba hung out in 7. Gate drops and they both quickly pull away . Going into the 1st turn T-rex has the advantage being on the inside. Bubba plays it smart and follows T-Rex around the track until the last corner where Bubba rails and gets alot of speed for the last straight. Bubba starts to pass with just two rollers to go and with alot of speed and then suddenly over clears the jump and all his body weight goes over the bars and he indoe's right there 30 ft from the finish line. A heartbreaker for sure. I watched Bubba train really hard for this event and I am sure he is the fastest 9 year old in the World even though his plate says W8. Knowing Bubba he will just smile and keep working hard without complaining and he WILL win a title this year. If anyone didnt get the chance to see a picture of his crash check out WWW. BMXMANIA.COM  ,you may have to scroll back some.
With T-Rex's win and USA winning 11 and 12 class the USA team was in command.
 
Day 2 was 15 and over Class and team USA didnt really have our top kids until 17 and over where USA won again.
 
Day 3 was Elites. Joey B you could tell just wasnt on point and still wasnt 100 % from the concussion and shoulder injury suffered in Australia. Joey made it through moto's but couldnt put a good gate or lap in during the 1/8ths making it a short day....Because of serveral factors including being hurt for the China Supercross and the Denmark Supercross along with a rainout in Salt Lake Supercross. A unclip out of the gate in 1/4 in Spain Supercross and the crash after being hit from behind while in the air in Australia made it where Joey was not invited to San Diego for the 8 man race off for the Olympic's. Very disapointing for sure after being the 4th most point getter for the USA in 07 and 06 and being the number 1 ranked Jr. in the World last year......Goodluck to GT rider Mikey Day next week at the race off and congrats to GT's Jill Kitner for earning the lone USA spot in Womens Elite Class.

Finally things are getting back to normal. All I can say about going to China and staying a week at the 3rd most smog city is good luck and bring a mask and snacks.....
The track was awsome and very technical. It made for some great racing. The first day of racing was  14 and under and I was happy to be assigned the 11 and under classes to Coach. The USA team was on fire winning 6 boys, 7 boys, 8 boys and then it was the big showdown between USA riders in 3 time World Champ T-Rex Fuller and GT / JB  own Bubba Gonzales. T-Rex drew inside gate with Bubba hung out in 7. Gate drops and they both quickly pull away . Going into the 1st turn T-rex has the advantage being on the inside. Bubba plays it smart and follows T-Rex around the track until the last corner where Bubba rails and gets alot of speed for the last straight. Bubba starts to pass with just two rollers to go and with alot of speed and then suddenly over clears the jump and all his body weight goes over the bars and he indoe's right there 30 ft from the finish line. A heartbreaker for sure. I watched Bubba train really hard for this event and I am sure he is the fastest 9 year old in the World even though his plate says W8. Knowing Bubba he will just smile and keep working hard without complaining and he WILL win a title this year. If anyone didnt get the chance to see a picture of his crash check out WWW. BMXMANIA.COM  ,you may have to scroll back some.
With T-Rex's win and USA winning 11 and 12 class the USA team was in command.
 
Day 2 was 15 and over Class and team USA didnt really have our top kids until 17 and over where USA won again.
 
Day 3 was Elites. Joey B you could tell just wasnt on point and still wasnt 100 % from the concussion and shoulder injury suffered in Australia. Joey made it through moto's but couldnt put a good gate or lap in during the 1/8ths making it a short day....Because of serveral factors including being hurt for the China Supercross and the Denmark Supercross along with a rainout in Salt Lake Supercross. A unclip out of the gate in 1/4 in Spain Supercross and the crash after being hit from behind while in the air in Australia made it where Joey was not invited to San Diego for the 8 man race off for the Olympic's. Very disapointing for sure after being the 4th most point getter for the USA in 07 and 06 and being the number 1 ranked Jr. in the World last year......Goodluck to GT rider Mikey Day next week at the race off and congrats to GT's Jill Kitner for earning the lone USA spot in Womens Elite Class.
 
Day 4 was for Crusiers and Team USA had serveral wins including GT's Eric " Big Daddy " Rupe who crushed the field for his 4th straight win and leading Team USA to it's 4th straight Country title after 10+ years without a win.
 
Back in the States we had some action going on. Our G.M. Lil Ant DeRosa was in York Pa doing a little ABA racing. As luck would have it  it rained all day on Saturday and made the track horrible. Ant hung in there and got a 2nd in Crusier and a 4th in class. Sunday was a different story with a good dry track. Ant destroyed the 13 year old class in both Class and Crusier.
 
The NBL had a Regional race in Reedly Calif. and the team had many riders along with the grassroots team. They won the team title both days and had some great results.
In the 7 and under Expert class it was all GT/JB team with Ricky Castro, Trenton and Trevor Guthrie on the podium both days. Ricky winning Saturday and Trenton winning Sunday. Jason Wiley with a couple on 2nds in the always hard 17-24 Expert class. Brand new Team rider Derek McCuiston taking the call up from the minor's in stride with 2 big wins in 9 Intermedite. Dezi Green with a couple of 2nds in 6 Inter. Nate Smith a podium in Expert along with two 2nds in Crusier. Brianna Wiley had two wins and a total of 4 podiums. Tibi Szilagyi had 2 podiums in Crusier. Ricky Castro beat the big boys on Saturday in 10 and under Crusier and still had a podium on Sunday. Brandon Tansey made his main both days racing the men in 13 to 24 Crusier.....The GT / Joselyn's Grassroots team also did very well with Colby Locicero winning both days in 6 Rookie along with Parker Susmann in 8 Rookie. Becca Walker with a win and 3 podiums and Eric Walker making a couple of mains.
 
Thanks to our great sponsor's : GT Bicycles, Fly Racing, Joselyn's Bike Shop, Bombshell Parts, DeRosa Racing, Big Ox, A& C Paving, LDC, T.H.E. and Joe Caputo

The GT / Joey Bradford.com ABA National team made its way to Central Valley California in Tulare. The weather was perfect and the competition was tough for this 200+ moto event. This wasnt an AA Pro race which was a good thing because while the track was different and interesting the dirt was terrible causing the corners to breakaway becoming either real loose when dry or very slick when wet. The 7 person team fought thru the track conditions and still had 5 wins and 10 podiums.
 
The race stars for this event were the Guthrie Boys winning both days in dramatic fashion. Trevor had one of the biggest rider counts at 27 in the 6 Intermediate class and proved he is a very good racer working his way thru traffic all weekend to go undefeated. Then he is able to come back to the compound and give you a second by second recap of his race. Good stuff for sure.
 
Trenton ( I let my riding do the talking ) can also work thru traffic but can put the power down to take care of 7 Intermediate class.
 
Here is one for the older guys, Richard Green ( Greenzales) took care of the 36 over class with a win Saturday and 3rd Sunday.  "Hey Richard dont go high in the corners "
 
Brandon Tansey had 3 podiums and 1 crash going for the lead in one of the slick corners in 14 Intermediate and Open. Believe it or not he never let more then  2 girls beat him in Open.
 
Bubba Gonzales is in the middle of training hard for the Worlds in China but still landed a second and then a 4th in the 9 Expert class. Bubba is getting alot of good experience racing the soon to be 10 Experts which will make him battle tested come the major events this season.
 
Lil Ricky Castro made 2 mains and is learning to take advantage of every opportunity in 7 Expert. Ricky is a very smart rider and always gives 100 %
 
Dezi Green provided the laughs and looked really good at times in the huge 6 year old class just missing out on the mains.
 
Most of the team will be at the NBL Regional in Reedley Calif the end of the month while Joey and Bubba will be in China.
 
Thanks once again to our great sponsor's : GT Bicycles, Fly Racing, Joselyn's Bike Shop, DeRosa Racing, Bombshell Parts, A&C Paving, Big Ox, T.H.E. Products, Joe Caputo and  LDC.
 

The GT / J.B. COM  and Joselyn's Grassroots team had home field advantage racing the Sea Otter Classic in their backyard. With most of the riders from the Monterey Bay area they wanted to showcase their talents to the rest of the cycling community . What a weekend it was with the team dominanting the California State Team Series with perfect scores of 600 each day. There was a study stream of Blue out front with 22 WINS and a incredible 42 PODIUMS !
             
As I always say when you Double, Double for the weekend you get Top billing and that is where 9 Expert, Crusier Bubba Gonzales finds himself once again. The hard training with Team China is starting to really payoff with four more wins as he gets ready for the Worlds next month in China.
 
Just another outstanding job by Mr. Quiet Trenton Guthrie in 7 Intermediate. The kid race after race stomps the field. 2 more wins for Trenton.
It seems like his younger brother Trevor always has to follow him but Trevor put together 2 big wins with teammate Dezi Green right behind him both days in 6 Intermediate.
 
Ricky Castro was riding well all weekend with 2 Wins in 7 Expert and 8 under Crusier along with 2 more podiums.
 
The GT girls were also great this weekend. Brianna Wiley had 2 wins in 16 girls along with 2 for Melissa Castro on her UB2 frame in 13 girls. Jessica Castro took time away from soccer to get 2 podiums. Courtney Destaillats had 2 podiums with a cast on her arm. Grassroots rider 12 year old Becca Walker had her bike dialed in and it showed with 3 wins and a 2nd.
 
Our College Student Jason Wiley came back from a crash on Saturday with a Win on Sunday in 19-25 Expert
 
Tibi Szilagyi had 1 win and a couple of 2nd's along with Nate Smith's Win and 3 other podiums to complete our older guy classes.
 
Not to be out done Brandon Tansey was out Cruising around with a Win and a 2nd.
 
The rest of the Grassroots riders were getting busy with a Win from 5 year old Colby Locicero and a 2nd. Colby justed turned 6. Happy Birthday !
My buddy Derek McCuiston took another crash on Saturday not wanting to backdown but came back for a 2nd on Sunday.
Eric Waker is getting better and handed in 2 podiums.
The newest member Parker Susmann also got himself a podium.
 

The GT / Joselyn's / JB , GT Grassroots and Associates team made the trip to Southern Calif for the NBL National in Whitter. This turned out to be a great weekend with the teams pulling out 11 big wins and 28 PODIUMS ! The team was outstanding with a 3rd and 2nd againest the heavy weights in the top National Team division.  Here is the breakdown.
 
Anytime you double double 1st place you get top billing and that is just where we start with in 7 year old  Intermediate Trenton Guthrie. He dont talk alot and you really arent sure if he likes you but he just flat crushes the comp.Add 4 more wins to the books.
 
His brother Trevor does all the talking and backs it up winning both days in 6 Inter dispite just having his birthday Saturday and adding 2 seconds to his brother in open class. Happy Birthday Trevor !
 
Little Ricky Castro gives you everything he has in the 7 Expert class and his hard work showed with a big Win on Sunday, a podium on Saturday along with making the mains both days in 10 under Crusier.
 
Bubba Gonzales is use to winning but this weekend he was a little off but still put up solid numbers with 4 podiums in 9 Expert and Crusier. This wont sit well with Bubba and he will be ready for the next National.
 
The older guys dont get alot of print but Tibi Szilagy deserves some love for being the top point getter for team on Saturday and bringing home a podium on Sunday. If I could just talk him into riding just one bike at Nationals he might have some gas left at the finish line....lol.
 
Jason Wiley is a fulltime college student and doesnt get the chance to ride much but still has the skills to get 2 podiums for the team in the always hard 19-25 Expert Class.
 
His sister Brianna also doesnt get a chance to ride much but still helps the team with 2 podiums in 16 Cruiser.
 
The always quick witted ready for anything Dezi Green put up 2 podiums in the 6 Inter class.
 
The teams part time racer part time team model,  cheerleader, and new product tester  Melissa ( Mo ) Castro has really improved with 2 podiums in 13 girls class.
 
14 year old Cool Breeze Brandon Tansey put together a podium and perhaps a phone number or two this weekend.
 
Nate Smith didnt have the weekend that he is use too but still found himself in a couple of mains and only crashed 2 times. The 2 crashes are a good weekend for Nate.
 
GT Grassroots rider 9 year old  Derek McCuiston won his race on the first National as a Intermediate Saturday and served notice that he would rather crash then backdown when being pushed off the track. This kid is raw but big and strong and understands the game.
 
Becca and Eric Walker are new to the Grassroots team and were still dealing with some "dialing the bike in " issues. We will work with them somemore at the local track and get things right for the next National.
 
Team China Mary and Fenny also were racing with Mary winning both days in 17 over girls and Fenny getting a 4th on Sunday. For those of you who were not at the races Mary has some World Class first straight pull. She will be a major bicycle star in China. They will be going back home April 24th.
 
Thanks once again to our sponsors;
GT Bicycles, Joselyn's Bike Shop, Fly Racing, Bombshell Parts, DeRosa Racing, A&C Paving, Big Ox, Joe Caputo, T.H.E. and LDC
 
Next race Sea Otter Classic April 17-20 at some place called Monterey.