Supercross Invades City of Industry
When it comes to Southern California and BMX a few things are synonymous and most people will mention sun, sand and hopefully the home of Supercross BMX! With the return to national racing occurring this year in the epicenter of BMX riders far and wide ventured out to show support and check out a great new venue.
This national you could tell from the build up was going to be a great event and the marketing was well executed by the different collaborations available. When is the last time that digital billboards and event programs were part of a package deal? Great idea and even better execution! We got to see our Team Supercross riders larger than life just across from the venue at the local Land Rover dealership on their megatron screens through the weekend. Very cool!
While not gracing billboards the team was in the pits which were jam packed as just about our entire roster was on hand from Spencer Cole and KJ Romero in the pro classes all the way down to Ryder Merki another So Cal resident. Smilin' Bill Ryan made it a point to not miss out and he was talking shop all weekend with the news that the coveted potential bike of the year the new RSX was starting to ship to customers. Order one quickly as these will absolutely sell out. We are thrilled to see a hometown national so close to the Supercross HQ and we look forward to seeing next years version and hope to see some of these marketing opportunities in the future. Check below to see some of the factory riders who scored podiums over the weekend!
- George Goodall goes 2nd, 1st and 1st in cruiser.
- Kaiden Ireland picks up a 3rd In 13 expert.
- Justin Perkins the Dr. nabbed a 1st and a 2nd in 14 expert.
- Rage By Gaige also picked up a 1 and 2 in 15 expert as well.
- Deegan Brown debuted in 17-20 expert and grabbed a 3rd along with sweeping cruiser all weekend.
- Swifty and Turnell combined for 5 podiums and were running up front all weekend.
- Scoops was on it all weekend with a slew of 2nd and 3rd place finishes in expert girls.
Next stop for the crew as we head toward the grands is likely Desoto Texas as riders look for last chance scores, make sure to vote #supercross for golden crank voting which is open now and we will see ya trackside!
Written by TM Nick Valencia
Photos courtesy of USA BMX
More photos coming soon!
Full Race Report:
Friday
Spencer Cole
Mens Pro: 6th
KJ Romero
Mens Vet Pro: 5th
Sequoia Gomolicke
Girls 11-12 Cruiser - 2nd
Girls 11 Expert - 2nd
Ryder Merki
12 Cruiser - 8th
Kaiden Ireland
13 Expert - 3rd
Justin Perkins
14 Expert - 4th
Gaige Gomolicke
15 Expert - 1st
Josh White
16 Expert - 2nd
Deegan Brown
17-20 Cruiser - 1st
Annabella Hammonds
17-20 Girls - 7th
Nick Valencia
36-40 Cruiser - 3rd
36-40 Expert - 4th
George Goodall
56-60 Cruiser - 2nd
Saturday
KJ Romero
Mens Vet Pro: 3rd
Sequoia Gomolicke
Girls 11-12 Cruiser - 3rd
Girls 11 Expert - 3rd
Ryder Merki
12 Expert - 6th
12 Cruiser - 7th
Justin Perkins
14 Expert - 1st
Gaige Gomolicke
15 Expert - 4th
Josh White
16 Expert - 4th
Deegan Brown
17-20 Expert - 3rd
17-20 Cruiser - 1st
Annabella Hammonds
17-20 Girls - 4th
Nick Valencia
36-40 Cruiser - 2nd
36-40 Expert - 4th
George Goodall
56-60 Cruiser - 1st
Turnell Henry
56+ Expert - 5th
61+ CRUISER - 2nd
Shawn O'Gorman
51-55 Expert - 3rd
Sunday
Sequoia Gomolicke
Girls 11-12 Cruiser - 2nd
Girls 11 Expert - 5th
Ryder Merki
12 Cruiser - 3rd
Kaiden Ireland
13 Expert - 7th
Justin Perkins
14 Expert - 2nd
Gaige Gomolicke
15 Expert - 2nd
Josh White
16 Expert - 8th
Deegan Brown
17-20 Cruiser - 1st
Annabella Hammonds
17-20 Girls - 8th
Nick Valencia
36-40 Cruiser - 3rd
36-40 Expert - 3rd
George Goodall
56-60 Cruiser - 1st
Turnell Henry
56+ Expert - 1st
61+ CRUISER - 2nd
Shawn O'Gorman
51-55 Expert - 3rd