January 9, 2009 NBL BMX Racing comes to Arizona!

9 Reasons to race the NBL Coyote Nationals

Olympic Medalists go head-to-head with NBL National Champions and other top pros from around the world at the NBL Coyote BMX Nationals, January 17 & 18 in Goodyear, Arizona.

Hilliard, Ohio- January 8, 2009 - Building on the success of last year’s season, NBL BMX continues to grow in the Southeast and the Coyote Nationals will provide a great opportunity for Western riders to qualify for the NBL Grands. Amateurs need only 6 National scores plus the Grands to earn a NBL National number and two of those scores can come from NBL Regionals. With four more Nationals in the West (Las Vegas and Prunedale), it’s easier than ever to qualify. NBL awards number plates to all qualified riders in the Expert, Novice, Rookie, Girls and Cruiser classes at the NBL Grand National each year.  What more do you need?  Here’s 9 reasons to race it!

1. RACE AN AWESOME TRACK – Estrella Mountain BMX is one of the best tracks in the country and it even has a sweet Pro Section. See for yourself at www.estrellamountainbmx.com

2. GET TWO NATIONAL SCORES – Did you know you only need 6 scores plus the NBL Grands to earn a plate? It’s true! And two of those scores can come from Regional events.

3. ALL BMX LICENSES ACCEPTED – Not an NBL member yet? That’s okay, we want to give everyone the opportunity to race. All BMX licenses will be accepted.

4. WIN UGP STUFF – Win an Open Class and you automatically win a UGP product plus there’s a box full of random prizes for all open entrants. Make 3 Open mains and qualify for the UGP Open Championship.

5. WIN SPONSOR PRIZES - Race both days and you get a chance to win sweet prizes from NBL’s National Sponsors.

6. OLYMPIC MEDALISTS IN ATTENDANCE – Watch Gold Medalist, Maris Strombergs, and Silver Medalist, Mike Day, take on NBL National Champion, Randy Stumpfhauser – A duel in the desert.

7. FREE SAMPLES AND CONTESTS – From BAWLS Guarana throughout the weekend. Yes, they will have G33K B33R stocked and loaded.  They’ll be running a few contest too!

8. GET PHOTOGRAPHED – The race will be covered by BMXWORLD, BMX Plus! and BMX Today Magazines

9.  GET AUTOGRAPHED – Get an autograph from the Olympians and other top professional riders in attendance.

The Coyote National weekend kicks off on Friday, January 16th with the ‘Friday Nite pre-race for amateurs. Get two National scores by racing the Coyote Nationals on Saturday and Sunday and you’ll also earn a handful of NBL High Points. Saturday’s National will be the first Elite series race and you’ll get to watch as Randy Stumpfhauser and Stephanie Barragan defend their titles against the Olympic medalists and other top pros.  Gold and Silver Medalists, Maris Strombergs and Mike Day have confirmed their attendance so expect an amazing show.

Estrella Mtn. BMX is located in the city of Goodyear, only 20 minutes from the Phoenix Int’l Airport – the best track in Arizona. Estrella Mountain BMX is just one of more than 150 exciting courses in NBL’s nationwide network of BMX Tracks and the perfect location for the 2009 NBL Coyote Nationals. Visit their website at www.estrellamountainbmx.com to get directions and local information.

The NBL Coyote National is proudly sponsored by BAWLS Guarana (www.bawls.com), Intense BMX (www.intensebmx.com), Kenda Tires (www.kendausa.com), UGP (www.undergroundproducts.com), Sinz Racing (www.sinz-racing.com), THE Industries (www.bmxthe.com) and Hotshoppe Designs (www.hotshoppedesign.com) in association with GO211 (www.go211.com) and Camp Woodward (www.campwoodward.com).