New Mexville or was it Nashquerque?

Another dual weekend in the books and our minds have been spinning faster than a set of killer buzz hubs on KJ’s Vet Pro ride. That’s right KJ has done it again and shown it wasn’t luck at his home track in Rock Hill and has backed it up snagging another win with a sweet dive in turn 1 after a king drag race that worked out perfectly. Some say the pass was so quick it blew the seat clear off of Nobles ride and he couldn’t even give chase?!?! Chalk up another big W for KJ and he seems to gauge the comp slowly and then make his move when the chips are on the table. Come grands he may be a guy to keep an eye on as he quietly stacks the scores and positions himself in the battle.

Not to be outdone on the Amateur side was none other than Justin Perkins who had a clean sweep of the weekend going 1,1,1 while in New Mexico and improves his NAG ranking and has all hit wrapped up a spot on the coveted NAG 5 challenge.

Also stacking additional scores was LegoMan Ryder Merki which by the way have you seen his fundraiser shirt yet? Grab one better yet grab two! He was working with a hot hand in class and cruiser and was all over the podium this weekend.

His biggest fan Jason Morris has him going way fast and the only other person I recall going quicker was our own Kenth Fallen who is a local in Albuquerque. Chalk him up for a second on Friday and a big win on Sunday in the ultra tough 41-45x class. This class has been getting bigger and more stacked with each race and we are excited to see if Kenth plans on getting 8 scores and taking a shot at the title or just showing up and playing spoiler at the the Grands. Whatever he chooses many a people are eager to hear his decision.

Another excellent weekend in the books and with Spencer Cole headed to Turkeys World Cup and a week off for the amateur riders we look forward to seeing our boys in the stars and bars representing us on the world stage!

-Written by Nick Valencia
Photos courtesy of USA BMX

Race Results

Music City Nationals

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Friday

Ryder Merki

11 Cruiser - 3rd

11 Expert - 3rd

Justin Perkins

14 Expert - 1st

Kenth Fallen

41-45 Expert - 2nd

Saturday

Ryder Merki

11 Cruiser - 4th

11 Expert - 4th

Justin Perkins

14 Expert - 1st

Sunday

Ryder Merki

11 Cruiser - 2nd

11 Expert - 4th

Justin Perkins

14 Expert - 1st

Kenth Fallen

41-45 Expert - 1st

Spring Nationals

Nashville, Tennesee 

Friday

KJ Romero 

Vet Pro - 2nd

Saturday

KJ Romero 

Vet Pro - 1st