Iced out in T-Town


GMO - “Hey Bill! Is the the coldest national there’s ever been?”

 

Bill - “Nah, Oregon was colder one year. The high was about 5 below there.”

Luna chimes in “What about Detroit when we broke the bucket on the tractor?”

Bill - “That one was cold too, but not colder than Oregon”

For argument's sake, we’ll say that Sunday’s temp of 6˚ in Tulsa was the third coldest national ever. It was also the largest Sooner Nationals with 285 motos and if it weren’t for the weather this certainly would have been a 300+ moto national.
 

Dallas Gardner tries to keep his hands toasty back in staging.

This race always has great dirt as it’s the same dirt used for the grands and its always dry. When Thursday’s track walk went down the first thing people noticed, besides the long first turn, was the lack of a rhythm section. The third straight is usually home to this section but replaced by three sets of mid-sized doubles. If you love to jump, this was your favorite area of the track.

DK's Carly Kane is always has a smile, on or off the track.


SSquared's Henry Leners grabs a holeshot in 9x.

9 EXPERT DAY 3

• 1HENRY (FREAKIN) LENERS, FACTORY SSQUARED, SAINT FRANCIS, MN
• 2EASTON JOHNSON, JRBICYCLES.COM/SPEEDCO/AVIAN, WAXAHACHIE, TX
• 3JAKE MORGAN, FACTORY BOMBSHELL, CANYON LAKE, CA
• 4COOPER (DOOPS) TAYLOR, FACTORY BOMBSHELL, COLUMBIA, MO
• 5CROSBY (THE BULL) BACKER, SEAN CARVAJAL'S LDC, OVILLA, TX
• 6JACOB THEISEN, BLACK WIDOW BMX, SAINT CLOUD, MN
• 7MARSHALL (THE KID) WARNER, TIME2SHINE, SMITHSBURG, MD
• 8KARSON MOORE, VENOM, TULSA, OK

Kam Larson looked ultra fast on his new Haro ride.

PRO OPEN DAY 2

• 1KAMREN LARSEN, BAKERSFIELD, CA
• 2JACOB PEEBLES, ROCKLIN, CA
• 3NICK (NICKY D) DAWSON, PITTSBURGH, PA
• 4JOSEPH LETO, CORSA STAY STRONG/PROFILE, MYAKKA CITY, FL
• 5AUSTIN (FREAKY FAST) MCKAN, WILLARD, MO
• 6ELLIOT MCGRATH, ELK RIVER, MN
• 7DAMIEN LACOMBE, PREMIER RACING NATIONAL TEAM, DALLAS, TX
• 8CARLY KANE, DK BICYCLES, GUILFORD, IN

The Mongoose Title Tot class was digging the jumps on the third straightaway.
 

The Tollefson/De Vera rivalry is shapping up to be one of the best on the national circuit.

8 GIRLS EXPERT DAY 2

• 1VIDA DE VERA, BFR, LONG BEACH, CA
• 2JEMMA (LIL JT) TOLLEFSON, FACTORY BOX COMPONENTS, WOODBURY, MN
• 3SAILOR (SAY GNAR) DENTON, FACTORY BOMBSHELL, LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA
• 4KAYLEE (THE DIVA) LOVINS, SSQUARED NATIONAL TEAM , OKEMAH, OK
• 5HANNAH (HURRICANE) JAMESON, SSQUARED, DARDENNE PRAIRIE, MO
• 6EMILY (COO BEAR) DENBY, KAOS, DALLAS, TX

8 GIRLS EXPERT DAY 3

• 1JEMMA (LIL JT) TOLLEFSON, FACTORY BOX COMPONENTS, WOODBURY, MN
• 2VIDA DE VERA, BFR, LONG BEACH, CA
• 3SAILOR (SAY GNAR) DENTON, FACTORY BOMBSHELL, LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA
• 4KAYLEE (THE DIVA) LOVINS, SSQUARED NATIONAL TEAM , OKEMAH, OK
• 5EMILY (COO BEAR) DENBY, KAOS, DALLAS, TX

Valentino "Pistol Pete" Elizondo Jr. put the 16x class on ice in Tulsa.

16 EXPERT DAY 1

• 1PETER CHOAT, HARO, BAKERSFIELD, CA
• 2TYLER HENRY, FACTORY SSQUARED, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL
• 3NATE (STEELER NATE) ROMERO, FACTORY RIFT TANGENT, APPLE VALLEY, CA
• 4CAMDEN BRENT, TOPEKA, KS
• 5BRENDAN JOHNSON, FACTORY FLANNEL, N LAS VEGAS, NV
• 6BRANDON BREDEWEG, FACTORY SSQUARED, ALLENDALE, MI
• 7CEASAR (THE MUSTACHE) FLORES, BMX SHARKS, ATWATER, CA
• 8RYAN BRAMER, BLACKCROWN BMX FACTORY, SOUTH PARK, PA

Texan Lucas Stewart ruled the 10I class.

10 INTERMEDIATE DAY 1

• 1LUCAS STEWART, BAD RABBIT BMX, HOUSTON, TX
• 2ISRAEL (TWINKLE TOES) SHEPARD, ON2WHEELS, SAINT GEORGE, KS
• 3COOPER (BLUEBERRY) DAWSON, TIME2SHINE, WOODBRIDGE, VA
• 4WYATT (BOBBLEHEAD) JOYNT, BLACK WIDOW, WICHITA, KS
• 5AUSTIN (SUPER SVEN) SMITH, CRANK LAB, FARIBAULT, MN
• 6CASEN (RACIN CASEN) MYERS, CARTHAGE, MO
• 7ELLIOT (THE ANIMAL) OLSON, LETHAL BMX/SPEEDCO, BAXTER, MN
• 8KADYN DAILY, MOORE, OK

With the new USA BMX Headquarters being built just miles to the west, this will more than likely be the last Sooners held in the Ford truck Arena. We hear the weather is pretty nice in late Spring and early Fall. We can only prospect the future but 2022 may have this race at a different time of the season. Only time will tell.