Last weekend in Orlando, FL was the last national event of the 2013 race season. This season has been action packed and it's hard to believe we're already heading into the Grand Nationals in less than a month.
Orlando was a 3 day event which opened the door for leaders to either extend their lead or to give other riders some striking distance going into Grands. Brooke, Nic and Corben all rode awesome and consistent throughout the weekend and hit the podium at least once each.
Aside from racing, the highlight of the weekend was the old school throwback Haro uniforms that Nic got made for the team. They were a huge hit with long time Haro fans, and the new school alike. Check them out in some of the photos below with Nic and Corben throwing some late 80's inspired style. Thanks to NEMAbrand for knocking these out for us!
In Elite Men, Sam Willoughby went about his winning ways and won all 3 days of the event bringing his overall win tally to 17 on the season. He'll have the title wrapped up for the season already which is a crazy feat. Corben was a force on day two and rode consistent throughout the 3 mains to end up with a 2nd place overall after crashing in the semi the first day. The overall year-end title chase between 2nd and 5th are pretty close, and it looks like Corben will go into Grands with the shot at ending the season in the top 3 of Elite Men.
Nic Long has been sitting 2nd for the majority of the year, but with a couple bad races over the last two months, he's left the door open for Connor Fields and David Herman, falling back to the 4 spot. Sunday in Orlando was his last bid for the season and he managed a 3rd overall after a crash in the 2nd main event. With a good showing at the Grands, Nic will have a shot at 2nd overall for the year. He'll get it done.
In Elite Women, the class was dominated all weekend by Olympic Gold Medalist, Mariana Pajon. She needed 3 wins to close the gap between herself and current points leader, Alise Post. Our girl Brooke didn't let her get away easy though, and was pressuring her each and every lap, riding more aggressive than we've ever seen. Brooke ended up with two 2nd place overall finishes and one 3rd place for the weekend. She goes into Grands in 3rd place overall, and although it would be a long shot, she has a chance to pull off the overall title for the season as her list of finishes for the year are nothing but 1st and 2nd place finishes.
Our amateur team, Haro/Promax, lead by USABMX National #1 Amateur Rusty Nesvig, brought home two 2nd place finishes over the weekend. If we aren't leading the Factory Title chase, we're in a close second and plan to lock it up next month. See you guys in TULSA!
