Hi. I'm Emily. I've been racing for almost three years. I usually ride out at Grand Prix BMX in Perris, California. I love riding with my friends and having a good time.

In 2012, Mariana Pajon became only the second Gold medalist from her home country. With her win at the London Olympics, she was instantly boosted in to an instant sports celebrity in Colombia. Mariana followed up her Olympic Gold in 2013 with an incredible last-minute charge to take over the points-lead in Pro Women, coming in to The Grands. In Tulsa, she fought hard with Redline’s Alise Post in all three mains, and came out on top - winning her first USA BMX National No.1 Championship. No.1 Woman Pro and Gold medalist ... there isn’t much that Mariana can’t do and hasn’t won.

My name is Sarah Walker, I’m from New Zealand and I love & live BMX. I started rac­ing at the age of 10, (begin­ning of 1999) for some fun and so I wouldn’t be bored watch­ing my brother any­more. Since then I have been to more than 20 coun­tries and lived out of a suit­case for a lot of the last eight years, all with my bike beside me. In 2006, I decided to chase my dream, to be the fastest girl on a 20″ bike in the world, and to be New Zealand’s 1st BMX Olympian. After miss­ing out on a medal at Bei­jing, I came back to win a Sil­ver Medal in Lon­don! My goal is to now win Gold at the next Olympics in Rio, 2016. The Sil­ver Medal in Lon­don is the high­light of my career so far edg­ing out dual World Cham­pion in Ade­laide, 2009.

My name is Leandro. I love to ride my bmx bike. I started racing when I was 10. I fell immediately in love with racing. It is a blast to race on tracks and I love the adrenaline rush it gives me. Bombshell is my team. We have a great group of kids and we have so much fun at tracks and traveling to state races and national races. We are like a little bmx family. I like to set goals. My 2 biggest goals I met in bmx are winning a national in my inter class and turning expert in a year. My goal for now is to make at least a semi and hopefully a main in my class 12 expert at a national. Its been hard going from inter to expert but working hard I have gotten faster and had so much fun a long the way. I can only imagine what the future has for me. see ya on the track. Leandro

Name: Amanda M. Carr Age: 23 Birthday: June 24, 1990 Born: Punta Gorda, FL Nationality: USA, Thai Race: Caucasian, Thai Height: 5’6’’ Weight: 135lb BMX Racing | #39 | Thailand 2013: •Overall 2013 UCI Supercross World Cup: 5th •UCI Supercross World Cup (Chula Vista, USA): 3rd Final (Bronze) | 10th Time Trials •UCI USA BMX National (Louisville, USA C1): Day 1: 7th Final | Day 2: 6th Final •UCI USA BMX National (Pittsburg, USA C1): Day 1: 2nd Final | Day 2: 1st Final •USA BMX National (Rockford, USA): Day 1: 2nd Final | Day 2: 3rd Final •UCI USA BMX National (Nashville, USA C1): 8th Final •UCI Supercross World Cup (Papendal, NED): 6th Semi-Final | 10th Time Trials •UCI Supercross World Cup (Santiago del Estero, ARG): 6th Final | 11th Time Trials •UCI Supercross World Cup (Manchester, ENG): 5th Semi-Final | 13th Time Trials •British BMX SX Open (Manchester, ENG): 4th Final 2011 / 2012: •19th in the UCI Overall Elite Women’s Ranking •UCI World Championships (Birmingham, ENG): QuarterFinal •UCI Supercross World Cup (Papendal, NED): SemiFinal •UCI Supercross World Cup (Randaberg, NOR): SemiFinal | 16th Time Trial •USA Cycling National Championship (Chula Vista, USA): 2nd Final •UCI Supercross World Cup (Chula Vista, USA): 6th Final | 3rd Time Trial •UCI Supercross World Cup (Chula Vista, USA): SemiFinal | 8th Time Trial •UCI Supercross World Cup/ Olympic Test Event (London, England): 5th Final 2010 / 2011: •16th in the UCI Overall Elite Women’s Ranking •4th in the UCI North American Elite Women’s Ranking •UCI World Championship (Copenhagen, Denmark): QuarterFinal | 16th Time Trials •UCI Supercross World Cup (Papendal, NED): SemiFinal •UCI Supercross World Cup (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa): QuarterFinal | 11th Time Trials •USAC National Championship (Chula Vista, USA): 4th Final •UCI Supercross World Cup (Chula Vista, USA): SemiFinal | 9th Time Trials •UCI Supercross World Cup (Frejus, FRA): 8th Final 2009 / 2010: •Trained at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA as a part of the Women’s Olympic Development Squad •UCI World Championship (Adelaide, AUS): SemiFinal •UCI Supercross World Cup (Copenhagen, DEN): SemiFinal | 8th Time Trials •UCI Supercross World Cup (Madrid, ESP): QuarterFinal 2009: Elite Women Semi-finalist for UCI World Championships (Adelaide, Australia) 2006: UCI BMX World Champion for 16-year-old girls (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 2005: UCI BMX World Champion for 15-year-old girls (Paris, France)

(From the 2010 NATIONAL BMX HALL OF FAME Ceremnoy) Few industries have a person so well known and respected that one name suffices in identifying them. In the music biz, there's Bono, Cher and Madonna. And in BMX, we have "gOrk." (usually spelled with a small "g," and capital 'O.") As someone who has raced since 1976 - at age 13, on both the local and national level (UBR National No.1 sidehack three years running), rode-in and promoted freestyle shows in its infancy, worked in the warehouse at CW Racing, and served as Editor of both the iconic BMX ACTION and ABA`s BMXer Magazines, before becoming marketing director of Redline BIcycles for 11 years - it's safe to say that gOrk has made his mark on nearly every era of our sport It was during the 90's - with the ABA, when he began doodling the characters known as Juan Hander & Noah Footer - which are currently in the process of being scanned an retouched for a series of books. In 1999, after 10 years with ABA, gOrk moved to the Pacific Northwest to join Seattle Bike Supply as the Director of Marketing for their flagship brand, Redline Bicycles. It was there, with the red, white and black that he assembled some of the greatest Redline riders in the brand's history - from Bubba Harris to Kim Hayashi, to Sam Willoughby, Alise Post and Jason Carne$. In 2011, gOrk returned to Arizona to work for USA BMX as their Chief Communications Officer, where he is managing editor of PULL and in charge of all social media and website communication with the members of USA BMX.

Major Gehrke- Instagram: TheMajorBmx, Youtube: MajorBMX 11-Expert, Super proud to be a member of the 2x #1 Factory Team Answer/Rennen! National #1 Cruiser Winner 2017 NAG 1 in 2016 & 2017 on both class and cruiser bikes, won 6 straight state championships on both bikes, and won 5 Top Gun jackets. Won multiple ROCs, Gold Cups, and track championships. National #1 amateur boy is the new goal! Races BMX and Velodrome, love freestyle riding, scooters and playing football, baseball and basketball. Nicknamed after Marshall "Major" Taylor, second African-American to win World Champion in any sport.

Owner / Organizer / Team Manager of "The Nationals" Factory & Trophy BMX Racing Teams. #1 USA BMX Trophy Team in 2013 as well as Grands Trophy Team Winner.

As Canada’s one and only BMX Olympian in 2012, Tory has long been hailed as the fastest BMXer north of the 49th parallel. (In fact, that is the reason why Tory selected 49 as his career number). As a longtime ABA racer - young Tory became one of the few Canadians to ever earn a NAG (National Age Group) No.1 plate in the U.S.. Backed by American sponsors - from Redline to Staats, one of his toughest competitors was his good friend from Nevada - Connor Fields. The two helped push eachother to new speeds, and there’s no coincidence that they both went on to become AA-pros and Olympians. Like many racers, Tory has seen his ups and downs in the sport; having to overcome some major injuries. Prior to the 2008 Olympics (and being too young to qualify), he was helping train Canada’s two fastest pros before Beijing - and crashed so hard that he broke both arms. But like all successful BMX racers, he overcame that obstacle and went on to race in London in 2012. Tory has ridden for Redline Bicycles for years, and has also been training with famed French BMX coach P.H. Sause for over a decade now. In 2013, Tory placed 5th in the UCi Worlds main - making him the 5th fastest BMXer in the World.

At first, Brooke was completely against racing. Her parents only got her a bike so she wouldn’t feel left out when the family went to watch her brother race on their hometown BMX track in Tulare, Calif. Of course, she was only six at the time but, in a discipline where racers start as young as five, Brooke sized up the peer competition and told her parents that she wanted to try racing. Racing BMX in southern California is a bit like playing football in central Texas, the talent pool is deep and wide and the competition is fierce. The distinctions started piling up when Brooke was nine. She has consistently compiled top-3 titles in national age group rankings ever since. Her big break came in 2009 when, as a 16 year old, she scored two world titles and a national title. Brooke graduated from Mt. Whitney High School in 2011 and began to focus on BMX racing full time. While she has lived under her parents’ roof, she has benefited immensely from their sustained support. They have - according to Brooke - always pushed her to be at her very best. They have also pulled double duty as her coach, which sometimes isn’t easy when the going gets rough. As a teen, Brooke has learned that the price of racing at an elite level has cost her a bit of a social life but, rather than be adrift in the life of a normal teenager, she is a determined BMX racer and she credits her parents, in part, with being where she is today. Coming just a tad short on the UCi points scale, Brooke was chosen as the back-up rider for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, and kept training and pushing her two friends and Olympic team members - Alise Post and Arielle Martin. With the Olympic games already started, and just days before they were all to leave for London, Arielle snapped a chain while practicing on the London-replica course, and suffered some serious injuries. Suddenly, Brooke was IN, and on her way to London to represent the United States. In one of the more memorable moments of the BMX event, Brooke flashed the palm of her glove to the TV cameras. Written there on the palm of her Deft family gloves was scribbled “AMV” - her tribute and salute to her OTC roommate, who was watching from a hospital bed back home in San Diego. Despite a gnarly crash in qualifying on the first day of the Olympics - a bail that was seen around the World, Crain went on to make the main event and placed 8th. When Brooke’s not training or riding her bike, she likes to hang out with a few of her close friends, play basketball, or relax at home with her family.

I am 21 years old, currently living in Long Beach, California, but soon relocating to Glibert, Arizona. I started racing BMX in 2002 at Orange Y BMX in Orange, California. My dad raced as a teenager at Chandler BMX in Arizona. At the time I started racing my brother had already been racing for a few years, but I had finally decided that I wanted to give it a try. My first national was just a short three weeks later in Reno, Nevada at the season opener of 2003. From 2003 to 2008, my dad, my brother and I raced around the country hitting every race possible, chasing points year after year. Beginning in 2008, my dad and I began attending the World Championships. I saw much success at these races in China, Australia, South Africa, and Denmark. After taking a hiatus from BMX for a short time while I was attending nursing school, I am now back doing what I love, racing BMX. Currently, I race in the 21-25 Girls and Girls Cruiser classes in the USA BMX National Series.

The name's Juan Hander - and if you've been racing since the 90's, you might know me. My buddy Noah - a former Pro champion, and I used to have our own monthly feature in American BMXer magazine (which later became the BMXer). Yup ... we had some crazy times back then. After fading from the spotlight during the 00's, me 'n Noah are still at it - racing locals and the occasional State race. In fact, I recently went thru the USA BMX Coaching Certification and am now a Licensed USA BMX Coach. I've got the card to prove it! So .. if you really suck at racing, like I once did, and want to get better - be sure to look me up.

I started racing BMX in the mid 1970's in the St. Louis area. I continued to race through the 1980's and stopped racing once I began my career. I did return to racing in 2005, but have since retired. I received my Bachelor's Degree in Recreation and my Master's Degree in Sports Management; both from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. I began my career in public parks and recreation and later moved on to campus recreation. From there I moved into athletics administration and eventually became a college athletic director. I left the sports world in 2007 for a short time before going to work for USA Cycling. I was with USA Cycling for two years before joining the American Bicycle Association in 2009. I remained there through 2017 as the Chief Marketing Officer and Director of New Track Development. I operate Grand Valley BMX in Grand Junction, Colorado. My family and I have operated the track since 2006 and have been a Top 10 track since 2008. Additionally, I became a certified USA BMX Coach in 2014. I enjoy teaching kids of all ages and enjoy attracting new riders to the sport. I can attribute much of my success to the lessons I learned on a BMX track and enjoy giving others the same opportunity. I have worked with numerous athletes, was the manager for the Team USA World's Team in Medellin, Colombia in 2015 and am also an Elite National BMX Commissaire. I believe in the fundamentals of sport and believe that to be successful in any sport you must have a strong fundamental base. While training and fundamentals are a key to success, you also have to mix in a little fun. I enjoy the many aspects of coaching and working with kids and adults of all ages on improving their skills.

My name is Amber Lollar, I have been racing BMX for a little over 2 years I love every bit. I have gotten to travel all over the United State to race BMX has became my life and I love it. My parents are supper supportive of me and take me all over!!!