Rennen/Intense is Thankful for having such great riders

Hello all,

Thanksgiving weekend is traditionally one of the biggest weekends of BMX racing the entire calendar year. Having anointed ourselves “Team Champions of BMX in 2009″, it only figures that we were major players in both the ABA and NBL’s holiday weekend events.

Out in Tulsa, it was a huge weekend for Rennen/Intense, as we put 4 riders into the NAG 5 challenge race on Friday night. From there it got even better as the team ended up finishing 4th for the weekend in the Factory Team division with a score of 478; our riders won a total of four nag year end titles!

Shawn DiPrete dominated the elder 30-classes with two main event wins and two NAG titles in 36-40 cruiser and expert.

Austin Loebe recovered from a near fall in turn one in the 16x main event, holding on for a strong third.

Pat Parker “always the bridesmaid, never the bride” in 2009 took 2nd place in the 28-35 expert class main and NAG #2.

Our Vet Pro Will Murray was on fire at the 2009 ABA Grands, finishing on the Podium in 3rd place for the event.

Courtney Applewhite worked her way to the 17-27 year-old girls main event where she finished 6th. Cam Moore and TJ Manischalci both made their way to the 11 expert main event and finished up third and fourth respectively. TJ also made some new friends at the Grands over at SunBru.

From there Cam went on to win the 11 cruiser main event and NAG title. Mike McGonigle (28-35x) broke his wrist in Thursday’s practice and one would have expected his weekend to be over. However, on Sunday morning he came out for the third round of motos with a wrist brace and transferred out. From there he took the holeshot in the main event and went on to the main event victory and NAG title. Max Egdorf saw his Grands weekend come to an abrupt end in the semi-finals of the 17-18 expert class with a fall in turn two. Allen Currier made the trip out to Tulsa and continued his post layoff work in the “A” pro class, turning in some quality track time but falling short of making the main event.

Meanwhile over in Morristown, TN Rennen/Intense handled the completion in the National Team division with wins both days. Day 1’s score of 88 saw four of our five sheet riders take wins, while Sunday’s 85 had two wins and two seconds. Justin Knapper worked his way through semi’s each day to the 13 x main event. Even though he’s the new kid on the block in the 13-14 cruiser class, he still pulled off the win on day 1. Chris Meaker is rounding back into form after two surgeries in 2009; he took the main win on day 1 in 35-40x. Melissa Woodruff cleaned house in the combined ladies cruiser class. Victor Behm scored a big win and perfect in the 15x class on day 1. Rob McAllister anchored the team sheet with two wins, working through semi mains in 40-44 cruiser. M.J. Peters continues to work hard and make mains, representing the Rennen and Intense brands proudly.

Next up for the team is a second trip to Louisville, KY this calendar year for the NBL’s Christmas classic pro series event. We’re looking forward to spending the holidays with our BMX family and friends. Here’s to hoping this new location will be as good as years past.

Lastly we would like to welcome back Profile to our support list for the 2010 season. Also look one more major product sponsor to be added soon (hint, you may “Faint”).

Rennen Design Group (www.rennendesigngroup.com) makers of the finest gears, chain rings, cogs and the ultimate training tool “G-Cog”! Intense BMX (www.intensebmx.com) makers of the ultimate racing frames and tires.

Co-sponsored by: Alienation (www.alienationbmx.com), Black Crown designs (www.blackcrownbmx.com), Finish Line (www.finishlineusa.com), FLY (www.flyracingbmx.com), Johnson BMX Plates (www.johnsonbmx.com), KMC (www.kmcchain.com), Morphine Industries (www.morphineindustries.com), ODI (www.odigrips.com), PowerBar (www.powerbar.com), Profile (www.profileracing.com), SINZ(www.sinz-racing.com), THE(www.the-industries.com), and Thomson (www.lhthomson.com).