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The Fastest First Straights in BMX

The Holeshot Challenge returns to SoCal, this time at the beautiful San Diego BMX.

  • September, 10th 2022
  • 4 min read

After 4 years, Tyler Brown brings the action-packed, pure power speed of the Holeshot Challenge back to the BMX spotlight. The San Diego BMX #HoleshotChallenge brings 8 invited Pros plus 16 extra qualified riders together for a night of non-stop horsepower.

With hardened veterans, eager rookies, and spotlight-hungry amateurs looking to put their names and sponsors in the limelight, BMX social and USA BMX Webcast is ready to show who's got the speed on Saturday, September 10th.


Let's Meet the Hired Guns

 

DALENY VAUGHN, DK BIKES, TUCSON, AZ

- 2021 GRAND NATIONALS WOMEN PRO WINNER

- 2022 USA CYCLING ELITE WOMEN NATIONAL CHAMPION

- DUBBED THE "DESERT DESTROYER" 

CAMERON WOOD, MONGOOSE BICYCLES, PEORIA, AZ

- SECOND YEAR MEN PRO

- 2022 LEGACY NATIONALS MEN PRO WINNER 

- SAM WILLOUGHBY JR

NICHOLAS ADAMS, FACTORY RIFT TANGENT, ORANGEVALE, CA

- THE LONE INVITED ROOKIE PRO 

- 9/10 MEN PRO MAIN EVENTS MADE IN 2022 SEASON

- TRAINED BY GOLD MEDALIST CONNOR FIELDS

CORBEN SHARRAH, DAYLIGHT, TUCSON, AZ

- 2017 ELITE MEN WORLD CHAMPION, ROCKHILL, SC

- 2020 OLYMPIAN, TOKYO GAMES

- 2022 USA CYCLING ELITE MEN NATIONAL CHAMPION

KAMREN LARSEN, HARO RACE, BAKERSFIELD, CA

- MR. FAST TWITCH

- 2018 GOLDEN CRANK AWARDS ROOKIE PRO OF THE YEAR

- FORMER SAN DIEGO BMX LOCAL

JOSHUA MCLEAN, FULL TILT RADIO, PALM HARBOR, FL

- CURRENT 2022 MEN PRO POINTS LEADER

- 2021 NATIONAL NO.2

- SMALL HILL GOD

JEREMY SMITH, DKBICYCLES/HEMPFUSIONCBD, MYAKKA CITY, FL

- HIS NAME IS LITERALLY J-SMOOTH

- 2020 GOLDEN CRANK AWARDS PRO OF THE YEAR

ANTHONY (SHIBBY) BUCARDO, HARO RACE, CORONA, CA

- SAN DIEGO BMX LOCAL

- 2019 GOLDEN CRANK AWARDS ROOKIE PRO OF THE YEAR

- 2022 USA CYCLING NATIONAL TEAM


As the hour's tick down, the night show battle anticipation continues to grow. But before we join the hired guns under the lights, 16 spots are up for grabs with the fastest of the fast looking to qualify on! 8 pro spots and 8 amateur spots on the line. Day qualifying is kicking off the San Diego BMX horsepower.

With social hype and team pit talks, here is who we know is taking their speed to open qualifying.

Fresh off their Challenge World Titles, Vegas local Cedric Cade and 2021 USA BMX National No.1 Amateur Girl Ava Corley bring their amateur domination to the SoCal dragstrip. Joining the World Champs in the amateur ranks, a particular avian-human hybrid is looking to get his Birdman power to the show. Rennen's Brandon Crain has been on the big stage before, and with an unbelievable 2-3 pedal, Crain looks to test his sprocket as he puts the power down the first straight.

With any big race coming to a local program, there's always the local contingency. For San Diego BMX, that contingency lies on Joel Williams's shoulders. After not seeing Williams on the national series since 2018, the local San Diego community and USA BMX staff members are eager to see where the former NAG contender lines up out of turn 1.


With big names on the track, fence line, and the mic, The San Diego BMX Holeshot Challenge is bringing a new format of racing into the spotlight of BMX. Look out for all social platforms to explode with all the coverage and interviews as the monicker of "Fastest First Straights In BMX" is given out at San Diego BMX.

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