In his last year of Amateur, Washington’s JOSH KLATMAN is hoping to become a 2-straight No.1 Amateur. He’ll be going pro in 2012. Photos & Story by Tracy Stephens
Nearly 450 riders descended upon the gateway of the Okanagan Valley as stop number four on the 2011 Canadian series landed at Kelowna BMX.
Yess, he can. Trevor Brown can not only put a whuppin’ on the 41-45 cruiser class, but he’s also pretty handy with a roll of electrical tape. [below] In the great Northwest, the Bushnell name is legend. This here is Dan’s daughter; Cassie. 2nd place in Elite Women.
Bike Supply’s Scott Erwood making it look easy to land on the podium in the top spot both days. “The Big Easy” was kept company by Canadian Ozone’s Kevin Hill and Elite Training Source’s Karsten Millman. On Sunday, an injured Mani Kawaguchi tried to tough it out but wasn’t able to muster a top score. We can expect some more fierce competition as the racks The newly paved corners, self-proclaiming fill up and riders heal up before heading starting gate, and technical course to the Canadian Grands in October. provided for a metric ton of challenging, For the women, it was Alberta’s Kayia action-packed racing. Sweeney in the one spot all weekend with While a smaller pro contingent was avail- her fellow northwest lady pros; Bikemasable to vie for the podium honors, those ter’s Cassie Bushnell and Staat’s Abigail who did show up proved as always to be Graalman. BMX Canada’s newest lady fan favorites. For the men, it was Canadian pro Shanda Hill (from Vernon, WA) was
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