The Land Of Bwi, Cia, Nsa & Bmx - East Coast Nationals

When we’d last seen the Chesapeake BMX track, it was a tad muddy and rutted after three days of rainy racing at last year’s Gold Cup Finals.

So here we were again, eight months later, at one of Maryland’s most legendary tracks, and things couldn’t have been better. Chesapeake BMX was back in tip-top shape with six fresh layers of SoilTac(R) and a Lance Maguire re-build. TO’s Charlie, Tom and their relentless crew of volunteers - were ready for another great national event.

This was a double-header weekend; with half of the USA BMX staffers and West Coast riders hitting up Salt Lake City, Utah, while many of the Mid-Westerners and right-coast crew had converged on the Land of BWI, CIA, NSA and BMX. The BaltimoreWashington airport is like 10 minutes away from Chesapeake, and supposedly, CIA and NSA HQ’s are also within close proximity. Then there’s BMX - our favorite three-letter acronym for radness. Located in a plush park setting, with a diet-ending snack bar and super smooth and fun track, it’s easy to see why many families chose Maryland. The Throdwn posse and Factory Yess squad were present and accounted for, a few Blackcrown and J&R rippers made it up, as did the Blot-Out bunch. The wrecking crew from New York - AllTow-Yess, made it to Maryland, along with local team heroes TNT and C-YAA Racing. Oh, and don’t ever count out the pedal pushers in pink - Powers Bike Shop! You could tell from practice that this was going to be one heck’uva race.