Riders
Mike Peppa Jam Sandt
Expert
- Age
- 23
- Hometown
- Uniontown, OH (USA)
- Track
- Akron BMX
Followers
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FACTORY HAVOC 13 Expert @connormannionbmx
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9 Expert / 9 Cruiser / 9 Boys 2X UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPION 2012/2013 N.A.G. #1 (6X 2012) N.A.G. #2 (8X 2014) USAC Champion 2012 2X Western Divisional Champion WDC (2012-2013) 7X RLC/Gold Cup Champion (2011-2014) 2X State Champion (8C 2013-2014) Dane races BMX on the National & World level and also races Motocross on the National level. Dane has earned an AMA #1 Title in Motocross Racing (2013). You can follow all of Dane's racing on his Facebook Page at: www.facebook.com/danemorales33 Team: Factory BOX / AUBURN / ASV Sponsors: Box Components, Auburn Cycles, ASV Inventions, Troy Lee designs, CRIT Factory Customs, ODI, Oakley, Shimano, Gaerne, Speedline, Tangent, Maxxis, Garage Graphics, Stickman Graphics, Wahoo's, Bike Alley For More info & Photo's follow Dane on Facebook www.facebook.com/danemorales33 BMX Racing History 2011 BMX SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 1st ABA California State Championship Finals, Orange, CA 1st ABA Redline Cup Western Region Qualifier, Roseville, CA 1st ABA Redline Cup Western Regional Finals, Boulder, NV 1st ABA Grand National Championships, Tulsa, OK 2012 BMX SEASON (6 Expert) In April Dane won the USA Cycling USA Championships in the 6 class and earned the top USA ranking. On May 24th Dane became the first World Champion of 2012 by winning the 6 Boys Class at the UCI BMX World Championships in Birmingham, England. In August he won the USA-BMX Western Divisional Championships, in October he won two Redline Cup Regional Championship titles and in November he won the Presidents Cup / Race of Champions (ROC) Championship and the highly coveted USA-BMX National Age Group (NAG) Championship for a total of 7 major championship titles. The most for any amateur BMX racer in 2012. 2012 BMX SEASON HIGHLIGHTS UCI World BMX Champion 6 Class USA-BMX National Age Group (NAG) #1 6X USA Cycling USA BMX Champion 6 Class USA-BMX Race of Champions (ROC) #1 6X Redline Cup BMX Champion 6X Redline Cup BMX Champion 6 Open USA-BMX Western Divisional BMX Champion 6X 10 National 6X Class wins including the two largest USA-BMX Nationals- The Las Vegas National and the Grand National Finals, Tulsa, OK, and the USA Cycling Nationals 2013 BMX SEASON (7 Expert & 7 Cruiser) After 6 months of full time Motocross racing and earning an AMA National Motocross title, Dane began his 2013 National BMX season in May of this year to defend his USA Cycling national title in Nashville, TN where he placed 3rd in the USA Cycling Championships and earned a spot on Team USA for the BMX World Championships in Aukland, NZ. With only 3 months to prepare and get himself back up to a world class level, Dane went to Auckland, NZ in July to defend his World BMX title and did Team USA proud by winning every single heat, qualifier and the main event to become a 2-time, back to back BMX World Champion. In August, Dane earned his first Cruiser class title by winning the California State Championships in the 7 Cruiser Class. In September, Dane earned his 2nd Cruiser title by winning the Western Divisional National title in the 7 Cruiser class. In October, Dane earned two more titles at the Redline Cup Championships with an overall Championship in the 7 Expert and 7 Cruiser class. 2013 BMX SEASON HIGHLIGHTS UCI World BMX Champion Boys 7 Class USA-BMX Western Divisional BMX Champion 7 Cruiser Redline Cup BMX Champion 7 Expert Redline Cup BMX Champion 7 Cruiser California State Champion 7 Cruiser
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I started riding a bike before I could even run at 2 1/2 years old. My parents took me to a race to watch when I was 4 yrs old and I was hooked. I started racing soon after when I turned 5. I have had a lot of success over the years and I have been winning a lot since I started training more for racing. I've been the Ohio State Number One six times over the years, but due to the time commitment of my father serving on the board of directors for AKRON BMX we were really unable to travel to many nationals to compete. That all changed in 2013 and my father took me to some Redline cup races. I ended up earning Regional Number One for 14 intermediate and was able to run a Gold Cup #1 plate for the 2014 season. Midway through 2014 I moved up to Expert and I am now one of the fastest riders at my home track of Akron BMX. This year I went into the regional finals in SC in a multi-rider tie for third place (there were also multiple people tied for first and second - so it was more like 9th or 10th). I raced hard, but because of a large pile up I failed to earn the plate I wanted, I did fight hard end up fifth in the region - just one point out of third place! During 2014 I also raced the local cruiser class from time to time, but since there weren't always others my age to compete with it was more for track time and exercise than trying to win. I really tried to stay focused on running my 20" class. The last few years I was sponsored locally by Beeteem Sports in the Ohio State Series. I hope to join a national team since I will be stepping up and racing more nationals in 2016 and look forward to going to the Grands for the first time. In my off time I like to ride trails, park, street, road bikes, and mountain bikes to improve my skills on the track and for fun. Over the winter I try to attend indoor races in Dayton (3 hrs away) when I can and I also go to Ray's Indoor MTB as much as possible.
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