ABA GATOR NATIONALS
Dade City, Florida April 1-2

Round 7 of the ABA National Series sent the AA pros to Florida for a rare ABA event. The ABA put a lot of time and effort into the Gator Nationals, and the pros were ready for some hot racing action in the Florida sun. With a rocky track surface, it made for some slippery conditions, and a lot of crashing. With the start of spring break, Florida was hoping, and the BMXers just made it that much more exciting. Here is how the Double A Marketing Pros in Attendance finished up:

Christophe Leveque has had a strong early season, and Florida was a true showing of that, as he was winner of both AA pro and Pro Open on Saturday. On Sunday, Christophe just missed a repeat of Saturday, as he finished 1st in Pro Open and 2nd in AA. Christophe's sponsors include Specialized/Mountain Dew, Speed Stick, Vans, Powerbar, ATI, Fox, Smith, Pazzaz, Champion Nutrition, Double A Marketing.com, Troy Lee Designs, Sun Rims, Chainwheels.com and Spanky Tires.

Greg Romero went to Florida, looking to continue his winning ways from Phoenix, and he did just that on Sunday in AA pro. Greg said he feels the best he has since before his injury from last season. Greg also finished 2nd in Pro Open on Sunday. On Saturday, Greg got caught up in a few crashes in AA and Finished 5th as well as 7th in Pro Open. Look for Primo to be atop the podium a lot this summer! Greg's sponsors include GT, Panasonic Shock Wave, WD-40, Tal 5, Shimano, AXO, Vans, Chevy Trucks, Troy Lee Designs, IRC, Champion Nutrition, ATI, Smith, Boss Clothing, Head lock, Double A Marketing.com, Calabasis Cyclery, Core Fitness, Center Of Balance.

Jamie Staff is the current leader of the ABA Pro points, and after this weekend, you can see why. Jamie took 2nd in both the AA pro and Pro open classes on day 1. On Sunday, Jamie placed 3rd in AA. Jaime's Sponsors include Haro, Adidas, No Fear, Lee Pipes, Answer, Revenge/Champion Nutrition, ODI, Shimano, Kicker, King, Mervyn's, Bob's Stores, Epic, Powerbar, Double A Marketing.com, Headlock, Arnette, and DV8.

Jason Donnell has been racing extremely well lately, and by his two 3rd place finishes on Saturday in AA and Open, you can see the proof. Jason backed it up with a 5th in AA on Sunday as well to round off a great weekend. Jason's sponsors include Haro, No Fear, Lee Pipes, Adidas, Mervyn's, Bob's Stores, Champion Nutrition, Headlock, Epic, ODI, Shimano, Smith, Answer, Double A Marketing.com, and Power Bar,

Robert MacPherson dealt with a few crashes on Saturday, and finished with a 5th in AA, but still pulled out of Florida with some good results. Sunday went a lot better for Big Mac as he finished up 4th in AA and 3rd in Pro Open. Robert's Sponsors include Diamond Back, Thor, Answer, ATI, Vans, Bell, Oakley, Odyssey, Powerbar, Marwi, Profile, Headlock, Revenge/Champion Nutrition, Double A Marketing.com, Beverly Hills Polo Club, and Troy Lee Designs.

Saturday Pro Results

AA Pro
1st-Christophe Leveque-Specialized/Mt Dew/Speed Stick
2nd-Jamie Staff-Haro/Lee Pipes
3rd-Jaon Donnell-Haro/Lee Pipes

Pro Open
1st-Christophe Leveque-Specialized/Mt Dew/Speed Stick
2nd-Jamie Staff-Haro/Lee Pipes
3rd-Kevin Tomko-Haro/Lee Pipes

Sunday Pro Results

AA Pro
1st-Greg Romero-Gt/Pansonic Shock Wave/Chevy Trucks
2nd-Christophe Leveque-Specialized/Mt Dew/Speed Stick
3rd-Jamie Staff-Haro/Lee Pipes

Pro Open
1st-Christophe Leveque-Specialized/Mt Dew/Speed Stick
2nd-Greg Romero-Gt/Pansonic Shock Wave/Chevy Trucks
3rd-Robert MacPherson-Diamondback

Double Marketing proudly represents Matt Hadan, Robert MacPherson, Jamie Staff, Randy Stumpfhauser, Christophe Leveque, Wade Bootes, Jason Richardson, Thomas Allier, Jason Donnell, Greg Romero, Darrin Mitchell, Brian Foster, Warwick Stevenson, and John Parker. For more information on any of the riders, please visit Double A Marketing.com or e mail @ pdylewski@doubleamarketing.com.

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