NAME: Felix Davison
AGE: 6
NICK NAME:
STARTED BMX WHEN: April 2008
REASON: Friends were racing
WHAT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BMX:
HIGHLIGHT: Finishing
ACHIEVEMENTS:
WORST STACK: Berm 2
CLASS: Sprockets
BIKE: Haro
GEARING: 39/15
WHO DO YOU ADMIRE: My dad
WHY: Because he’s cool
PLATE NUMBER: 14
FAVOURITE TRACK: Cairns
NAME: Nicholas Dorney
AGE: 10
NICK NAME: Nic
STARTED BMX WHEN: 2007
REASON: To make new friends
WHAT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BMX: It’s fun
HIGHLIGHT:
ACHIEVEMENTS: Jumping
WORST STACK: Over hangers
CLASS: Pedals
BIKE: SE
GEARING: 40
WHO DO YOU ADMIRE: Taylor Foster
WHY: He’s a great rider
PLATE NUMBER: 72
FAVOURITE TRACK: Cairns
OCCUPATION: Student
OTHER INTERESTS: Football
ADVICE TO OTHER RIDERS: Get out there and ride
GOALS: World 1
NAME: Dean Nash.
AGE: 40
NICK NAME: Nashy
STARTED BMX WHEN: 1974
REASON: There was nothing else to do in Mt Isa and it looked interesting.
WHAT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BMX: The adrenalin rush you get when you race.
HIGHLIGHT: Travelling to different tracks.
ACHIEVEMENTS: I had quite a few over the years. From A3 to A7 in both 20 inch and Cruiser. Q1 three or four times as well as every other Q number in both classes, then heaps of FNQ and QC plates as well. I’ve been riding since I was 6, so that’s 34 years.
WORST STACK: I’ve had two. One in Bundaberg where I broke my finger and the bone came through the skin in my palm and the 2nd this year at the FNQ’s where I broke my elbow. This hasn’t mended properly and I need another operation.
CLASS: 40-44 Men.
BIKE: Avent on both bikes.
GEARING: 20 inch 38/15. Cruiser 29/18.
WHO DO YOU ADMIRE: My son Josh.
WHY: He’s developing into a really good rider and has past my expectations of him at the age he is.
PLATE NUMBER: 12 on both bikes.
FAVOURITE TRACK: Cairns, Burdekin and Yandina on the Sunshine Coast.
OCCUPATION: Pipe Layer.
OTHER INTERESTS: Cars and gardening.
ADVICE TO OTHER RIDERS: Enjoy the sport, you don’t have to be a winner to be a good rider.
GOALS: To get a world plate before I retire.
NAME: Brandon Simpson.
AGE: 9
NICK NAME:
STARTED BMX WHEN: January 2008.
REASON: Wanted to.
WHAT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BMX:
HIGHLIGHT:
ACHIEVEMENTS: Finally balancing on the gate.
WORST STACK: On the back straight.
CLASS: Chains.
BIKE: Vortex – made by Redline.
GEARING: 34/18
WHO DO YOU ADMIRE: Harold Weber.
WHY:
PLATE NUMBER: 96
FAVOURITE TRACK: Cairns.
OCCUPATION: Student.
OTHER INTERESTS: Camping.
NAME: Lawson Mueller.
AGE: 7
NICK NAME:
STARTED BMX WHEN: August 2006.
REASON: Good sport.
WHAT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BMX: Jumping, it’s fun.
HIGHLIGHT: Travelling to Carnivals.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
WORST STACK:
CLASS: Sprockets.
BIKE: Powerlite.
GEARING: 42.
WHO DO YOU ADMIRE: Ryan and Kurt Nicholls.
WHY: Cause they can ride good.
PLATE NUMBER: 27
FAVOURITE TRACK: Cairns.
OCCUPATION: Student.
OTHER INTERESTS: Football.
ADVICE TO OTHER RIDERS: Have a go.
GOALS: To play for the Cowboys.
NAME: Jesse Stables
AGE: 15
NICK NAME: Jess or Jesse
STARTED BMX WHEN: About 2004
REASON: We saw a carnival one day and it looked like fun so we came to Tuesday training and signed up.
WHAT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BMX: Fitness, great fun and friends.
HIGHLIGHT: Having fun and mucking around.
ACHIEVEMENTS: 2nd for Frames.
WORST STACK: I went over the handlebars and had to go to hospital with two possible broken legs.
CLASS: Cranks
BIKE: SE PK RIPPER 06 model
GEARING: I don’t know ask Brendan Miano.
WHO DO YOU ADMIRE: Brendan Miano
WHY: He is a great mate who is good at BMX and teaches me new stuff.
PLATE NUMBER: 93
FAVOURITE TRACK: Cairns
OCCUPATION: Student
OTHER INTERESTS: Motorbikes, Water skiing.
ADVICE TO OTHER RIDERS: Try your best, don’t ever give up during a race and try stay on your bike as long as you can.
GOALS: Improve on my speed and ability to manual and jump.
NAME: Jack Stables
AGE: 13
NICK NAME: Jack-o or horsey
STARTED BMX WHEN: February 08
REASON: Get fit
WHAT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BMX: Jumping, racing and fun.
HIGHLIGHT: Jumping first pro.
ACHIEVEMENTS: Coming 3rd in most races.
WORST STACK: On the step up before the rhythm section.
CLASS: Frames
BIKE: Eastern Traildigger
GEARING: Gear.
WHO DO YOU ADMIRE: Ronnie Dougdell
WHY: He is a good rider and doesn’t do bmx for the competition.
PLATE NUMBER: 114
FAVOURITE TRACK: Cairns
OCCUPATION: Student and Pizza Boy
OTHER INTERESTS: Motorbikes, skate parks and trails.
ADVICE TO OTHER RIDERS: Don’t crash
GOALS: Do a comp and get a good place.
NAME: Harrison Moller-Nielsen.
AGE: 13
NICK NAME: Hazza.
STARTED BMX WHEN: 2003.
REASON: Fun.
WHAT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BMX: Jumping.
HIGHLIGHT: Jumping.
ACHIEVEMENTS: 1st at Cairns two day.
WORST STACK: I went over the handle bars.
CLASS: Cranks.
BIKE: ABD.
GEARING: 40/14.
WHO DO YOU ADMIRE: Nathan Knight.
WHY: He’s cool.
PLATE NUMBER: 11
FAVOURITE TRACK: Trails
OCCUPATION: High School student.
OTHER INTERESTS: BMX, BMX and fishing.
ADVICE TO OTHER RIDERS: Keep at it.
GOALS: Jumping and coming 1st.
NAME: Jamie Ziegler.
AGE: 7
NICK NAME: Jam’s
STARTED BMX WHEN: When I was 6.
REASON: My friends were doing it.
WHAT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BMX: Racing on Friday Nights.
HIGHLIGHT: Getting my first trophy.
ACHIEVEMENTS: Riding FNQ’s in Atherton 2007.
WORST STACK: Last straight Cairns.
CLASS: 7 year Sprockets.
BIKE: Redline.
GEARING: 39/17
WHO DO YOU ADMIRE: Mitch Hoad.
WHY: He’s a good rider.
PLATE NUMBER: 116
FAVOURITE TRACK: Cairns.
OCCUPATION: Student.
OTHER INTERESTS: Golf.
ADVICE TO OTHER RIDERS:
GOALS: To ride in 8 year olds
NAME: Nick Ziegler.
AGE: 34
NICK NAME: Nick.
STARTED BMX WHEN: 12 years old, stopped when 15 started again at 32.
REASON: It was something different and because my son started.
WHAT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BMX: Meeting new people.
HIGHLIGHT: Starting in ‘A’ Class.
ACHIEVEMENTS: Riding in FNQ’s Atherton 2007.
WORST STACK: Last Berm Cairns.
CLASS: ‘A’ Cruiser.
BIKE: SE Cruiser.
GEARING: 39/16
WHO DO YOU ADMIRE: Pop Reardon – Atherton.
WHY: Because I would like to still be riding when I’m that young.
PLATE NUMBER: 75
FAVOURITE TRACK: Cairns.
OCCUPATION: Builder.
OTHER INTERESTS: Golf and Cricket.
ADVICE TO OTHER RIDERS: Have fun.
GOALS: To ride in QLD Titles.