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NASS Festival 2019 ramped up Friday 12 July providing an unparalleled selection of music, street art, skate and BMX. Having sold out of Weekend Camping and VIP Camping tickets, the Bath & West Showground was buzzing with 30,000 festival goers keen to make the most of NASS’ incredible selection of music acts, spread over 15 stages.

It was an awe-inspiring first day of BMX and Skate competitions, Charlotte Worthington (GBR) took home the BMX Park Women’s title beating off fierce competition from Sasha Pardoe (GBR) and Kayley Ashworth (GBR) who finished second and third respectively. After an exciting qualifier and final of the BMX Street Open, Mike Suttle (GBR) was crowned champion after combining huge airs with technical tricks.

Main Stage headline act Giggs delivered an unforgettable set, pleasing the crowd with his unmistakable voice and energetic stage presence. Supporting on the Main Stage was East London’s hottest new rapper Yxng Bane, living up to his reputation with a unique and genre-spanning set. Hip hop legend Grandmaster Flash turned up the heat with an unbelievable performance, scratching and mixing iconic tracks. Birmingham’s Lady Leshurr entertained the crowd with her infectious humour and ingenious lyrics. With the sun shining over NASS, Maverick Sabre utilised his impressive vocal range and meaningful lyrics to create a captivating set, while iconic street art duo, PichiAvo treated the crowd to

Next to racing BMX just for fun, winning is a big part of it. The first moto win ever feels good for everyone but it doesn’t stop there most likely. Crossing the line in first place tastes like more and being hungry for victories changes the training strategy. Things need to fall into place on the track. The bike needs to be well prepared so no mechanical issues can destroy the plan to win. The BMX track needs to be mastered from the double jumps, the turns, the third straight rhythm section and the technical last straight. Where on the track can you pass the leader when you’re in second? It’s important to figure that out beforehand. It’s no secret that a good start in BMX is crucial so practice as many of those to get the timing right. In comes the power, maybe the least fun part of training for the win, but you can work on strong legs in the gym and will see the results coming out of the gate stronger against your competitors.

We’re not there yet. Do you eat right? Do you drink the right products? Do you take enough rest? How was your warm-up at the race? Did you cool down in between motos? You get the point that it takes a lot to win a race, let’s stand, a championship. Last weekend a lot of countries hosted their national championships where some countries filled up the gate and others raced for the championship with whoever showed up on the gate that day. Still, only one rider can win and the routine is the same for every lap. Getting to race with the national color sleeve for a year is a privilege so congratulations to these champions for having a custom jersey made to show off their accomplishment in 2019:

Results Drummondville Canada Cup BMX racing Class 1 Drummondville, QC CANADA.
Elite Men:
1 66 PALMER James CAN 60 points
2 715 MALENFANT Gaby CAN 45
3 18 OTTERSON Taylor CAN 40
4 27 GIRARD Felix CAN 35
5 70 MEYER-CLEMENT Riley CAN 30
6 303 OUELLETTE Benjamin CAN 25
7 38 LAVORATO Riley CAN 20
8 884 SAMELLS Josh CAN 15

Elite Women:
1 49 TUCHSCHERER Daina CAN 60
2 87 VAN STAALDUINEN Cayleigh CAN 45
3 83 HEBERT Avriana CAN 40
4 155 MECHIELSEN Drew CAN 35

Photo by Bart de Jong/FATBMX