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The Recon Tour presented by Monster Army made its second stop at Aura Skatepark in Vista, CA on Saturday. The park was packed wall to wall drawing riders from California, Arizona and Nevada who all made the haul to compete for over $20,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs. The Open / Pro division was the one to watch with the riders using every inch of the indoor park to put together their runs. In the end it was Ross Lanier from Newberry Springs, CA who put down two solid runs to take the win in convincing fashion.

We have less than 30 days ’til Toast, one of the bigger BMX festivals on earth. Check out some of the riders who have signed up and the schedule of events has also been announced. There will also be assorted mini-events happening throughout the days. Over $16,000 in COLD HARD CASH to be given away over the weekend and tons of prizes. Here’s a brief schedule of what to expect:

-Friday, October 12th: Official Toast kick off party with Darryl Nau 

2012 Ride BMX NORA Cup Top 5 Nominees (Listed in alphabetical order.)

Number One Ramp Rider:
Brett Banasiewicz
Drew Bezanson
Scotty Cranmer
Tom Dugan
Dennis Enarson

Number One Dirt Jumper:
Mike “Hucker” Clark
Chris Doyle
Brian Foster
Clint Reynolds
Ben Wallace

Number One Flatlander:

Leading BMX racing organizer and producer, Global SX Events, Inc. (GSX Events), has retained sports marketing and activation agency, Cenergy, to represent the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) BMX Superscross World Cup Series. Cenergy will also support GSX Events’ goal of building the sport of BMX Supercross worldwide. Leverage growing popularity of BMX, as demonstrated at London 2012 GSX Events has partnered with Cenergy to identify new sponsorship, television and digital opportunities for the BMX Supercross World Cup Series, which features events in Argentina, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States in 2013. Cenergy’s first goal is to identify a title partner for the World Cup Series and leverage the growing popularity of the sport, as demonstrated at the 2012 London Games. In addition to seeking partners, GSX Events and Cenergy will work to expand the sport’s overall presence and competitive appearances for the sport’s elite riders.

“We are thrilled to be working with Cenergy. They bring relevant