Freedom National Results from Woodbridge VA! (June 29 &
30, 2002)
All we can say about NOVA BMX in Woodbridge Va is that this track
is one of the raddest tracks on the circuit! If you weren't there,
you missed a awesome track! Yeah it was HOT!
Yeah it was HUMID! But what do
you expect? It's summer in Northern Virginia! Deal with it! Kudos
to Jane Miranda and the entire staff at NOVA BMX for running a super
facility! To start off, our lit'l power house was just getting over
a chest cold and the heat, (on and off the track) took it's toll.
Man, these 6 Novice riders are TOUGH! On Saturday Cory didn't make
his main and settled for 8th place
overall. A tough day for our tough rider. Sunday faired a little better
as at least he made his main this time around, but with a tough class
of 6 Novices, was only able to muster 7th
place overall. Not what the lit'l dude wanted, but we take
the good with the bad! See ya on the track next week at the Stars
& Stripes National in Pittsburgh, PA! I assure you the power house
is looking forward to it!
NJ State Qualifier #4 results from Central Jersey BMX! (June
23, 2002)
24 hours after the Empire National in Rotterdam NY and about 224
miles southeast, Cory had another race to run. This time the NJ State
Championship could be on the line! The NJ State Series rolled into
Central Jersey BMX and the joisey rocket was there. Cory's combined
class had him take to the track as the only 6 Novice. He was combined
with the ever-fast Cody Taintor (7 Novice), Casey Jones (8 Novice),
Reese Roberts (8 Novice) and Brent Horner (8 Novice). So in the world
of BMX, it's take-'em-anyway-you-can-get-'em as Cory walked away with
a 1st Place for the 6 Novice
class. He continues to look red hot
on his streak towards the NJ state championship in August. The next
state qualifier will be "racin' under the lights" on Saturday
night July 20th at Egg Harbor BMX. Be
There!
Empire National Results from Rotterdam NY! (June 22, 2002)
Cory's first national race as a novice was very close to where
he left off as a rookie. In his first moto, Cory was racing in 2nd
place ahead of Dillan Veeder from New York and Logan Vallee from Massachusetts
before he crashed in the final turn and was relinguished to 4th place.
Intense battling in the second and third motos with Logan Vallee made
the race a suuu-per exciting
one, but the on and off again rains took away some of fun. Cory walked
away with a 4th place in
his first national race as novice. See ya next week at the
Freedom National in Woodbridge Virginia.
Well, we're movin' on up.....! (June 21, 2002)
"SURPRISE.........you're movin' on up!" Those were the
words Cory heard from dad just prior to the Empire National Pre-Race
on Friday June 21st as we moved Cory from the rookie to the NOVICE
proficiency level, and boy is he stoked about it! Most riders (not
to mention their parents) are uneasy about moving up a proficiency
level. Usually it means the competition gets tougher and the wins
take a back seat while one adjusts to the new ability level and the
new competitors. But a true champion knows that in all sports (as
in life) one must push and challenge himself in order to become great,
and our true champion has the right attitude! In dad's eyes, moving
Cory to novice (the last proficiency level before turning expert)
prior to the NBL-mandated time was a strategic decision, but in Cory's
eye's he's on his way up! "Now I'll be the same as John and some
other friends!" Cory says with a grin. "Next I'll be like
Vinny and Joey and be an expert." Cory was referencing
three close pals; John Anderson, Joseph Kuhfaul and Vincent Mannio,
three EXTREMELY STRONG forces on the BMX scene that also hail from
NJ. With the way Cory's been racing, one wouldn't want to bet against
that statement either!
Cory joins the ranks of the American Bicycle Association (June
15, 2002)
The time had come.......Cory's co-factory ride is ABA-centric,
co-sponsors are ABA-centric and it's the ABA's 25th anniversary year
........so it made perfectly good sense for the "Power"
house to join the rank and file of the ABA, in addition to continuing
his quest in the National Bicycle League. The "joisey
rocket" will be performing double duty as he adds
races on the ABA circuit to his already packed National Bicycle league
schedule. Look for Jersey's lit'l "power" house soon at
an ABA event near you!
Hunterdon State Qualifier Results (June 5, 2002)
On a wet and damp Saturday afternoon in Flemington, NJ the
NJ State Series rolled in for Race #3 of it's eight race series. It
was a su-perb day to race BMX
with the low temps and high rider turnout. Our lit'l rocket was on
fire for this race and couldn't wait to get it started. The first
and third rounds were typical Cory at his best, getting ahead quickly
and pulling away from the other four riders with ease to take the
win for Rounds 1 and 3. It was a bad start from gate 8 in round 2
that may just have cost our dude his second win in his last three
state races. The bad start pushed Cory to 5th by the first turn and
he was unable to muster any better than 4th by the finish line. Any
finish better than 4th would have given Big "C" the overall
win for the event, but on this day it was not meant to be. Tyler McBride
walked away with 1st place overall for his consistency in placing
2nd, 1st and 2nd and thus earning him his best finish yet at such
a large event. Congratulations to Tyler on an awesome job well done!
As for Cory, he doesn't have to wait long to try to redeem himself........State
Qualifier #4 rolls into Central Jersey BMX on Sunday June 23rd, just
one short week away. See ya there!
Another regional, another combined class! (June 8 & 9,
2002)
The Binghamton NY Regional gets our vote for "best scenery".
The mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania and Southeast New York made
this road trip a scenic master piece. But enough of my chit-chat about
the view, you want the race results for Cory's weekend! For those
unfamiliar with the NBL rules, the following will be as clear as mud!
:-) On Saturday Cory made his main and rocketed to a 3rd place finish,
pushing 7 year old Kalyb Piorier to 4th place in the process. On Sunday,
Cory made his main and raced to a 2nd place finish pushing ahead of
Devon Grace and Kalyb Piorier. The combined class once again
meant that Cory earned 1st place overall in his class. If you're confused,
don't be. It all just translates to our favorite pocket-rocket doing
fantastic in an older age class! Another weekend, another combined
class, another awesome result! See ya on the track next week!
Mullica Hill State Qualifier 6 Rookie Results!! (June 2, 2002)
The 6 Rookie class at Mullica Hill's State Qualifier was packed full
of super-fast pocket rockets this past Sunday. The eight 6 Rookies
that raced at Mullica Hill BMX for State Qualifier #2 whupped
it up in their motos and also displayed a bit of bumpin'
and bangin' to determine the final positions of the
main. Moto #39 (the second batch of 6 Rookies) was won in all three
rounds in dominating fashion by our favorite BMXer, Cory "the
Powerhouse" House, followed by Charles Cassidy, Tyler McBride
and Ryan Anderson in that same order each round. Moto #38 bounced
wins between Mike Palumbo and Steve McFarland, followed by Nicholas
Barrett and Ian Fanning. This set us up for one major
league showdown in the main with an 8 rider gate and
plenty of pocket-rocket power to boot! As the gate fell on 6 Rookie
Main around 3:30pm, Cory quickly found a tight squeeze going into
the first turn and made an awesome diving pass to take over 2nd position
from Charles Cassidy. Now his sights were set on the leader Steve
McFarland. But not so fast.......going into the second corner, Charles
Cassidy dove back under Cory, bumping and banging as they rounded
the turn, and forced the "Powerhouse" high into turn two
and dropping him back to third place. A major assault by our favorite
dude was made coming out of turn 5 to take back that 2nd place, but
the finish line ended that challenge about 10 feet too soon! On this
Sunday in Mullica Hill, 1+1+1 really did equal 3 for Jersey's top
6 Rookie! See ya on the track.........