The premier ABA racing event of the season
occurs over Thanksgiving weekend in Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
A one-day event,
called the Race of Champions (ROC), is
held on Friday and is a triple district points event. The
top 10 riders in each classification and skill level from each state
are eligible to participate in this race.
Saturday and Sunday are
reserved for the Grand Nationals which is a two-day
event that is the finest ABA event of the year. The U.S.
Grand Nationals is the finale of a years worth of national
competition and counts for double U.S. national points on top of a
rider's best scores towards a U.S. national year-end ranking. This
race also offers quadruple district points as well as bonus
points.
To make it to the main event in your
class at the ROC or Grand
National is really something special. Unlike most
local races where there may only be a few riders in each class,
there are normally many many riders competing in each class at the
Grands. So, to even make the main requires
winning or finishing in the top few riders in each qualifying round
before advancing to the finals.
In
2005, there were over 2,600 riders
in attendance at the Grands where the largest
class (19-27 Expert) consisted of 60 riders
competing for the 8 gates available in the main event.
Nine Hornet's Nest riders participated
in the 2005 Grands. Here is a list of their main
event finishes:
| Rider Name |
Class |
Ttl Riders |
Finish |
| Will
Murray |
A
Pro (ROC) |
55 |
DNQ |
| |
A Pro
(Grands) |
61 |
3rd |
| Jackson
Martin |
5I (ROC) |
16 |
DNQ |
| Cooper
Daniel |
7-8 Mixed
Open (ROC) |
38 |
DNQ |
| |
7I (ROC) |
26 |
DNQ |
| |
7-8 Mixed
Open (Grands) |
49 |
DNQ |
| |
7I (Grands) |
32 |
DNQ |
| Matthew
Martin |
7-8
Open (ROC) |
28 |
DNQ |
| |
7X (ROC) |
27 |
DNQ |
| |
7-8
Open (Grands) |
36 |
DNQ |
| |
7X (Grands) |
27 |
DNQ |
| Cole
Tesar |
9 & Under Cruiser
(ROC) |
34 |
6th |
| |
9-10 Open
(ROC) |
18 |
DNQ |
| |
9X
(ROC) |
36 |
5th |
| |
9 & Under Cruiser
(Grands) |
42 |
4th |
| |
9-10 Open
(Grands) |
28 |
8th |
| |
9X
(Grands) |
39 |
DNQ |
| Gill
Coates |
10X
(ROC) |
33 |
DNQ |
| |
10X
(Grands) |
37 |
DNQ |
| Mark
Coates |
31-35
Cruiser (ROC) |
20 |
7th |
| |
28-35I
(ROC) |
17 |
3rd |
| |
31-35 Cruiser
(Grands) |
24 |
DNQ |
| |
28-35I
(Grands) |
20 |
3rd |
| Andrea Hilderbrand |
28 & Over Girls
(ROC) |
9 |
6th |
| |
31-35 Girls Cruiser
(ROC) |
3 |
2nd |
| |
28 & Over Girls
(Grands) |
9 |
6th |
| |
31-35 Girls Cruiser
(Grands) |
9 |
4th |
| Gloria
Sherin |
41 & Over Girl
Cruiser |
6 |
4th |
| |
41 & Over Girl
Cruiser |
7 |
3rd |
In 2004, there were
over 2,700 riders in attendance at the
Grands where the largest class (17-18 Expert)
consisted of 62 riders.
2004
Grands National results for Hornet's Nest
riders:
| Rider Name |
Class |
Ttl Riders |
Finish |
| Cole
Tesar |
7-8 Open (ROC) |
28 |
3rd |
| |
8 Expert (Grand Nats) |
44 |
4th |
| |
7-8 Open (Grand Nats) |
37 |
6th |
| Matthew
Martin |
6
Inter (ROC) |
23 |
4th |
| |
6 Mixed Open (Grand
Nats) |
35 |
4th |
| |
6 Mixed Open (ROC) |
33 |
7th |
| |
6 Inter (Grand Nats) |
25 |
7th |
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