BMX News ... Congratulations Ryan Birk!


Kuwahara Factory BMX Team adds Upshaw (re-posted from BMXNews.com)

Kuwahara BMX Bikes is proud to announce the US debut of the 2007 Kuwahara Factory BMX Team at the upcoming NBL Christmas Classic race on Dec. 26. And what a marque team it's going to be. Original team pro Matt Pohlkamp will be joined by Australian Warwick Stevenson who will be returning to the US to compete for both the ABA and NBL titles this season.

Also signing with Kuwahara after coming off a nasty wrist injury and making his rookie pro debut at the Christmas Classic in front of his home state fans is Jeffery Upshaw. Sun Ringle's Ryan Birk will be mixing it up in the vet pro class for Kuwahara as well. And even Natarsha Williams, Kuwahara's US Sales and Marketing Manager will be back out mixing it up in the women's pro class on occassion.

The 2 lone amateurs on the team will be national #1 13expert Justin Posey and little 8expert radster Luke Howse.The Kuwahara Factory team would like to thank it's 2007 co-sponsors, Maxxis Tires, Sun Ringle', Funn Components, Fly Racing, and Tangent Products.The team will be riding the all new 2007 line of Kuwahara race bikes available in complete bikes as well as frame only. So stop by the Kuwahara pit at the Christmas Classic and check out the 2007 line of products and meet the team.

It's going to be a big year at Kuwahara with this lineup of bikes and riders.For more info on Kuwahara BMX Bikes check out kuwaharabmx.com.

In other Kuwahara BMX news, US Sales and Marketing Manger and Girl Pro Natarsha Williams and Sun Ringle' BMX Director and Vet Pro, Ryan Birk were married on Christmas Day and will be spending their honeymoon the way any BMX crazed couple should....at a BMX race. So if you see Ryan at the race ask him how the heck he pulled that off and if you see Natarsha...wish her good luck.