2008 NORA Cup Top 5 Nominees
FatTony
- September 16 2008
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The following riders for each category were voted by the pros themselves. Each year we send out a mass email to hundreds of pros in our database and ask them to vote for one rider in each category. The top 5 people that receive votes are the riders listed here.
The winners will be announced at what has been the biggest party in BMX for years—the NORA Cup. In case you missed the flyer we posted a few days ago, this year’s party will be held on September 24th at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.
We will also post the winners online that night for those who can’t make it to the show.
Without further ado, here are this year’s nominees…
(In alphabetical order by first name.)
Oh, and let us know in the comments who you would have voted for and who you think will win!
Number One Street Rider Of The Year: Brad Simms - Photo by Fudger. Number One Ramp Rider Of The Year: Chase Hawk - Photo by Fat. Number One Dirt Rider Of The Year: Cameron White - Photo by Mulligan. Number One Flatland Rider Of The Year: Matthias Dandois - Photo by Fat. Number One Racer Of The Year: Donny Robinson - Photo by Derek Noaves/bmxmania.com. Number One Video Part Of The Year: Dakota Roche in Insight - Photo by Z. Number One Video Of The Year: Odyssey's Electronical
Brad Simms
Chase Hawk
Cameron White
Matthias Dandois
Donny Robinson
Dakota Roche
Odyssey's Electronical
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September 16th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
phil delizia
September 16th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
cameron white huh.
September 16th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
alright rob darden!
September 16th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
no.1 street rider is so hard to decide. all the dudes are nuts.
best vid= 2×4. so good.
mike aitken is by far the best dirt rider. so many moves, so much style.
September 16th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
what about sexton?
September 16th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Hells yeah, Cam White.
September 16th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Jamie Spritzer
September 16th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
NO CORY MARTINEZ!!!!
weird.
brad simms though…..
September 17th, 2008 at 12:34 am
seriously no t-nez but he hasnt put out video parts. once he does i will be able to sleep at night again
September 17th, 2008 at 2:11 am
for street its gonna be garrett reynolds or nathan williams. they both have been destroying it lately. i think reynolds is going to come out on top.
September 17th, 2008 at 2:18 am
holy shit that dirt line-up is insane…chase hawk corey bohan and mike aitken have so much style and they are so smooth. chris doyle is a really nice guy but i dont think hes gonna come close to those 3.
chase hawk will blast higher then anyone and land like 20 times smoother. but he isnt all about tricks. he is still like my second favorite rider tho.
corey bohan more style than like anyone out there and big tricks to go with it.
mike aitken amazingly smooth and has super 360 combos. the fact that he just won at the last dew tour stop without doing any whips or flips gives him such an advantage right now. his style is so great. i think hes gonna take the win
September 17th, 2008 at 2:20 am
dekota for sure
September 17th, 2008 at 2:21 am
video…electronical for sure….they should just give them the award now cuz the other vids have no chance
September 17th, 2008 at 3:52 am
insight forsure ive probably watched it 200 times seriously i use to watch it 1 or more times everyday for the past 4 months now i watch it like once or twice a week
September 17th, 2008 at 3:54 am
ooo and nathan for street or dakota and what about sean sexton
September 17th, 2008 at 4:09 am
Sean. Mother. Fucking. Burns.
I dont think I need to say anything else.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:20 am
wtf no sean sexton? he will be thier next year
bohan for dirt guy is the best of both worlds
chase for ramps just coz
dakota fo sure fo street
mike aitken thats it
realy awsome line up this year
September 17th, 2008 at 6:50 am
Street: Dakota
Ramp: Chase
Dirt: Mike
Flat: no idea
Race: no idea
Video Part: hard decision but i think i enjoyed Dakota better than Mike
Video: Can´t say, i like them all :D.
September 17th, 2008 at 8:17 am
wtf where is tomorrow we work. this list sucks.
September 17th, 2008 at 8:36 am
street:nathan
ramp:darden
dirt:bohan AUSSIE!!!!!
race:who cares
vid part:dak
video: thats it or 2×4 to hard to choose
September 17th, 2008 at 8:59 am
lol sean burns should def. win i’m surprised garretts shook part isnt up for best video parts shit was unreal. but sean burns better win best video part and best street rider ahaha
September 17th, 2008 at 9:28 am
They would nominate their own video huh?! TOMMORROW WE WORK FOR THE WIN!
September 17th, 2008 at 11:19 am
SEAN BURNS ALL DAY MOTHER FUCKERS!!
September 17th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Who the hell voted for darden?
September 17th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
street-simms
ramp-young or darden
dirt-aitken, doyle or white
flat-noidea
race-noidea
part- havent seen dead bang or end search but aitken´s part was more than dakotas
video-havent seen 2by4 or end search but ive seen the rest and liked 50/50 thats it most
September 17th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
sean burns rules.
September 17th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
no ideas for other diciplines
but for FLATLAND probably Mathias Dandois
September 17th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Dardens been riding so awesome. All I have to say
September 17th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
where the hell is sean sexton!!!!!!!
September 17th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Sean Burns
September 17th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
it’s true
September 17th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
burns
hawk
hell yeah
September 17th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Being a local SLC rider, I really have to give it to Mikey Aitken and That’s It!
September 17th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
the twobyfour vid needs to win all the people in that movie are amazing people n theres alot of dudes in there that needed that shine
September 17th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Im so happy Aitken won dirt last weekend, it a good sign of things at the moment- first place without whip or flippery. Darden has been looking really good lately too, solid runs at that last contest.
September 18th, 2008 at 3:00 am
yeah, great famous Adam Kun! I love your style!
September 18th, 2008 at 3:15 am
street: Garrett Reynolds
ramp: gary young
dirt: corey bohan
video part: nyquist, since ty morrows endsearch part wasnt an option
video: endsearch
September 18th, 2008 at 3:21 am
actually change the last dirt choice to aitken. such a hard choice.
September 18th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Sean Burns should win everything, he is so gnarly
September 18th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Pete Augustin or Craig Grasso on street.
Dave Voelker on ramps.
Kevin Jones on flatland.
Stu Thompson on racing.
Chris Moeller on dirt.
“Head First” for videos.
Matt Hoffman for video part.
September 18th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
if anyone is missing its rob wise
September 18th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
no seth kimbrough?
street: dakota
ramps: chase
dirt: mike
race: kyle… texas! thats my hood!
video part: dakota
video: electronical
September 19th, 2008 at 9:23 am
street: Garrett Reynolds for sure, great video part in shook like totally, 5 gold medals, etc etc.
ramps: chase hawk
dirt: mike aitken
video part: dakota
video: electronical
September 19th, 2008 at 11:51 am
wtf….. wheres sexton?
September 20th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Street- Either Brad Simms or Nathan Williams
Ramp-Bestwick or Gary Young
Dirt- Aitken no question
Part- Aitken
Video- Electronical or 2×4 its tough
September 20th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Steet:Eddie Roman
Vert:Josh White
Flatland:Ross Smith
Racing:Pete Loncaravich
Dirt:Dave Clymer
Video part:Mike Dominguez 101 freestyle tricks part 2
Video:Curb Dogs pro team vid
September 20th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Waldemar Fatkin for Flatland!!! Who cares about racing?
September 21st, 2008 at 3:44 am
barspinner: nyquist tailwhipper:spinner flatland:they all kick ass!
September 21st, 2008 at 1:52 pm
wtf what about van homans viking part in the two by four vid that part deeeeetroys
September 21st, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Sean Burns
Gary Young
Chase Hawk
Terry Adams
Donny Robinson
Sean Burns
Electronical
done
September 23rd, 2008 at 2:24 pm
aitken for dirt. electronical for video. dakota for video part and street rider. and bestwick for ramp rider. even tho i hate vert he is sooo good.
September 24th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
WTF no aaron ross???
i quarentee that he is the best street rider yet!!!
December 6th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
street: nathan williams
dirt: mike aitken
video part: daks insight
video: electronical
bestwick: vert
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