Here we are... Stop number 3 of the USA bmx national pro series. Carolina Nationals in Rockhill, South Carolina. We had a great battle here last year and kept it alive for another! This is going to be a fun year!
The battle between you and Suarez was epic! Everyone was talking about it in the pits. Awesome hard racing! Good to meet you and the fam as well! Thank you for taking the time to chat with us! First class!!!
Hey Mr. Nobles I've been watching your videos for a few months now as I've wanted to start racing BMX, Im 17 and I got my first job so i can buy a bike and equipment. I havent been able to make it to any practice sessions yet but I have been praciticing my sprints after looking at almost all of your sprint videos. I have luckily found you on youtube so your now a big inspiration for me to keep grinding. I'm from Georgia so hopefully I can make it to the dixieland nationals this year and keep racing till im the best of the best. Also the videos look great keep up the good work. Much Love, Christian
I rode expert class from 1979 to 1985. Then, I joined the Army. Didn't have the money or sponsorship to turn Pro, but many times, I beat big name Legends in BMX in the Open Pro/Privateer class. It was unheard of then to be over 30 yrs old in Pro class. Usually, 25 yrs and up dropped 20" bikes and raced 24" Cruisers. Now, there's vintage 55 and up class at special events. I'm 57 now and ride an SE 26" OM Flyer. I don't get air anymore. Afraid I'll break a hip.
Barry great job with that new intro, the whole bike and apparel looks awesome, entertaining stuff, you and Suarez are the ones who make nationals way more interesting, my favorite class to watch by far. Keep it up and now uou know what to expect..😂😂😂 It won’t be easy for any of you both. Fun stuff for sure.
Two things, one good, one neutral. You, Barry, are kick asss. You are an extremely good example of leadership in BMX. The neutral, not a huge thing, but the American flag on your right shoulder is facing the wrong direction IAW American Flag etiquette. Retired Marine, I notice this stuff. It is not a law though. Keep kicking ass, and love to your family. Your daughter is adorable.
I’m not even ex military and it bothers me when I don’t see stars-forward. Most companies that put flags on gear don’t even realize this, wish they did
The flag was the first thing I noticed when I opened them from the package. They were made by a French company so I made sure to let them know the error so it’s sorted for the next round
@@brianrandolph7573 only if he is riding backwards into battle! The left shoulder flag is correct. The right shoulder flag is supposed to be "assaulting forward" with the stars forward and the flag flying aft. The right shoulder should have the reverse flag. Great videos Barry!
Time to start paying the Vet Pro Class more. I think if people had to pick between the Pro main and the Vet Pro main, majority would watch the Vet Pro.
Sup Barry, I’ve been watching every single video u ever uploaded since I started racing in 2020. And you’re the master of BMX Racing man. I’m hoping to meet you and learn some cool racing techniques from ya, I’m actually preparing to race the Gold Cup Qualifier at my local track here in Michigan. Keep on racing bro.
So is it a thing that need to be implied that Suarez did that intentionally, and not said directly? I watched both incidents in slow motion and I'm sorry if I'm breaking some racing etiquette but he 100% did that as revenge for what in the first race to me seemed like a legit accident. When I watched the first main in slow motion, Barry gets past him on the turn, but heading into the rollers you both lose your timing, Barry hits the first roller wrong, and Suarez hits the first two wrong, but Barry is head of him clean when Suarez mistimes the first roller. By the way the intro is sick.
One of my best friends used to put me over the turn many times. You could hear the laughter in his voice when it happened. If he was really doing it with intent he could've taken Barry to the pavement.
100% it was intentional. To me, that's not racing. Rubbing is racing. Takeouts is petty. And from the videos I've seen, Suarez has a pretty sketchy racing style.
This may have been asked already, but how are you so much faster on the Chase? Is it crank length and sprocket size, or is it a new flame on the backside? Whatever it is, I'm loving it!!
Willow's bike is sick, and I'm also very confused about USA BMX rules, it says you need to maintain your lane on the last straight, so basically you can't close any doors on the last straight, even you had completed the pass which is the whole bike I would think and not just the front of your bike. But from the comments on here and a few other places it seems like everyone has a different interpretation of this rule. It should never come down to another rider having to protest the way Suarez did. Wish you both good health and great racing the rest of the season. And you did bobble during your move towards the line Wich made you get closer than you wanted to but the intention was still there.
You couldn’t have said that any better. The pro side of the rules are a little different then the Ams I’d say but I did officially take the lead before the first obstacle. I did bobble due to tired legs over the table and did make a mistake by leaning more “right” then attended. I obviously instantly apologized to him. If he had an issue then he was free to protest and I would have completely understood. Every one’s opinion of anything but that doesn’t mean shit to me bc the only thing that really matters is if Suarez and I were cool before leaving that track.
@@barrynobles95 I'm sure anyone that disagrees with what happened have no I'll feelings for either of you, you both have a huge heart and passion for the sport, and all that matters is that you both are good with it. And it makes watching your races that much more entertaining.
On point, Suarez took it like a man but also handled it as a man later on. You can’t expect people to just cross their arms, he wanted to make a point and he got his a across. They both want to win really bad and this was a good reminder for both to know what to expect from each other. Both class acts I think, I like them both as competitors and wish them the best cause honestly, they make the vet pro class my favorite race to watch out of all the 100’s of motos every time they go to nationals. Great stuff
2004 US Open qualifier and Texas state championship were I learned about home track kids willsacrifice one of their slow riders to try either to take me out the race or get me hurt in the US Open the kid that tried to bump me off broke his arm on accident I didn't qualify on that from the wreck but in the Texas state championships this kid intentionally locked his handlebars with me and some f****** how it ended up with him crashing and me getting third place lol
@@barrynobles95 You had the faster line you stayed on it , the fact that he didn’t let up is on him . Then to deliberately take you out and ruin your race is a little much for a clean text book racing move . Anyway racing is racing and it’s over , good luck on the next one 🤙