Banasiewicz and Brandon Dosch Separated by a Mere Thirty Points Heading into the Dew Tour Championships in Las Vegas

Salt Lake City, Utah – Saturday, September 18, 2010 – Nineteen-year-old Dennis Enarson of La Mesa, Calif. won the BMX dirt final at the Toyota Challenge in Salt Lake City, landing on the podium for the first time during the 2010 Dew Tour season. This marks Enarson’s first BMX dirt victory since the Dew Tour’s season-closing event in 2008.

Enarson ended 15-year-old Brett Banasiewicz’s winning streak with a run that included a flip whip, barspin tuck no-hander, double whip, no-footed seatgrab bar and a switch double whip for a winning score of 92.94. Brandon Dosch, 21 of Lake Orion, Mich., came in second with a 90.62 and South Bend’s Banasiewicz followed in a close third with a score of 90.44.

“A lot of guys were going really big today and looking to throw never-before-seen tricks,” said Enarson. “I’ve learned that doesn’t really work for me, so I just went out there and really focused on my technique.”

One such athlete looking to go big was Banasiewicz, whose third-place finish was enough to keep him atop the overall Dew Tour rankings with 282 points. Only 30 points behind is Dosh with 252 points, with Enarson trailing just 22 points behind Dosch, accumulating 230 points over the course of the season. With more points on the line at the Dew Tour Championships, the race for the Dew Cup has heated up.

“I think I still have a chance at the Dew Cup, and it’d definitely be crazy to get it,” said Banasiewicz. “Both Dennis and Brandon rode amazing today, so Vegas should be a great competition.”

The four-day skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross event will continue today with skateboard park finals and freestyle motocross. Sunday’s events include skateboard vert finals and BMX park finals. The Dew Tour will continue on to Las Vegas for the final event of the season – the Dew Tour Championships this October at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Dew Tour Toyota Challenge
Saturday, August 18, 2010
Salt Lake City, Utah

BMX Dirt Finals
1.Dennis Enarson, La Mesa, Calif., 92.54  2. Brandon Dosch, Lake Orion, Mich. 90.62. 3. Brett Banasiewicz, South Bend, Ind., 90.44.  4. TJ Ellis, Moreno Valley, Calif., 89.31.  5. Corey Bohan, Australia, 89.25. 6. James Foster, Redlands, Calif., 89.13.  7. Luke Parslow, Australia, 88.35.  8. Jaie Toohey, Australia, 86.81.  9. Seth Klinger, Kansas City, Mo. 84.56.  10. Ryan Nyquist, San Jose, Calif., 84.44.  11. Josh Hult, Idaho Falls, Idaho., 82.37.  12. Colton Satterfield, Salt Lake City, Utah, 81.00.

BMX Dirt – Tour Rankings
1. Brett Banasiewicz, 282.  2. Brandon Dosch, 252.  3. Dennis Enarson, 230.  4. Luke Parslow, 222.  5. Ryan Nyquist, 202.  6. TJ Ellis, 188.  7. Corey Bohan, 168.  8. Jaie Toohey, 165.  9. Andy Buckworth, 157.  10. James Foster, 155.

Nasty got taken out in practice and hit his head pretty good, he also did something to his hand. It swelled up and he tried to ride finals, but it was too painful and he had to sit out and watch. He got to meet a bunch of fans and do some interview’s for the french magazines and was even asked to come up too the awards stage were he was cheered on by the crowd. It was great to see Nasty get the respect he deserves.

I made it through qualifying and into the finals, and I was pumped on my riding, 3 runs in the bag, no messed up runs. I was having a good time for sure. I ended up getting 5th place which I was more than happy with considering what the other riders were doing in the finals.

From here I am off to Road Fools next week as “Team Manager” for the Premium Team,  I’m looking forward to hitting the streets with the boys and trying to clock some clips. The trip starts in San Francisco and finishes in Utah.

One last thing I have to report is that I received a call yesterday for a wild card spot for Dirt at the Salt Lake Dew stop so Im pretty pumped to get back on the Dew scene, that contest is just a few weeks away, I broke my wrist at that one last year so lets hope I can pull it this year!

Take it easy, Mackay