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lex Flores Wins XDL Phoenix - National Championship Hunt Down To Three Contenders
Santa Monica, CA (October 23, 2008) — The XDL Sportbike Freestyle Championship finished Round 5 with Hot Import Nights in Phoenix and in front of an enthusiastic crowd Alex Flores beat all comers to take the top spot and move back into third place in the Championship. Points leader Nick Brocha and second place Bill Dixon are nine and six points ahead of Flores respectively, setting up a very close battle for the XDL Finals in Long Beach on November 8 & 9, 2008 at the Queen Mary. Said Flores of his win: “It is a pretty tight race in the points and I had to go out and win today and that is what I did. Everything came together. It flowed pretty good. I did all my signature tricks, hit all the no-handers, it was awesome. I got my burnouts on lock and threw it down. I’m really happy.
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Points leader Brocha wasn’t happy with his Phoenix performance, stating he was “mad at himself.” “I’m a much better rider than what was displayed today” he continued, attributing his fourth place finish to his switchback burnouts: “It went rather poorly because I always seem to mess up on switchback burnouts.” “This is my environment. I should have been the guy that is in Alex’s position. To not be is my own fault.
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Bill Dixon has impressed all season with his consistency, battling his way up to second place in the national rankings after missing the season opener. His second place finish at Phoenix puts him a mere three points behind Borcha. Said Dixon about his performance: “The crowd was good, the judging was absolutely on point and everything went good for me. I qualified first, which got me the extra point, which I am stoked about and the results are really good.
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XDL National Point Standing Top 5 After 5 Rounds (including “bye”)
1.
Nick Brocha 169
2.
Bill Dixon 166
3.
Alex Flores 160
4.
Aaron Colton 126
5.
Rick Hart 120
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