SHOREHAM – After heading nearly five hours south, the All American BMX team of Norwich made good on their trip to Long Island when they returned home with a third-place finish as a team at the New York State finals.
Four of the five All American teammates received state plates in their respective classes en route to the team pulling out the third-place ranking.
 
• Ethan ‘Big Air’ Willis, second-place in 8 intermediate state point
• Carter Davenport, fifth-place in 9 expert state points
• Patrick ‘The Beast’ White, seventh-place in 11 intermediate state points • Timmy White, seventh-place in 9 novice state points
Notably, Vinny Rapid Redline Lawson came up short of his state plate, respectfully finishing fourth in state points.
During the Friday, October 6, pre-race, the All American BMX Team scored some solid first round results, while at Shoreham.
 
Friday’s State Pre-Race results:
• Timmy White, third-place in 9 novice class
• Ethan ‘Big Air’ Willis, fourth-place in 8 intermediate
• Patrick ‘The Beast’ White, DNQ in 11 intermediate class and third-place in cruiser class
• Carter Davenport, DNQ in 9 expert class
• Vinny ‘Rapid Redline’ Lawson, fourth-place in 8 expert class
 
Advancing to Saturday, October 7, the All American BMX team was at a win or go home crossroads, as the squad advanced to the New York State finals.
 
New York State Final results:
• Timmy White, fourth-place in 9 novice class
• Ethan ‘Big Air’ Willis, third-place in 8 intermediate class
• Patrick ‘The Beast’ White, DNQ in 11 intermediate class
• Carter Davenport, fourth-place in 9 expert class
• Vinny ‘Rapid Redline’ Lawson, DNQ in 8 expert class
 
“All the kids raced hard all weekend, some came up short of making to their mains (main event). Very impressive for such young team. We still have a lot of racing to go. Our district points go until December 15,” said All American BMX head coach Dave Lawson. “Next year we hope to get more teammates to the finals. Between Rob Baker (Bullthistle Mountain Biking co-head coach) and the All American BMX organization, we are trying hard to give the community the sport of cycling in different ways. But the goal is the same, getting our youth back on bikes. As Rob puts it ‘cycling is a lifetime sport.’”
The All American BMX team also raced on Friday night, October 6, at Grippen Park BMX.
 
All American BMX at Grippen Park results:
• Amon Oliver, first-place in 8 novice class
• Camryn ‘Crazy Legs’ Searfoss, second-place in 8 novice class
• Liam Ballin, third-place in 9 novice class
 
“We are working on fundraising for the future track construction, as well as funds for team equipment needs. We are planning to be in the Halloween parade on October 28, to show support for a great annual event in the community,” said head coach Dave Lawson. “It also gives the team some bonding time away from the track.”