From tardy press releases issued by series organizers:

STUART NODELL IS 2002 CHAMPION

By virtue of his pole position and second place finish in the final round of the series on September 1st, Stuart Nodell is the 2002 Diablo Paintball Can-Am 125GP Challenge Champion.

Nodell was the model of consistency on his Canada Post sponsored Honda RS125. Nodell never finished lower than third at any race this year andqualified on pole twice.

Stuart had not intended to race the series this year. He rented a bike from series organizer John Bickle for the first two rounds this year, then bought a bike from Japan after he had finished second and third in the opening two rounds.

Stuart would like to thank his tuner Ben Gartner who helped him to secure his 125 from Japan.

Stuart Nodell is sponsored by the following:
Canada Post, CROSSBEAM.COM, Absolute ADventures, EBC Brakes, WASP Performance, Ben Gartner, Joel Nodell, Kelly Haughton, Norm & Valerie Nodell, Lindsey Nodell, Cassandra Alexopoulos, Ashley Alexopoulos, Peter Gartner, and Sarah Gartner.


LOGAN MYERS WINS CAN-AM 125 GP CHALLENGE RISING STAR AWARD

Logan Myers, the 15-year-old rider from Wheeler, MI is recognized by the series as one of the outstanding up and coming riders in North America.

While the Can-Am series does not make a distinction between Expert and Amateur riders, Myers was the top finishing Amateur rider in the series this year. Logan, who has also been recognized by the AMA Dirt Track series as a rising star finished seventh in the Can-Am series championship this season.

One of the driving forces in why series organizer John Bickle put this series together was for young riders like Myers to be featured and develop in a professional series.


ANDREW HILLIER WINS CR125 DIRTBIKE

As part of their title sponsorship package Diablo Paintball donated a CR125 dirt bike to be given away in a drawing at the final round of the
series.

Riders who entered all six rounds of the series were given three entries, riders who entered five races were given two and one entry was given for riders who entered four races.

Diablo Paintball CEO Richard Italia drew the winning name on the podium after the final round of the series, and Andrew Hiller of Toronto, ON was the winner.

Hillier, who competed in all six events this year, finished 17th in the series championship and was the fourth overall Amateur.