ABOUT BMXTVDIRECT.COM

We founded BMXTVDIRECT.COM early in the 2006 season. A lifelong BMX racer myself, I had just completed a few seasons of reliving glory days of my youth. With a few years of chasing NAG plates (and some injuries along the way) under my belt, I decided to combine a passion for BMX with my job and went on the rode with cameras instead of bikes. In 2006 we did it on our own. Our production company, Lillethorup Productions, Inc. provided all the cameras, computers, audio and video gear to make it happen. We produced DVDs of 16 ABA National events in 2006. It was a first for BMX - DVDs available of all quarters, semis and main events!

The idea for a website where members could join and view main events was an idea tried in past but never perfected. We had another first for the sport when we developed a succesful website for members. Main events are archived and viewable online.

Next came another first - Live Webcasts! We developed the concept for webcasts and teamed with ABA to provide free webcasts at their Blackjack Nationals in Reno, Nevada and Fall Nationals in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The idea evolved into a "pay per view" system and hundreds of viewers purchased and tuned into the 2006 ABA Grand Nationals.

Since early last season, with 16 events covered last year and 10 so far in 2007, we have produced approximately 113 hours of ABA BMX racing (quarters, semis and mains) on DVD! After 10 stops this year, there will be approx. 65 hours of archived main events on the web site!

Thanks to everyone who has helped make BMXTVDIRECT.COM a reality. Foremost are our customers. Thanks for buying our race DVDs and joining the website. This is something BMX has needed for a long time. If just a few of these DVDs make it to schools, birthday parties or wherever kids gather to have fun, then we are doing our job as ambassadors of BMX. Hopefully the sport will grow because of efforts like this.

I am excited about creating this website and race coverage on a scale that has never been seen in action sports.  We will offer much more for the subscribers than ever before.

Tim Lillethorup
BMXTVDIRECT.COM