Hyper 16 Expert Warren McDow has been suspended until after the NBL
Grand National in September.  In a telephone interview with the controversial rider, McDow stated stated that he learned via mail that he was suspended until "a couple days after the NBL
Grands,"  thereby ending the NBL season early for
McDow.  McDow also stated that he heard that Dan's
Comp rider Mike Henderson has been "suspended
indefinitely" from the NBL.  No official word from
the NBL or Dan's Comp has been received.  Warren has
not received any suspension from his sponsor Hyper
Bicycles and will be at the ABA World Championships
next week.  
  
On Sunday July 3rd at the NBL's Stars and Stripes
National in South Park, Pennsylvania, in the 16
Expert main event, McDow was leading Dan's riders
Henderson and Ramiro Marino down the first straight
and into turn one.  Henderson bumped Warren going
into the turn which resulted in Henderson going down
and Warren riding up and over the berm.  Ramiro went
on to win the main which brought on allegations of
team riding on Dans part.  At the finish line, an
altercation ensued involving McDow and Marino
because, according to McDow, Marino was "taunting
him".  Dan's team manager Teri Sonner called the
police to press charges against McDow.  Back at the
Hyper trailer, another altercation between McDow and
Henderson came about when Henderson entered the
Hyper pit area to confront McDow.  After some
pushing and shoving, the melee' was broken up and
McDow was ushered out of the pit area seconds before
police arrived.  As of this time, no charges have
been pressed against McDow.  
  
This is not the first incident involving McDow and
Henderson.  The most recent was at the NBL Spring
National in Morristown, Tennessee back in March,
Henderson took McDow out in the first corner with a
much harder move than the one in South Park.  This
maneuver resulted in a 30 day suspension for
Henderson.  Henderson was on probation when the
South Park incident occurred, with a "no contact
warning" which more than likely will factor into any
decision regarding Henderson's future in the NBL. 
According to McDow, he has been "putting up with
this for years" which played a major part in his
reaction in South Park.  According to an NBL team
manager that wished to remain anonymous, "the NBL
has turned a blind eye to [team riding] for so long
that riders feel it is necessary to take matters
into their own hands."   No official word or
statement from the NBL has been received.  ISTV will
keep you up to date as this story develops.