Brett Banasiewicz

Brett Banasiewicz (born September 26, 1994), nicknamed "Mad Dog", is an American professional BMX rider living in South Bend, Indiana. He became a professional BMX rider at the age of 13. In the 2010, 2011, and 2012 Brett competed in the BMX park discipline at the X Games finishing 4th, 7th and 4th respectively. On August 23, 2012, he crashed in a practice session at the Vans LXVI BMX Invitational at Virginia Beach, Virginia suffering a head injury. He spent 15 days in a medically induced coma whilst being treated at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (Virginia Beach, VA).

Brett also has a cousin who is a famous BMX rider: Hannah Roberts.

Contest history

2012 4th BMX Worlds, BMX Dirt 1st Dew Tour, Ocean City, BMX Park 1st ASA Big-Air BMX Triples Orange County 3rd FISE Costa Rica, BMX Park 1st FISE Montpellier, BMX Park 1st FISE Montpellier, BMX Dirt 2011 2nd Dew tour Cup, BMX Dirt 3rd Air in the Square, MegaRamp ASA Triples 2nd Telekom Extreme Playgrounds, BMX Dirt 2nd Telekom Extreme Playgrounds, BMX Park 2nd BMX Masters, BMX Spine Ramp 3rd Dew Tour Las Vegas, BMX Dirt 1st Dew Tour Salt Lake City, BMX Dirt 2nd Simpel Session, BMX Park 2010 4th X Games 2010, BMX Park 2nd Dew Cup 2010, BMX Dirt 3rd Dew Tour 2010 Salt Lake City, BMX Dirt 2nd Dew Tour 2010 Portland, BMX Park 1st Dew Tour 2010 Portland, BMX Dirt 1st Dew Tour 2010 Chicago, BMX Dirt 1st BMX Masters 2010 Cologne, BMX Park 2nd BMX Masters 2010 Cologne, BMX Dirt 1st Box Jump ASA BMX Triples 3rd FISE Montpellier, BMX Park 4th FISE Montpellier, BMX Dirt 3rd JOMOPRO, BMX Park 1st T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds, BMX Park 2nd Toronto BMX Jam, BMX Park 4th Nike 6.0 BMX Pro Barcelona, BMX Park 4th Nike 6.0 BMX Pro Huntington Beach, BMX Park 2nd Simpel Session, BMX Park 1st DK Dirt Circuit, BMX Dirt 2009 2nd Mini-Ramp, BMX World Championships 3rd JOMOPRO, BMX Park