The action was fast and furious as many of the best bicycle racers in America spent the weekend at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds in Kearney for the Cornhusker Nationals.

BMX originated out in California in the mid-1970s when teenagers would imitate their motocross heroes on their bicycles.

The sport spread across the country and now, 30 years later, BMX will be an Olympic event.

It's all out, pedal to pedal, elbow to elbow action, and BMX is not just for the young -- it's for the young of heart as well.

"It goes from five and under and there's a class that's 55 and over. Sometimes you get racers that are three years old. If you can ride a bike you can race it," said Adam Donner, Lincoln.

"It's just adrenaline. Like every time you get off the track after a race you'll sit there with all the guys and go through it with eachother and everything that happened it's just an adrenaline rush. It's a lot of fun," he said.

And this summer that BMX adrenaline rush will be felt for the first time in the Olympics in China.

"We're pretty excited, because when we go to events like this, you know, one of the big national events, we get to see some of those pros that will probably become Olympians and maybe even some of these people that are behind us today will potentially be Olympians this year in Bejing. So we're excited about that," said Will Prusia, Kearney.

"I think it's awesome. It's one of those things in the back of your mind that you want to work for. Now I think about it all the time. It's like, dude, someday we could be in the Olympics," Tom Rixson, Minnesota.

BMXers are very dedicated to their sport. That's why there are over 60,000 members nationwide in the American Bicycle Association.

A number of those members are Nebraskans.

If you'd like to join them you can check out tracks in Lincoln, Kearney and Omaha.