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Nov 7, 2008
Here is some 2006 vintage stuff but still
quite interesting. This
is an interview JerryMania did with Johan Lidstrom the BMX
Coordinator for the UCI. It is still interesting and relevant:
A) because we are patiently waiting for the ABA US Grands so there
is not much else to talk about and B) because it touches on how
and when and why the sport of BMX made it into the Olympics and
some of the thoughts surrounding those talks.
Nov 6, 2008
This is a shameless plug for GT Bikes but it
is a slick little video. And GT has been good to the sport
over the years. Go youtubing
and search 'BMX Race Training' for some off-season ideas.
Nov 5, 2008
Work continues on "The
Building". We are ready or nearly ready to run the
power and air-line to it. Anyone with access to a
ditch-witch that could be donated to the club for an afternoon
before the frost sets in is asked to contact Craig
Sabiston. We will happily put a link and logo onto our
website for any donations of materials, labor or equipment, like
this. If you or someone you know can donate the equipment and
an operator then so much the better. - Thank you in advance it
is GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
Nov 5, 2008
Check it out ... It is not often one of our
riders gets his
own thread on a forum, especially a BC forum. To make it
doubly interesting is the fact that it was started by one of his
competitors from BC. It sheds some light on the size of Jim
Brown's accomplishment in making AA pro.
Nov 5, 2008
I think this MUST be the first BMXer to get
his own stamp...Maris
Strombergs Scores BMX Gold Medal Stamp!
MARIS STROMBERGS, the first
ever Elite Men Olympic Champion BMX from Latvia, has his own
"stamp" now. This month the Latvian BMX Federation
celebrated their hero in the city of Valmiera, Latvia where the
government officials presented the "stamp" with Olympic
Champ Maris Strombergs on it. BMX finally gets the
recognition which it deserves. Fantastic
Nov 5, 2008
has signed 16 years young BMX racing phenom Connor Fields for
2009. The Con Man will start racing with them in Reno in
January and get eased into the wide world of UCI racing.
Fields, from Henderson Nevada, has won over 25 Nationals already
this year. He is currently the USAC number one, NBL
number one and current ABA age group points leader. Fields
will focus on both the ABA and NBL National series, alongside the
UCI North American Continental series and the World Championships
in Australia. - And he is a pretty nice kid.
Nov 3, 2008
Indoor cyclo-cross this weekend in
Springbank. I have never been to one but it sounds like
fun. Go here
for the details.
Nov 1, 2008
Those interested in staying on their bike
are encouraged to look into the two programs being offered at the
Olympic Speedskating Oval at the University of Calgary Cycling
Center. Running from now until March or April (I believe
for ages 12-19), both are coached by Damian Bissett who has raced
Elite/A Pro for years in Canada and lived, raced and coached in
the US for several years too. Damian is an excellent coach
with long term goals that will keep him in BMX and coaching
for years to come. For more information contact
Stephen Burke, the program administrator.
Unfortunately some info on the website is
a tad outdated.
At the Oval Program is the BMX/Downhill
Development Program ($600.00) that runs Monday, Wednesday,
Saturday and is a preparatory program to graduate these riders to
the Performance Program.
The BMX/Downhill Performance Program
($840.00) runs Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (7-9pm), and
Saturday (10am-2pm). The performance program is more intense
with the emphasis on preparing high level challenge, Jr. Elite and
Elite class riders for racing Elite/Pro - and winning and moving
on to the National BMX Team. The emphasis here will shift
depending on the month but right now it is focusing on
conditioning and training on how to train with discussion about
nutrition, stretching, warm-up, cool down and cycling
psychology.
There is much more to it than this
capsulated version but I highly recommend it if you are serious
about your cycling. There are a few spots remaining available in
each program so act fast as they will be capping both programs
soon.
Oct 31, 2008
Riders signing new contracts:
The folks at
are all excited, as they have announced that they have signed BMX
Legend, Randy Stumpfhauser
to ride for their GHP
Factory Team.
Bicycles are proud to announce the signing of current
European, World and Olympic Champion Maris Strombergs as the
newest member of the 2009 Free Agent Team. Stromberg, the
2008 Olympic Gold Medalist
of Latvia, will move to the U.S. to take on the next chapter
in is already golden career - the U.S. National circuit.
Oct 31, 2008
The BC Elite Riders recently did some
performance testing. BC cycling recently moved their center
from UVIC to Camosun college (which is a cool private college in
Victoria with a proud history) so this is the first year that they
have done any testing at the new facility. Hear what
Olympian Scott Erwood and Mischa Parttridge had to say about it here.
Oct 30, 2008
In case you were at all curious about the
format and the finer points of how the
would be hosting UCI races in the US, AND qualifying their riders
for the World Championships then here
are the answers. Keep in
mind that in Canada the UCI races only REALLY matter to those Jr. and Elite
riders (pro riders or professional riders) that are attending the World Championships in
Adelaide. Challenge class riders (riders aged 5-16 and
amateur or non-professional riders over 16), needed to qualify either this past season
via their 2008 CCA National Ranking (see Oct. 28, 2008 below) or at the Canadian
Championships.
And I have heard people say that we don't
call Jr. riders professional, but professional is defined as:
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or
means of livelihood; "the professional man or woman
possesses distinctive qualifications ...
a person engaged in one of the learned professions
an athlete who plays for pay
master: an authority qualified to teach apprentices
engaged in by members of a profession; "professional
occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"
source: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Oct 29, 2008
Thunder Bay BMX Association has become
Ontario's second
BMX Track. Their Executive will be headed for full training to
ensure their track runs like clockwork. This is awesome news for
BMX in Ontario and we wish them the best.
Stay tuned for more news about ABA's growth in Ontario too!
Oct 28, 2008
The CCA has released their almost final
rankings for the 2008 season. It is 'Almost' final because
even though there was an update for October it still only includes
results to approximately July. (WT_????) Go here
to see the Airdrie riders that are currently in the top 10.
(sloooow BMX newsday)
Oct 27, 2008
AirdrieBMX.com has a new 'Printable'
calendar for 2009 races. It can be accessed through the Schedule
page. Currently it contains the CCA/CBA WNS Series, The
Alberta Cup series,
Western US ABA Series and all Continental UCI dates. The
Canadian ABA dates and our own district dates will be added once
they are announced. If you know of any dates that may have
gotten forgotten please let me
know.
Oct 25, 2008
Airdrie BMX's Ken
Cools Signs 4 Year Agreement As Coach For Bike New Zealand
Straight
from the Super Coach, himself, Ken Cools, comes the word on a
sweet four year deal coaching New Zealand to BMX Fame and Glory!
Coach Cools sez....."Well
it’s official, yesterday I signed my contract and am now the
High Performance BMX Coach for New Zealand for the next 4 years.
It puts me thru ’till just after the London Olympics in 2012.
I’m pretty happy with everything and am really excited to get my
family moved to Auckland and start helping out the country with
some good coaching. I will be in charge of all the BMX stuff for
the High Performance team and will also be working with BMX New
Zealand on a few different things as well. Our arrival date into
NZ will be the first week of December, a few weeks later then we
first anticipated."
"Separate from
my job with BikeNZ, I will be running my Camp Cools training camps
throughout the country to make training available for everyone. If
you are a track member and would like for me to come to your
track, please email me so we can get the wheels turning."
"For the
faithful Canadians who have supported me over the years, I will be
in Canada for about 6 weeks in the summer where I will be doing
select High Performance camps as well as my usual Training
Clinics. I will only have a few weekends open so it would be a
good idea for tracks to RSVP me ASAP."
And in Canada we
are looking for a new national team coach......things that make
you hmmmm.
Oct 24, 2008
The website Schedule
page has been drastically updated. Jr and Elite riders note
that your first chance in the new year to get those UCI points to qualify for
Australia is Jan 23-25 in Guthrie, OK.
Start planning your winter / summer for
2009. Racing starts in 10 weeks.* *=for those of us with a big
'S' tattooed on our foreheads.
Oct 23, 2008
Further to the announcement below of ABA
tracks hosting UCI races next year in the US. They will (of
course) be running the random cadence that we use at Airdrie BMX
at those UCI events but they have no intentions of forcing their
tracks to change to that cadence nor will they be running that
cadence at their non-UCI national events. Local tracks are
free to use whatever cadence they feel best suits their riders.
AND
As of last weekend in Florida
Airdrie BMX rider:
Jim
Brown is officially AA Pro
This makes Jim only the
fifth in Canadian history, behind (Ontario's Bob Rowley and Airdrie BMX's Ken
Cools and old schooler's Jack Hutton and Pete Zablotny) to achieve
this. So next time you see "The
Hardest Working Rider in BMX" be sure to give him a
Congratulations!!!!
Oct 22, 2008
Ok this is kinda cool.... this could be the
first BMX rapper out there, this is Kelly
Kelly.
Oct 22, 2008
I sense a disturbance in the force....for
the first time ABA tracks in the US will be hosting UCI
races. Scroll down a bit and you get a sense for the
importance of hosting these UCI races as Airdrie BMX is listed
here. For the official release from USACycling go here.
This taken from BMXmania:
BREAKING
NEWS!
U.S.
DATES FOR 2008-09 BMX CONTINENTAL CALENDAR & NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS ANNOUNCED
Desoto,
Texas to Host 2009 USA Cycling BMX National Championships
Colorado
Springs, Colo. (October 22, 2008)—USA
Cycling announced today dates and locations for the eight
domestic events slated to appear on the 2008-09 UCI BMX North
American Continental Calendar, as well as the 2009 USA Cycling
BMX National Championships.
For
the first time, UCI Continental Calendar events in the United
States will be contested at American Bicycle Association (ABA)
affiliated tracks. The ABA will also host the third-annual USA
Cycling BMX National Championships, which will return to
Metroplex BMX in Desoto, Texas on March 21.
The
2009 USA Cycling BMX National Championships will highlight the
weekend in Desoto which features three consecutive days of
world-class competition. The American-only national
championships are bookended by a pair of international UCI
races. The weekend will begin with the sixth Continental
Calendar race of the season on Friday, March 20, followed by the
national championships on Saturday and another UCI contest on
Sunday, March 22.
The
2008-09 North American calendar opened in Canada last summer
with an event in Kingston, Ontario on July 5. After the
New Year, the calendar will visit four U.S. locations before the
triple weekend in Desoto. Guthrie, Ok. will host the
season’s second race on Jan. 24 followed by dates in Perris,
Calif. on Feb. 7, Oldsmar, Fla. on Feb. 21 and Phoenix on Mar.
7.
After
the weekend in Desoto, the calendar continues with another
Canadian date in Airdrie, Alberta on May 23, followed by the
final two U.S. stops in Milford, Del. on June 13 and Rockford,
Ill. on June 20.
All
Continental Calendar events carry Category-3 designation
according to the UCI. Only the world championships (Category-1)
and Supercross World Cup events (Category-2) offer more
international ranking points to competitors. The 2009 USA
Cycling BMX National Championships will be a Category-4 event.
Once
again, the USA Cycling BMX National Championships will provide
an opportunity for Challenge Class athletes to qualify for the
2009 UCI BMX World Challenge, scheduled for July 23-26 in
Adelaide, Australia. USA Cycling will publish its qualification
procedures in the coming days.
“The
ABA is excited to work alongside USA Cycling to host all of the
Continental Calendar events in the U.S. next season”,
commented BMX Association Trustee and Vice President of the ABA
Bernard A. Anderson. “With the recent success of
American BMX athletes in Beijing, these events will continue to
facilitate the development of international BMX superstars.
It is also a great honor to once again host the USA Cycling BMX
National Championships in Desoto. Metroplex BMX has proven to be
one of the best BMX facilities in the world and will provide an
excellent venue for USA Cycling to choose its 2009 Challenge
Class world championship team.”
For
detailed event information regarding all UCI Continental
Calendar events in the U.S. and to register for each event,
visit www.ababmx.com.
2008-09
UCI North American BMX Continental Calendar:
July
5: Kingston, Ontario (CAN)
Jan.
24: Guthrie, Ok. (USA)
Feb.
7: Perris, Calif. (USA)
Feb.
21: Oldsmar, Fla. (USA)
Mar
7: Phoenix, Ariz. (USA)
Mar.
20: Desoto, Texas (USA)
Mar.
22: Desoto, Texas (USA)
May
23: Airdrie, Alberta (CAN)
June
13: Milford, Del. (USA)
June
20: Rockford, Ill. (USA)
2009
USA Cycling BMX National Championships:
March
21: Desoto, Texas
Oct 22, 2008
BC Cycling has announced their 2009
Provincial Team. Note that they start their development
teams at age 6! And they have a multi-tiered system of youth
development that is intended to feed the Elite level system in the
future. I would say it has been working for them since they
definitely have been developing some seriously fast riders.
Also note that their team selection criteria is straight forward
and simple.
Oct 20, 2008
The Alberta BMX AGM went last Saturday and
Airdrie BMX President Tim Croft is now also President of Alberta
BMX, apparently coaching hockey, running a BMX association, and
catching bad guys all day was not enough to keep him going.
There were significant changes made to next
year's race structure, and pro payout. All Airdrie riders
and parents and advised to go to the AB
BMX Website to become aware of them. The most noticeable
is that we are going to a two race weekend format like our West
National Series that is organized by the CBA. The race
schedule for next summer was also resolved, and it is posted as
well.
Oct 19, 2008
Well the plot thickens on the last day of
racing at the ABA Disney Cup. Pat Lebel makes the main today
in FL and takes six place. Jim did finish in the top 8
of A pro taking second today, though it is posted incorrectly on
the ABA website. Jim is still waiting to hear from the ABA
if he has is win $$ to make the move to double A. As soon as
I hear, it will be posted as this is pretty exciting news for an
Airdrie Rider.
Today Simon M takes a 4th place. There were 19 riders in Simon's 15expert class, 32 riders in A Pro
with Patrick and Jim, and 26 riders in AA Pro.
Well done men!!!!! It is VERY exciting
when we get to see riders from our home track doing well abroad.
Day 2 of three National Races is done in
Florida and Jim Brown takes second. That should make him AA
Pro and only the third rider in Canadian History to make that
level of racer.
Not to be outdone Simon Meili takes 2nd as
well in 15 expert, amongst a field of 20 riders. Way to go
Simon. And 4th in the 15-16open.
By the way both of these guys are doin' it
for Supercross.
Bill Ryan (the head honcho at Supercross) seems to like us
Canucks.
This race in Florida is a huge event.
35 A pros, 26 AA pros, riders from 40 states, 3 provinces and 10
countries are there. So this is not a small feat for these
riders.
I heard that 'Scrumpscious' Patrick
Lebel did did well in motos today, except he unfortunately he
did not make the main and must have lost out in 1/4's or
1/2's.
Ilana Just from Red Deer took third in 13
girls
Oct 18, 2008
More photos from Chilliwack have been
uploaded here.
Oct 17, 2008
Florida - Results - Airdrie Riders
Simon Meili - 4th in 15-16 open
Pat Lebel - out in 1/4's
Jim Brown - Main 1 - crashed in turn 2 when he was brake checked
at the apex. Unfortunately gotten stuck with lane 7 (the Cdn
curse) which is a killer on those short indoor tracks.
Main 2 - Jimmy gets pushed out on the last turn to lose one spot
but I think it looked like he held on to sneak a second place
finish.
I see Ilana Just from Red Deer is in Florida - she just took 3rd
in her cruiser class and she got 3rd in 20" as well.
Main 3 - Jimmy kills it, leads the whole way and wins by 3 bike
lengths.
Giving him an overall 3rd place - one more podium and he goes
AA. I am sure he can
taste that AA move.
Simon Meili - 15expert - gets the Cdn Curse - lane 7. Gets
tangled in a crash that happened in front of him and ends in 4th
place.
Oct 14, 2008
Pursuant to the provisions of
the Society Act of Alberta and the By-Laws of the Alberta
Bicycle Association notice to members is hereby given of the
Annual General Meeting of
the Alberta Bicycle Association – to be held in Calgary, AB on
Saturday, November 15,
2008 at 4 PM. The ABA will also host a Coaches Meeting at 1 pm and
the Commissaires Annual General Meeting at 2:30 pm at the same
location.
Location:
University of Calgary
ICT Building – Room 121
2500 University Dr NW - Calgary
Oct 13, 2008
This coming weekend Airdrie Rider Jim Brown
will be in Florida for the ABA Disney National. This year,
unlike last year, it will actually be off the Disney grounds in
Kissimee. This year will also be an indoor set of three
National Races. Next year it will be back in Disney World at
a permanent BMX track in the Wide World of Sport Park. Jim
is only one win or two podium finishes away from reaching AA Pro -
the highest level of racing in the world. Watch all the
racing live Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on the web at: http://www.go211.com/u/disneycup08.
Oct 13, 2008
The I's were dotted and the T's crossed last
Thursday on a new lease in Victoria, BC. Victoria BMX,
sanctioned by the ABA, will take over the track and facilities
that were used for the UCI World Championships of 2007. It
is good to know that fantastic track and facility will be
used. When we were in Victoria for their ABA National Race
in July (see note below) it was sad to see such an awesome (the
World's) track grown over with weeds.
In the latest issue of BMXer Magazine there
is a picture and caption of Airdrie's own Dayton Peterson getting
airborne at the above mentioned race in Victoria. The issue
before this current one also included a picture and caption of
Alex Sailer. BMXer is a great mag and one of only a couple
that air dedicated to BMX Racing.
Oct 12, 2008
Day 2 in Chilliwack has wrapped. Once
again there were 104 motos with a little over 600 riders with 40+
riders from Alberta. The ABA Canadian National Series is THE
series for riders from BC. This is why at the last National
Series race in Kelowna they drew 485 riders. In BC they also
have a Provincial Cup Series (just like ours) but it is not
attended in the numbers that this series is or the numbers that we
draw for our provincial series. Generally speaking folks in
BC anti up the $$ for one set of races and this is it. This
is also a huge factor in why the CCA/CBA West National Series is
so minimally attended by BC riders. So if you want to race
against BC riders in mass this is the series to race, and this
race is the Grandaddy of them all with riders from AZ, TX, UT, CA,
OR, ID, WA, CO, AB, and of course BC there.
From yesterday's list (below) here are
today's main makers:
Mixed Age Open Classes: Joel Quennell - crashed but of note was how he so quickly
jumped back onto his bike to ride it out - that is a
real BMX racer right there.
Dayton Peterson - 2nd place - this was an 'all-Alberta' Main
Cam Quennell - 2nd place
Class: ( 20") Jayme Johnson - 11 int - 4th place - this dude is the real
deal - he will fit in great in expert sometime next year.
Brandon Kerik - 14 Expert - 3rd - makes the main and makes the
podium in his first weekend at the ABA.
Dayton Peterson - 14 Expert - 7th
Simon Meili - 15 Exp - 3rd
A Pros: Jimmy Brown - 1st - received the giant cheque
Patrick Lebel - 2nd
Alex Sailer - 8th
Women's Pro: Kaila Sweeney - 1st - As this was the first season for a
Canadian Pro Girls Series in the Canadian ABA, Kaila also made
history as the first ever Pro Women's points race winner for the
season.
Oct 11, 2008
Day 1 of the Chilliwack Canadian ABA Grands
is in the books. There were 111 motos, with 442 Canadian
Riders, 215 riders from the United States for a total of 657
riders. Of the Canadian riders there were 41 from
Alberta. And the 12 Airdrie Riders killed it today
with these excellent results:
New to the ABA: Jayme Johnson - 11 int - gets first in his main event at his very
first ABA Race woohoo
Ben Croft - sixth - 11 cruiser
Zach Croft
Brandon Kerik - 14 exp
ABA Vets: Dayton Peterson - 14 exp - 8th in main
Simon Meili - 15exp - 2nd in main - biggest class of the day with
25 riders (1/4s)
Joel Quennell
Cam Quennell - 15 exp - 5th in main
The A Pros: Patrick Lebel - 1st in main
Jim Brown - 2nd in main
Alex Sailer - 6th in main
Kaila Sweeney - 2nd place
* = results unconfirmed
Oct 10, 2008
The ABA Canadian Grands run this weekend in the sunny and not
so warm Fraser Valley of BC (Chilliwack). The Grands are run
on a neutral site each year, indoors, building a new track just
for the event. This eliminates the issues of potentially
adverse weather and no one has home track advantage, and there is
lots of parking for the big race.
Oct 8, 2008
I previously missed this huge honor.
On Oct 5 at our annual
awards banquet / riders party, Sammy
Cools was bestowed the "Rider's
Choice Award". A much deserved accolade in her
storied repertoire. Not only is Sam a champion on the track
but if you have ever had the chance to talk to this amazing young
lady you quickly realize that she is a champion off the track as
well.
Oct 8, 2008
Airdrie BMX is blessed with perhaps the
highest concentration of Elite, Jr. Elite, A and AA pro riders of
any track in Canada. With that please note that some of
these riders will be on our track at un-posted times. This
does not mean that you are not welcome to come and ride with
them. No one will be turned away at the gates as long as the
track is open and you have a paid membership, however it is not a
babysitting service either and for safety reasons we ask that a
parent stay at the track at all times.
So if you see the lights on and people
riding do not be nervous about showing up. Keep in mind
though that these are Elite athletes that literally travel the
world for racing at a very high level. So if you arrive and
they are not talking and chatting you up, you must understand that
they may have a huge race coming up that they are focused on, it
is not an insult to you or an attempt to make you or your child
feel uncomfortable.
Keep in mind that some of these riders are
at the pinnacle of the sport and let me ask you this: When
is last time you or your child were invited onto the ice for a
full on practice with the Calgary
Flames or asked to go for a round of golf with Stephen
Ames?
Oct 7, 2008
In case you did not get it, cannot find it,
or lost it here
is copy of our 2008 season evaluation form for racing and
coaching. Please fill one out and mail it to the address on
the home page (if you wish to remain anonymous) or scan and email
it to President or VP.
Oct 7, 2008
Congratulations to all Airdrie BMX riders
(big and small) for a great year of racing. Our annual
awards banquet / riders party was held Sunday Oct. 5 at Balzac
Community Hall. I know the coaches had a difficult time
determining winners in many of these categories. Once the
votes were tallied the victors
and nominees were determined.
And here is our list of District Top
riders. These are the riders that made at least 18 of our 25
district races this summer:
and as an addition to this list we have:
Sorry we missed you the first time around
Buddy.
These riders received
awesome new 3in1 jackets with their names embroidered on them for
their high degree of club support, dedication, and
participation. WAY TO GO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
The 2008 AGM is in the books for Airdrie BMX. Here is your
new(ish) Board of Directors: (since Airdrie BMX has board
positions of two year terms half of the board positions would
remain as is.)
for the Canadian ABA Grands, if you
are new to ABA racing, I recommend you go here
and get the license application and fill it out before
arriving. It will save you some time in what will not doubt
be a LONG line-up for registration, (though the ABA calls it
'sign-ups'). And since it is going to save you time it will
save me time because I will likely be behind you.
Airdrie
BMX had two members attend the Las Vegas Interbike08 Show last
week. What is Interbike
you ask? It is only the largest bicycle trade
show going open only to industry insiders. Who were the
two members you ask? Sammy Cools was a big hit at the show
working the Supercross Booth and none other than our own race
night announcer Christine Roth/Quennell was in attendance
too. Why was she there you ask? Let's just say she is the reason
that Las Vegas has THAT particular tourism slogan. She was
having fun, going to meetings and hob-nobbing with the goober-smoochers
of BMX, BUT she was very well behaved, apparently. This is
her and Mikey Day with his silver medal in BMX from the Beijing
Olympics.
Check out the updated Photo/Video
page in case you missed Airdrie BMX on CBC last month.
This
is still the coolest thing going, so cool it is worth
re-posting - that
is Airdrie BMX's very own Jim Brown in the blue. "Jimmy is
the hardest working guy in BMX" according to Colin
Stiles of Stile
Industry Videos. And he is an all-round good guy
who can be seen around Airdrie doing sprints AND on the
track most days the weather allows.
AND
He is just inches (or $$'s) away from
going AA Pro. Jim would be only the third Canadian in
history (behind Ontario's Bob Rowley and Airdrie BMX's Ken
Cools) to make it to this highest level of professional BMX
racing.
Wish list:
If anyone in the club membership has
access to once of these
(or similar) for track work, the club would be very
appreciative. This is a piece of equipment that we
have ongoing need for.
Also in the spring we will be needing
one of these
as well as the above.
Please keep these in mind and don't be
afraid to ask a friend or neighbor.
Airdrie BMX Immediate Needs:
Throughout the season and off-season we will be posting
here some club 'wish-list' items and 'need-list'
items. Since we are a not for profit society we are
always greatly appreciative of donated goods, services or
cash.
Right now we are working on finishing of "The
Building". Thank you to Ron and Craig for getting
the siding on it.
Next task is to run power/air-line/phone-line to it,
including the trenching from the existing
concession/registration building. We MAY be moving the
air-compressor into the new building too this has yet to be
determined. So Airdrie BMX has an immediate need for:
1/ a Master Electrician who is licensed to operate a
business in Airdrie to obtain the electrical permit from
City Hall and oversee the work. Airdrie BMX is
considered 'institutional' in the eyes of the city.
2/ a trencher for the above task
3/ any donation of labor or materials for the above task
If you can help please step up and contact
Shane, Jake, Tim, or Carolyn.
Airdriebmx.com has a new 'Classifieds'
page.
Be sure to submit any of your BMX related Garage Clutter.
Hi All,
We’ll it’s that time of the year again for our annual
general meeting. This year that magical date is Friday
October 3 @ 7:00pm. The AGM will be held at
the Royal Canadian Legion.
This is your chance to come and help steer the direction
of the club for next year. This is also the time where we
vote in some of the board positions. After the
meeting we have our parents party with refreshments, food
and maybe some games. Anyone want to bring their “Wii”?
Could you please reply back to say how many are coming,
this way I have an idea for food and beer. ASAP
Also, the
kids party is being held on Sunday October 5th
at the Balzac Hall from 1:00 – 4:00pm. At this
party we give out the top ten coats, coaches awards and
everyone goes home with a prize. For this party the track
provides drinks but we need parents to bring food for a
potluck. If you are able to bring anything please contact
Cindy Johnson at 403-912-0285 or email her at cl_ohara@shaw.ca.
Also, please contact Cindy and let her know how many
people are coming from your family. Please respond with
how many are coming and what you are bringing for food so
we have an idea. Thanks I hope to see you there.
Colorado
Springs, Colo. (October 22, 2008)—
