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Dude, I admire your enthusiasm, but you gotta drink a beer and relax!…then again, that would be the reason for the small dog with the big bark icon!!!!
anyone know who it was???
Had a good day, my left cheek has quite the bruise!!!! 😳
Thanks for the offer. As of now, they are just moving dirt! Not alot of raking to be done yet, but as soon as we have a date to do some more work I will post.
LorenHave no fear! While I have not been there since last Wednesday, after all the BIG rains, only the first straight was in bad shape. We will be there early and I expect the track to be in great shape.
Loren…speaking up (and stepping up when we can) is why things are better this year.
Javier Colombo (Elite Men) on BMXMANIA Friday – “There is going to be a lot of crashes”…you think!?!?
However, he also said:
Javier – I think it’s really good. I’d like to get this track as a home track. It’s really challenging. This track, you’ve got to give it 100% focus
I don’t know what happened there, but in my twp (White Twp), we HAD a local skatepark in the town park, but, due to a few unfortunate individuals who thought it would be cool to pull the aluminum bleachers over and grind on them, trash a few benches, and leave CRAP all over, they are now gone. Hate to say it, but skateboards don’t do this kind of damage. You reap what you sow!
good news (relatively), Rich. Our prayers are still with him. This is supposed to be fun, remember!?!?
great way to promote the sport!
what are you implying?! 😕
Bill, I was on the front lines of that whole State series mess last year and yes it was all screwed up. BUT, this year the State organization went out of their way to make sure it was cleared up. WHY? Because concerned riders made sure of it. Are the State series rules available at YOUR NJ track? They are at HC, why? Because a concerned rider asked questions and made sure of it.
Damn! This really exploded! Alot of good points. A little backround first if you don’t know me…I have only been in this racing thing for 2 and a half years. I have 2 kids, 6 & 8 who race, I race 35 + novice.
My small opinion…In the short time I have been around, it seems to me that BMX racing in NJ has come along way in the past 2 years. I have had plenty of questions (thanks Janeen for ALL the answers). I wondered why there wasn’t more organization for things like the Pres Cup. I wondered why the state series rules were not clear last year. I still don’t quite know how all this works, but I do know that there are a few key people who frankly are working there @sses off and getting no respect for it. They can’t be expected to do it all. Like Brett said, I don’t know how to make all this better, but I do know that bitching about it online isn’t gonna solve anything. The UBMXRC is a start, and I hope everyone who has an idea, and wants this to BMX thing to go somewhere shows up next meeting. If we all do a little, this could get big. The Olympics are not the answer, but they certainly can be used for the betterment of the sport. Just don’t expect someone else to do it.
Craig, I certainly understand about HC being closed this weekend. I am home and would love to be racing. Unfortunately, when the track director, main gate person, head scorer and registration person, along with the other registration person, along with a few other key volunteers you may normally be able to call upon are away, it makes it very difficult to hold a race!
As for the National scene, I wondered at the beginning of the season, what is the difference between a National and a Regional? OK, points in the National series, but in all practicality, NOTHING! Make the National (like Supercross) for the pros and elites, and elevate the regional series to what the Nationals have become. If you finish well (top 5?) in your Region, you are invited to the Grands.
Bottom line? There is only so much we can do in NJ. It all starts with promoting HERE. Lets get on it. There is a herd of BMX (and MTN bikes!)bikes out there just waiting to be raced…lets get them on the track!
Nuff said for tonight!
LorenBrett, would love to see the free race hanger for CJ, I have asked about something like it for HC…big brick wall comes to mind.
As for the website, sounds great…not going there.
LorenKids allowed? If so, I (we) are in!