A Note From the Director

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE:

Thursday July 4, 2009

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY - HAVE A FUN BUT SAFE HOLIDAY

Hi everyone, my name is Dee Lucas and I am the new Track Director of St. Pete BMX. I would like to thank everyone for the opportunity to serve on this Board for the upcoming year. I have been involved in BMX over 11 years, our son is the reason we are still here, his name is Nick, he is an 18 year old Expert and our family loves this sport.

First off we want to thank those Board Member's and Volunteer's who dedicated all their time and hard work to St. Pete BMX last year. We still have a lot of work ahead of us, so we need everyone to get involved, there's a job out there for everyone of all ages. We hope more of you will become involved with our Parent Council group which meets once a month, the next meeting to be held on July 19th. This is where your ideas can be heard and where we can all brain storm together on ways to help benefit St. Pete BMX and it's riders.

Pick up a calendar at registration and notice the new's letter on the back, this will bring information to families and riders on what the track needs on it's new wish list,(see below) and things that the track offers to its riders.

The Board of Director's have decided since we are between State Season and the Summer Series, points don't count for anything, we are canceling all races on Saturday evening and instead open for practice from 6-8 PM.

As we all know, a lot of rain is not good for our track, it takes many hours of work to keep clay on it during this time of the year only to have it washed off the next time it rains. Our long term goals are to fix that so it is easier on the volunteers devoting their time and energy for our kids to be able to ride. So please understand we will do our best to keep the track up and running during these summer shower days.

Thank You for checking out our web site - come again real soon for updates.

This week's schedule: Weather Permitting

Sunday July 5th Work party - call machine for times

Tuesday July 7th Practice 7-9
Thursday July 9th Practice 7-9
Saturday July 11th Practice 6-8

If you have anything laying around the house that you can donate to us we would greatly appreciate the smallest of items, even if it is not on our list and you feel we could use it, bring it out to the track or leave a message on the answering machine and we will come to get it.

WISH LIST

Industrial door knobs for Registration
Insulation - for ceiling in our Registration/Concession building to keep it cooler
Ceiling Tiles
Concrete or Asphalt
Any old tools, nuts, bolts, rakes, shovels, broom, weed eater string,
new heavy locks with keys
Paper Towels
Clorox Wipes
Big Garbage Bags
Dry Eraser Board Supplies
Copy Paper




MONDAY JUNE 29th 2009 I want to thank all the parents and riders and staff for all your help over many years. It has been my pleasure to be involved in your lives and watch your children grow up through the years. As of July 1st I am no longer in charge and many positions changed so be ready to see old and new faces in charge.

I want to take time to congratulate the Seniors from our track. Cody Billings,Jake Crosby, Nick Lucas,John Ingle These kids have been involved in BMX at the track for many years.On behalf of the parent group I want to wish them the best in what ever they chose post High School.Going on 15 years of involvement in the track I have watched these kids turn into young adults.


TUESDAY JUNE 30th
Work Party 6p-7p
Practice All RIders 7p-9p 3.00
We will also be having a Board meeting for the Old and New members during practice To ensure a smooth transition of leadership


THURSDAY July 2th
Work Party 6p-7p
Practice All Riders 7p-9p 3.00


SATURDAY July 4th Closed for the Holiday. Enjoy your weekend.


ALL SCHEDULED EVENTS ARE WEATHER PERMITTING


PLEASE CALL THE TRACK PHONE AT 727-556-0284 FOR SCHDULE CHANGES AND/OR UPDATES

Please come by registration and submit your choice for the "Track re-Design" There are several to choose from. If you don't want the track redeisned we would like to know that to. So don't forget to give us your input.



PRACTICE ONLY $3.00
POINTS ONLY RACE $5.00
TROPHY RACE $7.00
BEGINNER CLINIC $3.00


Graduates - Please submit your application for the St. Pete BMX Scholarship Fund no later than July 31, 2009 to be eligible to receive assistance with College expences.

If you have already applied to the Bob Warnicke Scholarship Fund or the Alice Bixler Scholarship Fund send us a copy of your application for review.

Remeber the deadline is July 31, 2009. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask us any time you are at the track.



UPCOMING EVENTS:

Lexi won the bike!

On Saturday at the Tampa Qualifier Alexis a very sweet St. Pete BMX family member won the Mini PK Ripper. She has been interested in riding lately and this is a great boost for her to get into the sport. Congratulations Lexi we hope to see you riding soon.

Alexis being presented the Mini PK Ripper on Saturday.

FIFTH BMXER AWARD WINNER NAMED AT THE NBL EASTER CLASSIC

At the NBL Easter Classic, BAWLS presented their BMXer Award to their fifth winner. 15-Novice rider Simon Brandenburg from St. Petersburg, FL made the biggest impression in Saturday’s race. He crashed in his first moto, but then took 1st in both the second and third rounds. He took third place overall on both Saturday and Sunday. Simon’s accomplishments on the track are nothing compared to his accomplishments off the track. Simon was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis 15 years ago but because of BMX, he is one of the healthiest and one of the most in shape kids with his condition. Simon will be featured in an interview with BMX Today Magazine and has a 2009 sponsorship with BAWLS Guarana!

Want to try your shot at being a BAWLS BMXer Award winner? We’ll hand out our next trophy at the NBL Keystone Nationals on May 22-24 in Pottstown, PA!

Thank you to BMX Mania for letting us display this article.

Both Hobie and Roo qualified to race at the BMX Worlds. Yea! I was a nervous Mama all day.

Hobie still pretty sick managed to make it out of his Semi and into the Main pulling a 4th.

Roo took a 2nd in her Main and stood on the podium brought tears to our eyes. Wearing the silver medal and typical Roo smile.

If you haven't yet check out GO211 on the internet and watch the races...they have live feeds, videos and pictures of some great racing.

Thanks for all your support and prayers.
Hugs from Team Hoke Teddy, Jamie, Hobie & Roo

UCI World Qualifier weekend in Texas

During the Junior Men Semis Nick Lucas and Conner Fields had a hard crash. Conner went to the Emergency room with a lacerated spleen. Conner our thoughts are with you have a speedy recovery.

Nick finished out the weekend bruised but racing qualifying for the worlds. Way to go nick:)!

Other local riders there were Amanda Geving, Geoff Sengoba, Will Grant, Persey Owens, Hobie Hoke and Roo Hoke.

THE SUNSHINE STATE BMX ASSOCIATION
ALICE BIXLER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Students the deadline to apply is coming up soon. Click Here and find out more about the SSA/Alice Bixler Scholarship Fund created to assist students and their families with meeting the costs of furthering their education at an undergraduate college, technical/trade school or graduate school. Eligibility: Members who have a current NBL competition license or officials
license and have participated in BMX racing events sanctioned by the SSA for at least one year.

Deadline: Postmarked by April 1, 2009

Thank you we are officially open!

We really appreciate everyone that came out for our opening day. All in all it turned out to be a very good day. We appreciate your comments and are working hard to get the facility and track ready for the big race. Click here for some pictures of the day.

Thank you to everyone that worked so hard getting our new facility ready for our Qualifier. It turned out to be a good weekend. Below are links to see how the weekend went.

Videos on BMX Madness click here to view them.
Pictures on Tom Izor Photography click here for great pictures of the day.

Please spread the news to your friends and family. We appreciate all of your help and hope to have several great years of BMX at our new facility.

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