HOT, HOT, HOT

July was a month of extremely hot and humid weather, along with more rain......and lots of multi point races throughout the State. We were fortunate to be able to attend all of the State Series races and despite the humidity and rain we enjoyed ourselves at each event. It is really nice to be able to travel to other locations to race and visit with other riders and their families. We are blessed to be able to have other tracks available to race on. Variety keeps the sport interesting and challenging and helps promote new riders. We hope many of you were able to get to some of the other tracks and enjoy the facilities and racing they offer. We know how much work and volunteers it takes to keep a track operating and appreciate every one's efforts. We hope you do to. We are traveling again this weekend to the State race on Sunday at Madison BMX. We are looking forward to another fun time.

As noted on our home page, we were running make up races on our Tuesday night practice nights - next week is the last one. We had good turn outs for these races. We are glad we were able to fit them in.

Last weekend we went to the Land O'Lake Nationals hosted at Pineview BMX in St. Cloud, MN. The State of Wisconsin was well represented. Many of our riders made their semis and mains. Those that didn't gave it their best. We were really proud of how well everyone did with the competition they faced. The racing was very exciting. The Pros were fast and furious and lots of fun to watch. It is amazing how fast they can get thru a track. The track had some interesting jumps that we think will haunt many a rider's dreams trying to figure out how best to ride them. It was challenging to say the least. Mark was not even tempted to ride it. He figured he would hurt himself. He couldn't get hurt because he needed to drive us home on Sunday. If you have never experienced freeway driving around Minneapolis you would not believe how insane it can be with the constant stopping and starting for no apparent reason. It was driving me nuts just being the passenger!

The track has held up well with the weather conditions we have been getting but it is time again to add another coat of sealer. We will be doing this after Thursday's race this week weather permitting. Looking forward to the State Finals coming up quickly. Our additional parking area will be ready to use by then. Grass is growing very well on it. We heard a lot of input this past weekend about many riders looking forward to coming to race the Finals at our track in September. We are excited to have them. Let's all pray for good weather. Sunday races will begin again this month also - be sure to check out the schedule. Thursday night races will end at the end of the month, too. School is just around the corner. Reminder that we are NOT racing this Sunday as previously scheduled due to the State Series race at Madison BMX. Good luck to all racers who might be travelling and racing out of town this weekend. Ride hard, race strong and believe in yourself. We know you can succeed, you need to believe it too.

Mark & Kris

Weekend Success

We had a great four days of fun filled racing this past weekend. Mother Nature gave us a scare on Sunday with the early morning rain but track was sealed and covered so when the rain ended around 11 am - we were ready to start our practice times with racing immediately following. Special thanks to Greg and Jeremy for getting to the track early to make sure that the tarps were doing their job before the rain started. We were lucky to not get the heavy downpours and high winds.

Our first annual "Dads That Don't Race" race on Friday night during our Race for Life Event was a huge success. We had 16 Dads strutting their stuff trying to win the awesome trophies specially designed for this event by Eric Nelson. We had Semis this year, aiming for Quarter Finals next year. Being the oldest rider didn't stop me. I came in 5th place in the Main and still was able to go to work the next day. I'm not sure how all the other Dads did but it looked like everyone of them had a great time. We raised an additional $80 for the Leukemia Foundation with this race - Our grand total for the day was over $1500. Thanks to all who participated and donated. Special thanks to Tyler Horn who raised over $500 in donations.

Despite the heat, we had a great turnout for Saturday and Sunday. Lots of action - good, fast racing with many close finishes. It gave our scoring gals - oops, I mean scoring volunteers a good workout (Sorry Dean!).

We need to acknowledge all our great workers and volunteers who helped make this weekend run smoothly. Thanks to all who had specific duties to handle and take care of and to all the ones who just stepped in whenever they noticed help was needed. Your efforts were noticed and greatly appreciated - to all the concession workers, garage helpers, tarp installers and removers, sealer appliers, announcers, registration personnel, t-shirt & 50/50 sellers (Caroline we can't wait to see what costume you come up with next doing 50/50), groundskeepers......the list goes on and on. To all of you - THANK YOU! We could of not done it without you.

Special thanks to Troy and Kristen for taking pictures during the whole week and weekend's events - check them out on our website at our Photo Link - under CWBMX snapshots.

We saw many familiar faces during the weekend - riders and families - and a lot of new faces. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves - we sure did. We look forward to seeing you all again at any of our upcoming races, especially the State Championship Finals in September.

Mark & Kris

Morphine Industries Rider Clinic

Learn the basics of BMX from Morphine Industries' "A" Pro Racer - Olijuwon Davis. His four years of training experience will give you the tools you need to improve your racing abilities today and give you tips that you can use when riding on your own.

Clinic will cover all the basics of BMX racing including.........Gate starts, Manualing, Jumping, Turn Skills and Track Speed.

Clinic is designed for the experienced Intermediate and Expert Rider

Admission price is $25.00 per rider for a two hour session. Enrollment is limited to 30 riders, so sign up ASAP! Payment is due upon sign up.

Register at the track on any practice night or race day or call (715) 421-4521

Clinic Date: Wednesday, July 6
Time: 5:00 to 7:00 pm (Track opens at 4:30)

Limited Concessions will be available.

Summer Update

Congratulations to all the riders who went to Rockford last weekend for the Midwest Nationals. Not everyone made it as far as they would of liked but we were proud to watch all the local riders give it their best.

Monday night, June 20, we hosted the Redline Flight School with pros Jason Carnes and Trent Woodcock (New Zealand). We had a full class of 40+ riders for them to work with covering a wide range of ages. Everyone had a great time - learning how to have better gates, to getting tips on how to roll/pump/manual the track to playing a game of Foot Down with the Pros in the parking lot. After the clinic ended, both pros wanted to stay and play on the track for awhile. Some of the older riders got to experience first hand just how fast these guys are. We were told that they both loved the facility and the people. Finally had to shut down after 10 pm and ended the night eating Dilly Bars. Believe it or not but Trent had never had one before. Kristen and I took pictures during the event and they are posted on the website under "Photos" and then under Central Wisconsin BMX Snapshots, albums dated 6/22/11. Check them out!

We are working on the plans for hosting another clinic on Wednesday, July 6 with Pro Racer Olijuwon Davis for the more experienced riders - more details to follow as we get it set up.

Looking forward to our State Qualifier weekend which is coming up fast. This will be a 700-point event with Single Point racing on Thursday, July 7, Double Point Race for Life on Friday, July 8, Earned Double Point Race on Saturday, July 9 and Double Point Race State Qualifier on Sunday, July 10. That week will be a busy one as we will have Practice on Tuesday night as usual and hope to have the Oliuywon Davis Clinic on Wednesday, July 6.

If you haven't heard yet - there will be a "Dads That Don't Race" race at our Race for Life Event on Friday, July 8. Any Dad that does not have a ABA membership can compete in this prestigious event. Cost is $5 DONATION per rider that will go to the Leukemia Foundation.

Calling all Dads to hike up your skirts and come racing with us. Despite Kris's concerns, I will be racing that day myself. I think it will be lots of fun and we can raise some more donations for a worthwhile cause. Reminder to all racers that we have donation envelopes in registration for you to begin collecting your donations. You can earn prizes for the amount you collect so please stop in registration and get your envelopes!

Hope to see you all at the races this Thursday and/or on Sunday.

Mark

Sunny Hot Race Day

Great day for racing and sealer installation.

Warm conditions and lots of sun brought out many riders today. 24 motos and 93 riders. Dilly bars and cold drinks were the hot items today. Heard many riders talking about going swimming after the race. Finally got a taste of summer coming. Only a few days left for school for most of our local racers.

It also was a good day to begin installing sealer on the track. We were able to spray over 800 gallons of sealer today - this is only the beginning. Another 800 to go, maybe more. We will be applying more sealer Tuesday so we have cancelled practice for that night. We need to let the sealer dry and seal really well before we have racers on the track. Many thanks to the volunteers who stayed to help install the first five coats of sealer today. No major issues spraying - pump held up - yippee!!!

See ya Thursday night.

Mark