May 2004 Newsletter

Club Promotion Day - 4th April

Thanks to those who supported the club – both members and families. As expected it was a good opportunity for those who had not sent in your membership forms to save themselves the postage! The weather was not great which probably kept a lot indoors but a number of people came along to see what we do and the day has produced a few new members who we welcome to our club.

Club Summer Series

The Tuesday evening sessions started in mid April with practice for the first few weeks before the Club Summer Series started at the beginning of May – by the time you read this newsletter two rounds will already of been completed. Volunteers to move the caravan are needed – as are those to help make the drinks, sell the food and run the races – training in most things will be given!

Summer Regional Series Dates

The Regional Series dates, having been set and put in print are already changing after the second round at Milton Keynes was flooded out! The following dates have been set for the 2004 Regional Summer Series – remember you need to do at least six rounds for a series trophy and 4 to qualify for the British Championships. Two rounds have already been completed so if you have not started yet you need to get on the gate for the next 6 rounds!

Also, I must apologise for getting the dates completely wrong in the last newsletter – but I guess you all realized that Regionals don’t happen on Wednesdays!

Round 3 – Ipswich – June 6
Round 4 – Milton Keynes – June 20
Round 5 – Royston – July 4
Round 6 – MK – July 11
Round 7 – Royston – August 15
Round 8 – Norwich – September 5

The East Anglian Open Championships - Braintree on September 19

Don’t forget to check the Regional hotline before travelling if the weather is bad - 01449 722115

Keep an eye on the East Anglia Website – www.bmxeast.com - for the latest Regional rankings.

The Rockets have got off to a flying start this year – we are laying in second place after two rounds so let’s make sure everyone goes to as many regional races as possible to keep us up the top of the pile – it’s much nicer than being down the bottom! The first round at Braintree was cold wet and muddy but still attracted 97 riders whilst Peterborough was very warm and had 117 riders so lets aim for 125 at the Royston events. If you are not a Regional level rider there are always Novice classes for you to learn in – mark the two Royston dates in your diary at least. Novice Riders do not need a race licence – registration closes at 1100am

National Race Series

The first two rounds at Burnham over the May bank holiday had over 330 riders registered for both days – on Monday we ran 162 motos in just over three hours – if you want a spectator sport you just cannot beat BMX racing.

The next National race is at Peterborough on May 30th – Registration and practice for all classes is on Saturday afternoon with racing on Sunday (Practice from 0830!), camping available. Again, if you do not feel you are at National level yet, there are Novice classes for up to 13’s – over 14 year old novices race with the experts.

Track Modifications

The skateboard site has been cleared but since we have been awarded another Regional Race – see above – it will not be possible to carry out any changes this season so we are concentrating on getting the Air Ram Gate system running ready for the Regionals!!

Club Web Site

If you have anything for the web site please send it direct via the “contact us” function – pictures, race reports, comments about racing – what ever you like - after all it’s your club’s site! You might also wish to have a look at the East Anglia site – www.bmxeast.com, which has links to the other clubs in our region.

Club Clothing – Big Discounts

To encourage members and families to wear the club clothing at race meetings, big discounts on any order are being offered - why not kit out the whole family!

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