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by Cody Wilson
n just a few weeks riders from all of the NBL states will be flooding to Columbus, Ohio for the annual Christmas Classic and state versus state presidents cup race. After skipping some years in Ohio the return of Christmas to Columbus is getting all of the states motivated to get their team together with some of their best riders of all ages and skill levels for those bragging rights. The dust and ghost from Halloween have cleared from a lot of our tracks running some special Halloween events over the Oct 30-31st weekend. One event that stands out that I heard about was East Moline BMX Speedway in Illinois who ran their annual Halloween Race on Sunday October 31st. 63 riders in 20 motos came for an afternoon of racing. Numerous games like “foot down“, big wheel races, 16 inch pit bike races, and a bunny hop contest that was won with 39 inches of hop by Nathanael Olson! Included in the event, the East Moline crew collected non-perishable items and had a bake sale for a local women’s shelter. The weather is still great in the Midwest so East Moline BMX Speedway has extended their season, check out embmx. com, or call 309-792-9407 or Track Director Paul DePauw @ 309-796-4455 for the latest info on their extended schedule. Another great thing for the sport of BMX happen during October and the NBL Director Of Track Operations stepped out of her office and went down to help the Fastrax Inc. parent group of London BMX in Ohio. The Sycamore Elementary school in Pickerington, OH created a day for adventures in the park and asked London BMX if they would come host the ET station because “ET” was on a BMX bike. They pulled off some mock races, showed off trophies, had some races with teachers and got some serious interest of BMX to the kids of the school. The kids made the choice by screams and laughter to decide the winner of the teacher versus teacher
race. Numerous winners walked away with some NBL labeled sunglasses and water bottles, and everyone walked away knowing what BMX Racing was! The Golden State BMX Association in California kicked off their 2011 series the 2nd weekend of November with the 2nd annual Dorsey Cup Race that honors the legendary announcer, Linda Dorsey. This year the event attracted Linda’s son Bryan Dorsey to race and he probably summed it up as well as any of us could, saying, simply, “BMX was her life.” During her three-decades on the mic, Linda was a fixture on the NBL National circuit, served on the NBL Board of Directors, and brought her voice to France and Japan, among other places motos were posted. Linda passed away from cancer in 2008, but announced BMX races with the same fire and passion until three months before the end of her life. In other state news for the west coast the Nevada crew called to say they will kick off their 2011 series on December 4 with sign ups from 9-11AM so check out nevadabmx.com for more info. If your local track has something great to share with the nation please e-mail the details so your items can make this monthly column. Each month the latest and greatest items happening around the country with the NBL family of tracks will be featured. Please send me a shout at cwilson@nbl.org and I will help you spread the word about your programs. See Ya At The Christmas Classic!
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