Riders To The Stars – BMX Racing…Ready to Roll
“One of the many thrilling features about the Liberty Games (the New State Games) has been developing more of an “Outside the Box” thinking that would breathe New Life, and New Excitement into the State Games”, exclaims Executive Director for the Empire State Sports Council, Anthony Mills. He continues, “President of the Sports Council, Ken Rechnitzer, noted that BMX Racing had been added to the Olympics as a competitive sport in 2008, then thought, ‘Why not the Liberty Games?’”
For those that are not sure of what BMX Racing is, we have provided a brief description below:
BMX Racing is a type of off-road bicycle racing. The format of BMX was derived from motocross racing. BMX bicycle races are sprint races on purpose-built off-road single-lap race tracks. The track is usually small with a starting gate for up to eight racers, a groomed, serpentine, dirt race course made of various jumps and rollers and a finish line. The course is usually flat, about 15-foot (4.6 m) wide and has large banked corners that help the riders maintain speed. The sport of BMX racing is facilitated by a number of regional and international sanctioning bodies. They provide rules for governing the conduct of the flying, specify age group and skill-level classifications among the racers, and maintain some kind of points-accumulation system over the racing season. The sport is very family oriented and largely participant-driven, with riders ranging in age from 3 to 60, and over. Professional ranks exist for both men and women, where the age ranges from 19 to 40 years old.
A BMX “Class” bike is a strong, quick-handling, lightweight derivative of the standard 20-inch (510 mm)-wheel.
While BMX Racing is an individual sport, teams are often formed from racers in different classifications for camaraderie and often for business exposure of a sponsoring organization or company. BMX racing rewards strength, quickness, and bike handling. Many successful BMX racers have gone on to leverage their skills in other forms of bicycle and motorcycle competitions.
There are all types of BMX jumps, ranging from small rollers to massive step-up doubles. There are pro straights, which are for junior and elite men. They are all doubles which range from about 6 m to 12 m, while “Class” straights have more flow and have many more range of jumps.
All BMX Racing for the Liberty Games will take place at the Tri-City BMX Track in Rotterdam, and the Empire State Sports Council is pleased to announce BMX Racing as an Official Sport of the 2012 Liberty Games! If you are interested, and wish to compete for the State Title, you may now Register Online. In fact, if you Register early you can qualify for special prizes (See Below).
Because the Liberty Games are built around the concept of T-E-A-M (Together Everyone Achieves More), we would like to make a spot in each of the articles written, that will announce the arrival of each Sport, to impress upon you the importance of each of the individual Sport’s Chairs, as they are critical in the effort to Bring Back the Games! Tri-city BMX is the Sport’s Chair, and their cooperation is very bit a TEAM effort. When asked about the Liberty Games wanting to include BMX Racing in 2012, President Jon Tanzman said, “We as an organization are proud and honored to be a part of the Liberty Games. BMX is growing in popularity every season, and this will provide a bigger stage in order for it to grow faster. To be the first BMX Track to host the Liberty Games makes it an even bigger honor.”
The Empire State Sports Council is very excited to have Jon and the entire Tri-City BMX Board on our TEAM, and we hope you will enjoy taking part in the competition, which will begin on Thursday, July 19th. Moreover, we are so excited that we are offering the following promotion. Be one of the first to purchase the Official Liberty Games Sportswear, as the Empire State Sports Council will hold a drawing of the first 100 Athletes, in each sport, that purchase Liberty Games Sportswear, and the selected Athlete will receive a Gift Card to a local restaurant for $10! Moreover, the winners from each sport will be placed into a larger drawing, which will be made at the Opening Ceremonies of the Liberty Games, and the winner will receive a Free Apple iPod. The runner-up will receive a $50 Gift Certificate from Dick’s Sporting Goods. Don’t wait, be one of the first 100 Athletes in your sport to purchase Official Liberty Games Sportswear, and you can be a winner today!
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