{"id":539,"date":"2012-03-15T20:33:46","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T00:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/?p=539"},"modified":"2012-03-15T23:52:46","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T03:52:46","slug":"riders-to-the-stars-bmx-racingready-to-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/post\/riders-to-the-stars-bmx-racingready-to-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"Riders To The Stars – BMX Racing\u2026Ready to Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0\"\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 “One<\/strong> of the many thrilling features about the Liberty Games (the New State Games) has been developing more of an \u201cOutside the Box\u201d thinking that would breathe New Life, and New Excitement into the State Games\u201d, exclaims Executive Director for the Empire State Sports Council, Anthony Mills.\u00a0 He continues, \u201cPresident of the Sports Council, Ken Rechnitzer, noted that BMX Racing had been added to the Olympics as a competitive sport in 2008, then thought, \u2018Why not the Liberty Games?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

For<\/strong> those that are not sure of what BMX Racing is, we have provided a brief description below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0BMX Racing<\/strong> is a type of off-road bicycle racing. \u00a0The format of BMX<\/a><\/strong> was derived from motocross racing<\/a><\/strong>. BMX bicycle races are sprint races on purpose-built off-road single-lap race tracks.\u00a0 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. \u00a0The course is usually flat, about 15-foot (4.6\u00a0m) wide and has large banked corners that help the riders maintain speed. \u00a0The sport of BMX racing is facilitated by a number of regional and international sanctioning bodies. \u00a0They 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. \u00a0The sport is very family oriented and largely participant-driven, with riders ranging in age from 3 to 60, and over.<\/strong> Professional ranks exist for both men and women, where the age ranges from 19 to 40 years old.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A BMX “Class”<\/strong> bike is a strong, quick-handling, lightweight derivative of the standard 20-inch (510\u00a0mm)-wheel.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0While BMX<\/strong> 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. \u00a0BMX 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.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There<\/strong> 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. \u00a0They 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.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All BMX<\/strong> Racing for the Liberty Games<\/strong> will take place at the Tri-City BMX Track<\/strong> in Rotterdam, and the E<\/em><\/strong>mpire <\/em><\/strong>S<\/em><\/strong>tate Sports Council<\/em><\/strong> is pleased to announce BMX Racing<\/strong> as an Official Sport of the 2012 Liberty Games!<\/strong>\u00a0 If you are interested<\/span><\/a><\/span>,<\/strong> and wish to compete for the State Title, you may now Register Online<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>. \u00a0In fact, if you Register early you can qualify for special prizes (See Below<\/em>).<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Because the Liberty Games<\/strong> are built around the concept of T-E-A-M (Together Everyone Achieves More<\/strong>), 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\u2019s Chairs<\/strong>, as they are critical in the effort to Bring Back the Games!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Tri-city BMX<\/strong> is the Sport\u2019s Chair, and their cooperation is very bit a TEAM<\/strong> effort.\u00a0 When asked about the Liberty Games<\/strong> wanting to include BMX Racing<\/strong> in 2012, President Jon Tanzman<\/strong> said, \u201cWe as an organization are proud and honored to be a part of the Liberty Games.\u00a0 BMX is growing in popularity every season, and this will provide a bigger stage in order for it to grow faster.\u00a0 To be the first BMX Track to host the Liberty Games makes it an even bigger honor.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The E<\/em><\/strong>mpire <\/em><\/strong>S<\/em><\/strong>tate Sports Council<\/em><\/strong> is very excited to have Jon and the entire Tri-City BMX Board<\/strong> on our TEAM<\/strong>, and we hope you will enjoy taking part in the competition, which will begin on Thursday, July 19th<\/sup><\/strong>.\u00a0 Moreover, we are so excited that we are offering the following promotion.\u00a0 Be one of the first to purchase the Official Liberty Games Sportswear,<\/strong> as the E<\/em><\/strong>mpire <\/em><\/strong>S<\/em><\/strong>tate Sports Council<\/em><\/strong> will hold a drawing of the first 100 Athletes<\/strong>, in each sport, that purchase Liberty Games Sportswear<\/strong>, and the selected Athlete will receive a Gift Card<\/strong> to a local restaurant for $10!\u00a0<\/strong> Moreover, the winners from each sport will be placed into a larger drawing, which will be made at the Opening Ceremonies<\/strong> of the Liberty Games<\/strong>, and the winner will receive a Free Apple iPod<\/strong>.\u00a0 The runner-up will receive a $50 Gift Certificate<\/strong> from Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods<\/strong>.\u00a0 Don\u2019t wait, be one of the first 100 Athletes<\/strong> in your sport to purchase Official Liberty Games Sportswear<\/strong>, and you can be a winner today!<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In the meantime, be sure to Like Us<\/strong><\/em> on Facebook, as we look forward to making so many new friends.\u00a0 If you are in a position to do so, we would certainly appreciate your support of the 2012 Liberty Games<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please take just a minute right now to click the Donate Now<\/span> <\/a><\/strong>and make a contribution of any amount. \u00a0The E<\/em><\/strong>mpire <\/em><\/strong>S<\/em><\/strong>tate Sports Council <\/em><\/strong>would greatly appreciate it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 “One of the many thrilling features about the Liberty Games (the New State Games) has been developing more of an \u201cOutside the Box\u201d thinking that would breathe New Life, and New Excitement into the State Games\u201d, exclaims Executive Director for the Empire State Sports Council, Anthony Mills.\u00a0 He continues, \u201cPresident of the Sports […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":541,"href":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions\/541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-games\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}