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sorry i thought you were a pa person now that i know you are a piney… 😀 well thats another story
ok come on up “stitch” how bout this sat?
remember dont start what you cant finish. dont worry, though, i think matt will prob handicap you from the tabletop or if your shoulder is really sore maybe the first turn… lol
hey…. stitch…i like that name….
Make sure that chain is tight
stitch 😆 😆 😆stitch…
wait a min why dont you wait till the fall classic you can enter in the 16″ open, make sure you get one with coaster brakes cause your rk isnt going to cut it against ours…sorryi will even bring some extra telfa pads for ya no charge!!
OK, you are both on my list! And I don’t have stitches anymore. I took them out yesterday. By myself! With rusty scissors! I’m tough like that 🙂
Where were we? Oh yeah, ABA tracks in NJ. Rock on!
who are the people who are going to run these new aba tracks in nj?its one thing to train new rider’s parents to do things like corner marshal scoring but the many jobs it takes to RUN a track but start up from scratch i would think you have aba ppl(parents or riders who already run aba and live in the areas of these proposed tracks) in mind to do that?
i keep hearing grow the sport but you have to have soneone who has a working knowlege of computer /registration skills/ how to run a race all that most reg folk dont know about.
i would like to see them add 1 track see that get up and running see how it goes then add more as you see fit in other areas. i think adding 2-3 at one time as risky unless like i said you already have the players lined up.
Oh, we got playas all right. I think enough of us are ready.
ok now i am insulted… Razzes i didnt think it was directed at me …till i saw you type my name in there…jk brett ( ps i like these new little guys)
go for it!! thats what i say- dont want you guys to think you are all walking in there peaches and cream and all cause be prepared you know what i mean…
i just ask the questions that i know others will ask so you will be prepared for your meeting ( sorry i cant be there would love to be a fly on the wall though) and have your answers ready. the more ques we ask now the more answers we will have later and thus more solutions..
Who said there would be new tracks? If this is the best the NBL can do for NJ you know the ABA will go the extra mile.
Brett, I think you hit the nail on the head!!! When an individual sees you come up and pay an entry fee to race, I think they look at you in a different light. Like you are a kid, and not like you have any life experience!!! Therefore you are given no credibilty, what you say doesn’t matter. All I want, and this has been the long term goal, is for as many kids to have the fun I had through BMX, and the friends it has given me. When I see the sad state of the sport, I think of how many are missing out!
Alot of it is up to us. i live out west for now. But when I was living back in NJ once me and Dave went to Vineland for a City Council or Parks dept meeting.
We told them we were interested in repopening the old track and they wanted more info.
I lived like 2 hours away and just never went back (I dont know Daves excuse, probably school, yeah like thats important).In California you can pretty much forget opening a track unless u get lucky, but if I move down south like I plan to, I will open a old school meets new school track (before I get to old to lie about beating Dave).
Its all in the committment. think of what you want the track to look like, picture it in your minds eye. then think of parks that could hold a 2 or 3 acre facility. Or consider buying 2 acres of land and incorporating it so your not liable. Maybe get a local shop to partner with you and they get a onsite space for a trailer at each race.
I regret not going back to vineland, i regret not working hard to bring back the Saylorsburg, PA track that is still there under weeds. A downhill track that could be the jewel of the East Coast if done right.
No more regrets 🙂
-so how is everything going with the aba comming to nj. is it a no go or is it actually gonna happen.
Brett try the City of Vineland.
http://www.vinelandcity.org/resources/contact.htm
They still have the park and the space for the track is still undeveloped.
With the Olympics coming up I think they would be very receptive.
Take with you an ABA info kit so you can cover there worries about insurance etc. Look for the links and info on this page
http://www.ababmx.com/index.php?page=getstartedThunderbolt Raceway, Millville, NJ
fill out the contact info and go from there
http://www.njmotorsportspark.com/html/contact_us.htmlAlso Lawville was on PBA property, pick up a phone book or use the internet to see if any PBA or 4H or county fairgrounds has room.
NJ PBA
http://www.njspba.com/New Jersey State Fair (Sussex County)
http://www.newjerseystatefair.org/html/page.cfm/contactWarren County Farmers Fairgrounds (Near Phillipsburg,NJ/easton PA)
http://www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org/directions.htmlNew Jersey Fairs complete listing (like 20 of them)
http://njagfairs.com/fairs.htm
heres a list of contacts
http://njagfairs.com/assoc.htm
more contacts here
http://njagfairs.com/Salem County Fair
http://salemcountyfair.com
contacts
http://salemcountyfair.com/contact.html
http://salemcountyfair.com/board.html4h Fairs (statewide)
http://www.nj4h.rutgers.edu/fairs/default.aspMiddlesex County Fair
http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/extensionservices/county_fair.aspGloucester County Fairgrounds
http://gloucester.rcre.rutgers.edu/fairfest/Burlington County Fairgrounds
http://www.burlcofarmfair.com/Monmouth County Chamber of Commerces
Call each cities chamber of commerce and see where their parks are.
If you live in the area drive around and see if any of the parks would be good track sites.
http://visitmonmouth.com/page.asp?agency=111&Section=862&ID=862Passaic County Fairgrounds
http://www.passaiccountyfair.com/generalinfo.htmlMaybe try a auto race track near you
New Egypt Speedway maybe they have room
http://www.newegyptspeedway.net/Wall Township Speedway
http://www.wallspeedway.com/Bridgeport Speedway
http://www.bridgeportspeedway.net/Atco Dragway
http://www.atcorace.com/Island Dragway
http://www.islanddragway.com/Englishtown
They had a track once, maybe with the Olympics they will consider it seriously again. Walk the property seee if the area of the old track is still open. Or maybe scope out a new spot on the property that would work well.
(there site links were not working)Maybe contact and try working with MTB races
Kittany Valley State Park
Google map link http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Newton,+NJ&ie=UTF8&z=11&ll=40.983008,-74.735184&spn=0.243625,0.686646&om=1Biking link for the park
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/kittval.html#bikingMTB Race at the park
http://www.teambulldog.com/Bryam Township/Waterloo North Jersey
http://www.24hoursofallamuchy.com/directions.htm
Note the bike shop in town5 different MTB races in New Jeresey
http://www.campmor.com/html/h2h.shtml
why just MTB maybe theyd expand into BMX, it would mean they could try to cross market to dads bringing their kids to the area and to older riders who can cross train on MTB
http://www.campmor.com/html/h2h.shtml2 NJ Cycloss races
If they have room for cyclocross they have room for BMX 🙂
http://www.midatlanticcross.comEdison, NJ raritan Challenge
again room for MTB races surely room for BMX.
maybe one of the guys behind the MTB races- raced BMX and would dig it!
http://www.racelistings.com/register/events/flyer.asp?ID=380NJ Bike racing Association
Each track they help launch would bring them new membership 🙂
http://www.njbikeracing.comFinally take the men stepping up BIG in NJ to bring BMX to every corner of the state to stand up and be counted.
Have them list their city and the counties in their area.
Then they contact counties in their area and everyone has a region to cover.You can post their initials or name over each county to see whos covering what area. (More than one can cover a area)
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