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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 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.
dont get me wrong i would love 5 tracks in nj but sometiems when there are too many riders will say no one in class to race if there are only just say 3 16 x in the state and each one goes to a diff track to race 1 day a week then there isnt a class and no comp. most experts go to tracks not for local points but for competition/ other riders their age to race against. does no one any good racing a 13 yr old. thats what happend in nj we used to have 10 kids in my sons class now you are lucky to end the season w/3 for states.
i agree run the tracks on weekend regardless of nats/ regionals that are scheduled… so get rid of the rookies at nationals and they will race locally 😛 if they are that good to race at a national level they should be novice ( ok here i made some enemies i am sure)
i didnt realise there were so many tracks bitd but what happend back then> how long did they survive and why did they close? history has a habit of repeating itself unless you correct whatever they did or didnt do…
glad to hear you guys are sparking new ideas i personally would like to see the older experts stay in the sport longer- seems like once they get a girlfriend/ car its so long bmx( till they have kids of their own then make a comeback if they are lucky) although im sure alot has to do with the money factor( teenagers have to work and pay for own races no more mom/dad footing the bill.
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!!
on brother i just typed this and it disapperard…haha
anyway the redline cup races are the equiv to our regional series?
so the national races to race the open it would be a little more expensive if all the riders did it like you say so that makes it $$$. also when you say open is the 16 over $$ open like ours? for the older riders? then the younger experts do the 11-12 open which dosnt count for anything point wise- just ifyou use them on a team sheet? so its basically a paid practice to get you more track time and go against faster riders.?
let me know if i am understanding this correctly.
i get the points thing w/nag titles that makes sence to me now. i thought it was based on your total races not your best 6 its like our age group nat rankings but we use best 5.
just too bad they couldnt get their sh** together and combine for the good of the sport… if they add 2-3 aba tracks in nj just think of it then add in the 3 we already have we can run races 5 times a week…. if possible… i am reluctant to get involved due to the nationals being so far even best 6 where are you going to get 3 weekends of nationals besides delaware and kingston? and lets face it most riders need more than the min races to get decent points so travel is necessary… but not plane travel… i am not familiar with many other aba tracks around here. they would have to hit pa big time and maybe infiltrate ct or tri state area more. who knows.
thanks for the info-
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….
so if you are going for a nag plate and just say you are 16. all the 16 yr olds in all proficiencies race for different points at a national? do the main points count the same for rookie/ novice and expert?
because like in the nbl where rookies jsut say get 40 for 1st in a moto they still get 20 for 1st in the main. so in aba if they only count main points do all the proficiencies get 20 for 1st place in the main, making all the 16 yr olds( rookies/ nov/experts) going for the same 1-10 nag plate?
does that make sence to you? i dont know if i am explaining my question correctly.
i was curious if they dont break down by proficiency for nag how do the experts compete for rookie points and if thats true what encourages the rookies to move up? just curious.
i like the main only points better plus gives you a chance to get to the main if you get stuck with 4 really good riders in a moto you still have a chance to make it once he is qualified and gone out of your moto. the thing i dont like is if you do win and you sit then you dont get the track time. i remember when we used to go to secaucus my son used to not win the motos on purpose just to get the track time. how does that work at nationals when you really need 3 motos to get used to it?
thanks for the info
ok dave your days of winning the open mains are over..no respect for elders anymore -i am gonna speak to my son about this…lol
last i heard it was a jersey discussion arent you from pa?? :wink:!
leave it to craig to be the next matlock…
if you old time aba-ers can explain to me what the diff in nationals the aba offers to ams as compared to nbl? from what i see that amature top 20 list is the people who go to the most races( ie spend the most money?) what exactly is their equiv to our national number? they put all the novs/ experts/rookies in the same pot for standings? and i dont get this district thing either?? can someone explain- we really never did it for points so is am just trying to explain that list they posted in that article.
we only did local aba races(and a redline cup or 2) back when bensalem was a hot spot and also some seacaucus cause it was so close.
yea built it and buy a gas station at the same time this way bmx-ers can fill up when they get there or on their departure i’d say $1.25/gal is fair wouldnt you? but you have to show your nbl( or is it aba now) card to get the discount. anyone have a connection w/ hess or whats that new one lukoil?
then they will come. i predict 80 motos at a local( just for the gas) like the good old days.
thats it you greedy southerners have to be a little more flexable.. we gave up seacaucus years ago that was all we had up here 🙁
now you have eht and cjbmx thats both SOUTH tracks in the lower 1/2 of nj. look at the map please.
brunswick area has trails
north jersey has SQUAT and we would attract the tri state area to us think about that. i am only 1 hr 15 mins from bethel and maybe a little more to new paltz area w/out traffic… we would get pa/ nj / ct/ ny also
PULEEEZE!!! think about it.
can you say m-e-a d-o-w- l-a-n-d-s area?
plenty of abandoned stuff out there
ok how bout southern morris county on the union or essex county line?? (near summit/ madison/ new providence/florham park? one of those morristown airport hangers would be nice ( indoor)
ok how bout anything closer than 1 hr away??
yea indoor would be a plus i vote for that.. put that on my wish list. its not asking much, right?
when will we find out about all this?
ok how bout southern morris county on the union or essex county line?? (near summit/ madison/ new providence/florham park? one of those morristown airport hangers would be nice ( indoor)
ok how bout anything closer than 1 hr away??
yea indoor would be a plus i vote for that.. put that on my wish list. its not asking much, right?
when will we find out about all this?
if its next thurs many families will be at the grands can you snag a few x-tra copies for us or can you save the online story?? i know some online papers only keep for a week or so then archive then you have to pay to get them after a certain amt of time…
thanks
if its next thurs many families will be at the grands can you snag a few x-tra copies for us or can you save the online story?? i know some online papers only keep for a week or so then archive then you have to pay to get them after a certain amt of time…
thanks