Cranked has moved

Note their new address:
#503, 3 StoneGate Drive.
Airdrie, AB Canada
Telephone: 403-948-2628

and new website at: http://cranked.acnet.ca/index.php

Racing Under the Lights in Calgary

Saturday Night Racing Under the Lights

Calgary BMX will be hosting a Saturday Night Fun Race for all on August 15th registration from 5pm to 6pm. All BMX Clubs are welcome. You can bring your trailer or tent and camp out as well. We will be having a fire pit, BBQ available, fun and games for all. Practice till dusk with night racing to follow. The track will be open at 3:00pm to set up your trailer or tent. Sunday racing will be at the regular time, registration from 12:30 to 1:30pm, racing at approx 2:15pm.

This is a great opportunity to have fun with no pressure of competition as we are on a Provincial and National break! Mark your calendars so you do not forget!
Calgary is the place to be on Saturday August 15th.
Call or email me if you have any questions.
Thanks and hope you can join us for a night of fun!
Steve Glass
President Calgary BMX, www.calgarybmx.com
CBA Promotions
(403)701-2467
president@calgarybmx.com
steve.glass@shaw.ca

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2009 BMX World Championships

Airdrie has a single challenge class rider making the big trek to the land down-under for the BMX World Championships in Adelaide Australia, July 23-26:

Brandon Kerik - 16 Boys - Challenge

Also going (on CCA's Team Canada) for the championship classes is:

Scott Erwood - Elite Male, BC
Patrick Lebel - Elite Male -AB, Airdrie BMX Member
Jim Brown - Elite Male -AB, Airdrie BMX Member
Samantha Cools - Elite Female Airdrie BMX Member
Dannielle Brisson - Elite Female, BC
Abby Graalman - Jr. Female -AB, Airdrie BMX Member
Tory Nyhaug - Jr. Male, B.C.
Steven Creighton - Jr Male, BC
Amelia Walsh - Junior Female, ON
Nick Benetti - Jr Male, BC

Be sure to watch the World Championships on CBC Sports Saturday August 8, 2pm et / 11am pt.

Now that is a paintjob on a bike...

Shepard Fairey's design of Lance Armstrong's Tour of Italy Trek Madone - you gotta like this.

Video from Kingston on the CBC

Races and interviews with Scotty and Sammy.

District Race Results

April 25, 09
May 02, 09
May 06, 09
May 09, 09
May 13, 09
May 15, 09
May 20, 09
May 23, 09
May 27, 09
May 29, 09

Track Closures

Due to the WNS race this coming weekend in Stony Plain and the Alberta Cup Race the following weekend, the track will be closed with no Saturday racing both of these weekends. Coaching and midweek racing will take place like normal.

Kingston - note the changes/note the similarities.

Photos from Kingston

Here are some low resolution photos from the Canadian BMX Championships in Kingston last weekend. If you would like full res versions for printing email Paula Peterson at peppey@telus.net with the photo #'s. If you click on 'Photo Information' at the right hand column then you will see the photo #.

Kingston 2009 Canadian National BMX Championships

and more from Kingston posted June 29.

Kingston 2009 National BMX Championships

After a brief initial study of the results from Kingston here are some interesting statistics from data regarding the 20" challenge classes (non Jr. Elite or Elite riders).

For Challenge class riders in Kingston, Alberta had 37 in attendance. Of those 37 Alberta brought back 31 ‘N’ plates. Or 84% of the attending riders made their mains.

13 of the AB Team riders brought back 9 ‘N’ plates, 2 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals, and 0 Bronze medals meaning that of a possible 15 medals they brought back 6 (or 40%) of them.

Medals:

All Alberta riders:

Gold: 3

Silver 6

Bronze: 2

Total: 11

Of a possible: 48 (16classes @ 3 medals each) or 23% of the total possible.

Of the 37 Alberta riders in attendance, Airdrie sent 17. Of those 17, 16 of them (94%) brought back N plates thus proving who has the best coaching in the country. :)

Airdrie Medals:

Gold: 2

Silver: 5

Bronze: 1

Airdrie obtained 73% of Alberta’s medals and 17% of total possible)

For full results go here.

Coaching

On Thursday June 18th there will be a single coaching session to be held at 7:30pm. This is due to the reduced number of riders we have in Airdrie with many members heading to Kingston for the 2009 National BMX Championships.

Today's Work Party

Thank you to all members that came out to the work party today. You all did a fantastic job and it is greatly appreciated. On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you.

Lost Dog

After the sudden forced cancellation of Camp Cools on the weekend there were a number of items that have been found either at the Church or at Airdrie BMX. We will be cataloging and posting them on the site here. For now we have this little guy looking for his home. The owners can contact the Croft Residence (Tim and Carolyn) at 403-948-1839 to arrange his safe return. We figure he must be pretty important to some little BMX'er out there.

Camp Cools Update

After much discussion - due to the snow and rain - we've been forced to cancel Camp Cools. The track un-rideable. A policy going forward will be issued very shortly.