10 / 19 / 2006 Update

Learning to Fly ...

So, some big old box full of goodies shows up the other day from WPS (Western Power Sports) in Idaho ... which can only mean one thing ... the FLY RACING / MILWAUKEE BMX jerseys are here. I stopped into the screen printer today to finalize the artwork requirements and get a better sense of the pricing. Printing will add a whopping $4 / shirt (I'm skipping Super-Sizing for a week to pay for mine !!!). Schedule wise, it looks like I'll have the shirts back in my hands by this time next week ... so, I should be able to get them out to most of you in plenty of time for you to wear 'em with pride at the Walworth County opener on November 4.

Mark Kluth, I owe you a call ... but, let's just say I think we've gotcha covered.

Track Items and Progress:
Craig from Pro Electric is figuring to start running power either later this month or in November to the starters shed and to another box on the North end of the starting hill in the area that the announcers / scorers will ocupy. John and I have been learning more about compressors than I ever thought I'd have to know ... HP, tank capacity, CFM refresh rate, max psi, etc. I think we've got a pretty solid handle on what we need to run the gate and between the two of us, we'll have something in place by spring.

Mark continues his work on the staging area posts and we'll start driving those in just as soon as we get some decent weather.

The track seems to be holding up really well despite not getting any attention for the past month.

That Was a Good Question:

Somebody recently wrote an anonymous note asking weather we are planning to put some "committees" in place to help "organize" our effort. The reason I held back on your post was because it went on to cite another track where the perception is that just one person is trying to do everything and the not-so-hidden message was that that track is faring poorly as a result. On this point, I'm not going to waver, we are about building BMX here at Milwaukee BMX ... not about sanction wars or criticizing other TO's.

On to the answer to your question ... the core group that pitched in to construct our track has discussed orgnizing ourselves into an executive group to watch over the money and the facilitate the volunteer activities (recruiting, training, scheduling), a marketing group to help tell the story to the community at large and sell advertising to potential sponsors to help pay for the operation ... and a track committee that makes track related decisions. All are dependent on one another ... and we all need each other to succeed to keep the lights on at Milwaukee BMX. Since we thought your question was a pretty good one, we decided to send you a couple of "Fly Racing" stickers ... except that your note was signed anonymous ... so, we're just going to have to keep them for the person who asks the next really great question.

Hey, if anybody's heading down to the ABA Fall Nats in Albequerque, NM ... drop us a line here at MilwaukeeBMX.com. We'd love to hear your stories.

Kevin O'