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'
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wasn't triing to be anonymous, can't remember password and the link to reteive it didn't work.....you left out a few key builders in your elkorn build also.
GEEK! J/K KEV....
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Have you guys considered hitting up local hardware stores for a compressor??? advertisement at the track for the life of the compressor would be a very investment for both parties
DC ... seems you are having an identity crisis. You need the Ann Landers column for help witht that ... around here, we only handle BMX related stuff.
Hey, do a favor, if you were at Walworth and hit us up with the rest of the folks who helped out. Credit where credit's due is another thing we're all about. By calling out the guys I did ... I was showing more love to the guys who were most key in getting Milwaukee up and running. But, dude ... I definitely rememember the help that you, RB and Timmy jumped into the fray. Not to mention Troy Kasper and the entire Schultz Kenosha contingent.
As for the compressor ... hitting somebody up has been mentioned before. We won't know what somebody is willing to give until we ask, eh? We'll have to have a peek at what's there in Franklin and see if we couldn't get somebody local involved.
Thanks for the reminder on the suggestion.
Kevin O'
GO WISCONSIN!!!!!
We are very excited for Milwaukee BMX to drop those gates. Cory "The Mad Man" Caliendo is a WI01 rider and currently sits NAG 5 for cruiser and NAG 9 for 11 year-old boys. Only the "BIG RACE" left now, so hopefully we can hang in there, or even better, improve!
Made all our mains in New Mexico, what a place! Dirt needs to settle a bit though. Too soft still. Jumps were a little too big too. But they'll figure it out.
We'll keep our eyes and ears open for anything that might be able to help you guys out. We're thrilled to have a track less than an hour away, have a schedule yet?
(Wasn't trying to go incognito...didn't know what I was doing trying to register.)
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