Volunteer Request:
We are planning to drag, rake, water and roll the straights tonight and over the weekend. This will give us a great racing surface for next Tuesday and for the upcoming double / triple weekend. Because of this -- THURSDAY (tonight) PRACTICE IS CANCELLED:
If you can join us tonight (6:30 to dusk) to help rake straights and wheel out the piles of gravel we'll generate as a result ... it would be helpful and appreciated.
Last night, we pulled weeds out of the straights and from the first turn. We also worked on the exit of the second corner, and straightened up the staging area.
Also, a reminder that if anyone has extra tarps they can lend or donate over the next week ... we can use them to keep the turns covered as much as possible before the upcoming double / triple weekend.
Thanks, and we hope to see you tonight.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
LOOKING AHEAD:
With our big 500 point weekend just two weeks away (State Championship Qualifier / Redline Cup Qualifier) we are charting out possible work-nights and asking for your help and cooperation.
First, To get the track all spiffed up and dialed in we are looking at the following dates as volunteer work times.
Wednesday July 30th (evening)
Thursday July 31st (evening - tentative - would take place of regularly scheduled gate practice)
Sunday August 3rd (daytime)
Wednesday August 6th (evening)
Thursday August 7th (evening)
As always, if you can make it ... please bring leaf rakes, thatch rakes, or shovels if you have them. Milwaukee BMX is always looking for these items as well, so, any donations would certainly be well appreciated.
Second, in an attempt to preserve the good work our volunteers do on the start hill and turns, we'd like to cover whatever we can in the event that showers would move through the area. If you have unused or extra tarp covers that you would be willing to donate, or allow the track to use for the week preceding the August 9 & 10 multi pointers, we'd certainly be grateful for your generosity.
Third and last for now, awards will be given out to 4th place at our Redline Cup and not to all participants in the main (as was printed in BMX'er magazine - which was a mis-print).
Friday, July 25, 2008
Gend-AIR Equity
19 years away from BMX must have cost Tina Gillis a bundle in frequent flyer miles. Since discovering Milwaukee BMX she's been logging more air time than most Midwest Airlines pilots. Pictured above ... Gillis navigates her non-stop from lip to lip over our big 23' set of doubles ... and she is clear for landing on runway 414.
19 years away from BMX must have cost Tina Gillis a bundle in frequent flyer miles. Since discovering Milwaukee BMX she's been logging more air time than most Midwest Airlines pilots. Pictured above ... Gillis navigates her non-stop from lip to lip over our big 23' set of doubles ... and she is clear for landing on runway 414.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Results: July 22nd
Moto 1: 41-45 Cruiser
1. Ed Morris
2. Mike Froh
3. Brian Woods
4. Kevin O'Donnell
5. William Wilson
Moto 2: 6 Novice
1. Devonte Smith
2. Ian Tweedie
3. Carson Walkowiak
Moto 3: 8 Novice
1. Max Wilson
2. Luke Windsor
3. Brittany Brzezinski
Moto 4: 10 Intermediate
1. Dalton Schramm
2. David Smith
3. Dane O'Donnell
Moto 5: 11 Expert
1. Kasen Vanooyen
2. Jaden Vanooyen
3. Cole Baake
Moto 6: 12 Novice
1. Nathanial Windsor
2. Anthony Brzezinski
3. Samantha Brzezinski
Moto 7: 14 Intermediate
1. Jacob Hinzpeter
2. Eric Hahn
3. Cory Baake
Moto 8: 16 Intermediate
1. Brad Olson
2. Andrew Wipijewski
3. Christopher Wipijewski
Moto 9: 19-27 Intermediate
1. Chris Bratz
2. Dana Mittelstadt
3. Dan Blink
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
RACE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Our sanctioning body, the American Bicycle Association has agreed to grant us a "make up" race - tomorrow night - Thursday July 17th - instead of open gate practice.
As with all TUESDAY races ... signup and registration will be open between 5:30 - 6:30.
All of this, of course, is weather permitting.
We hope to see you there.
ALSO - a reminder from our friends at Fond du Lac BMX
Don't forget the Stile Industries Race Camp coming up on Tuesday July 22nd and Wednesday July 23rd, the Camp will run from 11am to 6pm each day. The knowledge you get from this Camp will definitely help you win more races. Fond Du Lac BMX Club is the only track in the State to have this National Instructional Team visit this year. Please don't miss out on this great opportunity
Call Linda Weimer soon and let her know that you're coming so she can plan out the two day event. Hope to see you there!
*Just click on the Stile Industries link below for full details.
http://fdlbmxclub.com/clinicsandcamps.htm
Our sanctioning body, the American Bicycle Association has agreed to grant us a "make up" race - tomorrow night - Thursday July 17th - instead of open gate practice.
As with all TUESDAY races ... signup and registration will be open between 5:30 - 6:30.
All of this, of course, is weather permitting.
We hope to see you there.
ALSO - a reminder from our friends at Fond du Lac BMX
Don't forget the Stile Industries Race Camp coming up on Tuesday July 22nd and Wednesday July 23rd, the Camp will run from 11am to 6pm each day. The knowledge you get from this Camp will definitely help you win more races. Fond Du Lac BMX Club is the only track in the State to have this National Instructional Team visit this year. Please don't miss out on this great opportunity
Call Linda Weimer soon and let her know that you're coming so she can plan out the two day event. Hope to see you there!
*Just click on the Stile Industries link below for full details.
http://fdlbmxclub.com/clinicsandcamps.htm
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
ANOTHER WASHOUT:
8:20 A.M. -- Yet another band of rain showers moved through the area early Saturday morning forcing the cancellation of Saturday's Milwaukee BMX racing activities at Crystal Ridge.
Our next event is scheduled for Tuesday, July 15th and the forecast between now and then is excellent.
We'll also be checking with the ABA on the possibility of adding a Thursday night race in place of our regularly scheduled practice. An announcement will be made at Tuesday night's race and, as always, we'll keep you posted right here.
Other scheduled racing in the area can be found this weekend at - I am providing weblinks to each ... like Milwaukee ... please do not assume they are racing based on schedule alone ... please call ahead to check:
Friday, July 11, 2008
Mother Nature Continues Messing with Milwaukee BMX
There must be a skip in this record ... but rain not only washed out our Tuesday race, but, also a fair amount of the scheduled rake and ride last night. When I finally arrived at the track at 7:15, it was evident that work had been done on the start hill and that dirt had also been moved into the areas of the washouts on the second and third straights. For that effort, we have the Dickersons, Mike Froh, the Kohls, Bratz's and the Middelstadts to thank.
We are continuing to plan on racing tomorrow and there will be some modest activity at the track throughout the day today (Friday) if it dries enough for us to get on it. If not ... a few volunteers arriving early (between 8 and 9 a.m. would be helpful) tomorrow morning ought to be adequate for us to get the thing in shape to race on.
More rain tonight could obviously have an effect on our plans -- so, please look for a morning update right here. And, as always, you can call the track at 414-429-3485 for up to the minute updates.
There must be a skip in this record ... but rain not only washed out our Tuesday race, but, also a fair amount of the scheduled rake and ride last night. When I finally arrived at the track at 7:15, it was evident that work had been done on the start hill and that dirt had also been moved into the areas of the washouts on the second and third straights. For that effort, we have the Dickersons, Mike Froh, the Kohls, Bratz's and the Middelstadts to thank.
We are continuing to plan on racing tomorrow and there will be some modest activity at the track throughout the day today (Friday) if it dries enough for us to get on it. If not ... a few volunteers arriving early (between 8 and 9 a.m. would be helpful) tomorrow morning ought to be adequate for us to get the thing in shape to race on.
More rain tonight could obviously have an effect on our plans -- so, please look for a morning update right here. And, as always, you can call the track at 414-429-3485 for up to the minute updates.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Tuesday July 8 Race is CANCELLED:
Additionally, the gate practice scheduled for Thursday will be rake and ride ... meaning, until volunteers have had enough time to work on the track in preparation for Saturday's single point race ... the track will be closed. If we get enough accomplished Thursday p.m. and there is still daylight ... we'll definitely drop some gates for the volunteers that help out that evening.
We're sorry for any inconvenience this causes -- but, until we can control the weather around us -- the best we'll be able to do is offer our apologies and keep moving forward.
We hope to see you Thursday night.
Volunteers can help by bringing thatch rakes and flat shovels as the corners need the most attention.
Additionally, the gate practice scheduled for Thursday will be rake and ride ... meaning, until volunteers have had enough time to work on the track in preparation for Saturday's single point race ... the track will be closed. If we get enough accomplished Thursday p.m. and there is still daylight ... we'll definitely drop some gates for the volunteers that help out that evening.
We're sorry for any inconvenience this causes -- but, until we can control the weather around us -- the best we'll be able to do is offer our apologies and keep moving forward.
We hope to see you Thursday night.
Volunteers can help by bringing thatch rakes and flat shovels as the corners need the most attention.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Milwaukee Riders FLYING in Minnesota:
We received these photos from Tina Gillis recently showing how she totally cleaned house over the weekend at the Land O' Lakes Nationals in Minnesota. Far out, Tina ... that's some pretty spiff looking hardware you scored ... and, nice leads too, eh? (that's supposed to be Minnesota humor). Thanks for sending along the pics.
The results are posted in on the ABABMX.com website
Nice to see that Curt Zizzo and Collin Kohls also brought home a couple of wins, while Bryan Dickerson won the 41-45 cruiser class Saturday and made the main on Sunday and other area riders, including Jacob Hinzpeter, Cory Calliendo, Fred Yanke, Kommanche Jordan and a bunch of others made mains and scored some nice finishes.
Congratulations to you all.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
A Reminder:
There is no race tonight, and no practice on Thursday night.
We hope you have a very happy and relaxing Independence Day.
And, please don't forget -- the reason we can all celebrate:
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.
— John Hancock
New Hampshire:Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton
Massachusetts:John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry
Rhode Island:Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery
Connecticut:Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott
New York:William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris
New Jersey:Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark
Pennsylvania:Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross
Delaware:Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean
Maryland:Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Virginia:George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton
North Carolina:William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn
South Carolina:Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton
Georgia:Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
There is no race tonight, and no practice on Thursday night.
We hope you have a very happy and relaxing Independence Day.
And, please don't forget -- the reason we can all celebrate:
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.
— John Hancock
New Hampshire:Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton
Massachusetts:John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry
Rhode Island:Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery
Connecticut:Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott
New York:William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris
New Jersey:Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark
Pennsylvania:Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross
Delaware:Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean
Maryland:Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Virginia:George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton
North Carolina:William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn
South Carolina:Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton
Georgia:Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Race Photos: 6/24/2008
Honestly, you may be able to manual ... but, you probably can't manual like this. Jacob Hinzpeter is showing super smooth style and blazing speed in '08. His backside is going to be an awful familiar site to his competition for the rest of this season.
Anatomy of a wreck ... the obvious problem here is the rider who's having his issues down low ... he's full sideways and has exactly no feet on his pedals ... a problem which which I've become all to familiar with throughout my many years of racing. What's somewhat less obvious is that our lead rider, Anthony Brzezinski, in dodging our slideways rider down low, is testing the absolute outer limits of the first turn. Careful young man ... I'm not even sure what's behind that corner ... it could be the end of the earth !!! Congratulations to the tough young man in red, by the way, who came back to take the next two round wins and the overall for this class last night.
David Smith with perfect turn form shoulders square to the direction his bike is moving in ... head turned to the direction he's ready to move in. Class is 8 intermediate ... but, Garrett Kluth (chasing) is still only 7.
Dane O'Donnell and Daniel Walkowiak had some real back and forth laps with Dane taking down the overall win.
RJ Eckert hauling so much mail that his tires are actually airborne in the middle of the first turn. The shadow line at his tires tells the story. Talk about speedy delivery ... pretty cool, RJ.
Chris Wipijewski (48), Collin Kohls (3) and Nate Booth (57) barreling down into the first corner. With Kohls a little dinged up from a street riding incident that happened earlier in the day -- Wip was pretty much tail-lights and took down a nice win in 15 Intermediate.
Target: Finish line -- target acquired -- affirmative -- all systems go -- achieving maximum thrust !!! 7 year old Maxwell Wilson has the look of determination of a fighter jet pilot.
Honestly, you may be able to manual ... but, you probably can't manual like this. Jacob Hinzpeter is showing super smooth style and blazing speed in '08. His backside is going to be an awful familiar site to his competition for the rest of this season.
Anatomy of a wreck ... the obvious problem here is the rider who's having his issues down low ... he's full sideways and has exactly no feet on his pedals ... a problem which which I've become all to familiar with throughout my many years of racing. What's somewhat less obvious is that our lead rider, Anthony Brzezinski, in dodging our slideways rider down low, is testing the absolute outer limits of the first turn. Careful young man ... I'm not even sure what's behind that corner ... it could be the end of the earth !!! Congratulations to the tough young man in red, by the way, who came back to take the next two round wins and the overall for this class last night.
David Smith with perfect turn form shoulders square to the direction his bike is moving in ... head turned to the direction he's ready to move in. Class is 8 intermediate ... but, Garrett Kluth (chasing) is still only 7.
Dane O'Donnell and Daniel Walkowiak had some real back and forth laps with Dane taking down the overall win.
RJ Eckert hauling so much mail that his tires are actually airborne in the middle of the first turn. The shadow line at his tires tells the story. Talk about speedy delivery ... pretty cool, RJ.
Payton Dickerson has got to score the save of the year with this little number. He speculates that his leg cramped up just as he was about to pull up for the big first straight double. As he went up the front side, he got bucked pretty hard. At this moment, with the front wheel dropped and on straight arms and legs, Payton is probably as convinced as I was that disaster was inevitable. However, he managed to hang onto it and came out of this really awkward looking moment smelling like a rose.
Nobody has Milwaukee's rhythm dialed like Ben Kohls. Another super looking photo of him pulling a very solid group of riders, including Dana Mittelstadt, Andrew Wipiejewski and Payton Dickerson into the last turn at warp speed.
Chris Wipijewski (48), Collin Kohls (3) and Nate Booth (57) barreling down into the first corner. With Kohls a little dinged up from a street riding incident that happened earlier in the day -- Wip was pretty much tail-lights and took down a nice win in 15 Intermediate.
Target: Finish line -- target acquired -- affirmative -- all systems go -- achieving maximum thrust !!! 7 year old Maxwell Wilson has the look of determination of a fighter jet pilot.
Monday, June 23, 2008
MORE KUWAHARA CLASSIC PICS:
True: 20 years of age separate the riders running side by side in this photo ... but, the fact that he's blasting the 23' double probably gives away the fact that Ben Kohls #1, is the 17 expert while #347 Fred Yanke (a former pro) has a day job to think about. Chris Bratz, inside, wound up third. Yanke actually made us old guys pretty proud when he pulled Ben all the way to the rhythm section. And, it's not like Kohls is any kind of pushover at Milwaukee ... the kid is almost certainly our fastest regular competitor.
Pride of Edgar, WI right here, folks ... #18 Tyler Witt made the trip to Milwaukee to dust off #10 Jared Engelhart and #22 Eric Hahn.
#287, Tina Gillis with a big first straight lead over #505 Ginger Kluth and the Redline Cup #1 of Terri Bratz. Gillis just returned to racing after a long time away earlier this summer ... and already, she's a factor in her class at nationals, and giving a few of us guys fits when she gates up in our classes.
Len Cabaltera leading out the 28 and (way) over novice class. Karl Ausdembruch sits in second in the SE colors, Mike Wenzlaff sits in third, and Jay Labecki sits in fourth, biding his time as he often does. Jay moved around Wenzlaff for the three spot as the riders crossed the line.
The two riders out front in this photo are sure to be up to intermediate in no time flat. #79 Sam Cabaltera has a couple of wins and #282 Dane O'Donnell, using the inside line in this photo to his advantage, pulled away after this shot for the win -- it was his sixth. #309 Jonah Ausdembruch, 103 Daniel Walkowik and #6 Brittany Brzezinski are giving chase.
Mikey Cabaltera (#91 - 5 and under novice) leads#87 Max Schmitt down into the first turn. The order changed as the race progressed, with Devonte Smith taking the win, followed by Schmitt and Cabaltera.
Brad Olson (#4 - 15x) pulling the 17-18 Intermediate class down into the first turn. Giving hot pursuit are #19 Bryce Engelhardt (17i), #34 Keith Hartfiel (17i) and #13 Dana Mittelstadt (18i).
Jacob Szymanski (10x), Kasen Vanooyen (10x) and Reece Rankins (9x) having at it tooth and nail ... no lift in any of these guys ... they are all battling to get down into the first turn first.
Kuwahara Klassic Pics:
Yeah, we'll have oodles of pics to post up from the Kuwahara Klassic this past weekend ... but, that'll happen later this week. The one above was submitted by Brian Woods, and it's a good one of the first round of a very stout 41-45 cruiser class.
Yeah, we'll have oodles of pics to post up from the Kuwahara Klassic this past weekend ... but, that'll happen later this week. The one above was submitted by Brian Woods, and it's a good one of the first round of a very stout 41-45 cruiser class.
Riders - from left to right: John Engelhardt, Ken Nork, class winner - Bryan Dickerson, Jim Morey (in white), Brian Woods (#13), Kevin O'Donnell, Mike Froh, Ed Morris.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Kuwahara Klassic a BIG success !!!
Thanks to all who came out and joined us for the Kuwahara Klassic at Milwaukee BMX yesterday and congratulations to all 20 of our class winners.
RESULTS:
Moto 1: 13 Cruiser
1. Nathan Labecki
2. Jacob Szymanski
3. Kolbee Givens
Moto 2: 41-45 Cruiser
1. Bryan Dickerson
2. Mike Froh
3. Ed Morris
4. Brian Woods
5. Ken Nork
6. Jon Engelhart
7. Jim Morey
Moto 3: 36-40 Girls Cruiser
1. Tina Gillis
2. Terri Bratz
3. Ginger Kluth
Moto 4: 5 and under Novice
1. Devonte Smith
2. Max Schmitt
3. Mikey Cabaltera
4. Sam Niemi
5. Carson Walkowiak
6. Kasie Brezinski
Moto 5: 6 Intermediate
1. Evan Aden
2. Ken Nork II
3. Rachel Rankins
Moto 6: 7 Intermediate
1. Zane Mencheski
2. Brandon Redieske
3. Garrett Kluth
Moto 7: 8 Novice
1. Dane O'Donnell
2. Sam Cabaltera
3. Johah Ausdembruch
4. Daniel Walkowiak
5. Brittany Brzezinski
Moto 8: 8 intermediate (all riders receive expert points)
1. Cameron Carey
2. RJ Eckert
3. Bernard Schneider
Moto 9: 10 Novice
1. Nathanial Windsor
2. Noah Tanker
3. Samantha Brzezinski
Moto 10: 10 Intermediate
1. Trevor Krause
2. Travis Witt
3. Jacob Wenzlaff
Moto 11: 10 Expert (all riders receive expert points)
1. Kasen Vanooyen
2. Jacob Szymanski
3. Reece Rankins
Moto 12: 11 Intermediate
1. Sean Engelbrecht
2. Kolbee Givens
3. Cole Baake
Moto 13: 14 Novice
1. Colin Baake
2. Anthony Brzezinski
3. Cory Baake
Moto 14: 14 Intermediate
1. Tyler Witt
2. Jared Engelhardt
3. Eric Hahn
Moto 15: 14 Expert
1. Jacob Hinzpeter
2. Zach Wenzlaff
3. Kyle Celichowski
Moto 16: 15 Intermediate
1. Colin Kohls
2. Seth Engelbrecht
3. Jack Hall
Moto 17: 16 Novice
1. Andrew Wipijewski
2. Nate Booth
3. Josh May
Moto 18: 17 - 18 Intermediate (all riders receive expert points)
1. Brad Olson
2. Keith Hartfiel
3. Dana Mittelstadt
4. Bryce Engelhardt
Moto 19: 19 - 27 Intermediate (all riders receive expert points)
1. Ben Kohls
2. Fred Yanke
3. Chris Bratz
Moto 20: 28 & Over Novice
1. Len Cabaltera
2. Karl Ausdembruch
3. Jay Labecki
4. Mike Wenzlaff
5. Tyler Anders
6. John Menchieski
Friday, June 20, 2008
Racing this weekend:
Please remember that registration for 2008 Saturday Milwaukee BMX races will be open from 9:30 until 11 a.m. Race fees for the Kuwahara Klassic double point event this Saturday are $20.
Things will be busy with the Kuwahara Klassic this weekend and we'll have lots of goodies to raffle througout the day including a Kuwahara race bike and a couple of framesets. Tasty !!!
Fond du Lac BMX Sunday Single Pointer
Our good friends at Fond du Lac BMX passed along word today that their track is ready to rock and they are resuming their normal racing schedule this Sunday. So, if you don't have anything planned for Sunday ... and, you still got your psych on from the Kuwahara Classic ... or, if you are the lucky winner of the Kuwie bike and you need somewhere to shred on your new scoot ... head on up Highway 41 and check 'em out.
Please remember that registration for 2008 Saturday Milwaukee BMX races will be open from 9:30 until 11 a.m. Race fees for the Kuwahara Klassic double point event this Saturday are $20.
Things will be busy with the Kuwahara Klassic this weekend and we'll have lots of goodies to raffle througout the day including a Kuwahara race bike and a couple of framesets. Tasty !!!
Fond du Lac BMX Sunday Single Pointer
Our good friends at Fond du Lac BMX passed along word today that their track is ready to rock and they are resuming their normal racing schedule this Sunday. So, if you don't have anything planned for Sunday ... and, you still got your psych on from the Kuwahara Classic ... or, if you are the lucky winner of the Kuwie bike and you need somewhere to shred on your new scoot ... head on up Highway 41 and check 'em out.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
First EVER Kuwahara Klassic THIS Saturday
Yeah buckaroos ... I once read that Kuwahara means "Mulberry Meadow" in Japanese in a BMX magazine that was published by a a semi-odd, but incredibly entertaining guy with a peculiar fixation with the movie, "The Wizard of Oz" (which, did you know that was the first movie ever to be shown in color?). For something like 25 years, I told that non-truth to anyone who would listen. Well, the Kuwie website says otherwise ... but, while Mulberry Meadow may be out ... the Kuwahara Klassic is definitely in !!!
In addition to those very important double points and big awards up for grabs ... Kuwahara Bicycles has kicked in all sorts of stuff, including a Laserlite Pro bike like the one shown in the photo above. Some lucky BMX dude, dudette - or mom or pop is taking that thing home with them Saturday afternoon. The bike will be raffled off at the track. This bike is a race ready pro XL that is chock full of radness and retails out for just about $550. Suh-weet !!!
We've also got a couple of Kuwie framesets that will also be part of a raffle. So, bring a few extra bucks, and think about how you are going to get all your goodies home if you are one of the lucky winners !!!
Good luck ... and we'll definitely hope to see you Saturday.
SIMPLY AMAZING !!!
I'm still grinning like the cat that ate the canary every moment I consider what all got accomplished last night ...
We dragged, tamped (thanks for the equipment lend, Chris Mitchell!) and had two major pieces of equipment (Skid Steer run by Mike Froh courtesy of Pro Electric & a John Deere 4wd tractor piloted by Mark Kluth) all running at once.
Huge thanks to all who's names I recall ... and, my sincere apologies to those I miss ... guess if so many of you continue to help, we're going to have to have some sort of sign-in sheet !!! Mike Froh, Bryan Dickerson, Chris Mitchell, Bill Wilson, the Kluth family, the Kohls family, the Braatz family, the Mittlestadt family, the Olson Family, the Brzenski family, Wipijewski family, and the Eckert family.
All in all, I count 17 busy bees in the photo above ... and every one of you deserves every accolade we can send your way. But, let's not miss the obvious ... thanks, as always, for your help.
For those of you rippers who come out to tomorrow night's practice or Saturday's first ever Kuwahara Klassic presented by Kuwahara Bicycles and enjoy our track ... you absolutely know who to thank for their efforts. Without them ... and the work effort they so generously put out last night ... we might not have been able to race this weekend. But, leave no doubt ... this thing is ON !!!
We weren't the only one's hit hard ...
I'm still grinning like the cat that ate the canary every moment I consider what all got accomplished last night ...
- all the washouts are filled
- all the straights are repaired and ready to be watered and rolled
- the first straight is almost totally re-constructed and was rolled smooth as a baby's bottom
- all the rock piles that we made throughout the night were swept up, scooped up and hauled away
- The corners were raked, washouts filled and with a bit more work, will be ready to roll
- Areas around the track were improved, cleaned and straightened up
- Weeds were cut
We dragged, tamped (thanks for the equipment lend, Chris Mitchell!) and had two major pieces of equipment (Skid Steer run by Mike Froh courtesy of Pro Electric & a John Deere 4wd tractor piloted by Mark Kluth) all running at once.
Huge thanks to all who's names I recall ... and, my sincere apologies to those I miss ... guess if so many of you continue to help, we're going to have to have some sort of sign-in sheet !!! Mike Froh, Bryan Dickerson, Chris Mitchell, Bill Wilson, the Kluth family, the Kohls family, the Braatz family, the Mittlestadt family, the Olson Family, the Brzenski family, Wipijewski family, and the Eckert family.
All in all, I count 17 busy bees in the photo above ... and every one of you deserves every accolade we can send your way. But, let's not miss the obvious ... thanks, as always, for your help.
For those of you rippers who come out to tomorrow night's practice or Saturday's first ever Kuwahara Klassic presented by Kuwahara Bicycles and enjoy our track ... you absolutely know who to thank for their efforts. Without them ... and the work effort they so generously put out last night ... we might not have been able to race this weekend. But, leave no doubt ... this thing is ON !!!
We weren't the only one's hit hard ...
Earlier this morning, I received an e-mail from my wife Denise, an Iowa native who has been watching with pensive interest, how our neighbors to the west are coping with their flooding. As I was flipping through the photos of Cedar Rapids attached to her e-mail ... I stopped and stared at this one for a long time. It's remarkable what something so simple as a window sticker can mean in a photograph ... but, here is quite obviously ... an unknown BMX family that probably lost most all of what they own. It's just devistating to even consider. On their website, Cedar Rapids BMX (also an ABA track) notes they are in shut down mode due to impending flooding. Let's hope that the track is on higher ground and spared so that some sense of normal life can go on in the community.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
All Hands on Deck:
A reminder that tonight's race is cancelled, and also a request that if you can, please come out to help rake tonight (please bring a leaf rake if you can) so that we can get ready for practice on Thursday and racing on Saturday.
Special thanks to Randy Olson, who has been exceptionally gracious to the track this spring ... donating his time and the cost of running his quad (and van to get it to and from the track) for dragging and rolling. Last night, right about dusk, as John and I were looking over the track and trying to figure out a plan of attack for tonight ... Randy rolled up and asked if we would be bothered if he dragged it. I don't know where you volunteers come from ... but, we're sure delighted (not to mention hella lucky) that you found and continue to support Milwaukee BMX.
Below is a photo of Randy doing his thing ... yup, he's in full moonlight ... and, it's much darker than the image suggests ... I had the shutter speed set so slow that I couldn't hold the camera steady enough to even come up with a still shot of him. Cool stuff.
Friday, June 13, 2008
UNPRECEDENTED:
We are officially cancelling our Tuesday June 17 race. Our track has really gotten beat up from the record rainfalls this spring. While we hope that all of our competitors and your friends and families are high and dry ... we are also asking for your help. If you can join us Tuesday night, there will be a volunteer crew working hard to get the track back in shape in time for the earned double points Kuwahara Classic, which is scheduled for next Saturday - June 21st. With a bit of cooperation from mother nature and enough help from our dedicated volunteers we should be able to have the track ready for the race, as well as next Thursday's gate practice.
Like so many other people in SE Wisconsin that are coping with flooding issues -- we're simply playing the hand we've been dealt here and trying to make the most of a bad situation. We appreciate your patience ... as well as all of your dedication and help.
Midwest Nationals:
Best of luck to all of our racers who are heading to Rockford, IL this weekend to compete in the ABA's Midwest Nationals. The Midwest Nationals is one of the biggest and most competitive races of the ABA summer tour and will feature many of the fastest racers from throughout the United States. We will not be traveling this year ... so, if anybody gets photos they'd like to see posted up right here ... send them to lavacycles@sbcglobal.net ... or, even better, save them to one of many web photo albums and shoot us a link. Go fast, guys and gals, and bring a few big trophies back to Milwaukee !!!
Kevin O'
We are officially cancelling our Tuesday June 17 race. Our track has really gotten beat up from the record rainfalls this spring. While we hope that all of our competitors and your friends and families are high and dry ... we are also asking for your help. If you can join us Tuesday night, there will be a volunteer crew working hard to get the track back in shape in time for the earned double points Kuwahara Classic, which is scheduled for next Saturday - June 21st. With a bit of cooperation from mother nature and enough help from our dedicated volunteers we should be able to have the track ready for the race, as well as next Thursday's gate practice.
Like so many other people in SE Wisconsin that are coping with flooding issues -- we're simply playing the hand we've been dealt here and trying to make the most of a bad situation. We appreciate your patience ... as well as all of your dedication and help.
Midwest Nationals:
Best of luck to all of our racers who are heading to Rockford, IL this weekend to compete in the ABA's Midwest Nationals. The Midwest Nationals is one of the biggest and most competitive races of the ABA summer tour and will feature many of the fastest racers from throughout the United States. We will not be traveling this year ... so, if anybody gets photos they'd like to see posted up right here ... send them to lavacycles@sbcglobal.net ... or, even better, save them to one of many web photo albums and shoot us a link. Go fast, guys and gals, and bring a few big trophies back to Milwaukee !!!
Kevin O'
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