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Merchandise

We have nice little line in Andover Merchandise and it’s growing all the time so keep checking back for new items. We keep the quality high and the price low as we want the Andover Bmx word spread far and wide!

Will have photos up soon in the mean time if you wish to place an order, email Alan ” Suits you sir “ Ranger at info:@andoverbmx.co.uk

Adult Hoodie in plain Black:- Med/Large/X-Large+ XXLarge £20.00

Adult Track Polo, Black with green racing stripes:- Med/Large/X-Large+XXLarge £15.00

Ladies Fitted T-Shirt , Plain black round neck:- Small/Medium/Large £ 12.00

Ladies Fitted T-Shirt, Plain black V-neck, with Capped Sleves:- Small/Medium/Large £12.00

Kids Hoodies Plain Black:- 7-8 9-10 11-12 £15.00

Kids Polos Plain Black:- 7-8 9-10 11-12 £8.00

Hats both Baseball or Woollen beanies, price to be advised.

Membership

In order to compete in Club training sesions, race meetings etc the local Council have asked for each rider to complete a parental consent form each time they wish to take part in a Club activity. The easier option is to join the club!! Paperwork is then automatically completed making life much easier for you the rider and the Andover Club Volunteers.

We’re trying to get our Membership form to fit on here and print out on one page but in the meantime please feel free to email info@andoverbmx.co.uk and we will forward you a Membership form to complete.

Please bear with us whilst Eugene gets it sorted and note that we will have club membership forms at the track at Practice sessions.

Cool Stuff

We have got a great site on Facebook with loads of photos… Easy and free to set up a facebook account then just search for Andover BMX Club.

http://www.facebook.com/login.php

This is British Cycling Website. All the info that you need to race is here.

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/bmx/bmx_get_into.asp

Fastlane photography are the premier BMX photographers. Dave Lane has been known to take part in the odd race at Andover! Perhaps its because they are riders that it gives their pics an edge? all we know is they look cool! You need to create a login password (pics of kids and all that )…

http://www.fastlanephotography.co.uk/media/

Top site from Holland , latest news Videos etc . You know what they say, ” If it aint Dutch, it aint Much! ”

http://www.bmx-videos.com/

About BMX Racing

If you’re new to BMX Racing and want to find out more about what’s involved then check out the excellent article from our friends at Decoy BMX in Devon by clicking here.

Next time you’re in the West Country be sure to check out Decoys superb race track and trails at Newton Abbott . Call into www.greeenmachinebmx.com the shop is only 2 mins away from the Decoy track and Trails

Race Dates

See News page .. Thursday night gate pratice moving to Saturday Afternoons !!

2008 BMX Racing: Major Events Calendar

Next race at Andover ?? After the Southern Champs at Herne Bay on the 28th Sept, the 2008 /09 Winter series dates will be published .. And we will hope to get a round or two !

World/Euro/Brit/Regional
2008 South BMX Regional Rounds 2008

Andover Summer Thursday Night club race series..

Round 1… 31st July

Round 2…7th August

Round 3…14th August

See main home page for further info, and timings etc

R.d 1 BADBMX 30th March

R.d 2 Andover 13th April

R.d 3 Herne Bay 11th May

R.d 4 Brixton 1st June

R.d 5 Hayes Inter South/Ea 22nd June

R.d 6 Milton Keynes Inter EA/South 6th July

R.d 7 Inter SW/South 20th July Dagenham

R.d 8 Bournemouth Inter South/SW 3rd August

South Champs: Herne Bay 28th Sept

Qualification for Brits 5 from 8 races.

5 from 8 for trophy and end of series ranking.

Note: novices will be included in the rankings and top 3 in each novice class at end of series will receive a trophy if they have done 5 events from 8.

Contact Roger Wilbraham
0161 274 2022 bmx@britishcycling.org.uk

2008 National Series

22-23 March Round 1 and 2 Burnham On Sea

26-27 April Round 3 Cheddar

17-18 May Round 4 and 5 Mansfield

7-8 June Round 6 Chesterfield

28-29 June Round 7 and 8 Hartlepool

26-27 July Round 9 and 10 Burnham on Sea

13-14 Sept Round 11 Mid Lancs

11-12 Oct Round 12 Preston

23-24 August British Championships (Brits ) Peterborough. This is the standalone event that you have to do a certain amount of regional rounds for (5 from the 8 rounds to qualify)

2008 European Championships

8-9 Dec 07 European R1 & 2 St Etienne, France
http://st-etienne-bicross.com Closing date Nov 23rd

12-13 Jan European R3 & 4 Zwolle, Netherlands
http://www.kwc-kampen.nl Closing date Dec 20th

2-3 Feb European R5 & 6 Fredericia, Denmark
www.danishindoor.dk Closing date Jan 15th

23-24 Feb European R7 & 8 Douai, France
www.bmx-indoor-douai.com Closing date Feb 5th

19-20 April European R9 & 10 Echichens, Switzerland
Closing date April 1st

1-4 May European R11 & 12 Weiterstadt, Germany
Challenge £26 (1 round Euro Champs) Closing date April 11th

Cost to race 2 Euro rounds (dependent upon exchange rates):
Elite £82 Junior £50 Challenge £42. St Etienne and Douai are 1 round for challenge classes

European challenge categories:
Boys: 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, 15/16, 17/24, 25/29, 30 and over
Girls: 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, 15/16, 17 and over
Cruisers: 13/14, 15/16, 17/18, 19/29, 30/39, 40 and over

2008 World Events

May 28-June 1 World Championships Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

www.bmxworlds2008.com

8-9 February Supercross 1 Madrid, Spain

12-14 April Supercross 2, Adelaide, Australia

10-11 May Supercross 3, Copenhagen, Denmark

26-27 September Supercross 4 Salt Lake City, USA

10-11 October Supercross 5 Frejus, France

20-21 August Olympics, Beijing, China

How to Find Us

Our Address is:-

The Depot Youth/Sports Complex, Charlton, Andover, Hants, SP10 3UW info@andoverbmx.co.uk

We are located on the western side of Andover. Better not to come through town but to take the Weyhill A303 junction west of the town.

You will see a Premier inn http://www.premierinn.com/pti/hotelInformation.do?hotelId=25034&CMP=KNC-Yahoo&OVRAW=premier%20inn%20andover&OVKEY=premier%20inn%20andover&OVMTC=standard&OVADID=9970963031&OVKWID=49513401531

And Trim Trucks on the roundabout. Head along Churchill Way West for approx quarter of a mile. You will then approach the Britax Roundabout and see the signs for the Depot, take a a left, then a sharp right down the lane by the astro-turf pitch. Turn left into the carpark under the yellow metal barrier and you will see the track at the top end of the carpark.

Say Hello to the 2009 Committee !

Chairman + Coach
Chris Mingo

Vice Chairperson/Membership Secretary
Sheila Bennett
Note…Sheilas address is on the bottom of the membership form.

Treasurer
Kate Keane

Track Development
Paul Bennett + Coach
Sean Smith
Simon Watts

Secretary

Alan Ranger

Wefare Officer

Jo Butt

Youth Rider Representitives
Alex Butt - John Cable

Email Address: info@andoverbmx.co.uk

Winter Practice sessions are most Saturdays from Lunch time onwards. If we have enough riders present we will set the start gate up We make a small charge to cover the cost of the petrol for the generator £2.00 Members and £3.00 Non members.

Chris Mingo and Paul Bennett both have the British Cycling level 2 coaching course. This means they can provide top level coaching and advice on all levels of BMX racing.

Chris and Paul have been in the sport since the beginning so have years of experience between them. They both still race at national level. Speak to them about any coaching requirements or general racing advice you may need.

We also work with local schools. So why not ask your teacher to make contact and perhaps set up a training session with us? info@andoverbmx.co.uk

But what we really really want !!! Is new members….. Bring your mates along on a Saturday Afternoon we’re really friendly and don’t bite! We don’t care what you ride so long as its got 2 wheels (and No Engine!) MTBs, Jump Bikes, 4X, Just turn up and have a play… You must wear a helmet just ask any one who has hit the deck at Andover!

If you fancy a go at racing then the best web-site to give you all the info on the UK scene is:-
www.bmxtalk.com

See you Thursday Night up at the track !!!!!

News

Welcome to Andover BMX Club

Wheelie Great News for Andover BMXers!

Andover BMX club is celebrating this month after scooping up a £7500 grant from the lottery distributor Awards for All. The clubs’ BMX racetrack is located within the Depot Youth and Sports Complex at Charlton Andover.

British Cycling has benefited from Lottery funding in recent years and the success of this was proven by the GB Olympic teams haul of Gold medals in Beijing. BMX racing was included for the first time in Beijing with Britain’s Women’s World Champion, Shanaze Reade unlucky not to reach the podium due to a spectacular crash on the last corner of her final.

Chris Mingo, Andover BMX Chairman said “We are over the moon with the lottery grant . We are now working very closely with Test Valley Borough Council as they have promised to help the club improve the whole facility. We now have the very real possibility that the improved Andover Track could be a base for some of the International teams ahead of the London Olympics. In the meantime we would like to welcome any riders to come along and get involved. We have riders from the age of 4 through to 44! Who knows we could even have an Andover rider in the British team one day.

Gate Practice… Due to the fading light conditions (did we have a summer ? ) Thursday night training sessions , have now switched to Saturdays starting for Saturday the 20th . From Approx 1.00pm things normally get going with the Start gate being setup if enough riders present. All this is weather dependant though , we dont mind it cold , but its no fun if its heavy Rain !!

Superb results from Andover riders at the Final round of the 2008 South Summer race series at Bournemouth.

The young guns Aaron Bennett and Ollie Keane were looking quick and mixing it with the top guys. Lewy Ranger won two out of his three Motos and the all Important A final in the 9’s.

Alex Butt got Second in his A final with John Cable looking quick and getting in some Brits Training. Carl Potts was also getting some Brits training by riding both his 20” and Cruiser. Claire Morrison had some great Motos but rolled around in her final having a chat with the other riders! Paul Bennett was getting awesome starts all day long, as he has been all season and had a good final. Matt French was easing himself back into things after a bad injury at Milton Keynes, still managing to finish well. Also in the 30-39 Cruiser Class Chris Mingo used all his experience and skilfully avoided the Carnage in the A final and picked up second place.

Probably the best efforts of the day were from Andover’s Three Newest Novice riders:- Liam Watts had terrific Second in his final, George Warner Won his and Max Howard looked to set to win his final but slipped a pedal and had to settle for Third on the line. Very good effort Guys definitely got the speed to race with the top riders in the region now. All that Thursday night training is paying off !!

Well that’s the end of the successful 2008 South Region summer series. The riders who have competed in five rounds have now earned the right to compete at this years British Championships www.britishbmxchampionships.co.uk which this year are being held at Peterbourough.

After the Brits it’s the the South Champs at Herne Bay on the 28th September. Should be a good race at the New Herne Bay track. After this event the South Region Winter series will be announced so watch this space for Updates.

Thursday Night Racing at Andover…. Thursday Night Racing at Andover

The club is pleased to confirm the dates of our Thursday night club race series:-

Round 1… Thursday 31st July

Round 2… Thursday 7th August

Round 3… Thursday 14th August

These three races are a great way of starting out in the sport and racing against riders of similar age and ability to yourself. Even if you have never raced before you’re more than welcome to come and give it a go. Only £3.00 to enter and we hope to give all novices a medal if funds permit. Don’t forget Helmets are a must ( open face dirt helmets fine ), gloves, long jeans and long sleeve shirt too please. * Kids under 16 will need parents to complete a registration form.

Registration starts at 6.00pm, closes at 6.40, with racing starting at 7.00pm prompt. You will get Three Motos (heat races ), then a final…

We are looking to have a BBQ and some chill out sounds so should be good.

Finally, we would like to thank Eugene for the New Website. Eugene is a top bloke and has a lot of exciting future ideas for the site up his sleeve. If you need a web site designed for business or pleasure we can’t recommend the guy highly enough!! Find Eugene’s info in the Link section.

Back to the rRacing and we’re halfway through the 2008 season. Just got back from the last South regional at Milton Keynes. Top event and well done to MK for making the Andover crew so welcome but next year please don’t pick the Same day as the Silverstone Grand prix! Traffic was a nightmare!

On the Andover front things are looking rosy. We had a great regional event at Andover back in April. The ” Pro-Clean Classic “ and since then the Andover riders have been competing at both Regional and National level with good success.

Myself and Paul Bennett have passed our level 2 British Cycling Coaches course which means we can provide all your Coaching requirements … email us with any questions info@andoverbmx.co.uk

A couple of weeks ago the club attended Andover Active Sports day in Town. The committee really worked hard along with Jim + Lewis Lacey from www.chargebikes.com Lewis brought along his Factory race ” Charge” 4X + ti BMX bikes along with a 2 man practice start gate. This was a big hit with the kids as they all wanted to try this out so hopefully some of then will come along to our Thursday night practice sessions and give it a go.

Big thanks to Alan Ranger for sorting out the fresh new Andover logo and our latest range of Club clothing ( how cool that does that look!). Should have some pictures on here soon showing you the club kit and how you can order.

www.facebook.com www.facebook.com www.facebook.com When you get a chance check out our Andover BMX Raceway page on Facebook. Great Photos and even some old school pics of me BITD! Please feel free to add any Pics or Video you may have and lets try and make it the best BMX page on Facebook.

We should be hearing very soon if we are successful with the various grants and funding we have been busy chasing. We are 99% sure that Test Valley Council have agreed to re-surface the area behind the start gate which is great as this can drag mud on to the start hill.

Paul Bennett has drawn up a new great track design. This is all subject to us getting the funds to do the work and we really want to tarmac the berms at the same time (which costs a fortune!) If we do get a budget any track mods we do this year will have to be minor as we dont want to close the track down.

See you Thursday Night down at the Track!

Chris Mingo

Chairman

South Region BMX Regional Rounds 2008