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
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