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ALBERTA 4X RACING
February 13, 2005Published by xtrememtbkrIt's still the middle of winter in Alberta, but for some of us it's time to take that bike out of the rafters and dust it off. INDOOR 4X racing has started ... IT'S RACE TIME! If you're a 4X racer, or you'd like to give 4X racing a try, then read on . . .
 ALBERTA INDOOR 4X RACING A CCA affiliated cycling club (Airdrie BMX Assoc.) is operating a large BMX & 4X racecourse in an arena building, located a half hour west of Calgary. The indoor dirt course has an overall length of almost 1,000 feet, with four straights (lots of big ‘jumps & bumps'), three high corners, and an automatic starting gate. Mountain Bikers have their own separate race class (4X), and get this; the race fee is only 10 Bucks! The building is a very large, modern, heated, multi-purpose arena facility. It has elevated seating for ~ 2,000 people, a food concession, public washrooms, and a large parking lot out front. The building is open for pre-race practise and registration on Saturday mornings at 11:00am. Registration closes at 12:30pm, and racing starts at 1:15pm. Local races will be held every Saturday through to March 19th `05. For the race schedule,waiver and other details visit this link The indoor course is located west of Cochrane, on the Stoney Indian Reserve, in the “Chief Goodstoney Rodeo Centre”. The rodeo centre (arena building) is located on the south side of Hwy.#1A, 4 Km west of the reserve town-site (Morley, AB). It's a HUGE building ... you can't miss it! 4X RACE REQUIREMENTS: Mt. Bike in good working order, with padding on the top tube & handlebar stem. (Bring anybike you want, but hard-tails work best on this course)Number plate attached to the handle bars. (A homemade number plate will work just fine!) A full-face helmet, full-fingered gloves, long pants & long-sleeved shirt. (Body Armour is not required, but is STRONGLY recommended) For racers under 18 years old, an Alberta Bicycle Assoc. waiver must be signed by a parent and brought to the event the first time. |
