April Newsletter

Welcome to our April Newsletter

Working Bee - SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Next weekend, after Sunday's racing, we will need help as we are going to trial a new additive to the lime from the finish line to the points hut. This needs to be done on Sunday afternoon as the additive needs a few days to settle, so we can't do it on the Saturday. The additive is to hold the lime together and we have chosen the final straight/finish line as the test point. If this works, then maintenance of the track will be minimal, so please give us a hand! Should only be a few hours work. Those who can help, please let John or Darryll know asap.

Nationals

Well done to all the Taupo riders who took part in the 2013 BMX Nationals in Cambridge over Easter weekend. We had a record amount of riders from Taupo, with most of the riders placing very well. This years Nationals were huge due to Worlds being held in Auckland later this year.

Special mention goes to Charlie Lester-Rosson, Blake Osborne, Mark Harland-Croft, Xania Miller, Logan Hirst, Mel Giles and Steve Amrein who all made it through to the finals and have been ranked between NZ1 and NZ8.

NZ Rankings

5-6 Boys	Thomas Kalan	27=
7 Boys	Declan Weal	19=
	Ezra Philips	29=
	Joel Amrein	50=
9 Boys	Sheridan Miller	34
	Lucas Kalan	39
	Broden Newman	50=
9 Girls	Abby Hirst	14
10 Boys	Michael Ranford	9
	Nate Buchanan	42
	Shannon Fox	47=
11 Boys	Blake Osborne	8
	Rhys Halligan	19
	Karl Hooper	20
11 Girls	Charlie Lester-Rosson	3
	Xania Miller	8
	Bayley Weal	16=
12 Boys	Matthew Burns	27=
13 Boys	Mark Harland-Croft	1
	Logan Hirst	3
	Todd Halligan	36
	Joshua Osborne	37
14 Boys	Matt Ellison	22
15 Girls	Courtney Newman	9
16 Boys	Chris Purdie	13
17-24 Men	Mike Gaskin	13
	Dean Harland-Croft	30=
	Connor Halligan	32
12 & Under Cruiser	Rhys Halligan	9
	Matthew Burns	18
13-14 Cruiser	Mark Harland-Croft	4
30+ Cruiser Female	Melissa Giles	3
35-39 Cruiser Male	Craig McIntosh	12
40-44 Cruiser Male	Steve Amrein	4
45+ Cruiser Male	Phil Simpson	25=

BMXNZ National Series Results

BMXNZ runs the National Series with selected meets over the race calendar. Only the best moto's points get carried forward from 10 rounds get counted.

Congratulations to the following Taupo riders who got top points and awards at Nationals prize giving:

Mark Harland-Croft 13 Boys 1st Place
Logan Hirst 13 Boys 2nd Place
Steve Amrein 40-44 Cr 1st Place

Worlds

Having now concluded the 2013 BMX Nationals, which completes the qualification process to entitle NZL BMX Riders to compete at the upcoming 2013 UCI BMX World Championships being hosted in Auckland’s Vector Arena this July, BMZ NZ is now able to confirm the riders who have secured their eligibility to compete.

Taupo BMX is proud to announce and congratulate the following members who have qualified to compete at the World Championships:

Thomas Kalan, Declan Weal, Ezra Philips, Michael Ranford, Blake Osborne, Karl Hooper, Rhys Halligan, Matthew Burns, Logan Hirst, Mark Harland-Croft, Matt Ellison, Mike Gaskin, Chris Purdie, Abby Hirst, Bayley Weal, Charlie Lester-Rosson, Xania Miller, Courtney Newman, Craig Mcintosh, Keven Tamepo, Steve Amrein and Melissa Giles.

Tauranga Club Champs

Tauranga BMX Club today held the first of their BMX Club Champs. The second will be held next Sunday. This is UCI style racing and again, is a great opportunity to get more bike time under UCI race conditions on a different track. Taupo Club members are more than welcome to participate.

Check out our website for more info: http://www.taupobmx.org.nz/news/2013/04/tauranga-bmx-club-champs/

Lights/Training

We we endeavouring to have lights up on Wednesday nights at the track - weather permitting. This is for worlds participants who want to get in extra riding. While there is no official training, it is a good opportunity to get extra gate and track time in.

SUBS/Club Membership

A reminder that if your child has had their three free nights and wishes to continue to ride at the club, then you must pay membership fees. This all helps to run the club and a portion has to go to BMX NZ.

Please check out the information here: https://taupobmx.org.nz/joiningbmx.html

AGM

It's nearly that time again - the Taupo BMX Annual General Meeting. This year it will be held on 9th June at 4pm at Suncourt Hotel/The Mousetrap. If you want to get more involved in the running of the club, make sure you come along and have your say.

Up and Coming Events

BMXNZ fliers for race meets can be downloaded from here:

https://taupobmx.org.nz/event-flyers.html

The 2012/2013 Race Calendar is here: http://www.taupobmx.org.nz/events.html