Richmond BMX News
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Richmond Grid article about Richmond BMX
This great article by local magazine Richmond GRID came out this week and its full of great details about our happy little place. Give it a read and give them a follow on Facebook. https://richmondgrid.com/richmond-bmx-takes-flight/
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State Qualifier and Gold Cup Qualifier Weekend
Its almost here.... May 4th and 5th Richmond BMX in Richmond Virginia is THE place to be. Race on the newly redesigned Tom Ritz Designs track with perfect and weatherproof Stone Dust Surface and the ONLY track in the country with a pavers surface starting hill. SPECTATORS FREE BOTH DAYS! FREE PARKING! We are able to accept credit cards for registration but with the added fee from Square we really appreciate CASH or CHECK!! State Qualifier Saturday: Registration 9:30am - 12:00pm ...
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Rider Clinics coming soon
Spring is in the air and that means a return of our Tuesday rider clinics is right around the corner. Starting April 9th, we will host the weekly rider clinics starting at 6pm sharp. Its important to be there for the start so you get the full program each week. Both New Rider and Advanced Skills clincs will run so weather you are brand new to the sport or a seasoned vet, we have the training for you! We will be trying a few different things now with the new track layout and inc...
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Wow what an opener!
That was one amazing day. While we had a few challenges, a couple self inflicted, some beyond our control, it was an amazing day of BMX! First, hope Emily Petrehn is going to be ok. Latest word was broken collarbone and hip injury. Our volunteers were simply awesome all day. So many that stepped up to make the day happen, on Sunday and the COUNTLESS COUNTLESS hours we have put into the rebuild over the past 5 weeks. Even with totally crazy wet weather the second half of February we mana...
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2019 SEASON OPENER IS HERE!!!
The start of the 2019 season is here and we are so excited to share with everyone our newest creations! We have a totally new track layout designed and build by the PREMIER track builder in the world Tom Ritz. Not just the track but the starting hill to boot!! Registration and practice run special times for the season opener 11am-1pm with racing to start as soon as moto's are posted! Entry is $10 and while we do prefer cash or check, we will be now able to take cards at registration. C...
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Deep Run Pump Track Sponsorship Drive
As some may have heard recently, Richmond Parks and Rec are teaming up with RVA More to create a brand new pump track in Deep Run Park in the West End/Short Pump area. We are so excited for this that we are going to register as a sponsor of the project. The project has a tiered sponsorship program with Bronze ($1000) and Silver ($2500). Additionally, the largest doner will be identified as the title sponsor of the facility. We are sure that with the help of our BMX family we can hit that $...
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2018 Awards Banquet
The date has been set, the room booked, final points standings calculated and the 2018 Awards Banquet is just around the corner!! Saturday, January 19th from 12:30-4:00pm at the Rockville Center 16238 Pouncey Tract Road, Rockville, VA 23146. Same location for the fourth year in a row, and a perfect place for our banquet. We will have lots of great awards and prizes to hand out. If you competed in at least 5 races at Richmond BMX this season you are eligable for a season...
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Thats a wrap!!
What a way to end the 2018 season!! The 2018 6th Annual Luck Cup and Decades Shootout was a huge success. Nearly 150 riders and 38 motos of great racing to end the year, a classic bike shootout between Old School, Mid-School and New School bikes and the pot luck dinner made it one for the ages! We want to thank everyone that not only came to attend the Luck Cup, but everyone that has supported Richmond BMX during the 2018 season. Our average turnout is the highest its ever bee...
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$3,000 Flat Pedal Pro-Am
2018 RVA BMX Flat Pedal Pro-Am and Warnicke Double Thats right....$3,000 Flat Pedal Pro-Am! 100% payback, plus lots of podium and goodies from our sponsors! $200 Holeshot award from Blot Out Graphics to boot! This is also a Warnicke Scholarship Double Point Race. We will have random Main Event holeshot awards for random races thru the day. Awards are the USABMX Warnicke Certificates. Note the earlier start time to ensure Pro-Am riders have separate practice before 1:30pm. Entry Fe...
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The Bob Warnicke Scholarship Race Double, benefiting the Bob Warnicke Scholarship Program will be ran on Sep 30th.
Come out and support the Bob Warnicke Scholarship Race and this worthy program which gives back to our members. The Warnicke Scholarship Race Double was created to help fund The Bob Warnicke Memorial Scholarship Fund which assists students and their families in meeting the costs of undergraduate college education, trade school, etc. USA BMX/BMX Canada members who have a current USA BMX/BMX Canada membership or Track Operators/Officials who participate i...
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