With three Manchester BMX Club riders sponsored by Redline, and the UK distributor Shiner kindly donating a fantastic MX 20 race bike to the raffle, this weekend’s National Series finale had a distinctly Redline theme!

Pictured left to right are Valerie Zebrokova, Andy Clucas and Jacob Roberts (on bike)

Valerie and Jacob each won both rounds at the weekend, with Andy winning on Saturday. These results confirmed Val as overall winner in 13-14 Girls, Andy as overall winner in 17-24 and gave Jake 5th in Junior Men, despite missing several rounds at the start of the year. Their team-mate Alan Hill added to the Redline victory tally with wins in Masters and 35-39 Cruiser, giving him the title in both!

Each of them has performed consistently over the year, with great riding on different tracks and each is a great ambassador for Redline and Manchester BMX Club.

Pictured with Jake is winner of the MX 20, Libby Smith who was delighted with the prize, even though she’s sponsored by Intense!

Thanks to the lovely folks at Redline, we’ll have a fantastic MX 20 race bike as a raffle prize over the National Weekend!

The bike features an aluminium frame, so it’s light for racing as well as tough, has a 20.75″ top tube so should be ideal for teenagers and comes with a host of high quality parts. Redline bikes are always developing, so each year as a new top of the range model comes in, the previous year’s becomes the next one down and so on. In effect, the MX 20 is the same frame as many top riders were using very recently!

Redline sponsor three Manchester BMX Club riders; Valerie Zebrokova, Jacob Roberts and Andy Clucas. All have won National Series races and are poised for great futures in the sport, thanks to the support of Redline.

We are also very grateful to local bike shops for getting involved; both Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative and Northwest Mountain Bike Centre have been involved with Manchetser BMX Club for some years and are donating products for our raffle.

Please visit

www.edinburghbicycle.com

www.nwmtb.com

Last gate practice day for Platt Fields pre National is: Saturday the 27th, 4pm until 6pm

Other dates and times controlled by Manchester Council:

Monday 29th August: 11am until 3pm

Tuesday 30th August: 11am until 6pm

Wednesday 31st August: 11am until 8pm

The track is closed on Thursday the 1st of September.

4:30pm – 5:10pm (12 & Under)

5:15pm – 5:55pm (13 & Over)

6pm – 6:40pm (12 & Under)

6:45pm – 7:25pm (13 & Over)

The final rounds of the National Series see Manchester BMX Club hosting for the third straight year at the popular Platt Fields track in Fallowfield.
With some titles still to be decided, there’s a lot of action to look forward to.

Camping
Due to the high security costs of having a separate campsite for the national weekend at Manchester, we have had to change our plans and revert to the same layout as 2010, so this does put a cap on the number of camping spots available. Our apologies to anyone inconvenienced by this. If you intend on camping, then you will have to pre book and use our paypal payment system on the club website. Spaces are limited, so if you do not secure a space, please do not turn up expecting to be able to grab a spot, as only those who arrive with proof of a booking will be allowed to camp. To book, go to the National tab on our home page and follow the link. 

There’s also further information on Hotels and Restaurants in the area. Camping is available from Midday on Friday until 6pm on Sunday. Please do not arrive before Midday on Friday. If more camping spots become available, the updated information will be released.

Security
We employ a security company for the whole period of the event for your safety, which is also a requirement of Manchester City Council. Wristbands will be issued to all attendees and our security staff will be checking anyone entering the camping and trackside areas. Please wear your wristband to ensure the procedure runs smoothly.

Friday
All arrivals will use the same entrance on Friday, which is the trackside entrance via Wilmslow Road (M14 6LN). There will be practice on Friday evening from 5pm until 8pm, split into age based blocks. We’ll start with the 12 and under before switching to the 13 and over (exact times to be published closer to the event date). Friday is also set up day, so if you are bringing a gazebo or any other heavy items to the track, bring them on Friday when you will be able to drive close to trackside.

Saturday & Sunday
Due to the early starts on Saturday, no vehicle movement will be allowed around the track. If you are arriving by car and not camping, please use the Platt Lane(M14 7PY) entrance. Only pre booked campers and officials will have access to parking via the Wilmslow Road (M14 6LN) entrance.

Team Areas
Only teams are required to pre-book their team space. Priority is given to BC registered teams. Could all team managers please provide the following information:
• Dimensions of your team area
• Contact name and email address
• Preferred location:
1. Grassed area between the last straight and the campsite (as per 2010)
2. The Basketball court that provides a hard standing area

Club Areas
There’s no need for clubs to pre-book, but if you could let me know the dimensions of your club area, it will help with the planning process.

Many Thanks
Catherine Baker

secretary@manchesterbmx.co.uk

www.manchesterbmx.co.uk