Welcome!
Welcome to the home of Gosport BMX Club. The Club was formed in 2007 and is rapidly expanding. We aim to involve the local community as well as attracting new riders from all over the area. BMX Racing is a fun and exciting sport, suitable for anyone aged from 4 to over 40, male or female.
To find out more about the sport of BMX racing go to the BMX pages on British Cycling's website.
The Club is run entirely by volunteers and we're always on the look out for more help.
If you need anymore information about the club, feel free to email us. Contact details can be found on the contact us page, or to ask general questions about BMX go to the Gosport BMX Club forum where you're sure to get a friendly and helpful reply.
Club News
FUNDRAISING NEWS
A very big thank you to everyone who sponsored the New Years Day dippers. We have raised over £500 from this event.
Congratulations to Tracy Brown who raised £210 winning herself a new club race top, and to Nikki Spiers raising £85, winning a new club polo top.
We have just been notified of a succesful grant for £4800 won by the club's youth committee. This will purchase a new timing system, video recorder and monitor to help improve riders performance.
Funding will be available to bring top coaches like Dylan Clayton and Kelvin Batey to Gosport.
Money will also be spent on tarmacing the new berms once built.
GOSPORT's OPEN WINTER SERIES
Next round is on Sat 15th Feb with the last one on Sat 27th Feb.
£3 entry - gates from 11ish - racing from 1pm.
coaching sessions
The club now has, 3 more trainee level 2 coaches.
Coaching sessions will now be run on Sat mornings between 10am and 11am. These will be proper sessions with warm ups and session structure. riders attending are expected to fully take part in the sessions with feedback given at the end of each session.
British Cycling basic and intermediate techniques as well as BMX specific techniques will be taught at the sessions.
Sessions cost £2 for members and £3 for non members.
Regional and club winter race series
Dates are now confirmed and are posted on the calender.
The club series is open to all riders from other clubs and anyone who wishes to race.
News Extra
How can you raise funds for the club without it costing you a single penny? Simply use our easysearch page (or the search box in the top corner of the page) every time you search the web. Make a difference to the club and easysearch every time you search the web! And if you use easyfundraising to do you everyday online shopping, not only can you earn a percentage of what you spend online for the club (at no extra cost to you), but registered easyfundraising members get regular special offers and entry to exclusive competitions and prize draws. Check out our easyfundraising page, or the fundraising page here on the site.
Check out our photo gallery for photos from our club events, and for even more, check out our Picasa Web Album. We've got photos of our riders, race events, and club members in Halloween fancy dress!
The official opening of our brand new track in March 2009...
Rider Profile
Name
Alex Merrifield
Age Group
11 years old
Bike
Magnet
Favourite Cartoon
The Simpsons
Regional Events
See our events page for details of the South region Summer Series '09 events. South BMX has the series results and rankings.
Fundraising
Raise funds for the Club by searching the web and shopping online at your favourite retailers, without it costing you a penny extra!
Find out how by clicking the "£" button above, or "£££" on the menu for further details.
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Safety
Can parents please be aware that BMX is an extreme sport and accidents can happen.
We ask that parents of children 12 years old and under should be in attendance whilst their children ride the track. Thank you.