No matter what your age...
when you get to the top
of
the starting hill at
any BMX track around
the nation, you can't help but
feel this huge surge of
adrenaline. As you roll your
bike in to the starting lane -
whether it's for the first time
ever or the thousandth time in
years, you know you're about to
experience the thrill of a
lifetime. A thrill that no other
sport can provide. As you scope
out the track one last time
before setting up to start, you
feel that rush. Soon as the
starting gate slams down, the
next 30 to 40 seconds is like a
wild dirt roller coaster that
you are in complete control of.
From the two-year old learning
to balance on the Strider
pushbike, to the expert athlete
flying over the obstacles with
the greatest of ease, to the
seasoned rider who still digs
the rush of the ride, every
track has something fun for
every level of rider. And that’s
the really great thing about
going to the BMX track; big or
small, novice or expert, you
ride at your own speed.
While in football, basketball,
baseball or soccer - every field
of play will always be
identical. Not so in this action
sport. While every course has a
starting gate and a finish line,
that’s where the similarity
begins and ends. No two tracks
are identical. The lengths of
tracks will vary as much as the
size and arrangement of
obstacles. Some are fairly flat
while other have faster
downhilll sections. Some shorter
tracks will be 900 feet long
while others can be as long as
1,300 feet. Today's USA BMX
tracks are nothing like the
rough and rocky tracks your dad
or grandfather rode “back in the
day”. Today’s BMX tracks are a
thoughtfully designed and
meticulously groomed race
course.
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