Sawtell BMX CLUB

Welcome to the Sawtell BMX Club face book page Sawtell and District BMX Club is located on Hulberts Road, Toormina NSW New members are always welcome. At our club we race on ability, not age. If you are interested in joining the club you can purchase a 4 month license for $40 which gives you 4 months of bmx racing to decide weather you want to continue with the sport. Then if you decided to stick with it you can upgrade that licence to an open licence which is valid for 12 months. You will need to provide a copy of your birth certificate to be able to purchase a full licence. You must have full race gear, this includes full faced helmet, gloves, closed in shoes, long sleeved shirt with no zippers and long race pants. If you have any enquires you can come to the track when we are there or you can contact us on our Facebook page. If you want to become a member we ask everyone to become familiar with our Code of Conduct and BMXA Rules RACING- We race every Friday night, except school holidays, weather permitting. Sign-on from 5.30 - 6.30 Racing commencing from 6.45 Cost is $7.00 per rider or $20 for a family of 3 or more PLEASE make sure that: 1. Licences are current - please use online registration to renew or see the ladies at the sign-on counter. 2. Each bike has a number plate with the correct numbers and colour. Sprocket plates are orange with black numbers. A sprocket is any child under 8 years old. Girls- blue plate with white number. Boys- yellow plate with black numbers. Cruiser- red plates with white numbers. Riders can choose any number above 8. Plates can be ordered from Rush Industries, you can complete your purchase online at rushindustries.com.au If you are running late you can ring for a late sign-on, just make sure you ring before sign-on closes at 6.30 TRAINING is on Tuesday nights from 5.30 -6.30 Cost is $2.00 per rider PLEASE BE AWARE that no children under the age of 16 are to be left alone at the rack. A parent or guardian must be there with them at all times. WET WEATHER information will not be posted until approximately 2 hours prior to racing. It will also be posted on this Facebook page, so keep your eye on that. BMX licence explained 2014 Memberships and Licence Types Sprocket Rocket Membership BMX Australia Fee $84 + BMXNSW Fee $20 + Club Fee $25 = Total $129 Sprocket Rocket membership is for any rider under the age of 8. The Sprocket Rocket program is a participation based program, taking the focus from competition to skill based learning programs. This allows children under the age of 8 the opportunity to tune their BMX racing skills in a fun non-competitive environment. Riders who are 7 years of age will be issued with a sprocket licence initially, and if they turn 8 during their sprocket membership they will be reissued an open licence which reflects their new age of 8. Club Membership BMX Australia Fee $66 + $20 BMXNSW Fee + $25 Club Fee = Total $111 This membership allows a rider to compete at their own club. You will NOT be able to compete at any other club or other clubs carnivals. You will also be unable to compete at open events held at your own club. Open Membership BMX Australia Fee $90 + $20 NSWBMX Fee + $25 Club Fee = Total $135 An open membership allows you to ride at any club in Australia, including club carnivals and events. 4 Month Membership $40 A new 4 month licence is being introduced by BMX Australia to replace the existing 3 ride permit. The aim of this introductory licence is to allow new riders unlimited access to try BMX for 4 months before joining the sport permanently. The licence is aimed at riders to try BMX at a beginner club level. The below guidelines provide further information on the licence. - This licence is an open licence and therefore members can ride at club and state level, however will not be eligible to ride at State Titles and National events; - Following the 4 month introductory period the member is then eligible to become a full member (only Open or Sprocket, NOT club) and they will receive a $20 discount off the cost of their full licence; - Only new members can apply for this licence (no renewals); - This licence is only allowed to be purchased once by a member; Non- Competitive Membership $11 Non Competitive Membership is aimed at any members who do not wish to race but who still wish to be covered by BMX Australia, for example coaches, national officials etc. This covers coaches/national officials, within their coach/official accreditation remit, at any club in Australia and provides public liability, professional indemnity and personal accident cover. This also covers all administration fees. Volunteer Membership- Free All volunteers (including club/ state officials) can become members of BMX Australia and fall under our insurance, for free of charge. No membership card will be issued and this does not allow the applicant to race. Freestyle Membership- $40 Freestyle membership is aimed at Freestyle riders riding at skate parks and other council approved facilities. This covers riders during training and competition at council approved facilities All the above licenses are valid for 12 months. Copy and paste this link to go to the on line application form to sign up for a bmx license https://memberdesq.imgstg.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=registration_0&RegistrationMode=1&OrgID=8512 The Sawtell BMX club 2014 Committee members are President - Justin Reid Vice President- Pam Rafferty Vice President- Tracey Reid Secretary - Jo-Anne Revelly Treasurer - Angie Smart Public Officer - Pam Rafferty Race Commissaire - Jamie Vickery Registrar - Aaron Ayton Club Coach - Dave Graham Sprocket Co-ordinator - Terry Crossland & Bruce Ritter Grievance Officer - Kristel Broderick Fund Raising/sponsorships/public promotions- Bec Ferrar-Pappalardo Canteen Manager - Vacant Track maintenance officer - Peter Biddolph