Cherry Orchard BMX ‘Friday Night Winter League’, details unveiled

Action from the opening day at Cherry Orchard a couple of weeks ago

The owner of the new indoor BMX track in Dublin’s Cherry Orchard, Liam Collins has announced details of the facility’s first competitive racing series.

Running on five consecutive Friday nights from this Friday, January 27th, the new league will cater for all age groups from U7s to Masters.

Collins has decided to run separate events for girls and women as part of the new series. He is keen that riders appreciate the importance of pre-entering in order that the racing can be properly planned and run as quickly as possible. He wants to prevent riders from having to hang around between their motos.

“The pre-entry really is important because if we have a situation where we don’t know how many riders are going to race, it will be impossible in terms of organising the league properly,” he told stickybottle.

Find full details below and a link to the entry form:

Cherry Orchard BMX Friday Night Winter League

Five Nights of Racing on the following dates:

Friday January 27th
Friday February 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th

League Details

The league will cater for all categories from U7 to Masters. Riders will be classified according to their ability; novice and beginners will only race with novices and beginners. Adult riders will only be moved from novice once they have won three races. Girls/Ladies will race separately from men.

Each rider will race in a minimum of three motos each night. Racing will run to a tight schedule and all motos will be emailed to all riders the night before each race night. In order to follow this schedule the following rules will apply:

All races must be pre-entered before midday each Thursday. There will be no entries on the night of racing.
All categories up to and including U16 will sign on between 6.45pm and 7pm.
Track warm up will be from 7pm to 7.15pm for these categories only. Racing will run from 7.15pm to 8pm.
All Categories over age sixteen will sign on before 8pm. Warm up on the track from 8pm to 8.15pm with racing from 8.15pm with an expected finish time of 9pm.
Points will awarded to the first three finishers in each moto; three for a win, two for second and one for third. The leading six riders in each category at the end of the league will receive prizes.
Entry Fee of €10 per night or €45 for the league. All entries must be accompanied by the appropriate entry fee. Find a link to the entry form below.
All entrants must hold a valid Cycling Ireland licence. If you have applied for a 2012 Cycling Ireland licence you can expect to receive it shortly. The 2011 licence will be valid for the first night of racing. If you wish to apply for a licence or have any questions please contact us. Contact details below.
A code of conduct for all riders will be posted at the entrance to the track. All riders signing on for the league are expected to adhere to this code of conduct.
If you don’t have a BMX bike they will be available to hire. Bikes must be pre-booked. Sharing of hire bikes will not be allowed.
All bikes will be subject to scrutiny before entering track.
All riders must wear a helmet.