December 20, 2011 - New from USABMX, Renew your membership on-line.

November 7th, 2011 - The Foothills 2011 Awards Outing is STILL ON for this Saturday at the track from 12:00 to 3:00. Also, starting at 11:00 a.m. is a fund raiser for Joe Domain who has suffered a health crisis. Bring your bikes and it's $10 for gate practice where all proceeds will go to help Joe and his family.

November 5, 2011 - USABMX has released the current classification listing of all former NBL racers. Remember that in USABMX the classes will be Novice-Intermediate-Expert compared to the old NBLs Rookie-Novice-Expert.

October 28th, 2011 - Due to tomorrows forecast of 9-12 inches of snow with a high temperature of 38, the awards outing is postponed until November 12th. This will be combined with a fund raiser for Joe Domain who recently suffered some health issues.

October 3rd, 2011 - The Foothills outing will be at the track on October 29th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. All riders who have raced a minimum of 8 times will be notified and are eligible for either a year end trophy, a Bikers edge Gift card or a custom Crit Number Plate.

September 24th, 2011 - Final Foothills points have been posted.

September 21st, 2011 - There will be a gate practice at the Foothills this Saturday from 9:00 to 11:00. Get ready for Sunday's State Championship race at Falcon.

September 20th, 2011 - The race reports for Sundays events are now posted.

September 18th, 2011 - Pictures are posted from today's racing action.

September 18th, 2011 - Season Finale today with two races scheduled. The first race gate drop is scheduled for 12:00 pm.

September 11th, 2011 - Dont forget there are two races today. The first race gate drop is scheduled for 12:00 pm.

August 26th, 2011 We are happy to announce that Trevor Cooper is the winning of the bicycle presented by The Bikers Edge. Congratulations Trev!

August 25th, 2011 Tonights Rookie Clinic has been cancelled due to weather. The winner of the bike drawing will be notified.

August 21st, 2011 - 123 Pictures from todays action posted.

August 14th, 2011 - With much regret, todays race is cancelled. Make ups will be posted as soon as they are decided upon.

August 9th, 2011 - The Single Point Team Race that was rained out least week will be made up on August 28th as part of a double header. It will be a two-moto transfer system race with a special starting time of 12:00 p.m.

August 7th, 2011 - Due to weather and more rain coming, coupled with track conditions, today's race is cancelled.

August 1st, 2011 - Yesterday's race report is now posted.

July 31st, 2011 - Over 150 pictures of todays action is now posted.

July 27th, 2011 - This weeks race report is now posted.

July 25th, 2011 - Tonights gate practice has been cancelled.

July 24th, 2011 - limited number of pictures from today are posted. Thanks to Autumn Classey for stepping in while I was on the mic.

July 17th, 2011 - 151 pictures from todays races are now posted.

July 12th, 2011 - This weeks race report is now posted.

July 10th, 2011 - Photos from todays race are now posted.

July 8th, 2011 - Update on the Voucher Situation described in the blue text at the top of this page: Vouchers should be out by July 22 and in the members hand by July 30th. Vouchers are good for the rider named on the voucher and will expire 12-31-2011.

July 8th, 2011 - The make up date for last weeks rain-out is August 28th. We will run two races with each race using the NBL's two moto transfer system. The only break will be between the two races. We will start one hour earlier with gate drop scheduled for 12:00. Registration closes at 11:00 am

July 3rd, 2011 - Todays race is rained out. Make up will be announced.

June 29th, 2011 - The Race Report is now posted from last Sundays race.

June 27th, 2011 - The State Qualifier, originally scheduled for June 26th, is now re-scheduled to July 31st.

June 26th, 2011 - Pictures of todays race are now posted.

June 24th, 2011 - Effective Immediately: Due to the fact that all riders must fill out a USABMX membership form before your next race (one-time issue), we ask that anyone calling in to pre-register that has not yet filled out and submitted this form, be at the track no later then 12:00 noon. This is hoped to help with the exceptionally high degree of paperwork expected this week. We are striving to start as close to on-time as possible knowing that it will be a challenge to do in the coming weeks until everyone has filled out this form. It is available in advance by clicking on button below:

June 24th, 2011 - As of July 3rd all tracks in Connecticut will cease awarding "Challenger Series" points. This is due in part by the costing changes passed down to the local tracks by the NBL surcharges coupled with the questionable future of the NBL Challenger Series in general. We appoligize for any confusion or inconvenience this may cause.

June 23nd, 2011 - Press Release from USABMX below in green text:
“Any NBL rider with a valid NBL Membership, whether, monthly, annual, or 30 day, will receive a USA BMX membership for class and cruiser valid through December 31, 2011 valid at all ABA and NBL tracks.”
Interpretation: No additional Membership Fees Are Required For Anyone who Has a Valid NBL License Of Any Kind.
All Riders (unless you have a valid ABA license) will be required to fill out the new USABMX membership form before you can race. Again, there is no additional fees to be paid. To save time, the form can be downloaded and filled out in advance.
Click Button Below.

June 22nd, 2011 - The State Qualifier, scheduled for Sunday has been postponed. A regular weekly race will run in its place. The new date will be identified soon for the qualifier.

June 22nd, 2011 - This weeks race report is now posted.

June 19th, 2011 - 193 pictures from todays action are now posted.

June 13th, 2011 - Make-up races have been announced as follows: On July 17th and August 7th we will run two races each day. They will run back-to-back with the two-moto transfer system applied to each race. The starting times will be at 12:00 pm

June 12th, 2011 - Due to weather and track conditions, today's race has been cancelled. No make-up date has been determined at this time. Gate Practice is still scheduled for Monday Night.

June 9th, 2011 - Tonights Rookie Clinic is cancelled due to the Thunder Storms

June 7th, 2011 - This weeks Race Report is posted.

June 5th, 2011 - Todays Pictures are now posted

June 2nd, 2011 - Tonights Rookie clinic has been cancelled.

June 1st, 2011 - Please check the top of this page for important announcement from the NBL. This is due to the upcoming merger with the ABA.

May 30th, 2011 - The race report for the Bob Warnicke Race is now posted.

May 30th, 2011 - Pictures from The Warnicke Race are now posted.

May 30th, 2011 - Yesterdays race report is posted.

May 29th, 2011 - Todays pictures are posted.

May 28th, 2011 - We are Riding / Marching in the Torrington Memorial Day Parade. This year we are asking all riders to wear their full racing gear. We want to promote BMX racing and not look like a bunch of ramp and trick riders. We will be lining up in Division 4 and will meet in the downtown shopping plaza at 8:30 a.m. at the south end of the plaza on Monday.

May 28th, 2011 - Well I'm back from Florida after spending 7 days in the very oppressive heat and humidity down there. James Hayes has emailed some pictures that he took of the Warnicke Scholarship Race and I will post them either Sunday night or on Monday as soon as I get the results from that race.

May 16th, 2011 - Tonights Gate Practice has been cnacelled.

May 15th, 2011 - Today's race has been cancelled due to weather. Makeup date will be announced in the future.

May 9th, 2011 - Yesterday Race Report is now posted

May 8th, 2011 - Todays Pictures are now posted at 8:15 PM

May 2nd, 2011 - Yesterday Race Report is now posted.

May 1st, 2011 - Pictures of todays racing action are posted. There were 905 hits on this web site yesterday.

April 25th, 2011 - Racing starts this coming Sunday. Registration is from 9:30 to 12:00. Racing starts at 1:00 p.m. Main events in every class this year no matter how many riders in the class.

April 19th, 2011 - The track IS in a ridable condition although not perfect. We will be tweaking on a daily basis weather permitting.

April 10th, 2011 - The track is NOT in a ridable condition as of today. We anticipate that it will be by next weekend if the weather coorporates as well as the volunteers.

APRIL 6th, 2011 - We are looking for a food vendor for the 2011 season. If you are interested, or know someone who might be interested, please contact us by calling Todd Pfeffer at 860-309-1090

MARCH 31st, 2011 - The first track work party will be on Saturday April 9th starting at 9:00 a.m. Due to the NBL's new insurance requirements, the track will be closed to all riders while the track is being worked on. This will be the case all year when there is equipment on the track. Due to the exceptionally long and hard winter, we need all the help that we can get. Please come out and help us put our track into a ridable condition.

March 26st, 2011 - There has been some minor modifications to the 2011 schedule. Check them out by clicking the button below.

March 3rd, 2011 - The 2011 Foothills BMX Schedule has been released. For info on this exciting line-up of races click the button.

February 21st, 2011 - The NBL's Competition Congress is over for 2011 and the Conference hall was full of track delegates and representatives from all around the country as they gathered in Columbus Ohio this past weekend. One of the bright spots was the awards presentation for the highest average rider count per race. For the ninth consecutive year, Foothills led the way with an impressive 176 riders (not counting the Triple Pointer). Thank you everyone who raced at Foothills this year. Also impressive is the fact that Connecticut's four tracks all placed in the top 7 in the NBL!

Foothills BMC CT. - 176
T.R.A.C.K. CT. - 153
GTC BMX MI. - 116
Supercross CT. - 114
Tri-City BMX NY. 114
Akron BMX OH. - 98
Falcon BMX CT. - 94
Shorham BMX NY. - 83
GR BMX MI. - 80
William Davis BMX - GA. - 68

January 2nd, 2011 - See Below

THE NBL CHANGES IT'S ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP PRICING STRUCTURE

In an effort to bring more value to an NBL Membership, the NEW NBL has implemented a new pricing structure that works toward making BMX racing affordable to the largest population of riders possible.

There are now three tiers of memberships;

LOCAL MEMBERSHIP PLAN
All you can race at all local tracks in the country including the four Connecticut tracks.

CHALLENGER MEMBERSHIP PLAN
All the benefits of the local Membership Plan plus all you can race in the Challenger Series (Formerly called the Regional Series)

CHAMPION MEMBERSHIP PLAN
A;; the benefits of the Local and Challenger Plans plus all you can race in the Championship series (Formerly called the National Series).

for details, Contact Michele Pannullo for additional information at 203-558-3527 or mpannullo2@aol.com

December 12th, 2010 - The NBL is changing the requirements to move from Rookie to Novice (Now called Challenger) and from Challenger to Expert. This change will be effective on January 1st, 2011.

What does it take to move from Rookie to Challenger?

Since the idea of a Rookie in any other sport is that of a first-season player, a Rookie will be moved up to Challenger after a minimum of 40 Gate drops AND a minimum of one (1) year racing.

If a rider has more than 40 Gate drops at any point in the year, then he cannot move up until the end of the full first year. If, however, a rider has less than 40 Gate drops at the end of the first year, then he cannot move up until he achieves the 40 drops.

To move from Challenger to Expert, a rider must meet the following three conditions:

1. A minimum of 100 gate drops (includes 40 earned as Rookie) and

2. A minimum of 24 months total participation and

3. In the 90th Percentile (roughly top 10%) in their class

Here is the link to the riders in the NBL who, if their name appears on this alphabetical list, will be moved up to the next proficency level on January 1st.
For the listing

December 6th, 2010 - Thanks so much to everyone who helped out at our Benefit fundraiser yesterday. The cold air did not prevent the heart warming experience of helping out a family in need. From the participants to the volunteers and people who donated items and cash, you are all wonderful people..

November 29th, 2010 - On Sunday, December 5th, we will be hosting a "Benefit Open House Day" for a family whose house recently burned to the ground along with all of their belongings. We are asking for $10 donation and will make the track ridable for everyone and run some practice motos if possible. There will also be a silent auction all in hopes of rasing some money for a needy family. Registration is from 10:00 to 11:30 am with festivities starting at noon. Full NBL required gear us required.