2009 ABA East Coast National
Wrap Up
Thanks to all who attended, a mega thanks to all of the volunteers who poured their hearts into this event, the City of Raleigh Parks & Recreation, the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the ABA!!!
Thanks to the event sponsors Fords
Produce, Jerry's
Grill, Alltow Wrecking Crew, Ray
Price Harley Davidson and CruiseOne
Diane Bean and Associates from Clayton.
View and purchase racing photos from the event
Thanks to News 14 for covering the event!
Magazine article on racer Gabe "The Hitman" Sammartino
News & Observer 8/26/09 Article
Some youtube video of the Friday prerace
Youtube video of the Saturday race
Hotels
Click Here To Access Special Page Dedicated to 2009 East Coast National
The Holiday Inn of Raleigh offers an Outdoor pool, the Cafe Sage restaurant on site with room service, optional hot breakfast buffet including eggs, sausage, bacon, grits, biscuits.....and more............!!!!and complimentary wireless high speed internet. They are offering the Special CCBMX rate of $75.00 per night. MUST BE MENTIONED FOR THIS SPECIAL RATE. Call them at 919-872-3500 or visit their website. and check them out.
The Best Western Raleigh North offers
a complimentary Continental "Plus" Breakfast, an Outdoor Pool
and complimentary high speed internet access. They are offering the Special
CCBMX rate of $65.00 per night. MUST BE MENTIONED FOR THIS SPECIAL RATE.
Give them a call at 919-872-5000 or visit their website.
and check them out.
Camping
There are 14 rv spots on a first come first serve basis. There are also 3 tent camping spots. All of the camping is together in a designated grass area. There are no electric or water hookups. You will have access to portapotties plus access to the community center(limited hours) which features indoor showers and bathrooms. There will be overnight security both Friday and Saturday night.
RV: $20/day or $50/multi-day pass
Tent: $15/multi-day
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Vehicle parking: $5/day or $10/multi-day pass
Food
General Concessions
Banana, peanut butter, and honey sandwich - See Coach
G's Training Tip in Episode #2
Hotdogs
Hamburgers
Cheeseburgers
Grilled chicken sandwiches
Nachos and cheese
Assorted chips
Assorted snacks - crackers, peanuts, sunflower seeds, jerkey, etc.
Candies - skittles, fun dip, blow pops, kitkat, sneakers, milkey way,
three musketeers, etc.
Pickles
Drinks: Coke, Powerade, Gatorade, Red Bull, Monster, Bawls, & water.
Italian ice
Girl Scouts will be serving the following
Fresh squuezed lemonade
Tea
Popcorn
Homemade Baked Goods
Saturday will feature a special lunch plate. You will have a choice of chicken, bbq, or a chicken and bbq combo plate. The plate will include baby new potatos, a vegetable(probably green beens), a roll, and hush puppies all for only $7.
Smart Cards will be available at registration. They are credit card sized cards that you can present to local restaurants for discounts.
Special Events
7am, Sunday morning there will be a 10 minute devotional/church time.
T-shirt launch. Launcher courtesy of Burlington BMX.
Who will be the next bmx Olympic athletes to represent the USA? This race is one of seven in a series to identify athlete candidates for the USA Cycling Junior Cycling Program!
Join us on Facebook! Also add yourself as an attendee to the 2009 ABA East Coast National Event and invite others on facebook to attend. This is a great opportunity to invite your friends and family to the race who have never seen a bmx race or don't normally attend.
Directions
See the directions link at the bottom of the page. Also know that you can follow the directional signs when traveling from the host hotels near the intersection of 440/beltline and US1 aka Capital Boulervard. Note that a different route for exiting will be suggested by a directional sign when leaving the track. When leaving the main entrance it's much easier to turn left on Dennis which will take you directly into US1/Capital Boulevard.
Schedule
2009 Schedule B
Friday Pre-Race
Registration: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration closes at 5:00pm NO EXCEPTIONS
Race: 6:00pm Awards: 1st - 4th place only
National Registration:
Friday: Fri/Sat/Sun events 2:00pm - 5:00pm |(closed - 5:00pm to 6:30pm)|
Sat/Sun events 6:30pm until end of Pre-Race
Saturday: Sat/Sun events 7:30am - 9:30am | Sun event only: 12 noon - 3:00pm
Sunday: NO REGISTRATION - NO EXCEPTIONS
National Race Times:
Saturday: registration closes @ 9:30am (NO EXCEPTIONS ) | Race: 11:30am
Sunday: gates open: 7:00am - corrections 7:00 - 7:30am only! | Race: 8:00am
AWARDS TO ALL IN MAIN
PRACTICE
FRIDAY CLASS SATURDAY
2:30- 2:55 pm 13 & under Cruisers 8:00-8:25 am
2:55-3:20 pm 14 & over Cruisers 8:25-8:50 am
3:20-3:45 pm 7 & under Boys/Girls 8:50-9:15 am
3:45-4:10 pm 8-10 Boys/Girls 9:15-9:40 am
4:10-4:35 pm 11-13 Boys/Girls 9:40-10:05 am
4:35-5:00 pm 14-16 Boys/Girls 10:05-10:30 am
5:00-5:25 pm 17 & Over Boys/Girls 10:30-10:55 am
5:25-5:50 pm PRO- UCI Men / Women
10:55-11:20 am
Information
The track hotline is 919-834-4269 (834-4bmx). There is a recorded message
about track events and weather information when needed. You can press
0 (zero) to be transferred to a track volunteer. Normally this transfers
to the mobile phones of both co-track operators Shane Gay and Allen Smith.
If we don't answer then you have an opportunity to leave a message on
the ccbmx voicemail. This system is in place for normal non-national race
times. Obviously the call and message volume could be more than normal
during the national race. Feel to dial zero to be transfered and we will
answer and return as many calls as possible.
Practice Schedule
Thursday, August 12, 3-7pm $5