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Monster Energy CMRC Canadian Nationals TV Schedule

The following is the Rogers SportsNet Telecast Pacific Time Schedule for the race television broadcasts.  Additional times and dates will be added to the schedule, and will be posted once finalized.

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Motocross Ride for the Cure

Westshore Motocross Park presents "Motocross Ride for the Cure" this Sunday July 18th from 8am - 4pm.  Sign up and gate fees are by donation with all proceeds going to BC Cancer Agency's Victoria Center.  Join us for a fun filled family even.  Kids interested in riding a dirtbike, come out and try one of our "Learn to Ride" bikes.  We'll supply the gear, lessons and bikes of all sizes.  Gate located at All fun Rec Park 2207 Millstream Rd.  Ph: 250-590-8088.  www.westshoremx.com

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July Monthly Meeting

The NMA monthly meeting is this Tuesday, July 13th at 7pm but the location has changed to the Landlubber Pub at 2220 Bowen Road (at Northfield).  See the Membership Meeting Schedule page and Event Calendar for more information on the meetings and other NMA events.

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Ross Sherman and Brandon Moore

Fortunately serious injuries in Motocross are rare, however occassionally they do occur and unfortunately recently one our members Ross Sherman and another Island rider Brandon Moore both suffered serious injuries.  The NMA and the Vancouver Island Motocross Association (VIMX) have been following the recovery of Ross and Brandon very closely and are at odds as to what we can do to help as I’m sure you all are. 

Ross Sherman, a local pro rider from Victoria, suffered a devastating crash at the National Race in Edmonton on June 13th resulting in severe head trauma.  He was in a coma for 3 days and is now in the very earliest stages of recovery.  He will need extensive rehabilitation to overcome this brain injury.  His family has been at his side in Edmonton every second of the day.  They are hoping to get Ross transferred to their hometown in Victoria and into a rehab centre there so they can be close to him while he takes all the steps necessary  to recover.

Brandon Moore of Courtenay and very new to the MX scene, was severely injured on June 13th in Port Alberni.  He was flown directly to Victoria General, suffering a severe head trauma, broken collar bone, some ribs and a couple vertebrae in his back that required surgery.  He was very lucky (if you can call it that) despite breaking some vertebrae, his spinal cord was not damaged so he will NOT be paralyzed.  His family has also been at his side helping him any way they can, thankfully Brandon too is expected to make a full recovery but will require much needed rehabilitation.

As we said above the recovery for both riders is going to be extensive and they are going to require much TLC, support and extensive rehabilitation.  To aid in the families in their time of need VIMX has set up a bank account so people can donate funds to the families to help out with their expenses.

The local tracks on the Island have donated funds to start the ball rolling.  If you would like to donate to the “Rider Fund” for Ross and Brandon you can use one of the following methods:

• Go to any Community Coastal Credit Union (CCCU) location and ask to contribute to the Vancouver Island Motocross Association account #100020635536, sub-named ”Riders Trust”
• Mail your donation to the Vancouver Island Motocross Association, PO Box 1030, Cumberland, BC  V0R 1S0 and we will make sure it gets deposited and mail you a tax receipt
• Use the NMA VIMX Rider Fund page link to donate securely through PayPal from your bank account or credit card.  NMA will transfer any funds donated directly to the VIMX Rider Fund.

Please don’t feel pressured into donating as this was not our intention of setting up this fund.  Our intention was simply to help the families in their time of need.  We all know that money can’t fix these boys but it can help with a few expenses along the way.

On behalf of the NMA and VIMX, our thoughts and prayers are with Ross, Brandon and their families.  We wish you both a full, healthy and speedy recovery.

NMA and VIMX Executive

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June Monthly Meeting

The NMA monthly meeting is this Tuesday, June 8th at 7pm at Harbour City Motorsports.  See the Membership Meeting Schedule page and Event Calendar for more information on the meetings and other NMA events.

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Port Alberni Reopened

Geat News!  The Port Alberni track is officially open again and will be hosting the scheduled June 13th Round 9 Island Series race as originally planned.  See the Alberni MX website at www.albernimx.com for more details.

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Practice Day Cancelled

We apologize for short notice, but due to the weather conditions the decision to cancel the practice day in order to preserve the track for race day has been made.

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Vancouver Island Spring Series Round 8 and Practice Day

Practice Day - Saturday, May 29th

Weather permitting, we are planning to have an organized practice day from 10am to 3pm, $20 per class.  We had tentatively planned to also hold some more riding schools but decided to postpone them until summer after the Spring Series is complete.

Spring Series Round 8 Race Day - Sunday, May 30th

• Sign up from 7am – 7:45am
• Riders Meeting at 8:15am
• Practice
• Morning Racing
• Afternoon Racing
• Prize Giveaways and Awards

For more information and online sign-up please see the Event Calendar Spring Series Round 8 event link.

Spread the word and bring yourself, your family and friends.  Let’s introduce more people to our great sport!

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Meeting Schedule Change

The NMA Monthly meetings are being changed from the 2nd Thursday to the 2nd Tuesday of each month.  Please note that this month's scheduled meeting for Thursday, May 13th will now be held instead on Tuesday, May 18th.  Sorry for the short notice on the change.  They will continue to be held at 7pm at Harbour City Motorsports located at 1613 Bowen Road, Nanaimo (unless specified otherwise).  See the Membership Meeting Schedule link for the 2010 dates.

As always in addition to the NMA Executive, all members and sponsors are encouraged and welcome to attend some or all of these meetings.  Minutes from these meetings are posted in the Membership Meeting Minutes link.

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Westwood Marine - Can-Am ATV Demos

Westwood Power and Marine will be at the Wastelands site on Saturday, May 8th and Sunday, May 9th for their Can-Am ATV demo "The Ride Says it All" event.  For more information see their website at www.westwoodpower.com for more details and online registration.

To Members - Westwood will be utilizing the entire bottom portion of the site so please refrain from any riding in that area during their event.

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Thanks to Everyone!

Thanks to the NMA Executive and the many volunteers and workers that helped prepare for and host the NMA Open House and Round 5 Race Day.  The weather mostly cooperated and we were fortunate not to have any serious injuries.  Special thanks to...

• Lowell Pugh and his equipment crew of Andrew Belin, Ed Belin and Ken Kennedy for planning and completing the track reversal and improvements.
• Milner Trucking & Excavating for providing the majority of the equipment that allowed us to make the significant track changes.
• Ellis Tull, Bruce Donaldson, Ross Sherman and Nick Syrotuck for proving the suspension clinic and rider schools.
• Our local bike shop sponsors Duncan Motorsports, Mile Zero Motorsports, HarbourCity Motorsports and Spunky's Motorcycles for providing equipment and the many prizes.
• All our other club sponsors including Ride Industries, Nanaimo Toyota, United Rentals, Surfwood Supply, Shock Suspension Therapy, Blackstone Mechanical and Grover Communications for providing equipment and support for the events.

We also thank our major sponsor Canadian Kawasaki Motors for supporting the entire Vancouver Island Spring Series with two huge prizes per race, and congratulations to this race's winners...

• Joe Nikirk for winning the 85cc 7-11 class and the $1,500 Unit Credit towards the purchase of a Kawasaki bike of his choice.
• Tyler Pederson for winning the Team Green Factory Racer Pit Kit prize pack (worth over $700) for the Kawasaki rider with the highest overall accumulation of points for the day.

We hope all the riders, families, friends and other spectators had a great time at both events, are are looking forward to our next Round 8 Race on May 30th.