Nanaimo Motocross News Archive

Oct 23, 2006

Annual General Meeting!  

Sunday, December 3, 2006, Beban Park, RM 21,  1 - 4 pm.  We are looking for Directors, Webmaster, and Volunteers.
Bring your ideas.
 

Oct 20, 2006

Work Party!

The last work party for the year.  Sunday, October 28, 2006.  We will have a large garbage bin there to fill.

Aug 28, 2006

Work Party!   

Common down and help keep our track clean and tidy.  Saturday, September 30th.  Click the link for details.

Sept 10,2006

Important Notice

Regarding rescheduling of September 10th race at The Wastelands. This Race is canceled and is now an organized practice. Click the link for details.

Sept 2, 2006

Important Notice regarding September 10th race at The Wastelands.

June 20, 2006

The 2006 Pro Motocross Nationals Round 3 at The Wastelands is done!

Well the big event has come and gone for another year and as usual the racers, volunteers, and employees should be proud of the quality event they helped put on. Saturday was hampered by rain and thus our spectator count was down considerably from last year, however, Sunday saw the parking areas reaching capacity by 12:30 which was the gauge many of us who have no knowledge of the financial numbers use to evaluate the potential success of any event. Every time I looked down the road there was a steady stream of cars and trucks filing into the parking areas and I was happy to see it after Saturday's lower than typical attendance. Everywhere I looked people were smiling and having fun, the sun was out and race fuel was heavy in the air.    Click here for more.
 

May 16, 2006

Island Spring Series Round 4 / BC Championship Qualifier #1

Once again the sun was out in force, and so was the track crew!  Just when you thought the track couldn't get better (and yes I know I sound like a broken record but its the truth) The track was in even more pristine shape than ever!  Click here for more.

May 10, 2006

Track closure

The Wastelands will be closed this Saturday, May 13, for grooming and maintenance.
We are always looking for volunteers for a work party.
There will be a motocross clinic using specific areas of the track and
barrel area only.

Once again there will be early sign up Saturday evening 7 - 8 pm
 

May 1, 2006

Round 2 Island Spring Series at The Wastelands:

Everyone got a sunburn!

The sun was out and despite chilly evening and morning temperatures, It seemed like the sun brought the best out in everyone.  Click here for more.

April 16, 2006

Track closure

Saturday, April 22nd for grooming and track maintenance.  Volunteers are invited to come and help!

Volunteers needed at the start gate and as tower runners on race day.  Email us if you can help.

Spring Series round 2

click here for information or to ask a question.

April 4, 2006

We finally had an open house!  The last 3 years have all been canceled because of rain.  I suppose everyone was anxious to get the 2006 MX season underway, and this was definitely the way to do it!  Click this link to read more..... 

Click this link for video highlights ***Warning this is a 30mb file and will take dialup users as long as 15 minutes to download ***

March 26, 2006

Track Rules and Etiquette

The 2006 NMA Executive would like to reiterate some of the more important rules that are strictly enforced at The Wastelands.

Please take a minute to read and familiarize your self and your family with the following changes in the clubs rules and etiquette  Click this link

March 25, 2006

The Wastelands Open House Weekend

Saturday April 1 - Gate opens at 10:00 AM (Track priority given to new comers and beginners)

Sunday April 2 - Gate opens for all riders at 7:00 AM


For full details or to request more information, click this link

March 23, 2006

2006 Membership Fee Changes

Please click this link to learn more about the latest changes to the membership fee structure

Dec 19,2004

• And the "VOTES" are in! (Yes we had votes!)

Your new N.M.A. executive are as follows:

• President : Bart McGuire.
• Vice President: Tyler Zubkowski.
• Secretary/Treasurer: Melissa Morben.
• Rider Rep/ Director: Regan Morben.
• Directors: Ron Dolan, James Latham, and Brad Heskin.

Dec 10, 2004

Dear Members,

We invite you to attend the Nanaimo Motocross Association Annual General Meeting held
Sunday, December 19th at 1:00 pm at Beban Park, Room # 21. We strongly encourage all members to attend this meeting.

The Agenda for this meeting includes:

1) Review of the 2004 Financial Statement
2) Election of 2005 Executive
3) Budgeting and goal setting for 2005

Please Note:

 The Association’s constitution requires that a fair representation of members be present to elect a new Executive. If there are not enough members in attendance, the meeting will be re-scheduled. Several current members of the Executive are considering reducing their involvement with the Club due to other personal commitments and dependant on how many club members are willing to share some of the workload of the executive by being active volunteers.

 2005 memberships will be available for purchase at this meeting. This will be your only opportunity to purchase a 2005 membership at the present 2004 rate.

 The lock on the gate will be changed on December 31, 2004. In the event that the AGM is postponed, new keys will not be issued until a new Executive is elected.

 2004 MINUTES are posted on the website. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the events of 2004 by reviewing the meeting minutes.

 Volunteering can be a fun and rewarding experience. For those that truly do step up to the plate, the benefits can also include free membership, racing and other types of incentives along with the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping your Club and doing your part to ensure motocross in our area continues long into the future.

 Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

We will also be presenting the 2003 KX 85 to the top bidder of the Nanaimo Motocross Association’s Silent Auction. Thank you to Spunky’s Motorcycle Shop and Kawasaki Canada for donation of this bike to the Club. The on-line auction is being held on this website and bids will be accepted until December 15th at 10:00pm. Please see bidding details.

Please see below for a listing of the Executive and Support positions that need to be filled for 2005. If you would like to know more about these opportunities, please contact Bart McGuire at 468-9636 for further information.  We encourage you to get involved!

If you are not able to attend the meeting, but have an issue or concern that you would like to raise, please contact the Rider Representative, Regan Morben at 642-2622 or nanaimomx@telus.net.

If you wish to purchase your membership at the AGM, applications will be available. The 2004 membership rates will be guaranteed at the Annual General Meeting only. We have not yet discussed the 2005 membership rates and whether there will be an increase.

The 2005 Meetings have been scheduled on the following dates:

MEETINGS: Thursdays at Harbour City Motorsports at 7pm:
January 20
February 17
March 17
April 21
May 19
June 16
July 21
August 18
September 15
October 20
November 17
December 15
 

2005 Volunteer Positions

* Mandatory Positions to be filled at Annual General Meeting

2005 Major Project List

Dec 9, 2004 New bid on KX85

That's better!  Some action at last!  The current bid is now $2500.  Come-on folks, this would be pretty awesome under a tree or in front of one anyway.

Super cross this weekend Whoohooo!

Dec 5, 2004 - Metting minutes are posted.

Sorry for lack of recent updates..( Pc broke) I have added the meeting minutes for the October 28 meeting. The minutes for the November 16th meeting have to be approved before they can be posted.

I have received a ton of questions regarding the KX 85 we are auctioning. But no one is bidding....  You guys all waiting to make a move at the last minute or what? Lets see a little action out there, make things a little more interesting.  As of today there is only 11 days left in the auction!

Nov 24, 2004 - New additons to this site.

Bart has been after me to do a summery of everything that has been added since mid October. So here it is!

If this is your first time visiting nmx.com in a while, you'll be pleased to see that we've added the following pages and services to this web site:

• Live weather cam
• Live weather feed
• Expanded photo gallery
• Video Gallery
• Chat room
• Rider profiles with videos & photos
• Classified page
• Sponsor focus page
• Island series race rules

Coming soon:

• Island riding conditions page, for all tracks and major riding areas.
• N.M.A. merchandise page, (shirts, mugs, hats, hoodies, track pants, jackets, etc.)
• Etiquette page, do's and don'ts for survival in  the Wastelands,

Nov 21, 2004 - NMA Upcoming Meetings

The next N.M.A. meetings will be held at Harbour City Motorsports at 7:00pm on the following dates:

• November 25th
• December 16th
• December 19th @1:00Pm, Beban Park, Bowen Road, Nanaimo, Room 21
• Email me for directions

Nov 18, 2004

Just wondering...

Did any of you forgive Bob for not proof reading his e-mails and call to help at the supercross? Email me and let me know , if you don't mind.

Is anyone interested in the chat room? Have you tried it? Email me  and let me know.

For those of you that don't already know, if you go to NMA Rider Profiles you can click on a few of the riders names that I've managed to obtain images of and see images of your friends.  Plus, Click on my name and see my newest production (.....drum roll....) "A Year at The wastelands" featuring big o'l me! and all the video captured this year of riding.  It actually is a dumb name because I just realized that I am at PA for portions of the epic. so...I'll have to re-think the title but you should check it out and others  by clicking on the blue underlined text any where on this site (except this example). Download times will be variable but for cable/ADSL users none of the clips/photo's on this site should take longer than 1 min to load.

And by all means if you have clips or photos of you or another member on the NMA member list, Email them to me.

Nov 10, 2004

Call for help!!

I received this E-Mail this morning and thought you all should see it.

Morning, they are in need flaggers for the upcoming Supercross in
Vancouver. If you know of  someone who would like help out have them contact
the CMA at 905-522-5705 or email registration@canmocycle.ca

Thanks,

Honda Canada Inc.
Bob Butler
District Sales Manager
Motorcycle/ATV Divisions

Nov 7, 2004

2004 Island Motocross Awards Banquet.

The awards banquet went smoothly. The hall was the perfect size! Thanks to Lori and Ron Dolan for choosing the perfect place to have this event. There was a lot of setting up, but many hands made light work. I am sorry for the dark images but the light was poor and I need a flash. Gorden Wood from Digital Works was there and I'm sure he'll have far better photos. The most noticeable thing about the dinner was the quality family environment. There was a Movie Theater for the kids to watch MX videos. Not everyone behaved though.  Some people were annoying, some oddly quiet,  Dinner was great in my expert opinion, but over far too quickly.  We  had just under 190 place settings and had lots of different people to fill them. Nice to see some took time off from hiding from the government. Sharie, Melissa , Joan got the awards sorted out and then it was time for Bart to do some heavy lifting.  The thing I realized most was that you can't make everyone happy all the time. The second thing I realized, is that everyone smiles when they win a door prize.

Chat Room added.

Have fun with this but keep it mature kids. I'll get Bart to call your parents if you get out of hand.

To use it: go to our Contact Us page and enter your user name. Eventually I'll  make button for it on main menu.

Nov 3, 2004

Oct 31, 2004

The Annual General Meeting has been set . . .Dec. 19th @1:00Pm, Beban Park, Bowen Road, Nanaimo, Room 21. This is the one meeting that all members are required to attend. Elections for the executive positions as well as other key positions will be held. This evening is also the official close to the silent auction grand item bidding. The winning bidder will be disclosed! Don't miss it!

Oct 20th, 2004

• We now have an official web-team working on the website! Work will commence immediately to make some much needed changes and improvements. If you notice something isn't working it's likely just work in progress.

Oct 10th, 2004

Year End Banquet...

• The Nanaimo Motocross Association will be hosting the Vancouver Island Motocross Awards Banquet at Cavallotti Hall (2060 East Wellington Road) on November 6th.
• Tickets are available at Harbour City Motorsports in Nanaimo, Spunky's. Motorcycle Shop in Parksville, Douglas Motorcycle in Victoria, or at the Round # 3 & # 4 Island Fall Series Races at the Wastelands Nanaimo.
• If you, your company or someone you know would like to donate items for the Silent Auction, please contact any member of the Executive. Executive phone numbers are posted on this website, see the contact page.
• Please make arrangements for a safe ride home. If anyone is interested in being a designated driver for the evening, we will try to get a passenger van donated to the Club for this purpose. Please contact Bart at 468-9636.
• If you have any motocross DVDs or videos, please feel free to bring them along to the Banquet as we will be arranging a TV and equipment for the kids and anyone else who wishes to view them.
• Ticket prices are: $25 Adult, $15 under 12
• Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner served at 6:30pm
• Live band, full course meal, silent auction, level ground for camping
• Only 250 tickets available, so purchase early to avoid disappointment!
• For further information, contact Lori Dolan 390-3510

Thank you to all that participated in the Island Series Round #3 event held at the Wastelands on October 3rd. We had great weather, a great day of racing and a successful event. Thank you to all of the volunteers that helped to make it happen!

Track Work Party...

• Track work party is scheduled for Saturday, October 16th at 10:00am
• Lunch will be provided by Chico's Pizza
• Please contact Bart McGuire for more details at 468-9636 or be at the track at 10am
• We would really appreciate your help to fix fencing around the track and removing brush. If you have any tools, hammers or shovels, please bring them along.
• Thank you to those volunteers that helped out on Saturday, October 2nd. We accomplished a lot of clean up and painting and the start gates were in immaculate condition for race day.

Event Information...

• We are in need of volunteers to assist with watering on race day. Please contact Bart at 468-9636 or Doug at 756-2786 if you can help (even if you are only able to help between your motos).
• Track will be closed for grooming on Saturday October 16th
• Track may be closed Friday October15th if watering is necessary
• Camping $10 per night for non-members (please take your garbage with you)
• Gate opens at 7am
• Admission: $10 Adults, $5 Youth (6-13), Free under 6
• (Admission is free for N.M.A. members - you must show your membership card at the gate)
• Sign-Up 8-9am
• 1st class $30,2nd class $20
• Riders Meeting 9-915am
• Practice begins after Riders Meeting (see attached practice schedule)
• Practice schedule has been amended to 4 lap practice
• Racing starts immediately after practice
• Concession available by "Just Fries"
• 50/50 Draw
• If you or anyone in your family could volunteer at this event, please contact Bart McGuire at 468-9636
• If you do not have a 2004CMRC license, a 2005 license will cover you for the remainder of 2004 and all of 2005. License forms will be available at sign-up.

Next Meeting...

• Thank you to all of those that attended the October 7th meeting. We appreciate the feedback and ideas that are being contributed.
• The next meeting will be held at Harbour City Motorsports at 7pm on Thursday, October 28th. We encourage you to come out and be a part of the Club!

Sept. 27th, 2004 - NMA Upcoming Meetings

The next N.M.A. meetings will be held at Harbour City Motorsports at 7:00pm on the following dates:

• November 25th
• December 16th
• December 19th @1:00Pm, Beban Park, Bowen Road, Nanaimo, Room 21

Sept. 13, 2004 -

Island Series Round # 3 October 3rd
Island Series Round # 5 October 17th

• Track will be closed for grooming on Saturday October 2nd and Saturday October 16th
• Camping $10 per night for non-members (please take your garbage with you)
• Gate opens at 7am
• Admission:  $10 Adults, $5 Youth (6-13), Free under 6
• (Admission is free for N.M.A. members - you must show your membership card at the gate)
• Sign-Up 8-9am
• 1st class $30,2nd class $20
• Riders Meeting 9-915am
• Practice begins after Riders Meeting (see attached practice schedule)
• Racing starts immediately after practice
• Concession available by "Just Fries"
• 50/50 Draw
• If you or anyone in your family could volunteer at this event, please contact Bart McGuire at 468-9636

1/2 Price Membership Rate...
The 1/2 price membership rate could still save you money on admission fees and camping for the remainder of the year.  $75 for a single membership and $30 per additional family member to a maximum of $135.  Please contact any member of the Executive or drop by Harbour City Motorsports in Nanaimo, Spunky's in Parksville, Jim Douglas KTM in Victoria or Kenco in Sooke to purchase your membership and receive your key to the gate for unlimited riding and camping for the rest of the year.  If you have any Day Pass receipts from 2004, they can be applied to the purchase of your 2004 membership.
 

Year End Banquet...
This year's banquet will be held at the Cavallotti Hall  on East Wellington Road on November 6th.  The event will be catered by "Anya" and Bart is arranging a live band.  Ron and Lori Dolan are taking care of the banquet details.  Level camping is available on site and the seating capacity is approximately 250 people.  Ticket prices and further details will be released as the event draws near.  Mark the date on your calendar!  This will be a really fun way to wrap up a great year of racing!
 

Executive Update...
As some of you may be aware, this was going to be Nelson Bradley's last year as President of the Nanaimo Motocross Association.  Nelson has opted to step down early and therefore the current Vice-President, Bart McGuire, will be assuming his duties until the end of the year.    Nelson has contributed countless hours and heaps of energy to the Club over the past several years.  Our Thanks goes to Nelson for all of his passion and dedication to Motocross on Vancouver Island.  His humor and his energy will be sorely missed.
 

Upcoming Meetings...
In order to increase participation at meetings, we have scheduled the following meetings for the remainder of the calendar year to ensure plenty of advance notice to members.  If you have any ideas, suggestions, concerns or if you would like to volunteer and help out, we encourage your participation.  If you are unable to attend on these dates, please feel free to contact our Rider Representative, Regan Morben at 642-2622 and he will bring forward your comments at the next meeting. 
   
    Harbour City Motorsports @ 7pm on the following dates:
    Thursday, November 25th
    Thursday, December 16th
 

Annual General Meeting...
The Annual General Meeting will be held on December 19 at which time the new Executive will be elected.  2005 memberships will be available for purchase.  This is the one meeting of the year that we strongly encourage everyone to attend.  The lock on the gate will be changed as of January 1, 2005.