The Chatham Cycling Club operates Wolfe Creek BMX at 22843 Creek Road in Chatham. BMX stands for bicycle motocross, a fun family sport for all ages. This past weekend Sept 9/10/11 we held a multi-race event attended by BMX riders from across Ontario. This is our 5th year for this event.

The event was a tremendous success despite the weather. The Friday racing was delayed due to the recent rains but we managed to prep the track and hold the races. The Friday night rain left our track too wet to ride on Saturday and Sunday. Rain outs are part of outdoor events but rather than canceling or rescheduling the event we arranged to move everyone to the BMX track in Milton. This was still a Chatham organized and sponsored event just not held inside Chatham. The positive response from the riders from as far as Port Elgin to Kingston, Ottawa and Quebec was tremendous, no one wanted the event canceled. Riders and spectators alike pitched in to reorganize and run some great races.

We thank our sponsors; No Frills Queen St., Shoppers Drugmart Queen St. Outdoor Power and Pedal, Continental Automotive, McGrail Farm Equipment, Bob’s Motosport, Dover Sanitation and Great Lakes Ice. The track is still open for local races Wed 5:30-7:30pm and Saturday 10am-1pm, and there is no charge for first time riders or spectators.

Here are the weekend stats:
Friday we had 85 riders for our double point race event
Saturday we had 180 riders for our triple point O-Cup Series Final event
Sunday we had 122 riders for our Race For Life Charity event for the benefit of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario for which we raised $1500

Results for the Saturday race (Chatham members):
Malaina Huffman Girls15yr 1st
Andrew Kitts Novice 8yr 5th
Ethan Bennett Novice 9yr 4th
Jordan Barnes Intermediate 11yr 6th
Josh Dicaire Novice 13yr 5th
Christian Bourbonnais Novice 13yr 4th
Carter Huffman Expert 16yr 3rd
Joel Jefford Intermediate 17yr 2nd

Results for the O-Cup Series of 5 races across Ontario (Chatham members):
Malaina Huffman Girls 15yr 1st
Andrew Kitts Novice 8yr 8th
Jordan Barnes Intermediate 11yr 11th
Carter Huffman Expert 17yr 7th
Jacob Tamman Intermediate 16yr 11th
Joel Jefford Intermediate 17yr 3rd
Samuel Tamman Intermediae19yr 5th

Submitted by: Tom Maciejowski, Chatham Cycling Club
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