VIMX AGM Meeting Postponed
The VIMX AGM meeting planned for this Sunday, December 11th has been postponed until January. Please check back shortly for the new date, time and location.
2011 Vancouver Island Motocross Banquet Attention MX riders, parents, family and friends! Come out and celebrate the 2011 motocross season…all your hard work, endless motos and that "all or nothing race" that made this year so great. Recognize and support all the riders who came out on top in their classes for the Spring and Fall series.
When: Saturday, November 19th
Where: Port Alberni at the KinHut Community Centre, 4105 Hollywood Street
Tickets: $40 for adults and $30 for children 12 years and under. Tickets must be purchased in advance as follows:
Securely online using PayPal or credit card from the Alberni MX website at www.albernimx.com or NMA website at www.nanaimomx.com. Please note that tickets purchased online can be picked up at the door on the evening of the event.
Band: Ronald Ray-Gun and Residence of United Space
Doors open: 5:00pm with the banquet starting at 6pm
Accommodation: There's tons of RV parking on site. Hotels/Motels near are listed in order of proximity to the banquet:
Major prizes to be won:
Plus lots of other prizes. You can’t win if you’re not there!
It promises to be a great night of family fun with good food, a live band and lots of prizes – we hope to see you all there! Brought to you by the Vancouver Island Motocross Association (VIMX) and the 4 clubs/tracks that represent the VIMX and Island Series racing – Nanaimo MX, Alberni MX, Campbell River MX, and TriPort MX
Port Alberni Race Cancelled Unfortunately the Island Series Port Alberni practice day and race this weekend, Sept 17-18 has been cancelled due to their landlord Island Timberlands closing all their recreational lands due to the extreme fire hazard. The track is closed until further notice, so anyone caught riding the track will be disqualified from racing on Oct 2nd. Please spread the word of this cancellation and closure.
The Alberni Exec is having a meeting this week to discuss whether they will be rescheduling using the floater date Oct 22-23 or just cancelling the race all together. Alberni MX will communicate their decision shortly.
Alberni MX sincerely apologizes for this late date cancellation but it is beyond their control.
2011 Monster Energy Motocross Nationals Are Back!! Saturday is the Motovan/Royal Distributing Amateur MX Support Series and Island Spring Series Round 8 starting at 10am with over $6,000 in prizes! Sunday is Round 2 of the Pro National Series with qualifying in the morning and racing starting at noon. Click on the poster image to see more details. Check the NMA website at www.nanaimomx.com for more details on the Saturday Amateur and Sunday Pro races once available. VIMX Press Release In January 2010 the Canadian Motosport Racing Corporation (CMRC) officially recognized Vancouver Island as an independent region in BC, and the Vancouver Island Motocross Association (VIMX) as the official governing body of this region. VIMX was made up of representatives from all 5 clubs/tracks on the Island. VIMX in turn signed an exclusive mutual agreement with CMRC stating in part that all racing activity will be CMRC sanctioned and insured. With the departure of Westshore MX from VIMX, the boundaries for some of the VIMX clubs have changed. The Port Alberni region now includes Nanoose and the Nanaimo region now includes Victoria and surrounding South Island areas. As per Island Series rules, riders must be members of their region’s club in order for Island Series points to count towards awards at the year-end banquet, and to qualify for associate memberships at other VIMX associated clubs. Region boundaries for the VIMX clubs are now as follows:
Port McNeil: Sayward and North
Campbell River: Sayward to Inland Hwy Port Alberni exit
Port Alberni: Port Alberni to Inland Hwy Port Alberni exit to Nanoose
Nanaimo: South of Nanoose to Victoria (and surrounding South Island areas)
About VIMX:
VIMX Mission: "To coordinate and promote recreational and competitive off road motorsports on Vancouver Island. To represent all CMRC sanctioned motocross clubs on Vancouver Island and bring unity to all VIMX series and events.”
In 2009 the Vancouver Island Motocross Association (VIMX) was initially formed to provide guidance to and collaboration between the Island clubs, including race formats, standard practices and scheduling. In early 2010 VIMX was formally structured, registered as a BC non-profit society and recognized under the CMRC as the BC regional governing body for Vancouver Island – along with the BC Motocross Association (BCMA) on the mainland. VIMX now promotes, organizes and manages CMRC sanctioned motocross racing on the Island.
The VIMX board consists of the President and from each club represented by voting Director and club representative. The current Island clubs include: Nanaimo Motocross Association, Alberni Motocross Association, Campbell River Motocross Association and TriPort Motorbike and ATV Club.
President – Dave Barnes, Nanaimo Motocross Association www.nanaimomx.com
Vice President – Mike Cardinal, Nanaimo Motocross Association www.nanaimomx.com
Treasurer – Elaine Blackburn, Campbell River Motocross Association www.campbellrivermx.com
Secretary – Myrna Hansen, Alberni Motocross Association www.albernimx.com
Director – Mark Ellis, TriPort Motorbike and ATV Club
The Nationals Back on Vancouver Island! The Vancouver Island Motocross Association (VIMX) and the Nanaimo Motocross Association are very excited to announce that the CMRC Monster Energy MX Nationals are back at the Wastelands again starting in 2011! VIMX in cooperation with the NMA have an agreement with Stallybrass Promotions Inc. to host a round of the nationals for the next 3 years. Under the VIMX all the participating clubs on the Island will work closely with the NMA over the next few months as a team to organize, promote and prepare the Wastelands to host the event on June 11/12 weekend. As usual the weekend will include an amateur event and national qualifiers on the Saturday followed by the national event on the Sunday.
The following is the official CMRC Press Release on the 2011 Monster Energy MX Nationals...
2011 Monster Energy MX Nationals Series Schedule Announced
The Wastelands in Nanaimo, British Columbia returns to CMRC’s nine round, coast to coast national motocross series. The Vancouver Island MX Association, which includes clubs from Victoria, Nanaimo, Pt. Alberni, Campbell River and Port McNeill, will spearhead the organization and logistics surrounding the national to ensure the event and track will meet national calibre standards. “We are very pleased to return to the Island after a two year layoff, as The Wastelands were a part of the series for thirteen years. Having the VIMX behind the event makes me very confident the event will be executed in the most professional manner as it was in the late ‘90s”, stated CMRC President Mark Stallybrass. “We are currently trying to make arrangements to make the transportation from the Mainland to the Island much more affordable, which will make the event much more attractive to participants, teams and enthusiasts”. A change has been made to the series schedule; there will be a weekend off between Sand Del Lee and the final round in Walton. The final round of the Monster Energy MX Nationals in Walton, Ontario has traditionally been held on the third Sunday of August, and to keep consistent with the dates of the remaining eastern Canadian rounds of the series, no choice was left but to make this adjustment with the schedule. 2011 MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS NATIONALS June 4/5 Whispering Pines Raceway, Kamloops, British Columbia 2011 CMRC Women’s National Championships The Women’s Nationals will continue to have an East/West format with three rounds in the west and three in the east. Separate Eastern and Western Canadian Women’s National Championship titles will be awarded. The cost savings with this format proved to work best for the participants as the number of entries increased dramatically in 2010. Each round of the series will be included with the Pro Nationals on each respective Sunday. 2011 CMRC WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Western Nationals Eastern Nationals |
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