Special Events Programs

Special Events

2008 State Series
November 10-11; Qualifiers #1 and #2 -- Daytona ... DONE !
January 26-27; Qualifiers #3 and #4 -- Coral Springs ... DONE !
February 16-17; Qualifiers #5 and #6 -- Highlands ... DONE !
April 19-20; Qualifiers #7 and #8 -- Jacksonville ...DONE !
Local State Points FREEZE April 30th
May 3-4; Qualifiers #9 and #10 -- Emerald Coast ... DONE !
May 17-18; State Championship and Awards -- St. Cloud ... DONE !
Congratulations to all the riders for a GREAT season.
(updated May 19, 2008)

Help Cape Coral BMX Earn $$$
Bring in your old cell phones and ink cartridges!
Ask your friends and relatives for their old cell phones & ink cartridges too!
Turn them in at the Registration Office Window. We sell them to a recycling company which pays us for them.

Programs
Bond Program
Bob Warnicke Scholarship
L.E.A.P
President Cup Money Program
Volunteer Reward Program

Bond Program- Cape Coral BMX has an alternate to taking trophies as awards for races held at our track.
This program only applies to trophy races. Races that are for ribbons or points do not qualify.
To enroll in this program, the rider must inform the Registrar that they want to be Bonded. They will need to provide their Social Security Number and the name of an alternate owner for the Savings Bond.
All riders in the program will have a (B) printed on the moto sheets behind their name.
For each trophy that a rider earns they will receive a “bond punch”. After 10 punches, a $75.00 Savings Bond will be purchased on their behalf.
The bonds are mailed to the track and the riders can pick them up from the Registration Office. All bonds must be signed for by an adult before being released.
The Treasurer maintains the bond punch list and will be happy to answer any questions about a rider’s status in the program.

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Bob Warnicke Scholarship- The NBL/Bob Warnicke Memorial Scholarship Fund was created to assist students and their families in meeting the costs of undergraduate college education, trade school, etc. To be eligible for the Bond Program members should have a current NBL competition license or officials license and have been participated in BMX racing events sanctioned by the NBL for at least one year. The award will be presented to the recipient at Competition Congress.
The check will be sent directly to the Financial Aide office of the recipient's intended school. Some qualifications of the Bond Program are:
Be a high school graduate/or attending a post secondary school at the time of application.

Be accepted and plan to attend an accredited post secondary school as a full-time or part-time student for the complete award year.

Be an active member or official member of the National Bicycle League, with participation either locally or nationally.

Be current, active licensed official and have worked local or national races during the past year.

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L.E.A.P- Rookies, Novices, Experts, Girls, and Cruisers will all receive L.E.A.P points by proficiency for the 2006 season. Every NBL track that runs 15 sanctioned local races in one season will be eligible. A rider who races eight local point class races at a track will be eligible to receive the following:

L.E.A.P. Numberplate: The L.E.A.P. numberplate can be just by racing at a local track. The NBL awards L.E.A.P. numberplates to the top 10 rookies. Novices and Experts and the top 5 Girls and Cruisers at each track. L.E.A.P. numberplates are earned by proficiency, not age and are based on a total points series beginning January 1st each year and ending on December 15th each year. Jackets and numberplates will be awarded based on the proficiency that the rider is as of December 31st. A rider may earn a L.E.A.P. numberplate from more than one track. However, the numberplate (plate and number) can only be used at the local track where it is earned.

L.E.A.P Jacket: The L.E.A.P. jacket can be earned by racing at a local track. The NBL awards a TRACK jacket to the #1 rider in Crusier, Girl, Expert, Novice, and Rookies. L.E.A.P. jackets are awarded by proficiency not age and are based on a total points series beginning January 1st of each year and ending on December 15th each year. A rider may earn a L.E.A.P. jacket from more than one track.

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President Cup Rules- The President’s Cup is an invitation only race conducted by the NBL. It is held in December of each year typically in Columbus, Ohio (home of NBL headquarters).
In 2005 nearly 65 Cape Coral riders qualified for an invitation to this race by placing 1 – 15 in the State Series.
In 2006, Cape Coral has about 50 racers who qualified and are planning on going!

To help our riders travel to this event, Cape Coral BMX conducts 50/50 raffles to raise money to offset expenses.

To qualify for a share of these funds a rider must:

Qualify for the President’s Cup
Have an adult sell 50/50 tickets once during the year
Race 10 local races during the winter (State Season)
Race 10 local races during the summer (Summer Series)
Have an adult contribute 12 volunteer hours during the year
Register for the race

Volunteer hours can be done during a race, during a work party, in the concession stand or on other projects. The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for documenting volunteer hours.

The amount of money that has been raised between January 1^st and November 30^th of each year will be divided equally among the riders who meet the above criteria.

Each rider is eligible for only one share (regardless if they race both 20 inch and cruiser). However, both 20 inch and cruiser races can be used to obtain the 10 race requirement.

Checks will be made out to the riders and distributed in December.

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Track Bucks - Redeemable for practice and races only.

Concession volunteers will receive a free meal ticket worth $5.00.

On race nights a drawing will be held; all volunteers on race night will be entered to receive a free race. Pick up our free race slip in the office.

On work parties volunteers will be given a free practice ticket. Free pizza and drinks on the day of the work party.

No track bucks given if you are bonded. No track bucks can be used for concession.

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