HI all,

Just wanted to share some information about BMX racing in Colorado Springs and Fountain.There is currently a BMX race track in the Briargate area called Pikes Peak BMX and also a new track under development in the city of Fountain. BMX serves all walks of life, age, and gender.

History of BMX

Somewhere in California during the early 70`s, a bunch of kids on modified 20"

Schwinn Stingray bicycles went out to a vacant lot and created a sport of their very

Own BMX. Those kids were probably not even the first. The same scene of youthful

energy and American resourcefulness was quite probably going on in Nebraska

and/or New Jersey. But it was the California gathering of nameless pioneers who

were recorded on film by Bruce Brown`s cameras. The resulting motorcycle film, ON

ANY SUNDAY, would spread the word like a wildfire.

There was no stopping it now. A new sport created by kids for kids was born.

Bicycle Motocross was the name it was given. That name was quickly shortened to

BMX. It grabbed the attention of thousands of kids in one short summer. Boys and

girls on their modified bicycles were seen jamming through the dirt emulating their

motorcycle motocross heroes.

Since then BMX has been introduced into the Olympics in 2008. This new craze to be an Olympic rider has caught the attention of so many new athletes in our community.