New England Classic coming up at Hemond's MX Park
Don't miss the 3rd annual New England Classic June 27 & 28 at Hemond's in Minot Maine. All riders are welcome, you don't need to belong to any organization to race the Classic.
They'll also be holding a riding school a couple days before this race so that would be a good chance to get some laps in on the track and pick up some pointers.
For more info check out the New England Classic web site here.
Linda Kuchy memorial race July 18th at MX338 in Southwick.
Linda Kuchy was a NEMA mom who was instrumental in bringing NEMA to it's glory days. She passed away after a long battle with Lukemia. Each year since Linda's passing NEMA has held this memorial race to raise money for cancer research. Racers are asked to download this form and try to collect as many sponsors as possible. This is a great cause. More details about this race will be added.
Stop by Kevin's Race Service at all the NEMA races.
Kevin's always has lots of parts, accessories, tires and service. He can help you out no matter what kind of bike trouble you might have.
Promotional points updated 6-3
See how many points you have accumulated so far here
2009 Rule Book online
The 09 edition of the NEMA rule book is now available in pdf format, the printed version will be handed out at the races starting with the first race this Saturday at Southwick. Stop by the NEMA trailer to pick up your copy and please be sure to support the advertisers in the book, without them NEMA could not have gotten free rule books. Take some time to go through the rules as there have been some changes made for the 09 season.
Click here to download the pdf.
Message board registering
These days there are anywhere from 6 to 12 spammers trying to register for access to the NEMA message board so we switched to a manual approval process. That keeps out the guys trying to sell drugs and pirated software but if you try to register with a user name that's not a little MX related or identifiable as someone associated with NEMA or motocross you might not get approved. Please keep that in mind when choosing your user name.
Head ref wanted
NEMA is currently taking applications for the head ref position. The deadline is March 15th. If you're interested please email or call Mike Moran wam999@msn.com 508-529-6460
Lead ban stops youth motorcycle sales!
A deadline is fast approaching on February 10 that could potentially be deadly for the youth motorcycle and ATV market. In less than two weeks, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, enacted August 14 of last year, will go into effect and ban all products designed for children ages 12 or under which contain lead over specified limits. The Specialty Vehicle
Institute of America and Motorcycle Industry Council are attempting to get an exemption for ATV and motorcycle parts. Read the whole story at motorcycleusa.com
2009 Race schedule
Updated 1-15-09
Spring Series
April 4th-MX-338, Southwick, MA
April 25th & 26th-Capeway, Carver, MA
May 9th & 10th- Hemonds, Minot, ME
May 16th-MX-338, Southwick, MA
May 23rd & 24th-Winchester, Winchester, NH
June 6th & 7th-MX-207, Lyman, ME
June 13th-MX 338, Southwick, MA
July 4th & 5th-Hickory Hill, Granville, NY
Fall Series
July 11th & 12th-Capeway, Carver, MA
July 18th-MX-338, Southwick, MA
July 25th-Winchester, Winchester, NH
August 1st & 2nd-MX-207, Lyman, ME
August 22nd & 23rd-Hemonds, Minot, ME
September 19th-MX-338, Southwick,MA
September 26th & 27th-Hickory Hill, Granville, NY
October 3rd-MX-338, Southwick,MA
October 10th-Winchester, Winchester, NH
Final standings posted
The champion points are now posted from the 2008 Spring series, the 2008 Fall series and the 2008 overall
What is NEMA all about?
The NEW ENGLAND MOTOCROSS ASSOCIATION (NEMA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of the sport of motocross racing for young riders. more
Looking for photos from the NEMA races?
You can find a ton of them at Buckley Photos
