Northern Virginia (NOVA) BMX News
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Virginia State Qualifier - Double Points | July 30, 2022
NOVA BMX is hosting the 3rd of 5 Virginia State Championship Qualifier Races of the 2022 season. Please join us on Sat, July 30 for our double point race. ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY Registration begins: Saturday, July 16 at 10 AM ET Registration ends: Saturday, July 30 at 10 AM ET Practice Schedule: 10 - 10:30 AM: 12 & under 10:30 - 11 AM: 13 & over 11 - 11:30 AM: 12 & under 11:30 AM - 12 PM: 13 & over 12 - 12:15 PM: balance bikes Parade lap: 12:15 PM Fee: $25 per...
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Race for Life - Double Points Race | July 29, 2022
Come out to race and support the USA BMX Foundation's Race for Life, benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Check out this video to learn more about the story of Todd Kingsbury and how this special race began. https://www.usabmxfoundation.org/race-for-life It's never too early to start collecting donations. Please set up your personal fundraising page here: USABMXRFL.org. (See instructions on this event's discussion board.) The more you collect, the more...
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National BMX Registration Week - Race Day | June 8, 2022
As you have probably heard, NOVA BMX is hosting their National BMX Registration Week Open House & Race Day on Wednesday, June 8! There's no better time to start riding and racing than right now! So bring a friend (bring more than one friend) to try one of the best sports out there! On National BMX Registration Week Race Day *everyone* races for free. One-day Membership recipients included! All you need to get started is long pants, long-sleeved shirts, closed-toe shoes...
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First Race of the 2022 Season - Saturday, March 26
Come help us kick off our 22 year of racing at NOVA BMX. If you've been wanting to give BMX a try, come check us out! New riders are always welcome! It's always free to watch, but way more fun to ride! Single points race; online registration closes: 10 am. New Rider Orientation: 10 - 10:30 am. Open practice: 10:30 am - noon. Parade lap and racing begins: 12 pm. $11 per bike | $5 balance bikes As with past years, on opening day we will host a gear swap. Have old bikes and gear th...
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Halloween Double Point Race - Saturday, Oct 30
Two tracks - two races - double the Halloween fun! NOVA BMX and SOMD BMX are both hosting double-point races on Saturday, October 30: start at NOVA and move over to SOMD for the evening! You can do just one of the races, but why not do both?! *You must race both races with the same team sheet to be eligible for the $1,000 Team Challenge prize money - details below.* NOVA BMX: Double District Points: $25/rider | $10/balance bike Registration: online only! Closes at 10 ...
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2021 USA BMX East Coast National - LOGISTICS & DETAILS
Last update: 08/01/2021 Please familiarize yourself with the details and guidelines below. Pre-registration for Thursday Paid Practice and/or any clinic is available via the schedule at novabmx.org or via the pre-registration links below. As more information is available, we will continue to update this thread so please stay tuned and come back often! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We have several volunteer opportunities for this year’s National. Please see the volunteer regis...
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2021 Season - COVID Restrictions Lifting (As of May 25, 2021)
Prince William County Parks and Recreation is pleased to annouce that most restrictions on outdoor recreation sports, including those at NOVA BMX, are being lifted, effective May 28, 2021. We thank everyone for their patience and understanding for the last 15 months as we navigated the COVID restrictions in place at the track. So here are the updates! You do need to sign up in advance for all gate practice sessions, races and clinics, and be a current USABMX member. If your ...
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Saying Thank You to Fredy Caceres
At the beginning of each year, we typically celebrate the prior season with a big awards celebration. 2020 was crazy, no doubt. But despite obstacles, we made the best of it, and that is definitely worth celebrating! Unfortunately, due to ongoing large gathering restrictions, we are unable to hold a big banquet this year. So instead, we posted a series of wrap-up posts on our social media: FaceBook: @NorthernVirginiaBMX and Instagram: @nova_bmx. We will give all our r...
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Track is closed until March 2021
Today (Saturday, November 28) was our last event for the 2020 season. While no one wants to pause our track time, it is time to close for the winter. We are so grateful for the season we had; we sure did make lemonade out of some lemons. We started the season with BIG plans for an EVEN BIGGER year. We blasted off with opening day in March with 250 racers. And then it all stopped. But even with all that, and a slow reopening - we still ended up pulling off 11 races with an average rider c...
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2020 Season - UPDATED COVID Rules and Guidelines - PLEASE READ
As a result of Governor Northam's latest executive orders, we must reduce the crowd size at our facility to 25 or less participants and spectators per event. Accordingly, we unfortunately must end the racing part of our 2020 season. However, we will be able to continue small group gate practice through through the last Saturday of November. We have processed refunds for all unused race entry and gate practice fees. Gate practices will now be held in 45-minute ...
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