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TORONTO BMX SUMMER JAM 2010
Congratulations to everyone on some fine riding. It was a tremendous day to session Jay Miron's Metro Ramps and be amazed at the skill level of so many. Absolutely outstanding. Big thanks to everyone who helped to put everything together and make sure the day ran smoothly. In particular, Tevin Weymouth for so much help building the course, Ori Flam-Shepherd for spreading the word to everyone and looking after all of the details to ensure that we were ready, Alex Przygodzki for helping run the event, David Camargo from Rockstar for the energy boost and everyone who helped out with the judging - Ian, James and Dylan. We sure learned a lot today to help us with next year: the sound system needs some work, as does several of the ramps. Thanks for your support and look forward to hosting you again sometime soon.
OPEN 1. Tomas Hall 94.38 2. Dan Riscado 92 3. Eric Favot 91.67 4. Ori Flam-Shepherd 89.17 4. Justen Soares 89.17 6. Cole Youngberg 89.07 7. Jason Aguiar 88.3 8. Ken Johnston 87.3 9. Matt Drew 87 10. Matt Konings 86.7 11. Mike Dionne 84.3 12. Jesse Trnka 84 13. Zak Trnka 81.7 14. Robert Kalinowski 80.7 AMATEUR 1. Mike Varga 83.3 1. Dylan Richardson 83.3 3. Mike Dimarco 83 4. Kwadena Kari Kari 82.7 5. Matt Weatherill 82.3 6. Helder Chaves 80 7. Mickey Sauve 79.7 8. Brandon Howson 78.3 8. Pasha Padula 78.3 10. Tevin Weymouth 78 11. Aaron Boyer 77.7 12. Zac TenHoope 77.3 13. Jeremy Rothe 76.5 14. Andrew Oliver 75 15. Adam Tigani 74.7 16. Connor Downs 73.7 BEGINNER 1. Wesley Almeida 69 2. John Desousa 63 2. Enrique Ponte 63 4. Jahkeem Costa 58 WHERE ARE THE "BIKE 4 BETTY" RAMPS? They're on loan to the Regent Park neighbourhood. Yes, even the 10 foot quarter. They're on the outdoor hockey rink just west of River Street, south of Gerrard. Open all the time and free to use. DREW BEZANSON TEACHES RICK MERCER HOW TO RIDE A BMX BIKE! On Saturday morning (March 6) at the BMX Jam course, Rick Mercer (of CBC-TV fame) came in quest of a feature for his weekly report. He linked up with Drew Bezanson for a very humourous approach to learning how to ride. See it all on the Rick Mercer Report on CBC television: It aired Tuesday March 16th at 8 pm. It is now online at All of the results from the TORONTO BMX JAM 2010 and 2009 are now on the "Event Results" page. The freestyle course from Toronto BMX Jam will be at Wallace Emerson Park until October 30. It's open all the time and there is no charge to use it. Please wear a helmet and safety gear - and help to keep the place tidy. Enjoy the riding until mid-October. Our BMX park is open to all. It's located beside the Community Centre at 1260 Dufferin Street, just south of the McDonalds at Dupont. To get there by TTC, take the Bloor Subway to Dufferin and head north on Dufferin (by bike, or the Dufferin Bus has a bike rack) a few blocks to the site. There is no charge to use the park but please remember to wear a helmet and appropriate safety gear. Hope you enjoy the ride: pass along any comments or concerns that you might have (use the "contact us" heading, above).
LEARN TO RIDE/TECHNIQUE AND SKILLS Toronto Park and Recreation will be hosting "Learn to Ride" skills camps all summer long. Children enrolled in Parks and Recreation Summer Camps offered at Recreation Centres throughout the City will be able to spend a day with their group at the Freestyle and Dirt Parks. Arrangements for these workshops will be made by Summer Camp Directors at each Rec Centre.
GENERAL GOALS OF TORONTO BMX We are very proud to be involved in a number of projects that will help to benefit the BMX community. Our projects include spearheading the creation of new parks in the downtown Toronto area as well as organizing the TORONTO BMX JAM that was part of the Toronto International Bicycle Show held at Exhibition Place every March. Many of the ramps used at the torontoBMXjam became part of a new FREESTYLE BMX PARK at Wallace Emerson Park (Dufferin and Dupont area). Ramps were located on the outdoor rink just south of the Community Centre. They were on loan to the riders of Toronto for the year, as plans call for them becoming a part of future show courses. Enjoy the riding for free. There is also a 500 foot clay/dirt track at the west end of the Wallace Emerson park. Toronto Parks, Recreation and Forestry organizes summer programmes for BMX riders at Wallace Emerson Park each summer. Crime Stoppers, under the guidance of Constable Scott Mills, undertook to engage youth in the city in a project to paint graffiti images on all of our ramps. Not only does this painting help to extend the life of the ramps, the images look great. The entire painting-the-ramps project became a part of the Grey Cup BMX event. Check out the stories and images by visiting www.youtube.com/torontobmx .
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