UCI Supercross World Championship Live on Freecaster.tv
Since it's inaugural Live webcast of a UCI BMX Supercross event in February, the team at Freecaster.tv have been waiting in anticipation for the next fixture.
Round 2 of the UCI SX series comes to you from Adelaide Australia and if the action from Madrid was anything to go by, you wont want to miss this. The world's top 200 BMX racers will be hoping to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing but only 8 can make it to the final!
The event will be held over two days with the athletes going though grueling time trials and qualifying heats to determine those who will continue on. So only the best of the best will make it to the finals on Sunday.
The race will take place at the Jublilee Hall in Adelaide. An indoor course of monstrous proportions has been designed for this monstrous event. Catch all the best action from the finals on Sunday, April 13 at 13.30 (CEST) here on BMXbc
For future UCI BMX dates, check the Monster Calendar http://www.freecaster.tv/calendar
“This was a big and bold move for Crupi” said Crupi President, Greg Swingrover, “but one we could not afford to pass up”. Swingrover went on to say that “Tyler is not only an accomplished rider but a terrific fit for Crupi.”
Tyler is currently part of the US Funded Team training regularly at the Olympic facility in Chula Vista, California and now Tyler is also part of Crupi’s World Team so look for Tyler rocking his Crupi Pro XL at the big remaining Nationals in 2008. Congratulations to Tyler, his Mom Rhonda, girlfriend Kassie and his BMX gate snapping dog; Baxter!
Tim DaSilva's death will be in vain because of a missed permit...
April 28 – Milton, ON – Tim DaSilva died in a tragic accident while building his dream; a place for children, youth and their families to enjoy exercise, companionship and the spirit of competition. His family has taken solace in the fact that his dream had become a reality and a unique amateur sports facility that anyone from across the GTA and beyond could enjoy. Unfortunately the proper permit hadn’t been procured before he began building on the private land. Now the Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) is forcing the family to flatten their son’s dream in 60 days or the owner of the private land will face stiff penalties.
“The track Tim created represented a place where we could go to be near him. We feel closer to him there than anywhere else. It was the last place he was happy and alive and it was truly his dream to bring this facility to the families of southwestern Ontario,” said Zira DiSilva, Tim’s mom.
When Tim died tragically, he was completing his work on a BMX bicycle dirt track in Halton Hills. Built on private land, at the owner’s support, the track was designed with local, provincial and national level competition in mind, where kids aged three and up could practice and compete. BMX is now an Olympic sport and Canada is trying hard to catch up to the impressive skills many other countries have been fostering for years. Tim was an Ontario Quest for Gold recipient and a Team Ontario member and in an Olympic year, it hurts all the more for the family and BMX community to potentially lose a track that would help them gain the skills they need to compete.
Tim died on July 15, 2006 with the track, affectionately named “Tim’s Track” being completed in September 2006. The family and friends and the wonderful BMX Community completed Timmys Track in September 2006 with Adam Muys, Cycling BC and Sammy Cools, Senior Elite Female flew out on their own dime and helped complete the track. Over 125 people worked for 2 days straight and would not leave until the track was done. Unfortunately, the track has come under disapproval and the decision has been made by the NEC to close it.
The family and the BMX community are calling for support to have the track re-opened and the missing permit granted. Not just for Tim’s family, but for the community who benefits from having this unique recreational facility for amateur sport that doesn’t exist anywhere else in Halton Hills and is in limited supply in Ontario. Halton Place is very supportive of Amateur Sports in Ontario and hopes to continue with the Tim DaSilva BMX Track.
If anyone can help in anyway, letters of support, quotes, petition etc. please do so.
We are asking you to visit the Facebook Page, and sign our petition:
www.facebook.com 
“Save the Tim DaSilva BMX Track – we need your help”
Other sites for your reference:
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For additional information, please contact:
DaSilva FamilyJessica Medeiros
Ontario Cycling AssociationNicky Pearson
