BMX Season Begins

If you think racing a crit is a contact sport, head for the East Moline fairgrounds and the BMX track behind the grandstands. There is no such thing as holding your line in the corners. Cutting the other rider off, and making other racers take the lesser line is the norm. Crashes are frequent, but injuries on the dirt are minimal. In a road race, guys would be screaming and feelings hurt, but for these kids "rubbing is racing". I love watching Izzy(clay) and Re-run(tommy) race more than I actually like racing myself mainly because they are better than me. If someday they both do clip into a road or cross bike, there bike handling skills will be out of this world. But that's just a proud dad dreaming!!!!!!