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USA BMX and Woodward Combine Forces
USA BMX and Woodward Combine Forces
Uniting Premier BMX Racing Organization and Action Sports Camp for BMX Racers of All Ages
New This Summer: Register now for BMX Racing at Woodward Pennsylvania
Gilbert, Ariz., April 2, 2018 — USA BMX, the world’s largest BMX racing organization, and Woodward, an action sports and lifestyle camp, community and cultural icon, today announced a partnership designed to benefit BMX racers of all ages, all around the world. Included in the partnership and starting this summer is a new BMX Racing program at the Woodward Pennsylvania location offered from July 29 - August 25, 2018.
This summer’s Woodward Pennsylvania BMX Race Program will feature a brand new state-of-the-art track that will include a Pro Gate, asphalt turns, audio and lights. The track design, developed in collaboration with USA BMX and track developer Lance Maguire, will allow participants of all ages and skill levels to progress and have fun.
"We could not be more excited to partner with the world’s premier sports camp", said USA BMX chief executive officer, BA Anderson. “Offering a BMX racing program to a wide audience of young kids is our priority, and by partnering with Camp Woodward, we are exposing BMX racing to an entire new group of kids.”
Woodward’s new BMX Racing director, Jason Toutolmin, will draw on his two decades of racing, event organizing and as a current USA BMX track operator, to teach campers everything from bike and gear set-up to gate starts, sprints, turns and jumps. BMX Racing campers will also have access to ride on Woodward’s dirt jumps, foam box jumps, and resi-landing jumps.
“BMX racing is a natural fit with Woodward’s action and lifestyle sports programming, and a great complement to our existing BMX camps,” says Jody Churich, EVP and COO of Woodward, a POWDR company. “Each of our programs, facilities and handpicked coaches across the country are designed and selected to inspire and mentor kids through sport and culture. Like USA BMX, we are dedicated to enabling greatness in athletes of all ages and abilities, and this includes those who are training for regional or national competitive events, or one day the Olympics.”
USA BMX members who register for Woodward BMX Racing Camp Sessions prior to June 1, 2018 will qualify for a discount of $200 off regular price camp registration. USA BMX Members who register between June 1 - August 25 will receive a $100 discount.
Register HERE.
For more information on USA BMX or to find a local track near you, visit www.usabmx.com. For more information on Woodward, please visit www.campwoodward.com.
About USA BMX
Founded in 1977, the American Bicycle Association (ABA) is the world’s largest BMX racing organization with more than 70,000 members racing at more than 300 sanctioned tracks across North America where United States operations are conducted under the brand USA BMX and Canadian operations are known as BMX Canada. USA BMX recently launched the BMX Racing League to completely rethink and reinvent the way new riders are on-boarded into the sport The program, managed by BMX pro and Olympian Donny Robinson, is a complete new rider solution from marketing to registration to curriculum to the checkered flag.
About Woodward
Woodward is a world-class destination, for both aspiring youth and professional athletes, with camps and programs that inspire, mentor and nurture kids through amazing activities. For more than forty years, Woodward’s positive movement in youth culture has given kids greater self-confidence as they advance in athletics, build personal character and become part of a community. While at Woodward, kids are empowered to thrive via creative expression in tech, music and sport such as skateboarding, gymnastics, cheer, scooter, BMX, snowboarding, freeskiing, parkour, dance, digital media and more. With innovative facilities, Woodward currently has four unique locations in the United States and one location in Mexico, open to all ages and ability levels, including the original Camp Woodward in Woodward, Pennsylvania; Woodward West in Tehachapi, California; Woodward Tahoe at Boreal Resort in California; Woodward Copper in Summit County, Colorado; and Woodward Riviera Maya, Mexico, with more locations on the horizon. To find out more information, please visit,www.campwoodward.com. Woodward is a POWDR company.
Contact:
Katie Moses Swope Gen Gunnarson
USA BMX / MoSwo PRCamp Woodward