Opening of the Tampines BMX Track

There was a race today at the Tampines BMX track and I am happy to say that we now have a track that we can call our own, even though it was pretty late. But at last I can rest because the dream, at least for me, has come true. I can now fade into the shadows and rest happy because I know that in some point in my life, I have been there and done that. Don't get me wrong. I am not retiring from BMX. I intend to keep BMX alive by re-living the old-school of BMx

To those guys that are running the BMX stuff in Singapore...hold the torch high. Do not give up. Don't fall for the idiotic preaching by some of these so-called BMX consultants. These cretins were not around when we were pushing for BMX in Singapore but now, when all is said and done and there is fame and money to be made, they are coming out.

And to the next batch of young riders out there...practice hard. You now have a world-standard BMX track. Make use of it and treat it well. Make Singapore proud!

NSAs to get more funds for YOG

I read here that "The Singapore Sports Council (SSC) is set to release the third tranche of funds from the $6.2 million pool set aside by the Singapore Youth Sports Development (SYSD) Committee to help these associations gear up for the YOG."

What? Only now? When the games are almost at our doorstep?

Back then, do you know how much was set aside for BMX races? Practically ZERO. Yes, you heard it...practically zero. Funding from SACA was set aside for road and mountainbike only. All of us volunteers had to literally dig from our own pockets to fund races that happened only four times a year. We did not even have prizes for winners. we had to beg like crazyto get funds for medals and trophies for BMX races.

As for the track. Boy, that was a joke. So many back-breaking hours were spent digging the track, getting it prepped for the next BMXrace. And now, when the YOG comes here, we get a brand new track. So what about all those years when we were imploring SSC and SACA for funds and we got pittance? Some people seem to have forgotten about that!

Well, now you know.

A message for the Singapore YOG BMX team

Someone posted this up on the forums. Could not have said it better myself. The link on the forum seems to be gone but the words, oh the words...