HOT NEWS Archived Posts
Date 07-01-2006 to 12-31-2006 with the newest at the top of the page.
12-31-2006 NOT YET
What will happen on January 1st? Sooner Pearl will not announce till
tomorrow morning if we will cancel our race. Our track is drying nicely and
we still have a chance to get it in shape. The clouds have moved away and
our humidity is low with a good wind and that is what is needed to dry
the track enough to race. We will announce about 10am in the morning.
We want to wish everyone a Happy New Year today. We also want to give a
little THANKS to Brian's ATV for the 4 wheeler for our track. What a smokin'
deal we got and with it we will be better able to keep the track in shape
and we will be using it tomorrow to get ready to start 2007.
TOP OF PAGE 12-30-2006 NUMBER PLATES
The age old question for new ABA riders. When do we change our number plate?
OK, so don't get in such a hurry. The year is not over just yet, Year end
may be a time of no races for a couple weeks but behind the scenes it is
anything but the end of anything. We must wait till all the point have been
verified and totalled (we are depending on people for this and people do
make mistakes). Keep that number plate on for a little longer, it will be
a while till ABA tells everyone the points are final. Then the new number
plates can be mounted.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.12-29-2006 RAIN TODAY
Today the weather started out looking good but that changed as the clouds
moved in and the rain started coming down. At first it was just a very
light rain (we are still needing this rain) and the dust was starting to
settle. Oh....then we got the heavy rain with thunderstorms. It was still
very warm for the end of December (the beginning of Winter) and the wind
was still blowing at a good clip. It is not looking good for the 1st. race
of 2007.
TOP OF PAGE 12-28-2006 IS RAIN ON THE WAY?
OK, the day started out nice and we did have some wind today but not like
yesterday. In the afternoon that started to change with clouds moving in
and the wind slowed to about 15mph. It looks like we will have some rain
moving into town early on Friday morning. Our forecast has 100% chance of
rain on Friday night, here in Oklahoma 100% means it will rain or we have
about a 10% chance of rain. It may stop 1 mile from the track!
TOP OF PAGE 12-27-2006 NICE WEATHER IF YOU LIKE WINDY
The weather was nice today and if the wind wasn't blowing at 30mph it was
down right nice with a high near 60°. Things had a good chance to dry out
with the wind and lots of sunshine.
More work for the relocation of Sooner Pearl was on tap this week. It looks
like we may have some better info on when we will have to move. More on
this as we get it.
TOP OF PAGE 12-26-2006 DRY TRACK
We now have a dry track and it does not look that bad. If we don't get
much rain this week we may be able to race on January 1st. Things are
starting to work to the opening on a new race year. Things being as they
are we will be racing on Sundays only after January 1st with Sign ups from
1-2pm.
TOP OF PAGE 12-25-2006 MERRY CHRISTMAS
From us to you, Merry Christmas. May your day be great, your presents be
what you want and holiday be with friends and family. We would once again
like to say THANK YOU to all who came to race at Sooner Pearl in 2006.
Please have a happy and safe day and enjoy the things and people you have
around you.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.12-24-2006 MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST
The weather forecast now has rain for the coming week. If this rain makes
the city we will have a wet track for the beginning of the year. It looks
like our last week of this year will end with rain and possibly some
snow on the ground. We will have to wait to see what happens.
TOP OF PAGE 12-23-2006 STILL WET
The track is still wet and we have had at least one rider who wanted to
get some muddy tires and shoes. Now it seems we have a little more work to
do to get the track ready for racing. We should have a few nice days ahead
and the track may dry out during the week.
TOP OF PAGE 12-22-2006 CHRISTMAS AHEAD
With little time to do that last minute shopping the Holiday is upon us.
Things are cool but the Monday (Christmas Day) forecast is for a
possibility of snow with a high of about 45°.
With very little sun today the track is still very wet. Our current
forecast has rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, cloudy on Thursday and 46°.
With this in mind we may not race on January 1st. due to track conditions.
This time of year it takes 3-4 days for the track to dry with the low
temperatures.
TOP OF PAGE 12-21-2006 STILL COLD AND DAMP
Our weather was at least dry today but with most of the day being cloudy
the track is still very wet for our last rain. There was no standing water
on the track but it was very wet and muddy.
More work is going on for the highway project with heavy demolition of all
the buildings in the path on Western Ave.
TOP OF PAGE 12-20-2006 NO HEAVY RAIN
The rain has now slowed to more of a drizzle and the heavy rain has passed
the city. It was very foggy most of the morning and very cloudy the rest of
the day. Things are very wet and will be for a few days. There was very
little damage to the track from the heavy rain. The turns did get some
minor damage due to run off water. The rest of the track does not look bad
but does have standing water.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.12-19-2006 HEAVY RAIN TODAY
We had some rain late last night with much heavy rain early this morning.
We have had more than 1 inch of rain so far in the last 24 hours here at
the track. As you may imagine the track is very wet with much standing
water. It will take quite a few days for this to dry but we did not have
much rain damage.
TOP OF PAGE 12-18-2006 COOL BUT DRY
It was cool again today and we have rain on the way. Looks like we will
get some rain late today with heavy rain to make it here later. We could
use the rain as it has been very dry and this is a good time to get it
since we are not racing currently.
More construction or really demolition has started around Western Ave. and
the vacant buildings will come down this week. Soon we will have a great
view for the street of the track as most everything is cleared both north
and south of the track.
TOP OF PAGE 12-17-2006 CONSTRUCTION
We are watching the construction around the new highway project start to
wind up. With much work going on to get the required dirt and to finish
clearing the land of the path of the highway. Some work has already started
on the west side of the river where the east most work will take place. This
work is over 1 mile from the track but this marks the start of heavy
construction. There are a couple places where piles are being driven to
prepare for the building of a bridge over the river, this will be the
beginning of the project from the east.
TOP OF PAGE 12-16-2006 GREAT WEATHER
Not to many times do we have a day like today not to mention it is very
near the beginning of Winter. With the high near 75°, a light wind from the
south and sunny skies we had great weather again today. As said our weather
forecast now has rain moving in on Sunday evening and possibly lasting till
Wednesday evening now. Looks like the temperature will stay well above
freezing so we should have a great opportunity to work on the track some
next weekend (if we get all our Christmas shopping done before the weekend).
Sooner Pearl is looking for a cheap 4 wheeler or if you know someone who
would like to donate one please contact us. We need to have a working
machine to keep the track in good riding condition.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.12-15-2006 RAIN HEADED OUR WAY
OK, so the weather is good and it seems will be good till Sunday. Now our
forecast for next week is going down hill fast with rain in the picture
till at least Tuesday and maybe even Wednesday. Rain in the off season
with somewhat warm weather means work on the track time. With rain coming
it will be important to look at drainage.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.12-14-2006 NICE TODAY
Our weather was again nice today with warm temps and little wind. Since
this is the next to last day of the race season we want to say
THANK YOU to all who came to Sooner Pearl during our 2006 season.
We also want to say sorry for the missed races these last few weeks, things
have been very hectic. As it looks now we will continue to operate our
current track through 2007. We have still had no communications with any
authorities regarding closing Sooner Pearl, but there is construction for
the new highway going ahead today.
TOP OF PAGE 12-13-2006 DRY AND NICE TODAY
It was not a usual December day today. Working outside today was a day to
break a sweat out in the sunny weather. As it was today it seems Mother
Nature has blessed us with some great weather. We have more on tab for the
weekend. It would be nice to race once more, to bad the track is not in
shape for racing.
TOP OF PAGE 12-12-2006 SUN AGAIN
A dry and fairly nice day today. Our forecast is for some really nice days
ahead at least till the end of the weekend. Some of the days ahead are
going to be days of work for the staff at the track. We have now seen a
majority of the work for the power lines completed now with only the old
towers to be cleared. The lines are up and all the construction by OG&E
near the track is now finished. No more bull dozers on the track!
TOP OF PAGE 12-11-2006 AGAIN WARMING UP
What crazy weather we are having no rain, warming up and December. It does
look like we will have a few good days left this week ending with a great
weekend. We hear the rebuild of the track at Sand Springs BMX is nearly
finished and they are hoping to race Friday. Check their web site for more
info for the real last race of the year in Oklahoma.
TOP OF PAGE 12-10-2006 CLOSING TODAY
Sooner Pearl will close for the season today. We have not been able to do
much racing for a while now and we will close and get it over. We will
continue to work for the track and around the track to get things ready for
the 2007 race season.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.12-09-2006 GETTING BETTER
Only a week ago it was real winter, today it is near Spring time weather.
My how things do change here. Speaking of changes there are some real
changes in the works and we will have more info in a fews weeks, stay
tuned for some real news about Sooner Pearl.
TOP OF PAGE 12-08-2006 COLD AGAIN
Things are supposed to clear off today and we may warm up. A slow warming
trend till the weekend is what they are saying. What a way to close the
season with great weather. Looks like Sand Springs BMX will try to get in
a last race of the year. Check their web site for the most current info on
the Friday race (a link is at the top of this page).
TOP OF PAGE 12-07-2006 WET AND COLD
The weather has gotten colder and we have some moderate north wind. No
snow ice or rain but the bottom dropped out on the temperature. As for the
track it is still very wet from the snow and since we have only had 3 days
above freezing it is now drying fast.
It is beginning to look like we will not race again this year. With more
cold weather in the next few days the track will not dry enough to race.
Remember we will open on January 1st 2007 for the first race of 2007.
TOP OF PAGE 12-06-2006 SUN AGAIN
Most of the snow and ice is gone now and things are turning back normal
winter weather. As a matter of fact it was down right nice today with our
high of the day at 58° with nice sunshine all day. The track is still very
muddy and we still have a few wet places. Most of the track is in pretty
good shape just very wet.
TOP OF PAGE 12-05-2006 WARMING UP
The weather has warmed up today and it is above freezing this afternoon and
most of our snow and ice are beginning to melt away. Late today the track
still has standing water and much of the track is soft and muddy. We have
a couple good days of weather ahead then things are forecast to turn very
cold with a chance of moisture of some kind.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.12-04-2006 BETTER WEATHER AHEAD
All the ice and snow has now melted off the track as of late today. All the
track is wet and muddy with some places covered by standing water. We have
a warmer day on tap for tomorrow and the track may start drying a little
but this is winter and here that means 3-4 days for the track to dry if we
are above freezing.
TOP OF PAGE 12-03-2006 NO RACE TODAY
Sooner Pearl will not race today due to the wet track we have. Our schedule
for 2006 is coming to an end. With only one weekend left things are not
looking good for the rest of the year. Even if we don't have another chance
to race again this year it has been a good year. Considering in 2005 we
only races 17 times, we did much better this year as Mother Nature was a
little more kind in 2006.
TOP OF PAGE 12-02-2006 SUN AGAIN
OK so it did stop snowing and the sun came out today but the track was
still covered with snow. Even with the 41° high for today there was not
much snow melting off anywhere except the roads. With a wet track we will
be able to ride the track for a few days and we may not be able to dry it
out before next weekend. We will have to wait and see.
TOP OF PAGE 12-01-2006 ABA RIDERS TO COMPETE
Well in case you haven't heard in is official now. With the election of
Clayton John elected to the Board of Trustees and BA Anderson elected to
the Board of Directors of USA Cycling it seems ABA riders WILL be able
to be involved in every aspect of qualifing US athletes for international
and OLYMPIC competition. It has been a long time coming but it is
official now! WAY TO GO ABA!
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.11-30-2006 6-8 INCHES OF SNOW
This winter weather is by far the strongest storm to hit Oklahoma City in
a couple years. We have highways closed due to 'White out' conditions and
the fact some drivers just don't know how to drive on ice and snow. From
chain wrecks to overturned cars to jack knifed semis all over the highway,
what a day to be out driving. Just think 24° with a wind blowing up to 40
mph, it is good this thing didn't roll in last weekend at the GRANDS!
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.11-29-2006 SLAM THE DOOR
Today in 3 minutes we had rain then freezing rain then sleet. From 65° in
the morning to 25° in the evening. Hey this is Oklahoma and the weather is
like that here. They are saying we will have several inches of snow before
the weekend and by Saturday it will most all be gone, almost a fast as it
came rolling into town. Looks like racing on Sunday is now out of the
question at Sooner Pearl!
TOP OF PAGE 11-28-2006 COLD WEATHER ON THE WAY
We have a Major weather change in store for tomorrow. If the forecast is
correct we will have some winter weather and well below freezing
nighttime temperatures for several days. Possible rain, snow or ice or a
mix of them all before the weekend.
TOP OF PAGE 11-27-2006 GRAND NATIONAL / ROC RESULTS
It is officially posted on the ABA web site, all results from the
2006 ROC
and
2006 GRAND NATIONAL.
These were the end of the 2006 National scheduled races and what an end it
was. If we find results for the NAG5 Challenge we will post a link here.
Are you ready to wrap up the 2006 season and start the 2007 season? It won't
be long till January 1 and the start of the 2007 year.
TOP OF PAGE 11-26-2006 GRAND NATIONAL / NO RACE TODAY
Sooner Pearl will not race today. All who made it to the races today got
to see some of the best BMX racing of the year from the best riders in the
WORLD. We want to tell all the local riders who made the MAINS today 'WELL
DONE' and CONGRATULATIONS!
TOP OF PAGE 11-25-2006 GRAND NATIONAL
The start of the 'Greatest Race in the World' today and things could not
have been better. With spring time weather and one of the best tracks at a
GRAND National should prove to be and good combination for ABA BMX this
weekend. The last big race of the year and what a way to finish!
TOP OF PAGE 11-24-2006 ROC, TULSA
Today the racing began with the Race of Champions then on to the NAG5
Challenge on this long and great track. One of the best tracks at the GRAND
National in many years. At about 1200 feet it had it all and then some, it
proved to be a real challenge to the riders yesterday at Practice. Things
are starting to get hot here!
TOP OF PAGE 11-23-2006 PRACTICE/THANKGIVING
For many today is the most important Practice day of the year, the only day
to have a chance to rider this very challenging track. For those who are not
'in BMX' it was Thanksgiving Day. A day to reflect on the things we all
have in our lives and a time to say thanks for those things. We here at
Sooner Pearl BMX and okbmx.com want to say THANK YOU to our many visitors
racers, parents, volunteers. It has been a good year. Have a great
Thanksgiving, Happy Holidays and GOOD LUCK at the GRANDS.
TOP OF PAGE 11-22-2006 TUESDAY GRANDS TRACK PICS
More advance pictures of the track are now available.
Tuesday evening of the 2006 GRAND NATIONAL track
HERE HERE
If we find more pictures we will post it here ASAP.
TOP OF PAGE 11-21-2006 ANOTHER MONDAY GRANDS TRACK PIC
Another picture of the track but it is from Monday. This picture shows the
entire track (or what was built) Monday evening of the 2006 GRAND NATIONAL track
HERE.
If we find more pictures we will post it here ASAP.
TOP OF PAGE 11-20-2006 GRANDS TRACK PIC
It was not the first time but we try not to let it happen much. See the
first online picture of the 2006 GRAND NATIONAL track
HERE.
The starting hill is in the foreground to the left, the first turn is in
the lower right of the picture, a turn is backed up to the right side of the
starting hill and the finish line is on the left middle of the picture. If
we find more pictures we will post it here ASAP.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.11-19-2006 NO RACE TODAY
Sooner Pearl will not race today. All of us here at Sooner Pearl want to
wish the local riders who are planning to race the GRANDS the best of luck
and we hope to see you with a huge trophy after next weekend. If you have
never attended a GRAND NATIONAL next weekend is your big chance to see
the biggest and most inportant race of the year for ABA racers. Make plans
to be there and have a great time. You will be able to see some of the best
competitive BMX racing on EARTH in Tulsa next weekend don't miss the one
chance you have this year. SEE YOU THERE!
TOP OF PAGE 11-18-2006 GRAND NATIONAL
As most of you should know we have the GRAND NATIONAL coming up in a few
days. Sooner Pearl will be closed till after the GRANDS but we do plan on
having a few events to close out the year as long as we can keep the rain
clouds away. Stay tuned for info on the GRANDS and our event plans to
wrap up the year 2006.
TOP OF PAGE 11-17-2006 POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION
OG&E has now completed the relocation of the high power lines and we
hope things will start to settle down now. All of the work will be away
and off the track now. We can work on the track without worry on the
workers driving the Bull Dozer back on the track now. We can finish getting
the track ready to race again. The new lines look very nice and high tech
as well as crossing over the track in the 1st turn. The old lines have been
cut and will be removed next week along with the old towers.
TOP OF PAGE 11-16-2006 WET TRACK
Once again we have a wet track but we did not get any more rain and things
should be improving as the week goes along. The weather forecast for the
weekend is looking better with highs in the mid 50's and no rain.
TOP OF PAGE 11-15-2006 RAIN TODAY
It did rain today with some parts of town getting more of the much needed
moisture but the track was not one of the places where there was a lot of
rain. The track did get wet but not bad and if we don't get more rain the
track should be dried before the weekend.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.11-14-2006 COOLER TODAY
We did have a very little sprinkle here and there as the cold front moved
through the state yesterday. Not enough rain to even dampen the dust but
the temps did take a dive and we will have a few cool days coming this week.
We still have rain in the forecast but things are looking up for the coming
weekend.
TOP OF PAGE 11-13-2006 WEATHER CHANGE
It seems Mother Nature is in a real mood these last few weeks and our
weather is about to go bad again. With a cold front moving in today and the
forecast showing rain coming mid week we will have a wild ride this week.
TOP OF PAGE 11-12-2006 NO RACE TODAY
Sooner Pearl will not race today. The track is not in shape for riding today
so we will not have any practice today either. The rains last weekend did
damage the track and we have not had time to repair it to race today. A
couple of us will be at the track after 1pm today but we are not sure if we
will be working on the track.
Sooner Pearl is looking for a cheap 4 wheeler or if you know someone who
would like to donate one please contact us. We need to have a working
machine to keep the track in good riding condition.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Our Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX will be started again when the track
has been repaired and safe enough to ride or race.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.11-11-2006 NO WORK TODAY
Today we were supposed to have a few people out to work on our lights but
again we had some scheduling conflicts and it did not happen. Maybe next
weekend? So after the rain from last Sunday/Monday the track has not had
any real work done and the season is drawing to a close. We hope to have
the track back in shape for racing next weekend. Things are starting to
bunch up so we will have a few surprises in store for next weekend if we
can get the track in shape to race.
TOP OF PAGE 11-10-2006 COOL AGAIN
Mother Nature has again turned our weather back to the normal Fall weather
we should see for this time of year. It was somewhat cooler today and will
be again tomorrow but the weekend will be warmer. It was not bad today if
you could stay out of the blustery winds we had today but we did have
sunshine a mostly clear skies today.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.11-09-2006 LIGHTS?
With the end of the day coming about 5:30pm it is hard to make time to work
on our lights during the week and after work. We should have a few people
out to work on the lights Saturday and hope to have some in working order
by the end of the weekend. It will be a BIG chore to get all the damage
fixed in one day with our resources so it may take more time to get all the
lights in working order.
TOP OF PAGE 11-08-2006 BETTER WEATHER
Our weather has changed again today to late summer and it is really nice.
We will only have a couple of days of warmer weather before we go back
into Fall weather again. The weekend looks good as far as the weather goes
and we hope to have some of our lights back on line after Saturday.
TOP OF PAGE 11-07-2006 WET TRACK
After the rain Sunday afternoon and Monday morning the track is back in a
wet condition now. It would be a great time to be out working but without
our lights we have very little time to work before the sun goes down. The
rain did not do much damage so if we have some help the track can be back
in good shape with a little work. We hope to be out to work both days this
coming weekend and may be able to pull off a race on Sunday, we will see.
TOP OF PAGE 11-06-2006 RAIN, RAIN, RAIN
Well we had to hurry and get things put up yesterday as the rain moved into
while we were there. We did get some much needed rain and it did not stop
till this morning, it was cloudy most of the day today but the rain has
moved on. We should be dry for a few days this week but our weather forecast
has a chance of rain for the coming weekend and cooler temps to go along
with the forecast of rain.
TOP OF PAGE 11-05-2006 RACE TODAY
At 11:30am we have sunshine and nice temps, Mother Nature looks as if she
will let us race today between 2 storm systems. With rain to the north,
south, east and some coming in from the Texas Panhandle it looks like we
have a real nice day to race lined up. Sign ups will be our regular 1-2pm.
Sooner Pearl is looking for a cheap 4 wheeler or if you know someone who
would like to donate one please contact us. We need to have a working
machine to keep the track in good riding condition.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Our Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX will be started again when the track
has been repaired and safe enough to ride or race.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.11-04-2006 WORK DAY CANCELLED
It was not in the stars to make it to the track today to work on our lights.
Seems there was more than enough work to go around and we were not able to
line up our helpers today as planned. The lights will have to wait till next
weekend to get the help they need. We you work with all volunteers that is
what we have to deal with.
TOP OF PAGE 11-03-2006 MORE WORK
It seems there was more work around the track today with 3 of the 5 new
high line towers now standing and the other 2 towers are assembled and are
ready to stand up as well. Looks like next week they will be out stringing
up the new power lines and we suppose the old towers will come down soon
after that.
TOP OF PAGE 11-02-2006 CAN DRIVE
Sooner Pearl has now collected about 100 pounds of aluminum cans in our
can drive. Those will be turned in this weekend and the track will use the
money to help get the 4 wheeler back on its feet or use it to help purchase
a different 4 wheeler. We have also had some other donations of goods which
we will be either recycling or selling to raise money for the 4 wheeler
fund. Stay tuned as we will be having an announcement on the items for sale
soon.
TOP OF PAGE 11-01-2006 WORK DAY SATURDAY
A few of us will be out working on the track this coming weekend but we
have not set a time for either day. One thing for sure is we will be racing
Sunday if Mother Nature allows, we had great weather last Sunday but most
of the local riders went to New Mexico for the National.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.10-31-2006 HAPPY HALLOWEEN
So we made it to Halloween again and today is the day for the kids to go
out have some fun and see how much candy they can collect. Since we have
not repaired the light yet we will not have Practice tonight, we hope to
see you this Sunday to race if the weather will let us.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.10-30-2006 THANK YOU
Sooner Pearl would like to say THANK YOU to all those who came out to the
track to race yesterday. We had several riders but not quite enough to have
a race. We had some really great weather and the track is looking good now.
We will be racing on Sundays if the weather is nice enough. Remember we
have only a few weeks before the GRAND National in Tulsa. Riders need to be
working HARD to get ready for this HUGE race and now is the time.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.10-29-2006 RACE TODAY
Sooner Pearl will race today with Sign ups from 1-2pm. The track is in good
is ready for racing. We look forward to seeing everyone out for some fun
racing today. Remember you should have set your clocks back 1 hour last
night!
TOP OF PAGE 10-28-2006 SET YOUR CLOCK BACK TODAY
Today is the day we all need to set our clocks back 1 hour to return to
Regular time. Now that we will have less time in the evening before sundown
Sooner Pearl will not have Practice on Tuesday evening until we have our
lights repaired. We are planning to get the lights back in working order
next weekend when we have a little help. We will starting working on the
lights Saturday morning about 10am.
TOP OF PAGE 10-27-2006 NO WORK TODAY
Our weather has turned bad and it looks like we have some rain moving into
the city so we will not be out working on the track this evening. Our
weather forecast looks good for the weekend and we plan to have the track
ready to race Sunday. Stay tuned for more info on Sunday races.
TOP OF PAGE 10-26-2006 SLOW GOING
We have had some work time at the track and things are starting to look
good now. Since we have had very little help things have been moving very
slow but we are making progress and it looks like we may be able to race
this weekend.
TTLB
TOP OF PAGE 10-25-2006 NO WORK TODAY
We have not scheduled today as a Work Day and will not be out at the track
working today. We could use your help if you would like to come out to help
work on the track next time we are out working.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.10-24-2006 NO PRACTICE TODAY
Since our lights are not working we will not have Practice tonight. Until
we are able to round up some help the lights will not be fixed and we will
not have any events in the evening. We hope to be able to schedule some help
to get the lights repaired soon.
TOP OF PAGE 10-23-2006 NO WORK TODAY
No one will be out working on the track tonight. There has been little
very little movement at our construction site these last few days. It looks
like it may be next week before we see any towers standing for the power
line relocation.
TTLB
TOP OF PAGE 10-22-2006 NO RACE, WORK TODAY
Sooner Pearl will not race today. We will be at the track working today
after 1pm and riders are welcome to come ride where the track has been
smoothed. We could use your help if you would like to come out to help
work on the track.
TOP OF PAGE 10-21-2006 WORK TODAY
Saturday will be a Work Day both at the track and elsewhere. With some luck
we will be fixing some of the damage from our latest vandalism. Our last
tagging had some damage involved around the track. Painting will be the
easy work and we will be working on the track and some computers. Our lights
took the biggest toll, all the damage for a little handfull of copper wire?
TOP OF PAGE 10-20-2006 SOONER PEARL IS NOT CLOSED
Contrary to the times Sooner Pearl is not closed. We hope to have the track
back ready for Practice and Racing soon. We have some rough turns but after
a little more work will be very nice. We will let everyone know as soon as
the repairs have been made.
TTLB
Our Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX will be started again when the track
has been repaired and safe enough to ride or race.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.10-19-2006 MORE WORK AHEAD
It seems the construction around the track has taken the week off but we
have been busy. The towers have been delivered but have not been assembled
or stood up and the trees have been cleared. Won't be long till the lines
are moved and things start to change for the highway project.
TOP OF PAGE 10-18-2006 RAIN AHEAD?
Our very changing weather has changed for a few days and if you follow the
forecast now has rain for the weekend. As we all here know we could use the
rain as it has been dry. A very light rain would be nice to cool things off
and make the track easier to work on as well.
TTLB
'get a new job?
TOP OF PAGE 10-17-2006 WORK DAY TODAY
Sooner Pearl will be open tonight but we will not have Practice as we will
be working on the track. We hope to have it in shape for racing on Sunday.
We could use your help.
TOP OF PAGE 10-16-2006 LIGHT RAIN TODAY
We did have a few light rain showers around today but later in the day the
sun came out and the sky cleared for the most part. With the sun came the
drying of everything and we hope to be able to work on the track tomorrow.
These last rains did not damage the track and will help to make it damp
to make our work a little easier, we hope.
TTLB
TOP OF PAGE 10-15-2006 NO RACE TODAY
Sooner Pearl will not race today since it has been raining for several
hours now and the track is wet. It looks as if we will have more rain
today and our weather forecast has rain for tomorrow as well. We will be
out to work on the track Tuesday evening if it is not raining.
TTLB
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.10-14-2006 RAIN TODAY
After a chilly morning it turned nice for the afternoon today but we have
rain moving in this evening. It will be cooler tomorrow and the weather
forecast shows rain all day tomorrow and Monday. The rain will make the
track wet and will help us get some work done to finish smoothing it for
riding. We are planning to go there Tuesday evening to work if things dry
out.
TTLB
'get a new job?
TOP OF PAGE 10-13-2006 NO CLINIC TONIGHT
Today the track will be closed. We do however have a little bit of good
news for the track today. I seems we have been able to aquire a laptop to
use at the track. It is a loaner and not quite ready for use but this beast
is getting there and will be a welcome addition to the equipment at the
track.
The first real construction around the track has now been completed and as
construction goes it is only the start of things to come. In order to move
OG&E high tension power lines out of the way of the new highway it seems
they will now hang over the north end of the track just above the 1st turn.
It looks like they will be able to do this work without making any impact
to the track, we certainly hope so anyway. We have not been informed as to
when the lines will be moved but we will not be able to use the track for
a couple days while the move is on. We hope to find out when this will
happen but we think it will be some time around the first of next week.
TOP OF PAGE 10-12-2006 NO WORK TODAY
It was not time for work today as things just would not work out for the
people who had planned to work on the track today. We hope to be able to
get out to work during Sunday but we have rain in the forecast. We will
have to wait to see what happens.
TOP OF PAGE 10-11-2006 DAY OFF
Most of us will be working on items for the track today which will not be
seen at the track. As many know there are many jobs to operate a BMX track
and many times we work and the fruits of our work is not visible at the
track.
TOP OF PAGE 10-10-2006 TRACK CLOSED TODAY
Sooner Pearl will be closed again today and we will not Practice today. A
few of us have been sneeking out and working here and there and some of the
track is looking good now. We have still not been able to get the truck on
the road yet and things are not going well for it now.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.10-09-2006 MORE CONSTRUCTION
Again we have more work started around the track for the highway project.
The path for the reloaction of the power lines will be cleared of trees to
make a clear path for the construction crews. Most of the trees have been
cut down but there is still a lot of smaller limbs to be cleaned up where
the trees were cut. Now things look a lot different from the street to the
track. With the trees cleared we have a nearly clear view of the track from
Western Ave.
TOP OF PAGE 10-08-2006 NO RACE TODAY
Sooner Pearl will not race today as we have still not been able to get the
track in shape for riding this week. We hope to be able to start working
on the track Tuesday evening. We want everyone to be ready to come out to
work and ride on Practice night Tuesday.
TTLB
TOP OF PAGE 10-07-2006 NICE WEATHER
For some reason Mother Nature has graced us with nice weather this week and
it has been nice. Not to warm but dry and a little windy with few clouds.
Our truck is now in the shop for repairs we hope it will be ready to
rock-n-roll so we came start working on the track next Tuesday evening.
TTLB
'get a new job?
TOP OF PAGE 10-06-2006 NO CLINIC TONIGHT
Today the track will be closed. We do however have a little bit of good
news for the track today. I seems we have bee able to aquire a laptop to
use at the track. It is a loaner and not quite ready for use but this beast
getting there and will be a welcome addition to the equipment at the track.
The first real construction around the track has now been completed and as
construction goes it is only the start of things to come. In order to move
OG&E high tension power lines out of the way of the new highway it seems
they will now hang over the north end of the track just above the 1st turn.
It looks like they will be able to do this work without making any impact
to the track, we certainly hope so anyway. We have not been informed as to
when the lines will be moved but we will not be able to just the track for
a couple days while the move is on. We hope to find out when this will
happen but we think it will be some time around the first of next week.
TOP OF PAGE 10-05-2006 NO WORK TODAY
We will be working on the truck again today and will not be at the track
tonight. It has not been any fun working and testing just to have the
problem even deeper than we have been so far. These new computer controlled
vehicles are a mass of wires and sensors and modules that can take a lot of
time to test and find a problem. We hope the dealership can find the problem
quickly and get us back on the road soon.
Sooner Pearl is looking for a cheap 4 wheeler or if you know someone who
would like to donate one please contact us. We need to have a working
machine to keep the track in good riding condition.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Our Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX planned for Oct. 6th will be
canceled again due to the track condition. We will schedule another for
next Friday and hope we can get the track in shape for this event. If you
are interested in give us a call at 405-235-3602 leave a message with your
riders name and a contact number. Dennison will call you back.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.10-04-2006 DAY OFF
We will not be at the track tonight working. We still have not been able to
get the truck running and it looks like it will be making a trip to the
Chevy dealership to some high dollar diagnostics. Thursday we hope to be
able to get it towed to the dealership and maybe we can get it fixed before
the weekend.
TOP OF PAGE 10-03-2006 NO PRACTICE TONIGHT
Today the track will be closed. Sometimes there are things which we have to
attend to that are more important than BMX and Sooner Pearl. This week we
will have a couple of those days.
The first real construction around the track has now been completed and as
construction goes it is only the start of things to come. In order to move
OG&E high tension power lines out of the way of the new highway it seems
they will now hang over the north end of the track just above the 1st turn.
It looks like they will be able to do this work without making any impact
to the track, we certainly hope so anyway. We have not been informed as to
when the lines will be moved but we will not be able to just the track for
a couple days while the move is on. We hope to find out when this will
happen but we think it will be some time around the first of next week.
TOP OF PAGE 10-02-2006 SAYING GOODBYE
This week Bill will be laid to rest in New York. We hope the Beck and Biles
Families all the best, we hope there are no hitches and the funeral is as
good as can be expected. Some of us would have liked to attend but there
are just to many irons on the fire now. So long Bill, rest in peace friend.
It looks like the Beck Family members who made the trip to New York will be
back to Oklahoma the end of this week. We hope their return trip is a safe
one.
TOP OF PAGE 10-01-2006 TRACK CLOSED TODAY
Sooner Pearl will be closed again today and we will not race today. A few
of us have been sneeking out and working here and there and some of the
track is looking good now. We have still not been able to get the truck on
the road yet and things are not going well for it now.
Sooner Pearl is looking for a cheap 4 wheeler or if you know someone who
would like to donate one please contact us. We need to have a working
machine to keep the track in good riding condition.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.09-30-2006 NO WORK TODAY
We will not be at the track today working. We will be concentrating on the
truck again today, we need it to finish some of the work at the track before
we can do any riding or racing. These newer vehicles are not made for the
'shade tree' mechanics who have been working on it. Seems we have still not
been able to get the thing running yet.
Sooner Pearl is looking for a cheap 4 wheeler or if you know someone who
would like to donate one please contact us. We need to have a working
machine to keep the track in good riding condition.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Our next Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX is planned for October 6th. We
hope to have the track back in shape but that will depend on the truck
and track situation. It seems the truck just don't want to get fixed even
though we have been working and testing and replacing parts. Thing is we
haven't replaced the right parts just yet.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.09-29-2006 NO CLINIC TODAY
We will not have a Rider Clinic today with all the co-motion going on but
we are planning to work to have a Clinic next Friday evening. The truck is
not co-operating and we have not been able to get it back on the road just
yet. We will be working on it this weekend to try and fix it up.
TOP OF PAGE 09-28-2006 OUT OF TOWN
Today Bill was prepared for the trip back to New York. He will be leaving
tomorrow and the Beck Family will accompany him back to their home town for
his funeral. It will be a few days till things will be back to normal here
at the track so be patient. We are working to get the track in shape for
racing soon. We still have to get the truck fixed and we hope to have the
ole' 4-wheeler back in shape week after next soon after the Beck Family
members return from New York.
TOP OF PAGE 09-27-2006 BROKE THE TRUCK
While working on the track last night we managed to break the truck
(Richards truck) on the track. A wrecker was called and the poor broken
truck was towed to Midwest City to be repaired. We hope it is not going to
take long or cost much, time will tell.
The mourning has begun for our friend Bill Biles. The will not be laid to
rest here in Oklahoma. The families have decided he will make the trip back
to his home city of New York City to be laid to rest.
TOP OF PAGE 09-26-2006 WORK DAY TODAY
We will be at the track tonight working. It seems there will be a few of us
out to work today. We have a lot of work head to get the track in shape for
riding and racing. We could use your help during the week to get this job
finished. Since our 4 wheeler has a blown engine we will be out
working by hand on the track to get it back into shape. If you have ever
been out and helped you should know this is a long and hard way to get the
track nice for riding.
Sooner Pearl is looking for a cheap 4 wheeler or if you know someone who
would like to donate one please contact us. We need to have a working
machine to keep the track in good riding condition.
TOP OF PAGE 09-25-2006 CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN
Today the track will be closed. Sometimes there are things which we have to
attend to that are more important than BMX and Sooner Pearl. This week we
will have a couple of those days.
As we have known for many years the re-loaction of I-40 will start and force
Sooner Pearl to close our current location. Well the construction has begun
and this week it will be apparent there is construction. It seems one of
first things which will be done is the re-location of utilities on the side
of the future path of the highway. Since we have high tension/high voltage
transmission lines which run just to the north of the track and they are in
the path of the highway they will be one of the first items to be moved.
This work has begun and if you visit the track in the next few weeks you
will be able to see this work.
Sooner Pearl is looking for a cheap 4 wheeler or if you know someone who
would like to donate one please contact us. We need to have a working
machine to keep the track in good riding condition.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.09-24-2006 LOSE OF A GOOD MAN AND TRACK VOLUNTEER
Today we were busy NOT WORKING on the track. It should have been a regular
Sunday but we are not in control of what happens and this was a day we LOST
a GOOD MAN. Due to a tragic accident Bill Biles was killed today. His death
will leave a hole in more than just Sooner Pearl. More so his family has
lost a driving force and strong man. He will be mourned this coming week
by Sooner Pearl, by the Beck Family and the Biles family. As soon as we
have any news about his funeral we will post it here.
REDLINE CUP FINAL today at Yukon BMX. Check
www.yukonbmx.com
for their most up to date info on the race today.
TOP OF PAGE 09-23-2006 TRACK CLOSED TODAY
Sooner Pearl has once again had more vandalism to our track. This time the
little kids came out and tagged the Moto board and the Tower. Also they
wanted to look inside the Water Well box so they spent a little time with a
sledge busting a couple holes in the side walls.
Sooner Pearl will be closed today and tomorrow so riders can focus on the
Redline Cup Final this weekend. Today will be a Double Point Pre-Race with
the Final on Sunday at Yukon BMX. Good luck to all the riders who come to
attend this set of races.
TOP OF PAGE 09-22-2006 NO CLINIC TODAY
Today we will once again cancal our Rider Clinic due to the track condition.
Since we have had little to no help this week working on the track it is
not in shape for riding or a Rider Clinic. We will not be there working
tonight as well. We will see about getting out this weekend to do some work
but it looks like most will be doing other things this weekend.
Sooner Pearl is looking for a cheap 4 wheeler or if you know someone who
would like to donate one please contact us. We need to have a working
machine to keep the track in good riding condition.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Our Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX planned for Sept. 22nd will be
canceled again due to the track condition. We will schedule another for
next Friday and hope we can get the track in shape for this event. If you
are interested in give us a call at 405-235-3602 leave a message with your
riders name and a contact number. Dennison will call you back.
TOP OF PAGE 09-21-2006 RAIN TODAY
Today we did get some light rain at the track. We are not sure about going
out to work today so we will more than likely not be there today. It has
been a long time since we have had any help from outside our boards members
working on the track. Since our 4 wheeler has a blown engine we will be out
working by hand on the track to get it back into shape. If you have ever
been out and helped you should know this is a long and hard way to get the
track nice for riding.
Sooner Pearl is looking for a cheap 4 wheeler or if you know someone who
would like to donate one please contact us. We need to have a working
machine to keep the track in good riding condition.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Our Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX planned for Sept. 22nd will be
canceled again due to the track condition. We will schedule another for
next Friday and hope we can get the track in shape for this event. If you
are interested in give us a call at 405-235-3602 leave a message with your
riders name and a contact number. Dennison will call you back.
REDLINE CUP CENTRAL FINAL Sept 22-24, 2006
Yukon BMX
Check
www.yukonbmx.com
for their most up to date info on this race weekend.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.09-20-2006 BIG WEEKEND AHEAD
It was time to work on other things today so no one was planning to go to
the track today. Our weather forecast has rain coming in tonight with more
in store for tomorrow. It looks as if we have more rain forecast for the
weekend as well. One thing about it is the grass has grown and is nice and
green now so we have lots of mowing to do.
It is time for the Redline Cup Final coming up this weekend at Yukon BMX.
The ABA truck rolled into town yesterday afternoon for this event. The
weekend will be filled with racing and there will be many riders here from
all over the central US to compete. Us a link above or below to go to the
Yukon BMX web site for the latest info.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.09-19-2006 ABA IN TOWN
A few of us will be out working on the track tonight and we could use your
help. Our 4 wheeler is now resting and the engine is blown so we are once
again looking for a cheap or donated 4 wheeler for the track.
Just to let you know the ABA truck rolled into town this afternoon for the
races this weekend. If you have never seen this vehicle now will be the time
to check it out. The next time it will be this close is in November in
Tulsa for the GRANDS, which is getting closer every day. As for the races
this weekend click on the link below to go to the Yukon BMX web site for the
latest info.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Once again we will have a Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX our planned
date will be Sept. 22nd. The clinic will be from 7-9pm.
Give us a call at 405-235-3602 leave a message with your riders name and a
contact number. Dennison will call you back.
REDLINE CUP CENTRAL FINAL Sept 22-24, 2006
Yukon BMX
Check
www.yukonbmx.com
for their most up to date info on this race weekend.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.09-18-2006 NO WORK AGAIN TODAY
We had a few items which had to be tended this evening and we will not be
out to work on the track today. We will be there to work tomorrow and as
always we could use your help getting the track in shape to race. All the
rain has made it pretty rough the last 2 weeks.
TOP OF PAGE 09-17-2006 RAIN
We will not be out working on the track today due to the rain this morning.
At noon most of the rain has moved out of town but things are still very
much wet. If the sun comes out some of us may be out working on the track
later today.
TOP OF PAGE 09-16-2006 NO WORK TODAY
We had a little warmer weather today (in the 90s) but we will not be
working on the track today. We are planning to go there to work tomorrow
if we don't get any rain. Our weather forecast has rain chances later
today and in the morning.
TOP OF PAGE 09-15-2006 NO CLINIC TODAY
Today there will be some work at the track. We have not gotten the 4 wheeler
back from the shop yet. It is time for other work till the 4 wheeler is
fixed. There is a heck of a lot of grass to be mowed there and much other
work to be done. Since our Track Operator is back to full capacity now it
is time to go to work.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Once again we will have a Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX our planned
date will be Sept. 22nd. The clinic will be from 7-9pm.
Give us a call at 405-235-3602 leave a message with your riders name and a
contact number. Dennison will call you back.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.09-14-2006 NO WORK DAY
The weather this week has been mild to say the least. The daytime high have
been in the 80s and the overnight temps have been in the 60s and 70s. It
may be the heat has broken for the summer and we are may stay well below
100° plus weather we had been in for so long. It has been nice to be able
move around after a days work for a change.
TOP OF PAGE 09-13-2006 MORE GREAT WEATHER
We have not worked on the track for about a week now and things are starting
to show the affects of us not working at the track. It looks as if we will
be cool for a few more days but the 90° weather will at least stay away
till the weekend if you look at the weather forecast. We do have some rain
in the forecast for the coming weekend but the chances are very low.
TOP OF PAGE 09-12-2006 NO PRACTICE TODAY
Since we have not been out working on the track we will cancel Practice for
today. The track is still in sad shape and we have not been out working on
it since last week. We will not be out working on the track tonight. We are
working to get back to our regular schedule of Practice and Races but it
has been slowed due to the Track Operator being in recovery mode for a few
more days.
TOP OF PAGE 09-11-2006 MORE WORK TO BE DONE
As eveyone knows some day in the not to distant future this track will have
to close due to the I-40 highway relocation. We have still not been able to
get a firm date as to when we will have to close Sooner Pearl but that date
is coming. With that in mind it is our intentions to start planning for the
day we will close this track. Watch for more info on our plans for the
future of Sooner Pearl BMX Raceway to be posted here in the not to distant
future.
TOP OF PAGE 09-10-2006 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE TODAY
Sooner Pearl will be closed today in part due to the track condition and
because the State Championship Race is today. Again we want to wish all the
riders and families 'good luck' today. This should be a great day of racing
for all. Looks like we will once again have some great weather.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Once again we will have a Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX our planned
date will be Sept. 15th. The clinic will be from 7-9pm.
Give us a call at 405-235-3602 leave a message with your riders name and a
contact number. Dennison will call you back.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.09-09-2006 GREAT WEATHER
Today was the Pre Race for the State Championship Race at Yukon BMX. We had
some great weather today and the racing was fast. Good luck to all the
riders who will compete this weekend. Some of us will be out to check the
races and riders this weekend. As said Sooner Pearl will be closed both
days this weekend.
TOP OF PAGE 09-08-2006 NO WORK TODAY
There was no one at the track working today. It looks as if we will not be
out doing much work for the next few days. We will be closed for the rest
of this week and till Monday evening. It looks like we may be out to work
again Tuesday evening, we will not have Practice Tuesday evening. This is
due to the condition of the track.
TOP OF PAGE 09-07-2006 NO WORK DAY
It was a great day again today. We will not be out at the track working
tonight. Since we have our 4 wheeler in the shop getting it worked on the
we have not been able to get the track in shape for racing. The 4 wheeler
should be ready for use next week and we will be hard at it as soon as we
get it back for use. There will be NO CLINIC tomorrow evening due to the
track condition.
TOP OF PAGE 09-06-2006 GREAT WEATHER
This week the weather has been very nice. We have had very lttle rain and
we have had below 90s temps all week. A few of us did make it to the track
last night to work. We did get some mowing done and cleaning up all the
trash which had been dumped from out trash cans all over the track. Most
of our graffiti has been painted over now. We have not replaced all our
signage which was stolen.
TOP OF PAGE 09-05-2006 WORK DAY
Today we will be out working on the track. Since we have had more rain the
track is still in sad shape. The track is dry but we have quite a bit of
damage from the rain. Now would be a good time to come out and help us
so we may race again. We have a few big races just around the corner and
even though they will not be at Sooner Pearl or Sand Springs there are some
who still like to ride these tracks.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Once again we will have a Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX our planned
date will be Sept. 8th. The clinic will be from 7-9pm.
Give us a call at 405-235-3602 leave a message with your riders name and a
contact number. Dennison will call you back.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.09-04-2006 SITE CHANGES
Today a new page was added to the site.
Site Index
is what its name implies. A link to the Site Index was also added to the
MENU BAR under the 'OTHER' heading.
Another change was to address a problem with older browsers that visit
our site and don't use Javascripts (which powers our MENU BAR).
Our Main page now has text links to the important pages. These text
links will appear on other pages as they are updated in the future.
Check it out.
TOP OF PAGE 09-03-2006 NO RACE TODAY
Our race today will be cancelled due to the rain we have been getting the
last couple days. If we are not getting any rain today some of us may be
out to work on the track today. We will change the message on the track
phone if we are out working today. We could use your help. Also please
take the time to read the news for yesterday.
TOP OF PAGE 09-02-2006 MORE RAIN TODAY / APOLOGY
The weather is again much cooler and again we got more rain.
and cooler than it has been and we could use your help to get the track in
shape for racing this weekend.
I (Richard Axtell) need to make a big apology to the riders and parents who
have become members at Sooner Pearl. Due to my medical problems I was not
able to work on the track as much as I have wanted to in the last few weeks.
At 3am this morning I went to the Emergency Room at Midwest City Medical
Center. Due to repeated events in the last months which turned out to be
Gallbladder Stones I have been unable to work on the track. This problems
has now been corrected with the removal of my Gallbladder today. For the
next 2 weeks I will not be able to phycially work on the track due to a
lifting restriction. As always I will be working all the other jobs for the
track during this time. Please except my sincere apology for this problem.
TOP OF PAGE 09-01-2006 RAIN LATE TONIGHT
The rain was back again today late in the day. We had planned to work on
the track today but due to some problems we were not able to get to the
track. The evening was nice and cool so we missed a good night to be out
spending time at the track. It looks as if we will not be working again
tomorrow.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Once again we will have a Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX our planned
date will be Sept. 1st. The clinic will be from 7-9pm.
Give us a call at 405-235-3602 leave a message with your riders name and a
contact number. Dennison will call you back.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.08-31-2006 WORK DAY TODAY
We will be at the track working tonight and could use your help. It is nice
and cooler than it has been and we could use your help to get the track in
shape for racing this weekend.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.08-30-2006 MORE COOL TODAY
Mother Nature has been working hard here the last few weeks. It seems she
has blessed us with rain and cooler weather at least for the next week or
so. The track is in bad shape due to the rains and some local motorcycle
riders. Strange how someone thinks they fixed our track with motorcycles
when all they did was make the entire track loose and for the most part
unridable. More vandalism has occured at the track. We will not go into
detail about it but just say we have been tagged again and most of our new
signage has been removed and stolen.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Once again we will have a Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX our planned
date will be Sept. 1st. The clinic will be from 7-9pm.
Give us a call at 405-235-3602 leave a message with your riders name and a
contact number. Dennison will call you back.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.08-29-2006 PRACTICE/WORK DAY TODAY
We will be at the track working tonight and could use your help. We will
have the gate equipment at the track tonight but we will not be able to
have a full practice due to the damage from the rains. It is nice and cool
so things will be nice at the track tonight. Again we could use your help.
TOP OF PAGE 08-28-2006 MUCH COOLER TODAY
After all the rain it seems we have cooled down a bunch and it was really
nice at least not well over 100° not even near. The track is somewhat
rough from the rains but we will plan to work on it tomorrow evening and
until we get it back in great shape again. We could use your help so if we
do get to go to the track tomorrow come on out to help us work.
TOP OF PAGE 08-27-2006 NO RACE TODAY
Again Mother Nature has dropped some much needed rain on the city and the
track is to wet for racing today. Our weather forecast has a 70% chance of
more rain today. This rain has done some good though as our grass is looking
very nice and green again. This will of course mean more mowing both at
home and around the track. It is nice to see the green grass again as things
were getting mighty dry and brown.
TOP OF PAGE 08-26-2006 HOT AND RAIN AGAIN
OK so it was a little cooler today with only 102° for the high. It was not
THAT HOT compaired to 105° yesterday! Well it seems Mother Nature just
wanted to crank up the heat ahead of the heavy rain we are getting this
evening. So this pretty well will cancel any event for Sunday as the track
is well past the wet stage. At midnight Saturday it looks like we will be
getting rain for the next hour or two so most everything will get a good
soaking tonight.
TOP OF PAGE 08-25-2006 NOT TONIGHT
Once again Mother Nature is sending some weather our way. We have a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning in parts of the city and will cancel any events for
tonight. Again we want everyone to be safe and dry tonight. It was well
above 100° so it was HOT. Tomorrow we will be out working on the track,
not sure what time yet.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Once again we will have a Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX our planned
date will be cancelled for today. The clinic will be from 7-9pm.
Give us a call at 405-235-3602 leave a message with your riders name and a
contact number. Dennison will call you back.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.08-24-2006 HOT AND RAIN
Today was not any cooler but still well above 100° for the high. Not many
clouds today but our weather forecast has a good chance of rain all weekend.
As said many times before we do need the rain but we don't want it. The
track is very dry now and could use some light rain. Light rain is something
we have not had in a while.
TOP OF PAGE 08-23-2006 HOT AGAIN TODAY
Sometimes it seems we could get a break from this heat but not today. No
rain but a few clouds which only shaded someone outside but did little to
cool things off. Our weather forecast has put in a slim chance for rain
this weekend, we will have to see if that makes it here.
TOP OF PAGE 08-22-2006 WORK DAY/PRACTICE
We will be at the track tonight. We will have the equipment at the track
tonight. The track is dry but there are some rough places so we will not
have a Full Practice tonight. Some of us will be out working on the track
tonight.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Once again we will have a Rider Clinic at Sooner Pearl BMX our planned
date will be August 25th which is a Friday. The clinic will be from 7-9pm.
Give us a call at 405-235-3602 leave a message with your riders name and a
contact number. Dennison will call you back.
Oklahoma State Championship Final Sept 10, 2006
Yukon BMX
Sign ups 10-11:30am
Check
www.yukonbmx.com
for their most up to date info on this race.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.08-21-2006 HOT AND RAIN
It was a little cooler part of the day today after we got an little rain.
The afternoon was nice till the clouds disappeared and it was back to
hot again. Still not over 100° but it was warm enough to dry the track off
and maybe give us a change to work on the track after all the rain we have
had.
TOP OF PAGE 08-20-2006 NO RACE TODAY
Seems we got a little rain late last night and the track is still wet. We
will not race today. There was very little damaged from the rain yesterday,
we have clouds today as well as a slight chance for more rain. We also have
a chance of rain through Tuesday evening so we may be wet for a few more
days before we dry all the way out.
Sooner Pearl BMX is starting a CAN DRIVE. Open to all District OK01 riders.
Bring in 10 pounds of aluminum cans and get a FREE RIBBON race, 20 pounds
gets a TROPHY or SAVER STAMP race. Help us clean up the environment and get
races and District Points for your time and work!
Sooner Pearl BMX is looking for a dump truck to haul dirt to
our track. We have some donated dirt about 5 miles from the track and need
a truck for a day to move the dirt. Please let us know if you have any info
on a dump truck which we could use.
TOP OF PAGE (405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.08-19-2006 HOT BUT NOT AS HOT
Well it is a little cooler today and it looks as if we will not get any
rain till later this evening. We did have another cool front move across
the state to cool us a little and we have some clouds but no rain yet. Our
chance of rain is still high enough it looks like we will not get rain
tomorrow and our high for the day should be ar
