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• BMX bike race track in eastern Elk River should be ready in June by Nicole Jacob can always add on later." Recent rainstorms have not Staff writer As currently designed,the hindered the project and The idea for a BMX bike $30,000 track will be about have in fact been helpful in racing track in Elk River 1,060 feet long, which is of packing the soil,Hals said. has been in the works for average size for a BMX Hals believes the basic approximately three years. bike track. It will include track will be done by June Within the next month, a 12 jumps, the highest of 1, but other amenities on track located off of which will be six feet.Track the site may not be com- Highway 10 and 165th area facilities will include plete until later. Bauer- Avenue should be complete bleachers, an announcer's meister expects that every- and ready for races. platform and a concession thing will be done in time "This will be a great thing stand. for the first race which is for kids to do on a Saturday Much of the project was scheduled for June 9. afternoon," said Robin funded and supplied by The BMX committee will Bauermeister, member of donations. The BMX corn- be holding a registration the Elk River Park and mittee received cash dona- and clinic on May 19 at the BMX Committee. "There tions as well as the use of a track. Pro BMX state are a lot of local racers." bulldozer, dirt and helmets champion Scott Walkner Bauermeister is a coordi- from various companies will be teaching the clinic nator of the committee around the area. from 10 a.m. to noon. made up of local residents Last week, construction People interested in rac- who have an interest in began on the track. Elk ing must pre-register for BMX racing. The group River Streets and Parks insurance purposes. Races generated almost all the Superintendent Phil Hals will be on Saturdays until • funds to finance the track is coordinating construc- the end of October. and also helped in the tion and spent much of Practices are on design process, as well as Friday staking the site. A Wednesdays. setting race dates for this piece of equipment broke Volunteers are also need- summer. down late last week, slow- ed to help build and main- "It's a pretty easy track," ing the process but by tain the track and work at Bauermeister said. "We Monday afternoon, the registration. For more didn't make it a hard track began to take shape information, contact Robin course to start out with.We as dirt was shifted around. at 763-241-4135. 1111