"WCR" or West Coast Racing was just recently established in September 2007. We are a nonprofit organization consisting of volunteers and riders that travel to compete in BMX racing throughout the National Bicycle League. If you are interested in sponsoring us, please contact us at your convenience through our “contact” page on our website.All donations are tax deductible.

Thank you! –WCR Staff

 

 

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There shall be no unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of any riders, staff, or parents. It will not be tolerated! There is no greater offense in the WCR BMX program than unsportsmanlike conduct. Unsportsmanlike conduct is characterized as, but not limited to, any disrespectful or unnecessarily abusive or aggressive act - physical or verbal - committed by one person against another (whether that other person is an opponent, teammate, parent, staff or fan). Thank you! Ride safe and smart.

 

"Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success."

 

- Reminber -

The 1st annual WCR Duck Race has come and gone. It was a little damp but the ducks didn't mind, they raced anyway! And the results are..........

Our total raised was $1040.00    YYYYYEEEEEEE HHHHHHAAAAWWWWWW

Congratulations to all our Lucky Duck Winners and a huge thank you to all of our unlucky duck participant!

 

 

Hey all, The 2008 Summer Season has kicked off.

Daytona BMX September 13th and 14th.

Saturday was a little tough on us scoring a 24 and ending up at the back of the pack. Sunday how ever we redeemed ourselves and pulled out a 2nd place finish. All in all, a Great start. Our next event is at Naples BMX on October 11th and 12th. Let's get the practice in and have another great weekend of racing.

 

 

 

WE DID IT!

It is such an honor to have each and everyone of you apart of WCR. This includes parents and families of our riders as well. Together we came along way and ended up taking home 9th place out of 21 teams. We had a few set backs and uncertainties throughout the year but all in all for our first year, we think we did an amazing job and its because of ALL of you. The love and support we have as a team is so strong and is very much appreciated by everyone. There are not many teams that get together outside of our busy BMX lives to build the chemistry that we share as a team. So we want to thank each one of you for an awesome year. Way to go! :)

Photos are up so check out our photo page.....

 

 

 

Florida Motorsports has been so kind to give our riders an amazing discount on race gear. Thank You Florida Motorsports for supporting our needs! Be sure to check out http://www.fl-motorsports.com/

 

 

WE WISH YOU THE BEST!

Our teammate, our friend, and BMX coach has moved back to his home country of Bolivia. Even though we are sad to see him leave, we all are so thankful to have had the opportunity to have him apart of both WCR and Naples BMX. He has inspired so many through his love for the sport of BMX and no one will ever forget. We love you Widen!

 

 

PHOTOS FROM JAX ARE UP!

Thank you Laura for sending me the pics from Jacksonville. If there is anyone else who would like to add photos to the site please email them to me. Thank you and enjoy!

 

 

Nike Sparq Training My Better Championship

Come out and join this special training event presented by Eastbay. Become a better athlete......A stronger athlete! It will be held at our sponsors (Velocity) training facility in Naples. The address is 11965 Collier Blvd. #12 - Naples (239) 649-FAST

 

 

 

 

JACKSONVILLE.....HERE WE COME!

 

We've got heat and it needs to be turned up this weekend. It is our last chance to place higher in the state before the championship race in May. So riders don't hold back....show everyone what you've got. You know we all will be cheering you on. :) It should be a great weekend for racing and we are all excited. Drive safe and we will see each other soon.

GO WCR!!

 

BOB WARNICKE RACES

Charlotte BMX will be having their Bob Warnicke Race on Sunday, 4/6/08. Practice will be at 12pm and the race will start at 2pm.

Naples BMX will be having their Bob Warnicke Race on Saturday, 4/12/08. Practice will be at 1:00 pm and the race will start at 2:30 pm.

 

 

 

Thanks to Publix we will continue to have free food and drinks for our team at the remaining events. So "THANK YOU" Publix for your help and support!

 

NEW SPONSOR

We would like to give a special thanks to Curb Systems of South West Florida and Sarasota L.L.C. for becoming one of our sponsors. We greatly appreciate it and we will see you at the finish line!

 

 

 

Tanner South Update

Tanner South went into the hospital at 8:30am this morning for his nerve surgery. He finally came out of surgery at around 6pm. The doctor has just informed us the surgery went well. They were able to take a nerve from his leg and throat area to do the nerve graphs. They took a lung nerve and did a nerve transfer. We are hoping that this will fuse 3 of the 5 nerves that were damaged. It will be 3 weeks of immobilization of the arm and neck and then at least 6 months before he may be able to move anything on his own. They are hoping for shoulder and elbow movement and possibly wrist movement as well. They will not know anything on finger movement for about three years. He will need another surgery for that. Our prayer request is now for his body to accept this alteration. He still is not in recovery yet but has done exceptionally well so far. Jill will let us know when they have a room. He is expected home by the weekend. Thank you for your prayers and support. Get well soon buddy!

 

 

 

JEWELRY PARTY - FEBURARY 28th 2008

Don't miss our team fund raiser! We all know racing can get expensive so Terry Young has been so kind to put on a jewelry fashion show to help us raise money. 25% of purchase price will be donated to our team! So fathers, mothers, friends , and family buy your mothers day and graduation gifts now. For more information please call Terry at 239-404-6376

 

 

 

It was a great weekend for racing at Highlands. Weather conditions gave us a challenge but everyone did an awesome job! Even with a few crashes we still managed to pull a 12th on Saturday and a 9th on Sunday. We are proud of each and everyone of you. We are a class act and it shows on and off the track.

Thank you to all the parents who helped, it is extremely appreciated. Its important that ALL riders are eating and drinking constantly throughout the day. We would also like to incorporate some things at the next qualifier that a few of us learned from Velocity Sports Performance Center. A BIG THANKS goes out to them as well for donating gatorade to keep our riders cool and hydrated.

**Parents and riders please keep in mind for team results, ONLY the motos count NOT the mains. So it is important that each rider gives it their all EVERYTIME they race.

Next up is the Jacksonville Qualifier which is hosted on April 19th and 20th. More info coming soon.

 

Rider Main Results Day 1/Day2

Andrew Lykins- DNQ/DNQ

Brian Callahan- Cruiser 3rd/6th

Brian Callahan- 20” 4th/ 8th

Darwin Mojica- DNQ/DNQ

Donna Snow- 4th/3rd

Evan Orstad- 1st/1st

Favio Mojica- 4th/4th

Jesse Zimmerman- 2nd/2nd

Juan Hinestrosa- 5th/8th

Julia Marceau- 7th/8th

Linsy Mojica- 4th/4th

Mario Lopez- 5th/8th

Michelle Huey- 5th/6th

Mike Orstad- 2nd/3rd

Orlando Fernandez- DNQ/DNQ

Sammy Hewitt- DNS/DNQ

Timothy Peters Jr.- 4th/3rd

Timothy Peters- DNQ/6th

Valerie Keyser- 1st/1st

William Ermatinger- 3rd/DNQ

William Marceau Jr.- DNQ/1st

William Marceau- DNQ/7th

 

 

 

Donna Snow - Miss Sarasota USA 2009!

 

Nineteen young ladies vying for the titles of Miss Sarasota USA and Miss Sarasota Teen USA 2009 graced the stage at the Sahib Shiners' Temple on Saturday February 2nd 2008.

Our very own Donna Snow competed in this pageant and won Miss Sarasota USA 2009! We want to congratulate her and wish her the best of luck with the Miss Florida USA pageant coming up in July. Great job!!!

 

 

 

Jersey's are in for those who are waiting. They were expected Feb. 14th but we received them very early....thanks to Animal Paintball :)

Also new photos are posted from the Qualifier in Coral Springs.

More to come so check back soon!

 

 

WAY TO GO TEAM!

WCR would like to thank all of our sponsors for helping us become a very successful BMX team. Our 1st qualifier we finished 8th and 9th. This past weekend for our 2nd qualifier we finished 6th for both days. We are a very strong 1st year team! We now need to look at our next step.... We need to continue to provide food & drinks to our members at all team events. We also need to look at new members to add to our successful team. We would like to ask our sponsors to help us with added sponsorship or with new sponsors to help support our team needs. Please contact Marie at 537-1661 or Valerie at 200-3769 if you have any questions.

 

Rider Main Results Day 1/Day2

Andrew Lykins- DNQ/4th

Brian Callahan- 6th/DNQ

Darwin Mojica- DNQ/7th

Donna Snow- 2nd/2nd

Dylan Callahan- 5th/6th

Evan Orstad- 5th/8th

Favio Mojica- 3rd/3rd

Jakob Callahan- 7th/7th

Jesse Zimmerman- 1st/1st

Jose Carlos Balcazar- DNQ/DNQ

Juan Hinestrosa- 6th/4th

Julia Marceau- DNQ/DNQ

Linsy Mojica- 3rd/3rd

Michelle Huey- 7th/4th

Mike Orstad- 5th/5th

Ryan Wallach- 6th/8th

Sammy Hewitt- DNQ/5th

Timothy Peters Jr.- 3rd/DNS

Timothy Peters- 4th/DNS

Valerie Keyser- 2nd/2nd

Widen Wills- 5th/1st

William Ermatinger- 3rd/2nd

William Marceau Jr.- 8th/1st

William Marceau- DNQ/8th

 

 

We also would like to welcome a few more riders to West Coast Racing BMX Team. We are extremely proud to have these riders apart of our family....WELCOME!

Donna Snow- Elite Woman

Timothy Peters- 34 Cruiser

Timothy Peters Jr.- 10 Rookie

William Marceau- 38 Cruiser

Julia Marceau- 7 Rookie

 

 

Next Up-Coral Springs Qualifier January 26th- 27th 2008

Are you ready riders? It’s our time to show everyone what we are made of.

We hope everyone is well rested and injury free.

Keep in mind; we will be taking team photos in Coral Springs since the majority of our riders will be attending this event.

Any questions, please contact Valerie at 239-200-3769

 

 

 

The South family was extremely excited to bring Tanner out to Charlotte BMX this past weekend.  92.9 Kix Country also broadcasted live from the track and did a personal interview with Tanner.
 

They appreciate all the love and support that our BMX family has to offer and continues to offer. Tanner himself couldn't’t say thank you enough.

It was great to see a lot of our riders attend this benefit race even though this was not a team event. Great job everyone; we wear our Jersey’s proud!

 

 

 

 

Its been a pleasure having everyone apart of WCR. We are off to a great start for the New Year and we look forward to the Qualifier in Coral Springs. Happy 2008 and lets get to racing! PS. Don't forget to wear your team Jersey's every time you RACE!

 

 

 

 

A strong team from Michigan won the 2007 President's Cup December 27 in Columbus, Ohio.  The annual state against state competition is one of the major competitions of the National Bicycle League.  Florida's team fell short of winning by just two points in the event.  Illinois, California, and Ohio rounded out the top five.  Michigan becomes just the fourth team to win in the competition's history, along with Florida, Indiana and Ohio.

 

 

 

Some of our riders will be racing for Florida at the annual President's Cup in Columbus, OH on December 27th 2007. Its an exciting event and can be watched live online at www.go211.com. They will also be filming the Christmas Classic and UCI Qualifier which is also held in Columbus, OH. Good luck to our riders and lets bring the cup home to Florida!

 

 

 

NEW SPONSOR!!!

Psyhopath Industries is our new team sponsor! They make awesome BMX frames from race to street. Please let me know if you are interested in a frame at our special team rate. Check out their website at www.psykopath.com for their latest news and products.

 

 

 

The Presidents Cup and Christmas Classic are right around the corner and we would like to wish everyone who is going the best of luck. It’s going to be an amazing experience. Drive safe and don’t forget to take lots of photos so we can put them up on our website.

Again, good luck and let’s bring the cup back to Florida!

 

 

 

We wanted to welcome William Marceau Jr. to our team! William is an 8 year old rookie who loves to race BMX. He finished 2nd in the main both days at the Summer Series Championship and the 1st and 2nd State Qualifier in Daytona. Keep up the great work and we are proud to have you on our team.

 

 

 

NEXT TEAM EVENT WILL BE THE 3rd AND 4th 2008 STATE QUALIFIER WHICH IS HELD AT CORAL SPRINGS IN JANUARY ON THE 26th and 27th!.

 

 

 

2007 Summer Championship/1st & 2nd State Qualifier- Daytona BMX Nov. 10th-11th 2007

We wanted to congratulate all of our riders for doing an awesome job this past weekend in Daytona! It was our first team event and we were definitely noticed on and off the track. We also wanted to thank all of the parents and staff for helping out and making sure our riders had everything they needed. Out of 23 A Division Teams, WCR finished 9th on Saturday and 10th on Sunday. Out of 13 B Division Teams, WCR finished 6th on Saturday and 8th on Sunday. Again, we are proud to have each and every one of you on our team. The next team event will be January 26th and 27th in Coral Springs. For more information please visit www.floridabmx.com.

 

 

 

We wanted to welcome Cody Stanley to our team. He took some time off of BMX racing to play high school football. He had a great season with football and is now looking forward to the 2008 State BMX Season. We are proud to have you on our team!

 

 

 

It was great to see everyone at practice last night. Jerseys were handed out and money was collected for the T-Shirts and race logs. If you ordered shirts or race logs and have not paid for them please see Valerie or Marie up in Daytona. They will be collecting the money there as well.We are expecting to have our shirts for this weekends qualifier however the company that is doing the screen printing and embroidery has had some setbacks. We are keeping our fingers crossed in hopes to have them in time but if not we will have them next week.

Also if you or your children did not receive awards at the Charlotte Qualifier please let Valerie know so she can pick them up for you.

Drive safe and see you at the races!

GO West Coast Racing!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

*** Please keep in mind that on November 7th we will be handing out Team Jerseys. If you are NOT at practice that night then we will give the Jersey to you at Daytona.

 

 

 

2007 Summer Championship/1st & 2nd State Qualifier- Daytona BMX Nov. 10th-11th 2007

Yeah, Our 1st Team Race! :)

Attention parents, riders, fans and staff please wear your T-Shirts to proudly represent "WCR." Thank You!

Hotel Accommodations- Please book your reservations at La Breeze Inn & Suites located at 505 S Atlantic Ave, Ormond Beach, FL 32176. The telephone number is (386) 677-3353

 

 

 

2007 Summer Series- Charlotte BMX Oct. 13th-14th 2007

 

Even though we did not compete this past weekend at Port Charlotte, we wanted to congratulate all of our riders for doing an awesome job. Everyone raced hard and had fun!

The NBL did apologize for not having enough awards and will still be getting them for the riders who did not receive one. I will take a list of our riders to the next Qualifier.

Don't forget our FIRST team race will be at Daytona on November 10th and 11th 2007. We will have a team meeting before then to let everyone know what’s expected and to also answer any questions and/or concerns.

 

 

 

2007 Summer Series- Middleburg BMX Sep. 15th-16th 2007

 

Quite a few of our riders drove 5 hours to race in the Middleburg Triple Point Qualifier on Sep. 15th and 16th. Despite the rain delay on saturday night, the race went by smoothly. Our riders did a great job and are working hard for the next Qualifier in Charlotte on October 13th and 14th.

1st Row Left to Right- Michelle Huey 11G, Jesse Zimmerman 10N, Evan Orstad 9R, Ryan Wallach 8R, Dylan Callahan 7R, and Jakob Callahan 6R

2nd Row Left to Right- Brian Callahan 39N, Mike Orstad 45C