Anthony Sewell: 1962-2009

Members of Ottawa BMX may not have known who Anthony Sewell was, but the sport of BMX Racing has lost a legend as he passed away in his sleep on Friday, April 3, 2009.

Notable Accolades:

Antony Sewell became the first official World Champion in 1978 by winning the trophy dash at the 1978 Jag World Championships.

He did on screen stunt work for the BMX race subplot in an episode of the American television series CHiPs which originally aired on March 3, 1979. Fellow racers John George and Charlie Litsky also appeared. It was entitled “CHP-BMX” (Season 2, Episode 21).

He is credited as being the first person to do “No-Handers”, a jump in which you launch yourself off a high jump and take you hands off the handlebars (the farther and longer you get your hands away from the handlebars the better) and quickly grabbing back onto the bars before you land.

He became the first pro to hold the No.1 pro title in two different sanctioning bodies simultaneously: The NBA and the NBL in 1980.

Mr. Sewell is a 1998 Inductee to the ABA BMX Hall of Fame.

Please take notice that the fee structure posted recently applies to the majority of members simply wishing to race a single class, being either 20″ BMX or Cruiser, not both.  If you, or somebody in your family wishes to race in both classes, please be advised there is an additional $130 fee.

This $130.00 fee includes the additional $30 fee required by the ABA.  The remaining amount covers the entry fees related to the second class.

If you have any questions or concerns, please send us an email immediately.

Remember, this extra fee won’t apply to the vast majority of riders, only those wishing to race both 20″ BMX and Cruiser.

Help raise some funds for the 2009 BMX Racing Season.  These funds will used further develop the racing experience for all riders.

Nestle King Size Chocolate Bars – Kit Kat, Coffee Crisp, Aero, and Smarties (All Nut and Peanut Free)

* 30 chocolate bars per box, each bar sells at $2.50.
* Profit from each box is credited towards the rider @ $18.00 per box. Remaining profit is received by Ottawa BMX.
* Each box takes roughly 1 hour to be sold door-to-door based on the executive trial last year.
* The credit the riders receives will be applied to either the Yearly Membership or 2009 BMX Clinic.
* BMX Clinic = approx $80 per rider…5 boxes (approx) can be sold to attend the clinic for free.
* Early Bird Rate = $205…to race the local 2009 for free 12 boxes (approx) of chocolate can be sold.
* Any amount of chocolate can be ordered
* Please review steps below for conditions for selling.
* Need reply by April 5th, 2009

Conditions for Selling

* Each rider has approx one month to sell the chocolate.
* Submit to ottawabmx@gmail how many boxes your rider would like to sell.
* Chocolate is order on April 6th, 2009
* Post Date a cheque to Ottawa BMX for May 1 2009.  $75 per box order. (Example: $375 cheque for 5 boxes post dated for May 1st.)
* This will allow for enough time for the rider to sell the chocolate and cover the initial outlay of money for the chocolate.
* Rider is responsible to sell the chocolate, no box returns are permitted under any conditions or cheque refunds.
* NSF – rider cannot ride until amount paid plus club surcharges received from bank.

Money Breakdown

* One box sold = $75.00 collected by rider
* Cost of each box from vendor, $37.50 plus tax
* $18 profit credited to rider
* Remaining profit received by Ottawa BMX.