Llynfi BMX Racing Club

🪏 TRACK MAINTENANCE weekend getting the track tip top for the Welsh Championships! 👌🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

🚧 This coming Saturday (17 October) we’ll be putting in a shift throughout the day at the track from 9:00am, and then if needed on Sunday after the Open Track session from 1:00pm 🚦🧨⚒️🏁

⚒️ Be great to see as many volunteers as can make it, anyone is welcome to help out, give an hour or give a couple of hours, it all makes a difference and the work load lighter and quicker! 🏁⚒️🏁💣🏁🚧🏁

⏰Getting the track finalised and race ready for our big race day hosting the 2026 Welsh Championships on Sunday25 October with an action packed weekend. 🧨🚦🏁

Work to be done:
▪️weeding the track here and there
▪️sweeping track surface
▪️freshening up rollers & jumps
▪️roller & whacking fresh dust
▪️blower on the berms
▪️some new tarmac on places
▪️improving hard standing areas
▪️mowing and strimming the grass
▪️litter picking
▪️maintenance of bikes
▪️lick of paint here and there
▪️any other small jobs
▪️plenty of tarting up the surrounding facility

😮‍💨 some hard graft but a good laugh with everyone (free hot/cold drinks and treats for all volunteers to keep you going) 😀

🪏We’ll also be at the track on weekdays from 9:30am leading up to the regional race to do groundworks/maintenance, if anyone is free for an hour or more to help out give us a shout! ✊🏼

🎩 🥾 weather looking good, bring a bucket hat and suncream ☀️ or if we’re unlucky it’ll be wellies and coat 🌧️



See you there!
🤘🏼🏁⚒️🚧🚦💣😎

🚦THIS WEEK AT THE TRACK🏁

🔘Tuesday 13 October 🔘
⚡️Open Track with coaching tips
⏰ 17:30-19:00
⚙️ Open to all, rock up and ride

🔘Thursday 15 October 🔘
⚡️Private Booking
⏰ 10:00-12:00
⚙️ School session
▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️
⚡️Open Track with gates and coaching tips
⏰ 17:30-19:00
⚙️ Open to all, rock up and ride

🔘Friday 16 October 🔘
⚡️Private Booking
⏰ 10:00-12:00
⚙️ School session

🔘Sunday 18 October 🔘
⚡️Pocket Rockets (New/Beginners) Coaching
⏰ 9:30-10:30
⚙️ Starting out to club race riders
📱Book on Spond - https://spond.com/invite/VHRFN
▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️
⚡️Open Track with gates and coaching tips
⏰10:30-12:30
⚙️Rock up and ride

🟡⚫️ USEFUL INFO ⚫️🟡

💷 Track session: £3 member/local | £4 non-members
🚲 BMX Bike hire: £2 member/local | £3 non-member (first come basis)
🪖Full Face Helmet hire: £1 member/local | £2 non-member (first come basis)

🎟️Riders must be competent, if not they can ride around the perimeter on the flat areas to practise and then begin to join on the track

🎩 Gear to wear:
☑️Full face helmet - your own or hire ours
☑️ Gloves - any will do
☑️ Protective elbow and knee pads - if you have them
☑️ long sleeved top and trousers
☠️ no sliders or crocs for footwear
☠️ no stunt-pegs on bikes

📋 Declaration: complete form for yourself or your child online

🥤☕️REFRESHMENTS: available at our Cafe
🚻 TOILETS: no onsite toilets (yet) so please go before you set off, otherwise it’s the bush or nearby supermarket!

🏁 Session types:
☑️ Open Track - ride at any time during the time slot, just turn up.
☑️Coaching - pre-book your place for a structured coaching session (skills & drills)
☑️Training - race day ready session with skills, fitness, laps and gate starts.
☑️Start gate: see noted in sessions above

🚧 Sessions subject to change, particularly if very poor weather conditions, check our page for update before departure!

You can raise FREE donations for Llynfi BMX Racing Club EVERY time you shop online. 😃

Just use easyfundraising.org.uk! ✊🏼 We’ve set up an account with them, and if you link though it every time you shop the club gets donations, it’s really simple.

A number of sports clubs already use this site and it has been brilliant for them.

Basically, if you activate your account from the link at the bottom, when you do your next online shop some sites donate an amount into our account for the Club. The account has been set up as Llynfi BMX Racing Club. 🟡⚫️

You can forward the link onto anyone and they can also contribute then when they shop, it’s easy.

When you shop it doesnt cost you anything extra, the store donates to our club.

Over 8,000 brands will donate, including all the big names like eBay, John Lewis & Partners, Argos, ASOS, Expedia, M&S, Just Eat, Uswitch and many more! 🤩

Please support us, it's simple and only takes 2 minutes to sign up:
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/llynfi-bmx-racing-club

Let’s fundraise for the track and club 💪🏼💛 Diolch ✊🏼🏁

🏁 YOUR FIRST WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP RACE?

Racing in the Welsh BMX Racing Championship at Llynfi BMX Racing Club on 25 October? 🚲🏆

Any rider can enter - beginner, intermediate or seasoned rider.

If this is your first Welsh Championship race, don’t worry - it can seem a bit daunting, but we’re here to help!

Here’s what you’ll need:

✅ BMX race bike
✅ Full-face helmet
✅ Gloves & suitable protection
✅ Front plates
✅ British Cycling membership - There’s a free under 16 option at the following link - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/clubs/membership
✅ Transponder

Don’t have everything? WE CAN HELP!

At Llynfi BMX Racing Club we have bikes, helmets, race plates and transponders available to hire, so you don’t need to have all the equipment before you can give racing a go.

If you’re unsure about anything, send us a message or speak to us at the track - we’ll help you get race-ready! 🙌

🏆 Welsh BMX Racing Championship
📍 Llynfi BMX Racing Club
📅 Sunday 25 October 2026

Come and race with us!

⚡️OPEN TRACK with GATES 🏁

🤙🏼 Fancy getting on the BMX Track? Having a go at some gates and some practice in? Regular racer or never tried the BMX start gate before and curious to see what it's all about? All ages and all abilities welcome. 👋🏼

🐦‍🔥Come down and ride the track and gates on your own terms - work on your skills and race starts if you're more experienced, or take your time and have a go if you've never used the gate before, our club welcomes all!

📆 Sunday 11 October
⏰ 10:30pm - 12:30pm
💰£3 Members | £4 Non-members

🪖All gear available to loan - bike & full face helmet
👖Long sleeves & long trousers to be worn
☕️ Cafe Shack open with hot drinks and treats
ℹ️ More info in our main weekly what’s on post

Whether you're looking to sharpen your skills or simply want to try something new, come and have a go! ✊🏼

🚦THIS WEEK AT THE TRACK🚦

✳️ CHANGES ✳️
This week we’ve changed sessions around due to less light so we can maximise the sessions for everyone, with two open track sessions in the evenings. ✊🏼

🏁 Tuesday 6 October
⚡️Open Track with coaching tips
⏰ 17:30-19:30
⚙️ Open to all, rock up and ride

🏁 Thursday 8 October
⚡️Private Booking
⏰ 10:00-12:00
⚙️ School session
▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️
⚡️Open Track with gates and coaching tips
⏰ 17:30-19:30
⚙️ Open to all, rock up and ride

🏁 Friday 9 October
⚡️Private Booking
⏰ 10:00-12:00
⚙️ School session

🏁 Sunday 11 October 🏁
⚡️Groms (New/Beginners) Coaching
⏰ 9:30-10:30
⚙️ Starting out to club race riders
📱Book on Spond - https://spond.com/invite/VHRFN
▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️
⚡️Open Track with gates and coaching tips
⏰10:30-12:30
⚙️Rock up and ride

🟡⚫️ USEFUL INFO ⚫️🟡

💷 Track session: £3 member/local | £4 non-members
🚲 BMX Bike hire: £2 member/local | £3 non-member (first come basis)
🪖Full Face Helmet hire: £1 member/local | £2 non-member (first come basis)

🎟️Riders must be competent, if not they can ride around the perimeter on the flat areas to practise and then begin to join on the track

🎩 Gear to wear:
☑️Full face helmet - your own or hire ours
☑️ Gloves - any will do
☑️ Protective elbow and knee pads - if you have them
☑️ long sleeved top and trousers
☠️ no sliders or crocs for footwear
☠️ no stunt-pegs on bikes

📋 Declaration: complete form for yourself or your child online

🥤☕️REFRESHMENTS: available at our Cafe
🚻 TOILETS: no onsite toilets (yet) so please go before you set off, otherwise it’s the bush or nearby supermarket!

🏁 Session types:
☑️ Open Track - ride at any time during the time slot, just turn up.
☑️Coaching - pre-book your place for a structured coaching session (skills & drills)
☑️Training - race day ready session with skills, fitness, laps and gate starts.
☑️Start gate: see noted in sessions above

🚧 Sessions subject to change, particularly if very poor weather conditions, check our page for update before departure!

At the track today grab yourself one of our delicious The Works Hot Chocolate’s 🔥🥤😋
Hot chocolate with cream, marshmallows and more chocolate sprinkled over, for only £2.50. 😃

Lots of other hot and cold drinks as well as snacks available including;
☕️ latte
☕️ caramel latte
☕️ mocha
☕️ coffee
☕️ tea
☕️ herbal teas
on these crisp autumn mornings at the track 🍂🧤

Drop over to our Track Snack Attack Cafe! 🍁🤙🏼

We’re looking for some PRIZES for our RAFFLE for our upcoming Welsh BMX Championships race on Sunday 25 October!
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😀🎟️⭐️🏁

Could you be awesome and see if you, a friend or family member, a local company/shop or even a bigger company, could donate a prize to our raffle? 🤩🪎

Your prizes will help us sell raffle tickets, and this helps us to raise some vital funds towards running events, maintaining the track, offering bikes and helmets to use, and so much more at the club. ✊🏼🎟️

We’d love to fill our raffle prize table, donate anything, such as:
⭐️ BMX gear - parts, pump, gloves, goggles…
⭐️ t-shirt, hoodie, socks, jacket
⭐️ water bottle, bike parts
⭐️ baseball cap, bobble hat, backpack
⭐️ race jersey
⭐️ toys & games - Lego, hot-wheels, etc
⭐️ chocolates, sweets
⭐️ toiletries
⭐️ w**e, spirits, c***r, b**r
⭐️ hamper, candle, biscuits
⭐️ tools
⭐️ skateboard, scooter
⭐️ voucher
⭐️ anything… and the more prizes the more tickets we no doubt will sell!! 😃

👋🏼 Any small or large prizes are welcome, and we’ll give you a mention in our online socials posts and in our shout outs on the big race day as a thank you and so you get some great publicity! 📣📣📣

Just drop us a line and/or you can either drop to the track or we can come to you to collect. 🙂

Diolch | Thank you 🟡⚫️🟡⚫️🟡