When you want things to change in your scene, sometimes you have to take the reigns and make things happen. For those of you that don’t know, we’re based out of Rochester, Minnesota. It’s not exactly the kind of place you would expect a site like this to be with so much of the BMX industry being in California, but we still make it work. One thing we have always done is worked to be involved with or making events happen up here to help bring the scene together and grow it. Recently, we were asked to work with a local group in the city to help out with a big 4th of July celebration that will feature live music, food and alcohol vendors, a car and motorcycle show and a BMX and skateboard contest. One of main goals of this event was to show the city council that there is a big BMX and skateboard scene to get them to see it’s time to expand the skatepark. Once we heard that, we were all for helping out with the BMX contest.
So, if you’re in the Minnesota area on the 4th of July, swing through Rochester and hit up the Silverlake Skatepark. We’ll be throwing the BMX contest at the park and we have a ton of prizes from our sponsors; The Shadow Conspiracy, Subrosa Brand, Fly Bikes, Profile Racing, Madera, Mutiny Bikes, Kali Protectives, Radio Bikes and Merritt, to giveaway!
Pre-Register
You can pre-register for the contest on The Commission website for $10.
Pre-registering will save you $5. You don’t pay anything until you show up for the contest the day of! So pre-register even if you aren’t 100%!
Regular Register
You can register the day of for $15.
Address:
Silver Lake Skate Park
840 7th Street NE
Rochester, Minnesota 55904
We hope to see you there!
You can find a rough schedule after the jump!
Salute to the 4th BMX / Skate Schedule
11:00am – Registration Starts/BMX Warmup
11:30am – Skateboard Warmup
12:00pm – BMX Beginner Class Competition
12:30pm – Skateboard Beginner Class Warmup
12:45pm – Skateboard Beginner Class Competition
1:00pm – BMX Intermediate Class Warmup
1:15pm – BMX Intermediate Class Jam (2 Groups)
1:30pm – BMX Intermediate Class Finals (Single Runs)
2:00pm – Skateboard Intermediate Class Warmup
2:15pm – Skateboard Intermediate Class Jam (2 Groups)
2:30pm – Skateboard Intermediate Class Finals (Single Runs)
3:00pm – BMX Advanced Class Warmup
3:15pm – BMX Advanced Class Jam (2 Groups)
3:30pm – BMX Advanced Class Finals (Single Runs)
4:00pm – Skateboard Advanced Class Warmup
4:15pm – Skateboard Advanced Class Jam (2 Groups)
4:30pm – Skateboard Advanced Class Finals (Single Run)
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