Sticky Bottle article 12 Jan 2012

Another boost for Irish BMX

Cherry Orchard indoor track opens for racing

 

 

 

Just weeks after the successful launch of Ratoath BMX track in Co Meath, Dubliners now have a facility of their own following the opening of the Cherry Orchard indoor BMX track.

 

The facility, which is contained in a large warehouse in Cherry Orchard industrial estate beside Ballyfermot in west Dublin, has already been christened with a great day’s racing.

 

Kids from the age of five years to those well into the veteran stages of their twenty-inch careers took to the track for a thrilling meeting.

 

The launch of the new facility comes at a time of significant resurgence in BMX in Ireland.

 

The track in Ratoath – which is outdoor and more challenging than Cherry Orchard – has drawn huge crowds since it opened before Christmas.

 

It also appears that Ireland may have a BMX rider at the London Olympics, in the shape of Kelvin Batey. His qualification for London would undoubtedly raise the profile of BMX racing here and add to its stock rising even further.

 

 

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