Fort St. John

Motocross Association

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The Fort St. John MX track is located 1/4 mile south of the Alaska Highway, just north of the Best Western Inn. It is across from the water treatment centre and is well posted on race days.

There is plenty of room for parking and camping.

The track has been at this location for 20+ years and was purchased from the City of Fort St. John in 2000. This year, another 1/4 section of land was acquired from the City under the same terms and conditions as the original land purchase. Application for the installation of a water system has been approved by the City and we hope to begin this project between races this summer or, time permitting, in the fall. In addition to the new gates required to host the CMRC race and the water system, we have acquired enough donated pipe to build a HUGE new grandstand which will be located on the other side of culvert (80 ft table) that was built last year. These bleachers will give spectators an excellent view of the entire track. Again, these changes are ambitious and will depend on a team of membership volunteers as well as dedication of the Executive Committee.

It is a technically challenging track that consists of a hard clay base with a sandy clay mixture on top. It is contoured to the natural layout of the land. The bleachers and announcer's booth are located on the top of the hillside which gives spectators a fantastic view of the track. Fort St. John was one of the first tracks in the PMA and after years of modifications, we can say with confidence that this track rocks! The most recent changes made to our track were last year when we installed an 80 ft. tabletop with a walk-through culvert. We also made some changes to the track up top and put in a few more doubles. This year, we will be concentrating on the new gates for the CMRC race and later in the season, the water system and bleachers.

We also developed a Mini Track in 2000 and made some significant changes to the mini-track in 2001. Again, we will push some of this dirt around - just to keep things interesting for the little ones. It was felt that our young riders needed a place to practice their skills and build confidence without the intimidation of big bikes bearing down on them.

On race day, mini riders will be allowed to practice on the mini track as long as there is adult supervision. We will however, ask all mini riders to stop riding and turn their bikes off for the starting of all races.

Policy regarding the use of this Mini Track is outlined below:

When a 50 cc bike is on the Mini Track, there will be no other bike sizes allowed on the Mini Track. IF there are NO 50 cc bikes on the Mini Track, 60 cc and 80 cc bikes are allowed to ride the Mini Track. No bike bigger than 80 cc will be permitted on the Mini Track at any time. If a 50 cc rider enters the Mini Track, all other size bikes must exit immediately.

The Fort St. John Motocross Club has a gate that is to be kept locked at all times. Any FSJ members requiring a key may sign one out with Darryl at Fast Trax. There is a $5.00 deposit on each key and if is a key is lost, there will be a $10.00 deposit for any additional keys required by a member. At the end of they season, members will get their $5.00 returned upon return of the keys. Next year there will be new keys cut. Also, any PMA members that are visiting the track and wish to sign out a key may do so also at Fast Trax. The deposit for visiting club members is $20.00. This will also be returned upon return of the key.

The Fort St. John Motocross Association has a lot to be thankful for this year! We've had an incredible amount of support from our business community and would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support.

The Fort St. John MX club has grown in numbers and is turning out some very talented riders. We'd like to congratulate the following FSJ members on an outstanding 2001 season and wish ALL members the best of luck for 2002!

Nick Brown, #118
2st place
50 cc (4-6)

Cody Gibos, #806
1st place
80 cc Novice (Progressive Class)

Adam Horst, #419
1st place
125 Novice (Progressive Class)