Page 62 - Southern Oregon Magazine Winter 2015
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The indoor track, currently the only one oper-
ating in Oregon, is open for races during the
winter months. Races are held four times a
week and are divided by age and skill level.
“Our youngest rider just turned two. Our old-
est rider is 58,” says Stout.
Both the indoor and outdoor River City
tracks see pros stop over year-round to ride
as they’re traveling through on tour, as well
as up-and-coming amateur talent that’s yet
to be discovered; not to mention beginners
with bruised knees, who keep getting back
up and trying again, their confidence growing
stronger with every spill.
The BMX tracks are beyond valuable to the
community and those who frequent there, but
regardless, the future of the outdoor track is
in jeopardy.
“After 24 years they’re going to put a road
through the middle of it,” explains Stout.
“We have to pull the track back and turn it
90 degrees. We’re not going very far, but all
the costs are still there as if we were moving
20 miles away.”
Construction on the new road is set to begin
early next summer, leaving River City BMX
a short deadline to raise the funds needed to
move it.
“The county did provide us a place to move
to and our city and county are both helping
out tremendously,” explains Stout. “But we
still have a lot that’s going to come out of our
pocket. We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and we
run off of donations,” he says.
Donations of any kind can be made directly
to the track. “People can help with money,
equipment, building labor and materials,” for
example, says Stout.
River City BMX Indoor Track
1451 Fairgrounds Rd, Grants Pass
River City BMX Outdoor Track
1380 Pansy Lane, Grants Pass
Facebook page
River City BMX
Mike Stout
541-295-1287
60 southernoregonmagazine.com • winter 2015
ating in Oregon, is open for races during the
winter months. Races are held four times a
week and are divided by age and skill level.
“Our youngest rider just turned two. Our old-
est rider is 58,” says Stout.
Both the indoor and outdoor River City
tracks see pros stop over year-round to ride
as they’re traveling through on tour, as well
as up-and-coming amateur talent that’s yet
to be discovered; not to mention beginners
with bruised knees, who keep getting back
up and trying again, their confidence growing
stronger with every spill.
The BMX tracks are beyond valuable to the
community and those who frequent there, but
regardless, the future of the outdoor track is
in jeopardy.
“After 24 years they’re going to put a road
through the middle of it,” explains Stout.
“We have to pull the track back and turn it
90 degrees. We’re not going very far, but all
the costs are still there as if we were moving
20 miles away.”
Construction on the new road is set to begin
early next summer, leaving River City BMX
a short deadline to raise the funds needed to
move it.
“The county did provide us a place to move
to and our city and county are both helping
out tremendously,” explains Stout. “But we
still have a lot that’s going to come out of our
pocket. We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and we
run off of donations,” he says.
Donations of any kind can be made directly
to the track. “People can help with money,
equipment, building labor and materials,” for
example, says Stout.
River City BMX Indoor Track
1451 Fairgrounds Rd, Grants Pass
River City BMX Outdoor Track
1380 Pansy Lane, Grants Pass
Facebook page
River City BMX
Mike Stout
541-295-1287
60 southernoregonmagazine.com • winter 2015
