BMX TRACK TO GIVE AREA YOUTHS A PLACE TO RACE.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Scott Alsobrook plans to turn an open patch of desert into a bicycle motocross bicycle motocross n. A cross-country bicycle race, especially one involving young people riding bicycles designed for rough terrain. park, complete with a big track and jumps for older kids and a peewee peewee: see flycatcher. course for little cyclists. If all goes well, Alsobrook envisions opening by February a BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. park on 4.2 acres on the west side of 15th Street East, south of Avenue P. The plan is to run the park on a temporary basis to see if there is a market for such a facility. If things work out, Alsobrook will then look for a permanent site. ``We'll test market it for two years to see if, yes, it'll fly and that we get the rider count before we pump a bunch of money into a permanent park,'' Alsobrook said. The park, called No Mercy Racing BMX Park, will include a first-aid trailer, a pro shop and a concession stand Concession stand is the term used to refer to a place where patrons can purchase snacks or food at a cinema, fair, Stadium, or other entertainment venue. Some events or venues contract out the right to sell food to third parties. . It will feature a 1,100-foot main track, a 600-foot peewee track for kids age 7 and younger, and a ``jumpers alley.'' Development of the park is estimated to cost between $30,000 and $50,000. Alsobrook, a bicycle shop owner, and his partner Tom Raden created a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. to develop the park. The two men are first-time developers. At their Dec. 10 meeting, the Palmdale City Council agreed to waive $64,000 in processing, drainage and traffic fees. ``What he is bringing forward is of benefit to our youth,'' Mayor Jim Ledford said. |
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