The Metro Jam’s Jay Miron sent over word of an upcoming Metro Jam going down later this summer. The event is part of the Kingston Bike Festival, starting with a Metro Jam on August 30-31, continuing with flatland on September 3 and ending with the ERA BMX race and jumping comp on September 5-6. The whole package is happening in Kingston, Ontario, about 1 hour north of Syracuse, NY and the total purse for all three events amounts to $65,000 Canadian.
DATE: September 5-6, 2008
LOCATION: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
The ERA (Elite Race Association) race will be Elite riders only. The Kingston track will be totally rebuilt bigger and better. It will be amazing and the riders must race on flat pedals. No one is allowed to race in tap dancing shoes. The dirt contest will be on three sets that run down between the second and third straight with the last set flying over the second corner. It starts Friday night with time trials for the racers and qualifying for the dirt jumpers. Then on Saturday night the race goes down and the jumping final happens. ERA Kingston Cup Race $30,000 purse. ERA Jumping contest $10,000 purse
FOR MORE INFO: http://www.metrobmxjam.com, http://www.kingstonbikefestival.com, http://www.erabmx.com
