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General Conditions of Participation 2016
Free BMX inc. vzw organizes in corporation with the city of Hasselt the Belgian BMX Open.
The event will take place from Friday July 16 till Sunday July 17 at the Kapermolenpark Hasselt.

Who may participate?
The Belgian BMX Open is a BMX only contest. Everyone who rides a bmx is aloud to participate, no matter your age or gender.

To participate at the contest, we ask a small entrance fee. For Pro riders, everyone who is sponsored, we ask €30, for amateur riders the fee is €10. Non WBV members +€5 day license including Insurance.

Note, the contest is free for all spectators. The bunnyhop contest is free of charge and is for Pro and Amateur riders.
note: you have to be inscripted in one of those classes.

Try to register online to make the participation easier. You can still register at the day of the contest at the registerdesk.

How does the contest processes?
Friday is a general practice day in the park and on the dirts.
Saturday is amateurs only, in the park and on the dirts.
Sunday is pro day, the Park, Dirt , Street, Flat and Bunnyhop contest,.

All riders, amateur and pro, have to do a qualification session to reach the finals. (note: this does not count for the Kids Contest)
This means there will be a jury who decides the points. Arguing the judges is out of the question.

Notes:
Every participant automatically declares himself agree with the rules from the moment he or she subscribes to the contest.

Participants automatically declare themselves agree the different media make photos and / or movies for publicity in any form. Winners agree to cooperate for any possible interviews.

Free BMX inc. vzw and the city of Hasselt are not responsible for any accidents, theft or damage in any form.


Prizes
Pro Park Contest:
1. € 500
2. € 250
3. € 100

Pro Dirt Contest:
1. € 500
2. € 250
3. € 100

Pro Street Contest:
€ 500
€ 250
€ 100

Pro Flatland Contest:
€ 500
€ 250
€ 100

Amateur Park Contest:
Goodies & gadgets

Haro, Premium, TSG, The900shop and DC

Amateur Dirt Contest:
Goodies & gadgets
by Haro, Premium, TSG, The900shop and DC

Bunnyhop Contest:
One winner only: € 250

Curent record: 120cm Alex Vantomme (2011)

Kids Contest:
Everyone wins!

Goodies & gadgets
Haro, Premium, TSG, The900shop and DC


Program 2016

Friday July 15, 2016:

Practice day from 12h till sunset

Saturday July 16, 2016:

Amateur BMX

11.00h-12.00h: Inscriptions
13.00h: Kids comp (Up to and including 6y)
13.45h: Qualification Park (7y-11y)
14.30h: Qualification Park (12y-15y)
15.30h: Qualification Park (+16y)
16.30h: Prize Ceremony Kids comp
17.00h: Finals dirt (only +12y)
18.00h: Finals Park (7y-11y)
19.00h: Finals Park (12y-15y)
20.00h: Finals Park (+16y)
21.00h: Prize Ceremony

The timeschedule can change!

Sunday July 17, 2016:

Pro BMX
11.30h: Inscriptions
12.30h: End inscriptions pro BMX
13.30h: Qualification Park
14.30h: Qualification Flatland
15.30h: Qualification Street
16.30h: Qualification Dirt
17.30h: Bunnyhop Contest
18.30h: Finals Park
19.15h: Finals flatland
20.00h: Finals Street
20.45h: Finals Dirt
21.30h: Prize Ceremony

The timeschedule can change!

Free practice on the Dirts and the Park between all contests for all riders.

Directions:

How to find your way to the park:

By car:
    Brussels, take the E314, first follow signs Leuven/Liège, later on Hasselt and take exit 27. (60min).
    Antwerp, follow the E313 straight to Hasselt and take exit 27 (60min).
    Liège, follow the E313 toutes directions and take exit 28 (35min).
    Köln, take the A4 till you arrive at the Dutch border, follow the A76 till the Belgian border, than continue by driving the E314. Take exit 31 to Hasselt (1h45min).

By train:
There is a train from every Belgian train station towards Hasselt.
Once you ‘r of the train, take the bus to the Kapermolenpark.
(There are plenty of them, every minute.
You can take the H2, H5, 16, 2, 182, 180, 18A, 21, 1) This takes about 7minutes. Within the city of Hasselt, all public transport is free of charge.

By plane:
The best is to fly to the airport in Brussels. Once you get there you can go directly to the train station of the airport. You got a direct train to Hasselt without any changes

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