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Name: Scott A Towne
Hometown: Otsego, Michigan.

Scott, what was/is your involvement with BMX?
Scott Towne: It's a lifelong obsession. I still ride BMX as much as possible. I have trails at my house, so when the weather is working with me, I ride those almost every day I'm home. In the winter, I have ramps in my barn and I try to ride the skatepark a couple times a week. Most of these sessions are about a half an hour long,

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Any youth 18 and under whose family income is at or below the poverty level for their community, or who are in any State custodial care can access a membership in the NBL free of charge.

Riders can provide a copy of the previous year's tax return or a copy of the custodial care from their State Family and Children’s Services Department for eligibility in the program. Track directors and operators can contact the NBL for assistance with locating the poverty level information for their community.

This program will apply to both new and renewal applications.

NBL CEO Gary Aragon says, "The NBL is more than BMX racing — it's about families and their communities, and this program is in keeping with that focus. As a foster parent, I understand some of the challenges at-risk youth face, and access to sports is one challenge the NBL can help overcome."

What do you do? Wait till spring and start building then, or start building now and hope you get to ride before spring? Sure, the new pump track in Helmond Brandevoort is muddy right now, but give it a dry week and kids will be putting on the gloves to give a few laps. Stoked on having this spot so close to home. The daily posts on the site will suffer, but for a good reason...