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Silvis Pump Track now open

By: Dave Thompson|October 31, 2022
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    • Rhett Pavelonis of Silvis rides on the new Silvis Pump Track during the park’s opening day on Saturday, Oct. 29.

    Rhett Pavelonis of Silvis rides on the new Silvis Pump Track during the park’s opening day on Saturday, Oct. 29. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    “This is so cool.”

    That may have been the most repeated sentence in Silvis Saturday morning, Oct. 29. More than 100 youth and their parents attended the opening day for a new city park designed for BMX, or bicycle motocross, riders.

    The Silvis Pump Track, located at 1306 S. 19th St., is a one-of-a-kind park in the Quad Cities that could help make the…

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