The life and times of: Darren Wood... (No.1)

[Longun]

5 is Nicky Restall
7 is (I think) the 1985 incarnation of Holeshot
9 Podium looks like Hemel
and for 24 MK was what I was thinking.
Is 25 Rayleigh?

[DaleHolmes]

Hi Darren.  Great  Pics.
 Gossa  i got some triva  you missed out.
 Slagaharen Podium
  1st  Craig  Bark  Torker
  2nd  Steve  Veltman  Hutch
   3rd  Darren

[gossa]

Hi Darren.  Great  Pics.
 Gossa  i got some triva  you missed out.
 Slagaharen Podium
  1st  Craig  Bark  Torker
  2nd  Steve  Veltman  Hutch
   3rd  Darren

yes dale, i forgot Craig Barks name that steroid taking beatch!  also darren just pointed out that the cruiser win at bomo, i'm in third and mum is going nuts in the blue tracksuit!

[Darren Wood]

LONGUN almost right holeshot was 84 not 85 i placed 5th in expert behind craig .... ect andy irwin came 4th and said he was glad that i was more intrested in racing.

[Darren Wood]

DALE HOW R U MATE? HOPE YOU LIKED THE PICTURES ! BIG THANKS TO TONY (FLEMDOG) SO ARE U GOING TO COME BACK YO BLIGHTY AND TEACH ME HOW TO RIDE A BIKE AGAIN?......REGARDS WOODY  ......PS TONY GOT ABOUT 15 MORE PILES WITH 30 TO40 IN EACH PILE LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU WANT THEM . HAPPY VEIWING GUYS

[Flemdog]

I got all teary eye'd seeing big Tim with his Lee Cooper hat... sniff (talk amongst yerselve's for a minute...)

[Darren Wood]

NEXT BATCH COMMING SOON..... some of STU DIGGENS before he was sponsored racing at southampton on a diamond back in a ma jacket and rucernor basket ball boots....!

[Longun]

LONGUN almost right holeshot was 84 not 85 i placed 5th in expert behind craig .... ect andy irwin came 4th and said he was glad that i was more intrested in racing.

I thought the first one was '85 but I reckon your memory is better than mine, which is worrying seeing as I made the finals in that too.

[billstup]

First Holeshot was Dec 29th or 30th 1984, so it was almost 1985 

[jonpaul11]

This one looks like the other wallsend track in newcastle, 2nd to last turn?

[DaleHolmes]

Hi Darren.  Best   set of Old  Skool Pics  i seen in ages mate.  Yes planning a few trips  back this summer.   Hope  your  back on it by then and we can all go ride.   I talk to Lee Alex  alot  so  we got to  all hook up with Clive, Tom and co.  I see Paul Roberts   from time to time out here  so i,ll get him to post  now your on. 

[QUADROPHENIA]

WOW...thats the only photo i have seen of the skyway team at the chesham carnival, stupple was a right grumpy fook

[RATTY]

, stupple was a right grumpy fook

no change there then

[billstup]

WOW...thats the only photo i have seen of the skyway team at the chesham carnival, stupple was a right grumpy fook

I have no recolection of that demo what so ever 

, stupple was a right grumpy fook

no change there then

I smile a lot now though, when your behind me on the track 

[RATTY]

Oh Bill, where I come from thats fighting talk Once Im fit lets have a 20" showdown, at Daggers, no one about, just you an me

Loser has to crawl round the track in their boxers (You in speedos)...
LMK 

[billstup]

 

Sorry Tone I`m 24" all the way now 

[RATTY]

Sorry Tone I`m 24" all the way now 

Oh well Bill, just have to get meself a 24"

[billstup]

Sorry Tone I`m 24" all the way now 

Oh well Bill, just have to get meself a 24"

I thought you were Tone, isn`t that why the Kos cruiser is up for sale ?

[RATTY]

Yes mate, I need to fund mine and Nikkis new race bikes, and get a 24" 

[billstup]

40 + is going to be so good this year, makes me want to train even harder 

[RATTY]

40 + is going to be so good this year, makes me want to train even harder 

It must be hard going Bill?? Getting past the 3 minutes

[gudge]

Nice to see those photos Mr Wood, esp the old Hawks ones-oh the memories, i'm welling up!. Have you got any of your bikes left or was that true that you gave them all away to the Czechoslovakians at the Slough worlds! Darryl

[Darren Wood]

HELLO DARRAYL .....Sort of right i gave up late 88 Early 89  was not the fun it use to be! Went to watch the euro"s at slough and saw all these checz kids with crap bikes. So i spoke to there  team manager and invited them round to my house. When they arrived i looked out and they were in a 52 seater coach . when they came in we went out to the garden where i had a garage and this is what was in it..........4 PK RIPPERS.....2 QUADANGLES....2KZ1......1FLOVALFLYER.....1PROLITE CRAIG CAMPBELL....1SKYWAY TA.........2PRO BURNERS....1WORLD CHAMP BURNER...5 PROLITE RACE BIKES ......1 GT 24 CRUISER.... ALL THESE BIKES WERE TOP SPEC FLIGHTS HUTCH BEAR TRAPS.... ESP STEMS...BULLSEYE HUBS ECT ECT AND ALL THE SPARES U WOULD NEED .... I LET THEM HAVE THE LOT  THEY GAVE ME A BOTTLE OF CHAMPANGE I STILL HAVE  IT ROUND MY MUMS....Needless to say i am sad i gave them away now but at the time it was the right thing to do!     i still own one of my ta"S CLIVE (PIMP MY RIDE) GOSLING is just putting the finishing touchs to it SEE DARREN WOODS ORIGANL TA FOR PICS and he has just bought of DEISEL my old jox jag cruiser will be at hayes on the 17th of feb to track test my ta and me REGARDS WOODY

[gudge]

Hi Woody!
 I'm glad you've posted that story. There are so many people on this site that will be feeling a little bit sick at the thought of all that BMX gold going off to the eastern block. I wish i could make it down for that meet on 17th but i'm away, sounds like you
might get a gate full of 1969' ers. Now that would be special. Theres loads of the old boys on site, Marty C seems to know where most of the Hawks are, and even Dave Paul from the Mushroom Farm is here. Welcome aboard and  try not to look at that little clock thing at the top of the screen which tells you how long you've been on the site. When it gets to 48 hours the missus starts to get a bit pissed off!

[billstup]

Good on you Darren for giving them bikes to riders that really needed them, I`ll bet you made their trip