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eloopnai:
forgot about hollow ponds yeah used to go over there
what about devils dip in the forest at oak hill a mini track in the forest there was kinda good just behind the hotel
Longun:
I'm loving hearing all about the 'stows heritage now that I live there. Still puzzled by Holeshot's address as I couldn't find a no.1 Mission Grove (maybe it's been demolished and built over now) - Wonder what's currently at Ace's address.
eloopnai:
kinda remember going to a bike shop just down from the bell corner bought my yellow mongoose grips and 2 finger haro lever there after saving up my pocket money cant fooking remember the name of that shop :LolLolLolLol:
RATTY:
--- Quote from: Longun on March 31, 2008, 10:28 PM ---I'm loving hearing all about the 'stows heritage now that I live there. Still puzzled by Holeshot's address as I couldn't find a no.1 Mission Grove (maybe it's been demolished and built over now) - Wonder what's currently at Ace's address.
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Its still there, next to a block of flats, its a double house with metal gates on it. opposite the rear of woolies.
I was talking to Keith Wilson on Sunday about Higham Hill and the faces that used to ride there.
We was there every day and stayed there until it got so dark you couldnt see the track anymore..
We used to have mad races over there using a scaffold board for a gate. Watching the likes of Cav Strutt, Sam and tony Wonfor, Nikki Matthews, Pete Middleton, Scott McDonald , Steve Gilley, Trevor Shanks, Andy Ruffell, Dean Miller, Keith Wilson, Sean McDonagh, Tony Riley and a fair few others was awesome, The action was better than most races back then, it was a tiny track on redgra, 2 foot berms at the most with some mad little jumps.
We had more talent there some nights than most national races back then. Some of the first BMX action shots were from there including Andys tennis net bunny hop.
We even had BMX royalty visit including Bob Haro, he refused to ride our quarter pipe because he said it was dangerous >:D
Ace racing was started by Richard Barrington in Forest Road, about a mile from the Higham Hill track, it started as a bike shop but soon had some of the best talent in the UK on its team. I rode for them as the last sponsored rider and I loved my frame until I managed to snap it :'(
Ace had folded by then and superbike Dan got the job of painting and re stickering all the remainding frames for Superbike in Romford.
Ace, along with Mongoose and Alans did a hell of a lot for BMX in the UK in the early days. I often wonder if ACE had been able to keep the riders who started on its team, just how succesfull it would have been.
eloopnai:
remember steve gilley tony as i said sunday if my memory serves me right he lived in walthamstow but moved near me in highams park
always out on his bike and there used to be a crowd of us going from highams park to higham hill as you say till it got dark
didnt get to say goodbye sunday m8 couldnt find you at the end
gonna be going sunday again do you know what time to set out ? ive got a sat nav and the address so should find it ok
hopefully have my other bike as the old goose is a bit twitchy especially with the tuffs
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