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Title: olympic track
Post by: pickle on December 20, 2011, 04:37 PM: The Mrs and I went to the new westfield shopping centre right in the middle of the Olympic village today and as we drove in the Mrs asks what the hell is that, pointing at some sort of ski jump ramp thing.......turned out to be the start gate of the bmx track.......Fook me its about 80 feet high!!! :shocked:
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: thecrooch on December 20, 2011, 04:42 PM: 8M high.... its bloody Scary and Windy up there....

The speed you pick up on the bigger ramps is mental... we were on the 3M ramp at Manchester indoor on saturday night - rolling off the gate - 25mph with out pedalling!!!
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: Devilock on December 20, 2011, 04:48 PM: Hell Track at the Olympics...!!! >:D
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: rad_pitt on December 20, 2011, 05:05 PM: Quote from: mothwasp on December 20, 2011, 04:48 PM
Hell Track at the Olympics...!!! >:D

8m start gate.. straight into a skip >:D
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: Devilock on December 20, 2011, 05:09 PM: Quote from: rad_pitt on December 20, 2011, 05:05 PM
Quote from: mothwasp on December 20, 2011, 04:48 PM
Hell Track at the Olympics...!!! >:D

8m start gate.. straight into a skip >:D

fookin pissed myself!! :2funny: :2funny:
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: rooski on December 20, 2011, 05:11 PM: Yeah the start hill at Manc is big enough,and thats the small one :shocked:

I went upto the bigger one to have a look,very scary :shocked:

Supercross start hills must are fookin scary,props to the riders :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: In2 bmx on December 20, 2011, 05:12 PM: I'm really looking forward to watching It ont telly . :daumenhoch: . I tried to stay awake last time and missed it all :(
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: Devilock on December 20, 2011, 05:13 PM: Quote from: rooski on December 20, 2011, 05:11 PM
Yeah the start hill at Manc is big enough,and thats the small one :shocked:

I went upto the bigger one to have a look,very scary :shocked:

Supercross (8m)start hills must be REALLY fookin scary,props to the riders :daumenhoch:

I'd do it in a tractor.
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: Retrodan72 on December 20, 2011, 05:17 PM: Quote from: In2bmx on December 20, 2011, 05:12 PM
I'm really looking forward to watching It ont telly . :daumenhoch: . I tried to stay awake last time and missed it all :(

I was lucky Carl, it was on when I got home from work, plus side to nights. :daumenhoch:

Quote from: pickle on December 20, 2011, 04:37 PM
The Mrs and I went to the new westfield shopping centre right in the middle of the Olympic village today and as we drove in the Mrs asks what the hell is that, pointing at some sort of ski jump ramp thing.......turned out to be the start gate of the bmx track.......Fook me its about 80 feet high!!! :shocked:

Rob, do you not have camera phones down South yet Bro? :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: baldbmxer on December 20, 2011, 05:26 PM: Quote from: Crooch on December 20, 2011, 04:42 PM
8M high.... its bloody Scary and Windy up there....

The speed you pick up on the bigger ramps is mental... we were on the 3M ramp at Manchester indoor on saturday night - rolling off the gate - 25mph with out pedalling!!!

Small ramp at Manchester indoor is 5m ;)
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: pickle on December 20, 2011, 06:01 PM: Sorry Dan I was driving :(
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: stu27 on December 20, 2011, 07:35 PM: I've seen this a too :daumenhoch:
but I weren't sure if it was the start ramp as it's so fooking high
right by the velodrome,and almost next to the A12
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: pickle on December 20, 2011, 08:30 PM: That's the kiddie :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: thecrooch on December 21, 2011, 09:42 AM: Quote from: baldbmxer on December 20, 2011, 05:26 PM
Quote from: Crooch on December 20, 2011, 04:42 PM
8M high.... its bloody Scary and Windy up there....

The speed you pick up on the bigger ramps is mental... we were on the 3M ramp at Manchester indoor on saturday night - rolling off the gate - 25mph with out pedalling!!!

Small ramp at Manchester indoor is 5m ;)

Cheers JJ - i thought it was as well but our 'coach' said it was 3m and 8m - is it 5 and 8 or 5 and 10?
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: baldbmxer on December 21, 2011, 10:07 AM: 5 & 8
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: oldschoolfool on December 21, 2011, 03:38 PM: heres a clip of it.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14592623

not wrong about that start gate :shocked:
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: pkripster on December 21, 2011, 03:41 PM: hell track and site from hell old bill everwhere security worse than heathrow
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: 58 delray on December 21, 2011, 03:47 PM: Quote from: oldschoolfool on December 21, 2011, 03:38 PM
heres a clip of it.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14592623

not wrong about that start gate :shocked:

good to hear that the track is staying after the games all be it with a smaller start hill

shanaze was looking smooth in the report :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: Darren KAP on December 21, 2011, 08:37 PM: Quote from: mothwasp on December 20, 2011, 04:48 PM
Hell Track at the Olympics...!!! >:D

:2funny: :2funny:
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: mattfx81 on December 21, 2011, 09:28 PM: Donny Robinson riding the Papendal supercross track like its helltrack all over again.
Title: Re: olympic track
Post by: rooski on December 21, 2011, 09:44 PM: I hope they get rid of that stupid box jump,it has no place on a bmx track >:(