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Title: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Discostu on February 05, 2012, 11:43 PM: Jamie is home for a bit. And decided to do a few hours riding at Corby yesterday. I have only seen this pic. But have heard he was ripping the place up. The thing is he is actually our age and still ripping it up!! :4_17_5:

(http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x398/rad-discostu/26e814af.jpg)
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 05, 2012, 11:57 PM: and he's still got a bit more room to really push it ???
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Gtbill on February 06, 2012, 08:45 AM: still give it large for a old guy ;D
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: brettypeeps on February 06, 2012, 10:09 AM: Great rider :daumenhoch:

Hopefully he will be ripping it up in Germany this year :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: GTnumber1 on February 06, 2012, 10:10 AM: STILL IS ONE OF THE BEST :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Dark Diggler on February 06, 2012, 10:17 AM: THE best, not one of.
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: kungfunky on February 06, 2012, 10:22 AM: Legend :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :Great_Britain:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: priv on February 06, 2012, 10:30 AM: Quote from: Dark Diggler on February 06, 2012, 10:17 AM
THE best, not one of.

What he said
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: GTnumber1 on February 06, 2012, 11:49 AM: Quote from: Dark Diggler on February 06, 2012, 10:17 AM
THE best, not one of.

didnt want to upset all the new schoolers by saying this old man is the BEST out there ;)
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Dark Diggler on February 06, 2012, 11:51 AM: I hear you my little lambkin but he just is :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Darren KAP on February 06, 2012, 11:55 AM: :4_17_5: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: SaMAlex on February 06, 2012, 11:56 AM: http://www.vitalbmx.com/videos/features/Jamie-Bestwick-Adrenaline-Alley,35350/ChrisWilmshurst,981?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fb_like
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: GTnumber1 on February 06, 2012, 12:03 PM: Quote from: S&MAlex on February 06, 2012, 11:56 AM
http://www.vitalbmx.com/videos/features/Jamie-Bestwick-Adrenaline-Alley,35350/ChrisWilmshurst,981?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fb_like

FOOOOOOOKIN AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! makes it look so easy :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: pickle on February 06, 2012, 12:05 PM: awesome stuff!! what a treat for any of the kids (and adults) in there yesterday :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: rad_pitt on February 06, 2012, 12:20 PM: Effortless :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: dubber on February 06, 2012, 12:46 PM: the best there is..a couple of lads from pompey went up there to watch him..
i should know this, but what bike does he ride?
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: nosepickben on February 06, 2012, 12:50 PM: Fabulous.
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: SaMAlex on February 06, 2012, 01:01 PM: Quote from: Dubber on February 06, 2012, 12:46 PM
the best there is..a couple of lads from pompey went up there to watch him..
i should know this, but what bike does he ride?

Im pretty sure he doesnt have a frame sponsor but I think he rides a DK. I think he rode an FBM before that.
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Mattdub on February 06, 2012, 01:04 PM: Awesome :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: jimwise68 on February 06, 2012, 01:17 PM: He is just so smooth. Puts Theophilus P Wildebeest to shame.

Looks as effortless as playing a Playstation BMX game. :D
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on February 06, 2012, 02:56 PM: I see a bit of cheeky Paul Meacher on there Alex. Checkout Paul Meacher on facebook it's got bestwick doing a 9
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Hmoon27 on February 06, 2012, 09:41 PM: Makes that ramp look small.... I shite myself just looking at it when they cordon it off in the dark :LolLolLolLol:
Class Act :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: RobA on February 07, 2012, 11:37 PM: Just effortless :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: hunterdubber on February 07, 2012, 11:51 PM: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain:

Even his name has the word BEST in it

The Yanks have been jealous of him , for YEEEEEAARS :4_17_5:

"THE" Daddy , simple as 8) :Great_Britain:

(http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/photogallerys/11_Bestwick_Monster2.jpg)
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on February 08, 2012, 06:47 AM: He's gonna have competition this year so should see some new big bangers from him
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Discostu on February 08, 2012, 09:42 AM: He is also restoring a trickstar. As it was one of his favourite rides from back in the day. I wonder what that will look like? :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: ED209 on February 08, 2012, 01:43 PM: Jamie B... "An old schooler who drops mathematics like a ruler"

:4_17_5:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: dordymush on February 08, 2012, 03:52 PM: he had a white trickstar.
i've got pics of it in an old midschool magazine i got here.

deffo would have been a treat to have seen him ride.
anyway why aint he a member on here :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Discostu on February 09, 2012, 07:10 AM: The trickstar he is restoring is white. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Flatcap on February 09, 2012, 09:37 AM: If you look on my Facebook page you can see the rest of the set that this picture was stolen from :P

Daz.
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: fugazi on February 09, 2012, 10:13 AM: Quote from: Flatcap on February 09, 2012, 09:37 AM
If you look on my Facebook page you can see the rest of the set that this picture was stolen from :P

Daz.

Can You put some pics up here? Not all of Us do the Facebook thang!
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Flatcap on February 09, 2012, 12:24 PM: Quote from: fugazi33 on February 09, 2012, 10:13 AM
Quote from: Flatcap on February 09, 2012, 09:37 AM
If you look on my Facebook page you can see the rest of the set that this picture was stolen from :P

Daz.

Can You put some pics up here? Not all of Us do the Facebook thang!

I stopped doing it mate because last time I posted a shed load of pictures up hardly anyone took the time to say thanks!

Anyway, here ya' go. Difficult conditions as the lighting at Corby is sh*te, couldn't set up a flash off camera and I didn't want to use a flash on camera for fear of blinding riders while in the air. So I was trying to control everything through ISO and shutter speed which was a difficult balancing act. These are unedited and the same selection I grabbed to throw up on Facebook. At some point I'll smarten them up and put up a new gallery...when I've got the time.

Enjoy!

Paul Meacher
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/Meacher.jpg)

Jon Barnett
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0821.jpg)

Jamie Bestwick
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0820.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0818.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0813.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0809.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0808.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0807.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0805.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0802.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0799.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0798.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0793.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0792.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0791.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0790.jpg)

Meacher again..
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0784.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0783.jpg)

Ronnie Surridge
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/DSC_0779.jpg)
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: brettypeeps on February 09, 2012, 12:30 PM: They are Sweet pics indeed Daz :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: SaMAlex on February 09, 2012, 12:37 PM: Quote from: Flatcap on February 09, 2012, 12:24 PM

I stopped doing it mate because last time I posted a shed load of pictures up hardly anyone took the time to say thanks!

"Thanks" :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Flatcap on February 09, 2012, 12:41 PM: Quote from: S&MAlex on February 09, 2012, 12:37 PM
Quote from: Flatcap on February 09, 2012, 12:24 PM

I stopped doing it mate because last time I posted a shed load of pictures up hardly anyone took the time to say thanks!

"Thanks" :daumenhoch:

By the way Al...Mickey Hudson turned up out of the blue, first time I've seen him since Southsea in 93/94 I reckon. Have you seen owt of James down your way? I s he still around or has he gone back to Sweden??

Daz.
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: dordymush on February 09, 2012, 12:43 PM: cool pics daz.
wish i'd been there mucka.
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Flatcap on February 09, 2012, 12:59 PM: Quote from: dordymush on February 09, 2012, 12:43 PM
cool pics daz.
wish i'd been there mucka.

Like most sports when you see it on the TV you don't truly appreciate how good they are until you see it up close. JB was in second gear too, just a steady play about to be fair. He wasn't pushing himself like he would for a comp. The speed he has to ride in at to generate the amount of pump to get that high is just insane, 15' airs on his second air, on a 14' vert ramp, mind blowing! Having said all that, Meacher was going big too, he was topping 15' on some of his airs, smooth as silk as well, just awesome to watch. I just wish I'd took a flash and a stand to set up and get more pictures. But I was more interested in watching the riding.

Daz.
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: TwoBobRob on February 09, 2012, 01:33 PM: "Thanks"

:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Flatcap on February 09, 2012, 01:43 PM: Oh, here we go, cue a round of sarcastic "thanks". :yahoo_silent:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: TwoBobRob on February 09, 2012, 01:46 PM: You set 'em up - we'll knock 'em down!

Nice photos Daz, sad I missed the session.

Did you have a roll about?
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Flatcap on February 09, 2012, 01:53 PM: Quote from: TwoBobRob on February 09, 2012, 01:46 PM

Did you have a roll about?

No mate, no bike with me. It was all a bit rushed and when we got there it was like a cue to get in to a rock concert. Obviously word got round about who was there as well as the usual busy Saturday traffic. They wouldn't let us in to start with so a couple of phone calls and JB came out and took us inside, bless him. Cool day. Awesome to see...he considers that vert ramp slow too - lol! It probably is in comparison to Woodward and the Dew Tour and X-Games ramps but fook me he goes high. Even on that 'slow' ramp. He's on a completely different level.
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: fugazi on February 09, 2012, 03:08 PM: Great Pictures, Cheers for putting them up :daumenhoch: Looks like Everybody went off, Paul Meacher in that 1st pic is pretty big!!!
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: TwoBobRob on February 09, 2012, 04:33 PM: I'm firmly of the opinion that ramp has too much flat bottom in it. That might account for the speed. It's definitely odd.
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Discostu on February 09, 2012, 04:41 PM: Stolen pic. :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: Flatcap on February 09, 2012, 07:06 PM: Quote from: discostu on February 09, 2012, 04:41 PM
Stolen pic. :LolLolLolLol:

Technically it was as there was no credit for where the picture came from :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: jeff spicoli on February 09, 2012, 07:14 PM: This will be the best year for a long time on the vert as Bestwick has some serious competition at last. Steve McCann has a very similar style and some new tricks too. I hope Bestwick rises to the challenge.
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: paddy2 on February 09, 2012, 08:46 PM: he still loves his marlboro tho he got shipped over to the states by a member on here which was his 1st bike,know he has a skyway resto project lined up as well as saw it in his mum and dads garage when went round sunday morning before he left ;D ;D
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: rollin72 on February 09, 2012, 10:27 PM: thanks Daz, fookin great pics, as a vert rider myself ;D I can fully appreciate how much skill these guys have..just awesome :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: bobbbbsy on February 10, 2012, 12:29 AM: i can see head , sholuders and a hand..wheres the bike ?
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: boofy44 on February 10, 2012, 12:35 AM: he seems to have upset a fair few of our american cousins a while ago with his
comments about him versus hoffman and the credit he feels he's due for
progressing what matt invented.
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: bobbbbsy on February 10, 2012, 12:38 AM: and he confused / freaked by everyone saying hoffman gave his life for the cause ! bit of an odd thing to say but im sure many of us knew what he meant!
Title: Re: Bestwick getting a little bit of air. On the Corby vert ramp yesterday.
Post by: TwoBobRob on February 10, 2012, 05:19 PM: Read the Albion interview. Really, really good. I'd say if everyone were sat around the dinner table together and the same words were spoken, there would be no problem at all. I think a little bit got lost in the written word and perhaps our cousins across the pond didn't fully grasp the opinions & banter of a strong English personality with something to say.