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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: griff on October 06, 2018, 01:19 PM
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Lad on the local FB page started a discussion about building a BMX track in Wycombe
Used to be one there in the 80s/90s but now is mostly covered by the John Lewis car park
He’s started a petition (please sign) but I’m very aware that it will take a lot more than that
I’d love to help as it would be a great thing for the community but don’t know the first thing about how to go about it
Anyone out there with experience that could give a few pointers?
Thanks in advance x
PS here’s the petition he started
https://www.change.org/p/the-british-council-get-a-bmx-race-track-in-high-wycombe'recruiter=38779213&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial.pacific_abi_gmail_send.variation.pacific_abi_select_all_contacts.select_all.pacific_email_copy_en_us_3.control.pacific_email_copy_en_gb_4.v1.pacific_email_copy_en_us_5.v1.lightning_share_by_medium_message.control.lightning_2primary_share_options_more.fake_control
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fistblump
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So it may be different over there but this is how a few down here have been done in rough terms.
Have been in contact with a few who are currently in the process of getting a track started.
Main things to figure out are, where it will be put and how it will be funded, built and maintained.
Its all good to say "oh we have dirt, and a paddock over there" but it would need to be all approved by the appropriate channels.
To put it in perspective, we cannot even just get dirt without soil testing and the likes.
so here is a rough checklist
-Council Approved Land with all the paperwork that goes with it.
-it is likely this will require there to be a club association to go along with it (which thats a seperate issue all together)
-Funding for the facility.
-Cost to build the track
-Ancillary equipment such as the Gate, Concrete for the hill (maybe even corners), Tooling etc.
-Amenities for said facility (public access or not)
-Insurance stuff. so Public Liability for the club or the council insurance if it is public access.
Ways you can promote it are by showing there is interest and how it can help the community. Parents love scheduled commitments or planned events that their kids can go to. Maybe even try incorporate it with a skatepark next door and have a whole facility for Bikes/Scooters/Skateboards to promote a community atmosphere.
There is a track being built pretty close to us, its roughly a 2 year process so those who want to get involved should be happy to stay the course.
Its alot of work, but it does eventually get there.
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That all sounds like a sensible approach - thanks for the reply :daumenhoch:
Keen to hear of anyone who’s managed to do something in the uk too ;)
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That all sounds like a sensible approach - thanks for the reply :daumenhoch:
Keen to hear of anyone who’s managed to do something in the uk too ;)
Hit up UncleBuck on BMXtalk (Scott Dick on Facebook) he has had a lot of success around Bucks and London in general getting pump tracks and full size tracks built, let me know if you need an intro :daumenhoch: He worked to get the Hillingdon Hawks track built on the old EMI testing site in Hayes among many others and is a general all round BMX God.
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Try contacting Clarke and Kent they build tracks so should have a good grasp of the process
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John... tell this lad to join the 'Renegade Bmx Crew' on fb. Mani Bashar is on there who got a pump track built through his local council so will know a thing or two about how to go about it. Phil Hudu is a member (he builds bmx tracks). Plus countless other members who are involved in their local bmx clubs. :daumenhoch: