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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: Tricky on September 22, 2006, 07:11 PM

Title: CHESTERFIELD BMX TRACK
Post by: Tricky on September 22, 2006, 07:11 PM: Anyone remember this track?
Could hardly forget it, was the fastest i ve ridden. In 1984 there was a Schwepes UKBMX national here, which got abandoned before the 3rd motos had started....It was dangerous but bloody awesome.
Just wondering if anyone else remembers it, its one race track i ll never forget.
Title: Re: CHESTERFIELD BMX TRACK
Post by: Dingobmxer on September 22, 2006, 08:56 PM: I remember it, heres me and Jamie Glover (Glov) sometime in the 90's racing the old layout before it changed and got a LOT gnarlier
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/mark.jpg)
:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: CHESTERFIELD BMX TRACK
Post by: Tricky on September 22, 2006, 09:06 PM: That track was brilliant. Good pics, thats just before you hit the drop off..isnt it?

Is the track still there?
Title: Re: CHESTERFIELD BMX TRACK
Post by: Dingobmxer on September 22, 2006, 09:08 PM: A track is still there, they had a National there last month but it has changed completely, layout is different (no drop off >:( )
but more massive jumps now
:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: CHESTERFIELD BMX TRACK
Post by: FIL EBZ on September 22, 2006, 11:00 PM: correct me if I`m wrong but wasn`t chesterfield all down hill.

Lots of guys round here rode for the buccaneers!!

around 88-90

Fil
Title: Re: CHESTERFIELD BMX TRACK
Post by: Nosnod on September 23, 2006, 09:36 AM: I raced there from about 83 to 87.
It was all downhill with the big drop off through the big trees. The first 90 deg berm at the bottom of the first straight used to catch people out as it was very low and you were hitting it pretty fast and a lot of people ending up going straight on!!

Here's a pic of me aged 13 back in 1984 jumping down the drop off

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b389/nosnod/chesterfield.jpg)
Title: Re: CHESTERFIELD BMX TRACK
Post by: silentpartner on September 23, 2006, 10:17 AM: its still down hill, and debatably the best track in the country :daumenhoch:

alan ;)
Title: Re: CHESTERFIELD BMX TRACK
Post by: kusam on September 23, 2006, 10:19 AM: Good pics.

That ws the first UKBMX national I went to, as I was was only NBMXA for a while. Was a bit nervous, as the UKBMX scene was meant to be tougher, but on that track I won my moto easily....the downhill ones suited me and I was gutted when they cancelled it half way through. >:( :(
Title: Re: CHESTERFIELD BMX TRACK
Post by: Flying_fox on September 23, 2006, 11:11 AM: I've raced on both the old one and the new one, both scared shite out of me. I've got used to it now and love it. :smitten:

As Alansilentpartner said its debatably the best track in the country , deffo one of my faves. The doubles out of the first corner are huge and you get some megga air from them, so is the step-up into the last corner! RAD AS FECK! :daumenhoch: