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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: reilley1 on May 22, 2007, 05:04 AM

Title: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: reilley1 on May 22, 2007, 05:04 AM: These are a few pictures of the trail me and The Red Baron (Dennis Dain) went down a few weeks ago on the hack. Mind you, we had never raced together, we had no helmets, no protection, very little brakes, no practice and no common sense. We probably hit the first corner at 30 miles per hour...:)

First Corner

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o29/saunirae/DSC01072.jpg)

2nd corner

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o29/saunirae/DSC01065.jpg)

3d corner

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o29/saunirae/DSC01064.jpg)

4th corner

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o29/saunirae/DSC01063.jpg)

and a combo of 2nd 3d and 4th

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o29/saunirae/DSC01066.jpg)

All corners are rutted as heck and the trail has a couple of rises that will sky you without warning. After the 4th corner is a FAST downhill stretch that we probably hit at 35+

Gentlemen and ladies this was BMX back in the day
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Post by: Bob_Acid on May 22, 2007, 05:07 AM: LOL did you make it though?
Title: Re: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: reilley1 on May 22, 2007, 05:12 AM: Quote from: Bob_Acid on May 22, 2007, 05:07 AM
LOL did you make it though?

Several times my friend, several times...:)
Title: Re: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: priv on May 22, 2007, 05:27 AM: i tip my hat to the pair of you,you nutters :daumenhoch:

priv
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Post by: harris on May 22, 2007, 07:33 AM: cool ,man that looks a good,i would stack it big time down there :)
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Post by: magna13 on May 22, 2007, 07:53 AM: got any pics of the hack
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Post by: Zippy on May 22, 2007, 08:15 AM: That is so cool. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: RATTY on May 22, 2007, 09:40 AM: Bloody hell :shocked: My monkey would have bailed out before the first corner :2funny:
Would love to see a vid of you hitting them :daumenhoch:
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Post by: zed4130 on May 22, 2007, 10:09 AM: now that looks fun :daumenhoch: you nutters :crazy2: that would be a great down hill track ,i love it ,no pedalling :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: DR VINOAH on May 22, 2007, 10:25 AM: Quote from: RATTY on May 22, 2007, 09:40 AM
Bloody hell :shocked: My monkey would have bailed out before the first corner :2funny:
Would love to see a vid of you hitting them :daumenhoch:

better get a more faithfull minkey ;D

rick,
what is that track called?

im sure i found some footage on youtube of this place
Title: Re: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: Mattdub on May 22, 2007, 10:56 AM: Rick ,

Awesome trail , I bet you got buzzin' riding that ! :4_17_5:
Title: Re: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: reilley1 on May 23, 2007, 06:05 AM: The hack is this one. Picture taken last weekend at the Roseville nationals hack race. 17 hacks, 1/4 finals...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o29/saunirae/ROSEVBW.jpg)

and we'll be making another run in a few weeks. Pretty hard core and lots of fun

And believe me, there is pedaling. 48 tooth front sprocket...:)
Title: Re: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: reilley1 on June 10, 2007, 06:48 PM: We did a little test-run yesterday. Less traction than last time but still lots of fun.

Day started off bad as I smacked my self in the forehead with a wrench when I was tightening my wheel!

It got much better afterwards

All Pictures by Greyboy (Thanks Andy!)

Andy and Pat

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/CIMG0176Medium.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/CIMG0186Medium.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/CIMG0192Medium.jpg)

Me and Red

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/CIMG0162Medium.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/CIMG0188Medium.jpg)

The crew..

Nitro, me, Red, Stu, Andy and Pat

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/CIMG0199Medium.jpg)

Stu (he's still insane!)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/CIMG0177Medium.jpg)

And my favorite:

Stu, Red and me.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/Stu-Red-Reilley.jpg)

Any of my British cousins ever make a trip this way and wanna bomb-run, just drop me a line

Rick g
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Post by: kdw712 on June 10, 2007, 06:54 PM: now that looks like a good day out :)
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Post by: Bob_Acid on June 10, 2007, 07:04 PM: looks like good fun :daumenhoch:
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Post by: hooga1975 on June 10, 2007, 08:01 PM: Ace pics, that looks like a right blast :daumenhoch:
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Post by: MartyC on June 10, 2007, 08:28 PM: Amazing and on 30 yo Motomags still holding together :daumenhoch: Looks like awesome fun was had by all :daumenhoch:
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Post by: RATTY on June 10, 2007, 09:19 PM: Wow, them pics rock, my new screen saver for the week :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Flaz on June 10, 2007, 09:23 PM: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:

nice one
Title: Re: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: DR VINOAH on June 10, 2007, 11:24 PM: "Any of my British cousins ever make a trip this way and wanna bomb-run, just drop me a line

Rick g"

right then

where,s me passport

trip of a lifetime :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: Fiolas Lovechild on June 10, 2007, 11:53 PM: Is it me or is Bob Hoskins the passenger in the hack in black and white pic :idiot2: :idiot2: :idiot2: :idiot2: :idiot2: ;D
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Post by: Bob_Acid on June 11, 2007, 02:14 AM: It's got to be said Rick, i think these are the first pics i've seen comming out of America that show you guys really getting back to the roots.

Top class mate :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: reilley1 on June 11, 2007, 04:07 AM: Bob Hoskins?! The actor from Bury St Edmunds? ...I lived in Bury for a little while (Anyone know Tracy Thornton?) :)

This was way fun but I must say that watching Hack-Master Dennis Dain drive and watching Stu Thomsen bomb that trail makes me realize how much skill those guys still have after 30 years of racing.

Thanks for the comments guys.

Here's a full size pic.. http://www.os-bmx.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=24317 (http://www.os-bmx.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=24317)

Go to full size and check out the eyes!!
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Post by: Twinkle on June 11, 2007, 09:36 AM: That looks well cool :) Thanks for sharing those pics with us :)
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Post by: reilley1 on June 13, 2007, 02:58 AM: If any of you will be in California July 14th let me know. Bunch of the old school guys will be there to have bomb run and BBQ
Title: Re: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: Dennis Dain on June 19, 2007, 03:29 AM: Hello there to my fellow BMXers from an old school BMXer in America! Reilley1 told me he had posted our adventures on this site, so I figured I had better check it out.

I would like to introduce myself. I am Dennis Dain, known as "the Red Baron" when I raced back in the 70s. Not sure if anybody over there knows anything about me. I guess it doesn't really matter, does it? :)

If you don't mind, I'll have a look around...
Title: Re: You guys up for a little ride?
Post by: OrgasmDonor on June 19, 2007, 09:32 AM: we've seen your bikes dude, and reilleys filled us in on plenty, great great pics, can you put some of that sunshine on ebay :LolLolLolLol: we're seriously lacking good riding weather at the mo, even when its good over here its probably cold enough for you guys to cabin up. keep it real dude :daumenhoch: