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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: RATTY on October 30, 2007, 09:21 AM
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I am interested to find out just how many tracks have survived from the 80s till today? I know a few are still there but completely overgrown, I cant think of any that are still in use except maybe Bulwell
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Bournemouth same place different layout, and Bath has just
been rebuilt again same location.
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Not sure about the exact era, but Milton Keynes is a golden oldie.
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:)Well Heywood is still there-just.Rochdale too but is unrideable unless on a full susser!
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yeadon in leeds?
i'm probably wrong
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yeadon in leeds?
i'm probably wrong
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your actually correct
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210 eagles in reading(by the river),high wycombe,swindon,runnymead rockets.dont know about the track by buckmore park go cart track.
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the Farnham track in surrey still shows up on google earth but im not sure if its actually still there. :daumenhoch:
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Farnham track got poughed about 8 months ago. It was in a bad state, as MX bikes had been cutting it up. I ride in the forest over there on my free Ride bike quite often. This means I have the sad sight of a finish pole and a couple of tyres to remind me it was there. I helped build that track in the early 80's, so quite hard to see.
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I know Buckmore park has gone, they extended the kart track right over the top :-\
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Pretty sure milton keynes track/site is from the 80's
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OOOPS mike put that already - drat !
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The MK track is from the 80s, but there was another one before that one. It was a monster of a track with a massive down hill and, for a while, it had a cross over in it. They moved to the site its at now in the 80s but I cant remember if its the same layout. Till last year it had been about 20 years since I had been there.
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Bristol track is still there and thriving.
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Mansfield and Chesterfield are still there
:) DINGO :)
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oh and Shepshed
:) DINGO :)
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Is Westway still there?
Does anyone remember Albury? or perhaps The indoor at March, Outwell I think?
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Is Westway still there?
Does anyone remember Albury? or perhaps The indoor at March, Outwell I think?
I raced at Outwell Mill Lodge :daumenhoch:
:) DINGO :)
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What years mark?
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I only raced there once, about 83 I would guess?
:) DINGO :)
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in the south west we've still got , Cornwall, tiverton, bideford & bristol
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in the south west we've still got , Cornwall, tiverton, bideford & bristol
yeh and Cornwall is proberly the only track that hasn't change at all since it was built :LolLolLolLol:
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Chertsey track still there about a year ago.Still rideable to,with just a couple of jumps in poor condition.
What about Slough????
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FOLKESTONE FLYERS TRACK IS STILL THERE COMPLETE WITH ITS START GATE BUT IS MAJORLY OVERGROWN WITH BRAMBLE BUSHES AND SMALL TREES
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I raced Outwell, that CRAZY muddy wet one on the outdoor track, man that was one of teh wettest races ever, I think that was the national in 83.
I was going to say Slough, Buckmores long gone, what about Hillingdon? Hounslows gone, Bournemouth is virtually the same layout as the eighties, just built up and extended a bit.
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poole track is still there a bit over grown and run down but still useable,and one of the 3 southampton tracks is still there but only just :( heres a couple of pics
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/sladesandpoole003.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/sladesandpoole006.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/track.jpg)
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ossets second track can still be seen from the m1 next to the fishing lake but it looks in a bad state.the club moved there after they got thrown out by the football club next to the bus station.also casstleford track is there but only a single track now and the the 3 turn is now a small round about.very sad to see.
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south adur track at shoreham still there but not easy riding. also brightons 1996 world champ track still there i think and bexhill's track still there.
shoreham's track the only one out of these from the 80's. shame about burgess hills track long gone.
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South Woodham Ferrers (Woodham Warriors) track is still there including the start gate. it's over grown and the wooden bridge on the 1st straight has gone but looks like parts of it still get ridden.
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Ipswich track is still on the same site and used to this day.
Anyone know if the track at sudbury is still there?
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redditch obviously! sort of!
leamington track is still around. got revamped about 3 years ago.
could be good for you golden oldies, goes downhill so you won't get tired from pedalling! :LolLolLolLol:
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not a lot left of redditch :( but hopefully soon we will be getting a new track, though it wont be in same place.
all that left of old track is the bit going into old bombhole, can just see tyres that were edge of track
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y43/bmxmatt1974/03052007646.jpg)
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I THINK BUCKMORE WENT MANY YEARS AGO I WAS RACING KARTS THERE BEFORE THE TRACK WAS EXSTENDED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF IT THEN.
SUDBURY SUFFOLK HAS A HOUSEING ESTATE ON TOP OF IT NOW.
INTRESTING TO KNOW SOUTH WOODHAM IS STILL THERE I TRIED FINDING OUT ABOUT AND WAS TOLD THE SCOUTS USE THE SIGHT AND THERES NO MORE TRACK.
THER USED TO BE A TRACK AT BRANDON SUUFOLK DOES ANY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT?
WE HAD A TRACK IN MY TOWN HAVERHILL SUFFOLK NOW OVER GROWN I PAID THE COUNCIL A VISIT TO GET IT CLEARED BUT THERE NOT INTRESTED. :'(
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I went over to gloucester robins track at robins wood hill about 12 months ago, its still there but very run down and overgrown but is still quite visible, here are a few pictures.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b345/rudhallrascal/bmx001.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b345/rudhallrascal/bmx004.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b345/rudhallrascal/bmx012.jpg)
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Peterborough and Royston are still going strong.
When I went to Gamlingay a couple of years back they still have the start hill and gate - the rest of the track has totally overgrown though.
J.
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The Kelloggs track in Gateshead is still there .its not in the best shape ,but its still there........
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Crewe is still alive and kicking, they still race it aswell :daumenhoch:
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The old Hillingdon Hawks track at Hayes, Kingshill Ave is still there and rideable but the council took out all the big jumps as crossers, scooters and horses were going over it a lot. New Hayes track is at Dawley Road, awesome to ride and scary on an old school bike.
High Wycombe is just about there still but was barely rideable when I took a look during the summer. Hounslow got flattened by the council about two years ago, I think the Slough track is still there but was well abused by the local chavs from what I can recall.
Wouldn't mid taking a tip out to the Chertsey track sometime, raced there more than once and used to get my mates dad to drop us off there when he worked Saturdays in Woking :daumenhoch:.
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Hi, I am pleased to inform you that the BMX track at Spalding is still alive and kicking! Yes, once the home of the Spalding Scorpions BMX club and soon to be resurfaced with Dolomite.
I was one of the founder members of the Spalding Scorpions back in 1982 and designed the track that exists today. It has fallen into a state of disrepair but after much negotiation with the local council it will be resurfaced this month. The track will then be safe to ride and when we are able to raise a bit more money we will be able to rebuild and redesign some of the jumps to get it back to the national race standard once again. I also intend to introduce a specific dirt jump section within the perimeter of the track - funds permitting.
I am a member of Spalding Cycling Club and we are going to resurrect the Spalding Scorpions BMX club sometime in 2008 so watch this space.................
STEW
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Wouldn't mid taking a tip out to the Chertsey track sometime, raced there more than once and used to get my mates dad to drop us off there when he worked Saturdays in Woking :daumenhoch:.
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Took a trip to chertsey in the summer,still ridable all jumps in not bad condition bar the last set of doubles on the 1st straight.
Heres the thread
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=33334.msg349890#msg349890
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Wouldn't mid taking a tip out to the Chertsey track sometime, raced there more than once and used to get my mates dad to drop us off there when he worked Saturdays in Woking :daumenhoch:.
Took a trip to chertsey in the summer,still ridable all jumps in not bad condition bar the last set of doubles on the 1st straight.
Heres the thread
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=33334.msg349890#msg349890
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Saw that post before I posted the race pic of my mate Lee Shury getting burned by Ruff's and Middleton :LolLolLolLol:. Are you local to Chertsey then Slurp? I'm a few miles away but only 30mins by the M25 at J15.
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Im in Bagshot mate.
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Im in Bagshot mate.
Have you always been local to Bagshot, BITD I used to ride a lot around Camberley and the Bagshot Ranges, Heatherside Estate. Also used to drink at Hero's if you remember it at all :LolLolLolLol:
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Truro is now cornwall and in the same place, Stu , Gary and Tracy Longs parents started the club (25years ago) on his uncles farm, Stu andf Tracy still race as do their kids.
SE the track has changed? We now ride up the old step downs straight after going the wrong way around caravan turn but the table top and corner in the trees are still the same way, all very confusing?
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Truro is now cornwall and in the same place, Stu , Gary and Tracy Longs parents started the club (25years ago) on his uncles farm, Stu andf Tracy still race as do their kids.
SE the track has changed? We now ride up the old step downs straight after going the wrong way around caravan turn but the table top and corner in the trees are still the same way, all very confusing?
but simon it's still a shite track
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Its better than some of the old tracks above??
Ill still miss the cow pats and puddles when the two new cornish tracks open.
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Im in Bagshot mate.
Have you always been local to Bagshot, BITD I used to ride a lot around Camberley and the Bagshot Ranges, Heatherside Estate. Also used to drink at Hero's if you remember it at all :LolLolLolLol:
No mate im from Manchester so missed out on the heros experience :LolLolLolLol:.Been in Bagshot about 3 years.