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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: DaleHolmes on December 07, 2005, 01:20 PM
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How about putting a real big reunion together? really promote it and set a weekend aside to make it happen. The few i have been to are good, but alot of people never know about them. Should have a big blowout one weekend in the summer.
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I had been thinking about this.
Agreed.
Oh, Welcome to the new look Radbmx Dale ;)
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stop thinking and start doing.
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ok, Ideas please?
Venue?
Dates?
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Milton Keynes ?
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summer. warm. beer. bmx.
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yeah kilton means.
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is there camping facilities trackside?
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is the track ridable or leathal like bournmouth?
Oldschool meet = old school track?
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well theres lots of grassy areas next to the track. i think the gates get locked at some point, but im sure dev could arrange summat.
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its not as bad as b'mouth. in fact its one of the best ive ridden. not o/s strictly tho.
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camping?
hotel
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no, camping is a requirement, its half the fun getting pissed up, then going for a ride on the track, in the dark, then shouting VICTORIA!!!
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who is victoria?
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camping at b'mouth was a top laugh. deffo as good as the meet the next day
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so long as it aint the same weekend as KOC i am in!!
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Milton Keynes track is the closest thing you'll get to an old skool track!
Its been there since the early/mid 80's and hasn't changed that much.
Its tidy around the track and perfect for camping.
Who cares if they shut the gate? You can jump over and get a taxi into town if necessary! :santa_afro:
It also means no drunk drivers if you can't get your car out.....
No drunken runs into the motorway though! :LolLolLolLol:
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lol.
Playing frogger :)
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i have an excessively large tent with seating area, ideal if it rains a bit.....
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MK is def better for OS than Bournemouth
camping could be poss loads of room around it
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sounds good, when you thinking as will have to book off work really early.
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what about the people into freestyle and not racing.is there a skatepark near by.
keep everybody happy then.
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bill can bring his ramp.....
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does MK have any facilities? if not maybe we could book a local hall for a shindig. Is it a national track? if so lets not have ours on the same weekend again plz? :)
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bill can bring his ramp.....
carlo can bring his too
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UP NORTH,THERE ALL DOWN SOUTH.
GIVE SOME OF US NORTHERNERS A CHANCE.
SOUTHERN PUFFS
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lol
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I was thinking Dagenham this year, what you say?
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Is it not chav city there?
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Never been to any meets or even ridden my OS bike......but would defo be up for that!
By the way in the second picture, were the two bloke in front racing giants, or the two at the back racing Spens? :santa_afro:
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was speaking to rombloke dave about this, we did think milton keynes would be ideal just off junction 14 m1, but there are no skateparks near but who gives a feck there werent any at bournmouth, and we do seem to meet up every month at some skatepark or another, really enjoyed bournmouth meet never rode but met some good people and had a laugh
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Never been to any meets or even ridden my OS bike......but would defo be up for that!
By the way in the second picture, were the two bloke in front racing giants, or the two at the back racing Spens? :santa_afro:
super mario bmx. red shell action.
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UP NORTH,THERE ALL DOWN SOUTH.
GIVE SOME OF US NORTHERNERS A CHANCE.
SOUTHERN PUFFS
Hear hear. Thought the north / south divide didn't exist any more :santa_afro:
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i got to say sowhere in the middle seems more fair.
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so where this in the middle then?
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milton is relatively middleish.
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so where this in the middle then?
anyway what you worrying about. why aint you down the post office with my wheels in hand :santa_grin:
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where is middle ,what about nottingham but is there any race tracks there that are old skool .
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middle of england is Meriden near Solihull
but no BMX tracks nearby
apart from Chelmsley wood!
Don't fancy camping in Chelmsley wood - might get shot! :2gunsfiring_v1:
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hartlepool, got campin got facilities got skateparks, also got a bit of a os scene, p.s.
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somewhere central is the common sense route and M.K sounds ideal ;)
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you obviously didn't pass Geography if you think MK is midlands/central :santa_grin:
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more central than southsea and bournemouth and yes i did pass geography ;)
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Derby?
:) DINGO :)
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they reckon the old track at cornwall is very very old skoolish, but i dont think
this location helps at all with the north south thingy :santa_grin:
p.s whats geography :santa_cheesy:
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The study of the female form :santa_grin:
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what about having it at Coppul? ;)
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dagenham track is no good for old school
you would need a engine lol
place is huge and scary .plus me pk flexed loads
chave city it is tho orb lol
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I'm happy with MK only 4 1/2 hours drive from Newcastle bet it take nearly that long to get there from Cornwall or if you have to get past London.
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oooo big plinks, can i sleep in your tent? :smitten:
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I will show up anywhere... I am like a bad penny :laugh:
Did someone say there were no oldschool tracks left ??? I was going on an oldschool crusade next year. I was going to visit all the old UK tracks i could find and get the missus to take piccies of me falling off. Please tell me Birmingham wheels and Wigan tracks are still there at least. :-\
I have a shovel if you want some help to clear up Bullwell :santa_afro:
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MK is fairly central ;)
Slough is just sitting there doing nothing, i'm pretty sure i could get a set of keys to the park for a weekend!
plenty of space for camping in there ;)
if it coincides with an RC meeting at the track just nextdoor it will be open anyway!
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I will show up anywhere... I am like a bad penny :laugh:
Did someone say there were no oldschool tracks left ??? I was going on an oldschool crusade next year. I was going to visit all the old UK tracks i could find and get the missus to take piccies of me falling off. Please tell me Birmingham wheels and Wigan tracks are still there at least. :-\
I have a shovel if you want some help to clear up Bullwell :santa_afro:
Funmonster, Wigan has gone...though there has been talk of a track being built on the same site, and Birmingham Wheels has been done up or is still being...I dunno.
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MILTON KEYNES
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mk is south, ya can tell, cos theres south midlands then north ???
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we got showers changing rooms and boro is only 10 minutes away the prostituion capital of the uk :angel:
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Can't wait!! :santa_afro:
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Hi all
MK does have a good road network, and i've just found this -
Following extensive consultation with local skaters and the Police, the Council decided to build the £100,000 skatepark, which is one of the best skate plazas in the UK, if not the world.[/glow]
http://www.sk8mkgenerator.co.uk/
http://www.miltonkeynes.com/sport/skatepark?PHPSESSID=3ab1dd6d4cb05bc0ce9b79d9fb6b25c7
NB - No ramps though :(
greentoad
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Phil , "MK not strictly old school" ?
It's been there since 84 ! :santa_cheesy: , was originally designed by some guy I know ! . :santa_rolleyes:
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Derby's pretty old school, can organize race meet, but would need to discus with council for camping, failing that its all round Dale's mum and dads house! ;D ;D ;D ;D and it's in the midlands, aptley named because it's in the middle of the country. :idiot2:
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Here's a few early pics to go well with Phil's newer ones .....
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Of MK !
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Well I'm gonna make an effort to meet all you nutters! :santa_rolleyes: so where ever you have it I'll make it :santa_afro: its gonna be miles from South Wales anyway,where ever you have it? but one big oldschool shindig sounds spot on! :santa_cool:
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I reckon Milton Keynes is a spot on venue, its sort of middleish it has easy access from the m1.
Also the shopping centre isnt that far form the track if the chicks come along and wanna do a bit of shopping.
Its also pretty decent for street riding/skating, marble ledges gaps and drops etc etc
Any ideas on when this would take place???????
Andy
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Around May/June onwards ?
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We`ed have to wait untill the racing calendar is released for next year first Andy, but it will be in the summer, possably in August.
BTW hows your head now :LolLolLolLol:
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good point billy, whens that get released then???
My head is much better now thanks :santa_cheesy:
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later on like august time is best i think. its more likely to be warm, and may is the expected date for the sheffield track event. if you do them too near you will water down the amount of attenders.
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Definately Dagenham!
We have the track, can probably camp as long as its after the footie season, and best of all we have a big hall/pavillion, and kitchen, and changing rooms with showers right next to the track!
(We will have to pay to use the pavillion, but shouldn't be too much split between everyone.)
:D
OR!!!!
Why don't we do what we were gonna do this year, and sort out Brettons!
Couple of weekends work, and the track will be in excellent nick!
Proper old school track too, with camping available, and the BIG club house for a piss up in the night!!
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Phil , "MK not strictly old school" ?
It's been there since 84 ! :santa_cheesy: , was originally designed by some guy I know ! . :santa_rolleyes:
heh heh, didnt know that, but i was refering to the style rather than the date, i think orb was after a flat track with a single low bump on it halfway along a hundred metre stretch.....
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we need some pics of the various options, and maybe a poll.........
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I think the sooner we can get it all sorted the better the event is gonna be, then people have much longer to plan stuff, buy beer, build up a bike or two etc...
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Seems like everyone is putting foward the nearest track to were they live. So here's mine choice! Derby. I rode it the other day, easy , very old school , on a nice park, good camping and near the M1.
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sounds fairly middle of the country dale, is the track in useable condition? ok for camping or is it all round yours? is there a club there that can organise things ?
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make it sooner than august though
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Here is a map to help people out ;)
(http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/Edinburgh/uk-map.jpg)
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milton keynes is fooking miles away from me
and i am in the middle of the country!
i dont mind the drive though.
long way for you orby boy
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and may is the expected date for the sheffield track event. if you do them too near you will water down the amount of attenders.
I thought I said March for Sheffield.
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i thought that too, but i figured I would let it slide as Mr Fruit is a Novice.
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i'm confused
when and where is the old school meet?
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i meant march. two m's you see.
im glad you were paying attention tho.
milton keynes is not that far ruler you wuus, its further for me, but derby sound good too.
i dont care personally, as long as we can camp, ride, and drink beer.
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cool i dont mind where it is
the further south the better.
get below wales and the weather is nicer.
if i race i am using massive bodacea style knife pegs
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The map shows Dublin, so can i add my preference.
Marlay Park is situated 6 miles south of Dublin City on the foothills of the Dublin Mountains. It was officially opened in June 1975. Within the park there are a wide range of sporting and other facilities available for public use. There is 14 soccer pitches, 4 GAA pitches, 1 cricket pitch, 6 tennis courts, 1 par 39 hole golf course, 1 400m grass running track BMX Track. The car park off College road serves the par 3 golf course, cricket pitch and a number of other playing pitches.
;D ;D ;D
Rich
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WHAT !!
Dublin ! :santa_cheesy: :santa_cheesy: :santa_cheesy: :santa_cheesy: :santa_cheesy: :santa_cheesy: :santa_cheesy: :santa_rolleyes: :santa_rolleyes: :santa_rolleyes: :santa_rolleyes: :santa_rolleyes: :santa_rolleyes: :santa_shocked: :santa_shocked: :santa_shocked: :santa_shocked: :santa_shocked: :santa_shocked:
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Why limit ourselves to just one meet? Do all of them, just not on the same weekend eh? ;)
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Well said Meddle :santa_cool:
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Just in case it is Milton Keynes.
All within 5 minutes of j14
BED & BREAKFAST MILL FARM
Tel: 01908 611489
HOTEL COURTYARD MILTON KEYNES
Tel: 01908 613688
THE BELL HOTEL
Tel: 01525 290280
THE BROUGHTON HOTEL
Tel: 01908 667726
THE WAYFARER
Tel: 01908 675222
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no hotels....camping....its were all the action was at b'mouth....you know the big dollops right....
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yip, the camping out festivities were as good as the sunday racing.
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i still have to replace that blown speaker on the renault electro wagon
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I'll be under canvas......or me mums caravan one of the two ;D
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dont forget some of us will have to drive back the same day.
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Why?
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I will be there to defend me title.
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i better keep out this thread i think ???.
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will be up for this, dont mind where it is
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Right, fook it. I'm in no matter where its at. Lets all make the effort. Hypocrytical of me, I know, as I have only been to 1 meet, and that was when I knew no one. So, this time I'm in. Gonna try to get a caravan maybe? Fookin big genny, and bring the whole frickin music centre :santa_afro: :santa_grin: When? just LMK. Ad
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Right, fook it. I'm in no matter where its at. Lets all make the effort. Hypocrytical of me, I know, as I have only been to 1 meet, and that was when I knew no one. So, this time I'm in. Gonna try to get a caravan maybe? Fookin big genny, and bring the whole frickin music centre :santa_afro: :santa_grin: When? just LMK. Ad
you foooookin gypo you :santa_grin:
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What size Bob, I have some Renault speakers from my last Laguna in the loft, yours if you want them.
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i'll measure em up and give u a shout mate :)
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Im up for a meeting , will i be the only girl rider tho? :o ive never rode on a real track or ramps ::) but im right up for having a go ! Plus ive got a camper too stay in :)
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count me in too if its half as good as bournemouth it will be a blast :santa_afro:
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Im up for a meeting , will i be the only girl rider tho? :o ive never rode on a real track or ramps ::) but im right up for having a go ! Plus ive got a camper too stay in :)
Thats the spirit we need more chicks on bikes taking part :)
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Ok, i'll go wherever.
How about we narrow it down to a choice of Milton Keynes and Derby as venues and maybe sometime in late August, early september. :)
We could take a vote on the venue too
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milton keynes is best for me :)
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Im up for a meeting , will i be the only girl rider tho? :o ive never rode on a real track or ramps ::) but im right up for having a go ! Plus ive got a camper too stay in :)
do you live near hartlepool as i think you could be the girl of dan-dares dreams :)
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MK might not be geographicaly (did i spell that big word right?) central but its the fairest option for the majority of riders....but Dagenham would be cushty as we could all go amd break some bones at Rom in the evening!!!!
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Im up for a meeting , will i be the only girl rider tho? :o ive never rode on a real track or ramps ::) but im right up for having a go ! Plus ive got a camper too stay in :)
do you live near hartlepool as i think you could be the girl of dan-dares dreams :)
Hi, i dont even know where hartlepool is ::) lol I live down in Kent :)
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bmxgirl, get urself down Dartford Heath or Hersden with the rest of us Kent lot
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Count me in providing im not away with speedway :)
Milton Keynes is better for me! :)
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Becki ,
Are you the same becki I spoke to on bmxtalk ?
You know (or did know) Andy Saunders ?
I'm Emmdub on talk
Check out the pics on page 5 of this thread , 2nd pic down , I think that's Andy in 5th (Haro kit) ? (me with yellow plate)
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Some guys asked about Skateparks near MK ?
Is kettering still open ?
Flying Fox sessions one at Leighton Buzzard ?
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Becki ,
Are you the same becki I spoke to on bmxtalk ?
You know (or did know) Andy Saunders ?
I'm Emmdub on talk
Check out the pics on page 5 of this thread , 2nd pic down , I think that's Andy in 5th (Haro kit) ? (me with yellow plate)
Yeah its me!! and i still know Andy!!
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August Bank Holiday weekend would be a logical choice :santa_afro:
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Becki ,
Cool
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August Bank Holiday weekend would be a logical choice :santa_afro:
It would be, but if there is a national that weekend elsewhere then it would stop a fair amount of members turning up as they need to ride all the nationals to qualify for the Brits ;)
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thus taking us to the Olypics and kicking the yanks ass on a burner :)
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you race regionals for the BRITS.and giving the whole clips debate and other things going on i would think alot would support this event.
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August Bank Holiday weekend would be a logical choice :santa_afro:
It would be, but if there is a national that weekend elsewhere then it would stop a fair amount of members turning up as they need to ride all the nationals to qualify for the Brits ;)
LOL i was just being selfish & noticed that that is a free weekend from the National dates i'll be racing next year, i'm still waiting on the club calendars at the moment though which will make things even more difficult ::)
i'd like to get to an event earlier in the year too April usually too wet to be really enjoyable if camping but May is usually do-able? :santa_afro:
i like camping, the excitement's "in-tents" :LolLolLolLol:
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august bank holiday is KOC weekend!
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August Bank Holiday weekend would be a logical choice :santa_afro:
It would be, but if there is a national that weekend elsewhere then it would stop a fair amount of members turning up as they need to ride all the nationals to qualify for the Brits ;)
LOL i was just being selfish & noticed that that is a free weekend from the National dates i'll be racing next year, i'm still waiting on the club calendars at the moment though which will make things even more difficult ::)
i'd like to get to an event earlier in the year too April usually too wet to be really enjoyable if camping but May is usually do-able? :santa_afro:
i like camping, the excitement's "in-tents" :LolLolLolLol:
Where did you see next years race calendar, I`ve checked on the BCF site but I can`t find it ???
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bmxgirl, get urself down Dartford Heath or Hersden with the rest of us Kent lot
Hi i used to go there....glory bumps thats what i knew it as :) When are u next going there?
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Hi i used to go there....glory bumps thats what i knew it as :) When are u next going there?
Normally on Tues & Thurs nights once the light stays past 7pm ish
Hersden has meeting on 02/01/06 - see parks section
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bill i think the dates have been set for the Nationals but no the venue's (i think :santa_rolleyes:)
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Where did you see next years race calendar, I`ve checked on the BCF site but I can`t find it ???
sorry Bill i meant the dates for my RC racing ;)
we race these buggys & they are pretty insane :idiot2:
(http://image.rcuniverse.com/gallery/galleryimages/lg-8302.jpg)
doesn't hurt when you crash either :santa_afro:
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Hurts your wallet, I raced RC for 7 years. BMX is cheaper.
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i bet RC don't hurt as much though.
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i bet RC don't hurt as much though.
thats the main plus for me ;)
its the only hobby i've ever had that doesn't hurt or hasn't left me with a long term injury ::)
too many years of pushing too hard when things are already hurting :(
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Im up for a meeting , will i be the only girl rider tho? :o ive never rode on a real track or ramps ::) but im right up for having a go ! Plus ive got a camper too stay in :)
do you live near hartlepool as i think you could be the girl of dan-dares dreams :)
Hi, i dont even know where hartlepool is ::) lol I live down in Kent :)
hartlepool near newcastle but he may tavel or accomadate :santa_cheesy:
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LOL ;)
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stick ur southern sunshine up yr arse. :rant:
its grim up north and i like it!
and theres no way ur gonna get olie to leave his caravan.
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uh?
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why not do 2 shows one up north and one down south that would make it fair but have one in may and other in july or august
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Showtime, is that a thunder tiger .21 in that?
(do you want the heads up when i flog my FG marder? )
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Yuk
Thunder Tiger LOL
thats an ARD modified Omega, hand modded by Yannick Aigoin!
it was shite i cooked it first time out, bit of a waste of a £330 engine :-[
no thanks to the Marder though, i'll stay 1/8 scale :santa_afro:
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I been floggin off my RC slowly.
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i'm gonna stick with the Rc now as its my main hobby at the moment
i'm a bit limited in what i can actually do nowadays as i have a torn cruciate ligament in my left knee & have been told i need a replacement right knee too as i limped for so long and wore it out :(
too many years of BMX, skateboarding, Ice Hockey & Motocross!
i need a competitive racing hobby that doesn't hurt me any further & the buggys hit the spot :)
there's a lot of ex Motocross riders who race 1/8 offroad as its still "engines & dirt" plus some of the better tracks are like scaled down supercross tracks so its good fun getting some big jumps in during a race :santa_afro:
they are pretty good fun on ramps too, here is a backflip i did over the hand rail of the hafpipe!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v445/Robbieroach/AdamatOakley.jpg)
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lol, i tried my 3E on a BMX track, too fast, no balance.
lost it over a berm and snapped the rear wish bones.
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the 4WD Buggys are awesome round a BMX track, Definitely faster round the track than i am :santa_rolleyes:
RIGHT CLICK & SAVE AS (http://www.kyosho.co.jp/web/download/movie/2004shizuoka_hs/wmp/inferno.wmv) to download a vid of a 1/8 buggy in action :santa_afro:
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WoW... thats some serious air... I didnt know those RCs could take a landing from that height.
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yeah they can take a right kicking ;)
i've started an RC thread HERE (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=5396.0) so we can keep this one on track :santa_afro:
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Right here are the dates supplied by UncleBuck of next years race calendar:
Bill,
these are the dates, venues to be confirmed, think the euro champs at Cheddar are 2nd week of July, so avoid that too.
Keep the 19/20 August free too as that is a draught date for Hawks to celebrate 25 years in bmx and would be good to have OS there of course.But will keep you informed.
We will also have an open day for when the new concrete skatepark goes in, possibly June.
Would also be good to get your guys along to a couple of South Regionals in the summer, like Dagenham & Hayes, those dates will be set early 2006.
Scott
8/9 April Round 1
29/30 April/ 1 May Round 2 and 3
20/21 May Round 4
17/18 June Round 5
22/23 July Round 6
12/13 August Round 7
26/27 August British Championships
16/17 September National Club & Team Championships
I would have thought after the Brits looks favorite, lets have your thoughts ;)
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if you to accomadate everybody and everything, it will not get done. saying that it needs to be placed carefully . i would have hoped for the 6 week holidays, but thats a bit selfish cos most dont get them off. if we set a venue, maybe that would help, as we could get a list of possible dates sorted then.