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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: wolfybmx on May 11, 2008, 08:52 PM
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what rock / sucked
rocked
brilliant atmosphere
everyone was so friendly
great organisation. thanx east kent :daumenhoch:
the weather
great racing
new faces
40+ cruiser numbers again 14 riders and mike wong winning the B final
sucked
me crashing in my second moto but still made the A final then crashing hard in the A final :( . my left arm is really painfull. hope im ok for mansfield next weekend
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it was a great day big thxs to eastkent
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rocked
the track, big up Hudu, the track is the bollox :daumenhoch:
the racing
the banter
the amazing weather
sucked
the traffic jam on the way home
I had a great day today. I had been looking forward to racing at Herne Bay for a long time and the track didnt disappoint one little bit. There was some great racing today, especially the 40+ cruiser b final, well done Mike :4_17_5:
I wish I lived a bit closer as I cant wait to ride that track again
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What rocked
The weather
So many Kent riders at a regional, the futures good
Dave Glendower winning a moto, gave it the kitchen sink treatment
Mike Wong winning his final after surviving a lot of carnage around him , couldnt have happened to a nicer bloke!
Zippys crash in the first moto, but he still got up smiling, again couldnt have happened to a ni..... oh i'm sorry
Jazzyje winning a race and riding well all afternoon
The organisation of the afternoon and just how many officials were on hand this afternoon. count the high - vises
What sucked
Not much really, hearing that an official got a bit of verbals in the food queue wasnt nice to hear.
Trying to keep the kids off the track when the track is closed, but I suppose its only because they are keen.
pre race injuries robbing everyone of seeing Mike Pinnock and Dan Whyte in action
Having to leave ... a day I defiateley didnt want to end
TK
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What rocked
The weather,i thought i was in california :LolLolLolLol:
The track-its the nuts :daumenhoch:
The running of the meeting-top notch :daumenhoch:
Watching zippy roll along the ground :D only kidding dude
The haro/tibbs cycle boys pete lavender and dan pullen :daumenhoch:
Of course 40+ how good were those finals :daumenhoch:billy stupple and me hitting the deck but not injuring ourselves :D and te-harve over manualing and launching his pride and joy redline into orbit ;D
My shoulder not giving me to much grief :)
And over course mike wong winning the b-final :4_17_5: i bet your a happy man tonight :daumenhoch:
sucked
Crashing again in the b-final whilst in 3rd up billy's arse ;D
the traffic on M2
And the day being over to quick ;D had a blinding day
And poor old phil crashing twice today,hope your ok dude :daumenhoch:
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What a brilliant day. Can't think of a nicer place to plant a BMX track, right in the middle of the Great British countryside with the beach only a short drive away as well (we should make a seaside weekend of it for the Southern Champs).
Nice to see my Sheffield bretheren Hudu again. It's been a while. You should be proud of that track. So fast, flowing and fun to ride. Everyone loves it.
Also some fast and furious racing. So many good finals don't know where to start.
Old school was a joy to watch today. Zippy, Paul Coleman and Gary Porter gave it their all and I think the lead changed at every berm. Great tactics by Gary to sneak the win from Zippy and Paul.
Great to see Russ Parsons christen the new track with an A-final win. Well deserved for one of the driving forces behind this track happening. Roy Binks has upped his game as well. Must be a great feeling to race on a track you guys made happen.
Gotta give props to Dave Glendower for racing two classes and making A-final in old school and getting second in cruiser B final.
Biggest thanks go to Spillers and Bill Stupp for deciding to have a cuddle in the second berm ;) and to Jason Harvey for deciding the 4th straight was the perfect place to try a back flip. I've never even won a moto at a regional before so that B-final win will keep me smiling for a long time. Thanks for the props guys :daumenhoch:
Wish we could race Herne Bay every week. Such a good track and peaceful/relaxing setting.
Hope your elbow heals in time for Mansfield, Phil. 40+ wouldn't be the same without the most efficient man in BMX on the gate (we'll work out your secret one day as to how you always place high whilst making it look like you aren't even trying - it's gotta be something to do with those long legs!).
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Rocked:
Weather
happy faces
Friends
Good racing
My 30+final :knuppel2:
Living 2mins drive away (no traffic jams for me.......although I did get stuck behind a slow car for a few seconds) :2funny:
Hudu track side
Sucked:
Sunburn
Weeks of stress in the run up to race
Thank you to everyone who came, and also thank you to the regional team and all our club volunteers who helped out.
Russ
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Whar rocked.
Kent finally getting a track to replace the legend that was Buckmore Park.
Hudu, your track building was awesome, not many new tracks that get close to making it good for everyone, but Herne Bay did :4_17_5:
A well oiled, smooth and professional team behind the scenes :daumenhoch:
The burger van poached from BADBMX, his 1/4 pounders rule.
Zippy hitting the dirt (I would say only joking Si, but no >:D)
The awesome action in the berms, so many hi-low moves it was hard to keep track :daumenhoch:
Mike Wongs long overdue final win
What Sucked
Gary72 getting robbed of the OSS A final win
My performance
and the long walk round the outside of the track
Other than that, congratulations guys, today will be remembered for a long time :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
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Gary72 getting robbed of the OSS A final win
:wtf:
Why?
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What Rocked
what they said.... seriously though what an amazing day - hitting the dirt and bruising my arse isnt going to alter the fact that i had a blast... oh and to gate on a bike that actually had room to move forward did help.. thanks to all the kind words about the build, ill post it in Bike of the month now.... no reason why a bike that gets ridden shouldnt win is there??
Congrats Mike, I think everyone agrees that you deserved that win... I didnt see all of Billy's races but he seemed to spend most of them sitting down on some part of the track....
What sucked
again pretty much all been said - except i scratched a pedal :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
the last but one berm that decided it didnt like my front wheel and slid me out and over the bars...
Till Hersden then.... if the weather is like this... bring it on...
croochy
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Gary72 getting robbed of the OSS A final win
:wtf:
Why?
they gave it to Zippy even though everyone seemed to think (including Zippy) gary won it. all three lino's were adamant... so no appeal.
how they can judge a line call when they arent even standing in line with the finish line amazes me...
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Gary72 getting robbed of the OSS A final win
:wtf:
Why?
Despite the B finalists witness Gary take it, all 3 line judges gave it to the Spen!!! I looked at Scott Dick and he just shrugged his shoulders. BCF rules state the rider concerned needs to appeal and Gary choose not too :-\
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Gary72 getting robbed of the OSS A final win
:wtf:
Why?
I watched this race like a hawk, 1 of the best of the day and no disrespect to Zippy but Gary had it easily by at least 1/2 a wheel, dont know wtf was going on at the finish but it was clear to everyone including zipps that Gary got the 1st
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That's a shame the old school A-final ended in controversy as that was one of the races of the day for me. But fair play to Gary for being sporting and not appealing, and to Zippy for acknowledging Gary won it.
I was over the other side of the track and it seemed quite clear Gary took the win.
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Yep I thought that Gary had won it too :(
Great day again, and although I crashed a couple of times the elbow pads and body armour did their job and I came away unscaved (sp) and I only decided to put it on at the last minute :idiot2:
Sorry for stacking in front of you though Spillers, but perhaps you shouldn`t have been so close :2funny:
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Racing is full of close or dubious calls, some go against you and some go for you. I've had one go against me and for me this year already. I guess we'll all find ourselves in that position at some point.
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But back to what Rocked n Sucked :daumenhoch:
Rocked
That track is fantastic, can't wait to ride it
The organisation and volunteers, so smooth running
The weather (whoever booked it did a fantastic job)
Catering was fab, sure i've seen em somewhere before tho eh Humps ;)
The Old Skool Final, how mad was that
Our little peeps finally getting their arses in gear
So many Novice Riders 8)
Sucked
Not a lot tbh, maybe the parking but i guess that's a work in progress?
Not being able to ride, i'm glad i aint like an elephant n pregnant for 2 years cos it's driving me mad
Sunburn :'(
Switching the camera onto Raw images, gonna take ages to upload the majority :tickedoff: :tickedoff:
A massive well done to all at East Kent for their hard work and commitment, it certainly paid off today, roll on the Southern Champs :4_17_5:
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Rocked.
Sun
Track (agree with Mike about location and great British Country Side)
Getting 4th in 1st moto after stacking into billy, (another one)
Mike most popular win of the day, (the crowd went up at leat a fe Db's when you took the lead)
Sucked
Stackng so bloody hard into Phils back that I thought he would burst my front tyre, (hope your not too sore)
M2 Traffic
M25 Traffic
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Great day again, and although I crashed a couple of times the elbow pads and body armour did their job and I came away unscaved (sp) and I only decided to put it on at the last minute :idiot2:
Billy, win, lose or draw, you always go for it :daumenhoch:
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Sounds like you had fantastic day today, get the pics up :daumenhoch:
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Sounds like you had fantastic day today, get the pics up :daumenhoch:
Just editing now, some mint sequences uploading as we speak :daumenhoch:
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Sounds like you had fantastic day today, get the pics up :daumenhoch:
Just editing now, some mint sequences uploading as we speak :daumenhoch:
come on then.....
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ROCKED
Weather, track, location, visit to Herne Bay after, Racing.
SUCKED
Arriving late so no gate practice or laps, walked across the track and looked at it, (still worn 3 MOTO'S and Final :shocked:), Traffic on the way home.
Was told by someone, I could not appeal as it was a unanimous decison by all 3 line judges(Yes I know it is a hard job)
I ride my bikes for fun and enjoyment, if I started to take it too seriously I would end up like Zippy and we all know how we feel about him :LolLolLolLol:
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I'm feeling the love big time at the moment. :LolLolLolLol:
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I'm feeling the love big time at the moment. :LolLolLolLol:
more love in the OSS section mate.....
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What Sucked
Gary72 getting robbed of the OSS A final win
Just for the record, I have the sheets from the days' racing and who does it show as winner of the A Final?? Gary Porter!! Seems there wasn't a problem after all!! Humps
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What Sucked
Gary72 getting robbed of the OSS A final win
Just for the record, I have the sheets from the days' racing and who does it show as winner of the A Final?? Gary Porter!! Seems there wasn't a problem after all!! Humps
Nice one Alan, I know it was a close one, but there was 4 of us watching it at close distance. Not sure why they changed their minds as Gary never raised a complaint.
Alan, can you pm me the OS results please as I forgot to pick them up :daumenhoch:
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Pehaps they was just winding me up, as I went and asked straight after the race :2gunsfiring_v1:
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It was a close call, but Gary definitely crossed the line first.
In fact he rode a blinder coming from back in third place to take the win. Not bad for someone who just turned up 5 mins before racing started, and didnt even have a practice lap.
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I guess second is better than not making the A final at all.
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I guess second is better than not making the A final at all.
Your spot on their Zips, hope you wasnt digging me out though >:D
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Rocked.
Going back to my second home, seeing the crew, seeing it all come together.
Seeing my baby the track - was back to roots - 5 different leaders in one race, moves, swoops, carnage and pure BMX.
Russ taking masters. Great race. Jay Lewis is just so fast.
Seeing all my old classmates - Miles, Warlock, Mike W etc etc
Mikes win. Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke.
Sunshine.
People.
Novices doing what I did nearly 30 years ago and getting on that first gate.
Meeting lots of RADsters.
Getting the race bug again - I'm off to Preston for gates tomorrow. :uglystupid2:
Sucked.
Backfiring the hotel plumbing system thursday night, flooding the room and getting the bar evacuated. Northern shit is hardcore. ;)
Going home.
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After crashing in the first race I wasn't sure I would even get to the A final. I had to win the secon race and could then afford to take it easy in the third so as to save energy. :LolLolLolLol:
However the fact remains that was probably one of the best old school races yet in the series to date and three of us were swapping the lead at every corner.
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Rocked.
Going back to my second home, seeing the crew, seeing it all come together.
Seeing my baby the track - was back to roots - 5 different leaders in one race, moves, swoops, carnage and pure BMX.
Russ taking masters. Great race. Jay Lewis is just so fast.
Seeing all my old classmates - Miles, Warlock, Mike W etc etc
Mikes win. Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke.
Sunshine.
People.
Novices doing what I did nearly 30 years ago and getting on that first gate.
Meeting lots of RADsters.
Getting the race bug again - I'm off to Preston for gates tomorrow. :uglystupid2:
Sucked.
Backfiring the hotel plumbing system thursday night, flooding the room and getting the bar evacuated. Northern shit is hardcore. ;)
Going home.
:LolLolLolLol:
I bet that was fun Phil :2funny:
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I have now caused the evacuation of 3 hotels in the last 2 years.
Ask me when I see you next, it's all good accidental chaos. :angel:
Idiots and hotels don't mix. :-X
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I have now caused the evacuation of 3 hotels in the last 2 years.
Ask me when I see you next, it's all good accidental chaos. :angel:
Idiots and hotels don't mix. :-X
I dont call a girlfriend, lots of gaffer tape and a hotel room "Accidental chaos" :shocked:
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Gary72 getting robbed of the OSS A final win
:wtf:
Why?
Despite the B finalists witness Gary take it, all 3 line judges gave it to the Spen!!! I looked at Scott Dick and he just shrugged his shoulders. BCF rules state the rider concerned needs to appeal and Gary choose not too :-\
Excellent stuff, REAL old school racing :daumenhoch: I remember this happening so many times bitd so it's great to hear that the authenticity of bitd racing has been carried forward >:D.
On a less sarcastic note, shame it worked out like that but Gary is a top bloke and wouldn't have complained. Zippy on the other hand ... :LolLolLolLol:
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Didn't complain at the first round when the decision went against me.
Glad so many people have totally the wrong impression of me.
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I thought it was your impression that you left on the track :LolLolLolLol: Hope your back is OK and the massage sorts you out. I cant think how to word this, but It wouldn't be the same without you Zippy, I know in another thread you was talking about slowing down on the racing side and this and that, But what did we do at the end of that race, We shook hands and patted each other on the back. Because it was such a bloody good race and I really enjoyed it. :daumenhoch:
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Didn't complain at the first round when the decision went against me.
Glad so many people have totally the wrong impression of me.
we loves ya Zippy.... :smitten:
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I have now caused the evacuation of 3 hotels in the last 2 years.
Ask me when I see you next, it's all good accidental chaos. :angel:
Idiots and hotels don't mix. :-X
I dont call a girlfriend, lots of gaffer tape and a hotel room "Accidental chaos" :shocked:
*Mental note* - He knows to much. Erase him. :2gunsfiring_v1:
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Glad so many people have totally the wrong impression of me.
You should know we're only joshing with you Zipster ;)
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Still buzzing after Sunday's meeting but thought I should add my two-pennorth to what's already been said. I had serious reservations about holding a Regional so soon after officially opening but because of availability of free dates we had little choice. That we got through the day is all credit to all the people who pulled together to make it happen.
Firstly the biggest thanks must go to Phil 'Hudu' Charnley who designed and built the track. It's all been said before on here but he's created a masterpiece to be proud of. And aiding him has been the local guys primarily Russ Parsons, Olly Small, Steve Bodey and Roy Binks with support from their mates too. The time and effort that Russ in particular has put into this meeting and the Opening event last week has been huge and without him things would not have gone as smoothly as they did. The tweaks to the track made on Friday/Saturday might not have been too obvious but made things so much nicer for everyone, young and old, and, that no-one was seriously hurt, despite the carnage, is testiment to those changes working and the track preparation - big shout out to the local Fire Brigade for their help on Friday too.
On the day, the SOUTH Region team were hugely supportive and without them it just couldn't have happened. Lin 'I'm retired from BMX' Gunner was the hub of a well oiled (sun-cream I hasten to add) Registration Team who dealt with a larger than expected turnout of riders including quite a few new faces. White Star Medical were on hand to give their support which thankfully wasn't required to any great extent and for which I thank them on the Club's behalf. GROOVE RACING chose our meeting to be at rather than Mansfield and for that we are grateful to Mark Seaman for making the choice in our favour.
Financially the Club has received funding from Awards for All and local company Pfizer Ltd. and our logo'd high-viz presence was courtesy of Stevehaleimages.com who was trackside with his camera. And where would we have been without the Herne & Broomfield Parish Council who put their faith in the Club by funding the track build and area redevelopment in association with Deacons Landscaping. The support we have had from the Parish Council has been nothing short of refreshing after some of the negativity I have experienced in the past at other tracks.
And finally (will I ever finish??) I thank everyone who turned up to race and watch and who have put their thoughts into words in this thread and the others on BMX Talk. Apart from Ratty moaning about the "long walk" round the track (lose some weight and get into training you ....(censored) ... :wink: ) there's been nothing but praise for the track, the meeting and the organisation. From my point of view all I can say is "Thank you". Humps
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Apart from Ratty moaning about the "long walk" round the track (lose some weight and get into training you ....(censored) ...
Alan, if that was the only moaning then you did a blinding job the lot of you. I will say with Nikki being 8 months gone and needing the loo every 15/20 minutes I think the moan was justified :angel:
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And we thank you Humps.... Top day - Top Job!
I honestly think the track is of National standard - is the team up for it? would it be possible - it would be nice to actually have a southern National! Im told there is plenty of camp sites in the area.... what would stop it in your mind?
Crooch
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"Thank you" again for building such a great track only an hour away from us :daumenhoch: and yes, I also thought the day was very well organised.
As said previously, Chloe and Nicholas love the track and are already asking if they can spend some days at the track during the school holidays :)
Am I right in thinking the track will be open all the time now humps or will the gates be locked when the club isnt there?
Sharon xx
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Sharon, the track is open 24/7 though the gates to the car park are locked. You can still park on the approach road though.
Crooch, my standard answer would be "we don't do Nationals" but that's a standing joke on BMX Talk. No reason why we couldn't do a Nat. as long as we brought in toilet/showers and gained the use of one of the neighbouring fields for additional parking and camping. Not impossible so watch this space. Humps
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Thats excellent news on both counts :) Thanks Humps :)
Sharon xx
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what she said :D
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I agree with all above 'top track', contains something for everyone. I would kill for that to practice on...what kind of budget do you need for a track like that ?
As for a national , Humps is right the parking needs a bit of jiggery pokery and the line up to the pens and exit from the finish...but all i think must be 'do-able'.
Also the first 90 degree and certainly the first 180 degree corner may struggle to cope with 8 elite riders going at it but i would be more than happy to be proved wrong. :)
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so where are all the piccys then - its now 4 days since and im having withdrawal issues!!!
I know ratty is having some storage issues on his PC - was there any others that took any?
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Loads of pics on bmxtalk.com and eastkentbmx.co.uk
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Loads of pics on bmxtalk.com and eastkentbmx.co.uk
ive seen the steve hales ones - any OS ones about?
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Humps race report is up on on the BC site http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/bmx/News2008/20080514_herne_bay_east_kent_bmx_club.asp (http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/bmx/News2008/20080514_herne_bay_east_kent_bmx_club.asp)
Crooch, have you seen biglav's pics? http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n21/simon120/herne%20bay%20rd3/ (http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n21/simon120/herne%20bay%20rd3/)
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Rocked,
The weather, the Track, The Venue, The crew
6& unders battling & a different rider winning each time to keep it open.
Tony Slater turning up to play
Me beating him ;)
Dialed Mike winning 'B'
Parsons styling the jumps when he realised he was way out front
Bucky's commentry
Smooth running of the whole event
Seeing riders i havent seen for 25+ years (Brian Emslie)
Seeing young (small) riders having no fear & jumping the jumps
Going to the beach after & seeing the place full of bmx'ers, then the motorways being clear by the time we left!! ;D
Sucked,
Jason Lewis crashing, would've liked to see the rest of the race with him & Russ
Wolfy getting hurt in 40+ (hope your ok buddy)
Missing the gate beeps on my third moto because someone was shouting 3 feet away on the other side of the fence- cheers.
James Cornfords chain coming off resulting in an endo
Renee having no girls to race (again)
So all in all an 'ACE' race meeting & excellent way to spend a sunday!!
Congrats & thanks to all the people that made it happen-you did good!!! :) :) :)
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Humps race report is up on on the BC site http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/bmx/News2008/20080514_herne_bay_east_kent_bmx_club.asp (http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/bmx/News2008/20080514_herne_bay_east_kent_bmx_club.asp)
Crooch, have you seen biglav's pics? http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n21/simon120/herne%20bay%20rd3/ (http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n21/simon120/herne%20bay%20rd3/)
cheers miles
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Agree with you Keith ref the arguement going on right next to us
i tried to blank it out and just concentrate but it ruined my start
as well, as it was an older rider he should have had more respect
for us.
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Agree with you Keith ref the arguement going on right next to us
i tried to blank it out and just concentrate but it ruined my start
as well, as it was an older rider he should have had more respect
for us.
It annoys me when this happens, when I do call up at Daggers I do try and get them to shut up when on the start hill, its hard work though trying to keep them quiet.
What with you guys, and Flem at Cheddar perhaps the start hill officials should be more aware of this
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Think Flem suffered a bit worse than us as his was a final at a national & ours was just a moto at a regional, still shouldnt happen though!!! >:( >:(
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Think Flem suffered a bit worse than us as his was a final at a national & ours was just a moto at a regional, still shouldnt happen though!!! >:( >:(
Hi Keith (please check your PMs).
Question to everyone - do you think they should wait until the last person from previous race has crossed the line until they start the next one to stop this happening again in future?
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Yes to Mikes question and Keith making the A in our region
in 40+ is prob on par with a National so those motos are
important.
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This wasnt related to the time our moto was started in relation to the last one finishing at all.
Starting to get blown up into something it never was though, i'm sure there was no bad intention in it from the person concerned & i'd prefer to just move on from it.
Being a father myself i'd prob shout a bit if i thought something unfair happened to one of my kids on the track.
Gutted i cant make the next national, good luck to everyone. :)
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Question to everyone - do you think they should wait until the last person from previous race has crossed the line until they start the next one to stop this happening again in future?
In an ideal world where racing started early then agree Mike but we had a slight delay and decided to move things along. It seemed to work and we finished by 5:10 I think, which is acceptable. Too many riders in too many classes seems to be the problem of the SOUTH Region's current success. When you consider that at the inter-Regional at Mansfield there were less than 250 riders then dealing with 184 is pushing the limits. Maybe we should be looking at alternatives although I think a bit of quiet as respect for riders on the gate is not too much to ask although a close finishing previous moto is always going to be a distraction.
The question of the noise at the Start Hill is being looked into and maybe it's a Herne Bay issue we need to address for next time, maybe cordon off the area at the side of the gate to avoid public/spectators/other riders standing too close. Humps
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Its not just a Herne Bay thing Humps, it happens at most tracks, I think the call up person nees to take charge of it, my personal pet hate is riders waiting for their moto getting too close to the guys on the gate. At least you dont have that problem at the Bay. :daumenhoch:
Perhaps pre registeration might help smooth things along for registeration, as data inputting seems to be the bottle neck at most events :daumenhoch:
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Perhaps the solution is whoever is on the mic giving the crowd a "sssshhhhhhhhhhhh" one the sequence has started.
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Just for the record, you'll find a little article here http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/bmx/News2008/20080514_herne_bay_east_kent_bmx_club.asp Enjoy. Humps