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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: wolfybmx on June 23, 2008, 08:34 PM
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just wondering what has happened to the numbers in old school racing.
has every one lost interest or is there another reason. seems a shame as there are hundreds of members on rad are you all affraid of using your bikes and just happy to look at them rather than use them and stay at home.
come on guys pull ya fingers out
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To be honest if there were a meet somwhere near stratford i would be there but i think the nearest one is about an hour and a half away and with a wife, 2 kids and a bussiness to run time is very short for me.
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Mid-school is the new Old-school. Faster??
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To be honest if there were a meet somwhere near stratford i would be there but i think the nearest one is about an hour and a half away and with a wife, 2 kids and a bussiness to run time is very short for me.
What about Dagenham ?
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errr,.................i live in stratford on avon! 2-2.5 hours away.
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errr,.................i live in stratford on avon! 2-2.5 hours away.
Sorry I thought you ment Stratford in East London :idiot2:
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It could just be the time of year!!
The races seem to come thick and fast and there seems to be lots of other commitments at this time of year.
Weddings, Christenings, holidays, family get togethers. They will take their toll on riders who would normally show up.
Hartlepool cost over £30 in petrol (probably £40+) so that doesn't help either.
Maybe fewer races spread out over the season might attract more riders and make each race more of an event.
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we are looking at doing an year long season 12 races you can drop two best 10 count
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IF THERE IS 2 RACES A MONTH
IT COSTS ME 40 FOR PETROL FOR EACH RACE,,15 FOR ENTRY FEES AND A TENNER FOER A BURGER N CHIPS
130 A MONTH ,,,,THATS AN EXPENSIVE HOBBY
BUT IN MY CASE I SPEND MORE BUYIN AND SELLIN,,,GOD IM MADD
ON A GATE SOON GUYS
RUSS
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A tenner for burger and chips? That is one big fooking burger :LolLolLolLol:
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Your all saving yourselves for MK08 8)
Hope to see some of you guys come to the regional at Mk on the 6th July to get some sneeky race practice in :daumenhoch:
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Blimey a lot of us this year have raced from somerset right up to chesterfield,we've still got hartlepool this weekend and so on and so on....don't actually know what my point is :crazy2: i personally have raced every weekend so far this year apart from the sunday when i smashed myself up practicing :D still don't know what i'm trying to say :idiot2:
I love bmx racing and seeing all the boys sunday at hayes regional racing bikes such as robinsons (how sweet does gary72's look) hutch,supergoose,diamond back,haro,freeagent etc makes me love it even more :daumenhoch:
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I normally spend anything up to £150 racing a national weekend.........but still cheaper than racing powerbikes at £600-1000 a meeting ??? gave up the motorbikes and race bmx again coz £150 a meeting is the b*ll*x :4_17_5: and i still get a wicked buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :shocked:
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I think in a way the old school has been a victim of it own success. It was a way back into racing and now many of the people who started have moved up to 40+ cruisers. We do need to see some more faces soon or the old school racing will die.
I am looking forward to MK in two weeks, it a chance to get to ride the track again before the big meet. If you have never tried it before come down and give it a try.
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gotta say theres the hardcore few who go every meet in the south i done the first 2 then couldnt make any was gutted untill hayes
i will be at everyone from now its not a lot of money to spend on a great day out i always get attention from people commenting on my bike (not my racing though :'()
and ive met loadsa people through it i love it and my boy has just started so just gotta get my little girl involved now and it will be a familly day out
just like old hooga said people have stepped up to cruiser and i think a few will again next year
with 4666 members why is there not more people giving it a go ?
come on chaps keep the old skool going :daumenhoch:
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To be honest if there were a meet somwhere near stratford i would be there but i think the nearest one is about an hour and a half away and with a wife, 2 kids and a bussiness to run time is very short for me.
you gonna come to the meet at leamington next month?
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Unless we get some new blood into the old school scene soon it's going to look very sparse next year. Your going to get a couple at least leaving to move up to cruiser class again like last year and that'll leave less than a gate of old schoolers.
With over 4600 old schoolers it's a shame that we only get 8 on a gate in the south at the moment. Come on peeps are you bmxer's or wanabees. ;)
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Thats a real shame !!! I went to Bourmouth in ) 04 The Alans do !! and many more > I think the problem is its a bit like the school reunion , the first ones are the best :) then a you get got used to them the novelty is not there :( :( I think every one will come back but not to every race . It will never die and I for one would be out but for my ever more un competertive Race Inc :-[ :-[ This bike as many know is to small . Also the costs of old school is mainly expensive.
Keep the vibe alive.
KEVIN.
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:) Due to illlness/injury I`ve only been to 1 OS race this year.That & not being a driver is a bit of a hassle.Hopefully keep an OS bike soon & try to do bit next year......
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I think the problem is wimpness, too much money spent on the builds, not enough nads to risk getting them dirty >:D
I hope the racing doesnt die, would be a real shame :-\
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Well put my son ! :daumenhoch:
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[quote author=RATTY link=I think the problem is wimpness, too much money spent on the builds, not enough nads to risk getting them dirty >:D
I hope the racing doesnt die, would be a real shame :-\]
Would think that with over 4k members that there would be more racers.Come to think of it appears a lot of members don`t even ride at all.
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well im well up for racing but with it all kickin off at home with the wife im not sure if i can continue :'( :'(
couldnt do hays as it was my daughters 6th birthday
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not done any old school races this year as been riding new school.
Got to say though it was after racing os last year that i decided to get new school race bike.
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I think the OS has served a really good purpose of getting people back into racing then getting them to take on the next challenge of cruiser/masters racing.
It's sad that the OS is struggling for numbers, but at least people like Spillers, Billy, Nic, 796, Glendower, Jason Harvey, Pro Tec, etc have stayed in BMX rather than quit.
I think the top guys in OS this year will also step up to new school, so I hope some newcomers fill their boots to keep the OS alive.
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I have just re-read this thread, Old school wont die, but its time for those that fancy a go to actually get the bikes out of the shed and start riding.
Racing again has changed my life, most of it for the better (except my wallet)
There is no better buzz than going full tilt at a 6 foot table top and trying to stay on two wheels (and look cool).
Re-discovering BMX has changed my life, I probably wont die of a heart attack at 45 now, I will never stop riding now, I have rediscovered some very good friends I left way back in 1984, I have made some great new mates, met a new mrs :smitten: and have shed a couple of stone. The buzz you get from racing or hitting a 1/4 pipe never leaves you. I hope the OS isnt dying out, its such a cool place to be, it takes nads to ride a bike full tilt at a 6 foot jump, elbow to elbow with your mates.
If I hadnt re-discovered BMX then I would probably be looking forward to retiring instead of the next race :daumenhoch:
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well said tony i love racing os its great .i cant believe that i didnt do it couple years ago and i would tell anyone even thinking about it to give it try doesnt matter if you good or bad (which in my case is good thing as im pretty slow lol)a lot i think who havent rode will be thinking they will get embarassed at how bad they might be but in os that doesnt matter what so ever and we have right laugh with the comedians in the northern races.
cost wise its not too bad its usually for me 15.00 diesel 7.00 to race and after seeing madddogs belly no burger for me lol
sorry russ :daumenhoch:
i look forward to every meet its great even though i cant race at moment as soon as i can drive ill be there to watch until im fit again because the entertainment value is worth the drive .especially if dubbers on form
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I believe "victim of its own success" summarises the situation well. As a feeder formula into the Nu-Skool classes goes it's been a monumental success having drawn a number of riders out of the woodwork and with them has come their children to race too. The South races in particular have benefitted from the extra riders that have been brought into the sport and what great riders they are proving to be. Had it not been for RAD and the Old School races how many riders wouldn't be out there now??
Sure, the racings got quicker, more competitive and injuries have featured but at the end of the day it's an extreme sport that gives that buzz that you just don't get from so many other sports. And it's FUN. And it's HEALTHY. And the sport is full of great characters and friends.
The inter-regional at Milton Keynes in a couple of weeks looms large and as it's the home of the RAD event in August it seems likely that support will be higher with riders getting in a bit of practice on this great little track. I might be tempted to venture out on the Redline if there appears to be a few more 'slower' riders than the current contingent of hardcore guys who will sail off into the distance and leave me looking like the also-ran that I am. On another thread Moschops is hoping to break the 300-rider barrier. I think it's possible. Unfortunately there's a Midlands Regional on that day too but maybe we can muster the troops for the biggest OS turnout this year so far. I will if you will. What do you think guys?? A separate thread required perhaps. Humps
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previous post but it fits in well here ....If anyones reading this and thinking of having a go again... then just go for it, the feeling you get will be EXACTLY the same as you had 20+ years ago, YES im sure mortgages, jobs, women and alcohol have come along BUT your the same person inside, if you got a buzz back then youll get it now . Get your bike , get on the gate again ,balance & stand up on your pedals...listen to the start cadence and i guarantee you wont be thinking about the Traffic on the North Circular ,the washing machine being on the blink or the latest goings on in Eastenders.
I got my old school bike out 2 years ago having not touched a push bike in 19+ years, migrated to new skool since (there was no 'New Old skool' scene then!)
give it a go you i reckon you will be thanking, this thread, Ratty, the organisers of old skool and co for making you realise your still alive :daumenhoch:
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I would rather die having lived life to the full than die having never lived at all.
Danny Wallace was on Jonathan Ross on Friday and said that you only regret the things you didn't do, not the things you said yes to.
So guy's are you going to come and have a go at old school racing in a couple of weeks at MK Inter Regional?
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i'm really gunna have to kick myself up the arse and get along to this one! i will bring my lad along so he can look all embaressed at his dad coming last :LolLolLolLol:
at least i know where this track is! :daumenhoch:
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Zippy's no regrets quote rings home with me...
I raced only once when I was a kid,it was a struggle to get the 'family' to do that...Now,25 years later,I've managed to take part in the sport I could only dream about as a kid.After a couple of MK's,Hersdens and last years OSSS I'm trying to race cruiser at regional level...And loving it...
The OS classes are the best possible way for most of us to get back into racing,or even just have a go.Even wobbling around for the crack of it is worth every penny..
So if you ever wondered what it was like to be Stu Thompson,Harry Leary or Andy Ruffel..Get that bike out on a track and have a blast,you won't regret it.
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his dad coming last
Hey steady on Pickle there's others who reserve that place. >:( I'll have to contact a few of my peers to see if we want you in our elitist club!! ;) What do you reckon KGB Matt & Sonic, should we let him?? Humps
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his dad coming last
Hey steady on Pickle there's others who reserve that place. >:( I'll have to contact a few of my peers to see if we want you in our elitist club!! ;) What do you reckon KGB Matt & Sonic, should we let him?? Humps
Al
i will be back (& at the back)
see ya there :LolLolLolLol:
and to those who haven't raced before
i never raced in the 80's
and got into it around 2004 when hersden first opened
the buzz of sitting on the gate is worth the race fees alone
then the real fun starts .... :knuppel2:
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It could just be the time of year!!
The races seem to come thick and fast and there seems to be lots of other commitments at this time of year.
Weddings, Christenings, holidays, family get togethers. They will take their toll on riders who would normally show up.
Hartlepool cost over £30 in petrol (probably £40+) so that doesn't help either.
Maybe fewer races spread out over the season might attract more riders and make each race more of an event.
i posted this in other thread but i think this would work well
"maybe doing half the regional calander so that every track is raced once through the summer and winter series, this would lighten the load without any venues being missed out and keep the old school on its toes as only racing each track once a year :daumenhoch:!
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New thread listed in Old school section to put yer money where yer mouth is.... so to speak ... tally ho..
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,64742.new.html#new (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,64742.new.html#new)
Crooch