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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: jazzyje on July 13, 2008, 06:27 PM
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thanks to all who came and took part in a great race today.top weather and top action in some stacked classes.sorry about the delay in between the motos but it was just the amount of riders that needed to be got through.many thanks to our race sponsor cyclelife for the great trophies.
zippys unbeaten run has come an end at hersden.it was bound to happen once mr magoo got himself a decent ride.for those that dont know neil from back in the day,he was virtually unbeatable with only wayne llewelyn who would beat him most of the time.zippy done everything he could with some dubious berm moves but was soundly beaten by the ever improving neil.shame the genie decided at that moment to pack in as i'm sure tony would have made mincemeat of him on the mic.cracking racing though and i'm sure zippy will try his best to remedy this crushing defeat.he was gutted and said as much to me.neils thinking of going to dagg on sunday and getting a cruiser for next season so 30/39 should be interesting.
great to see so many new faces with loads of new kids and their mum and dads too.mums race was great.owen baxter riding up an age group and still managing to bring it home in 2nd is testament to how much he's improved.even jumping the 1st set with ease.
many thanks to the volunteers who helped out with moto sheets/finish line etc.without you all helping out like you do we just wouldnt be able to run the races.see you on the 10th august,justin.
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yep another really good days racing and great weather too :)
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Sorry I missed it guys, sounds like you had a blast. be back soon though :daumenhoch:
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A big thanks to Justin, Tony and the rest of the Hersden crew for putting on another fun event. Third time there for me and always fun.
No shame on Zippy losing his winning streak as he lost to a very good rider who would probably have won the Masters class if he'd entered.
Loved seeing the moves in the berms. From my point of view, as long as they're not blatant t-bones and nobody gets injured, then anything goes as far as I'm concerned. Adds to the fun/excitement.
And well done to the oldest cruiser rider there taking the win against 2 finalists whose combined age was less than his own age. Phil got the job done again in his usual efficient style :daumenhoch:
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a big thanx to justin and tony for putting on a great event. :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: tony's commentary just gets better with all the one liners and facts and figures about the riders.
i have missed racing at hersden due to nationals this year but it was a great day and a lot of new faces at hersden today who all seemed to enjoy the best grass roots racing in the south.
well done to every one today every one is a winner :daumenhoch:
a very relaxed day with great weather and company from all the riders and mum's and dad's. :daumenhoch:
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Excellent days racing, always have a great time at hersden (albeit only my third race back). Tony and Justin do a brilliant job as do all the other volunteers.
In terms of my win, can't take all the credit, i had a corner of the eye's view of Zippy's start, and being honest he was only just getting up on to ballance as the light sequence started, so i did have a bit of an advantage out of the gate. Other than that don't know how the rest of the race went, apart from seeing someones front wheel coming up the inside in the second berm.
Lots of great racing, and as Justin says feel so much more comfortable with every bike i try.
But at the end of the day it was a great day, and it takes everybody who turned up to make it that way.
Thanks for a great day!!! :smitten:
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Thanks Justin and TK for a great day at Hersden and you booked the sunshine yet again so even better :) Am gutted we cant make the 14 September it sounds like an absolutely fantastic event.
Sharon xxx
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Even though I came second I had one of the best days racing ever.
Massive highlight for me was my wife Sara taking second in the Senior Womens race. Having never sat on a bmx before let alone ride round a track I thought she did an amazing job. She's already said she wants to race again at the remaining Hersden rounds and has even made positive noises about regionals next year. :daumenhoch:
Neil beat me fair and square and he'll be tough competition for the rest of the rounds. It'll be interesting to see how he manages on a bigger track. ;)
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Sounds like a cracking day! hope to see you all next Sunday at Daggers :daumenhoch:
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a huge thanks to justin and tony and all who helped make this such a realy great days racing :smitten: allways have such a great time at hersden , allways look forward to hersden meets as its such a great day
well done to Mr magoo neil whos gettin quicker all the time , zippster may be a little gutted but he had a horror start im sure it would have been closer if he had his useual good one !!!!! roll on next time
but neil yer did good today n so did all who took part , some real close racin today !!! :daumenhoch:
ta much to all that make it what it is
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100% Zips will have to cut back on the 40 a day if i'm gonna make it round a full length track. :LolLolLolLol:
i tend to be very tentative until i get to know a track, so if i get to Daggers sunday, be more of a fun thing and getting
to know the track for next year. Hopefully see you all there.
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did you do it on the Hyper mate?
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No i borrowed Sonics Group 1 for this race, so far 3 different races and 5 different bikes, Still waiting to take delivery of the lilac longun!!
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cool, should taje delivery of my one tomorrow :daumenhoch:
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cool, bet yer lookin forward to getting that out at daggers then, don't think mine will be here in time, if i get to daggers.
but once again thanks for the help with helping me get the Purple pimpernel :LolLolLolLol:
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It was great seeing Mr Magoo after only 3 races take the no.1 spot off Zippy, who hasn't lost there for a long time (and dont we all know it :LolLolLolLol:)
He is going to be real quick once he has been round a full size track a few times and got his fitness back.
Well done Tony, Justin and the rest off the crew for another fantastic meeting, see you all in August
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Was another great day of fun and action at Kent's best little track. Big props to the crew who ran it and for all thos who took part. Good to see the Dubriders join us on their springy thingys to add support to the Cruiser class making 16 entries all told in that group alone. Fifteen in OS meant semis in both. Lots of new faces and glad to catch up with the Godden's who are moving to Kent from the Lincoln area - Peterborough's loss will be our gain. The meeting in September should be a classic in aid of Cancer Research and hopefully it will be possible to raise a huge amount for a charity that is dealing with such a terrible disease that is obviously close to my heart. Might see you at the next one unless we pop down to Cornwall for the Regional there that weekend - decision will be made nearer the time. Humps
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Great day again, well organised as ever and still shocked I got let out to play on the wedding anniversary. Just one low point was ripping a hole in the JT gloves. Off for a good cry now. :2funny:
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superb day at hersden well done to those who organised it for us :daumenhoch:
looking forward to the next one
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82 riders and our best meeting of 2008. Great to see the Cruisers out in force yesterday, with Martin Bullock and his mates turning up en masse, really made for some great racing, nice one guys :daumenhoch:
Old Skool as usual was lively, and a briliant final, well done to Neil for his win and to Zippy for graciously taking his first race loss of 2008.
Plenty of action in the other groups as well, in all 24 riders were racing for the first time this year. Make sure you are back on August 10th .
PMs will be sent out to as many rad members as possible regarding Sep 14 over the next few weeks. Will it be our biggest turnout ever?
Hopefully the generator will be ok for next time >:(
tk
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some pics of my lot.(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k402/jazzyjebmx/CNV00002.jpg)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k402/jazzyjebmx/019.jpg)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k402/jazzyjebmx/023.jpg)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k402/jazzyjebmx/013.jpg)and a pic of toby on the c(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k402/jazzyjebmx/033-1.jpg)oolest bike on the planet.(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k402/jazzyjebmx/028.jpg)
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Got DVD of final, good race, I underestimated zippy's readiness, had to watch frame by frame, But Zipps actually beat me out of the gate!!! So did Region 11... anybody wants to have a watch let me know how, and i'll get it posted on here. Really looking forward to Daggers now, got some work to do on gates though as well as stamina .. and after watching the moto's Old skool is really close... ohhh can't wait to be let out to play more often.
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I thought my start was terrible but the video will be worthwhile seeing.
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yeah i thought the same, cos the last thing i saw before my mind went blank with concentration was you getting up onto pedals, but in video your up as they call watch the gate, and your hips move before anyone elses, could be you went a fraction too early and pushed against the gate? but video wont show that, only you'd be able to answer that one. Let me know what i have to do and if i can work it out i'll post inbetween cutting grass.
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I think what I did was panick up onto the pedals because the sequence started and I wasn't ready. I know I definetely hit the gate as it dropped though because I was last going down the first straight and into the first corner.
Was my move on Rus and Neil firm and fair though.
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Ohhhh .... Hard one to comment on, if you took me out , no not fair, you didn't so ?.... really i would say i did see your front wheel coming at me while i was in the berm, so pedalled earlier than i would normally to try and get past before it made contact, unfortunately Neil was following in my tyre tracks, so he got it, (he's another dark horse to watch out for). As the move did not make any difference to my finishing i'll be tactful and say it was ambitious.....but in reality, we've all tried it, and not like its pre-meditated, just trying what ever you can to make up places. But do have to admit not much of that went on bitd when i was racing, apart from at nationals, like at Wigan in the semis i was in 2nd, Dean Idiols completely t boned me in last berm, which was silly as he was in third and qualified, i came last afetr picking myself back up.... so for me i know we do it, but not a favourite move for me to do or have done on me.... but racings racin, last word,,,, ambitious. :LolLolLolLol: :4_17_5:
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I was desperately trying to get into first and was trying anything and everything. As most people will tell you it's not normally my style but there's a championship on the line for me and I'd love to win it. ;)
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Zips, not a problem, like i said once the gates down its racing, part of the reason i gave up when i hit 16 was cos t-bones became acceptable and so did elbows, for me it was about non contact and technique and power .... which was easy for me to say back then cos i had plenty of that, but likewise, people didn't like it if i jumped over or past them at buckmore, said it was scary seeing a pedal and wheels rushing past their helmets.... for me, would've been more dangerous to try to keep it down at racing speed (and thats why i'm really dubious about hernebay). Its the competitiveness in all of us that drives us to try things that perhaps in hindsight we wouldn't normally....i remember coming off in the first corner at Buckmore with Chris Potter, we were arch rivals at the time, he got up before me got to the "kong" before me, tried to cover my line, so i just went to jump over him, but hit him in the back with my front wheel did a forward flip nearly killed myself then got disqualified for it....but again not thinking, just wanting the points.
We live to battle again ... alls fair in love and war ... unless i'm injured and can't work...thats when the crazyness gets out of hand for all of us.
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I think this year alone we've had a few broken bones, but as a general rule the racing is close but very fair because we all need to go to work to pay the mortgage.
Have to say that was the most 'ambitiuos' move I've ever made and my wife gave me hell for pulling it. :LolLolLolLol:
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Like you say mate, hungary for points ... understandable, but what if? what if that had been me being ambitious? how would you feel then, specially if i lunged up the inside and we both wiped out. Thats why i say its acceptable because we want to win, we just don't consiously choose to make thoose moves ...... UNLIKE the guy on the jump bike in cruisers, who got blocked out in the first corner then in my view went for the ultimate payback in berm two. That was kinda reafirmed by his own voicings at the finish line.
Now THAT is deffo NOT acceptable in any way shape or form in my book, that was just spoil sport aggression coming out and i think that had been pre-concieved all the way down the second straight.
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I'd have disqualified him if I'd been in charge. He cut the track to block the other rider. The funny thing is he winged and moaned when I took the racing line into the first corner and he had to brake during practice. I thought that was quite amusing.
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Thats basically what happened to him in the final he carried too much speed into the first berm railed it, other guy got underneath and kept him up there, nothing wrong with that, no different to moe and adam a couple of races back in masters, all you have to do is back off cut down the inside job done, if you can get the grip (hence my broom stick action) But what he did was out rageous, when he crossed the finish line he was ranting about the other guy deserving it he had a face like thunder .... i don't think there is any call for that in BMX racing, if you can't handle the very most basic of racing manoeuvres don't race! and certainly don't go out to take someone out.
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Any how thats enough on the subject of ambitious moves, cos for one, i don't want to be a hypocrite, cos i know at some point it is human nature that it'll be me getting desperate and pushing myself too hard, (remember my first A final) and i can remember all the hype about 796 and Billy in the winter series.
And for two, cos it didn't affect me, but Neil Thwaites. so thats it off me soap box now, not that i was preaching anyway.
anyhow we've come off the subject of Hersden - video of Old skool A and B final available to watch etc etc.....
great racing can't wait for August and hopefully my Hyper......roll on :smitten:
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I'm looking forward to our battles for the rest of the year. Should be nice and close.
I'm not racing at Hersden next year so you'll have to grab yourself a cruiser and join us at regionals. ;)
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and 2 Hypers in the line up! :daumenhoch:
just been polishing mine and she's sparkling!! :daumenhoch:
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Yep, really looking forward to the rest of the season, wife's seeing how happy its making me and how motivated i am in myself since i found racing again, as life was geting a bit of a drag, so all i've gotta do now is stop spending on bikes, so bank ballance gets better, then hopefully get to race winter series, as really trying to talk her into getting me a cruiser for Xmas, then ideally i'd like to do both next year, but would have to work on fitness cos get off one straight onto the other, with out the chance of a fag inbetween ... aint gonna happen!!
Mind after 1 lap on Wolfys cruiser think i may well be smitten, be very interesting to see how much easier a cruiser is over a full distance track, may be pushed into cruiser regional and old skool local...
who knows...when women are involved anything can happen, so not even gonna get my hopes up as far as daggers let alone beyond that......although does help that warlocks sister is my mother in-law and their going to Daggers to see Warlock, so lots of angles to be worked on to keep me in racing.
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Pickle....are you gonna have it built for Daggers?
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You could do what I did and get her out on the track and racing. My wife Sara really liked it and is looking forward to the next round at Hersden now. I was surprissed at how quick she was and competitive. My fingers are crossed for regionals for he next year. :LolLolLolLol:
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Mind after 1 lap on Wolfys cruiser think i may well be smitten
Hands off I've already bought it. :LolLolLolLol:
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Yeah tried that, got the other lad i brings mum onto track, but my wife had a go round on my redline a few weeks back, liked it but is scared of the gate, and obviously being watched and making a fool of herself, gonna keep working on it.
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;D Magoo, I thought you told me you worked 16 - 18 hour days sometimes. I wish I had a job like yours, spending all afternoon on here!!! ::)
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cheeky - day off, but not from the missus list of jobs...anyway now i have a new hobby instead of being work most of the time, if hops running good only have to do that twice a week now ... happy days!!!!!!
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Si even tho you took me out (im kiddin), I actually prefer a few elbows and suspect moves. It makes it more fun. Although, If i was say at the Brits in the main, id probably think different :D. But Sunday was fun and Neil got a good win :)
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Still waiting to take delivery of the lilac longun!!
??? Where am I being delivered to? and when did I change colour?
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Pickle....are you gonna have it built for Daggers?
no it won't be ready for Sunday mate......MK will be it's maiden voyage :daumenhoch:
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no worries mate, just fancied a sneak preview before mine gets here.
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no worries mate, just fancied a sneak preview before mine gets here.
could always bring the f+f along for ya to look at mate :daumenhoch:
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thanks for the offer, but not to worry, just fancied a quick lap to see how the geometry felt. cheers anyway .. sees ya there.
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yeah his thinking was that because mike wong took the racing line on teh first berm and rode him up it he was justified in basically aiming his front end directly at mike on the second berm. he was gracious afterwards but only in that he felt what he did was fair... no one else did....
but then saying that I was leading into the same berm in my second moto when spillers did the same with Mike Wong above me, got totally squashed and felt a bit peaved about it managed to hang on to second ahead of spillers but then rubbin' is racin' - lets just say spillers card is marked...
check out the pics ive just listed to see the tyre marks from spillers on my forks!!!
crooch