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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: grp4 on September 09, 2008, 02:51 PM

Title: Early 80's action
Post by: grp4 on September 09, 2008, 02:51 PM

After seeing Tony 1-4's old race pictures i thought i'd better get my finger out and scan all of mine.

I'm starting of with Albury which i'm afraid bit the dust as a track quite early on in bmx's first boom,strange because if my memory serves me right Don Smith (who was big in bmx at the time) was very involved in the track.

October 1981 coming through second berm to the tabletop
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll18/grp4_photos/img004.jpg)
same day as above     we were very conscious about race fashion in those days
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll18/grp4_photos/img003.jpg)
mum couldn't have got any further away with the camera
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll18/grp4_photos/img033.jpg)
November 1981
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll18/grp4_photos/img008.jpg)
Buckmore park
April 1982     the scene of my only broken bones so far ;D
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll18/grp4_photos/306.jpg)

Title: Re: Early 80's action
Post by: mr.magoo on September 09, 2008, 03:14 PM

cool pics....my mum was the same with the camera :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Early 80's action
Post by: kdubbmx on September 09, 2008, 07:05 PM

That last pic just before the bomb hole at Buckmore is a Dave Ferguson shot isnt it? I have one of me taken by him from the same place on the same day probably minutes after that was taken!!

Title: Re: Early 80's action
Post by: ron burgundy on September 09, 2008, 07:30 PM

Great pics :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Early 80's action
Post by: grp4 on September 09, 2008, 08:30 PM

Quote from: kdubbmx on September 09, 2008, 07:05 PM

That last pic just before the bomb hole at Buckmore is a Dave Ferguson shot isnt it? I have one of me taken by him from the same place on the same day probably minutes after that was taken!!

yes thats right ,i think it made bmx weekly,famous at last

Title: Re: Early 80's action
Post by: QuadPaul on September 10, 2008, 11:58 AM

Wicked pics Reece - Loving the Canvy Roadrunners race gear as well!! :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Early 80's action
Post by: grp4 on September 10, 2008, 12:31 PM

you were probably still in nappies when these were taken :2funny: :2funny:

Title: Re: Early 80's action
Post by: RATTY on September 10, 2008, 03:02 PM

Quality pics....

Oh the reason your mum was so far away...... I do believe Albury had quicksand all over the place, especially after it rained :buck2:

Title: Re: Early 80's action
Post by: QuadPaul on September 10, 2008, 05:40 PM

I'd probably just progressed to pull ups by '81 (Or terri towels)  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Early 80's action
Post by: kdw712 on September 17, 2008, 09:13 PM

crackin pics  :daumenhoch: