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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: mr hoppy on October 03, 2008, 09:44 PM

Title: chris young
Post by: mr hoppy on October 03, 2008, 09:44 PM: whatever happened to him :)
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: billstup on October 03, 2008, 11:18 PM: It`s a long story................ but at the moment I belive he`s living at his parents house in Sydenham ::)
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: RATTY on October 04, 2008, 01:37 PM: I met up with him last year, he had a couple of races with us, still a great bloke, but as Bill says he has had some unsettled times.
He lost his dad recently as well, lets hope he gets his life straightened out soon :4_17_5:
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: oldmankev on October 04, 2008, 01:44 PM: Think it was Hayes and Andover, he bought a Freeagent 24" off
Chris Davey.
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: welsh denny on October 04, 2008, 03:37 PM: i remember reading about him in the daily mirror a few years back. hopefully the worst times are now behind him.

a long time ago in a land far, far away.....................

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q14/dennydyer/CopyofChrisYoungairUKHaroteamdemoca.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q14/dennydyer/CopyofChrisYoungbigjumpHaroUKteamde.jpg)

...........well, south wales anyway. :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on October 05, 2008, 12:06 AM: dude, is that Cathays High ???
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: welsh denny on October 05, 2008, 09:33 PM: Quote from: series.1.rs.turbo on October 05, 2008, 12:06 AM
dude, is that Cathays High ???

sure it is adam. tom martins club.
pic credit to chris fowler. 9another name you'll know ad. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: TwoBobRob on October 05, 2008, 10:29 PM: He loved a jump to flat didn't he? He jumped my car a few times when I demo'd with him. Longways, off that kickturn ramp to flat. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: kdubbmx on October 05, 2008, 11:40 PM: Good vid on youtube of him jumping several cars BITD. Classic.

Chris had style for miles on a track too, first year he raced he got national no.1 easily, then they changed the age group ruling which dumped him in with Craig Scofield, Jason Maloney, Darren Stock & Tony Holland where he struggled a bit & then got into freestyle & was very gifted.
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: trill on October 06, 2008, 05:04 PM: i remember him at gillingham once jumping out of the snake bowl he must have gone at least 12ft then bailed onto the pebbles,done it about 7-8 times.
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: DR VINOAH on October 06, 2008, 08:47 PM: i know this is the freestyle section
but as ratty said
we were lucky to get chris out racing

here,s a few pix................enjoy :)
@ daggers
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f278/vin501/merattychrisracing2.jpg)
chris & ratty sharing a private joke
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f278/vin501/chrisnrattyhavingagiggle.jpg)
hayes
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f278/vin501/OSclasshayesregional11thmarch07thre.jpg)
hayes again and chris,s gate technique still strong after so many yrs off
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f278/vin501/OSclasshayesregional11thmarch03two.jpg)
dave young rip & the lads
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f278/vin501/hayesregionalthelads-1.jpg)
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: mr hoppy on October 06, 2008, 08:59 PM: good to see he is still about , i remember watching him at a skyway demo with andy patterson at the poole panthers track bitd he was easy as good as any of the yanks 8)
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: Ramp Rat on October 07, 2008, 11:10 PM: This is great - love the old pics (hip hanger style) and the new racing ones. I remember seeing the Skyway team at Chatam race track - Billy, Craig, Rock Hudson and Chris. I knew freestyle was in my future after seeing that demo. Good to see him racing and having a good laugh again. Makes me want to get a race bike and hack round a track again.
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on December 25, 2008, 12:06 AM: Quote from: welsh denny on October 05, 2008, 09:33 PM
Quote from: series.1.rs.turbo on October 05, 2008, 12:06 AM
dude, is that Cathays High ???

sure it is adam. tom martins club.
pic credit to chris fowler. 9another name you'll know ad. :daumenhoch:

Hurt myself a few times on that poxy ramp :2funny:
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: skids on December 27, 2008, 09:30 AM: I remember watching him at Betts park in Crystal Palace[about 82ish]
doing 540 nose picks on the yellow humps,way way ahead of it's time!!!!!
then we rode to some place around Gypsy Hill, and he done a Demo,jumping a car!
The guy was awesome.Best of luck to him[Its always horrible to hear of anyone going through a rough patch]
BTW.....I see Rob Bell in the first photo[used to ride with him in Tooting! ;D ;D ;D
......Skids
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: TwoBobRob on December 27, 2008, 09:37 AM: If it was a red or green cavalier, they were my cars!!
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: skids on December 27, 2008, 09:45 AM: I honestly cannot remember!!!!Too many years ago :D
but I do remember it being in like a residental carpark area[gravely surface]
There was a halfpipe and a kickturn ramp.
I do remember he had a set of real long pegs on his bike,that were home made.
I think he was riding a TA?
.........Skids
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: TwoBobRob on December 27, 2008, 09:49 AM: Aah, that'll be after my time then. I never demo'd with Chris with a halfpipe, it was always the Skyliners towable 1/4 pipe and a kickturn ramp. We did ride on some shady sufaces though....
Title: Re: chris young
Post by: CD17 on December 27, 2008, 08:26 PM: Chris & Rob got there Haro's towards the end of 84, so it could have been 84.

Does anyone know what happened to Rob Bell, Iv got his old Haro + would love to meet him again, haven't seen him in 23ish years :(