Author Topic: wicksteed park kettering old pics (Read 12169 times)

retrodave · « **on:** May 01, 2010, 10:18 PM »

some old pics of me in the 18 footer ! (1990 ish ) happy days

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spooky69 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2010, 11:53 PM »

Good to see all this old stuff, thanks for sharing

HARORIDER · « **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2010, 06:46 PM »

used to love this place

kirk · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2010, 07:21 AM »

One of the best bowls, even if you were three feet out of the top you could add another three for the take off point as it curved away at the top. happy memories.

ED209 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2010, 07:44 AM »

Spent many happy hours at Wicksteed - just the first thrill of riding round the top of the bowl and dropping in was the best

wish I still had pics

RIP Wicksteed

trickydeno · « **Reply #5 on:** May 10, 2010, 12:16 AM »

yep wickstead was top!!!!!!!! used to go every week sometimes on the train.that 18 footer was scary.i remember the first time i dropped in on my dp and a couple o years later on me old brand x sean goff skateboard.....rearly scary........quality times!

top place sadly missed

brettypeeps · « **Reply #6 on:** May 10, 2010, 01:00 AM »

Looks awesome

great to see some old action shots on here

ED209 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 10, 2010, 07:06 AM »

Leap of Faith!

Last one is NOT me - pulled it of Flickr - guy called 'glynn'

Hoping to have so pics from here soon

pickle · « **Reply #8 on:** May 10, 2010, 07:34 AM »

cool pics!! just love seeing peoples old pics and the park looked superb!

Munnyella · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2010, 08:09 AM »

Used to go there loads in the early `80's, remember the 18 footer used to have a pond in the bottom! full of slime and all manner of shit, never baled into it myself, but saw a few lads go head long into it!

That `quarter pipe' on the far side of the cigar was mental, could anyone ever ride it? transitions were all wrong, very hurty!

Mark M

ED209 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 10, 2010, 08:34 AM »

Quote from: munnyella on May 10, 2010, 08:09 AM

That `quarter pipe' on the far side of the cigar was mental, could anyone ever ride it? transitions were all wrong, very hurty!

Mark M

Lien to tail on it... it was a death thing as all your speed got killed by the slope up to it!

ED209 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 10, 2010, 08:36 AM »

When I first went.. if you look at that last pic... the bowl at the bottom was full of water and used as a remote control boat lake!

trickydeno · « **Reply #12 on:** May 10, 2010, 11:08 AM »

Quote from: munnyella on May 10, 2010, 08:09 AM

Used to go there loads in the early `80's, remember the 18 footer used to have a pond in the bottom! full of slime and all manner of shit, never baled into it myself, but saw a few lads go head long into it!

That `quarter pipe' on the far side of the cigar was mental, could anyone ever ride it? transitions were all wrong, very hurty!

Mark M

spot on mark the quarter pipe was proper dangerous.never rearly saw anyone attack it properly and survive.....including me

ED209 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 10, 2010, 12:38 PM »

I saw David 'Chilly' Childs doing framewhip jumps over the big 'tit' in 85/86

and 6/7 airs out of the bowl

He's a LEGEND - I'm sure he won't remember but I was in there once on my own and I saw him outside looking in and went over, he had no cash so I paid for him to get in and he just owned the park... RULER.

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #14 on:** May 10, 2010, 12:47 PM »

That big bowl was scary as hell.I went there when I was about 11 and it was flooded.My Sure-Grip board went in and I jumped in after it and got stuck! My mates couldn`t get me out & had to get help from some old grandads who dragged me out with a bit of rope..

ED209 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 14, 2010, 08:23 PM »

James... there was only 3 inches of water in there

Quote from: HEYWOOD BMX on May 10, 2010, 12:47 PM

That big bowl was scary as hell.I went there when I was about 11 and it was flooded.My Sure-Grip board went in and I jumped in after it and got stuck! My mates couldn`t get me out & had to get help from some old grandads who dragged me out with a bit of rope..

ED209 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 12, 2010, 02:47 PM »

found a bit of footage of Wicksteed on a collection of old skate footage...

seeing the 18ft bowl again makes me tingle... such a rush rolling down that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka-Lqw_EVEY

trickydeno · « **Reply #17 on:** August 12, 2010, 07:03 PM »

wicksteed was proper radage!!!! why oh why did they flatten it.when i used to go bitd on my dp i was only 12/13 so couldn't rearly knock out anything big cause i was a little skinny thing.then in late 80's skated there alot and got fairly decent.........but would love a crack at that 18 footer now to see if i could grab some air!!!!

i probably either fill me looners or crash & burn anyway

quality times was them 1980's

ED209 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 12, 2010, 07:08 PM »

I know what you are saying Deno.

I could do airs at the top but just rolling round the edge and dropping in then airing over the hips was great.

These things always look smaller on camera than they did at the time... and at the time that bowl felt SO BIG!

Still trying to get my mate to go look in his parents loft for the pics of me riding it ... 'get up there my son'

brettypeeps · « **Reply #19 on:** August 13, 2010, 12:01 PM »

Great to see a bit of Old School BMXing in action thanks for sharing them

Woz · « **Reply #20 on:** August 13, 2010, 01:56 PM »

Used to drive up to Wickstead Park in an old MKIII Cortina with 2 mates, bikes all stacked in the back, loved this place, riding round the 18 footer and dropping in, could n't beat that rush. True it did have some water in the bottom sometimes but I don't ever remember it being sooo deep but then I never rode it in winter time!
Great memories wish I had some photos to add

Author Topic: wicksteed park kettering old pics (Read 12169 times)

retrodave

spooky69

kirk

trickydeno

trickydeno

HEYWOOD BMX

trickydeno

Woz