Author Topic: CHiPs - Episode 43? (BMX racing) (Read 10429 times)

Flemdog · « **on:** January 08, 2008, 10:04 AM »

I have been trying to find footage of an episode from the TV show called CH'iPs (yes, those dudes on the Police harleys) from 1979 that featured BMX racing, I know it was episode 21 from season two but cannot locate on youtube or elsewhere to that fact...

I just managed to locate the rider at least http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Sewell (scroll to bottom of page for TV episode details of ChiPs)..

Help...?

Trev · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:13 AM »

my brother has bought the box set for Chips and he's watched them all and said he hasn't seen the one with the BMX's in it, so that one is not out yet. But they will be bringing them all out eventually. My brother will be buying them as soon as they come out, so i'll let you guys know as soon as it's available.

kdw712 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:15 AM »

i think it was in the jag jox DVD's

i'll have a look

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jag jox dvd 2

i'll see if i can extract it some how and post it up

jimwise68 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 08, 2008, 03:22 PM »

Just so you know they rode Kawasakis and not Harleys!

kdw712 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 08, 2008, 03:27 PM »

i'm uploading a copy of it to file front

but
its got 3 hours to go . . . . . .

BrianP · « **Reply #5 on:** January 08, 2008, 04:01 PM »

DR VINOAH · « **Reply #6 on:** January 08, 2008, 04:25 PM »

kev that,ll be ace to see that footage again

flem
nice one for bringing up the subject

im still over the moon at Andy Ruffell joining Youtube & posting up untold footage
the one i always wanted to see again was the Blue Peter Mongoose feature
but alas the bit with Matt Oakley is missing

kdw712 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2008, 04:38 PM »

steve its so cheesey its great

as file front is taking soooooooooooooooooooooooo long

i have also set it up as a foldershare - if you want access then just pm me your email
and i will send an invite thing and then its a small bit of software thats like p2p but direct

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #8 on:** January 08, 2008, 04:48 PM »

Flemdog · « **Reply #9 on:** January 08, 2008, 05:01 PM »

I knew those pictures would get posted, ha ha...

Getting excited to see that footage, episode has been stuck in my head for 27 years or so, the dude ends up in a mud pit between some doubles...?

Some reason I knew it wasn't a Harley, extra point gained there!

Don't forget the freeze frame comedy endings they always did...

scary_leary · « **Reply #10 on:** January 08, 2008, 05:10 PM »

Great to see you posting again dawg
a man with your experience should be here more often

Flemdog · « **Reply #11 on:** September 19, 2010, 09:56 PM »

I finally found that episode of CHiP's! featuring the BMX racing...!

Enjoy...

http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x8jcr5

Gashead · « **Reply #12 on:** September 19, 2010, 10:07 PM »

Classic !

Wasn't one of them an actual racer BITD ?

SaMAlex · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2010, 10:13 PM »

COOOOL, I remember reading interviews with early BMX riders and so many of them said they first saw BMX on CHiPs. Im looking forward to watching that.

I also remember seeing Larry Wilcox in BMX magazines. He got into racing or something. Wilcox racing?

SaMAlex · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2010, 10:17 PM »

2 mins in and lovin it already!

They are all doing "down side tabletops".
Didnt they only get invented recently? They are a "New School" jump!

James Nada · « **Reply #15 on:** September 19, 2010, 10:23 PM »

That's a great find Flemdog. Nice one

Glynnyboy · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2010, 02:11 PM »

Quote from: S&MAlex on September 19, 2010, 10:13 PM

COOOOL, I remember reading interviews with early BMX riders and so many of them said they first saw BMX on CHiPs. Im looking forward to watching that.

I also remember seeing Larry Wilcox in BMX magazines. He got into racing or something. Wilcox racing?

Here you go.

SaMAlex · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2010, 02:58 PM »

NIIIIIIICE! I So remember that picture.

SaMAlex · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2010, 04:32 PM »

Quote from: Glen on September 20, 2010, 04:25 PM

its come full circle. 99% of kids today have that same hairstyle

Haha, To true Glen

currio · « **Reply #19 on:** September 20, 2010, 05:26 PM »

'Uppers, downers, bennies, and 7 fourteens '

kdubbmx · « **Reply #20 on:** September 22, 2010, 06:38 PM »

This was what started the whole thing off for me and Andy Ruffell and all the other Walthamstow locals back in (i think) 79.

Larry Wilcox came to a race i was at in the US in 1982 to promote what he was involved in then, he had a go on the track and it was a downhill start straight into a decent sized jump that would launch you really high and far, he rolled off the start looking shaky and goofy on a bmx bike and when he hit the jump he flew straight over the bars and slammed really hard

He didnt get up and was stretchered away in a lot of pain, turns out he broke several ribs!!!