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Offline JT Smooth

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8 gates one track!!!
« on: July 05, 2006, 12:26 PM »
When I were a lad, one of the national's was held at/near Birmingham and the track had something like 8 diffrent start gates. This was in 85-88ish, does anyone know if this track or any track is still on that site and where it was?

Muchass grasseee asss amigo's

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Re: 8 gates one track!!!
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2006, 04:13 PM »
It was either Cocks Moor or Sennerleys Park (I can never remember which one was which). They held one of the Kelloggs rounds there in 84. Cannot remember 8 start gates, there was certainly a few different layouts you could use and it may have had 2 gates. Got some pics at home

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Re: 8 gates one track!!!
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2006, 04:19 PM »
It was either glockenspiels Moor or Sennerleys Park (I can never remember which one was which). They held one of the Kelloggs rounds there in 84. Cannot remember 8 start gates, there was certainly a few different layouts you could use and it may have had 2 gates. Got some pics at home



I went to the Kelloggs race in 84 but just to watch. Spoke to a mate who raced he also said not 8 gate's but thought there was quite a few and he said there was straw bails all over the spot for the diffrent layouts.

Wouldn't mind seein them pic's if not to much bother, cheers.

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Re: 8 gates one track!!!
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2006, 04:42 PM »
Some good video footage of the track found here:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=8321.0

Sanmarcopizza

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Re: 8 gates one track!!!
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2006, 04:45 PM »
I am sure in one of my old mags there's a drawing of the the Kellogs track.

Geth

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« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2006, 05:03 PM »
3 start hills with 2 gates on each. 6 gates in all and six variations on one track.
Apparently the track is still there but in a rough state. Jeff Dovey reckons its still rideable (just) and is going there soon! On a MTb though.....


Here's a pic off Google Earth.....guessing at 2-3 years ago.



Offline JT Smooth

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Re: 8 gates one track!!!
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2006, 05:08 PM »
Geth, thanks very much.

So I wasn't that far away with eight.

Let us know what ya mate finds out when he has a butchers.

team_teapot

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« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2006, 07:37 PM »
its ridable in the fact there is a single track here and there. all six stark pas aer there and the council plans include the reintroduction of bmx racing into the park. what will happen is anyones guess.

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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2006, 07:42 PM »
while we are on the subject. Cocksmoor track just down the road is a more ridable track and its down hill. now where are the brasso boys when it comes to restoring bmx tracks?

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