Author Topic: Couple of old pictures from Wimbourne (I think) (Read 2478 times)

SteveG · « **on:** January 28, 2013, 11:47 AM »

Usual thing, Mum had been clearing out and found a couple of pictures. I think they are taken at Wimborne in about 1983.
I only raced a few times (I wasn't very good) and these were me on my Redline. Paper plate number plate and custom de-stickered Yes helmet.

Andy68 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 28, 2013, 01:06 PM »

Cant beat a paper plate, just shows we made do with what we could back then as long we were having fun! Love these old pics.

SteveG · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2013, 02:14 PM »

Does anyone recognise it as being Wimborne ? I only raced there and Southampton as far as I can remember. I don't think it's Southampton as there aren't any containers in view.

Jon The Bassist · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2013, 03:37 PM »

Definitely not any of the Southampton tracks. Looks a bit like Bournemouth but not sure $:-\$
Was Wimbourne the Magna Mustangs track? I went to watch there once before I started racing but never raced there.

SteveG · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2013, 03:48 PM »

Magna Mustangs rings a bell. It could have been Bournmouth though I just don't remember going there.

I can't spell Wimborne either !

Jon The Bassist · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2013, 08:02 PM »

paging HUTCHMAN!

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2013, 08:49 PM »

sorry guys..never raced @ Wimbourne.kinda looks like the right track layout for Bournemouth...??

southern andy · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2013, 08:56 PM »

That's Bournemouth.

Apart from the track layout the blue and white tyres give it away,

Wimborne was Magna Mustangs, brilliant track. It had a table top that dropped down in to a bomb hole.

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2013, 08:59 PM »

i take it back...it doesn't look like b/m

Jon The Bassist · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2013, 09:04 PM »

Great pictures BTW of high I remember my BMX. Definitely Bournemouth you can tell in the 1st pic with the last straight curving back around the 2nd berm. We used to do gates there sometimes if we fancied a change from our local track at Lordshill.

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2013, 09:08 PM »

have they changed b/m? cus if you look at the track layout on google maps,the finish is by the start straight.

bobbbbsy · « **Reply #11 on:** January 28, 2013, 09:19 PM »

looks like the area around the track. yeah there will have been loads of changes. its a national class track

southern andy · « **Reply #12 on:** January 28, 2013, 09:39 PM »

Quote from: HUTCHMAN on January 28, 2013, 09:08 PM

have they changed b/m? cus if you look at the track layout on google maps,the finish is by the start straight.

Yeah its changed massively Dave, the first straight and the last straight run parallel with each other now, this is done because of a massive sweeping first berm.

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2013, 10:16 PM »

tbh,i originally though b/m because of the houses in the back ground and the building that is by the tennis courts.

SteveG · « **Reply #14 on:** January 28, 2013, 11:16 PM »

I've started something now !
I will have a look through my old magazines as they did have some track articles if I remember correctly.

mr hoppy · « **Reply #15 on:** January 29, 2013, 02:46 PM »

yes thats bournemouth, wimbourne had two tracks, the first circa 1980/1 was wimbourne & district bmx club which was behind the slaghter house it was a downhill track rather like the ones that dennis dain posted pics of(my mate niel allen was club champ. they then became poole panthers and moved to alder hills. the second one was magna mustangs at mannington heath owned and and run by the anstead family. hope this helps

SteveG · « **Reply #16 on:** January 29, 2013, 04:18 PM »

Thanks for the confirmation it's Bournemouth. My memory isn't as good as I thought. Perhaps as I was clearly at the back I had tried to forget, cheers.

BMX1973 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2013, 06:35 PM »

nice old pic's

FAZE3 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 01, 2013, 05:39 PM »

Love the old school pics

Takes you right back.

Is that Eddie Jordan with the flag

Scott19 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 26, 2013, 06:46 PM »

Great pictures raced at wimbourne Bournemouth ,but Poole panthers was proberly my favourite track one the under 9 champs in 1985 .Great days .

Author Topic: Couple of old pictures from Wimbourne (I think) (Read 2478 times)

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