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mckelvr

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pontins 1983 andy ruffell ,mike pardon ?
« on: September 13, 2006, 08:09 PM »
im very new to the old skool scene but i was big on bmx in the eightys does anyone remember pontins holiday camp middleton tower morcambe with the bmx track and the freestyle ramps .andy ruffell and mike pardon were there are these guys still out there ?

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« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2006, 08:10 PM »
i went there for years every easter holiday mikes on site and andy is still around

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Re: pontins 1983 andy ruffell ,mike pardon ?
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2006, 08:50 PM »
yeah look out of Mike Pardon. He's got a cryptic username here on radbmx :LolLolLolLol:
"I've never stopped riding badly....and I never will"

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Re: pontins 1983 andy ruffell ,mike pardon ?
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2006, 08:52 PM »
does anyone have any pics of the track or ramps at pontins middleton tower morcambe ?

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Re: pontins 1983 andy ruffell ,mike pardon ?
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2006, 08:54 PM »
i am awaiting some from the man who took us soon i hope.did you like that great big wooden table top massive back then .

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« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2006, 09:01 PM »
I think I was there in 83.....  did it rain all weekend that year?  If so, that was the year that I very nearly killed my riding buddy Dunc and Chris Young in the car on the way home..... :shocked:

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« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2006, 09:04 PM »
Summer of 83, Skyway European Tour



I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
 Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:
 Follow your spirit, and upon this charge
 Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'

mckelvr

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« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2006, 09:09 PM »
yes that tabletop seemed massive then...... my god i dont believe it i was at that display watching in the crowd somewhere  thanks buddy brings back great memories   

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« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2006, 04:31 PM »
I love that shot...... Billy you were the Aerial Master back then  :smitten:

Mike is currently racing in the Midlands 30+ series, 20 inch and cruiser. He is still very quick and stylish.... a joy to watch.

mckelvr

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« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2006, 08:14 PM »
cheers guys thats fantastic  hey billy i think i shook your hand that day ( i am not worthy)  i still have the scars from that blinkin pontins quarterpipe down at the track
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« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2006, 08:16 PM »
oh yes i forgot  there was an american dude there as part of the team with long hair  he was good too   cheers

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Re: pontins 1983 andy ruffell ,mike pardon ?
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2006, 08:17 PM »
i did a drop in of the 1/4 pipe down by the track and went straight over the bars and had sand inbedded all weekend.

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« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2006, 08:25 PM »
i went there for years every easter holiday mikes on site and andy is still around

I had to read that twice, I thought you meant still on camp site, thinking he's still there doing demo's..... :idiot2:

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« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2006, 08:30 PM »
 :LolLolLolLol:

mckelvr

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« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2006, 08:37 PM »
could you 360 degree off the tabletop and land it ?

mckelvr

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« Reply #15 on: September 15, 2006, 08:41 PM »
is that pontins at morcambe still open ? if it is we should have a bmx reunion there thet would be great (the best laugh would be me trying to get air now i would probably break my neck)

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« Reply #16 on: September 15, 2006, 08:43 PM »
i think it closed but may have re opened

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Re: pontins 1983 andy ruffell ,mike pardon ?
« Reply #18 on: September 15, 2006, 10:48 PM »
No. it closed and its meant to be being pulled down.  All fences up to keep people out, or at least it was a year or so ago.

Heres a pic of some the track courtesy of Jon0




think that was 1983.

Number plates were slightly different in 1984 when I went.



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