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did you ever try ringing Chris, Billy?
I saw Chris young (Pip) pass me by on a pushbike about 9 months ago.I had gone to see a mate of mine who lives in South Norwood off the Portland road.By the time it had registered in my mind it was him, he had gone.I had not seen Chris last since I was 16 (I’m now 40) when I bought my 1st motorbike from him an AR50 KawasakiI use to live in a block of flats on the Croydon road opposite Betts park in AnerleyI went to junior school with the Llewellyn brothers..... Stewart Fleming by Birbeck station where their house was also near.Gary would carry my Grifter down the stairs from the flat I lived in, when I was just 8. They were both big Fookers then i was just a squirt.BMX then came around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And bit us all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....My best friend James Francis who also had a Grifter at the time (and also went to Stewart Fleming) went on holiday to the states and brought back a Mongoose.... Our Destiny Was Set In Concrete!James then got a Redline MX II in Candy red S’Wee’TSteven Godfrey got a “Goose..Warren Godfrey got a “Super “Goose both also went to Stewart Fleming.All These boys named above used to raceWayne didn’t have a decent ride back then.He got spotted by Team Brian Smith.Brian Smith lived down the same road as Chris and Andy Young’s house and had a yard where he would keep his race bikes and work from.(screen printing)I last saw Gary when I was about 19 at a bus stop in Beckenham.Is was then riding my RD350LC, I pulled over on to say hello.I offen wonder what happened to all these boys and others from Betts park as listed below:-Elmers End areaDarren Mole (Hutch)Jim (Darren’s Mate) (Robinson)Tim (White Bassett)Foxes wood areaClive GoslinMartin his cousinDarren and Gary CritchSouth NorwoodBoBlack Rodger (Robinson)Just thought I might share some of my memories with you all and maybe jolt some other RAD members minds.Vince the mince
100% certain that he rode speedway for Rye House in the early nineties, our paths crossed a few times then and I am sure at a meeting once, might have been a testimonial for another rider he did his car jumping trick, he drifted away from speedway about 1993 I believe.Simo
Tell him Rob Steele says hello
Quote from: zed4130 on November 14, 2006, 10:09 AMThats the same chris young i saw at harrow in 82 at a event i think haro set up bob was there and so was tim march it was a good day i think chris was on a ripper? Someones got a pic from that day, it might be Fatboymal. Chris won the comp that day and got the first Haro sponsorship in the UK, not full factory though, and I had the pleasure of going to the then UK distributor Gecko with Chris and picking up his Gen 1 and Haro jersey
Thats the same chris young i saw at harrow in 82 at a event i think haro set up bob was there and so was tim march it was a good day i think chris was on a ripper?