Author Topic: You guys up for a little ride? (Read 2758 times)

reilley1 · « **on:** May 22, 2007, 05:04 AM »

These are a few pictures of the trail me and The Red Baron (Dennis Dain) went down a few weeks ago on the hack. Mind you, we had never raced together, we had no helmets, no protection, very little brakes, no practice and no common sense. We probably hit the first corner at 30 miles per hour...

First Corner

2nd corner

3d corner

4th corner

and a combo of 2nd 3d and 4th

All corners are rutted as heck and the trail has a couple of rises that will sky you without warning. After the 4th corner is a FAST downhill stretch that we probably hit at 35+

Gentlemen and ladies this was BMX back in the day

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2007, 05:07 AM »

LOL did you make it though?

reilley1 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2007, 05:12 AM »

Quote from: Bob_Acid on May 22, 2007, 05:07 AM

LOL did you make it though?

Several times my friend, several times...

priv · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2007, 05:27 AM »

i tip my hat to the pair of you,you nutters

priv

harris · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2007, 07:33 AM »

cool ,man that looks a good,i would stack it big time down there

magna13 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2007, 07:53 AM »

got any pics of the hack

Zippy · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2007, 08:15 AM »

That is so cool.

RATTY · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2007, 09:40 AM »

Bloody hell

My monkey would have bailed out before the first corner

Would love to see a vid of you hitting them

zed4130 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2007, 10:09 AM »

now that looks fun

you nutters

that would be a great down hill track ,i love it ,no pedalling

DR VINOAH · « **Reply #9 on:** May 22, 2007, 10:25 AM »

Quote from: RATTY on May 22, 2007, 09:40 AM

Bloody hell My monkey would have bailed out before the first corner
Would love to see a vid of you hitting them

better get a more faithfull minkey

rick,
what is that track called?

im sure i found some footage on youtube of this place

Mattdub · « **Reply #10 on:** May 22, 2007, 10:56 AM »

Rick ,

Awesome trail , I bet you got buzzin' riding that !

reilley1 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 23, 2007, 06:05 AM »

The hack is this one. Picture taken last weekend at the Roseville nationals hack race. 17 hacks, 1/4 finals...

and we'll be making another run in a few weeks. Pretty hard core and lots of fun

And believe me, there is pedaling. 48 tooth front sprocket...

reilley1 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 10, 2007, 06:48 PM »

We did a little test-run yesterday. Less traction than last time but still lots of fun.

Day started off bad as I smacked my self in the forehead with a wrench when I was tightening my wheel!

It got much better afterwards

All Pictures by Greyboy (Thanks Andy!)

Andy and Pat

Me and Red

The crew..

Nitro, me, Red, Stu, Andy and Pat

Stu (he's still insane!)

And my favorite:

Stu, Red and me.

Any of my British cousins ever make a trip this way and wanna bomb-run, just drop me a line

Rick g

kdw712 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 10, 2007, 06:54 PM »

now that looks like a good day out

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #14 on:** June 10, 2007, 07:04 PM »

looks like good fun

hooga1975 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 10, 2007, 08:01 PM »

Ace pics, that looks like a right blast

MartyC · « **Reply #16 on:** June 10, 2007, 08:28 PM »

Amazing and on 30 yo Motomags still holding together

Looks like awesome fun was had by all

RATTY · « **Reply #17 on:** June 10, 2007, 09:19 PM »

Wow, them pics rock, my new screen saver for the week

Flaz · « **Reply #18 on:** June 10, 2007, 09:23 PM »

nice one

DR VINOAH · « **Reply #19 on:** June 10, 2007, 11:24 PM »

"Any of my British cousins ever make a trip this way and wanna bomb-run, just drop me a line

Rick g"

right then

where,s me passport

trip of a lifetime

Fiolas Lovechild · « **Reply #20 on:** June 10, 2007, 11:53 PM »

Is it me or is Bob Hoskins the passenger in the hack in black and white pic

http://

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #21 on:** June 11, 2007, 02:14 AM »

It's got to be said Rick, i think these are the first pics i've seen comming out of America that show you guys really getting back to the roots.

Top class mate

reilley1 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 11, 2007, 04:07 AM »

Bob Hoskins?! The actor from Bury St Edmunds? ...I lived in Bury for a little while (Anyone know Tracy Thornton?)

This was way fun but I must say that watching Hack-Master Dennis Dain drive and watching Stu Thomsen bomb that trail makes me realize how much skill those guys still have after 30 years of racing.

Thanks for the comments guys.

Here's a full size pic.. http://www.os-bmx.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=24317

Go to full size and check out the eyes!!