Author Topic: Daggers Tonight, met an old pal, Old school legend Craig Schofield (Read 4473 times)

RATTY · « **on:** July 27, 2007, 01:16 AM »

At out Thursday night race tonight, i saw a truck pull in to the car park with some famous number plates, last seen in 1982!!! Well Mongoose and raleigh factory rider Craig Schofield got out, I havent seen Craig since Earls Court 1983. Was great to see you Craig.

Trev · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:17 AM »

got any pics ratty? also does he still have the BMX 1T number plate?

RATTY · « **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:20 AM »

No pics trev, i forgot the bloody cam tonight. As for the plates, he sold them a few years ago but had first dib dobs if they got sold, and guess what

se bikes · « **Reply #3 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:21 AM »

Gotta say it was a pleasure to see Craig race tonight, the BMX talent is so still there, he's gonna be a force to be reckoned with thats for sure

On a personal note i read about craig as a wee chick and even wrote to Jim'll fix it to meet him n Ruffell so tonight was like a childhood dream come true

Trev · « **Reply #4 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:32 AM »

does that mean you're ditching mark for todays dish of the day?

se bikes · « **Reply #5 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:53 AM »

already got my dish of the day Trev and he serves up real nice

DR VINOAH · « **Reply #6 on:** July 27, 2007, 10:49 AM »

was indeed a pleasure to watch craig race
and a pleasure to have him back at daggers
the home of the OSSS

highrisedrifter · « **Reply #7 on:** July 27, 2007, 10:58 AM »

Great stuff. Is he a member here? If not, he needs to be.

Humps00 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:16 PM »

Quote from: Trev on July 27, 2007, 01:17 AM

got any pics ratty? also does he still have the BMX 1T number plate?

The answer to that is buried in this thread off Talk started by Clive Gosling http://www.bmxtalk.co.uk/viewtopic.php't=11375
I don't think Craig nibbles on here - a technophobe I think, but recall his missus posting on his behalf a while ago. If I'm wrong I apologise Craig. Humps

RATTY · « **Reply #9 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:53 PM »

Craig does have a rad account but only nibbles occasionally, and hardly ever posts.

dialledbikes · « **Reply #10 on:** July 27, 2007, 02:28 PM »

Damn, I wish I'd been there to see that. Mongoose and Raleigh legend. Same age as me I think (1968'er), but never raced against him BITD. Maybe I will get chance to race him if he's making a comeback.

What bike is Craig racing these days?

RATTY · « **Reply #11 on:** July 27, 2007, 04:41 PM »

Hi Mike, I think he was on a SE flyer last night!!
Never got a close look as he was too quick

dialledbikes · « **Reply #12 on:** July 27, 2007, 05:08 PM »

Sounds like he's still got the skills then.

Not surprising, he dominated back in the 80s and wasn't a world champ for nothing.

I hope I get chance to race him one day cos he really is one of the original stars of UK BMX. I was pissed when him and Ruffell left Mongoose for Raleigh though, as Mongoose was the first team I supported in BMX (Schofield, Ruffell, Pete Middleton, Matt Oakley, Chris Young), before defecting to SE Racing.

Humps00 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 27, 2007, 07:11 PM »

Quote from: dialledbikes on July 27, 2007, 05:08 PM

I hope I get chance to race him one day

Schoffie's in the line-up for the Brits Old School races so your chance may yet come Mike, depending on moto-rotation of course. Last time I saw Craig was at Braintree where he ripped up the first and second straights then flagged; oh how the mighty fall!! Still, he's got a few weeks before Burnham to get himself fit and so have you Mike!!

Humps

RATTY · « **Reply #14 on:** July 27, 2007, 08:51 PM »

I think Craig was talking about joining us at Daggers on a regular basis on Thursday nights, I did mention the OSS winter series, he gave me the look that says sod riding in the rain and snow... But i will work on him

billstup · « **Reply #15 on:** July 27, 2007, 09:25 PM »

I don`t think yuo`ll get him on an O/S bike now, well not for a whole series anyway.

He rode cruiser for most of the 05 season but then gave it up after a bad crash at the Bournemouth track during the 25th aniversary celebrations, but he was quick

se bikes · « **Reply #16 on:** July 27, 2007, 09:37 PM »

His gates r MINT, stamina work needed but thats all, still smooth as fook, well done mate

DR VINOAH · « **Reply #17 on:** July 27, 2007, 09:38 PM »

even if craig puts in as many races as we managed to get chris to do
than i think we have had a result

just thought of somthing

imagine getting them 2 on the same gate
now that would be a UKBMX flashback of epic proportions

i can see it now

gate 1 ex mongoose/torker/haro/skyway factory rider chris young
gate 2 ex mongoose/raleigh factory rider craig schofield

i do believe with the OS class we have
is to get any people involved
whether you raced or not bitd

se bikes · « **Reply #18 on:** July 27, 2007, 10:18 PM »

all we need is Ruffell

, Flemdog et all n we'll have a proper O/S gate (not that it isn't already mate

)

dialledbikes · « **Reply #19 on:** July 30, 2007, 12:23 AM »

I think it will be a long time before Flem does an OS. No offence to the OS, but Flem is still a top rider in 19+ national series.

se bikes · « **Reply #20 on:** July 30, 2007, 12:51 AM »

I know mate, was a bit tongue in cheek

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #21 on:** July 30, 2007, 01:14 AM »

Tell Schofiled he owes me a set of race pants, I lent him mine at Winnie Wrights memorial race and he crashed and ripped them

He was a pretty cool guy actually but still needed a nappy pin to hold the trousers together fat bast

DINGO

RATTY · « **Reply #22 on:** July 30, 2007, 01:16 AM »

I will pass that on mark pmsl, he may make an appearance at MK, he knows the date and place, he didnt make any promises but you never know

xtremepervert · « **Reply #23 on:** July 30, 2007, 12:56 PM »

Tony Slater told me at Daggers regional that Craig is thinking of doing the nationals next year when he will move up into 40+

kingkeef · « **Reply #24 on:** July 30, 2007, 01:18 PM »

I loved him in this

Author Topic: Daggers Tonight, met an old pal, Old school legend Craig Schofield (Read 4473 times)

Trev

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