Recently discovered old pics Belle Vue 1981

[mike pardon]

Heres some classic old skool  shots of Belle Vue Manchester 1981 very early most of us in Hindley and District bmx club had only got our bikes that xmas. It may even be 1980!! (memory failing)
Okay the first shot is a race start, note the flag starts.. Alan Wood's Dad, Arthur is in the background making sure things run smooth, he is the one with the walking stick. On account that he paid his dues big time on a speedway bike...
Check out the old mongoose bike original or what?


Okay 2nd shot is Mike Chilvers bunny hopping the chain fence on a tricked out redline.

Then the famous Craig Burrows hitting the same jump that Cav Strutt did his famous 360s on that blew minds.

Mr Dave Arnold pulling his "party trick" the one handed wheelie...

A great shot of Alan Woods and Dave Arnold on a couple of tricked out machines looking the dogs...

My old GT race Bike(courtesy of Lav and his light fingers) Profile cranks, araya aero rims, dx pedals, Suntour stem, Team Gullet levers.

All the old Hindley and District club members circa 81

Enjoy,                    this is seminal bmx in the uk 

Check out JOHN LEES quarter pipe in the background of the GT pic. I have super 8mm old footage of us learning to air on that and John getting out of the top. How rickety do you want it???




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[retrogeezer]

cool pics pike....that GT looks lurvly! someone must have pissed at losing that!

[Moose]

Those pictures are the bollox.

And I agree, that GT is ACE

[QUADROPHENIA]

check the geezer in the first picture in a dicky bow and jacket, does anybody remember the race shirt like that from about 87 by gt i need photos of it as stodgy is gonna try and re do me one

[mike pardon]

Yep that GT was mine lads... Ive had loads of cracking bikes and let them all slip through my fingers.. Hindsight is a wonderful thing..I miss my old raleigh aero burner the most though 
as long as youve got your health..

Check out JOHN LEES quarter pipe in the background of the GT pic. I have super 8mm old footage of us learning to air on that and John getting out of the top. How rickety do you want it???

[theRuler]

check the geezer in the first picture in a dicky bow and jacket, does anybody remember the race shirt like that from about 87 by gt i need photos of it as stodgy is gonna try and re do me one

brian scura used to wear one like that!

[Geth]

Great pics Mike.
Proper UK BMX history! There should be a museum set up somewhere with all of this stuff in. I don't mean an Internet one either.

[Jazzchimp]

That pipe looks like the Jurassic or even Mesozoic period to me.. and I know my geology!

[mike pardon]

I agree we should have a museum, i think the black and white pics makes em look older. 

Enjoy the cold lads iam off to sunny climes....asta la vista UK

[dan-dare]

Was this anywhere near the speedway/stock car track at Belle Vue???

[aditup2004]

Thats spooky. I built this bike with all the bits I wanted to keep, when I had my most recent clearout. I built it my preference with no influence from any other pics. HOW SPOOKY IS THAT;

Its almost colour perfect.
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[kusam]

check the geezer in the first picture in a dicky bow and jacket, does anybody remember the race shirt like that from about 87 by gt i need photos of it as stodgy is gonna try and re do me one

Got this pic - Not great, might find a better one (this is from a mag in 85 btw) -

[TwoBobRob]

Is that Dave Vanderspek?   R.I.P.......