Author Topic: What tracks still survive from the 80s? (Read 14848 times)

RATTY · « **on:** October 30, 2007, 09:21 AM »

I am interested to find out just how many tracks have survived from the 80s till today? I know a few are still there but completely overgrown, I cant think of any that are still in use except maybe Bulwell

oldmankev · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2007, 09:25 AM »

Bournemouth same place different layout, and Bath has just
been rebuilt again same location.

dialledbikes · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2007, 09:33 AM »

Not sure about the exact era, but Milton Keynes is a golden oldie.

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #3 on:** October 30, 2007, 09:48 AM »

:)Well Heywood is still there-just.Rochdale too but is unrideable unless on a full susser!

priv · « **Reply #4 on:** October 30, 2007, 10:58 AM »

yeadon in leeds?

i'm probably wrong

priv

ghostriderx · « **Reply #5 on:** October 30, 2007, 11:05 AM »

Quote from: priv on October 30, 2007, 10:58 AM

yeadon in leeds?

i'm probably wrong

priv

your actually correct

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #6 on:** October 30, 2007, 11:18 AM »

210 eagles in reading(by the river),high wycombe,swindon,runnymead rockets.dont know about the track by buckmore park go cart track.

wildwood1971 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 30, 2007, 11:28 AM »

the Farnham track in surrey still shows up on google earth but im not sure if its actually still there.

Twatty · « **Reply #8 on:** October 30, 2007, 11:58 AM »

Farnham track got poughed about 8 months ago. It was in a bad state, as MX bikes had been cutting it up. I ride in the forest over there on my free Ride bike quite often. This means I have the sad sight of a finish pole and a couple of tyres to remind me it was there. I helped build that track in the early 80's, so quite hard to see.

RATTY · « **Reply #9 on:** October 30, 2007, 12:11 PM »

I know Buckmore park has gone, they extended the kart track right over the top $:-\$

kdw712 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 30, 2007, 12:33 PM »

Pretty sure milton keynes track/site is from the 80's

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OOOPS mike put that already - drat !

SaMAlex · « **Reply #11 on:** October 30, 2007, 12:40 PM »

The MK track is from the 80s, but there was another one before that one. It was a monster of a track with a massive down hill and, for a while, it had a cross over in it. They moved to the site its at now in the 80s but I cant remember if its the same layout. Till last year it had been about 20 years since I had been there.

stidds · « **Reply #12 on:** October 30, 2007, 01:05 PM »

Bristol track is still there and thriving.

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #13 on:** October 30, 2007, 05:01 PM »

Mansfield and Chesterfield are still there

DINGO

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2007, 05:01 PM »

oh and Shepshed

DINGO

RATTY · « **Reply #15 on:** October 30, 2007, 05:44 PM »

Is Westway still there?

Does anyone remember Albury? or perhaps The indoor at March, Outwell I think?

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #16 on:** October 30, 2007, 05:45 PM »

Quote from: RATTY on October 30, 2007, 05:44 PM

Is Westway still there?

Does anyone remember Albury? or perhaps The indoor at March, Outwell I think?

I raced at Outwell Mill Lodge

DINGO

RATTY · « **Reply #17 on:** October 30, 2007, 05:48 PM »

What years mark?

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #18 on:** October 30, 2007, 06:00 PM »

I only raced there once, about 83 I would guess?

DINGO

alfie · « **Reply #19 on:** October 30, 2007, 07:13 PM »

in the south west we've still got , Cornwall, tiverton, bideford & bristol

se-bmxer · « **Reply #20 on:** October 30, 2007, 07:58 PM »

Quote from: alfie on October 30, 2007, 07:13 PM

in the south west we've still got , Cornwall, tiverton, bideford & bristol

yeh and Cornwall is proberly the only track that hasn't change at all since it was built

slurp · « **Reply #21 on:** October 30, 2007, 08:05 PM »

Chertsey track still there about a year ago.Still rideable to,with just a couple of jumps in poor condition.

What about Slough?

wolfybmx · « **Reply #22 on:** October 30, 2007, 08:06 PM »

FOLKESTONE FLYERS TRACK IS STILL THERE COMPLETE WITH ITS START GATE BUT IS MAJORLY OVERGROWN WITH BRAMBLE BUSHES AND SMALL TREES

gossa · « **Reply #23 on:** October 30, 2007, 09:09 PM »

I raced Outwell, that CRAZY muddy wet one on the outdoor track, man that was one of teh wettest races ever, I think that was the national in 83.

I was going to say Slough, Buckmores long gone, what about Hillingdon? Hounslows gone, Bournemouth is virtually the same layout as the eighties, just built up and extended a bit.