Author Topic: North East Tracks (Read 158790 times)

Bigplinky · « **on:** October 19, 2008, 10:19 AM »

Following on from Paul Grays excellent work on the South Bank and Guisborough I thought I'd scan a few of my pics in and see if we could get a thread going with a pic of every North East track that were raced at BITD. Yes all the pics have me in them I don't have any that don't, if that makes sense

Darlington going over what used to be the first berm until the track was extended and it was then a 6' jump to flt landing (the only jump I bent a Flite crank spindle on BITD). Grahm Thornton 2NE

Powder Monkey Track in Wallsend Newcastle. Defo one of my favourite tracks BITD the doubles on the second last, downhill straight, were Huge and had a mega fast landing into a big catcher berm ( probably one of the fastest secections of track in the country)

Saltburn By The Sea. Stange little track in a muddy field but did seem to have a lot of club races there. Racing Paul Sturrock down the first straight coming off the drop off that was the start hill.

Against Roy Barker on the second straight

And some dodgy little doubles in the 3rd straight (think that's a dead sailor look back

)

The South Back. Not much more to be said about this place it was awesome

JJ name those riders in one

Whickham Thorns (Kellogg's track) in Gateshead

The famous first doubles 1985 region (Andy Smith on the Profile and Clarts on the DP)

and crashing over them with Tony "Gladis" Gladstone coming past to take the win. The track had two start hills so could be run in either direction.

Tow Law. Only raced there once and it was bloody cold. Steve James on the GHP cruiser

Teeside Airport. Lovely little U in U had nationals there but it was really too small for them (Steve Grieves behind)

Washington. One of the North Easts earliest tracks along with Guisborough. Excellent down hill first 2 straights into two of the best 180 berms around but them just turned into a muddy field. (PK6061 lend me your pics so I can get them scanned in)

Bigplinky · « **Reply #1 on:** October 19, 2008, 10:25 AM »

And a funny one Doncaster used to be in the North East along with Nottingham

Also a quick mention for Bradford, you had to work to get to the first turn, uphill, but it was worth it for the downhill run afterwards

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #2 on:** October 19, 2008, 10:34 AM »

Great Pics Andy, I think Tow Law is now a MX track or it was at some time. No pics of Church St or Crimdon Dene. I remember Crimdon had a whoop section of around 20 whoops

wasnt a regional track i dont think but it was a while ago

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #3 on:** October 19, 2008, 10:59 AM »

cool pics rinkydinks

them whoops were quite large

not racing pics but taken at hartlepool, more skylines than any thing else but h/pool pics seem to be thin on the ground so heres 3.
big table top thing on first straight

whoops on 2nd

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2008, 12:13 PM »

That second pic is one of my all time favorite Pics Daz, shame they aint more from Phills Track. I used to ride all the way from Manor on my Silver fox to church street aged about 9

then pop into Phills to look at the Skyways

Bigplinky · « **Reply #5 on:** October 19, 2008, 12:42 PM »

Church Street ruled. The table top and doubles were great but it didn't half get rough after the 2nd turn when you entered the Valley of the berms (oh there were no good jumps in that bit so the rocks never got moved to one side).

Paul, the whoops at Crimdon Dean were just ripples in the sand mate

Truely one of the worst tracks of all time

yoda · « **Reply #6 on:** October 19, 2008, 12:56 PM »

Them doubles at Church st. Andy were the ones which truly claimed the front end on that piece of S**t frame of Darkies, I remember bouncing the front wheel into the second one coming up short just before we rode along to that Quarter pipe which I died on when the front end came off as I landed ooops.... some great pics there tho mate

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #7 on:** October 19, 2008, 01:01 PM »

Quote from: Bigplinky on October 19, 2008, 12:42 PM

Church Street ruled. The table top and doubles were great but it didn't half get rough after the 2nd turn when you entered the Valley of the berms (oh there were no good jumps in that bit so the rocks never got moved to one side).

Paul, the whoops at Crimdon Dean were just ripples in the sand mate Truely one of the worst tracks of all time

Andy i won my first trophy at Crimdon Dene

what i can remember it was the best track ever

Still seemed like it was in Cornwall when your 9-10

ron burgundy · « **Reply #8 on:** October 19, 2008, 01:22 PM »

Fantastic pics

I'm off to the Square Kitchen for a can of Quatro and a Texan Bar

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #9 on:** October 19, 2008, 01:51 PM »

Remember the Scooter garage just down from Phills, fook me thats about as far as i can go back

Bigplinky · « **Reply #10 on:** October 19, 2008, 02:06 PM »

Yup it was them doubles that claimed the Darkey "special"

. I remember slipping my pedal over them and doing the only one foot Leary I've ever done and amazingly rode out of it

One other good thing about the pool was waiting for the train to come into the station and 5-10 people heading off the start hill in quick order so they were all in the air when the train was next to the table top

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #11 on:** October 19, 2008, 02:30 PM »

i love the 2nd pic too db250 but them days are long gone

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Quote from: Young on October 19, 2008, 12:56 PM

just before we rode along to that Quarter pipe which I died on when the front end came off as I landed ooops....

is this qtr pipe the culprit? church st again, me with some mong

Bigplinky · « **Reply #12 on:** October 19, 2008, 02:35 PM »

It was the quarter pipe at Seaton Crewe? sports centre Daz

P.S. I beat that mong at Teeside airport once

(nice face pulling by the way

THIRSTYKIRSTY · « **Reply #13 on:** October 19, 2008, 03:30 PM »

after work tommozz

will get some picks of wats left of darlo track

all there stikll even gate still there and track is rideable ,,just

russ

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #14 on:** October 19, 2008, 04:21 PM »

Seaton sport center

Most of my mates now i met there, can you imagine them letting you do that now.

1 Adult 30 kids riding a ramp

gm28 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 19, 2008, 05:11 PM »

Quote from: Bigplinky on October 19, 2008, 12:42 PM

Church Street ruled. The table top and doubles were great but it didn't half get rough after the 2nd turn when you entered the Valley of the berms (oh there were no good jumps in that bit so the rocks never got moved to one side).

Was this Church St.....?

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #16 on:** October 19, 2008, 06:08 PM »

Yes, that pic is just a turn away from the finish line

Great pic

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #17 on:** October 19, 2008, 06:09 PM »

class

thats the last section that no one went on other than at race meetings

Bigplinky · « **Reply #18 on:** October 19, 2008, 06:35 PM »

Nice one Gaz

the exit from the Valley of the berms, don't even remember those doubles

paulgray · « **Reply #19 on:** October 19, 2008, 07:30 PM »

Brilliant pics Andy, I raced at most of those tracks, Powder Monkey was super smooth and fast, the big doubles were BIG for BITD but a lot easier than they looked.
Good to see two my me old mates, Paul Sturock and Roy Barker, but bet they weren't to happy about been beat by a young un like you

Can't remember the valley of berms and don't think I raced at Washington but think I did Tow Law, it's in the Arctic circle I believe.

Redcar, click here -> http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=73076.0
Actually I'm not certain about this first pic, it looks like the doubles at the end of the first straight but the surface looks wrong. What you think?

Langbaurgh (The 3rd Southbank track)

Herlingshaw (Eston), click here -> http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=71159.0

Guisborough (Magra), click here -> http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=72839.0

Barnard Castle

Teeside Airport

Southbank, click here -> http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=72782.0

Grasby, click here -> http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=72783.0

Bigplinky · « **Reply #20 on:** October 19, 2008, 07:51 PM »

Those Redcar pics fookin rule, that first one looks so fookin fast! who is the number 2 plate? makes me wish I raced in 87

I remember in about 84 at Northallerton Roy took me around the town in his Rally prepped MK2 Escort it was awesome, absolute nutter that boy. I think me and Stuzzer are racing each other because nobody else turned up in our age groups that day.

paulgray · « **Reply #21 on:** October 19, 2008, 07:54 PM »

No2 is the Flemdog

10 Jamie Vince, 7 Paul Gray, 18 Chris Carter, and Alan Ponting

Edit:

Mr.C has identified this as Weston Super Mare, it's such a good pic I'm gonna leave it on anyway

Mr C · « **Reply #22 on:** October 19, 2008, 08:41 PM »

Weston Super nbmxa national

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #23 on:** October 19, 2008, 08:59 PM »

100% agree with rinkydoo, those two first pics are epic

gotta be a couple of the best racin pics ive seen

keiththompson · « **Reply #24 on:** October 19, 2008, 09:07 PM »

Raced once (maybe twice) at Teesside airport and I remember the very first meeting after it had tanked down, the track was flooded, but the meeting went ahead anyway dodging puddles. The reason I write this is it lead to a pic in BMX Action mag that always sticks in my mind of Johnny Mckinney sliding in the wet and water spraying everywhere.
When was saltburn running and did I ride there?..... Paul will know

Author Topic: North East Tracks (Read 158790 times)

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