Author Topic: North East Tracks (Read 187773 times)

kusam · « **Reply #25 on:** October 19, 2008, 10:34 PM »

What was the name of that other track up that way? Waverdale? South Shields? Went to a UKBMX national there, probably 86. Can never remember the name...have seen only one pic of that place on here.

jonpaul11 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 19, 2008, 11:27 PM »

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What was the name of that other track up that way? Waverdale? South Shields? Went to a UKBMX national there, probably 86. Can never remember the name...have seen only one pic of that place on here.

just off the Fossway, walker... never liked that track. can't remember the exact name - can't ever forget the Powder Monkey track name though!

paulgray · « **Reply #27 on:** October 20, 2008, 12:28 PM »

Quiz question. Can anyone identify the fifth rider in this photo ? look hard now, who is hiding?

Woppa, Flemdog, Geth, myself and who else?

Eddy · « **Reply #28 on:** October 20, 2008, 12:46 PM »

Church St was the first place I ever really rode a bike off road, age about 6 or 7. I can't remember much about it but I do recall being too scared to ride down the starthill. Seems not much has changed since then really.

Pitty about the track too, now a partial bridge / failed bus station project.

sweetbeats · « **Reply #29 on:** October 20, 2008, 03:31 PM »

The powder monkey track was class it was 2 minutes from my house BITD.

paulgray · « **Reply #30 on:** October 20, 2008, 06:38 PM »

This is Waverdale right ? $:-\$

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Whickham,+Newcastle+Upon+Tyne,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&lr=lang_en&cd=1&geocode=FcdnRgMdlGzm_w&t=h&ll=54.981763,-1.546379&spn=0.00113,0.002288&z=19&iwloc=addr

Bigplinky · « **Reply #31 on:** October 20, 2008, 06:50 PM »

That's it Paul, didn't know it was still there I was told years ago it had been built on. I'll have to go over and have a look

Bet it's used for motobikes now though.

Don't know why the map say's Whickham it's actually in Wallsend, totally opposite ends of town

Just had a look for the Powder Monkey but it looks like that has been bulldozed, which is a real pity as I went there 4 years ago and it was still half decent

Nosnod · « **Reply #32 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:19 PM »

Some pics of the NE tracks from my extensive archive:

Cleveland 1984

Gateshead 1984

Teeside National 1984

Redcar 1986

Newcastle 1987

paulgray · « **Reply #33 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:28 PM »

Quote from: keiththompson 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

Another memory comes flooding back

, have you still got them mags Keith?, I'd love to see that picture again. I was racing at Saltburn before I won that trip to the USA so I would have been 16, that makes it about 84. I can't remember if you raced there or not. Here's the google maps link if it helps.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=54.57612,-0.987324&spn=0.001141,0.002288&z=19

Quote from: Bigplinky on October 20, 2008, 06:50 PM

That's it Paul, didn't know it was still there I was told years ago it had been built on. I'll have to go over and have a look Bet it's used for motobikes now though.

Don't know why the map say's Whickham it's actually in Wallsend, totally opposite ends of town

Just had a look for the Powder Monkey but it looks like that has been bulldozed, which is a real pity as I went there 4 years ago and it was still half decent

Yea, google maps sayin Whickam got me all confused like

paulgray · « **Reply #34 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:32 PM »

Nosnod,

I like that pic of the Redcar Pro doubles, very nice

Bigplinky · « **Reply #35 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:46 PM »

Cool Scott

That Gateshead track is Windy Nook which wound down quite a steep hill that just by the name you could tell it was pretty exposed

had to HUGE (as I remember) speed jumps in the first straight which my sister cracked her Race inc over at the first meeting there also was a rumour somebody had a really bad neck injury at the first meet. Just had a look on Google maps looks like it has gone as well.

The Newcastle one is Weaverdale.

I remember that first jump at Southbank been huge it looks tiny in that photo

And it's great to see the easiest gate in the world to jump again at Teeside

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #36 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:51 PM »

I can remember getting the train to Eaglescliffe, anybody remember the track there. Fooking dodgy for keeping yer bike, i knew a few who got mugged there b.i.t.d

gm28 · « **Reply #37 on:** October 20, 2008, 09:52 PM »

Just found some more local pics.....

Faverdale track Darlo....early days, must be 83'ish

Barnard Castle

Tow Law

Teesside Airport

Powder Monkey....we'll have no takin the piss either

Eddie Fiola at Bates Cycles in Darlo!

Fookin'ell even found these in the bottom of the box!!

Bigplinky · « **Reply #38 on:** October 20, 2008, 10:07 PM »

Man I hope you got a lot of free videos out of that

Don't remember Darlo having a Dolly surface just remember the mud

kusam · « **Reply #39 on:** October 20, 2008, 10:11 PM »

NOSNOD,

You need to get your extensive archive posted up.

paulgray · « **Reply #40 on:** October 22, 2008, 07:11 PM »

Do any of you men remember Sean Iceton? coz I keep gettin that name in my head when I see the guy at the back in this picture $:-\$ And who is 111?

THIRSTYKIRSTY · « **Reply #41 on:** October 22, 2008, 07:29 PM »

all that sponsorship happened after i packed it in and discovered women

bates cycles used to sponsor me and a couple of other guys

love the tango race kit ha ha

russ

dan-dare · « **Reply #42 on:** October 24, 2008, 04:12 PM »

Church Street table top. Kev O'Connor.

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #43 on:** October 24, 2008, 04:17 PM »

The Boy 3 from the left is our Kid, Stewart Fraser

Bigplinky · « **Reply #44 on:** October 24, 2008, 07:06 PM »

Kev looks about 12 in that news paper clipping and he must have been left school by then

(well maybe not quite)

Flemdog · « **Reply #45 on:** October 24, 2008, 10:08 PM »

Wicked pic's !!!

Teeside doubles, pointed like arrows...

JAY175 · « **Reply #46 on:** October 25, 2008, 09:56 PM »

redcar pro section doubles! pro jump desplay, same day as pauls earlier pro pic,s
(flash) gordon stanley attempted a 720 over them that day with so much body armour on, he could hardly move

crash landed 20ft past the downside

JAY175 · « **Reply #47 on:** October 25, 2008, 10:34 PM »

powder monkey, last burm 84

JAY175 · « **Reply #48 on:** October 25, 2008, 10:37 PM »

doubles, second straight, barney castle 84

jonpaul11 · « **Reply #49 on:** October 26, 2008, 10:23 PM »

No colour pic of that one Jay?

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doubles, second straight, barney castle 84

Would love to see that Green Quad in full glory again!

btw, That's me behind: 6559.

Author Topic: North East Tracks (Read 187773 times)

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