Penrith BMX Track

[James Nada]

Was in Penrith at the weekend so I thought I'd take a look at the old track.  I was dissapointed to find that very little remains, it even looks like the jumps have been flattened.

Anyway, here are the pics of what is essentially an unrecognisable track- there isn't much to see:


start hill:


old tyre marking track edge (I think this was the straight before the rhythm section)


view from where the large tabletop was


I said there wasn't much to see.

[jimmyp]

Yeah been up there a couple of times myself Its amazing how once somthing is not being used it overgrows so fast.

Thanks for posting the pics up, should have done this myself long ago 

[lodge]

Wow I spent loads of time at that track probs 97ish, transitions had been dug into the jumps by a local (Justin) and some more jumps had been built, Justin snapped his leg real bad there and not long after I took a nasty spill there and had 3 months off work. I was down there a few months ago but just couldn't find it, I remember going up a thin loning to the track,

Great to see the pics but looks nowt like it did even in the 90's.

Thanks for posting

[jimmyp]

yEAH WENT DOWN THERE 97-98ISH ON MOUNTAIN BIKES AND IT WAS STILL KINDA TRACK LIKE. ITS TOTAL UNUSED NOW WHICH IS KINDA SAD 

SORRY ABOUT KAPS 

[lodge]

Anyone know what year it was built as in the 90's I found it hard to believe that we never discovered it in the 80's as it looked like it had been an awesome track in its day.

[James Nada]

Anyone know what year it was built as in the 90's I found it hard to believe that we never discovered it in the 80's as it looked like it had been an awesome track in its day.

I started racing there in 1985 and I beleive the track had been there for a good few years before that. 

I was told it had a slighlty different layout before I started racing there and I recall that it was changed (for a 3rd time?) in 86/87 ish.

[jimmyp]

Yeah think the track was there from early 83 ish, used to go there every saturday with the lads when i was 8 , i loved it 

[chewy]

Yeah think the track was there from early 83 ish, used to go there every saturday with the lads when i was 8 , i loved it 
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Yeh your right , it might even have been 82
we used to go down the odd sat , catch the train from carlisle and bike to the track
even crossing the dual carriageway [dodgy] cos we couldn't be arsed going round by eamont bridge 
it was a cracking little track tho
for some reason i thought you used to come with us steve , but obviously you didn't
did you ever do the trips to pontins track at heysham
now that was a bit of a trek from morcambe on a bmx

[lodge]

I dont remember ever going to penrith track in the 80's Chris but yeah I spent loads of time at Pontins in the early days as my olds used to stay on the caravan site there, I used to race on my performer with mags on.

[moley]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=pontins+heysham&sll=54.174552,-2.969479&sspn=0.023662,0.054932&ie=UTF8&ll=54.01425,-2.90046&spn=0.001409,0.003433&t=h&z=18

I think they might have built over it!! 

I might pop down and check it out!!

[chewy]

I dont remember ever going to penrith track in the 80's Chris but yeah I spent loads of time at Pontins in the early days as my olds used to stay on the caravan site there, I used to race on my performer with mags on.






Only ever raced there once , mainly went down just for the day in the school hols in about "82"  and played about on the quarter pipe
there would be me , eddie , pepi , ewan, john No 1 (no not mr smooth )and i think renny went and a couple of others
we would get the train to lancaster and then on to morcambe and then bike up to pontins, happy days.
and i think i only raced a couple of times at penrith
and once at Hamonds but least said about that track the better [ fooking councils] 

[JT Smooth]

The council flatterned it about 5 or 6 years ago..........tossers!

It was built in the very early 80s.

Macky, I met you back in 97. I worked with Graham and the lads from oasis at the time.

Justin who you mentioned works in KMB as a michanic, cant get him near a BMX now tho!

[jimmyp]

Does anyone fancy trying to get it back up and running as the same old shool track, just the way it was set up 

[James Nada]

Does anyone fancy trying to get it back up and running as the same old shool track, just the way it was set up 

YES!!

I'm down in Ulverston (an hour's drive) but if the track was there I'd definately use it.... so that means I'd be duty bound to get involved in getting it back up and running.  Count me in.

[lodge]

The council flatterned it about 5 or 6 years ago..........tossers!

It was built in the very early 80s.

Macky, I met you back in 97. I worked with Graham and the lads from oasis at the time.

Justin who you mentioned works in KMB as a michanic, cant get him near a BMX now tho!

Small world  not suprised about justin that was a nasty break, I remember his leg pointing in a direction it was never meant to, think he lost his job too. Do you know what graham is up to now? graham carted me to the hosipital after my spill at the track.

M

[lodge]

Does anyone fancy trying to get it back up and running as the same old shool track, just the way it was set up 

What about some Trails.

[JT Smooth]

The council flatterned it about 5 or 6 years ago..........tossers!

It was built in the very early 80s.

Macky, I met you back in 97. I worked with Graham and the lads from oasis at the time.

Justin who you mentioned works in KMB as a michanic, cant get him near a BMX now tho!

Small world  not suprised about justin that was a nasty break, I remember his leg pointing in a direction it was never meant to, think he lost his job too. Do you know what graham is up to now? graham carted me to the hosipital after my spill at the track.

M

Think he's in london working in a bike shop last I heard.

Does anyone fancy trying to get it back up and running as the same old shool track, just the way it was set up 

Jimmy,

Penrith club has reformed (Me, Gary, Jonny and Andrew) we are talking to the council about getting some land but they very slow to deal with. Old track site is earmarked for housing!

[JT Smooth]

Does anyone fancy trying to get it back up and running as the same old shool track, just the way it was set up 

What about some Trails.

Hard enough trying to get Jimmy on a track never mind trails!!

Jim.........you racing on sunday? (thought not  )

[lodge]

The bmx track in carlisle is still there although not the best track its something to ride if racings your bag.
Last time I was there it looked like the council had taken the tops of the jumps.

[jimmyp]

Does anyone fancy trying to get it back up and running as the same old shool track, just the way it was set up 

What about some Trails.

Hard enough trying to get Jimmy on a track never mind trails!!

Jim.........you racing on sunday? (thought not  )

I would race though m8 if somthing was closer to home to practice and get used to things. The thing is with work and so on i can't get on the bike enough or to the meetings to be competetive 

[JT Smooth]

Does anyone fancy trying to get it back up and running as the same old shool track, just the way it was set up 

What about some Trails.

Hard enough trying to get Jimmy on a track never mind trails!!

Jim.........you racing on sunday? (thought not  )

I would race though m8 if somthing was closer to home to practice and get used to things. The thing is with work and so on i can't get on the bike enough or to the meetings to be competetive 

Bollox ya w@nker  I dont get on my bike between race days and I have to take sundays off as holidays as I work every weekend. Get your sh1t together for sunday, you will no way be last............you should see soem of em 

[JT Smooth]

The bmx track in carlisle is still there although not the best track its something to ride if racings your bag.
Last time I was there it looked like the council had taken the tops of the jumps.

Chris was telling me about a new track in Carlisle but bit tight n small on a rough estate