Author Topic: UK BMX Hall of Fame (Read 9586 times)

Peter J · « **Reply #25 on:** January 03, 2008, 05:25 PM »

Race: Andy Ruffell

Freestyle: Neil Ruffell

Spec Rec: Halfords......for bringing BMX to the masses or Kelloggs for the first major sponsor (I can remember)

tommyshearing · « **Reply #26 on:** January 23, 2008, 02:37 AM »

Racer: Andy Ruffell (he was 1st household name in UK BMX, probably because he was also into presenting, however he was the most famous)

Freestyle: Neil Ruffell (cause he 1st freestyle on TV in the Kellogs who was as good/better than the yanks)

Industry: Alan Woods (Only because I dont know who else was involved in the early day in importing etc and his still doing it)

nishiki14 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 02, 2008, 02:31 PM »

Wow this is well hard, ive made loads of lists and screwed em all up, my 1st thought on racer was either middleton or march as they were both rivals and massive hero's of mine, then i thought everyone is going for the older riders of bitd and i was a very young rider at the start so ive picked someone from my own age group, a member of a legendary ukbmx family and THE very 1st ukbmx rider riding the 001 plate, SAM JARVIS. Freestyler. NEIL RUFFELL. Industry DON SMITH. Special recognition. UNCLE BUCK. But there are so many others i would love to name.

bmx2000 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 12, 2008, 10:10 AM »

hi,

race: Dale Holmes

freestyle: Rob Ridge

contribution: All UK riders past and present.

Radical Mick · « **Reply #29 on:** February 16, 2008, 09:13 PM »

Racer: Geth Shooter

Freestyle: Phil Dolan (how many world titles)?

Industry: Mark Noble

Contribution: TLB for BMX Action Bike

tobybrown35 · « **Reply #30 on:** February 28, 2008, 07:52 AM »

racer; david maw [world beater]

freestyle glyn lewis [how high]

industry alpine action [would love an inverted t shirt]

lisa w · « **Reply #31 on:** April 10, 2008, 11:44 PM »

WAS BMX JUST A BOYS THING ! NEVER SEEN ANY GIRLS NAME UP THERE AND THEY HAS BEEN SOME GOOD GIRL RIDES IN THE PASSED .SJN , LULI , MYSELF AND LOT OF OTHER GIRL TO .

tobybrown35 · « **Reply #32 on:** April 12, 2008, 07:49 AM »

alice temple was pretty rad

RATTY · « **Reply #33 on:** April 12, 2008, 08:14 AM »

dont forget the OSS queen, she was pretty rad, world and euro finalist

Old_Skool71 · « **Reply #34 on:** May 11, 2008, 09:56 PM »

Mmmm, lemmy see

Racing - I was never really into the race scene much but Andy Ruffell did a hell of a lot for the sport in the early days

Freestyle - Craig Campbell or Carlo Griggs, can't decide

Industry - DP for making a quality freestlye frame that we could all afford bitd

Special Recognition - Kelloggs, for getting Bmx onto prime time tv

Andrew

Redline · « **Reply #35 on:** June 26, 2008, 10:58 AM »

Tricky one this though I reckon...

Racing - Mike Chilvers (if ya remember he was the first racing guy featured in OBMX Magazine No1)

Freestyle - Billy (Mr Air) Stupple

Industry - Denis Christian... he originally had a Motorcross shop in Davyhulme Manchester called Viking Sales and Spares and was importing/selling the very early BMX stuff right from the start. Redline/Kuwahara/Mongoose etc he had the lot! I'd say he was the main man in the North West back in the day... Alan Woods was still a kid then. Think he still runs a cycle shop in Davyhulme to this day though he must be knockin on a bit!

johnny bluff · « **Reply #36 on:** July 23, 2008, 06:47 PM »

Racer=trev robinson=birmingham wheels.....that dude was so fast when i used to go there....respect to the trev rob....

Freestyler=craig campbell

Special recognition=andy ruffell.....that dude did so much for uk bmx..he was better on ammaco though.....

Linus27 · « **Reply #37 on:** August 06, 2008, 07:49 PM »

Racer > Andy Ruffel
Freestyler > Craig campbell
Industry > Halfords
Special Recognition/Services to BMX > Andy Ruffel

LucyLastic · « **Reply #38 on:** August 09, 2008, 04:25 AM »

racer : Mike Pardon

Freestyler :Andy Preston

Industry : Denis Christian - I remember him well, used to sell loads of Hutch stuff too, got photos of him back in the early 80s

Bananaman · « **Reply #39 on:** August 26, 2008, 10:38 AM »

Quote from: Linus27 on August 06, 2008, 07:49 PM

Racer > Andy Ruffel
Freestyler > Craig campbell
Industry > Halfords
Special Recognition/Services to BMX > Andy Ruffel

Am with linus all the way

Rollins · « **Reply #40 on:** September 30, 2008, 06:35 PM »

Gossa - Did you used to ride up Foxes Woods in Shirley??

I think I remember you. You may have went to Edenham High??

big kev 40 · « **Reply #41 on:** December 09, 2008, 03:07 PM »

racing tom lynch
female karen murphey
freestyle billy stupple but spent alot of time with glyn lewis at gillingham skate park he could do some amazing stuff at height
industry colin sharp and greg hill nearly everyone must have tried a ghp owesome
and carole gosling she done loads for racing over the years

firebird · « **Reply #42 on:** December 30, 2008, 09:14 PM »

Geoff Wiles

who with colleagues set up UKBMX association to act as a working body for BMX in the UK. shortly after he became a founder member of the International BMX Federation, the world governing body. Geoff was also involved in the planning and the building of the Uk's FIRST BMX track.

steve

telelogic · « **Reply #43 on:** February 19, 2009, 07:27 PM »

Neil Ruffell
the king of UK freestyle

GTSantaAna · « **Reply #44 on:** August 11, 2009, 11:28 PM »

How about an award for the Best British made BMX bike.

Cheers !

sweetbeats · « **Reply #45 on:** August 21, 2009, 02:31 AM »

Quote from: GTSantaAna on August 11, 2009, 11:28 PM

How about an award for the Best British made BMX bike.

Cheers !

How would that be judged?
I lived next to the torker factory in Newcastle so they will get my vote no messin'.

TIMMO1966 · « **Reply #46 on:** September 14, 2009, 11:31 AM »

Racer-Tim March
Freestyler-Terry Jenkins,easily as high airs as the yanks
Industry-Alan Woods
Special Recognition-the one and only Winnie Wright

oldschoolib · « **Reply #47 on:** October 10, 2009, 10:34 PM »

i met andy a couple of times he was an arse hole completley up himself with his crappy year old manta tim or geth all the way

58 delray · « **Reply #48 on:** October 28, 2009, 04:43 PM »

racer-chris young, so quick in 81
female-alice temple
freestyle-billy stupple
industry-
special recognition-dave young, without him many people would not have got to races/events, he would cram us all in his bedford and take us all over the country never asking for anything in return.
closely followed by carole gosling who has devoted many years to the sport.