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Title: Derby Greyhound opening night 1983
Post by: TIMMO1966 on September 23, 2012, 10:57 AM
I used to go there every night before it was finished to test the track for the builders and these piccys were in the Deby Evening Telegraph which i bought copies.I wish i could wind the clock back sometimes.Riding a BH California Star which almost every part had been replaced
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/xx18/timmo1966/IMAG6500_zps05002ff8.jpg)
Jumping the tabletop into the bombhole
Title: Re: Derby Greyhound opening night 1983
Post by: AllAzusacroozer on September 23, 2012, 07:28 PM
great picture Timmo, i thought it was GUG at first  ;D(http://i reckon i would have been there the day that picture was taken too. i'll dig out on i have on my Burner at one of the first race meetings there.
Picture below taken a couple of years later,  me on the left and batesy on the right
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq153/prime8motorsport/Robinson/Scorpion/MeandBatesyMidlandBankFunDay.jpg)
Title: Re: Derby Greyhound opening night 1983
Post by: TIMMO1966 on September 23, 2012, 07:33 PM
God i havent heard that name in a while.I wonder what he is doing now.
Title: Re: Derby Greyhound opening night 1983
Post by: Ged on September 25, 2012, 01:34 AM
my first bmx was BH got it christmas 82  ive never seen a pic of one since ive got back into the old stuff

mine was white with lots red parts and a 3 piece red crank set  ;)
Title: Re: Derby Greyhound opening night 1983
Post by: TIMMO1966 on September 25, 2012, 05:57 AM
Got a California completely original,a barn find to restore when i get time.
Title: Re: Derby Greyhound opening night 1983
Post by: Mattdub on September 25, 2012, 01:19 PM

Cool pic  ;) , had some great times in Derby whilst at the British Champs 83/84/85/86  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Derby Greyhound opening night 1983
Post by: nosepickben on September 25, 2012, 04:44 PM

Cool pic  ;) , had some great times in Derby whilst at the British Champs 83/84/85/86  :daumenhoch:

Me too, i rode there loads of times 85until alvaston replaced it. I remember watching gary llewelyn spewing up in a disused booth behind the start hill just before a pro race in 86 or 87. I also remember going over the bars when attempting to ride down the big steps in an empty grandstand on the first straight side of the stadium and using my face as a brake. I never had good results at derby greyhound but it was always in good nick. Didn't they have a timing system too?
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