The BMX Race thread.
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Jake K
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Geez is everyone in this thread hurting themselves? We must be all just trying to out-do each other! Haha
A bit under 2 months for me until I can race. Although I have been cruising around home on my bike already, just doing some light pedalling!
Norco Maniac
Is back!
both the Kuwahara Laserlite Pro cruiser (cost $900) and the Redline Flight Pro (cost $1200) had envy rims with identical generic hubs. both rear hubs stripped out and the spokes were cheap shitty painted ones. the Kuwi also had cheap shitty forks and bars that i got rid of straight away and Funn cranks that stripped their inserts out when i tried to change pedals.
on another note, if anyone in the Adelaide regions sees this carbon Avent 20" for sale, please be advised it is a stolen item...
http://web.stagram.com/p/438610166855301329_208279669
haydenw
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yeah its the same locally too... one mate with a dislocated wrist and the other with a torn acl... not sure what is going on
Jake K
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I can definitely see the Aussie titles going this way this year. There's definitely going to be some huge crashes! Anyone on here making the trip? I'd love to go and watch but it's still too much traveling for me at this stage which is a bummer!
haydenw
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I live like 40 minutes drive from sleeman so I'll go down and watch elite on saturday. Also have some mates racing on sunday (in the class I was supposed to be doing) so might go check that out as well
converge11
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what sort of cruisers that mate? ive been rolling on 24's again quite alot lately. realised im going nowhere until i learn to jump and manual in races, so i figure the cruiser will be a bit easier in that department. its funny a few months ago i hated my cruiser, but now i love it.still another month till I can ride...
rawed my cruiser frame today.. got some new parts for it too.
good luck to anyone racing nationals!
converge11
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after watching the elite mens main.....wow, just wow! awesome racing! really wish i went to aussies to watch now!
haydenw
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yeah GHP.
Went and watched all of the elite racing yesterday, the final was amazing! Crowd went nuts when Freizwick (local rider) won it.
Also saw this crash from one of the junior elite riders... amazing that he managed to walk away from it
[video=youtube;c8HlCZEyT4g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8HlCZEyT4g[/video]
geoff_tewierik
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Looks like he was trying to pull off a back flip.
Speaking of Nationals, I can't say that I agree with presenting people that registered for the event but never raced with A plates.
Talking about Junior Elite Women, only 8 entries in the class total, and 6th-8th didn't set foot on the gate yesterday, yet all still got plates. I know the recipient of 8A broke her leg during the pre-titles earlier in the week so she has my sympathies and support for that, but really?
Talking about Junior Elite Women, only 8 entries in the class total, and 6th-8th didn't set foot on the gate yesterday, yet all still got plates. I know the recipient of 8A broke her leg during the pre-titles earlier in the week so she has my sympathies and support for that, but really?
haydenw
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Yeah I agree with this 100%
converge11
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im feeling like i wanna cry....our track has had nothing but friggen rain all year. infact we've only had one training night this year i believe and only a handful of race nights. we just had a week of nice weather but since nationals were on we had no training and no racing. i wake up this morning.......rain.....rain....and more rain! :frusty::frusty::frusty::frusty::frusty: i reckon my riding has gone backwards since late last year lol
hach_bee
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Just to play devil advocate... if their name is on the list, they've paid entry fees. I daresay most people who don't enter after paying are mostly injured.... at least they get SOMETHING. I don't think anyone would pay those crazy fees just for a plate with no effort
Jake K
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I'm on the fence about that.. But what I don't agree with is them not having a final, or at least just another moto. To try and decide the national champion in just 3 races is a bit ridiculous. Now I know that 8 or less riders constitutes that there be no final, but surely an extra moto should be used in place of that.. It would take all of an extra 10 minutes of racing for the day to have the final motos for the Junior and Elite women, so it's not like time is a real factor.
converge11
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3 motos is definitely piss poor for an aus title, how boring.
Hey did anyone happen to see if anyone raced with a helmet cam on? I saw photos with people using them but not sure if in practice or racing. Just wanna know how strict they are on this ban
Hey did anyone happen to see if anyone raced with a helmet cam on? I saw photos with people using them but not sure if in practice or racing. Just wanna know how strict they are on this ban