Olympics BMX. Not exactly moto...

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super rat 8/19/2008 7:48pm
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Rat your from CO do you ever hit up that bmx national in Denver? I got second there a few years ago and my daughter won...
Rat your from CO do you ever hit up that bmx national in Denver? I got second there a few years ago and my daughter won her class.
No last Tuesday was the first time I've raced BMX in over 20 years, we had a blast. My kids are the main reason I'm getting back into it but it's still cool to get out there and race with the old guys.
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I've got a couple se racing quadangle frames in the garage I might have to dig out.
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GuyB 8/19/2008 10:09pm
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Racer92 wrote:
[img]http://www.23mag.com/mags/ba/ba8302.jpg[/img]


Funny...this was the first-ever magazine cover that I shot. Smile
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GuyB, do you know Leigh Donavan? She used to work for me. Nice girl she married her mechanic, good guy also. I think he posts here sometimes. She has a baby now, girl.

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super rat wrote:
I'd kick those Nancy boys asses, with their gay little outfits and fancy bikes. [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/superat/DSC_0126.jpg[/IMG] I'd manual that whole track if I had to, the best!
I'd kick those Nancy boys asses, with their gay little outfits and fancy bikes.



I'd manual that whole track if I had to, the best!
Dude, I bet you have a hard time pushing 5'4 in cowboy boots, huh?
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GuyB, do you know Leigh Donavan? She used to work for me. Nice girl she married her mechanic, good guy also. I think he posts here...
GuyB, do you know Leigh Donavan? She used to work for me. Nice girl she married her mechanic, good guy also. I think he posts here sometimes. She has a baby now, girl.
Stickman and his brother posts here !

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GuyB 8/20/2008 12:24am
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Yep, I know Stik, and knew Leigh during both her BMX and mountain bike days.
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I raced at South Park last year. They had our State Championships there.
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...but probably as close as MX will get to the Olympics, outside of the MXoN. Here's the TV schedule for BMX, courtesy of Gork at Redline...
...but probably as close as MX will get to the Olympics, outside of the MXoN.

Here's the TV schedule for BMX, courtesy of Gork at Redline.

Tuesday - Aug. 19th 8:00-9:00pm, Primetime, LIVE ET/CT = Men's BMX Cycling Time Trials

Wednesday - Aug. 20th 12:30-2:00am = Men's BMX Cycling Quarterfinals

Wednesday - Aug. 20th 2:00-5:00am = Men's BMX Cycling, Primetime Replay

Wednesday - Aug. 20th 8:00-10:00pm, Primetime, Live ET/CT = Mens and Womens BMX Cycling Finals

Thursday - Aug. 21st 2:00-5:00am = Mens and Womens BMX Cycling Finals, Primetime Replay
that's cool, is this an exhibition event?
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Just finished watching this morning after Tvoing.

As a guy who grew up racing BMX in Nor Cal., moving to So. Cal to race Pro BMX (roomies with GuyB in the early 80's), and then a long career as Director of Marketing for GT Bicycles, I sat in my living room thinking how proud am stoked I am to be part of that sport.

I got into it because I wanted to be an mxer but couldn't afford it so swtiched to BMX. Seeing a bunch of guys/kids who use to race for us at GT (Donny Robinson-USA, Thomas Allier-France, "Afro Bob" Robert DeWilde-Netherlands) on that track was really cool.

For those of you who don't know "GT on GT BMX bikes was started by two guys Gary Turner and Richard Long. I worked for Richard before he was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1996 just a week before the Atlanta Games where his dream of seeing the GT name was going to be on the track events. He would be so stoked to see his favorite bicycle sport and company name in Bejiing.

For some more interesting reading on Richard Long check out the blog at:

http://richard-long.blogspot.com/

And Stephon, that was Clint Miller on the cover of GuyB's shot not Eddie King (brother of US BMX Team Manager, Mike King)

Back to work...

Let's all watch the Semi's and finals...Mike Day looks unbeatable!




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Lots of Fly Helmets...
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super rat 8/20/2008 8:23am
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So it's legal to pull your wheel back off the gate before it drops?
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fcr 8/20/2008 8:46am
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GuyB wrote:
Yep, I know Stik, and knew Leigh during both her BMX and mountain bike days.
I have one of her world championship jerseys mounted and hanging on my wall in the office. By the way it is a small world.
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fcr wrote:
GuyB, do you know Leigh Donavan? She used to work for me. Nice girl she married her mechanic, good guy also. I think he posts here...
GuyB, do you know Leigh Donavan? She used to work for me. Nice girl she married her mechanic, good guy also. I think he posts here sometimes. She has a baby now, girl.
They're good people Wink
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super rat wrote:
I'd kick those Nancy boys asses, with their gay little outfits and fancy bikes. [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/superat/DSC_0126.jpg[/IMG] I'd manual that whole track if I had to, the best!
I'd kick those Nancy boys asses, with their gay little outfits and fancy bikes.



I'd manual that whole track if I had to, the best!
ironic, given your rainbow tire avatar, I was wondering.... nevermind
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I'm about to get a new BMX bike and go race in Howell, I raced there once over 20 years ago. Back in the day I had a bad ass Hutch Pro Racer(wish I still had it) By the way, vitalbmx.com is a pretty cool site.
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I had a Hutch Pro Racer back in the day - cracked it. That was when they would replace it free. I ended up being a better fit for the Expert frame. I later got a GHP and like it a lot - it might still at my parents house in Virginia Beach.

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Did somebody say "Rad"? Can't wait to watch them on that track tonight. [img]http://www.ontariocycling.org/web_img/ew_img/Rad_poster%5B1%5D.jpg[/img]
Did somebody say "Rad"? Can't wait to watch them on that track tonight.
Dude, nice find, lol. That was one of the best movies when i was a kid. There was also another bmx movie but i can't remember what it was called.


Also, does anyone remember "Dirt Bike kid" ? haha

WOAH, someone actually posted scenes of dirt bike kid on youtube lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmg95bwGOno
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super rat wrote:
So it's legal to pull your wheel back off the gate before it drops?
Yep
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Rained out for the primetime slot tonight. 40 years in the making and it rains. Nothing ever changes.
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prozach 8/20/2008 5:32pm
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When the hell was it on last night, I had my recorder set, stayed up to 11:00 pm, sat down to watch it tonight and it was never on between 8:00 and 12:00 like they said it would be. Is there a link to some place we can watch it on the net?
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what channel and time is it tonight, i saw 9 but idk what channel, i missed it last night too
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what channel and time is it tonight, i saw 9 but idk what channel, i missed it last night too
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super rat wrote:
So it's legal to pull your wheel back off the gate before it drops?
UpTiTe wrote:
Yep
it is but if you wach it slow motion the guy's are following the gate down, not pulling back.
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super rat wrote:
So it's legal to pull your wheel back off the gate before it drops?
UpTiTe wrote:
Yep
500guy wrote:
it is but if you wach it slow motion the guy's are following the gate down, not pulling back.
If you look real close they are pulling their hips into the handlebars and bringing up their wheel with the gate, it give the illusion that they are pulling away but most pros dont.

A lot of guys do a trick called a slingshot were you time the cadence of the gate pull away and sling forward having your momentum going before the gate moves. If you miss time however, its messy sometimes.
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Trinitite 8/20/2008 6:21pm
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I think it's rained out at the moment for today.
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Racer92 8/20/2008 6:34pm
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GuyB wrote:
Funny...this was the first-ever magazine cover that I shot.
Funny...this was the first-ever magazine cover that I shot. Smile
Thats why I posted it. Youre credited for the shot on that site.

Good work back then. Can you believe that was a quarter century ago?

Ugh.
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ninety3 8/20/2008 6:39pm
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All I have to say is, it's about time BMX is an Olympic sport, fuggen eh!
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super rat 8/20/2008 6:58pm
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super rat wrote:
So it's legal to pull your wheel back off the gate before it drops?
UpTiTe wrote:
Yep
500guy wrote:
it is but if you wach it slow motion the guy's are following the gate down, not pulling back.
I can't get off the gate to save my life. Do you start with your good foot forward?

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