check out the bmx 2016 supercross type olympic track

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Dtat720 8/16/2016 6:34am
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A shot for perspective, the size of these sx tracks are mondo. This is Corben Sharrah in the shot, the 3rd man on the US team...
A shot for perspective, the size of these sx tracks are mondo. This is Corben Sharrah in the shot, the 3rd man on the US team.

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My son is way into it. Came away from Colombia ranked world #1 for his age this year. Not looking foward to him hitting jumps like...
My son is way into it. Came away from Colombia ranked world #1 for his age this year. Not looking foward to him hitting jumps like this at all - lucky we have some time. These guys have to be so precise in their riding. The big jumps are really cool but IMO bad for the racing itself. Guys in the pack rubbing elbows won't get that good drive to hit the big jumps & have to bail out. The 8 man field gets narrowed to 1 or 2 riders in a couple straights just by virtue of loosing a little speed leading to a jump.
Who is your son? I know quite a few who went and came back with plates. Thats pretty cool he got the 1 plate. It isnt easy, at all.
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Moto75 8/16/2016 7:01am
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Dtat720 wrote:
A shot for perspective, the size of these sx tracks are mondo. This is Corben Sharrah in the shot, the 3rd man on the US team...
A shot for perspective, the size of these sx tracks are mondo. This is Corben Sharrah in the shot, the 3rd man on the US team.

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My son is way into it. Came away from Colombia ranked world #1 for his age this year. Not looking foward to him hitting jumps like...
My son is way into it. Came away from Colombia ranked world #1 for his age this year. Not looking foward to him hitting jumps like this at all - lucky we have some time. These guys have to be so precise in their riding. The big jumps are really cool but IMO bad for the racing itself. Guys in the pack rubbing elbows won't get that good drive to hit the big jumps & have to bail out. The 8 man field gets narrowed to 1 or 2 riders in a couple straights just by virtue of loosing a little speed leading to a jump.
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Who is your son? I know quite a few who went and came back with plates. Thats pretty cool he got the 1 plate. It isnt...
Who is your son? I know quite a few who went and came back with plates. Thats pretty cool he got the 1 plate. It isnt easy, at all.
Justin Perkins. Here's a link to his worlds races in Colombia. The "Boys 7 Final" was his main event:

http://www.bmx-videos.com/raceflv.php?show_cat=460
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500guy 8/16/2016 7:13am
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I think they think this Olympic BMX will grow the Sport but when I look at it from a parents perspective all I think is no fucking way is my kid doing that.
A standard BMX track would be completely different paved corners or not , people might be more inclined to go give it a try.
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Dtat720 8/16/2016 7:18am
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There was a ton of criticism from the elites in 06-07 and the 08 olympics about the sx tracks. Now, the elites love them. Took a few years and a fresh crop of talent that learned at a younger age how to ride them. Ask any of the elites now and they will tell you they prefer the big hill, sx tracks over standard tracks. There are 6 across the u.s. Now and Louisville, KY is almost finished with their rebuild at Derby City. That will make 7. Several elites have them on private land as well. Hunter Pelham has one in Texas several guys train at, both elite pro and amatuer riders. Its the future for pro bmx....

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Moto75 8/16/2016 7:23am
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Pictures of these tracks do them no justice, they are so huge looking in person. I've been down to the OTC in chula and it's crazy...
Pictures of these tracks do them no justice, they are so huge looking in person. I've been down to the OTC in chula and it's crazy how big these obstacles are when your standing next to them.My son raced some amateur supercross this year and probably race supercross next year when he turns pro..... Hopefully Nic Long is ok. Saw a video of him eating shit pretty hard in practice today.
That was weird, like he couldn't decide to take the half pedal leading to the face & hesitated. Looked like he will be fine though.
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Pictures of these tracks do them no justice, they are so huge looking in person. I've been down to the OTC in chula and it's crazy...
Pictures of these tracks do them no justice, they are so huge looking in person. I've been down to the OTC in chula and it's crazy how big these obstacles are when your standing next to them.My son raced some amateur supercross this year and probably race supercross next year when he turns pro..... Hopefully Nic Long is ok. Saw a video of him eating shit pretty hard in practice today.
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That was weird, like he couldn't decide to take the half pedal leading to the face & hesitated. Looked like he will be fine though.
do ya'll have a link to the video?
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Moto75 8/16/2016 7:42am
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jgmxdad251 wrote:
Pictures of these tracks do them no justice, they are so huge looking in person. I've been down to the OTC in chula and it's crazy...
Pictures of these tracks do them no justice, they are so huge looking in person. I've been down to the OTC in chula and it's crazy how big these obstacles are when your standing next to them.My son raced some amateur supercross this year and probably race supercross next year when he turns pro..... Hopefully Nic Long is ok. Saw a video of him eating shit pretty hard in practice today.
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That was weird, like he couldn't decide to take the half pedal leading to the face & hesitated. Looked like he will be fine though.
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do ya'll have a link to the video?
do ya'll have a link to the video?
https://www.facebook.com/fifteenBMX/
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Stuntman949 8/16/2016 8:46am
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So fun to watch, but man, there is just no room for error.
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KBOLTZ 8/16/2016 9:28am
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I don't think there is anything wrong with the track and challenging the best riders in the world. Redbull dreamline jumps are much bigger (albeit there not racing them) and the top dudes can hit them perfect every run.. Not to mention flip/spin and trick them. Check these images.


My last dirt contest was in France at the Lords Of Dirt in Frejus and we were hitting these with ease.

I grew up racing BMX and then trnsitioned to a 10 year career in freestyle BMX. It's all about the way they build the takeoffs and landings. With all my experience it was actually easier to hit well built bigger jumps than small technical ones.
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Bearuno 8/16/2016 9:52am
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Remember the Woodward (SP?) Downhill BMX tracks from years ago? Awesome stuff. Things got even hairier with the MTB versions of it, with them putting logs and boulders etc between the gaps.
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KBOLTZ 8/16/2016 10:11am
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Bearuno wrote:
Remember the Woodward (SP?) Downhill BMX tracks from years ago? Awesome stuff. Things got even hairier with the MTB versions of it, with them putting logs...
Remember the Woodward (SP?) Downhill BMX tracks from years ago? Awesome stuff. Things got even hairier with the MTB versions of it, with them putting logs and boulders etc between the gaps.
I helped build parts of that course. Was one of the coolest races.
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rosebud441 8/16/2016 11:38am
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Speaking of big air on a bicycle.. This is where DH mtb is headed:
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hvaughn88 8/16/2016 11:59am
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Speaking of big air on a bicycle.. This is where DH mtb is headed:
Rose, is 4X still going on up in your area? I used to try and watch that as much as I could and even cut a little secret track in down a highline easement a few years back. By the way, that video was nuts. Thanks for posting.
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rosebud441 8/16/2016 12:13pm
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We have a cool DH series called NW cup that hits up Wash, Oregon and i think an Idaho race..

Whistler has it all of course including 4x racing... actually Crankworks is in full swing as we speak.. Good times up there this week
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KBOLTZ 8/16/2016 1:57pm
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Speaking of big air on a bicycle.. This is where DH mtb is headed:
Dam that was crazy
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This guy raced a little BMX in his day and he turned out to be a pretty good MX rider.










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this kid has some serious style Running in the Olympic Bike this morning!! 10 days to go.. @AUSOlympicTeam #TeamAustralia A video posted by Anthony Dean
this kid has some serious style

Riding with Dale Holmes has that effect. Dale is in a league of his own. Everyone he works with wins championships. Maris, Becerine, Connor Fields, now Dean. Hes got the Midas touch for sure

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hvaughn88 8/16/2016 5:13pm
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Dudes that are that smooth on a BMX track are absolute poets. It's mesmerizing.
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Dtat720 8/17/2016 8:23am
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Livestream starts in an hour on nbcsports, tape delay is at 2est. On nbc
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EddieC wrote:
This guy raced a little BMX in his day and he turned out to be a pretty good MX rider. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/08/16/147331/s1200_IMG_3367.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/08/16/147333/s1200_IMG_3361.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/08/16/147332/s1200_IMG_3369.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/08/16/147335/s1200_IMG_3370.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/08/16/147336/s1200_IMG_3374.jpg[/img]
This guy raced a little BMX in his day and he turned out to be a pretty good MX rider.










Anyone have an explanation for the Hallman leathers? Dad had his kids name on his pants? Named after another Stefan? Bought them on Ebay?

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Chris_Cooksey 8/18/2016 7:19am
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Pulp MX guest and Fly Racing's own Connor Fields, he finished 4th in seeding. Goes down on the NBC app at 9:30 Pacific.
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Motofinne 8/18/2016 9:38am
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HUGE crash in the second quarterfinal.
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Motofinne 8/18/2016 9:42am
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Connor Fields is riding now!

Edit: He won his first quarterfinal heat race!
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kongols 8/18/2016 9:46am
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Dammit, not so good start for 2x champ latvian. But he had the same rough start in London, but still won.
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Bearuno wrote:
As a bloke who was in at the start of BMX in Australia, who has made thousands of frames and goes back to it between operations...
As a bloke who was in at the start of BMX in Australia, who has made thousands of frames and goes back to it between operations, I get a little sad when I see 'Road tyres' and tar (brick / pavers at some tracks)corners and jumps.

But, fair enough, it can make tracks "all weather' usable, and keep maintenance during events in hand. But hell, put most of the ( average, or even pretty high level ) riders on a dirt track, with wearing, rough , loose corners etc, and many are just lost at sea. So, they have (very) old, aggressive near cripples like me giving them a hard time.......

My biggest gripe is that tracks, even (my) local tracks, have become nearly ' All Pumping, All The Time' . Buggerall pedaling, and that shits me. I also wish they'd make the tracks much, much longer, especially at the Pro level.

The track being somewhat, shall we say, "Gonzo" at the Olympics , with just the Pros there is fair enough, too. But, the consequences of an eff up / tangle are going to be severe. I really, Really hope all stay safe.

It's the most spectacular sport in the Summer Olympics. We just need Down Hill in it - that will take a few old UCI, and many National level bigwiggs, to shuffle off this mortal coil, and, the dumping of one of the sacred, arcane Track Cycling events. It's not a 'new sport', just a different event in Cycling.
We were fortunate and we had shovels.

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I remember we had to build our own wheels out of "10 speed" hubs, a rear box-rim and motorcycle spokes (front). I remember the 1st "Little-John-Murphy" frames.
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Motofinne 8/18/2016 10:02am
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Oh shit, huge crash again!

I'm not into BMX but aren't there more crashes than usual on this course?
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hvaughn88 8/18/2016 10:37am
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Sam is looking really strong. He's gonna be tough. Looks like the US is gonna have a good shot at some medals, though.
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kongols 8/18/2016 10:45am
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Well, there will be a new Olympic champ.
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ocscottie 8/18/2016 10:51am
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kongols wrote:
Well, there will be a new Olympic champ.
Bummer deal man, that was a weird heat, they all checked up on the big hit.

btw: the Latvian gear is sick!

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