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Does anyone know what happened? I'm not a facebook user but even still, there is no detail on there other than that the track is shut again as a poor young man lost his life.
Deepest condolences to his parents, family and friends if they happen to read this. I've been through some very rough stuff in my life but could not even imagine this.
Deepest condolences to his parents, family and friends if they happen to read this. I've been through some very rough stuff in my life but could not even imagine this.
A mate left just before it happened. He's sent me a text telling me how he cleared the new quad.
R.I.P.
It happened right after the small table top, entering the chicane where you either continue around to the main table top, or exit the track to the right. It was a tiny jump, im not going to go anymore into it as i was not there, but i do know the young kid was very nice, him and his father where both very respectful, and it is an absolute shame that it has happened. Very cruel. I hope for the sake of the sport the track stays open, only time will tell.
You need to remember. It's supposed to be a "RIDE PARK". Not a fuckin practice facility for pros.
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The absolute exact same thing happened at ride park 3 weeks ago, a helicopter came but the kid survived, that was no fault at all of the track. And no one talked down on that track due to that.
If the sole reason to close this track is because of this and the obstacle was to difficult that it happened on, or unsafe, that particular jump is so small, not steep at all, and a roller to slow you down before it.
It killed me that they changed it. I've been riding there for 35+ years. Don't bother going near the joint these days.
I asked an A-grader mate the other night if he rides there. He said he doesn't mind it, but he has kids to think about. That pretty much sums it up.
I lived in Hastings for most of my life. Only had the train tracks, "Dyals", and "Jacks" back then. Knew they'd get a track as soon as I moved LOL.
I was there 2 Wednesday's ago, now in saying this, both myself and my friend i was practising with are A grade, but the track surface was good, it had all been watered evenly, the jump faces all perfect with no kicks or edges, the corners formed nicely, arguably the dirt at frankston is almost one of the best as far as the brown loam when its good. The old days where ok, but the big walls to make s sections, with holes everywhere wasn't the best.
I just think its such a shame this happened, also, we need our "controlling body" to dip into their pockets, and spend some money promoting the riders and the sport, to mainstream media, to grow its following, if they won't do anything they can atleast do that.
And that is always the way ! I remember the train tracks from many years ago ! I was only young though. Hastings track is actually pretty good now !
Anyway, condolences to his family and friends. And may he R.I P.
Maybe one day i will see you at a track! Come say hi you will see my bike with #31 !
Exactly, he was a very polite nice kid.
...and the day we rode a young man passed away as well, it was completely out of the blue and was tough to see as his wife and child were at the track.
it shut for some time after that, they certainly have had a rough run at that place.
They have had a rough go at it thats for sure.
It then naturally became the best training track in the state.
Now it had morphed into a jump fest pro track with top riders jumping over your head.
They need to remove the bigger jumps.
The track is closed indefinitely.
At this point, IF it reopens, they need to turn it into a giant vet track (a la Ride Park vet track or Krusic's clay or senior track layout). Myself and others have tried to express this to the management in the past, and been completely blown off.
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