I received word from old school NJ ladies racing legend Anne Gnecco this week that OS Pro racer Douglas Daniele had passed on. Doug was an early innovator in the “riders from NJ who decide to set out on their own and start a BMX company” set. In the early 80’s DDPro BMX frames were […]
You gotta check these out! This is direct history of BMX in NJ from one of the BIGGEST tracks of BMX’s heyday in the country, Braddock BMX in North Bergen, NJ. Braddock routinely got on a Friday night more riders at a local race than a state race in the nbl did today. Braddock was […]
Before BMXNJ Ma…WAY before BMXNJ Magazine there was 1 issue of another glossy magazine based out of NJ and that mag was named, BMX Madness. Only 1 issue of the magazine was made, in 1984 and didn’t really feature much BMX in NJ beyond a cover with NJ Legend Jarrett Justice and coverage of the […]
One of the cool things about doing this website is that I occasionally get hit up by an old school dude who was around during the “heyday” of BMX racing in the 80’s. At that time you could race easily 8-9 times a week in NJ and have a class at most local races. Everywhere […]
beginning of BMX in NJ and remembers it all from Dirtmaster to Stingrays with coasters and rubber band starts. Today he has a huge BMX only shop in Vineland NJ with a big roster of riders who are all over the NJ scene putting out edits, shots and events. He’s also the man who started […]
Courtesy of my ol bro, Andy Moraller. This is 8mm video footage of the 3rd World Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana. Andy’s Dad was good enough to have an old (then new) 8mm video camera and captured this footage. This is over 31 years old…Andy is actually on there somewhere but there is also a lot […]
Some video from Jim Stinson, an OS BMX rider from PA. Watch and see Mr Stix founder, Dave Scruggs (3:13 in) and future National 1 rider, Danny Notte (5:15 in), in 1980…31 YEARS AGO! LEGENDS of BMX in NJ. (Danny was from my home town.)
Courtesy of Brian Shute, this is some historical footage of Brian racing, as well as a tribute to where most of the east coast BMX community would wind up in the winter months, The Jersey City Armory. Realize this footage is TWENTY FIVE YEARS OLD.
