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I pulled something in my back 👿 👿 No racing for me this weekend
Do they have the internet @ that hosp ???
He’s gonna burst more than his appendix if he dont get on line !!!! 😆 😆 Get well soon BMX dude.@TideyFamily wrote:
CW
I in now way was bashing your son!! To me 2 or 3 years in a Rookie class is crazy. I think the NBL has to totally change thier whole thinkin about this. I now am looking forward to going back to ABA. If you weren’t expert you didn’t get sh*t. I think any kid who has clip peddles shoudn’t be in ROOKIE.. ABA you get these kids who have their Walmart bike and rock the Novice class, move up to Intermediate, then when they have thier confidence build up thier parents spring for maybe a race bike.
New NBL Rookie’s never even have a chance to build up that confidence.
My son got 2 first place trophy’s last week since he was the only 8 year old, I didn’t have the heart to tell him why he got first.It’s all good Tidey I know exactly how you feel I was once there
I regret not finding you to introduce myself I have been hanging around this site alot and you seem to be just the kind of person bmx needs
The more we get involved the better we can make it !!!And correct me if I am wrong your son got 2 first and NO move up points (because he didn’t beat anyone his age) That system stinks!!!
@Caveman wrote:
Chris, so this is all your fault!?!?!?!? 😆
And you call yourself a Deptford local? I’m shocked.
That does it, you and your son both get it next time I announce at EHT. 😆
Yeah, I remember my first race. One piece cranks, front brakes, and a pie plate. And I wasn’t clipped in either. My secret weapon was my chrome checkered pads.HA HA you forgot that we all had loose headsets and stripped Handel bars
now that’s when rookies were rookies !!!! 😆 😆That’s funny my wife was asking me who the announcer guy trash talking was !!!
The next race that you announce my son will be novice and if you have anything to say to me you will be saying it to my backside !!!! 😛 😛
I’m not going to LET you beat me in cruiser agin!!!!! 8) 8)I think we all know there needs to be a change and it well happen in time. I got a taste of what was happening on the national scene and did what was best for my son.
Unfortunately it does hurt the local scene.
Boy this sure was a lot easier when we were 14 I just want to ride !!!!Bill I agree
I would like to race a ABA nat this year to see how they compare? I am not looking to put the NBL down but have been unhappy more than once since i have been back
What I plan to do is to get more involved with my local track and make the best out of what we have!!!@TideyFamily wrote:
Prime example.. This last weekend my son goes down to EHT for the double race. He is the only 8 Rookie. So they bump him up to 9 rookie. These 2 other kids in 9 rookie has clip pedals and 1000 dolar bikes. I ask them how long they ahve been racing. Both of them said alittle over 3 years!!!!!! One of them was #1 Regional, He then proceeds to tell me that he is waiting until after the National He will go up to NOVICE!!!! The kid was fast but after the last corner just sat down and let the other kids pass him for the wins. Come on now parents, this is absurd! My son is just begining and only raced 3 times. He has gotten faster each race but nowhere what he will have with 3 years of expierence that these kids have. I raced in ABA like some of you and they went by AGE!!! If you were a 9 Intermidate there was no-way you were wining the state title for 9 year olds.. My son would be proud to be a 8 NOVICE. He would never, nor would I ever condone him to sandbag a race so he couldn’t go up.
I cant speak for the #1 plate rider but the other 9 rookie is my son . Yes he is in clips but he is not on a $1000 bike(Ebay about $250)
Yes he is in his third year of racing and He has NEVER NEVER sand bag a race !! there would be no reason to because even after 3 years he still don’t have but half the move up points to turn novice
IT IS HIS GOAL TO TURN NOVICEWe started racing in 04(little more than half the season)just racing at EHT
In 2005 we did the hole season including the state series (finished 2nd) I had every intention on VOLUNTARILY moving him up to novice after that season UNTIL we went to the Christmas classic in Dec 05 he didn’t even make it out of his 1/4 semi !!!!!
It is a hole new level of competition at the national level !!! So I made the decision to keep him rookie until after the EHT nat.just 3 weeks ago we went to the first N.E.regional and that ” fast 9 rookie” is still struggling to qualify (he didn’t qualify day 1 and got 4 out of 6 on day 2) They were some fast ROOKIES!!
If he cant be competitive in the NOVICE class (not making mains, not having FUN) I will be more than happy to just race locals and just keep it fun (and save a hole lot of money)
I am happy with my decision so far He did get a chance to go to a big indoor nat. and qualify and he Knows what it’s like to loseThings need to change with the NBL!! I raced ABA in the 80’s and it was nothing like this ,There has got to be a better way to keep the rookie class for beginners. Chris
@1adam12 wrote:
if we all just kill ourselves then there is nothing to worry about.
yea and I know just the jump to do it on 😀 😀
OOOH YEAAAA The dust bowl 😀 😀
Remember the Z jump at the end And that nice first straight with the two pedal over jumps then crank your brains out into the first turn!!!
15X ruled!!! 8) 8)I have the 1984 (man that sounds old) National on video staring Ronnie Anderson
I also have a couple of races from 82 or 83I would have stopped what i was doing and explained that there is alot of hard work that goes into a track and so on. 🙂
You did say a older rider, like a 6year old and not a 3 or 4 year old right !!! 🙄 🙄
They never did give a start time but i am going to try to get there around 12:00
I know they have alot of work to get done and if we get done early you get more time to practice 😀 ChrisWell I got out early and hit EHT. 😀 I put some good laps in but man I need to ride more got tired quick !!!
yea I ah like the big jumps to, 😳 the bigger the better 😀
I really miss those turn’s The one video Brian P. jumped inside in the first turn and took out anther guy !!!! 😆 😆
yo I got to get out of work watching them videos got me pumped up !!!! I WANNA RIDE
Man I miss those turns !!! they were flying and did you see them starts pure power
I bet a oldschool track would get a good turnout!!!! 🙄
You guys weren’t trying to catch Farside were you 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆